Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (7 Dec 22)

A COLLECTION OF 1914 STARS TO THE ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION 1-38

A SMALL COLLECTION OF MEDALS TO THE BUFFS, THE EAST KENT REGIMENT 39-63

SINGLE ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 64-74

GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 75-144

CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 145-272

SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 273-451

CORONATION, JUBILEE AND LONG SERVICE MEDALS 452-491

LIFE SAVING AWARDS 492-493

MISCELLANEOUS 494-549

MINIATURE MEDALS 550-583

WORLD ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 584-635

FINE MILITARIA FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ROBERT W. TILLING 636-728

A COLLECTION OF GERMAN MILITARIA, PART 12 729-767

GERMAN MILITARIA 768-800

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A Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

AscarceKnightBachelor’sGreatWargroupofsevenawardedtoCommanderSirGeoffreyE.Duveen,Royal Marines,aMotorOwnerDriverattachedRoyalNavalDivisionin1914,wholatertransferredtotheRoyal NavalVolunteerReserve,andsurvivedthesinkingofH.M.S. Cassandra byamineduringtheBritish intervention in the Russian Civil War KnightBachelor’sBadge(2),2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1948,in RoyalMint caseofissue; 3rdtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,thereverseengraved‘CommanderSirE.G.[sic]DuveenV.D.,R.N.V.R.’,withfulland miniaturewidthneckribands,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;1914Star,with copy clasp(Temp.LieutG.Duveen,R.M.Attd.R.N. Div.) gilded;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.E.Duveen.R.N.V.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNaval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1928, cleaned, generally good very ne (8) £1,800-£2,200

Approximately 42 1914 Stars and 16 clasps issued to Motor Owner Drivers. Approximately 144 G.V.R. awards of the R.N.V.R. Decoration. GeoffreyEdgarDuveen wasbornat16YorkStreet,PortmanSquare,LondoninJuly1883,andwasthesonofHenryDuveen-anartdealer andaneminentphilatelistwhowasconsideredoneofthe‘FathersofPhilately’,whowasinpartnershipwithhisbrotherSirJosephJ.Duveen.He waseducatedatBathandMertonCollege,OxfordandcalledtotheBarattheInnerTemple.DuveenwasaMotorOwnerDriverappointedtoa TemporarycommissionintheRoyalMarinesas2ndLieutenanton29September1914.TheseMotorOwnerDriverswere‘gentlemen’car ownerswhovolunteeredtotaketheircarstothewarzoneanddrivethemundermilitarycommand.TheywereallgivenTemporarycommissions intheRoyalMarines.DuveenservedinthelattercapacityatAntwerp,andadvancedtoSubLieutenant,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinJanuary 1915. He was subsequently posted to the Royal Naval Division Headquarters Staff at Crystal Palace, and advanced to Lieutenant in January 1916. DuveenwasexaminedbytheMedicalDirectorGeneral’sDepartmentandfoundtobetotallydeafinoneearinFebruary1916.Asaconsequence hewasdeclaredun"tforactiveservicea#oat,andcontinuedtoserveatCrystalPalace.DuveenwassubsequentlypostedtoH.M.S. Cormorant at Gibraltar,andheldvariouspoststhere.HewaspostedtoH.M.S. Cassandra (lightcruiser),12June1918,andservedwithherduringtheBritish interventionintheRussianCivilWar.ThelatterwassunkbyaGermanmine,5December1918,nearSaaremaaintheGulfofFinland. Cassandra quicklysank,butmostofhercrewwererescuedbythedestroyers Westminster and Vendetta withonlyelevenofhercrewlost.Duveensurvived the sinking, and was demobilised in March 1919.

DuveentransferredtothePermanentListoftheLondonDivision,R.N.V.R.inAugust1921,andadvancedtoLieutenantCommanderinJanuary 1926.HereceivedtheFreedomoftheCityofLondonin1927.DuveenretiredasCommanderinSeptember1934(awardedR.N.V.R.Decoration in1934),butwasre-engagedforserviceasTemporaryCommanderinSeptember1939.HisSecondWarserviceincludedwiththe Spartiate depotship,Glasgow,the Baccante,Aberdeen,asPresident,AdmiraltyTradeDivision,andasYeoman,Staff oftheFlagOfficerinCharge,London. CommanderDuveenretiredinAugust1945,andreceivedaKnighthoodintheNewYear’sHonoursListof1948,inrecognitionofservicesas ChairmanoftheRoyalEarHospital,London.HewasalsoMasterofthe WorshipfulCompanyofPlumbers,anotedcoincollector,anddiedin 1975.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919;1914Star,withclasp(L.5/418.C.L.Chapman,C.P.O.R.N.V.R.CollingwoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.C.L.ChapmanR.M.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(T/Capt.C. L. Chapman, R.M.) mounted for display, generally good very ne (6) £800-£1,000

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in France.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 July 1919 (France).

CharlesLeonardChapman wasborninLondoninMay1885,andwasemployedasaMerchant’sClerkbyMessrs.Scrutton&Sonsof London.HejoinedtheLondonDivisionoftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinNovember1903,andadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficerby1914.

Chapman was posted to the Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division in August 1914, and took part in the defence of Antwerp.

LeonardreturnedtotheUK,andvolunteeredforservicewiththeRoyalMarines.HewasgrantedatemporarycommissionasSecondLieutenant inDecember1914.FollowingtrainingatBlandfordCampChapmanembarkedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeforserviceinGallipoli.Duringhis service in the latter campaign, Chapman was attached to the Royal Marine Division Train and promoted to Captain in May 1915.

ChapmansubsequentlyservedintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom20May1916.Heservedaspartofthe63rd(Naval)Division,andwasappointed ActingAdjutantoftheDivisionalTraininNovember1917.ChapmanadvancedtoMajorinJuly1918,andwasdemobilisedatCrystalPalacein June 1919. He served with the Home Guard during the Second War. Sold with copied research.

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Five: CommanderF.G.S.Peile,RoyalNavyTransportStaff,whoservedasNavalTransportOfficeratthe FrenchportofLeHavrein1914,andasConsularShippingAdvisor(NavalControlServiceDuties),Monte VideoinAugust1939,andwaspresentinthatroleaidingtheBritishAmbassadorMillingtonDrakewhenthe Germanpocketbattleship AdmiralGrafSpee putintoMonteVideofollowingtheBattleoftheRiverPlatein December 1939 1914Star(Cmmdr.F.G.S.Peile,R.N.TransportStaff.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Cmmr.F.G.S. Peile.R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withR.N.Transportbullioncapbadge,andgiltbadgesforR.N.&M.T. HeadquartersStaff dated1913(numbered11onreverse)and1914(numbered112onreverse)respectively, generallygoodvery ne (5) £800-£1,000

FrederickGeraldStuartPeile wasborninLucknow,IndiainJanuary1881.ThesonofMajorPeileofBroomhill,Inverness-shire,Scotland. PeileenteredtheRoyalNavalCollegeasaCadetinJanuary1895,andhavingpassedoutwasappointedMidshipmanforservicewithH.M.S. Resolution inFebruary1897.SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.Ships Powerful and Mars,andPeileadvancedtoSubLieutenantinAugust1900. HewasappointedtothecommandofthetorpedoboatdestroyerH.M.S. Brazen inMay1901,andadvancedtoLieutenantinOctoberthe following year.

PeilewasappointedNavigatingLieutenanttoH.M.S. Torch inMarch1903,andhavingservedwiththeherontheAustralianStationforthreeyears returnedtobebasedatDevonport.HewasappointedasaninstructoratH.M.S. Dryad (navigationtrainingschool),andwasawardedtheShadwell TestimonialPrizein1906.PeilesubsequentlyservedatH.M.S. Cornwall (trainingshipfornavalcadets),andadvancedtoLieutenantCommanderin October1910.HestudiedGerman,andquali!edasaninterpreterin1912,beforebeingpostedforWarStaff andIntelligenceDutiesatthe Admiralty and then lent to the War Office for similar duties.

PeileadvancedtoCommanderinJune1914,andfollowingthedeclarationofwarwithGermanywasappointedtoH.M.S. President ‘ForSpecial TransportDuties.’HewasemployedasNavalTransportOfficerattheFrenchportofLeHavre,andreceived‘theirLordships’appreciationofhis services to the Army at the beginning of the war.’

PeilereturnedtotheUKinSeptember1914,andwasappointedtotherecentlylaunchedbattleshipH.M.S. EmpressofIndia.Hewasrecalledfrom servicea$oattobepostedasaninterpreteratH.M.S. Vivid inJanuary1916,andinAprilofthesameyearwaspostedasaStaff Officer2ndGrade intheOperationsDivisionoftheAdmiralty.Peilesubsequentlyspentseveralperiodsinhospitaloverthenexttwoyears,andtheCommanderin ChiefattheNorestoppedhiswinebillforexceedingthelimit!FollowinganadversemedicalreportPeilewasplacedontheretiredlist,11 September 1918.

PeileappliedtotheForeignOfficeforanappointmentontheDanubeorDardanellesCommissionin1921,andwassubsequentlyappointedfor workwiththeUpperSilesiaPlebisciteCommission.HewasappointedasConsularShippingAdvisor(NavalControlServiceDuties),MonteVideo inAugust1939,andwaspresentinthatroleaidingtheBritish AmbassadorMillingtonDrakewhentheGermanpocketbattleship AdmiralGraf Spee putintoMonteVideofollowingtheBattleoftheRiverPlateinDecember1939.Sheeventuallyscuttled,andPeilelefthispostingin September1941.HeservedattheDirectorofCompassDepartment,SloughandwaseventuallysecondedforserviceatB.A.T.M.Ottawain February 1943.

Commander Peile reverted to the retired list in January 1946, and died in January 1958. M.I.D. uncon!rmed.

ArareGreatWarcampaignservicegroupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantE.S.Wise,RoyalNavy,who commandedtheMachineGunPartyof30MarinesdrawnfromH.M.Monitors Severn,Humber and Mersey, landedtoassisttheBelgianArmyatNieuwpoort.LieutenantWisewaskilledinactionwhilstleadinghis men, 20 October 1914, and was posthumously mentioned in despatches for his gallantry 1914Star,with copy clasp(Lieut.E.S.Wise,R.N.MachineGun.Pty.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves (Lieut. E. S. Wise. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Edward Selby Wise) in card envelope, generally very ne or better (4) £800-£1,000

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 December 1915.

EdwardSelbyWise wasbornatBedfordPark,Acton,LondoninOctober1887.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinMay1904,andon passingoutwaspostedtoH.M.S. Glory ontheChinaStation.WisestudiedattheRoyalNavalCollege,advancedtoSubLieutenant,andwas promotedLieutenantinSeptember1909.Heservedwiththesurveyship Waterwich inJanuary1910,andthenatH.M.S. Tamar, HongKongfor dutywiththeWestRiverPatrol.WisewasappointedtothegunboatH.M.S. Bramble ontheChinaStationinAugust1912,andreturnedtothe UK in January 1914.

Wisereturnedtothenavigationschool,beforebeingappointedtothe Cressy inJuly1914.HewasappointedNavigationOfficeroftheMonitor H. M.S. Severn inAugust1914,servingwiththelatteraspartoftheDoverPatrolbombardingtheBelgiancoast.Wisewaslandedfromthisvesselin chargeofaMachineGunPartywhichconsistedof30MarinesdrawnfromH.M.Monitors Severn,Humber and Mersey toassisttheBelgianArmyat Nieuwpoort.LieutenantWisewaskilledinactionwhilstgallantlyleadinghismen,20October1914,andwasposthumouslymentionedin despatches. He is buried in Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

Wisehadayoungerbrother,LieutenantStaceyWise,R.N.,whowaskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Cressy wastorpedoedandsunkbyaGerman submarine, 22 September 1914.

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A Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

!veawardedtoChiefPettyOfficer,laterSubLieutenant,H.A. Stevens,RoyalNavy,whoservedinH.M’sArmouredTrain Déguise insupportoftheRoyalNavalDivisionin Belgium, 1914-15, and was twice decorated for his service by the Belgian Government 1914Star,withclasp(201399.H.A.Stevens,Act.C.P.O.Armd.Trains.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves (S.Lt.H.A.Stevens.R.N.V.R.); Belgium,Kingdom,MilitaryDecoration,A.I.R.,1stclass,gilt,withpalmemblemonriband,on braveryanddevotionriband;Kingdom,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,withNavalArmouredTrainsbadge,bronze,andbullion cap badge generally very ne or better (5) £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: ex Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection. A 1914-15 Star (named ‘S. Lt. H. A. Stevens R.N.V.R.’) appeared in these rooms for sale with a Belgian Military Decoration, 16 September 2010. Only 77 1914 Stars issued to R.N. Armoured Trains. It is believed that only 2 Belgian Military Decorations were awarded to the Royal Navy, and 1 to the Royal Marines, for the Great War.

HenryAdolphusStevens wasborninSchull,CountyCork,IrelandinMay1883.HewaseducatedatGreenwichHospitalSchool,fromwhich heenteredtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClassinOctober1898.StevensadvancedtoAbleSeamaninMay1902,andtoPettyOfficerinSeptember 1912.HeservedwithH.M.S. RoyalArthur fromOctober1912,andH.M.S. Excellent fromFebruary1913.Whilstservingatthelatter,Stevenswas drafted for service with the Royal Navy Armoured Trains in Belgium. He served with H.M.A.T. Déguise in Belgium, September-December 1914. ThreeHeavyArmouredTrainswerebuiltinAntwerpinSeptemberandOctober1914,mountedwithBritishnavalguns,andplacedunderthe overallcommandofCommanderA.S.Littlejohns,R.N.,withLieutenant-CommanderP.H.Riddler,R.N.,ashissecond-in-command.Knownfrom 9thNovemberasH.M.ArmouredTrains Jellicoe (Cdr.Littlejohns)withthree4.7-inchguns,H.M.A.T. Déguise (BelgianCaptainServais)withthree 4.7-inchguns,andH.M.A.T. Churchill (Lt.-Cdr.Riddler)withtwo6-inchguns,thesethreearmouredtrainsfoughtaroundAntwerpuntil7th October,thenretreatedviaGhent,insupportofGeneralRawlinson’sadvancetoYpres.H.M.A.T. Churchill becameoperationalatOostendeafter theretreatfromAntwerpandinDecemberwentintoactionintheareaaroundOostkerkeagainstGermanbatteriestothesouthofDixmude. FromtheendofDecember1914toMarch1915,thethreetrainswerecontinuouslyinaction,sometimesinsupportofanassault(Jellicoe atla Basséeon10January),butinparticularincounter-batteryorbombardmentmissionsinactiontoneutralisetrenchlines(Jellicoe atBeuvry20-24 January, Churchill atOosterkerkeon28-29January,andagainstanobservationpostatEnnetiereson11February, Déguise atBeuvry "ringonarail junctiononthe15th,amongothertargets,and Churchill againstabatteryatFleurd’Ecosseon3March).Thegunsofthetrainswereextremely effective,notablyagainsttroopconcentrations.On18February,H.M.A.T. Déguise "redsevenshellsatGermantroopstotheSouth-Westofla Bassée.TheseactionsbroughtthetrainswithinrangeoftheGermanartillery.TheGermansscoredhits,butthearmourprotectionandswift manoeuvringofthetrainsnormallyprotectedthecrews,excepton25Januarywhen Jellicoe washit,woundingtwomenandkillingtheBelgian enginedriver.Between10and13March,thethreetrainssupportedtheactionatNeuveChapelle.Onthatoccasion,FieldMarshalSirJohnFrench paidasurprise visittoH.M.A.T. Churchill,whichwasthecommandtrainforCommanderLittlejohns.TowardstheendofMarch1915,thethree trains were withdrawn from service.

StevensadvancedtoActingChiefPettyOfficerinDecember1914,andwascommissionedTemporarySubLieutenantintheRoyalNaval VolunteerReserveinMarch1915.HeadvancedtoTemporaryLieutenantinMarch1917,andwasattachedtotheRoyalNavalDepotatCrystalin 1918.StevenswasdemobilisedinJanuary1920.Forhisserviceswith Déguise

M.I.D. uncon"rmed.

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Eight: CommanderE.D.P.Pinks,DrakeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,a veteranofthedefenceofAntwerpandGallipoli,hewentontoservewithH.M.S. Chester duringtheBattleof Jutland,wherehiscrewmateBoy1stClassJ.T.Cornwell,wasawardedaposthumousVictoriaCross.Pinks servedwiththeNavalIntelligenceDivisionduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasNavalLiaisonOfficerto Charles de Gaulle 1914Star,withclasp(LieutE.D.P.Pinks,R.N.V.R..DrakeBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.E.D.P.Pinks. R.N. V.R.);FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveDecoration,G.V.R.,silverand silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1923,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(Lt.Comdr E. D. P. Pinks, R.N.V.R. London Div.) with Cross of Lorraine rosette and enamel badge, generally good very ne (8) £1,000-£1,400

EdwardDennisPictonPinks wasborninBrixton,LondoninNovember1888.HewaseducatedatWestminsterSchoolandCambridge University,wherehewontheColquhounScullsin1909.PinksalsowontheLondonScullingCupin1913,andwasrunnerupintheDiamond ScullsatHenleyin1913.HewascommissionedSubLieutenantintheLondonDivisionoftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinMarch1909,and mobilisedinAugust1914.PinkswaspostedtotheDrakeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisionandservedwiththemduringthedefenceofAntwerp.He returned to the UK, advanced to Acting Lieutenant and served at the RND Headquarters at Crystal Palace.

PinksservedwiththeDrakeBattalioninGallipoli,andadvancedtoActingLieutenantCommanderinAugust1915.Hewaspostedforservicewith H.M.S. Chester (lightcruiser)inJanuary1916,andwaspresentwithherwhensheservedaspartofthe3rdBattleCruiserSquadronduringthe BattleofJutland,31May-1June1916.The Chester cameunderheavyGerman !reduringthebattle,receiving18directhits,andshesuffered total casualties of 29 killed and 49 wounded, including Boy 1st Class J. T. Cornwell, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

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Four: Stoker1stClassF.Alderman,DrakeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,laterRoyalFleetReserve,who servedatthedefenceofAntwerpandsurvivedthesinkingofthebattleship Cornwallis,afterU-boatattack off Malta, 9 January 1917

1914Star,withclasp(SS.109290.F.Alderman,Sto.1Cl.DrakeBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.S.109290F. Alderman.Sto.1R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(SS.109290PO.B.8962F.Alderman.Sto.1R.F.R.) mounted for wear, very lightly impressed naming to VM, medals silvered, very ne (4) £300-£400

FrederickAlderman wasborninSouthampton,HampshireinSeptember1890.HewasadockworkerpriortojoiningtheRoyalNavyasa Stoker2ndClassinAugust1909.Aldermanserveda!oatinvariousshipsbeforebeingpostedtotheRoyalNavalDivisionDepotinAugust1914. He transferred to Drake Battalion in September of the same year, and took part in the defence of Antwerp. AldermansubsequentlyservedwithH.M.S. Cornwallis (battleship)intheDardanelles,July1915-9January1917.Onthelatterdateshewas torpedoedbytheGermansubmarine U-32,south-eastofMalta.AldermanreturnedtotheUK,andsubsequentlyservedwithH.M.S. Bicester (minesweeper). He was demobilised in March 1919, and transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve.

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Three: Leading Seaman P. W. Pearce, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Reserve 1914Star(A.4896P.Pearce,Sea.R.N.R.DrakeBttnR.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4896A.P.W.Pearce.Act.L.S.R.N. R.) generally very ne or better (3) £180-£220

PercyWilliamPearce wasborninWenhaston,SuffolkinSeptember1892.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinJanuary1913,andtransferred totheDrakeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninSeptember1914.PearceembarkedwiththeBattalionforthedefenceofAntwerp,andreturnedto theUKafterthewithdrawalfromtherethefollowingmonth.SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.S. Patia (armedmerchantcruiser)aspartof the10thCruiserSquadrononNorthernPatrol,December1914-February1917.PearcewasdemobilisedtoShoreatH.M.S. Dams,Glasgowin March 1919. In later life he was a self-employed Fish Merchant, and resided at Tudor House, Hartismere, Suffolk. Sold with copied research.

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Four: MajorB.L.Fletcher,ScotsGuards,attachedHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,whowasSecondin CommandofthelatterinSeptember1914,andwasinternedinHollandforthedurationofthewarafterthe fall of Antwerp, October 1914

1914Star,withclasp(MajorB.L.Fletcher,R.M.HawkeBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorB.A.[sic]Fletcher R. M.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(ChiefInspr.BoltonL.Fletcher.)mountedforwear, generallyvery ne or better (4) £800-£1,000

BoltonLittledaleFletcher wasbornatAllertonManor,Allerton,LiverpoolinOctober1886.HewasthesonofAlfredFletcher,aCotton Merchant,andeducatedatEton.FletcherwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheScotsGuardsinFebruary1906.HewasappointedasAide deCamptoAdmiralSirD.H.Bosanquet,G.C.V.O,K.C.B.,GovernorofSouthAustraliainDecember1910.FletcherwasattachedasTemporary MajortotheRoyalMarines,30September1914,andappointedasAdjutantandSecondinCommandoftheHawkeBattalion,RoyalNaval Division.HeembarkedwiththeBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewas oneofapproximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowereforcedtotakerefugeinneutral Hollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.FletcherwasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914 andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefromHolland,hewassodetainedforthedurationofthewar(hewasin fact on one of these periods of leave in England when the Armistice was signed).

Fletcher returned to the Scots Guards, 30 November 1918, and died in Hoylake, Wirral in November 1943.

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AscarceGreatWarNavalM.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoLeadingSeamanT.H.North,HawkeBattalion, RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,whoservedduringthedefenceofAntwerpin1914 prior to service with the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Orotava 1914Star,with copy clasp(B4/842.T.H.North,A.B.HawkeBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(B.4-842T.H.North. L.S.R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4/842.T.H.North.A.B.R.N.V.R.BristolDiv.);Royal NavalMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(B4/842.T.H.North,Ldg.Sea.R.N.V.R.“Orotava”1July-11,Nov.1918) generallynearly very ne (5) £700-£900

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 April 1919.

ThomasHerbertNorth wasborninCoombeDingle,WestburyonTrym,SomersetinMay1890.HejoinedtheBristolDivisionoftheRoyal NavalVolunteerReserveinJuly1910.NorthtransferredtotheHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninAugust1914,andtookpartinthe defenceofAntwerp.SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.S. Orotava (armedmerchantcruiser),21December1914-30November1917,and1 March-31December1918.Shewasarmedwith !ve6-inchgunsandtwo6-pounderH.A.gunsandwascommissionedon17December1914,as partofthe10thCruiserSquadron,fromDecember1914toOctober1916withtheNorthernPatrol. Orotava wasconvertedtoaSeaplane TenderaboutNovember1916,afterwhichshewasoff WestAfricaandintheSouthernAtlanticfromNovember1916toNovember1917. North was demobilised in February 1919, and died in Victoria, Australia in 1956. Sold with copied research.

Four: SeamanH.Henderson,HawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalReserve,whowastaken prisoner of war by the Germans after the defence of Antwerp in October 1914 1914Star,withclasp(B.3775.H.Henderson,Sea.R.N.R.HawkeBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3775B.H. Henderson.Smn.R.N.R.) BWMerased;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(32330.H.Henderson.Smn.R.N.R.) mounted for wear, generally good very ne (4) £260-£300

HenryHenderson residedinAberdeen,ScotlandandjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinOctober1905.HetransferredtotheHawkeBattalion, RoyalNavalDivision,16September1914,andwastakenprisonerofwarafterthedefenceofAntwerpthefollowingmonth.Hendersonwas interned at Doebnitz in Germany for the duration of the war, was repatriated in January 1919, and discharged in April of the same year. Sold with copied research.

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TheimportantGreatWarcampaigngroupoffourawardedtoCaptainF.N.Fargus,RoyalNavalDivisionand RoyalNavy,whocommandedtheBenbowBattalionduringthedefenceofAntwerpin1914,andwas internedinHollandafterthefallofthecity.HeservedasCommandantoftheNavalInternmentCampat Groningen - H.M.S. “Timbertown”

1914Star,with copy clasp(CommanderF.N.Fargus,R.N.Cdg.Benbow.Bttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Commr. F. N. Fargus. R.N.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, very ne (4) £2,000-£2,400

FrederickNoelFargus wasborninClifton,BristolinDecember1875.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinJanuary1890,andwas appointedtoH.M.S. Trafalgar ontheMediterraneanStationinJanuary1892.FargusadvancedtoMidshipmaninMay1892,andtoActingSub LieutenantinNovember1895.HepassedoutfromRoyalNavalCollegewith1stClassCerti!catesinGunnerandTorpedo,and2ndClass Certi!catesinPilotageandCollegePart1and2,inconsequenceofhisexamresultsFargusreceivedacceleratedpromotiontoLieutenantin November 1897.

SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.Ships Volage and Hannibal priortodecidingtospecialiseinTorpedoes.Asaconsequenceofthelatter, FarguswaspostedtoH.M.S. Vernon inSeptember1899.Havingreceivedanothercerti!catehewaspostedtoH.M.S. Hecla,beforereturningto Vernon aspartoftheSeniorInstructionalStaff.FarguswasappointedTorpedoLieutenanttoH.M.S. Hannibal inJanuary1905,andservedina similar capacity with the Exmouth before being appointed to the command of the torpedo gunboat Niger FarguswasappointedFirstandTorpedoLieutenantofthebattleship Majestic inJanuary1910.HeadvancedtoCommanderinJune1910,and subsequentappointmentsincludedH.M.Ships Blenheim and London.FollowingthedeclarationofWarwithGermanyinAugust1914Farguswas appointed to H.M.S. Victory for duty at the Naval Camp at Walmer, where he was placed in Command of Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division.

FargussailedwithhisBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewasoneof approximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowereforcedtotakerefugeinneutral Hollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.FarguswasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914and housedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,hebecameCommandantoftheNavalInternmentCamp.ThecampatGroningen,becauseofitswooden construction, was to later become known as H.M.S. “Timbertown”.

Farguswasdetainedforthedurationofthewar,otherthanforperiodsofleavefromHolland.FollowingtheArmisticehewasappointedNaval AttachéatTheHague,wherehebecameresponsibleforoverseeingtherepatriationoftheRoyalNavalDivision.Fargusreceivedanexpressionof appreciationfromtheForeignOfficeforhisservicesforactingasAssistanttotheNavalAttachéduringhisperiodofinternmentinHolland.He wasappointedDivisionalCoastGuardOfficeratLymingtonaspartoftheStaff ofAdmiral CommandingReservesatH.M.S. President inMarch 1919. Fargus retired with the rank of Captain in June 1922, and died in September 1955. Sold with copied research.

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A Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

Five: MasteratArmsW.N.Woodbridge,BenbowBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteer Reserve,aveteranofAntwerpandGallipoli,whowaslatercommissionedLieutenantandservedatRND Headquarters, Crystal Palace

1914Star,withclasp(L.1067.W.Woodbridge,P.O.R.N.V.R.BenbowBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.W.N. Woobridge.R.N.V.R.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1067W.N.Woodbridge, C. P.O. London Divn. R.N.V.R.) mounted for display, last o cially renamed, generally very ne (5) £300-£400

WilliamNormanWoodbridge wasborninFebruary1886.HejoinedtheLondonDivisionoftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinMarch 1911,andatthetimewasaBankClerkwhoresidedinPenge,Kent.WoodbridgeadvancedtoPettyOfficer,andwaspostedtotheBenbow Battalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninAugust1914.HeservedwiththeBattalionduringthedefenceoftheAntwerp,andwasoneofthefewmenof Benbow who managed to avoid capture or internment.

WoodbridgereturnedtotheUK,advancedtoChiefPettyOfficer,andwasthenpostedforserviceinGallipoli.HeadvancedtoMasteratArmsin May1916,andwasselectedforofficertraininginJune1917.WoodbridgewascommissionedTemporarySubLieutenant,RoyalNavalVolunteer Reserve in June 1918. He served at RND Headquarters, Crystal Palace until he was demobilised in February 1919.

Woodbridgere-engagedforserviceasaLieutenant(Sp),R.N.V.R.duringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasreleasedfromnavalservicein1948 (having served as an officer in the Sea Cadet Corps).

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Four: SeamanJ.MacRitchie,BenbowBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalReserve,whowasinterned in Holland after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914 1914Star,withclasp, loose (A.5475.J.MacRitchie,Sea.R.N.R.BenbowBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5475AJ. MacRitchie.Smn.R.N.R.);RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4859D.J.MacRitchier.Smn.R.N.R.) surnameoflast partially o cially corrected, generally very ne or better £260-£300

JohnMacRitchie wasborninNorthTolsta,IsleofLewis,ScotlandinJune1894.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinJanuary1914,and transferred to the Benbow Battalion, Royal Naval Division in September 1914. MacRitchieembarkedwiththeBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewasone ofapproximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowereforcedtotakerefugeinneutral Hollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.MacRitchiewasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914 andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefromHollandfromOctober-November1918,hewassodetainedfor thedurationofthewar.Hewaseventuallyrepatriated,andwasthendemobilisedatKinrossinJanuary1919(awardedR.N.R.L.S.&G.C.at Stornoway in May 1930).

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Four: Stoker1stClassJ.Hobson,CollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,whowasinternedinHolland after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914 1914Star(SS.111648.J.Hobson,Sto.1Cl.CollingwoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.S.111648J.Hobson. Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (SS. 111648 (PO. B. 8400) J. Hobson. Sto. 1. R.F.R.) very ne (4) £200-£240

JosephHobson wasborninStanleyCommon,nearDerbyinMarch1892.HeservedwithACompany,1stNorthMidlandFieldAmbulance priortoattestingfortheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinJanuary1912.HobsonadvancedtoStoker1stClass,andtransferredtothe Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division in September 1914. HobsonembarkedwiththeBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewasoneof approximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowereforcedtotakerefugeinneutral Hollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.HobsonwasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914 andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefromHollandfromMarch-April1917andfrom11November-11 December1918,hewassodetainedforthedurationofthewar.Hewaseventuallyrepatriated,transferredtotheRoyalFleetReservein February 1919, and was then demobilised the following month. Sold with copied research.

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A Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

Three: SeamanF.Russell,CollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalReserve,whowasinterned in Holland after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914

1914Star(A.3637.F.Russell,Sea.R.N.R.CollingwoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3637AF.Russell.Smn.R.N. R.) lightly polished, very ne (3) £200-£240

FrederickRussell wasborninMay1892,andwasthesonofMrandMrsC.RussellofTorontoCottage,StewartRoad,BitterneManor, Southampton.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinJuly1911,andtransferredtotheCollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,17September 1914.

RussellembarkedwiththeBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewasoneof approximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowereforcedtotakerefugeinneutral Hollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.RussellwasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914 andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefromHollandfromJuly-August1917andfrom11November-11 December 1918, he was so detained for the duration of the war. He was eventually repatriated, and then demobilised in January 1919. Sold with copied research.

Four: Chief Armourer W. J. Short, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914Star(165810.W.J.Short,C.P.O.Armr.NelsonBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(165819W.J.Short.Ch. Arm.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(165810.W.J.Short,Ch.Armr.H.M.S.Implacable.) remnantsoflacquer,generallyvery ne or better (4) £300-£400

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WilliamJohnShort wasborninLiskeard,CornwallinJanuary1869.HewasaBlacksmith,priortojoiningtheRoyalNavyasArmourerCrewin January1892.ShortadvancedtoChiefArmourerinApril1905,serviceincludingatH.M.S. Tamar andH.M.S. De ance. Hisservicepapersshow thathereceivedanexpressionofappreciationfromtheAdmiraltyforzealinworkingoutaninventioninconnectionwiththeuseofthe.303ri!e withthe6”B.L.Gun,in1907.ShortwasservingwithH.M.S. Implacable aspartoftheMediterraneanFleetatthetime(alsoawardedL.S.&G.C.in February 1907).

ShorttransferredtotheNelsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninAugust1914,andwaspostedtotheBattalionStaff ininJanuarythefollowing year.ShortwasdemobilisedinApril1919,onlytore-engageasPensionerChiefArmourerforserviceonC.O.A.’sStaff atH.M.S. Colleen,Ireland, 1920-21.

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Four: AbleSeamanJ.H.Lloyd,HoweBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,withwhomheservedduringthedefence of Antwerp in 1914, before wounded in action in Gallipoli, 9 May 1915 1914Star,withclasp(MY.7/210J.H.Lloyd,A.B.R.N.V.R.HoweBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.7-210J.H. Lloyd.A.B.R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, #xedsuspension(7/210.J.H.Lloyd,A.B. R.N.V. R.) mounted for display, edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £300-£400

JohnHenryLloyd wasborninToxteth,LiverpoolinFebruary1894.HejoinedtheMerseyDivisionoftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReservein June1913,andtransferredtotheHoweBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninSeptember1914.LloydtookpartinthedefenceofAntwerp,andthen continued to served with the RND in Gallipoli where he received a gunshot wound to his left arm, 9 May 1915. Afteraperiodofhospitalisation,LloydreturnedtotheUKinApril1916.HesubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.S. Ajax (battleship)from November 1916, and with H.M.S. Diana (cruiser) from October 1917. Lloyd was demobilised in July 1919. Sold with copied research.

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1914Star,withclasp(C2/10.J.P.Allen,C.P.O.R.N.V.R.HoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(C.2-10J.P.Allen. Shpt.1R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2/10.J.P.Allen,Shpt.ClydeDivision.R.N.V.R.) generally good very ne or better (4)

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Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

Four: Stoker1stClassH.A.Turner,HoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,withwhomheservedduringthe defenceofAntwerpin1914,beforetransferringtotheBenbowBattalionandservingwiththeminthe Dardanelles

1914Star,withclasp(301770H.A.Turner,Sto.1Cl.HoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(301770H.A.Turner. Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (301770 Ch.B.7336 H. A. Turner. Sto. 1 R.F.R.) very ne (4) £260-£300

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HenryAlfredTurner wasborninDeptford,KentinDecember1883.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinOctober1902. HavingadvancedtoStoker1stClass,andcompletedeightyearsservice,Turnerelectedtoobtainhisdischargebypurchase3February1911.He joinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday,andwasmobilisedforserviceduringtheGreatWar,2August1914.Turnertransferredtothe Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division the following month and took part in the defence of Antwerp. TurnertransferredtotheBenbowBattalion,20April1915,andservedwiththemintheDardanelles.HereturnedtotheUKinAugust1916,and servedwiththesloopH.M.S. Zinnia outofQueenstown,IrelandfromApril1917.TurnerwasdemobilisedinMay1919,andcontinuedtoserve with the Royal Fleet Reserve until June 1921. Sold with copied research.

Four: ChiefPettyOfficerJ.Hunter,AnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,whotookpartinthedefenceof Antwerpin1914,priortobeingcommissionedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveandseeingservice with Motor Launches as part of the Auxiliary Patrol 1914Star,withclasp(C3/1612.J.Hunter.C.P.O.R.N.V.R.Anson.Bttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(C.3-1612J. Hunter.C.P.O.R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(1612J.Hunter.C.P.O.R.N.V.R.)mountedforwear, generally good very ne (4) £300-£400

JamesHunter wasborninCumbrae,Buteshire,ScotlandinMarch1873.Heresidedat22AntiguaStreet,GreenockwhenhejoinedtheClyde Division,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinAugust1909.HuntertransferredtotheAnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisionandservedwiththem duringthedefenceofAntwerp.HewasdischargedfromtheR.N.Das‘MedicallyUn!t’,27February1915,andcommissionedTemporarySub LieutenantintheR.N.V.R.inSeptember1916.HunteradvancedtoTemporaryLieutenantinSeptemberofthefollowingyear.Serviceincludedon Motor Launches as part of the Auxiliary Patrol operating from Poole. Sold with copied research.

1914 Star (169794. L. Friery, P.O. Anson Bttn. R.N.D.) very ne £80-£100 22

LeslieFriery wasborninDublin,IrelandinDecember1876.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinOctober1892,andadvancedto AbleSeamaninNovember1895.FrieryadvancedtoPettyOfficer1stClassinJanuary1910(awardedL.S.&G.C.thesamemonth),andatthe startoftheGreatWarwasservingwithH.M.S. Powerful (cruiser).HetransferredtotheAnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andservedwith them at Ostend and Antwerp. Friery subsequently served with the Monitor M33, before being ‘Invalided’ in July 1916 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Sold with copied research.

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Four: Leading Seaman E. Farrell, Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Reserve 1914Star,withclasp loose (B.4597.E.Farrell,Sea.R.N.R.Anson.Bttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4597B.E.Farrell. Smn.R.N.R.) BWMpartiallyo ciallyrenamed;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3537.D.E.Farrel.[sic]Smn. R.N. R.) generally very ne or better (4) £260-£300

EdwardFarrell/Farrel wasborninGlasgow,ScotlandinMarch1887.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinMarch1907,andtransferredtothe AnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninSeptember1914.FarrellservedwiththeBattalionduringthedefenceofAntwerp,andsubsequentlywith H.M.Ships Reindeer and Grafton. HeservedwiththelatterintheDardanelles,andwaswoundedinaction,2August1915(Certi!cateofHurt granted).

FarrellwasdemobilisedinFebruary1919,withhisplaceofaddressbeinglistedas7FerryRow,Hazelbeach,nearLeyland,SouthWales.Hewas later employed as a gateman at Barry Dock, before emigrating to New Zealand where he was employed by the Harbour Authorities, Auckland. Sold with copied research.

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Nine: OrderlyRoomSergeantJ.F.Drew,MotorTransportSection,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNaval Volunteer Reserve, later Naval Store Officer, Royal Navy and attached Indian Goverment

1914Star,withclasp(Ldn.Z35.J.F.Drew,1st,Wtr.R.N.V.R.MotorTransportR.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.Z.35J. F.Drew.Ord.R.N.V.R,);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; IndianIndependence1947(N.S.Offr.J.F.Drew,I.N.) generally very ne or better, scarce (9) £400-£500

JohnFrederickDrew wasborninGillingham,KentinMarch1896.HewasemployedasaClerkworkingatMessrsT.RobinsonsLimitedof OxfordStreet,London,priortovolunteeringforwarservicewiththeRoyalNavy.DrewsignedathreeyearengagementintheLondonDivision oftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,1September1914.HewaspostedasWriter1stClasstotheMotorTransportSectionofthenewly formedRoyalNavalDivision,andaccompaniedthe160strongMotorTransportSectionwhichincludedthevolunteerdriversandmechanicsfrom the London General Omnibus Company. Drew found himself in charge of the Transport Section’s Office, with two other Writers beneath him. FollowingthefallofAntwerp,DrewreturnedtotheUKinNovember1914.HewaspostedtotheRoyalNavalDivisionDepotatCrystalPalace, priortoservinginGallipoliwiththeR.N.D.DrewwasevacuatedfromGallipoli,returnedtotheUK,andthenservedwiththe63rd(Naval) DivisioninFrancefromSeptember1916.HeprimarilyservedattheBaseRecordOfficeatRouen,andwasappointedOrderlyRoomSergeant, Drake Battalion in March 1919. Drew left France, 9 May 1919, and was demobilised two days later. DrewjoinedtheNavalStoreDepartmentoftheAdmiraltyin1920,andadvancedtoActingAssistantNavalStoreOfficerinJuly1932.Heserved asAssistantNavalStoreOfficeratCapeTownDockyard,SouthAfricafromMay1934,andasDeputyNavalStoreOfficeratWei-Hai-Wei Dockyard,ChinefromFebruary1939.Subsequentwarpostingsincluded:SingaporefromNovember1939;TrincomaleeDockyardfrom November1941;AlexandriaDockyardfromJune1942;andasActingNavalStoreOfficeratKilindini,EastAfricafromJune1943.Drewwas detached as Naval Store Officer for service with the Indian Government in April 1947.

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Three: MotorBusDriverA.E.Gilmore,MotorTransportCompany,RoyalNavalDivision-oneof140drivers andmechanicsoftheLondonGeneralOmnibusCompanywhovolunteeredtoaccompanythe100‘B’Type LondonTransportbusesthattheAdmiraltyhadcommandeeredtotakethemenandequipmentofthe recently formed RND from the ports of Dunkirk and Ostend to Antwerp in September 1914 1914Star,withclasp(111.S.Driver.A.E.Gilmore.M.T.R.N.Div.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.111-S-T.Dr.A.E. Gilmore.) generally good very ne, scarce (3) £400-£500

Approximately 56 1914 Stars and Clasps issued to the Motor Transport Company, Royal Naval Division.

AlbertGilmore wasborninKilburn,LondoninMarch1890.Heattestedfor‘P’Company,RoyalMarineArtilleryinSeptember1914,andwas oneof140driversandmechanicsoftheLondonGeneralOmnibusCompanywhovolunteeredtoaccompanythe100‘B’TypeLondonTransport busesthattheAdmiraltyhadcommandeeredtotakethemenandequipmentoftherecentlyformedRNDfromtheportsofDunkirkandOstend to Antwerp.

TheydrovetheirvehiclesdowntoDoverorSouthampton,stoppingenrouteatChathamorEastney,wheretheyweregivenasuitofuniform and a few articles of kit and then on to Dunkirk.

Thusitwasthatthe #eetofbusesfromtheLondonGeneralOmnibusCompanybegantheirwartimeserviceandearnedtheiruniqueplaceinthe annalsofwar.Thebuses,whichweredecoratedwithgarishadvertisementsjustastheyhadlefttheLondonstreets,andtheirdrivers,wearinga mixtureofcivilianandmilitaryuniform,madearemarkableimpressiononthepeopleofFlanderswhichwasneverforgotten.Similarly,theirrolein transportingtroopswascrucialintheearlystagesofthewar,aswastheparttheyplayedinthesupplyingoftheNavalandMarineBrigadesin Antwerp, along with the evacuation of the wounded.

AftertheR.N.D.hadreturnedtoEngland,theunitwaslenttotheArmyandproceededinitiallytoStOmer.Fromthereitrenderedparticularly valuableserviceduringthe $rstbattleofYpresand,fromthenon,itwascontinuouslyemployedineveryaspectoftrooptransportation.InAugust 1915,itwaseventuallydecidedthattheArmywouldtakeovertheunitandincorporateitintotheA.S.C.TheNonCommissionedOfficersand menoftheRMAMotorTransportCompanyweregiventheoptionofdischargeortransfertotheA.S.C.atthelowerrateofpay;notsurprisingly very few transferred. Gilmore returned to London and was discharged from the R.M.A., 10 September 1915. Sold with copied research.

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ArareGreatWarcampaigngroupoffourawardedtoLanceCorporalR.S.Mackintosh,RoyalMarinesLight Infantry,whowasattachedtotheR.N.A.S.ArmouredCarDivisionatOstendandAntwerpin AugustOctober 1914

1914Star,with copy clasp(Ply.8514.Pte.R.S.Mackintosh,R.M.L.I.ArmouredCars.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ply8514L. Cpl.R.S.Mackintosh.R.M.L.I.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(Ply.8514R.S.Mackintosh,Private.R.M.L.I.)with Armoured Cars silver cap badge, with motto ‘Per Ardua Stabilis Esto’, and 2 collar badges, generally good very ne (4) £500-£700

RobertSutterMackintosh wasborninInverkeithing,Fife,ScotlandinMay1879.HeattestedfortheRoyalMarinesatEdinburghinMarch 1897,andwaspostedasaPrivatetothePlymouthDivisioninDecember1897.MackintoshwaspostedforservicewithH.M.S. Monarch in November1899,andlandedaspartoftheNavalBrigadethatfoughtintheSecondBoerWar(entitledtoQ.S.A.with‘Paardeberg’and ‘Driefontein’ clasps).

MackintoshreturnedtotheUKinNovember1900,andservedwiththeRoyalYacht Victoria&Albert fromJuly1901(entitledtoCoronation Medal1902,whilstservingwithher).SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.S. Pomone fromMarch1910,forwhichtimehisservicerecordgives ‘Renderedcommendablygoodserviceinsavinglifeduringboataccidenton9thJuly1910.’MackintoshwasalsoawardedhisL.S.&G.C.inAugust 1912.HewaspostedforservicewiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeinAugust1914,andwasamemberofasmalldetachmentofRoyalMarineswho were attached to the Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Section from September to October 1914, taking part in the defence of Antwerp. MackintoshservedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeinGallipoli,andthenreturnedtotheUKservedwithH.M.S. Hannibal (battleship)fromMarch 1916 - September 1919. He was demobilised, 11 September 1919, having completed 22 years service.

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Four: LieutenantColonelR.D.Beith,RoyalMarineLightInfantry,whocommandedtheDealBattalion,Royal Marine Brigade, 12 September 1914 - 15 April 1915, and the Royal Naval Division Base in Gallipoli Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(Capt.R.D.Beith.R.M.L.I.H.M.S.Monarch.);1914 Star,withclasp(Lieut.Col.R.D.Beith,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.R.D.Beith. R.M.L.I.) mounted for wear by Hayward & Hall, light contact marks overall, therefore nearly very ne or better (4) £1,000-£1,400

RobertDouglasBeith wasborninPlymouthinNovember1864,andwasthesonofRobertBeith,DeputyInspectorGeneraloftheRoyal NavalMedicalService.BeithwascommissionedLieutenant,ChathamDivision,RoyalMarineLightInfantryinSeptember1884.Hesawvarious service a!oat and on shore, and advanced to Captain in March 1895.

BeithwaspostedtotheRoyalMarineDepot,andappointedActingSuperintendent,GymnasiaNorthEastDistrictinJuly1900.Hewaspostedfor servicewithH.M.S. Monarch inNovember1900,andlandedforserviceinSouthAfrica.BeithwasattachedasaStaff OfficertotheColonial DefenceForce,servingintheNorthEastCapeColony,April1901-August1902.HewaspromotedtoMajorinAugust1902,andreturnedto thePortsmouthDivision.BeithservedwithH.M.S. Albion,ontheChinaStation,July1903-November1905.HewasmadeBrevetLieutenant Colonel in August 1909, and advanced to Lieutenant Colonel the following September.

BeithwaspostedtotheR.M.DepotatDealinOctober1911,andtransferredtoPortsmouthtwoyearslater.Hewasappointedtothecommand oftheDealBattalion,RoyalMarineBrigadeinSeptember1914,andtookpartinoperationsatDunkirk,CasselandAntwerp.Beithservedwiththe RoyalNavalDivisioninGallipoli,andwasgradedasDeputyAssistantAdjutantGeneralwhilstincommandoftheRNDBasethere,April1915March1916.HewassecondedforservicewiththeWarOfficerinSeptember1917,andheldaspecialappointmentatthePressBureau.Beith washeldaspecialappointmentasOfficerCommandingBritishTroops,Turin,ItalyfromJuly1918,andwasdemobilisedinFebruary1919.Colonel Beith died at the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar in 1937, and is buried in Clayhill Naval Cemetery, Gosport. M.I.D. uncon$rmed.

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Five: MajorG.H.F.Abraham,ChathamBattalion,RoyalMarineBrigade,laterNavalIntelligenceDepartment, seeing service with the legations in Bulgaria and Japan during the Second World War 1914Star(CaptainG.H.F.Abraham,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Maj.G.F.H.[sic]Abraham.R.M.L.I.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very ne (5) £700-£900

GeraldHeguertyFurtadoAbraham wasborninVictoriaChambers,St.Georges,HanoverSquare,LondoninSeptember1884.Hewasthe sonofJohnFurtadoAbraham,ateamerchantbasedinJamaica,andfromaSephardicfamilyofPortugueseJews.AbrahamwaseducatedatSt. Paul’sSchool,LondonandRoyalNavalCollege.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryin1903,andadvanced to Lieutenant the following year. Abraham served as an Interpreter in French in Hong Kong, as an Assistant Intelligence Officer there from 1909.

AbrahamadvancedtoCaptain,andservedwiththeChathamBattalion,RoyalMarineBrigade(underthecommandofLieutenantColonelM.N. Parsons)atOstendfrom27August1914.HereturnedtotheUKafterthefallofAntwerp,andwaspostedasanIntelligenceOfficertoSt.John’s, forservicewiththeGovernorofNewfoundlandinSeptember1914.AbrahamservedasaGeneralStaff OfficerontheStaff oftheCommanderin Chief,NorthAmericaandWestIndiesfrom1916,andwasappointedBrevetMajorthefollowingyear.HereceivedaletterofappreciationfromJ. R.Bennett,MinisterofMilitia,forservicesrenderedasGeneralStaff Officer,St.Johns,Newfoundlandin1919,andadvancedtoMajorintheRoyal Marines. Abraham was seconded to the Naval Intelligence Department, Admiralty, and posted to Shanghai in 1918.

AbrahamservedwiththeNavalIntelligenceDepartment,1919-1930,andwasappointedamemberofthePermanentSecretariatofLeagueof Nationsin1924.Heretiredbetweenthewarsandresidedat54AlbionGate,Paddington,London.Abrahamwasrecalledforserviceduringthe SecondWorldWarwiththeNavalIntelligenceDepartment,andhadpostswiththeLegationinJapan,andatSo#a.Hewasapprovedforrelease in1943,intheeventthathisserviceswererequiredfortheUnitedNationsReliefandRehabilitationAssociation.AbrahamdiedatStoke Mandeville Hospital in March 1964.

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Five: MajorC.Brooke-Short,PortsmouthDivision,RoyalMarineBrigade,aveteranofDunkirk,Lilleandthe defenceofAntwerp,whowaswoundedinactionservinginGallipoli,28April1915,andlaterwasrecognised by the Greek Red Cross for his services in the aftermath of the Corinth Earthquake of 1928 1914Star,withclasp(Act.Lieut.C.Brooke-Short,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.C.Brooke-Short.R.M.L. I.);Jubilee1935,unnamed; GreekRedCrossSociety’sCommemorativeMedalfortheCorinthEarthquake1928,silverandenamel, slightly worn, generally nearly very ne (5) £800-£1,000

CecilBrooke-Short wasborninWoodford,PortofSpain,TrinidadinMay1895.HewasthesonofRichardBrooke-Short,aCocoaplanter. Brooke-ShortstudiedattheRoyalNavalCollege,Greenwich,andpassedoutasSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMarinesinJune1914.Hewas appointedtothePortsmouthDivisionandpostedasTemporaryLieutenanttotheRoyalMarineBrigadeinAugust1914.Brooke-Shortserved withthelatteratDunkirk,LilleandthedefenceofAntwerp.He‘landedinGallipolion27thApril,1915,wherehewaswounded.Heservedin H. M.S. Malaya from 4th July, 1916, to 8th November, 1917, when he was promoted Captain.’ (Obituary refers)

Brooke-Shortwaswoundedinactionthedayafterlanding(28April1915),whenhereceivedshrapnelwoundstotheupperpartofbothlegs. Afterservicewiththe Malaya, ‘hewasA.D.C.totheGovernorofBombayfrom25thSeptember,1919to29thDecember,1921.Hethenserved inH.M.S. Marlborough.HewasAdjutantofPortsmouthDivisionfrom9thJanuary,1925,to30thSeptember,1926,andthenservedinH.M.ships Eagle,Marlborough,Erebus and Norfolk,beingpromotedMajoron30thNovember,1931.HewasservinginH.M.S. Cumberland asF.R.M.O.,China, at the time of his death.’ (Obituary refers)

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Four: CompanySergeantMajorJ.Devitt,PlymouthBattalion,RoyalMarineBrigade,whowasaveteranofthe defence of Antwerp and Gallipoli 1914Star,withclasp(Ply.10181.Sergt.J.Devitt,R.M.Brigade);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ply.10181C.S.M.J.Devitt. R.M.L. I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Ply. 10181. John Devitt, Sergeant, R.M.L.I.) generally good very ne (4) £240-£280

JohnDevitt wasborninKillcommon,CountyMayo,IrelandinAugust1879.HeattestedfortheRoyalMarinesatGlasgowinJanuary1900,and waspostedasaPrivateto‘B’Company,PlymouthDivision.DevittadvancedtoCorporalinJanuary1902,andsubsequentserviceincludedwith H. M.S. Emperor of India. He advanced to Sergeant in November 1906, and served at the Plymouth Depot as an instructor, May 1910 - August 1914. DevittsailedforOstendwiththeRoyalMarineBrigade,27August1914,andservedduringthedefenceofAntwerp.HavingreturnedtotheUK, hethenservedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeinGallipoli(awardedL.S.&G.C.inJuly1915).DevittadvancedtoColourSergeantinDecember 1915,andreturnedtotheDealDepot,PlymouthDivision.HeadvancedtoCompanySergeantMajorinApril1918,andwastransferredtothe Depot Establishment.

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Five: CompanySergeantMajorS.A.Holliday,RoyalMarineArtillery,RoyalMarineBrigade,whowasinterned inHollandafterthefallofAntwerp,October1914,andwasundoubtedlyoneofthecharactersofH.M.S. ‘Timbertown’

China1900,noclasp(S.A.Holliday,Sergt.R.M.A.,H.M.S.Goliath.);1914Star,withclasp(R.M.A.3722.Col.Sergt.S.A.Holliday, R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.3722C.S.M.S.A.Holliday.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(S.A.Holliday, Sergt.No.3722R.M.A.)mountedforwear, remnantsofadhesivetoreverses,contactmarksoverall,generallynearlyvery neorbetter (5) £500-£700

StanleyAlbertHolliday wasborninLondoninJanuary1871.HeenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinJanuary1889,andwaspostedto‘L’ CompanyinMayofthesameyear.HollidayadvancedtoCorporalinMarch1896,andtoSergeantinMay1898.HewaspostedforservicewithH. M.S. Goliath ontheChinaStationinMarch1900(awardedhisL.S.&G.C.inMarch1904).HollidaysubsequentlyservedasColourSergeantat R.M. A. Headquarters, Eastney from April 1907.

Hollidaywasdischargedafter21yearsserviceinJanuary1910,andtransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserve.HewasmobilisedinAugust1914and embarkedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadetodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedtheordertowithdraw,hewas oneofmanyforcedtotakerefugeinneutralHollandinordertopreventunnecessarycasualtiesorcapturebytheenemy.Hollidaywasinterned underInternationalLawon9October1914andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefromHollandhewasso detainedforthedurationofthewar.Hereceivedthefollowingmention(aswellasasketchofhiminuniform)in No.22TheCampMagazine, January 1917:

‘Although,comparativelyspeaking,weareonlyasmallcommunity,madeupoftheoddsandendsofpracticallyeverytradeandprofessionofthe world,ourinstitutionshaveyettakenaconcreteformthatredoundsinamostcreditablemannertotheorganisingabilityofthosewhoareatthe helm.

InthedomesticrealmofTimbertownno !gurestandsoutwithgreaterpopularitythanthatofCol.Sgt.Holliday,R.M.A.,theCommanderinChief oftheCulinaryDepartment.Hisgentlepersuasiveaddress,invariablepre!xedwith‘myfriend’,alwaystakesoneoff one’sguard,puttingacurbon the most unruly tongues and softening the most diabolical expressions.

Withasmileandapleasantword,whichsilencesall‘taps’andprotests,henegotiateshisthanklessjobwithacandourandfairnesswhichwould do honour to a born diplomat, while his knowledge of ‘Mrs Beeton’ is peculiarly adapted to present circumstances.

Wehavenowishtoembarrassthisfriendofourswhosocarefullyandconscientiouslyconductstheintricatedutiesofapportioningourrations, butwehavemuchtothankhimfor,andintenderingthissmallappreciationwetrusthewillacceptitinthesamespiritofaffectioninwhichitis proffered.’

HollidaywaseventuallyrepatriatedinNovember1918,andpromotedCompanySergeantMajor inFebruary1919.HewasdemobilisedinApril 1919, aged 48, having served three Monarchs and his country for 26 years. Holliday died in Bournemouth in August 1960.

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1914Star,withclasp (1862Musn.E.H.Tipp,R.M.Staff 1st,Brigade.R.N.Div.);togetherwithBritishWarandVictory Medals, last two erased, with Royal Naval School of Music cap badge, very ne (3) £100-£140 32 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

EdwardHenryTipp wasborninJuly1898,andattestedfortheRoyalMarinesinMay1911.HeservedattheRoyalMarineSchoolofMusicat PortsmouthpriortoservingasaMusicianwiththeRoyalMarineStaff ofthe1stBrigade,RoyalNavalDivisionduringthedefenceofAntwerpin 1914.HereturnedtotheUKinOctober1914,servedattheDealDepot,andsubsequentlyservedinGallipoli,wherehesufferedagunshot wound to the left wrist and left knee. TippsubsequentlyservedwithH.M.Ships Crescent,Centurion,EmperorofIndia,and Cumberland (awardedL.S.&G.C.inNovember1929).Hewas employed as a Mess Servant at the Royal Marine School of Music in 1939, and he died that same year. Sold with copied research.

A Collection of 1914 Stars to the Royal Naval Division

Family Group: Four: YeomanofSignalsT.Cheal,RoyalNavy,attachedRoyalNavalAirService,andLeadingBoatman,H.M. CoastGuard,whowasawardedthe1914StarforhisSpecialServiceatNieuport-oneofonly61914Stars to be so awarded to the Royal Navy

1914Star(179537T.Cheal,Yeo.Sigs.Attd.R.N.A.S.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(179357T.Cheal.Y.S.R.N.);RoyalNavy L. S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(179357ThomasCheal,Boatn.H.M.CoastGuard.)mountedasworn, contactmarksnearlyvery ne,the 1914 Star rare to unit

Five: Attributed to Gunner T. J. Cheal, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939 -45,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted;ribandbar;cap badge; ring; ansd a photograph of the recipient in later life, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Ordnance Electrical Arti!cer First Class T. W. Cheal, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(D/MX.888937T.W.Cheal.E.A.4);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (MX.888937 T. W. Cheal. O.E.A. (L). I. H.M.S. Triumph.) mounted as worn, rate partially o cially corrected on latter, good very ne Voluntary Medical Service Medal (Mrs. Winifred Cheal) good very ne (12) £500-£700

One of only 6 1914 Stars awarded to the Royal Navy for Special Service at Nieuport.

ThomasCheal wasborninCamberwell,London,on27February1879andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson13April1894.He wasadvancedYeomanofSignalson13June1905,beforetransferringtoH.M.CoastGuardon21September1906.HewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedal,whilststationedatIpswich,on26February1912,andwaspromotedLeadingBoatmanon1October1913.He wasrecalledforWarserviceon17August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallyattachedtotheRoyalNavalAirService,forspecial serviceatNieuport,followedbyavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments.HerevertedtotheCoastGuardon12May1919,and !nally retired on 6 June 1923, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

ThomasJohnCheal,sonoftheabove,wasbornatDevonporton12May1906andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson2 October1922.HewascommissionedGunneron1July1936,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinH.M.S. Dauntless from8July1940,and also in H.M.S. Rodney T. W. Cheal was the son of Thomas John Cheal and his wife Winifred Cheal Sold with copied research, including a photograph of T. J. Cheal in later life.

Araregroupof !veawardedtoChiefPettyOfficerMechanic2ndClass,H.Little,RoyalNavalAirService, oneofCommanderC.R.Samson’s‘DunkirkCircus’orthe‘MotorisedBandits’astheywerealsoknownwhowaslatercommissionedintotheRoyalAirForce,andservedasaWingCommanderintheTechnical Branch during the Second War 1914Star,with copy clasp(272011.H.Little,C.P.O.Mech.2.R.N.A.S.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(W.O.2H.Little.R.N.A. S.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedforwear,withbrassR.N.A.S.ArmouredCarDivisioncapbadge,2buttonsand cloth R.N.A.S. insignia, generally nearly very ne or better (5) £500-£700

R.N.A.S.atEastchurchinSeptember1914,andservedontheWesternFrontwith1and3SquadronsaspartofCommanderC.R.Samson’s ‘Motorised Bandits’.

LittlereturnedtoEastchurch,andadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficer1stClassinAugust1916.HewaspostedasWarrantOfficerClassIIfor ‘EngineeringDuties’atR.N.A.S.Calshott(SeaplaneSchool)inMay1917.LittletransferredtotheRoyalAirForceinApril1918.Headvancedto SquadronLeaderinApril1937,andservedintheTechnicalBranchoftheRoyalAirForceduringtheSecondWar,advancingtoWing Commander.

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AnOrderofSt.JohngroupofsixawardedtoSeniorReserveAttendantJ.E.Fitzgibbon,RoyalNaval AuxiliarySickBerthReserve,attachedRoyalNavalDivision,whoaged49servedduringthedefenceof Antwerp, and went on to serve with the hospital ship Magic during the Gallipoli campaign

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’s,breastbadge, circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsin anglesraisedabovethebackground;1914Star,withclasp(M.9647.J.L.Fitzgibbons.Sen.R.A.R.N.A.S.B.R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(M.9467J.E.Fitzgibbon.S.R.A.R.N.);Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade(Pte.J.E.Fitzgibbon.); Service MedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(4174Sgt.J.Fitzgibbon.No.40BectonDiv.No.1Dist.S.J.A.B. 1924.) mounted for wear, note spelling variations of name, slightly worn overall, generally nearly very ne, scarce (6) £400-£500

JohnEliasFitzgibbon wasborninGosport,HampshireinFebruary1865.HisemploymentpriortotheGreatWarisgivenasTimeKeeper, havingservedwiththeRi!eBrigadefor16yearsand233dayspreviously.FitzgibbonwasoneofthemanymembersoftheSt.JohnAmbulance whovolunteeredtoserveintheRoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveduringtheearlypartofthe20thCentury.Hewasmobilised,2August 1914,aged49yearsoldandmusthavebeenoneoftheoldestmembersoftheSickBerthReservetohaveseenserviceatOstendandAntwerpin 1914.

FitzgibbonwaspostedasSeniorReserveAttendanttoH.M.S. Pembroke atChatham.Hewasoneof85menoftheRNASBRthatweresentfor servicewiththeRoyalNavalDivision,andoneofjust41menoftheRNASBRtobeissuedwiththe1914StarandClasp.Fitzgibbonreturnedto theUK,andwaspostedtothehospitalship Magic inDecember1914.HeservedwiththelatteraspartoftheDardanellesOperationsof1915 -16,andadvancedtoActingSickBerthStewardwhenhereturnedtotheUKinMay1917.SubsequentpostingsincludedwithH.M.S. Sachem,and at H.M.S. City of Perth. Fitzgibbon was demobilised in June 1919, aged 54 years old.

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HenryKeeble wasborninLondonin1870,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyin1885.HeservedwiththeSickBerthbranch,andwas promotedto2ndSickBerthSteward‘formeritoriousservice’inApril1892.KeebleadvancedtoChiefSickBerthSteward,andwaspensionedin 1910.AFreemason,hejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve,andwasmobilisedatChathamHospitalinAugust1914.Keeblewasamemberoftheteam of Sick Berth Reservists who were sent to the Naval Hospital at Belle Vue, Dunkirk. KeeblereturnedtotheUKinOctober1914,andwaspostedforserviceatChathamHospitalwherehespenttherestofthewaruntil demobilisedinMay1919.Hewasengagedasacrewmember(’Hosp.Attd.’)oftheS.S. Aquitania,travellingfromSouthamptontoNewYork,in October 1920. Keeble died at 50 Leighton Road, Itchen, Southampton in March 1939. Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image with the recipient amongst the other Sick Berth Reservists at Belle Vue, Dunkirk.

The Royal Naval Division, Antwerp, Gallipoli and France, 1914-1918. Acompleterunofthe "rst21JournalsoftheR.N.D.magazine,June1997toJune2002,2124pp.,withindex,alllooseleafedand housedinfourleverarch "les;togetherwithacompleteRollofHonouroftheRoyalNavalDivisionduringtheGreatWar,loose leafed and housed in a lever arch "le, good condition and a most valuable research resource (lot) £60-£80 37

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A Small Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoLance-CorporalT.W.Kibble,1stBattalion,EastKent Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-7707 Pte. -L.Cpl.- T. W. Kibble. 1/E. Kent R.) polished, nearly very ne £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

ThomasWilliamKibble,anativeofClerkenwell,London,attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry at St. Quentin.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98(4300Pte.C.Munds1st.Bn.EastKent Regt.);DefenceMedal,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.C.R.Munds,69VictoriaRoad,Margate,Kent’;ArmyL.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4300 Sjt: C. Munds. E. Kent Regt.) good very ne (3) £160-£200

CalebRichardMunds wasborninLydd,Kent,in1875andattestedfortheEastKentRegimentatShorncliffeon12October1893.Heserved withthe1stBattalioninIndiafrom8December1894to13October1903,andwasadvancedSergeanton11November1903.Hetransferredto the4th(Territorial)Battalionon15March1911,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarathomewiththeBattalionasCompanySergeant MajorInstructor.HisSecondWarserviceisuncon"rmed,butgiventhathisDefenceMedalwasissuedby‘YeomanryHouse,Maidstone’andsent to ‘69 Victoria Road, Margate’ (which was and still is the site of a Drill Hall), it is probable that he was serving at home as an Instructor. Sold with copied record of service; medal roll extracts; and other research.

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Three: Private W. Waghorn, East Kent Regiment, later Royal Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (7488Pte.W.Waghorne[sic],Vol.Coy.E.KentRegt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2429Gnr.W.Waghorn.R.A.)withlidof named card box of issue and torn outer OHMS transmission envelope, nearly extremely ne (3) £120-£160

WilfredWaghorn wasborninHunton,Kent,on11July1881andservedwiththeVolunteerCompany,EastKentRegimentinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWar,andwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandlatertheLabourCorpsduringtheGreatWar.HediedinHever,Kent,on28 January 1943.

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Pair: Private A. E. Dale, East Kent Regiment, who died in Mesopotamia on 14 May 1916 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3417.Pte.A.E.Dale.E.KentR.);MemorialPlaque(AlbertErnestDale) tracesofverdigristoVM, otherwise nearly extremely ne (3) £80-£100

AlbertErnestDale wasborninSnodland,Kent,andattestedunderagefortheEastKentRegimentatChatham.Heservedwiththe1st/5th Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and died on 14 May 1916, aged 17. He is buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

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Three: PrivateJ.E.Palmer,2ndBattalion,EastKentRegiment,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar in 1940

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(6285011.Pte.J.E.Palmer.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star(6285011Pte.J.E.Palmer2nd. BattalionTheBuffs)privatelyengravednaming;WarMedal1939-45(6285011Pte.J.E.PalmerTheBuffs)privatelyengraved naming, good very ne (3) £140-£180

J.E.Palmer attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninpre-WarPalestineandsubsequentlyaspartoftheBritish ExpeditionaryForceinFrance.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratDunkirkbetween10Mayand16June1940,beingheldatStalag Thorn Podgorz.

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Three: Private S. J. Rackham, East Kent Regiment, later Essex Fire Brigade GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(6285085.Pte.S.J.Rackham.TheBuffs);DefenceMedal(S.J.Rackham) contemporarilyengravednaming, aslightlylaterissue,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.S.J.Rackham,19Mulberry Court,LangthorneRoad,LeytonstoneE.11,London’;FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(FiremanSamuelJ.Rackham)innamedcard box of issue, nearly extremely ne (3) £120-£160

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891 (1819Lce. Corpl. J. Moth. 1st. Bn. E. Kent R.) extremely ne, rare to unit £500-£700

One of 10 ‘N.E. Frontier 1891’ clasps awarded to the East Kent Regiment. JohnMoth wasbornatSandhurst,Berkshire,in1867andattestedfortheEastKent RegimentatReadingon4June1885.HewasappointedLanceCorporalon29May 1886andservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom22February1897to25January 1893,beingpresentduringtheoperationsontheNorthEastFrontierfrom15Aprilto 3May1891.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon27January1893,andwas discharged on 3 June 1897, after 12 years’ service.

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SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp (1551Pte.G.White.2-3rd.Foot.) asomewhatlaterissue,impressedinsmallcapitals, extremely ne £300-£400

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6281 Pte. D. James. E. Kent Regt.) good very ne £70-£90 47

D. James served with the 3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment during the Boer War.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (7352 Pte. H. Stevens, East Kent Regt.) good very ne £60-£80 48

HenryHowardStevens wasbornatStokePoges,Buckinghamshire,in1871andattestedfortheEastKentRegimenton1February1900, havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s2ndVolunteerBattalion.HeservedwiththeSecondBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from 16 February 1900 to 9 June 1901, and was discharged on 15 June 1901, after 1 year and 135 days’ service. Soldwithcopiedrecordofserviceandmedalrollextracts,whichshowthattherecipientisentitledtotheclaspsCapeColony,Natal,Orange FreeState,Transvaal,andSouthAfrica1901(therollannotated‘Medalsissued2-9-01;clasps[excludingthedateclasp]issued7-4-02;clearlythe recipient never got around to affixing the clasp to his medal).

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg (2778Pte.F.Austen,E.KentRegt.) nearly extremely ne £180-£220 49

F.Austen servedwiththe2ndBattalion,EastKentRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaskilledinactionatKitchener’sKopje on 23 February 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein (2410Pte.G.Gutsell,E.Kent Regt.) initial o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne £80-£100 50

G.Gutsell attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewasinvalidedhome on 8 May 1900.

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22765713 Pte. D. S. Austen. Buffs.) extremely ne £80-£100 51

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22386479 Pte. K. J. W. Watts. Buffs.) extremely ne £80-£100 52

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (243005Sergt.R.Gibb,1/5/Buffs) goodvery ne,raretounit £100-£140 53

Only137IndiaGeneralServiceMedals1908-35awardedtothe1st/5thBattalion,EastKentRegiment(virtuallyallthesingleclaspAfghanistan N. W.F.1919).Gibbactuallyservedattachedtothe1st/4thBattalion,towhomonly48IndiaGeneralServiceMedals1908-35wereaward,allwith the single clasp Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919.

RobertGibb attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe1st/5th(WealdofKent)BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheAsiatic theatre of war from 5 August 1915. He saw further service during the Third Afghan War attached to the 1st/4th Battalion, East Kent Regiment.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (Lieut.W.G.Jackson;G-24038Pte.H.W.Sargent.E.KentR.;203081Pte.L.W. Smith. E. Kent R.) good very ne and better

Pair: Lance-CorporalW.Croft,RoyalWestKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton 31 July 1917

British War and Victory Medals (G-11452 Pte. W. Croft. R.W. Kent R.) nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

WilfredGeorgeJackson wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom18January1915.HewaswoundedinactionandtakenPrisonerofWaron27April1915;aneyewitness reportedthat‘thisOfficerwasshotthroughthestomachatSt.Julien,andtakenPrisoner.Informantthinksthatrecoverywasimpossible.’Jackson waspromotedLieutenanton4August1915,butclearlyhadnotsurvivedhiswounds,andwasregardedforofficialpurposesashavingdiedonor since 27 April 1915. He has no known grave ands is commemorated on the Ploegsteert memorial, Belgium.

HerbertWalterSargent wasborninBraintree,Essex,andattestedfortheEastKentRegiment,servingwiththe7thBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFront. TheHistoricalRecordsoftheBu s1914-19 byR.S.H.Moodystates:‘On23September1917theBuffsmoved toSt.JanterBiezen.Fivedayslaterenemyaircraft #ewoverinthedarkanddroppedsixbombsinthecampcausinggreatdevastation,killing1 officerand26men,andwounding3officersand63men.’Sargentwasamongstthosewounded,andhediedofhiswoundstwodayslateron30 September 1917. He is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium.

LeonardWalterSmith,anativeofStone-in-Oxney,Ashford,Kent,attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalion duringtheGreatWaronthewesternFront.Hewaskilledinactionon9April1918;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheTyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

WilliamCroft,anativeoftheIsleofSheppey,wasbornin1896andattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatSheernesson29November 1915.Heservedwiththe10thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3May1916,andwasappointedLance-Corporalon 16June1917.Hewaskilledinactionon31July1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheYpres(MeninGate)Memorial, Belgium.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6286293 Pte. P. Franklin. The Buffs.) extremely ne £100-£140 55

PercyVictorJohnFranklin,anativeofNorthEnd,Portsmouth,attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionin preWarPalestineandsubsequentlyasaBandsmanwiththe1stBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWar.Hediedon15December1941andis buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2) (6285298Pte.L.Gardner.TheBuffs.;5949174.Pte.J.Tape.The Buffs.) good very ne (2) £100-£140

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2) (858402Pte.G.Latham.TheBuffs.;6285688Pte.F.W.Streeater. The Buffs) minor o cial correction to surname on rst, good very ne (2) £100-£140 57

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (14838753 Pte. E. G. Brice. Buffs.) good very ne £100-£140 58

Approximately 16 Officers and 125 other ranks from the Buffs awarded the S.E. Asia clasp.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23407783 Pte. M. Palmer. Buffs.) good very ne £70-£90 59

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.E.Asia1945-46,Malaya, secondclaspatailor’scopy (14439798PteSLarigoBuffs) a somewhat later issue, extremely ne £70-£90 60

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia (21182849Cpl.W.F.G.Skinner.4Buffs) extremely ne,extremelyrareto unit £200-£240 61

The Buffs did not serve as a unit in South Arabia, although a small number of Territorials were called up to serve with the Royal Sussex Regiment.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.(3),G.V.R.,1stissue (4727C.Sjt:W.T.Lambert.E.KentRegt.);G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(2) (5875286W.O.Cl.2.W.H.Snedker.TheBuffs.;5875749C.Sjt.W.Roberts.The.Buffs.) goodvery neandbetter (3) £120-£160

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The Buffs Cap Badges and Shoulder Titles. Aframeddisplayof11Buffscapbadges;5shouldertitles(oneforthe5thBattalion,theotherfortheQueen’sOwnBuffs);and2 cloth unit titles, all mounted for display in a glazed display frame, good condition (18) £50-£70

Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,G.C.M.G.,KnightGrandCross,setofinsigniacomprisingsashbadge, silver-gilt,goldandenamels,110mmx72mmexcludingsuspensionring,andbreaststar,silverandsilver-giltwithgoldandenamel appliquécentre,reversewithgoldpinforwearing,completewithfulldresssashinits Garrard&Co.Ltd. !ttedcaseofissue, the case a little scu ed, a small enamel chip to St Michael’s abdomen on sash badge, otherwise nearly extremely ne (2) £2,000-£2,400

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TheRoyalVictorianOrder,G.C.V.O.,KnightGrandCross,setofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,silver-giltandenamels,reverse officiallynumbered‘493’;andbreaststar,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘493’,withgoldpinforwearing, withfulldresssashandwearinginstructioncard,inits Collingwood&Co. matchingnumber "ttedcaseofissue, thecasealittle scu ed, otherwise extremely ne (2) £1,200-£1,600

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TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,C.S.I.,Companion’s,neckbadge,goldandenamel,withcentralcameoofayouthful QueenVictoria,themottooftheOrdersetinrosediamonds,thesky-blueenamelgroundwithoutwhitebordersindicatingthe re-issueofaveryearly‘returned’breastbadgeofficiallyconvertedforneckwear,suspendedfroma "ve-pointedsilverstarand goldringsuspension,completewithneckcravatinits Garrard&Co.Ltd. "ttedcaseofissue, nearlyextremely ne,anunusualand scarce variety £4,000-£5,000

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The C.I.E. awarded to Colonel H. E. Shortt, Indian Medical Service, a pioneer of tropical medicine TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamels,completewithfull neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. "tted case of issue, extremely ne £900-£1,200

HenryEdwardShortt,wasbornatDhariwal,India,on15April1887;M.B.Ch.B.Ab.1910.LieutenantI.M.S.,30July1910;Captain,30July 1913;Major,30January1932;Lieutenant-Colonel,30January1930.Servedinthewarof1914-21(despatches5April1916and5June1919.). NotedforgallantryintheformerdespatchbyGeneralC.I.Fry,whostated:‘CaptainH.E.Shortt,I.M.S.IntheoperationsfromMezera,ontheleft bankoftheTigris,onJanuary30ththisMedicalOfficerdisplayedgreatdevotionandcourageinattendingwoundedintheopeninthefaceof heavy "re at comparatively close quarters.’

In1916hejoinedthecentralreferencelaboratoryatBasra,latermovingtoBaghdad,wherehepursuedhislaboratorywork.Hequali"edM.D.in 1936;DSc.1938;K.H.P.1941-44;Inspector-GeneralofCivilHospiatlsandPrisons,Assam,1941-44;retired1944.ProfessorofMedical Protozoology,UniversityofLondon,andHeadofDepartmentofParasitology,LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.MadeaC.I.Ein 1941; F.R.S. 1950; L.L.D. 1952. He died in his 100th year on 9 November 1987.

Sold with copied research including B.M.J. obituary and the following original documents: WarrantofappointmentforC.I.E,1January1941;DoctorofMedicinedegreecerti"cate,8July1936;DiplomainTropicalMedicineandHygiene certi"cate,20July1936;Major’scommissiondocument,1April1927;M.I.D.certi"cate,7February1919;RoyalSocietyFellowshipdocument,17 March 1950; original newspaper article from The Statesman, 29 June 1915, mentioning his services on the Tigris quoted above.

TheO.B.E.attributedtoG.H.J.Adlam,Esq.,SchoolScience Master and Editor of the School Science Review

SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocumentfortheO.B.E.,inCentralChanceryenvelope;DowningStreetlettersregardingtheannouncementof theaward,andCentralChanceryletterregardingtheinvestiture(theinvestituretookplaceon28February1934);therecipient’sFreedomofthe CityofLondonParchmentScroll,inwoodentube;aportraitphotographoftherecipient’andanewspapercuttingfromthe WellsJournal containing the recipient’s obituary.

SoldalsowiththeoriginalBestowalDocumentfortheC.B.E.awardedto AdrianErnestForsyth-Thompson,Esq.,DevelopmentSecretary, Seychelles, dated 11 June 1966, in Central Chancery envelope.

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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, good very ne £100-£140

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue,attributedtoSecondLieutenantR.S.C.Brough,1stLovat’sScouts, attached 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, extremely ne £500-£700 71

M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 3 October 1919

Second Lieutenant Robert Sibbald Calderwood Brough, 1st Lovat’s Scouts, attached 15th Highland Light Infantry: ‘On3October1918,duringtheattackonSequehart,incommandofareservecompany,whenhesawtheattackingtroopsforcedbackandthe supportcompanyadvancing,immediatelyledhiscompanyforwardandattackedontheleftofthesupportcompany,clearingthevillageand beatingoff theenemycounter-attack.Hehimself #redaLewisgunwithgreateffectontheadvancingenemy.Heshowedmarkedgallantryand initiative.’

Mounted for display with two small photographs, and the citation cutting from the London Gazette

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne £400-£500 72

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TheKaisar-I-HindFirstClassinGoldattributedtotheReverendH.H.Weeks,MethodistEpiscopalMission to North India

Kaisar-I-Hind,G.V.R.,1stclass,2ndtype,gold,withintegraltopsuspensionbroochbar,inits H.M.MintCalcutta caseofissue, extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

Kaisar-i-HindMedaloftheFirstClass LondonGazette 1January1931:‘TheReverendHarryHansonWeak (sic), M.E.Mission,Garhwal,United Provinces.’

Sold together with a pencil note and a further typed note that reads: ‘“Kaiser-I-Hind” gold medal for Public Service in India 1931. Awarded to Rev. H. H. Weeks, Methodist Episcopal Mission to North India. Presented at an Official Durbar in Lucknow, United Provinces, in October, 1931, by Governor Meston, I.C.S. Govt. of India. Mrs Week, and son Douglas, were present.’

Medal of the Order of the British Empire, (Civil), unnamed as issued, in John Pinches, London, case of issue, extremely ne £180-£220 74

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

Apre-WarK.C.V.O.groupoffourawardedtoAdmiralSirJamesGoodrich,K.C.V.O.,RoyalNavy,thelast Commander-in-ChiefofthePaci"c;hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWarasaCaptainand Commodore 2nd Class in the Royal Naval Reserve TheRoyalVictorianOrder,K.C.V.O.,KnightCommander’s,setofinsignia,comprisingneckbadgeandbreaststarinsilver,silvergiltandenamels,reverseofthebadgeofficiallynumbered‘K238’,thereverseofthestarofficiallynumbered‘238’andwithgold pinforwearing,withneckcravatinits CollingwoodJewellersLtd !ttedcaseofissue;1914-15Star(Capt.SirJ.E.C.Goodrich. K.C.V. O., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Commre. 2 Cl. Sir J. E. C. Goodrich. R.N.R.) extremely ne (5) £1,600-£2,000

K.C.V.O. 26 June 1908: ‘Admiral Superintendent of H.M.’s Naval Establishments, Gibraltar.’ M.V.O. 4th Class 27 April 1903: ‘Commanded H.M.S. London; H.M.’s Mediterranean Cruise.’

JamesEdwardCliffordGoodrich wasbornatMaisemoorCourt,Gloucester,on28June1851.HewaseducatedatH.M.S. Britannia and promotedLieutenant,withthree !rst-classcerti!cates,in1872.HewaspromotedtoCaptainin1895and,inJune1902,hewasappointedin commandofthenewbattleshipH.M.S. London,whichwascommissionedforserviceintheMediterraneanFleet,andleftPortsmouthinearlyJuly forGibraltar.Brie"yreturningtohomewatersinAugust, London servedas "agshipfortheCoronationReviewforKingEdwardVIIatSpitheadon 16August1902,beforeshewasbackwiththeMediterraneanFleet.HereceivedtheM.V.O.inApril1903ontheoccasionoftheKing’svisitto Naples.HethenservedasCommander-in-Chief,Paci!cStation,fromhisappointmentinOctober1903toitsclosureinFebruary1905.Improved communications,thesigningoftheAnglo-JapaneseAllianceandtheneedtoconcentratewarshipsinBritishwaterstocounterthedeveloping GermanHighSeasFleet,meantthatthestationwascloseddownatsunseton1March1905.HewasappointedRear-AdmiralinOctober1905, andwasappointedAdmiralSuperintendentofH.M.EstablishmentsatGibraltarfromAugust1906toSeptember1909,havingreceivedtheK.C.V. O.intheKing’sBirthdayHonoursinthepreviousyear.HewaspromotedtoVice-Admiralon30April1910,andtoAdmiralon3June1913, Retired 4 June 1913.

GoodrichwasrecalledforserviceintheGreatWarasTemporaryCaptain,RoyalNavalReserve,on16November1914.Hewasappointedin commandoftheYacht Bacchante on25January1915,andtotheYacht Jeannette on15February1915.On19October1916hewasappointedin chargeofAuxiliaryPatrolForceV(Peterhead)asTemporaryCommodore2ndClassR.N.R.inYacht Jeannette. Herelinquishedhiscommandon 22June1917.AdmiralSirJamesGoodrichafterwardslivedatStinchcombeManor,Dursley,andwasaJ.P.forGloucestershire.Hediedon21 December 1924.

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AnimportantMedicalC.B.groupofthreeawardedtoInspector-GeneralStephenWoolriche,Medical Department

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,breastbadge,22caratgoldandenamels,Georgian hallmarks,dateletterpartiallyobscuredbutprobably1815,maker’smark‘IN’forJohnNortham,withnarrowgoldswivel-ringbar suspensionandgoldribbonbuckle;MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees(S.Woolriche,Medl.Chargeof 7thDivn.);Waterloo1815(StephenWoolrich,Dep.Insp.ofHosp.MedicalStaff.) "ttedwithreplacementsilverclipandring suspension, some minor chips to the rst, light edge bruising and contact marks to the last two, otherwise very ne and better (3) £8,000-£10,000

StephenWoolriche wasbornon3June1770,andwasasurgeon’smatewhenhewasgazettedasRegimentalSurgeontothe111thFooton 30May1794.FromMarch1798to22May1806,hewasonhalf-pay,whenheexchangedonfull-paytothe4thFoot.HewasappointedSurgeon ontheStaff on18June1807,andasDeputyInspectorofHospitalson26May1814;BrevetInspectorofHospitals,9December1823;retired half-pay,25May1828;Inspector-GeneralofHospitals,22July1830.Woolrichewasoneofthe "rstsevenofficersoftheArmyMedical DepartmentuponwhomtheC.B.(Military)wasconferredforthe "rsttimein1850.HediedatQuatfordLodge,Bridgenorth,Shropshire,on29 February 1856.

HeservedinHollandin1799underSirRalphAbercrombyandtheDukeofYork;withtheexpeditiontoCopenhagenin1807;and,withtherank ofstaff-surgeon,wasprincipalmedicalofficerwiththereserve,commandedbySirArthurWellesleyatthebattleofKioge;afterfouryearscolonial service,hejoinedthePeninsulaarmy,withwhichheservedfromthebattleofSalamancauntiltheendofthewar;andwaspresentinchargeof the7thdivisionofthearmy,commandedbyLordDalhousie,atthebattlesofVittoriaandthePyrenees,forwhichhehasreceivedtheWarMedal withtwoClasps.Attherenewaltheofwarin1815,hejoinedthearmyatBrussels,underthecommandoftheDukeofWellington,andwas appointedtotakechargeof "eld-dutiesintheeventofageneralaction;inthisresponsiblesituationhewaspresentatthebattlesofQuatreBras andWaterloo,wherehewasoccupiedseveraldaysandnightsbeforethe "eldwasclearedofthenumerouswounded,includingBritish,Belgian, French,&c.&c.In1827heembarkedforPortugalwiththearmy,underSirWilliamClinton,aschiefofthemedicaldepartmentonthatservice. (Hart’s Army List 1856 refers).

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Arare‘SierraLeone’C.M.G.and‘BoerWar’D.S.O.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelA.F. Tarbet, South Lancashire Regiment, late Inspector-General of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’s,breastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,complete withribbonbuckle;DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbar;EastandWestAfrica 1887-1900,2clasps,1892,SierraLeone1898-99(Asst.Inspr.A.F.Tarbet,LagosHausaForce)officiallyengravednaming;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901(MajorA.F.Tarbet,C.M.G.,D.S.O.S.Lanc. Regt.) officially engraved naming, mounted court-style as worn, somewhat tarnished, otherwise very ne and better (4) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Asecondgroupofmedalsisknowntothisrecipient,identicalinallrespectsexceptlackingbuckletoC.M.G.,topribbonbartoD.S.O., anddateclasptoQ.S.A.;previouslysoldatSpink1971;Glendining’s1990;DixNoonanWebb,December2004;Dixon,November2005;and Bonhams, March 2014.

C.M.G. LondonGazette 9January1900:‘InrecognitionofservicesinconnectionwiththeMilitaryoperationsin1898-9intheSierraLeone Protectorate:MajorAlexanderFrancisTarbet,3rdBattalionthePrinceofWales’sVolunteers(SouthLancashireRegiment),lateInspector-General of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police.’ Only 5 awards of the C.M.G. for Sierra Leone: two Naval officers and three Army officers. D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

AlexanderFrancisTarbet wasbornon29December1860,sonofWilliamTarbet,ofBedford.HewaseducatedatWellingtonCollege,and joinedthe4thRoyalLancashireMilitiain1881.HeservedinMethuen’sHorse,withtheBechuanalandFieldForcein1885,andwiththeLagos HausaForce,1887-94.HeheldtheappointmentasPrivateSecretarytotheGovernorofLagos,SirGilbertCarter,K.C.M.G.,from1892-94,during which time he commanded the Lagos Hausas in the Jebu Expedition of 1892 (despatches London Gazette 1 July 1892; Medal with clasp).

In1894,TarbettwasappointedInspector-GeneraltotheSierraLeoneFrontierForce,andhelpedtoquellthedisturbancesinSierraLeoneduring 1897-99,whenhecommandedtheFrontierPoliceontheKareneExpedition(despatches LondonGazette 29December1899;Clasp;created C.M. G.).

HeservedduringtheSouthAfricaWar1900-01,asaRailwayStaff Officer(gradedasaD.A.A.G.),LinesofCommunications,andafterwardsas Commandant,JagersfonteinRoad.HetookpartinoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,Mayto29November1900;inCapeColony,southof OrangeRiver,FebruarytoApril1900;andoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,November1900toJuly1901(despatches LondonGazette 10 September 1901; Queen’s Medal with 3 clasps; created D.S.O.)

Tarbetresignedhiscommissionin1907butrejoinedthe3rdBattalion,SouthLancashireRegimentasHonoraryLieutenant-Colonelin1914and served with that regiment at Home until the end of the war.

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AGreatWarC.M.G.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelJ.F.Humby,D.S.O.,Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, late commanding Dublin Imperial Yeomanry

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’s,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(MajorJ.F.Humby,Imp:Yeo:);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(MajorJ.F.Humby,Imp.Yeo.)mountedfordisplaytogetherwithagood qualitycopyD.S.O.,V.R.cypher,silver-giltandenamels, lightpawnbroker’sgra tiinobverse eldofQ.S.A.,otherwisegoodvery ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

D.S.O. LondonGazette 31October1902:‘JamesFrederickHumby,Captain,8thBattalionImperialYeomanry;Major,3rdBattalionTheRoyalIrish Ri!es. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916.

JamesFrederickHumby wasbornon21July1860,sonofFredPeterHumby,ofSouthbroom,Devizes,Wiltshire.HewaseducatedinParis. Hejoinedthe3rdBattalion,RoyalIrishRi!es,asSecondLieutenant,in1891,andbecameCaptainin1896.HeservedintheSouthAfricanWar, 1900-2;commandedthe54th(Ulster)ImperialYeomanryfromFebruary1900.HetookpartintheoperationsinOrangeFreeState,Februaryto May1900;operationsintheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,Julyto29November1900;operationsinOrangeRiverColonyandCapeColony30 November1900to31May1902.HewastakenprisoneratLindleywiththe13thBattalion,butescaped30August1900.HebecameMajorin 1901,andcommandedthe74th(Dublin)ImperialYeomanryfromJune1901;8thBattalionImperialYeomanryfromMay1902.Hewastwice mentionedindespatches;receivedtheQueen'sMedalwithfourclasps;theKing'sMedalwithtwoclasps,andwascreatedaCompanionofthe DistinguishedServiceOrder.LieutenantColonelJ.F.HumbyservedintheEuropeanWarincommandofthe12thBattalion,Nottinghamshireand Derbyshire Regiment in France from 30 August 1915, and was created a C.M.G. in 1916 for his services.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s1sttype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;India GeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(Vety:Lt.T.W.Rudd.A.V.Deptt.)minorofficialcorrectionto‘Lt.’; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Col.T.W.Rudd.)mountedwithC.B.E.fordisplay, nearlyextremely ne (4) £360-£440

C.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 July 1919.

ThomasWilliamRudd wasappointedVeterinaryLieutenantin1895;Major,28August1910;Lieutenant-Colonel,18December1915;Acting Colonel,24March1918;DeputyDirectorVeterinaryServices.ServedontheN.W.FrontierofIndia1897-98,Malakand,VeterinaryOfficerto1st Brigadefrom5August1897(MedalwithClasp).HisGreatWarMedalIndexCardshowsserviceinTheatre5(G)IVin1915whichisspeci#cally ontheLandakaiMalakandborderofIndiafromAugusttoOctober1915anddidnotqualifyforthe1914-15Star(duly‘deletedfromroll’onhis M.I.C.). He went to France in 1918.

Theoutstandingandwell-documentedSecondWarC.B.E.,GreatWar‘Cherisy,1September1918’D.S.O., ‘CanalduNord,27September1918’SecondAwardBar,and‘Hill70,August1917’M.C.groupofthirteen awardedtoBrigadierJ.P.Girvan,15thCanadianInfantryBattalion,themostdecoratedofficerofthe15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withSecondAwardBar,lackingintegraltopribbonbar;MilitaryCross, G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(27071Pte.J.P.Girvan.15/Can:Inf:;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves(Lt.Col.J.P.Girvan.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp,unnamedasissued;WarMedal1939-45, Canadianissueinsilver,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;ColonialAuxiliaryForcesOfficers’Decoration,G.V.R., thereverseofficiallyinscribed(MajorJ.P.GirvanD.S.O.M.C.48thHighrs.ofC.)completewithintegraltopsuspensionbrooch; ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.(MajorJ.P.GirvanD.S.O.M.C.48thHighrsofC.); France,Third Republic,CroixdeGuerre19141916,withbronzePalme, silverawardsalldarktonedfromlong-termdisplay,generallygoodvery ne and better (13) £6,000-£8,000

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R.

‘ForconspicuousgallantryoppositeCherisyon1stSeptember,1918.Hecommandedhisbattalionwiththegreatestskillandability,pushing resolutelyforwardinfaceofextrememachine-gun !re,andafterapersonalreconnaissancecontinuinghisadvanceandcapturingandconsolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’

D.S.O.SecondAwardBar LondonGazette 8March1919;citationpublished4October1919:Maj.(A./Lt.-Col.)JohnPollandsGirvan,M.C.,15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R.

‘FormarkedgallantryandabilityintheattackonCanalduNordon27thSeptember,1918.Crossingthecanalonlightbridges,andtheRiver Agachebyplanks,underheavymachine-gunandsniping !re,hepushedon.Hepersonallyattackedandcapturedanenemymachinegun,shooting thegunnerandturningthegunontheenemy.HewentonandassistedincapturingChapelCornerandthevillageofMarquion,andthengained his !nal objectives. His courage and dash were a !ne example to his command.’

M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf. ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Throughoutanattackheledhiscompanywiththegreatestskillandcourage,continuallygoing forwardintoourownbarrageatgreatpersonalriskinordertocheckmenwhowereadvancingtoofast.Hedirectedhismenamidstthe !ercest shelling,anditwasduetohisgallantpersonalexamplethathostilecounter-attackswerefruitless.Hisreportswereinvaluable,anditwaslargely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916.

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John‘Jack’PollandsGirvan wasbornbornon28November1887,atKingarth,ArgyllandBute,Scotland.In1907,hebecameaclerkinthe CivilService.Hewasa !neathlete,winningnumerouschampionshipsasamemberoftheArgonautrowingclub.Hebelongedtoanactivemilitia when he attested on 14 September 1914, at Valcartier, Quebec. During the Great War, he married Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Girvansailedon3October1914,withthe !rstcontingent,arrivinginEnglandon16October1916.On4February1915,the15thBattalion battalion paraded in light marching order for ‘Inspection & Review’ by H.M. the Kin, followed by the March Past, at North Larkhill camp. Thefollowingweek,theyboardedS.S. MountTemple,atAvonmouth,on12February1915.Afteraveryroughvoyagewithhighseas,theyarrived atStNazaire,inFrance,on15February1915.Twodayslater,theyarrivedatHazebrouckinBelgium,movingintobilletsatCaestrethenextday and into billets in Armentieres on 23 February 1915.

The15thBattalionenteredthetrenchesforthe !rsttimeon24February1915,sufferingtheir !rstcasualtyonthenightofthe27th.Theyentered the trenches at Rue Petillon, on 6 March 1915, pulling out three days later.

InApril1915,theCanadiansmovedtotheYpresareaandtookpartinthebattleofKitchener’sWood(SecondBattleofYpres).The15th BattalionheldthelineagainsttheGermanchlorinegasattack,butsufferedheavycasualties.ThebattalionwasattheapexoftheCanadianposition on24April.The15thBattalionsufferedtheheaviestcasualtiesofanyCanadianunit,withover647casualties,beinghitbytheheaviestofthegas, andwasoverrunbytheGermans.Girvan’sNo.1Company,wasontheextremeright #ankoftheBattalion’sthreeforwardcompaniesandwas very lucky to have survived.

InthebattleofFestubert,on15May1915,thebattalionagainsufferedheavycasualties.GirvanwaspromotedtobeSergeant,inthe !eld,‘A’ Company,15thBattalion,on11June1915.HewasappointedtoTemporaryCommission,andpostedto15thBattalionon26September1915; granted5daysleave,17October1915;granted7daysleave,5January1916;tobeCaptain,27April1916;grantedleaveofabsencefrom25May to2June1916.On3June1916theBattalionconductedthe !rstCanadiancounter-attackofthewaragainstObservatoryRidge,inopeningstages of the battle of Mount Sorrel, again suffering heavy casualties.

NowaMajorcommandingNo.3Company,hewaswoundedduringthebattleofFlers–Courceletteon24September1916,byabulletwound whichpenetratedhisrightchestatthe sternum,andtravelleddownandlodgedinabdominalmuscle.Hewasadmittedto2ndRedCrossHospital, Rouen,on27September1916,andtoYorkhillWarHospital,Glasgow,on1October1916.Hewasdischargedon18October1916,butwas declared un!t for service for three months and granted leave to Canada, 21 October 1916 to 21 January 1917.

GirvanreturnedtoEnglandinlateMarchof1917,andwasappointedActingMajoron28April1917.Then,awardedtheCroixduGuerre,on1 May1917.HerehespentseveralmonthsinBramshottCamp,Hampshire,wherehisfuturewifeJeanSwordwasundergoingtrainingatthecamp hospital,andtheyundoubtedlyspentsometimetogether.GirvanreturnedbacktoFrancewhere,on30July1917,hewasindemni!edforlossof kit.

HewasincommandofNo.1Companyleadingtheforwardassaultofthe15thBattalionduringthebattleofHill70,andwasawardedtheMilitary Crossforthisactioninwhichthe15thBattalionassaultedandcapturedPuits14andBoisHugoaspartoftheCanadianCorpsassaultonHill70 nearLens,France.Thebattalionwasinthe !rstwaveoftheassaultontheCorps’exposedandvitalleft #ank.Havingsecuredalltheirobjectives onthemorningof15August1917,thebattaliondefendeditspositionforadayandhalfagainstnumerousGermancounterattacksuntilitwas relieved and withdrawn from the line.

Girvanwasstruckoff thestrengthofthe15thBattaliontoattendaCommandOfficersCourseatAldershoton27June1918for8weeks,and duringthistimemarriedNursingSisterJeanSword.Girvan,nowsecondincommandofthe48thHighlandersofCanada,proceededoverseasto the 15th Battalion, from Witley, on 20 August 1918.

Forthethirdtime,helandedinFrance,on23August1918,andrejoinedhisuniton26August.WiththeCommandingOfficerLieutenant-Colonel C.E.Bentseverelywounded,GirvantookcommandastheActingCommandingOfficer.UpontheC.O.’sreturn,severaltimesGirvanactedasC.

O.whilethecommanderwasaway.On30August1918,henarrowlyescapeddeathwhentheBattalionH.Q.dugouttookadirecthitfroma German artillery shell.

Girvancommandedthe15thBattalionintheassaultonTheCrow’sNestatHendecourt-les-Cagnicourton1September1918,intheopening stagesofthebattleoftheDrocourt-QueantLine.The15thBattalionwasassignedthetaskofsecuringTheCrow’sNestandon themorningof1 September1918,theunitassaultedandquicklycaptureditandtheadjacentChateauWood.AsatHill70,thebattalionsuccessfullydefendedthe positionagainstseveralGermancounterattacksthereby‘openingthedoor’forthemainattackontheD-QLineinwhichitalsoparticipated. Girvan was awarded an immediate D.S.O. for this action.

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GirvancommandedtheBattalionduringtheattackontheCanalduNordon27September1918.Inthenorth,aboveEcluseNo3atSainslès Marquion,thecanalhadbeen !nishedanditwas !lledwithwater.Fromthere,tothesouth,asfarasInchythefoundationswereonlyhalf completed.The1stCanadianDivisionassaultedacrossthecanalatSainslèsMarquiononthe27September1918.The15thBattalionbeganits advancetowardsthecanalat0845hours.Germanmachine-gun !refromKeithWoodhadpreventedtheCanadianEngineersfrombuildingmore thanonebridge.Underconstant !re,theHighlandersdashedacrossthecanalandthentheAgacheRiverbymakingaplankbridgeandthe Companiesspreadout,takingdifferentroutesnorthwardsbetweenthecanalandthemainroad.No3Companyadvancedjusttothewestof KeithWoodwhileNo2CompanyremainedclosertothecanalandenteredMarquiononitswesternsidenearthebridgedestroyedbythe Germans.AbitterstrugglebeganforthestreetswiththeGermandefenders !ghtingforeveryhouse.By1330hours,althoughMarquionhadbeen taken,theattackwasnowbehindscheduleandtheHighlanderswereforcedtocontinueontoSauchywithoutartillerysupport.Duringtheday the 15th Battalion captured 300 prisoners but at a cost of 153 casualties.

On3October1918,theCommandingOfficerreturnedandGirvanrevertedtoSecond-in-Commandandretainedthispositionuntiltheendof theGreatWar.Granted14daysleavetoU.K.on17October1918,hereturnedfromleaveon4Novemberandrejoinedthe15thBattalionat Somain, in the last week of the war, though the battalion was now in reserve and saw no further action.

TheBattalionparticipatedintheMarchtotheRhine,followingthe1stCanadianDivisionthroughtheArdennes.Themarchbeganon19 November1918,withtheBritish1stArmy,adifficultmarchof250kilometresfromtheareaofMons.TheCanadian1stDivisioncrossedthe RhineatCologneon13December1918,receivingthesalutefromGeneralPlumer,whohadbeenappointed General Officer Commanding-inChiefoftheBritishArmyofOccupation.The2ndDivisioncrossedtheRhineatBonn,alsoon13December1918,receivingthesaluteofthe Canadian Corps Commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie.

Girvanremainedwiththe48thHighlandersofCanadapostwar.Hecommandedtheregimentfrom1932to1936,andonceagain,asC.O.ofthe 2ndHomeBattalionofthe48th Highlanders,intheSecondWorldWar.In1940,hewasappointedC.O.ofthe1stTrainingCentre,atCamp BordeninEngland.Lastly,in1943,hewaspromotedtoBrigadier-General,andappointedtobeDirectorofMilitaryTraininginOttawa.In conclusion, for his Second World War service, he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Asacivilian,Girvanreturnedtohisemploymentin1919,withthepositionofprincipleclerk.In1927hewasHeadPostalClerk,andin1932he was Superintendent of Mails. In 1936 he was Assistant Postal Director, becoming Postmaster in 1947, and retired in 1948.

JohnPollandsGirvandiedon29May1961,inhis74thyearathisWildwoodLodgehomeinGeorgetown,Ontario,whereheisburiedin Greenwood Cemetery. His wife died the following year.

Soldwithsilver48thHighlandersofCanadaglengarrybadge,Birminghamhallmarksfor1918by‘B&P’,apairoflargebrasscollarbadges,andtwo SecondWarBrigadier-General’sclothrankepaulettes,togetherwithagoodquantityoforiginaldocuments,includingWarrantofC.B.E.;Warrant andbookofStatutesforD.S.O..M.I.D.Certi!cate;awardcerti!cateforJubilee1935;1918‘cease!re’signalmessage;copyofSeniorOfficers’ Schoolcon!dentialreport,September1918;severalimmediatepost-warlettersincludingoneformApril1920signedbyGeneralCurrieto‘My dearGirvan’,concerningthereorganizationoftheMilitiaandhisopinionthat‘asthe15thBattalionworethroughoutthewarthewords“48th Highlanders”onthesleeveoftheirjackets...tomeitisnotrightthataBattalionwhichfoughtthroughoutthewarasthe15thdid,shouldbecome theReserveBattalionofanyMilitiaUnit.’; !venewscuttingsrelatingtohisretirement,awardofC.B.E.,anddeath;editionof TheCivilian, April 1919,withfrontpagereportonMajorGirvan;andstudioportraitsofGirvanandhiswife,anotherphotoofGirvaninfullhighlanderuniform wearing medals and two others marching on parade.

For the recipient’s wife’s medals and her related miniature awards, see Lots 103 and 552..

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 551.

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The‘Tirah1897-98’D.S.O.groupofthreeawardedtoCaptainJ.A.L.Haldane,GordonHighlanders, afterwardsGeneralSirAylmerHaldane,G.C.M.G.,K.C.B.,D.S.O.,whofamouslycommandedthearmoured trainatChieveleywhenheandWinstonChurchillwerecapturedwithothersandimprisonedinPretoria fromwheretheyeachescaped;aftertheGreatWarherosetobeG.O.C.inMesopotamiawherehe successfullysuppressedtheArabRebellionof1920-22-hispublishedwritingsincluded HowWeEscapedfrom Pretoria (1901)and his autobiography A Soldier’s Saga (1948) DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribbonbar,theribbonadditionally !ttedwith1sttype ‘laurel’SecondandThirdAwardBars[towhichheisnotentitled];IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5 (Capt.J.A.L.Haldane1stBn.GordonHighrs.)namingofficiallyengravedinrunningscriptasusual;IndiaGeneralService1895 -1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Captn.J.A.L.Haldane1stBn.Gord:Highrs.) naming officially engraved in running script as usual, mounted court-style as worn, good very ne (3) £4,000-£6,000

Provenance: Fromanoldcollectionformed1950-80.AsingleVictoryMedal1914-19named‘Lt.Gen.SirJ.A.L.Haldane.’wassoldatChristie’sin October 1999 which would suggest that Haldane’s group of medals had been broken up subsequent to his death in 1950.

D.S.O. LondonGazette 20May1898:‘JamesAylmerLowthorpeHaldane,Captain,GordonHighlanders.Inrecognitionofservicesduringtherecent operations on the North-West Frontier of India.’ The insignia were presented to him by the Queen at Windsor on 25 June 1898.

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JamesAylmerLowthorpeHaldane wasbornon17November1862,onlysonofthelateD.RutherfordHaldane,M.D.,andMrsHaldane. HewaseducatedatEdinburghAcademyandWimbledonSchool,andpassedwithHonours,RoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,joiningtheGordon Highlanderson9September1882,asLieutenant.HewasAdjutantfrom1September1888to31January1892,andbecameCaptainon8April 1892.CaptainHaldaneservedwiththeWaziristanFieldForcein1894-95,asOrderlyOfficertoSirWilliamLockhart,CommandingtheForce (MedalwithClasp).HeservedwiththeChitralReliefForceunderSirRobertLowin1895withthe1stBattalionGordonHighlanders(Medalwith Clasp).HewasA.D.C.toGeneralSirWilliamLockhart,1896-99,andservedinthecampaignontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiaunderSir WilliamLockhartin1897-98withtheTirahExpeditionaryForceasDeputyAssistantAdjutantHeadQuartersStaff,andwaspresentattheactions ofChagraKotalandDargai,andatthecaptureoftheSampaghaandArhangaPasses.ReconnaissanceatandaroundDwatoiandactionof24 November1897.OperationsagainsttheKhaniKhelChamkanis.OperationsintheBaraValley7to14December1897.OperationsintheBazar Valley25to30December1897.Hewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 5April1898);receivedtwoClaspstohisIndiamedal,andwas created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.

HaldaneservedinSouthAfrica1899-1902,withthe2ndGordonHighlanders,takingpartintheoperationsinNatalin1899,includingtheaction atElandslaagte,wherehewasseverelywounded.HewasincommandoftheChieveleyArmouredTrainon15November1899,whenitwas ambushedbytheBoers.Theincidentischie#yrememberedbythefactthatWinstonChurchill,whowaspresentwhilstservingasanewspaper correspondentfor TheMorningPost,wasalsotakenPrisonerofWarthatday-hisgallantconductinactionanddaringescapefromcaptivity capturedthepublic’simagination,propelledhimintoParliament,andsethimontheroadtobecomingPrimeMinister.Afullaccountofthe incident is recorded in his Autobiography, My Early Life:

‘Nothinglooksmoreformidableandimpressivethananarmouredtrain;butnothingisinfactmorevulnerableandhelpless.Itwasonlynecessary toblowupabridgeorculverttoleavethemonsterstranded,farfromhomeandhelp,atthemercyofthe enemy.Thissituationdidnotseemto haveoccurredtoourcommander.HedecidedtoputacompanyoftheDublinFusiliersandacompanyoftheDurbanLightInfantryintoan armouredtrainofsixtrucks,andaddasmallsix-poundernavalgunwithsomesailorslandedfromH.M.S.Terrible,togetherwithabreakdown gang,andtosendthisconsiderableportionofhisforceouttoreconnoitretowardsColenso.CaptainHaldanewastheofficerheselectedforthe dutyofcommandingthisoperation.HaldanetoldmeonthenightofNovember14ofthetaskwhichhadbeensethimforthenextdayandon whichhewastostartatdawn.Hedidnotconcealhismisgivingsontheimprudenceoftheenterprise,buthewasofcourse,likeeveryoneelseat thebeginningofawar,verykeenuponadventureandabrushwiththeenemy.'WouldIcomewithhim?'HewouldlikeitifIdid!Outof comradeship,andbecauseIthoughtitwasmydutytogatherasmuchinformationasIcouldfortheMorningPost,alsobecauseIwaseagerfor trouble, I accepted the invitation without demur.

Themilitaryeventswhichfollowedarewellknownandhaveoftenbeendiscussed.Thearmouredtrainproceededaboutfourteenmilestowards theenemyandgotasfarasChieveleystationwithoutasignofoppositionorindeedoflifeormovementonthebroadundulationsoftheNatal landscape.WestoppedforafewmomentsatChieveleytoreportourarrivalatthispointbytelegraphtotheGeneral.Nosoonerhadwedone thisthanwesaw,onahillbetweenusandhomewhichoverlookedthelineatabout600yardsdistance,anumberofsmall $guresmovingabout andhurryingforward.CertainlytheywereBoers.Certainlytheywerebehindus.Whatwouldtheybedoingwiththerailwayline?Therewasnot aninstanttolose.Westartedimmediatelyonourreturnjourney.Asweapproachedthehill,Iwasstandingonaboxwithmyheadandshoulders abovethesteelplatingofthereararmouredtruck.IsawaclusterofBoersonthecrest.Suddenlythreewheeledthingsappearedamongthem, andinstantlybright #ashesoflightopenedandshuttenortwelvetimes.Ahugewhiteballofsmokesprangintobeingandtoreoutintoa cone, onlyasitseemedafewfeetabovemyhead.Itwasshrapnel-the $rstIhadeverseeninwar,andverynearlythelast!Thesteelsidesofthetruck tangedwithapatterofbullets.Therewasacrashfromthefrontofthetrain,andaseriesofsharpexplosions.Therailwaylinecurvedroundthe baseofthehillonasteepdowngradient,andunderthestimulusoftheenemy’s $re,aswellasoftheslope,ourpaceincreasedenormously.The Boerartillery(twogunsandapom-pom)hadonlytimeforonedischargebeforewewereroundthecorneroutoftheirsight.Ithad #ashed acrossmymindthattheremustbesometrapfartheron.IwasjustturningtoHaldanetosuggestthatsomeoneshouldscramblealongthetrain andmaketheengine-driverreducespeed,whensuddenlytherewasatremendousshock,andheandIandallthesoldiersinthetruckwere pitchedheadoverheelsontoits #oor.Thearmouredtraintravellingatnotlessthanfortymilesanhourhadbeenthrownoff themetalsbysome obstruction,orbysomeinjurytotheline.Inourtrucknoonewasseriouslyhurt,andittookbutafewsecondsformetoscrambletomyfeetand lookoverthetopofthearmour.Thetrainlayinavalleyabout1,200yardsonthehomewardsideoftheenemy’shill.Onthetopofthishillwere scoresof $guresrunningforwardandthrowingthemselvesdowninthegrass,fromwhichtherecamealmostimmediatelyanaccurateandheavy ri#e $re.Thebulletswhistledoverheadandrangandsplatteredonthesteelplateslikeahailstorm.Igotdownfrommyperch,andHaldaneandI debatedwhattodo.ItwasagreedthathewiththelittlenavalgunandhisDublinFusiliersinthereartruckshouldendeavourtokeepdownthe enemy’s $ring,andthatIshouldgoandseewhathadhappenedtothetrain,whatwasthedamagetotheline,andwhethertherewasanychance of repairing it or clearing the wreckage.

Inippedoutofthetruckaccordinglyandranalongthelinetotheheadofthetrain.Theenginewasstillontherails.The $ rsttruck,anordinary bogey,hadturnedcompletelyheadoverheels,killingandterriblyinjuringsomeoftheplate-layerswhowereuponit;butitlayquiteclearofthe track.Thenexttwoarmouredtrucks,whichcontainedtheDurbanLightInfantry,werebothderailed,onestilluprightandtheotheronitsside. Theylayjammedagainsteachotherindisorder,blockingthehomewardpathoftherest.BehindtheoverturnedtruckstheDurbanLightInfantry men,bruised,shakenandsomeseverelyinjured,hadfoundatemporaryshelter.Theenemy’s $rewascontinuous,andsoontheremingledwith theri#esthebangofthe $eldgunsandthenearexplosionoftheirshells.Wewereinthetoilsoftheenemy.AsIpassedtheengineanother shrapnelburstimmediatelyasitseemedoverhead,hurlingitscontentswitharaspingrushthroughtheair.Thedriveratoncesprangoutofthe cabandrantotheshelteroftheoverturnedtrucks.Hisfacecutopenbyasplinterstreamedwithblood,andhecomplainedinbitter,futile indignation.‘Hewasacivilian.Whatdidtheythinkhewaspaidfor?Tobekilledbyabombshell-nothe!Hewouldnotstayanotherminute.’It lookedasifhisexcitementandmisery–hewasdazedbytheblowonhishead–wouldpreventhimfromworkingtheenginefurther,andasonly heunderstoodthemachinery,thehopeofescapewouldthusbecutoff.SoItoldhimthatnomanwashittwiceonthesameday:thata woundedmanwhocontinuedtodohisdutywasalwaysrewardedfordistinguishedgallantry,andthathemightneverhavethischanceagain.On thishepulledhimselftogether,wipedthebloodoff hisface,climbedbackintothecabofhisengine,andthereafterobeyedeveryorderwhichI gavehim.Iformedtheopinionthatitwouldbepossible,usingtheengineasaram,topullandpushthetwowreckedtrucksclearoftheline,and consequentlythatescapeforthewholeforcewaspossible.Thelineappearedtobeuninjured,norailhadbeenremoved.Ireturnedalongtheline toCaptainHaldane’struckandtoldhimthroughaloopholewhatwasthepositionandwhatIproposedweshoulddo.Heagreedto allIsaidand undertook to keep the enemy hotly engaged meanwhile.

Iwasveryluckyinthehourthatfollowednottobehit.Itwasnecessaryformetobealmostcontinuouslymovingupanddownthetrainor standingintheopen,tellingtheengine-driverwhattodo.The $rstthingwastodetachthetruckwhichwashalfoff therailsfromtheone completelyso.Todothistheenginehadtobemovedsoastotugthepartlyderailedtruckbackwardsalongthelineuntilitwasclearoftheother wreckage,andthentothrowitcompletelyoff therails.Thedeadweightoftheirontruckhalfonthesleeperswasenormous,andtheengine wheelsskiddedvainlyseveraltimesbeforeanyhaulingpowerwasobtained.Atlastthetruckwasdrawnsufficientlyfarback,andIcalledfor volunteerstooverturnitfromtheside,whiletheenginepusheditfromtheend.Itwasveryevidentthatthesemenwouldbeexposedto considerabledanger.Twentywerecalledforandtherewasanimmediateresponse,butonlyninemen,includingtheMajoroftheDurbanLight Infantryandfouror $veoftheDublinFusiliers,actuallysteppedoutintotheopen.Theattemptwasneverthelesssuccessful.Thetruckheeled overfurtherundertheirpressure,andtheenginegivingashoveattherightmoment,itfelloff theline,andthetrackseemedclear.Safetyand success appeared in sight together, but one of the bitterest disappointments of my life overtook them. www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Thefootplateoftheenginewasabout6in.widerthanthetenderandjammedagainstthecornerofthenewlyoverturnedtruck.Itdidnotseem safetopushveryhard,lesttheengineitselfshouldbederailed.Weuncoupledtheenginefromthereartrucks,andtimeaftertimemoveditback ayardortwoandbuttedforwardattheobstruction.Eachtimeitmovedalittle,butsoonitwasevidentthatthenewlyderailedtruckhad become jammed in a T-shaped position with the one originally off the line, and the more the engine pushed, the greater became the block. Itoccurredtomethatifthetrucksonlyjammedtighteraftertheforwardpushing,theymightbeloosenedbyagainpullingbackwards.Now howeveranewdifficultyarose.Thecouplingchainsoftheenginewouldnotreachby #veorsixinchesthoseoftheoverturnedtruck.Searchwas madeforasparecoupling.Byasolitarygleamofgoodluck,onewasfound.Theenginehauledatthewreckageandbeforethechainpartedpulled itaboutayardbackwardsandoff thetrack.Nowsurelythelinewasclearatlast.Butagainthecorneroftheenginefootplatejammedwiththe cornerofthetruck,andagainwecametoajarringhalt.Theheatandexcitementoftheworkweresuchastoabsorbmecompletely.Iremember thinkingthatitwaslikeworkinginfrontofanirontargetatari$erangeatwhichmenwerecontinually #ring.Westruggledforseventyminutes amongtheseclangingironboxes,amidtherepeatedexplosionsofshellsandtheceaselesshammeringofbullets,andwithonly #veorsixinchesof twisted ironwork to make the difference between danger, captivity and shame on the one hand, and safety, freedom and triumph on the other. Aboveallthingswehadtobecarefulnottothrowtheengineoff theline.Butatlast,astheartillery #ringsteadilyincreasedandthesecondgun cameintoactionfromtheopposite $ank,Idecidedtorunagreatrisk.Theenginewasbackedtoitsfullestextentanddrivenfulltiltatthe obstruction.Therewasaharshcrunchingtear,theenginereeledontherails,andastheobstructingtruckrearedupwards,grounditswaypast andgainedthehomewardside,freeand,asitturnedout,safe.Butourthreeremainingtruckswere #ftyyardsaway,stillthewrongsideofthe obstruction,whichhadfallenbackintoitsoriginal placeaftertheenginehadpassed.Whatwerewetodo?Certainlywecouldnottaketheengine back. Could we drag the trucks by hand to the engine? They were narrower than the engine and there would be just room for them to slip past. IwentbackagaintoCaptainHaldane.Heacceptedtheplan.Heorderedhismentoclimboutoftheirsteelpenandtrytopushittowardsthe engine.Theplanwassoundenough,butitbrokedownundertheforceofcircumstances.Thetruckwassoheavythatitrequiredallhandsto moveit;the #rewassohotandtheconfusionsogreatandincreasingthatthemendriftedawayfromtheexposedside.Theenemy,relievedof ourcounter-#re,werenowplainlyvisibleinlargenumbersonthefaceofthehill, #ringfuriously.Wethenagreedthattheengineshouldgoslowly backalongthelinewithallthewounded,whowerenownumerous,andthattheDublinsandtheDurbanmenshouldretreatonfoot,sheltering themselvesbehindtheenginewhichwouldgoatafoot’space.Upwardsoffortypersons,ofwhomthegreaterpartwerestreamingwithblood, werecrowdedontheengineanditstender,andwebegantomoveslowlyforward.Iwasinthecaboftheenginedirectingtheengine-driver.It wascrammedsofullofwoundedmenthatonecouldscarcelymove.Theshellsburstallaround,somestrikingtheengine,othersdashingthe gravelofthetrackuponitanditsunhappyhumanfreight.Thepaceincreased,theinfantryoutsidebegantolagandthentobeleftbehind.AtlastI forcedtheengine-drivertostopaltogether,butbeforeIcouldgettheenginestoppedwewerealready300yardsawayfromourinfantry.Closeat handwasthebridgeacrosstheBlueKrantzRiver,aconsiderablespan.Itoldtheengine-drivertocrossthebridgeandwaitontheotherside,and forcing my way out of the cab I got down on to the line and went back to #nd Captain Haldane, and to bring him and his Dublin Fusiliers along. Butwhiletheseeventshadbeentakingplaceeverythingelsehadbeeninmovement.Ihadnotretracedmysteps200yardswhen,insteadof Haldaneandhiscompany,two #guresinplainclothesappearedupontheline.‘Plate-layers!’Isaidtomyself,andthenwithasurgeofrealisation, ‘Boers!’Mymindretainsitsimpressionofthesetall #gures,fullofenergy,cladindark, $appingclothes,withslouch,storm-drivenhats,poisingon theirlevelledri$eshardlyahundred yardsaway.Iturnedagainandranbacktowardstheengine,thetwoBoers #ringasIranbetweenthemetals. Theirbullets,suckingtorightandleft,seemedtomissonlybyinches.Wewereinasmallcuttingwithbanksaboutsixfeethighoneitherside.I $ungmyselfagainstthebankofthecutting.Itgavenocover.Anotherglanceatthetwo #gures;onewasnowkneelingtoaim.Movementseemed theonlychance.AgainIdartedforward:againtwosoftkissessuckedintheair;butnothingstruckme.Thiscouldnotendure.Imustgetoutofthe cutting–thatdamnablecorridor.Ijiggedtotheleft,andscrambledupthebank.Theearthsprangupbesideme.Igotthroughthewirefence unhurt. Outside the cutting was a tiny depression. I crouched in this, struggling to get my breath again. Fiftyyardsawaywasasmallplate-layer’scabinofmasonry;therewascoverthere.About200yardsawaywastherockygorgeoftheBlueKrantz River;therewasplentyofcoverthere.Ideterminedtomakeadashfortheriver.Irosetomyfeet.Suddenlyontheothersideoftherailway, separatedfrommebytherailsandtwouncutwirefencesIsawahorsemangallopingfuriously,atalldark #gure,holdinghisri$einhisrighthand. Hepulleduphishorsealmostinitsownlengthandshakingtheri$eatmeshoutedaloudcommand.Wewerefortyyardsapart.ThatmorningI hadtakenwithme,Correspondent-statusnotwithstanding,myMauserpistol.IthoughtIcouldkillthisman,andafterthetreatmentIhadreceived Iearnestlydesiredtodoso.Iputmyhandtomybelt,thepistolwasnotthere.Whenengagedinclearingtheline,gettinginandoutoftheengine, etc.,Ihadtakenitoff.Itcamesafelyhomeontheengine.Ihaveitnow!ButatthismomentIwasquiteunarmed.Meanwhile,Isupposeinabout thetimethistakestotell,theBoerhorseman,stillseatedonhishorse,hadcoveredmewithhisri$e.Theanimalstoodstockstill,sodidhe,and sodidI.Ilookedtowardstheriver,Ilookedtowardstheplate-layer’shut.TheBoercontinuedtolookalonghissights.Ithoughttherewas absolutely no chance of escape, if he #red he would surely hit me, so I held up my hands and surrendered myself a prisoner of war.’

Thestory ofChurchill’ssubsequentescapefromcaptivitysixweekslateriswelldocumentedandCaptainAylmerHaldanerecordsinhis autobiography, ASoldier’sSaga, howevenbeforehisescape,Churchillhadrecognisedthesigni#cancehispartinthisactionmighthaveonhis futurecareer,tellinghimthat‘whathadtakenplace[atChieveley],thoughithadcausedthetemporarylossofhispostaswarcorrespondent, would help considerably in opening the door for him to enter the House of Commons...’

However,thedebateaboutwhetherChurchillabandonedHaldaneandBrockiewasre-ignitedwiththediscoveryin1997ofaletterwrittenby Haldanein1930,shortlyafterChurchill’spublicationof MyEarlyLife. Haldanewrotethat‘Sincethepublicationofhisbook,whichmaintainswhatI honestlythinkis #ctionsofarashisescapeentersintoit,IfeelthatIhavenothingmoretoconceal...ThetruthwasthatIhadmadealltheplans withanothermantoescapewhenChurchillcameintothepicture.HeperfectlyunderstoodthatheandIweretogoincompany.Wetried togetheronenight,butconditionswereunfavourable.Thenextnightwetriedagainincompany,proofthatheunderstoodwewerenottogo separately. [The next night] he slipped off without myself or the third man, whose abuse of Churchill I shall not forget.’

Haldanewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 8February1901);receivedtheQueen’smedalwithfourclasps,andtheBrevetof Lieutenant-Colonel,24July1902.HewaspromotedtoMajoron23July1902.In1904and1905hewasattachedtotheJapaneseArmyin Manchuria,duringtheRusso-JapaneseWar.HewaspresentatthebattlesofLiao-Yang,Sha-hoandMukden,andreceivedtheJapaneseWarMedal andClasp,theOrderoftheSacredTreasure,3rdClass,andwascreatedaC.B.(1906).HewasgiventheBrevetofColonel,11January1906,and becameColonelon29October1906;wasAssistantDirectorofMilitaryOperations,HeadquartersofArmy,October1906toSeptember1909; was Brigadier-General, General Staff, Eastern Command, April to August 1912. HerservedintheEuropeanWarfrom5August1914,asBrigadeCommander,10thInfantryBrigadeB.E.F.,upto20November1914;asG.O.C. 3rdDivisionB.E.F.andBritishArmiesinFrance,November1914toAugust1916,andasArmyCorpsCommander,6thArmyCorps,British ArmiesinFrance,fromAugust1916.HewaspromotedtoMajor-Generalon26October1914,andtoLieutenant-Generalon1January1919; waseighttimesmentionedindespatches;createdaK.C.B.in1918,andreceiveddecorations frombothBelgiumandFrance.Hewasappointed GeneralOfficer,Commander-in-Chief,Mesopotamia1920-22,duringextensiveArabinsurrection,whichwassuppressed(G.C.M.G.,General Service medal and two Clasps). He was promoted to General in 1925 and retired the same year. He died on 19 April 1950. www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

ABoerWarD.S.O.goupofsevenawardedtoMajorE.V.Jenkins,WestRidingRegiment,whoafterwardsled

DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribbonbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps, ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(Lieut.E.V.Jenkins,D.S.O.W.Rid:Rgt:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.E.V.Jenkins,D.S.O.W.Rid.Rgt.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,East Africa1905,Nandi1905-06(CaptainE.V.Jenkins.D.S.O.W.RidingRegt.);1914Star,withclasp(Capt.E.V.Jenkins.D.S.O.W. Rid: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. V. Jemkins.) mounted court-style as worn, good very ne or better (7) £2,800-£3,400

D.S.O. LondonGazette 27September1901:‘EdwardVaughanJenkins,Lieutenant,WestRidingRegiment.Inrecognitionofservicesduringthe operations in South Africa.’

EdwardVaughanJenkins wasbornatLucknowon14October1879,sonofLieutenantColonelVaughanJenkins.HewaseducatedatClifton CollegeandenteredtheWestRidingRegimenton20May1899.HeservedintheSouthAfricanWar,1899-1902,beingpresentattheReliefof Kimberley;intheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingoperationsatPaardeberg(17to26February);actionsatPoplarGroveand Driefontein;intheTransvaal,eastandwestofPretoria,Augustto29November1900,includingactionatRhenosterKop;againintheTransvaal 30November1900to31May1902;wasRailwayStaff Officer(Despatches LondonGazette 10September1901;Queen'sMedalwithfourclasps, andKing’sMedalwithtwoclasps;CompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder).HewaspromotedtoLieutenanton19February1900,andwas employedwiththeKing’sAfricanRi#esfrom22April1902to21April1912.HewaspromotedtoCaptainon15April1904,andservedinEast Africa,1905,incommandofapunitiveexpeditionwhichsuccessfullydealtwitharevoltoftheKisiiintheKisumu(laterNyanza)Province (Despatches London Gazette 13 March, 1908:

‘ForsometimetheKisiitribehadbeenatloggerheadswiththeKavirondo,thelargetribewhichliesbetweentheVictoriaNyanzaandthehill countryoftheLumbwaandNandi.TheKavirondoareunderregularGovernmentcontrolandlookedtothelocaladministrationtoprotectthem from the Kisii, who had committed many murders on the border.

AstheKisiirefusedtopaycompensationtotheKavirondoforthemurderstheyhadcommittedortoacknowledgeourauthorityHisMajesty’s Commissioner decided to send a patrol into their country.

ThepatrolunderCaptainE.V.Jenkins,D.S.O.,3rdKing’sAfricanRi#es,consistedof4Officer;100ri#es,3rdBattalion,King’sAfricanRi#es;50 ri#es, East Africa Protectorate Police; 150 Masai Levies, with one Maxim gun.

TheKisiicountrywasenteredonthe1stSeptember,1905,andthoroughlypatrolledinalldirectionsuntilthe9thOctober.Onthreeoccasions theKisiiattackedthepatrolinforceandwithdetermination,butwerebeatenoff withloss.Thepatrolaccomplisheditsworksatisfactorilywitha cost of six men wounded.’

HeafterwardsservedatNandi,1905-06(MedalwithtwoClasps).HeservedintheEuropeanWarasCaptainandlaterMajorinthe2nd Battalion,WestRidingRegiment from15August1914.HewaspromotedtoMajoron1September1915,andwasAssistantEmbarkationStaff Officer,Southampton,from5February1919.MajorJenkinsmarried,in1904,EvelynMarie,eldestdaughterofLieutenantColonelGermon,J.P., Norfolk Regiment.

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AGreatWarD.S.O.groupof !veawardedtoCommanderW.H.Coates,RoyalNavalReserve,whowas decoratedforservicesincommandofH.M.S. Clacton whenshewastorpedoedandsunkinAugust1916;he afterwardscommandedH.M.S. Redbreast untilhewaskilledwhenshewastorpedoedandsunkon15July 1917

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribbonbar;1914-15Star(Commr.W.H.Coates,R. N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Commr.W.T.Coates.R.N.R.)noteerrorinsecondinitial;RoyalNavalReserve Decoration, E.VII.R., hallmarks for London 1909, mounted for display, extremely ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.S.O. LondonGazette 23May1917:‘InrecognitionofservicesintheDestroyerPatrolFlotillas,ArmedBoardingSteamers,etc.,duringtheperiod which ended on the 30th September 1916.’

WilliamHerbertCoates wasbornatGosporton20April1865,andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveasaSub-Lieutenanton15February 1894.HewaspromotedtoRetiredCommanderon20April1910.Hewasrecalledforserviceontheoutbreakofwarandappointedto commandtheminesweeperH.M.S. Clacton from4December1914.The Clacton wastorpedoedandsunkbyaGermansubmarineatChaiAghizi, intheLevant,on3August1916.CoateswascommendedforhisservicesonthisoccasionandawardedtheD.S.O.Hisnextappointment,in September1916,wastothecommandofH.M.S. Redbreast,aFleetMessengerintheMediterranean1915-17whichhadbeen !ttedoutforQ-ship dutiesbetweenMayandSeptember1916,butwasnowreturningto "eetmessengerservicesunderhiscommand.Sherescuedsurvivorsfrom H. M.Troopship Arcadian inApril1917whichwascarryingreinforcementsforEgyptandhadbeentorpedoedintheAegeanoff theislandofMelos onthe15thandsunkinonly6minutes. Redbreast washerselftorpedoedandsunkon15July1917,by UC-38intheAegeanSea,whileonpassage fromSkrostoDoro,withthelossofCommanderCoatesandforty-oneofhiscrew.HeisrememberedwithhonourontheChathamNaval Memorial.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.S.O.andM.C.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelR.G.Smithard, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverse inscribed‘Capt.R.G.SmithardShropsL.I.’;1914-15Star(Capt.R.G.Smithard.Shrops.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.R.G.Smithard.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24,withM.I.D.oakleaves (Capt. R. G. Smithard. K.S.L.I.) mounted court-style as worn, very ne (6) £2,200-£2,600

D.S.O. London Gazette 2 December 1918:

‘Capt. (T./Lt. Col.) Richard Glasse Smithard, M.C., 7th Bn., Shrops. L.I. Forconspicuousgallantryandskilfulhandlingofhisbattalionintherecaptureofaposition.Afterpersonallyreconnoitringthelineofadvance,he gothisbattalionroundaheavilygassedarea,andinspiteofthickfogsuccessfullygainedhisobjective,therebymateriallyassistingtheadvanceof thebattaliononhisright.Twodayslater,hemadeafurtheradvanceandconsolidatedhisposition.Itwasduetohis !neexampleand !ne leadership that the battalion successfully ful!lled its mission.’

M.C. London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryasintelligenceofficer.Priortoourattackhereconnoitredtheenemy’spositioninfrontofourlineonseveraloccasions. Whentheattackwasheldupbywire,hegotaccurateinformationofthesituation,and,byworkingacrosstheopentoa #ank,wasableto support bomb and machine gun attacks, which in#icted heavy losses on the enemy, and assisted much in the capture of the position.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 28 December 1918 (France), and 13 March 1925 (Waziristan).

RichardGlasseSmithard wasbornon11June1891,andeducatedatEalingGrammarandEmanuelSchoolHeservedintheranksfor16days beforebeingcommissionedintotheKing’sShropshireLightInfantryasTemporary2ndLieutenanton25September1914;TemporaryLieutenant, 19December1915;TemporaryCaptain,25September1915,andproceededtoFrancethesameday;TemporaryMajor,1September1916; Captain,ShropshireL.I.,1November1916;TemporaryLieutenant-Colonel,Commanding7thBattalion,ShropshireL.I.,31May1918to27June 1919; Waziristan 1921-24, Staff Captain (despatches); Major 1933; died on 4 January 1939.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.S.O.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelW.E.Williams,4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, attached 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbar;1914Star,withclasp(Lieut.W.E. Williams.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.W.E.Williams.)medalscontainedinanindividually !ttedcase, extremely ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.O. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Walter Ellis Williams, Middlesex Regiment, attached Cheshire Regiment. Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Underveryheavyartilleryandmachine-gun !rehereorganizedhisbattalion,gotintouchwith troops on either side, and successfully held his position.’

WalterEllisWilliams servedinFranceandFlanderswiththe4thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment,from13August1914,butwaslateremployed with the 10th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, commanding which battalion he won the D.S.O. in 1918.

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ASecondWarD.S.O.groupof !veattributedtoActingLieutenant-CommanderN.J.M.Teacher,Royal Navy,whowasdecoratedasLieutenantincommandofH.M.A.S. Stuart, forsinkingtheItaliansubmarine Gondar on30September1940;hewasafterwardstwicementionedindespatches,wasa LieutenantCommanderinCombinedOperationPilotageParty3(COPP3)anddiedwhilecarryingoutareconnaissance in Sicily, when he failed to return to his waiting canoe and was presumed drowned DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated‘1941’,withintegraltopribbonbar,thisloose andlackingbrooch !tment;1939-45Star,thereverseprivatelynamed‘Lieut.N.J.M.TeacherD.S.O.,R.N.H.M.A.S.“Stuart”’; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43,thisloose;WarMedal1939-45,theselastthreeallprivatelynamed‘Atg. Lt. Cmdr. N. J. M. Teacher, D.S.O., R.N.’, mounted for display, nearly extremely ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.O. LondonGazette 14January1941:‘Forcourage,enterpriseanddevotiontodutyincontactwiththeenemy.-LieutenantNormanJoseph Macdonald Teacher, Royal Navy, H.M.A.S. Stuart.’

Seedies Roll con!rms award for the destruction of the Italian submarine Gondar on 30 September 1940. M.I.D. London Gazette 21 April 1941: ‘Lieutenant, H.M.S. Argus.’

SeediesRollconformsawardforservicesontheoccasionofanexplosionaboardH.M.S. Erin,whenshewassunkinGibraltarharbourbyaSpanish saboteur, on 18 January 1942.

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 September 1942: ‘Lieutenant, H.M.S. Argus.’

Seedies Roll con!rms award for Operation Harpoon.

NormanJosephMacdonaldTeacher wasborninEdinburghon6February1914,andeducatedatSherborneSchool,AsaLieutenantinthe RoyalNavyhehadalreadybeenawardedtheD.S.O.beforehejoinedPartyKoodoo-Inhuman,the‘embryonic’COPP,fromSeptember1942.

ReportedlyNigelCogstoun-WillmottneededthesupportofLouisMountbatteninordertosecurehisservices.Teacherwaspartofthe‘Koodoo’ elementthatcarriedoutthebeachreconnaissanceofthe‘Bluff’areanearOran.WhenCOPPwasofficiallyconstitutedinDecember1942,he returnedasaLieutenant-CommandertojoinCOPP3asofficerincharge.Onthenightof28February-1March1943,whilecarryingout reconnaissanceinSicily,hefailedtoreturntothecanoewhereNoelCooperwaswaiting.Hewaspresumeddrowned[aswasNoelCooperwho also failed to return] and is commemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Accordingtothebook StealthilybyNight:TheCOPPists, byIanTrenowden,TeacherprovidedassaultpilotagetoYBeachaspartofPartyInhuman during Operation Torch, the North Africa landings. With thanks to the highly recommended online site www.coppsurvey.uk

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inscribed‘Lieut.R.CharnockL’poolRegt.’,thereverseoftheBarsimilarlyinscribedbutwithrank‘Capt.’;1914-15Star(2218Cpl. R.Charnock.L’poolR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.R.Charnock.)mountedasworn, goodvery ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1919.

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917: 2nd Lt. (Temp. Lt.).

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Lt. (A/Capt.) Richard Charnock, M.C., 1/5th Bn., L’pool R., T.F.

ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinthecaptureofEre,south-westofTournai,on21stOctober,1918.Hearingthattheattacking companieswereheldupbyheavymachine-gunandri!e "rehewentforwardtoascertainthesituation.Hereorganisedthecompaniesand remainedinthefrontlinealldaydirectingtheattack.Heledmorethanonepartyforwardhimselfandestablishedtheminforwardpositions.His courage and initiative were to a great extent responsible for the capture of the village.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 May 1918 and 8 July 1919.

RichardCharnock wasanativeofAn"eld,Liverpool,andservedintheranksoftheLiverpoolRegimentinFrancefrom21February1915.He was commissioned into the same regiment on 3 October 1915 and served on the Western Front with the 1/5th Battalion.

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AGreatWar‘Salonika’O.B.E.groupofsevenawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelC.C.G.Ashton,EastSurrey Regiment,hecommandedthe2ndBattalionatYpres1915untilwoundedandlatercommandedthe1st Battalion in North Russia, Ireland, Egypt and Sudan 1919-23

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1919; AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,WestAfrica1908(CaptainC.C.G.Ashton.E.SurreyRegt.);1914-15Star(MajorC.C. G.Ashton.E.Surr.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.C.C.G.Ashton; Greece,Republic, MilitaryCross1916-1917; Russia,Empire,OrderofStVladimir,4thClassbreastbadgewithswords,goldandenamels,both swordhiltswithpartialpost-1908Kokoshnikmarks,illegiblemarkstoeyelet,mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearlyextremely ne (7) £1,200-£1,600

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Balkans).

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (Salonika).

Greek Military Cross London Gazette 21 July 1919.

Order of St Vladimir not gazetted.

CecilCharlesGoughAshton,knownas‘Father’or‘UncleDick’tohisfriends,wasbornon17December1870.HewascommissionedinThe EastSurreyRegimenton13August1882.fromR.M.C.Sandhurst,joinedthe1stBattalionatAgrain1893andservedwiththeBattalioninIndia andUK.FromSeptember1908toAugust1911hewassecondedforservicewiththeRoyalWestAfricanFrontierForce.Hecommandedthe DepotatKingstonfrom1912toAugust1914,andwasthenappointedtoraise,commandandtrainthe7thBattalion.On22April1915,hewas appointedtocommandthe2ndBattalionatthestartofthebattleforYpresin1915.On25Aprilhewaswoundedbutremainedincommandbut inAugust1915hewasinvalidedtoU.K.Hethencommanded,insuccession,aServiceBattalionofTheGordonHighlandersandofTheRoyalIrish Ri!es.Heagaincommandedthe2ndBattalionfrom25April1918,and,on21June1919,havingbroughtthe2ndBattalion(whichhadbeen reducedtoacadre)fromTurkeybacktotheDepothewastransferredtocommandthe1stBattalionwhichheledinEngland,NorthRussia, Ireland, Egypt and Sudan until 21 June 1923.

Forhisservicesduringthe1914-18WarhewasmadeanO.B.E.andawardedtheGreekMilitaryCross.HeretiredfromtheArmyon5January 1924, and died on 16 December 1952.

AGreatWarO.B.E.Groupof !veawardedto‘TheFightingBishop’HonoraryLieutenant-ColoneltheRight ReverendAdamUriasdePencier,ArchbishopoftheMetropolitanofBritishColumbia,whoservedwiththe 6thCanadianChaplainService,attachedtothe62ndBattalion(BritishColumbia)CandianInfantry,whowas also a notable local boxer

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1917; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves, emblemoneachcampaignmedal (Hon.Lt.Col.A.U.DePencier);Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as originally worn, ribands somewhat frayed, generally very ne or better (5) £600-£800

O.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1918.

M.I.D. London Gazette 29 May 1917 and 28 May 1918.

AdamUriasdePencier wasborn9February1866atBurritt’sRapids,Ontario,Canada,andwasthegreat-greatgrandsonofCharlesI,Duke ofBrunswick-Wolfenbüttel.FollowinghiseducationatKemptville(Ottawa)andTrinityCollegeToronto,hewas !rstordainedasanAnglican priestwiththeChurchofEnglandinCanadain1890atNavan.Hemadegoodprogressinhiscareer,takingupvariousecclesiasticalpositionsin Canada at St Albans, Uxbridge, Toronto, Brandon, Vancouver, and was made Bishop of New Westminster in 1910.

DuringtheGreatWardePenciervolunteeredforoverseasserviceandwasgiventherankofHonoraryCaptaininAugust1915withthe56th CanadianChaplainService,attachedtothe62ndBattalionCEF.InhisChristmasaddress,heisrecordedbyMelissaDavidsoninherthesis ‘Preaching the Great War: Canadian Anglicans and the War Sermon 1914-1918’ as having said:

“LetusclearlyapprehendthatitisbymobilizingtheSpiritualforcesofourCountryandbybeseechingGodinprayerthatthematerialsupplyfor theNation’sneedwillmosteffectuallybeobtained....IcalluponyoubyvirtueoftheofficetowhichGodhascalledme,tousethisgreatestofall weapons, this power of the Spirit, for the conquest of our foes, both our individual, personal sins, and our national vices and enemies.”

DePenciertravelledwiththe62ndBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantrytoFranceinJanuary1916.HelaterservedasTemporary ChaplaintotheForces3rdClassonattachmenttoNo1CanadianGeneralHospitalbetweenlate1916and1918,andwasmadeHonorary LieutenantColonelinApril1918,beingtwicementionedindespatches.DePencieralsoservedforsometimeatKinmelParkCamp,Rhylin1918, andwasmadeOBEinthatyear.ReturningtoCanada,heisrecordedashavingtakenpartinanightofboxingatVancouverUniversity,wherehe: ‘Young’DePencier-‘TheFightingBishop’(thenaged53!)tookon‘BattlingBerto’foughtinathree-round‘no-decision’ !ght,whichwasrecorded as having been ‘fast and even’. Bishop de Pencier died in 1949. Sold with copied research.

Aninter-WarO.B.E.,post-WarK.P.F.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoR.Mitchell,Esq.,ChiefConstableof Kincardineshire

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;King’sPoliceandFire ServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,forDistinguishedService(RobertMitchell.O.B.E.ChiefConst.KincardineshireConstab.);Jubilee 1935(ChiefConstableR.Mitchell.)contemporarilyengravednaming;Coronation1937(ChiefConstableR.Mitchell,O.B.E.) contemporarily engraved naming, good very ne and better (4) £400-£500

O.B.E. LondonGazette 11May1937:RobertMitchell,Esq.,ChiefConstableof Kincardineshire. K.P.F.S.M. LondonGazette 12June1947:RobertMitchell,O.B.E.,ChiefConstable, Kincardineshire Constabulary.

RobertMitchell wasbornin1883andjoinedtheAberdeenshireConstabularyinJuly 1902,whereheservedfor "veyears,latterlyasaClerkintheCountyChief Constable’sOffice.HetransferredtotheAyrBurghPoliceinAugust1907,andwas promotedSergeantandCourtOfficerthatsameyear.Hewassubsequentlyadvanced toChiefClerkandthenCon"dentialClerktotheChiefConstable,andwas "nally promoted Inspector in charge of the uniform branch in February 1923.

MitchellwasappointedChiefConstableofKincardineshireinMarch1924,andserved inthisroleforthenext25years.DuringhisperiodinchargeoftheKincardineshire Constabularyhewasresponsibleforensuringthattheforcehadtheirownpatrolcars andradiocommunication,whenotherforceshadbeenequippedwithbicycles.Hewas createdanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireintheCoronationHonours’List in1937,andwasawardedtheKing’sPoliceandFireServiceMedalinthe1947Birthday Honours’List.Heretired,followingtheamalgamationofKincardineshireintothe Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary, in May 1949.

SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocumentfortheO.B.E.,innamedCentralChancery envelope,togetherwith10DowningStreetandCentralChancerylettersregardingthe awardandinvestiture;copiesoftherecipient’sApplicationandTestimonialsforthe positionsofChiefConstableofbothAyrshireandsFife(bothapplications unsuccessful);alargephotographofthemembersoftheChiefConstables(Scotland) Association 1945; a portrait photograph of the recipient; and other ephemera.

- and was Mentioned in Despatches for her services in the Boer War RoyalRedCross,1stClass,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;TheOrderofSt. JohnofJerusalem,Associate’sshoulderbadge,silver,withheraldicbeastsinangles;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (SuperintendentS.E.Webb);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,noclasp(Supt.S.E.Webb)cleanedandmountedfordisplay;together withaQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServicecapebadge this ne,andrelatedminiaturecapebadge, goodvery ne (5) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2011.

R.R.C. London Gazette 15 November 1898: Miss Sarah Emily Webb, Army Nursing Service ‘In recognition of her services in tending the sick and wounded in Egypt, in connection with the recent operations in the Soudan.’ MissSarahEmilyWebb wasborninIrelandon30April1856andjoinedtheArmyNursingServiceatNetleyon1May1886.Sheservedwith theminEgyptandtheSudan,andwasawardedtheRoyalRedCross1stClassforherservicesintendingthewoundedandsickfollowingthe SudanCampaign.AsaSuperintendentshesawfurtherserviceintheBoerWar,wasMentionedinLordRoberts’Despatch(LondonGazette 10 September1901)andwaserroneouslyawardedtheRoyalRedCross1stClassasecondtime(LondonGazette 27September1901).AsSecond AwardBarstotheDecorationwerenotintroduceduntil1917,MissWebbwasinsteadcreatedanHonoraryAssociateoftheOrderofSt.John (London Gazette 26 June 1902).

AppointedaMatronintheQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceon17February1903,MissWebbresignedfromtheserviceon17 June1904.Thenaged44years,shemarriedMajorAndrewHosie,R.A.M.C.,atSt.John’s,WaterlooRoad,London,on7June1904.Aftertheir marriagetheymadetheirhomeatBarshamLodge,Sandown,IsleofWight.WiththeoutbreakofwarinAugust1914sheofferedherservicesand wasappointedMatronofParkhurstHospital,IsleofWight-apositionshehelduntilherresignationduetoill-healthinApril1916.Followingon fromthisshewassubsequentlyawardedtheSilverWarBadge.Shediedathersister’shomeat47GarvilleAvenue,Rathgar,Dublin,on29July 1944.

Sold with a copy of The Tale of a Field Hospital by Sir Frederick Treves; and copied research.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’R.R.C.groupoffourawardedtoSisterMissIsabelG.Eveleigh,Territorial Force Nursing Service

RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue; 1914-15Star(SisterI.G.EveleighT.F.N.S.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SisterI.G.Eveleigh)mountedasworn;togetherwith therecipient’srelatedminiatureawards(theStara1914Star);aBritishRoyalRedCrossSocietyHonoraryLifeMember’sbadge, giltandenamel,thereversenumber‘71’;andaminiatureTerritorialForceNursingServiceTippetcapeBadge, generallygoodvery ne (4) £500-£700

R.R.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services with the Armies in France and Flanders.’

MissIsabelGeorginaEveleigh wasborninHorncastle,Lincolnshire,on10August1877,whereherfatherwastheStationManager,and trainedatKing’sCollegeHospital,London,beingsubsequentlyemployedasaNurseatPaddingtonIn!rmary.ShejoinedtheTerritorialForce NursingServicein1911asanoriginalmemberofthe2ndLondonGeneralHospital,Chelsea.SheservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallyinthe HospitalShip Aquitania fromJuly1915,beforeproceedingtotheWesternFrontinMarch1916.Sheservedsuccessivelyat14GeneralHospital, Wimereaux;No.4CasualtyClearingStation,Varennes;83GeneralHospital,Boulogne;72GeneralHospital,Trouville;and8GeneralHospital, Rouen.

MissEveleighwasrecommendedfortheR.R.C.forherservicesat83GeneralHospital,Rouen,wheresheservedasaSisterandNight Superintendentfrom27June1917to8April1918,andwouldhavereceivedgreatnumbersofcasualtiesresultingfromtheBattleofMessinesand ThirdYpres.Shewasdemobilisedon3July1919,andwaspresentedwithherdecorationbyH.M.TheKingatBuckinghamPalaceon17 December 1919. She died in Horncastle on 17 January 1966.

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D.S.C,. London Gazette 17 April 1918: ‘For services in minesweeping operations for the period 1st April 1917 to 31st December 1917. HerberyKlugh wasappointedasTemporarySub-LieutenantR.N.V.R.totheYacht Zarefa on4December1914,andtothe Sagitta on30 December1914.HewaspromotedTemporaryLieutenantR.N.V.R.on9September1915,andappointedto Pekin fordutyatGrimsbyon12 September 1915. He won the D.S.C. for minesweeping operations in 1917, and was demobilised on 11 May 1919.

ASecondWar‘WithdrawalfromGreece’D.S.C.groupofsixattributedtoLieutenant-CommanderA.B. Heckstall-Smith,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,whenasaLieutenantincommandofaLighterhewas wounded DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reversewithLondonhallmarksfor1941,officiallydated‘1941’,andadditionallyinscribed ‘Lieut.A.B.Heckstall-SmithR.N.V.R.Greece’;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45, withM.I.D.oakleaf,thelast !veallprivatelynamed‘Lt.Comdr.A.B.Heckstall-SmithD.S.C.R.N.V.R.’,mountedasworn, extremely ne (6) £700-£900

D.S.C. LondonGazette 3June1941:‘ForgallantryanddistinguishedservicesinthewithdrawalfromthebeachesofGreeceunder !reandinthe face of great difficulties of many thousands of troops of the Allied Armies.’ Seedies Roll con!rms award as Temporary Lieutenant, H.M.S. Stag, withdrawal from Greece and wounded when in command of an “A” Lighter. M.I.D. LondonGazette 3September1940:‘Forbravery,skillandenterpriseinMinesweepingoperationsoff theCoastsofHolland,Belgiumand France. - Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, H.M.S. Badger [Harwich minesweeping base].’

Family group: AGreatWar1917‘Egyptiantheatre’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantH.S.Cotterill,1/1st NottinghamshireYeomany(SherwoodRangers),attachedArtilleryHorseLines,latePrivate,Lord Strathcona’s Horse

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star(2.Lieut:H.S.Cotterill.Sher:Rang:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.S.Cotterill.) with related miniature awards, mounted for wear, generally nearly very ne or better

Four: Attributed to Captain H. A. S. Cotterill, 13th Frontier Force Ri!es 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withrelatedminiatureawards,mountedforwear, generallyvery ne or better (lot) £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000 (M.C. group only). M.C. London Gazette 26 November 1917 (citation appearing in London Gazette 6 April 1918): ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinbringinguptwogunsandalargequantityofammunitionunder !realongacongestedroadand thence over very difficult ground. He volunteered for this work and showed great coolness and initiative in carrying it out.’

HughStapledonCotterill wasborninWestKensington,LondoninApril1885.HewaseducatedatBlundell’sSchool,Tiverton,Devonand MalvernCollege.CotterillemigratedtoCanada,andattestedasaPrivateinLordStrathcona’sHorseinSeptember1914.Hewascommissioned SecondLieutenantinthe1/1stNottinghamshireYeomany(SherwoodRangers)inMarch1915,andservedwiththemintheEgyptiantheatreof warfromthefollowingmonth.CotterillwassecondedfordutywithArtilleryHorseLinesinDecember1916,andadvancedtoLieutenantandwas subsequentlyattachedtothe122ndHeavyBattery,RoyalGarrisonArtillery.HewasdemobilisedinMarch1919,andresidedinlaterlifeat5 Rodney Place, Clifton, Bristol. Cotterill died in Bristol in December 1963.

HughAnthonyStapledonCotterill wasthesonoftheabove.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasCaptainin13thFrontierForce Ri$es,anddied7March1942.OnthelatterdatehisBattalionwereheavilyengagedinactionattheTaukkyanRoadblock,Burma.CaptainCotterill is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantW.C.Beckett,ShropshireLight Infantry, late 24th Canadian Infantry MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘2ndLieut.WilliamCharlesBeckettKing’sShropshireL.I.1917’;BritishWarand Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. W. C. Beckett.) mounted as worn, good very ne (3) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘Temp. 2nd Lt. William Charles Beckett, attd. Shrops. L.I. Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Althoughseverelywounded,heledaraidintotheenemy’sfrontline,andwithgreatcourageand determination remained until he had brought it to a successful issue. His presence had a great moral effect on his party.’

WilliamCharlesBeckett wenttoFranceon16September1915,asaPrivate(65060)inthe24thCanadianInfantryBattalionandisentitledto the1914-15Star.CommissionedintotheImperialArmy,BeckettwasattachedtotheShropshireLightInfantrywhenhewonhisMilitaryCross. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 5 March 1918. M.I.D.notcon!rmed.SoldwithcopiedgazetteentryandMedalIndexCardwhichgivesthreeaddressesincluding25StationaryHospital,B.E.F. Rouen, and another at Coningsby Road, Finsbury Park, London N20.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoMajorF.W.Prentice,TankCorps,lateRoyal Engineers,whohadpreviouslyservedasanAssistantStorekeeperontheR.M.S. Titanic,andsurvivedher sinkingonhermaidenvoyageinApril1912byjumping100feetfromthepoopdeckoverthepropellorsjust as the stern disappeared into the freezing North Atlantic

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(32144Cpl.F.W.Prentice.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut. F. W. Prentice.) nearly extremely ne (4) £8,000-£10,000

M.C. London Gazette 15 October 1918:

‘Forgreatinitiativeandgallantryduringanattack.Aftertheinfantrywereestablishedonthe !nalobjectivehepatrolledhistankinfront,destroying hostilemachine-gungroups,smashingonegunandcapturinganother.Hethendirectedhistankthroughtheprotectivebarragetosubduegunson thefarside.Ononeoccasionhegotoutofhistank,followedbyagunner,andcapturedseveraloftheenemy,pullingoneoutofatrenchbyhis gas mask.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateAward,addsfurtherdetails:‘OnJuly4,1918,duringtheattackonHamelandVaireWood,near Corbie,thisofficershowedtheverygreatestinitiativeandgallantry.Afterseeingtheinfantryestablishedonthe !nalobjective,hepatrolledupand downinhistankinfrontofthem,destroyinghostilemachine-gungroups:smashingonegunandcapturinganotherwhichhadbeen !ringatour infantry.

Ashostilemachine-gunswerestill !ringfrombeyondourartilleryprotectivebarrage,thisofficerdirectedhistankthroughourbarrageinorderto subduethemachine-gunswhichwereharassingourinfantry.OnoneoccasionSecondLieutenantPrenticegotoutofhistank,followedbya gunner,andcapturedseveralenemyoutofatrench,pullingoneoutbyhisgasmask.Duringtheactionthisofficershowedatotaldisregardof personalsafety.Heonlywithdrewfromthebattleonaccountofmechanicaltroublecausedbyabulletfromananti-tankri#e.Byhis !nepersonal example he gave his crew the utmost con!dence throughout the action.’

FrankWinnoldPrentice wasbornatDownhamMarket,Norfolk,on17February1889andpriortotheGreatWarwasemployedasa StorekeeperbytheWhiteStarLine.Hejoinedthecrewofthe Titanic inApril1912,havingpreviouslyservedinthe Celtic,forthemonthlywage of £3 15s, and served in her on her maiden voyage from Southampton. Onthenightof14-15April1912,the Titanic struckanicebergandsankwiththelossofover1,500souls.Prenticewasamongstthesurvivors-in hisownaccountofthedisasterherecallshowheandfellowstorekeepersMichaelKieranandCyrilRicksjumpedfromthesterninthe !nal momentsofthesinking,jumpingoff wellover100feetabovethewateralmostoverthewarningnotice‘Warning:Thisvesselistriplescrewed, keepclearoftheblades’boardwhich wasmountedonthepoopdeckrailing.Ricksbrokehislegduringtheirabandonmentoftheship,but Prenticefoundhiminthewaterandstayedwithhimuntilhedied.Findingsomewreckagetoclingto,heeventuallymanagedtoswimtoLifeboat 4,andwaspulledaboard.Beforeabandoningtheship,Prenticerecallsthathetookabottleofbrandywithhim;stillclingingtoitashewaspicked upbyalifeboatthebottlecaughttheeyeoftheofficerinchargeofthelifeboat,whopromptlytookitfromhim(beforePrenticehaddrunkanyof it) and threw it overboard.

Eventuallypickedupbythe Carpathia,PrenticedisembarkedatNewYorkCityon18April1912.(Therecipient’sownaccount,astoldinthe documentary Titanic: A Question of Murder, refers).

PrenticereturnedtoEnglandandsignedontothe Oceanic on10July1912.Helaterrecalledthathewasonboardwhenoneof Titanic'slifeboats wasfounddriftinginmid-Atlanticwithfourdeadaboard.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarthe Oceanic wasconvertedintoanarmoured cruisedandsailedfromSouthamptonon25August1914.Hernavalservicewastolastjusttwoweeks,foronthemorningof8September1914 sheranagroundonthenotoriousShaaldsofFoulareefoff Shetland.OnceagainPrenticehadtojumpintothewaterandagainhewaspickedup by a lifeboat. Deciding that he had more than pushed his luck with ships and the sea, he decided at that point to join the Army.

PrenticeattestedfortheRoyalEngineers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1January1915.Hewas commissionedtemporarySecondLieutenantintheTankCorpson28August1917,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryduring the attack on Hamel and Vaire Wood on 4 July 1918.

AdvancedMajor,inlaterlifePrenticere#ected,‘I’vehadalotofexperiencesduringmylifeTwoWorldWars.Badlyshatteredrightarm.Another woundintheleg.Andallanyonewantstoknowaboutisthe Titanic.(GhostsoftheTitanic,byCharlesPellegrinorefers).HediedinBournemouth, Dorset, on 30 May 1982.

Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingtwoVHSvideocassettescontainingtherecipient’srecollections;acopyof GhostsoftheTitanic,byCharles Pellegrino,inwhichtherecipientismentionedandquoted;andaRoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimmingPro!ciencyMedal,bronze,thereverse named ‘A. P. Prentice, July 1938.’

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoSecondLieutenantR.G.Morison,1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘2ndLieut.R.G.Morison1stBattn.HertsRegt.T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (2. Lieut. R. G. Morison.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 2 December 1918: ‘2nd Lt. Robert Gordon Morison, 1st Bn., Hert. R. Forconspicuousgallantryandgoodleadership.Heledhismeninamostdeterminedmannerinanattack.Whenanenemystrongpoint temporarilyhelduptheadvance,hewentforwardwithonemanandsilencedthemachineguninituntilfurtherhelparrivedandthestrongpoint was captured. He showed marked courage and resource throughout.’

Robert Gordon Morison served with the 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment in France in 1918 and is entitled to the Silver War Badge.

Sold with copied gazette entry and Medal Index Card with later annotation ‘Civil conviction. M.C. and medals not forfeited’.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoReverendJ.JacksonWright,Chaplaintothe Forces

3rd Class, Army Chaplains Department

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘Rev.J.JacksonWrightA.C.D.1916’;1914-15Star(Rev.J.J.Wright.A.C.D.);British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. J. J. Wright.) mounted as worn, very ne (4) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January and 24 December, 1917; and 10 July 1919.

JohnJacksonWright servedasaChaplain4thClasswiththeArmyChaplainsDepartmentinFrancefrom6October1915.Hewasawarded the M.C. in 1916, was thrice mentioned in despatches, and ended the war as Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class.

Sold with copied gazette entries and Medal Index Card which gives his address as Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.

ASecondWar‘Italiantheatre’M.C.groupoffourattributedtoCaptainD.E.Harris,SouthWalesBorderers, late 2/5th Queen’s Regiment MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated‘1945’andadditionallyinscribed‘Capt.D.E.HarrisS.WalesBorderers);1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, these last three all privately named, mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £600-£800

M.C. LondonGazette 23August1945:‘ForgallantanddistinguishedservicesinItaly.-LieutenantDouglasEwartHarris(324910),TheSouthWales Borderers (Cardiff).’

The original recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant Douglas Ewart Harris, 2/5th Bn. The Queen’s Royal Regt. Italy, Lake Commacchio.

LtD.A.Harriscommanded11platoon“B”CoyandtookpartinallactionsfromtheMENATElandingstothe "ghtingattheapproachesto PORTOVERRARAwhenhewaswounded.ThroughoutthisperiodLtHarrisdisplayedcourageandresolutionoftheveryhighestorder.Inthe landingson11thApril1945,hewasthe "rstashoreandwadingthroughtwodykeshereachedhisPlatoonobjectiveseveralhundredyardsahead of the rest of the Pl and by effective use of his tommy gun he took several prisoners and caused the rest of the enemy to withdraw. Inallactionsthisofficerledhismen,sometimesusingaPIAT,sometimesaBrengunandevencapturedenemyweapons,LtHarrisdisplayed aggressivecourageofthehighestorder.Onthe12thAprilhecapturedanofficerandtwomen,oneofwhomwaswounded,fromahousewhich he himself tackled with a PIAT.

Onthe13thAprilwhenhisCoywascounterattackedNorthofFILO,theCoyCdrwaskilled,anumberofothercasualtiessufferedandtwoof thesupportingtankswereknockedout.LtHarrisatoncetookcharge,reorganisedtheCoyanddugin.Itwasentirelyduetohiseffortsthat wounded were evacuated from a very exposed position.

Later,onApril18th,whenleadinghismenagainsttheenemy,LtHarriswashimselfseriouslywounded.Atalltimesthisofficerdisplayedgallantry anddeterminationoftheveryhighestorderandcarriedoutalltasksgiventohiminacheerfulandwholeheartedmanner,eveninthefaceof heavy opposition. He was completely indifferent to danger.’

DouglasEwartHarris servedwithNo.1Commando(3968443)priortobeingselectedforofficertrainingandpostedtoOCTU.Hewas commissionedasa2ndLieutenantintheSouthWalesBordererson21July1944,andwonhisM.C.whilstaLieutenantin2/5thBattalion,The Queen’s Royal Regiment.

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AirForceCross,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallydated1961,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar; WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,thelastofficiallynamed‘207335H.D.Moseley’;togetherwiththerelatedminiature awards,thesemountedasworntogetherwiththeQ.C.V.S.oakleafemblemonnavyblueribandafterthemedals, nearlyextremely ne (7) £1,600-£2,000

A.F.C. London Gazette 10 June 1961. Q.C.V.S. London Gazette 2 January 1956.

HaroldDouglasMoseley wasborninBirminghamon29March1921andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwithboththeRoyalAir ForceandsubsequentlyonsecondmenttotheSouthAfricanAirForce,mostprobablywith12Squadron,whoservedinEastAfricaandthe WesternDesertequippedwiththeCanberraBomber.HewascommissionedintotheGeneralDutiesBranch,RoyalAirForceon12January 1945,andwasadvancedFlightLieutenanton30June1952forsubsequenttransfertotheFighterControlBranch.AwardedtheQueen’s CommendationforValuableServiceintheAirin1956,andtheAirForceCrossinJune1961,hetransferredtotheRetiredListinApril1962,and was subsequently employed at Birmingham Airport. He died in Solihull in December 1995. Soldwiththerecipient’sSecondWaridentitytags‘207335MoseleyH,CE’;namedRoyalAirForceRatingcard;BirminghamAirportIdentitycard; twoSouthAfricanAirForcePilotsWings,onethepaddedversionremovedfromuniform,theothera !atversionwiththreebuttonpoppersto reverse;aRoyalAirForcemetalsidecapbadgeandclothbadge;twoRoyalAirForcegol"ngmedals,dated1954and1960;variousother ephemera, including a photograph of the recipient in uniform on his wedding day; and copied research.

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TheGreatWarA.R.R.C.groupoffourawardedtoNursingSisterJ.E.Sword,CanadianArmyMedicalCorps, wholatermarriedLieutenant-ColonelJ.P.Girvan,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,V.D.,Commandingthe15th(48th Highlanders of Canada) Battalion Canadian Infantry

RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamels,mountedonoriginalinvestiturebow;1914-15Star(N.SisterJ. E. Sword. Can: A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (N. Sister J. E. Sword.) the silver awards dark toned, extremely ne (4) £400-£500

A.R.R.C. LondonGazette 21June1918:‘MissJeanElizabethSword,NursingSister,Can.NursingService,No.12Can.Gen.Hospl.,Bramshott, Hants.’

On24October1916,NursingSisterJeanElizabethSwordreturnedtoEnglandfromNo.2CanadianGeneralHospital,LeTreport,France.On3 November1916,shewaspostedtoCanada,where,duringthefollowingthreemonthsitispresumedsheandMajorJohnP.Girvancametoknow one another. Jean returned to England, before John, on 2 February 1917.

NursingSisterSwordhadactedasablooddonoron22April1918,butduetogeneralweaknessandanirregularheartbeat,shewashospitalised followingthetransfusionuntil26April,andthengrantedsickfurloughuntil6May1918.ShemarriedMajorJohnP.Girvan,M.C.,15thBattalion, CanadianInfantry,inLondonon6July1918,whilsthewasattendingaCommandOfficersCourseatAldershotandshortlybeforehereturnedto France to take command of his battalion, going on to win the D.S.O. and Bar. SoldwithMarriageCerti"catedated6July1918;BuckinghamPalaceTelegramandWarOfficeletterconcerningawardoftheRoyalredCross; twooriginalphotographsofNursingSisterSwordinnursinguniform,onewithR.R.C.medalribbon;anewscuttingannouncingthedeathoftheir elderson,JohnMaybinGirvan,lateCaptainandAdjutant,1stCanadianParachuteBattalion,whojumpedintoNormandybeforethelandings,was woundedandtakenprisoner,continuedhisprofessionasaminingengineerafterthewaruntilkilledinstantlybyafallingrockatElAguilar, Argentina,wherehewassuperintendentofamine;andaletterfromtheHighCommissionerforCanada,London,expressingcondolencesupon the death of her husband in 1961.

For the recipient’s husband’s medals and his related miniature awards, see Lots 80 and 551.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 552.

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AnOrderofSt.John,SecondWarB.E.M.groupofsixawardedtoMissVioletA.Reading,St.JohnAmbulance Brigade, who served during the Portsmouth Blitz as a Lay Superintendent, Civil Defence First Aid Post TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s)shoulderbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,onlady’s bowriband;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’s shoulderbadge,1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewithwhite enamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground;BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(Miss VioletA.Reading)onlady’sbowriband;DefenceMedal;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt John,withAdditionalAwardBar(8401L/A/Offr.V.Reading.PortsmouthNsg.Div.No.2Dis.S.J.A.B.1930.)thepre-SecondWar awards mounted as worn, the Second War awards loose, generally nearly extremely ne (6) £600-£800

B.E.M. London Gazette 9 January 1946: Miss Violet Ann Reading, lately, Lay Superintendent, Civil Defence First Aid Post, Portsmouth.’ MissVioletAnnReading wasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on17March1892andwasaschoolteacherbyprofession,aswellasalong-serving volunteerwiththeSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigade.Shevolunteeredforpart-timeservicewiththeVoluntaryAidDetachmentduringtheGreatWar, andservedwithdistinctionthroughouttheSecondWorldWar,includingthePortsmouthBlitz,asaLaySuperintendent,CivilDefenceFirstAid Post.ShewasawardedtheCoronationMedalin1937asa‘LayDivisionalSuperintendent,ProvincialAmbulanceServices),andwasappointeda ServingSisteroftheOrderofSt.Johnin1939(LondonGazette 23June1939),beingadvancedtoOfficerin1943(LondonGazette 25June1943). She died in Portsmouth in 1966.

Note: InlightofherlongservicewiththeSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,MissReadingislikelytohavebeenentitledtofurtherawardbarstoher Service Medal of the Order of St. John; clearly these were never "tted.

Sold with a copy of Smitten City, The Story of Portsmouth under Blitz; and copied research.

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ACrimeanWarD.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateFrancisMarkey,41stRegiment,whowasseverely wounded on 28 December 1854, and died before Sebastopol on 8 February 1855 DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(FrancisMarkey.41stRegt.);Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol,thisclasp looseasissued(FrancisMarkey.41stRegt.)officiallyimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed, "ttedwith replacement scroll suspension, mounted on triple buckle bar but lacking pin, good very ne (3) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. recommendation dated 26 January 1855.

FrancisMarkey wasseverelywoundedintheCrimeaon28December1854(LondonGazette 12January1855refers),anddied,presumably fromhiswounds,beforeSebastopolon8February1855.HisnameisshownasMcKeyinAbbottbutMarkeyonmedalrollsandinLondon Gazette casualty list).

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AnextremelyrareBoerWar‘BalloonSection’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCompanyQuartermaster Sergeant W. J. Wellman, Royal Engineers

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(22671Serjt:W.J.Wellman.R.E.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony, Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg(22671Serjt:W.J.WellmanR.E.)engravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(22671Coy. Q.M. Sjt. W. J. Wellman. R.E.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very ne and extremely rare (3) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s July 1981 and Spink, April 2000.

One of only 2 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to the Balloon Section during the Boer War. D.C.M. London Gazette 26 June 1902.

W.J.Wellman wasdecoratedforserviceswiththe1stBalloonSection,RoyalEngineers(ArmyOrder10/03refers).InadditiontohisD.C.M., hewasalsoMentionedinLordRoberts’Despatchof1March1902(acontinuationofRoberts’Despatchof4September1901),forservices during the period up to 29 November 1900 (London Gazette 17 June 1902).

The1stBalloonSectionjoinedLordMethuen’sadvanceontheModderRiverandatthebattleofMagersfontein,11December1899,observing theenemyanddirectingtheartillerywithgreateffect.In1900theyprovidedvitalinformationontheBoer’spositionsatPaardeberg,February 1900,eventhoughthe12,000cubicfoot DuchessofConnaught washoledandleakingbadly.Thegaswastransferredtothe Bristol which "ewat theBattleofPoplarGrove,7March1900,andintheadvancefromBloemfontein.Thisballoonwaskeptin"atedfor22daysonthe165mile march. They then took part in the engagements at Vet River and Zand River in May 1900.

Note: The diary of No. 1 Balloon Section, Royal Engineers during the South African War is held by the R.A.F. Museum, Hendon.

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ABoerWarD.C.M.awardedtoPrivateD.Donaghue,WestRidingRegiment,whowaswoundedatClocolan on 22 December 1900

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3439 Pte. D. Donaghue. W. Riding Regt.) extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901; Army Order 15 of 1902.

AbbottstatesthathewaswoundedatClocolanon22December1900andthatheservedwiththeBurmaMountedInfantry,aunitraisedfrom threecompaniesof100menfromthe2ndBattalionsofthreeregimentsthenservinginBurma:theEssexRegiment,theDurhamLightInfantry andtheWestRidingRegiment.AstheyleftRangoonon24January1900aBurmeseladypresentedeachmanwithapinkrose,theBurmese emblem of good luck and success.

A Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Gunner J. McGlade, Royal Garrison Artillery

DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(87130Gnr:J.McGlade.R.G.A.) ttedwithreplacementsuspensionclaw,otherwisenearly extremely ne £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901; Army Order 15 of 1902.

Abbott states that he served with 17 Company, Western Division, Royal Garrison Artillery.

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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(10888Sjt:A.Chadwick.M.M.1/7W.Rid:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(10888Cpl.A. Chadwick.1/7W.Rid:R.)minorofficialcorrectiontosurnameonthesecond, afewscratchestoobverseof rst,otherwisenearly extremely ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1919; citation published 25 February 1920: ‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyeastofNave,on11thOctober,1918,whenheledhissectionunderheavymachinegunandshell !rewithmarkedcourageandskill.Hewascontinuouslyinfrontandshowedabsolutedisregardforhisownsafety.Itwaslargelyowingtohimthat the advance was carried on in the face of heavy !re.’ M.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918.

Alfred Chadwick was a native of Hunslet, Leeds, and proceeded to Gallipoli with the 1/7th Battalion, West Riding Regiment on 7 July 1915.

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and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.,M.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantG.T.Stanners,6thBattalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(12900L.Cpl.G.T.Stanners.6/R.Berks:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(12900Sjt:G.T. Stanners.6/R.Berks:R.);1914-15Star(12900L.Cpl.G.T.Stanners.R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12900A.W.O. 2 Cl. G. T. Stanners. R. Berks. R.) the B.W.M. officially re-impressed, mounted as worn, good very ne (5) £1,600-£2,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Abombingpartyofthebattalionoccupiedacratercausedbytheexplosionofoneofourmines,andonemanwas blownoutofthecraterbyatrenchmortarbombontheenemy’sside.SerjeantBowley,CorporalMooreandLance-CorporalStannersclimbed out of the crater, dug out and rescued the wounded man under ri!e "re and bombs. They were within 200 yards of the enemy’s parapet.’ M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917. George T. Stanners served in France with the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, from 25 July 1915. Sold with copied gazette entries and Medal Index Card.

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920: ‘AtBoiryonthenightof3rd-4thSeptember,1918,whilstmountinghisgununderseverebombingbyhostileaircraft,heexhibitedgreatcoolness anddisregardforhisownsafety;andpreviouslyatFeuchy,inMarch,1918,andatYpresin1917,underheavyshell "re,hewaslargelyinstrumental in the successful withdrawal of his gun.’

M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919 (France). Richard F. Olver served in France with the 46th Siege Battery R.G.A. from 21 October 1916. Sold with copied gazette entry, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, these annotated ‘Trace re Parliamentary Enquiry. Army Medal Office 1/6/61.’

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedtoActingSergeantR.H.Ward,174thTunnellingCompany, Royal Engineers, late Lancashire Fusiliers

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (79985 A. Sjt: R. H. Ward. 174/Tlg: Co: R.E.) good very ne £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 19 August 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Whenhisofficerwaswoundedontheenemy’sparapet,wheretheyattemptedtobombhim,SerjeantWardwent forward, drove off the enemy with bombs, dressed his officer’s wounds, and brought him back under heavy #re.’

RobertH.Ward wenttoFranceandFlandersasaPrivate(No.8648)intheLancashireFusilierson11September1914.Hetransferredtothe Royal Engineers on 20 April 1915, subsequently serving with the 174th Tunnelling Company.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedto2ndCorporalH.Liddle176thTunnellingCompany,Royal Engineers

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (102009 2. Cpl. H. Liddle. 176/Tlg: Co: R.E.) polished, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 July 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryandgoodwork,notablyononeoccasionwhen,aftertheenemyhadexplodedacamou$et,herescuedamanfromthe foul gas with no rescue apparatus. Later, attempting further rescues, he nearly lost his own life.’

Hugh Liddle served in France and Flanders with the Royal Engineers from 8 June 1915.

Sold with copied D.C.M. Card and gazette entry.

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AGreatWar‘Cuinchy,January1915’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateJ.Gill,2ndBattalion,Royal Sussex Regiment, who was killed in action at Festubert in March 1915

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(914Pte.J.Gill.2/R.Suss:Regt.);1914-15Star(GSSR-914Pte.J.Gill.R.Suss:R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (GSSR-914 Pte. J. Gill. R. Suss. R.) mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryonthe27thJanuary,1915,atCuinchy,whenhevolunteeredtoremain,forobservationpurposes,inaforwardpost, which was being heavily shelled. Later in the day he rescued a wounded man under heavy #re.’

JamesGill servedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalSussexRegimentinFrancefrom19January1915.Hewaskilledinactionon17March1915,and is buried in Brown’s Road Cemetery, Festubert.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateR.A.Hanscombe,1stBattalion, Royal West Kent Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(G-4263Pte.R.A.Hanscombe,1/R.W.KentR.);1914-15Star(G-4263Pte.R.A. Hanscombe.R.W.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-4263Pte.R.A.Hanscombe.R.W.KentR.)mountedasworn, the rst with pitting from star, otherwise very ne and better (4) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920:

‘Forcontinuousgallantconduct,coveringalongperiodofserviceinFrance.Thissoldierhasoneveryoccasionshowedexceptionalgallantryanda very high sense of duty and has taken part in many actions.’

RichardA.Hanscombe hailedfromBeckenham,Kent,andservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment,from30August 1915.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920: ‘Hehasbeenactingasasectionserjeant,andhascommandedthatsectionwithsingularability.DuringtherecentoperationseastofYpreshisvery gallantconduct,especiallyonthecrossingoftheRiverLys,wasa !neexampletoallwhocameincontactwithhim.Overawideperiodofmonths he has maintained a very high standard of conduct.’

Soldwithcopiedgazetteentries,D.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,thelattercon!rmingbothG.S.M.andI.G.S.andthathewasservingwith9th Armoured

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117 ‘Oneofninechildrenborntotwoimpoverishedalcoholics-allofwhomwereremovedbythecourtsfromtheirparent’s custodybytheageoftwo-ishardlythestartthatwouldbeattributedtoaherooftheR.A.F.,butthatwashowVictor started.’

(Zero To Hero, From a Boy’s Home to R.A.F. Hero, by P. W. Bodle refers)

TheoutstandingandrareSecondWarC.G.M.,‘Immediate’D.F.M.groupof !veawardedtoLancasterRear GunnerV.A.Roe,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,who "ewin14operationalsortiesinWellingtonsand Halifaxeswith466Squadron,priorto "yingtheremainderofhisoperationalservicewith35Squadronwhichamountedtoaremarkable84operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,50ofwhichwerewithFlying OfficerJohnFordeashispilot,andoutofthetotalof84,11wereasMasterBombercrewand7asDeputy Master Bomber crew, all with Path!nder Force. Anaccomplished‘Tail-EndCharlie’,Roesuccessfullyfoughtoff anMe.110duringtheraidon Haine-StPierre,8-9May1944,‘whichmadefoursuccessiveattacksusingcannonandmachine-gun !re...Roereturned !reandoneachoccasionalthoughhisturrethadbeenhitandbecomeunserviceable,resultinginSergeant Roebeingcoveredwithoil.WhentheMe.110madethefourthattack,itwasseentohavecaught !reinone engineanditisclaimedasprobablydestroyed.Throughoutthecombat,SergeantRoehandledhisgunswith cooldetermination,clearingstoppagesinbetweenattacksalthoughhehadreceivedaslightinjuryinhis right arm from a cannon splinter early in the encounter.’

WarrantOfficerRoewaskilledinactiononaraidtoChemnitz,carryingouthis98thoperationalsortie,5-6 March 1945. He was 21 years old ConspicuousGallantryMedal(Flying),G.VI.R.(Act.W/O.(1813968)V.A.Roe.R.A.F.);DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R. (1813968Sgt.V.A.Roe.R.A.F.);1939-45Star,1clasp,BomberCommand;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany; WarMedal1939-45, !rsttwooninvestiturepinsandinnamedcardboxesofissue, remainderlaterissues, in RoyalMint boxesof issue, with enclosure, extremely ne (5) £30,000-£40,000

One of only 11 men to be awarded the combination of the C.G.M. and D.F.M.

C.G.M. London Gazette 13 April 1945: ‘SincetheawardoftheDistinguishedFlyingMedal,WarrantOfficerRoehasparticipatedinafurtherlargenumberofoperationalsorties.Hehas provedhimselftobeamostenthusiasticandskilfulairgunnerandhascontinuedtooperatewithundiminisheddeterminationandcourage.Byhis magni"cent record of achievement and unfailing devotion to duty, this gallant Warrant Officer has set a sterling example to all air gunners.’ D.F.M. London Gazette 13 June 1944: ‘Onthenightof8/9thMay,1944,SergeantRoewasreargunnerinaLancasterdetailedtoattackHaine-St.Pierre.Astheaircraftwasapproaching thetarget,twoJu.88’swereencounteredbutsuccessfullyevaded.Shortlyafterwards,andMe.110wasencounteredwhichmadefoursuccessive attacksusingcannonandmachine-gun "re.SergeantRoereturned "reandoneachoccasionalthoughhisturrethadbeenhitandbecome unserviceable,resultinginSergeantRoebeingcoveredwithoil.WhentheMe.110madethefourthattack,itwasseentohavecaught "reinone engineanditisclaimedasprobablydestroyed.Throughoutthecombat,SergeantRoehandledhisgunswithcooldetermination,clearing stoppagesinbetweenattacksalthoughhehadreceivedaslightinjuryinhisrightarmfromacannonsplinterearlyintheencounter.Hecarriedon, showinga "neoffensivespirit.SergeantRoeisaveryreliableAirGunnerwhohasalwayscarriedouthisdutiesmostconscientiously.Atalltimes hiscourage,skillanddeterminationarea "neinspirationtohiscrew.Inrecognitionofhiscourageanddevotiontodutyduringthecombatsofthe night of 8/9th May, 1944, this N.C.O. is recommended for an immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medals. Remarks by Station Commander: Recommended. This N.C.O. displayed courage and determination of a high order throughout the attacks.’

VictorArthurRoe wasbornatOldBargeYard,NorwichinMay1923.Hewasoneofninechildren,allremovedfromthecustodyofhis parents,whoweresadlyalcoholics,andplacedinvariousChildren’sHomesaroundNorwich.RoewaseducatedattheSurreyRoadPrimary SchoolandtheNelsonStreetSeniorBoys’School-andhisfatherdiedwhilsthewasatprimaryschool.Aged11,RoewastransferredtoMr Fegan’sHomeforBoysinYardleyGobion,nearStonyStratford,Buckinghamshire.Thelatterinstitutionhadarigidapproachtopreparingtheboys forlaterlifethroughdisciplineandhardwork,whichculminatedinworkingattheGoudhurstFarmpriorto‘release’intothewiderworld.Roe movedtoworkatthefarminApril1938,andhavingcompletedhistimeinFegansystemwassubsequentlyemployedat CoppingFarm,partof the Bernstein Estate near Tonbridge in Kent.

RoeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinJanuary1943,andwaspostedtoNo.14InitialTrainingWing,Bridlington.Hetrainedas anAirGunneratNo.8BombingandAirGunnerySchool,Evanton,andadvancedtoLeadingAircraftsman.Roe,havingadvancedtoSergeant,was subsequentlypostedto20O.T.U.,Lossiemouth.WhilstatthelatterhetrainedinWellingtonsandformedhis "rstcrewwithWarrantOfficerJ. Forde(Pilot),WarrantOfficerH.Warner(BombAimer),WarrantOfficerJ.Rollins(Navigator)andSergeantD.Carruthers(RadioOperator). Theywerepostedforoperationalserviceto466Squadron(Wellingtons)atDriffieldinAugust1943.Theycarriedout7operationalsorties,5of whichwereMining,beforebeingpostedto1652CUtoconverttoHalifaxbombers.HeretheywerejoinedbySergeantsD.Cole(FlightEngineer) andW.Quirke(MidUpperGunner),anduponreturntotheirSquadrontheycarriedoutanother7operationalsorties,including:Frankfurt; Berlin; Magdeburg; Schweinfurt; Trappes and Le Mans.

As Peter Bodle notes in Zero To Hero, From a Boys’ Home to R.A.F. Hero: ‘ThistimethesevenoperationsmoreorlessspannedtheChristmasandNewYearperiodof1943-44.Their "rstHalifaxsortiewason20 December...Onthethirdsortie,‘TheBigCity’,Berlinwasthetarget,butitwasnotuntiltheraidfollowingtheBerlinrunthatVictormentioned anythingaboutenemyaction.InthatpostraidreportitwasnotedthattheirplaneHX266hadcollectedsome $akdamagedfromwhatwas believedtoberadarcontrolledack-ackgunsintheWilhelmshavenarea.Fortunatelyaccordingtothisreportaftertheraid,itproducedonlya slightamountofdamagetotheaircraftandnonetothecrew.TheotherhighpointVictornotedfromhistimeontheHalifaxoccurredjustthree dayslater,landingoutatTangmere,astheirHalifaxLV837ranlowonfuelandtheirpilotJohnFordemadeaprecautionarydiversionintotheKent "ghter air"eld to take on more.

InalltheHalifaxraids,theywereledtothetargetareabytheLancastersofthePath"nderForce,whomtheyweretojoininjustafewweeks’ time.Thisway,likemanyothersbeforethem,VictorandtherestoftheJohnFordeteamhadbeengivenagoodinsightintowhatwasneededto be a Path"nder crew, long before they ever started their PFF training.’

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

The PFF - Lancaster ‘Tail-End Charlie’

Roe was posted to Warboys for PFF training, prior to being posted for operational !ying with 35 Squadron (Lancasters) in April 1944: ‘SojustsixmonthsaftersteppingintoaBomberforthe "rsttime,Victor’slatestpostingwassendinghimfurthersouthinmainlandBritaintoR.A. F.GraveleyinHuntingdonshire,tojointhe crèmedelacrème ofBomberCommand,thePath"nderForce(PFF).Hewasoff toR.A.F.Graveley wherehewouldbejoining35Squadron,oneoftheearliestandmostprestigiousofthePath"nderForceSquadrons.Oncehehadreceivedthe postingandbeforeheevensteppedfootpastthegatehouseforthe "rsttime,herealisedthattherehadalreadybeenmanypagesofhistory written by this unique group of very special airmen.’ (Ibid)

Roewastogoonand !yasaRearGunnerinaremarkable84operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,50ofwhichwerewithFlyingOfficerJohn Fordeashispilot,andoutofthetotalof84-11wereasMasterBombercrewand7asDeputyMasterBombercrew.Hisoperationalsorties included:Essen;Achères;Montdidier;Nantes;Haine-St.-Pierre(8/9May1944,seeD.F.M.);Louvain;Duisburg;Dortmund;Aachen;BourgLeopold; Mardick;ForêtdeCerisy;Fougères;Rennes;Lens;Sterkrade;Laon;MiddelStraëte;Oisemont(2),includingasDeputyMasterBombercrewfor1 July1944;Villeneuve-St.-Georges;Marquise,DeputyMasterBombercrew,6July1944,hitby !akthreetimes;Caen,7July1944;LesCatelliers, DeputyMasterBombercrew,9July1944;Nucourt;Rollez;LesLandesViellesetNeuves,DeputyMasterBombercrew,15July1944;St.Philibert; ForêtdeNieppe(3),DeputyMasterBombercrew,31July/1August1944andinthesamecapacity6August1944,andasMasterBombercrew, 9/10August1944;BoisdeCasson;Becd’Ambès,DeputyMasterBombercrew,4August1944;NormandyBattleArea,7/8August1944;Douai, MasterBombercrew,11August1944;Rüsselsheim;Falaise,MasterBombercrew,14August1944;LeCulot,MasterBombercrew,15August 1944;Stettin;Bremen;Pourchinte,MasterBombercrew,31August1944;LeHavre,ArmySupport(5),includingasMasterBombercrewforthe raidson9and10September1944;Calais(2)bothasMasterBombercrew,27and28September1944;Saarbrücken;FortFrederickHendrik(gun batteries), Master Bomber crew, 11 October 1944 and Duisburg, 14/15 October 1944.

The Haine-St-Pierre raid allowed Roe’s ability with his guns to come to the fore, a feat which was re!ected in the award of an ‘immediate’ D.F.M.: ‘Then,forthe "rsttimethusfarintheirshortPFFcareer,theLuftwaffedecidedtogetseriouslyinvolvedand929wasattackedon threeseparate occasionsbyGermannight "ghters.Initially929wasattackedbyatwinengineJu.88night "ghter.Despitetheobvioustemptation,Victor’straining kickedinandhefollowedstadardR.A.F.proceedurebynot "ringhisguns,asthe !ashesfromhisweaponsmightwellhavehelpedidentifytheir positiontoother "ghters,andrightnow,dealingwithone,wasenoughtokeepthemalloccupied.Instead,attheappropriatemoment,hecalled to John Forde, ‘Corkscrew right!’ as the bomb run was abandoned....

FortunatelyonthisoccasionthemanoeuvreworkedandtheygavetheLuftwaffepilottheslip.Oncesafelybackinthedarkness,theyorbitedto starboardandwereabletogathertheirthoughtsandrecommencetheirbombingrunat8,600feet.Bythetimetheywereovertheremainsof themarshallingyards,theircolleaguesaheadhadstirredupdustandstarted "resthatwerenowthrowinguppillarsofsmoketoaheightof4 -5,000feet,prettywellobscuringmostofthetarget.TheMasterBomberinstructedthemtodroptheirordnanceonthecentreofthe "res.This theywereabletodo...ButVictorstillhadworktodo.AnotherGermannight "ghter,thistimeaMesserschmittMe.110,foundtheopportunityto presshomeanotherattack.AgainJohnFordewasabletothrowitoff thetrail,anditappearedtohavehadenoughforthetimebeing. Unfortunately,athirdattackthistimewasbyafullyradarequippedMe.110.Thisonemanagedtogetontheirtailandmadeastra"ngpasswhich pepperedVictor’sturretwithcannon "re,slightlyinjuringhim.Thisactionalsoseveredsomehydraulicpipesputtingtheturretoutofactionand coatinganowratherincensedVictorwithhydraulicoil.Despitethis,ormaybebecauseofhisintenseannoyance,Victorwasabletoworkwithhis pilotandgettheplanemanoeuvredsohecouldbringhisgunstobearontheattackingGerman "ghterandsprayitwithenoughbulletstoknock outitsstarboardengine.TheMesserschmittwaslastseenwithitsdisabledenginefullyablaze,fallingthroughthecloudundercast,apparentlyout of control.’ (Ibid)

Roe advanced to Acting Warrant Officer in October 1944, and the raid on Duisburg was to be the last for the Forde crew: ‘SadlythiswastobethelastsortiefortheFordecrewasaunit,astheyhadreachedtheendoftheirtour.Havingbeenareal‘bandofbrothers’ for solong,itwasnowtimeforcareerchoicestobemadeandforeachtogotheirownseparateways.JohnForde,DonCarruthersandJohn RollinselectedtomoveontoTransportCommandandretrainontheDouglasDC3.TheyhadoptedforaslightlylessadventurouslifeintheFar East....Victorontheotherhandwasstillverymuchupforthe "ghtandrequestedanothertourwiththePath"nders.Itwasunderstandablynota problem for the R.A.F. and with his continuance as aircrew agreed he was granted his option of staying with 35 Squadron.’ (Ibid)

There’s No Place Like ‘Home’ - Volunteering for Another Tour with 35 Squadron Perhapsasaconsequenceofhisdislocatedyouth,Roedecidedtoelectforwhatheknewandthestabilitythatcomeswithit.Heslottedintothe turretofFlightLieutenantF.Watson’screw,withothermembersbeingPilotOfficerK.Smith(Navigator),FlyingOfficerS.Scott(BombAimer), WarrantOfficerL.Holland(Mid-UpperGunner),SergeantR.Grayson(WirelessOperator)andSergeantG.Cross(FlightEngineer).The remainderofRoe’soperationalservice(withtheexceptionofonesortie)wascarriedoutwithWatsonashispilotbetweenNovember1944June1945.Theseoperationalsortiesincluded:Düsseldorf;Bochum;Gelsenkirchen(2);Freiburg;Dortmund;Heimbach;Soest;Mersberg; Ludwigshafen(2);Ulm;Koblenz;Nippes,24/25December1944,aspartofJ.J.Osmond’screw;Hanover;Hanau;Munich;Saarbrücken;MersbergLeuna;Zeitz;Stuttgart;Mainz;Bonn;Goch;Politz;Dresden(Operation Thunderclap),13/14February1945;Chemnitz;Dortmund;Duisburg;Essen; Mainz; Mannheim and Chemnitz, 5/6 March 1945.

Chemnitz - The Point of No Return, So Close to a Century Roe’s crew were to !y in one of 760 aircraft allocated for the above raid on Chemnitz Marshalling Yards: ‘TheyardstookonextraimportancethistimeastheGermanswereknowntobeplanningalargereinforcingoperationtorushmorementothe easternfront...WithChemnitzlocatedratherclosetotheSwiss-Germanborderthiswastobeaverylongraidofsomeeightandahalfhours fromchock-to-chock.Tomakeitharder,intelligenceindicatedaparticularyheavy !akconcentrationinthearea.TheMetFlightboyshadforecast atotalcloudcoverwithlayersofwispycloudlikelyevenabovethebombersoperationalheightof18,000feet.Neithertheweatherordefensive forecasts were wrong, but the major surprise of the operation was that thirty or more R.A.F. bombers were to be lost on this one raid.... TheWatsoncrewagainaboardtheirregularLancasterE333S-Sugar,wasamongstthosewhodidnotmakeitbacktobase.Itwasbelievedtheir planewashitby !akinthetargetareaandplummetedtoearthinwhatisnowanallotmentarea,justoff FrederickEnglesStrasseinChemnitz.It wouldappearthatNavigatorKenSmithhadmanaged toescapethedoomedplanebutattoolowanaltitude,orthathehadbeenthrownclear onimpact.Sadlyhehadnotsurvivedeither.Allthemembersoftheseven-mancrewwereburiedinacollectivegraveinChemnitz.Victorhad !ownhislastsortie.Haditbeencompleteditwouldhavebeenhisninety-eighthcombatoperation....Victor’sCGMwasannouncedinthe London Gazette just a few weeks later on 13 April 1945.’ (Ibid)

WarrantOfficerRoeiscommemorated,alongwiththerestofhiscrew,ontheRunnymedeMemorial.Roehadmanagedtore-establishcontact withsomeofhissiblingsduringthewar,makinghissisterKate(bythenmarried)hisnextofkin.Almostayearafterhisdeath,itwasthelatter whowenttoBuckinghamPalacetoreceivehisgallantryawardsuponhisbehalf.WarrantOfficerRoe’sfamilythenclaimedhiscampaignmedalsin 2008.

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Sold with the following related items and documents:

PathFinderForceBadgeAwardCerti!cate,dated5March1945,Telegramaddressedtorecipient'ssisterinforminghimthatheis‘Missingin Action’,dated6March1945;variousAirMinistrycorrespondencewithregardtorecipient’sstatus;2Letterswrittenbythemothersoftwoof Roe’screwtohissister,andonefromthefatherofacrewmember,writtenshortlyaftertheirlistingas‘MissinginAction’;anumberoffamily letters,cardsandpersonalphotographssenttotherecipientc/otheSergeant’sMess,R.A.F.Gravely,nearHuntingtonbetween1944-1945; variouscorrespondencetotherecipient’ssisterwithregardstoherattendancetoreceiveherbrother’sgallantryawardsatBuckinghamPalace uponhisbehalf;HolyBible,dedicatedto‘VictorA.RoefromH.M.Morris,1stAugust,1941;anumberofphotographsandphotographicimages of recipient in uniform, and one of his sister at Buckingham Palace wearing his awards; with other ephemera and copied research

AGreatWar‘Gallipoli’I.D.S.M.awardedtoSepoyLikalSingh,14thKingGeorge’sOwnFerozeporeSikhs, who was also mentioned in despatches

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(4019SepoyLikalSingh14thK.G.O.Sikhs) suspensiontightenedatclaw, otherwise nearly very ne £300-£400

I.D.S.M. GGO 736 of 1916. M.I.D. GGO 939 of 1916.

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ASecondWar‘Burmaoperations’I.D.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoLance-NaikAliAsfar,IndianArmy Medical Corps

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(78537L-Nk.AliAsfar,I.A.M.C.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939 -45; India Service Medal, these last four all privately named, mounted as worn, good very ne £500-£700

I.D.S.M. LondonGazette 18May1944:‘ForgallantanddistinguishedserviceinBurma.’Oneofonly10awardstotheIndianArmyMedicalCorpsin the Second World War.

Arare‘RiverTigrisOperations’GreatWarD.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoPettyOfficerW.H.Rowe,Royal Navy,GunlayerofH.M.ArmedLaunch Shaitan,whosecrewof9,armedwithasingle12-pounder,inadisplay ofcoolaudacityattheexpenditureofonly2or3shells,capturedover250TurkishTroopsandcontributed largely to the evacuation of Amara DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(152932.W.H.Rowe.Lg.Sean.H.M.S.Shaitan.) minoro cialcorrectiontorate;1914-15Star (152932.W.H.Rowe.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(152932W.H.Rowe.P.O.R.N.) nearlyextremely ne,rare(4) £3,000-£4,000

D.S.M. London Gazette 13 September 1915.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Shaitan,Amara,3June1915.Gunlayerof Shaitan’s12pdrgun,anexcellentshot,coolandsteady.I recommend him from early advancement.’

RowewasawardedhisD.S.M.forhisroleinpursuitoftheenemygunboat Marmariss andthecaptureofAmarabyH.M.ArmedLaunch Shaitan Fortheirdaringexploitandresolution, Shaitan’sCommandingOfficer,LieutenantM.Singleton,wasawardedtheD.S.O.,andtwoofthecrew (Coxswain A. J. Roberts and Gunlayer W. H. Rowe) were awarded the D.S.M. Singleton’s D.S.O. citation, which appeared in the same London Gazette, is as follows: ‘ForhisservicesduringtheadvancefromQurnahandcaptureofAmaraatthebeginningofJune1915.LieutenantSingletonwasincommandof thearmedlaunch Shaitan,anddisplayedgreatskillandenergyinpursuitoftheenemygunboat Marmariss andothercraft.Hewentaheadofthe mainforcethroughAmarainagallantmanner,andperformedtheremarkablefeatinhissmallarmedtugofbringingtosurrenderabodyofabout 11officersand250Turkishtroops,whomhehadintercepted,andcausingalargenumbertoretire,thuslargelycontributingtothesurrenderof the town.’

WilliamHenryRowe wasborninHalifax,NovaScotia,on16September1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson17March 1890.HewasadvancedLeadingSeamanon1December1910andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.ArmedLaunch Shaitan from1August 1915,whilstborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Clio andH.M.S. Alert.HetransferredtoH.M.S. Dragon y,withtherateofPettyOfficer,on11 December1915,andservedinheruntil7January1918.Hewasshoredemobilisedon5December1919,andsubsequentlyjoinedtheRoyalFleet Reserve.

H.M. Armed Launch Shaitan on the River Tigris

ByMay1915theTurkshadbeendrivenfromthelowerreachesoftheTigris,andinorderthattheNavymightrenderassistancetotheArmyin followingthemup,anumberof "atbottomedtugboatswerecommandeeredandcommissionedasH.M.Shipsforuseontheriver.Oneofthese, the Shaitan,inrealitylittlemorethanaharbourtugwithasinglepieceofartillery,wasplacedunderSingleton’scommand.Crewedbyeightmen, his boat was armed with a 12-pounder quick-#ring gun in her bows and a smaller gun aft. AdvancingfromQurnahinJune,the Shaitan,duetoSingleton’sskilfulboathandling,gotaheadoftheothersmallcraft,and reachedapointthree milessouthofAmaraonherown.Assheenteredthereachoftheriverimmediatelybelowthetown,whichwassituatedontheeastbank,large numbersofenemytroopswereseencrossingtherivertothewesternbankbyabridgeofboatsandgettingintoabargesecuredtotheTurkish gunboat Marmarris.Thebridgeofboatswasthenopened,theenemygunboatclearlygoingtodepartupriver.Singletonimmediatelyopened #re withthe12-pounder,causingthetroopstoabandonthebargeforasaferspotonthewestbank. Shaitan thensteamedonandasshepassed throughthebridgeofboatsfoundthetownwasoccupiedinforce.HalfabattalionofTurks,movingthroughthestreetstotheriverfront,smartly retreated.Aroundthenextbendonbothbanksyetmoretroopswereretiringfromthe Shaitan whichwasineffectsurrounded.TheTurksheld their #reforfearofdrawingtheattentionof Shaitan’s12-pounder,andshecontinuedupstreamforabouthalfamile,whenceSingletoncalledona partyofabouttwohundredTurkswithsixofficerstosurrender.TheBluejacket’sdisarmedthemand,takingtheirweaponsonboard,compelled themtomarchdownriverabreastofthetug.OnthewaybacktoAmara,Singletontookmoreprisoners,whoemergedfromtreesandthrew downtheirarms;and,unattended,thesorryTurkishpartyobedientlywalkedtothenowdesertedtownwheretheysatdownbyacoffeeshop and awaited the arrival of British troops.

Thusthe Shaitan,attheexpenditureofonlytwoorthreeshells,captured250Turkishtroopsand11officersandcontributedlargelytothe evacuation of Amara by 2,000 troops.

AstheOfficialHistoryoftheGreatWarrightlystated,‘Greaterdaringthanthatofthe Shaitan canhardlybeimagined...averylittleresolutionof the enemy’s side would have disposed [of her crew of nine] easily at point blank range.’ Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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AGreatWar‘ZeebruggeRaid’April1918D.S.M.groupofsixawardedtoChiefPettyOfficerGeorgeCann, RoyalNavy,forservicesinH.M.S. Iphigenia whichwasusedasablockshipattheentrancetotheBruges Canal

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(174002G.Cann,A.C.P.O.“Iphigenia”Zeebrugge-Ostend.22-23,April1918.);1914-15Star (174002,G.Cann,P.O.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(174002G.CannC.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (174002GeorgeCann,P.O.1Cl.,H.M.S.Minerva.); Italy,Kingdom,MessinaEarthquakeMedal1908,silver,unnamedasissued, mounted as worn, good very ne (6) £2,200-£2,600

D.S.M. LondonGazette 14September1918:‘ThefollowingfurtherawardinadditiontothoseannouncedintheLondonGazetteofthe23rdJuly 1918hasbeenapprovedforservicesintheoperationsagainstZeebruggeonthenightof22nd-23rdApril1918.Act.C.P.O.GeorgeCann,ON 174002 (Ch.).’

Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.S. Iphigenia Zeebrugge-Ostend22-23April1918.Forgoodservicesinblockshipsonthenightof22-23April 1918. From H.M.S. Pembroke.’ GeorgeCann wasbornatLac!eld,Suffolk,on6May1877,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinH.M.S. Impregnable on27June1893. AdvancingsteadilythroughtheratesheachievedPettyOfficer2ndClassstatusinAugust1902,andwaspromotedtoPettyOfficer1stClassin June1908.HeservedaboardH.M.S. Minerva fromSeptember1908toOctober1910,andiscon!rmedontherollofH.M.S. Minerva ashaving landedashoreatMessinatoparticipateintherescueoperationsthereaftertheearthquakeof1908.HealsoreceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalinthis shipinMay1910.HeservedaboardH.M.S. Diamond fromNovember1913untilNovember1917whenhejoined PembrokeI, shorebaseat Chatham,fromwherehewasdraftedor,morelikely,volunteeredforservicein Iphigenia ontheZeebruggeRaid.Heservedin Blenheim from August 1918 to February 1919, when he rejoined Pembroke I and was discharged to shore for demobilisation on 22 April 1919.

AGreatWar‘Submarineservice’D.S.M.awardedtoAbleSeamanH.J.McCreedy,RoyalNavy,whoservedin H.M. Submarines F3 and H24 in 1918 DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(238018H.J.McCreedy,A.B.H.M.Submarines.1918.) contactwearandpitting,otherwisegood ne and better £700-£900

D.S.M. London Gazette 29 October 1918: ‘For services in submarines.’

The recommendation states: ‘Served in H.M. Submarine F3 from 6 February 1918 and in H.M. Submarine H24 26 April 1918 to 23 April 1919.’ HerbertJohnMcCreedy wasbornatBattle,Sussex,on22August1891,andwasaGreenwichSchoolBoywhenhejoinedtheRoyalNavyas aBoy2ndClassinH.M.S. Ganges on10January1907.HewasratedAbleSeamanfromJune1910andduringthewarservedaboardH.M.Ships Cormorant,Blenheim,Adamant,Egmont and Queen, beforejoiningthesubmarineserviceinaboutJanuary1916.HewaspensionedasaPettyOfficer on 21 August 1931.

AGreatWar‘AuxiliaryPatrol’D.S.M.awardedtoDeckHandJ.C.Rising,RoyalNavalReserve,forservices aboard H.M. Trawler Sweeper 1915-16 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (D.A.2897. J. C. Rising, Dk. Hd. R.N.R. Sweeper. Aux Patrol. 1915-6.) good very ne £500-£700

D.S.M. LondonGazette 14July1916:‘FordistinguishedserviceswhileengagedinminesweepinginHomewaters.DeckhandJamesCharlesRising, R.N.R., O.N. DA.2897.’

Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.T. Sweeper, AuxiliaryPatrol1915-6.ServiceintheAuxiliaryPatrolduringtheperiod1January1915to31 January1916.Carriedoutdutiesunderextremelyarduousandhazardousconditionsofweatherandexposuretoenemyattackandmineswith marked zeal, gallantry and success.’

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AGreatWarD.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoChiefEngineRoomArti!cerR.J.Beardshaw,RoyalNaval Reserve,probablyforhisservicesinthelightcruiseractionon5June1917,whentheGermandestroyer S20 was sunk

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(E.A.1100R.J.Beardshaw,C.E.R.A.R.N.R.H.M.S.Centaur.1916-7.);1914-15Star(E.A.1100. R.J.Beardshaw.E.R.A.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1100E.A.R.J.Beardshaw.C.E.R.A.R.N.R.)mountedasworn, good very ne (4) £800-£1,000

D.S.M. London Gazette 11 August 1917: ‘The following awards have been approved.’

The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Centaur 5th Light Cruiser Squadron, Harwich Force 1916-7.’

On5June1917,thelightcruisers Canterbury,Centaur and Conquest sanktheGermandestroyer S20 intheNorthSeaneartheShouwenBank,off Zeebrugge, Belgium. This award is probably related to this action.

TheuniqueSecondWar‘BattleoftheAtlantic’D.S.M.andBar,M.I.D.groupof !veawardedtoActingPetty OfficerJ.P.Coster,RoyalNavy,forservicesasseniorAsdicoperator(H.S.D.)aboardthedestroyerH.M.S. Hesperus underCommanderDonaldMacintyre,D.S.O.**,D.S.C.,oneofthemostsuccessfulwartimeC.O.’s of convoy escorts in the Battle of the Atlantic and author of ‘U-Boat Killer’ amongst many others DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.148640J.P.Coster.A/L.Smn.)impressednaming,withSecondAwardBar,thereverse privatelydated‘1943’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Paci!cStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oak leaf,thelastfourallprivatelyimpressed‘JX.148640J.P.Coster.D.S.M.&Bar.A/L.Smn.R.N.“H.M.S.Hesperus”,mountedas worn, nearly extremely ne (5) £4,000-£5,000

D.S.M. LondonGazette 9March1943:‘ForskillanddeterminationinactionagainstenemysubmarineswhileservinginH.M.Ships Hesperus and Vanessa. - Temporary Acting Leading Seaman James Philip Coster.

SeediesRollcon!rmsawardforthedestructionof U-357 inthenorth-westernapproacheson26December1942.CommanderMacintyrewas awarded a Bar to his earlier D.S.O. for this action. U-357 was forced to the surface by depth charges and then rammed and sunk by Hesperus. D.S.M.SecondAwardBar LondonGazette 11January1944:‘ForcourageandgreatskillinsuccessfulattacksonU-boatswhileservinginH.M.S. Hesperus. - Temporary Acting Petty Officer James Philip Coster, D.S.M. (Newbury, Berkshire).’

TworecommendationsexistinAdmiralty !lesforthisawardanditappearsthatthetwowererolleduptogetherintotheSecondAwardBar.The !rst, submitted on 20 May 1943, states:

‘Leading Seaman (Higher Submarine Detector - H.S.D.) James Philip Coster. D.S.M. awarded 9 March 1943.

OnFriday,23rdApril,1943,whenH.M.S. Hesperus wasescortingConvoyO.N.S.4,anenemysubmarinewassightedandseentiodive.This UboatwassoonafterwardspickedupontheAsdicsandahuntensued,attheendofwhichahitwiththeHedgehogwasobtainedandtheU-boat sunk.LeadingSeamanCosterwastheasdicoperatorandhisaccurateandskilfuloperationofthesetenabledcontactwiththesubmarinetobe held throughout the hunt and accurate attacks to [be] delivered which resulted in the destruction of the U-boat.’

The second recommendation was submitted just 3 days later, on 23 May 1943, and states: ‘A/Petty Officer (Ty) James Philip Coster. D.S.M. awarded 9 March 1943. Previously recommended on 30 December 1942 and 20 May 1943. Onthenightof11th/12thMay,andagainon12thMay,1943H.M.S. Hesperus detectedandattackedU-boats.Inthe !rstcase,theU-boatwas depth-chargedandforcedtothesurfaceafterseveralattacks.Itwasthenattackedbygun!reandleftsinking.Inthesecondcase,theU-boatwas detectedbyAsdicsand,afterthreedepth-chargeattacks,washeardtoexplode,wreckagecomingtothesurfacetocon!rmthesinking.Petty OfficerCosterwastheA/SoperatorthroughoutboththeseactionsandhiscoolandskilfuloperationoftheA/Ssetenabledtheaccurateattacks to be delivered which resulted in the destruction of the U-boats.’

SeediesRollcon!rmsawardforsuccessfulattacksonU-boatsinMay1943,withonesunkandtwodestroyed. U-186 wascon!rmedsunknorthof the Azores by depth charges from Hesperus M.I.D. LondonGazette 23November1943:‘ForgallantanddistinguishedservicesinsuccessfulattacksonU-boatswhileservinginH.M.Ships... Hesperus.’

Seedies Roll con!rms award for the probable destruction of a U-boat in the western approaches on 4 April 1943.

JamesPhilipCoster wasanativeofNewbury,Berkshire.HewastheonlyrecipientoftheD.S.M.andBarin Hesperus andtheonlycrew membertoreceivethreeawardsinthisship.CaptainDonaldMacintyregivesasuccinctdescriptionoftheasdicanddepthchargeattack procedure employed against U-boats in the early days of the battle of the Atlantic in his book, U-Boat Killer: ‘Onceitwasdecided toattack,theprocedurewastopointone’sshipatthetargetandcloseitatamoderatespeed.Bythetimetherangewas downtoabout1,000yards,sufficientdatawouldhavereachedtheplottogiveacourseandspeedofthetarget.Coursewouldthenbealteredso asto‘collide’withthesubmarine,andastheshippassedoverit,orratherpassedalittlewayaheadtoallowforthetimetakenbydepth-charges tosink,apatternofdepthchargeswouldbe !red.Thosefromthechutesinthesternwouldbedroppedatevenly-spacedintervalsinthewake, while the depth-charge throwers would send others out some !fty yards on either side.

Laterin"Hesperus"IhadtheincomparablePetty-O cerCoster,whocouldbereliedontohearthe rstfaintecho fromasubmarineatthemaximumrangeoftheasdic.TeamedupwithBillRidley,myFirst-Lieutenantand antisubmarine specialist o cer, they were a deadly combination for any U-boat that came within "Hesperus" range. (U-Boat Killer by Captain Donald Macintyre refers.) www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

Thusthepatternproperlylaidwouldformashapelikeanelongateddiamond,somewhereinsideofwhich,onehoped,wouldbethetarget.Butto producelethaldamagethechargesmustexplodeneartheU-boatindepthaswellasinplanandasthedepthofthesubmarinewaslargelya matter of guesswork the charges were !red at varying depths to increase the chance of success. SuchinbriefoutlinewastheasdicandthedepthchargeattackasweknewthemintheearlydaysoftheAtlanticbattle.Ofcourse,therewere verymanyre!nementsofmethodandcalculation.Theeffectofwindandweatheronone’sshipandconsequentlyonthebestdirectionfrom whichtoattack,theneedtoavoidpresentingoneselfasaneasytargetforatorpedoattackinretaliation,therusestriedouttopreventthe Uboat commander from knowing when one was making the !nal dash to drop depth charges - all were of vital importance to the U-boat hunter. Iwaswonderfullyluckyinthe‘Ping’specialistswhoservedwithmeinthetwoshipswgichIcommandedforlongperiodsofthewar.In Walker the seniorasdicrating,Backhouse,hadthequietcon!denceofthemanwhoknowshisjobthroughandthrough.Attheclimaxofalongnightof confused !ghtingandmêlée,hewasquiteunperturbedandwasabletoclassifythesoundsinhisheadphoneswiththedetachmentacquired throughlongandwearisomepractise.Laterin Hesperus IhadtheincomparablePetty-OfficerCoster,whocouldbereliedontohearthe !rstfaint echofromasubmarineatthemaximumrangeoftheasdic.TeamedupwithBillRidley,myFirst-Lieutenantandanti-submarinespecialistofficer, they were a deadly combination for any U-boat that came within Hesperus range.’

Sold with 6pp copied reports and recommendations.

D.S.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942: Birthday Honours List.

SeediesRollcon!rmsawardforserviceinM.G.B.89,theonlyD.S.M.awardedtothisGunBoat.TwoearlierM.I,.D.shadbeenawardedforan action with E-Boats in the Nore area on 28 November 1941. M.I.D. London Gazette 22 September 1942.

SeediesRollcon!rmsawardforserviceasActingStokerPettyOfficeraboardthedestroyerH.M.S. Ithuriel inoperation‘Harpoon’,theeastbound convoy from Gibraltar in an attempt to resupply the Island of Malta in June 1942.

‘Withreferencetomyrecommendationsforrecognitionofo cersandmenofTRIBUNEinrespectofthesinkingofa U-boatIwouldliketostressthatthisachievementwasoutstandingobservingthatthisisthe rstoccasiononwhichan attackhasbeensuccessfullycarriedoutsolelybymeansofAsdicbyasubmergedsubmarineagainstanenemy submerged submarine which was at no time sighted during the attack.’

(Vice-Admiral Submarines Sir Max Horton to Naval Secretary to First Lord of Admiralty, 18 October 1940)

ASecondWarsubmariner’sD.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoPettyOfficer(TorpedoGunner’sMate)G.W. Butler,RoyalNavy,forgoodservicesinH.M.Submarine Tribune duringpatrolsin1940,butmorespeci!cally on the occasion of her attack on U-56 in September 1940 when it was believed to have been sunk DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.110779G.W.Butler.P.O.R.N.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp, FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939-45,thesethreeallprivatelynamed‘J.110779P.O.GeorgeW.ButlerD.S.M.R.N.H.M. Submarine’;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(J.110779G.W.Butler.P.O.H.M.S.Forth.)mountedasworn, thelastwith an edge bruise, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.M. London Gazette 12 November 1940: ‘For good service in recent patrols. - Petty Officer George William Butler.’

The recommendation states:

‘George William Butler, Petty Officer T.G.M. P/J.110779.

Forpromptnessinbringingthetorpedoarmamenttothereadyandspeedincarryingoutthemanychangesofordersforthetorpedoes necessitated by the nature of the attack.’

Oneof4D.S.M.’sawardedto Tribune onthisoccasion.ThecommandingofficerLieutenantE.F.BalstonreceivedtheD.S.O.,andLieutenantJ.C. Ogle the D.S.C., six ratings also being mentioned in despatches.

InhispatrolreportLieutenantBalstondescribestheattackagainstasubmergedU-boaton6September1940,andisconvincedofasuccessful ‘kill’:

‘0633Therewassomeevidencefromadsicsthatwehadbeen "redat,possiblythreetorpedoes,butthesewereneverheardtodetonate.Very loudwaternoiseswereheardcloseaheadinthreedistinctwaves.Theoperatordescribedtheseas”rushesofwatersimilartothatheardon "ring torpedoes”.(InthisconnectionIthinkthetarget,althoughknowingwewereclose,hadnoveryexactideaofourwhereabouts.Thismight account for him being as shallow as he was when we "red.) During this time TRIBUNE was stopped deep.

0637Cameupto60ft,targetrightaheadrange1000yds.Iwasstilltryingtopredictthemovementofthetargetacriossmybowandat0638, range 700yds closing, this was 2º a minute from port to starboard.

0640Firedtwotorpedoesat4secondintervalsetto44ftand38ft,depthofsubmarine70ft,usingcentreofasdictargetaspointofaim.Twenty "vesecondsafter "rsttorpedotherewasaviolentexplosionandallH.E.immediatelyceased.Thesecondtorpedodetonatedeightminuteslater having run off its range. Came to periscope depth after "rst explosion, nothing in sight.

0655Surfacedtolookforevidence.Aconsiderablequantityofoilwasvisibleonthesurfaceandasockandagloveandwhatmayhavebeena coatwereseen,butcouldnotbefoundagainafterturninganditisdoubtfulifthesecouldhavebeenrecoveredasitwastooroughtoputaman over the side.

0715 Dived and carried out asdic search but nothing could be located.

0813Surfacedtocarryoutfurthersearch.Oilonthesurfacewasmorewidespread,longstreakstailingtoleeward,andapatchofheavybrown sludgeaboutsixfeetindiameterwasseentocometothesurfaceclosetothebow.TheEngineerOfficerstatedthiswaswhatmightbeexpected from the bottom of a fuel tank. I also saw a seagull soaked with oil trying to take off from the sea but obviously unable to do so.

0905 Abandoned search and proceeded.

Weather: Wind force 5 to 6 from west. Sea rough.’

Inforwardinghisrecommendationsforawards,Vice-AdmiralSirMaxHortonemphasisedtotheNavalSecretarytoFirstLordofAdmiralty,RearAdmiral E.N. Syfret, ‘I have no doubt that the U-boat was sunk.’

However,itlatertranspiredthataccordingtoGermanrecordstheonlyU-boatoperatingin thatareahadbeenthe U-56, butshereportedno attackandsurviveduntilApril1945,whenshewasscuttledatKielafterbeingdamagedbyU.S.bombs.ItisnowanacceptedfactthatTribunedid not sink a U-boat on this occasion and her early history should read as below.

H.M.Submarine Tribune waslaunchedinDecember1938andcompletedinOctober1939.Her "rstactiveservicepatrolstookhertoNorwegian waterswhere,on6January1940,she "red6torpedoesagainstanenemysubmarineintheSkagerrak,about15nauticalmileseast-north-eastof Skagen,Denmark,butwithoutsuccess.On22June1940,shemadeanothertorpedoattackonanenemymerchantvesseloff Standlandet, Norway,butalltorpedoesmissed.On6September1940,sheattackedtheGerman U-56 about15nauticalmilesnorth-eastofStKilda,Hebrides, but the two torpedoes "red both missed their target. Sold with copied recommendations and patrol report.

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AmostunusualSecondWarsubmariner’sD.S.M.groupofeightawardedtoActingStokerPettyOfficerE.J. James,RoyalNavy,forservicesinH.M.Submarine Graph, formerlytheU-570capturedinAugust1941and, takenintoservicebytheR.N.,carriedoutthreecombatpatrolsbecomingtheonlyU-boattoseeactive service with both sides during the war

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(KX.85507E.J.James.A/Sto.P.O.R.N.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Africa Star;Paci"cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,theSecondWarcampaignstarsandmedalsallprivatelynamed;RoyalNavy L.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(KX.85507E.J.James.D.S.M.P.O.S.M.H.M.S.Tabard.)officialcorrectiontoshiponthislast, mounted as worn, good very ne (8) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.M. LondonGazette 5January1943:‘Forgreatcourage,skillanddeterminationinasuccessfulsubmarinepatrol.-ActingStokerPettyOfficer Edwin John James.’

Seedies Roll con"rms award for a ‘successful attack on a U-boat on 21 October 1942.’

TheremarkablestoryofthecaptureoftheU-570andsubsequentserviceintheRoyalNavyasH.M.Submarine Graph istoldindetailonlinein Wikipedia from which some of the following has been extracted: Graph departedfromHolyLochforher "rstRoyalNavywarpatrolon8October1942,withtheintentionofpatrollingtheBayofBiscay.Onthe afternoonof21October1942,about50nauticalmilesnorth-north-eastofCapeOrtegal, Graph divedtoevadeaGermanFw200long-range patrolaircraft.AloudhydrophonecontactmadeLieutenantMarriottbelieveanearbysubmarinehadlikewisedivedand,12minuteslater,he observeditsconning-toweragainstthesettingsun.AfterpursuingtheGermanboat, Graph "redfourtorpedoes.Explosionswereheard,andalso bangingnoises,leadingtheBritishtobelievetheyhadhittheothersubmarineandthebangingnoiseswerecausedbyherbreakingupasshesank. Inearly1943,MarriottwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrderfor“greatcourage,skillanddeterminationinasuccessfulsubmarinepatrol”Lieutenant Swanston gained a Bar to his D.S.C. and six D.S.M.’s went to other members of her crew. Afterthewar,examinationofGermanrecordsshowedthesubmarineattackedwasthe U-333,badlydamagedafterbeingrammedbythe FlowerclasscorvetteH.M.S. Crocus off thecoastofWestAfrica.Germanlookoutshadseenthetorpedoes’tracks,enabling U-333 toevadethem.The torpedoesthenself-detonatedforunknownreasons.Thecommanderof U-333 wasPeter-ErichCremerwho,inhispost-waraccountofthe attack,suggestedtherattlingandbangingnoises Graph’screwhadheardwereduetotheseveredamagepreviouslyin$ictedon U-333.Hisroute backtoFrancecloselyhuggedtheSpanishcoastline,apatternfollowedbyotherU-boats,andhehadalsobelievedthatMarriottwasawareofthis and had been lying in wait. Graph completedtwofurtherwarpatrolsbutdefects,exacerbatedbyashortageofspareparts,ledtoherbeingplacedinreserveand decommissioned from active service on 21 June 1943.

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AnoutstandingSecondWarSubmariner’sImmediateD.S.M.andM.I.D.groupofsevenawardedtoPetty OfficerJ.F.McIntyre,RoyalNavy,forservicesasTorpedoGunner’sMateofH.M.Submarine Safari (formerly P211)onMediterraneanWarPatrols;hewasmentionedinOctober1942afterher4thpatrolwhen9enemy shipsweresunk,andawardedtheD.S.M.afterafurther6patrolsduringwhichhe‘"red "ftyonetorpedoes, twenty "ve of which are believed to have hit the enemy’

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.134955J.F.Mcintyre.P.O.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica 1942-43;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,thecampaignstarsandmedalallwithprivatelyimpressednaming;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.VI.R.,1stissue(JX.134955J.F.Mcintyre.ChElec.H.M.S.Adamant.)smallofficialcorrectiontosurnameonthelast,mountedfor wearing, good very ne (7) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. London Gazette 6 July 1943:’For great daring, enterprise and skill in successful patrols in one of H.M. submarines.’

The original recommendation for an Immediate award states:

‘Petty Officer T.G.M. John Figg McIntyre, JX.134955, H.M. S/M Safari.

DuringsixpatrolssincehewasmentionedindespatchesH.M.SubmarineSAFARIhascarriedouttentorpedoattacksandfought "fteengun actionsduringwhichshehassunkorwreckedninesteamshipsandelevenschooners,minesweepersandsmallcraft.Shehasalsodamagedone steamerbytorpedohitandscoredshellhitsontwoheavilyarmedGermanT.L.C.Shehasalsocarriedoutanimportantspecialoperation.Allthe aboveoperations,saveone,havebeencarriedoutclose,usuallywithintwomilesoftheenemycoastandhaveinvolvedfrequentcontactwith enemy A/S craft, depth charging, bombing and "re from ship and shore guns.

AsTorpedoGunner’sMateoftheSubmarinehas "red "ftyonetorpedoes,twenty "veofwhicharebelievedtohavehittheenemy.Hehas shownoutstandingcoolnessinactionandwhensubjectedtodepthcharging,whilsthisun#aggingzealintheexecutionofhistorpedodutieshas largely contributed to the success of the submarine.’

TheaboverecommendationwassubmittedtotheCommander-in-Chief,MediterraneanStation,alongsidearecommendationfortheVictoria Cross to Commander B. Bryant, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., from which these short extracts are taken:

‘InthecourseoftenMediterraneanpatrolsCommanderBryanthasfought22gunactionsandcarriedout15attacks,sinking15merchantships and15schooners,minesweepersandsmallcraft.Hehasalsodamaged1supplyshipbytorpedo,drivenonesupplyshipashore,damagedby gun"re,andscoredhitsontwoheavilyarmedGermanT.L.C.’s...CommanderBryantisnowthedoyenofBritishsubmarineCommandingOfficers, havingservedassuchthroughoutthewar;hehaspenetratedintotheKATTEGATasfarastheSoundandBeltsduringtheNorwegiancampaign (furtherthananyothersubmarine)andthroughoutthewarhasshownun#inchingdaring,sillanddevotiontoduty...Ithinkthehighest recommendthatIcanputforwardforCommanderBryantistheuniversalopinionofhisbrothercaptainsthathe,byhisactions,hasearnedthe Victoria Cross on more than one occasion.’ This was all to no avail, however, as Bryant was duly gazetted with his 3rd D.S.O. M.I.D. London Gazette 23 March 1943.

SeediesRollcon"rmsawardforservicesinH.M.Submarine P211 (afterwardsH.M.S/M. Safari)for‘sinking9enemyshipsintheMediterranean from July to October 1942.’

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalF.A.Barnes,RoyalCanadian Dragoons, late Royal Sussex Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(226520Cpl.F.A.Barnes,R.Can.Dgns.);1914Star(9350Cpl.F.A.Budd,R.Suss.R.) laterissue;British War and Victory Medals (226520 Sjt. F. A. Barnes, R.C.D.) note di erent names, nearly extremely ne (4) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.

M.M. London Gazette 2 April 1918.

FrankArthurBarnes wasborninBrighton,Sussexon29April1893.HeenlistedintotheRoyalSussexRegimentunderthenameof‘Budd’ andservingwiththe2ndBattalionheenteredtheFrance/Flanderstheatreofwaron12August1914.Heisnextrecordedashavingattestedfor theCanadianForcesatKingston,on28October1915.HispapersstatehewasthenemployedasaLabourer,livinginBellville,Ontario,withno referencemadetothisearlierservice.ServingwiththeRoyalCanadianDragoons,heearnedtheMilitaryMedalinFrance(nocitation).Barnes served with the R.N.W.M.P. after the war.

SoldwithcopiedCanadianattestationpaperandm.i.c.(2)underthenameof‘Barnes’and‘Budd’-thesearecross-referenced.Thatto‘Budd’ statesthatthe1914Starwasreturnedtothemedalofficere.K.R.1743(medalunclaimed).Atalaterunspeci"eddatethe1914Starwithclasp and rosette were issued to the recipient.

AGreatWar1917‘Ypres’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalS.B.Wareham,21stHowitzerBattery, CanadianFieldArtillery,whowaskilledinactionservingwiththe16thArtilleryBrigade,C.F.A.,during operations in North Russia, November 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(42763Cpl.S.B.Wareham.21/Howz:By:Can:F.A.);1914-15Star(42763Gnr:S.B.Wareham.Can:Fd: Art:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (42763 Cpl. S. B. Wareham. C.F.A.) generally good very ne (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918, the original recommendation states: ‘ForcontinuousdevotiontodutyandsplendidworkofthisN.C.O.sincethe21stHowitzerBatterycameintoactionintheYpresAreaonthe 16th Oct. to the 19th Oct. 1917. He personally is responsible that his batty. has been kept in touch with other Units. Cpl.Warehamhasshownabsolutefearlessnessunderintenseshell "reofallcalibres;hasmendedlines,andmaintainedcommunicationsforhis unitwhentodosoappearedtobeanutterimpossibility.ThisN.C.O.byhisbraveryandwonderfuldevotiontodutyhasinnosmallmanner helped to maintain the high morale of the signallers of the 21st Howitzer Battery during the intense bombardment.’

StanleyBelbenWareham wasborninSouthNorwood,SurreyinNovember1880.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe21stHowitzer Battery,CanadianFieldArtilleryontheWesternFront(woundedinaction26October1917).WarehamadvancedtoCorporal,andtransferred tothe16thArtilleryBrigade,CanadianFieldArtillerywithwhomheembarkedforArchangelinSeptember1918.WarehamarrivedatArchangel, 1October1918,andwaskilledinactionduringoperationsinNorthRussiaoneither11or14November1918(Servicepapersgivebothdates, CWGC and other sources list 11 November 1918). Corporal Wareham is commemorated on the Archangel Memorial. Sold with copied service papers.

AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedto2ndCorporalP.C.McWha,1st Divisional Signals Company, Canadian Engineers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9316312.Cpl.P.C.McWha.Can.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(931831Cpl.P.C.McWha.54-Can. Inf.) very ne (3) £280-£340

M.M. London Gazette 9 November 1918.

PercyCharlesMcWha wasborninSt.Stephen,NewBrunswick,CanadainOctober1885.HewasanElectricianbytrade,andinitiallyserved withthe72ndBattalion(TheSeaforthHighlandersofCanada),transferringtothe54thBattalion(Kootenay),beforeadvancingto2ndCorporal andservingwiththe1stDivisionalSignalsCompany,CanadianEngineersontheWesternFront.McWhadiedatWhiteRock,BritishColumbiain August 1954.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.pairawardedtoSergeantW.Russ,15thBattalion(48thHighlandersof Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was taken prisoner of war, 24 April 1915

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(27146SjtW.Russ.15/Can:Inf:) lacquered,withreplacementsuspension;BritishWarMedal1914-20(27146 Sjt. W. Russ. 15-Can. Inf.) generally very ne (2) £180-£220

M.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920.

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WilliamRuss wasborninHastings,SussexinJanuary1885.Heserved12yearsintheRoyalNavypriortoservingwiththe15thBattalion(48th HighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWar.RussadvancedtoSergeantandwastakenprisonerofwarduringSecondYpres operations24April1915,andwasinternedatCassell.HewaslatertransferredtoHamelinandinternedinHolland23March1918.Russreturned toEngland,11November1918,andtoCanada22February1919.Hewasdischarged‘MedicallyUn"t’5July1919andawardedtheMilitaryMedal 27 January 1920 (POW Gazette). Russ died in April 1968.

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AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateA.G.Warnes,28thBattalion (Northwest), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(907516PteA.G.Warnes.28/Sask:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(907516Pte.A.G.Warnes. 28Can. Inf.) all lacking suspension, and therefore planchet only, attempt to obliterate naming on VM, otherwise very ne (3) £100-£140

M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1918.

AlfredGeorgeWarnes wasborninLeeds,YorkshireinApril1884.HeresidedasaCarpenterinCraik,Saskatchewan.Warnesinitiallyserved duringtheGreatWarwiththe195thBattalion(CityofRegina),CanadianInfantry,beforetransferringforservicewiththe28thBattalion (Northwest). He received a gun shot wound to the head and right hand on the Western Front, 20 April 1917.

AGreatWar1916‘Somme’M.M.awardedtoCompanySergeantMajorH.Conlan,42ndBattalion(Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 15 April 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (418126 Sjt: H. Conlan. 42/Can: Inf:) minor edge nicks, otherwise good very ne £280-£340

M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916, the original recommendation states: ‘InoperationsnearCourcelette,earlyonthe15th,Sept;hetookapartyof twentymenover fourhundred yardsofopencountryunderheavy "re toreinforcethethreatened #ankoftheP.P.C.L.I.inthefrontline.Hesucceededinreachinghisobjectivewith50menandreportedtotheOfficer inchargeandhelpedbomboutacommunicationtrench.HealsoassistedtoroundupsomeGermanprisonersandremainedinthefrontlineuntil relieved on September 17th.’

HenryConlan wasborninLondoninNovember1888.Heresidedwithhiswifeat2085St.James,Street,Montreal,Quebec,Canada.Conlan wasanoriginalmemberofthe42ndBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryfromMontrealenlistingthereon25February 1915.HeembarkedforFranceandFlanderson9October1915,andadvancedtoActingCompanySergeantMajorontheVimyfront,1February 1917. Conlan was severely wounded in action at La Folie Wood in the capture of Vimy Ridge on 14 April 1917.

CompanySergeantMajorConlandiedofhiswoundsatNo.6CasualtyClearingStation,15April1917,andisburiedinBarlinCommunal Cemetery France.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoLanceCorporalJ.R.Fielding,47thBattalion(British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (826401 Pte L. Cpl.- J. R. Fielding 47/W. Ont. R.) darkly toned, nearly extremely ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

JamesRaeFielding wasbornontheIsleofManinJune1891.Heservedwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryonthe Western Front, and was ‘Invalided’ due to wounds, 5 September 1918.

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M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1945. The original recommendation for an Immediate award states: ‘Fusilier James Joseph Murphy, R. Inniskilling Fusiliers, 38 (Irish) Brigade, 78 Infantry Division, 5 Corps. Duringthemorningof21stApril1945atCanalCrossingMR214735ItalySheet76.11.SW.After“C”Coy2/R.Innis.Fus.hadbeencaughtinan artillerybarrage,FusMurphy,whowasbrengunnerinari#esectionhadmanycomradeskilledandwounded.Hewentoutintotheopenunder intenseshellandmortar "reandbroughtinanumberofthewounded.Heneverwaveredandsetagreatexampletohiscomrades.When orderedtocomebackandtakeupadefensivepositiononacanalbank,FusilierMurphytookhisbrengunandsearchedthecanalbankknowing well that there were several enemy posts there. He assisted in capturing a spandau position and a complete section of ri#emen. This Fusilier showed tremendous energy, courage, and

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ASecondWar‘Italycampaign’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoMortarPlatoonSergeantA.E.Moreton, Middlesex Regiment and Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment, who was also Mentioned in Despatches

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(6200187Sjt.A.E.Morton[sic].Midd’x.R.)innamedwhitecardboxofissueandoutertransmissionbox, thewhiteboxnamed‘6200187Sjt.A.E.Moreton,Midd’x.R.’;1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,with M. I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style as worn, extremely ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

M.M. LondonGazette 13December1945:No.6200187SergeantAlbertEdwardMoreton,13thLondonRegiment(PrincessLouise’sKensington Regiment):

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,foraperiodicM.M.,states:‘SergeantMoretonisPlatoonSergeantofa4.2”MortarPlatoon,andhasshown consistentcourageandsteadfastnessthroughouttheItaliancampaign.Asaninstance,onthenightof16-17April1945onthewayuptoposition tosupporttheattackonArgenta,twoofthePlatoon’svehiclescontainingasectionofmortarswereheldupbyveryheavyshellandmortar !re 500yardsshortoftheposition.SergeantMoretonreceivedanalternativerouteonfootforthedriversandcrewsandsdespatchedthemtothe mortarposition,andthemhimselfdrovethe !rstvehiclethroughthe !reontothepositionandthenretunedonfootanddrovethesecond vehicle. All mortars were this in action on time.

Throughoutthenight,thepositionwasengagedbyenemygunsandmortars,butSergeantMoretonretainedcompletecontrolofthesituationand excellent supporting !re was given.

ThisN.C.O.hasalwaysbeeninthethickofthe !ghting,encouraginghismen,supervisingthe !re,andshowingaconsistentofcourage,leadership, and devotion to duty which is beyond praise.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945: 6200187 Sgt. A. E. Moreton, Midd’x R. ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’

AlbertEdwardMoreton wasbornatRotherhithe,London,on29November1915andwasservingasaMortarPlatoonSergeantwiththe1st Battalion, Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment when he was awarded the Military Medal. He died in London on 22 October 1973.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate,named‘SergeantA.E.Moreton,TheMiddlesexRegiment(Dukeof Cambridge’sOwn.)’,anddated29November1945’,withRecordOfficeenclosure;BuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheM.M.,named‘6200187 Sjt.A.E.Moreton,M.M.,TheMiddlesexRegiment(DukeofCambridge’sOwn).’;ArmyCouncilenclosurefortheCampaignawards;asepia portrait photograph of the recipient; the recipient’s miniature width riband bar; and copied research.

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MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(612875V.Pte.R.B.Mason.I.L.H./K.R.) unito ciallycorrected(seefootnote);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;War Medal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseallofficiallyimpressed‘612875R.B.Mason’; SouthAfrica,SouthAfricanDefence ForceGoodServiceMedal,silver,for20Years’service,officiallynumbered‘870’,onCommandoriband;SouthAfricanDefence ForceGoodServiceMedal,bronze,for10Years’service,officiallynumbered‘1892’,onCommandoriband,mountedcourt-style for display with the two South African Good Service awards taking precedence, nearly extremely ne (7) £800-£1,000

Oneofonly20MilitaryMedalsawardedtotheImperialLightHorse/KimberleyRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar(6forNorthAfricaand 14 for Italy).

Note: Theregimentaldetail‘I.L.H./K.R.’ontherecipient’sMilitaryMedalappearstohavebeenofficiallycorrected,atsource(theSouthAfrican Mint).Themedallooksasthoughitwasoriginallynamed-uptoMason,showinghiminthe'B./P.S'.(BothaPresidentSteynRegiment)-theunit intowhichhewaspostedto,ondischargedfromhospital,aftertheactioninwhichhewaswoundedandrecommendedforanaward.Otherwise the medal is correctly named.

M.M. London Gazette 31 May 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘On14January1945atCasaligastro,MapRef771268,PrivateR.B.Masonwasamemberofaforceof15 menoccupyingCasaligastro,anisolatedpost.At0130hrs.thispostwasattackedbyanenemyforceof27menandheavy "ghtingensuedlasting until0245hrs.PrivateMasonwasguardingtheentrancetothemainhouseinwhichthetelephoneandwirelesswerehousedandwassubjected torepeatedattackswhichherepulsedsinglehandedcausingcasualties.PrivateMasonwaswoundedinthethighandstomachduringthe "rst attackbuthecontinuedto "ghtoff theenemyandholdhispost.Later,hewasagainwoundedbutmetthenextattackbyclosingwiththeenemy andcausedafurthercasualty.Sufferingseverepain,herefusedtowithdrawandcontinuedengaginguntiltheenemyhadbeen "nallydispersed. Thefactthattheenemyforcewaseventuallydrivenoff wasdueinverylargemeasuretothecourageandsplendiddevotiontodutyshownby Private Mason, his behaviour and total disregard for personal safety was an example to all his comrades.’

RobertBryanMason wasaborninCapeTownon21August1913andservedwiththeCapeTownHighlandersfrom1July1934to1 February1938,andthenasaConstablewiththeSwazilandSpecialPolicefrom12September1940to26July1944.Heattestedforservicewith theUnionDefenceForceinJuly1944,andwasdraftedtoItalyandpostedtotheImperialLightHorse/KimberleyRegimentinlateOctober1944. Hewaswoundedduringthecourseofanight-timeclose-quarter "re-"ghtwithaGermanpatrol,attackingatCasaligastroonthenightof14-15 January 1945, for which he was hospitalised and awarded the Military Medal. He was discharged on 1 April 1946.

MasonsubsequentlyjoinedtheSouthAfricanDefenceForceandservedwiththeCapeFlatsCommando from18February1963to16November 1977,givingatotalserviceof20yearsand6days.RecommendationforboththesilverandbronzeSouthAfricanDefenceForceGoodService

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AQ.G.M.andStrathclydeBraveryMedalpairawardedtoG.J.ToalEsq.,AssistantManager,H.Samuels, Jewellers,Glasgow,forhisgallantryinoverpowering,disarming,anddetainingadeterminedarmedrobber on 3 August 1987; during the course of the struggle the robber discharged his handgun three times Queen’sGallantryMedal(GeraldJosephToal);StrathclydeRegionalCouncilBraveryMedal,silver-gilt(Mr.GeraldJosephToal) with integral top brooch bar, about extremely ne (2) £4,000-£5,000

Q.G.M. London Gazette 10 August 1989: Gerald Joseph Toal, Assistant Manager, H. Samuels, Jewellers, Glasgow.

‘On3rdAugust1987atapproximately1.15p.m.amanenteredajeweller’sshopandaskedtheAssistantManager,Mr.Toal,toshowhimatrayof diamond rings that were on display in the window.

Mr.Toalreturnedtothecounterwiththeringsto !ndthemanpointingahandgunathim.Themangrabbedthetrayofringsandranoutofthe shopandintothestreet,pursuedbyMr.Toal.Duringthechasethegunmanstoppedtwice,turnedroundandaimedthegunthreateninglyatMr. Toalbeforerunningintoadepartmentstore.Mr.Toalcontinuedthechasecatchingupwiththerobberwithinthestore.Mr.Toaltackledthe gunmanandaviolentstrugglefollowed,duringwhichthegunwasdischargedthreetimes,withoutinjury.MeanwhileMr.Toal'scolleague,whohad alsogivenchase,arrivedandassistedMr.Toaltooverpower,disarmanddetaintherobberuntilthearrivalofthestoresecurityofficerandthe police.

Mr.Toaldisplayeddevotiontodutyandbraveryofahighorder,when,followingahold-up,andwithoutregardforhisownsafety,hetackledan armed gunman, who during the struggle discharged his weapon three times before he was overpowered, disarmed and detained.’

GeraldJosephToal wasemployedastheAssistantManagerattheH.SamuelsstoreonArgyleStreet,Glasgow.Hewasassistedintheabove incident by his colleague, Mr. Paul Douglas, who received a Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

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ASecondWar1943‘Minedisposal’B.E.M.groupofsixawardedtoPettyOfficerM.H.G.Aldridge,Royal Navy, who was also mentioned in despatches for minesweeping and recovery operations later in the war

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(P.O.MauriceH.G.AldridgeP/JX.125186.R.N.);NavalGeneralService1915-62, 1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(JX.125186M.H.G.Aldridge.A.B.R.N.);1939-45Star,reverseprivatelyimpressed‘P/JX125.186M. H.G.AldridgeB.E.M.P.O.R.N.“BombDisposal”’;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany,reverseprivatelyimpressed‘P/JX 125.186M.H.G.AldridgeB.E.M.P.O.R.N.’;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,privatelyimpressed‘P/JX125.186M.H.G. AldridgeB.E.M.P.O.R.N.’;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JX125.186M.H.G.Aldridge.P.O.H.M.S.Vernon.)mounted as worn, good very ne (6) £600-£800

B.E.M. London Gazette 3 August 1943: ‘Petty Officer Maurice Henry Gordon Aldridge, P/JX.125186.’

OneofthreeawardsoftheB.E.M.(Military)immediatelyfollowingtheawardoftheGeorgeCrosstoLieutenantHughRandallSyme,G.M., R.A.N. V.R., all four awards being ‘for great bravery and undaunted devotion to duty.’

Seedies Roll con"rms award for ‘Mine disposal’ and gives investiture date as 30 November 1943.

M.I.D. LondonGazette 29January1946.Seediesrollcon"rmsawardforminesweepingandrecoveryoperationswhilstservinginH.M.Yacht Esmeralda.

A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Sergeant A. Hale, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (4020362 Sgt. A. Hale. RAF.) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne £120-£160

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1963.

ArthurHale wasbornon21March1920andwasadockworkerbeforeenlistingintotheRoyalAirForce;hisCerti"cateofServicelistshis otherawardsas1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal;andLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.Hewas awardedtheBritishEmpireMedal‘forhispartinorganisingtheJointServicesAirMovementin1961atR.A.F.Gütersloh’(therecipient’s testimonial in his Certi"cate of Service refers). He was discharged on 28 April 1966. Soldwiththerecipient’sRoyalAirForceCerti"cateofService;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheB.E.M.;andasmallengravedplaque that reads ‘Sgt Arthur Hale, For Services in Berlin during the Airlift, 1948-1949.’

British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Gavin Fleming Currie) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140 144

B.E.M.

GavinFlemingCurrie wasbornatHarthill,Lanarkshire,in1929,andwasawardedhisBritishEmpireMedalinthe1988NewYear’sHonours’ List,havingbeenwithCollinsfor43years,andalsogivenhugeservicetotheCommunity.HewaspresentedwithhisB.E.M.byBrigadierPearson, H.M. Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire. He died in Stirlingshire in 2013.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: Quarter-Master-Sergeant

Massey, 14th Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Corunna(JohnMassey,14thFoot.);ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor(J. Massey,14thFoot.)shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,W.IV.R.(J.Massey,Q.MasterSerj.14th RegimentFoot.1832) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandrectangularbarsuspension, someverylightcontactmarks,otherwisegood very ne and better (3) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Debenham’s,July1900;Glendining’s,December1901;Dalrymple-WhiteCollection,Glendining’s,July1946;ElsonCollection, Glendining’s, February 1963.

JohnMassey wasbornintheParishofHymstead,Essex,andattestedforthe14thFootatColchesteron7December1805,aged14years.He servedasanunder-agePrivateuntil6December1809,andaftertheageof18until10October1812,whenhewaspromotedtoCorporal.He waspromotedtoSergeanton25February1815,appointedColour-Sergeanton15May1815,andpromotedtoQuarter-Master-Sergeanton9 December 1831, in which rank he served until his !nal discharge on 13 June 1832.

He‘ServedTwelveYears&EightyEightdaysintheEastIndies.ServedintheNorthofSpainunderSirJohnMooreintheyears1808&1809,was attheBattleofCorunna,wheretheRegimentwasparticularlydistinguished.In1809wasattheSiegeandCaptureofWalcheren,andembarkeda secondtime,tocoverthere-embarkationoftheArmy.In1810servedwiththeFlankCompaniesinSicily.In1814servedintheexpeditionto Genoa.In1815servedintheexpeditionfromGenoathatlandedatMarseilles.EmbarkedfortheEastIndiesintheyear1818.In1825and1826 served in the expedition against the Fortress of Bhurtpore, and at the Storm & Capture of it.’ Massey’sL.S.&G.C.medalwasdeliveredtoW.WrightEsq.,Portsmouth,on24September1832,inwhichtownMasseyhadstatedhisintention to reside and receive his pension. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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TheM.G.S.anddouble-issueWaterloogroupofthreeawardedtoCaptainDavidDavies,32ndRegiment, laterBrevetLieutenant-Colonelinthe45thFoot,whowasslightlywoundedatQuatreBrasandseverely wounded at Waterloo

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,4clasps,Corunna,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive(D.Davis,Lieut.32ndFoot);Waterloo1815(Adjt. Capt.DavidDavies,32ndRegimentFoot.);togetherwithasecondWaterloo1815(Capt.DavidDavies,32ndRegimentFoot.) both #ttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension,allthree #ttedwithsilverribbonbuckles, thelastwithlightobversecontactmarks, otherwise very ne, the rst two good very ne (3) £5,000-£7,000

Provenance: Christies 1984; Buckland Dix & Wood, September 1994.

AnunusualinstanceoftwoWaterloomedalsbeingawardedtothesameofficer,hisnamehavingbeenreturnedinerroronboththestaff and regimental rolls.

DavidDavies wasappointedEnsigninthe18thFooton16April1807;Lieutenant,8thGarrisonBattalion,18June1807;appointedto32nd Foot,6November1807;Captain,32ndFoot,19July1815;exchangedtohalf-pay,unattached,24July1828;BrevetMajor,10January1837;Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 11 November 1851; appointed to 45th Regiment, 14 July 1854; retired 4 August 1854.

CaptainDaviesservedwiththe32ndFootinthe #rstcampaigninPortugal1808;tookpartinthewithdrawaltoandthesubsequentbattleat Corunna,16January1809;waspresentintheactionsinthePyrenees,JulyandAugust1813,atthecrossingoftheBidassoa,andinthoseactions alongtheNivelle,10November,andtheNive9-15December1813.Healsoservedinthecampaignof1815,wasslightlywoundedatQuatre Bras,16June1815,andseverelywoundedatthebattleofWaterloo,18June1815.HeservedasAdjutanttohisregimentfrom1809to1815,and waspromotedtoCaptainon19July1815.BrevetLieutenant-ColonelDaviesdiedinSutherlandSquare,Walworth,on6October1854,andwas buried in Nunhead Cemetery, London.

Three: PrivateDonaldRoss,79thFoot,oneof12menintheregimenttoreceivetheclaspforTalaverawhere theyservedwiththe1stBattalionofDetachments;hereceiveda‘severebayonetwoundinthemouth& also wounded in the left leg by a splinter from the Palisadoes at Burgos’

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,9clasps,Corunna,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive, Toulouse(DonaldRoss,79thFoot);Waterloo1815(DonaldRoss1stBatt.79thReg.Foot.) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipand contemporaryrectangularsilverbarsuspension;79thFootOrderofMerit, "rstreversewithEnglishswordhilt,silver,for12years service, unnamed, "tted with steel clip and silver bar suspension, light contact marks, generally very ne and rare (3) £4,000-£6,000

Provenance: Lieutenant Fraser’s Collection 1913; Needes Colection 1940; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963.

Only12claspsissuedtothe79thFootforTalaverawhereanumberofofficersandmenoftheregiment,leftbehindontheretreattoCorruna, served with the 1st Battalion of Detachments.

DonaldRoss wasbornintheParishofLargs,nearDornoch,CountySutherland,andwasenlistedintothe79thFootatEdinburghon10 October1808,aged18,forunlimitedservice.Heservedatotalof14years250days,including2years’allowanceforWaterloo,andwas dischargedatDublinon26June1821,inconsequenceof‘protractedchronicdiseaseoftheliver&severechronicrheumatism&beingcompletely wornout.’Hisconductwasstatedtohavebeen‘Good’andthathe‘ServedintheSiegesofFlushingin1809&Burgosin1812,intheCampaigns inHolland1809,Peninsulain1810,11,12&1813;SouthofFrancein1814,Netherlands&Francein1815,16,17,&1818,andwaspresentinthe actionsofBusaco,Salamancain1812,Pyreness,Nivelle&Nivein1813,Toulousein1814,QuatreBras&Waterlooin1815.Receivedasevere bayonet wound in the mouth & also wounded in the left leg by a splinter from the Palisadoes at Burgos.’

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Pair: Private Edward Hodgins, 13th Prince Albert’s Light Infantry

Ghuznee1839(Corl.EdwardHodginsXIIIP.A.L.I.252)regimentallyimpressednaming, !ttedwithreplacementsilverbar suspension;Cabul1842(Pt.EdwardHodgins.XIII.P.A.L.I.)regimentallyimpressednaming, !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

EdwardHodgins transferredfromthe89thFoottothe13thL.I.asaCorporalon9September1830.HewasreducedtoPrivateinDecember 1839,promotedtoCorporalinNovember1842,butreducedtoPrivateagaininAugust1843.HelandedintheU.K.atGravesendon8August 1845. Hodgins is also entitled to the medal for Jellalabad.

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Four: Private D. Batson, Royal Marines

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Sebastopol,Inkermann, claspsmountedinthisorder (DavidBatson.R.M.)officiallyimpressed naming;China1857-60,1clasp,Canton1857(D.Batson.R.M.L.I.)Depotimpressednaming;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,wide suspension(Dd.Batson.Pte.R.M.42nd.Coy.22Yrs.) suspensionclawloose,withtracesofbroochmountingtoobverse;Turkish Crimea1855,Britishissue(DBatsonPoDRMLI)Depotimpressednaming,pluggedand !ttedwithaChina-stylesuspension, contact marks, generally very ne and a rare, possibly unique, combination of awards (4) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1999. Con!rmedontheCrimeaMedalrollofH.M.S. London forBalaklavaandSebastopolonly.TheBalaklavaclaspisrareonanofficiallyimpressed medal to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. No veri!cation has been found to support his entitlement to the Inkermann clasp.

DavidBatson wasbornatCompton,nearlySherborne,Dorset,andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesatPortsmouthinJune1845,aged31.Joining H.M.S. London inAugust1853,heservedwiththeNavalBrigadeintheCrimea,andtookpartintheactionsatBalaklavaandbeforeSebastopol, andwassubsequentlyactivelyemployedintheSecondChinaWar,whenservinginH.M.S. Calcutta,includingtheattackonCantonin1857.He wasdischargedbacktoPortsmouthinFebruary1868,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithagratuityof£5, the same month.

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150

Pair: Leading Seaman T. Lee, Royal Navy

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(ThomasLee.H.M.S.St.Jeand’Acre.)contemporarilyengravednaming,withcontemporary topsilverribandbar;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwithsmallringsuspension, heavycontact marks to rst, therefore ne, the second better (2) £240-£280

ThomasLee wasbornatPortsmouthon21December1826andjoinedtheRoyalNavyinFebruary1846.HeservedinH.M.S. St.Jeand’Acre fromSeptember1853toNovember1856(alsoentitledtoaBalticMedal),andjoinedH.M.CoastGuardinJune1858.He !nallyretiredasaChief Officer on 21 December 1884.

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151

Pair: Private J. Hyde, 56th Foot

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Jas.Hyde,56th.Regt.)officiallyimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue, unnamedasissued,piercedasissueand !ttedwithasolderedringandnarrowstraightbarsuspension, edgebruisingandcontact marks to rst, with top lugs removed, therefore nearly very ne, the second better (2) £240-£280

JamesHyde wasborninRochdale,Lancashire,in1836andattestedforthe56thRegimentofFootatManchesteron8June1854.Heserved withtheRegimentintheCrimeafor292days,andtheninIndia,transferringtothe106thRegimentofFooton1December1865.Hewas !nally dischargedon20July1875,after21yearsand15days’service,ofwhich16yearswerespentsoldieringinIndia.HedidnotreceiveaLongService and Good Conduct Medal

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Three:

A. F.

Commissariat Department Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(A.F.Cookesley.Depy.Asst.Comy.General)Hunt&Roskell styleengravednaming;China1857-60,noclaspD.Ast.Comy.Genl.A.F.Cookesley.)officiallyimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea 1855, Sardinian issue, !tted with rings for suspension, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, very ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

AugustusFoulkesCookesley wasappointedDeputyAssistantCommissaryGeneralon1January1855.HeservedwiththeHeadQuartersof thearmythroughouttheEasterncampaignof1854-55,includingthebattlesofAlma,Balaklava,andInkermann,andsiegeofSebastopol(Medaland fourClasps,andTurkishMedal).HeafterwardsservedontheCapeofGoodHopeandChinastations,wherehewasatthetakingofPekin;and !nallyjoinedMajorGordon’sAnglo-Chinesecontingent.HediedsuddenlyofAsiaticcholeraatQuinsan,China,on16July1863,aged30,andis buried in Shantung Road Cemetery.

Fusiliers

IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow(Josh.Northam,1stBn.23rdR.W.Fusrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R., 3rdissue,smallletterreverse(5023.Cr.Sergt.J.Northam,1-23rdFoot);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.(C:Sgt.J. Northam, R. Welsh Fus.) the rst two with light contact marks, very ne, the last extremely ne (3) £700-£900

JosephNortham wasbornatBridgetown,Barbados,WestIndies,andenlistedintothe1/23rdFootatWeedonon28June1855,aged13 years.HeservedasaDrummerfrom13March1856to15July1858,whenherevertedtoPrivatefortheremainderofhisunder-ageserviceto2 July1860.HewaspromotedtoCorporalon21October1861,toSergeanton6May1868,andtoColour-Sergeanton7August1869.Hewas dischargedoncompletionofhissecondperiodofserviceon4July1881.HehadservedinIndiafromSeptember1857toNovember1869,and was,whendischarged,inpossessionofthe‘IndianMutinymedaland2ClaspsforLucknowandReliefofLucknowandgoodconductmedal.’ StatinghisintendedplaceofresidencetobeWhaleyBridge,Derby,NorthamwasappointedasSergeantInstructor(Pensioner)tothe2nd (Volunteer)BattalionoftheDerbyshireRegimento9August1881,whereheserveduntil8August1896.HewasawardedtheMeritorious Service Medal and Annuity of £10 on 4 May 1896, and died on 17 April the following year.

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Pair: Major E. Lightfoot, 44th Bengal Native Infantry, late 20th Punjab Infantry IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Lieut.E.Lightfoot,20thPunjabInfy.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Bhootan,Looshai (Lieut. E. Lightfoot, 44th Regt., N.I.) mounted for display, very ne (2) £600-£800

ErnestLightfoot wasappointedEnsigninthe59thBengalNativeInfantryon15July1857;Lieutenant,18May1858;WingOfficer,44thBengal NativeInfantry,22March1865;Captain,15July1869;Major,11September1872.LieutenantLightfootservedwiththeShahabadFieldForcein 1858,andwaspresentattheaffairsofBhurapore,Sikurrea,andcaptureofJugdespore(Medal).HewasmentionedintheDespatchofBrigadier Douglas,18December1858.ReceivedtheconcurranceoftheGovernor-GeneraltotheapprobationexpressedbytheCommander-in-Chief,21 July1859,forthegoodservicerenderedbyhiminreducingmutinousSepoysintosubmission.Helaterservedwiththe44thBengalNativeInfantry in the Bhootan operations of 1864-66, and the Looshai operations of 1871-72.

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Lieut.R.G.Sandeman,33rdN.I.Attd.2ndE.Benl.Fusrs.);IndiaGeneralService1854 -95,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier,Umbeyla(Lieut.R.G.SandemanAsst.Commr.Punjab)smallofficialcorrectiontosurname; Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Maj.SirR.G.Sandeman.K.C.S.I.,Bl.S.C.)mountedaswornfroma Hunt&Roskell silvertriplebuckle brooch bar with gold pin to reverse, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very ne (3) £1,600-£2,000

RobertGrovesSandeman wasbornon25February1835atPerth,sonofGeneralRobertTurnbullSandemanoftheEastIndiaCompany's service,byhiswife,whosemaidennamewasBarclay.ThefamilywaslongconnectedwithPerth,membersofithaving !lledvariousmunicipal officessince1735.RobertwaseducatedatPerthAcademyandatSt.AndrewsUniversity.In1856hewasappointedtothe33rdBengalinfantry, hisfather’sregiment,which,thoughdisarmedatatimeofsupremeanxiety,remainedfaithfulthroughoutthemutiny,andafterwardshaditsarms publiclyrestored.FromitSandemanwastransferredtoProbyn’sHorse,nowthe11th(PrinceofWales’sOwn)Bengallancers,withwhomhesaw someservice,takingpartinstormingDilkhusha,inthecaptureofLucknow,andotherminoroperationsinwhichhewastwiceseverelywounded. HewasselectedtocarrydespatchestoSirJohnLawrence,whoappointedhimtothePunjabcommission.Hethusgainedanopportunityof distinction of which he took full advantage.

TotheperformanceofadministrativeandmagisterialdutiesSandemanbroughtpatienceandpertinacitycurbedbymuchcautioussagacity.In 1866,asmagistrateofDeraGhaziKhan,anaridandunattractivetrans-IndusdistrictofthePunjab,heusedhisutmostendeavourstoobtain in#uencewiththetribeswithinandbeyondtheborder.Hesucceededbyirregularmethodswhichwereoftenviewedunfavourablybythechief officeroftheSindfrontier,whohadthecontroloftheBaluchtribes.ButSandemanwassupportedbythePunjabgovernment,whoseopinions wereultimatelyadoptedbythegovernmentofIndia.Whenthepolicyofnon-interventionadoptedbyLordLawrenceandhisschoolwas abandoned,Sandemanendeavoured,bysecuringtheacquaintanceandgoodwillofneighbouringchiefs,tostrengthenthedefencesofthefrontier. In1876heconductednegotiationswhichledtoatreatywiththekhanofKhalat.ThevalueofhisworkwasrecognisedattheDelhiassemblage, where,on1January1877,hewasmadeC.S.I.On21Februaryfollowinghewasgazettedagenttothegovernor-generalinBaluchistan,andheheld that post for the rest of his life. In July 1879, when holding the rank of major, he was made K.C.S.I. DuringtheAfghanwarof1879–80the !delityoftheBaluchisunderSandeman’scontrolwasseverelytestedwhenthenewsofthedisasterat Maiwand(27July1880)spreadthroughthecountry.Sometribesrose,attackedtheoutposts,andblockedtheroads;butSandeman,trustingthe people,madeoverhisstoresin out-stations,andthosepoststhemselves,tothechargeofthevillageheadmen,andwasthussetfreetoassistthe troopswhowereinevilplightatKandahar.Orderwassoonrestoredbyhisgoodmanagement,andthezealandenergydisplayedwerebrought tothenoticeofthequeen.InSeptember1880GeneralSirFrederick(afterwardsLord)Roberts,whenonhiswaytothesceneofwar,stayedwith SandemanatQuetta,andSandemaneffectivelyaidedSirFrederickRobertsinthetransportservicetoQuettaandKandahar.‘Hewas,’Lord RobertswroteofSandeman,‘intimatelyacquaintedwitheveryleadingman,andtherewasnotavillage,howeveroutoftheway,whichhehadnot visited.’(LordRoberts, Forty-oneYearsinIndia,ii.372–3).‘Afterthewarhewasinstrumentalinaddingtotheempireanewprovince,ofmuch strategic importance, commanding the passes into South Afghanistan, and access to three trade-routes between Persia, Kandahar, and British India. Outsidethelimitsofthenewprovince,inthemountainregionwestwardoftheSulimans,betweentheGumalriverandtheMarríhills,heopened outhundredsofmilesofhighway,throughterritoriestillthenunknown,and,inconcertwiththesurroundingPatantribes,madethemassafeas thehighwaysofBritishIndia.…Butperhapsthemostimportantofhisachievementswasthis—thathesucceededinrevolutionisingtheattitudeof thegovernmentofIndiatowardsthefrontiertribes,andmadeour“sphereofin#uence”onthewesternbordernolongeramerediplomatic expression, but a reality.’ (Thornton’s biography of Colonel Sir Robert Sandeman, 1895, refers).

Sandeman’slastdayswerespentatLusBeyla,thecapitalofasmallstateontheSindfrontierabout120milesnorth-westofKurrachi.Hehad gonethitherinhopeofhealingamisunderstandingbetweenthechiefandhiseldestson,andtoarrangeforcarryingontheaffairsofthestate. Afterashortillnesshediedthereon29January1892,andoverhisgravethejamorchiefcausedahandsomedometobeerected.Thegovernorgeneral,LordLansdowne,issuedanoti!cationinthe‘Gazette’ofIndia,dated6February,inwhichtestimonywasbornetoSandeman’sgood qualities, and his death was lamented as a public misfortune.

Hemarried, !rst,in1864,Catherine,daughterofJohnAllen,esq.,ofKirkbyLonsdale;andsecondly,on17January1882,HelenKate,daughterof Lieutenant-colonel John William Gaisford of Clonee, co. Meath.

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China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860(Staff Asst.Surgn.J.J.Macarthy[sic].)officiallyimpressednaming; Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Surgn.Maj.J.Mc.Carthy.A.M.D.); France,SecondEmpire,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreast badge,silver,gold,andenamel, acoupleofscratches/digstoobverse eldof rst;minoredgebruisetosecond;andminordamageto tipsofpointsonlast,withresultingenameldamage,andadditionalenameldamagetomottosaroundcentralmedallionsandto‘jewels’in crown, otherwise good very ne and better and a unique combination of awards (3) £1,000-£1,400

Only !ve Britons were awarded the Legion of Honour for their services in China, 1856-64: Lieutenant-GeneralSirJamesHopeGrantandVice-AdmiralSirJamesHope(bothSecondClass);ColonelG.G.Foley(ThirdClass);and LieutenantH.C.Chattley,Fane’sIrregularCavalry,andStaff AssistantSurgeonJ.J.McCarthy(bothFifthClass).McCarthy’sawardisthereforea unique award to the Army Medical Service.

French Legion of Honour, Chevalier, London Gazette 14 November 1862: ‘TheQueenhasbeenpleasedtogiveandgrantuntoStaff AssistantSurgeonJamesJosephMcCarthy,MD,HerMajesty'sRoyallicenceand permissionthatheacceptandweartheInsigniaoftheImperialOrderoftheLegionofHonouroftheFifthClass,whichHisMajestytheEmperor oftheFrenchhasbeenpleasedtoconferuponhim,asamarkofHisImperialMajesty’sapprobationofhisservices,whileunder !re,totheFrench soldiers, wounded during the recent operations in China, and especially to the late Admiral Protet at the moment he was mortally wounded.’

JamesJosephMcCarthy wasborninKillarney,Ireland,on27April1835andquali!edasaLicentiateofMidwifery(LM)inDublinin1855.He wasappointedaMemberoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons(MRCS)inEnglandin1857,andquali!edasaDoctorofMedicine(MD)atQueen's University,Ireland,in1858.McCarthyenteredtheArmythesameyearbeingappointedAssistantSurgeonon16November1858andserved duringtheSecondChinaWarin1860,beingpresentatthecaptureoftheTakuFortsandthemarchonandcaptureofPekin,andsubsequentlyin theTaepingRebellionthereafteruntil1862(Medalandtwoclasps).HewasawardedtheFrenchLegionofHonour,FifthClass,forhisservicesin theTaepingRebellion,andwasMentionedbyBrigadier-GeneralC.Staveley,CommandingBritishTroopsinChina,inhisDespatchdatedNajow, 18 May 1862 (London Gazette 18 July 1862):

‘Ihavethehonourtoreportforyourinformationthecaptureyesterdayoftheforti!edtownofNajowbythealliedBritishandFrenchforces,and Imighthaveaddedwithtri#ingloss,haditnotbeenforthedeathofAdmiralProtetcommandingHisImperialMajesty'sNavalForcesinChina, whowasunfortunatelyshotthroughtheheartduringtheadvanceofthestormingparty.InAdmiralProtettheFrenchNavyhaslostamostable and zealous officer, and one who’s hearty energetic co-operation greatly conducted to the success of the recent operations.’

Amoredetailedreportontheoperationsappearsinthe LondonGazette of5August1862,inwhichthecasualtiesduringthecaptureofNajow arerecordedas:31stFoot, !vePrivatesseverelywounded;RoyalNavy,oneSeamanseverely woundedandoneStaff Clerk,MilitaryStaff Departmentseverelywounded.TheFrenchsufferedAdmiralProtetkilled,twoNavalOfficersseverelywounded,twoMarinesseverelywounded and !vesailorsseverelywounded,probablyalltreatedbyMcCarthy.ThecircumstancesofthedeathoftheAdmiralandofthewoundingofso many others are described by Caleb Carr in The Devil Soldier:

‘OnFriday,May16,theexpeditionaryforcearrivedatNan-ch’iao,[Najow]andontheseventeenth,AdmiralProtetandGeneralStaveley undertookapersonalreconnaissanceofthecity’sdefences.Ward,asalways,assumedhispositionattheheadofhistroops,preparingtostorm Nan-ch’iaoafterthegunshaddonetheirwork.Intheafternoon,theartillerybarragebegan,andbeforelongtheusualsightofTaipings #eeingthe citywasnoticed.Atthispoint,GeneralStaveleorderedthegunstocease !reand,togetherwithhisstaff,begantodashaboutthewallslooking for a suitable spot for storming. He was followed by a French contingent under Admiral Protet, moving at double time. Andthen,accordingtothe[NorthChina] Herald correspondent,“Loandbehold!Thecunningdefenders,who,withtheexceptionoftheirguns’ crewsandafewmusketparties,hadbeenlyingbehindandatthebottomoftheirwalltoescapefromour !re,utteredmostappallingyells, manned their walls, and gave us a well-sustained sharp !re of small arms, well-directed.”

Inaninstant,thecarnivalatmospherewasdispelled,foramongthosewhofellinthehailofTaiping !rewasAdmiralProtet.Arebelmusketballhit him full in the chest, and he was #ung back into the arms of his soldiers. The admiral was quickly taken to safety, but his wound proved mortal.’

McCarthywasappointedAssistantSurgeonofthe5thRegimentofFoot(NorthumberlandFusiliers)on10July1866,andservedwiththemuntil hereturnedtotheArmyMedicalStaff on16March1872.PromotedtotherankofSurgeonMajoron18October1873,hewasinmedicalcharge ofthe70thHospital,atSubathu,nearSimla,in1878.Hewasappointedtotakemedicalchargeofthe3rd(TheKumaon)GoorkhaRegiment(later 3rdQueenAlexandra’sOwnGurkhaRi#es)from6December1879,butwastransferredawayshortlyafterwards.McCarthyjoinedtheregiment afterthecaptureofKandahar,and,presumably,leftbeforethebattleofAhmedKhel.ItispossiblethathisSecondAfghanWarMedalwasearned with this unit (his name does not appear on the Medical Staff roll).

Hart’sArmyList recordsthatMcCarthywasMentionedinDespatchesforAfghanistan,althoughnotraceofthishasbeenfoundinthe London Gazette. He retired with the honorary rank of Brigade Surgeon on 5 December 1883, after 25 years’ service as an Army Surgeon.

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Three: Lieutenant E. H. V. Haldane, 88th Foot, later Bengal Staff Corps SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(Lieut.E.H.V.Haldane.88th.Foot.) thirdinitial‘V’o ciallycorrected;EgyptandSudan 1882 -89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(Lieut:E.H.V.Haldane.30th.PunjaubInfy.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne and the clasp Tofrek rare to a British O cer (3) £1,800-£2,200

EdwardHenryVereHaldane wasbornon11December1857andwascommissionedSub-LieutenantintheRoyalMonmouthEngineers Militiaon21March1876.HetransferredasaSecondLieutenanttothe88thFoot(ConnaughtRangers)on1May1878,andservedwiththemin SouthAfricaduringtheZuluWar-theRegimentalHistorybyColonelJourdaincontainsanannotatedgroupphotographoftheOfficersatFort Tenedos in Zululand in 1879, in which the recipient is present. HaldanetransferredtotheBombayStaff Corpson19October1882,andwasappointedQuartermasteron9April1883.Hesawfurtherservice during the Egypt and Sudan campaign, and died at Barreilly, India, on 19 July 1886, aged 30.

Sold with copied research, including the aforementioned group photograph.

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Pair: Drummer M. A. True, 92nd Highlanders

Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar(1726.Drumr.M.A.True.92nd.Highrs.);KabultoKandaharStar1880 (1726 Drummer M. A. True 92nd. Highlanders) light pitting from Star, very ne (2) £600-£800

Mark Andrew True attested for the 92nd Highlanders and served as a Drummer with ‘C’ Company during the Second Afghan War. SoldwithcopiesoftwoletterswrittenbyTruewithsketchesofthecampatAliKheyl,dated6May1879,showingtherecipientsittingoutsidehis tenthavinganeveningsmoke;andaviewoftheSutterGurdanpassasseenthroughatelescopefromthe92ndHighlanderscamp,dated2July 1879.Inthelatterlettertherecipientwrites:‘WelltheRegimentisdoingverywelluphereatpresentbutwearegettingverysickoftentlife... We have done very little !ghting recently, but we have had some very hard work and the Regiment is the nearest to Kabul.’

Note: The originals of both letters are held by the Gordon Highlanders Museum.

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Pair: Ship’s Corporal First Class C. Kellaway, Royal Navy

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(C.Kellaway.Sh:Corpl.1Cl:H.M.S.“Orontes”.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting from Star, otherwise good very ne (2) £140-£180

CharlesKellaway wasbornatStoke,Devon,on25September1848andenlistedintheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. Impregnable on22May1863.HewasadvancedShip’sCorporalFirstClasson6November1879,andservedinH.M.S. Orontes from4February 1880 to 23 January 1883. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Duke of Wellington on 23 September 1886.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Three: Colour Sergeant W. T. Sillence, Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7(1250.Corp:W.T.Sillence.2/Hamps:R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902, noclasp(1250Cr:-Sjt:W.T.Sillence.Vol:Coy.Hants:Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1250Clr:Serjt: W. T. Sillence. Hamps: Regt.) light contact marks, good very ne and better (3) £400-£500

WilliamThomasSillence wasbornon22July1862andattestedfortheHampshireRegimenton24November1883.Hewaspromoted Corporalon18June1885;Sergeanton17January1889;andColourSergeanton23April1894,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionoverseasin IndiaandBurma,andwiththeVolunteerCompanyinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom8Marchto31July1902(entitledtotheclasps TransvaalandSouthAfrica1902tohisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal-suchclaspswereissuedloosetotheVolunteerCompany).Hewas dischargedon23November1904,after21years’service,anddiedinPortsmouthon20January1944;hisoccupationonhisdeathcerti!cate stating ‘Pensioned Colour Sergeant, Hampshire Regiment, and Pensioned Civilian Clerk, Royal Army Ordnance Corps’. Sold with copied research, including a copy of the recipient’s death certi!cate.

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Five: Acting Sergeant H. White, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4556Pte.H.White2dBn.DerbyRegt.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4556Pte.H.WhiteNotts&Derby:Regt.);1914-15Star(6109Pte.H.White.Notts.&Derby.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (6109 A. Sjt. H. White. Notts. & Derby. R.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne (5) £240-£280

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Pair: Muleteer Shivdial Singh

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,silverissue,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(5570MuleDriverShivdialSingh53rd.SikhsInfy.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,silverissue,noclasp(MuleteerShivdialSingh.) very ne,thelatterscarceinsilvertoaNative Follower (2) £180-£220

ShivdialSingh wouldoriginallyheavebeenentitledtoabronzeQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal,butfollowingachangeintheregulationsin1904 was entitled to exchange his original bronze medal for a silver medal.

Sold with copied research article by David Grant regarding the award of silver medals to Native Followers.

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Pair: Private T. Holloway, Lincolnshire Regiment

Queen’sSudan1896-98(4346.Pte.T.Holloway.1/Lin:R.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(4346 Pte. T. Holloway. 1st Linc. R.) mounted for display, good very ne (2) £300-£400

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Pair: Private A. Gray, Seaforth Highlanders, who was wounded at the Battle of the Atbara, 8 April 1898

Queen’sSudan1896-98(5138.Pte.A.Gray.1/SeaHrs.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(5138Pte. A. Gray 1st. Sea. Highrs.) minor edge bruising and light contact marks, good very ne (2) £400-£500

AlexanderGray wasborninElginandattestedtherefortheSeaforthHighlanderson2January1895,aged18,servingwiththe1stBattalionin EgyptandtheSudanfrom5January1898to26October1902.HetookpartintheNileExpeditionof1898,andwaswoundedattheBattleof theAtbaraon8April1898.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon30October1902,andwasdischargedon1January1907,after12years’ service.

Sold with copied record of service.

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Pair: PrivateH.Mullin,SeaforthHighlanders,whodiedfromwoundsreceivedattheBattleofOmdurmanon 2 September 1898, one of only two fatal casualties to the Regiment

Queen’sSudan1896-98(5266Pte.H.Mullin.1/Sea.Hrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum,unnamedasissued, edge bruising and light contact marks, very ne (2) £800-£1,000

H.Mullen attestedfortheSeaforthHighlandersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheNileExpedition.Hewasmortallywoundedbya bullettothechestattheBattleofOmdurmanon2September1898,andsubsequentlydiedfromhiswounds.TheRegimentsuffered1mankilled, 1 mortally wounded (Mullin), and 16 wounded in the Battle.

Soldwithadisplaylabelthatreads‘Pte.H.Mullin,1stBn.Seaforth.Hdrs.DiedfromwoundsreceivedintheBattleofOmdurmanSeptember 1898’; and copied medal roll extract and casualty list.

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Four: PrivateG.Butwell,CameronHighlanders,whowaswoundedattheBattleofOmdurmanon2 September 1898

Queen’sSudan1896-98(2941Pte:G.Butwell1/Cam:Hrs:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony, Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(2941Pte.G.Butwell,1:Cam’n:H’drs:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,South Africa1901,SouthAfrica1902(2941Pte.G.Butwell.CameronHighrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara, Khartoum,withunofficialtopretainingrod(2941Pte.Buttwell[sic]1Cam.Highrs.)contemporarilyengravedintheusual regimental style, edge bruise to QSA and KS, good very ne (4) £600-£800

GeorgeButwell wasborninBirminghamandattestedfortheCameronHighlanderson29January1892,aged18.HeservedwiththeRegiment inMaltafrom9April1892to18February1895;inGibraltarfrom19February1895to3October1897;andtheninEgyptandtheSudanfrom4 October1897to2March1900.HetookpartintheNileExpeditionof1898,andwaspresentattheBattlesoftheAtbaraandOmdurman,being severelywoundedbyabullettotheleginthelatteractionon2September1898.TheCameronHighlanderssuffered25otherrankswoundedat Omdurman,thegreatestnumberofcasualtiestoanInfantryunit,andsecondonlytothe21stLancers.HesawfurtherinactioninSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarfrom3March1900to30July1902,andtransferredtotheArmyReserveon7October1902.Hewas "nallydischargedon 21 January 1908, after 16 years’ service.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Three: Private B. P. Lake, Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen’sSudan1896-98(10768.Pte.B.P.Lake.R.A.M.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(10768.Pte.B.P.Lake.R.A.M.C.); Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(10768.Pte.B.P.LakeR.A.M.C.)mountedfordisplay, lightcontactmarks,otherwise good very ne (3) £300-£400

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AnextremelyrareBaden-PowellScoutingBadgegroupof !veawardedtoCorporalR.L.Picton,5th Lancers, later Acting-Sergeant, South African Forces

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(5226Pte.R.Picton. 5thLancers);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(A/Sjt.R.L.Picton.S.A.S.C.)withlidsfromoriginalcardboxesofissue, togetherwitharelatedBaden-PowellScoutingBadge,in‘gold’,withappliedsilverSt.GeorgeandtheDragonmotiftocentre,the reverseofficiallyinscribed‘ForScouting,fromR.S.S.B.-P.1906’,initsoriginal Elkington,London, !ttedleathercase, thelidofthe casedetachedbutpresent;andaPretoriaCitizensServiceMedal1914-19,bronze,unnamed,very neandbetterandextremelyrare (5) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2005.

RaymondLawPicton servedinthe5thRoyalIrishLancersforeightyears,beingtransferredtotheArmyReserveinNovember1907.The backgroundbehindtheawardofhisrarescoutingbadgeisexplainedinanaccompanyingoriginalhandwrittenstatementfromBaden-Powell,sent to Picton in November 1926:

‘ThismedalwaswonbyCorporalR.L.Picton,amemberoftheteamofthe5thRoyalIrishLancerswhichwontheScoutingCompetitionat Aldershot in 1906.

The competing regiments were: 1st Royal Dragoons 5th Royal Irish Lancers 8th Hussars.

Themembersofthe5thLancersteamwereLieut.Pym;Sergt.Tredger;Corpl.Picton;L.Corpl.Crane;L.Corpl.Ashton;Pte.McCluny;Pte. Goodman.

(signed) Robert Baden Powell.’

ThisdocumentisaccompaniedbyBaden-Powell’soriginalcoveringletter(andSouthAfricanstampmarkedenvelope,dated12November1926), inwhichhewrites,‘...Igladlyenclosethestatementyouaskfor,andamonlysopleasedtothinkthatthelittletokenIgaveyousolongago,to encourage the development of scouting, was so much appreciated’.

DuringtheGreatWar,PictonenlistedintheSouthAfricanArmyServiceCorpsatRobertsHeightsinFebruary1917,and,followingserviceina motor transport unit in German East Africa, was demobilised in January 1919, aged 39 years. Alsosoldwithaquantityofotheroriginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’sCerti!cateofDischarge,dated15January1919andaCivilian Protective Services, Cape Peninsula Fortress Command, Certi!cate of Authority, including portrait photograph, dated 14 January 1942.

Pair: Private T. Nolan, 9th Lancers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Natal,Belmont,ModderRiver,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3616Pte.T.Nolan.9th Lancers);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3616Pte.T.Nolan.9thLancers.) nearly extremely ne (2) £160-£200

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Pair: Corporal E. Bryant, 16th Lancers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(3615Cpl. E.Bryant,16thLancers);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3615Corpl:E.Bryant.16th Lancers.) light edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £160-£200

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(2755Piper G.Allan,ScotsGds);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2755PiperG.Allen.[sic]Scots Guards.) suspensionmountbent;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(426676Sjt.G.Allan.46-Can.Inf.)mountedforwear, rsttwo ne, last very ne or better (4) £1,000-£1,400

GeorgeKeithAllan wasborninOxton,Berwickshire,ScotlandinMarch1880.Heservedfor12yearswiththeScotsGuards,includingduring theSecondBoerWar,beforeemigratingtoCanadawherehebecameaBrewer.Allanenlistedinthe46thBattalion(SouthSaskatchewan), CanadianInfantryinMarch1915,andismentionedinthe SuicideBattalion byJ.L.McWilliamsandR.J.Steelasformingthe46th’sPipeBand.Allan advancedtoPipeMajorandservedwiththeBattalionatYpres,theSomme,Vimy,LensandPasschendaele.Accordingtothe SuicideBattalion Allan went‘Onatoot’withanotherpiperwithoutaskingforofficialleave,andwhenthepairreturnedtheCO(ColonelDawson)reducedthemboth toPrivateandorderedthemtobesentoutonthenextattack.Allanreceivedhisfatalwoundsinthisattack,andtheotherpiperisrecordedas losing his "ngers from his wounds.

Private Allan died of wounds on the Western Front, 21 August 1917, and is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient as part of the 46th Battalion Pipe Band.

Pair: Private G. H. Clarke, Dorset Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(5546. Pte:G.H.Clark,2/Dorset.Rgt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5546Pte.G.Clark. Dorset Regt.) good very ne (2) £120-£160

Pair:

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(5230PteJ.Williamson.Derby:Regt.M.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (237002 A.C.S. Mjr. J. H. Williamson. C.O.R.) generally very ne or better (2) £80-£120

JohnHenryWilliamson wasborninDerbyshire,EnglandinJune1877.Heservedfor12yearswiththeDerbyshireRegimentpriorto emigratingtoCanada,andservedwiththeMaltaMountedInfantryCompanyduringtheSecondBoerWar.Williamsonresidedat47Condor Avenue,Toronto,Ontario.Heinitiallyservedwiththe204thBattalion,CanadianInfantrypriortoadvancedtoCompanySergeantMajorand transferringtothe2ndDepotBattalion,1stCentralOntarioRegiment.WillamsonservedwiththelatterinGreatBritain,theabovebeinghisfull medal entitlement.

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Five: SergeantG.Peat,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,whoservedasDeputySuperintendentofthePortland Hospital during the Boer War

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(St.-Sgt.G.Peat.R.A.M.C.);St.JohnMedalforSouth Africa1899-1902(801st.C.Sergt.G.Peat.Welbeck.Div.);1914-15Star(49490,Sjt.G.Peat,R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictory Medals49490 Sgt. G. Peat. R.A.M.C.) good very ne (5) £500-£700

GeorgePeat wasborninMans!eld,Nottinghamshire,on20July1874andwasalongservingmemberoftheWelbeckDivisionoftheStJohn AmbulanceBrigadewhenhevolunteeredtoserve(for6months)inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarwiththePortlandFieldHospital.The PortlandFieldHospital(160beds)wasraisedbysubscriptionfortheBoerWar,withtheDukeofPortlandcontributing£5,000tothealmost £14,000raised(theDukeofPortland’sancestralseatwasWelbeckAbbey,andsopresumablythehospitaldrewmostofitsstaff fromthe WelbeckDivisionoftheS.J.A.B.).Themedicalstaff andorderlies,withfullsupplies,leftEnglandon13December1899andontheirarrivalatthe CapenotimewaslostincommencingoperationsatRondebosch.Heretheyremainedforthreemonths,afterwhichthehospitalwasremovedto Bloemfontein,itsexistencecomingtoanendinJuly1900.Intotalsome1,009officersandmenweretreatedbytheHospital,withPeatservingas DeputySuperintendentofthehospital.Interestingly,althoughhisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalgiveshisrankasStaff SergeantwiththeR.A.M.C.he never attested into the Army.

OnreturningfromSouthAfricaPeatgainedemploymentasClerkinchargeofStores,andhemayhaveservedwiththeTerritorialsinthe R.A.M. C.postBoerWarashisGreatWarenlistmentpapersrecordhewaspartoftheNottinghamshireNationalReserveandwishedtore-enlist. Whilsthewasoverage(40),hewasacceptedasaPrivateon15January1915,beingrapidlypromotedtoSergeant.HeservedduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom5June1915wherehewashospitalisedseveraltimes(includingmalaria)andsenttoBirminghamHospitalon12 August1917,sufferingfromneurastheniawhichresultedinhismedicaldischargeon27February1918.HewasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no. 370,475. He died in Southport, Lancashire, in January 1949.

Sold with copied service papers. medal roll extracts, and other research.

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Private C. B. Daniel, Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith(9418Pte.C.B.Daniel.R.A.M.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9418 Pte. C. B. Daniel. R.A.M.C.) nearly extremely ne (2) £160-£200

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lt.Col.J.C.S.Irving.A.P.D.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.Col.J.C.S.Irving.A.P.D.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, edge bruise, good very ne (2) £240-£280

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

JohnCharlesSarleIrving wasborninGreenwichon24March1843,andwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.Hewas commissionedEnsigninthe18thFooton7April1863,andwaspromotedLieutenantin1867.HewasappointedInstructorofMusketrywiththe 39thFootin1878,andwaspromotedCaptaininthe102ndRoyalMadrasFusilier(laterRoyalDublinFusiliers)on4September1880.Hewas appointedPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmentin1886,andwaspromotedMajoron30May1896,andLieutenantColonelon6October 1899. He retired due to ill health in 1903, and died at Folkestone on 29 November 1914.

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Pair: CompanySergeantMajorJ.Garbutt,102ndBattalion,CanadianInfantry,late6thNewZealandMounted Ri!es

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3837PteJ.Garbutt.N:ZealandM.R.) uno cialrivetsbetween3rdand4thclasps,toplugs lledformountingpurposes;BritishWar Medal 1914-20 (931238 A.C.S. Mjr. J. Garbutt. 102-Can. Inf.) generally good very ne (2) £140-£180

JohnGarbutt wasborninWhitby,YorkshireinDecember1879.Heservedwiththe6thNewZealandMountedRi!esduringtheSecondBoer War,beforeemigratingtoCanada.GarbuttservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe102ndBattalion(NorthernBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry on the Western Front.

Four: SergeantJ.W.Pincock,3rdBattalion(TorontoRegiment),CanadianInfantry,lateKitchener’sFighting Scouts,CanadianArmyPayCorpsand12thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowastakenprisonerofwarat Passchendaele, 5 November 1917

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(751.Tpr.J.W.Pincock.2ndKitchener’s Scouts.)darklytoned, renamed;1914-15Star(92910PteJ.W.Pincock.3/Can.Inf.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22910A.Sjt. J.W.Pincock.3-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(JohnWilliamPincock)incardenvelopeofissue,withenclosure;CanadianMemorial Cross, G.V.R. (22910 Sgt. J. W. Pincock.) generally good very ne (6) £200-£260

JohnWilliamPincock wasborninBarrow-in-Furness,LancashireinJune1874.Heservedwiththe2ndKitchener’sFightingScoutsduringthe SecondBoerWar(entitledtoQ.S.A.with‘CapeColony’and‘OrangeFreeState’clasps).HewasanAccountantbyprofession,andinitiallyserved duringtheGreatWarwiththe12thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,September1914-May1915.PincocktransferredtotheCanadianArmyPay Corps,andservedwiththemuntilApril1917.Hewasservingwiththe3rdBattalion(TorontoRegiment),CanadianInfantryontheWestern Front when he was taken prisoner at Passchendaele, 5 November 1917. Pincock was interned at Limburg an der Lahn. SergeantPincockwasrepatriated,12December1918,anddiedafterthewarofrelatedinjuries/illness,4April1924.HiswifeH.E.Pincockresided at Neville House, Ulverston, Lancashire.

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Pair: Stoker A. Street, Royal Navy China1900,noclasp(A.Street,Sto.,H.M.S.Terrible.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(A.Street,Sto:H.M.S.Terrible) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £240-£280

Pair: Orderly E. C. Williams, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John 1914Star(E.C.Williams.B.R.C.S.&O.St.J.J.);VictoryMedal1914-19(E.C.Williams.B.R.C.&St.J.J.) minoredgebruisingtoVM, otherwise good very ne (2) £140-£180

EdwinCharlesWilliams servedasanOrderlywiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20August 1914.

Three: Chief Electrical Arti"cer First Class C. P. Stevens, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(345460.C.P.Stevens.C.E.A.2.,R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(345460C.P.Stevens.C.E.A.2.R.N.);RoyalNavy L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(345460.C.P.Stevens.Ch.Elect.Art.2Cl.H.M.S.Cornwall.) minoro cialcorrectiontorateon LS&GC, contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £70-£90

CyrilPercivalStevens wasbornatRochdale,Lancashire,on14June1881andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingElectricalArti"cerFourth Classon13September1902.HewasadvancedActingChiefElectricalArti"cerSecondClasson1April1914,andservedforthemajorityofthe GreatWarinH.M.S. Cornwall,beingpresentattheBattleoftheFalklandIslands,andwascon"rmedinthatrateon1April1915.Hewasawarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon26October1917.PromotedChiefElectricalArti"cerFirstClasson1April1920,hewasshore dischargedonthereductionoftheNavyon3August1922.DuringtheSecondWorldWarheservedasaMechanicalExamineratH.M.Torpedo Range, Weymouth.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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JohnWilliamMurrant wasborninCamberwell,London,on28February1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1March 1913.HejoinedH.M.S. DukeofEdinburgh on3March1914,andservedinherforalmosttheentiretyoftheGreatWar,until3August1918,and waspresentinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916.HewasadvancedAbleSeamanon1September1915,andLeadingSeamanon6June 1918,andremainingintheRoyalNavyfollowingthecessationofhostilitieswaspromotedPettyOfficeron5January1921.Hewasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon26April1930,and,havingbeenadvancedChiefPettyOfficeron27December1933,iscon"rmedon therollfortheJubileeMedalin1935.Hewasshorepensionedon27February1937,butwasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar, "nally being released on 8 October 1945. He died in Portsmouth in April 1976. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

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Three: Petty Officer First Class A. W. May, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (125927, A. W. May. P.O.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (125927 A. W. May. P.O.1. R.N.) good very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (S.S.8288R.J.Pugh.Ord.R.N.;J.80387J.Harrower.Ord.R.N.;J.48566E.R.Lesley. Boy1R.N.;J.52068L.W.G.Smith,.Boy.2R.N.) !rstinnamedcardboxofissue,togetherwiththerecipient’sDriving Licence, generally very ne and better (7) £100-£140

AlbertWilliamMay wasborninPlymouthon12November1868,intoafamilyofsailorsand !shermen,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy SecondClasson19January1884.Shorepensionedin1906,hejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve,andservedduringtheGreatWarintheArmed Merchant Cruiser H.M.S. Columbella

JamesHarrower wasborninClackmannonon19October1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson30October1917.He died in service of bronchal pneumonia on 1 December 1919, and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Clackmannon Cemetery. Ernest Ralph Lesley served as a Boy Bugler. Sold with various postcards and photographic images; and copied research.

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Four: Petty Officer Telegraphist H. Bennett, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(J.12162,H.Bennett.L.Tel.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.12162H.Bennett.L.Tel.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(J.12162.H.Bennett.P.O.Tel.H.M.S.RoyalOak) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,nearly very ne (4) £100-£140

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Four: Shipwright Second Class A. E. Prout, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(343529.A.E.Prout.Shpt.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(343529A.E.Prout.Shpt.2R.N.);RoyalNavy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (343529. A. E. Prout. Shpt. 2.Cl. H.M.S. Gorgon.) very ne (4) £100-£140

Three: StokerFirstClassS.Bond,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledwhen H.M.S. Seagull collidedwithanothershipintheFirthofClydeon 30 September 1918

1914-15Star(K.15655.S.Bond.Sto.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (K.15655S.Bond.Sto.1R.N.);MemorialPlaque(SidneyBond) extremely ne (4) £100-£140

SidneyBond wasborninExeteron15March1894andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasa StokerSecondClasson19August1912.PromotedStokerFirstClasson19August 1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments,andwaskilledon30September1918,whenthe Seagull wassunkina collision,probablywiththesteamship Corrib,intheClyde.Heiscommemoratedonthe Plymouth Naval Memorial. SoldwithapostcardphotographoftherecipientandaphotographicimageofH.M.S. Seagull

Four: Stoker First Class A. H. Weller, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(K.27347,A.H.Weller.Sto.,2.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.27347A.H.Weller.Sto.1.R.N.);Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Arthur H. Weller.) the BWM polished, good very ne (4) £60-£80

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Three: Ordinary Seaman A. E. Fletcher, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (L.4862, A. E. Fletcher. O.S.3., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (L.4862 A. E. Fletcher. O.S.3 R.N.) very ne

Pair: S. C. Lucas, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Stanley Lucas) contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £60-£80

ArthurErnestFletcher wasborninEgham,Surrey,on6January1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyServanton22October1913.He servedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishment,includingH.M.S. Glory,the !agshipoftheBritishNorthRussia Squadron, from 12 October 1917 to 17 October 1918, and was shore demobilised on 9 November 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

StanleyClydeLucas wasborninChelmondiston,Suffolk,on25December1889andservedduringtheGreatWarintheMercantileMarine, being awarded his Master’s Certi#cate. He died in Ipswich in March 1973. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Seaman C. Gordon, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15Star(B.5295,C.Gordon,Smn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5295B.C.Gordon.Smn.R.N.R.) lightcontact marks, very ne (3) £40-£50

CharlesGordon wasborninNewcastle-upon-Tyneon12May1888,andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon18May1909.Heserved duringtheGreatWarinthearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Otranto,andwaspresentattheBattleofCoroneloff theChileanCoaston1 November1914.HewassubsequentlyborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Pembroke andH.M.S. President,andwasshoredemobilisedon21January 1919.

Sold with copied service papers.

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Five: Private J. W. Cashley, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914-15Star(Ply.14434,Pte.J.W.Cashley.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Ply.14434Act.l.Cpl.J.W.Cashley.R.M.L.I.); VictoryMedal1914-19, erased;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(Ply.14434B.946J.W.Cashley.Mne.R.F.R.); Italy,Kingdom,MessinaEarthquakeMedal1908,silver,unnamedasissued, contactmarksandedgebruisingtolast,generallyvery ne and better (5) £160-£200

JohnWilliamCashley wasborninLiverton,Exeter,on31August1883,andjoinedtheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon8February1902.He servedaboardH.M.S. Euryalus from10September1907to3May1909,andwasoneofthosemenwholandedandservedashoreduringthe rescueoperationsfollowingtheMessinaEarthquakeon28December1908.Hewasdischargedon11February1914,andjoinedtheRoyalFleet Reservethefollowingday.Mobilisedon4August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinbothH.M.S. Canopus andH.M.S. Doris.Hewas #nally discharged from the Royal Fleet Reserve on 31 August 1923.

Three: Private W. Graveney, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914-15Star(Ch.3873.Pte.W.Graveney.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Ch.3873.Pte.W.Graveney.R.M.L.I.);Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Ch. 3873 (B.346) W. Graveney. Pte. R.F.R.) good very ne BritishWarMedal1914-20(6) (K.26133J.W.Elligate.Sto.1.R.N.;270917G.H.Hughes.E.R.A.2R.N.;J.33439L. S.Love.A.B.R.N.;J.83638W.T.Eastwood.Ord.R.N.;M.Z.4975W.Benion.Sig.R.N.V.R.;M.B.2860G.H. Carr. M.M. R.N.V.R.) generally very ne (9) £100-£140

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Three: Fireman G. Morgan, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary 1914-15Star(G.Morgan,Fmn.,M.F.A.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(GeorgeMorgan);VictoryMedal1914-19(G. Morgan. Fmn. M.F.A.) good very ne

Pair: Ordinary Seaman R. H. Burrows, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War Medal 1914-20, erased; Victory Medal 1914-19 (P.Z.1651 R. H. Burrows. Ord. R.N.V.R.) good very ne

Pair: Air Mechanic Third Class W. E. Gray, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (286377. 3.A.M. W. E. Gray. R.A.F.) in named card boxes of issue, good extremely ne RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (D.2477.W.S.Barzey.Sea.R.N.R.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,very ne (8) £120-£160

WilliamSamuelBarzey wasborninPlymouth,Montserrat,on24September1873,andisdescribedonhisservicerecordasa‘Manof Colour’. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 29 May 1917, and died in Cardiff on 24 January 1949. Sold with copied research.

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Four: CaptainW.R.Gibson,RoyalEngineers,whowasMentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheEgyptian OrderoftheNileforhisservicesintheconstructionofthepipelinebringingwaterfromtheNileinto Palestine

1914-15Star(Lieut.W.R.Gibson.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.W.R.Gibson.); Egypt,Kingdom,Orderofthe Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, by Lattes, Cairo, silver and enamel, with rosette on riband, nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

Egyptian Order of the Nile, Fourth Class London Gazette 16 January 1920: ‘For distinguished service rendered during the course of the campaign.’ WilliamRobertGibson,anengineerfromSeattle,Washington,UnitedStatesofAmerica,wascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantinthe RoyalEngineerson2October1915andservedwiththe11thLabourBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27October 1915,andsubsequentlywiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForce.PromotedtemporaryCaptain,hewasMentionedinGeneralAllenby’sDespatch (LondonGazette 6July1917),andwasawardedtheFourthClassoftheEgyptianOrderoftheNileforhisservicesintheconstructionofapipeline fromtheNiletoSouthPalestine,pumpingwateracrossthedesertsupplyingwatertotheBritishforces-astheArabproverbsays:‘Whenthe watersoftheNile !owintoPalestine,theProphetfromtheWestwillenterJerusalemandtheTurkswillbedrivenfromitforever.’Gibsonwas demobilised on 12 July 1919, and retained the rank of Captain.

Soldwithvariousphotographs,themajorityshowingtheconstructionofthepipelineinthedesertandrelatedworkings;variouscontemporary postcards; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient taken from a newspaper cutting.

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Family group: Three: Private J. Donegan, 15th (1st Salford Pals) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, later Labour Corps 1914-15Star(10258.Pte.J.Donegan.Lan.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10258Pte.J.Donegan.Lan.Fus.) generallyvery ne The G.S.M.awardedtoPrivateP.Donegan,2ndBattalionManchesterRegiment,killedinaction,battleof Hillah, 24 July 1920 GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(75305Pte.P.Donegan.Manch.R.);MemorialPlaque(PatrickDonegan)incardenvelopeof issue,withAldershotCommandAthleticAssociationprizemedal,bronze,reverseengraved‘CommandRelay&TeamRace TournamentMay1919WinningTeam3rdBnTheManchesterRegt.Pte.P.Donegan.’,lastin F.Phillips,MilitaryMedallist,Aldershot case, generally very ne (lot) £400-£500

JohnDonegan wasborninDrogheda,Irelandin1864.In1911hewasrecordedasbeingaBrickSetter’sLabourerresidingwithhiswifeand children(includingatenyearoldsoncalledPatrick)atNo.8BrooksBuildings,off BoothStreet,Pendleton,nearSalford.Doneganwasanoriginal memberofthe15th(1stSalfordPals)Battalion,LancashireFusiliers,andservedwiththemintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom22November1915. He subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps.

PatrickDonegan wasborninDrogheda,Ireland,andwasthesonofJohnandMaryDoneganof103ClarendonRoad,Salford.Heservedwith the2ndBattalion,ManchesterRegimentandwaskilledinactionwithArabinsurgentsatHillah,24July1920.AspartofthecampaignagainstArab insurgentsinIraqintheKi" -KufaareaontheEuphratessouthofBaghdad,acolumnwasdespatched.ThecolumncommandedbyBrevet Lieutenant-ColonelR.N.Hardcastle,D.S.O.,ManchesterRegiment,consistedofthreecompaniesofthe2ndBattalionManchesterRegiment;two squadronsofthe35thScindeHorse;twosectionsofthe39thBatteryRoyalFieldArtillery;onecompanyofthe1/32ndSikhPioneers;andone sectionofthe24thCombinedFieldAmbulance.On24July1920whilstintheprocessofpreparingacampfortheevening,alargenumberof insurgentswerereportedtobeapproaching.Misledovertheactualnumbersadvancing,anill-adviseddecisionwasmadetoretreat.Thecolumn headedtowardsHillahbutinaconfusednightaction,thecolumnbecamedisorderedandinmanyplaceschaosensued.Elsewheremenfought bravelyandandseveraldecorationswerewon,includingaposthumousV.C.awardedtoCaptainGeorgeStuartHenderson,D.S.O.,M.C.&Bar, 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment. Private Donegan is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Sold with copied research.

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Eight: MajorE.N.Deall,SherwoodForesters,lateSeaforthHighlanders,SuffolkRegiment,Middlesex Regiment,andRoyalEngineers,whowasawardedaCerti"cateofGallantryforhisserviceswiththe AuxiliaryDivisionoftheRoyalIrishConstabularyin1921,and,havingbeencapturedandtakenPrisonerof WarwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForcein1940,smokedhiswaytofreedomin1944,foolingtheGerman doctorsthathehadbronchitishavingsmoked150cigarettesinthe12hoursbeforeamedicalexaminationin Operation ‘Big Smoke’ 1914-15Star(3133Pte.E.N.Deall.Sea:Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.E.N.Deall.) ‘2’erasedbeforerankon both;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;WarMedal1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Efficiency Decoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1940,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars,allG.VI.R.,allofficially dated 1951, with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, some contact marks, very ne (8) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2011.

EricNoelDeall wasborninHarlesden,Middlesex,on24December1896andattestedfortheSeaforthHighlanderson7September1914, servingwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1May1915.Hospitalisedonnumerousoccasions,hewas discharged permanently un!t on 4 September 1916 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 61,419. Recovering,DeallwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stGarrisonBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,on18November1917,andserved overseaswiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForcefrom13April1918.PromotedtemporaryLieutenanton18March1919,herelinquishedhis commission on 13 December 1919, retaining the rank of Lieutenant.

DeallwasappointedaLieutenantinthe8thBattalionMiddlesexRegimentinJuly1920,andconcurrentlyjoinedtheRoyalIrishConstabularyasa TemporaryCadeton1November1920.PostedasaSectionLeaderto‘H’CompanyoftheAuxiliaryDivision,hewaspromotedPlatoon CommanderinFebruary1921,andwasthenpostedto‘O’company,basedincountyCork.ForhisserviceswiththeAuxiliaryDivisionofthe Royal Irish Constabulary he was awarded a Certi!cate for Gallantry on 15 May 1921, and was stood down on 16 January 1922.

ResuminghisserviceintheTerritorialForce,DeallwaspromotedtoCaptaininthe7thBattalionSherwoodForestersinApril1928andMajorin thatunitinDecember1936.Inthesamemonthhewastransferredtothe42nd(Foresters)Anti-AircraftBattalion,andwasawardedtheEfficiency Decoration as a Major in the Royal Engineers (London Gazette 6 February 1940).

Deallservedwiththe2nd/5thBattalion,SherwoodForestersduringtheSecondWorldWar,landinginFrancewiththeBritishExpeditionary Forceon24April1940.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarnearOignies,Belgium,on26May1940,andwasheldinitiallyatO$agVII-C atLaufen,beforebeingtransferredthefollowingyeartoO$agVI-BatWarburgfrom1941toSeptember1942,andthenatO$agIX-A/Hat SpangenbergbeiKassellfromSeptember1942toAugust1944,sharingcampswith,amongstothernotablepersonalities,CaptainPatReid(later EscapeOfficeratColditz),WingCommanderDouglasBader,PilotOfficerAnthonyBarber(laterChancelloroftheExchequer),andMajorBruce Shand (the Queen Consort’s father).

WhilstincaptivityDeallfakedbronchitisbycontinuousexcessivesmokingpriortoamedicalexamination(accordingtohisownaccounthe smoked150cigarettesinthe12hoursbeforehismedicalexamination),andwasrepatriatedtoEnglandinSeptember1944.Hewasreleasedfrom embodiedserviceon28June1945,andwasawardedthreeAdditionalAwardBarstohisEfficiency Decorationin1951,asaMajor(retired)inthe Sherwood Foresters (London Gazette 16 March 1951). Latterly living in Mapperley, Nottingham, he died on 17 May 1975.

Soldwithacopyof Weekend,23July1968,whichcontainsanaccountofOperation‘BigSmoke’,therecipient’ssuccessfulplantosmokehisway to freedom; and copied research.

Note: Deall’smedalgroupincludestheAfricaStarwith1stArmyclasp,bothofwhicharecon!rmedasofficiallyissuedonhisservicerecords, although he could not possibly have been entitled to them, having been in captivity in Germany throughout the entire qualifying period.

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Four: Private T. B. Gabriel, Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(T3-024613.Pte.T.B.Gabbriel[sic].A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T3-024613Pte.T.B.Gabriel.A.S.C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (T3/024613 Pte. T. Gabriel. R.A.S.C.) the last renamed, very ne Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal (6149Pte.J.T.Cole.1st.Sfk.M.I.) renamed;1914-15 Star (55873 Sapr: F. G. Hulbert. R.E.) nearly very ne (6) £80-£100

ThomasB.Gabriel attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22June 1915.HelatertransferredtotheRoyalEngineers.ThereisnomentiononeitherofhisMedalIndexCardsofhimreceivingtheGeneralService Medal for Iraq.

FrancombeG.Hulbert attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14April 1915.

Three: Driver T. W. Hicks, Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(T4-045174Dvr:T.W.Hicks.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T4-045174Dvr.T.W.Hicks,A.S.C.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private G. Smith, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (R-363107 Pte. G. Smith. A.S.C.) good very ne

Pair: Private T. Wilkinson, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (M2-201507. Pte. T. Wilkinson. A.S.C.) nearly extremely ne (7) £70-£90

ThomasWilliamHicks attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4 August 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 24 February 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards, medal roll extracts; and a G.VI.R. Royal Army Service Corps cap badge.

Three: Private H. J. Smith, Royal Army Medical Corps, later Royal Dublin Fusiliers

1914-15Star(34320Pte.H.J.Smith,R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34320Pte.H.J.Smith.R.A.M.C.) polished,better than good ne

SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(4) (ChiefS.C.WilliamE.White;Par.Offr.LeonardT. Beverley; Richard H. Catleugh); 1 clasp, The Great War 1914-18 (Henry G. Podger) good very ne (7) £80-£100

HenryJ.Smith attestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofwarfrom26 June 1915. He later transferred to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

Pair: Staff SergeantE.R.Maclellan,1stWirelessSection,CanadianEngineers,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front, 27 July 1917

1914-15Star(428579PteE.R.Maclellan);BritishWarMedal1914-20(428579S.Sjt.E.R.Maclellan.7-Can.Inf.);Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (428579 S. Sgt. E. R. Maclellan) last in damaged case of issue, good very ne (3) £80-£120

EdwinRaymondMaclellan wasborninSydney,NovaScotia,CanadainJuly1891.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47th Battalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,beforetransferringtothe1stWirelessSection,CanadianEngineers.MaclellanadvancedtoStaff Sergeantanddiedofwounds,27July1917,whileonduty,proceedingtoaWirelessTelegraphStationintheforwardareanearLens,hewas severelywoundedinthechest,andleftthigh,bysplintersfromanenemyshellthatexplodednearhim.Afterreceiving "rstaid,hewastakento No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station where he died the same day.

Staff Sergeant Maclellan is buried in the Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.

Three: Private P. J. Sullivan, 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), Canadian Infantry

1914-15Star(12630PteP.J.Sullivan.5/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12630Pte.P.J.Sulivan.[sic]5-Can.Inf.);with MunicipalityofMiniota,ManitobaTributeMedal1914-18,Britanniaseatedwithshieldandtrident,linerinthebackground;reverse: ‘MunicipalityofMiniota,Manitoba,inRecognitionofServicesforFreedom&Honour,GreatEuropeanWar1914-1918’(Pte. Philip Sullivan), 35mm., silver, generally good very ne (4) £120-£160

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004.

PhilipJamesSullivan wasborninStarCross,Devon,EnglandinJanuary1879.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5thBattalion (Western Cavalry), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

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Three: LieutenantF.P.H.Bull,RoyalInniskillingFusiliers,lateLanceCorporal,7thBattalion(1stBritish Columbia), Canadian Infantry 1914-15 Star (77786 Pte F. P. H. Bull. 7/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. F. P. H. Bull.) very ne (3) £60-£80

FrederickHilaryPenroseBull wasborninTullamore,King’sCounty,IrelandinJuly1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th Battalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom1May1915.BulladvancedtoLanceCorporal,andwas commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

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Three: LieutenantF.W.Finlay,16thReserveBattalion,CanadianInfantry,lateSergeant,29thBattalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry

1914-15Star(75825Cpl.F.W.Finlay.29/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.F.W.Finlay.)mountedforwear, very ne (3) £60-£80

FrederickWilliamFinlay wasborninDrumshanbo,CountyLeitrim,IrelandinNovember1890.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasa Sergeantwiththe29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.FinlaywascommissionedLieutenantinthe16thReserve Battalion.

Pair: LanceCorporalG.E.Pfaff,29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantry,takenprisonerofwaratSt. Eloi, 19 April 1915

1914-15Star(76184PteG.E.Pfaff.29/Can:Inf:);VictoryMedal1914-19(76184Pte.G.E.Pfaff.29-Can.Inf.) generallyvery neor better

1914-15 Star (76150 L. Cpl E. Noble. 29/Can: Inf:) good very ne (3) £60-£80

GeorgeEdwardPffaf wasborninWinnipeg,Manitoba,CanadainApril1885.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe29thBattalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry and was taken prisoner of war at St. Eloi, 19 April 1915.

ErnestCusleyNoble wasborninWellingborough,NorthamptonshireinNovember1881.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion, NorthamptonshireRegimentinIndiaandSouthAfricapriortoemigratingtoCanadaandbeingemployedasaLogger.Nobleservedduringthe GreatWarwiththe29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantryandwaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwar,19April1915.Hewas repatriated in January 1919.

Three: Stoker J. Kelly, Royal Australian Navy

1914-15 Star (O.N. 3800 J. Kelly. Stoker); British War and Victory Medals (3800 James Kelly. Stoker. R.A.N.) very ne, scarce (3) £260-£300

JamesKelly wasborninNewlace,ScotlandinJune1889,andenlistedintheRoyalAustralianNavy,6May1914.Kellyservedatthetraining establishmentH.M.A.S. Cerberus ,6May-18July1914.HeservedwithH.M.A.S. Australia (battlecruiser),19July1914-20August1919.His service record gives ‘took part in operations in German New Guinea September 1914.’

Three: PrivateC.Clarke,15thBattalion,AustralianImperialForce,whowaskilledinactionatGallipolion30 April 1915

1914-15Star(883Pte.C.Clarke.15/Bn.A.I.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(883Pte.C.Clarke.15Bn.A.I.F.) theStarpolished, good very ne (3) £300-£400

CyrilClarke wasborninHinkley,Leicestershire,andhavingemigratedtoAustraliaattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatLismore,New SouthWaleson30September1914,givinghisageas21yearsand9months,anddeclaring12months’previousservicewiththe5th(Territorial) Battalion,LeicestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe15thBattalion,A.I.F.duringtheGreatWarinGallipoli,landingatAnzacCoveon25April 1915,andwaskilledinactionon30April1915.HeisburiedinBeachCemetery,AnzacCove,Gallipoli;theCommonwealthWarGraves Commission Roll of Honour records that he was just 19 years of age when he died. Sold with copied record of service.

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Pair: ChiefPilotMasterJ.Spink,TrinityHouseandMercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John Spink) good very ne Pair: T. Olsen, Mercantile Marine

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(TudorOlsen) polished,nearly very ne

Pair: Samuel H. Winter, Mercantile Marine

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(SamuelH.Winter) goodvery ne (6) £100-£140

JohnSpink wasborninGreatYarmouthin1854andservedbothwiththeMercantile marineduringtheGreatWarandservedasaChiefPilotMasterforTrinityHouseat the Port of Liverpool.

Soldwiththerecipient’sAuthoritytoWardocumentfortheGreatWarawards; OHMStransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Mr.J.Spink,30SeaforthRoad,Seaforth, Liverpool’; and a portrait photograph of the recipient in his Trinity House uniform.

TudorOlsen wasbornatLlenellyon5September1903andservedwiththe MercantileMarineduringtheGreatWar.HesubsequentlyattestedfortheRoyal Engineersandservedwiththemintheinter-Waryears,beingrecalledforservice following the outbreak of the Second World War.

SamuelHughWinter wasborninFarnworthon8June1899andservedasaRadio Operator in the Mercantile Marine in S.S. Carpathia, S.S. Circassia, and S.S. Montana Sold with copied research.

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Five: ChiefEngineerOfficerT.Emery,MercantileMarine,whowaskilledinActionwhentheS.S. Boston was torpedoed and sunk by U-216 off cape Farewell, Greenland, on 25 September 1942

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(ThomasEmery);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45, nearly extremely ne (5) £60-£80

ThomasEmery wasborninLiverpoolon17May1884andservedintheMercantileMarineinboththeGreatWarandasaChiefEngineer OfficerduringtheSecondWorldWar.HewaskilledinactionwhentheS.S. Boston wastorpedoedbytheGermansubmarine U-216 andsunkoff Cape Farewell, Greenland, on 25 September 1942. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.

Sold with a copy Memorial Scroll and a colour postcard of the S.S. Boston

Family Group:

Pair: A. E. Bell, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Alfred E. Bell.) good very ne

Pair: L. Bell, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Leonard Bell.) edge nick to BWM, very ne (4) £60-£80

Sold with two sets of riband bars.

Pair: Midshipman C. M. D. Eales, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (Mid. C. M. D. Eales, R.N.) mounted for wear, very ne

Pair: Lieutenant E. Greenway, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E, Greenway. R.N.V.R.) very ne (4) £60-£80

CecilMontagueDormieuxEales wasbornon26September1901inJullunder,Bengal,India.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalNavyfor serviceduringtheGreatWar,andappointedMidshipmanon15September1917.ServinginH.M.S. Warspite from26September1917,hewas withdrawnfromH.M.Serviceon29April1919.Postwar,hebecameaStockbroker,andakeenmountaineer,joiningtheAlpineClubin1931,his applicationshowingthathemadeaguidedascentoftheWetterhornattheageof12,andclimbedmanyofthemajorpeaksaftertheGreatWar, includinganumberintheDolomites.WhilstatChamonix,hemadeaguidedascentoftheAretedesRochassierstotheColdesCourtesand descentbythecouloir.Thiswasthe #rsttraverseofthisAreteandtookintwopointswhichtheFrenchAlpineClubofficiallycalledPointePayot and Pointe Eales. He died in early 1983, aged 82.

ErnestGreenway attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar,butdoesnotappeartohaveservedoverseas.He wascommissionedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon10May1916,andservedinMotorLaunchesM.L.254andM.L.389andM.L.176.He was demobilised on 5 January 1919.

Seven: Sick Berth Petty Officer G. N. Martin, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.22077G.N.Martin.S.B.A.R.N.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(M.22077G.N.Martin.S.B.P.O.H.M.S.Pembroke.)mountedasworn, verdigris spot to VM, nearly very ne and better (7) £70-£90

Pair: Able Seaman J. T. Rowley, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.42945 J. T. Rowley A.B. R.N.) some staining on VM, otherwise very ne

Pair: Ordinary Telegraphist H. T. Burgess, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(LZ.7874H.T.Burgess.O.Tel.R.N.V.R.)mountedforwear, contactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery ne

Pair: Able Seaman R. A. Coleman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (R.5862 R. A. Coleman. A.B. R.N.V.R.) very ne

Pair: Signaller E. E. Ellis, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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British War and Victory Medals (W.Z. 2876 E. E. Ellis A.B. R.N.V.R.) very ne (8) £100-£140

JohnThomasRowley wasborninBristolon5May1900andattestedfortheRoyalNavyasaBoyon9August1915.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinH.M.S. PrinceGeorge, H.M.S. Proserpine andH.M.S. London. AppointedAbleSeamanon22August1918,hetransferredforserviceas a Cook, before receiving a free discharge on 10 January 1920.

HerbertThomasBurgess, aClerkfromClapham,London,wasbornon1November1899.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavalVolunteer Reserveon19October1917,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.AppointedOrdinaryTelegraphiston8March1918,hesawserviceinH.M.S. Implacable. Shore demobilised on 12 December 1919, he appears to have later attested into the Tank Corps.

ReginaldArchibaldColeman wasborninLondonon17February1898.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon4August 1917,fromtheArmyReserveandservedontheWesternFrontwiththeAnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,from5December1917.Hewas invalided to the UK on 28 January 1918 with Trench Foot and was demobilised on 14 April 1919.

EricEmmanuelEllis,anInsuranceClerkfromHeswall,Cheshire,wasbornon24November1898andattestedon12February1917intothe Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve for service during the Great War. He served in H.M.S. Egmont and was shore demobilised on 4 September 1919.

Pair: OrdinarySeamanA.J.Best,RoyalNavy,whodiedon8 November 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.78397A.J.Best.Ord.R.N.);Memorial Plaque (Alfred James Best) good very ne (3) £80-£100

AlfredJamesBest wasbornatChathamon23April1900andjoinedtheRoyal NavyasaBoySecondClasson10September1917.PostedtoH.M.S. GeneralWolfe on 20December1917,anddiedofbronchialpneumoniaon8November1918.Heis buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Chatham Cemetery.

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Pair: Cooks Mate T. Griffiths, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (M.13967 T. Griffiths. Ck. Mte. R.N.) in named cardboard box of issue, extremely ne

Pair: Able Seaman F. Hill, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.57626 F. Hill. A.B. R.N.) very ne

Pair: Private B. H. Price, Royal Marine Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (PLY. 15053 Pte. B. H. Price. R.M.L.I.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise very ne

Pair: Private L. Taylor, Royal Marine Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (CH.1283-S- Pte. L. Taylor. R.M.L.I.) very ne (8) £100-£140

TrevorGriffiths,aBakerfromWrexham,Denbighshire,wasbornon26April1893.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavyforserviceduringthe Great War on 22 June 1915 and saw service in H.M.S. Osires and H.M.S. Valhalla. He was demobilised to shore on 15 November 1919.

FrederickHill, aPlanerfromNorthwick,Cheshire,wasbornon24July1895andattestedfortheRoyalNavyforserviceduringtheGreatWar on29August1916.AdvancedAbleSeamanon28August1917,heservedinH.M.S. Vivid, H.M.S. Ajax andH.M.S. Collingwood,andwasdemobilised to shore on 21 February 1919.

LeonardTaylor,aClerkfromLeeds,Yorkshire,wasbornon8June1897.HeattestedfortheRoyalMarinesLightInfantryon29November 1915andservedontheWesternFrontfrom28June1916.Hereceivedagunshotwoundtohisrightarmon17February1917,andafter rejoininghisBattalionwasinvalidedtotheUKwithTrenchFooton1November1917.HesawlaterserviceintheAegeantheatrefrom4August 1918 and was discharged due to dysentery, and struck off, on 16 December 1918.

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Pair: Paymaster Sub Lieutenant J. Bell, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (Payr. S. Lt. J. Bell. R.N.R.) very ne

Pair: Mishipman W. H. S. Yeomans, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (Mid. W. H. S. Yeomans. R.N.R.) very ne

Pair: Acting Leading Seaman A. W. Pargetor, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 9123 A. W. Pargetor. Act. L. S.. R.N.V.R.) minor edge knocks, otherwise very ne

Pair: Ordinary Seaman J. E. Thornton, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (T.Z. 12038 J. E. Thornton. Ord. R.N.V.R.) very ne (8) £100-£140

WilliamHenryStuartYeomans wascommissionedasMidshipmanintotheRoyalNavalReserveon24April1917andservedduringthe GreatWarintheArmedMerchantCruiserH.M.S. Partia whenshewassunkon13June1918by UC-49,afterbeingtorpedoedintheBristol Channel, with the loss of 16 lives.

AlfredWalterPargetor, aLabourerfromTysoe,Warwickshire,attestedfortheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon13June1916forservice duringtheGreatWar.AdvancedActingLeadingSeamanon5November1916,heservedinH.M.S. President,inDefensivelyArmedMerchant Ships (D.A.M.S.) and was shore demobilised on 30 July 1919.

JamesEdwardThornton,aGroceryBranchManagerfromHalifax,Yorkshire,wasbornon17December1899.HeattestedintotheRoyal NavalVolunteerReserveon21June1917forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinH.M.S. Queen andH.M.S. Caesar.Hewasshore demobilised on 14 July 1919. Sold with named hallmarked silver Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes medal.

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Pair: Driver H. Mawdsley, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (79858 Dvr. H. Mawdsley. R.A.) good very ne

Pair: Company Quartermaster Sterling, Royal Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(WR-317169C.Q.M.Sjt.E.C.Sterling.R.E.) theVMwithuno cialreplacementsuspension, otherwise very ne

Pair: Sapper W. Kinnear, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (75189 Spr. W. Kinnear. R.E.) good very ne

Pair: Private W. E. Williams, Royal West Kent Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (204448 Pte. W. E. Williams. R.W. Kent R.) good very ne

Pair: Private H. Hearse, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-21197Pte.H.Hearse.K.R.R.C.);togetherwiththerecipient’swife’sBerkshireEducation CommitteeSchoolAttendanceMedal,bronze,2clasps,1904-05,1905-06,thereverseofbothengraved‘LilyWoodley’;andan unofficial white metal Coronation Medal 1911, good very ne Victory Medal 1914-19 (103357 2.A.M. S. Day. R.A.F.) very ne (13)

£140-£180

MarkEdwardWilliams wasborninWestBromwich,Staffordshire,in1884andattestedforthe4thBattalion,King’sShropshireLightInfantry on30September1916,havingpreviouslyservedwiththeSmethwickVolunteers.HetransferredtotheRoyalWestKentRegimenton24 February1917,andservedwiththe3rd/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1June1917.Hefurthertransferredto theLabourCorpson15July1917,andwasdischargedon15November1919,receivingasmallpensiononaccountofrepeatedtreatmentfor problems with varicose veins, aggravated by the long marches.

SidneyDay wasbornin1885andenlistedintheArmyon11October1916.PostedtotheRoyalFlyingCorpson6October1917,he transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1917, and thence to the Reserve on 20 April 1919. He died on 30 April 1920. Sold with copied research for all recipients.

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. S. Bourne, Royal Garrison Artillery, late Honourable Artillery Company

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. S. Bourne) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Captain A. M. Humble, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, late Royal Army Medical Corps

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. M. Humble) mounted for wear, some scratches, very ne (4) £70-£90

HenrySidneyBourne wasborninTottenham,LondoninJuly1884andattestedintotheHonourableArtilleryCompanyduringtheGreat War.HeservedontheWesternFrontandwascommissionedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon18August1918.Post-War,hereturnedto Tottenham and died on 11 December 1930.

ArchibaldMarshallHumble wasbornaround1892inDumbarton,ScotlandandwascommissionedintotheArgyllandSutherland HighlandersduringtheGreatWar,servingwiththe9thBattalionontheWesternFrontbeforelaterserviceattachedtothe1/14th(London Scottish)Battalion,LondonRegiment.PostWar,hemovedtoCanadawherehefurtherservedasaCaptainintheMilitiawiththe1stBattalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He died in Ontario on 24 September 1979, aged 87.

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Pair: Sapper W. C. Leaney, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (230365 Spr. W. C. Leaney. R.E.) suspension on BWM slightly loose, otherwise very ne

Pair: Pioneer F. Mans"eld, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (280047 Pnr. F. Mans#eld. R.E.) scratch on rim of BWM, otherwise very ne

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II J. J. Murphy, Royal Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (133076 W. O. Cl. 2. J. J. Murphy. R. Fus.) nearly very ne

Pair: Private A. M. Mercer, Machine Gun Corps

British War and Victory Medals (137451 Pte. A. M. Mercer. M.G.C.) very ne (8) £80-£100

Pair: Sergeant J. Gray, Royal Scots

British War and Victory Medals (204003 Sjt. J. Gray. R. Scots.); together with a Royal Scots shoulder title, very ne

Pair: Private J. Costello, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (23754 Pte. J. Costello. L.N. Lan. R.) nearly extremely ne

Three: Private W. Hogg, Durham Light Infantry

BritishWarMedal1914-20, erased;VictoryMedal1914-19(9642Pte.W.Hogg.Durh.L.I.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(9642Pte: W. Hogg. 1st. D.L.I. Delhi. 1911) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruise to last, nearly very ne

Pair: Private W. R. Goodwin, Canadian Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (121019 Pte. W. R. Goodwin. C.A.S.C.) nearly very ne (9) £120-£160

William Hogg is con#rmed on the roll as entitled to the Delhi Durbar Medal 1911.

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Pair: Private R. Huddlestone, Northumberland Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (78219 Pte. R. Huddlestone. North’d. Fus.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private F. Friend, West Yorkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (42845 Pte. F. Friend. W. York. R.) very ne

Pair: Private E. F. Rawlinson, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (26093 Pte. E. F. Rawlinson. L. N. Lan. R.) nearly very ne (6) £60-£80

Pair: Second Lieutenant C. C. Bailey

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut C. C. Bailey.) good very ne

Pair: Private E. Davies, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Somme on 14 July 1916

British War and Victory Medals (13318 Pte. E. Davies. Leic. R.) nearly extremely ne (4) £60-£80

Two officers with the name C.C. Bailey were awarded British War and Victory Medals with the rank Second Lieutenant: CharlesCecilBailey attestedforLeicestershireYeomanry,andservedwiththemasaSergeantduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from2November1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Star).HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe2ndBattalion,LeicestershireRegiment,on 10July1915,andwaswoundedinactiononthe "rstdayoftheBattleofLoos,25September1915.Herelinquishedhiscommissiononaccountof ill-healthcausedbyhiswoundson23April1917,andwasgrantedthehonoraryrankofSecondLieutenant.HelaterreceivedtheTerritorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 491 of 1921.

ColinCampbellBailey attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfromFebruary1916.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheEgyptianLabourCorpson31January1918,andlatertransferredtotheLabourCorps,being subsequently promoted Lieutenant following the cessation of hostilities.

EdwinDavies wasborninDenbighandattestedfortheLeicestershireRegimentatChester"eld.Heservedwiththe7thBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29July1915,andwaskilledinactionontheSommeon14July1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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Pair: Colour Sergeant S. G. Freudemacher, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (3145 C. Sjt. S. G. Freudemacker [sic]. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very ne

Pair: Sergeant W. H. Cresswell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (13262 Sjt. W. H. Cresswell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very ne 1914-15Star(2) (10000Pte.G.H.Berry.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.;18268Pte.H.J.Jerham.Oxf&Bucks:L.I.) very ne(6) £80-£100

SydneyG.Freudmacher attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwith the2/4thBattalionontheWesternFront.Heisbrie#ymentionedin TheStoryofthe2/4thOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry forhis excellent organisation in the chapter Turning of the Tide- August 1918. Soldtogetherwithcopyextractof TheNationalUnionofTeachersWarRecord1914-1919,whichnotestherecipientasamemberoftheir Deptford and Greenwich Association.

WilliamH.Cresswell attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe 7th Battalion on the Western Front from 21 September 1915. Appointed Sergeant, he saw later service attached to the King’s African Ri#es. GeorgeH.Berry attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front from 24 November 1914. He saw later service with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment. HerbertJ.Jerham attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe7th Battalion on the Western Front from 21 September 1915.

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Pair: Corporal J. Tinkler, Ri!e Brigade

British War and Victory Medals (860 Cpl. J. Tinkler. Rif. Brig.) good very ne (2) £40-£50

JohnTinkler,anativeofBlaydon-on-Tyne,Northumberland,attestedfortheRi#eBrigadeandwaspostedtothe20thBattalion.Heserved duringtheGreatWarintheEastAfricantheatreofWarfrom17Januaryto18March1916,andtheninGermanSouthWestAfricafortherest oftheWar,returninghomeon20January1919.Asthe20thBattaliondidnotserviceineitherofthesetheatresitmustbeassumedthatTinkler served attached to another unit. He was discharged on 8 March 1919.

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Pair: Private W. Edmonds, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (DM2-207393 Pte. W. Edmonds. A.S.C.) very ne

Pair: Private E. W. Langham, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (DM2-207098 Pte. E. W. Langham. A.S.C.) good very ne

Pair: Private R. W. Staple, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (M-333879 Pte. R. W. Staple. A.S.C.) good very ne (6) £60-£80

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Pair: Private R. W. George, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (M-339658 Pte. R. W. George. A.S.C.) polished, nearly very ne

Pair: Private A. Jeffrey, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (M2-132986 Pte. A. Jeffrey. A.S.C.) nearly very ne

Pair: Private S. Matthews, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (T4-141799 Pte. S. Matthews. A.S.C.) good very ne (6) £60-£80

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Pair: EngineRoomArti"cerP.A.Watson,RoyalCanadianNavalVolunteerReserve,who wasamongstthe36 officersandmenlostatseawhenH.M.C.S. Galiano sunkinagaleinQueenCharlotteSound,30October 1918.

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(P.A.WatsonE.R.A.2.2717R.N.C.V.R.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(P.A.WatsonE.R.A. V.R.2717) very ne, scarce (3) £200-£300

PhillipAlexanderWatson wasborninPenistone,Yorkshire.HeemigratedtoCanadaaround1903,andservedfor12yearswiththe MerchantMarineoutofVictoria,BritishColumbia.WatsoninitiallyattestedfortheCanadianArmyServiceCorps,beforerequestingatransferto theOverseasDivision,RoyalCanadianNavalVolunteerReserveinSeptember1916.Afteranumberofshorebasedpostings,andservicewithH. M.S. Bacchante,Watsonwas "nallypostedtoH.M.C.S. Galiano (agovernment "sheriespatrolvesselpressedintoservicewiththeRoyalCanadian Navyin1917).ThelatterwasemployedonpatroldutiesonthewestcoastofCanada,andwaslostinagaleinQueenCharlotteSound,30 October 1918.

Watsonwasamongstthe36officersandmenlostatsea,andiscommemoratedwiththemonthememorialatRossBayCemetery,Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Galiano was the only Canadian warship lost during the Great War.

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Six:

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(629986Pte.J.A.McAllister.47-Can.Inf.);1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;CanadianVolunteerService Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, mounted for wear, cleaned and lacquered, very ne (6) £60-£80

JamesAlexanderMcAllister wasborninNanaimo,BritishColumbia,CanadainMarch1901.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

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Pair: Company Sergeant Major T. A. Penketh, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade British War and Victory Medals (629817 A.C.S. Mjr. T. A. Penketh. C.M.G. Bde.) good very ne

Pair: Aircraftman 2nd Class J. H. Penketh, Royal Canadian Air Force

CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(A.C.2.J.H. Penketh R204810) very ne (5) £100-£140

ThomasArthurPenketh wasborninVictoria,BritishColumbia,CanadainFebruary1889.HewasemployedasaCustomsOfficerpriorto initialservicewiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWar.PenkethadvancedtoCompanySergeantMajorandtransferredto the Canadian Machine Gun Brigade. He died in December 1944, and is buried in the Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia.

JohnHeywoodPenketh wasthesonoftheabove,andservedasAircraftman2ndClasswiththeRoyalCanadianAirForceduringtheSecond War.HewasservingatNo.1RecruitingCentrewhenhediedaged19,29November1942.Aircraftman2ndClassPenkethisburiedinthesame cemetery as his father.

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Pair: LieutenantC.B.L.Lefroy,CanadianForestryCorps,late30thBritishColumbiaHorseand225th Battalion (Kootenay), Canadian Infantry BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.B.L.Lefroy.)mountedasoriginallywornonsilverribandbuckle, generallyvery neor better (2) £60-£80

ChristopherBenjaminLangloisLefroy wasborninLondoninDecember1871.HewasaPostmaster,whoresidedinVernon,British Columbia,Canada.Lefroywasinitiallycommissionedinthe30thBritishColumbiaHorsebeforetransferringtothe225thBattalion(Kootenay), Canadian Infantry. He subsequently served with the Canadian Forestry Corps.

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Pair: ChaplaintotheForcesTheReverendH.E.Sexton,AustralianImperialForce,laterArchbishopofBritish Columbia, Canada

British War and Victory Medals (Chaplain. H. E. Sexton. A.I.F.) generally very ne or better (2) £200-£300

HaroldEustaceSexton wasborninAdelaide,AustraliainMay1888.HewaseducatedattheCollegiateSchoolofSt.Peter,Adelaide,Trinity College,DublinandKebleCollege,Oxford.Sextonwasordaineddeaconin1911,andpriestin1912,inthedioceseofBallarat,Australia.He volunteeredtoserveoverseaswiththeAustralianImperialForceasanArmyChaplain,andembarkedatAdelaide,SouthAustraliaaboardHMAT Berrima, 16 December 1916.

SextonservedinFrance,andafterthewarstudiedatOxfordforayearbeforereturningtoAustraliaandbecomingtheVicarofSt.Martin’s Church,Melbourne.HethenreturnedtoEngland,andservedasCurateofSt.Margaret’s,Westminster(1925-27),andVicarofAllSaints, Canterburyforsevenyears.SextonalsoservedasCommissaryinEnglandfortheBishopofJamaica,1927-31.HewaselectedCoadjutorBishopof theDioceseofBritishColumbia,CanadainFebruary1935.SextonalsoservedasArchdeaconofColumbiauntilhebecamethesixthBishopofthe Dioceseinthe1936,apositionhewastoholduntil1968.Hewasthe !rstBishoptobeconsecratedinChristChurchCathedral,Victoria,British Columbia,andwaselectedthefourthMetropolitanoftheEcclesiasticalProvinceofBritishColumbiainApril1952(alsobecomingArchbishopof theDioceseofBritishColumbiaintheprocess).SextonresignedfromhispositioninJanuary1969,anddiedathishomeinVictoriainMarch 1972.

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Three:

BritishWarMedal1914-20(181765R.Evans.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(181765RichardEvans,P.O.,H.M.S. Drake.);NavalGoodShootingMedal,E.VII.R.,withsecondawardClasp‘H.M.S.“Hindustan”1914.12”B.L.’(181765R.Evans,P.O. 1Cl.,H.M.S.Formidable.)mountedasworntogetherwithtworelatedshootingawards,‘TheWhiteheadChallengeCup’,silver andenamels,hallmarksforBirmingham1906,crossedrevolversuspensionfromenamelledbarinscribed‘Bisley’,enamelledtop suspensionbarinscribed‘Navy’andsilverribbonbarwithenamelledwreathanddate‘1906’;andS.M.R.C.silvershootingmedal, hallmarks for Birmingham 1942, reverse inscribed ‘Summer League 1942 12th Div. R. Evans. P.C.R.C.’, very ne and better (5) £1,000-£1,400

Nine: Able Seaman D. Smith, Royal Navy

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(J.91697D.Smith.Boy.2.R.N.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, Palestine1936-1939(J.91697D.Smith,A.B.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp, NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (J.91697D.Smith,A.B.H.M.S.Guardian.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;edgebruisingtolastandthetwoG.V.R.awardspolished, therefore nearly very ne and better (9) £240-£280

DavidSmith wasborninEdinburghon19November1902andsjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. GangesII on11July 1918.AdvancedAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Warspite on24September1921,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon5 December1935,andsawfurtherserviceinpre-WarPalestineinH.M.S. Hasty,andduringtheSecondWorldWarinavarietyofshipsandshore basedestablishments,includingserviceinH.M.S. Beagle from1July1941to24February1943,servicewhichwouldqualifyhimfortheadditional award of the Arctic Star. He served with Naval Party 1745 from 16 April to 13 August 1945, and was shore released on 14 November 1945. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts. The Medal roll for the British War Medal notes ‘Duplicate to Tamar, 8.4.29’.

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Family group: TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoPrivateD.J.McGlashon,47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),Canadian Infantry,whowaskilledinactionduringanenemyattackontrenchpositionsatFouquescourt,11August 1918

British War Medal 1914-20 (636418 Pte. D. J. McGlashon. 47-Can. Inf.) good very ne

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Sgt. D. McGlashon. Argyll L. Infantry.) good very ne (2) £80-£120

DavidJamesMcGlashon wasborninLondoninOctober1897.HewasthesonofMrandMrsDavidJamesMcGlashon(seeColonialAuxiliary ForcesLongServiceMedal)of301MacDonaldAvenue,Belleville,Ontario,Canada.McGlashonhadoneyearpreviousservicewiththe49th Regiment, Hastings Ri!es, before serving with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

PrivateMcGlashonwaskilledinaction,11August1918,whileactingasamachinegunnerdoingdutywithhissectionduringanattackonablock establishedbytheenemyinatrench(Fouquescourt).Hewaswoundedandwasseentofall.The "ghtingwasofsuchaclosenaturethatitwas impossibletogethimout.Nofurtherinformationastotheactualcircumstancesunderwhichhemethisdeathareavailable.Heis commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: Havildar-Major Nooman Jan, Chindwin Battalion, Burma Ri!es

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(Hav-Maj.NoomanJan.ChindwinBn.BurmaRif.(A.T.F.));Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., India (Hav-Maj. Nooman Jan. Chindwin Bn. Burma Rif. (I.T.F.)) minor edge bruising, very ne (2) £100-£140

Seven: Leading Seaman P. A. D. Smith, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(SSX.25781P.A.D.Smith.Ord.Smn.R.N.);1939-45Star;Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Paci"c; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely ne (7) £200-£240

PeterArthurDouglasSmith wasborninNorthamptonon31March1920andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon31May1938.Heserved duringtheSecondWorldWarinitiallyinH.M.S. Warspite from29April1940to2April1941,beforeconvertingtosubmarines,notablyservingin H.M.S. Proteus from5Februaryto13September1943,andtheninH.M.S. SeaNymph from16February1945untiltheendoftheWar.Hewas discharged Class ‘A’ on 14 January 1946, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. Soldwiththerecipient’sphotographalbumfromhistimeinH.M.S. Warspite,includingphotographsfromPalestineandEgypt,andvariousNaval action scenes, including the capturing of various Italian Prisoners of War; together with copied record of service and other research.

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Six: Engine Room Arti"cer Second Class W. Cope, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,Palestine1936-1939,Minesweeping1945-51(MX.51967W.Cope.E.R.A.4.R.N.); 1939 -45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (MX.51957 W. Cope. E.R.A.2. H.M.S. Saker.) mounted as worn, good very ne (6) £200-£240

WilliamCope wasborninDerbyon19December1908,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon9April1929.HewasawardedhisLongServiceand Good Conduct Medal on 11 March 1944.

FrederickHezzell wasborninFrampton,Lincolnshire,on5June1910andattestedfortheYorkandLancasterRegimenton5December 1930.Heservedinpre-WarPalestineandthenwiththeRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinIcelandandNorway.Hewascapturedand takenPrisonerofWarinNorwayon28April1940.HeldatStalagIX-CatDorndorfRohn,wherehewasdetailedtoaforced-labour Arbeitskommandoforcarpentryandcobbling,hisM.I.9Questionnairestates:‘Anyothermatters:Yes.ClothesandbootssenttomebytheBritish RedCrosswastakenfrommebytheGermanMilitaryandIwasgivenwoodenbootsandoldFrenchclothestowear.Forthe "rsttwoyearsI was badly handled (kicked around etc.) for the whole period the food was poor and insufficient.’

Repatriatedin1945,HezzellwasadvancedCorporalandwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon28June1950.Hediedin 1979.

Note: BoththeFranceandGermanyStarandtheDefenceMedalareuncon"rmed,butthegroupappearsmountedaswornbytherecipient. Hezzellpossiblyquali"edfrotheDefenceMedalthroughhisserviceinIceland,priortoembarkationwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceto Norway,andhemayhavequali"edfortheFranceandGermanyStarbybeingpostedonattachmentforliaisondutieswiththeAlliedliberating armies in April and May 1945. Sold

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Five: SignalmanH.Clay,3rdDivisionalSignals,RoyalCorpsofSignals,lateLeicestershireRegiment,whodied

of wounds on D-Day, 6 June 1944

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(5047231Pte.H.Clay.Leic.R.) o cialcorrectionstorank and unit; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very ne (5) £200-£300

HarryClay wasborninHanley,StokeonTrentinJune1913,andwasthehusbandofEvaClayofHinckley,Leicestershire.Hebrie!yserved withtheNorthStaffordshireRegimentpriortoattestingforthe1stBattalion,LeicestershireRegimentinMay1932.Clayservedwiththe14th Company,AuxiliaryMilitaryPioneerCorpsaspartoftheB.E.F.inFrancefromNovember1939,andtransferredasaSignalmantoRoyalCorpsof SignalsinAugust1941.Hediedofwoundsservingwith3rdDivisionalSignals,RoyalCorpsofSignalsonD-Day,6June1944,buriedinthe Hermanville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

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1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;BurmaStar,1clasp,Paci$c;WarMedal1939-45;Naval GeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Yangtze1949(D/JX.184631R.J.Shiel.A/C.P.O.R.N.);Korea1950-53(D/JX.184631R.Shiel.C. P.O. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, the $rst $ve and this last all privately impressed, mounted as worn, good very ne (8) £800-£1,000

Petty Officer R. J. Shiel served aboard H.M.S. Black Swan during the Yangtze incident.

Four: Stoker First Class W. H. Langstone, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sSt.JohnAmbulance AssociationRe-ExaminationCross,bronze,thereverseengraved‘A211579WalterH.Langstone.’,withfourbronzedatebarsfor 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960, good very ne (5) £80-£100

WalterHarryLangstone wasbornatRomford,Essex,on15February1922andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassforthe durationoftheWaron7July1941.HewaspromotedStokerFirstClasson7July1942,whilstinH.M.S. Malabar,andvolunteeredforservicein submarines on 9 June 1944, being posted to H.M.S. Dolphin on 16 July 1944. He was released Class ‘A’ on 28 July 1946.

Sold with the recipient’s Parchment Certi$cate of Service; and Royal Naval Association Membership card.

ClarenceRussellRinger wasborninHethersett,Norfolk,on10September1922andenlistedintheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassin H. M.S. Ganges on15August1938.HejoinedH.M.S. Ajax on9June1939,andservedinherforthenextfouryears,beingpresentinherengagement alongwithH.M.S. Achilles andH.M.S. Exeter againsttheGermanpocketbattleship AdmiralGrafSpee attheBattleoftheRiverPlateon13 December1939.HewasgrantedaHurtCerti$catefrom‘Shrapnelwoundstobackofneck,rightshoulder,andbackreceivedinactionon12 October1940’,duringtheBattleofCapePassero,off Sicily,andwasadvancedActingLeadingSeamanon1June1943.HewasdischargedfromH. M.S. Pembroke on 4 December 1943, physically un$t for Naval Service. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCerti$cateofService;originalCerti$cateforWoundsandHurts;Admiraltyenclosure;anH.M.S. Ajax NavalCapTally;asmallfamilyphotographalbum;andvariouspostcards;PressPhotographs;andmagazineandnewspapercuttingsrelatingtothe

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Four: Seaman Radar Operator A. J. Brock, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Paci!cStar;War Medal1939-45,withAdmiraltyenclosureandnamedcardboxofissue addressedto‘Mr.A.J.Brock,PillmereGardens,Burraton,Saltash,Cornwall’, mountedforwear;togetherwiththerecipient’sclothribandbar, nearly extremely ne

Three: AttributedtoOrdinarySeamanH.G.Eddleston,Royal Navy,whowaskilledwhenH.M.S. Duchess wasaccidentally rammedbyH.M.S. Barham inthickfogoff theMullofKintyreon 12 December 1939 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,innamedcardboxofissue, addressedto‘Mr.F.Eddleston,Flat6,CardiganCourt,CardiganRoad,Leeds 6, Yorks’, extremely ne (7) £80-£100

ArthurJohnBrock wasborninCanadaon24January1926andservedduringthe Second World War as a Radar Operator in H.M.S. Chaser Soldwithalargenumberofphotographsoftherecipient’sdeploymentinthe Philippines and at the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong. HerbertGriffithEddleston wasbornon4September1920andservedduringthe SecondWorldWarasanOrdinarySeamaninH.M.S. Duchess.Hewaskilledatsea when Duchess,escortingthebattleshipH.M.S. Barham backtotheBritishisles,was accidentallyrammedbythelattervesselinthickfogoff theMullofKintyreon12 December1939,andsankwithheavylossoflife.HeiscommemoratedontheChatham NavalMemorial.Soldwitha copy MemorialScrolland copy Admiraltyenclosure;anda copy of the book ‘Collision in the Night - the Sinking of H.M.S. Duchess’, by Richard Jones.

Note: The recipient’s entitlement to the Atlantic Star is uncon!rmed.

Four: AttributedtoLieutenantD.B.Sharverin,RoyalNavy,whowastwiceMentionedinDespatches, including for Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,innamedcardboxofissue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. B. Shaverin, 39 Paramount Court, University Street, London, WC1’, extremely ne (4) £100-£140

M.I.D. London Gazette 2 October 1942: Engineman David Benjamin Shaverin, T/JX.109920.

‘For gallantry, daring, and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 December 1945: Temporary Lieutenant (E) David Benjamin Shaverin, R.N.V.R. ‘For distinguished service during the War in Europe.’

DavidBenjaminShaverin wasborninSouthwarkon25March1916andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarintheRoyalNavy,being MentionedinDespatchesforhisservicesduringOperation Jubilee whilstservingasanEnginemanborneonthebooksoftheCombined OperationsbaseH.M.S. Tormentor.HewasgrantedatemporarycommissionintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon9November1942,andwas promotedLieutenanton9November1943,seeingfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Hamilcar,theCombinedOperationsbaseatDjedjelli,Algeria;indeed it would appear that he served his entire time in small boats and landing craft. He died in Richmond, Surrey, on 13 December 1995. Shaverin is mentioned in the book ‘Canadian and Allied Jews at the Raid on Dieppe, compiled by Martin Sugarman. Sold with copied research.

Five: Lieutenant T. D. Finlayson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ArcticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica 1942 -43;WarMedal1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’ssilverAnti-submarine andMinesweepingBadge,theArcticStarwithDefenceCouncilenclosure,in namedboxofissue,therestwithAdmiraltyenclosure,innamedcardboxof issue,addressedto‘Mr.T.D.Finlayson,1BallantinePlace,Perth.’, extremely ne (5) £400-£500

ThomasDuncansonFinlayson,Lieutenant,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,served duringtheSecondWorldWarinH.M.Trawler GrosmontCastle, andpost-Waron mine-sweeping duties in H.M.S. Liverpool Soldwiththerecipient’sH.M.S. KingAlfred passingoutCerti!cate;NavalWatchkeeping Certi!cate;variouspostcardphotographsfeaturingtherecipientandshipsinwhichhe served; and the recipient’s cloth and bullion cap badge.

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Seven: AttributedtoLieutenantJ.A.Creed,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,whosurvivedthesinkingof H.M. S. Hermes by Japanese aircraft on 9 April 1942 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;BurmaStar,1 copy clasp,Paci!c;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedas issued;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverseofficiallydated1946,withSecondAwardBar,E.II.R., mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureawardsandminiature-widthribandbar, goodvery ne (7) £200-£240

On9April1942H.M.S. Hermes,theRoyalNavy’s !rstpurpose-builtaircraftcarrier,wassteamingnorthuptheeastcoastofCeylonreturningto TrincomaleeincompanywiththeAustraliandestroyerH.M.A.S. Vampire whenthetwoshipswerespottedbyareconnaissanceaircraftfromthe Japaneseship Haruna.WithinanhourAdmiralNagumolaunchedaforceofsome85divebombersagainst Hermes and Vampire whichatthetime werewithoutanyaircover;some40bombshit Hermes inthespaceoftenminutes.Thegunsoftheshipsmanagedtoshootdownfourenemy aircraftbetweenthem,butthetokenforceofBritish !ghtersarrivedonthescenetoolate,andwithin15minutesoftheattackstartingbothships hadbeensunk.Thehospitalship Vita whichwasfortuitouslyinthevicinitypickedupmostofthesurvivors.Atotalof306officers,ratingsand Royal Marines of Hermes’s crew of some 600 lost their lives, including the ship’s commander, Captain R. F. J. Onslow. SoldwithaH.M.S. Hermes navalcaptally;acopyofthebook H.M.S. Hermes 1923&1959,byNeilMcCart(togetherwithaletterfromthe author to the recipient); a large photographic image of Hermes having been torpedoed; and newspaper cuttings and other ephemera.

Three: Master T. A. Russell, Mercantile Marine, who died on 8 September 1942

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’sMemorialScroll‘T.A.Russell,Master,Merchant Navy’,thislastinOHMStransmissionenvelopeaddressedto‘Mrs.T.M.Russell,3MiltonGrove,NorthShields,Northumberland’, extremely ne (3) £60-£80

ThomasArthurRussell wasbornatNewcastle-upon-Tyneon2December1889andsservedduringboththeGreatWarandtheSecond WorldWarintheMercantileMarine.Hediedinserviceon8September1942,whilstincommandoftheS.S. Easton,andisburiedunderaC.W. G.C. headstone in Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and other research.

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Four: BatterySergeantMajorE.Barker,107(SouthNottinghamshireHussars)Regiment,RoyalHorse Artillery(TerritorialArmy),whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratBirHacheiminNorthAfricaon 6 June 1942

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withSecondAwardBar(4910987 Sjt. E. Barker. R.A.) nearly extremely ne (4) £100-£140

EdgarBarker wasborninNottinghamon3October1907.HesometimejoinedtheSouthStaffordshireRegiment,andlatertransferredtothe SouthNottinghamshireHussars(TerritorialArmy),andservedwiththe107th(SouthNottinghamHussars)Regiment,RoyalHorseArtillery duringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfricaasaBatterySergeantMajor.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratBirHacheim,during theBattleofKnightsbridge,on6June1942,onwhichdatetheRegimentwasover-runandwiped-outduringtheaction.Hewastransferredto ItalyfordetentionandwasheldatCampo98atSanGiuseppeJato,Palermo,untilSeptember1943,beforebeingfurtherdetainedatStalagXVIlI-A at Wolfsberg. He was liberated from Stalag 357 at Kopernikus. BarkerwasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder204of1941,andtheSecondAwardBarperArmyOrder157of1949.Hediedin Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, in November 1988.

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1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1017758B.Q.M.Sjt.J.Largan.R.A.) last o cially re-impressed, good very ne (3) £80-£100

JamesLargan wasborninDublinin1898andservedwiththe1stMediumRegiment,RoyalArtilleryduringtheSecondWorldWarinFrance from1939duringthe‘PhoneyWar’.HediedinFranceofheartfailure,asthma,andbronchitis,andisburiedinGezaincourtCemeteryExtension, one of only 2 British soldiers recorded as having died in France that day.

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Five: BatteryQuartermasterSergeantA.G.V.Bottle,HongKongandSingaporeRoyalArtillery,whowas capturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofSingaporeon15February1942,anddiedofMalariain captivity on 27 June 1945 1939-45Star;Paci!cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(1007380Sjt.A. G. V. Bottle. R.A.) extremely ne (5) £180-£220

ArthurGeorgeVictorBottle wasbornatFaversham,Kent,on24May1906,andservedwiththe1stHeavyAnti-AircraftRegiment,Hong KongandSingaporeRoyalArtilleryduringtheSecondWorldWar.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofSingaporeon15 February1942,andheldatCamp4,Thailand.Hediedofmalariawhilststillincaptivityon27June1945,andisburiedinKanchanaburiWar Cemetery, Thailand.

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Seven: Major T. A. S. Tryon, West Yorkshire Regiment

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(Capt.T. A.S.Tryon.W.Yorks.); EfficiencyMedal,Kenya,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(CaptainT.A.S.Tryon)mountedforwear, lightcontactmarks overall, generally very ne (7) £600-£800

TerenceAdrianSpencerTryon wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWestYorkshireRegimentfromtheArmyCadetForceson2 June1940,andwaspromotedWarSubstantiveLieutenantundertheAfricanColonialForcesSectionon12December1941.BasedonhisAfrica andBurmaStarsisispossiblethathewassecondedtotheRoyalWestAfricanFrontierForce,whichservedinItalianSomaliland,Abyssinia,and Burma.HewasadvancedCaptaininDecember1948,andtoMajorinJune1953,andservedinKenyaasTemporaryDistrictOfficer(Screening) Nanyuki District, Central Province from October 1954. He relinquished his commission in November 1957. The West Yorkshire Regiment did not serve as a unit in Kenya, and consequently it is believed that this is a Regimentally unique group of medals. Sold with copied research.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2017.

JohnMcMasterBoyd wasbornatBallymena,CountyAntrim,on10May1922,andenlistedintotheRoyalInniskillingFusilierson29December 1938.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhewasattachedtoNo.4CommandoandunderwenttrainingatTroon,Ayrshire,underMajortheLord Lovat.No.4CommandounderLordLovat,withLordLouisMountbatteninoverallcommand,wasembarkedaboardthe PrinceAlbert for Operation‘Jubilee’,theraidonDieppe,19August1942,withthespeci"ctaskofattackinganddestroyingtheHessBattery,thesuccessofwhich wasoneofthefewpositiveresultsoftheraid.CaptainPatPorteouswasawardedtheV.C.forleadingabayonetchargethroughwithering machine-gun "re and despite wounds led the commando unit to the destruction of the "nal gun.

Boydwaswoundedandtakenprisonerduringtheraid.HisM.I.9debriefreportstatesthathewasheldatLamsdorfOberschlessa(CampVIIIB) from28August1942to18March1945,andatTerletz(CampIVC)from18Marchto7May1945.Uponcapturehisinterrogationcomprised ‘encirclementofarmedGerman[s]usingbrutalthreatswhichwerenotcarriedout’.DuringhistimeatLamsdorfBoydwasputtoworkmining coalinaworkingcamp,fromwherehemadea‘partlysuccessfulescapefromSasonowitz,Polandon8February1944.Civilclothing.Map. Compass.

Six: SergeantG.Oliver,2ndParachuteBattalion,ArmyAirCorps,lateEssexRegimentandlater NorthamptonshireRegiment,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarduringOperation Husky,the Airborne Assault on Sicily, and thrice attempted to escape, being re-captured on each occasion 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,ArabianPeninsula(6030014SgtGOliverNorthamptons) lastmarked‘R’forReplacement,mountedasworn;togetherwith an Allied Ex-Prisoner of War Commemorative Medal, good very ne (7) £140-£180

GeorgeOliver wasborninLondonon2April1922,andattestedpriorto1941intotheEssexRegiment.HevolunteeredforParachutist trainingin1942,andtransferredtojointhenewlyformedArmyAirCorps.HepassedCourseNo.35attheParachuteTrainingSchool,Ringway, inNovember1942,andwasthenpostedtothe2ndParachuteBattalion,inNorthAfrica.HetookpartinOperation Husky -theAirborne landings in Sicily - on 13-14 July 1943, where he was captured and made prisoner of war.

Sicily and Italy 1943 - 1st Airborne Division Operations

The !rstaircrafttookoff at1901hourson13July1943.By2200hoursatotalof113paratroopaircraftand16tug-glidercombinationswere airborneandheadingforSicily.AllwentwelluntiltheaircraftnearedtheSiciliancoastline,whenanti-aircraft !refromAlliednavalvesselswas encountered.Someaircraftwerehit,whileotherstookevasiveactionorreturnedtobase.Thoseaircraftwhichreachedthedroppingzonesmet heavyenemyanti-aircraft !reandsearchlights.Intheevent,only39aircraftdroppedtheir'sticks'oftroops,and12otherswereunableto !ndthe drop zones.

Elevenaircraftwereshotdown,eightofwhichhadsucceededindroppingtheir'sticks',andseveralsufferedseveredamage.Ofthe16gliders carryingthebrigade'sheavyequipment,sixcrashedintotheseaandsixcrashedonlanding.Foursucceededinreachingtheirlandingzones,while sevenotherslandedsafelysomedistanceaway.Bythetimeithadralliedandmusteredonitsdropzone,1stParachuteBrigadenumberedonly12 officersand283otherranks,outofatotalof1,856allranks.2ndParachuteBattalionhadbeenscatteredinthedrop,andbythetimeitrallied nearthedroppingzoneitnumberedonly170ofallranks.OnlyACompany,commandedbyMajorDickieLonsdale,wasabletomustermostof its strength, and the Adjutant, Captain Victor Dover, and the Second in Command, Major Johnnie Lane, were both missing.

By30July1stAirborneDivisionwasonceagainconcentratingatitsbaseatSousseinNorthAfrica.Duringthefollowingmonthmanyofthe missingmenof1stParachuteBrigademadetheirappearance,allofthemrecountinghowtheyhadbeendroppedupto30milesfromthe droppingzone.TheAdjutantof2ndParachuteBattalion,CaptainVictorDover,andhisstickhadbeendroppedonMountEtnaandmostofthem hadbeencaptured.Doverandanothermanmanagedtoavoidbeingcaught,andfornearlyamonthhadmadetheirwaybackto Britishlines,at the same time trying to cause as much damage to the enemy as possible.’ (Para! Fifty Years of The Parachute Regiment, by P. Harclerode refers).

Oliverwascapturedon14July1943andwasinitiallyheldatStalagVIl-A,atMoosburg,from23July1943.HewastransferredtoStalagIV-B,at Muhiberg(Isar),amonthlater,andwhilstthereheseizedtheopportunitytoescapeonthreeseparateoccasions;thoughhewasrecapturedand re-admittedeachtime,beingcapturedon9May,15September,and19September1944.StalagIV-BwasliberatedbytheSovietRedArmyon23 April 1945.

OliverremainedintheArmyafterthewar,andleavingtheArmyAirCorpstransferredtotheNorthamptonshireRegiment,withwhomhe served in the 1950s as part of the Peace-Keeping Force in Korea, and later, on active service in the Arabian Peninsula with the rank of Sergeant. Sold with copied research.

ReginaldRobertSmith wasbornon3October1910andattestedforthe10th(Oldham)Battalion,ManchesterRegiment(TerritorialArmy) on19September1929;the10thManchesterRegimentwassubsequentlyconvertedtoanarmouredunitandrestyledthe41st(Oldham)Royal Tank Regiment.

FollowingtheoutbreakofWarSmithwastransferredtotheAuxiliaryMilitaryPioneerCorps,andbeingpostedtoCypruswasattachedtothe CyprusRegiment.heservedwiththeunitinNorthAfricabeforetheywereutilisedinCretein1941,andhewascapturedandtakenPrisonerof WaratthefallofCreteon1June1941.HewasheldatStalagVIII-BatLamsdorffrom22August1941to3March1945,andthenatStalag383in Bavaria from 17 March to 22 April 1945.

SmithwasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder1010of1949,withtheclaspbeingauthorisedperArmyOrder45of1950.Hediedin Oldham in 1978.

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Five: FlightLieutenantG.W.C.Thomas,RoyalAirForce,aBeau!ghterpilotwiththreecon!rmedvictories andonedamaged,hewasshotdownoverTunisiaon21January1943,andwascapturedandtakenPrisoner of War, later attempting to escape from Stalag VIII B 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Flt. Lt. G. W. C. Thomas. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (5) £600-£800

GeorgeWilliamCharmanThomas wasbornon16May1918andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasanight-!ghterpilotwith46 (Uganda)Squadronand227SquadroninNorthAfricaandMalta,followingearlierservicewhichquali!edfortheAirCrewEuropeStar.Asa Warrant Officer piloting Beau!ghters he achieved three victories and one damaged:

27 July 1942 - #ying 46 Squadron Beau!ghter If X7628 with Sergeant O'Toole, claimed a He.111 at Gebel Gatrani, North Africa.

1 August 1942 - #ying 46 Squadron Beau!ghter If X7745 with Sergeant Jackson; claimed a Ju.88 over the Cairo area, North Africa.

17December1942- #ying227SquadronBeau!ghterVIf'M'withPilotOfficerN.J.Lewis;claimedaS.82atapproximately150milesfrom Delimara,andinthesameactionclaimedaS.82damaged(Note:PilotOfficerN.J.LewiswasawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross, London Gazette 29 December 1942, for earlier operational duties).

ThomaswashimselfshotdownduringanoperationinTunisiaonthenightof20-21January1943,andwascapturedalongsidehisNavigatorand madeaPrisonerofWar.TransportedtoGermany,hewasinitiallyheldatDulagLuft,Frankfurt,for‘routineinterrogation’,beforearrivalatStalag VIll-BatLamsdorfon20February1943.HisM.I.9Questionnairestates:‘Escapesattempted:“ChangedplaceswithCorporalSmith-‘Queens’-to go to working camp from Stalag VIll B May 1943 - recognised at Main Gate. Tunnelled from February to May 1944 - Tunnel discovered”.’

ThomaswasliberatedfromStalagX-CatLubeckon2May1945,andwascommissionedPilotOfficeron27March1946.HewasadvancedFlight Lieutenanton20August1951,andservedduringthepost-warMalayanEmergency(medal).HeretiredfromtheRoyalAirForceon14May1960, and died in 1993.

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Three: FlightLieutenantR.A.Malcolm,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,whowascapturedandtaken PrisonerofWarafterhisLiberatorwasshotdownoverBenghasi,Libya,on23July1942,andwas subsequently held at Stalag Luft III at the time of the ‘Great Escape’ 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withAirCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘F/LR.A. Malcolm, c/o Oil Storage Co. of Apapa Ltd., 39, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria, W. Africa.’, extremely ne (3) £80-£100

RonaldAlexanderMalcolm,anativeofPollokshields,Glasgow,wasbornon26February1921andenlistedintotheRoyalAirForce VolunteerReserveon1May1939,anAeronauticalEngineerbytrade.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaBomberPilotin159 Squadron,andon23July1942hisLiberatoraircraftwasengagedandshotdownbyaMacchi200oftheRegiaAeronauticaoverBenghasi,Libya.

Two of the crew were killed, with Malcolm and three others surviving and being taken Prisoner of War. MalcolmwastransferredtomainlandItalyfordetentionandwasheldatCampoP.G.78atSulmonaandP.G.19atBolognauntilArmisticewith ItalyinSeptember1943,beforebeingseizedbytheoccupyingGermanForcesandtransferredintoGermanyforfurtherdetention.Onarrival,he wasinitiallyheldatO#agVatWeinberg,beforemovingtoStalagLuftIllatSagan,inNovember1942.HeremainedatthiscampuntilJanuary 1945,whenevacuatedonthewestwardforced-marchesofAlliedPrisonersofWartoStalag/MarlagTamstadt-Bremento5April1945.Hewasat Stalag Luft Ill during the period of 'The Great Escape' in March 1944, but his M.I.9. Questionnaire states: ‘Escapes attempted: No.’ Malcolm was awarded the Air Efficiency Award on 28 February 1946. Sold with copied research

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Eight: Sergeant G. I. Muir, Royal Engineers, late Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;General Service1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(923498S.A.C.G.I.Muir.R.A.F.);EfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,T.&A.V.R. (23536329 Sgt. G. I. Muir. R.E.) mounted as worn, good very ne and a scarce combination (8) £180-£220

GordonIanMuir wasborninBirkenhead,Cheshire,on17September1921,andenlistedintheRoyalAirForcebetweenSeptember1939and June 1940. He later transferred to the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force), and died in Manchester in July 1998. Sold with some copied research.

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Six: Sergeant A. N. Thomas, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (524806 Sgt. A. N. Thomas. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very ne (6) £70-£90

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Seven: Senior Technician D. N. Davey, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(1414356Snr. Tech.D.N.DaveyR.A.F.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(1414356Snr.Tech.D.N.Davey.R.A.F.)mountedasworn, good very ne (7) £160-£200

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Four: LeadingAircraftsmanA.M.Hennis,RoyalAirForce,whoservedwiththeMerchantShipFighterUnit during the Second World War 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withAirCouncilenclosureand‘tickertape’entitlementslip,in namedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘A.M.Hennis,Esq.,202CapelRoad,ManorPark,E12,London’, extremely neandscarceto unit (4) £100-£140

ArchibaldMartinHennis wasborninStepney,London,on16February1908andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceon29January1941.He servedonSpecialDutieswiththeMerchantShipFighterUnit,basedatR.A.F.Speke,duringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasdischargedon29 December 1945.

Sold with copied research including redacted copy M.O.D. Second World War R.A.F. Service Record.

Four: LeadingAircraftsmanM.W.Pigott,RoyalAirForce,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarby the Japanese in Java on 8 March 1942, and was held captive as part of the ‘Haruku Draft’ in the Spice Islands 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Paci#cStar;WarMedal1939-45,withAirCouncilenclosureandrank/numberslip,innamedcardbox of issue, addressed to ‘M. W .Pigott, Esq., 5 Renishaw Avenue, Rotherham, Yorkshire’, extremely ne (4) £100-£140

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MauriceWinstonPigott

wasbornatClowne,Derbyshire,on12September1908,andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceinApril1941.Afterhis initialtraininghewaspostedto84SquadronintheMiddleEast,musteringasanAircraftsmanSecondClass.Atthetime,theSquadronwas equippedwithBlenheimMk.I’sandwasassignedtotheDesertAirForce.Throughout1941,ithadbeenactiveinseveralregionaltheatres, includingthecampaignsinGreece,Iraq,SyriaandPersia.Onthe3rdJanuary,1942,theSquadronwastemporarilywithdrawnfromactiveservice tore-equipwithBlenheimMk.IV-F’s,duringthecourseofwhich,itreceivedordersforurgenttransfertotheFarEast.TheSquadron !ewitsnew BlenheimstoPalembang,Sumatra,intheDutchEastIndies,andfromthere,commenceditsattackingroleuponJapanesetargets.Duringthe ensuingoperations,itwascompelledtomovetoBatavia,andthence,toJava,where,on8March1942,itwassurroundedandforcedtosurrender following the Japanese invasion of the island.

Overtheensuingthreeandahalfyears,PigottsufferedtheprivationscommontoallFarEastPrisonersofWar,buton4May1943,hehadthe misfortunetobesenttooneoftheworstplacesforprisonertreatment-Haruku,intheSpiceIslands.Transferredtoaforcedlabourpartyofjust over2,000menforconstructionofanairstripatHaruku,MoluccaIslands,throughdeprivation,disease,androutineJapanesebrutality,lessthan half of the workforce of the ‘Haruku Draft’ survived the ordeal. Pigott was #nally liberated on 2 September 1945 Sold with copied research.

Three: CorporalB.J.D.Hockley,RoyalAirForce,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarbythe Japanese in Java on 8 March 1942, and was held captive as part of the ‘Haruku Draft’ in the Spice Islands 1939-45Star;Paci#cStar;WarMedal1939-45,with‘tickertape’medalentitlementandrank/numberslip,innamedcardboxof issue,addressedto‘Mr.BJDHockley,84UplandsRoad,WoodfordBridge,Essex,IG88JW’, allsomewhatlaterissues,extremely ne (3) £60-£80

BasilJamesDennisHockley wasbornatHalstead,Essex,on22April1920,andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon5October1938.Sentoutto Malaya,hewasstationedatR.A.F.AlorStar,neartheborderwithThailand,inthenorthofMalaya,whentheJapaneseattackedon8 December,1941.HewasevacuatedbyroadwiththegroundpersonnelfromR.A.F.AlorStar,andoversuccessivemonths,theymadetheirway downthroughthecountry,toSingapore.BeforetheGarrisonfellonthe15February1942,heandhiscolleagueswereembarkedforJava,where, at Tasikmalaya, on 8 March 1942, following further Japanese operations in the Dutch East Indies, he was captured, and taken prisoner of war. Overtheensuingthreeandahalfyears,HockleysufferedtheprivationscommontoallFarEastPrisonersofWar,buton4May1943,hehadthe misfortunetobesenttooneoftheworstplacesforprisonertreatment-Haruku,intheSpiceIslands.Transferredtoaforcedlabourpartyofjust over2,000menforconstructionofanairstripatHaruku,MoluccaIslands,throughdeprivation,disease,androutineJapanesebrutality,lessthan half of the workforce of the ‘Haruku Draft' survived the ordeal.

AfterfurtherspellsincampsinBataviaandSingapore,Hockleywas #nallyliberatedon2September1945,andhisM.I.9.Questionnairestates: ‘Sabotage.Didyoudoanysabotage:Carriedoutateveryavailableopportunitygeneralsabotagesuchasemptyingdrums,mixingseawaterwith petrol,tippingbombsintheseawhenunloadingships,slightdamagetomotorvehicles,coveringupfaultyworkwhenbuildingbridges,runways, #lling bomb craters etc., etc.’

A life-long member of the Far East Prisoners of War Association, Hockley died in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, in 1999. Sold with the recipient’s F.E.P.O.W. Association Life Membership Card and copied research.

Three: SergeantR.Bucknell,83Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,whowaskilledinactionwhen his Hampden was lost without trace during a raid on Berlin, 14-15 November 1940

1939-45Star,1 copy clasp,BomberCommand;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosure and‘tickertape’medalentitlement,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘J.D.Bucknell(Mrs.),49FishpondsRoad,London, SW17’, extremely ne (3) £300-£400

RonaldBucknell wasbornon3November1916andenlistedintotheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon19November1938.Heserved with83Squadron,basedatR.A.F.Scampton,duringtheSecondWorldWar, !yingHampdens,andwaspostedmissing,presumedkilledinaction, whenhisHampdenL4057waslostwithouttraceduringamissiontoBerlin.HeiscommemoratedalongwithhiscrewontheRunnymede Memorial. He was a contemporary in 83 Squadron with Guy Gibson, and Gibson himself !ew Hampden L4057 on at least one occasion. Sold with a copy Memorial Scroll; and copied record of service.

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Six: Lance-Corporal W. Adams, Cape Corps, attached Royal Natal Carabineers, Union Defence Force 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceMedal,thesefourallofficiallynamed‘C321184W.Adams.’;WarMedal1939-45, unnamed; Africa Service Medal, officially named ‘C321184 W. Adams.’, very ne (6) £40-£50

WillieAdams wasborninPortElizabeth,SouthAfrica,on7December1918,andenlistedintheCapeCorpson28April1942.Hewasposted initiallytotheWitwatersrandRi!eson4May1943,andthentotheRoyalNatalCarabineerson6October1943,andwaspromotedLance Corporalon28January1944.HeservedwiththemduringtheItalycampaign,andsawactionatMonteCasino.Hewas "nallydischargedon15 May 1946.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Four: Major W. Lawrenson, Royal Artillery

AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1 clasp,SouthArabia(MajorW.Lawrenson.RA.)mountedasworn, nearly extremely ne (4) £120-£160

WilliamLawrenson wasborninBlackpoolon10January1917andattestedforthe RoyalArtilleryatPrestonon23February1935.AdvancedWarrantOfficerClassIon 30May1941,heservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinEgyptandPalestinefrom24 February1943,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantandWarSubstantive Lieutenanton27August1944.AftervariousperiodsofleaveinbothEgyptandtheU. K.,heproceededtoIndiaon7May1945;consequentlyhisserviceinanoperational commandtotalledlessthanthreemonths,andhewasthereforenotentitledtothe 1939-45 Star.

LawrensonwaswaspromotedCaptainon27August1950,andMajor(Quartermaster) on1August1957,seeingfurtherservicebothintheU.K.,withtheBritishArmyofthe Rhine,andwiththeMiddleEasternForces.HetransferredtotheReserveofOfficerson 10 January 1971, and died in Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 13 January 1993.

Soldwiththerecipient’sCerti"cateofServiceRedBook(withnosubstantiveentries); andalargequantityofcopiedresearch,includingtherecipient’sfullM.O.D.personnel "le; and four photographic images of the recipient.

Six: Chief Technician W. H. A. P. Smith, Royal Air Force

Paci"cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(534468Sgt.W.H.A.P. Smith.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(C0534468Ch.Tech.W.H.A.P.SmithR.A.F.);RoyalAirForce L.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue(534468Sgt.W.H.A.P.Smith.R.A.F.)mountedasworn, goodvery neandascarcecombinationof awards (6) £260-£300

WilliamHenryAstlePettySmith wasborninNorthamptonon24August1917andenlistedintotheRoyalAirForceon2September 1936.EmployedasaParachutepacker,heservedinFighterCommand(U.K.)andAustraliaCommandduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwith theMediterranean/MiddleEastCommandduringthecon!ictinpost-WarPalestine.HewasadvancedChiefTechnicianon8June1956andlater servedwithA.F.M.E.CommandinAdenduringthe1960s.Hewas "nallydischargedon24August1972,andwassubsequentlyemployedbythe Ministry of Defence as a Professional Technical Officer. He died in Kettering, Northamptonshire, on 24 October 1986.

Soldwithvariousbadgeandinsignia,includingtwo scarce GregoryandQuilter(GQ)ParachuteBadges;anIrvinParachuteBadge;andaRoyalAir Force Parachute Test Unit Badge; together with copied record of service and other research.

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Three: Warrant Officer R. B. Bayley, Royal Army Pay Corps, later an in-Pensioner, Royal Hospital, Chelsea DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1040994Sjt.R.B.Bayley.R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to last, otherwise good very ne (3) £40-£50

ReginaldBertramBayley wasbornatDevonporton28August1902andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryon20October1916,aged14. TooyoungtobedeployedoverseasduringtheGreatWar,hesubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorps.Heservedathomeduring the Second World War, and died an in-Pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on 12 February 1980. Sold with a brown leather strap, inscribed ‘1020122 Q.M.S. Arti"cer RA Bayley C’; and copied research.

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Three: Captain T. B. G. Welch, Nigeria Regiment, who played First Class cricket for Northamptonshire DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Nigeria,thereverseinscribed‘Capt.ThomasB.G.Welch,Supp. Res. Nigeria Regt.’, mounted as originally worn, generally good very ne (3) £200-£240

E.D. London Gazette 9 September 1954.

ThomasBaconGascoigneWelch wasborninReigate,Surrey,on31July1906andplayed33FirstClassmatchesforNorthamptonshire from 1922 to 1931. He subsequently held a Government appointment in Nigeria, and died in London on 16 March 1972. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.

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Pair: Flight Lieutenant W. S. Fuller, Royal Canadian Air Force

CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(F.L.W.S. Fuller C6433) mounted for display, generally very ne or better (3) £80-£120

WilliamSergeantFuller wasthesonofWilliamS.FullerandMaryRebeccaFuller,ofKelowna,BritishColumbia,Canada.Hewasthehusband ofJeanFuller,ofDartmouth,NovaScotia.FullerservedduringtheSecondWarasaFlightLieutenantwiththeRoyalCanadianAirForce,anddied ofnaturalcauseswhileinNo.5R.M.B.Hospital,R.C.A.F.Dartmouth,NovaScotia,23December1944.FlightLieutenantFullerwas50yearsof age, and is buried in the Kelowna Cemetery.

Three: Flying Officer M. W. J. Luscombe, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,3clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,Cyprus,G.VI.R., subsequentclaspsuno ciallyattached (3110126Sgt. M.W.J.Luscombe.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo(Flt.Lt.M.W.J.Luscombe.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.& G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Fg.Off.M.W.J.Luscombe.R.A.F.)mountedasworn, aboutextremely neandararecombinationofawards (3) £400-£500

MichaelWilliamJohnLuscombe wasborninDevonporton10November1928andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinJanuary1947.Hewas commissionedFlyingOfficerintheGeneralDutiesBranchon3June1965,fromtherankofMasterNavigator,andwasadvancedFlightLieutenant on2June1968.HeservedforatleastpartofhiscareerasaNavigatoronrescuehelicopters,andwaspartoftherescueteamintheCairngorm Disaster of November 1971. He retired on 11 November 1978, and died in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, on 26 January 2011.

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Pair: Private T. A. Barry, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Imjin River

Korea1950-53,1stissue(5049642Pte.T.A.Barry.Glosters.);U.N.Korea1950-54,thisprivatelyimpressedwithdetailsasthe #rst, mounted as worn, extremely ne (2) £400-£500

T. A. Barry was taken prisoner at the battle of Imjin River, 24-25 April 1951.

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Pair: Acting Chief Petty Officer J. Todd, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(P/JX.882559J.Todd.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (JX.882559 J. Todd. A/C.P.O. H.M.S. Vidal.) mounted as worn, light polishing and contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £160-£200

H.M.S. Vidal wasasurveyshipintheRoyalNavyandwasunarmedexceptforfour4-pdrsalutinggunsandthe #rstsmallshipdesignedtocarrya helicopter.ShewaslaunchedatChathamon31July1951,andbrokenupatBrugesinJune1976.Namedafterthenineteenthcenturysurveyor Alexander Vidal, who had surveyed much of the coast of Africa, the crew of the ship formally annexed the islet of Rockall on 18 September 1955.

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Pair: Captain D. Rimmer, Royal Pioneer Corps, late Army Air Corps

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23880005S.Sgt.D.RimmerAAC.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (23880005 WO2 D Rimmer AAC) extremely ne (2) £240-£280

DenisRimmer wasbornon28June1944andenlistedon2January1962,completinghisAirGunnerandFlyingcourseattheArmyAirCorps TrainingWingin1969;helaterbecameaWeaponsinstructorforArmyAircrew,thetrainingunitbeingformedin1970.In1974hewaspostedto DetmoldasHelicopterWeaponsInstructortorefreshtheAircrewof1st(British)Corpsinantitanktacticsandweapons.In1975hewasposted to652SquadronasSquadronSergeantMajoratBundeandinMay1978waspostedtoFlyingWingArmyAirCorpsCentreasRSMInstructor. WhentheNorthernIrelandRegimentArmyAirCorpswasformedonOctober1979,hewasappointedRSMandOperationsOfficeruntilhe was commissioned.

RimmerwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalPioneerCorpson3November1980(withseniorityfrom31May1976),andwas promoted Lieutenant that same day (with seniority from 3 May 1978), and Captain on 3 November 1982. He retired on 3 April 1986. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Driver M. S. H. O’Neil, Royal Corps of Transport

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24817869DvrMSHO’NeilRCT);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb 1991(24817869DvrMSHO’Neill[sic]RCT);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,theGulflackingclaspbutwithrosette on riband instead, nearly extremely ne (2) £160-£200

Single Campaign Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Orthes, Toulouse (James Weedy, 10th Hussars.) extremely ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Cheylesmore Collection 1930.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,8clasps,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse

AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze-gilt,thereverse

AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze-gilt,engravedinthereverse

AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze,

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Nepaul (Lieut.Wm.Turner,27thN.I.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, toned, good very ne £1,600-£2,000

Provenance: Debenham’s,December1900;Glendining’s,January1902;Sotheby,June1902;Dowell’s,February1904;thereafterofferedat Glendining’s on at least seven occasions up to November 1941.

LieutenantWilliamTurnerescapedfromPeacockHillwhenitwasoverrunbyGurkhas,escapedaGurkhapatrolinthehills,wanderedthejungle fortwodaysandwastakeninbyahillwomanandhersonwhoguidedhimbacktoNahan.CadetBengalEstablishment1807;Ensign3December 1808,afterBarasatCadetCollegepostedto27thN.I.;Lieutenant,16December1814;Captain,1May1824with54thN.I.(late2/27th);Deputy AssistantAdjutant-General,then2ndA.A.G.;AgentforfamilymoneyandPaymasterofNativePensionersatBarrackpore1834-35;Major,24 February1835;retiredtoEngland,26January1837;appointedAgentinEnglandforBengalMilitaryOrphansSociety;Hon.Lieutenant-Colonel,28 November 1854. He died at Wimbledon on 2 February 1871 (Medals of British India, Robert Puddester, volume two, part III refers).

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava (J.Squibb.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, someverylightmarks, otherwise nearly extremely ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1931. JamesSquibb iscon#rmedontherollasaBoyaboardH.M.S. Tees. Threeofficers,sevennavalratingsandtwomarinesreceivedthemedalfor services in this ship.

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ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava (J.Bryant,41stFoot.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £600-£800

Provenance: Sotheby,July1898,inpairwithCandaharGhuzneeCabul1842;Sotheby,June1904,singlemedal;Glendining’s,December1904and March 1905; Needes Collection 1939.

JacobBryant wasbornintheParishofBroughton,Wiltshire,andwasattestedforthe41stFooton19April1819,agednineteen.Heserved abroadintheEastIndies,Burmah,Scinde,andAfghanistan,19yearsandsevenmonths.‘HehasservedthroughtheBurmeseWar.Heisentitled toaMedalforhisservicesinAfghanistan-waspresentinactionwiththeenemyon28thApril,30thAugust,5th&29thSeptember1842,besides severalminoraffairsbetweentheBolan&KyberPasses.Heisentitledtowearonedistinguishingmarkforgoodconduct.’JacobBryantwas discharged at Canterbury on 26 September 1843.

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ArmyofIndia1799-1826,2clasps,Maheidpoor,Ava (H.Blair,1st.Foot.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, contact marks and some slight damage to right hand rose on Ava clasp, otherwise nearly very ne, scarce £2,000-£2,400

One of only 38 Maheidpoor clasps awarded to the 1st Foot, of which 21 are in combination with the Ava clasp. Hugh Blair was a native of Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland, and served with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot in India. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,3clasps,Assye,Argaum,Gawilghur, silver-giltglazedspecimen,theclaspcombinationasawardedtothe Duke of Wellington, good very ne £400-£500 282

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforSeringapatam1799,silver,48mm,SohoMint,unmounted, afewlightmarks,otherwise nearly extremely ne £400-£500 283

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TheWaterloomedalawardedtoPrivateJohnWalker,1stLifeGuards,whowasseverelywoundedinthe shoulder at Waterloo

Waterloo1815(JohnWalker1stRegimentLifeGuards.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, lightedgebruising and surface marks, otherwise very ne £2,400-£2,800

JohnWalker wasbornintheParishofBingley,Yorkshire,andwasenlistedintothe1stLifeGuardsattheageof22yearson7January1812.He waspromotedtoCorporalofHorseon10August1815,andwasdischargedatHydeParkBarrackson16February1816,inconsequenceof ‘impairedhealthfromsicknessinthePeninsula,andbeingdisabledintheshoulderfromaseverewoundatWaterloo.Hewasthenagedtwentysix and was admitted to an Out-Pension of 1s per diem on 6 March 1816.

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TheWaterloomedalawardedtoPrivateJosephJackson,1storRoyalDragoons,whowaswoundedbya sabre in the left side and bayonet in the left hand

Waterloo 1815 (Joseph Jackson, 1st or Royal Dragoons.) !tted with steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very ne £1,800-£2,200

JosephJackson wasbornintheParishofAldingham,nearUlveston,Lancaster,andenlistedintothe1storRoyalDragoonsatPrestonon25 December1799,aged24,acordwainerbytrade.He‘served5yearsinthePeninsulaandwaswoundedatthebattleofWaterloobyasabreinthe leftsideandbayonetinthelefthand&isrecommendedfortheBountyoftheRoyalHospitalofKilmainham’.Hewasconsequentlydischargedat Dublinon14November1818,anddulyadmittedtoanout-pensionatKilmainham.On18November1819,heenlistedintothe1stRoyal Regiment of Veterans at Chatham, Kent, aged 44, and continued in that regiment until it was disbanded on 26 June 1821. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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TheWaterloomedalawardedtoLieutenantJ.W.Parsons,10thHussars,laterLieutenant-Coloneland ResidentfortheLordHighCommissionerinZante,inwhichappointmenthewascreatedC.M.G.inAugust 1839

Waterloo1815(Lieut.J.W.Parsons,10thRoyalReg.Hussars.) !ttedwithreplacementsilverclipandbarsuspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £4,000-£5,000

JohnWhitehillParsons wasbornon2October1785,inEdinburgh,andwasbaptisedon17October1785atChristChurch,Oxford,where thechurchrecordindicatesthathewasthe‘posthumouschildofthelateJohnParsons,M.D.,andformerlystudentofthiscollege’.Hewas gazettedasaCornetintothe19thDragoonson25September1804,transferredasLieutenanttothe10thLightDragoonson3December1805, andwaspromotedtoCaptainon21September1815.HewaspromotedtoMajorandplacedonhalf-payon11July1826,andadvancedto Lieutenant-Colonel, unattached, on 23 November 1841.

On30August1839,MajorParsons,ResidentfortheLordHighCommissionerinZante,wasnominatedandappointedaCompanionofthe OrderofStMichaelandStGeorge.AtthisperiodtheorderwasrestrictedinthelowestClasstojusttwenty-!veCavalieriorCompanions. Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Parsons, C.M.G., died at the Palace, Corfu, on 20 April 1848, aged 63.

Waterloo1815 (Jos.Coupe,Driver,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1929.

Joseph Coupe was present at Waterloo as a Driver in Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Gardiner’s “E” Troop.

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Waterloo1815 (WilliamCraige,2ndBatt.ColdstreamGds.) "ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, a small edge bruise and light marks, otherwise very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1913 and May 1923, acquired by E. E. Needes.

WilliamCraige/Craig wasbornintheParishofBallymore,CountyArmagh,andenlistedintotheColdstreamFootGuardsatBallyshannon, CountyDonegal,on6May1812,aged20,forunlimitedservice,acooperbytrade.HeservedatWaterlooinColonelHon.A.Abercromby’s CompanywhichwasengagedinthedefenceoftheorchardandfarmatHougoumont.Heserved11years111days,including2yearsallowance forWaterloo,andwasdischargedinLondonon24August1821,inconsequenceof‘badhealth&weakeyes&oftheReduction,’hisconduct beingdescribedasbeing‘Indifferent’.GrantedanOut-pensionof6dperdiem,hewasrefusedanincreaseinAugust1852,wasagainrefusedan increase and advised not eligible for In-pension in February 1853, and once more refused an In-pension in September 1853.

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Candahar1842 (PrivateOliverRaper,H.M.40thRegiment) contemporarilyengravednaminginuprightserifcapitals(and notintheusualRegimentalrunningscriptstyle),withoriginalsteelclipandstraightbarsuspension, minoredgenicks,goodvery ne £400-£500

CandaharGhuzneeCabul1842 (ColorSerjt.WilliamOsbornH.M.40th.Regt.) namingengravedintheusualregimental stylein "nerunningscript, "ttedwithreplacementclipandstraightbarsuspension, pitting,probablyfromGwaliorStar,nearlyvery ne £500-£700

WilliamOsborn wasborninToddington,Bedfordshire,in1807andattestedforthe40thRegimentofFootatBedfordinMay1825.Hewas promotedCorporalon1January1839;SergeantandColourSergeanton1January1841;andQuartermasterSergeanton26October1842.He wasdischargedon27October1851,after26yearsand154daysservice,ofwhich17yearsand7monthswereservedabroad,inAustralia(1 yearand3months);Scinde,Baluchistan,andAfghanistan(3yearsand10months),andIndia(12yearsand6months).Healsoreceivedthe Maharajpoor Star. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

China1842 (A.Nash,PettyOffr.H.M.S.Blonde.) "ttedwithreplacementsilverbarsuspension,smallholedrilledinedgeat 6 o’clock, nearly very ne £400-£500 293

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China 1842 (F. A. Reid, Captain, 6th Madras Nat. Infantry.) original suspension, very ne £1,000-£1,400

C.B. London Gazette 24 December 1842, for services in China.

FrancisArchibalReid enteredtheMadrasArmyin1819;Lieutenant,6thMadrasNativeInfantry,12August1820;Captain,17November 1834;MajorintheArmy,23December1842;Majorin6thN.I.,8August1845;Lieutenant-Colonel,22August1853to21April1859;Quarter MasterGeneraloftheMadrasArmy,13October1849to10October1861;Colonelofthe44thNativeInfantry1860todeath.Major-GeneralF. A. Reid, C.B. died at Phoineas House, Beauly, Invernesshire on 10 November 1862, aged 58.

MaharajpoorStar1843 (PrivateMichaelNultyH.M.16th.Lancers) originalhookandringsuspensionreplacedwithasilver straight bar suspension, good very ne £500-£700

MichaelNulty wasbornatNobber,Co.Meath,Ireland,in1806andattestedforthe47thRegimentofFootinDublinon1November1826. PostedtoIndiaon21October1827,hetransferredtothe13thLightDragoonson28January1829.Hewaspresentinthecampaignagainstthe RajahofKamoolin1839,beforevolunteeringtotransfertothe16thLancers,joininghisnewuniton1March1840.Aftervariousspellsinthe cellsfordrunkenness,heservedduringtheGwaliorcampaign,andwaspresentattheBattleofMaharajpooron29December1843.Hesaw furtheractionduringtheFirstSikhWar,andwaswoundedinactionbygunshottohisleftsideattheBattleofAliwalon28January1846,which lefthimparalysedinhisleftleg.Hewasdischargedasaresultofhiswoundson28February1846,afterover18years’continuoussoldieringin India,themedicalreportstatingthathewas‘woundedbyamusketshotattheBattleofAliwalinthelefthip-ballnotextracted-andwhichhas been followed by paralysis of the left leg.’

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MaharajpoorStar1843 (DrummerWilliamLewis14thRegt.NativeInfantry) originalbrasshooksuspension, goodvery ne £300-£400

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Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 1 clasp, Ferozeshuhur (Capt. T: Mackintosh 24th Regt. N.I.) good very ne £600-£800

ThomasMackintosh wasbornatStCatherine’s,Jamaica,on16September1802.Cadet,BengalEstablishment1823,hearrivedinIndiaon10 October1824,andwaspostedasEnsigntothe24thNativeInfantryon31March1825,andservedthroughoutwiththatregiment.Waspresent intheoperationsagainsttheKolsandChuarsin1832-33;RisinginCuttack1836;Adjutant24thN.I.,24Augustto10October1836;Captain,18 July1840;InsurrectioninBundelkhand1842-43;FirstSikhWar,battlesofMoodkeeandFerozeshuhur(Medalwithclasp);Major,12September 1846. Major Mackintosh went on furlough in 1847-48 and died at Gorakhpur, United Provinces, on 6 October 1850.

Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,1clasp,Sobraon (HughMuir50thRegt.) minoredgebruiseandlightmarks,otherwisegood very ne £400-£500

Hugh Muir was wounded at the battle of Moodkee, 18 December 1845.

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Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,2clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Sobraon (AlexanderSullivan3rdLt.Dragns.) edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £500-£700

CharlesLewis wasappointedCornetintheRoyalWagonTrainon9June1813,andservedinthePeninsulafromOctober1813totheendof thewarin1814(HedidnotclaimfortheM.G.S.medalandprobablydidnotqualifyforone).PromotedtoLieutenantinthe1stFooton30 December1819,andservedwiththeregimentthroughoutthewarinBurmain1825-26,asBrigade-Major(HisArmyofIndiamedalforAvawas soldatGlendining’sinJuly1909).PromotedtoCaptain,22March1832,heservedthecampaignontheSutlejwiththe80thRegiment,including thebattlesofMoodkee,FerozeshuhurandSobraon.HereceivedthebrevetofMajoron19June1846,wasmadeMajoron3February1847,and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 22 February 1850.

Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,3clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,Sobraon (JamesFirth50thRegt.) someedgebruisingand scratching to obvers, otherwise very ne £600-£800 302

James Firth was wounded at the battle of Sobraon, 10 February 1846.

Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, no clasp (Mathias Laughlin 29th Regt.) good very ne £400-£500 303

Mathias Laughlin was killed in action at the battle of Ferozeshuhur, 21 December 1855.

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Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (John Robinson 16th Lancers) contact marks, nearly very ne £400-£500

The Battle of Aliwal, on 28 January 1846, was the scene of the spectacular charge of the 16th Lancers.

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1845to1846 (T.Smith,Captn.Mizn.Top,H.M.S.NorthStar) nearlyextremely ne £1,600-£2,000

162 medals with these dates issued to the Royal Navy, including 41 to North Star for services in New Zealand in 1845-46. Thomas Smith is also entitled to the medal for China 1842 in the same ship.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1861 (T Humby Ordy. H M S Pelorus) good very ne £400-£500 306

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (2186 Timty. Morgan, 57th Regt.) very ne £300-£400 307

Provenance: Needes Collection, October 1899.

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863to1864 (89PRooney,40thRegt.) jeweller’sgra tiinobverse eld,otherwisevery ne £300-£400 308

Provenance: Mr Collett’s Collection 1910; Needes Collection 1919.

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New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1865 (Lieut. C. W. Howard, 70th Regt.) good very ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Dr Payne’s Collection 1911; Colonel J. G. Adamson’s Collection, Glendining’s, February 1927. CharlesWilliamHoward wasappointedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe70thFooton19March1861;Lieutenant,5December1864.Heservedin theNewZealandwarof1863-66,andwaspresentattheactionsofRangiawhiaandOrakau,andsurpriseandcaptureofthevillageofOkeanear Warea (Medal).

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (751 Patk. Rooney, 57th Regt.) very ne £300-£400 310

Provenance: Sotheby, July 1897; Debenham’s, May 1900; Glendining’s June 1903; Needes Collection.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (4145 Thos. McCann, 68th Lt. Infty.) edge bruising, otherwise very ne £300-£400 311

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 (971 Thos. Brown, 65th Regt.) very ne £300-£400 312

Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby, May 1926.

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New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 to 1866 (Lieutt. S. M. Davies, 4th Battn. Mility. Trn.) very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1935.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1866 (655 Wheelr. Josh. Reynolds, 4th Battn. Mility. Trn.) very ne £300-£400 314

Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1929.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (1266 Pte. G Shawyer 58th Foot) very ne £300-£400 315 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Con"rmed on roll for 1st Maori War 1845-47.

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Punjab1848-49,noclasp (CornetT.C.B.St.George,3rdLt.Dragns.) pluggedat12o’clockandsuspensionre-a xed,edge bruising and contact marks, good ne £200-£300

Entitled to clasp for ‘Goojerat’.

T.C.BelmoreStGeorge wascommissionedasCornet,bypurchase,inthe3rdLightDragoonson29December1846,andservedwiththat regimentinthePunjabcampaignof1848-49,andwaspresentattheaffairatRamnuggur,thepassageoftheChenabatWuzeerabadon1 December1848,withtheforceunderSirJosephThackwell,theactionofSadoolapore,andbattleofGoojerat(Medalandoneclasp).Hewas appointedLieutenant,bypurchase,inthe80thFooton10November1848,andtransferredasCaptaintothe78thHighlanderson2February 1858. He retired by the sale of his commission in 1863.

Punjab1848-49,noclasp (GunnerJ.Rodgers.3rdCy.1stBattn.Arty.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwisenearly very ne £140-£180 317

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Punjab1848-49,1clasp,Chilianwala (Corpl.T.Mack,2ndEur.Regt.) smallcuttoobverserim,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £300-£400

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Thos. Porter. 32nd Foot.) very ne £300-£400 319

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Mooltan,Goojerat (JamesO’Donnell,1stEur.Fus.) edgebruiseandlightcontactmarks,otherwise very ne £300-£400 320

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat (JamesWalsh.14thLt.Dragns.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwise nearly very ne £300-£400 321

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, with original ribbon, extremely ne £140-£180 322

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £120-£160 323

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, suspension claw slightly loose, good very ne £100-£140 324

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, about extremely ne £100-£140 325

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (W. Fraser, 93rd Regt.) officially impressed naming, extremely ne £200-£240 326

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann (T.Rolfe.GrenadierGds.) officiallyimpressednaming, smalledgebruise, otherwise good very ne £400-£500 327

Also entitled to clasp for Sebastopol.

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TheCrimeamedalawardedtoPrivateEdwardWilcox,11thDragoons,whowasslightlywoundedinthe Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Sebastopol(E.Wilcox.11thDragns.)officiallyimpressednaming, "ttedwitha‘Bailey’ style silver top suspension brooch, toned, nearly extremely ne £6,000-£8,000

EdwardWilcox wasslightlywoundedintheChargeoftheLightBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October1854(LondonGazette 16December1854 refers). Conveyed by ship to hospital at Scutari, he eventually died of cholera at Kadikoi on 25 June 1855.

TheCrimeaMedalawardedtoPrivateWilliamDavies,11thHussars,whowaskilledintheChargeofthe Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Sebastopol(Wm.Davies.11th.Hussars.)officiallyimpressednaming, sometimevery lightly plated, nearly extremely ne £7,000-£9,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1910 and June 1917.

WilliamDavies wasaporterpriortoenlistmentandwaskilledinactionatBalaklavaon25October1854.The11thDragoonsconvertedto Hussars shortly after the Crimean War and medals are found officially impressed to Dragoons and Hussars.

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TheCrimeaMedalawardedtoPrivateW.Baker,17thLancers,whowaskilledintheChargeoftheLight Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Sebastopol(W.Baker.17th.Lancers.)officiallyimpressednaming, twoedgebruisesand light surface marks, otherwise nearly extremely ne £8,000-£10,000

WilliamBaker attestedforthe17thLancersin1842andwaskilledinactionduringtheChargeoftheLightBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October 1854.

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Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol (Prie.Josh.Longman38thRegt.) contemporaryengravednaming, unofficial rivets between top two clasps, good very ne £180-£220

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol (2881EdwardHart49thRegt.) contemporaryengravednaming,top two clasps soldered, edge bruising, otherwise very ne £180-£220

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Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (No.1261 Corpl.W.Hanson.6thDgns. 6thD) officially impressed naming where shown in bold, other details engraved as often found for this regiment, good very ne £600-£800

The musters show he was effective from the 1st October to 31st December 1854, and was discharged on 9 July 1866.

WilliamHanson’snameappearsonthelatestreconstructedlistof‘Chargers’ashaving‘probablyrodeintheCharge’:mostmembersoftheHeavy BrigadeentitledtotheBalaklavaclasp,intheabsenceofanyevidenceorstatusdetailstothecontrary,tookpartintheCharge,anditisonlythe absence of some de#nite proof that means Hanson is listed as a probable ‘Charger’, rather then a de#nite ‘Charger’.

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (Wm.Holland.4thLt.Dragns.) officiallyimpressed naming, last clasp loose as issued, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1930.

WilliamHolland wasbornatStaffordandwasashoemakerpriortohisenlistmenton1August1851.HewasadmittedtohospitalatScutari on 15 December 1854, and died there on 11 March 1855.

ThereisnoevidencetoprovethatthismantookpartinthechargeoftheLightBrigadeatBalaklava.However,anoldlabelattachedtothemedal has written in ink ‘Tpr. Wm. Holland was in the second line on the right in the Charge of the Light Brigade.’

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (Pte.Edwd.Whitehead.1stBatn.Rl.Bge.) contemporary engraved naming in the style of Hunt & Roskell, good very ne £400-£500

TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue (2775.Privet [sic].J.Bradshaw.68th.Regt.) contemporarilyimpressednaming,pierced as issued with ring and straight bar suspension, and top brooch bar, edge bruising, very ne £100-£140 336

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TurkishCrimea1855(3),Britishissue,unnamedasissue,pluggedand #ttedwithrathercrudebarsuspension;Sardinianissue (1988Pt.DavidSharp31Regt) contemporarilyimpressednaming,piercedasissuedwithsmallringsuspension;Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, traces of brooch mounting to obverse of last, nearly very ne (3) £120-£160

TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, #ttedwithreplacementsilverbarsuspension;U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamed as issued, nearly very ne (2) £60-£80 338

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Fredk. W. Winchester. Paintr. “Winchester”) extremely ne £180-£220 339

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Persia (J.Sullivan,78thHighlanders) smalledgebruise,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £400-£500 340

The78thIndianMutinyrollshowsaJohnSullivanentitledtoLucknowclasp,andaJeremiahSullivankilledinactionatthedefenceofLucknow,25 September 1857.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier (Bt.Col.A.F.Macdonell.C.B.3Bn.Rif.Bde.) extremely ne and rare £800-£1,000

AlexanderMacdonell enteredtheArmyin1837asSecondLieutenant.HewaspromotedLieutenant,11May1841;Captain,24October 1845;Brevet-Major,12December1854;Major,22December1854;BrevetLieutenant-Colonel,17July1855;Lieutenant-Colonel,1June1857; Colonel,20July1858;Major-General,6March1868;Lieutenant-General,1October1877;General,1April1882;Colonel-CommandantRi!e Brigade, 24 January 1886.

HeservedwiththeRi!eBrigadeintheKaffirWarof1846-7(Medal).HealsoservedthroughouttheEasternCampaignof1854,asAide-de-Camp toSirGeorgeBrown,andwaspresentattheaffairofBulganac,captureofBalaclavaandatthebattlesofAlmaandInkermann.Hecommanded the2ndBattalionfromMay1855tothefallofSebastopol,includingthedefenceoftheQuarrieson7thJuneandtheassaultsontheRedanonthe 18thJuneand8thSeptember(Medalwiththreeclasps,brevetsofMajorandLieutenant-Colonel,C.B.,KnightoftheLegionofHonour,Sardinian andTurkishmedals,and5thClassoftheMedjidie).Hecommandedthe3rdBattalionduringtheIndianMutiny,includingtheskirmishofSecundra, siegeandcaptureofLucknowandsubsequentoperations(Medalwithclasp).HealsoservedinthecampaignontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia incommandoftheexpeditionagainstSultamMuhammadKhanwhoattackedthefortofShabkadarwithabodyofMohmandsandBajauris(Medal with clasp). Made K.C.B. in 1881, Sir Alexander died on 30 April 1891.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Bhootan (217GunrA,Quigley3rdBy.25thBde.R,A.) minoredgebruising,nearly very ne £180-£220 342

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7 (864Pte.W.Roberts.2nd.Bn.HampsR.) suspensionclawslightly loose, minor edge bruising, good very ne £120-£160 343

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (1436 Pte. R. Whetstone 1st Bn. Suff. R.) good very ne £140-£180 344

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (T. Dempsey, 32nd L.I.) extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

ThomasDempsey wasanoriginaldefenderofthegarrisonatLucknowandwaskilledinactioninthe $erceattacklaunchedbytherebelson 20 July 1857.

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Wm. Fletcher, 1st Bengal Fusrs.) good very ne £400-£500 346

WilliamFletcher servedwiththeFirstReliefForceintheseconddefenceofLucknow.Themedalrollshowsthathetransferredtothe4th Bengal Fusiliers and is additionally entitled to the clasp for the capture of Lucknow.

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Chas. McKenzie, A.B. Shannon.) good very ne £1,000-£1,400

Charles McKenzie was a merchant seaman who was signed on for Shannon’s Naval Brigade at Calcutta from the Empress Eugene.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (M. Driscoll, 1st Batn. 5th Fusrs.) good very ne £500-£700 348

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (W. Gayford, 1st Batn. 5th Fusrs.) very ne £500-£700 349

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (J. Dykes, 90th Lt. Infy.) nearly extremely ne £500-£700 350

John Dykes died on 14 June 1858.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (A. Hodges, 90th Lt. Infy.) contact marks, therefore very ne £500-£700 351

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow (Thos.Devereux,Capt.Aft,Guard.Shannon.) nearly extremely ne £1,200-£1,600

ThomasDevereuxdiedatCawnporeon13April1858.Hismedalwassent23September1863,andhewasalsoentitledtotheCrimeamedal with Sebastopol clasp for service aboard H.M.S. Furious.

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,Lucknow,CentralIndia (Jas.Parker,3rdBn.Ri!eBde.) suspensionalittleslack,otherwise good very ne £300-£400

Twomenofthisnameareshownonthemedalrollofthe3rdBattalion,Ri!eBrigade,bothofwhomservedondetachmentwiththeCamel Corps.

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (John Foster, 9th Lancers) nearly extremely ne £900-£1,200

John Foster was slightly wounded at Delhi on 19 June 1857.

IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps,Delhi,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow (Thos.Owens,9thLancers) bottomclaspfacereattached with solder on left side, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good ne £500-£700 355

IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps,Delhi,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow (7546GunnerS.Hood1stTp.2ndBde.Bengal Arty.) very ne £300-£400 356

Provenance: Glendining’s, January 1924, October 1924, December 1928, October 1933, and December 1935. Entitlement to clasps has not been con"rmed and the presence of a regimental number would suggest a slightly later issue.

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 Elias Glover, 2nd Bn. 60th Rl. Ri!es) nearly very ne £280-£340 357

Abyssinia 1867 (988 Morrison H.M. 109: Regt.) suspension crudely re-a xed, good ne or better and rare £500-£700 358

Only two officers and 12 N.C.O.’s and men of the 109th Regiment received the Abyssinia medal.

Ashantee1873-74,noclasp (J.Bartlett.Pte.R.M.H.M.S.Active.73-74.) minorcorrectionmadeto‘RM’duringtheoriginal naming process, good very ne £180-£220 359

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (1779. Pte. D. Sim, 42nd Highds. 1873-4) nearly very ne £300-£400 360

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (1164 Pte. W. Davies. 2-24th Foot.) very ne £800-£1,000 361

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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9 (Lieut:W.Parkin.BakersHorse.) o ciallyre-engravednaming,aboutextremely ne, the clasp scarce to unit £1,400-£1,800

Approximately 219 Medals awarded to Baker’s Horse (of which 92 were returned), but one of only 9 with the clasp 1877-8-9.

WalterParkin wasappointedaLieutenantinBaker’sHorse,on3February1879,beingoneofthe !rstmentojointherecentlyre-formedunit, andservedwiththemthroughouttheZuluWar,TheunitservedwithdistinctionattheBattlesofHlobaneandKhambula;theskirmishonthe WhiteMfoloziRiver;andattheBattleofUlundi.ParkinhadpreviouslyseenserviceduringtheGaikaandGaelekaWar1877-78,andtheGriqua Waroperationsof1878,althoughitisnotknownwithwhichunitheserved,althoughitwaspossiblyalsoBaker’sHorsewhichwasformedfor service in the Cape Frontier War in 1878, and was disbanded in December of that year.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1068, Pte. H. Copping, 57th Foot.) small edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely ne £500-£700 363

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lieut. Cooke. Alexandra Md. Ri!es) traces of lacquer, nearly extremely ne £1,400-£1,800

Approximately 30 Medals awarded to the Alexandra Mounted Ri"es, 29 with clasp 1879, and one no clasp. Lieutenant Cooke wasappointedaLieutenantintheAlexandraMountedRi"eson24April1876.Theunit,30strongunderthecommandofthe theone-armedCaptainW.T.Arbuthnot,formedpartofPearson’sColumnduringthe !rstinvasionofZululand,seeingactionattheBattleof Inyenzaneon22January1879.FollowingnewsofthedisasteratIsandhlwanabeingreceived,theAlexandraMountedRi"esandallotherColonial Units were hurried back to Natal to guard the border against Zulu incursions, and they remained so employed for the rest of the War. Cooke was awarded the Volunteer Long Service Medal per Natal Government Gazette of 14 January 1896. Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Captn. Norton. Natal Hussars.) nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

Approximately 40 Medals awarded to the Natal Hussars, all with clasp 1879.

PhilipOgilvieNorton wasbornin1842andwasappointedaCaptainintheNatalHussarson29October1877.Theunit,40strongunder Norton’scommand,wasmobilisedon25November1878andformedpartofPearson’sColumnduringthe !rstinvasionofZululand,seeing actionattheBattleofInyenzaneon22January1879.FollowingnewsofthedisasteratIsandhlwanabeingreceived,theNatalHussarsandallother Colonial Units were hurried back to Natal to guard the border against Zulu incursions, and they remained so employed for the rest of the War. Nortonrelinquishedhiscommandoftheunitthefollowingyear.HelaterbecameaJusticeofthePeaceandaMemberofNatal’sLegislative Council. He died in Greytown, Natal, on 12 September 1898.

Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lieut: H. R. Wadmore. 2nd. Bn. Nat. N. Contt.) nearly extremely ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Gordon Everson Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002.

HenryRobinsonWadmore wasborninLondonon1April1857,thesonoftheReverendHenryRobinsonWadmore,andservedasa LieutenantwithNatalNativeContingentduringtheZuluWar.RemaininginSouthAfricafollowingthecessationofhostilities,hewaslater employed in the Customs Office at Cape Town, and in the Traffic Branch of the Railway Department. He died in London on 30 December 1904. Sold with copied research.

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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (Tpr.J.A.Mc.Master,TransvaalRangs.) polished,withtracesoflacquer,very neanda rare medal to a con rmed participant of the Battle of Hlobane £1,600-£2,000

Approximately 243 Medals awarded to the Transvaal Rangers (of which 133 were returned), 122 with clasp 1879.

JosephA.McMaster (alsorecordedasMastersandMcMasters)attestedforthe32ndRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminSouthAfrica from1871,takinghisdischargein1877.JoiningtheTransvaalRangersinearly1879,theTransvaalRangerswereattachedtoRowland’sColumn, butweretransferredtoWood’sColumnafterthedisasterofIsandhlwana.TheyservedwithdistinctionattheBattlesofHloband,Khambula,the SkirmishoftheWhiteMfoloziRiver,andattheBattleofUlundi.McMasterismentionedasoneoftheknownmenofthisunittohaveservedat theBattleofHlobane(of142medalstothisunit,only71menactuallytookpartinthebattle,andasnorollexistsonlyahandfulof‘mentioned’ men are con!rmed as having been present); he was probably also present at Khambula and Ulundi.

FollowingtheDisbandmentoftheTransvaalRangersMcMastersubsequentlyservedwiththeBorderHorseintheSekukunicampaign,andwas dangerously wounded at Sekukuni’s Town on 28 November 1879.

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Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1791 Pte. S. Pinnegar. 9th. Lancer.) polished, very ne £140-£180 368

One of only 46 no clasp medals awarded to the 9th Lancers.

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp (813.Pte.T.Farrell.2/11Regt.) edgebruising,suspensionbarslightlybentonlefthandside,good very ne £100-£140 369

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (47 Bde./ 99. Pte. W. R. Bennett. 70th. Foot.) nearly extremely ne £120-£160 370

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (47 Bde./ 80. Pte. A. Brown. 70th. Foot.) cleaned and lacquered, good very ne £120-£160 371

Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (8. Bde./ 847. Corpl. J. H. Darter. 51st. Regt.) good very ne £280-£340 372

John H. Darter was slightly wounded during the attack on the picquet at Ali Musjid on 28 November 1878.

Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Charasia (1952. Pte. T. Hewish. 67th Foot.) mounted on silver pin brooch, very ne £180-£220 373

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TheSecondAfghanWarMedalawardedtoPrivateW.Reid,92ndHighlanders,whowaskilledinactionat the Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar(B/111.Pte.W.Reid.92nd.Highrs.) minoredgebruising,goodvery neandscarceasasingle clasp award to unit £500-£700

WilliamReid attestedforthe92ndHighlandersandwaskilledinactionbygunshottotheabdomenduringtheBattleofKandahar,1September 1880.Hewasoneof11menoftheRegimentkilledduringtheBattle;theRegimentsufferedafurther71officersandmenwounded.Heis con#rmedonthemedalrollasbeingentitledtothesingleclaspKandahar(whichinitselfisscarce),andwasthereforenotadditionallyentitledto the Kabul to Kandahar Star.

The 92nd Highlanders at the Battle of Kandahar AftertakingpartinseveralothersmallexpeditionsintothecountryroundKabul,theregimentformedpartoftheforcewhichmarchedunder GeneralRobertsfromKabultoKandahar.ImmediatelyafterthearrivalofSirFrederickRoberts’troopsatKandaharon31August,the92ndtook partinthereconnaissanceoftheAfghanposition;andinthebattleofthefollowingdayformedpartofthe1stBrigade,whichledtheadvance,and succeeded,aftersevere #ghting,insweepingtheenemyoutofthecloselywoodedenclosuresalongthewesternslopesofthehillonwhichthe villageofGundiMullahSahibdadstood,and #nallyinattackingandcarryingthevillageitselfatthepointofthebayonet.Thelatterfeatwas accomplishedindashingstylebytwocompaniesoftheGordonHighlandersunderMajorWhite,andtwocompaniesofthe2ndGoorkas.This movementbroughtthebrigadeinrearoftheBalaWaliKotal,andinfrontofanintrenchedpostwhichwasonthesouth,andwhich,fromthe wayinwhichreinforcementswerebeingpushedforward,theenemywasevidentlypreparedtoholdwithgreatdetermination.MajorWhite,who wasleadingtheadvancedcompaniesofthe92nd,recognising,withtruesoldierlyinstinct,thatthispositionmustatoncebetakenbystorm,called onhismenforjustonechargemoreto #nishthebusiness.Hiscallwasbrilliantlyrespondedto,andtheworkwasatoncecaptured,thegallant Majorbeinghimselfthe #rsttoreachtheguns.Thecasualties,whichweresomewhatnumerous,showtheseverenatureofthe #ghting,11noncommissionedofficersandmenbeingkilledand2officersand69non-commissionedofficersandmenwounded.TheGordonHighlanders,witha total strength of 643 of all ranks, left Kandahar on 28 September 1880, en route for India and under orders for home.

Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul (407. Gr. F. Riley. F/A. R.H.A.) nearly extremely ne £340-£400

Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (56/1111 Prive. M. Mc.Laughlin 92nd. Highlanders) light contact marks, very ne £500-£700 376

MartinMcLaughlan attestedforthe92ndHighlandersandwasseverelywoundedbyswordcutstotheheadandarmattheBattleof Kandahar,1September1880,onwhichdatetheRegimentsuffered11non-commissionedofficersandmenbeingkilledand2officersand69noncommissionedofficersandmenwounded. TheLifeofARegiment-TheHistoryoftheGordonHighlanders1816-98’byLieutenant-ColonelC. Greenhill Gardyne gives the following account: ‘Theregiment,havingthe23rdPioneerstotheirleft,advancedskirmishing, #rstoverabitofopenground,thenthroughorchardsandenclosures intersectedbywatercuts,somedry,butsomecontainingwaterwhich,thoughmuddy,waswelcomeinthegreatheattothethirstysoldiers.One ofthem,Lance-CorporalMartinMcLachlan,settinghisri$eagainstahut,kneltdowntodrinkandroseto #ndhimselfconfrontedbyatall, #ercelookingAfghanbetweenhimandhisarms,whoatonceattackedhimswordinhand;McLachlanreceivedthestrokeonhisleftarm,thendashedat the Afghan's throat, and bayoneted his opponent, when he coolly rejoined his company, but soon had to fall out from loss of blood. Sold with copied research.

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (J. Doe, Boy. 1 Cl. , H.M.S. St George.) very ne £180-£220 377

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99 (PO:6674Pte.R-M:W.J.Brown,H.M.S.Fox) goodvery ne £180-£220 378

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India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (4449. Dr. R. Guy 1st Bn. Bedford Regt.) good very ne £100-£140 379

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (36622SepoyYaruttahKhan,21stPjb:Infy:) small o cial correction to regimental number, otherwise good very ne £50-£70 380

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (2881Pte.W.Smith,2dBn.Ryl.Innis: Fus:) surname o cially corrected, otherwise very ne £100-£140 381

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (3928Pte.H.Hutchinson,2d.Bn.Ryl. Suss: Regt.) with o cial corrections to number and part of unit, good very ne £100-£140

HenryHutchinson wasborninHollington,Sussex,in1873andattestedfortheRoyalSussexRegimentatSt.Leonardson1February1892, havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s3rdMilitiaBattalion.Postedinitiallytothe1stBattalion,hetransferredtothe2ndBattalionon27 November1893,andservedwiththeminIndiafromthatdateuntil29January1904.Hewasdischargedon1February1904,after12yearsand1 day’s service, of which 10 years and 64 days were spent soldiering in India. Sold with copied record of service.

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (5199Pte.W.Ironside1st.Bn.Gord: Hrs.:) edge bruising, very ne £140-£180

Sold with two published illustrations of Piper Findlater, Gordon Highlanders, winning the V.C. at Dargai.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897 (1440Sergt.J.Sheridan2dBn.Ryl.Ir: Regt.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897 (5305Pte.W.Leake2dBn.Ryl.Ir: Regt.) suspension slack, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140 385

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (4983.Pte.H. Johnstone 2d Bn. K.O. Sco: Bord:) old repair to carriage of rst clasp, otherwise very ne £120-£160 386

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (5129Pte.W.L.Newstead.1stDragoon Gds:) toned, extremely ne £80-£100 387 Medal Roll gives as ‘Died 21 October 1901.’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (20163rdCl:Tpr:H.Smallwood.S.A.C.) minor edge nicks, otherwise good very ne £60-£80 388 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (23488Pte.J.Cullen.Imp: Yeo:) a somewhat later issue with uno cial top retaining rod, good very ne £80-£100 389

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (5658Pte.F.Holland,R.A.M.C.) toned, extremely ne £100-£140 390

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (7Pte.J.R.Smith.R.A.M.C.Mil.) toned, extremely ne and scarce £100-£140 391

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (14685Pte. F.S.Crafer.R.A.M.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (13059Pte.J.B. Purvis. R.A.M.C.) the last with mount marks to reverse, nearly very ne, the rst extremely ne (2) £130-£170

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Johannesburg,Belfast (3066Pte.W.Rawlinson,10th. Hussars) minor edge bruise, polished, nearly extremely ne and rare to unit £800-£1,000

W.Rawlinson servedduringtheBoerWarastheprivateservanttoBrigadier-GeneralJ.P.Brabazon,10thHussars,whoCommandedthe Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa from 11 February 1900, and was present at the Defence of Wepener.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofMafeking,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Rhodesia (16Bombr:O.V. Williams, R. Candn: Arty) uno cial rivets between 3rd and 4th clasps, generally good very ne £200-£240 394 x

ThemedalrollgivesWilliamsasoriginallybeingentitledtotheclaspslistedaboveaswellas‘CapeColony’.However,both‘CapeColony’and ‘Rhodesia’ were subsequently struck off his entitlement.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (4142Pte.A.J. Edsell. 1/Rl. Drgns.) o cial correction to initials, otherwise nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (34655 Pte. W. C. Bain. 70th Coy. I.Y.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Wittebergen,DefenceofKimberley,Johannesburg, thelastthreeclaspsalltailor’scopies (4232Pte.J.Smith,Rl:Lanc:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902 (6642Pte.J.Moore.DurhamL.I.);1914-15Star (171598,T.Wilson,L.S.,R.N.);BritishWar Medal1914-20 (J.47197J.Lamond.A.B.R.N.) togetherwiththerelatedminiatureaward;WarMedal1939-45,togetherwith therelatedminiatureaward;MemorialPlaque (WilliamAtkin) withtracesofadhesivetoreverse; UnitedStatesofAmerica, KoreaMedal,unnamedasissued;togetherwitha copy SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877;a copy Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2nd issue, no clasp; and an erased 1914-15 Star, generally good very ne (10) £180-£220

WilliamAtkin attestedfortheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom11December1914.Hewaskilledinactionon11March1915;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonLeTouret Memorial, France.

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4360Serjt:M.Drummond.Bedford:Regt.) extremely ne £70-£90 398

Ashanti 1900, 1 clasp, Kumassi (2613 Pte. Yakubu Grunshi 4. G.C.C.) high relief bust, lightly polished, very ne £400-£500 399

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22950467 Rfn. B. W. Curtis. R.B.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100 400

Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (4332 Sepoy Lalbaz. 27/Punjabis.) very ne £100-£140 401 x

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Tibet 1903-04, no clasp, bronze issue (207 Yak Driver Puchra S & T. Corps) suspension claw tightened, very ne £140-£180 402 x

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (23245 Gnr. S. M. Gerard 7th Mtn. By R.G.A.) nearly extremely ne £500-£700 403

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1914 Star (5313 Pte. J. Brown. 6/D. Gds.) nearly very ne £70-£90 404

JohnBrown attestedforthe6thDragoonGuardsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27August1914 (entitled to clasp).

1914 Star (8468 Pte. B. Dickens. R. War: R.) good very ne £60-£80 405

BenDickens attestedfortheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4 October 1914 (entitled to clasp and a Silver War Badge).

1914 Star (7338 Pte. S. King. 3/Worc: R.) sometime lightly silvered, nearly very ne £60-£80 406

SamuelKing attestedfortheWorcestershireRegimentandservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 August 1914. He later transferred to the Labour Corps. His Medal Index Cards states ‘K[illed] in A[ction]’, although this is uncon!rmed.

1914 Star (7176 Pte. O. G. Way. Worc: R.); 1914-15 Star (2551 Pte. M. Roden, Worc. Yeo.) good very ne (2) £80-£100 407

CharlesGeorgeWay attestedfortheWorcestershireRegimenton15September1908andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front. He was discharged on account of wounds on 10 April 1915 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

MuntzRoden attestedfortheWorcestershireYeomanryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinitiallyinEgyptfrom22April1915.He was wounded in the attack on Hill 60 on 3 September 1915, and was discharged on 1 March 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge.

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1914Star(2) (8559Pte.A.Batley.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.;7280Pte.A.Pope.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal 1914-20 (20934 Pte. G. F. Phillips. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, generally very ne (3) £120-£160

ArthurBatley attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon16October1907andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914.Awardedaclasptohis1914Star,hewasdischargedduetosicknesson21March 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B220481.

AlfredPope attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon29October1902andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringthe theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914.Helaterservedwiththe5thBattalionandwasdischargedon30August1916dueto wounds, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 52815.

George.F.Phillips attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon10August1915andservedwiththe1stBattalionduring the the Great War. He was discharged due to sickness on 17 January 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B214806.

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1914Star(2) (11260Pte.G.W.Fearis.2/Notts:&Derby:R.;7575Pte.T.G.Cutler.1/N.Staff:R.) number o cially corrected on rst, and slight attempt to possibly obliterate surname on second, nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

GeorgeWilliamFerris attestedfortheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom8September1914.HisMedalIndexcardnotes‘[Star]re-issued2.5.19’,presumablyoncethenumberhadbeen corrected.

ThomasG.Cutler attestedfortheNorthStaffordshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 10 September 1914.

1914 Star (L-13532 Pte. F. Jackson. 2/Middx: R.) nearly very ne £60-£80 410

FrankJackson attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7 November 1914 (entitled to clasp and a Silver War Badge).

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1914Star (No.2268Havr.NurKhan,1/129/Baluchis.) testcuttolefthandarmofStar;1914-15Star(3) (6855.Pte.J. Kane.North’d.Fus.;24532Pte.E.J.Hayward.R.W.Fus:;M2-073567Pte.G.Pow.A.S.C.) nearlyvery neand better (4) £100-£140

JohnKane attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9September 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 29 January 1919.

JamesHayward wasbornatDawley,Shropshire,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatHednesford,Shropshire.Heservedwiththe8th BattalionintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom9July1915,anddiedinMesopotamiaon24December1917.HeisburiedinBaghdad(NorthGate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

GilbertPow attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththe17thDivisionMotorTransportCompanyduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 19 April 1915. He died on 30 November 1918 and is buried in Caudry British Cemetery, France.

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1914-15Star(2) (9400Pte.W.J.Quinby.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.;15385L.CplA.Tinniswood.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.); BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (24214Pte.G.E.Lewis.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I;25264Pte.J.Mucklow.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.; 19182 Pte. G. Rixon. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9132 Pte. H. Todd. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) generally very ne (6) £120-£160

WilliamJQuinby wasborninFennyStratford,BuckinghamshireandattestedinOxfordforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeOxfordshire andBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionintheAsiatictheatrefrom5December1914anddiedinMesopotamiaon4 June 1916, aged 23. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

ArthurTinniswood wasborninKingston,SurreyandattestedinBrentford,Middlesex,intotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight InfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He !rstservedontheWesternFrontfrom21September1915andlaterdiedofwoundson18August 1916 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion in Salonika and is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.

GeorgeEdwardLewis wasborninBirminghamwhereheattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,forserviceduring theGreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe7thBattalioninSalonikaon9May1917andiscommemoratedontheDoiran Memorial, Greece.

JamesMucklow wasborninHalesowen,Warwickshire,andattestedinBirminghamforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe1/4thBattalionon30September1917andiscommemoratedon the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

GeorgeRixon wasborninHighWycombe,Buckinghamshire,whereheattestedforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantry.TheRegimentalChroniclenotesthathewaskilledinaction,‘bya4.2”shell’on1May1917whilstservingonthe Western Front with the 5th Battalion. He is buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, France.

HenryTodd wasborninAylesbury,Buckinghamshire,andattestedinOxfordforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionintheAsiatictheatrefrom5December1914anddiedinMesopotamiaon6April 1916. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Commr. B. Bannerman R.N.) extremely ne £100-£140

BertrandBannerman,Lieutenant-Commander,RoyalNavy,wasawardedtheD.S.O.(LondonGazette 2November1917)‘forservicesinaction withenemysubmarines.’Bannermanwas1stLieutenantinH.M.S. DukeofEdinburgh atJutland.WasincommandofH.M.S. Halcyon intheNorth Seaandwasinactionagainstmanyenemysubmarines.On29July1917, Halcyon spottedaperiscopeneartheSmithsKnollbuoyeastof Yarmouth, and carried out a ramming attack, followed by dropping two depth charges. Halcyon was credited with sinking the submarine, UB-27.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (14034Cpl.F.J.Bullin.7-D.Gds.;11944Gnr.R.Newton.R.A.;113140Gnr.J.W. Rollinson.R.A.;40747Pte.A.McFarlan.High.L.I.) lastinnamedcardboxofissue, someedgeknocksandbruises, otherwise very ne (4) £80-£100

FrancisJosephBullin wasborninHucknallTorkard,Nottinghamshire.ACollieryGangingPonyDriver,heattestedforthe7thDragoonsfor serviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom19October1915.LatertransferringtotheDevonshireRegiment,hewas killed in action whilst serving with the 1st Battalion on 7 November 1918. He is buried in Pont-Sur-Sambre Cemetery, France.

ReubenNewton wasborninSheffield,YorkshireandattestedatScarboroughintotheRoyalArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom15August1914,with3rdBrigadeRoyalHorseArtillery.Hewaslaterkilledinactionon2September1917whilstserving with ‘C’ Battery, 235th Brigade and is buried in Vlamertinghie New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

JamesWilliamRollinson wasborninShelley,YorkshireandattestedatHudders!eldintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryforserviceduringthe GreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionon1July1917whilstservingwiththe262ndSiegeBatteryandisburiedinVlamertinghieNewMilitary Cemetery, Belgium.

AlexanderMcFarlan wasborninGlasgowwhereheattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Hewaskilledin action on the Western Front whilst serving with the 10/11th Battalion on 11 April 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

CecilHubertFox attestedforthe5th(LondonRi#eBrigade)Battalion,LondonRegiment,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontfromJanuary1917,andsawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalIrishRi#esbeforebeingcommissionedintotheLoyalNorthLancashire Regiment, with whom he served in the 11th Battalion.

R.A.Cameron wascommissionedintotheGordonHighlandersforserviceduringtheGreatWar,withwhomheservedontheWesternFront from 8 May 1918.

ReubenPemberton attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom27May1915.Hediedathomeon10 January 1917 and is buried in Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery, Lancashire.

William J. Stove attested into the Gordon Highlanders for service during the Great War, serving overseas with the 6th Battalion.

JamesJosephMaddock attestedintothe9th(QueenVictoria’sRi#es)Battalion,LondonRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWaron15 November1915.Heservedoverseasfrom4February1917andwasdischargedon22October1919,aged35,andwasawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. B333524.

JohnCastley attestedintotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 15 August 1917).

BritishWarMedal1914-20(7) (19604A-Sjt.F.Bain.R.E.;GS-8957Pte.H.E.Hall.R.Fus;2231Pte.H.Ward.Suff. R.;96457Pte.A.M.Maulkin.Midd’xR.;C-3573Cpl.J.W.Emary.K.R.Rif.C.;258Pte.F.E.Ellison.Rif.Brig.; 656 A.Cpl. F. H. Prior. Rif. Brig) retaining rod missing from Maulkin’s medal, some edge knocks, otherwise very ne or better (7) £80-£100

Henry Ernest Hall attested for the Royal Engineers and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1915

HenryWard attestedfortheSuffolkRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalionatGallipolifrom10August1915.He later transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps on 31 October 1918 ArthurMcKannaMaulkin, aButcherfromNorthKensingtonLondon,wasbornon5July1899andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentfor serviceduringtheGreatWaron10August1917.HelatertransferredtotheWorcestershireRegimentwithwhomhereceivedaGunShot Wound to his left hand on 30 September 1918.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (31331Pte.A.J.Bignell.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.;9121Pte.H.Busby.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.; 200Cpl.G.S.Morris.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.;I21276Pte.H.E.Strong.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (1265 Pte. G. Sturgess. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); some edge bruises and scratches, otherwise very ne (5) £70-£90

AlecJoelBignell,fromNewportPagnell,Buckinghamshire,attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreat War,withwhomhesawserviceontheWesternFrontbeforetransferringtothe3rdBattalion,WorcestershireRegiment.Hewaskilledinaction on 25 September 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.

HenryBusby attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarandsawservicewiththe1/4thBattalionin the Asiatic theatre from 5 December 1914. He was discharged on 15 January 1919.

GeorgeS.Morris attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarandsawservicewiththe1/4th Battalion on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was discharged on 14 February 1919.

HarryEdwardStrong attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon15November1915forserviceduringtheGreat WarandservedinIndiawiththe1stGarrisonBattalion.Hewasdischargedduetosickness,aged41,on17August1918andawardedaSilver War Badge, No. 435,680. His British War Medal is his sole Great War medal entitlement.

GeorgeSturgess attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon9February1912andsawserviceduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front from 30 March 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 12 May 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 190,914. Sold with copied research.

British War Medal 1914-20 (M. Crichton-Neate F.A.N.Y.C.) extremely ne £100-£140 418 Sold with copy medal roll extract con"rming this as his sole entitlement.

MissMargaretCrichton-Neate wasborninGarston,Lancashire,in1887,theonlydaughterofStaff PaymasterReginaldCrichton-Neate, RoyalNavalReserve,andwasappointedaCommandantofthe24thGlamorganDivision,VoluntaryAidDetachment,inAugust1914.The followingyearshebecamethevoluntarymasseuseatthe3rdWesternGeneralHospital,Cardiff,andinNovember1915shewasreceivedonthe staff andbecameHeadMasseuse,A.P.M.N.C.SheservedoverseasontheWesternFrontfromJune1917,drivinganambulancefortheFirstAid NursingYeomanryCorps,beforereturningtothe3rdWesternGeneralHospital.ShealsoservedasConsultingMasseusetotheRedCross AuxiliaryHospital,Cardiff.Acontemporaryaccountstatesthat‘MissCrichton-Neatewas“Mentioned”inDespatchesinOctober1917for valuable work’, although no trace of this has been found in the London Gazette. She died in Teignmouth, Devon, on 8 October 1959. Sold with copied research.

British War Medal 1914-20 (Payr. C. S. Honey. Nigerian Marine) minor edge bruise, otherwise very ne and rare to unit £60-£80 419 x VictoryMedal1914-19(7) (110275Sjt.T.Healy.R.A.;163785Gnr.C.H.Moore.R.A.;RFRA-5744Gnr.P. Mulcahy.R.A.;2743Dvr.A.Richings.R.A.;124164Gnr.H.P.Rutter.R.A.;3440Gnr.W.B.Thompson.R.A.; 50749-50147 Dvr. Mamoo. R.A.) some contact marks and staining, otherwise generally nearly very ne (7) £60-£80

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421 x

VictoryMedal1914-19(7) (130033C.Q.M.Sjt.J.D.Allsobrook.R.E.;222992Spr.E.T.Bowen.R.E.;134Spr.F.J. Cornish.R.E.;1509842.Cpl.J.H.Harrison.R.E.;396A.2.Cpl.E.J.Thomas.R.E.;029324Pte.S.Ashford. A.O. C.; 7457 Ibrahim. Tel. Dept.) glue residue to reverse of Cornish medal, otherwise generally very ne (7) £60-£80

VictoryMedal1914-19(8) (G-39650Pte.F.Dixon.TheQueen’sR.;TR5-9860Pte.J.A.Noake.North’dFus.; 306858Pte.E.Frankcom.R.War.R.;4806Pte.W.Hooker.R:Suss.R.;153219Pte.J.F.Jacques.W.Rid.R.; 50828A.W.O.Cl.2A.R.Stone.North’n.R.;9-13154Sjt.P.Cronin.N.Staff.R.;242223A.W.O.Cl.2J.T. Heaton. Y. & L. R.) Jacques medal renamed and poor, some edge knocks and contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (8) £80-£100

PeterCronin attestedintotheNorthStaffordshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe9th Battalion from 28 July 1915.

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VictoryMedal1914-19(9) (GS-66988Pte.A.O.Fitch.R.Fus.;11149Pte.H.V.Lohr.R.Fus.;GS-69671Pte.W.

Welland.R.Fus.;15687Pte.W.Griffin.Devon.R.;12489Sjt.G.R.Baker.Bedf.R.;29012Pte.J.H.Anderson. Glouc.R.;33329Pte.H.C.Webb.Bord.R.;19329Pte.J.Frost.Dorset.R.;7817Sjt.W.McConville.Manch. R.) some edge bruises and traces of vedigris, otherwise generally very ne (9) £80-£100

AlfredOwenFitch attestedintotheRoyalFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe11thBattalion from 3 July 1917. He saw later service with both the 13th and 4th Battalions until 13 October 1918.

HeinrichV.Lohr attestedintotheRoyalFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandsawserviceontheWesternFront.Helatertransferred to the Middlesex Regiment.

WilliamGriffin attestedintotheDevonshireRegimenton19February1915,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischargeddueto wounds on 13 April 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 177787.

GeorgeR.Baker attestedintotheBedfordshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandsawserviceontheWesternFrontfrom30 July 1915.

HerbertC.Webb attestedintotheBorderRegimenton8November1915andsawserviceduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischargedon5 September 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 130,316.

JohnFrost attestedintotheDorsetRegimenton19October1915andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5thBattalion.Hewasdischarged due to wounds on 30 July 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 379,092.

WilliamMcConville attestedintotheManchesterRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedintheBalkanswiththe11thBattalion from 14 July 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 25 February 1919.

VictoryMedal1914-19(7) (57105Pte.C.Scott.L’pool.R.;42854Pte.G.Butler.Linc.R.;33599Pte.B.Roberts. Glouc.R.;3045Pte.J.T.Smith.Glouc.R.;5394Pte.AYoung.Glouc.R.;57410Pte.G.F.Gaston.M.G.C.;3819 Pte. J. Gray. 21-Lond. R.) some edge bruises, contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (7) £70-£90

JosephT.Smith attestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront.Hewas awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette, 21 September 1916 and later transferred to the Worcestershire Regiment.

JohnGray attestedintothe21stBattalion,LondonRegimenton30May1915,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischargeddueto sickness on 15 September 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 17,646.

VictoryMedal1914-19(11) (7296Pte.J.Burns.R.S.Fus.;7326.W.O.Cl.2J.Whittaker.R.S.Fus.;1872Pte.W. Hendry.R.Highrs.39142Cpl.G.A.Leach.High.L.I.;7290Pte.E.W.Higgins.H.L.I.;S-9009Pte. W. McConnochie.SeaHighrs.;S-11990Pte.J.Murray.Sea.Highrs.;S-22348Pte.J.Mackay.Camerons.;S-17679 Pte.D.Menzies.Camerons.;10789Pte.J.Carson.A.&S.H.;8681Pte.J.McFarlane.A.&S.H.) someedgeknock and contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (11) £100-£140

JamesBurns attestedintotheRoyalScotsFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom19 November 1914.

JohnWhittaker attestedintotheRoyalScotsFusiliersandduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom8 September 1914. He was appointed Company Sergeant Major and commissioned Second Lieutenant on 17 March 1919. William Hendry attested into the Black Watch and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 October 1914.

EbenezerW.Higgins attestedintotheHighlandLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe8thBattalion.Helatertransferredto the Royal Scots and was discharged on 4 February 1919.

DuncanMenzies attestedintotheCameronHighlanderson29March1915forduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe2ndBattaliononthe WesternFrontfrom30June1915.HereceivedaGunShotWoundtotheheadon4October1916andwasinitiallymistakenlyreportedas having been killed in action. He was discharged due to wounds on 21 March 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 159,241.

JohnMcFarlane attestedintotheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanderson1May1913andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionon theWesternFrontfrom6March1915.Hewasdischargedon27February1919andawardedaSilverWarBadge,No.B170,562.HisGreatWar Medals were initially forfeited, but later reinstated.

JamesBonham,fromDerby,attestedinAylesbury,BuckinghamshirefortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduring theGreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe1/1stBuckinghamshireBattalionon27August1917andisburiedinBedfordHouse Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium.

AlfredC.Crapper,fromSummertown,Oxford,attestedinOxfordfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduring the Great War. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 2/4th Battalion on 11 March 1917 and is buried in Bray Military Cemetery, France.

WalterFlute wasborninTurvey,Bedfordshire,andenlistedatBletchley,BuckinghamshirefortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight InfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HelatertransferredtotheSouthWalesBorderersandwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe2/4th Battalion on 11 April 1918 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

RobertAugustusSheppard wasborninDublin,Ireland.HeattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryasaBandsman andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom14August1914.AmemberofDCompany,hewasoneof eightmentobekilledinactionon12November1914,byashellandeitherNonneBoschenWoodorPolygonWood.Heiscommemoratedon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

JohnTodd attestedinAylesbury,BuckinghamshirefortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He waskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe2/1stBuckinghamshireBattalionon22August1917andiscommemoratedontheTuneCotMemorial, Belgium.

VictoryMedal1914-19(9) (M-349843Pte.A.A.Hamilton.A.S.C.;S4-094695S.Sjt.J.Farr.A.S.C.;M2-982613W. O.Cl.2.F.Harrison-Caul!eld.A.S.C.;M-297455Pte.H.G.Wright.A.S.C.;185Pte.S.ArnottR.A.M.C.;22389 Pte.J.Billing.R.A.M.C.;112322Pte.J.Fraser.R.A.M.C.;153933Pte.G.H.Fuller.R.A.M.C.;112342Pte.F.C. Hendy. R.A.M.C.) verdigris to Arnott medal, otherwise generally very ne (9) £80-£100

Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Col. H. G. Falkner. A.M.S.) extremely ne and rare £300-£400 428

HenryGeorgeFalkner servedduringthewarasaColonelontheArmyMedicalStaff asAssistantDirectorofMedicalServicestothe63rd, 71stand66thDivisions;alsoOfficer-in-ChargeMaudsleyNeurologicalHospital,DenmarkHill,London.HewasawardedtheO.B.E.(Military)on3 June 1919.

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914 (K.6102.G.H.Grant,Sto.1Cl,H.M.S.Pelorus.) light pitting, polished, nearly very ne £80-£100 429

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (KX. 84680 W. P. White. Sto.1. R.N.) extremely ne £80-£100 430

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Kurdistan (3234259Pte.F.Sonex.Cameronians.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,some scratches, suspension loose, nearly very ne £60-£80 431 x

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt. R. E. Godfrey) good very ne £120-£160 432 x

M.I.D. London Gazette, 5 June 1919

RichardEdgarGodfrey fromDenmarkHill,SouthEastLondon,wasbornon13December1894.Heattestedintothe24th(Countyof London)Battalionon19September1914forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom29June1915.Hewassoon commissionedintotheLeicestershireRegimentandservedwiththe11thBattalionbeforebeingappointedtoaprobationarycommissionwiththe IndianArmyon16November1917.Servingwith3/153rd(Croke’s)Ri#es,hewasMentionedinDespatchesinGeneralAllenby’sdespatchof5 March1919, LondonGazette 5June1919.AppointedCaptain,heservedpostwarwithhisregimentduringtheIraqcampaignandwaslistedas Adjutant, in the Indian Army List of 1922.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine (3712105.Pte.R.Smethurst.King’sOwnR.) edgebruisingandpitting,very ne £100-£140

RichardSmethurst,anativeofBolton,Lancashire,wasbornon3September1908andattestedfortheKing’sOwnRoyalRegimenton11June 1938.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninpre-WarPalestineandthenduringtheSecondWorldWarinGreece.Hewascapturedandtaken PrisonerofWaratKalamata,Greece,on29April1941(althoughpresumablywhilstonattachmenttoanotherunitasthe2ndBattalionwerenot presentthereasaunit).TransportedtoAustriaandGerman-occupiedPolandfordetention,hewasattachedtovariousArbeitskommandosfrom 1941 to 1945, including time at a Discipline Camp and Military Prison.

EvacuatedfromStalagXX-BatThorne,inJanuary1945ontothewestwardAlliedPrisonerofWarmarchingcolumns,Smethurst’sM.I.9. Questionnairestates:‘Escapesattempted:On12May[sic]1945,leavecamp,Briesen,Poland,bycuttingbarfromwindow.TogetherwithPrivates D.Christie,A.Donnini,J.Warrell.SurrenderedowingtocompletecollapsewithseriousillnessofPrivateDonniniinStrasbourg,Poland.Escaped fromlineofmarchduringmachine-gunningofroadbyAmericanplanes.RecapturedthreehourslaterbyGermanguards,date11April1945. EscapedsamenighttogetherwithPrivatesWatson,Christie,DonniniandMachenbyhidingunderstrawstackinbarnwhenwewerebilleted.

Remained in hiding until 13 April, when American tanks entered the village of Wenscott near the town of K.D.F. Stadt.’

Smethurst’sbrother,3712101PrivateAlbertSmethurst,alsoKing'sOwnRoyalRegiment,wastakenPrisonerofWaratthefallofCreteon1June 1941, and was also a successful escaper, reaching enemy lines in May 1945.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine (6456465.Fsr.H.Cook.R.Fus.) lightscratchestoobverse eld,goodvery ne, scarce to unit £100-£140 434

HenryCecilCook wasbornin1906andattestedfortheRoyalFusiliers.Heservedinpre-WarPalestineattachedtothe2ndBattalionWest YorkshireRegiment(theRoyalFusiliersdidnotserveinPalestineasaunit),andthenwiththe2ndand1stBattalionsduringtheSecondWorld War.HewaswoundedinFrancein1940whilstservingwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForce(CasualtyListno.234of18June1940refers),and waslatercapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarbytheVichyFrenchforcesinSyriainJuly1941.RepatriatedinOctoberofthatyear,hewas subsequentlywoundedinItalyinJuneorJuly1944(CasualtyListno.1498of14July1944refers),andwasthenkilledinactionon29August1944, onwhichdatetheBattalionwasengagedin $ghtingintheareaofPoggerello,ontheeastern #ankofMonte$esole.HeisburiedinFlorenceWar Cemetery, Italy.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine (5948170Pte.G.Hatton.Beds.&Herts.R);Malaya,G.VI.R. (Cey/18038699 Pte. B. S. Fernando. R.P.C.) very ne (2) £70-£90 435

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Pal/12945 Pte. P. Dobkowsky. R.P.C.) good very ne £100-£140 436

PeterDobkowsky (alsorecordedasZeviDolkowski)servedwiththe603rd(Palestine)Company,AuxiliaryMilitaryPioneerCorpsduringthe SecondWorldWarandwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratthefallofGreeceon29April1941.HewasheldatStalag344atLamsdorf, Poland.Atthewar’send,hewasrepatriatedtoPalestinewherehere-attestedforTheRoyalPioneerCorpsandservedforaperiodduringthe troubles preceding the end of the British Mandate. His entry on the Palestine 1945-48 medal roll, informs he lived at Kfar, Yehoshua, Israel.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Pal/13786 Pte. S. Gamliel. Pal Regt.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 437

ShlomoGamliel servedwiththe608th(Palestine)Company,AuxiliaryMilitaryPioneerCorpsduringtheSecondWorldWarandwascaptured andtakenPrisonerofWaratthefallofGreeceon29April1941.HewasheldatStalag344atLamsdorf,Poland.Atthewar’send,hewas repatriatedtoPalestinewherehere-attestedforThePalestineRegimentandservedforaperiodduringthetroublesprecedingtheendofthe British Mandate. His entry on the Palestine 1945-48 medal roll, informs he lived at Shaaraim, Israel.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Pal/12933 Pte. H. Woler. Pal Regt.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 438

HerszWoler (alsorecordedasWoller)wasbornatNasielsk,Poland,on20October1921andservedwiththe603rd(Palestine)Company, AuxiliaryMilitaryPioneerCorpsduringtheSecondWorldWar.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratthefallofGreeceon29April 1941,andwasheldinitiallyatStalagXVIIIAfrom1July1941,andthenatStalagVIIIBfrom1August1941.Atthewar’send,hewasrepatriatedto Palestinewherehere-attestedforThePalestineRegimentandservedforaperiodduringthetroublesprecedingtheendoftheBritishMandate. His entry on the Palestine 1945-48 medal roll, informs he lived at Haifa, Israel.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Malaya,E.II.R. (644985Cpl.W.A.H.W.Kingsby-HuntleyR.A.F.);Cyprus (23245997 Rfn. J. C. McMillan. R.U.R.) edge bruise to rst medal, otherwise very ne (2) £80-£100 439 x

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,NearEast, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (6285599.Pte.C.Coade.The Buffs.) suspension re-a xed, pitting and contact marks, nearly very ne £180-£220 440

Provenance: Brett Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999. CharlesHenryCoade wasborninDover,Kent,on15May1916andattestedfortheEastKentRegimenton15August1933,servingwith theminpre-WarPalestine.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhevolunteeredforCommandotrainingintheMiddleEastandwas postedto‘D’Company,‘Layforce’.HeservedwiththeminNorthAfricaandintheMediterranean,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar atthefallofCreteon1June1941.HewasheldatStalagIII-DatBerlinandlatterlyatStalag383atHoenfels,andwasliberatedon17April1945. Hesawfurtherservicepost-WarwiththeRoyalPioneerCorpsasaWarrantOfficerClassIIintheMiddleEast.HediedinDoveron25January 1981.

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1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar(2),onewith1stArmyclasp;Paci"cStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar(2);FranceandGermany Star (2), good very ne and better (11) £60-£80 441

Sold with a de-Nazi"ed German Second World War Infantry Badge in zinc, unmarked, with original retaining pin

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (T/3653645 Dvr. M. Carraghar. R.A.S.C.) in named card box of issue, good very ne £100-£140 442 x

M.Carraghar servedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeKing’sOwnRoyalRegiment,andwastakenprisonerofwaratthefallofCrete. He was interned at Torgau Camp, Germany.

443 x

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (23644967Gnr.O.Dennett.R.A.);togetherwithaGeneralService1962-2007 withincorrectclaspBrunei[sic] (2552FF.Res.FrancisAkSinda.SarawakPolice.) slightedgeknockto rstmedal, otherwise very ne (2) £70-£90

Francis Ak Sinda was entitled to the Borneo clasp to his General Service Medal 1962-2007.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan (23508507 Spr. R. S. Sutton. RE.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80 444 x

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (14295483 Sgt. C. G. Hadley. 10 H.) good very ne £140-£180 445

CharlesGeorgeHadley wasborninDeptford,London,on9February1944andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaPrivatewiththe ArmyAirCorps,‘jumping’onD-Day,6June1944,withthe13th(Lancashire)Battalion,ParachuteRegiment,6thAirborneDivision.Hewas capturedandtakenPrisonerofWarinNormandyon19June1944,andwasheldatStalagIV-BatMuhlberguntil20October1944,whenhewas transferredtoanArbeitskommandoforforce-labouringatFaulkeneruntil28March1945.HisM.I.9.Questionnairestates:‘EscapeAttempts: SuccessfulattemptinKyone,Czechoslovakiaon28April1945-escapedonthemarchassistedbyPartisans-liberatedbyAmericanForceson7 May 1945.’

Hadley subsequently served with the 10th Hussars in post-War Palestine, Malaya, and South Arabia. He died at Ringwood, Hampshire, in 2004. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient and copied research.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24852166 Rgr S James R Irish) very ne £80-£100 446 x

South Atlantic 1982, without rosette (24328316 Spr A Pedley RE) minor edge nick, good very ne £400-£500 447 x

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2017 (when sold with rosette)

Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (FS J S McLear (R8139258) RAF) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 448

Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24773239 Tpr J M W Parr LG) mounted court style as worn, very ne £180-£220 449

Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone, without rosette (SG1A K Lannon RFA) extremely ne £300-£400 450 x

Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25042525 LCpl P M Hawkes RE) in named card box of issue, extremely ne £80-£100 451

P. M. Hawkes served with the 3rd Armoured Engineer Squadron, 22nd Engineer Regiment in Iraq during Operation Telic 4

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Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,Circularissue(2),1st‘coinagehead’issue (LouisJohnMorey.);2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue (ThomasGeorgeDunn.);G.VI.R.,1stissue (EdwardMilesTurnidge.);E.II.R.,2ndissue (GeorgeRaymondEmery) this lastin RoyalMint caseofissue;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,butwiththeBuckinghamPalacebestowalDocumentnamed to‘HoraceAndrews,ColourSergeantRoyalMarines,Chatham18108.’,innamedtransmissionenvelope, goodvery ne and better (5) £80-£100

Sold with an empty modern Royal Mint case of issue for the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

VisitofthePrinceofWalestoIndia1875-76,smallsilvermedalet,24mmx21mm,withintegralloopandringsuspension, good very ne £100-£140 453

454

EmpressofIndia1877,silver,unnamedasissued,inits C.C.Adams,London caseofissuewiththreeshortlengthsofneckribbon, the case scu ed and stained, the medal with contact marks, otherwise very ne £300-£400

Jubilee 1887, bronze, unnamed as issued, in its Wyon case of issue, has been cleaned, otherwise nearly extremely ne £100-£140 455

456

Three: Attributed to P. J. Paqui

Jubilee1897,silver(ToP.J.Paqui)contemporarilyengravednaming;Coronation1902,bronze,unnamedasissued, thislightly gilded; Belgium,Kingdom,CivilDecoration,SecondClassCross,silverandenamel,onadministrativelongserviceriband,all mountedfromatripletopbroochbar, tipsofpointsofcrossdamagedonlast,withresultingenameldamage,thereforenearlyvery ne (3) £100-£140

Jubilee1897,silver,unnamedasissued,initsscuffed Wyon caseofissue, edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery ne £160-£200 457

Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued, in Elkington, London, embossed case of issue, very ne £100-£140 458 x

Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued, in its lightly scuffed Elkington, London, case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140 459

460

EdwardPrinceofWalesVisittoBombay1921,ovalbronzemedal,obverse,bustofEdwardPrinceofWales(laterEdwardVIII), surmountedbyPrinceofWales’feathers,reverseinscribed,‘VisitofHisRoyalHighness,Bombay,November1921’,smallringfor suspension, attractively toned, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

Ref. Puddester 921.3

Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (14003118 W.O. Cl. 2. R. Shorrock. RAPC.) very ne £140-£180 461 x

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (861 Tp: Sgt. Maj: H. J. S. Barrett. 17th. Lancers.) good very ne £140-£180 462

HarryJohnSalterBarrett wasbornnearBromyard,Herefordshire,in1847andattestedforthe17thLancersatWorcesteron12 September1865.HeservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheZuluWarfrom26Februaryto7October1879(Medalandclasp1879), andsubsequentlyinIndiafrom8October1879to29December1886,withtherestofhisservicebeingathome.AdvancedTroopSergeant Major on 17 July 1881, he was discharged on 24 January 1888, after 22 years and 135 days’ service.

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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1167 Tp: Sgt: Maj: G. Davidson. 17th. Lancers.) very ne £140-£180 463

GeorgeDavidson wasborninNorham,Northumberland,in1848andattestedforthe17thLancersatBrightonon23December1867.He servedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheZuluWarfrom26Februaryto7October1879(Medalandclasp1879),andsubsequentlyin Indiafrom8October1879to5May1881,andagainfrom7April1886to26November1888,withtherestofhisservicebeingathome.

Advanced Troop Sergeant Major on 13 February 1877, he was discharged on 22 January 1889, after 21 years and 31 days’ service.

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ALongServiceandNorthumberlandFusiliersOrderofMeritMedalawardedtoSergeantH.Hancock,5th Foot

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2791Sergt.Henry.Hancock.1st.Bn.5th.Foot.);NorthumberlandFusiliers OrderofMeritMedal1836,34mm,silver, theobversefeaturingSt.GeorgeslayingtheDragon,‘QuoFataVocant’onscrollabove, thereverseinscribed‘VNorthumberlandFusiliersMeritMarch10th.1767’withinwreath (2791Serjt.H.Hancock.1/VFusrs.) engraved naming, "tted with a LS&GC style swivel suspension, edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (2) £240-£280

Provenance: Northumberland Fusiliers Order of Merit Medal Referenced in Balmer R178a. The 5th Foot was granted the title ‘Fusiliers’ in 1836. HenryHancock wasborninCain,nearDearsley,Gloucestershire,in1827andattestedforthe5thRegimentofFootatLeedson22December 1848.HewaspromotedCorporalon28August1855,andSergeanton28April1857,andwasdischargedon22February1870,after21years and63days’service,ofwhich2yearsand10monthshadbeenspentinIndia.Hewasneverinaction,andhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal, awarded on 26 July 1869 with a Gratuity of £15, was his sole official entitlement. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.(2),1stissue,RegularArmy (3234094W.O.Cl.2R.Higgins,Cameronians.) minoro cial correctiontounit;2ndissue,bilingualPermanentForce (P4275SSerJ.N.P.KotzeSAPK);togetherwithaSouthAfricanJohn ChardDecoration,silver,reversewithE.II.R.cypherabovecoatofarms,with‘JCD’AdditionalAwardBar,officiallynumbered ‘196’;aSouthAfricanJohnChardMedal,bronze,reversewithE.II.R.abovecoatofarms,officiallynumbered‘670’;andthe planchetonly ofaJamaicanLongServiceandGoodConductMedal (K.L.WitterInsp.J.C.F.20-11-75) generallygoodvery ne and better (5) £120-£160

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Basutoland (No. 269 L/Cpl. Semai) good very ne, scarce £140-£180 466 x

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

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue, Bechuanaland (1752Cpl.Mphunyane,Bech.Prot.Police) minoredgebruising,goodvery ne, scarce £160-£200 467 x

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Basutoland (395Cpl.HamiltonKaka) edgepreparedpriortonaming,afewspotstoobverse eld, very ne £140-£180 468 x

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

HamiltonKaka,oftheBasutolandMountedPolice,wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1965(BasutolandGovernment Gazette 1 January 1965).

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Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Rhodesia & Nyasaland (1203 C./Sgt. Jenkin A.I.) good very ne and rare £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

AnthonyIvorJenkin wasbornon6August1921andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductmedalperSouthernRhodesiaNotice No. 1048 of 1964.

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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (Jas.Simpson.Ch.Boatman,H.M.CoastGuard.) edge bruise, good very ne £80-£100

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(2) (RMA.11818.N.J.Mc.Gregor,Gunner.R.M.A.;Ply. 21255W.Hannaford.Mne.R.M.) secondwithreplacementsuspension,edgebruisingtobothandtwoedgecutstolatter,better than good ne (2) £60-£80

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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(2) (Po.21829EJ.Jarvis.Sgt.R.M.;Ch.24399F.R.Smith.Mne.R.M.) good very ne (2) £80-£100

RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue,withSecondAwardBar (W/OS.Booth.(590261)R.A.F.);E.II.R.,2ndissue (Chf. Tech. P. L. Marshall. (AO680828) RAF) generally good very ne (2) £70-£90 473 x

Stephen Booth was advanced Warrant Officer on 1 April 1941.

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ColonialAuxiliaryForcesOfficers’Decoration,G.V.R.,reverseinscribed‘Hon-Major,H.M.Pattillo75thLunenberg Regiment’,silver(hallmarksforBirmingham1913)andsilver-gilt,withintegraltopribandbar, unitnumbercorrected,goodvery ne £140-£180

HeberMonroePattillo wasbornatLiverpool,NovaScotia,on17January1868andwasappointedPaymasterinthe75thLunenberg Regimenton22April1898.AdvancedHonoraryMajor,hewasawardedhisColonialAuxiliaryForcesOfficers’DecorationperArmyOrder114 of 1918. he died in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, on 24 August 1937.

The75thLunenbergRegimentwasestablishedin1870inLunenberg,NovaScotia,Canada,andfollowingvariousamalgamationsisnowpartofthe West Nova Scotia Regiment, a primary reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.

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Pair: Warrant Officer Class 1 S. T. Nurse, Canadian Permanent Army Veterinary Corps PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(Sergt-Major.(W.O.)S.T.Nurse.C.P.A.V.C.);CanadaMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R. (S.M. (W.O. Cl. 1) S. T. Nurse. R.C.A.V.C.) mounted as originally worn, with riband bar, good very ne, scarce (2) £500-£700

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 February 1919. M.S.M. London Gazette 4 November 1922.

SpencerThomasNurse wasborninLondon,EnglandinSeptember1875.Heresidedwithhiswifeat1456ChabotStreet,Montreal,Quebec, Canada.NurseservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianPermanentArmyVeterinaryCorpsinCanada.HediedinNovember1954,andis buried in the Montreal Memorial Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Militia L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (4208 Sjt: G. Muscat. 1/K.O. Malta R. Of M.) very ne, scarce £500-£700

One of 50 such medals from the reign of King George V awarded to the 1st Battalion King’s Own Malta Regiment of Militia.

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,India(2) (L-Cpl.A.Dique.N.W.Ry.Bn.A.F.I.;Spr.G.F.M.Bailey.1Frt.Coy., A. F.I.) edge bruise to latter, good very ne and better (2) £60-£80 477 x

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TheRoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.awardedtoSeamanF.S.Martin,D.S.M.,whoservedinH.M.S. Salamander forthedurationoftheWar,andtwicesurvivedhisshipbeinghitinairattacks,andwastwice Mentioned in Despatches

Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (10051B. F. S. Martin. Smn. R.N.R.) extremely ne £100-£140

D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1944: ‘Forgallantryoroutstandingserviceinthefaceoftheenemy,orforzeal,patience,andcheerfulnessindangerouswaters,andforsettingan example of wholehearted devotion to duty, upholding the high tradition of the Royal Navy.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 11 June 1942 and 1 January 1944.

FrederickStanleyMartin wasborninLiverpoolon1January1909andenlistedintheRoyalNavalReserveon20January1932.Calledoutby proclamationon7October1939,hewaspostedinitiallytoH.M.S. Drake,andthentotheHalycon-classMinesweeperH.M.S. Salamander on16 October1939,servinginheruntil31January1945.PresentatDunkirk,intheAtlantic,theRussianConvoys,andinactiononD-Day,hetwice survived Salamander beinghitinairattacks,the "rsttimebytheLuftwaffeoff Dunkirkon1June1940,andthesecondtimemistakenlybythe RoyalAirForceoff LeHarveinAugust1944.HewasawardedhisRoyalNavalReserveLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon17August 1943,andhavingreturnedtoH.M.S. Drake on1February1945wasinvestedwithhisDistinguishedServiceMedalon2March1945.Hewasshore released on 16 October 1945 and died in Liverpool in 1983.

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RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.(3),G.V.R.(2),1stissue (2/102.E.J.Maguire.E.R.A.1Cl.R.N.V.R.Mersey Div.);2ndissue, "xedsuspension (B3-1088G.W.Glouter.A.B.R.N.V.R.);G.VI.R.,1stissue (2791.H.McCowan.A.B. R.N.V.R.) minor edge bruising, generally very ne and better (3) £80-£100

RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R. (7993J.T.Warburton.S.B.A.R.N.A.S.B.R.);RoyalFleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (Ch. 20524 (Ch. B.2861.) J. Matthews. Mne. R.F.R.) good very ne (2) £70-£90 480

Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Flt. Lt. M. G. Geoghegan. R.A.F.V.R.) minor edge bruise, good very ne £240-£280 481 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

MichaelGeraldGeoghegan wasbornon28April1914andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon18November1937,being commissionedPilotOfficeron10August1940.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaBomberPilotwith97(StraitsSettlement) Squadron,andwasforcedtobaleoutfollowingaraidonBerlinonthenightof12-13August1941,whenhisManchestercrashednearMunster onthereturnjourney.Theentirecrewdescendedsuccessfully,andweretakenprisonersofWar.HewasheldatStalagLuftIIIatSaganfrom19 April1943to28January1945(includingtheperiodof‘TheGreatEscape’inMarch1944),andwasthenmovedtoStalagIII-AatLuckenwalde, fromwherehewasliberatedinMay1945.HisM.I.9Questionnairestates:‘Escapesattempted:Oneunsuccessfulattemptbytunnelling,O$agVIB, February to May 1942.’ He died in Umtali, Rhodesia, in 1966. Sold with copied research.

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Joseph Mc.Stay) minor edge bruising, good very ne £100-£140 482 x

RocketApparatusVolunteerLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,2ndtypereverse (GeorgeA.Clark) minoredgenicks, otherwise extremely ne £100-£140 483 x

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RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecondandThirdAwardBars (LeadingObserverR.R.F.Bailey) with named card box of issue for the third award bar, extremely ne £160-£200

RaymondRichardFredBailey wasawardedhisRoyalObserverCorpsMedalin1961,andreceivedhisSecondAwardBarin1973,andThird Award Bar in 1985.

RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecondAwardBar (ChiefObserverJ.F.Hender) minoredgenicks, otherwise extremely ne £120-£160 485 x

RoyalUlsterConstabularyServiceMedal,E.II.R. (R/ConstGGillespie) on1sttyperiband,in RoyalMint caseofissue, extremely ne £100-£140 486 x

RoyalUlsterConstabularyServiceMedal,E.II.R. (R/ConstMKilpatrick.) on1sttyperiband,in RoyalMint caseofissue, the case somewhat scru y, the medal nearly extremely ne £100-£140 487 x

488 x

SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,2ndissue (Sergt.HarryT.Adcock.);G.VI.R.,1stissue (ErnestN. Caswell);E.II.R.,1stissue (JohnL.Lyle);E.II.R.2ndissue (AlbertP.Southin);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (Sub.Offr. Colin A. Cawley) in Royal Mint case of issue, generally extremely ne (5) £70-£90

AmbulanceService(EmergencyDuties)L.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (HowardEllisWalters)

HowardEllisWalters wasborninStaffordin1944andwasemployedbyStaffordshireAmbulanceService.HediedinHartshill,Staffordshire, on 15 February 2009.

Life Saving Awards

ABoyScoutsAssociationGallantryCrossSecondClassgroupof !veawardedtoBoyScoutR.W.Alford, laterLance-Bombardier,MaritimeRegiment,RoyalArtillery,forhisgallantryinrescuinga7yearoldboy fromdrowninginBristolDockson10September1933-forhisgallantryhewasalsoCommendedbythe Bristol Humane Society

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;BoyScoutsAssociationGallantry Cross,2ndClass,2ndissue,silver,thereverseinscribed‘R.W.Alford15-11-33’,withintegraltopribandbar;togetherwitha BristolHumaneSocietyTestimonialonVellum(RichardWilliamAlford);andasilverpresentationwatch,by KempBrother,Bristol, theinsidereverseinscribed‘PresentedbyBristolHumaneSocietytoRichardWilliamAlford,Age14Years,forSavingLifeon 10th. September 1933’, in case of issue, extremely ne (6) £400-£500

BristolHumaneSociety:‘ResolvedthataSilverWatchtogetherwiththistheHonorary TestimonialoftheSocietyinscribedonParchmentbegiventoRichardWilliamAlford, age14,of39ColstonRod,Easton,Bristol,forhavingonthe10thDayofSeptember 1933gonetotherescueofKennethWilliamRundle,age7,of22WellingtonStreet, Cathay,Bristol,whowasinimminentdangerofdrowningintheFloatingHarbour, Bristol, and whose life he gallantly saved.’ RichardWilliamAlford wasborninBristolon5March1919,andatthetimeofhis gallantrescuewasamemberof123rdBristolScoutsTroop.Adetailedaccountofhis rescue appeared in the Bristol Evening World: ‘RichardAlford,ofColstonRoad,Easton,divedfullydressedinto20feetofwater, swamunderabarge,andrescuedachildofsevenwhowassinkingforthethirdtime. KennethWilliamRundle,agedseven,ofWellingtonStreet,Cathay,wasplayingwith otherboysintheGrove,neartheCityDocks,whenhefellin.YoungAlfordheardthe cries of the other boys and ran to the spot where he saw Rundle disappearing. Withoutamoment’shesitationhedivedinfullydressed,swimmingunderabargeto reachthelad.Hetowedtheboytothebankandbothweretakentotheriverpolice station.Dryclotheswerebroughtbytheirparentsandtheyweretakenhome apparently unharmed after their experience.

Alford’schiefconcernwasinthefacthathehadruinedhisnewsuitandlosthisweekly pocketmoneyconsistingofashilling-thecoinapparentlyslippingoutofhispocketas hedivedintothewater.Whenhismotherarrivedwithfreshclothingattheriverside policestationheapologisedforspoilinghissuit,adding:‘Ididnothavetimetothink when I saw the chap drowning’. (Bristol Evening World, 11 September 1933 refers).

ForhisgallantryinrescuingKennethRundle,aswellashavingpreviouslyrescueda22-year-oldmanwhohadgotintodifficultieswhilstbathingat Eastonthepreviousmonth,AlfordwasawardedtheBoyScoutsAssociationSilverCross,andwaspresentedwithhismedalbytheLordMayorof Bristol on 20 November 1933.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,AlfordattestedfortheSomersetLightInfantryon19October1939,andafterthreeyears’ serviceathomewaspostedtotheMaritimeRegiment,RoyalArtillery,on21November1942.HeservedfortherestoftheWaratseainthe DefenceofMerchantShipping,andwaspromotedLanceBombardier.HewasreleasedtoClass‘A’Reserveon2May1946,anddiedinBristolon 23 July 1988.

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ABoyScoutsAssociationGallantryCrossSecondClasspairawardedtoPatrolLeaderJ.Findlay,Winnipeg

Troop, Manitoba, Boy Scout Association

BoyScoutsAssociationGallantryCross,2ndClass,2ndissue,silver,thereverseimpressed,‘ScoutJackFindlay,age15,7th WinnipegTroop,Manitoba,July1929’,withintegraltopribandbar;BoyScoutLongServiceMedal,bronzeandsilver,unnamed, nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004.

JackFindlay,ofSt.James’sRectory,PortageAvenue,Winnipeg,CanadawasaScout2ndClass(laterPatrolLeader)inthe7thWinnipegTroop. Aged15,heeffectedtherescueofaMrAlbertWitherswhowasindangerofdrowning.MrWitherswritingoftheincidentinaletterdated6 January 1930 (letter not included with lot) stated:

‘Onedaylastsummeroneofyourscouts(JackFindlay)wasspendingthedayatWinnipegBeachwithme.Iwas "oatingonatube&didnot noticethatIhaddriftedsofarfromshore,suddenlythetubeshotfromunderme&downIwent.Icannotswim&shouldhavebeendrowned haditnotbeenforJack’shelp.Heheldmeuptillwegottoshallowwater.Itakepleasureinrecommendinghimforlifesavingbadge.Iwouldhave written before but did not know Jack was a scout till lately. Should you need any more information I shall be glad to give same.’

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TheLordMayoroftheCityofLondon,SirCharlesWake"eld’sGoldMedalfortheShootingDownofZeppelin‘L15’,29mm,gold (9ct.,hallmarksforBirmingham1916),theobversefeaturingSirCharlesWake"eld’scoatofarmswithininscription‘Presentedby theLordMayorColonelSirCharlesWake"eld’,thereversefeaturingagunpointingat‘L15’,withtwoscrollsreading‘WellHit’ and ‘March 31st - April 1st 1916’ (Sapper H. M. Earl) in Mappin & Webb, London case of issue, extremely ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, November 1991; Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004. Thesegoldmedalswereawardedastheresultofabountyof£500offeredbySirCharlesWake"eldtothe "rstguncrewtoshootdowna Zeppelinondomesticsoil.DuetothefactthatanumberofguncrewswereinvolvedinshootingdowntheL15,itwasdecidedthatthemoney would instead be spent on the production of gold medals to present to each individual member of the crews involved.

TheZeppelinL15wasseverelydamagedbyanti-aircraft "reoverLondononthenightof31March-1April,1916.TheZeppelinplungedintothe seaamilefromtheKentishKnockLightshipshortlyaftermidnight.The17survivorsweretakenaboardH.M.S. Vulture,butnotbeforebeing stripped naked by order of the ship’s Captain.

Memorial Plaque (Edward McEwan) good very ne £60-£80 495

EdwardMcEwan servedduringtheGreatWarasaPrivateintheRoyalMarineLightInfantry,andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleof Coronel on 1 November 1914, when H.M.S. Monmouth was lost with all hands. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. OneothermanwiththenameEdwardMcEwanappearsontheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonourfortheGreatWar-a PrivateintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton10May1915.However,sincetheplaquein this lot has a narrow ‘H’ in ‘He Died...’ it is more likely that it was issued by the Admiralty rather than the War Office.

Memorial Plaque (William Alexander Atkins) very ne £50-£70 496 x

WilliamAlexanderAtkins wasborninSapperton,BritishColumbia,CanadainMay1886.HewasemployedasaRancherpriortoserving withthe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.CorporalAtkinswaskilledinactionontheWesternFront, 27September1916,‘KilledinAction-thisnon-commissionedofficerwasfounddeadinHessianTrench,Somme.Therewerenomarksof wounds on his body, so it was concluded he died from shell shock.’

Corporal Atkins is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorial Plaque (Miles Benjamin Green) in card envelope of issue, remnants of adhesive to reverse, otherwise very ne £50-£70 497 x

MilesBenjaminGreen wasborninRushCity,Minnesota,UnitedStatesofAmericainApril1896.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWar withthe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,beforetransferringtothe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia).PrivateGreendiedof wounds on the Western Front, 10 April 1916, and is buried in the Lijjsenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Memorial Plaque (Frank Elva Irish) remnants of adhesive to reverse, very ne £50-£70 498 x

FrankElvaIrish wasborninYarker,Ontario,CanadainFebruary1877.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(British Columbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateIrishwaskilledinaction,31March1917,whilstondutywithaLewisguninthe trenches,EastofSouchez,hewasinstantlykilledbyanenemyshellwhichburstclosetotheguncrew.HeiscommemoratedontheVimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorial Plaque (William Deny Caza) small drill hole at 12 o’clock, very ne £50-£70 499 x

WilliamDenyCaza wasborninComber,Ontario,CanadainFebruary1894.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(British Columbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateCazawaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,2September1918,CEFBurial Registersgives-‘PreviouslyreportedMissing,nowKilledinAction.DuringanattackontheDrocourt-Queantline,onthemorningofSeptember 2nd 1918, he was instantly killed by enemy shell "re. (Attack from Haucourt to vicinity of Dury).’

PrivateCazaiscommemoratedontheVimyMemorial,PasdeCalais,France.HisbrotherTheodorealsoservedwiththeBattalion,andwaskilled in action, 27 September 1918.

Memorial Plaque (Ralph Cicero) good very ne £50-£70 500 x www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

RalphCicero wasborninHaginsville,Michigan,UnitedStatesofAmericainNovember1898.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe54th Battalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateCicerodiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,13April1917,andisburied in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: Private F. Taylor, Canadian Army Service Corps MemorialPlaque(FrankTaylor) remnantsofadhesivetoreverse;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(510525Pte.F.Taylor) very ne (2) £80-£100

FrankTaylor wasborninHighbury,SomersetinOctober1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianArmyServiceCorps TrainingDepot,CanadianArmyServiceCorpsinEngland.PrivateTaylordiedofillness,15April1916,andisburiedinShorncliffeMilitary Cemetery, Kent, England.

Memorial Plaque (William Earl Nicoll) in card envelope of issue, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, very ne £60-£80 502 x

WilliamEarlNicoll wasborninEllsworth,Texas,UnitedStatesofAmericainJuly1884.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.2 CanadianFieldAmbulance,CanadianArmyMedicalCorps,priortotransferringtothe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry.Private Nicollwaskilledinaction,3September1918,whilstlyinginashellholeduringoperationsNorthEastofSaudemont,hehadbothlegsseveredby theexplosionofanenemyshell.Hewasgiven "rstaidandtakentotheRegimentalAidPostwherehediedshortlyafterwards.PrivateNicollis buried in the Dury Cruci"x Cemetery, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (429722 Cpl. J. Wilkinson) very ne £60-£80 503 x

JohnWilkinson wasborninPreston,LancashireinMay1890.ACooperbytrade,heinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47th Battalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry.Wilkinsontransferredtothe8thCanadianEngineersBattalion,CanadianEngineers,anddiedof woundswhilstservingwiththemontheWesternFront,2September1918.CorporalWilkinsonisburiedintheTerlincthunBritishCemetery,Pas de Calais, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (464699 Cpl. F. Hawkes.) very ne £60-£80 504 x

FrederickHawkes wasborninCambridge,EnglandinDecember1892.Heservedfor5yearswithNorthWestMountedPolicepriorto initiallyservingontheWesternFrontwiththe158thBattalion(TheDukeofConnaught’sOwn),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront. HawkesadvancedtoCorporal,andtransferredtothe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry.CorporalHawkeswaskilledinaction during the attack and capture of Regina Trench, 10/11 November 1916. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R. (629540L-Cpl.T.F.Jackson) incaseofissue, very ne;togetherwith relic ofCanadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (G.28087 Pte. L. G. King) last severely re damaged, with top half of cross missing (2) £80-£120

ThomasFrederickJackson wasborninLondoninNovember1876.HeservedwiththeBorderRegimentfor8yearspriortoemigratingto Canada.JacksonservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.LanceCorporalJacksonwaskilled in action in an attack north of Souchez, 13 April 1917, and is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France.

LawrenceGeorgeKing (listedasG/28089)wasthehusbandofViolaKingorCumberlandBay,Queen’sCounty,NewBrunswick.Heserved duringtheSecondWarwiththeRoyalCanadianArmyServiceCorps,anddied19March1945.PrivateKingisburiedintheAdegemCanadian War Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with photographic image of recipient.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (681240 Pte H. E. Appleton.) with attractive crenulated riband bar, good very ne £60-£80 506 x

HubertErnestAppleton wasborninMay1895,andwasthehusbandofEvilineAppletonof17AppletonAvenue,Toronto,Ontario,Canada. HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe75thBattalion(Mississauga),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateAppletonwaskilledin action on the Western Front, 1 March 1917, and is buried in the Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (H.42162. L/Cpl. R. N. McKay.) very ne £70-£90 507 x

ReginalNormanMcKay wasthesonofMrandMrsA.McKayofGrandRapids,Manitoba,Canada.HeservedduringtheSecondWarwiththe HastingsandPrinceEdwardRegiment,RoyalCanadianInfantryCorpsinNorthWestEurope.LanceCorporalMcKaydied,18April1945,andis buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (K.41336 Pte. R. Deneau) very ne £60-£80 508 x

RaymondDeneau wasthehusbandofJeannetteRossDeneau,ofVancouver,BritishColumbia.HeservedduringtheSecondWarwiththe CanadianForestryCorpsinNorthWestEurope,anddied10December1944.PrivateDeneauisburiedintheLeopoldsburgWarCemetery, Belgium.

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Convoy of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Aframedblueprintdepictionofthe‘ConvoyoftheCanadianExpeditionaryForce,fromCanadatoEngland,ledbyRear-Admiral Whym,inH.M.S.“Chrybdis’’[sic]’,depictingthe "rstconvoyofCanadianTroopsbeingbroughttoEngland,mountedinaglazedgilt display frame, the whole measuring 347mm x 857mm, good condition, rare £60-£80

TheseblueprintswereissuedtoeachshipaspartoftheConvoy,andweremarkedTopSecret,withtheintentionthattheywouldbedestroyed following the arrival of the Convoy.

Commemorative Plaque for the Zeebrugge Raid 1918. Anearrectangularplaque,by PieterdeSoete,81mmx42mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingVictoryrisingfromacloud,StGeorge slayingthedragoninthebackground,‘ZeebruggeonSt.George’sDay.April23d.1918’atbase;thereverseinscribed‘Tosixvery gallantGentlemen:Lt.R.D.Sandford,V.C.,R.N.,Lt.J.Howell-Price,D.S.O.,D.S.C.,R.N.R.,Sto.H.C.Bendall,C.G.M.,Ldg.Sea.W. G.Cleaver,C.G.M.,D.S.M.,PettyOfficerW.Harner,C.G.M.,E.R.A.A.G.Roxburgh,C.G.M.1918-1927’,in Fisch,Brussels,card box of issue, good very ne £100-£140

London Gazette 23 July 1918:

Honours for Services in the Operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the night of the 22nd-23rd April 1918:

V.C.: Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford, R.N.

‘Formostconspicuousgallantry.Thisofficerwasincommandofsubmarine C.3,andmostskilfullyplacedthatvesselinbetweenthepilesofthe viaductbeforelightingherfuseandabandoningher.Heeagerlyundertookthishazardousenterprise,althoughwellaware(aswereallhiscrew) thatifthemeansofrescuefailedandheoranyofhiscrewwereinthewateratthemomentoftheexplosion,theywouldbekilledoutrightby theforceofsuchexplosion.YetLieutenantSandforddisdainedtousethegyrosteering,whichwouldhaveenabledhimandhiscrewtoabandon the submarine at a safe distance, and preferred to make sure, as far as was humanly possible, of the accomplishment of his duty.’

D.S.O.: Lieutenant John Howell-Price, D.S.C., R.N.R.

‘HisassistanceinplacingSubmarine C.3 betweenthepilesoftheviaductbeforethefusewaslightedandshewasabandonedwasinvaluable.His behaviour in a position of extreme danger was exemplary.’

C.G.M.:Stoker1stClassHenryCullisBendall;PettyOfficerWalerHarner;LeadingSeamanWilliamGladstoneCleaver;andEngineRoomArti"cer 3rd Class Allan Gordon Roxburgh:

‘ThesefourratingsweremembersofthecrewoftheSubmarine C.3,whichwasskilfullyplacedbetweenthepilesoftheZeebruggemoleviaduct andthereblownup,thefusebeinglightedbeforethesubmarinewasabandoned.Theyvolunteeredforand,underthecommandofanofficer, eagerlyundertookthishazardousenterprise,althoughtheywerewellawarethatifthemeansofrescuefailed,andthatifanyofthemwereinthe water at the time of the explosion, they would be killed outright.’

Theaboveplaquecommemoratedtheexploitsofthecrewofthesubmarine C.3 duringtheattackontheheavilyforti"edMoleatZeebrugge, Belgium,onSt.George’sDay,23April1918. C.3’srolewastodestroytherailwayviaductconnectingtheMolewiththemainlandinstallations. TowedbyH.M.S. Trident,the C.3 mooredalongsideherobjectiveunderveryheavy "re.Thesixmancrew(allofwhomweredecoratedfortheir gallantry)abandonedthesubmarine,makinguseofamotorskiff whichhadbeeninstalledonthevessel.At12:20a.m.on23April1918the C.3’s packed cargo of high explosives was detonated leaving a 100 foot gap in the viaduct.

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EasingtonCollieryGreatWarTributeMedal,32mmx26mm,gold(9ct.,hallmarksforBirmingham1919),theobverseattractively engravedwithrecipientsinitials‘G.P.’,thereverseengraved‘PresentedbytheinhabitantsofEasingtonCollieryforservices rendered during the Great War 1914-1919’, with double loop suspension, good very ne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.

TynemouthVillageGreatWarTributeMedal,37mmx24mm,gold(9ct,4.10g,hallmarksforBirmingham1919)andenamel,the obversedepictingTynemouthPrioryandinscribed‘ForWarService1914-1919’,thereverseinscribed‘Presentedto J.Raynes by Tynemouth Village’, very ne £60-£80

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WinlatonGreatWarTributeMedal,25mm,gold(9ct.,hallmarksforBirmingham1919)andenamel,theobversewithdoveand enamelledinscription‘Peace1919’,surroundedby‘WinlationWelcomeHomeFund’,thereverseinscribed‘Presentedto [unnamed]asatokenofgratitudeforservicesrendered,EuropeanWar1914-1919’,withdoubleloopsuspension, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.

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GreatWarVictoryandPeaceMedal,32mm,gold(9ct.,12.35g),theobversefeaturingasoldierandasailorclaspinghands,with Britanniainthebackground,‘VictoryandPeace’below,thereversewithlaurelwreath,unnamed,withringsuspension, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.

GreatWarCanadianWelcomeHomeMedal,Eaton’s,Ontario,29mmx21mm,gold(14ct,13.75g),theobversefeaturingthecoat ofarmsandmotto,thereverseinscribed‘Presentedto N.Adams bySirJohnC.EatonasaMarkofAppreciationofServicesin the Great War 1914-1918’, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

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GreatWarAustralianWelcomeHomeMedal,40mmx31mm,gold(9ct.),theobversefeaturingasoldierabovewhichare engravedinitials‘G.A.’,thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoG.ArmstrongbythecitizensofWestononhisreturn from active service’, with small ring suspension, good very ne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.

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GreatWarAustralianWelcomeHomeMedal,26mm,gold(9ct.),theobversefeaturingasoldier,thereverseengraved‘Pres.by theCounciloftheShireofCambooyatoJ.HannahmemberoftheA.I.F.1918’,withelaborateringsuspension, good very ne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.

CaptureofPortobello,1739,acoppermedal,unsigned,three-quarterlength !gureofVernonleft,headfacing,rev.sixships outsidePortobelloharbour,37mm(AdamsPBv32x;Betts–;MIpl.clv,14),hasbeengildedoveralland !ttedwithsolderedloop andringsforsuspension, very ne;togetherwithbronzemedalforBattleofCulloden1746(Eimer605,similar) worn,andLoyal BirminghamLightHorseVolunteers1798,bronzemedal‘StrucktoCommemoratethepresentationofColourstothe BirminghamLoyalAssociationsJune4.1798’(Eimer899) !ttedwithsolderedwireloopforsuspension, otherwisenearlyvery ne (3) £60-£80

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GlasgowHighlandersPrizeMedal,34mmx26mm,gold(9ct?),theobversefeaturingSt.Andrewonhiscross,‘DCoy.Glasgow Highlanders, 1876’, the reverse inscribed, ‘Won by Col-Sergt. A. Robertson, 1876’, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.

HighlandLightInfantryCompetitionMedal1903,38mmx30mm,gold(9ct.,hallmarksforBirmingham1902),theobverse inscribed‘3rdV.B.H.L.I.RecruitsCompetition1903’,thereverseinscribed,‘WonbyPrivateIssacWilson,ACompany’, good very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.

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4thVolunteerBattalionCameroniansPrizeMedal,31mmx27mm,gold(18ct.,hallmarksforGlasgow1897),theobverse engravedwiththeregimentalbadge,thereverseinscribed,‘MeinChallengeCup&GoldMedalwonbyNo.4SectionE Coy., Sergt. J. Skeoch, 1897’, with ring suspension, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.

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London,Midland&ScottishRailwayGeneralStrikeMedal1926,by E.Gillick,51mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingBritanniaseated leftholdinglaurelbranchandshield,withtheemblemsofEngland,Wales,andScotlandabove,andtheinscription‘ForServicein NationalEmergencyMay1926’toside,thereverseshowingthreefemalesholdinguptworailwaylocomotives,withthe inscription ‘Largitas Muneris Salus Reipublicae’ below, unnamed as issued, extremely ne £30-£40

Provenance: Referenced in British Historical Medals 4210; Eimer 2003. ThesemedalswerestruckbytheLondon,MidlandandScottishRailwayCompanyforpresentationtothosevolunteerswhohadgivenserviceto thecompanyduringtheGeneralStrike,3-12May1926,andwerepresentedtogetherwithanaccompanyingletterofthanks.Theinitiallettersof the Latin inscription on the reverse (which translates as ‘The immensity of the task, the well-being of the country’) spells out L.M.S.R. SoldwithaGeneralStrikeSpecialConstable’sCerti!cateofthanks,signedinfacsimilebythePrimeMinisterStanleyBaldwinandtheHome SecretaryW.JoynsonHicks,datedDowningStreet,May1926,andnamedto SpecialConstableThomasHuntington,LancashireSpecial Constabulary

Caterpillar Club Badge, gold caterpillar with glass ‘ruby’ eyes, an unnamed example, the reverse inscribed ‘9ct’, very ne £80-£100 524

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“TheirsistheGlory”SouvenirTicket,73mmx64mm,aluminium,theobversefeaturingthelogooftheBritish1stAirborne Division,aGreekWarriormountedonawingedhorse,thereverseinscribed‘TheirsistheGlory.ThisSouvenirTicketismadeof metalfromoneofthecrashedgliderswhichcarriedtheBritish1stAirborneDivisionintoBattleatArnhemonSeptember17th 1944. World Premiers. Britain-Holland-Canada September 17th 1946.’, mounted in a wooden plinth, good condition £100-£140

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An H.M.S. Foudroyant Plaque. Anornatecopperplaque,depictingthewrecked Foudroyant incentral medallion,withRoyalCoatofarmsattopandfouledanchoratbottom,with bannersandshieldsinscribed‘MadefromtheOld Foudroyant.Launched Plymouth1798.WreckedBlackpool1897’,mountedinaheavycarved wooden frame, the whole measuring 380mm x 295mm, good condition £100-£140

H.M.S. Foudroyant,an80-gunthirdrateshipoftheRoyalNavylaunchedin1798,served asLordNelson’s #agshipfrom6June1799untiltheendofJune1800.Afteralongand successfulcareer,latterlyasagunnerytrainingvessel,shewastowedtoBlackpool whereshecouldbevisitedforasmallentrancefee.On16June1897,duringaviolent storm,shepartedcableandwentashoreonBlackpoolSands.Despiteattemptsto re#oathershe !nallybrokeupintheDecembergales.Copperandoaksalvagedfrom thewreckwasusedtomanufacturemedalsandotherdecorativeitemswhichweresold to the public.

A Set of Six Boer War Teaspoons. Amatchingsetofsixsilverteaspoons,by JosiahWilliams&Co.,maker’smarkGJDF(GeorgeMaudsleyJacksonandDavid LandsboroughFullerton)hallmarksforLondon1899,withcrowned !guralterminals,andinscribed‘Justitia’and‘Souvenir’,all housed in a silk and velvet lined !tted leather case, very good condition (6) £80-£100

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Royal Naval Temperance Society Medals. RoyalNavalTemperanceSociety MembershipMedal,silver’ OneYearMedal(3),silveredandenamel(RNTS.3),allwith‘Fidelity’ topribandbar;ThreeYearMedal,silveredandenamel(RNTS.4),with‘ThreeYears’topribandbar;FiveYearMedal,silveredand enamel(RNTS.5),with‘VictoryMedal’topribandbar; Boys’MembershipMedal,silver(RNTSunclassi!ed) allunnamedasissued, generally very ne (6) £60-£80

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Army Temperance Association Medals

ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndiaOneYearMedal(2),silver(ATAI.2),twowith‘Excelsior’topribandbar;FourYearMedal, silver(ATAI.4);SevenYearMedal,silver;VictoriaCommemorativeMedal,silver(ATAI.15);togetherwithanunrecordedArmy TemperanceAssociationIndiaMedalwithStarofIndiatoreverse,silver;ArmyTemperanceAssociationOneYearCommittee ManMedal,silver(ATAHunrecorded);RoyalArmyTemperanceAssociationSixMonthMedal,bronze(RATA.1)withmonogram at centre; One Year Medal, silver (RATA.2), all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (9) £60-£80

Note: The ‘Excelsior’ top riband bar is more correctly worn from the Three Year Medal to denote a Four Year award.

AChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyandBandofHopeAbstinenceSocietygroupofnineawardedtoR. Simms

ChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyCross,bronze,withtwoclasps,‘TwoPartSinging1916’,‘Exhibition1917’,thereverseof thesuspensionbarengraved‘R.Simms.’;ChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyOvalMedal,bronze,withthreeclasps,‘TwoPart Singing1912’,‘TwoPartSinging1913’,‘TwoPartSinging1915’,thereverseengraved‘R.Simms.’;ChurchofEnglandTemperance SocietyCircularMedal,bronze,withtwoCETSclasps,‘OneYear’,‘TwoYears’,unnamed;BandofHopeOrderofJuvenile TemplarsMedal,whitemetal(R.Simms)onoriginal‘BandofHopeJuvenileTemple’riband;BandofHopeMembershipMedal, whitemetal,withtwoclasps,for‘TwoYears-Prayerful’,and‘ThreeYears-Faithful’(R.Simms.)onoriginal‘BandofHope’ riband;BandofHopeSmallPledgeMedal,whitemetal,(R.Simms.);BandofHopeOneYearJuniorMembershipMedal,white metal(R.Simms.);BandofHopeBarleyBranchMedal,established1868,whitemetal(R.Simms.);BandofHopeLargePledge Medal, white metal (R. Simms) mounted as worn, generally very ne (9) £70-£90

ChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyCircularMedal,bronze;togetherwithasmallerexampleinwhitemetal;aBoys’Brigade SquadMedal,bronze;aGirls’LifeBrigadeMedal,bronze,1clasp,1926,withtop‘GoodService’ribandbar;aChurchLads’Brigade Cross,giltandenamel,3clasps,1912,1913,1914;andanunidenti!ed(possiblyArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders)Temperance Cross, silver, the reverse engraved ‘D. White 1927.’, all unnamed except for the last, generally very ne (6) £50-£70

Soldwith‘AGuidetoMilitaryTemperanceMedals’,byDavidA.Harris,SecondEdition;anO.M.R.S.Supplement‘ATreatiseontheTemperance MovementinH.M.Forces’,March1967;asetofTemperanceMovementRibandcharts;andaHudders!eldCommercialBank1GuineaBank-note, numbered AI385, dated 3 April 1810, and signed ‘Benjamin Ingham’, and mounted in a glazed display frame.

Band of Hope Abstinence Society Temperance Medals.

BandofHopeOneYearSeniorMembershipMeritCross,whitemetal,withtopribandbar;TwoYearSeniorMembershipMerit Cross,whitemetal,onoriginal‘GibraltarBandofHope’riband,with‘TwoYears’topribandbar;MeritCross,giltandenamel, withtop‘Merit’ribandbar;MembershipMedal(2),withmetal,onewith !veclasps,for‘TwoYears-Prayerful’,‘ThreeYearsFaithful’,‘FourYears-Truthful’,‘FiveYears-Enduring’,and‘SixYears-Steadfast’;theotherwith‘St.Luke’sChurch,Harrogate’ topribandbar;SevenYearsJuniorMembershipCross,giltandenamel,with‘LongService’topribandbar;KentUnionGolden JubileeMedal1847-97,whitemetal,with‘Perseverance’ribandbar;QueenVictoriaDiamondJubileeMedal1897(2),bothwhite metal, of differing designs, one with ornate crowned riband bar, generally very ne (9) £60-£80

Great War Clasps: 5th. Aug. - 22nd. Nov. 1914 clasp to the 1914 Star (5), generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140 534

Great War Clasps: 5th. Aug. - 22nd. Nov. 1914 clasp to the 1914 Star (5), generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140 535

GreatWarClasps:5th.Aug.-22nd.Nov.1914clasptothe1914Star(5);TheGreatWar1914-18clasptotheSpecial Constabulary Medal, generally very ne and better (6) £100-£140 536

SecondWorldWarClasps:1stArmy(2);8thArmy(2);NorthAfrica1942-43(2);Burma;Paci!c;FranceandGermany(3), generally good very ne (11) £60-£80 537

Second World War Clasps: 8th Army (5); North Africa 1942-43 (5), generally good very ne (10) £60-£80 538

Second World War Clasps: 8th Army (5); North Africa 1942-43 (5), generally good very ne (10) £60-£80 539

Second World War Clasps: France and Germany (10), generally good very ne (10) £60-£80 540

King’sCommendationforBraveConduct,apairofplasticpin-backedbadges,intheircardboxofissue, theboxlackinglid,the badges extremely ne as issued (2) £80-£100 541

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A Victorian-era copy Victoria Cross named up to Private Samuel Parkes, 4th Light Dragoons VictoriaCross,acontemporarycopyslightlysmallerthantheoriginal,thereverseofthesuspensionbarengraved‘PrivateSamuel Parkes. 4th Light Dragoons.’, the reverse of the Cross dated ‘25th Octr. 1854.’, engraved in the ‘official’ style, very ne £200-£300

V.C. London Gazette 24 February 1857 No. 635 Private Samuel Parkes, 4th Light Dragoons:

‘InthechargeoftheLightCavalryBrigadeatBalaklava,Trumpet-MajorCrawford'shorsefell,anddismountedhim,andhelosthissword;hewas attackedbytwoCossacks,whenPrivateSamuelParkes(whosehorsehadbeenshot)savedhislife,byplacinghimselfbetweenthemandthe Trumpet-Major,anddrovethemawaybyhissword.InattemptingtofollowtheLightCavalryBrigadeintheretreat,theywereattackedbysix Russians,whomParkeskeptatbay,andretiredslowly, !ghting,anddefendingtheTrumpet-Majorforsometime,untildeprivedofhisswordbya shot.’

SamuelParkes wasbornatStaffordin1813andattestedthereforthe4thLightDragoonson28July1831.HeservedwiththeRegimentfor nineyearsinIndia,andthenintheCrimea,whereheactedasOrderlytoLordGeorgePaget,theRegiment’sCommandingOfficer,andwas awardedhisVictoriaCrossforhisgallantryduringtheChargeoftheLightBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October1854.WoundedandtakenPrisoner ofWar,hewasexchangedexactlyayearlater,andwasinvestedwithhisVictoriaCrossbyH.M.QueenVictoriainHydeParkon26June1857. He was discharged on 1 December 1857, after 24 years’ service, and died in London on 14 November 1864.

Note: AtsomepointParkesreportedthelossofhisoriginalVictoriaCrossandwasissuedwithareplacement.HisoriginalV.C.waslaterfound, andisnowheldbytheLordAshcroftV.C.Trust.ThepurposeofthecopyCrossinthislotisthereforeopentospeculation-itmaybethatthe recipient had it named up for everyday wear. Sold with copied research.

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,1.5-inchwidegoldthree-prongedribandbuckleforaCompanion’sbadge1850-87, very good condition £200-£240 543

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A Selection of Silver Riband Buckles.

Aselectionofmainly19thCenturysilverribandbuckles,ofvaryingdesigns,includingthree‘Bailey,Coventry’toplaurelleaves ribandbar(ofthedesigntypicallyencounteredonCrimeaMedals);athree-prongbuckle;aminiature-widthtwo-prongbuckle; twoblocksoffourminiature-widthtwo-prongbuckles,oneby Emanuel;togetherwithvariousotherribandbars, generallygood condition (lot) £240-£280

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A Selection of Silver Riband Buckles.

Aselectionofmainly19thCenturysilverribandbucklesandtopribandbarsofvaryingdesigns,includingninethree-prongbuckles ofvaryingwidths;threetwo-prongbuckles;twotopribandbarsinthedesignoftheIGS1854clasp;oneattractivedoubletop riband bar; and various other riband bars, generally good condition (lot) £240-£280

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A Selection of Silver Riband Buckles.

SixVictoriansilverribandbuckles,threethree-pronged,andthreetwo-pronged,ofslightlyvaryingwidths,allcompletewith reverse pins, generally good condition (6) £80-£100

A Selection of Silver Riband Brooch Bars.

Five19thCenturytopribandbars,allinthestyleoftheclaspusedfortheSutlej/Punjab/IndiaGeneralService1854-95/South Africa 1877-79 Medal, complete with small rosettes to bottom corners, of slightly varying widths, good condition (5) £100-£140

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A Selection of Silver Riband Brooch Bars.

SixVictoriansilverribandbroochbars,eightsingleandtwodouble,ofslightlyvaryingwidths,oneofthesingleandoneofthe double of rather elaborate design, the rest plain, all complete with reverse pins, generally good condition (10) £100-£140

DefectiveMedals(4):MilitaryMedal,G.V.R. (10828Pte.W.D.Watson.4/Can:Inf:Bn:) acidcleaned,heavycontactmarks; BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (Lieut.R.R.McGregor;297183Pte.E.Iles224-Can.Inf.;1054109A.Cpl.D. PittTaylor.244-Can.Inf.) alllackingsuspension,andthereforeplanchetonly,surnamepartiallyo ciallycorrectedon2nd,1standlast poor, remainder otherwise very ne (4) £80-£120

M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ForconspicuousgallantryatObservatoryRidgeon13thJune1916.Hiscourageanddevotiontowounded were very marked. Himself wounded and under heavy !re, he continued his work of dressing the wounded until he collapsed.’

WilliamDavidErvineWatson wasborninBrantford,Ontario,CanadainNovember1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe4th Battalion(CentralOntario),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,anddistinguishedhimselfatZillebeke.Hewasdischarged‘MedicallyUn!t’as a consequence of his wounds, 24 January 1918.

RobRoyMcGregor wasborninMoore!eld,Ontario,CanadainJuly1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe19thBattalion(Central Ontario), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.(Military)KnightCommander’s2ndtypebadges,silver-giltandenamel; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Knight ofJustice’sbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935;Coronation 1937;Coronation1953,theminiaturesallloose,havingpreviouslybeenmountedcourt-stylefordisplayinaglazeddisplaycase, good very ne (13) £120-£160

K.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

D.S.O. London Gazette 22 January 1920: ‘For distinguished service on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet.’

SirRowlandChristopherJerram enteredtheRoyalNavyin1907andservedduringtheGreatWarontheStaff oftheCommander-in-Chief, GrandFleetinH.M.Ships IronDuke,Lion,and QueenElizabeth.Heservedduringtheinter-WaryearsasSecretarytoAdmiralsoftheFleet,and subsequently the during the Second World War in H.M.S. Cleopatra, and then on Lord Louis Mountbatten’s Staff. He retired in 1945.

ThemountedgroupoftwelveminiaturedressmedalswornbyBrigadierJ.P.Girvan,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,V. D.,15thCanadianInfantryBattalion,themostdecoratedofficerofthe15th(48thHighlandersofCanada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamels;DistinguishedService Order,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withSecondAwardBarandintegraltopribbonbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45;Jubilee1935; Coronation 1937; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted as worn, very ne (12) £200-£300

Also entitled to Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration, G.V.R. C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R.

‘ForconspicuousgallantryoppositeCherisyon1stSeptember,1918.Hecommandedhisbattalionwiththegreatestskillandability,pushing resolutelyforwardinfaceofextrememachine-gun "re,andafterapersonalreconnaissancecontinuinghisadvanceandcapturingandconsolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’

D.S.O.SecondAwardBar LondonGazette 8March1919;citationpublished4October1919:Maj.(A./Lt.-Col.)JohnPollandsGirvan,M.C.,15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R.

‘FormarkedgallantryandabilityintheattackonCanalduNordon27thSeptember,1918.Crossingthecanalonlightbridges,andtheRiver Agachebyplanks,underheavymachine-gunandsniping "re,hepushedon.Hepersonallyattackedandcapturedanenemymachinegun,shooting thegunnerandturningthegunontheenemy.HewentonandassistedincapturingChapelCornerandthevillageofMarquion,andthengained his "nal objectives. His courage and dash were a "ne example to his command.’

M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf.

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Throughoutanattackheledhiscompanywiththegreatestskillandcourage,continuallygoing forwardintoourownbarrageatgreatpersonalriskinordertocheckmenwhowereadvancingtoofast.Hedirectedhismenamidstthe "ercest shelling,anditwasduetohisgallantpersonalexamplethathostilecounter-attackswerefruitless.Hisreportswereinvaluable,anditwaslargely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916.

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917.

For the recipient’s wife’s medals and her related miniature awards, see Lots 103 and 552.

For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 80.

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ThemountedgroupoffourminiaturedressmedalswornbyNursingSisterJ.E.Girvan(néeSword), CanadianArmyMedicalCorps,wifeofLieutenant-ColonelJ.P.Girvan,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,V.D., Commanding the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Battalion Canadian Infantry RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,mountedasworn,togetherwithan unidenti!edminiature(nursingcapebadge?)silver-giltandenamelledbadge,GRcypher,withmotto‘DucitAmorPatriæ’,the reverse stamped ‘Wanless Sterling’, mounted on brooch pin, good very ne (5) £60-£80

A.R.R.C. LondonGazette 21June1918:‘MissJeanElizabethSword,NursingSister,Can.NursingService,No.12Can.Gen.Hospl.,Bramshott, Hants.’

For the recipient’s husband’s medals and his related miniature awards, see Lots 80 and 551.

For the recipient’s related full sized awards, see Lot 103.

A pair of miniature dress medals attributed to Captain H. A. Egerton Crimea,noclasp,12mm; France,SecondEmpire,LegionofHonour,14mm,silver,goldandenamel,bearingsuspendedfroma compositeribandbearingtwofull-sizebutcopyclasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol,containedwithinanovalglass-frontedcase, 155mm x 135mm, good very ne (2) £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.

Apaperwithdetailsoftherecipientispastedontothebackofthecase.Someofthedetails:‘HughAlderseyEgerton,born7thFebruary1834, died 5th October 1913, Captain, South Australian Kapurda Ri"e Volunteer Force 25th February 1860’.

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An unattributed R.R.C. and Order of St. John group of six miniature dress medals

RoyalRedCross,1stClass,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s)badge,silverand enamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;Coronation1902,silver;Coronation1911;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937,mountedfor wear with all the medals suspended from lady’s bow ribands, and housed in a glazed display frame, good very ne (6) £140-£180

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,arareandinterestingG.C.B.(Military)KnightGrandCross‘button-hole’badge,29mm x29mm,goldandenamel,withagold‘Bath’crownonribandaswornbyaKnightoftheGarter,andtopgoldribandbuckle, nearly extremely ne, rare £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Ex Clayton Collection; Spink, May 2001.

ByOrderofH.R.H.ThePrinceRegent,BadgesofthoseKnightsGrandCrossoftheOrderoftheBathwhowerealsoKnightsCompanionofthe OrderoftheGarterweretobesurmountedbyacrown.Thegroupwassmallandselect.Theonlypersonsquali!edwerethePrinceRegent;the RoyalDukesofYork,Kent,Clarence,Cumberland,Cambridge,andGloucester;andtheDukeofWellington.Althoughthecustomsoonlapsed, fourdifferentbadgeswereproduced;onefortheCollarChain;onefortheSash;anotherforweararoundtheneck;andasmallversionforwear from the button-hole. (The History of the Order of the Bath, by J. C. Risk refers).

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath(2),C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel,withintegralgoldribandbuckle; C.B. (Civil) Companion’s badge, gold, with integral gold riband buckle, nearly extremely ne (2) £120-£160 556 x

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The Order of Merit, E.VII.R., Military Division, silver, gold, and enamel, with top gold riband buckle, extremely ne, rare £300-£400

558 x

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel,withtopgoldriband buckle;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(2),C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s1sttypebadge,goldandenamel,withtop gold riband buckle; O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type badge, gold, with top gold riband buckle, nearly extremely ne (3) £140-£180

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TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s1sttypebadgewith‘India’onthepetals,goldandenamel, with integral top gold riband bar, extremely ne, rare £300-£400

560 x

China 1842; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860, both with top silver riband buckles, good very ne (2) £80-£100

Sutlej1845-46,reverseblankinexergue,2engravedclasps,Moodkee,Ferozeshuhur,theplanchetheldinanoutersilverband, with top silver riband buckle, very ne and an example of something that ‘can only happen in miniature’ £80-£100 561 x

Punjab1848-49,2engravedclasps,Mooltan,Goojerat,theplanchetheldinanoutersilverband,withtopsilverribandbuckle, very ne £80-£100 562 x

Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol,Azoff,theplanchetheldinanoutersilverband;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,both with top silver riband buckles, light contact marks to rst, very ne and better (2) £100-£140 563 x

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Pegu,Persia,theplanchetheldinanoutersilverband,withtopsilverribandbuckle, very ne £80-£100 564 x

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow, with top silver riband buckle, good very ne £80-£100 565 x

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie; Ashanti Star 1896, both with top silver riband buckles, good very ne (2) £80-£100 566 x

Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,Kabul,Kandahar;KabultoKandaharStar1880,bothwithtopsilverribandbuckles, goodvery ne (2) £80-£100 567 x

568 x

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek,withtopsilverribandbuckle;Khedive’sStar,dated 1882,withTokarclasp,withtopbronzeribandbuckle, nearlyextremely ne,thelatteranexampleofsomethingthat‘canonly happen in miniature’ (2) £100-£140

North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan, with top silver riband buckle, nearly extremely ne £100-£140 569 x

Central Africa 1891-98, 1 clasp, Central Africa 1894-98, with top silver riband buckle, good very ne £80-£100 570 x

Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue, extremely ne and rare £240-£280 571 x

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902(2),silverissue,1clasp,Defce.ofChitral1895;bronzeissue,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, both with top silver riband buckles, good very ne (2) £80-£100 572 x

Queen’sSudan1896-98;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,Sudan1899,Gedid,bothwithtopsilverribandbuckles, goodvery ne (2) £80-£100 573 x

East and Central Africa 1897-99, 2 clasps, Lubwa’s, Uganda 1897-98, with top silver riband buckle, extremely ne, rare £200-£240 574 x

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Sultan of Zanzibar’s Medal 1896, no clasp, with top silver riband buckle, extremely ne, rare £240-£280

576 x

China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations, with top silver riband buckle, nearly extremely ne, rare £200-£240

577 x

A Framed Display of Dress Miniatures of the various Jubilee Medals awarded by Queen Victoria

ComprisingJubilee1887,silver;Jubilee1887,withclasp1897,silver;Jubilee1887,MetropolitanPolice,bronze;Jubilee1887,City ofLondonPolice,bronze;Jubilee1887,1clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice,bronze;Jubilee1897,silver;Jubilee1897,bronze; Jubilee1897,MayorsandProvosts,silver;Jubilee1897,MetropolitanPolice,bronze;Jubilee1897,CityofLondonPolice,bronze; Jubilee1897,PoliceAmbulanceService,bronze;Jubilee1897,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,bronze;Jubilee1897,LondonCounty CouncilMetropolitanFireBrigade,bronze;VisittoIreland1900,bronze,withintegraltopshamrockribandbar,allattractively mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely ne (14) £300-£400

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Jubilee1897,Ceylonissue,gold,withtopgoldribandbuckle,in Spink,London, !ttedredleathercase, extremely ne,extremelyrare £300-£400

A Framed Display of Dress Miniatures of the various Coronation Medals awarded by King Edward VII ComprisingCoronation1902,silver;Coronation1902,bronze;Coronation1902,MayorsandProvosts,silver;Coronation1902, MetropolitanPolice,silver;Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze;Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,silver; Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,bronze;Coronation1902,PoliceAmbulanceService,silver;Coronation1902,Police AmbulanceService,bronze;Coronation1902,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,silver;Coronation1902,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade, bronze;Coronation1902,LondonCountyCouncilMetropolitanFireBrigade,silver;DelhiDurbar1903,silver;VisittoScotland 1903,silver,withintegraltopthistleribandbar;VisittoIreland1903,bronze,withintegraltopshamrockribandbar,allattractively mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely ne (15) £300-£400

ComprisingCoronation1911;Coronation1911,withDelhiclasp;Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice;Coronation1911,City ofLondonPolice;Coronation1911,CountyandBoroughPolice;Coronation1911,PoliceAmbulanceService;Coronation1911, LondonFireBrigade;Coronation1911,MetropolitanFireBrigade;Coronation1911,RoyalIrishConstabulary;Coronation1911, ScottishPolice;Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade;Coronation1911,St.Andrew’sAmbulanceCorps;Coronation 1911,RoyalParks;VisittoIreland1911;DelhiDurbar1911;Jubilee1935(2),allinsilver,allattractivelymountedinaglazed display frame, nearly extremely ne (17) £300-£400

Delhi Durbar 1911, gold, with top gold riband buckle, extremely ne, rare £140-£180

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RoyalHumaneSociety,StanhopeGoldMedal,2ndtype,withoutdatebar,thereverseplainwithinwreath(i.e.withoutspecifying whether a successful or unsuccessful award), with top gold riband buckle, extremely ne, extremely rare £300-£400

A mounted group of !fteen miniature dress medals

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom,OrderoftheRenaissance,with !rstclassrosetteonriband;OrderoftheStarofJordan,with !rstclassrosetteonriband;OrderofIndependence,with !rstclassrosetteonriband;MedalfortheBattleofKarama1968;Silver JubileeMedal1977; SaudiArabia,OrderofAbdulAzizAlSaud,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Morroco,Kingdom,Order ofElMohammedI,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Iran,Empire,OrderofPahlavi,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Spain, Kingdom,OrderofNavalMerit,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Malaysia,Federation,OrderoftheDefenderofthe Realm; Ethiopia,Empire,OrderoftheQueenofSheba,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; China,Republic,Orderofthe BrilliantStar,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Mexico,Republic,OrderoftheAztecEagle,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; Austria,SecondRepublic,OrderofMerit,with !rstclassrosetteonriband; France,FifthRepublic,NationalOrderof Merit,with !rstclassrosetteonriband,theminiaturesallcollectivelysilver,silver-gilt,andenamel,mountedcourt-styleforwear, generally nearly extremely ne (15) £600-£800

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World Orders and Decorations

An unattributed Austrian group of six

Austria,Empire,BraveryMedal‘DerTapferkeit’,FranzJosephI,largesilvermedal,1914-16issue;BraveryMedal‘Fortitudini’, KarlI,smallsilvermedal;BraveryMedal‘Fortitudini’,KarlI,bronzemedal;KarlTroopCross,whitemetal;togetherwitha RomanianWoundedinBattleawardandascarceEastThuringenChamberofIndustryandCommerceLoyalLabourmedalwith ThirdReichswastikaonthereverseside,mountedAustrian-styleasworn;togetherwithamatchingribandbar, goodvery ne(6) £140-£180

Austria,FirstRepublic,OrderofMerit,Officer’sCross,by R.Souval,Vienna,54mmx50mm,silverandwhiteenamel,maker’s name to retaining pin, in "tted case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

Austria,FirstRepublic,OrderofMerit,Knight’sFirstClassCross,34mmx32mm,giltandenamel,unmarked,in Anton Reitterer, Vienna, case of issue, extremely ne £60-£80

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderofLeopold,CivilDivision,Officer’sbreastbadge,Frenchmotto,goldandenamel,withrosetteon riband, lackingreversecentralmedallion;OrderoftheCrown(6),Officer’sbreastbadge(2),giltandenamel,onewithcrossed Swordsdeviceonriband;Knight’sbreastbadge(3),silverandenamel,onincaseofissue, onelackingreversecentralmedallion,and anotherlackingenamelofreverseupperlimb;GoldMedaloftheOrder,gilt;OrderofLeopoldII(4),Officer’sbreastbadge, silvergiltandenamel;Knight’sbreastbadge(2),silverandenamel,onewithsilverpalmonriband, thiswithobversecentralmedallion detachedbutpresent;GoldMedaloftheOrder,gilt;RedCrossOrder,Knight’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,withbuttonon riband, enamel damage in parts, generally nearly very ne (12) £120-£160

Belgium,Kingdom,ASelectionofapproximately50miscellaneous20thCenturyBelgianDecorationsandMedals,including MilitaryCross;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,withbronzepalm;CivicDecorationtype1,FirstandSecondClass,type2,FirstandClass; LabourDecoration,FirstandSecondClass;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar;CentenaryMedal1930;CongoMedalfor Native troops, in bronze, Leopold III issue and Democratic Republic of Congo, Civic Merit Cross, generally very ne (lot) £200-£240

An unattributed Great War Bulgarian group of four Bulgaria,Kingdom,MilitaryOrderofBravery,Soldier’sCrossforBravery,FourthClass,dated1915,silvered;MedalforMilitary Merit,FerdinandI,bronze,withoutcrown,onpeacetimeriband;LongServiceCross,FerdinandI,SilverCrossforOfficersfor10 Years’service;GreatWarCommemorativeMedal1915-18,gilt,oncombatant’sriband,mountedforwearonoriginalmounting bar but all now on modern ribands, generally very ne (4) £100-£140

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Alexander,Knight’sbreastbadge,39mm,silverandenamel,withoutcrownorswords, very ne £80-£100 590

591

Bulgaria,Kingdom,MilitaryOrderofBravery,Soldier’sCrossforBravery,SecondClass,dated1915,gilt;OrderofNational Merit,CivilDivision,MeritCross,47mm,silvered,withoutcrownsuspension;MedalforMilitaryMerit,BorisIII,bronze,without crown, on modern Wartime riband, very ne and better (3) £70-£90

Egypt,Kingdom,OrderoftheNile,3rdClass,neckbadge,silverandenamels,completewithneckcravatinits J.Lattes,Geneva Cairo "tted case of issue, case a little scu ed, otherwise extremely ne £240-£280 592

593 x

Estonia, Republic, Fire Brigade Medal, silver, very ne

Finland,Republic,WarMedal1918;HelsinkiPhysician’sLongServiceBadges(4),for30,25,20andXXyears,the "rstinsilvergilt, the latter three in silver, hallmarked 1957, 1953, 1974 and 1945 respectively, good very ne

Sweden,Kingdom,PatrioticSocietyMedal,GustavV,silver;MilitiaPostalServicesMedal,silver;SLKMedal,silver;AirRaid Warden’s Medal, bronze; together with a Danish municipal cross, silver, good very ne (11) £120-£160

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Ethiopia,Empire,Patriot’sMedal,bronze;StarofVictory1941,silvercross;EritreaMedal1952,ThirdClass,bronze;Congo Medal1965,bronze;togetherwithaCommemorativeMedalforthePatriotsoftheItalianInvasion,uniface,bronze;anda Commemorative Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory over Italy, uniface, silvered, generally very ne (6) £80-£100

595

France,SecondEmpire,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,65mmincludingcrownsuspensionx42mm,silver,gold, and enamel, central medallions re-a xed, with dinting and consequent blue enamel damage to mottos, therefore nearly very ne

OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,FifthClassbreastbadge,71mmincludingstarandcrescentsuspensionx45mm, silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,unmarked, ofrathercrudemanufacturewithexcesssoldertoreverse,onesectionofinscriptionaround central medallion missing, and red enamel damage to outer band and crescent suspension, therefore fair (2) £80-£100

596 x

France,SecondEmpire,MedailleMilitaire(2),silver,gilt,andenamel,bothwitheaglesuspensions, the rstwithsigni cantblue enamel damage, the second with gilding all rubbed, therefore good ne

France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire(19),silverandenamel,allwithtrophyofarmssuspension,17ofthesuspensions hinged, 2 ringed, one in case of issue, some enamel damage in parts, generally very ne (21) £180-£220

597 x

France, Second Empire, Italian Campaign Medal 1859, all by Barre, silver, very ne

France, Third Republic, China Campaign Medal 1900-01, silver, very ne (4) £60-£80

598

The French Legion of Honour attributed to Lieutenant J. V. R. Oger, 41st Infantry Regiment

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalir’sbreastbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel,in Aucoc,Paris,embossedcaseof issue;togetherwiththeBestowalDocumentnamedtoLieutenantJulienVictorReneOger,anddated27December1934,in Grand Chancellerie transmission tube, good very ne £50-£70

599 x

France,Republic,OrderofAgriculturalMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge(3),silver-giltandenamel;OrderofSocialMerit, Officer’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel, obversecentredetachedbutpresent; OrderoftheAcademicPalmes,Officer’sand Chevalier’sbreastbadges(8),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, signi cantenameldamageinplaces,generallynearlyvery neorbetter (12) £80-£100

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France,Republic,MedalofHonour(5),MinistryofCommerceandIndustry,silver(2) (Mle.M.J.M.Redureau1912;A. Waterlot1946);MinistryofWorkandSocialSecurity,silver (L.Carre1960),incaseofissue;MinistryMinistryofWork, silver (Mme.J.Serieys1977),incaseofissue;forHonourandWork,silver (M.L.Thurette);MedaldesCheminots,silver (M.Dubois1943);togetherwithaFrenchArtMedal1811inwhitemetal;andaSwedishKust"ottanSportsMedal,silver,the reverse dated ‘15.6.1931’, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

France,Republic,ASelectionofapproximately70miscellaneous20thCenturyDecorationsandMedals,includingCrossof MilitaryValour;CroixduCombattant;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar;MedalforOverseasServices;KoreanCampaign

605

An extremely rare 1813 ‘Prinzen Size’ Iron Cross Second Class Germany,Prussia,IronCross1813,SecondClassbreastbadge,‘Prinzen’size,34mmx34mm,silverwithironcentre, goodvery ne £1,000-£1,400

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,ofconcaveconstruction,withuniform backplateandDRGMscrew !xingdisccompletingthetripleconstructedaward,800silvermarkedtothelowerarmofthecross on reverse, very ne £100-£140

606

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,withindistinctmanufacturer’smarkto thesuspensionring;togetherwithtwoImperialGermanWoundBadges,oneingold,singlestamped,thegold !nishalmostall rubbed, the other in black, fretted type, original pin, hook and hinge present, nearly extremely ne (3) £70-£90

607

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,bothunmarked;togetherwitha ThirdReichSASportsbadge,makermarkedBerg&NolteAGwithallbronze !nishremaining,originalpin,hookandhinge;anda ThirdReichperiodDRLSportsbadgeinbronze,fullymakermarkedinraisedreliefHensleiofPforzheimwithoriginalpin,hook and hinge, good very ne (4) £70-£90

Germany, Prussia, Red Cross Medal (2), one in bronze, the other a 1917 issue in zinc, nearly extremely ne (2) £30-£40 608

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Germany,ThirdReich,GermanCrossinGold,by OttoKlein,silver,gilt,andenamel,reversewithmaker’smark‘134’andfour hollow rivets, in original !tted case of issue, virtually mint state £1,800-£2,200

Germany,ThirdReich,Knight’sCrossoftheWarMeritCross,withSwords,byDeschler,withmanufacturer’snumber1and 900 silver mark to edge of lower arm of cross, extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

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Germany,ThirdReich,WarServiceCrossFirstClass,withoutSwords,silver,withindistinctmanufacturer’snumberto retaining pin, possibly ‘50’ for Karl Gschiermeister of Vienna, in original case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

Sold together with two Bestowal Documents, named to Ernst Rabe.

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked,inoriginal !ttedcaseof issue, good very ne £100-£140

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Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,manufacturerstamped13(Gustav BrehmerofMarkneukirchen),inoriginaltitledpaperpacket;WarServiceCross,SecondClass,withswords,bronze, goodvery ne (2) £100-£140

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,withmanufacturer’smark‘27’to thesuspensionringindicatingAntonSchenki,Vienna, suspensionringdetachedbutpresent;WarServiceCross,SecondClass(2), one with swords, the other without, both bronze; East Front Medal 1941-42 (2), zinc, generally very ne (5) £80-£100

615

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,the !rstunmarkedbutin originalbluepackettitledtotheoutsidewiththemakerofJakobBengel;thesecondwithmanufacturer’smark‘27’tothe suspensionringindicatingAntonSchenki,Vienna;ThirdReichNationalFaithfulServiceMedal,silverandenamel, nearlyextremely ne (3) £100-£140

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,bothunmarked, goodvery ne (2) £100-£140 616

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,withindistinctnumberto suspension ring, with paper packet, virtually mint state £80-£100 617

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Hungary,GreatWarCommemorativeMedal1914-18(8),silvered; togetherwithaLiberationofUpperHungaryMedal1938, bronze;aNationalHighSchoolSportsAchievementMedal,silvered-bronze;aJesuitCollegeAchievementMedal,silver;anda Communist period Army Long Service Medal for 15 Years’ Service, gilt and enamel, generally nearly very ne and better (12) £60-£80

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India, Police Independence Medal 1950, unnamed, good very ne

Pakistan,IndependenceMedal1947(9),fournamed,5unnamed;RepublicMedal1956(7),allunnamed;GeneralServiceMedal, 1clasp,Kashmir1948,unnamed;CampaignMedal(5),allunnamed;WarMedal,unnamed;togetherwithvariouslengthsofriband for the Independence and Republic Medals, generally nearly very ne

Persia, Empire, Military Braver Medal AH 1318 [AD 1900], 35mm, silver, good very ne (25) £70-£90

Ireland,FreeState,1916Medal,bronze,unnamed,withGeneralService1917-21topribandbar,inoriginalembossedcaseof issue, nearly extremely ne £600-£800

Ireland,FreeState,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,combatant’stypewithComracBar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, in original embossed case of issue, nearly extremely ne £200-£240 621

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Italy,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,Knight’sbreastbadge,goldandenamel, crownchipped;WarMeritCross(6),bronze, somestruckonthinner ans;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar1915-18(3),bronze;CommemorativeMedalforItalian Uni!cation1848-1918(4),bronze; VolunteersMedal1915-18,bronze;VolunteersMedal1935-36,bronze, very neorbetter(16) £100-£140

AscarceKenyaCampaignMedalfortheShiftaCampaignpairawardedtoWarrantOfficerClassIIP.J. Bunting,

Kenya,Republic,CampaignMedal1963-67,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(23213056S. Sgt.P.J.BuntingR.Signals.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted;anan unofficialBritishForcesGermany1945-89CommemorativeMedal(23213056WOBuntingP.J.1958-1974),withrelated miniature award, edge bruise to LS&GC, otherwise good very ne, the rst scarce to British personnel (3) £240-£280

Approximately65KenyaCampaignMedalsawardedtoBritishpersonnelwhoservedwiththeKenyanForcesinoperationsagainsttheSomali Shiftasfor30days(notnecessarilycontinuously)betweentheperiod12December1963and30November1967,andgivenpermissiontowear per Defence Council Instruction 276 of 1968. P.JohnBunting attestedfortheRoyalSignalsinearly1956andwasawardedtheKenyanCampaignMedalforservicewiththeKenyanForces against the Somali Shiftas during the period 12 December 1963 and 30 November 1967. Sold with copied research including extracts from The Wire which contains a photographic image of the recipient.

623 Latvia,Republic,HomeGuardCrossofMeritMedal,40mm,silver-giltandenamel,withsilvermarkandRigamakersmarkto reveres, in case of issue, extremely ne £80-£100

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Montenegro,Kingdom,BraveryMedal,silver (Rev:F.R.Barry.C.F.Sept:26-28.1916.) contemporarilyengraved naming, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, embossed case of issue, suspension altered to a straight bar swivel suspension, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

D.S.O. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hetendedanddressedthewoundedunderveryheavy !rewiththegreatestcourageand determination. He set a splendid example throughout the operations.’

TheReverendFrankRussellBarry wasbornon28January1890,thesonoftheReverendG.D.Barry,andwaseducatedatBrad!eldand OrielCollege,Oxford.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeArmyChaplains’DepartmentasatemporaryChaplaintotheForcesFourth ClassintheMediterraneantheatreofWarfrom31December1915,andsubsequentlyontheWesternFront,takingpartintheoperationsonthe Somme,theAncre,Arras,andPasschendaele.ForhisgallantlyduringtheoperationsatMouquetFarm,nearThiepval,on26-28September1916 hewasawardedtheD.S.O.,andwasalsoMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 4January1917)andawardedtheSilverMedalforMilitary Valour from the King of Montenegro.

Poland,Republic,CrossofMerit,by Spink,London,SecondClass,silverandenamel,withmaker’smarktoreverse,incaseof issue, with contemporary hand-written card that reads: ‘Major R. M. Clough, Silver Cross of Merit’, extremely ne £50-£70

627 x

Romania,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndtype,Officer’sbreastbadge,38mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked,with rosetteonriband;togetherwithanAntiCommunistCampaignMedal,bronze;andaLiberationfromtheFascistYoke Commemorative Medal, bronze, good very ne (3) £60-£80

628 x

SouthAfrica,Republic,SouthernCrossDecoration,officiallynumbered‘1300’;ProPatriaDecoration,bronzeandenamel(3), 2ndtype,officiallynumbered‘6473’;3rdtype(2),officiallynumbered‘139520’and‘1732780’;PermanentForceGoodService Medal,insilver,togetherwithasmallrollofrelatedriband;DefenceForceGoodServiceMedal;togetherwithanun!nishedtrial and a Police 75th Anniversary 1988 Medal, good very ne Tanzania, Republic,Utumushi Decoration, silver-gilt, very ne Zaire, Republic, Cross of Bravery, with palm, bronze, good very ne

Zimbabwe,Republic,IndependenceMedal1980,bronze(2),officiallynumbered‘38829’and‘70554;LiberationMedal1980, bronze(2),officiallynumbered‘69867’and‘69868’;10YearsLongServiceMedal,bronze (906422P.O.2Nyamayaro.P.T.); Long and Exemplary Service Medal, silvered (2), good very ne or better £100-£140

Sold together with a copy Kenya Campaign Medal 1963-67.

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Spain,FrancoPeriod,OrderofStHermenegildo,Knight’sCross,giltandenamel;WarCross,silver,gilt,andenamel, lacking reverseretainingpin;AirForceMeritCross,Firstclass,giltandenamel, lackingreversecentralmedallion;ConstanciaandMilitar Cross,giltandenamel;togetherwithaMoroccoCampaignMedal1915inbronze; !veHomageMedals1925,onegilt,fourin bronze; and a 1936-39 Campaign Medal, gilt and blackened metal, generally very ne or better (11) £100-£140

,GoldStarMedalofaHerooftheSovietUnion,2ndtype,gold,reverseimpressed, ‘1402’,rectangularribandsuspensionwithscrew-backed "tting, suspensionringtwisted;OrderofLenin,5thtype,variation1breast badge,gold,platinum,andenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘15797’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandribandsuspension, very ne and better (2) £5,000-£7,000

VasilyNaumovichKovalenko wasbornatIvanovoselische,GlobinskyDistrict,PoltavaRegion,Ukraine,on3December1920,andjoinedthe RedArmyin1940.HeservedduringtheGreatPatrioticWarfromJuly1942,andasaGuardsSeniorLieutenantcommandedanArtilleryBattery ofthe235thGuardsRi!eRegiment,7thGuardsArmy,SteppeFront,duringtheforcedcrossingoftheDnieper.On26September1943his batterywasamongstthe "rsttolandontheoppositebankofheriver,nearBorodaevka,andinthe "ghtforthebridgeheaditdestroyedtwo weaponemplacementsandeliminatedalargegroupofenemysoldiers.On10October1943Kovalenkoskilfullydirectedthe "reofhisbattery duringtherepellingoftheenemycounterattack,andasaresulttwoenemytanksweredisabledandtheircrewscapturedalive.Forhisgallantryhe was appointed a Hero of the Soviet Union on 26 October 1943.

KovalenkograduatedfromLeningradHighestArtilleryOfficerSchoolin1945.ThefollowingyearhetransferredtotheReserve,butwasrecalled in1952andservedforafurtherfouryears,beingadvancedCaptain.HesubsequentlyretiredtoOdessa.InadditiontotheGoldStarMedalofa HerooftheSovietUnionandtheOrderofLenin,healsoreceivedtheOrdersofthePatrioticWar,FirstandSecondClass;twoOrdersofthe Red Star; and various campaign medals.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalBestowalDocumentforaHerooftheSovietUnion,inembossedredleatherfolder;therecipient’soriginal AwardsBooklet,whichcon"rmsbothnumberedawards;apresentationsilvercigarettecase,giventotherecipientonhis40thbirthday,with inscription to reverse; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

36170413PrivateFirstClass ArthurF.Perry,fromWhiteCloud,NewaygoCounty,Michigan,servedwiththe103rdInfantryRegiment,43rd Infantry Division. He died on 15 January 1945 and is buried at Manila American Cemetery.

‘The103rdInfantryRegimentlandedontheislandofLuzon(Philippines)on9January1945andwasoneoftheleadingelementsduringtheBattle ofLuzon.Astheleftwingoftheinvasionforce,theypushedinland,encounteringstiff oppositionfromfanaticalJapaneseenemies.The103d Infantrywentashoreat0700,withthe152ndfollowingat1300tosetup "ringpositionsonthebeach.Thelandingwasunopposedandthe regimentmovedinlandbycolumnofbattalions,with3rdinthelead,followedby2nd,and1stinsupport.Asthedaywenton,Japaneseresistance begantoincrease.Using75mmguns,theJapanesewouldinitiatelong-rangeambushesonthe103rd,retreatingwhenapproachedbyri!emen.This delayingtacticdidnotin!ictmanycasualties,butitdidslowtheregiment’sadvance.Thenextdaysawthe103rdmakinggoodtimebutitwasstill slowed by harassing enemy attacks. Ri!emen, acting in conjunction with artillery "re, steadily advanced and destroyed several of the Japanese guns. Everythingchangedonthemorningof11January,when2-103InfantrybegantheassaultonHill200.Itwasaheavilyforti"edposition,withcaves, tunnels,andtrenchesdugintothehillsideforbothinfantryandartillery.Ittook "vedaysofbrutal "ghtingtotakethehill,characterisedbyheavy supporting "refromthe152ndFAB,the105mmhowitzersinthe103rd’sCannonCompany,andthe103rd’sorganicmortars.Therestofthe battalionworkedonsecuringtheperimetersaroundthehillwithaggressivepatrolling,whichsparkedintense "ghting.By16January,Hill200and itsenvironswereinU.S.hands.AnenemyarmouredcounterattackinthevicinityofbarrioPotpotresultedinalongnightforthemenof3-103rd Infantry, as they fought off the attack and destroyed eleven Japanese tanks.’

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AUnitedStatesofAmericaSilverStarandPurpleHeartpairawardedtoMasterSergeantJohnP.Pappas, 2ndMedicalBattalion,2ndInfantryDivision,whodisplayedgallantryinactionon23December1950inthe vicinity of Sinbul-san, Korea

UnitedStatesofAmerica,SilverStar,giltwithcentralsilverstar,machine-engraved‘JohnP.Pappas’,slotbrooch;Purple Heart, gilt and enamel, slot brooch, unnamed, in case of issue, good very ne (2) £200-£240

JohnP.Pappas,UnitedStatesArmy,wasawardedtheSilverStarforconspicuousgallantryandintrepidityinconnectionwithmilitaryoperations against the enemy in Korea, while serving with the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, on 23 December 1950.

General Orders: Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 349 (1951)

‘MasterSergeantJohnP.Pappas,RA35999845,(thenSergeant),ArmyMedicalService,amemberofClearingCompany,2dMedicalBattalion,2d InfantryDivision,displayedgallantryinactionon23December1950inthevicinityofSinbul-san,Korea.OnthatdateSergeantPappaswas attachedtoaunitoftheRepublicofKoreaArmy.Theunitwasassignedthemissionofdestroyinganenemyguerrillabanddisruptingthemain supplyroutefromPusannorthward.Duringtheattackthecommandingofficerwaskilled,causingdisorganizationamongthemen.Sergeant Pappaswithcompletedisregardforhisownsafety,exposedhimselftointenseenemysmallarmsandautomaticweapons "retoreorganizethe unittoleadtheattackinasuccessfulcompletionofthemission.Throughintenseenemy "reSergeantPappasmovedaboutdirectingmedicalcare and the evacuation of the wounded. The gallantry displayed by Sergeant Pappas re#ects great credit upon himself and the military service.’

Pappas later served in Vietnam

AUnitedStatesofAmericaVietnamWarBronzeStarandAirMedalgroupofnineawardedtoStaff SergeantWillardS.Hudson,TacticalCommunicationsChief1stBattalion,5thCavalry,1stCavalryDivision (Airmobile), the ‘Black Knights’

UnitedStatesofAmerica, BronzeStar,bronze,engraved‘WillardSHudson’,withoakleafclusteremblemonriband;Air Medal,bronze,engraved‘WillardSHudson’,withoakleafclusteremblemonriband;ArmyCommendationMedal,bronze, engraved‘WillardSHudson’;ArmyGoodConductMedal,with "veknotsemblemonriband;VietnamServiceMedal,onesilver andonebronzestarsonriband;NationalDefenseServiceMedal,bronze;ArmedForcesExpeditionaryMedal,bronze;South Vietnam,ServiceMedal,1clasp,1960,allwithcrimpbrooches;VietnamGallantryCrosswithpalm, generallyvery neorbetter(9) £200-£240

Air Medal, 26 June 1970, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airmobile) 19th Artillery: ‘Formeritoriousachievementwhileparticipatinginaerial #ightAugust1969toJune1970intheRepublicofVietnam.’(certi"catedated26thJune 1970).

Air Medal second award – no details, probably similar for July to December 1970.

Bronze Star, 3rd July 1970, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airmobile) 19th Artillery: ‘ForMeritoriousAchievementingroundoperationsagainsthostileforcesduringtheperiodAugust1969toAugust1970intheRepublicof Vietnam.’

Bronze Star second award – no details, probably similar for September to December 1970.

Army Commendation Medal:

‘For Meritorious Achievement during the period April 1970 to June 1970 in the Republic of Vietnam.’

SilverandbronzestarstoVietnamCampaignMedalforsixCampaigns:VietnamDefenseCampaign1965-66;TetCounterOffensive1969; Vietnam Summer, Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter, Spring, 1969-70; Sanctuary Counter Offensive 1970; Southwest Monsoon 1970.

WillardS.Hudson wasbornon29September1941,inApopka,Florida,andenlistedintotheArmyon7January1964.Hewaspostedto39th TransportBattalion,FortBenning,Georgia,andbecameaswitchboardoperatorwith616,then515TransportBattalions,alsoatFortBenning.

PromotedtoPFCattheendofJanuary1964.HeservedinVietnambetween23July1965and10November1965,with515thTransport Company,“RoadRunners”,atCamRanhBay,Vietnam.There,the515thhadtheprimarymissionoftransportingtroopsandcargofromport facilitiestotheir "naldestination,oftentimesthefrontlinesthemselves.HudsonwashospitalisedinVietnamforaboutamonthinSeptember, reasonunknown.On19November1965,hewasatFortBuckner,Okinawa,asCommunicationsSpecialist,wherehegainedartilleryexperience, becomingaTacticalTeamChief.InNovember1966,hewaspostedtotheRepublicofKorea,asTacticalCommunicationsChief,wherehe remaineduntilDecember1967.InMay,whileinKorea,hewaspromotedtoSergeantandon1January1968hewasinGermanywherehe remained until April 1969.

On5June1969,hewasbackinVietnamforhissecondtour,servingasTacticalCommunicationsChief,ACompany,1stBattalion,12thCavalry, 1stCavalr.Division(Airmobile).PromotedtoStaff SergeantinAugust1969,inOctoberhejoinedthe1/13thSignalBattalion,inDecember,1/5th Cavalry,andinMay1970,the2/19thArtillery,allunitsofthe1stCavalryDivision.HudsonleftVietnamforthe "naltimeon9December1970, and was posted to Germany on 1 February 1971.

On3February1974,hejoined716thMilitaryPoliceCompany,atFortRiley,Kansas,servingwithvariousMilitaryPoliceunitsatFortRileyuntilthe endofJanuary1976,whenhewaspostedtoKoreaasCommunicationsChief,ofthe2ndMilitaryPoliceCompany,2ndInfantryDivision.Hewas backatFortRileybymid-January1978,whereheremainedinvarioussecuritypositionsuntil heretiredon31January1981.Hediedon12 September 1986, aged 45.

Soldwitha "lecontainingoriginalawardcerti"catesfortheBronzeStar,AirMedalandArmyCommendationMedal,withoriginalcitationsforthe "rst two, together with service papers and other research.

UnitedStatesofAmerica,VictoryMedal1918,officialtype2,5clasps,DefensiveSector,Meuse-Argonne,St.Mihiel,AisneMarne, Champagne-Marne, with full wrap brooch suspension, very ne £50-£70 634 x

Venezuela,Republic,OrderoftheLiberator,SecondClassStar,85mmx80mm,silver,withcoatofarmstocentralmedallion with the inscription below being a variation from that usually encountered, silver marks to reverse, extremely ne £80-£100 635 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Fine Militaria from the Collection of the late Robert W.

Tilling

2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) Officer’s Helmet Plate c.1871. AnOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1871,silveredbeadedstar,tothecentregilt Garterstrap,silveredRoyalCrestonblueandredenamelground,bolt "xings to the rear, some enamel damage, overall good condition £180-£220

3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards Officer’s Helmet Plate c.1847. A "neOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1847,giltlaurelandacornwreath,crowned shieldbackplate,sliveredeightpointedbeadedstar,tothecentregilttitlebelt ‘PrinceofWalesDragn.Guards’and‘VR’cypher,bolt "xingstotherear, solder repair to the back of plate, otherwise good condition £300-£400

4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards Officer’s Helmet Plate c.1871. A "neOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1871,silveredbeadedstar,tothecentrethe OrderofSt.Patrickonenamelground,bolt "xingstotherear, verygood condition £400-£500

7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards Other Ranks Helmet Plate c.1847. AnOtherRanksHelmetPlatec.1847,gildingmetallaurelandacornwreath, crownedshieldbackplate,sliveredeight-pointedbeadedstar,tothecentre gilttitlebelt‘DragoonVIIGuards’and‘VR’cypher, !xingslosttotherear, otherwise good condition £140-£180

North Somerset Yeomanry Officer’s Helmet Plate c.1847-60.

A !neOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1847-60,giltlaurelandacornwreath,crowned shieldbackplate,sliveredeightpointedbeadedstar,tothecentregilttitlebelt ‘TheNorthSomerset’enclosing‘VR’cypher,bolt !xingstotherear, verygood condition £400-£500

TheEastSurreyRegiment4thVolunteerBattalionOfficer’sHelmetPlate 1881-1902.

A !neOfficer’sHelmetPlate1881-1902,silveredcrownedstarpatternback platewithlaurelandGarteroverlays,tothecentreArmsofGuildfordon velvetground,withtitlescroll‘TheEastSurreyRegiment’and‘4thVolunteer Battalion’, with three loops to the rear, very good condition £240-£280

South Staffordshire Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate 1881-1902.

A #neOfficer’sHelmetPlate1881-1902,giltcrownedstarpatternbackplate withlaurelandGarteroverlays,tothecentreEgyptianSphinx,onblackvelvet ground,withtitlescroll‘TheSouthStaffordshireRegiment’,withthreeloops to the rear, very good condition £240-£280

East Lothian Yeomanry Officer’s Shako Plate c.1829-44.

A #neOfficer’sShakoPlatec.1829-44,diestampedcoppergiltexample, crownedMalteseCross,withsilverinlaysof‘hobnailed’panels,tothecentre gilttitle‘EastLothianYeomanry’and‘VR’cypher,twoloopstotherear, plate fracturedattoparmofthecrosswithsolderrepairstotherear,thereforefair condition £200-£240

23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment Officers Shako Plate c.1812-30.

A #neOfficersShakoPlatec.1812-30,burnishedcoppergiltMalteseCross, redvelvetbackedcrown,tothearmsofthecross‘Minden,Waterloo, Peninsula,Egypt’,withsilverinlaysof‘hobnailed’panels,withgilt ‘sun-insplendour’andEgyptianSphinxonlaurelground,tothecentregiltroped circlewithgiltandredenamelWelshDragononawhiteenamelground,with correct pronged slider to the rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment Officers Shako Plate c.1816-22. A "neOfficersShakoPlatec.1816-22,coppergiltbackplatewithsilvered overlays,crownedfrettedcircle‘Waterloo,Barrosa,Peninsula,Egypt’,tothe centreRoyalCrestand‘28’onlaurelandpalmsprays,restingonblackvelvet ground, two loops to the rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

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ShakoPlate,crownedbackplatewithsilveredrayedstarwithbattlehonourstothecentretitlescrollwith‘40’onblueenamel

£80-£100

50th (West Kent) Regiment Officers Shako Plate c.1812-16. A "neOfficersShakoPlatec.1812-16,diestampedcoppergiltexample, crownedstippledshieldwith‘GR’cypher,below‘50’,twoloopstotherear, very good condition £500-£700

76th Regiment Officers Shako Plate c.1812-16. A "neOfficersShakoPlatec.1812-16,diestampedcoppergiltexample, crownedstippledshieldwith‘Hindoostan’and‘GR’cypher,elephantwith howdah, below ‘76’, two loops to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment Officer’s Shako Plate c.1816-22.

A "neOfficer’sShakoPlatec.1816-22,ornategiltmountedThistle,silvered Thistlestarbackplate,giltoverlays,‘EgmontOpZee,Pyrenees,Fuentes d’Onor,Salamanca,Peninsula,Toulouse,Waterloo,NivelleNive’,tothe centreStAndrewwithEgyptianSphinxwithincircularlegend‘NemoMe Impune Lacessit’, loops to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

Royal South Gloucester Militia Officer’s Shako Plate c.1829-44.

A "neOfficer’sShakoPlatec.1829-44,diestampedcoppergiltexample, crownedstarbackplatewithsilveredmounts,strungbugle,tothecentrestar oftheOrderoftheGarter,belowtitlescroll‘RoyalSouthGloucester’,two loops to the rear with original wire "xings to the crown, very good condition £800-£1,000

Coldstream Guards Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1820-25.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1820-25,ovalgiltbackplatewithraised beadedrim,tothecentretheOrderoftheGarteronblueandredenamelled ground,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, giltworntoGarter belt, otherwise good condition £500-£700

Coldstream Guards Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1837-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1837-55,rectangularburnishedgilt stippledbackplate,tothecentrethestaroftheOrderoftheGarterwithred andblueenamel,completewithusualhooksandstudstotherear, enamel chipped, otherwise good condition £600-£800

7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rococopatterngiltbackplate withgiltroseandvoidcrown,partGartermottoonblueenamelground, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rococopatterngiltbackplate withgiltroseandcrownwithredvelvetcushions,partGartermottoonblue enamelground,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, slightenamel damage and gilt lightly rubbed in places, otherwise very good condition £800-£1,000

9th (East Norfolk) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlayscomprisingseatedBritanniawith‘IXRegt’onplinth below, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £500-£700

10th (North Lincolnshire)Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlays,crownedlaurelwreath,‘Peninsula’scrolltothe centrebeltedstrapwithtitle‘NorthLincoln’and‘X’,belowEgyptianSphinx and‘Sobraon’scroll,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £500-£700

17th (Leicestershire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlayscomprisingofeight-pointedsilverstar,‘Hindoostan’ overgilttigerover‘XVII’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £500-£700

18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1800.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1800,ovalgiltbackplatewitharaised beardedrim,inthecentreraisedcrownandpiercedstrap‘Virtutis NamurcensisPræmium’,withMaidandHarpbalancedonashamrockleaf,the wholerestingonagroundofblueenamel,completewithhookandstudsto the rear, very good condition, rare £800-£1,000

18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlayscomprisinggiltmetalandblueenamelcentre,eightpointedbeadedstarwithcrownpiercedcircle‘VirtutisNamurcenciPræmium’ withMaidandHarp,giltscrollwith‘XVIII’,belowasilvershamrockwreath andmounted‘EgyptianSphinx’,completewithusualhookandstudstothe rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

25th(TheKing’sOwnBorderers)RegimentOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate 1840-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rococopatterngiltbackplate ornamentedwithfoliage,superimposedonadiagonalscrollwith‘GionisFido Inve’onblueenamelground,acrownedlion,below,twoconjoinedovalgilt shields,onedepictingacastle‘NisiDominusFrustra’around,theotherasilver whitehorse‘NecAsperaTerrent’around,belowEgyptianSphynxover ‘XXV’and‘TheKing’sOwnBorderers’ongiltscroll,completewithusual hook and studs to the rear, minor loss of enamel, otherwise very good condition £800-£1,000

25th(TheKing’sOwnBorderers)RegimentOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rococopatterngiltbackplate ornamentedwithfoliage,superimposedonadiagonalscrollwith‘GionisFido Inve’onblueenamelground,acrownedlion,below,twoconjoinedovalgilt shields,onedepictingacastle‘NisiDominusFrustra’around,theotherasilver whitehorse‘NecAsperaTerrent’around,below‘XXV’and‘TheKing’sOwn Borderers’ongiltscroll,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, lacking silver Egyptian Sphinx tment, otherwise very good condition £700-£900

27th (Enniskillen) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1775-1800.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1775-1800,silveredovaldesign,ornately engravedrimwithrayedstar,tothecentre,beadedrimwithtitlescroll ‘Enniskillen’belowcastlewith‘27’onblueenamelground,completewith usualhookandstudstotherear, centreloose,enamelchipped,otherwisegood condition £600-£800

29th (Worcestershire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback plate,tothecentrecrownedgarterbeltonablueenamelground,with crownedlionwithredvelvetbacking,completewithusualhookandstudsto therear, minorenamelandvelvetdamageandgiltpolished,otherwisegood condition £400-£500

Withtypedlabelattributingthisplateto‘TheHon.H.M.Monckten,Ensign29th, 23/4/41’.

33rd (1st West Riding)Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithburnishedinneredge,silveroverlayscomprisingofacrownedstrap ‘1stYorkshireWestRidingRegiment’,belowtwoscrollswith‘Seringapatam’ and‘Waterloo’,tothecentrealaurelwreathwith‘33’,completewithusual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £500-£700

44th (East Essex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1820-25.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1820-25,silveredrectangulardesign, crownedtitlebelt‘FortyFour’,tothecentreEgyptianSphinx,completewith usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £400-£500

56th (West Essex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1827.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830,rectangulardesignbackplate,HM silver(Birmingham1827,maker’smark‘S.H’,giltmountswithcrownedlaurel wreath,titlestraps‘Moro’and‘Gibraltar’,tothecentreacastle,below‘LVI’, completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, ‘key’devicemissingfromthe plate, otherwise good condition £300-£400

62nd (Wiltshire) Colour Sergeant’s Guidon Plate c.1856. Arectangularsilveredbackplatec.1856,withgiltcrosstothecentrewith battlehonours‘SobraonFerozeshahNiveSevastopol’,tothecentre‘Wiltshire 62’ complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £120-£160

65th(2ndYorkshireNorthRiding)RegimentOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1830-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlayscomprisingthecrownover‘India’scrollwithtiger over‘Arabia’over‘65’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £500-£700

68th(DurhamLightInfantry)RegimentOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1830 -55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlays,triplescrollswith‘SalamancaVittoriaPyrenees’, crown,laurelandpalmwreath,astrungbuglewith‘68’belowanothertriple scrollwith‘NivelleOrthesPeninsula’,completewithusualhookandstudsto the rear, very good condition £500-£700

70th (The Surrey) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1820-25.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1820-25,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesign,withsilvermounts,crownedGarterBelt,tothecentre ‘70’, complete with usual hooks and studs to the rear, good condition £400-£500

72nd(DukeofAlbany’sOwn)HighlandersOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1830-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangulardiestamped silveredplatewithraiseddesign,crownedthistlewreathwith‘72’andtitle scrolls, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £200-£240

74th (City of Glasgow) Highlanders Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltback platewithsilveroverlayscomprisingsilvermountedstaroftheOrderofthe Thistle,withIndianandPeninsulabattlehonourstothearms,giltmounted title‘Highlanders’with‘74’,belowgiltelephantover‘Assaye’,completewith usualhookandstudstotherear, solderrepairstotherear,otherwisegood condition £500-£700

87th(ThePrinceofWales’sOwnIrish)RegimentOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1820-25. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1820-25,copperburnishedgiltoval design,raisedrim,silveredPrinceofWales’sPlumes,tothecentregiltMaid andHarp,belowsilvered‘87’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, gilt polished, therefore fair condition £360-£440

93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1820-25. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1820-25,silveredrectangulardesign,to thecentrecrownedtitlestrap,‘SutherlandHighlanders’with‘93’,restingon Thistlespray,completewithusualhooksandstudstotherear, slightpolishing to the centre, therefore fair condition £360-£440

97th (The Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-55,rectangularcoppergiltwith silveroverlayscrownedunionwreath,beltedstrap‘TheEarlofUlster’s Regiment’with‘XCVII’tothecentre,belowscrollwith‘QuoFasEtGloria Ducunt’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, giltrubbed,otherwise good condition £300-£400

Berkshire Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1803.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1803,HMsilver(Birmingham1803, maker’snameL.T.Wood),ovaldesign,frettedgiltbeltwith‘BerkshireMilitia’ andcrowntothecentre,engravedinitialsatthetop‘VA’andthebottom ‘TWR’, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £600-£800

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1st Devon Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularcoppergiltback plate,unionwreathwithornatescrolls,tothecentrecrownedtitlestrapand title‘1stDevonMilitia’,silveredcastle,belowgiltscrollwith‘SemperFidelis’, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £500-£700

MiddletonVolunteers(1stCompanyEssex)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1803-08.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1803-08,copperburnishedgiltoval design,impressedwithbeadedrim,titlestrap‘MiddletonVolunteers’tothe centre,beadedovalwithcrownedstrungbugle,completewithusualhookand studs to the rear, good condition £600-£800

GrumbaldsAshVolunteerCavalry(Gloucestershire)Officer’sShoulderBelt Plate c.1803.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1803,silveredovaldesign,ornately engraved‘GrumbaldsAshVolr.Cavalry’,tothecentrecrownedGarterbelt, with‘GR’cypher,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, verygood condition £600-£800

NewForestRangers(Hampshire)OtherRanksShoulderBeltPlatec.1798 -1803.

AnOtherRanksShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1803,ovaldesigntitlescrolls ‘NewForestRangers’,tothecentrestrungbugle,completewithusualhook and studs to the rear, engraving polished, therefore fair condition £180-£220

1st Royal Lancashire Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularHMsilver(London 1850,maker’smarkPF)backplatewitheight-pointedstar,crownedgiltcircle withgreenenamelleafdecoration,tothecentre,giltrosewithred,white,and greenenamelcompletewithusualhookandstudstotherear, minorenamel damage to the centre, good condition £400-£500

North Lincoln Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55. AnOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularsilveredbackplatewith eight-pointedstar,giltmountedcrownedGarter,tothecentrecrossofSt. Georgebelowagilttitlescroll‘NorthLincoln’,completewithusualhookand studstotherear, redenamelmissingtothecentreandgiltworn,thereforefair condition £300-£400

West Kent Light Infantry Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1798-1801.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1801,silveredovalplate,eightpointedstar,titlebelt‘WestKentLightInfantry’withstrungbugletothe centre, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £400-£500

GoudhurstAssociation(7thKent)OtherRanksShoulderBeltPlate c.1798 -1803.

AnOtherRanksShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1803,ovalpattern,engraved designtitle‘GoudhurstAssociation’,tothecentrecrowned‘Loyaltyand Liberty’, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £300-£400

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GoudhurstAssociation(7thKent)OtherRanksShoulderBeltPlate c.1798 -1803.

AnOtherRanksShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1803,ovaldesign,engravedtitle ‘GoudhurstAssociation’,tothecentrecrowned‘LoyaltyandLiberty’, completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, somerustingtothefrontand rear of the plate, therefore fair condition £200-£240

Maidstone Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1798-1801. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1801,copperburnishedgiltback platewithraisedrim,withsilveredcrownedoval,tothecentretheArmsof Maidstone,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, minorgiltsurface wear, good condition, rare £600-£800

Honourable Artillery Company Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1797-1808. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1797-1808,Plate,HMsilver,(London 1797,maker’smarkH.I.),ovaldesign,ornatelyengraved,titlestrap, ‘HonourableArtilleryCompany’,tothecentrePrinceofWalesplumes, completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, scratchmarktotherearofthe plate, otherwise very good condition £600-£800

London Loyal Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1798.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798,HMSilver(London1798,maker’s markI.S.),ovalengraveddesign,‘UnionVolunteers’,tothecentreaLion brandishingtheUnionFlagonaturretedcastle,completewithusualhookand studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

LondonandWestminsterLightHorseVolunteersOfficer’sShoulderBelt Plate c.1803.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1803,HMSilver(London1803,maker’s markIR),ovaloutlinedplatewithbeadededge,tothecentre,LionofEngland holdingashieldbearingtheGartermottoandcentral‘GR’cypher,belowa scroll‘Forward’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, good condition £400-£500

London Loyal Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgiltoval design,ornatelyengravedgiltraisedrim,tothecentrecrowned‘LLV’,with rearinghorseatthebottom,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £600-£800

London Loyal Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgiltoval design,impressedstippledcrownedovalwith‘LLV’,belowanotheroval‘4 Regt’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, giltworn,otherwise good condition £240-£280

LondonLoyalVolunteers(5thRegiment)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1803 -14.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1803-14,copperburnishedgiltoval design,ornatelyengravedtitlebelt‘5thRegt.LoyalLondonVolunteers’,tothe centrecrowned‘GR’cypher,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £600-£800

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LoyalLondonVolunteersPortsokenWardOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1798-1801.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1801,copperburnishedgiltoval plateimpresseddesign,above‘L-L-V’,tothecentrecrownedCityofLondon Arms,with‘7thRegt.’,below‘PortsokenWard’,completewithusualhook and studs to the rear, good condition, rare £600-£800

London Loyal Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesign,impressedcrownedstippledovalwith‘10’,belowanother ovalwith‘LLV’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, verygood condition £400-£500

London Loyal Volunteers (St. Paul’s) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec1808-16,copperburnishedgiltoval design,ornatelyengravedgiltraisedrim,crowned‘FW’,tothecentre,St. Paul’sCathedral,with‘LLV’below,completewithusualhookandstudstothe rear, very good condition £600-£800

St.ClementDanesVolunteers(Westminster)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1798-1803.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1803,copperburnishedgiltoval design,ornatelyengraved,withdecorativerim,titlescrolls`St.ClementDanes Volunteers’,tothecentreafouledanchor,completewithusualhookand studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

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Lynn Loyal Volunteers (Norfolk) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,silveredovaldesign,impressed withtitle‘LynnLoyalVolunteers’,belowArmsofLynn,completewithusual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £600-£800

NorwichLocalMilitia(2ndEasternRegiment)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgiltoval design,ornatelyengraved,laurelsprays,with‘LM’,tothecentretheArmsof Norwich, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

Loyal Nottingham Volunteers Other Ranks Shoulder Belt Plate c.1803-08. AnOtherRanksShoulderBeltPlatec.1803-08,ovaldesignimpressedwith crowned‘LNV’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, good condition £240-£280

East Somerset Local Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55

AnOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularcoppergiltbackplate, silveredtitlestrap‘EastSomersetLocalRegiment’,tothecentresilvered crownandOrderoftheGarter,completewithusualhookandstudstothe rear, gilt worn overall, therefore fair condition £300-£400

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Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1794-1801. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1794-1801,silveredrectangulardesign, ornatelyengraved #oralrim,crowned‘GR’cypherwithlaurelandpalm sprays,tothecentre #oralentwined`’S’,completewithusualhookandstuds to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

Warwickshire Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularsilveredbackplate withgiltcrownedgarter,tothecentresilveredropedbear,belowgiltscroll ‘Warwick’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, verygoodcondition £500-£700

Warwick Castle Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1798-1801.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1798-1801,copperburnishedgiltback ornatelyengravedwith‘WarwickCastle’,tothecentrecrowned‘GR’cypher, completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, minorsurfacewear,good condition, rare £600-£800

Wiltshire Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularsilveredbackplate witheight-pointedstar,giltmountedcrownedGarter,tothecentrered enamelledcrossofSt.Georgebelowagilttitlescroll‘Wiltshire’,complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £500-£700

York West Riding Cavalry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1794-1801.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1794-1801,silveredrectangulardesign, ornatelyengravedrimwithcrownedtitlebelt,‘YorkWestRidingCavalry’,to thecentre‘GR’cypher,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, good condition £500-£700

1st West York Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1840-55.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1840-55,rectangularcoppergiltback plate,silveredtitlestrap‘1stWestYorkRegularMilitia’,tothecentresilvered rose,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, giltworn,otherwisegood condition £400-£500

Royal Anglesey Local Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,rectangulardesignsilveredback plate,giltcrownedtitlebeltwith‘Pro-Aris-Et-Focis’,tothecentre,Princeof WalesPlumes,belowengraved‘RALM’,usualhookandstudstotherear, gilt tarnished to the centre, otherwise good condition £400-£500

AnnadaleandEsksdaleLocalMilitia(Dumfries)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgiltoval design,impressedtitlestrap‘Annadale&Eskdale’,withThistlesprays,tothe centrecrowned‘LM’,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, very good condition £600-£800

Irish Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1796-1815.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1796-1815,silver,(Sterling,J.Nicholson, Cork),ovaldesignornatelyengravedlaurelwreathwithtitle‘Kingand Constitution’,tothecentre,Maid&Harp,withengraved‘RCV’,complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

Possibly Royal Cork Volunteers.

Ogles Loyal Blues (Wexford) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1796-1803.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1796-1803,copperburnishedgilt rectangularbackplate,withsilveredtitlescrolls,‘OglesLoyalBlues’,tothe centrecrownedMaidandHarp,with‘VR’cypher,completewithusualhooks and studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

Note: This plate may have been worn later than stated due to the ‘VR’ cypher.

Armed Association Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1794.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1794,HMsilver,(London1794,maker’s markP.C[arter].),ovalengraveddesign,beadedrim,titlebelt‘ProArisEt Foris’,tothecentreentwined‘LV’,completewithusualhookandstudstothe rear, good condition £600-£800

2ndGarrisonBattalion(GrenadierCompany)Officer’sShoulderBeltPlate c.1815.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1815,copperburnishedgiltovaldesign, ornatelyengravedtitlebelt,‘GarrisonBattalion’,tothecentrecrownand‘2’, belowafusedgrenade,completewithusualhookandstudstotherear, good condition £500-£700

Second Royal Garrison Battalion Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1808-16,copperburnishedgiltovalplate engraveddesign,giltraisedrim,laurelwreath,crowntitlebelt‘SecondRoyal GarrisonBattn.’,tothecentrecrownedthreeturretcastle,completewith usualhookandstudstotherear, giltrubbedonengraving,otherwisegood condition £400-£500

A Georgian Shoulder Belt Plate.

AnUnknownGeorgianperiodShoulderBeltPlate,silveredovaldesign, ornatelyengravedcrownedGarterBelt,tothecentreSt.Georgeandthe Dragon,below‘1’,withmonogram‘JB’engravedtotherear,completewith usual hook and studs to the rear, good condition £240-£280

A Georgian Shoulder Belt Plate.

AnUnknownGeorgianperiodShoulderBeltPlate,giltovaldesignwith engraved‘LibertyLoyaltyProperty’,silveredeight-pointedbeadedstar,tothe centrelaurelwreathwithcrownonredenamelground,completewithusual hookandstudstotherear, someadditionalholestotherearofplate,good condition £200-£240

A Georgian Shoulder Belt Plate,

AnunknownGeorgianperiodShoulderBeltPlate,silveredovaldesign, crownedstar,tothecentre‘GR’cypher,completewithusualhookandstuds to the rear, good condition £100-£140

4th West Indies Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1795-1808. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1795-1808,HMsilver,(London1795, maker’smarkI.H),ovaldesignornatelyengraved,titlebelt,‘WestG.RIndies’, withlaurelsandpineapples,completewithusualhooksandstudstotherear, very good condition £800-£1,000

3rd Bombay Native Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-33. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1830-33,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesignbackplate,silveredeight-pointedstar,GiltcrownedMaltese Crosswith‘SeedASeer,BeniBooAlli,RasAlKhimah,Seringapatam’,tothe centrealaurelwreathwithtitlebelt‘BombayNativeInfantry’and‘3’,therear privatelyinscribed‘PresentedtotheOfficer’softhe3rdRegt.BombayNative InfantryinCompliancewiththewishofthelateCapt.Cockebyhisnephew andExecutorJ.H.Alt1833’, xingshavebeenremovedtoenableengraving,very good condition £600-£800

JohnCocke,CadetBombayPresidency1803;Ensign1804;Lieutenant1807;Captain 1820; died at St Helena, 6 July 1833.

12th Bombay Native Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1845-55. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlate1845-55,rococopatterngiltbackplate ornamentedwithfoliage,superimposedonadiagonalscrollwithbattle honours‘MeeaneeHyderabad’onawhiteenamelground,acrownovergilt titlebeltwithbattlehonour‘Kirkee’and‘XII’onawhiteenamelground, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

25th Bombay Native Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate Set c.1845-55. AsuperbandrareOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlateSetc.1845-55,rococopattern giltbackplateornamentedwithfoliage,superimposedonadiagonalscroll withbattlehonours‘MeeaneeHyderabad’onablueenamelground,a VictorianCrown,below,twoconjoinedovalgiltshieldsdepictingatrophyof armsandafortress,‘XXV’onashieldbelow,withgilthonourslideandtip, thethree-partsetmountedin "neperiodglazedframeonvelvetground, very good condition £800-£1,000

25th Bengal Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1829-45. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1829-45,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesignbackplatewithsilvermounts,honourscroll‘Java’,tothe centreUnionwreathwith‘25’,belowscroll‘Volunteers’,completewithusual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

9th Madras Native Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1843-57. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1843-57,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesignbackplate,giltmounts,crownedornatescroll,tothe centresinglemastedship,belowscrollwith‘Ava’,completewithusualhooks and studs to the rear, very good condition £600-£800

14th Madras Native Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1843-57. A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1843-57,copperburnishedgilt rectangulardesignbackplate,withsilveredmounts,laurelwreathswith ‘Mahidpoor’and‘China’,crownedtitlebelt,gilt‘XIV’tothecentre,below silvereddragon,completewithusualhooksandstudstotherear, verygood condition £600-£800

Royal Horse Guards Officers Pouch Badge c.1890. ARoyalHorseGuardsOfficersPouchBadgec.1890,HMsilver(London 1890),crownedGarterbelt,tothecentre‘RHG’,bolts "xingstotherear, good condition £180-£220

37th(Cranbrook)WestKentRi!eVolunteerCorpsPouchBeltPlate c.1902 -08.

APouchBeltPlateofsilveredstarpatternbackplate,crownedtitlebelt‘Kent Ri!eVolunteers’and‘37’,tothecentretheWhiteHorseofKent,3boltsto the rear, very good condition £120-£160

Leicestershire Regiment Officers Waist Belt Clasp. AnOfficersWaistBeltClasp,rectangularpattern,HMsilver(Birmingham 1909,maker’smarkB.N),tothecentreregimentaldevice,giltTigerwith ‘Hindoostan’and‘Leicestershire’,hookandlooptotherear, giltworn, otherwise good condition £120-£160

Boileau Family Livery Insignia. Abadgeofovalgiltdesign,tothecentreblueenamelscrollwithmotto‘De ToutMonCoeur’,belowa‘PelicaninherPietyproper’feedingyoung,with ornatemonogram‘JB’,totherearengraved‘No.2’,completewithstuds, chips to enamel, otherwise good condition £120-£160

CrestoftheBoileaufamily,probablySirJohnPeterBoileau(1794-1869),1stBaronetof TacolnestonHall,Norwich,Norfolk,homeoftheBoileaufamilysincetheestatecame into the possession of John Boileau, for whom the baronetage was created in July 1838.

The Original, Ancient, and Honourable Lumber Troop Officer’s Gorget c.1750. A "neOfficersGorget,c.1750,coppergiltconstructedonwireframe,thecentralareaengravedwithcoatofarmswithmotto‘In Nocte Letamur’ [Rejoice in the Night], with ‘Lumber Troop’ to the shoulders, very good condition, rare £300-£400

Note: TheOriginal,Ancient,andHonourableLumberTroopisrecordedinFrancisGrose’s DictionaryofVulgarTongue1811 as‘Acluborsocietyof citizensofLondon’.TroopHallwassituatedatBoltStreet,BoltCourt,FleetStreet,andtheClubwaspresidedoverbyaColonel.Noted membersincludedPrinceGeorgeofDenmark(QueenAnne’sConsort),JohnHogarth,andvariousMembersofParliamentandLordMayorsof London.

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A Collection of German Militaria, Part 12

A German Second World War Belt Buckle.

AHighJusticeOfficial’s1933-37beltbuckle,inmagni"centgilt,bothpiecestothebucklecomplete,makermarkedonthereverse side, very good condition £100-£140

730

A German Second World War Belt Buckle.

AJusticeOfficials1937-45beltbuckleinwhite "nish,makermarkedDRGMAssmannwithbothsectionsofthebucklecomplete, good condition £80-£100

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732

A German Second World War Belt Buckle.

A Political Leader’s belt buckle in white "nish, very rare in this "nish, single section of buckle only, good condition £80-£100

A German Second World War Belt Buckle.

A Justice officials 1933-37 type 1 belt buckle, identical to State Forestry Service, single section of buckle only, good condition £60-£80

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734

A German Second World War Belt Buckle.

A Standard Political Leaders belt buckle, marked RZM4/24, with both sections of the buckle complete, good condition £80-£100

German Second World War Belt Buckles.

ComprisingNationalForestryOfficers,allwhitemetalaluminium,makerstampedwithbothsectionsofthebucklecomplete.

PoliticalLeadersingilt,markedRZM4/27doubleprongedbelt "xingsystem.NationalForestryService1938,slightlytoned Assmannmarked,onepieceofthebuckleonly "tted.Justiceofficials1933-37withPrussianstyleeagle,bothsectionsofthebuckle present, Assmann marked plus DRGM, good condition (4) £160-£200

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736

German Second World War Afrika Korps and Feldgendermerie Cuff Titles. BevotypewithAfrikaKorpsinsilverweave,shortenedwithevidenceof "ttingtoatunic;andFeldgemdarmeriearmytypeBevo weave grey letter on brown background, full length, unused, good condition (2) £80-£100

German Second World War Cuff Titles.

ArmyRailwayDirectionServiceBrusselscuff title,introducedFebruary1941andafter7monthswithdrawnandreplacedwiththe armbadge,subsequentlythecuff titleisrare.LuftwaffeHermannGoringDivisioncuff title,fulllength,used,asremovedfroma tunic, stitches remain, enlisted ranks version, good condition (2) £140-£180

737

German Second World War Cuff Titles. WaffenSSOstturkischer,greenandsilverBevoweave,fulllength,unused.ArmyPropagandaCompanyBevoweaveinsilveron black,fulllength,unused.Reichskriegerbundcuff title(OldComrades)forDistrictNordost,Bevosilverweaveonblue,as removed from a tunic, good condition (3) £300-£400

738

German Second World War Teno Insignia.

AnicegroupingofinsigniaallfortheTenocomprising5individualshoulderboardsofdifferentranks,aslightmismatchedpair withonematchedpair,allhavetracesofglueonthereversesidewheretheyhavebeenonacollectorsdisplayboard. AccompaniedbyaveryhighqualitysilverBevowovenarmeagleoftheTenoOrganisation.Tenoinsigniahasalwaysbeenofthe highest quality, very good condition (8) £120-£160

739

German Second World War Teno Insignia.

ComprisingasmallcircularAirDefenceServicecircularpatch.TechnicalServicecircularpatch.VeryhighqualityBevoweavearm eaglewithmatchingqualityoverseascapeagle.Threeindividualrankcollarpatcheswiththreeindividualseparatelynumberedunit patches,allinthemosthighestqualitybothBevoandheavywireweave.Themulticoloured1933periodarmbadgewornonthe upperleftsleeve.Earlyovalshapedredonwhitearmbadge.BevowovenTDpossiblyfortheTechnicalServicewornfrom1919 to approximately 1937. Gothic BD for Readiness Service, very good condition (13) £400-£500

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741

German Second World War Luftwaffe Administration Officials Shoulder Boards and Collar Patches. 4PairsofLuftwaffeAdministrativepersonnelshoulderboards,3intheiroriginalcellophanepackets,1withitsoriginaltiecord withamixtureofredandpinkunderlay.ApairofNCOsAdministrationServicecollarpatcheswithsilverandgoldintertwined edging,onemothnipandresidueofglueonthereverseside.4pairsofLuftwaffeAdministrationofficerscollarpatches,midgreen underlaywithalldecorationinsilverwireweave,3ofdifferentranks,1rankhavingtwopairs.Someresidueofglueremainingon thereverseside.4pairsofLuftwaffeAdministrationofficersshoulderboards,allwithredandgreenunderlay,2ofthepairshave rankpipsmissing.1pairofLuftwaffeAdministrationofficersshoulderboardswithpinkunderlay,slightoxidisationtothewire lace.2individualLuftwaffeAdministrationshoulderboardswithbrownandgreenunderlayoftwodifferentranks, goodcondition (16) £200-£240

German Second World War NSBO and DAF Insignia.

AmatchedpairofenlistedranksDAF shoulderboards,blackcentralbody,lightbluepipingwithDAFcogwheelinsigniain aluminiumwithunitnumber228bothboardshavingRZMpapertagsattached.NSBOlozengeformBevowovenemblem, WORNabovetheswastikaarmband,evidenceofglueonthereverseside.DAFenlistedranksovalcapbadge,very $nelyBevo wovenDAFinsigniaingoldlaidonasteelbackgroundwithone $xingpinonlyonthereverseside,RZMmarked.DAFofficers Bevosilverwireoverseascapeagle.1extremelyscarceofficersheavybullionwirehandembroideredeaglefortheDAFoverseas cap.DAFsleeverankchevroninheavybullionwirefortherankofBetriebszellenobmann.RemainsofRZMpaperticketonthe reverse side, good condition (6) £80-£100

742

German Second World War DAF and NSBO Insignia. ComprisingaNSBOcuff title,beautifullyhandchainstitchedembroideredNSBO.KREIS1,fulllengthuncut,unused.Woman’s FraunwerkBevowoventriangularformbadge,theDeutscheFrauenwerkhadnoofficialuniformbutthisbadgecouldbewornon awhitearmbandorsewntothefrontortheleftarmofoveralluniform,aprons,etc.,DAFofficer’sheavywirebullioncapbadge insilver.Officer’sgoldbullionwirecapbadge,heavywire.2slightlydifferentsizehandembroideredDAForNSBOofficer’s overseascapeagles.DAFcapbadgeinofficer’squalitygoldbullionwire,ovalform.AnotherovalformDAFBevowovencap badgewithinametalframeandacelluloidtransparentcover,two $xingpinsonthereverseside,RZMmarked.DAFsleeve diamond,aluminiummetallicDAFcogwheelonblackwoolbackground.DAFpracticecoachsportsvestemblem,abeautifully Bevowovenred,whiteandblackDAFinsigniaonred $eld,tracesofglueonthereversesidewiththewordUbungswart(practice coach) below, good condition (10) £140-£180

743

German Second World War Luftwaffe Sonderfuhrer Insignia.

Comprisingonesetofofficers’Sonderfuhrersilverbullionwirewovencollarpatches.AsetofNCO/enlistedman’sSonderfuhrer collarpatcheswithgreenandsilvertwistedcordedging.3matchedpairsofstitch-onSonderfuhrersspecialistshoulderboards, twopairswithredandgreenunderlay,onepairwithbrownandgreenunderlay.AmatchedpairofSonderfuhrercollarpatches laid onto an original collectors card, good condition (6) £80-£100

744

German Second World War DLV/NSFK Insignia.

AnicematchedpairofDLV/NSFKgroupcollarpatches,aluminium $gures5/18withthreealuminiumrankpipstotherankof Sturmfuhrer.AfurthersinglecollarpatchfortherankofObersturmfuhrer.TwoBevowovenbreastemblems,whichshows Icarusoverablackswastika,bothonLuftwaffestyle $eldbluegreybacking.CircularM.29styleeagleinwhiteembroideryon DLV/LuftwaffebluegreybackingindicatingapartyofficerwithintheDLV.Anotherofidenticalstyle,lightgreyondarkblue backing, good condition (7) £140-£180

745

German Second World War DLV/NSFK Insignia.

AhighqualityhandembroideredwirewovenM.29styleeaglefortheDLV/NSFKberet.M.29eagle,greyembroideryonDLV backingclothcirculartradebadgeindicatingpartyofficialwithintheDLV.Highrankingsingleshoulderboardwithgoldandsilver intertwinedlacewithagoldbuttonattached,residueofglueonthereversesidewherepreviouslyattachedtoacollector’sdisplay board.AsingleDLVyellowpipedshoulderstrap,stitch-onstylewithgroupnumber2chainstitchedtothecentre.Asimilar shoulderboardwithplaincentre.DLV/NSFKbreastemblemshowingIcaruswithblackswastikaonbrownbackingclothfor wearingwiththebrownpoliticalblouse,evidenceofglueonthereverseside.AfurtherbreastemblemshowingIcarusagainon standardLuftwaffebluegreybackingmaterial.DLV/NSFKtechnicalcirculararmpatchofcogwheelswithspokes, goodcondition(8) £180-£220

746

German Second World War Organisation Todt and Transport Speer Insignia ComprisingaTransportBrigadeSpeerOfficerCollarpatch;5differentOrganisationTodtspecialitytradepatches,1pairof enlisted ranks collar patches, 2 separate NCO collar patches, and 1 sleeve rank patch, generally good condition (10) £100-£140

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A Collection of German Militaria, Part 12

German Second World War Army Officers Collar Patches.

Alargegroupallindividualsinglecollarpatchescomprising1ReichwehrInfantry.2ThirdReichInfantry.4ThirdReichMedicals.5 ThirdReichMountainTroop.4ThirdReichPanzer.1ThirdReichPanzerGrenadier.2ThirdReichCavalry.2ThirdReichSignals. 1ThirdReichPioneer,mothdamage.8ThirdReichArtillery.1ThirdReichTransport.4Miscellaneous, generallygoodcondition (35) £200-£240

German Second World War DLV Insignia.

5individualDLVshoulderboardsallfullydescribedontheircollectorsboards,whenorifremovedtherewillberesidueofglue on the reverse side. Rare insignia, good condition (5) £70-£90

Imperial German Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingHessianLeibDragoonRegimentHauptmannshoulderboards,stitch-on,somelightmothonthereverseside.Prussian MedicalMajor’sshoulderboards,oneslipontabmissing.BavarianMedicalOberleutnantshoulderboards,slip-on.PrussianMedical AssistantOberleutnantshoulderboardsstitch-on.2ndRoyalBavarianInfantryRegimentshoulderboards,wartime,Leutnant, "eld greycentrewithblueandwhite #eck,superbset,slip-on,allmotifsinchemicallypatinated "eldgrey.Prussian2ndFootArtillery Major shoulder boards, slip-on, good condition (6) £400-£500

Imperial German Shoulder Boards.

Comprisinga2ndWestPrussianPioneerBattalionNo.23Oberleutnntshoulderboards,stitch-on.PrussianLauenburgFoot ArtilleryRegimentNo.20shoulderboards,Leutnant,stitch-on.MintconditionBavarianReiterRegimentLeutnantshoulder boards,slip-on,matchedpair.PrussianGuardRegimentNo.2Majorshoulderboards,largesize,slip-onwithoneslip-ontab missing.PrussianGrenadierRegimentNo.7shoulderboards,largeformatboards,rankofMajorwithslip-ontabs.Bavarian1st Infantry Regiment Major shoulder boards, wartime with "eld grey subdued numerals and lace, good condition (6) £400-£500

Imperial German Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingOldenburgDragoonRegimentNo.19Leutnantshoulderboards,stitch-on,somelightmothonreverseside.Saxon Regiment108Leutnantshoulderboards,stitch-on.SaxeWeimarInfantryRegimentNo.94Oberleutnantshoulderboards, stitchon,mintbrightgilt.BavarianAviationTelegraphTroopsshoulderboards,wartime,stitch-on,matchedpairwithdovegrey underlay,rankofLeutnant.PrussianFieldArtilleryRegiment21,shoulderboards,slip-on,rankofOberleutnant.Prussianwartime Hospital Administration Leutnant shoulder boards with dove grey underlay, Prussian motifs to centre, slip-on, good condition (6) £400-£500

Imperial German Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingPrussianRegimentNo.21Oberstshoulderboards,blackandredunderlay,slip-on.PrussianJagerzuPferdeRegiment No.3Oberleutnantshoulderboards,stitch-on.HessianInfantryRegimentLeutnantshoulderboards,slip-on.Mecklenburgpre 1914Leutnantshoulderboardsslip-on.BavariaArtilleryRegimentNo.2.Oberstleutnantshoulderboardsslip-on, goodcondition (5) £300-£400

A German Second World War Army Zeltbahn. Asplinterpatterncamou#agearmedforceszeltbahn,thesewereutilisedeitherindividuallyasaraincapeorwiththreebutton togetheractedasatent,thisexamplehavingallofitszeltbahnbuttonspresent.Someperiodpatchingandstitching.Makermarked Berlin date 1938 stamped to one corner of the zeltbahn, reasonable condition £50-£70

German Second World War Veterans Associations Lapel Badges.

8separatelapelpinbadges,allenamelled,3Reichskriegerbund,3Kyferhausebund,2Reichstreubund,allhaveeitherlapelpin "xingsortinnytype "xings,1withdetachedlapelpin "xing.AllareeithermakermarkedorGesGeschmarked.Enamels undamaged on all, good condition (8) £120-£160

German Associates

Second World War Lapel Pin Badges

7 Fascist Italian lapel pin badges, 6 different and 1 duplicate, all are maker marked, all enamel good, very good condition (7) £100-£140

German Associates Second World War Lapel Pin Badges

8FascistSpanishLapelpinbadges,enamelled,2areduplicates,highqualityenamelsundamaged,2haveindividualawardissue numbers, very good condition (8) £100-£140

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German Associates Second World War Lapel Pin Badges 7 Vichy French Individual lapel pin badges, superb enamels, 3 are identical, very good condition (7) £100-£140

German Second World War Medal Riband Bars. 14 medal riband bars with various riband bar devices arttached, generally good condition (14) £80-£100

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German Second World War Medal Riband Bars. 28 medal riband bars with various riband bar devices arttached, very good condition (28) £140-£180

German Imperial and Second World War Medal Riband Bars. 18 medal riband bars with various riband bar devices arttached, generally good condition (18) £140-£180

761

German Second World War Driving Licences and Other Documents.

Comprising4ArmyandLuftwaffedrivinglicencesallwithindividualphotographs,allareofthesamedoublefoldedandsometimes triplefoldedlinentype,GefreiterinaPanzerJagerunit; Luftwafferecipientinbombersquadron,officertheimageshowsthe wearingofauniform,hatless,pilotsbadgeatbreast;AraredrivinglicencetoamemberofRegimentGeneralGoring5thBattalion withphotographinuniform;Armydriverinuniform,hatless;togetherwithaTruppenAusweisausweis,anemptyfolderfora Kriegsmarineausweis,andaPasswithphotographincivildresswithaddedpaperpasswithidenticalimage,2individualitems.All the paperwork has an English translation written with each piece, reasonable condition £80-£100

762

German Second World War Third Reich Documents.

AwellserviceusedSSsoldbuchwithphotographoftheownerincivildresswearingtheHitlerYouthmembershiplapelpinand policelapelpintohisjacket.PoliceServicepass,servedasacombatpolicemanpossiblyintheGreatWarbeingawardedtheIron CrossSecondClass,PoliceLongServiceMedalThirdClassandFrontFightersMedal1914-18,accompaniedbyasmalllinen ausweisforPaulForster,aHauptwachtmeisterfortheGendarmerie.ShootingbookFortargetpracticewiththeGEW98pistol andlightmachinegun, aTransportBrigadeSpeer,GermanissuedpassportissuetoaDutchmaninJanuary1945.Prewarshooting books,4booksintotalwithinonefolderforamemberofInfantryRegiment16. ASoldatenbundausweis(OldComrades)fora veteransoldierwithphotographwearingofficersuniform.Militarypassdated1923foramemberoftheReichwehr.Lohnbuch beingthewagesbookandtwoserviceIDswithphotographsincivildressforaReichworkerandmemberofaLuftwaffeFlak Regiment, cover loose from main body. All with English translations, reasonable condition (lot) £120-£160

763

German Second World War Martin Bormann Birthday Congratulations Letters. 3lettersfrom3differentsourcesaddressedtoMartinBormann,Hitler’spoliticalsecretary,congratulatingBormannonhis43rd birthday.The $rstletterispunchholedfor $lingwithredinkstainingtotheupperlefthandsidefromtheDeputyLeaderofthe GeneralGovernmentinKrakow,Poland,fullinksignatureandEnglishtranslation.ThesecondletterfromFranzXaverSchwarz, theNSDAPTreasurySecretary,dated16June1942toBormannwithbirthdaycongratulations,fullpensignatureandEnglish translation.Thethirdletterdated17June1943fromDr.LammerstheReichChancellerySecretarywithredinkstaintothe upper left hand side with full Lammers ink signature, plus English translation, good condition (3) £80-£100

764

German Second World War Luftwaffe Honour Goblet Citations. Ahighlyinterestinggroupof4A4sizedcitationsfortheLuftwaffeHonourGobletalltoindividualofficers,namedtoLeutnant LotharJakob,FeldwebelJosefHagen,FeldwebelHeinzKattlack,UnteroffizierWilhelmScheffzig,allofficerswereservinginKG26 atthetimeoftheaward,andalldated17October1943withfacsimilesignaturesofHermannGoringwiththepensignatureof theLuftwaffeGeneralOberstBrunoLoerzerwithaccompanyingdocumentationstatingthatmistakenlytheHonourGoblethas beenawardedtwicetotheaccompanyingofficers’names.FullEnglishtranslation.Allofthecitationsarepunchholedfor $lingand arestapledtogetherwithonestapletotheupperleftcorner,whichhasrustedtheareaaroundthestaple, generallygoodcondition (4) £200-£240

765

A German Second World War Presentation Photograph Album.

Alargeformatphotographalbumwithhardredcoveredcanvascovermeasuring32x35cm,silverprintedtitletothecover relatingtotheopeningofaFuhrerSchule(LeadersSchool)1Junewithontheletter3withinthedigitsofthedate.Therefollows 26superbimages,excellentexposure,allinlargeformatshowingalltheaspectsoftheNSDAPLeadershipSchool.14individual photographscontainingRudolfHesswithMartinBormann.Goodclose-upsofSSAllgemeineuniformsandpoliticaluniforms, indepthuniformdetail.OneamazingshotofanAllgemeineofficerwearingM.16helmetwithlargeSSrunespaintedtothelefthand sideofthehelmet.Oneimageappearstobemissingfromthealbum.EveryimagehasbeenannotatedinEnglishdescribingthe sceneandthesituationandwherepossiblethecentral $gureswithintheshot.Asuperbhistoricalandresearchdocument, very good condition £200-£240

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German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945.

ByBrianL.Davis,publishedbyArmsandArmourPress,London,1971,224pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, good condition

Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, Volume 1: 1933-1940.

ByBrianL.Davis,publishedbyArmsandArmourPress,London,1991,256pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, very good condition

Uniforms and Insignia of the German Foreign Office and Government Ministries 1938-1945.

ByJillHalcomb,publishedbyAgincourtPublishers,1984,233pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,withdust-jacket, very good condition

Helmets and Headdress of the Imperial German Army 1870-1918.

ByColonelR.H.Rankin,publishedbyN.Flayderman,NewMilford,1965,152pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

Pickelhauben (Spiked Helmets): German Headdress 1650-1918.

ByEricJ.Johansson,publishedbyH.S.M.Publications,Missouri,1982,180pp.,withnumerouscolourphotographs,withindex, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition

Uniforms and Badges of the Third Reich, Volume 1: NSDAP.

Published by Military Collectors Service, 76pp., with numerous b/w illustrations, hardbound, good condition Waffen SS - Its Uniforms, Insignia, and Equipment 1938-1945

ByD.S.V.FostenandR.J.Marrion,publishedbyAlmarkPublications,London,1971,112pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs and illustrations, softback, reasonable condition

Uniforms of the Luftwaffe 1939-1945

ByMatthewCooper,publishedbyAlmarkPublications,London,1974,80pp.,withnumerousb/wandcolourphotographs, softback, reasonable condition

Casques a Pointe et Coiffures Prestigieuses de l’Armée Allemande 1842-1918 [French text]

TwoVolumes(InfantryandCavalry),byJean-LouisLarcade,publishedbyJacquesGrancher,Paris,1985,160pp.and197pp.,with numerous b/w and colour photographs, hardback, both volumes with dust-jackets, good condition (lot) £40-£50

SoldwithaboundfolderoflooseplatesofGermanhelmets;andotherpamphletsandpublications,including‘DieUniformen’[inGerman];and ‘German Military Police Units 1939-45’, the last part of the Osprey Men-at-Arms series.

Small Arms, Artillery, and Special Weapons of the Third Reich.

ByTerryGanderandPeterChamberlain,publishedbyMacdonaldandJane’sPublishers,London,1978,371pp.,withnumerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

German Small Arms.

ByA.J.R.Cormack,publishedbyPro#eldPublications,Windsor,1979,160pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, good condition

Military Holsters of World War II.

ByEugeneJ.Bender,publishedbyTaylor,Dallas,1984,205pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,withdust-jacket, good condition

A History of Marksmanship.

ByC.C.Trench,publishedbyFerndaleEditions,London,1980,127pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dustjacket, good condition

Fire#ght! The History of Personal Firepower.

ByPeterNewark,publishedbyDavidandCharlesPublishers,NewtonAbbot,1989,190pp.,withnumerousb/wandcolour photographs and illustrations, hardbound, with dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Mauser Ri$es and Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,236pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs, hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Walther Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1946,94pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

The Machine Gun, Volume I.

ByLieutenant-ColonelG.M.Chinn,U.S.M.C.,publishedbytheDepartmentoftheNavy,WashingtonD.C.,1951,2688pp.,with numerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, reasonable condition

Small Arms of the World.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,768pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,andindex, hardbound, reasonable condition (lot) £40-£50

Soldwithvariousotherpamphletsandpublications,includingalargevolumeonSwordsmanship[inGerman],withnumerouscolourplates;‘Small Arms Manual’;and ‘Classic Arms’.

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769

A German Second World War Feldgendarmerie Gorget.

AveryniceexampleoftheallsteelFeldgendarmerieGorget,tothefacesidethelargeoutstretchedwingedeagleandswastikaof thearmedforceswiththebuttonsandtheletteringallpickedoutinluminouspainttobeabletobeseeninthedark.Standard greyshirtingwoolmaterialtothereversesidewiththelozengeshapedmakersmark.Completewithitsmatchingallsteelneck chain, good condition £600-£800

Note: OnlythreemanufacturersproducedtheArmyFieldPoliceGorget,C.E.JunckerofBerlin;F.W.AssmannofLudenscheid;andJ.C.Maedicke of Berlin. This particular example has the M trademark for Maedicke.

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Combat Badges.

ThreeBadges,comprisingaCoastalArtillerybadgemakermarkedFLL(FriedrichLinden)withinthreecircles,someremainsofgilt tothewreath,slightoxidised !nishtothe88mmcoastalgun,withitscorrectpin,hookandhinge;aCoastalArtillerybadgenon makermarkedbutwiththeidentical !ttingstoexampleknowntobeproducedbyHermannAurichofDresden;anda Kriegsmarine Minesweeper badge with virtually all !nish missing, reasonable condition (3) £200-£240

A Panzer Assault badge in silver, original pin, hook and hinge with good !nish maker marked RRS, good condition £140-£180 770

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A German Second World War Panzer Badges

A German Second World War Assault Badge.

AnonmakermarkedGeneralAssaultBadgewhichwasinsilverbuthaslostvirtuallyallofits !nish,pinhookandhingepresent, good condition £60-£80

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A German Third Reich Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze.

AstampedversionoftheInfantryAssaultBadgeinbronze,nonmakermarked,completewithoriginalpin,hookandhinge, good condition £60-£80

A German Third Reich Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge.

A cast type badge by the maker GB, most of the !nish missing but with original pin, hook and hinge, reasonable condition £60-£80 773 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

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A German Second World War Combat Clasp in Bronze.

Anabsolutelymagni!centexampleofthebronzecombatbar,tothelefthandrearsidethedesignername,totherearrighthand sidethemakerofA.U.S.F.A.G.M.u.K.Gablonz,themakersmarkindicatesagroupingofmanufacturersintheGablonzarea.The central blank plate still retaining all of its original blued !nish, mint state £240-£280

776

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Bomber Clasp with Rose Pendant.

AniceearlyTombakproducedBomberClaspingoldthathastonedgiltwithitslaterappliedzincrosependantfor250missions. Standardwidetaperingpin.Nonmakermarked.Smallrivetholdingthedivingbombtothemainbodyoftheaward.Originalhook and hinge, good condition £300-£400

A German Second World War Reconnaissance Luftwaffe Flight Bar.

AsingleexampleoftheLuftwaffeFlightBarinbronzeforreconnaissance #yers.Agoodearlyexample,heavyquality,nonmaker marked.Goodbronze !nishremainingoverall.Slightthinnesstothedarkgreyborderingonblackpatinated !nishtothe reconnaissanceeaglestylehead,withitsoriginalpin,hookandhinge.Closetotherightofthecentralsmalldomedrivetholding theeagletothemainbodyoftheawardtherewouldappeartobeasmallcircletimpression,thewidthanddepthofthiscircletis identicaltothecirclethatsurroundsthecentralrivetandwouldappearthatwhentherivetwas !ttedinplacethepunchmay have jumped and caused another impression, good condition £140-£180

For the identical award see Flight Clasps of the Luftwa e by Stephen Thomas Previtera.

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An Imperial German Submariner’s Ring. Avery !nelyproducedlargesize !ngerringwiththeringbeingintheformoftheImperialGermanNavalSubmarinersbadge,the shankhavingthelettering’WirFahrenGegenEngelland(WedriveagainstEngland).Averynicehighquality !ngerringina Hannover jeweller’s case, which is nicely crafted in itself, being a leather covered box with velvet inner base, very good condition £180-£220

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A German Second World War Wound Badge Set. Ablack,silverandgoldWoundBadgesetofthree,theBlackWoundBadgestampedtype,nonmakermarked,all !nishremaining; theSilverone-piece,makermarkednumber65whichistheCompanyofKein&Quenzer,originalpin,hookandhinge,good !nish remaining;theWoundBadgeingold,unusuallystampedtype,normallytheycomesolid,nonmakermarkedwithresidueofblue tack on the reverse side, with original pin, hook and hinge, good !nish remaining, good condition (3) £100-£140

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780

German Third Reich Medals and Awards.

Comprisinga1936Olympicmedalwithoutribbon,good !nishremaining;anItalianAfricamedalwithitsoriginalmulticoloured ribbon,althoughfrayed,thisisthehighqualitybronzeexample;aSASportsbadge,thisisanindividualawardedpiecenumbered 59740makermarkedLauer;aWarServiceCrossFirstClasswithswords,screwbackwithall !nishmissing,still !ttedwithits uniformlocatingpinanditssecuringdisc;aThirdReichWoundBadgeinblack,singlestampedversion,someslightpaintlossto thehighpoints;anEasternPeoplesawardFirstClassinsilverwithoutswords,themajorityof !nishmissing,completewithcorrect pin,hookandhinge;andanEasternPeoplesSecondClasswithswords,bronzeexample,withgood !nishremaininganditsoriginal green and white ribbon, generally good condition (7) £200-£240

781

German Third Reich and Related Medals and Badges.

ComprisingaSpanishBlueDivisionmedal,excellentconditionwithribbonanduniform !ttingpin.FrenchVichymedalwithdate 1939-40withswords.Polish/RussiancombinationLenino1943medalcommemoratingthecombinedRussian/Polishforcesagainst theforcesoftheThirdReichforthebattleofLenino.ItalianRussianFrontDonmedal,blackandwhiteribbon,whiteenamels.A VichyFrenchbreastbadgewithletteringALAGovertheenamels.FinnishOrderoftheCrossofLibertydated39onthereverse side with ribbon. Fascist Italian unit arm shield, generally good condition (7) £140-£180

782

German Mixed Awards.

ComprisingaMothersCrossingold,excellentcondition,someslightscratchingtothewhiteenameltothecentre,giltsuperb. ThirdReichWarServiceCrossFirstClasswithoutswords,excellent !nish,nonmakermarked.25yearLongServiceOld Comradespin,undamagedenamels.AminiatureversionoftheBavarianpreThirdReichindustrialaward.ImperialandThirdReich awardedLifesavingDLRGbadgewithoriginalpin,hookandhinge.ALuftwaffecapcockadeinaluminiumwithboth !ttingpins present.Anunidenti!edplaque55mmx90mm,shieldshapedwiththeoutlineofanartdecostyleeagleandswastikaonabulls eyedesignbehind,threepredrilledholesforeitheraplaqueuniform !tting.NSKKcircularplaqueinunusualconstructionof Bakelite, 50mmdiameterforNSKKmeetingon10April1938,makermarkedonthereversesideRichardSieper&Sohneof Ludenscheid, generally good condition (8) £160-£200

783

German Second World War Tinnies and Plaques.

Comprisingalargesize93mmx55mmplaqueforameetinginHannover1933withpredrilled !xingholespresent.National Frauenschaftbadge,largeversion,undamagedenamels,completewith !xingpin,RZMmarkedM1/92.LargeItalianaluminiumtinny showingtheFascistcoatofarmswiththeinsigniaoftheDAF,Romemakermarkedfaintlyappliedtothereversesidewithwhat appearstobeareplaced !ttingpin.Grossdeutschland10April1938tinnywithpinbacksuspension.WorkDay1May1936 aluminiumbadge,makermarkedonthereverse.LargeNSKOVcapbadgewithpaintedred,whiteandblackcentrewithpinback suspension.StuttgartPartyDay1934veryhighqualitybadgewithpinbacksuspension.NSDAPDay29May1938withpinback suspensionmissing.Reuni!cationoftheTsartinnywithpinbacksuspension.1937dateddoublesided $yingmedallionforthe organisationtheR.D.KL.1942-43 EisnerFrontmedal.GermanLutheranOrganisationbadge1933withpinbacksuspension.A metallicedelweissbadgefor !ttingtoanM.43oroverseascap.EnamelledFrauenschaftleadersbadgewithblack,whiteandred enamelshavingablueborder,slightchippingtotheenamelwithpinbacksuspension,RZMmarked.TwoStateWelfare Organisation pins, one with lapel pin !xing the other with tinny type !xing, both RZM marked, generally good condition (lot) £120-£160

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German Second World War Tinnies and Accessories.

AselectionofsixtinniescomprisingReuni!cationoftheSaar1934;DayofWork1934;DayofWork1935;1stMay1936;Hitler YouthDayBadge1936;andanEagletinny.Allofthemhavetheiroriginalpinsandhooksandareallinnicecondition. AccompaniedbyanM.29eagleRZMmarkedwithtwistedandgroovedlapelpin !xing;andanArmyofficerscapcockadeof twopiece construction, good condition (8) £50-£70

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Miscellaneous German Second World War and Related Militaria. Comprisinga !ngerringwithcentralshankbeingthefascistsymbolovertheThirdReichswastika.Alozengeformarmbadgein theformoftheinsigniaoftheBritishFascistMovement.GermanKriegsmarinemedicaltradepatch.GermanSecondWorldWar armysidecapBevowoveneaglewithruststains.ThirdReichbayonetportapeeknotinpinkand !eldgrey.Germanarmyofficer’s silvercapcord.A16.5cmBakelitecontainermarkedSturmBerlin1914withaninstrumentinside,whichappearstobeaformof compassorlevel.Arollof16mmGermanwartime !lm.5BritishGreatWarWarSavingCommitteelapelbadgeswithswastika centres.AnimpressiveFrenchbadge,whichappearstobeabadgefromtheVichyMarshalPetain’sbodyguard,niceenamels.A shieldshapedbadgeshowingaLuftwaffe88mm $akgunwithLuftwaffeeagleandswastikaabovewiththeoriginalnameofthe ownerandthedate1944onthereverseside.Asinglepartofa2partStalag8Eidentitydisc,aGermanMotherandChild Associationwithpinbacksuspension.ApieceofGermanwartimesoapmarkedKarlsruhewithstampedtothebackKriegseife, reasonable condition £50-£70

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787

German, British, and Overseas Great War and Second World War Metallic Badges.

Comprising5BritishGreatWarWarSavingsCommitteeenamelbadges,2square,3circular.1nicelyenamelledred,whiteand blackpinshowingtheThirdReichswastikabutlocatedwithinanEnglish,London,ForestGatejewellerspresentationbox indicatingitcouldpossiblybeofBritishvintagecircaGreatWar(theswastikawasinuseinmanyEuropeanandScandinavian countriesassymbolofluckupuntiltheendoftheGreatWar.2Russianstars.2ItalianSecondWarmilitarybadges.German SecondWarmotorcyclistidentitydisc.5separateGermanDaybadges.2highlyinterestingdownsweptwingedeagleand swastikasoveraredcrosswithswastikatothecentrewiththepaperattachmentofabernstein(amber)manufacturerslabels attachedwithtwistedandscrewedlapelpin !xings.NSKKsidecapbutton.ThirdReichWoundbadgeinblackminiature.AnM.29 ThirdReicheagleandswastikaminiature.5accompanyingThirdReichmixedbadges.Acardcontaining9motifsthatwouldattach tomedalribbons,Police,Customs,Luftwaffe,PragueCastleBar,FaithfulServiceMedal.9furtherunidenti!edThirdReichrelated items.Bavarian25yearFirePoliceLongServiceMedal.FreeFrenchCroixdeGuerrewithswords.1FascistItaliancapbadge.1 Royal Army badge. 1 German 1928 overseas #ight stallion, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

German Imperial, Third Reich, and Overseas Medals and Badges. ComprisingaThirdReichperiodGermanveteransmedal.Agoldembroideredcuff piecefromaGermanGeneral’sparade uniform.AThirdReichRADwoman’sneckbroochingold,pincomplete,Assmannmarked,hookmissing.ThirdReichperiod ColonialBundstickpinwithexcellentenamels.ThirdReichperiodSchlaegterBundveteranspinwithlapelpin !xing.Lufthansa pin,goodenamels.Anunidenti!edSpanishfascistperiodbadgewith !xingpins.FascistItalianlozengeshapedpinwithhook complete,pinmissing.FascistItaliancapinsigniafortheoverseascapknownastheBustina,twosetsofclipsmissing,twopresent. Unidenti!edThirdReichmultienamelstickpinreadingBochum48belowamobileswastika.Asmallporcelain,possiblyWinter HelpWorkbadgewiththesamechildholdingacollectingtinwithswastika.Azinccastentrybadgenumbered4forafactory,pin missing.Asmallquantityof3ImperialJubileeribbonswithenamelledbadges.GermanMothersCrossinbronze,someenamel missing,noribbon.Anassortmentof5ThirdReichcapinsignia.M.29eaglewithpinscomplete.M.29eaglewithoutpins.Naval deckcapeaglewithoutpin.Anothernavaldeckcapeaglewithoutpin.Postalvisorcapeaglewithpins, generallygoodcondition(lot) £140-£180

788

German Second World War Insignia.

ComprisingaVolksturmarmband,printedtype;aSASportsbadge,makermarked, !nishmissing;aBevowovenarmysidecap eagle;aRailwaycollarpatch;anda1piecestampedaluminiumarmycapeaglewithoneofthethree !ttingpinsmissing, reasonable condition (5) £60-£80

789

German Second World War Cloth Insignia.

ThreedoublesidedBevowovenarmysportsvesteagles,onewithstitchmarksasremovedfromavest,theothertwounused, someagefoxing.ArmedForcesBevowovenedelweissbadge,cutfromroll.Anotheridentical.PrintedAserbaidschanvolunteer sleevepatch,Georgianprintedarmpatch.Anotheridentical.Navalranksleevepatchwithslightmothing.StrassenErlaubnisarm band,slightscorching.DJsleevepatch,Bevowoven.Navalmothdamagedtradepatch.printedshieldOST.Kriegsmarine Obermattrankpatch.PrintedIdel-UralRussianvolunteersleevepatch.Armedforcesedelweissbadgemachineembroidered, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

790

German Second World War Cloth Insignia.

ComprisingaFieldPolicearmbadge,asremovedfromtunic,wellworn,orangeongreen.Anotherincircularform,nontrimmed withslightmothdamage.ArmyJagerarmbadge,machineembroidered.CoastalArtilleryenlistedranksyellowongreenbreast eagle.ALandCustomsstyleeagle,cutfromthecentreofaCustomscuff bandinBevoweave,silverongreen.Armytriangular formoverseascapeaglewithmatchingBevocockade,sewntogether.TheonepiecetriangularArmyM.43capeaglewithintegral nationalcockade.Kriegsmarineoverseascapeagle,Bevowovenyellowonblue.CoastalArtilleryoverseascapeagle,yellowon green.Kriegsmarineenlistedmansbreasteagle,machineembroideredyellowonblue.Anotheridentical.DAFofficersoverseas capeagleinBevosilverweave.EnlistedranksDAFcapeaglefortheoverseascap.Anunusualgoldbullionwirewoveneagleina miniaturisedformofadiplomaticstyleeagle,itwouldappeartobeofItalianmanufacturebutwecannotidentifythispiece.Bevo woven gold eagle with integral national cockade for the overseas cap, generally good condition (lot) £180-£220

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792

German Second World War Metallic and Cloth Insignia.

ComprisingaGeneral-Luftzeugmeistertriangularformbadgewornontherightbreastofoveralls.2tropicalnationalcoloured Tropheimshields,onewithre-solderedpins.1bronze,1silverarmydriversbadgewithoutbackingplates.CoastalArtillery shoulderboard.Ascarce !eldpostofficialsshoulderboard.Customsofficialsshoulderboard.Luftwaffeclothparatroopers quali!cationbadge.Luftwaffecreamworkoverallsleeverankpatch.2SAshoulderboards,whicharebothgluedtocards. Kriegsmarinemedicalpersonneltradepatch,gluedtocard.KriegsmarineEngineerssleevepatch,gluedtoclothbacking.Agroup of5RedCrosspiecesofinsigniawhichcomprisesof2armtrianglesindifferentconstructions.2RedCrosssleeveshields,1 machinewoven,1Bevowoven.1RedCrosscollarpatch.WaffenSSObersturmbannfuhrerscamou$ageuniformstripofinsignia foronesleeve.Armyfarrierstradepatch.ArmyObergefreitertradepatchongreen.AnotherarmyGefreitertradepatchin herringbonetwill.Armytechnicalartisansleevepatch,pinkmachinewovenon !eldgreygreen.ArmytropicalObergefreitersrank patch. Army Obergefreiter rank patch grey on !eld grey green, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

German Second World War Metallic and Cloth Insignia. ComprisingaKriegsmarinenavalmedicalcadetsleevebadge.Anotheridentical.Navalengineerstradepatch.Navalwriter’ssleeve badge.NavalObermattwhitedeckuniformrankpatch.Armymedicalsleevepatch.Anothermedicalsleevepatch.Army !reworker’spersonnelsleevepatch.Luftwaffemechanisor’sadministrator’ssleevepatch.Obergefreitersleevepatch,armyforthe herringbonetwillworkuniform.LDOpaperpacketfortheLuftwaffeGroundCombatbadge.EasternFrontMedalribbon.Alarge 5cmSAbadgeshowinganSAmanhorseriding,pinbacksuspension.GFPSecretFieldPoliceshoulderboardmotifinmetal.A miniature16mmSS8yearLongServiceMedal.HitlerYouthmembershippinwithoneredsectionofthebadgeenamelbroken. RedCrosscapinsigniainenamels,pinsuspensionmissing.A1935HitlerYouthaluminiumaward.WWIIronCross2ndclass. 1914WarHonourCrossandsilverWoundBadgewithoutswastikalapelpin.MiniatureTankAssaultBadgewithlapelpin !xing missing.Gliderquali!cationbadgeinblueandwhiteenamels.ShootingAssociationenamelbadgewithlapel !xingmissing.DAFpin badgewithhalfofalapelpinpresent.AGermanCatholicAssociationDaybadge.AquantityofwhatispossiblyWintersHelp WorkbadgesbeingtheshieldsandcoatsofarmsofareasandtownswithinGermany,AustriaandNorthernItaly.GauBerlinDay badgeinplasticwithoutany !tting.3Medalribbonbarmotifsallshowingtheswastika.2policebadgesfor !ttingtothepolice bayonet, !ttingspinsmissing,oneinsilver,oneinbronze.Reuni!cationoftheSaartinnycorrodedwithoutsuspensionpin.An individuallynumbered0846missionpassfortheFokkeWolfaircraftfactoryinBremen.MiniatureHitlerYouthpro!ciencybadge withpinmissing.Agroupingof4separateRZMticketsthathavebeenremovedfromitemsandmountedoncard,1isSSthathas notbeenmountedoncard.Whatappearstobeaworkpassnumber174forafactory(RuhrstahlAG).ApostWWIIPolish shieldshapedbadge1814to1945Grunwald,Berlinlaidongreenandmaroonribbon.ThirdReichtinnyFlugtagBremenwithpin backsuspension.AdolfHitlerporcelainDaybadgeshowingtheheadofHitler.ItalianyouthONBcapbadgewithallpins !tted, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

793

German and British Miscellaneous Badges, Medals, and Paperwork.

Amixedlotofover100Britishmilitarybadges,Britishmilitaryclothinsignia,ThirdReichrelateditems,ThirdReichandAxis related items, British old banknotes, and various enamel badges, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

794

A German Second World War Pennant.

Aniceconditionswastikapennantwithvery !nelyblackchainstitchedswastikaonawhite !eldlaidonstandardredribbed $ag cloth, complete with lanyard and !xing hook, some moth damage, reasonable condition £100-£140

795

German Second World War Documents.

5itemsofSecondWorldWarGermanpaperworkcomprisinganunusedDeutschesReichDienstpass;adoublefoldedprinted cardfortheDLV,somemembershipstampsincludedfor1936,identi!edtoamember;aDAFmembershipbookwithalldetails ofholder,manyDAFmembershipstampstotheinteriorfrom1935throughto1940;anotherDAFmembershipbook, accompaniedbyitsownmembershipcard,identi!edtoaHeinrichEmdens;andanicestudioportraitphotographofaWaffenSS enlisted man wearing the visor cap, good condition (5) £40-£50

796

German Second World War Wehrpass and Soldbuchs.

AnArmywehrpasstoWalterBerger,photographincivildress,servedfrom1944to1945,veryfewentries.Armysoldbuch, photographofanunidenti!edGrenadier,largepassphotographwearinguniform,hatless,servedinGrenadierBattalion79and87, veryfewdetails,noawards.Luftwaffesoldbuch,servedfrom1941,nophotographservedwithaFliegerRegimentfrom1941to 1943,nofurtherdetails,someentries,servedbrie$ywithRegimentHermannGoringinHolland,noawards.Armydriver’slicence, double folded linen type, no photograph, dated 1942. Armed Forces Catholic prayer book, generally good condition (5) £40-£50

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A German Second War Panzer Regiment 171 Panzer Jager Porcelain Plate. Ahighlyattractiveporcelainplate,295mmindiameter,withGermanporcelain makersmarkingonthereverseside.Thefacesidewithoutsidescrollreading ’Abteilung171PanzerJäger’,withthedate10May1940to18June1940with centraleagleandswastika.Thecentreofplateshowstherouteofmarchof thisregimentintheinvasionofFrance.Nochipsorcracks. Ahighlyattractive display piece, in excellent condition £180-£220

An S.S. Allach Porcelain Berlin Bear. AbeautifulexampleoftheBerlinbear,allinwhitestanding200mminheight, havingtheclassicSSAllachlogo !redintotheglazewiththedesignersnameF. Nagyaspartofthemould.Thepieceisinaentirelyundamagedcondition,it has never been repaired, very good condition £600-£800

InthehistoryofAllachporcelain,themanufacturewascreatedbytheSSin1935to demonstratetotheworldthehighqualityofGermanartisans,especiallyinporcelain manufacture.CreatedbyHeinrichHimmlerinthesmallvillageofAllach,whichisright nexttotheDachauConcentrationCamp,theyproducedahugeseriesofpoliticaland military !gures as well as many animals, many in white and very few in colour.

An S.S. Allach Porcelain Seated Bear.

Abeautiful !gurebyAllachhavingthegreenSSAllachmarkingwithinan octagontothebase.Faintimagesofthedesignersnameintothemould, beautiful colour 100mm in height on a white base, very good condition £400-£500

An S.S. Allach Porcelain Seated Roe Deer.

Abeautifullyformedseatedcolouredroedeermeasuring75mminlength, 60mminheight,thestandardgreenAllachmarkingtothebasewiththe designersnameT.Karnerwithmodelnumber14withinthemould.The colouredpiecesarealwaysharderto !ndthanthewhite !gures, tracesof restoration to one set of antlers, extremely ne £500-£700

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COMMISSION FORM

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA 7 DECEMBER 2022

Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.

I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.

Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.

Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below: Up to £100 by £5 £100 to £200 by £10 £200 to £500 by £20 £500 to £1,000 by £50 £1,000 to £2,000 by £100 £2,000 to £5,000 by £200 £5,000 to £10,000 by £500 £10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000 £20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.

Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received first.

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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%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

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(a) confirm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and

(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within five working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 (five thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.

7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.

8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.

9 Collection of purchases

The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.

10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.

(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans staff is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.

11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased

The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.

Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

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 deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere. (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction. (f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

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14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

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25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions: (a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer; (c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description; (e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising; (f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon; (g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

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If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.

BUY WITH US

We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.

Be assured that the item in question has been accurately described and photographed, detailing all available information, from its provenance to its current condition. Be certain that our price estimate is fair and sensible.

Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.