Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (15 Mar 23)

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ORDER OF SALE

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2023 AT 10AM

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OBITUARY

NATALIE JAFFE (1943–2023)

Last year I celebrated 50 years in this wonderful business. During that time I have had the privilege of working with some of the legends in commercial numismatics: William French, Douglas Liddell, Peter Mitchell, Geoffrey Hearn, Margaret Amstell, Patrick Finn, Paul Divo, Michael Sharp, to name just a few. But my 51st year has marked an end of an era for me and many others with passing of Natalie Jaffe, our much-loved and respected South African representative.

Natalie Carol Jaffe was thrown into numismatics by the untimely death of her husband, Allen Jaffe, who had founded City Coins in Cape Town in 1967 and who died tragically in a boating accident in Cape Town harbour in May 1975. Natalie was expecting their third child (Allen) and with their two very young children, Joseph and Sharon, the family had been due to emigrate to the United States 10 days later. Instead, Natalie was faced with the task of running City Coins with no previous business or numismatic knowledge, while bringing up three children on her own. With her typical strength of character and determined resolve, and the help of several good friends including ‘Bill’ Hibbard, Glen Schoeman, Dr Frank Mitchell and his son Rob, she grew City Coins into an internationally-recognised

numismatic business. City Coins was the most respected auction house in South Africa for war medals and decorations, holding 73 sales of items from most of the principal collectors in the country.

Our fortunate collaboration with her and her company began in 2003, at first with modest consignments from her clients, then expanding to full single-owner auctions. Without doubt she made an important contribution to the Coin Department’s growth and helped to make it what is it today.

Natalie loved life. She loved to entertain, she loved London, she loved a glass of champagne and would send it back if the bottle had been opened for too long and the bubbles did not rise fast enough! She was generous with her time, advice and compassion. Her incredible sense of humour, even at the very end of her long illness, was an inspiration to us all. She was a mother to three fantastic children who blessed her with seven grandchildren. And she was a friend for life.

On 18 January 2023 we lost a numismatic legend and friend who can never be replaced.

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

AGreatWar‘gallantry’M.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainH.C.Gray,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowas MentionedinDespatchesforhisservicesduringtheSiegeandDefenceofLadysmith,andagainduringthe Great War, and was wounded on the Somme

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1918,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast, OrangeFreeState, uno cialretainingrodbetweenthirdandfourthclasps (86201Cpl.H.Gray,R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02, 2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(86201Serjt:H.Gray.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.C.Gray.) light contact marks to the Boer War pair, these very ne; the Great War awards better (5)

£500-£700

M.B.E. LondonGazette 18November1917:T./LieutenantHerbertChesterGray,RoyalFieldArtillery(Foranactofgallantrynotinthepresenceof the enemy)

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

HerbertChesterGray ‘servedintheSouthAfricaWarandtookpartinthedefenceofLadysmith,beingmentionedinthelateGeneralSt. GeorgeWhite’sDespatchforservicesduringthesiege.HerejoinedontheoutbreakofWar,havingretiredwiththerankofSergeantMajor,and waspromotedforgoodservice.HewasMentionedinDespatchesbySirDouglasHaig,andwaswoundedontheSomme,havinghishorsewas shot from under him.’ (Northampton Independent, 21 December 1918 refers).

GraywascommissionedSecondLieutenanton9May1915,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe30thDivisionfrom July 1916.

Sold with various newspaper cuttings announcing the award of the M.B.E.; and a small group photograph.

Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

AscarceandearlyGreatWar‘WarrantOfficers’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoBatterySergeantMajorW.H. Lane, Royal Horse Artillery

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;China1900,noclasp(850Serjt.W.H.Lane.R.H.A.);1914Star,with copy clasp(850B. S.Mjr.W.H.Lane.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(850W.O.Cl.2.W.H.Lane.R.A.);ArmyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(850B.S.Mjr:W.H.Lane.R.H.A.)mountedfordisplay, themedalsallheavilypolishedandworn,withthe suspension on the VM replaced and the other suspensions all loose, therefore poor to fair, the naming details though all legible (6) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915.

WilliamH.Lane servedwiththeRoyalHorseArtilleryinChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion,andwiththe3rdBrigadeduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom15August1914.ForhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 17February1915)andawardedthe Military Cross.

Four: MajorG.D.Wheeler,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarat Nicholson’sNekon30October1899,andwasMentionedinDespatches;hehadpreviouslybeenawarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal for saving life on Lake Geneva in 1886

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp(Lieut.G.D.Wheeler.R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,Transvaal(Capt.G.D.Wheeler.R.G.A.)engravednaming, minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt.G.D.Wheeler.R.A.)engravednaming;BritishWar Medal 1914-20 (Major G. D. Wheeler.) minor edge bruise to last, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £700-£900

GuyDanversWheeler wasbornatIllawara,NewSouthWales,in1868andin1886wasawardedtheRoyalHumaneSociety’sMedalfor savinglifeonLakeGenevaatLausanneon12August1886(R.H.S.Caseno.23,274).HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyal GarrisonArtilleryon27January1892,andwaspromotedLieutenanton27January1895,andCaptainon1January1900.Heservedinboththe operationisRhodesiain1896,wherehewasinchargeoftheMaximGunsaspartofColonelPlumer’sforce,andinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer Warwiththe10thMountainBattery.HewastakenPrisonerofWaratNicholson’sNekon30October1899,andlaterreleased,andforhis servicesinSouthAfricahewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 29July1902).FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhewas commissionedtemporaryMajor,RoyalFieldArtillery,on22November1915andservedwiththemontheWesternFrontfromFebruary1917 (also entitled to a Victory Medal).

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Three: Gunner A. Robins, Royal Field Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98(8186Gunr.A.Robins11thFd. By:R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(8186Gnr.A.Robins,R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(8186Gnr:A.Robins.R.F.A.) the rstwithslack suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise dark toned, nearly very ne (3) £240-£280

Four: Gunner R. Atkinson, Royal Garrison Artillery, later Yorkshire Light Infantry

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(87894Gunr.Coy.R.Atkinson5thCoy. WesternDivn.R.A.) withminoro cialcorrections;1914-15Star(3-2173Pte.R.Atkinson.Yorks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (3-2173 Pte. R. Atkinson. Yorks. L.I.) nearly extremely ne (4) £200-£240

Soldwiththerecipient’sParchmentCerti!cateofCharacterondischarge;theremnantsofhisaccountingbook;a somewhatdamaged photograph of the recipient; and his riband bars.

Six: Bombardier H. Wood, Royal Field Artillery, who served with the Pom Poms Section during the Boer War

Queen’sSudan1896-98(90699Dvr.H.Woods.R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFree State,Transvaal(90699Br:H.Wood,R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(90699 Bomb:H.Wood.PomPomsSec:R.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(44048Bmbr.H.Wood.R.A.);Khedive’sSudan 1896 -1908,1clasp,Khartoum(90699DriverH.Wood.32F.B.R.A.)contemporarilyimpressednaming, lightcontactmarks,otherwise good very ne (6) £400-£500

32FieldBatteryR.A.wasequippedwith15-pdrri"edmuzzle-loadinggunsandwaspositionedinthecentreoftheZaribaatOmdurmanwiththe 8000strongBritishDivision.Itwasthe !rstunittoopen !reagainsttheDervishesat6.25amonthemorningofthebattle,atarangeof2,700 yards. Bombardier Wood served in “H” Section Pom Poms R.F.A. during the Boer War, attached from 1st Divisional Ammunition Column.

Four: Bombardier A. H. World, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSudan1896-98(74436.A/Br.A.H.World.R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Tugela Heights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(74436Dvr:A.H.World,7thBty.,R.F.A.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(74436Bomb:A.H.World.R.F.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1 clasp, Khartoum (74436. A/Br. A. H. World. 37th Fd. Bty. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (4) £300-£400

Queen’sSudan1896-98(19071[sic].Gr:C.Cobb.61/R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Orange FreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,unofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps(19070A.Bomb:C.Cobb,17th.Bty:R.F. A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(19070Gr.C.Cobb.37th.Fd.Bty.R.A.)depotengravednaming;1914-15Star (17839Gnr:C.Cobb.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17839Gnr.C.Cobb.R.A.)mountedasworninthisorderontwo separatebars;togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘332280’, contactmarks,nearlyvery ne (6) £500-£700

CharlesCobb wasborninHounslow,Middlesex,inJune1878andattestedtherefortheRoyalArtilleryon3March1897.Heservedwiththe ArtilleryoverseasintheSudanandinSouthAfrica,andwasdischargedon2March1913after16years’service,ofwhich2yearsand272dayshad beenspentoverseas.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarCobbre-enlistedintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon23November19194,andserved withtheBritishExpeditionaryForceintheMediterraneantheatre,1915-16,andthenontheWesternFront,1916-18.Hewasdischargedon19 February 1918, no longer physically !t for War Service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCerti!cateforhis !rstperiodofservice;GreatWarDischargeCerti!cate,CharacterCerti!cate,and Silver War Badge Certi!cate; and other ephemera.

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Pair: Company Sergeant-Major O. Redmond, Royal Garrison Artillery

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(66512Sejt.O.Redmond:R.G.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (66512 C. Sjt: Maj: O. Redmond. R.G.A.) mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise toned, nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

Five: Colonel G. R. T. Rundle, C.B., Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(MajorG.R.T.Rundle.43/Bty.,R.G.A.) engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(MajorG.R.T.Rundle.R.F.A.) engravednaming;1914-15Star(Bt.Col.G.R.T.Rundle.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Bt.Col. G. R. T. Rundle.) mounted as worn and housed in a contemporary "tted case, good very ne (5) £400-£500

C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1915.

GeorgeRichardTyrrellRundle wasbornon12July1860andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryin1879.He servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarwhereheperformedthedutiesofCommandant,RouxvilleandComassieBrigade,from19October 1900,andwasafterwardsCommandantatEdenburgfrom3Aprilto21December1901.ForhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatches (LondonGazette 10September1901).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarasCommandingOfficerof146Brigade,R.F.A.,onthe WesternFrontfrom4January1915,andforhisserviceswasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 2June1915)andappointedaCompanion of the Order of the Bath. He died on 12 December 1947.

Sold with the named Bestowal Document for the C.B.

Five: Captain A. Williams, Royal Field Artillery, who was three times Mentioned in Despatches

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein(99848Sgt.A.Williams,65thBty:R.F.A.); 1914 -15Star(Capt.A.Williams.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.A.Williams.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (99848 B.Q.M. Sjt: A. Williams R.F.A.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (5) £120-£160

AmosWilliams wascommissionedintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon15December1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom27August1915.ForhisserviceshewasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 18May1917;21May1918; and 7 July 1919).

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Seven: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) J. Golden, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(8679Sgt.ClerkJ.Golden.R.F.A.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(8679Serjt:J.Golden.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(8679.Q.M.Sjt. -A.S.Mjr.-A.C-J.Golden,R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Q.M.&Lieut.J.Golden.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(8679Q.M.Sjt:J.Golden.R.G.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(8679Q.M.Sjt:J. Golden. 30/Div: H.Q. R.A.) contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very ne; the GVR awards nearly extremely ne (7) £400-£500

Seven: Lieutenant R. Stiff, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(79Gnr.R.Stiff.R.F.A.)aslightlylater impressedissuewith "xedsuspension;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(79Gnr.R. Stiff.R.F.A.)asbeforebutwithcorrectswivelsuspension;1914-15Star(79Sjt.R.Stiff.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2. Lieut.R.Stiff.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(79Sjt.R.Stiff.R.F.A.)impressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(79B.S.Mjr: R. Stiff. R.F.A.) mounted as worn on two wearing bars, generally good very ne (7) £140-£180

Richard Stiff served with the Royal Field Artillery in theatre of war ‘5 i’ from 21 August 1915 and was commissioned on 27 December 1917. SoldwithcopiedMedalIndexCardwhichnotesthathewasissuedwith(replacement)‘Queen’s&King’sS.A.medalswithclasps&DelhiDurbar medal.’

Four: Battery Quarter-Master Sergeant W. J. Walters, Royal Field Artillery, who died in France in May 1915

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith(10858Gnr:W.J.Walters,28thBty: R.F.A.);1914-15Star(51237Sjt.W.J.Walters.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51237B.Q.M.Sjt.W.J.Walters.R.A.) together with Memorial Plaque (William John Walters) the rst nearly very ne, otherwise nearly extremely ne (5) £140-£180

WilliamJohnWalters wasbornintheParishofStMichael’s,BishopsStortford,Hertfordshire,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatLondon on13August1895,aged18.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe28thBatteryR.F.A.butwasdischargedfrom“W”BatteryR.H.A.atWoolwichon 31May1902,havingbeenfoundun"tforfurtherservice.Recalledforservicein1914,heservedinFrancewith94thBattery,5thBrigadeR.F.A. from 1 April 1915. He died in France on 15 May 1917, and is commemorated by name on the Loos Memorial. Sold with parchment certi"cate of discharge, Soldier’s Book, and "bre identity disc.

Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. H. Palmer, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(84250C.S.Major.J.H.Palmer,R.F.A.);ArmyL.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (84250 S. Mjr: J. H. Palmer. R.A.) light contact marks, good very ne (2) £120-£160

Four: Sergeant A. Bright, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(33592Gnr:A.Bright,88thBty.,R.F.A.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(33592Gnr:A.Bright.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (121037 Sjt. A. Bright. R.A.) mounted for display, nearly very ne (4)

£100-£140

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

Pair: Sergeant D. Martin, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’s Nek(76760Serjt:D.Martin.63rd.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(76760 Serjt: D. Martin. R.F.A.) suspension claw re-riveted on QSA, edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very ne (2)

£140-£180

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Five: Corporal G. Phillips, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(74933Gr.G.Phillips, 84thBatt.R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(74933Gnr:G.Phillips.R.F.A.); 1914-15Star(36927Gnr.G.Phillips.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(36927Cpl.G.Phillips.R.A.)mountedasworn, good very ne (5) £180-£220

GeorgePhillips wasbornintheParishofBishopsCombe,nearSherborne,Dorset,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatSherborneon16 September1889,aged19.HeservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryinSouthAfricain1899andwasdischargedatWeedonon21August1902,on completionofhis !rstperiodofservice.Here-enlistedon7September1914,fortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandalsoservedintheWiltshire Regiment and Labour Corps. He was transferred to ‘Z’ Reserve on 15 March 1919. Soldwithparchmentcerti!catesofdischarge(1902),transferstoArmyReserve(1897and1902),andcerti!cateontransferto‘Z’Reserveon Demobilization (1919), together with named card box of issue for 1914-15 Star.

Pair: Bombardier F. Turvey, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Belfast(8996A.Br.F.Turvey,20thBatt.R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(8996Bomb:F.Turvey.R.F.A.) toned,nearlyextremely ne (2) £140-£180

SoldwithcopiedDeathCerti!catewhichshowsthatBombardierFrederickTurveydiedfrom‘woundofthroat(suicide)’atMiddelburg,Cape Colony, on 16 August 1904, aged 28 years 1 month.

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Six: GunnerC.Maurice,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowasreportedwoundedandmissingatLeCateauon26 August 1914

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(14965Gnr:C. Maurice,R.F.A.);1914Star,withlaterslideclasp(14965Gnr:C.Maurice.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14965Gnr.C. Maurice.R.A.);DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(14965Gnr.C.Maurice.R.F.A.)mountedasworn, lightcontact marks, otherwise very ne or better (6) £160-£200

CharlesMaurice servedwith28thBrigadeRoyalFieldArtilleryinFranceandFlandersfrom19August1914.Accordingtoanannotationonhis Medal Index Card he was reported wounded and missing on 26 August 1914 (Le Cateau).

Three: Gunner G. Orpen, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Wittebergen(73004Dvr: G.Orpen,81stBty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(73004Dvr:G.Orpen. R. F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (53280 Gnr. G. Orpen. R.A.) polished, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £120-£160

GoldingOrpen servedinFrancewiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryandlatertheLabourCorpsfrom11March1915,andisentitledtothe1914-15 Star trio.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

Five: Gunner T. W. Prior, Royal Field Artillery, later Royal Horse Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(18313Gnr. T.W.Prior.13/Bty:R.F.A.) withminoro cialcorrections;1914Star,with laterslide clasp(18313.Gnr:T.Prior.R.H.A.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(18313Gnr.T.W.Prior.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(PA-18313Gnr:T.W.Prior.R.H.A.) contact marks, the QSA polished and worn, thus ne; the rest better (5)

£180-£220

Thomas W. Prior served with 3rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914.

Three: Gunner E. A. Wright, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902(2820Gnr:E.A.Wright.R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (236469 Gnr. E. A. Wright. R.A.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

Four: Driver W. Geary, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast,SouthAfrica1901(67167Dvr: W.Geary,86thBty:R.F.A.);1914-15Star(24036Dvr.W.Geary.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24036Dvr.W.Geary. R.A.) very ne (4) £100-£140

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Pair: Colonel E. J. K. Priestley, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(ColonelE.J.K.Priestley.R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. E. J. K. Priestley. R.G.A.) note rank, toned, nearly extremely ne (2) £200-£240

EdwardJohnKenworthyPriestley wasappointedLieutenantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon29April1873;Captain,1October1882; Major,25April1890;Lieutenant-Colonel,13July1899;Colonel,13July1903.ColonelPriestleyservedintheSouthAfricanwarasCommandant atPortElizabeth;afterwardsCommandantofAberdeenDistrict;subsequentlyOfficerCommandingRoyalArtillery,CapeColony,andlaterat Karachi.

Pair: Lieutenant-ColonelR.O.Marton,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowastwiceMentionedin Despatches

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Capt:R.O.Marton,D. S.O.,15Co.S.D.R.G.A.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt.R. O. Marton. D.S.O. R.G.A.) engraved naming, light contact marks, very ne (2)

£500-£700

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1918:

‘For services rendered in connection with the War.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:

‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

RichardOliverMarton wasbornon19August1872,thesonofColonelG.B.H.Marton,andtheHon.CarolineGertrude,daughterofthe 5thViscountAshbrook.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon23November1891,andwaspromotedCaptainin December1899.HeservedintheSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWaronSpecialServicefrom3to19January1900;andwasthenemployedwith Transportfrom20Januaryto10July1900,andwaspresentatoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingtheactions atVetRiver(5and6May)andZandRiver;operationsintheTransvaal,MayandJune1900,includingtheactionsnearJohannesburg,Pretoria,and DiamondHill(11and12June);operationsintheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,includingtheactionatReitVlei,MaytoSeptember1901;operations ontheZululandfrontierofNatal,SeptemberandOctober1901;andoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,December1901to21May1902.For hisservicesinSouthAfricahewasmentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 10September1901)andwasawardedtheDistinguishedService Order. He was invested with his D.S.O. by H.M. the King on 29 October 1901.

Martonwas4thAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofGunnery,from20June1902to31January1903;3rdAssistant SuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofGunnery,from1February1903to11May1905;2ndAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,School ofGunnery,from12to31May1905;and1stAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,ExperimentalStaff,SchoolofGunnery,from1Juneto31 December1905.HelaterservedasInstructor,SchoolofGunnery,from1April1910to31March1914,andwaspromotedMajoron29May 1912.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Startrio),andwaspromoted Lieutenant-Colonelon1May1917.HelaterservedasSuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofInstructionforRoyalHorseandRoyalField Artillery,ChappertonDownArtillerySchool,from10November1917,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasMentionedinDespatches (London Gazette 6 July 1918) and was created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Pair: CompanySergeant-MajorE.Gardner,RoyalGarrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,SouthAfrica1902(61817Co:Q.M. Sjt:E.Gardner,63rdCoy.R.G.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(61817Co:Sjt: Maj: E. Gardner. R.G.A.) very ne (2) £100-£140

ErnestGardner wasbornintheParishofRomsey,Hampshire,andattestedat GosportfortheRoyalArtilleryon14July1887.HewasdischargedatCardiff on13July 1908, having completed his second period of engagement.

Soldwithoriginalparchmentcerti"catesofdischargeandcharacter,andanoriginal portraitphotographofrecipientwearingmedalstogetherwithfourothercopied photographs.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II T. Palmer, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(27234Bombr.T.Palmer,14:S.D.R.G.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(27234Bomb:T.Palmer.R.G.A.);BritishWarMedal 1914-20(27234W.O.Cl.2.T.Palmer.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(27234Sjt:T.Palmer.R.G.A.) contactmarksto

Boer War pair, these nearly very ne; the GVR awards good very ne (4) £200-£240

Five: Sergeant B. G. Miller, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(84104Gnr:B.G.Miller,6thE.D.,R.G.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(84104Gnr:B.G.Miller.R.G.A.) "rstinitialpossibly re-impressed;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-6943Sjt.B.G.Miller.R.A.); Belgium,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R., goodvery ne(5) £160-£200

Croix de Guerre not con"rmed.

Three: Gunner R. W. Holcombe, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(29503Gnr:R.W.Holcombe,15thW.D., R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(29503Gnr:R.W.Holcombe,R.G.A.);British War Medal 1914-20 (29503 Gnr. R. W. Holcombe. R.A.) nearly very ne (3) £120-£160

Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio.

Four: Gunner A. Hunt, Royal Garrison Artillery, later Labour Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(6734Gnr.A. Hunt.16thS.D.,R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6734Gnr:A.Hunt.R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (127811 Pte. A. Hunt. Labour Corps.) good very ne (4) £120-£160

Pair: Gunner A. Penny, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(28614Gnr:A.Penny,23rdW.D.,R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (28614 Gnr: A. Penny, R.G.A.) toned, very ne (2)

£120-£160

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Pair: Gunner G. Querie, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState(33527Gnr:G.Querie,10thE.D.,R.G.A.)last claspattachedwithwire;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(33527Gnr:G.Queree. R. G.A.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne (2)

£160-£200

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Five: Gunner C. W. Smith, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(10295Gnr:C.W.Smith, 36thS.D.,R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(10295Gnr:C.W.Smith.R.G.A.); 1914-15Star(3022,Bmbr:C.W.Smith.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3022Gnr.C.W.Smith.R.A.)togetherwith tworelatedL.C.C.schoolattendancebronzemedalsbothnamed(M.Smith), edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery ne or better (7) £160-£200

Three: Gunner W. J. Wotton, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Natal,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901(28324Gnr:W.J.Wotton, 10th Coy. W.D., R.G.A.) some unofficial rivets; British War and Victory Medals (69689 Gnr. W. J. Wotton. R.A.) very ne (3) £100-£140

Five: Major C. A. E. Miller, Royal Garrison Artillery Militia

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:C.A.E.Miller,R.G.A.Mil:);British WarandVictoryMedals(MajorC.A.E.Miller.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,unnamed,mountedasworn, goodvery ne(5) £240-£280

CecilAubreyErskineMiller wasborninCorkin1880andwascommissionedintotheCorkR.G.A.in1900.HeservedwiththeR.G.A.in SouthAfricaandalsowiththe4th(Militia)Battalion,King’sLiverpoolRegimentin1902.HewaspromotedtoCaptainin195andresignedhis commissionin1912.HeemigratedtoCanadabutreturnedin1916andservedinIreland,EgyptandPalestinewith440SiegeBattery,becoming Major in 1918.

Sold with a photographic image of Major Miller.

Five: Battery Quarter-Master Sergeant T. H. Page, Canadian Field Artillery, late Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Laing’sNek,Belfast(18419Gnr:T.H.Page2ndW.D.,R.G.A.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(18419Bombr:T.H.Page.R.G.A.);1914-15Star(84175

Gunr: T. H. Page. Can: Fd: Art:); British War and Victory Medals (84175 B.Q.M. Sjt. T. H. Page. C.F.A.) very ne (5) £180-£220

Five: Staff Sergeant A. Walters, Royal Field Artillery

China1900,noclasp(R.A./87902Sergt.A.Walters.41stBy.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(19897B.Q.M.Sjt.A.Walters.R.A.);British WarandVictoryMedals(19897S.Sjt.A.Walters.R.A.)ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(87902B.Q.M.Sjt:A.Walters.R.F.A.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (5) £260-£300

Three: GunnerJ.Price,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowastaken Prisoner of War in 1918

1914-15Star(45687Gnr:J.Price.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (45687Gnr.J.Price.R.A.);togetherwithapostcardphotographofthe recipient, very ne (3) £60-£80

JosephPrice attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25September1915.Hewascapturedand taken Prisoner of War during the German Spring Offensive of 1918.

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Grose, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15Star(MajorJ.Grose.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.J.Grose.);DelhiDurbar 1911,silver,unnamedasissued; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzestar on riband, good very ne (5) £120-£160

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917.

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 6 November 1918.

JamesGrose wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon17November1894,andwaspromotedLieutenanton17 November1897,andCaptainon15September1900.HewasawardedtheDelhiDurbarMedalin1911whilstattachedto94thCompany,Royal GarrisonArtillery,andservedwiththe105thBrigade,8thCorps,HeavyArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25August 1915.AdvancedLieutenant-Colonel,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheFrenchCroixde Guerre.

Awell-documentedgroupofthreeawardedtoCaptainG. Bradwell,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowasseriouslywounded on the Western Front on 29 May 1917

1914-15Star(Lieut.G.Bradwell.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (CaptG.Bradwell.)allin slightlycrushed namedcardboxesofissue;together with the recipient’s two card identity discs, nearly extremely ne (3) £80-£100

GeorgeBradwell wascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon11 December1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from5September1915.Hewasseriouslywoundedbygunshottothechestandleft thigh on 29 May 1917, and was subsequently granted a disability pension.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCommissionDocument,dated11December1914,in namedOHMStransmissionenvelope;telegraminformingtherecipient’sfamilythathe hadbeenwounded;variousWarOfficeandmedicallettersregardingtherecipient’s woundsandprognosis;variouslettersregardingtherecipient’sdisabilitypension;and other official booklets and ephemera.

Four: Gunner R. T. Vickery, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15Star(36678Gnr.R.T.Vickery.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(36678Gnr.R.T.Vickery.R.A.);IndiaGeneral Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (36678 Gnr. R. T. Vickery. R.G.A.) very ne (4) £80-£100

Robert T. Vickery served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War on the frontier regions of India from 14 April 1915.

Pair: Captain M. B. Davy, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. M. B. Davy.) very ne

Pair: Captain B. Smither, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. Smither.) good very ne

Pair: Captain C. H. Vidler, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. H. Vidler.) very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant J. Cordiner, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. Cordiner.) very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant A. G. Stevens, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. G. Stevens.) good very ne (10) £140-£180

Three: Gunner W. A. Branton, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4535Gnr.W.A.Branton.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4535Gnr.W.A.Branton. R. G.A.) good very ne (3) £50-£70

Three: Gunner A. Hudson, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(29725Gnr.A.Hudson.R.A.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2ndissue,noclasp(Gr.A.Hudson. R.G. A. 29725) contemporary engraved naming, good very ne (3) £400-£500

Arthur Hudson enlisted for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 13 October 1908 and was discharged on 27 February 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which con"rms entitlement to pair, ‘Sultan’s Sudan Medal (Medal only)’ and Silver War Badge.

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Pair: Gunner G. Lack, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(147577Gnr.G.LackR.A.)bothinnamed cardboxofissue;togetherwithahand-paintedenvelopeaddressedtothe recipient; and a postcard photograph of the recipient, extremely ne

Pair: Driver A. E. Stebbing, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(228491Dvr.A.E.Stebbing.R.A.) nearlyvery ne

Three: Driver L. E. Walls, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(210365Dvr.L.E.Walls.R.A.);NationalFire BrigadesAssociationLongServiceMedal,bronze,withclaspsforFiveYears andTenYears,theedgeofficiallynumbered‘9965’andcontemporarily engraved ‘Leonard E. Walls’, light contact marks, very ne (7) £80-£100

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Three: Driver M. Bassett, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1580Dvr.M.Bassett.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (906104 Dvr. M. Bassett. R.A.) nearly extremely ne (3) £60-£80

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99 (4179Cpl.W.Willson,R.G.A.) lightcontactmarks,otherwise nearly very ne £280-£340

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (80950Bombr.H.Donaldson9M.B.R.A.) goodvery ne £100-£140

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (76074Bombdr.F.StruttArmyReserv) official correction to unit, good very ne and scarce £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (78224Bombr.J.Whitcroft.53d.Fd. By. R.A.) good very ne £100-£140

52 x

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (82789Gr:W.Thompson,3d.M.B. R. A.) officially re-engraved naming, good very ne £80-£100

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (91925. A/Br. W. Port. R.A.) polished, nearly very ne £200-£240

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp (25829Gr.E.W.Woodger.37th.Fd.Bty.R.A.) contemporarilyengravednaming, good very ne £80-£100

55 x

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum (96994.Gr.T.Rich.32.F.B.R.A.) contemporarilyimpressednaming, suspension slightly loose, very ne £120-£160

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Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1 contemporarycopy clasp,Khartoum (89857.Dr.W.Pratt.32.F.B.R.A.) impressednaming, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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58 x

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (81975 Serjt: H. Kelly. 2nd E.D. R.G.A.) very ne £60-£80

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony (27595Sgt.W.G.Magill,17th.W.D.,R.G.A.) claspfacingslightly bent, otherwise good very ne £60-£80

59 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (53621Gnr:G.Hepburn,87thBty:R.F.A.) nearly very ne £60-£80

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (46398Gnr.J.Mulholland,68thBty.,R.F.A.) toned, good very ne

£70-£90

61 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen (72119Gnr.J.T.Gilman,77thBty.,R.F.A.) minor edge bruise, otherwise good very ne £70-£90

62 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith (12807.Gnr:R.Reed.4th.M.B.,R.G.A.) edge bruising, traces of lacquer, good very ne £80-£100

63 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (53173Gnr:A.Clelland.9thBty: R. F.A.) toned, nearly very ne £70-£90

64 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902 (9857Dvr:G.Micklewright. 76th Bty: R.F.A.) edge bruise, otherwise toned, very ne £70-£90

65 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein (85014Gnr:D.M.Urquhart,TBty: R.H.A.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

66 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (20169S.Sth:J.Rayner. Remount Depot.) rank o cially corrected, good very ne £70-£90

67 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (82625Gnr:H.Thomas, 10th Coy. W.D., R.G.A.) edge bruising, otherwise very ne £100-£140

68 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek (91477Dvr: A. Turner, 67th Bty: R.F.A.) good very ne £220-£260

69 x

China1900,noclasp (20066Corpl.J.A.HullNo.90HeavyCoy.R.G.A.) smalledgebruise,otherwisegoodvery neand very scarce £200-£240

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Therare‘Ashanti1900’C.M.G.groupoffourawardedtoH.B.W.Russell,PrivateSecretarytoColonelSir JamesWillcocks,CommandingAshantiFieldForce,whoseactionsduringthecourseofthecampaignto relieveKumassiwentaboveandbeyondtheconventionaldutiesofaprivatesecretary-oftenactingasa guide, and being involved in the !ghting, despite being present in a civilian capacity

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,complete withribbonbuckle;Coronation1902,bronze;Ashanti1900,1clasp,Kumassi,highreliefbust(H.B.W.Russell,C.M.G.,A.F.Fce:); ColonialAuxiliaryForcesL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(Capt.H.B.W.Russell,C.M.G.)mountedaswornbut lacking pin;togetherwith originalWarrantandStatutesforC.M.G.andcontemporaryportraitphotographofrecipientinuniform, rankpartiallyo cially corrected on last, generally good very ne (4) £2,600-£3,000

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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

HenryBlytheWestrapRussell wasborninToronto,Canada,on3August1868.HewaseducatedattheLiverpoolInstituteandatFreiburg intheGermanStateofBaden.HetravelledextensivelyinWestAfricaandinthe1880sfoundedthe !rmofH.B.W.RussellandCo.,merchants ontheGoldCoast,SouthernNigeria.ThecompanylaterhadofficesatKumassi,Accra,LagosandLiverpool.WhilstatCapeCoastinJune1900, RussellvolunteeredhisservicesasprivatesecretarytoColonelJ.Willcocks,thenassemblinghisstaff fortheAshantiFieldForcethathewasto lead to the relief of Kumassi. Russell receives several mentions in From Kabul to Kumassi by Brigadier General Sir James Willcocks:

‘OnthissamedayagentlemanatCapeCastle,MrH.Russell,atraderofwhomIhadheardagooddeal,andwhohadconsiderableexperienceof theGoldCoast,cameandofferedhisservicetomeinanycapacity.Iwasonlytoogladtoacceptthem,andofferedhimthepostofPrivate Secretary,anappointmentwhichwasatonceapprovedbytheSecretaryofState;heprovedmostvaluable.Hisknowledgeofthecountryand languageandhisuntiringenergyweregodsendsinthosedays,andheaccompaniedmetoKumassi.ForhisserviceshereceivedtheC.M.G.atthe close of the campaign, and it was well deserved.’

Furtherintothecampaign,Russellwastoproveconsiderablymorehandsonthananormalprivatesecretaryactingasaguideandindeedtaking part in the !ghting (despite being there in a civilian capacity):

‘MrRussell,myPrivateSecretary,whomIhadsentwiththiscolumn,owingtohisknowledgeofthepeople,renderedveryusefulservice,notonly in a political sense, but by more than once accompanying the scouts and joining in the !ghting.’ (Ibid)

Some ‘spoils of war’ brought back to the UK by Russell have appeared on the market in recent years, but not his gift from Willcocks:

‘Amongthesouvenirsgiventomebytheofficerswasa !nedonkeyfromBerekum.ItookitdowntothecoastwhenIleft,andgaveitasa Christmas present to my Private Secretary, Mr Russell.’ (Ibid)

Russell’s all action approach is further recorded by the Morning Post, 4 October 1900:

‘Operations from Kumassi - Punitive Measures.

HardshipsoftheCampaign:Onthefollowingdaya !ghtingcolumnof900menwiththreegunsand !veMaximsunderthecommandofColonel Brake,whohadwithhimasstaff officersCaptainsBryanandReeve,andaspoliticalofficer[sic]MrRussell,amerchantontheWestCoastleft BekwaiwithorderstoattackEjesu,whereQueenAshantuahwassupposedtohaveconcentratedalargeforce,andtohavemassedaquantityof loot.

AdvanceonEjesu:Ourscouts,whowere underthecommandofLieutenantMcKinnon,andwithwhomweretheguidesinchargeofMrRussell, weresuddenly !redonbytheenemy,whowerelyingsnuglyhiddenbehindastockadeonthebankofariverbedwhichcrossedtheroad obliquely.MrRussellwentbackandreportedthesituationpersonallytoColonelBrake,whohurriedtothefrontwithtwo75millimetreguns under the Hon. Lieutenant Halfpenny, of the 3rd West African Frontier Force.’

RussellwasmentionedinthedespatchofColonelJ.Willcocks,CommandingAshantiFieldForce, LondonGazette 4December,1900:‘MrH.B.W.

Russell,PrivateSecretary.-ThisgentlemanvolunteeredhisservicesatCapeCoast,andIwasmostfortunateingettinghim;hehasworked incessantlyeversinceIlanded,andIstronglyrecommendhim,especiallyashischiefobjectincomingwasinordertohaveanopportunityofdoing some service to the State.’

RussellwascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofStMichaelandStGeorge, LondonGazette 9November1901‘inrecognitionofhisservices while employed with the Ashanti Field Force.’ This is believed to be 1 of only 2 such awards for the Ashanti campaign.

In1906RussellwasappointedConsuloftheNetherlandsatCapeCoastCastle,fortheGoldCoast,LagosandNigeria,TogolandandDahomey. InthesameyearhewasappointedacaptainintheGoldCoastVolunteers.Russellwashonourablydischargedin1912,athisownrequest,upon hisdeparturefromtheGoldCoastforEngland.Hediedinamotoringaccident,whenhiscarcollidedwithaponytrapdrivenbymanunderthe in$uenceofalcohol.TheaccidentoccurredoutsideofChester,24July1912,andtheotherdriverwasputontrialformanslaughter.Russell resided at Brock House, Tattenhall at the time. Sold with copied research.

Medals from an Africa Collection

AninterestingGreatWarC.B.E.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainF.C.H.Allenby,RoyalNavy,younger brotherofFieldMarshalViscountAllenby,andpersonalfriendofKingGeorgeVfromtheirtimetogetherin theRoyalNavy.Oftenthesourceof‘high-jinx’,hewasaffectionatelyknownas‘MoonFace’totheKing’s cousin Queen Marie of Romania, and was subject to a court martial for striking a Petty Officer TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s1sttype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,in Garrard&Co.Ltd caseofissue;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(F.C.H.Allenby.Midn.R.N. H.M.S.“Alexandra”.) lightpittingfromStar;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.F.C.H.Allenby.R.N.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, generally very ne or better unless otherwise already stated (4) £1,000-£1,400

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 July 1919:

Medals from an Africa Collection

‘For valuable services in connection with the Naval Transport Service at Liverpool and Southampton.’

FrederickClaudeHynmanAllenby wasborninFelixstoweinSeptember1864,andwasthesonofHynmanAllenby,andtheyounger brotherofFieldMarshalViscountAllenby.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinJanuary1878,andwasat Britannia atthesametimeasayoung PrinceGeorge,laterKingGeorgeV(thereisagroupphotographofyoungsub-lieutenantsposingtogether,includingAllenbyandtheKing,at H.M. S. Vernon in May 1885, a copy of which is included in lot research).

AllenbywasappointedasamidshipmantoH.M.S. Alexandra (!agshipoftheBritishMediterraneanFleet)inJune1880,andservedwithherduring thebombardmentofAlexandriain1882.AyoungMidshipmanDudleyDeChair(laterAdmiralSirDudleyDeChair,K.C.B.,K.C.M.G.,M.V.O.)was also serving with the Alexandra, and he mentions Allenby in his book The Sea is Strong: ‘Allwasexcitementthen,andnoneofusturnedin;soonafterdaylightonthemorningofJuly11ththewhole !eetweighedandclearedforaction.

Allenby,HayandIwenttotheCaptainandaskedifwemighttakethepositionofthequartermastersontheupperbridgeduringthebattle.Iwas toldoff tosteertheship(agreathonourweconsidered),Haywastoldoff togettherangeoftheforts,andAllenbywastoldoff toworkthe engineroomtelegraphs.Allourmeninthebatterieswerestrippedtothewaist,withwhitehandkerchiefstiedroundtheirheads,andthedecks had been sanded to prevent slipping on blood.’

AllenbywasmentionedindespatchesforbeingengagedinreconnaissanceatMalalaJunction,Egypt,5August1882.Headvancedtosub-lieutenant, andwassubsequentlypostedtoH.M.S. Neptune.Allenbywasstill,however,verymucha #xtureinroyalcircles-PrinceGeorgewasappointedto H.M.S. Alexandra whichhadnowbeenmadethe !agshipofthePrinceAlfred,TheDukeofEdinburgh.Thelatter’sdaughterwasPrincessMarie, later Queen of Romania, and she gives the following in The Story of My Life, by Marie, Queen of Rumania: ‘Wemadeinnumerablefriends,mostlyamongthenavalofficers;the !eetwas,sotosay,atourdisposal,andwewerecontinuallyvisitingoneship oranother,H.M.S. Alexandra,papa’s !agship,beingourgreatfavourite,hermidshipmenbecomingourparticularchums.Amongstourgroupof veryyoungnavalfriendstherewasacertainLieutenantAllenby,aroundfacedyouth,allsmiles,goodhumourandrecklessness.Thoughhisyears countedmorethanours,hewasnota dayolderthanweastotastesandhabits,therewasplentyofhealthinhim,butlittlewisdom.When Allenbywasoneofthepartyitwassuretobeadayofadventure,frolicandmerrymaking,aday,also,ofanxietyforelders.Hewasalsoallowed insmalldosesonly,becauseourassociationwasnot“detoutrepos”.WecalledAllenbyFullMoonbecauseoftheexcessiveroundnessofhis cheerful countenance.

WheneverhecouldcousinGeorgejoinedourSaturdaypicnics,andhewasfondofdeclaringthatthe‘dearthree’[Marieandhersisters)were muchbetterbehavedandlessunrulywhenhewasleaderofthewildhorde.ItwascertainlyAllenby,orFullMoon,whowasthemost irrepressible. The days when he was one of the party were days of high jinks.’

AllenbyadvancedtolieutenantinAugust1887,andwasgrantedpermissiontogoabroadduringOctoberofthesameyeartoTheCrownPrince andPrincessofGermany.HewasservingwithH.M.S. Scylla, whenhewassubjecttoacourtmartialforstrikingapettyofficer.Allenbywas severelyreprimandedanddismissedhisshipinAugust1897.HeadvancedtocommanderinDecember1900,andretiredascaptaininDecember 1909.Allenbyre-engagedforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andwasborneonH.M.S. President astrainingofficer,Liverpool,1August1914-23 May 1919 (C.B.E.).

B. Gardner in his book Allenby gives Viscount Allenby as recalling a visit by the then King George V to his Corps in France:

‘He was very chatty and affable, asked me a lot about Claude, and told me tales of their adventures together as sub-lieutenants.’

WhenFieldMarshalAllenbywaselevatedtothepeerageasaviscount,CaptainF.C.H.Allenbywasnamedastheheirtothetitle(theField Marshal’ssonhavingbeenkilledintheGreatWar.CaptainAllenbydiedinAugust1934,withhiselderbrotherdyingin1936-thetitlethen passed to Captain Allenby’s son.

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Aninteresting‘GreatWar’C.B.E.groupofthreeawardedtoMrFrankWorthington,anaturalborn adventurerandacquaintanceofCecilRhodes,whoaccompaniedColonelCoryndonashisprivatesecretary onhisexpeditiontoBarotseinOctober1897,andmanagedtowreckRhodes’bathtubuponhisreturn. Worthingtonranthe“SecretInkBureau”insupportofM.I.6duringtheGreatWar,withhisservicesbeing inhighdemandfromtheAmericans-ledtoaninterviewwithPresidentWoodrowWilson.Healsoauthored severalbooks,mostofwhichheillustratedhimself,including ChiromotheWitchDoctor -wheresomeofthe stories are speci!cally about his own adventures in Africa

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s1sttype,neckbadge,silvergiltandenamel,in Garrard &Co.Ltd caseofissue;BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp(Troopr.F.Worthington. M.R.F.); France,OrderoftheAcademicPalmes,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel, withpurpleenameldamage, lasttwo mounted as originally worn, toned, generally very ne or better unless otherwise stated (3) £1,800-£2,200

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C.B.E. London Gazette 30 March 1920: Deputy Chief Censor, War Office.

Frank Worthington was born in 1874, and educated at Repton: ‘IwasonlyaboyofeighteenwhenIwentouttoSouthAfricawiththeideaofjoininganuncleinRhodesia.ShortlyafterIarrivedinJohannesburg, Jamesoncrossedtheborder,andIenlistedinBettington’sHorseasatrooperateleveno’clockonemorning.Iwaspromotedlance-corporalat twelve,andsubalternthenextmorning;butthreedayslaterwewerealldisarmedbytheBritishResident,asJamesonhadsurrenderedtothe Dutch at Doornkop.

ThentheMatabelelandRebellionbrokeout,andIenlistedunderColonel(nowLord)Plumer,andwentthroughtheRebellion.Togetacrossthe borderfromtheTransvaaltoBechuanalandwasajob.ByreasonofmyyouthIdidnotthinkIshouldbeacceptedunlessIwasmounted.I thereforeboughtapony,andafterseveraladventuresIreachedMafekingandenlisted.ItwasbeingacceptedwhichledtomymeetingCecil Rhodes...ThenexttimeIsawCecilRhodeswasunder "re,intheMatoppaHills,Iwastoldoff withothersasanescortforhim....Aswewere goingdownanarrowvalley,theMatabeleopened "reonusfromsides.CecilRhodesimmediatelytookcommandoftheparty,andalthoughhe was a colonel only on paper, he gave the "rst military command he had ever given. It was “Files about,” and we rode, hell for leather, for the open. Whenwegottotheopen,hepulledupandsaidtothemanincommandoftheexpedition,“Whenyoutookusupthatkloofdidyouknowwe could get out at the other side?” The man’s reply was “No.”

ThenCecilRhodestickedhimoff inhisverycharacteristicmanner.Hesaidmostseverelytohim,“IfIhadbeenshotinthelegIshouldhavebeen very much annoyed; in fact I should have been very angry.....”

ThenexttimeImethimwastowardstheendoftheRebellion.Irealisedthatitmustcometoanendsoon,andIthoughtImightbeabletogeta jobthroughRhodes,soonemorningIgotleaveofabsenceandwentoff totryandseehim.WhenIarrivedathiscamphewasshavingoutsidehis tent...Isatonastoneuntilamoreauspiciousmomentforapproachinghim.WheneverRhodeslookedup,henoticedme;and,asIdidnotbudge, I evidently began to annoy him, for he sent his brother, Colonel Frank Rhodes, to ask what I was doing there.

FrankRhodestoldhisbrother,whosaid“TellhimtocomebackagainaftertheRebellion.Hehasplentyoftimetogetshotyet;butifhecomes through I will give him a job.” A little later Rhodes came and camped among us, so I went to his camp to ask him about my job.

The message came back: “Mr Rhodes wants to you to come to dinner tonight.” Naturally I had to ask the sergeant-major for leave of absence.

“What do you want it for?” he asked.

“I am invited to dinner with Mr Rhodes.” I replied.

Thesergeant-majorglaredbackatme.“Tryingtopullmyleg,areyou,youyoungruffian?AreyousureyoudonotmeanQueenVictoria?”andhe ordered me off. I therefore went to the commanding officer, and on assuring him that I had had a de"nite invitation, he gave me leave.

Hismannertomeeverafterwasmorelikeabrotherthanthatofthecommandingofficertoatrooper;moreparticularlyaswemetatdinner thatnight...Theonetopicofconversationatdinnerwasthatofrank.Iwastheonlytrooperthere,andtherestofthesevenoreightmenwere captains,majors,andcolonels...Afterdinnerhestartedtocross-questionme,andoneofthe "rstthingsheaskedmewas“Canyouwrite?”My answerstohisquestionssatis"edhim,for,hesaid,“WhenyouaredisbandedgototheAdministrator’sofficeinBulawayoforyourjob.Youcan say I sent you.” (A Page from My Life, Roughing it with Cecil Rhodes, article by recipient which was published in The Graphic December 1927, refers)

Rhodes secured a job for Worthington as personal secretary to Major R. Coryndon:

‘Intime,CecilRhodessentupMajor“Bob”Coryndon(afterwardsSirRobertCoryndon,laterGovernorofUganda,andafterwardsofKenya Colony)ontheexpeditiontoBarotseland,nowNorthernRhodesia.Ibeggedtobeallowedtogowiththeexpedition,andwasaccepted.We wentbywagontoFrancistown,andRhodesmadeaspecialjourneyfromBulawayotosaygood-byetous.Hemadeusalittlespeech:“Good-bye; youaregoingNorthtodomywork.Ishalllookafteryou.”HeshookhandswithSirRobert,thenwithme,andthenwiththe "vepolicemenwho represented our armed forces.

ComingdownoncefromtheNorthIgotabadattackofpricklyheat.AssoonasRhodessawmehesaid,“Whatisthematterwithyou?”Ireplied Ididnotknow,addingthattherashwasnotpainfulbutveryirritating.Hesentforhisdoctorandhadmevetted.Thedoctorsaiditmightbe bloodpoisoningorpricklyheat,andadvisedabathcontainingcarbolicacid.InRhodes’sbathroomwasalargebathmadeofasolid,highly-polished blockofgranite.Ipouredinalotofcarbolicacid,andthereliefwasenormous.Ithereforeaddedmoreandmore,withtheresultthatItookall the skin off one part of my body and all the polish off the bath. When Rhodes saw it, he said, with characteristically, “You have burnt my bath.”

“Yes, and I have burnt myself too,” I replied.’ (Ibid)

Further details about the expedition to Barotse are given in Northern Rhodesia in the days of the Charter, by G. Gel$and:

‘TheBritishSouthAfricaCompanyhadnowconsolidateditspositionsouthoftheZambesiandwasatlastready toextenditspowerstothe north.On22August1897,LewanikareceivedaletterfromtheGovernoroftheCapeColonyinforminghimthattheBritishResident,Major Coryndon,hadarrivedinJuneandaskinghimtosendcanoestoescorthimtoLealui.Coryndonwasaccompaniedbyhissecretary,MrFrank VigersWorthingtonandhistinyBritishSouthAfricaPoliceforceof "vemen.TheirjourneyfromBulawayohadbeendifficultbecausemanyof theiroxendiedwhilepullingtheover-ladenwagonsthroughtheheavysandyroad.AtKazungulatheyweremetwithbyLewanika’sson,Letia, whoescortedthemtoLealuiwithsixtycanoes.Coryndonarrivedthereon20October1897,andcampednearthecapital.Hewasgivena tremendouswelcomeby10,000peoplewhohadgatheredtogreethim.Thereafterheandhispartyproceededbybargetotheassembly,of Khotla,wherethekingwasseatedwithfortyoldmenonhisleft,andwatchedhisregiments "lingpast.Whentheceremonywasover,theking took Major Coryndon and Mr Worthington to dine with him.’

WorthingtonwaslaterappointedSecretaryforNativeAffairs,andthenbecameajudge.Heretiredin1914,andreturnedtotheUK. WorthingtonalmostimmediatelybecameDeputyChiefPostalCensor.Aspartofhisresponsibilitiesheranthe“SecretInksBureau”insupportof M.I.6 during the Great War. His abilities were nationally recognised, and the Americans requested his assistance: ‘MajorDanseyoftheIntelligenceDepartment,WarOffice,attachedtoBalfour’smission,istakingcopiousmemorandaoncensorship.He personallymaybewellacquaintedwiththetheorybutcanhavebutlittlepracticalknowledge.WarOfficehavepromisedmethat,ifour Governmentrequestit,theywilllendustheirbesttechnicalexpertscapableofexplainingtoourstheorganisationandpracticalworkingsofthis vitallyimportantdepartment.FrankWorthington,DeputyChiefCensor,secondincommand,whounderstandstheworkbetterthanany Englishmanliving,haspromisedmehewillgotoAmericaifasked.WarOfficeragreewithmenoneedtoawaitarrivalofDanseytodecidethis matter.PleaseconsultproperpeopleandhaveAmbassadorofficiallyinstructedtoaskforloanofWorthingtonandassistantsifyouwant them.’ (Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Ambassador in Great Britain to the Secretary of State, 13 April 1917, refers) ThefollowingyearthisledtoameetingbetweenWorthingtonandPresidentWoodrowWilson.SubsequentappointmentsforWorthington includedasDeputyDirectorGeneralMinistryofPensions;ChiefPostalCensor,1939-40;MemberoftheStanding InterdepartmentalCommittee onCensorship;MemberoftheLinguisticsCommittee,MinistryofLabour1939;andCommitteeofImperialDefence1938-40.Healsowrote severalbooks,mostofwhichhealsoillustrated-including ChiromotheWitchdoctor; LittleWiseOne and SundayattheZoo.InlaterlifeWorthington resided at West"eld Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk and died in January 1964. SoldwiththreeofWorthington’spublications: ChiromoTheWitchDoctorAndOtherRhodesianStudies;TheLittleWiseOne; and TheZooOnSunday, additionally with copied research, including several photographic images of recipient. 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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Aninteresting‘ColonialService’O.B.E.andSomaliland1920groupoffourawardedtoSirDouglasJ.Jardine [K.C.M.G.],whoheldthepostsofGovernorofNorthBorneo,1934-37;SierraLeone,1937-41andthe LeewardIslands,1941-44.TherecipientoftherareBritishNorthBorneoCompany’sMedal1937-41,healso authored The Mad Mullah of Somaliland, and went on to suggest a daring plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon‘1919’,in Garrard&Co.Ltd caseofissue;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(D.J.Jardine.O.B.E.);Jubilee1935; Coronation 1937, last two mounted for wear, toned, generally good very ne (4) £800-£1,200

Provenance: Jardine’sK.C.M.G.,BritishNorthBorneoCompany’sGeneralServiceMedal1937-1941,EthiopianInsigniaandminiatureK.C.M.G., O.B. E. and A.G.S. appeared for sale with Dixons Medals in 2008.

DouglasJamesJardine wasbornin1888,andeducatedatWestminsterSchoolandTrinityCollege,Cambridge.HejoinedtheColonialService, andwasappointedtotheChiefSecretary’sOffice,Cyprusin1910.JardinewasappointedAssistantSecretarytotheGovernmentin1912,and wasemployedthereasActingChiefAssistantonseveraloccasions,1912-1916.HewasemployedasSecretarytotheAdministrationof Somaliland,1916-1921(O.B.E.),duringwhichtimeheaccompaniedthemissiontoAbyssiniaontheoccasionofthecoronationofEmpress Zauditu(awardedStarofEthiopia,3rdClass,1917).JardinewasemployedasofficerinchargeH.Q.Services,Somaliland1920(A.G.S.and mentioned in despatches).

JardinewasnextemployedasSeniorAssistantSecretaryNigerianSecretariatin1921,andasDeputyChiefSecretary,TanganyikaTerritoryfrom May1927(variousmentionsinGovernor’sdespatches).HewasemployedasActingGovernorofTanganyikaTerritory,1929-1933(C.M.G.1932), andasGovernorandCommanderinChief,NorthBorneo1934-37(K.C.M.G.;BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1937-41,ofwhichonly44 were issued).

JardineservedasGovernorandCommanderinChief,SierraLeone,1937-1941,andinthesamecapacityfortheLeewardIslands,1941-1944.An article written by the recipient’s daughter, that featured in The New Yorker, 28 July 1977, gives the following with regards to Jardine in Sierra Leone: ‘AmoryBradford’sletterregardingClareBootheLuce’sideafortheassassinationofHitlerremindedmeofaningeniousplandevisedbymyfather, Sir Douglas Jardine, when he was the British Governor, in 1941.

TheGermansweregaininggroundinNorthAfrica,andhewassecretlyapproachedbytheGermanHighCommandwithaproposalthathemove histroopsinSierraLeonetothewrongborderwhentheGermanArmyinvadedthecountry.Forthishelp,myfatherwastoreceive“clement treatment”intheeventofaGermanvictory.MyfatherwrotetoWhitehallsuggestingthatheshouldagreetogotoBerlintodiscussthemoves hemightmake.InhispockethewouldhaveaboxofSwanVestamatcheswithyellow-fevergermssealedinside.Myfatherhadbeenvaccinated againstyellow-fever,afataldisease,sowhiletalkingtoHitlerhewouldbeabletolighthispipeorcigaretteandcrushtheboxofmatches. Whitehall replied that on no account was he to do any such foolish thing; it would not be cricket to murder Hitler.’

Jardinewasthejointeditorof TheCyprusHandbook,1913-1919,wroteanarticleaboutthecoronationofEmpressZaudituwhichappearedin Blackwood’sMagazine ofOctober1917,andauthored TheMadMullahofSomaliland in 1923.AfterhereturnedtotheUK,heresidedat“The Quarries”, Bathurst Hill, Itching"eld, Sussex and died in December 1946.

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AGreatWar‘EastAfricaoperations’M.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainR.E.Clegg,SouthAfrican Service Corps, late Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon ‘1919’;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nyasaland1915(R.E.Clegg.NyasalandV.Res.);1914-15Star(Lt.R.E.Clegg S.A. S.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. R. E. Clegg.) generally good very ne (5) £800-£1,000

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M.B.E. London Gazette 31 January 1919 (East Africa).

M.I.D. London Gazette 31 January 1919:

‘For excellent services between December 1917 and July 1918.’

RobertEdwardClegg ‘whowasonholidayintheUnionofSouthAfricadiedonthe18thJanuary1950.Itwasknownthathehadbeenunder treatmentforsometimebutitwasnotrealisedinNyasalandthathisailmentwassoserious;thenewscameasagreatshocktohismanyfriends in the Protectorate. He was sixty-nine years of age.

RobertEdwardCleggwasbornatDouglas(IsleofMan)andhisparentsemigratedtoNatalfouryearslater.Afterleavingschoolheadopted bankingashiscareerandcametoNyasalandafewyearsbeforeWorldWarIasmanageroftheStandardBankofSouthAfrica,BlantyreBranch. Whenhostilitiesbeganhejoinedupandservedwithsupplies,attainingtherankofcaptainandbeingawardedtheM.B.E.(Military).Heresigned from the bank and took up planting in the Cholo district after the armistice.

In1922hejoinedthestaff oftheBlantyre&EastAfricanCompanyLtd.asmanagerofthecompany’sZombaestates,withheadquartersatMalosa. HeactedasgeneralmanagerofthecompanyduringtheabsenceofMrWilliamTaitBovie,andwasappointedagenttotheNativeTobaccoBoard, a new post then created by the Nyasaland Government.

LeavingtheNativeTobaccoBoardlater,heboughtcottononbehalfofa "rminBelgiumandwhentheAfricanExportCorporationLtd.began businessinNyasalandin1935hebecamelocalmanagerfortheorganisation.AtthetimeofhisdeathhewasaDirectoroftheCorporation.’(The Nyasaland Journal, January 1950 refers)

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ThefascinatingM.B.E.andA.G.S.NandipairawardedtoMrP.H.Clarke,acivilianwhowasattachedtothe 3rdKingsAfricanRi!esfortheoperationsinNandicountry-atthetimehewastheonlyEuropeantraderat KisumuontheshoresofLakeVictoria,whereheranthecompanystorefor Boustead,Ridley&Co.In additionhewasalsotheTownClerk.WhenvesselswererequiredtotransporttheSudanesetroopsforthe oncoming campaign, Clarke, on behalf of his employers supplied two dhows.

Clarkewasnostrangertoadventure-‘hewasofthepioneerschool,themembersofwhichwentafter businessontheir !atfeet.Whenhe "rstreachedEastAfrica,ivorywasthemainitemoftrade,andagain andagainhetrekkeduptoUgandatobringdowncaravansofthepreciouscommodity.Thathiscampswere sometimes raided and his own life endangered did not divert him from his purpose’

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon ‘1919’,in Garrard&Co.Ltd. caseofissue;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nandi1905-06(P.H.Clarke.NandiF.F.) generally very ne or better (2) £800-£1,000

M.B.E. LondonGazette 27June1919:UnofficialMemberoftheLegislativeCouncil,EastAfricaProtectorate,forservicesonbehalfoftheBritish Red Cross Society and Order of St. John.

Percival Herbert Clarke and his colourful life in Africa is recorded in his obituary which appeared in East Africa, 1934: ‘ThesuddendeathinMombasaattheageof62ofMrPercivalHerbertClarkewillnotsurprisethosefriendswhoknewtheseriousstateofhis health.“PH”ashewasknowntoallpre-WarKenyans,andtomanyofthepost-WargenerationwasborninBermondseyonthelastdayof1872, andeducatedattheRoyalMerchantSeaman’sOrphanage...Attheageof18hewenttoS.Africa,fromwhichhereturnedafewyearslater.In 1898hesailedforMombasatojointhe "rmof Boustead,Ridley&Co. andfouryearslaterhebegantradingonhisownaccountinKisumu-of whichheusedtorecallwithmocksolemnitythathewasits "rstTownClerk(honorary).Thenfollowedyearsofstrenuouseffort,thefruitsof whichhereinvestedinhisbusiness.ButhelosteverythingbyshipwreckonVictoriaNyanzawhenreturningfromUgandainadhowladenwith ivory and other goods. For a while he organised a gold prospecting syndicate, but when that failed he restarted trading in Kisumu.

In1909heamalgamatedwith BousteadBros. andestablishedhisheadquartersinMombasaasprincipalof BousteadandClarke,whichhasformany yearsbeenoneofthebestknownnamesinEAcommerce.“PH’s”recordofpublicservicewasoutstanding.Atonetimehewasamemberofno fewerthan17differentCommissionsandCommitteessittinginKenya;andhewasneveramembermerelyinname,for,possessedofdecided viewsandwideexperience,healwayscontributedsomethingtothesubjectunderconsideration.HehadbeenanunofficialmemberoftheKenya WarCouncil,theKenyaLegcoandtheInter-ColonialRailwayAdvisoryCouncil;hewasthe "rstPresidentoftheAssociationofChambersof CommerceofEA,thricePresidentoftheMombasaChamberofCommerce;andanoriginalmemberoftheMombasaWarCommittee,the MombasaHarbourBoard,andtheMombasaDistrictCommittee...Hewasofthepioneerschool,themembersofwhichwentafterbusinesson their $atfeet.Whenhe "rstreachedEA,ivorywasthemainitemoftrade,andagainandagainhetrekkeduptoUgandatobringdowncaravans of the precious commodity. That his camps were sometimes raided and his own life endangered did not divert him from his purpose...’

Clarkewasoneofanumberofciviliansattachedtothe 3rdKingsAfricanRi$esaspartoftheNandiFieldForceforoperationsinNandicountry between October 1905 - July 1906. He was no stranger to con$ict, and indeed had been attacked during his "rst year in East Africa: ‘December1898.ItwasunfortunatelynecessarytosendapunitiveexpeditionintotheKivosoilocationoftheKikuyubecauseofanunprovoked attack by the natives on Mr. P. Clarke of Messrs Boustead, Ridley & Co.’ (John Ainsworth and the Making of Kenya, by R. Maxon refers)

AtthetimeoftheNandioperationsClarkewastheonlyEuropeantraderatKisumuontheshoresofLakeVictoria,whereheranthecompany store.InadditionhewasalsotheTownClerk.WhenvesselswererequiredtotransporttheSudanesetroopsfortheoncomingcampaign,Clarke on behalf of his employers supplied two dhows. He is also remembered in Kenya from Chartered Company to Crown Colony by C. W. Hobley: ‘WhilewewerelivingintheoldstationofKisumumanyincidentsoccurredwhichstayinmymind...AtMumiasIhadasmallpianowhichIhad broughtupthecoastwithgreatlabour,partofthewaybyportersandpartofthewaybybullockcart.WhenImovedtoKisumuitwaspackedin itscase,andthereitlayinstoreunused.Therepresentativeofawell-knownMombasa "rm,MrP.H.Clarke,offeredtobuyitforresalein Uganda.Iagreed,andleftonedayforEntebbeinasailingdhowwiththepianoascargo.Aboutaweeklaterhestaggeredintomyofficeinan exhaustedstateandtoldmethatacoupleofdaysafterleavingKisumutheyhadencounteredabadstormonthelake.Itwasnightand,afterbeing buffeted for some hours, the dhow sank and the occupants were precipitated into the water.

Clarkeswamaboutforalittleandbumpedupagainstthepiano,whichwas $oating,andpresentlythenativeskipperalsoheldontothecase;the restofthecrewwereneverseenagain.Theyhungonand $oatedaboutuntildaylight,whentheydiscoveredthattheywereamileortwofrom anisland.Eventuallytheyreacheditandlandedfromtheirnovelcraft.Native "shermenapproachedtheisland,butat "rstpaddledawayinterror atseeingawhitemanthere.Eventuallytheyreturned,however,tookoff thecastawaysandlandedthemonthemainland.Hereafriendlychief, UgadaNdiek,gavethemfoodandshelter,andassoonasClarkehadrecoveredstrength, "ttedhimoutwithsomeoldbootsandahat,andthen hemarchedbacktoKisumu.ItwasatryingordealforaEuropeanto beprecipitatedintothelakeatthedeadofnightandto $oataboutinthe sun for the best part of the following day with no hat and clad in nothing but a thin suit of pyjamas. He suffered from shock, but soon recovered.’

Medals from an Africa Collection

AnOrderofSt.JohngroupofthreeawardedtoSurgeonMajorJ.H.Rivers,RoyalArmyMedicalCorpsand Egyptian Army

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,rev.engraved,‘CaptainJohnHerbertRivers, R.A.M.C.,1901’; OttomanEmpire,OrderofOsmanieh,4thClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamel,rosetteonribbon; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-19081 clasp, Nyam-Nyam (Major, R.A.M.C.), mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Colonel D. G. B. Riddick Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006.

JohnHerbertRivers wasborninHarlow,EssexinNovember1869.AppointedasurgeonlieutenantinJanuary1893,heattainedtherankof surgeonmajorinJuly1904.RiverswassecondedforservicewiththeEgyptianArmy,January1899-January1906.HeservedintheSudanduring 1905andtookpartintheoperationsagainsttheNyam-NyamtribesintheBahr-el-GhazaiprovinceontheBelgianCongoborder,duringwhichhe wastheprincipalmedicalofficertotheEasternColumncommandedbyCaptainA.Sutherland.Theforcesenttorestoreorderwascomposedof 18Britishand30nativeofficers,withsome700men.ForhisservicesintheEgyptianArmyhewasawardedtheOrderofOsmanieh4thClassin 1906.

Riverswasalsoanotedbiggamehunter,andfeaturesin RecordsofBigGame byR.Ward.Healsoappearsinthephotographsandpapersheldby DurhamUniversityforAngusCameronandhistimeintheSudan.SurgeonMajorRiversretiredinNovember1911,anddiedatTheGrange,Fleet, Hampshire in July 1913. He is buried in All Saints Church Cemetery, Fleet. Sold with copied research, and photographic images of recipient.

ThescarcecampaigngroupofthreeawardedSurgeonMajorG.Shaw,ArmyMedicalDepartment,whowas theonlyBritishofficerkilledinactionatKassassin,28August1882-whenhe,‘forthepurposeofrendering assistancetoawoundedman,voluntarilyexposedhimselftoascathing "refromtheenemy.Hewasstruck inthetemplebyari#ebullet,whichpenetratedandlodgedinthebrain,andlivedaboutthreehoursinan unconscious state’

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Surgeon.G.Shaw.A.M.Dept.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Surgn.Maj:G. Shaw.A.M.D.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,allwithtopribandbars, minoredgebruising,generallyvery neor better (3) £800-£1,200

GeorgeShaw servedasaSurgeonMajorwiththeArmyMedicalDepartment.He wastheonlyBritishofficerkilledinactionattheBattleofKassassin,28August1882. The following is recorded in The Lancet, 23 September 1882:

‘VerygreatregretiseverywhereexpressedatthesaddeathinactionatKassassinLock ofSurgeonMajorShaw.Hehadpreviouslyservedwithcreditandgreatdevotioninthe Afghancampaign,andaccompaniedtheadvanceofthe $rst $eldhospitalthroughthe KhyberPassinDecember,1878.Hewasbelovedbyallwhoknewhim,andendeared himselftothemenoftheregimentswithwhichheservedbyhisgentleness,his sympathy,andhisdevotedinterestinhiswork.Everyofficerandmanofthemedical serviceofthearmywhoknewhimmournsforoneofthemostamiableofmenwho ever served in the army.’

Additional detail is provided in the Edinburgh Medical Journal of 1883: ‘TheengagementatKassassin,intherecentAnglo-Egyptianwar,affordedtwo illustrationsofthebraveryofthearmymedicalofficerswhichareworthofbeing recorded,especiallyasintheEnglisharmythesurgeonsareclassedas “noncombatants”andarepersistentlydeniedtheirproperrankandrecognition.Theonly officerwhowaskilledonthisoccasionwasSurgeonMajorGeorgeShaw,who,forthe purposeofrenderingassistancetoawoundedman,voluntarilyexposedhimselftoa scathing $refromtheenemy.Hewasstruckinthetemplebyari"ebullet,which penetratedandlodgedinthebrain,andlivedaboutthreehoursinanunconscious state.

Sofaraswehaveseen,thelaypresshashadnowordofcommendationforthemenwho,relegatedofficiallytoaninferiorsocialandmilitary position,withoutthestimulusofthetremendousexcitementoftheofficerswhomakeormarthegameofwar,andwithlittleornoprospectof sharing the honours in the event of success, thus coolly and un"inchingly risk and lose their lives in the performance of their duty.’

The action in which Shaw was killed was further described in The Nottinghamshire Guardian of 9 November 1882:

‘TheEgyptiangunsthunderedunceasingly.Thewhitecoatedinfantrywerepressingin,andstormofbulletssweptthepositiontowhichourmen wereclinging.Theslenderentrenchmentsanddefenceswhichhadbeenhastilyconstructedaffordedscarceefficientshelter,forsomeofArabi’s menwereintentionally $ringatahighelevation,andthebulletsweredroppingover.ThusSurgeonMajorShaw,whileattendingawoundedman behind the earthwork, was struck mortally by a shot which seemed to drop from above, piercing the brain.’

Sold with copied research, and image of recipient.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: AdmiralC.H.Adair,RoyalNavy,whoaccompaniedandinstructedtheyoungPrincesAlbertandGeorge on the cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante, and was later A.D.C. to their father King Edward VII EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(Lieut.C.H.Adair.R.N.H.M.S.“Helicon.”);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, unnamedasissued,witha "necabinetphotographofrecipientinuniform,signedbyhimanddated‘1913’,mountedforwear, light contact marks, generally very ne (2) £400-£500

Approximately 29 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, no clasp medals issued to H.M.S. Helicon.

CharlesHenryAdair wasborninJuly1851,andwasthesonofColonelC.W.Adair,C.B.,RoyalMarines.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyin October 1864, and the Liverpool Daily Post, 21 September 1869, gives the following:

‘LieutenantAdairandhisbrotherWilliamwerechargedwith“wantonoutrages”inthattheyhadsmashedanumberofgardenvasesand ornamentswhilstalsoinjuringanumberof !owersandshrubsinMaidstoneRoad,Rochester.Charleswasfurtherchargedwithwilfullybreakinga streetlampinRochesterHighStreetwithiswalkingstick,andassaultingapoliceconstableintheexecutionofhisduty.Theyappearedbeforethe MayorandMagistratesattheGuidhall,Rochester.BothmenpleadedguiltytothechargesandtheirfatherColonelC.W.Adair,C.B.,Royal Marines,spokeontheirbehalfasdidothers.TheMayoragreedthattheyshouldbe "ned,consequentlyatotalof£7-17swaspaidbythebrothers who produced a a number of banknotes.’

TheaboveseemsnottohaveundulyaffectedtheyoungAdair’scareer,ashewaspromotedLieutenantinJune1874.Hisservicerecordgives ‘Commanded1stCo.“Actives”mendestroyingpiraticalvillagesinCongoRiver,18September1875’.Adairelectedtospecialiseingunnery,and servedwithH.M.S. Bacchante, July1879-August1882.Whilstwiththelatter,hefoundhimselfincontactwiththeRoyalFamily.Thetwooldest sonsofthePrinceofWaleshadenteredthenavyin1877,andby1879ithadbeendecidedbytheRoyalFamilyandtheGovernmentthatthetwo shouldundertakeacruise.Theywereassignedto Bacchante,whichwasthenpartofasquadronintendedtopatrolthesealanesoftheBritish Empire.ThePrinces,withtheirtutorJohnNealeDalton,dulycameaboardon17September1879.The Bacchante wastobetheirhomeforthe next three years, and the future Duke of Clarence and King George V were instructed by Adair:

‘TheFirstLieutenanttheHonourableA.G.Curzon-Hawetaughttheprincesseamanship,theGunneryLieutenantC.H.Adair,instructedthemin that skill.’ (Royal Education Past, Present and Future by P. Gordon and D. Lawton refers)

TheReverendDaltonlaterdonatedphotographsofthetriptotheRoyalCollection,andAdairfeaturesamongstthem.Adairadvancedto CommanderinJanuary1886,andtoCaptaininJune1893.HewasappointedtoH.M.S. RoyalSovereign inJanuary1900,andthe ChristchurchTimes, 16 November 1901, reported:

‘Gun Accident On Board the Royal Sovereign. Abiggunburstonboardthe RoyalSovereign whileshewasmanoeuvring.Oneofficerandsixartillerymenwerekilled andthecaptainoftheship andthirteensailorswereseriouslyinjured.CaptainCharlesHenryAdair,who,isreportedtohavebeenseriouslyinjuredbytheexplosionwas appointed to the ship on January 30th 1900.’

Adair,havingrecuperatedfromhisinjuries,wasappointedA.D.C.toH.M.TheKinginJanuary1904.HeadvancedtoRearAdmiralinApril1905, andwasappointedtothecommandoftheSecondCruiserSquadronthefollowingyear.AdairwaspromotedAdmiralinMay1913,andretiredat his own request later that month. Admiral Adair died in March 1920.

Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image of the crew of H.M.S. Bacchante from the Royal Collection.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: Captain A. Dodgson, Royal Navy

Jubilee1897,silver(CommanderArthurDodgson,H.M.S.Sharpshooter.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Sub Lt.A.Dodgson.R.N.H.M.S.“Orontes.”);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedforwear, toned,lightcontact marks, otherwise good very ne (3) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2014.

ArthurDodgson wasborninWalthamstow,EssexinJuly1859.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasacadetinJuly1872,andadvancedtosub lieutenantinOctober1878.DodgsonservedwithH.M.S. Orontes, October1881-January1883,andadvancedtocaptaininDecember1901.He wasincommandofthedepotship Calliope,andtheKingstownFlotilladuringnavalmanoeuvresinAugust1903,whenhemetwithatragicend. CaptainDodgsonhadbeeninvolvedinaseriousbicycleaccident !veyearsprior,whichhadlefthimhospitalisedanddriftinginandoutof consciousnessforseveralmonths.Uponhisreturntoserviceitwouldappearthathecouldnolongercopewiththepressures,andtriedtoresign hiscommission.Havingbeenpersuadedthathewouldbealosstotheservice,hecarriedonuntil7August1903.Onthelatterdateheretiredto hiscabin,wrotetwolettersincludingonetohiswife,andthencuthisownthroatwitharazor.CaptainDodgsonwasburiedwithfullmilitary honours at Haslar Cemetery, 14 August 1903.

Sold with copied research, including copies of various local press articles in which the recipient’s death was featured.

Pair: TheReverendF.L.Warleigh,Chaplain,RoyalNavy,whometatragicendonhisbicyclewhilsttryingto avoid a child, and being crushed to death by a traction engine in September 1899

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Revd.F.L.Warleigh,B.A.Chap.R.N.H.M.S.“Northumberland”);Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, reverse engraved ‘F. L. Warleigh’, nearly extremely ne (2) £360-£440

Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997 (when sold as a single Egypt Medal).

FrederickWarleigh wasbornontheIsleofWightinAugust1847.HereceivedhisBachelorofArtsDegreefromStJohn’sCollege, Cambridge,in1870andwasordainedin1871.WarleighenteredtheRoyalNavyasachaplainon5February1873,his !rstshipappointment beingtoH.M.S. Resistance,ChannelSquadron,inJuly1873.HejoinedtheNavalCollegein1875wherehequali!edasanavalinstructorwith senioritydateof21June1876.WarleighservedwithH.M.S. Wolverine intheAustralianSquadron(August1876)andthe Northumberland inthe ChannelSquadron(February1881).HewasnextappointedtoH.M.S. RoyalAdelaide,FlagshipatDevonport(October1883), Rover,Training Squadron(June1886), Champion,Paci!cStation(January1889), Lion,trainingshipforboys(February1892),andaschaplaintotheRoyalMarine Light Infantry, Walmer Depot (July 1895).

The Reverend Warleigh died in a road accident with a traction engine in September 1899:

‘Thereverendgentlemanrodepasttheengine.Inendeavouringtoavoidaboy,whowasalsoridingabicycle.MrWarleigh’smachinefell,andthe unfortunategentlemanwasthrownunderoneofthelargehindwheelsoftheengine,andinstantlycrushedtodeath.Thebicyclewassocloseto theenginethattherewasnotimetopulluponthepartofthedriver.Thelargehindwheelpassedoverthereverendgentleman’slegs,and crossways over his body, but missed his face. The body was removed as quickly as possible.’ (The Dover Express, 15 September 1899).

Sold with copied research.

Pair: MrN.Prowse,Masterofthe Oxenholme,whoseextraordinarylifevariedfromrescuingstrickensailors, meetingPrinceAlbertandIsambardBrunel,declaringbankruptcyonatleasttwooccasions,andbeing arrested by the French authorities in Dunkirk under the suspicion of being a Prussian Spy! EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Mr.N.Prowse.“Oxenholme.”) edgebruise;Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamedasissued,bothwithcontemporarysilvertop-ribandbuckles,andhousedinacustommade Elkington&Co.,Liverpool leather case, nearly extremely ne(2) £500-£700

Provenance: Spink 1991.

Only Masters of Transports received the 1882 medal, making them unique to each of the 105 vessels employed.

NicholasProwse wasthesecondsonofCaptainN.Prowse,andwasborninTorquay,DevoninJune1825.Duringhislifetime,Prowsewas involvedinanumberofadventureswhichfeaturedfrequentlyinthenewspapersofBelfast,Bolton,Bristol,Cardiff,Derby,Exeter,Jersey, Liverpool,Sheffield,SwindonandTorquaybetween1843-1884.In1843hewaspartofaboat’screwinTorquaywhichsavedanumberofFrench seaman,asaresultofwhichtheywereawardedmedalsbyKingLouisPhilippeI.In1857,Prowsewasappointedchiefofficerofthe GreatEastern steamship - designed by Isambard Brunel. The latter was present with Prowse when she was launched the following year.

ProwsewaslivinginDeptfordinOctober1858,whenhewasdeclaredbankruptandplacedindebtorsprisonforLondonandMiddlesex. Remarkablyhemaintainedhispositionwiththe GreatEastern,andinSeptember1859waspresentaboardherwhenanexplosionblewopenthe furnacedoors.Prowsewasrecordedas‘foremostinrenderingassistancetorescueallwhowereinjuredbelow.’Amonthlaterhefoundhimself putting down a mutiny from 30 of the ships’ crew, who had been wilfully disobeying orders.

On19October1859,PrinceAlbertvisitedtheshipandwas‘receivedonboardbyCaptainHarrisonandMrProwse,thechiefofficer.’Prowse wentontocommandanumberofmerchantships,oneofwhichbeingthe Sheldrake whichwasinvolvedinacollisionwithaschoonerinJuly 1870.Threemonthslater,whilstincompanywithaphotographicartistfromLiverpool,hewasarrestedbytheFrenchauthoritiesinDunkirkon the suspicious of both men being Prussian spies.

Prowse was declared bankrupt for a second time in 1871, before #nding himself as master of the Oxenholme. On 8 August 1882:

‘ThePontoonTroop,TelegraphTroop,andFieldPark,numbering300RoyalEngineers,withanimmensenumberofboats,andalargequantityof telegraph stores and other war material, were embarking yesterday at South West India Docks on board the Oxenholme.’

Prowse died, 22 May 1884:

‘CaptainNicholasProwse,alieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserve,diedyesterdayathisresidenceinCarisbrookeRoad,Walton,attheageof59. HewaswellknownasthecommanderofsteamshipsbelongingtoleadingLiverpoolcompanies,andobtainedconsiderableprominencein connectionwithhissuccessfultowofthedisabledAllenliner Sardinian whilehewasinchargeoftheDominionsteamer Texas.MrsProwseisthe artistwhopaintedtheportraitofMrEdwardWhitely,M.P.,whichnowhangsintheLiverpoolHomeforAgedMariners.’(LiverpoolMercury,23 May 1884 refers)

Prowse’s wife also painted a portrait of him, an image of which is included in the lot with other copied research.

24% (+VAT where applicable)

Medals from an Africa Collection

Theimportantandscarce‘NorthNigeria’campaigngroupoffourawardedtoColonelW.H.O’Neill,Royal ArtilleryandWestAfricaFrontierForce,whocommandedtheoperationsagainsttheforcesofBidaand Kontagora,July-December1900,culminatinginleadingabravebutrecklessattackwhich‘advancedright uptothewallsofBida,enteredthetownwithafewmenandfoughttheEmirAdudekeriinahandtohand !ght. O’Neill was badly wounded and only escaped through the timely arrival of his men.’

TherescuewascarriedoutbyLieutenantH.A.‘Bertie’Porter,19thHussars,‘athrusterwhohasbeen notedinthe Gazette forabrevetonobtaininghistroopforamadshowatBidawhenhisC.O.gotthesack forsingeingtheEmir’swhiskers.Henearlygothackedtopieces,butPortergothimout.Portershouldhave gotaV.C.andhemighthave,hadnotthewholethingbeencontrarytoorders.Butitputanendtothe insolence on the part of the Emir.’

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(Lieut:W.H.O’Neill.F/1.B..R.A.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56, 1clasp,N.Nigeria(MajorW.H.O’Neill,R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, Transvaal(Lieut:Col:W.H.O’Neill,62/Bty.,R.F.A.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, lightcontactmarksoverall, generally very ne (4) £1,800-£2,200

WilliamHeremonO’Neill was‘borninAucklandandwasthefourthsonofthelateHon.JamesO’Neill,whowasamemberoftheold AucklandProvincialCouncil,andlatersatinthe !rstParliamentofNewZealandasamemberforAucklandCityin1854-55,andmemberforthe northern division of Auckland from 1861 to 1868.’ (New Zealand Herald, 9 June 1925 refers)

O’NeillwascommissionedintotheRoyalArtillery,andaletterhewrotetoarelationinLincolnwaspublishedinthe LincolnshireChronicle,22 September 1882, and gives the following:

‘Ismailia,Sept.8,1882-WestartforKassassintomorrow,andexpecttoattackTel-El-KebironTuesdayorWednesday.AfterTel-El-Kebiris takenwegoontoCairoinallprobability.IhopeArabiwon’tsackCairobeforewearrive.Thisclimateisnothalfbad,althoughtheytellmeitisa gooddealworseatthefront;however,itagreeswithmeverywell,andIamnotlikelytoknockunder.Theammunition,too,isalwaysputina safeplace,soitisasortofpicnicwithme.Iregrettosaythatourhorsesaredyingbythedozen.Ismailiais !lledwithrepresentativesofevery nationunderthesun.Thenativesarecomingbackbydegrees;theyallboltedwhenwetooktheplace.Ihavelotstodo,asoneofmytwojunior subalterns is seedy.’

O’Neillwaspromotedcaptainin1885,andadvancedtomajorinOctober1893.HewassecondedforservicewiththeWestAfricanFieldForce inSeptember1899.O’NeillwasplacedincommandofaforceforoperationsagainsttheforcesofBidaandKontagora(NorthNigeria),JulyDecember 1900:

‘InJuly,Lugard[SirFrederick,HighCommissioner]receivedinformationthattheSarkinSudanEmirofKontagora,andtheEtsuNupe,EmirofBida, wereplanningtomassacrethesmallgarrisonthathehadleftatWushishi,thesiteofhisprojectednewcapitaloftheNorthernNigeria Protectorate.ThebulkoftheWestAfricanFrontierForcewasawayonactiveserviceinAshanti,butLugardinpersonatoncehurriedupto Wushishi from Jebba, bringing reinforcements under Major O’Neill, Royal Artillery.

Thesituationwasindeedserious.ThevillageheadsofWushishihadbeenassassinatedandtheWestAfricanFrontierForcesoldierswerebeing attackedvirtuallyonthethresholdoftheircamp.Ngwamachi,thenotoriousEmirofKontagora,andtheEmirofBida,hadsentmessengersto Ilorin, urging the Emir to join in a rising and expel the white man whose troops, it was rumoured, had been exterminated in Ashanti.

O’Neill,withLieutenant[H.A.‘Bertie’]Porter[whose medalswereofferedforsaleintheseroomsaspartoftheA.A.Up!ll-BrownCollectionin December1991]ashissecond-in-command,patrolledthecountrysideforsome20milesroundWushishi,keepingtheNupeandKontagora cavalryattheirdistancebyaseriesofmasterlyskirmishes.Anumberofsmallmilitaryforts,suchasthoseatWushishi,WuyaandMaraba,were erectedassoonastherainsceased.InNovemberO’Neill’sforcedefeatedabandofKontagoraleviesatDabbinEgbakedistrict,northofKutigi, and,crossingtheKaduna,theyroutedtheBidahorsemen.WithimmensegallantryO’NeillenteredBidatown,accompaniedbyamerehandfulof troopers,onDecember19th,andendeavouredtokidnaptheEmir.Badlywounded,O’Neillescapedonlybythegreatestofluck.’(TheSecond Battle of Bida article by A. H. M. Kirke-Greene refers)

Lugard’sdespatchfortheoperations,praisesboththegallantryofO’NeillandPorterbutstressesthattheformerhadexceededhisordersand was fortunate to escape with his life:

‘Onthe19thDecemberSergeantH.Edwardsdefeatedwithheavylossaforceestimatedat100horseand700foot.Onthe15thand16thMajor W.H.O’Neill,RoyalArtillery,andLieutenantH.A.Porter,19thHussarsattackedanddefeatedtheBidaraiders,whoaresaidtohavelost50 killedatleast.Onthenightofthe17thhemarchedonthehostileforcesagainandsurprisedthematdawn.Heestimatedtheenemyat500horse and1,000foot,andstatesthattheysufferedatleast200casualties.Hisownforceconsistedofhimself,LieutenantPorter,SergeantEdwards,eight mounted and !fty dismounted men.

Medals from an Africa Collection

AgainonDecember18thheadvancedtowardsBidawithLieutenantPorterand13mountedand25dismountedmen,drivingpartiesofenemy beforehim.ThesehepursueduptothewallsofBidaandactuallyenteredthetownwithhishandfulofmenandendeavouredtoseizetheEmir withhisownhand.Inadesperatehandtohandencounterhewasbadlywounded,buttheopportunearrivalofsomeofhismen[underPorter, forwhichhewaspromoted.]enabledhimtoputtheFulanisto !ightandtoeffectaretirement,duringwhichhispartywasmuchharassed.The othercasualties,besidesMajorO’Neillhimself,beingonemanseverelyandtwoslightlywounded.MajorO’Neillhadreceiveddistinctandpositive ordersnottoapproachtooclosetoBida,stilllesstoenterit,andIconsiderthatagravedisasterwasonlyavertedpartlybygoodfortuneand partlybytheresourceandabilityshownbyLieutenantPorter....Thereisnodoubtthatthismostadventurousexploitcreatedanimmense impression on the people of Bida.’

In1902O’Neillwasappointedtothe‘commandofthe18thImperialYeomanryatFicksburg,OrangeRiverColony,atpresentwithCol.Ternan’s column.Themendonotbelongtoanyparticularcounty,butarepickedmenandcalled“SharpShooters.”(LincolnshireChronicle,7March1902 refers). He subsequently retired, and died as a result of an accident whilst staying at the Mansion House, Kawau Island, in June 1925: ‘Whenwarbrokeoutin1914hewentHomeandofferedhisservicestotheImperialArmy,beingacceptedforhomeservice.Inrecentyearshe has resided at Tauranga and Devenport.’ (Obituary refers)

Colonel O’Neill is buried in O’Neill’s Point Cemetery, Auckland. Sold with copied research.

AninterestingEgyptcampaigngroupofthreeawardedtoMrH.R.Baines,SecretaryoftheAdministration of the Railways in Cairo, 1882-83

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(H.R.Baines); OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,FourthClassbreast badge,silver,gold,andenamel,mintmarktoreverse,withrosetteonriband;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, mounted as originally worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £700-£900

Provenance: J. Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

HenryRobertBaines wastheSecretaryoftheAdministrationoftheRailwaysinCairoin1882-83.HewasawardedtheOrderofthe Medjidieh, 4th Class, by the Khedive of Egypt, and was granted licence and permission to accept and wear this insignia London Gazette 15 July 1884. Baines is mentioned numerous times in various railway journals and publications in the late 1890s, including:

‘Mr.BainescommencedhisrailwaycareerwiththeChatham&DoverCompany,andwasalsoconnectedwiththeGreatEasternforsometime. HesubsequentlyenteredtheserviceofEgyptianRailways,where,asinhisworkinTurkey,hisknowledgeofFrench,GermanandItalianwereof greatvaluetohim.BythedirectorshisworkfortheSmyrna&CassabaCompanyhasbeenmuchappreciated,andhardlyameetinghaspassed without the chairman cordially acknowledging the value of his services.’ (The Railway News 1896, Vol. 64 refers)

‘EgyptianLightRailway:The #rstsectionoftheDeltaLightRailwaywasopenedonthe5thinst.intheBeherahProvince,anditwillnotbelong beforetherailwaywillcompetewithcamelandcarttransport,throughouttheprovince.Theceremony,whichexcitedgreatinterestamongstthe natives,waspresidedoverbyMrH.R.Bainesgeneralmanagerofthecompany,andattendedbythegovernoroftheprovince,withanumberof otherhighnativeofficials,alsocrowdsoffellaheenridinginthethird-classcarriages.Thelinewhichhasa73centimetreor29inchgauge,islaid upon the government agricultural roads, of which it has to follow the not inconsiderable sinucities.’ (Railway Times 1898, Vol. 73 refers)

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: E.A.Floyer,InspectorGeneralofEgyptianTelegraphs,ascholar,explorerandscientist,who accompaniedKitcheneronhismissiontoseetheMudirofDongola,andsubsequentdisguisedforaysfrom Debba.KnowntoGeneralGordon,hecorrespondedwithhimatKhartoum,andalsoheavilycontributedto Sir Reginald Wingate’s history of the Egyptian Campaigns EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85(Insp:GenlOfTelegrsE.A.Floyer.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, generally good very neand rare (2) £800-£1,200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999 (when sold as a single Egypt and Sudan 1882-89 medal)

ErnestAyscogheFloyer,theBritishtelegraphengineerandexplorer,wasbornon4July1852,atMarshchapel,Lincolnshire,eldestsurviving sonoftheRev.AyscogheFloyerbyhiswifeLouisaSara,daughteroftheHon.FrederickJohnShoreoftheBengalCivilService.Aftereducationat Charterhousefrom1865until1869,FloyerservedforsevenyearsintheIndiantelegraphservice,beingstationedonthecoastofthePersianGulf. Onreceivinghislongleave,inJanuary1876,hestartedfortheunexploredinteriorofBaluchistan.HisjourneysthereoccupiedhimuntilMay1877, andhisobservationsandsurveysearnedhimareputationasaboldandintelligentexplorer.Hisresultswerepublishedin‘Unexplored Baluchistan’(1882),withillustrationsandmap.ThenarrativedescribesajourneyofexplorationfromJasktoKirmanviaAnguhran.Thereare appendicesondialectsofWesternBaluchistanandonplantscollected.InJanuary1878hewasappointedInspectorGeneralofEgyptiantelegraphs, a post which he held until his death.

Heandhistelegraphstaff playedanimportantpartinmaintainingcommunicationswiththeEgyptiangarrisonsintheSudanatthebeginningofthe Mahdistrevolt.In1884hemadeajourneyfromHalfatoDebba,intheDongolaprovincewithH.H.Kitchener,thenintheintelligence department of the Egyptian army. He also regularly corresponded with General Gordon:

‘Dear General Gordon, Isendyoutheaboveasthelastpublicnewswehaveheard.IhavebeenappointedInspectorGeneraloftheSoudanTelegraph,butatpresentI can’tgetbeyondDebbatoinspectthem,asMrHudaihascapturedtheMerowitelegraphoffice,andtheSirdarwillnotletusadvance.Iam ordered back to Halfa, and am leaving by boat this morning. With kind regards to Colonel Stewart.

Yours sincerely,

E. A. Floyer.

Debba, 22 August 1884.’ (The Journals of Major General C. G. Gordon C.B. at Khartoum refers) LaterinthejournalGordonwritesthefollowinghavingusedtelegraphformsforhisjournal,“Floyerwilbefuriousatthismisuseoftelegraph forms.”

ThefollowingreportfromFloyerappeardin ReynoldsNewspaper 24August1884:‘WritingfromDongola:‘Thepeopleheregoaboutarmedtothe teeth.Evenmybarbercomestomewithahugespearinonehandandhisshavingtackleinanother.TheMudirofDongolahasorderedhismen tocollectandmassatSarras,therailwayterminus,1,000camelstoaidinthetransportofstoressouthwards;1,500outofthe2,000men promised by the Mudir are on their way to Sarras, under the charge of Issedin Bey, a Vakeel of Dongola.’

Floyersoadministeredthedepartmentastoconvertanannuallossintoasubstantialannualsurplus.Heinducedthegovernmenttodevotea portion ofthistoexperimentsinthecultivationoftreesandplantsuponthesoilofthedesert.Hetookchargeoftheseexperimentsinthe capacityofdirectorofplantations,staterailwaysandtelegraphsofEgypt.Hecultivatedsuccessfullycactusfor #bre,casuarinafortelegraphpoles, Hyoscyamusmuticusyieldingthealkaloidhyoscamine,andotherplants.HavingdiscoverednitrateofsodainaclayinUpperEgypt,hewas appointedbythegovernmenttosuperintendtheprocessofitsextraction.Atthesametimeheengagedinexploration.In1887hesurveyedtwo routesbetweentheNileandtheRedSeainaboutN.lat.26°.In1891hewasappointedbytheKhedivetothecommandofanimportant expeditioninamoresouthernpartofthesamedesert(aboutN.lat.24°).Inthisexpeditionherediscoveredtheabandonedemeraldminesof SikaitandZabbarawhichhadbeenworkedatvariousepochsfromearlytimes.AstheresultofFloyer’sreportthesemineswerereopened.The outcomeofthisexpedition,antiquarian,scienti#c,andeconomic,isfullydescribedinhisofficialpublication‘EtudesurlaNord-EtbaientreleNilet laMerRouge’(Cairo,1893,4to,withmapsandillustrations).ForservicestothemilitaryauthoritiesFloyerreceivedtheBritishmedal‘Egypt1882,’ withclasp‘TheNile1884-85,’andtheKhedive’sbronzestar.Floyer,whowaspopularwithhisnativeemployees,hadamasteryofArabicand possessedanearforminutedifferencesofdialect.HedescribedhisEgyptianexplorationsin‘TheMinesoftheNorthernEtbai’(Trans.Roy.Asiatic Soc.October1892);‘NotesontheGeologyoftheNorthernEtbai’(Trans.Geol.Soc.1892);‘FurtherRoutesintheEasternDesertof Egypt’(Geogr.Journ.May1893);and‘JourneysintheEasternDesertofEgypt’(Proc.Roy.Geogr.Soc.1884and1887).TotheJournalofthe ‘InstitutEgyptien’for1894-96hecontributedmanypapersonantiquarian,botanical,andagriculturalmatters.(Ref. DictionaryofNationalBiography and Biographical Dictionary of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan).

FloyerdiedinCairoin1903,andisextensivelymentionedinseveralworksincluding Life,LettersandDiariesofLieutenantGeneralSirGeraldGraham and The Story of My Life by Sir Harry H. Johnston. Soldwithacopyof NotesonaSketchMapoftwoRoutesintheEasternDesertofEgypt bytherecipient,extensivecopiedresearch,andseveral photographic images of the recipient.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: SurgeonMajorM.O’C.Drury,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,whohadbeenmentionedindespatchesforhis serviceinBurma1885-86,andwastheArmyMedicalOfficerinChargeoftheLangmanHospital, Bloemfontein,SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Onhismedicalstaff wasoneDrConanDoyle,whowent on to mention him in his book Memories and Adventures

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(Surgn.M.O’C.Drury.Med:Staff.) cleaned;Khedive’sStar,dated 1884, unnamed as issued, generally very ne or better (2) £400-£500

MauriceO’ConnorDrury joinedtheArmyMedicalServiceasasurgeoninJuly1880,andadvancedtosurgeonmajorinJuly1892.Heserved intheSudanCampaignof1885(Medalwithclasp,andKhedive’sStar),andthenwiththeBurmeseExpedition1885-86(MentionedinDespatches, Medal with clasp). He was appointed to the military command of the Langman Hospital in January 1900: ‘Thishospital,whichconsistsofonehundredbeds,withmarqueesandthirty-!vetents,hasleftinthe Oriental forSouthAfrica.Thehospital,unlike other civil ones, is not a base-hospital, but is going to “the front,” where its services are greatly needed.

Thegreatestthoughtandcarehavebeenbestowedonitsequipment,andnoexpensesparedtoprovide,notonlythemostcompleteout!tof surgicalappliances,medicines,stretchers,etc,butalsoinnumerablecomfortsandnourishmentsthatwillsomuchhelptoalleviatethesufferings and hasten the recovery of the sick and wounded.

MrArchieL.Langman(LieutenantMiddlesexYeomanry),sonofthedonor,willaccompanyitasTreasurer....MrRobertO’Callaghan,F.R.CS.,of HarleyStreet,SurgeontotheFrenchHospitalinLondon,isSurgeon-in-Chief,andisaspecialistofreputeinabdominalsurgery.As gunshotwoundsoftheabdomenhavebeenveryfrequentandseriousduringthepresentwar,hisserviceswillbeofspecialvaluetooursoldiersat“the front.”MrC.Gibbs,F.R.C.S.,ofHarleyStreet,AssistantSurgeonCharingCrossHospital,isSurgeon....Dr.ConanDoyleisPhysician....MajorM. O’C. Drury, R.A.M.C., who has been appointed by the War Office as the Army Medical Officer in charge of the Langman Hospital....

Thestaff ofthishospitalwasinspectedbytheDukeofCambridgeonFeb.21attheheadquartersoftheSt.George’sRi$es,DaviesStreet, PortmanSquare.OntheentryoftheDukeofCambridge,thestaff wascalledtoorder,byMajorO’C.Drury,R.A.M.C.,themilitaryofficerin command.TheDukecarefullyinspectedthemen,andthemedicalofficerswerepresentedtohim.TheDukethen,inashortspeech, congratulated the staff on having the opportunity of serving their Queen and Country in South Africa...’ (The Sketch, 7 March 1900)

ThesamepublicationalsofollowedtheprogressofthehospitalinBloemfontein,andpublishedphotographsofDruryshowingLordRoberts around the hospital, and Dr Conan Doyle attending to the sick. The latter recalled his time there, and Drury, thus:

Whenwewerecompletewewerequiteagoodlittleunit...Wewerecompelledtohaveonemilitarychief,asabondwiththeWarOffice,and thisprovedtobeoneMajorDrury,amostamusingIrishmanwhomighthavecomerightoutofLever.Toleaveserviceandto“marryarich widowwithacough”was,hesaid,theheightofhisambition.Hewasaverypleasantcompanionin civillife,butwhenitcametodutieswhich neededtactandroutinehewasrathertooCelticinhismethods,andthisledtofrictionandoccasionalrowsinwhichIhadtosustainthepointof MrLangman.Ihavenodoubthethoughtmeaninsubordinatedog,andIthoughthim-well,hehaspassedawaynow,andIrememberhimbestas a very amusing companion.’ (Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle refers)

DruryresidedatCynghordyHall,Carmarthenshire,andwaskilledinashootingaccidentthereinDecember1906.Hewasclimbingoverafence, when he slipped and fell with his gun going off in the process.

DruryalsofeaturesasacharacterinKieranMcMullen’s SherlockHolmesandtheMysteryoftheBoerWarWaggon,acopyofwhichisincludedwith the lot.

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Pair: TrumpeterE.Newton,20thHussars,whowasnotedassoundingthe‘Charge’atGemaizah,andwas killed in action during that battle, 20 December 1888

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Gemaizah1888(1461.Trumptr.E.Newton.20thHussars.);Khedive’sStar, undated, unnamed as issued, generally good very ne, and a unique single clasp award to a Trumpeter in the regiment (2) £2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Medals to Trumpeters from the Collection of Roderick Cassidy, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004.

EdwardNewton wasanativeofEdmonton,London,andwaskilledinactionatGemaizah,whilstservingasaTrumpeterwiththe20thHussars, 20 December 1888:

‘Iamgladto !ndthatatleastoneboardofguardianscandojusticetothememoryofthosewhore"ectcreditontheirteaching.TheStrand GuardianshaveresolvedtoplaceamarbleslabinthedininghalloftheirschoolsatEdmonton,bearingasuitableinscriptioninmemoryof TrumpeterNewton,ofthe20thHussars,whosoundedthe“charge”theotherdayatSuakin.Newton,whowastwenty-sixyearsofage,was educatedatEdmonton,andjoinedtheArmywhenonly15.Hewasoneofthemanyboyswhomthatprinceoftrumpeters,Binnie,lateofthe2nd LifeGuards, !ttedfortheserviceoftheCrown.Allthosewhoareinterestedintheeducationofyouthsforthemilitaryserviceshouldtakean earlyopportunityofinspectingMrBinnie’sclass.Itwouldbedifficultto !ndasmartersetofladsanywhereinEngland.’(ThePeople,6January1889 refers)

DuringthecavalrychargeatGemaizah,threetroopersandTrumpeterNewtonwerekilledandmutilated,promptingnotmerelyfeelingsofrage and vengeance but the re"ections of Trooper E. L. Wedlake:

‘Itwasindeedagloriouscharge,thoughmarredwithgriefandpain.ForNewton,Thomas,Jordan,Howes,werenumberedwiththeslain.We borethemfromthe !eldofstrifewithtendernessandlove.Andtrustedthattheirsoulshadfoundarestingplaceabove.Thenourthoughts returnedtoCairocamp,withmottoesandits "owers.Withsaddenedrecollectionsofitsgayandfestivebowers.Weweptforourgallant comrades, as still in death they lay. And in the camp of our beaten foes we spent our Christmas Day.’

The four men of the 20th Hussars were re-interred in the Khartoum Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Sold with copied research.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Therareandimportant‘EgyptandSudan’pairawardedtoGeorgeZeidan,anInterpreterattachedtothe IntelligenceDepartment,whowasaproli!cChristianLebaneseJournalist,editorandteacher,whowrote23 novels,andisalsoconsideredtohavebeenoneofthe !rstthinkerstohelpformulatethetheoryofArab Nationalism

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea(323.Interpr.G.Zeidan.) edgebruise,scratch mark to edge after naming; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, generally good very ne and rare (2) £800-£1,200

Provenance: J.WebbCollection,DixNoonanWebb,December2008andDixNoonan Webb, May 2019 (both times as a single Egypt and Sudan Medal).

Oneof11interpretersshownontherollasentitledtotheclaspAbuKlea,andthe only one entitled to this combination of clasps.

GeorgeZeidan or‘JurjiZaydan’,‘JorgeZaydan’,‘GeorgieZeidan’or‘JirjiZaydan’was borninBeirut,OttomanSyria(presentdayLebanon)inDecember1861.Hewasa proli#cChristianLebanesejournalist,editorandteacher,mostnotedforhiscreationof themagazine alHilal (TheCrescent)in1892,whichheusedtoserialisehis twentythreehistoricalnovels.Hisprimarygoal,asawriterandintellectualduringtheNahda (Awakening),wastomakethecommonArabicpopulationknowtheirhistorythrough theentertainingmediumofthenovel.Heisalsoconsideredtohavebeenoneofthe #rst thinkers to help formulate the theory of Arab nationalism.

Zeidan‘equippedwithlettersofrecommendation...arrivedinEgyptin1883.InCairo hesoontookovertheeditorshipof al-Zaman,adailynewspaper.Heremainedits editoruntil1884.Thereasonforleavingthisjobarenotevident.Neitherarehis motivesclearastowhywithhisfriendGabrDumithejoinedWolseleyandhis expeditionarycorpsthatwastorelieveGordonatKhartoum.Zaidan[sic]wasattached to this army as a dragoman, and guide.

WemaycatchaglimpseofhislifewiththeBritishArmyinthedescriptionbyNasib AbdallahSiblialLubani,tensiondevelopedbetweentheBritishofficersandtheSyrian dragomans.AnEnglishofficercommandedZaidantodosomemenialworkwhich Zaidanrefused.ItcametoblowsbetweentheofficerandZaidanuntilahighranking officerandfriendofZaidanre-establishedorder.AftertheWolseleyexpedition,sent toolate,hadbeenunabletosaveGordonitreturnedtoEgypt.Zaidantookhisleaveof theArmyandreturnedin1885togetherwithGabrDumittoBeirutwheretheyboth started studying languages.’ (Gurgi Zaidan, His Life and Thought BY T. Philip refers)

ZeidanhadbeenattachedtotheIntelligenceDepartmentforserviceinEgyptandtheSudan,andhadservedwithCaptainW.W.C.Vernerwho was employed in an intelligence gathering capacity. Zeidan gets several mentions in The Military Diary of Colonel W. W. C. Verner: ‘April2nd:SentZaidan[sic]toAmbokulMarket.HehottheusualnewsaboutrevoltinKordofan,sicknessetc.andthat2,000spearmenand60 regulars with ri!es were at Birti.

April17th:GeorgeZaidan,myinterpreter’ssubordinaterefusedtoobeyanorderandsaid“Youcannotmakeme”.Severecrisis,endinginmy having to show him my revolver and George doing as he was bid.

May4th:GeorgeZaidanvisitedAmbokulinordertointerviewamanIhadheardofrecentlycomefromKhartoum,butwhowassickandunable tocomeandseeme.HisnameisMohamedKheirAgaandhesaidthatheleftKhartoumonthedayitfellandwaskeptaprisoneratOmdurman fortwomonths.Gordonwaskillednearthechurchwhenabouttoblowupthemagazine.Hewaskilledwithsticks,nootherweaponwasused. His head was cut off and taken to Omdurman. He saw it there all the time he was at Omdurman. It was there when he left about April 12th.

May28th:Driftedabout4miles.LandedwithGeorgeZaidanandfoundthevillagersingreatfrightastheyhadheardthe‘BashiBazouks’were coming down stream and would kill their cattle!’

ZeidandiedinCairo,EgyptinJuly1914,andTheZaidanFoundationbasedinBethesda,Maryland,U.S.Awassetupbymembersofhisfamilyin 2009 to enhance intercultural understanding and the dissemination of Arabic culture.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: Captain F. L. Blosse, West India Regiment

AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,1897-98,SierraLeone1898-99(Capt.F.L. Blosse. 1/W.I.R.) uno cial retaining rod between clasps, and alteration to lugs to facilitate additional clasp, good very ne (2)

£460-£550

FrancisLynchBlosse wasborninNovember1868,andwascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheHighlandLightInfantryinMay1889.He transferredaslieutenanttotheWestIndiaRegimentinNovember1893,andsufferedwithfeverin1895.Blosseadvancedtocaptain,andserved intheAshantiExpeditionof1896,inWestAfricain1897-98,andwasemployedintheHinterlandOperationsinSierraLeone.Heservedasastaff officer to the Governor of Sierra Leone and deputy assistant adjutant general.

The‘deathoccurredduringTuesdaynight,lastweek,ofCaptainLynchBloss[sic],ofMoorcroft,Waterford,attheearlyageof47years.The deceasedgentlemanhadnotresidedinthetown,anddiedfrompneumonia.CaptainBloss,intheearlypartofthewar,wentouttoFranceand rendered useful service to his country in the Records Office.’ (Western Gazette, 26 February 1915 refers)

CaptainBlossediedinLymington,HampshireinFebruary1915.(MIC givesentitlementto1914Star,butnoindicationofitbeingissuedor claimed)

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Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. Adams, West India Regiment and Royal Highlanders

AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,1897-98,SierraLeone1898-99(1835CoySejt Major J. Adams, 2: W.I. Regt) contact marks, nearly very ne (2)

£460-£550

JamesAdams wasborninAuchinlea,Stoneham,andinitiallyservedwiththe3rdMilitiaBattalion,RoyalHighlandRegiment.Hethenattestedfor theRoyalHighlandersaged18yearsand4monthsin1884.AdamsservedascompanysergeantmajorwiththeWestIndiaRegiment,and Ashanti 1895-96 by I. McInnes and M. Fraser gives ‘The four CSM’s were almost certainly white soldiers seconded from British Regiments.’ CompanySergeantMajorAdamswasdischargedafter22yearsand4monthsservice,10October1906,withtheintentionofresidingat92 Rosebank, Dundee.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Four: CommanderW.H.S.Ball,RoyalNavy,‘whowasoneofthepioneersoftheBritishSubmarineService, andwho,withAdmiralSirReginaldBacon,Vice-AdmiralSirRogerKeyes,CaptainPercyAddison,R.N., CaptainAlgernonCandy,R.N.andothersdidmuchbytakingincalculableriskstobringtheSubmarine Service to its present high state of perfection’ EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Benin1897(W.H.S.Ball,Mid.,H.M.S.Forte.);1914-15Star(Lt.Commr.W.H.S.Ball, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. W. H. S. Ball. R.N.) mounted for wear, generally good very ne (4) £600-£800

WilliamHenryStricklandBall wasborninBristolinJuly1879,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasacadetwithH.M.S. Britannia inJuly1893.He advancedtomidshipmanin1895,andservedwithH.M.S Forte fromAugust1896.BalladvancedtolieutenantinApril1901,attainedhis1stClass Torpedo Certi!cate in 1903, and quali!ed as lieutenant (technical) 1st class the following year.

BalladvancedtolieutenantcommanderinApril1909,andwasappointedtoH.M.S. Columbine additional(Technical)fordutyinconnectionwith Trawlers,FirthofForthfrom13October1914-November1918.Hisservicerecordat !rstsightappearstobethatofanavalofficersteeringa perfectlynormalprogressionthroughhiscareerintheTechnicalBranch,albeitwithsomefocusontorpedoes.However,thefollowingmentions ofhimin AtSeawithJosephConrad,writtenbyCaptainJ.G.Sutherland,R.N.,indicatethatwhatisshownonhisnavalrecordfor1914-18was coverforhistrueactivitiesatthenavalbaseofGranton,Rosyth,Scotland.AtthelattertheSpecialService(DecoyDuty)wasbegunasanoffshoot of the Admiralty’s Q-ship policy.

JosephConradwasfascinatedbytheideaoftheuseofdecoyshipstoattackGermansubmarinesand,usinghisin$uenceasaworldfamous author,wasabletosecureaberthonH.M.Brigantine“Ready”whichSutherlandwastocommandonhercovertoperationsOctober-November 1916. Sutherland writes of Conrad:

‘HewassomewhatsurprisedwhenItoldhimthattheideawasnotconceivedbytheAdmiralty,notevenaprofessionalseaman,butbyapurely businessman,headofoneofthelargestmanufacturingindustriesinthecountry,whoontheoutbreakofwar,surrenderedeverything,and acceptedajuniorcommissionintheR.N.V.R.onboardoneofH.M.seagoingvessels.Lateron,thisman,bysheerabilityandpowersof organisation,waspromotedtotherankofCommander,andappointedasSeniorStaff OfficeratGranton,thenoneofthelargestandmost important bases on the East Coast.

Conradwasgreatlyinterested,andwishedtoknowmoreabouthim-howtheideacametohim,andwhohewas.Iwasgladofthis,asitgaveme anopportunityofpayingatributetotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,andtoCommanderKennethWalker,theoriginatoroftheidea. CommanderWalkerdiscussedthepossibilitiesof !ttingoutsuchavessel andsailingherunderaneutral $agwithCommanderW.H.S.Ball,R.N., thetechnicalexpertofthebase;theideahavingreceivedhisblessing,theybothapproachedtheCommodore,whoagreedtoaskforAdmiralty sanction....

Conradenjoyedthesestoriesgreatly,andwassomewhatsorrythatatthetimeIcouldnotrecountmore.Hewasamusedwithastorytoldtome byCommanderW.H.S.Ball,R.N.,whowasoneofthepioneersoftheBritishSubmarineService,andwho,withAdmiralSirReginaldBacon, Vice-AdmiralSirRogerKeyes,CaptainPercyAddison,R.N.,CaptainAlgernonCandy,R.N.andothersdidmuchbytakingincalculablerisksto bringtheSubmarineServicetoitspresenthighstateofperfection.CommanderBall’sstorywasofwhathedescribedastheearliestancestorof the “K” boat.’

BallservedasAssistantSuperintendentR.N.attheGreenockTorpedoFactory,November1918-November1923.Headvancedtocommander inSeptember1922,andhis !nalappointmentwasastheAssistantInspectorofNavalOrdnance,TorpedoRange,Weymouth,fromwhichhe retiredinNovember1927.Inlaterlifeheresidedat1UllswaterCrescent,Weymouth,andwasamemberofWeymouthTownCouncil. Commander Ball died in Weymouth in November 1939.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Ascarce‘DefenceofKumassi’groupof !veawardedtoDoctorE.H.Tweedy,AssistantColonialSurgeonat KumassiduringthesiegeandoneoftheGovernor’spartyinthebreakoutfromthecity.Tweedy,a‘good hinterlandmedicalofficer...wellsuitedtotheNorthernTerritories’,hadalreadybeenwounded,and mentionedindespatchesforserviceontheGoldCoastin1897.HewaswoundedduringtheDefenceof Kumassi,29April1900,andonceagainmentionedindespatchesforhisgoodservice.Tweedyservedinthe TogolandExpeditionofAugust1914,andwentontobecomethePrincipalMedicalOfficer,SierraLeone, after the Great War EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(Asst:C.SurgeonE.H.Tweedy,G.C.Constby:);Ashanti1900,1clasp, Kumassi(Dr:E.H.Tweedy.A.F.F.);1914-15Star(E.H.Tweedy.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(E.H.Tweedy.)mountedas originally worn, generally nearly very ne or better (5) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003.

EdwardHerbertTweedy (LRCSI&LM,LRCPI&LM)appearstohave !rstregisteredasacivilsurgeonin1892attheRotundaHospital, Dublin.HewasappointedamedicalofficerintheGoldCoastin1897,andservedattachedtotheGoldCoastConstabularyintheNorthern Territory Expedition 1897-98 (mentioned in despatches, medal with clasp, and wounded).

The following is given in relation to Tweedy being wounded:

‘GoldCoast.WantonattacksmadeonBritishsubjectsbythenativesintheGoldCoasthinterland,southofGambaga,inducedColonelNorthcott with100HausastomakeapunitivevisittothatregioninMarch.Some !ghtingtookplaceinoccupyingthetownoftherebellioustribe.Among theseventeenwoundedoftheBritishforcewereLieutenantMiddlemistandDrTweedy.’(AnnualRegisterofWorldEvents1899,byJ.Dodsley refers)

DoctorTweedywasoneoftheAssistantColonialSurgeonsatKumassiin1900andwithCaptainDavidson-Houston,theactingResident,greeted theGovernor,SirFrederickHodgson,andLadyHodgsonontheoutskirtsofKumassion25thMarch1900.Duringthesiegethatfollowedthe ‘dailyissueofrationswascarriedoutwithgreatcareandscrupulousfairnessbyDrTweedyandMrGrundy,oneoftheminesofficials,whohadto keep a remarkably sharp look out for attempts on the part of the soldiers to snatch an extra biscuit or two.’ (The Golden Stool, by F. Myatt refers)

Tweedy was wounded during the siege, 29 April 1900:

‘Theresultofthebattlewasanoverwhelmingdefeatoftherebelsonthenorthside.Thenextdayweburied130bodies,andIhavenodoubt thatinadditiontothosetheirlosseswereveryheavy.OurcasualtiesIamhappytosaywereinsigni!cant.DoctorTweedywaswoundedonthe head, but is doing well. No other Europeans were touched.

Insurgentbandseverydaybecomingbolder.InviewoftelegramfromGovernorofLagos,intendtodetainTweedy.Heisinbadhealthandmust berelievedassoonaspossible.UrgedespatchfromEnglandofMedicalOfficersassoonaspossible.’(SessionalPapers.HouseofCommons1901.

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Withthebesiegedgarrisoninimminentdangerofstarvation,SirFrederickandLadyHodgson !nally,onthe23rdJune,togetherwith24 Europeans,includingDrTweedy,aforceofsome600nativesoldiersandoverathousandnon-combatants,leftKumassi.Theyleftbehindthema smallgarrisonoftwoofficersandandamedicalofficerwithaboutahundredmen,whowererelievedbythereliefforceunderBrigadier-General SirJ.Willcocksonthe15thJuly.Willcockstookawaythe sickandwoundedandagainleftbehindasmallgarrison.Thiswasinturnrelievedbythe force under Colonel A. P. Burroughs on the 5th August.

DoctorTweedywasmentionedinthedespatchofMajorA.Morris,CommandingKumassiGarrison,dated12July1900, LondonGazette 4

December 1900: ‘Assistant Colonial Surgeons E. H. Tweedy and A. J. Chalmers displayed much zeal and energy in their manifold duties.’ OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWarDoctorTweedywasDeputyPrincipalMedicalOfficer,GoldCoast,andtookpartintheTogolandExpedition in 1914:

‘On18thAugust[1914]theDeputyMedicalOfficeroftheGoldCoastColony,DoctorE.H.Tweedywithoneothermedicalofficer,DoctorJ.M.

O’Brien,threedispensersandthreedressersarrivedatLomefromAccra,andtookchargeofthebasethere.’(MedicalServicesGeneralHistory 1921 refers)

BytheendofthewarTweedywasPrincipalMedicalOfficer,WestAfricanMedicalStaff,inSierraLeone.Hewasdescribedasa‘goodhinterland medical officer... well suited to the Northern Territories.’

Tweedy returned to Dublin upon his retirement, and resided at 25 South Frederick Street. He died in 1938. Sold with copied research, and a group photographic image of the Europeans besieged in the Fort at Kumassi. For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see the following lot.

Medals from an Africa Collection

The group of !ve miniature dress medals attributed toDoctor E. H. Tweedy, Assistant Colonial Surgeon EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98;Ashanti1900,1clasp,Kumassi;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictory Medals, mounted as worn, very ne (5) £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003. For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see the previous lot. Note 1914 Star rather than 1914-15 Star.

Three: PrivateJ.Gerrard,21stLancers,whorodein‘A’Squadron,alongsideWinstonChurchill,inthecharge at Omdurman, 2 September 1898

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3646.Pte.J.Gerrard.21/L’Crs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3646Pte.Gerrard.21/Lrs.); Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3646PteJ.Gerrard21stLrs)mountedfordisplay, minoredgebruising,generally very ne (3) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: T. Gustard Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006.

J.Gerrard servedwiththe21stLancersintheSudan,andiscon!rmedashavingtakenpartinthefamousChargeatOmdurmanaspartof“A” squadron commanded by Major H. Finn, with Lieutenant Winston Churchill as one of its Troop Commanders. Gerrard was discharged in April 1914, the same year in which he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal. Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient in a group stood behind Private T. Byrne, V.C.

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Pair: PrivateJ.Watson,21stLancers,whorodewith‘B’SquadroninthefamouschargeatOmdurman,2 September 1898

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3440.Pte.J.Watson.21/Lancers.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3440PteJ.Watson 21st Lcrs) generally very ne (2) £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005.

JohnWatson wasbornintheParishofSt.John’s,Margate,Kentin1873.AlabourerbyoccupationandaservingmemberoftheThames Division,RoyalEngineersMilitia,heattestedforthecavalryon22April1892,aged19years.Postedtothe21stLancersheservedinIndia, February1893-October1896andinEgyptandtheSudan,October1896-November1899.HeservedintheSudanandasamemberof“B” SquadronrodeinthefamouschargeatOmdurman,2September1898-hissquadronsufferedtheheaviestlossesduringthecharge,with9men killed and 26 wounded. Watson was discharged after completing his period of engagement in 1904.

Three: PrivateA.Pool,1stBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,whowaskilledinactionatBelmont,23 November 1899

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3760.Pte.A.Pool.1/Northd.Fus:) minoredgenick;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Belmont (3760PteA.Poole.[sic]North’d:Fus:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3760.PteA.Pool.5thFusers.) regimentally engraved naming, generally extremely ne (3) £700-£900

A.Pool wasanativeofScarborough,Yorkshire.HeservedduringtheBoerWarwiththe1stBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,andwaskilled inactionatBelmont,23November1899.OnthelatterdatetheNorthumberlandFusiliersandtheYorkshireLightInfantryhadbeentaskedwith thecaptureofTableMountain,andmetstiff resistance.TheBoershadbuiltsangarsontheslopesandthetwobattalionswereforcedtoclear thesewhilstunderen"lade "refromahithertounknownBoerforceonMontBlanc,akopjetotheeastofGunHillandTableMountain.Aftera ferociousdays "ghtingBritishlosses,whichincludedtheGuardsattackonGunHill,amountedto4officersand71menkilledordiedofwounds, and 24 officers and 199 men wounded.

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Pair: MajorF.E.Ryde,WestIndiaRegiment,whowasmentionedindespatchesforhisservicesinSierra Leone, and later commanded the garrison at Fumsu during the Ashanti Campaign of 1900

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(Maj:F.E.Ryde.3/W.I.R.);Ashanti1900,noclasp(Major.F.E. Ryde. 1/W. India: Rgt.) suspension slack on last, nearly very ne (2) £700-£900

F.E.Ryde wasborninNovember1862,andcommissionedlieutenantintheWestIndiaRegimentinFebruary1884.Headvancedtocaptainin November1891,andtomajorinDecember1897.Rydeservedasgovernor’sadjutantforJamaicaandSt.Lucia,beforeservinginoperationsin Sierra Leone as part of the Mendiland Expedition (Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 29 December 1899).

The following extract from Cannibals and Tongo Players of Sierra Leone by M. Kalous, refers to his time in Sierra Leone:

‘From the District Commissioner Sherbro to the Colonial Secretary. Imperri Punitive Expedition.

“IissuedanultimatumtoTuaYammiChiefofBambaiatosurrenderunconditionallytomehereandthatontheeventofnoncomplianceIshould causeamilitarypunitiveexpeditiontomoveintotheImperriandlaywastetothecountry.Theconditionsnothavingbeenconformedto,I communicatedwithMajorRyde,anddesiredthattroopsmightbesenttoImperri,myselfaccompanyingtheexpedition.IburntBambaiaandafter crossingthecreekdestroyedFuta.Mokelpiwasburnt,Imperritownwasreached.OneoftheguidespointedoutthespotwherethelateAssistant DistrictCommissionerMrHughes,wasmurdered,andtheskeletonwasfound,alsoanotherskeleton,andathirdskeletonwassaidtobethere.I wasunableto !ndanytracesofthelateMrsHughes,althoughIpersonallycarefullylookedabouttheroadforsomedistancewherethe unfortunate lady was said to have been massacred.”

Alldrige 30th July 1898.’

Ryde was Specially Employed in West Africa 1900, with The Ashanti Campaign of 1900 by C. H. Armitage giving the following details:

‘Aboutmid-dayonthe13thJulywearrivedatFumsu,whichwastheadvancedepotoftheAshantiFieldForce.Thegarrisonwasundercommand of Major Ryde, West India Regiment.

ThecountrybetweenFumsuandBekwaibeinginthehandsoftheenemy,itwasthreedaysbeforeMajorRydewouldconsenttoallowusto proceedtothefront,butonthe16thJulyaconvoywassentoff,escortedby100menand2guns,underthecommandofColonelMorland, whom we special services officers accompanied.’

MajorRydeisalsomentionedin TheGreatDramaofKumasi byW.M.Hall,and TheReliefofKumasi byH.C.J.Bliss,andheretiredinDecember 1903.

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Pair: CorporalofHorseA.C.Godfrey,2ndLifeGuards,laterAssistantSuperintendent,CeylonPoliceand Inspector General of Police, Mauritius Coronation1902,bronze;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein(1985,CplA. C. Godfrey, 2/L. Gd:) mounted as worn in this order, edge bruising, very ne (2)

£300-£400

A.C.Godfrey servedasacorporalofhorsewiththeLifeGuardsduringtheSecondBoerWar,priortobeingappointedanassistant superintendentintheCeylonPolicein1903.Thefollowingreferencesaremadetohiscareerin AHistoryoftheCeylonPolice,1866-1913 byA.C. Dep:

‘AssistantSuperintendentswererequiredtopassexaminationsinCriminalLaw,PoliceAdministrationandthetwolanguageswithinthreeyears.A. C.Godfrey,J.H.DanielandGottlieramongthejuniorofficers,weredoingextremelywell....PermissionwasobtainedtoemployMrA.C.Godfrey totrainprobationersinDrillandEquitationforsixmonths.GodfreysubsequentlymovedfromtheschoolandservedintheCentralandWestern Province....MrA.C.GodfreywasduetogotoEnglandandwaswellacquaintedwiththeChiefConstablesofSheffield,Westmorland, CumberlandandLeicestershirewhichwerelikelyrecruitinggrounds.Hisbrother(MajorC.V.Godfrey)wastheChiefConstableofSalford.Mr Godfreywasaskedtorecruitsuitabletypes,inconjunctionwiththecrownAgents....MrGodfreywasanofficerofverygoodreputeanda

gentleman who can be relied on not to demean himself by stooping to malpractices.’

GodfreywasappointedInspectorGeneralofPolice,Mauritius,whentheGreatWarbrokeout.Heretired,havingreachedthelocalrankof lieutenant-colonel, in October 1926. Godfrey resided in Eastbourne upon his return to the UK, and died at Ufford, Suffolk in April 1952.

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Three: Private W. E. Roberts, 3rd Dragoon Guards, later South Lancashire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3662PteW. E.Roberts,3rdDgn:Gds:)lasttwoclaspslooseonribandasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(32116Pte.W.E.Roberts.S. Lan. R.) nearly extremely ne (3) £120-£160

William‘Bill’Roberts wasborninLondon,andresidedinWandsworth.InbetweenserviceduringtheBoerWarandtheGreatWar,Roberts wasemployedatYoung’sBrewery,Wandsworth.Heisbelievedtohavebeeninvalidedoutofserviceduetofrostbite(entitledtoSilverWar Badge), and returned to employment at the brewery. Roberts died in 1953. Sold with copied research.

TheBoerWarpairtoSergeantJ.Glen,2ndDragoons(RoyalScotsGreys),whowastakenprisoneratUitval Nek in July 1900, and killed in action at Klippan in February 1902

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg(4225Corpl:J.Glen.2nd Dragoons);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4225Serjt:J.Glen.2ndDrgns:) toned, nearly extremely ne, and very rare with a K.S.A. to a casualty (2)

£600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2005.

J.Glenn wastakenprisoneratUitvalNek,alongwiththerestofhissquadronunderCaptainJ.Maxwell,11July1900,allbeingsubsequently released. Glen was killed in action at Klippan, 18 February 1902, in a #ght mentioned in Lord Kitchener’s #nal despatch of 8 March 1902: ‘Onthe18thFebruaryGeneralGilbertHamiltonwassharplyengagedatKlippan,twentymilessouth-eastofSprings,withabodyofBoerswhich wasestimatedtonumberabout500.Uponthisoccasion,Iregrettosay,aportionofasquadronoftheScotsGreysdetachedtoone $ankwas cutoff,surrounded,andpartiallycaptured.OurcasualtieswereMajorFieldenandCaptainUsshermortallywounded,LieutenantRhodesand2 men killed, and 6 wounded. The Boers were reported to have 8 men killed and wounded.’

The above was sketched in the Illustrated London News, 5 April 1902, and titled “The Mishap To The 2nd Royal Dragoons At Klippan.’ Sold with copied research, including the above mentioned image.

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Pair: PrivateA.Slattie,2ndDragoons(RoyalScotsGreys),wholedacolourfullife !lledwithcontroversyand hardship-twicesentencedtoimprisonmentandhardlabourduringhismilitarycareer,hethenwentonto beinvolvedinahighpro!leEdinburghmurdertrial,beforesuccumbingtoanearfataltrainaccidentat EdinburghWaverleywhen‘hewasknockeddown,withaunknownnumberofwheelspassingoverhisright leg at the ankle’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4688PteA.Slattie.2ndDragoons);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4688PteA.Slattie.2ndDrgns:) suspensionslackonboth, contact marks, ne (2) £280-£320

AlexanderSlattie wasbornontheIsleofWight,andattestedforthe2ndDragoons(RoyalScotsGreys)atEdinburghinAugust1899.He servedwiththeregimentinSouthAfricaandtransferredtotheReserveinDecember1906,beingdischargedinDecember1911,after9yearsand 351daysservice.ItwouldappearthatSlattieledaverycolourfullife-duringhismilitaryservicehewastwicesentencedtoimprisonmentand hard labour, and was subsequently involved in a murder trial, and a near fatal accident.

On17December1905attheEdinburghHighCourtofJusticeayoungmannamedGeorgeGordonwastriedforthemurderofElizabeth TavendaleinthehouseoccupiedbyhimatNo.3NorthRichmondStreet.Hehadcutherthroatandbeatenherheadwithahammer.Thejury after25minutesabsencereturnedaunanimousverdictofculpablehomicide,andtheLordJusticeClerk,withoutcomment,sentencedthe prisonertotwelveyearspenalservitude.Slattie,whohadalsobeenromanticallyinvolvedwithElizabethTavendale,gaveevidenceduringthe subsequenttrial.Thecase,andthetrial,receivedalotofcoverageintheScottishpresswithSlattiebeingreferredtoas‘TheSoldierintheBox’ and‘ASoldierLover’.Courtsketchesoftheindividualsconcernedalsoappearedinthepress,withthecasebeingvariouslyreferredtoas“The Richmond Street Murder”, “The Richmond Street Tragedy” and “Low Life Tragedy, Sordid Revelations.”

The following extracts also appeared at the time:

‘AlexSlattie,private“B”Squadron,RoyalScotsGreys,PiershillBarracks,Edinburghsaidthatthedeceased’ssisterwasmarriedtoabrotherofhis.

InJuly1904whenhewasonfurlough,andstayingwithhisbrother,hecameintimatewiththedeceased,andwasinthehabitofkeepingcompany withheratthattime.Tillherdeathhesawherfrequentlyatnight.OntheThursdayeveninghemetherintheHighStreet,andaccusedspoketo him.Gordonwasveryangryandsaidsomethingaboutthewitnesshavinganythingmoretodowiththegirl.Gordonusedbadlanguage,andthe witnessthoughtthedeceasedsaidtoGordon,“Whathaveyougottodowithit?”Thewitnesswasinthedeceased’scompanyontheSaturday night till four o’clock on Sunday morning....’

‘ASoldierLover-AlexanderSlattie(26)aprivateintheRoyalScotsGreys,whoworetwomedalsandclaspssaidhebecameacquaintedwith TavendaleayearagowhenhewasinEdinburghonfurloughaftercominghomefromSouthAfrica.WhenhisregimentwasatNorwichhe corresponded with her. He only became acquainted with Gordon when his regiment came to Edinburgh in November last....’

Slattiemarried twoyearslater,andcontinuedtoresideinEdinburghwhereuponbeingdischargedfromthearmyhewasemployedonthe railways:

‘Justbefore1pmon11thJuly1914,goodsporterAlexanderSlattiewasondutyattheNorthBritishRailway’sEdinburghWaverleyGoodsStation. HewasinthedeliveryofficewhenlocalconfectionerR.Diekmancalledtopickupasuitcase.Slattieofferedtocarrythecase.SlattietoldDiekman hewouldtakehimbyashortcut-acrossthelinesbetweenthegoodsstationandthepassengerstation.Diekmanprotestedagainstgoingthat wayasheconsidereditdangerous.EventuallySlattiepersuadedDiekmantogowithhim,butwhilstcrossingthelinesDiekmansuddenlyrealised thatanapproachingtrainwasalmostuponthem.Heshoutedawarningandrushingforwardwasveryfortunatetogetclearofthetrain.Slattie waslessfortunate-hewasknockeddown,withaunknownnumberofwheelspassingoverhisrightlegattheankle.InspectorCampbellwas sterninhisadmonitionofSlattie:hehadnorighttoleavethegoodsstationwhenhedidso,andheaddedtotheoffencebyinducingamemberof the public to trespass on the Company’s lines.’ (Railway Work, Life & Death by M. Esbester refers)

Slattie died in Edinburgh in September 1952.

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Four: ColonelH.R.Milvain,12thLancers,whoreceiveda‘bulletthroughhisneck,whichcameoutthroughhis jaw’,duringthechargeofthe12thLancersattheBattleofDiamondHill,11June1900.Helaterservedwith the6thReserveCavalryRegimentduringtheIrishRebellionof1916,andservedinFranceasHorseMaster totheRoyalFieldArtillery.Milvaincommandedthe2ndBattalion,NorthumberlandHomeGuardduringthe Second World War

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Lieut:H.R.Milvain,12: R:Lancers)impressednaming, edgebruise;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorH.R.Milvain.);Defence Medal, mounted for wear, otherwise generally good very ne (4) £800-£1,200

HenryRolandMilvain wasborninLondoninJanuary1880.HewasthesonofThomasMilvain,Q.C.,ofEglinghamHall,Chancellorofthe CountyPalatineofDurham,RecorderofBradford,andlaterJudgeAdvocateGeneral.Milvain’sobituary,whichappearedin9/12Lancer’s Regimental Journal, gives the following:

‘RoleyMilvainjoinedthe12thRoyalLancersin1899fromSandhurstandservedintheRegimentduringtheSouthAfricanWar,whenhewas badlywounded.Assoonashehadrecovered,herejoinedtheRegimentinIndia,andsubsequentlyservedasAdjutant.Hewasseconded,in1907, tobecomeAdjutantoftheNorthumberlandHussars,andin1911heleftthe12thLancersandjoinedthatRegiment.Atthestartofthe1914war, herejoinedthe12thLancers,beingpostedasAdjutanttothe6thReserveCavalryRegiment(5thand12thLancers)whowerestationed, !rstat MarlboroughBarracksDublin,andafterwardsintheGunnerBarracksatKildare,wherehewasatthetimeofthe1916IrishRebellion.Whenthe 6thReserveCavalryRegimentwasdisbandedaftertheRebellion,RoleyjoinedtheB.E.F.inFranceasahorsemastertotheRoyalFieldArtillery. He was demobilized early in 1919.

Duringthe1939-45warhejoinedtheHomeGuardandcommandedaBattalion.RoleyMilvainwasagreatfoxhunter.WhilststillatEton,hewas masteroftheBeagles.Fortheseasonof1898,andagainin1910,whenhewasAdjutantoftheNorthumberlandHussars,hetookoverthe MastershipofthePercyFoxhounds,huntinghoundshimselfuntil1921,withtheexceptionoftheWarYears,whenhiswifehuntedhoundsfor him.In1921heretiredfromthePercy,andformedhisprivatepackofhounds‘TheMilvain’.Hehuntedthesehoundshimself,without subscription, until he retired in 1955 at the age of 75.

Hiswasoneofthelastpacksoffoxhoundstobehuntedwithoutasubscription,inGreatBritain.Duringtheforty-!veyearsthatRoleyhunted hounds,heshowedmostexcellentsport,andtherewerefewbetterjudgesofhoundsonthe "ags.Hetookgreatinterestinracing,androdeand trainedmanywinners.Hediedon17thAugust,1960,inhis81styear.AverygreatsportsmanwhowillbesadlymissedintheCountyof Northumberland, where he lived.’

Thewoundthattheobituaryrefersto,wassufferedbyMilvainduringthechargeofthe12thLancersattheBattleofDiamondHill,11June1900. He received a ‘bullet through his neck, which came out through his jaw.’

TheregimentfoughtconspicuouslyatDiamondHill,wheretheychargedtosavethegunsof“Q”Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery.Itwas‘inthis actionthatthearistocraticandgallantLordAirlie,commandingthe12thLancers,waskilledjustafterleadinghismeninaboot-to-bootcharge.

TheTimesHistory recordedthathislastwordswereanorder:“Troopsaboutwheel!”Churchillreportedtheorderas“Filesabout!”butaccording to Conan Doyle his last words were addressed to a cursing sergeant: “Pray moderate your language.” (The Great Boer War by B. Farwell refers)

Ofthe60menthatLordAirlieledtocleartheguns,oneotherofficerapartfromhimselfwaskilled,onewascaptured,andMilvainandsixother rankswerewounded.HewaspresentedwithhisQ.S.A.bytheKing,29July1901.HavingsurvivedtheGreatWar,Milvaincommandedthe2nd Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard until their stand down in December 1944.

M.I.D. Uncon!rmed.

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Three: SquadronSergeantMajorH.H.Coxen,18thHussars,laterYorkshireHussars,whodistinguished himselfandwasmentionedindespatchesforhisgallantryduringaBoerambusheastofUitkykStation,24 December1900,‘Ihadratheranarrowshavemyself, !vebulletsthroughmyjacket,twothroughmypants. Notoneofthesetouchedmyskin,althoughIwashitthroughthemuscleofthelegbelowthecalf.’Coxen, whowastwiceshipwreckedduringpreviousemploymentwiththemerchantservice,metasadanduntimely end at a ri"e range in the Bedern Yeomanry Drill Hall, York, June 1908

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,Belfast,OrangeFreeState(3122.Serjt:H.H.Coxen.18/Hrs.) uno cialrivets between2ndand3rdclasps;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3122Serjt:H.Coxen. 18thHussars);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(3122S.Sjt.Mjr.H.H.Coxen.18/Hussars.)mountedfordisplay, lightcontactmarks, therefore generally nearly very ne or better (3) £360-£440

Provenance: D. Lloyd Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2021.

H.H.Coxen wasanativeofBristol,servedwiththe18thHussarsduringtheSecondBoerWar,andwasmentionedinLordKitchener’s despatch,8March1901,forhisgallantryduringoutpostdutiesatUitkyk,nearMiddleburg,24December1900.Coxensuppliedareportforthe action,whichwasreproducedinfullin The18thHussarsinSouthAfrica1899-1902,byMajorC.Burnett.Thefollowingextractsaretakenfrom that report:

‘At7.30amonthe24thDecember,1900,Lieut.Thackwell,withourpatrolofthirty-twonon-commissionedofficersandmenof‘B’Squadron, relieved‘A’Squadron,whichundercommandofLieut.Wood,since2amhadbeenholdingapositionnearthecollierytotheEastofUitkyk Station,distantaboutthreeandahalfmilesfromMiddleburg.Reachingthecolliery,wedismountedandrelievedthedifferentposts,andour horses,ledbythenumberthrees,wereplacedundercover.WehadnottakenuppositionmorethantenminuteswhenwesawBoersmoving aboutamongstthetreessurroundingVanNiekirk’sFarm,thenwesawawaggon,which,withtheBoers,wasmakingtowardstherailwayline. Lieut.Thackwellwasoccupyingapositioncommandingtheline,thegroundaffordinglittleornocover,withtheexceptionofafewsmallant heaps.LookingthroughmyglassesIsawanotherpartyoftheenemythreateningourleft #ankandrear,sosentPrivateCollierwithamessageto thateffecttoLieut.Thackwell,meanwhileplacingthe $vemen(PrivatesSpeigh,Slinger,Seppings,Kempster,andJackson)andmyselfwellextended to resist a #ank attack. By this time the Mauser bullets were #ying thick and fast, and we could hear Lieut. Thackwell’s party hard at it as well...

Thenweheardthreeloudexplosions,whichweat $rstthoughtwerefromthegunsatOliphant’sRiver,butsoondiscoveredtheywerecausedby thechargesofdynamiteplacedundertherails,whichresultedinblowinguptheline.AssoonasthiswasaccomplishedtheBoers(whocertainly numbered130,somesay150)devotedtheirwholeattentiontous,andastheyhadtoadvanceforsomedistanceupagentleslopetheymadea fairmark,andwemadeitratherwarmforthem.Weheldontoourpositionsforquiteanhourandthree-quarters,thenashrillwhistlesounded, poniesappearedasifbymagic,theBoerswereinthesaddleinatwinkling,andtheyrushedus, yellinglike $endsastheycame.Slinger,Seppings, Kempster,andJacksonmanagedtoreachtheirhorses,but,totellthetruth,IdidnotmissthemuntilIheardthemshoutingtoSpeightandmyself, fortheywerebringingourhorsesup;butIwavedthemback,forIsawthatitwouldmeanthewholeofusbeingcaptured,astheBoersweretoo close upon us.

SpeightandIwenton $ringasquicklyaswecould,stillhearingLieut.Thackwell’spartydoingthesame.WhentheBoerswerewithinaboutone hundredyardsofusweopenedcut-offsandcommencedmagazine $re,thelastshotsringingoutwhentheywereabouttenortwelveyardsaway. ThenextsecondIwasjerkedonmyfeetbytwoburlyBoersseizingmybandolier,mycarbinewrenchedoutofmyhand,andIsawSpeighthad beenservedinthesamemanner.WewerethenmarcheddownintoahollowtowardsVanNiekirk’sfarmbyfourofthemandtwoarmedKaffir boys, the remainder pursuing the four men who had got away, but they fortunately did not succeed in wounding or capturing one of them. Inaboutaquarterofanhourtheyreturned,andthentherewasabigpalaver,andveryexcitedtheyseemedtoget.LuckilySpeightandIdidnot understandDutch,orwecertainlyshouldnothavebeensounconcerned.Justthentheywerejoinedbyamaninawhitejacket,whoevidently seemedtobesomeoneinauthority,althoughhisappearanceanddresswouldnothaveproclaimedit.Theyhadalongtalkwithhim,andweheard thename“Jansen”frequentlymentioned,andangryfaceswereturnedtowardsusastheypointedatus.Ultimatelyweweretoldtogo,themanin thewhitejacketcomingalittledistancewithus,sayingtousbeforeleavingthatweshouldconsiderourselvesluckyforhistimelyarrival,asthe majorityoftheBoerswereforshootingus,onaccountof $ringuntilthelastmoment,insteadoflayingdownourcarbinesandputtingourhands up.....

Ihadratheranarrowshavemyself, $vebulletsthroughmyjacket,twothroughmypants.Notoneofthesetouchedmyskin,althoughIwashit throughthemuscleofthelegbelowthecalf,butnotbadenoughtogosickwith,andithealedentirelyinaboutafortnight.InconclusionIheard fromthreediff erentsources,onethembeingaBoerwhowashimselfintheattack,andwascapturedsomemonthsafterwards,thattheBoers hadninekilledandnineteenwounded, $veofthelattersubsequentlydying.“Jansen,”Idiscovered,wasoneofTrichardt’sleadingmen,andwas amongst the killed.’

Coxenadvancedtosquadronsergeantmajor,andtransferredtotheYorkshireHussars.Hecommittedsuicideontheri#erangeattheBedern

Yeomanry Drill Hall, York in June 1908.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Theoutstandingandextremelyrare‘doublelongservice’groupofthreeawardedtoRegimental SergeantMajor E. Morel, Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry, late Life Guards

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901(100Q.M.Sgt.E.Morel,1st Impl:Yeo:);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(714.Tp.Cpl.Maj:E.Morel.2ndLifeGds.);ImperialYeomanryL. S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (232 R.S. Maj: E. Morel. R. Wilts: I.Y.) mounted for display, nearly extremely ne (3) £800-£1,200

Approximately 38 Imperial Yeomanry L.S. & G.C. Medals awarded to Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry.

EdwardMorel wasbornin1854atEastGrinstead,WestSussex,thesonofAlfredMorelandEllenTate.Byfamilyreputehisfatherwasthe illegitimatechildoftheunionbetweenaMadameMorelofFranceandWilliam,3rdBarondeBlaquiere,ofArdkillintheCountyofLondonderry, who later committed suicide at Norwood in consequence of failing health associated with lithropic disease and smallpox.

The1881EnglandCensusrecordsMorelasmarriedtoSarahAnnandlivingatthebarracksoftheLifeGuardsinRegentsParkwhilstservingas corporalofhorseinthe2ndBattalion.AdecadelaterheisnotedasR.M.of'G'TroopatRoodAshton(TheAnnalsoftheYeomanryofWiltshire, refers)andthe1911CensusrecordsthecouplelivingatWestAshton,nearTrowbridge,Wiltshire,hisoccupationdescribedas‘Armypensioner andstorageagent’.Heisalsofathertoa20yearolddaughternamedNora.Affectionatelyknownas‘TheSergeantMajor’inhisvillageandknown forhisbluff andheartymannerandburlystructureandbuild,Moreldiedin1933havingstruggledwithfailinghealthfortwoyears.Hisobituary, which was published in The Parade (Trowbridge) Newspaper, adds a little more detail regarding his career:

Hiswasaninterestingandvariedcareer.AsayoungmanheservedfortwoyearsintheSt.George’sVolunteers,London-forhewasaLondoner andinallhisyearsinWiltsneverquitelosttheaccentoftheMetropolis.AfterthishejoinedtheLifeGuards,andservedinthisfamousregiment for15years,qualifyingfortheLongServiceMedal.Onleavingtheregulararmyattheexpirationofthisperiodhebecameattachedtothe permanentstaff oftheRoyalWiltshireImperialYeomanry,withtherankofsergeant-major,andservedthecounty’scavalryregimentfor twentytwoyears,qualifyingforanotherlongservicemedal-averyraredistinction-andretiringwiththerankofregimentalsergeantmajorin1908.He wasmadetherecipientattheannualcamp,ofahandsomechequeandpieceofplatefromhiscomradesoftheYeomanry,Colonel(now Brigadier-General) Palmer making the presentation.

WhenthetwocompaniesoftheRoyalWiltsImperialYeomanrywereraisedatTrowbridgein1900forserviceintheSouthAfricanWar,Sergt.MajorMoreldidsplendidworkinrecruitingandtrainingthemen,andhimselfwenttothefrontwiththem,withtherankofquartermaster sergeant.ThoughwhentheGreatWarcamein1914hehadlong passedtheageforactiveservice,hisheartwasalwayswiththeforces,andmany werethewaysinwhichheservedthecountry’scauseathome.ItwillberecalledthatitwasMr.MorelwhoprovidedTrowbridgewithits "rst “RollofHonour”board,whichhungoutsidetheTownHalluntilthelistbecametoolongtobeshownthereon,andalargeronebecame necessary.

AfterhismilitaryservicehadconcludedhesettledatWestAshton,carryingonthebusinessasaforagemerchant,but "ndingtimeformanypublic duties.’

Thiswasinfactnotthe "rsttimethatdetailsofMorelhadappearedinthelocalpress.Heregularlywrotehometohiswifeduringhisservicein SouthAfrica,anddetailsfromtheselettersfeaturedinthe WiltshireTimesandTrowbridgeAdvertiser.Healsoprovideddetailsoftheserviceofthe 1st Wiltshire Yeomanry during the war, which appeared in the Devizes & Wiltshire Gazette, 14 March 1901:

‘TheBattalionreachedBloemfonteinon1stMayandexpectedtojoinLordRobertsinhisadvancedtoPretoria.Theywereturnedtotheright andsenttoThabaNchuwhentheyjoinedGeneralRubdle’s(8th)Division.TheywerepracticallytheonlycavalryoftheDivision,andtheir businesswastoroundupallthosecommandoswhowerecomingawayovertheFreeStateborderforNatal.InthisRundlewassuccessful Prinsloosurrenderedwith6,000Boers,althoughDeWetgotaway.ThentheywenttoHarrismithanticipatingtheywouldsoongohome,but insteadofthattheyweresentawayfortwomonthstrektoroundupcattle.Withtheheadquartersitwasnotthoughtthe1stCompanywould seeany "ghting,butitturnedoutthattheyfellinforalotofsnipingandsmallactions,andwerethedefendersofLadybrand.Onlyaportionof theWiltshireYeomanryenteredtheTransvaalthatwaswhentheywenttoStandertonforsupplies.SumminguptheworkoftheWiltshire Yeomanry,QuarterMasterSergeantMorelthinkstheyhadthemaximumofworkandhardshipsandtheminimumofglory.Theyhadcomeinfor alotofsnipingandhadanumberofdeathsinthatmannerbuttheyhadnotbeeninageneralaction,exceptwhenPrinsloosurrendered,andthe 1st Company in the Defence of Ladybrand.’

Morel suffered from bouts of Enteric Fever, and was invalided home. He died in February 1927:

‘InMorelwefoundthe "nestcharacteristicsofanEnglishman:Braveasalion,generoustoadegree, andthatunsel"shandunfailingvirtueof always being able to smile, and above all to encourage others to smile, in the face of serious adversity. HisgloriousrecordofservicetohisKingandCountryisknowntoallWiltshiremen.Inourheartswemaystoretheoneconsolation-thatwere indeed the richer for his friendship, and the poorer for his passing.’ (Obituary refers).

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: SergeantMasterTailorJ.A.Matthews,LincolnshireRegiment,anativeofBritishGuiana,anda Regimental stalwart who saw over 30 years service with the Colours

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(2281.Serjt.J.A.Matthews.2/Linc.Rgt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2281Serjt:-Mr:-Tr:J.Matthews.Lincoln:Regt);Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2281. Sgt. Mr. Tailor. J. Matthews. Linc. R.) generally very ne or better (3) £300-£400

JohnAlleyneMatthews wasanativeWestIndianbornnearDemerara,BritishGuianainJanuary1853.HeattestedfortheLincolnshire RegimentatDublininDecember1871,advancedtosergeantmastertailor.MatthewsservedwiththeregimentduringtheSecondBoerWar,and the Regimental Order No. 4, 25 January 1902 gives the following:

‘HerMajesty,QueenAlexandrahavingsent22pipestothebattalionfordistributionamongtheseniorWarrantOfficersandN.C.O.’sandothers selectedbytheCommandingOfficer.TheC.O.willdistributethepipesaftertheChurchParadetomorrowasfollows....SergeantMasterTailorJ.

A. Matthews... The Commanding Officer sent the following letter to Her Majesty.

Sir,

IhavethehonourtorequestthatthesincerethanksoftheBattalionundermycommandmaybeconveyedtoHerMajesty,QueenAlexandra,and theirhighappreciationofthehonourdonetotheBattalionbyHerMajesty’smostkindgiftof22pipes.ThosepipesIamdistributingtoN.C.O.’s andmenwhohavebeenawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,orbeenspeciallypromotedforgallantryinthe "eld,andtoafewsenior Warrant Officers and N.C.O.’s specially selected by me.

T. H. Bingham Day, Major.

Commanding 2nd Battalion, Lincoln Regiment.’

Matthews was discharged at Lincoln, 31 July 1902, having completed 30 years and 228 days service. He was aged 49 years old:

‘YetstillImustrecordanotherdeparture,whichseverstheoldestlinkbetweenthepastandpresent.Sergt.MasterTailorMatthewsleftthe battaliononthe12thinst.,andtruly,astheCommandingOfficer,MajorDay,saidtohimereheleft,thebattalionwillnotseemlikeitselfwithout him.Forover30yearshehasheldthepositionhenowvacates,andhishistoryduringthatperiodhasbeenindeedthehistoryofthebattalion.He hasbeensoprominenta "gurethatitwillnotsoonbeforgotten.Priortohisdeparturetheofficersatheadquarters,headedbytheCompany, assembledtobidhim“Good-bye”,andwishhim“Godspeed”andthentothestrainsofthe“LincolnshirePoacher”towhichhehadlistenedand marchedsolong-longeremanynowservingwereborn-hemarchedtothewaitingCapecartaccompaniedbytheCompany.Thestrainsof “AuldLangSyne”senthimonhiswayverymucheffected,butallwishhimahappyandpeacefulfutureinwhichtoenjoyhiswellearned pension.’ (Lincolnshire Chronicle, 14 March 1902 refers)

MatthewswasreleasedtotheemploymentofthewoollendrapersMessrs.J.Platt&Co.,78St.MartinsLane,London.In1903heembarkedon the CayoBlanco fromLondonto Bermuda,presumablyonroutetovisitthelandofhisbirth.MatthewsreturnedtoLondonandmarriedin1907. He resided at 24 Mount Road, Hendon, and died aged 82 in September 1934.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Theimportant‘Nyasaland1915’campaigngroupofsevenawardedtoMajorC.‘ChampagneCharlie’ Thorburn,lateRoyalScotsFusiliers,whocommandedtheNyasalandVolunteerReservefromAugust1914, includingonraidsintoGermanEastAfricaandonLakeNyasa.MentionedinDespatchesmultipletimes, includingforserviceduringtheChilembweRebellionof1915,hewasalargerthanlifecharacter-‘known from Johannesburg to Nairobi as Champagne Charlie, Nyasaland’s tobacco king; and everyone loved him’ Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lieut:C.Thorburn,R.ScotsFus:);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:C.Thorburn.Rl:ScotsFus:);AfricaGeneralService 1902-56,1clasp,Nyasaland1915(Capt:C.Thorburn.DepotCoy.1/K.A.R.);1914-15Star(Capt.C.Thorburn.NyasalandF.F.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorC.Thorburn.); France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,5th Class breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, last with enamel damage, otherwise generally ne or better (7) £1,800-£2,200

M.I.D. London Gazette 3 August 1916, 25 September 1917 and 5 June 1919.

CharlesThorburn wasbornatKer!eldin1881,andwasthetwinthesonofSirWalterThorburn,M.P.ofPeebleshire.He‘tookupamilitary careeroncompletinghiseducationatBlairlodge.HeservedthroughouttheSouthAfricanWarwiththeRoyalScotsFusiliers,inwhichheheldthe rankofcaptain,andtookpartinthereliefofMafeking.AttheendoftheBoerWarhetookupbusinesspursuitsinCentralAfrica.Onthe outbreakoftheGreatWarhisofferofservicewasaccepted,andforsometimehewasinchargeofdefenceswiththeKing’sAfricanRi#es.When thewarendedhetookupresidenceinPeebles,holdingtherankofmajorontheRetiredListofOfficers....InhisyouthMajorThorburnwasa keensportsman.HeplayedrugbyforEdinburghWanderersandSelkirk,andwassecretaryandaplayingmemberofPeeblesCountyCricketClub. He engaged in big game hunting while in India and Africa, and presented of his trophies to the Peebles Museum.’ (Obituary refers)

Medals from an Africa Collection

ThorburnwasappointedtothecommandoftheNyasalandVolunteerReserve,4August1914,andcarriedoutoperationswiththeminGerman East Africa, and Lake Nyasa:

‘The Adventure underhercaptain,VolunteerLeonardJohnBoardman,accompaniedbyMajorThorburnoftheN.V.R.,sailedintoSpinxhavenin October[1914]to !nditdeserted.TheytooktheopportunitytodestroyaGermanworkshopthereandtoin"ictfurtherdamagetothe Wissman [GermanLakeSteamer].Sadly,shortlyafterthis,onthenightof28-29Octoberthe Adventure hitarockatMulukaonthePortuguese East African coast, was wrecked, abandoned and sank....

TheN.V.R.unitsenttoKarongahasbeenreportedofconsistingofeither53or56Volunteersincludingtwoofficers.Theofficersmighthave beenThorburn,J.M.Purves,theirtransportofficer,and/orJ.C.Casson,theirsupplyofficer,making55to56inall.Fewerthan100menofthe N. V.R.quali!edforthe1914-15Starandabouttwothirdsoftheseawardswouldhavebeenmadetothosewhowereengagedintheactionsat Karonga and Kasoa...’ (Cinderella’s Soldiers (The Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve) by P. Charlton refers)

ThorburnwasmentionedinthedespatchofLieutenant-ColonelG.M.P.Hawthorn,datedZomba11October1915:‘Lieutenant,Temporary CaptainC.Thorburn,ReserveofOfficers.Hascommandedthebaseandlinesofcommunicationsfromthecommencementofthewar.Hehas performed his duties very industriously, and arranged most satisfactorily for transport of troops and supplies from the sea coast to the lake.’

Thorburn’s time, and reputation, in Nyasaland is recalled by R. Tremlett in The Road to Ophir:

“Could you wire my boss in Nyasaland for fare? I’m sure he will pay it.”

“Yes, I’ll do that. Who is he?”

When I mentioned the name the Consul laughed.

“ChampagneCharlieThorburn?Well,you’llsurelyhaveatimewithhim!Yes,I’llwirehimrightaway...Howonearthdidyougetintouchwith Champagne Charlie?

“ItwasontheshipfromEnglandtoSouthAfrica,”Ireplied.“IhadjustleftCambourneSchoolofMines,inCornwall,whereIhaddoneacoursein assayingandminesurveying;andwasonthewaytomyfather,whohad !xedaminingjobforme.ButIpreferredtogowithThorburnto Nyasaland, and here I am.”

Ididnottellhimallthedetailsofthatmomentoustrip....AtSouthampton,whereIhadjoinedtheship,IwastoldthatIshouldbesharingacabin withaMajorThorburn;andassoonaswemetIrealisedthatourcabinwastobealivelyplace.Heweighedeighteenstonesandhadtheclear blueeyesandrosycomplexionofaschoolboy....Althoughhisluggagewasasyetunpacked,abottleofchampagnestood inanicebucketinthe cabin; and the room was !lled with friends who had come to say good-bye.

Someyearsbefore,oneofthemtoldme,CharliehadresignedhiscommissionintheregulararmytosettleinNyasaland,thentheCinderellaof CentralAfrica;forthewaytoitwaslongandintricate,andtransportchargeshigh.Inafewyearshehadrisentocreatefromthejunglevast tobaccoandcottonestates;andtomake,inprosperousyears,tenthousandpounds.HewasknownfromJohannesburgtoNairobiasChampagne Charlie, Nyasaland’s tobacco king; and everyone loved him.

AtnightIsatinthesmoking-roomandlistenedtothetaleshetold;storiesofwildbarbarisminCentralAfrica;oflionsandstrangenativecustoms; and, in particular, of the carefree life where excitement beckoned from every tropical mountain top....’

During1915,ThorburnhadalsobeeninvolvedintheproceedingsoftheChilembweCommissionofInquiryaftertheJohnChilembweRebellion of that year. He was mentioned in the despatch of the Governor of Nyasaland London Gazette 3 August 1916: ‘IhavebeenmuchincontactwiththeworkofCaptainThorburn.InadditiontohisdutiesconnectedwiththeBaseandLinesofCommunication, hehasrenderedimportantservicesasCommandingOfficeroftheNyasalandVolunteerReserve,andIwasabletomentionhimspeciallyin connectionwiththenativerisinginJanuary,1915.IfeelthatIcannotspeaktoohighlyofthevaluableassistancehehasrenderedinmany directions, and of his cheerfulness and indefatigability at all times.’

Major Thorburn returned to Peebles, and died there in September 1938. Sold with copied research, including a photographic of image of recipient.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: MajorW.E.Beamish,BedfordshireRegiment,MunsterFusiliersandNorthNigeriaRegiment,whohaving servedduringtheBoerWar,sawextensivepatroldutyinthebushofNorthNigeriapreandduringthe GreatWar.HewassubsequentlyattachedtotheEgyptianGovernmentandservedasPoliticaland Intelligence Officer in charge of the Western Desert Province, Red Sea, May 1918 - February 1920

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Lieut: W. E. Beamish. Bedford: Rgt:); British War Medal 1914-20 (Major W. E. Beamish) nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.

WarburtonEdwardBeamish wascommissionedsecondlieutenantinthe4thBattalion,BedfordshireRegimentandhisOfficersFileWO 339/8285 gives the following:

‘4thBedfordshireRegiment.5thMunsterFusiliers1900.ServedinSouthAfricainMountedInfantry.LagosBattalionWestAfricanFieldForcetook partinKwaliIshanoperations1905-06.CommandedtheIvedePatrol1907,servedwiththe2ndNigeriaRegimentduringthelastwarinthe CameroonExpedition.CommandedNorthernOkegerioperationsin1915.AssistantKeeperofGaolsNigeria1916.CommandedOweriNqurn patrol1917.WasOfficerCommandingtroopsOweriProvince1916-17.ResignedmybattalionAugust1917proceededtoE.E.F.andwasattached fordutytoEgyptianGovernmentafterwardsandwasPoliticalandIntelligenceOfficerinchargeoftheWesternDesertProvinceRedSeafrom May 1918 to February 1920.’

BeamishadvancedtocaptaininSeptember1906,andtomajorinMarch1918(MICgives‘TheatreofWarAfricaAugust1914-medalissued31 October1922’,con"rmingsoleentitlementtoBWM).ReportsforsomeofBeamish’spatrolsareheld,anddetailsofoneinparticularforthe Nguru Patrol which left Oweri, 18 November 1916, is revealing of his service:

‘On20NovemberI[Beamish]took20Rank&FileandonemachinegunandproceededtoAforMarketwhichmarkettheOnichapeoplehad recentlyopenedagainsttheGovernmentorders.Onthewaythecolumnwas "redonbyOnichapeopleandthePoliticalOfficerthenhanded overtotheMilitary:Iimmediatelyrepliedtotheir "re,butcouldnotascertainiftherewereanycasualtiesowingtothethickunder-bushandthat theywererunning.On25thNovemberIleftCampat4amwith40Rank&Fileandamachinegun,goingoninformationreceivedthattheOnicha peoplehadabushcampwheretheyhadalltheirstockcollected.Gottothequarterjustbeforedawnandfoundpeoplethere,buttheyevidently hadscoutsinthetreestogivethewarning,howeverIgotintothemandkilledtwo.On28NovemberIwentoutwith30Rank&Fileto bushcampsofOnichapeoplewhowerereportedtobeinhiding,afteranhoursmarchIgotintothemandthey "redonthetroopsandthenran.We returned "reandkilled17,severalbeinghit,wegotaway.Totalamountofammunitionexpendedtodateis524rounds;numberkilled20,butI feel sure that several more were hit in the bush but it is impossible to "nd them....’

Beamish was demobilised in June 1921, and resided in Perranporth, Cornwall. He died in Newton Abbot in September 1961. Sold with copied research, including photographic image of recipient in later life.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: CaptainL.H.D’O.‘Bill’Moule,EastLancashireRegimentandSouthNigeriaRegiment,whotookpartin activeserviceinassortedoperationsagainstlocaltribesmeninSouthNigeria1903-11,largelyunderthe commandofLieutenant-ColonelW.C.G.Heneker,D.S.O.,ConnaughtRangers.Hemarriedthedaughterof theIrishnationalistpoliticianCharlesStewartParnell,andwasapersonalfriendofSirRogerCasement,the latter being executed for treason in August 1916

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lieut:L.H.D.’O.Moule.E.Lanc:Regt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.L.H.D’O.Moule.E.Lanc.Regt.);AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,2clasps,S.Nigeria1902-03,WestAfrica1906(Lieut:L.H.D.O.Moule.S.N.Regt.)lastclasplooseonriband, light contactmarks, generally very ne (3) £800-£1,200

Provenance: R. Magor Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003 (when A.G.S. had ‘S. Nigeria 1902-03’ clasp only).

LouisHorsfordD’OyleyMoule wasborninMizzapur,IndiainOctober1876.HewasthesonofH.D.Moule,C.S.I.,andeducatedatExeter beforeenrollingasacadetatDartmouthNavalCollegein1891.ThenavywasobviouslynotforMoule,andhecommencedhismilitarycareerin theCapeMountedRi!esandwasaveteranofthepunitiveexpeditiontoGriqualandWestin1897.Hewascommissionedsecondlieutenantin the1stBattalion,EastLancashireRegimentinMay1900,directfromhisoldregimentoutinSouthAfrica.Subsequentlyemployedinthe operationsinCapeColonywiththeColonialDivision,andintheTransvaalandOrangeFreeStatewithLordMethuen’sFlyingColumn,and afterwards in a mobile column, he was advanced to lieutenant in March 1902.

MouletransferredinthesameyeartotheSouthernNigeriaRegiment,andquicklywitnessedfurtheractiveserviceinassortedoperationsagainst localtribesmen1903-11,largelyunderthecommandofLieutenant-ColonelW.C.G.Heneker,D.S.O.,ConnaughtRangers(additionallyentitledto ‘SouthNigeria1903’and‘SouthNigeria1905-06’clasps).Hewasappointedacaptaininthe8th(Service)Battalion,EastLancashireRegimentin September 1914, but had to relinquish his commission due to ill health (entitled to Silver War Badge).

MoulemarriedKatieO’Shea,thedaughteroftheIrishnationalistpoliticianCharlesStewartParnell,in1907.TheywerebothfriendsofSirRoger Casement,whomMoulehadmetinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Casement,whowasexecutedfortreasonatPentonvillePrison3August 1916, frequently mentions his friend “Bill” Moule in his famous Black and White Diaries.

InlaterlifeMouleresidedat30MorningtonCrescent,London,andhediedatSt.PancrasHospital,LondoninJune1938.Thelatterpartofhis familylifehadbeenparticularlysadafterhavingtoleavetheArmyduetoheartdisease-thefamilybecameimpoverished,withhiswiferesorting to crime - varying from petty theft, and fencing to driving an unlicensed taxi!

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Three: LieutenantC.E.Gallagher,EastLancashireRegimentandNorthNigeriaRegiment,whowasmentioned indespatchesforoperationsbetweenSokotoandBurmi,April-July1903,whenhe‘with15Mounted Infantry in square, repulsed the attack of some 200 of the enemy and killed 50 of them’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(Lieut.C.E.Gallagher.Rl.Lanc:Rgt:);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.C.E.Gallagher.E.Lanc.Rgt.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1903 (Lieut: C. E. Gallagher. N.N. Regt.) generally very ne or better (3) £800-£1,000

CecilEdwardGallagher wasborninMay1876,andservedasasecondlieutenantinthemilitianearlytwoyearsbeforebeingcommissioned into the Royal Lancaster Regiment in December 1899. His obituary, which appeared in The Times of 10 May 1904, gives the following:

‘SecondLieutenantCecilEdwardGallagheroftheEastLancasterRegimentwhosedeathonSaturdayat“Fairview”,St.Margaret’sonThamesfrom BlackwaterFevercontractedonserviceinNorthernNigeria,isannounced.HehadservedinthemountedinfantryoftheNorthNigeriaRegiment sinceJanuary1903.DuringtheSouthAfricanWar1900-1902heservedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalLancasterRegiment,andwiththe 20thMountedInfantry,andwiththe1stBattalion,EastLancasterRegimenttowhichhewasgazettedinSeptember1901.Partofhisservicein SouthAfricawaswithamobilecolumnintheNorthernTransvaal.MrGallagherwasthefourthsonofDoctorJohnGallagher,lateofBombay,and was twenty-seven years of age.’

GallagherservedwiththeNorthNigeriaRegimentaspartoftheWestAfricaFrontierForcefrom14September1902.Hewasmentionedin despatches (London Gazette 24 January 1905) for his services during operations between Sokoto and Burmi, April - July 1903: ‘LieutenantC.E.Gallagher,EastLancashireRegiment,with15MountedInfantryinsquare,repulsedtheattackofsome200oftheenemyand killed 50 of them.’

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: Captain W. Bowra, Essex Regiment, later 2/10th Battalion, London Regiment (Hackney Ri!es)

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901(Capt.W.Bowra.1/EssexRgt.)engravednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.W.Bowra) minoredgenicks,nearly extremely ne (3)

£300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2018 (Q.S.A. only, subsequently reunited).

WalterBowra wascommissionedsecondlieutenantinthe4thVolunteerBattalion,EssexRegiment,inDecember1896,andadvancedto lieutenantinMay1898.HeservedwiththeVolunteerCompany,1stBattalion,EssexRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwas promoted captain in June 1900. His service in South Africa is re!ected upon in The Shoreditch Observer, 16 February 1901: ‘AlettersenthomebyaVolunteerinthe4thV.B.EssexRegiment,servinginSouthAfrica,hasgivenmuchsatisfactiontoMajorBowraandhis family,ofEssexLodge,MeynallRoad,SouthHackney.Weextractthefollowingparagraphs,relatingtocertainHackneymenandtoMajorBowra’s son,Lieut.BowrawhowassentoutmorethanayearagowiththeHackneyVolunteersectionoftheEssexRegiment:-Wealsoespecially mentionLieut.Bowra,wholeftHackneyinchargeofoursection.HehasacteduptowhathesaidatourfarewellconcertattheDrillHall.Ihave knownhimtocarryaman’sri!eandhaversackaswellashisownonthemarchwhenthemanhadsorefeet,andwasnothardlyabletogetalong. Hehasboughtcigaretteswhenwehadneithertobacconormoney.HealsoforagedaroundallthefarmsandgotuschickensforourChristmas dinners.Ihaveneverknownhimtomakeamanprisonerduringthecampaign,andIcanassureyouthathisnamewillbeeverrememberedby every man who has been under his command.’

Bowrawaspresentedwithamarbleclock,withaninscriptionfromhismen,atadinnerandpresentationceremonyfortheHackneyVolunteers heldbytheMayorofHackneyatthetownhall.Theproceedings,speechesandresponses,wererecordedinthe Hackney&KingslandGazette of 15 July 1901.

BowraresignedhiscommissioninMarch1903,andemigratedtoCanadatobecomeafarmerthereinthesameyear.Here-engagedforservice duringtheGreatWarasatemporarycaptaininthe2/10thBattalion,LondonRegiment(HackneyRi!es)inMay1915.Hismedalswereissuedto his address ‘1116 Willow Avenue, Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Four: PrivateH.Hudson,4thBattalion,King’sRoyalRi!eCorps,whowaskilledinactionwhilstservingwith the 2nd Battalion during the attack on High Wood, Somme, 8 September 1916

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2324PteH. Hudson.K.R.R.C.)claspsmountedinthisorder;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(2324PteH. Hudson.4thK.R.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2324Pte.H.Hudson.K.R.Rif.C.) the rsttwowithcontactmarks,nearlyvery ne, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £440-£550

Provenance: P. Wardrop Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.

HenryHudson wasborninBurnley,Lancashire.Thefollowingextractfromthe BurnleyExpress,27September1916,givesthedetailsofhisservice,andhisfather’s employment in the town:

‘MrHudsontheBurnleyFootballClub’sgroundsman,losthisonlysonHenry,a telegrambeingreceivedonMondaytotheeffectthathehadfallenonthebattle#eld. MrHudson,whonowresidesat101,LyndhurstRoad,cametoBurnleyin1887,and aboutseventeenyearsagohissonHenry,whowasthenaweaveratMessrs.Pickles’ Shed,Brier#eld,enlistedintheKing’sRoyalRi!es.HenryhadbeenintheArmyever since,andwashopingtocompletethetwenty-oneyearsandretireonpension.He servedthroughouttheBoerWar,andwasslightlywounded.Ri!emanHudsonwas aged 35 years, married, and leaves a wife and young son, who live at Winchester.’

PrivateHudsonservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,King’sRoyalRi!e CorpsontheWesternFront.HewaskilledinactionduringtheattackonHighWood, Somme,8September1916,andisburiedinCaterpillarValleyCemetery,Longueval, Somme, France.

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Pair: LieutenantD.A.Vanrenen,ManchesterRegiment,laterAssistantResidentinNorthernNigeria-where heandasmallforcewereambushedandmurderedby600Guaritribesmen,6May1909,‘adeadly !reof poisonedarrowsatshortrangewaspouredupontheBritish.Lieut.Vanrenenbeingatoncekilled,hisbody falling into the long grass...’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState(Lieut.D.A.Vanrenen,Manch:Rgt.) claspsinthis order;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.D.A.VanRenan.Manc.Rgt.)notevariation in surname, nearly extremely ne (2) £360-£440

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DonaldAdrianVanrenen/VanRenen wasborninKensington,LondoninMarch1876,andwasemployedasanassistantresidentbythe ColonialOfficeontheNigerCoastProtectoratein1896.HereturnedtotheUKandwascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheManchester RegimentinMarch1900,andservedwithhisregimentinSouthAfricafromJuneofthesameyear.Vanrenenwashospitalisedfor7months, beforere-joiningthe1stBattalioninFebruary1901.Hewassecondedto‘A’Division,SouthAfricanConstabularyinMay1901,andcontinuedto serve with them until he resigned his commission in October 1902.

VanrenenreturnedtotheColonialOffice,andwaspostedtoNigeriaasanassistantresident.HewasmurderedtherebyGuaritribesmen,6May 1909. The following details were given in The Cornishman, 19 August 1909:

‘DetailshavebeenreceivedoftherecentattackonaBritishforceinNigeriawhenLieut.Vanrenen,whowasincharge,and11policewerekilled andthedoctorwounded.InMay,atelegramfromZungeruannouncedthefactthattheforceinquestionhadbeenambushed,andthatapunitive force had been dispatched.

Theill-fatedpartyhadstartedfromKutaonlyafewhoursbeforeitwasattacked.ItconsistedofLieut.Vanrenen,Capt.Stone,adoctor,a Europeansergeant,and30police.AccompanyingtheforcewastheChiefofGussoro.ItsobjectwastomarchtoGussoroandtherere-instatethe chiefwho,forhisloyaltytotheBritishwascompelledtoleavethetown.FortwomonthspreviouslyitwasreportedthattheGuarishadbeen makingpoisonedarrows,andhaddeclaredthattheywouldopposethereturnofthechief.Itwasnotthoughtthatthepeoplewouldattack,butas a measure of precaution Major Williams force had been held in readiness at Kote in case of trouble.

Whentheattackwasmadethetelegraphlinewasdown.Lieut.Vanrenenhadonlyproceededforafewmileswhenhewascompletely overwhelmedbyaforceofsome600natives,whosurroundedthepartyinthethickbush.Adeadly "reofpoisonedarrowsatshortrangewas pouredupontheBritish.Lieut.Vanrenebeingatoncekilled,hisbodyfallinginthelonggrass,thedoctorwasalsowoundedbypoisonarrowsand elevenpolicewerekilled.Whateverformationwaspossiblewasattempted,buttheheavyandwelldirected "recompletelydisorganisedthe remainder of the police, who #ed.

Capt.Stonewithgreatgallantrywentbacktotryandrecoverhischief’sbody,butwasunsuccessful,theremainsbeingsubsequentlyfound bythe punitive force and buried on the spot.’

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Three: ColonelR.Burns-Begg,K.C.,afoundingmemberofKitchener’sHorseandIntelligenceOfficertothe MilitaryGovernorofPretoria.HeservedasCrownProsecutorfortheinfamous“Breaker”Moranttrial, whentheAnglo-AustralianLieutenantoftheBushveldtCarbineerswasfoundguiltyofmurderingsixBoer prisoners-of-warandthreecapturedciviliansintwoseparateincidentsduringtheSecondBoerWar-the subject of much controversy at the time, and of a critically acclaimed feature "lm in 1980

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Capt:R. BurnsBegg,Kitchener’sHorse.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt:R.Burns-Begg,S.A.M. I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Col. R. Burns-Begg.) #rst two mounted for wear, generally good very ne or better (3) £700-£900

RobertBurns-Begg wasborninKinrossinMarch1872,andeducatedatStranraerSchool,BournemouthandEdinburghUniversity.Heserved asaSecondLieutenantandInstructorofMusketrywiththe7thClackmannanshire&KinrossVolunteerBattalion,Argyll&SutherlandHighlanders from1892.BurnsBeggadvancedtolieutenantinDecember1893,andresignedhiscommissioninNovember1895.HetravelledtoAfrica,and wasappointedadvocateandcounseltotheTransvaalGovernment.Burns-BeggwascommissionedlieutenantintheCapeTownHighlanders,and wasemployedasanintelligenceofficerandstaff captainfromMarch1901.HeadvancedtocaptainintheSouthAfricanMountedIrregularForce from September 1901, and was intelligence officer to the Military Governor of Pretoria.

Burns-BeggwasemployedasprosecutingcounselintheFlorisVissermurdertrialof“Breaker”Morant,andothersoftheBushveldtCarbineers,17 January1902.HarryMorant,wasanAnglo-AustralianofficerintheBushveldtCarbineers,whowasconvictedandexecutedformurderingsixBoer prisoners-of-warandthreecapturedciviliansintwoseparateincidentsduringtheSecondBoerWar.Thecase,andsubsequentexecutionreceived alotofpresscoverageanddebateinAustralia.AnumberofbookshavebeenwrittenaboutMorant,andKennethRosswroteacritically acclaimed play Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts which in 1980 was turned into a successful movie called Breaker Morant

Burns-Begg’slegalcapabilitiesinthecourtroomarerecordedin ShootStraightyouBastards byN.Bleszynski.HewasrecalledtoEnglandbeforethe closeofthetrial,butnotbeforehehaddestroyedthecaseofthedefence.Burns-Beggwasalsotheprincipalwitnessinthecommittalproceedings atBowStreetCourtforTreasonof“Colonel”ArthurLynch,M.P.,1August1902.Lynch(anIrishAustralian,whowasMPforGalwayBorough andfoughtfortheBoersduringtheSecondBoerWar)wassubsequentlyfoundguiltyattrial,24January1903,andsentencedtodeath(later commuted to life imprisonment, and ultimately pardoned). The following is given about his varied career in The Scots Law Times, 11 March 1911: ‘ColonelBurns-Begg’sremarkablecareerhasnotyetsolvedtheproblem,whichisthemightierweapon-thesword,thepen,orthebaton?Sincea wiseinstitutiontoldhimthatthedevelopmentofhispeculiartalentsrequiredawider #eldthanthataffordedbythe $ooroftheParliament House,hisreturnsthitheratmeteoricintervals,nowasasoldier,nowasalawyer,nowasanadministrator,havelefthisfriendsinastateof bewilderedadmiration.His #rstmilitaryappointment,asgalloperonemanoeuvrestoBrigadierGeneralSirJ.H. A.Macdonald,waspropheticofa proteancareer.AttheSpeculativeSocietyhewasknownasamasterofpicturesqueandforcibleEnglish,andofanembarrassingcapacityforthe conduct of private business.

ColonelBurns-Beggisnowinhisthirty-ninthyear.AfterpractisingasanadvocateforalittleovertwoyearsheleftEdinburghforSouthAfrica, andwascalledtothebarofSouthernRhodesiain1898.Theoutbreakofthewargavepause,forthemoment,tohislegalcareer,andLieut. Burns-Begg,withacommissionintheCapeColonialForces,assistedCol.LeggeandMajorCongrevetoraiseKitchener’sHorsein1900.During thesameyearhewassuccessivelyattachedtotheMaximGunDetachmentR.F.andR.H.A.andtothestaff oftheSecondMountedInfantry Corps,inwhichserviceshetookpartinthemarchestoBloemfonteinandtoPretoria,andintheactionsatPaardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg, andDiamondHill.ThroughtheremainderofthewarheactedasIntelligenceOfficerontheStaff atPretoria.Hereturnedhomewiththerankof captain in March 1902, and during the year which followed held an appointment on the Headquarters Intelligence Staff of the War Office….. ReturningtoSouthAfrica,hewasappointedLegalAdvisertotheTransvaalGovernment,andfor #veyearssucceededinrunninghistwo professionsindoubleharness,beingmadeKing’sCounselin1906andrisingtotherankofLieut.-ColonelincommandoftheNorthernMounted Ri$es.In1908hebecameCommissioneroftheTransvaalPolice,andretainedthatofficeuntiltheautumnoflastyear[1910],whenheresigned, owingtoalteredconditionsbroughtaboutbythereconstitutionoftheGovernmentofSouthAfrica.Afteravisittothiscountryoflessthansix months,heisnowabouttotakeupthedutiesofResidentCommissionerandCommandantGeneraloftheVolunteerandPoliceForcesof SouthernandNorthernRhodesia[1911-15],appointmentswhichcarry, exo cio,seatsontheLegislativeandAdministrativeCouncilsofthese colonies…..’

Burns-Beggwasappointedtemporarycolonelandcommandantlinesofcommunication,Folkestone1915.Thelattertownbeingavitallinkinthe wareffort,withsometenmilliontroopsandmedicalstaff passingthroughtheporttoandfromthefront.ColonelBurns-Beggreturnedto Edinburghonsickleave,anddiedofpneumonia,9January1918.HeisburiedintheKinrossCemetery,commemoratedonthe SuttonWar Memorial, at Kinross Parish Church and on the Edinburgh University Faculty War Memorial.

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Three: ChaplainGeneralF.H.Beaven,RhodesiaForces,latterlyBishopofSouthernRhodesia,whowas describedbymenofthe2ndRhodesiaRegimentthus-‘BishopBeavenhadappealedtoourspiritual fundamentals,exhortedustobematerialandcoldblooded,andrubbedintherighteouswarwiththebig “R” and the Red, White & Blue until we didn’t know whether he was a parson or soldier’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Rev.F.H.Beaven.CtoF.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ch.Gen.F. H. Beaven.) nearly extremely ne (3) £400-£500

FredericHicksBeaven wasborninRodwell,Caine,Wiltshireon11April1855,theeldestsonofChristopherBeaven.Hewaseducatedat QueenElizabeth’sSchool,WimborneandUniversityCollege,Durham.WasCurateofSt.Martin’s,Brighton,1878.BeavenservedasVicarof Newborough,Staffordshire,1881-85;VicarofSt.Chad’s,Stafford,1885-87andVicarofSt.Paul’s,Burton-on-Trent,1887-1901.Heservedas actingchaplaintotheforcesinSouthAfrica,1900,andwasappointedArchdeaconofMatabelelandin1903.BeavenwasappointedDeanof Salisbury(Rhodesia)in1908,andservedasBishopofSouthernRhodesia,1910-25.HeservedasChaplainGeneraloftheRhodesianForcesduring the Great War, and retiring from his bishopric, he then served as Rector of Thelnetham, Suffolk, 1925-26.

Thefollowingextractsfrom Church&SettlerinColonialZimbabwe byP.Wood,and TheChurchinSouthernRhodesia byH.St.T.Evans,giveinsight into Beaven’s time in Africa:

‘Inthemiddleof1904,thediocesewashonouredwithavisitfromArchbishopWestJonesandMrsWestJones.ThevisitoftheMetropolitanis bestdescribedinhisownwords.“The "rstthreeweeksofJulywerespentinRhodesia.Ivisited "rsttheMatopoHills,whereCecilRhodes’body liesbeneathasingle #atstone,andwithinsightofthatgraveIconducted,withtheArchdeaconofMatabeleland,theVen.F.H.Beaven,the religiousserviceattheunveilingofthegranitemonumenttothememoryofWilsonandhisheroicmenwhofell "ghtingatShangani[1893].Itwas amostimpressivesight.”ToBeaven,themenofthepatrolwereheroes,splendidexamplesofdutyhonouredanddeathwillinglyundertakenfor their country....’

‘Powellwassucceededbyamanalreadyonthestaff ofMashonaland,FredericHicksBeaven,themanwhomhehadbroughttoSalisburyasDean in1908inordertofreehimselftoconcentrateonmissions.BeavenhadbeenVicar-GeneralsincePowell’sdepartureforEnglandinlate1909.He wasanEnglishmanfromamilitaryfamilyandamanofprivatemeans,but,likeGaul,wasneitherapublicschoolnora“University”man.Hehad trainedfortheministryatSt.Bee’sanon-theologicalcollegeintheNorthofEnglandandasanon-graduatebrie#yatDurhamUniversity.These facts alone would have prevented him rising to high office in the ‘home’ church, since non-graduates and St. Bee’s were not held in high regard. Beaven,had,howeverbeenahighlysuccessfulparishpriestatStaffordinthedioceseofLich"eld,beforegoingout toSouthAfricaasachaplainto theImperialtroopsin1901.HehadthenstayedontododistrictworkintheCapeTownDiocese,becameArchbishopofMatabelelandin1903 andwasresponsibleforbeginningandsustainingchurchworkinNorth-WesternRhodesia.Hewasthechoiceofthelaityintheelectiveassembly ofthediocese,whomadeitclearthattheywantednooneelse.HebelievedthattheBritishEmpirewhichthesettlersrepresentedwasthe world’sgreatestsecularagencyforgoodandamongthepersonalheroeshelistedathisenthronementsermonwasCecilRhodes,incompany withKingAlfred,St.Augustine,DavidLivingstone,BishopGrey("rstbishopofCapeTown)andtheseventeenthcenturyAnglicandivineWilliam Law.SogreatwasBeaven’sadmirationforRhodesthat,whentheDeanofSalisburywasraisingfundsforacathedral,heproposedthatoneofits chapelsbededicatedasamemorialtoRhodesalone,asfounderofthecountry.St.George’sChapelwaseventuallybuiltasamemorialbothto him and those others who had laid down their lives in the pioneer work of occupation.’

The Right Reverend Frederic Hicks Beaven died in January 1941.

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Pair: Major H. H. Nurse, 122nd Rajputana Infantry

China1900,noclasp(Captn:H.H.Nurse.22dBo:Infy);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(Capt:H.H. Nurse. 122nd Rajput: Infty:) mounted as originally worn, polished, therefore good ne or better, last unique to Regiment (2) £500-£700

H.H.Nurse wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheIndianArmyin1888,andadvancedtocaptainin1897.Hefeaturedinthe Buryand Norwich Post, 31 July 1900:

‘TroopshavenowbeenselectedfordutyinChina,andoneofthe !rstregimentschosen,onaccountofitsefficiency,wasthe22ndBombay NativeInfantry.Burycanclaimanofficerinthisregiment,whohasarrivedatHongKong,inthepersonofCaptainH.H.Nurse,awell-known Buryman,beingasonofMrsF.W.KingofSt.Mary’sSquare[andbrotheroftheReverendEustonJ.Nurse].Theregimentarrivedonthe23rdto reinforceandgarrisonthetownofHongKongwiththeaidofthe3rdMadrasNativeInfantry.CaptainNursereceivedhiseducationatKing Edward’sSchool,BurySt.Edmund’s,fromwhichschoolhetooktheExhibitionofSt.John’sCollege,Cambridge,whereheobtainedaclassical scholarship, and took his B.A. degree before he entered the army in the year 1887.

CaptainNursehasbeenbothquartermasterandadjutantofthe22ndBombayNativeInfantry,andhasbeensuccessfulinwinninganumberof prizesforrevolvershootinginIndia.HehasalsoheldthepositionofexaminerinOrientallanguagesatQuetta....WhenorderedouttoChinahe was serving as station staff officer at Indore, when the regiment marched to Calcutta from a very short notice.’

CaptainNurse,withoneJemadarand27otherranksofthe122ndRajputanaInfantry,subsequentlyproceededonservicetotheAdenHinterland in1903.TheJemadarandthe27otherrankswereattachedtothePoonaMountedInfantry,andalsoreceivedthe‘Jidballi’clasp.Nursewas attachedforservicewiththe102ndPrinceofWales’OwnGrenadiers-andassuchhissingleclaspmedalwouldappeartoberegimentallyunique to his parent unit.

Nurseadvancedtomajorin1904,andretiredinFebruary1908.Hevolunteeredtoactasarecruitmentofficerin1914,andservedinthiscapacity

5 August - 7 September 1914, before poor health forced him to relinquish his role (awarded Silver War Badge).

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Pair: MajorT.E.“Teddy”Madden,17thMusalmanRajputInfantry(TheLoyalRegiment),IndianArmy, portrayedasaloveablerogueandscoundrelin JohnBarleycornBahadur,OldTimeTavernsofIndia,withhis death - contested as ‘murder for diplomatic reasons’ by his wife - gaining international press coverage

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(Capt:T.E.Madden,17thInfty:I.A.) partiallyo ciallyrenamed;Delhi Durbar1903,silver(Capt.T.E.Madden(17thB.I.)Commdt.19th&20thT.Cs.) minoredgebruisingtolast,otherwisegenerallyvery ne or better, A.G.S. unique to o cer of the regiment (2) £360-£440

Provenance: A. M. Shaw Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013.

TraversEdwardMadden wasborninJanuary1871,andwasthesonofColonelT.D.Madden,IndianArmy.Thelatterservedattachedtothe Ri!eBrigadeduringtheIndianMutiny,andshothimselfinJune1885.ExtensivedetailsaboutMadden’ssubsequentlife,anddeath,canbefoundin John Barleycorn Bahadur, Old Time Taverns of India, by Major H. Hobbs. Some extracts from which are as follows:

‘AtthattimeLieutenantTraversEdwardMadden-“TeddyMadden”tohisintimates,wasabitofastarturnatSpence’shotel...Clever,humorous, agoodamateuractor,abletotalkwellonmostsubjects,freefromtheinsigni"canceofexaggeration...BorninAgra,thecitywherethefamous Willcocksbrothers "rstsawthelight,hewenttoSandhurstandwascommissionedintotheSouthWalesBorderers,thenlayingatAdenafterwardsmovingtoAllahabad.TransferringtotheIndianArmyhestartedwiththe16thBengalInfantryatAliporewhereColonelStoddart found him rather too much of a handful....

HispopularityresultedinaLondondecoration-the“F.O.S.”(FriendofSloper)awardedby AllySloper’sWeekly,oneoftheleadingcomicpapersof thedaytoprominentmenwhohadenduredenoughreligioninyouthtolastthroughlifewereassumedtobeunin!uencedbyorunimpairedby sloppyorbiliousaffectionformissionaries.LookingbackitisastonishinghowpopularandimportantAllySloperwasforsomanyyears....Madden, withhis“F.O.S.”becamemorethanalocalcharacter;noothermaninCalcuttahaditandashewasinduecoursedepictedinoneoftheweekly cartoons, Ally Sloper added to cheerfulness in the hotel bar....

MaddenvolunteeredforserviceinSomalilandwherehedidgoodworkastransportofficershowingcapacityfororganisationforwhichhewas praised. On return to regiment duty he published a small book on transport.

Sometimelaterhecameinfor£800ayear.LeavinghiswifeinIndia,hewenthome,organisedthe "nesthorseshowandmilitarytournament everseeninDublinandin "veyearsspenteverypenny.NobodycouldunderstandhowhemanagedtogetbackintotheIndianArmybuthedid, and stayed there in spite of scores of bitter letters sent by his wife to army officials right up to the Secretary of State for War....

WhenMaddenhadputinfulltimeasmajorhewasretiredonpensioneventuallytakingthepostofComptrolleroftheHouseholdinAlwarState. Therewerenotmany-thatis,verymany-anxioustoservethatmaharajah,butthepaywasgood,therewasplentyofshikarandlittle interference. OneoftheconditionslaiddownwasthatMaddenshouldgiveupdrink.Unfortunately,inIndia,nothingkeepswell,notevengood resolutions. In a place like Alwar any man could be pardoned for taking a rest from his memory, and sobriety, like virtue, is not everything....

Duringthesummerof1916hewentoutaftertiger.AlwarStateinJuneishotenoughtomelttheswordinscabbard;assomeone,surprisedto "ndanybodylivedthereputit,theairwassodrythat "shcameoutofthewatertosneeze...WhenMaddencameinhedidwhatothershave done-drankwiththemoderationofathirstycamel.Heatstrokesupervened.HewasbroughtinsensibletoDelhi,putinhospitalandinspiteof care, after three days breathed his last.’

Ina "naltwist,Madden’swifewasconvincedof‘foulplay’withregardstohisdeath.SheattemptedtosueLordWinterton,theUnderSecretary ofStateforIndia.AtthetimethecasewascoveredbymanynewspapersacrosstheBritishEmpire,withthewidowclaimingthatherhusbandhad beenmurderedfordiplomaticreasonsandthecasehadbeen‘hushedup’.Thecasewaseventuallydismissedduetoalackofsubstantialevidence to support her claim.

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Three: CaptainA.R.Peel,SouthWalesBorderers,attachedNigerianMountedInfantry,whowaskilledin actionleadinghismeninabayonetchargeatKosseoa,Cameroons,17November1914-theRegiment’sonly ‘African’ casualty of 1914

1914-15Star(Capt.A.R.Peel.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.R.Peel.) goodvery neandraretoan o cer casualty for this theatre (3) £400-£500

The following is given in The Roll of Honour:

‘CaptainAlanRalphPeelSouthWalesBorderers(24thRegiment),eldestsurvivingsonofHerbertPeel,ofTaliarisPark,countyCarmarthen.Born TaliarisPark7July1886.EducatedCheltenhamCollegeandSandhurst.Gazetted2ndlieutenanttotheSouthWalesBorderers24January1906. Promotedlieutenant1December1907,andcaptain12September1914.Servedwiththe1stBattalioninIndia1907-9,andatPretoria1910. AttachedtotheSouthAfricanMountedInfantryFebruary1911,andquarteredatHarrismithandBloemfonteinto1912inwhichyearhewas seconded to the West African Frontier Force (Nigeria Regiment).

Returninghomeonfurloughin1914,hewasthesameyearsecondedforservicewiththeNigerianMountedInfantry,andleftagainforAfricain June;hewaskilledinactionleadingabayonetcharge,atKossoea,nearMarna,NorthCameroons,17November1914.Hiscommandingofficer wroteasfollows:“Ihadmadeapplicationforhimtojoinme,knowinghisability.Youhavethehonourofknowingnosoldiercouldhavemeta moregallantdeath,viz.attheheadofhismen,leadingthemtothechargeandshowinganexampleofgreatbravery.Hewasburiedwithall honoursbytheCaptainoftheFrenchcompanywithwhomhewasoperatingatthetime.Thelatterwrote:“Ipaidthefuneralhonours...tothe twobraveEnglishofficersMM.leCapt.A.R.PeelandLieut.Percival,whofellonthe "eldofhonourwhilegivingtotheirmenanexampleofgreat bravery”.TheCommandantNigeriaRegimentwroteasfollows:“Tolightenyoursorrowyouhavethehonourofknowingthatyoursondiedina mannerworthilyupholdingthe "nesttraditionsoftheService,andsettinganexampleofvalourtothewholeregimentamongwhomhewas deservedly known as a brave and upright officer and the best of good comrades”.

CaptainPeeliscommemoratedontheZariaMemorial,Nigeriaandistheregiment’sonly‘African’casualtyof1914.Furtherdetailsofhisdeathare given in The Carmarthen Journal & South Wales Weekly Advertiser, 12 March 1915:

‘ItisstatedthattheCaptainarrivedatKosseoaenteredthevillagewithoutseeinganysignsoftheenemy,andproceededtowaterandfeedthe horses.Hemadesomeenquiriesofsomeoftheinhabitants,whotreacherouslytoldhimthattherewerenoGermansintheneighbourhood,and thattheyhadneverseenany.Verysoontheadvancescoutsreportedthepresenceoftheenemyinthenearfront.CaptainA. R.Peelhandedover thehorsestotheNo.3andsentthembehindthevillage.Hehimself,withtheremainderofthemenathisdisposal,advancedtowardsthe southernendofthevillage,andalmostimmediatelycameintocontactwiththeenemy,formedhismeninextendedlines,advancedbyrushesand chargedwiththebayonetwhenwithinaboutthirtyyardsoftheenemy,whohadgotdownintoalittle“donga”.Hehimselfwasthe "rstkilled, leadinghismentothecharge,andfallingdeadintothe“donga”shotthroughtheheart.AtthismomentLieutenantPercival,whohadnot previouslyjoinedup,appearedonthesceneofactionwithhissection,reinforcedthosealreadyengaged,andalsochargedtheirposition.He,too, wasimmediatelyshot.Twonativesergeantsandoneprivatewerealsokilledandthreemenwounded.Themen,who,werenaturallyshakenby theirleadershavingbeenshotdowninthismanner,thenretired,apparentlyingoodorderastheybroughtawaytheirwounded,andmusthave behaved well under trying circumstances.’

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Five: LieutenantF.M.Edwards,EgyptianCamelTransportCorps,aCrossCountryBlueatCambridge,who wasselectedforthe3mileteamraceatthe1908Olympics,andwasemployedasatranslatorforLord AllenbyonhisentranceintoJerusalem.HelaterservedintheEgyptianCivilService,andwiththe Cambridgeshire Home Guard

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.F.M.Edwards.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.F.M.Edwards.);DefenceMedal; Egypt, Order of the Nile, 5th Class breast badge, by Lattes, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, generally good very ne (5) £400-£500

Egypt,OrderoftheNile,5thClass LondonGazette 16March1926:‘FrancisMillwardEdwards,Esq.,Inspector,EgyptianMinistryofFinance, Damanhur, Egypt.’

FrancisMillwardEdwards wasborninBartonRegis,BristolinMarch1886.HestudiedTheologyatQueens’College,Cambridge,andwasa BlueforCross-Country-representingtheuniversityinthe3mileraceagainstOxfordonfouroccasions.Edwardswasselectedforthe3mile teamraceatthe1908Olympics,butwasnotcalledupontorun.AnArabicspeaker,beforethewarheworkedfortheEgyptianMinistryof EducationandwasanassistantmasteratTew!kiaSchool.EdwardswasappointedasecondlieutenantwiththeEgyptCamelTransportCorpson 30December1915andservedatKantaraasSectionOfficerof‘B’Company.HewasadmittedtohospitalatCairoon22October1916andwas foundtobesufferingfromneurasthenia-hismedicalreportstating:‘...agitated;statesthatheisunabletocontrolhimselfwithnatives.Heisquite un!t for any work. Recommended for change to England, as he is unlikely to be !t for a long time.’

Thedoctor’sreportwasacteduponandEdwardswasinvalidedtoEnglandinNovember1916aboardH.M.H.S. Herefordshire andthence Britannic Recovering,hereturnedtoEgyptinMarch1917andsawserviceinPalestineandEgyptwiththeCamelTransportCorps,whereheactedas interpretertoLordAllenbyuponhisentranceintoJerusalem.Edwardswasreleasedfrommilitaryserviceon17June1919andin1921was grantedtherankoflieutenant.RemaininginEgypt,EdwardswasemployedasaninspectorwiththeMinistryofFinanceandin1926wasawarded the Order of the Nile. His life at this time in the Egyptian Civil Service is illustrated in Tales of Empire by D. Hopwood.

EdwardsreturnedtotheUK,andwasresidinginCambridgeatthetimeoftheSecondWorldWar.HeservedwiththeCambridgeshireHome Guard, and his service is recalled in Adventures with Authors by S. C. Roberts:

‘Anotherpart-timeactivitywasserviceintheHomeGuard.BeingenrolledintheTrumpingtonplatoon,Itookpartinthefeverishpreparationofa road-blockatthejunctionoftheTrumpingtonRoadandBrooklandsAvenue.Theplatoonwasahealthymixoftownandgown....Asaninstructor inanti-gasmeasures,Ireachedtherankofcorporal.MyclosestfriendintheplatoonwasF.M.Edwards,anoldcrosscountryrunningBlueof Queens’.HeandIhadmanyadventurestogetherandtheoneSundaymorningIrecallwithrealpleasurewasthatofa‘security’exercise inwhich theTrumpingtonplatoon’sobjectivewastoobtainafootholdontherailwaybridgeovertheriver,whichwouldbestronglyguardedbythe Chestertoncompany.Theroleassignedtome,lateontheSaturdaynight,wastoposeasastaff officer.AnArmycarwasputatmydisposalandI waslentamajor’sgreat-coat.FrankEdwardsactedasmyorderlyandwiththeaidofafalsemoustacheandastripofred $annelroundmyhat,I bluffedmywaythroughbarbedwireand !xedbayonetstothebridgewithconsiderablegustoandmuchtotheamusementofGuyDale,theC.O. of the Battalion.’

Edwards died in Bath, Somerset in March 1976, and his papers are held at the Middle East Centre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford. Sold with copied research.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Four: CaptainJ.Forbes,EastAfricanMedicalServiceattachedKing’sAfricanRi!es,aPrivatePractitionerin Kenya from 1921

1914-15Star(Capt.J.Forbes.E.Afr.M.S.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J.Forbes.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp, East Africa 1918 (Capt. J. Forbes. E. Afr. M.S.) generally nearly extremely ne, scarce (4)

£800-£1,200

Provenance: R. Magor Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.

JohnForbes wasborninMainsofFyvie,AberdeenshireinFebruary1875.HeenteredtheEastAfricanMedicalServiceinAugust1914,and servedastheSeniorMedicalOfficer,CarrierCorps,EastAfricanExpeditionaryForcein1915.ForbesresignedhiscommissioninNovember1918, andpractisedcolonialmedicineinLakeMagadi,Kenyaasaprivatepractitionerfrom1921.HismedicalthoughtsonKenyaaredescribedin Islands of White, by D. K. Kennedy:

‘Severaldoctorstesti"edthatKenyawashealthyandsuitableforpermanentsettlement.MostnotablewasDoctorJohnForbes,aprivate practitionerwith "veyearsexperienceinthecolony,whochargedthatmostcausesof‘sunstroke’wereactuallyduetomalariaaidedbyexcessive consumptionofalcohol.DrForbesdeclared“ifpeoplewillhermeticallysealuptheirhousescarefullyexcludingairandlight,howcantheyexpect to remain healthy?”

Especiallypervasiveinthetwoterritorieswasmalariaanditsravages,whichweresufferedbyalargeportionofthewhitepopulationforwhom diagnosisasDrForbesobservedinKenyawasnotalwaysaccurate.Oftenhoweversettleraccountsofneurasthenicmaladiesappearedin conjunctionwithcomplaintsaboutthesocialdisabilitiesofcoloniallife.Loneliness,monotonyandinsecuritywererecurrentthemesforsettlersin Kenya and Rhodesia.’

Dr Forbes was employed as a district surgeon from 1930, and died in Nairobi in January 1950. He is buried in the Nairobi City Park Cemetery. Sold with copied research.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: CaptainC.E.E.Sullivan,UgandaIntelligenceDepartment,andAssistantDistrictCommissionerduring theLamogiRebellion,1911-12,andtheKigeziOperations,1914-16.Duringthelatter,accompaniedbyonly 20policemen,Sullivanrepeatedlysawoff aninvadingforceofapproximately1,200tribesmen,whohad crossed over the border from German East Africa

1914-15Star(Lieut.C.E.E.Sullivan.UgandaI.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T.Capt.C.E.E.Sullivan.) generallyvery ne, rare to unit (3) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2015.

CharlesEricEugeneSullivan wasborninPlymouth,Devonin1883.HewasappointedAssistantDistrictCommissioner,UgandaProtectorate inNovember1909.Sullivanbrie!yservedinthiscapacityinKampala,beforetransferringtoHoimainMay1910.Afterthishewasappointed AssistantDistrictCommissionerforGuluandKigezi,andwasinsituduringTheLamogiRebellionof1911-12,andtheKigeziOperationsof 1914 -16. Both of which are extensively covered in The UgandaJournal, frequently featuring Sullivan and his part:

‘InFebruary1911theLamogideclaredthemselvesopenlyde"anttoGovernmentorders,andinJuly1911theyrefusedtocomplywiththeorder thenissuedfortheregistrationof "rearms,ofwhichtheyhadagoodnumber.“Wewillnotbedisarmed.Ifanymanwantstodisarmus,hemust "rsttakeourlivesbeforehedoesthat”.MrSullivan,thethenAssistantDistrictCommissioneratGulu,visitedLamogiinSeptember1911.Mr Sullivantriedtoeffecttheregistration.Hefailed,was "redatandreturned "rebutwasunabletotakethenecessaryactiontoroundupthese people.BetweenSeptemberandtheendoftheyeartheLamogiweredeterminedontheirintentionto "ghtifneedbe.Theyheldwardancesin the various villages, forti"ed the Guruguru Hills and stocked them with food.

On26December1911,theA.D.C.atGuluwrotethefollowinglettertotheDistrictCommissioner,Nile,atNimule:“ThepeopleofGuruguru haveagainstatedthattheyrefusetobringintheirguns,andthatalltheLamogiwishto "ght.Itrustthatyouwillbeabletoarrangetotacklethese peopleduringthecomingfullmoon,sayJanuary8.Thisinfectionappearstobespreadingthroughsouthernportionofthisdistrict.Icanonlyraise 25policehere.Canyouarrangefor40tocomefromNimuleandtheWadelaiPatroltomeetmeonmywaythroughtheMadicountry?”

Following Mr Sullivan’s visit in September, the unrest among the Lamogi was working itself to a climax.

However,thetimemostpropitiousforthegovernmenthadcomeandinJanuaryandFebruary1912thelongwaitedpreparationwasready.Itwas thedryseasonandtheweatherwasmostauspiciousfordealingwiththeLamogi.OnJanuary17MrSullivanandtheGulupolicearrivedat Guruguru.AnattemptwasmadetoparlayandreasonwiththeLamogipeople,butwithoutanysuccess.Onthe18thMrSullivanmovedbackfor aboutthreehoursinthehopeofgetting intouchwiththeRwotOnungofLamogi.Onung,however,declinedtoco-operatewithhim.MrSullivan was "redatbythechief’smen,butheactedveryquicklywithhispolice.Hetriedtoroundupthechiefandcounsellorsandmakeanarrest,but he failed. The chief and all his men escaped. Mr Sullivan then set the chief’s village on "re for all his pains.

On29February1912thepeoplemanagedtoprevailonOnungandhe "nallygaveupandaskedforpeace.Between29Februaryand1March 1,070prisonersweretakenincluding413 "ghtingmen,also79gunsand200bowsandarrows.Policecasualtiesamountedtotwokilledandeight wounded, and eight porters wounded. The official "gure stated that the Lamogi lost 91 killed in action.’

In August 1914, Sullivan was made a temporary captain and district intelligence officer in the Uganda Intelligence Department: ‘Atthebeginningofthewarin1914,thedutyofkeepingopencommunicationsbetweenourselvesandtheBelgiansintheCongofellonthe policestationedinKigezi.TheAssistantDistrictCommissionerinchargeofKigezi,C.E.E.Sullivanshowedresourceandcourageinconfronting the unrest with the help of such police as were available.

Onthemorningof10OctoberwhilstLieutenantSullivanwastalkingtosomenativespointingoutthattheirattitudeinfollowinghimfromhillto hill,blowinghornsandshoutingabuse,couldhardlybeexpectedfromafriendlypeople,anddemandinganexplanationforthisact,anarrowwas "redathimfromcloseby.AtthesametimeaMututsionahilltopshoutedout,“ThisisnowGermanterritory,andNyindowill "ght”.Thiswas thesignalforblastsonwarhorns,andsomehundredsofnativesrushedforward "ringarrows;asLieutenantSullivanhadonlysixpolicewithhim hewithdrew,keepingtheattackersat200yardsdistance,shootingatanyonewhocamenearer.Onreachingtheplainanuglyrushforwardwas made,andasthearrowswerecomingthick,he "redtwovolleys,thisenabledhimtogetaway,thoughtheBatwahungaboutonhis !ankshooting arrows.

Whilethiswasinprogresslargebodiesofnativesbetween1,000and1,500strongcrossedfromMulera,GermanEastAfrican,andcamecloseto Kigezi, but on seeing the hill occupied, withdrew to Nyindo’s boma. Lieutenant Sullivan estimates that he was attacked by at least 300 men.

On11thatabout6amtheseraidersfromGermanEastAfricaover1,200strong,advancedtowardsKigeziinseveralcolumnsandbegansetting "retoMusakamba’svillagebelowKigezi,about1,500yardsfromthecamp,wheretheykilledthreepeopleandwoundedothers.Thewarcry seemedtobeNyindoandtheGermansagainstMusakambaand theEnglish.LieutenantSullivanaccompaniedbyMrHarmsworthand20police descendedthehill, "rstclearingtheKigeziplainofraiderswhowerealldriventowardstheBatwareturningagainandagaintoattack, "ringarrows fromeverybitofcover;aslargereinforcementscameuptoassisttheattackers.LieutenantSullivanorderedvolleysat200yardsafterwhichthey retiredovertheborder.OwingtoinstructionsLieutenantSullivanwasunabletofollowthem.Theseraidershadliterallytobeforcedback,ittook over three hours to drive them across the frontier.

Had Lieutenant Sullivan not been at Kigezi, our loyal natives would have been slaughtered, all their food burnt and stock captured.’ (Ibid) Sullivan was appointed Provincial Commissioner in 1928, and retired two years later. He died in Tangiers in December 1951.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Theimportant‘Nyasaland’campaigngroupoffourawardedtoLieutenantA.G.Sherwell,1stKing’sAfrican Ri!es,whowasemployedasAssistantResidentintheColonialLegalServiceandplayedaprominentrolein puttingdowntheChilembweRebellionof1915.HewassubsequentlyappointedAssistantAdvocateGeneral inKhartoumin1928,andthenPresidentoftheDistrictCourt,Palestine,whereheservedasajudgeinHaifa and Jerusalem

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nyasaland1915(Lieut:A.G.Sherwell.DepotCoy1/K.A.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(Lieut.A.G.Sherwell.);Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mountedasoriginallyworn,withribandbar, nearlyextremely ne (4) £800-£1,200

ArnoldGuySherwell wasborninLondonin1891,andwasthesonofJ.W.Sherwell,whowastheClerktotheGuildofSaddleMakers,City ofLondon.SherwellwaseducatedatSt.Edward’sSchool,OxfordandBrasenoseCollege,Oxford.Hewasausefulboxerduringhistimeatthe latter, and graduated in August 1914 to become a barrister (Inner Temple) on the South Eastern Circuit and Central Criminal Court. SherwellwasappointedanassistantresidentwiththeColonialLegalServiceinNyasalandinlate1914.Hewaspresent,andactiveinthisrole duringtheChilembweRebellionof1915.JohnChilembwewasaBaptistpastorwhopreachedresistancetocolonialism,andincitedarebellionin Januaryofthatyear.Theplantocreateawidespreadrebellinglargelyfailed,anddevolvedmainlyontoChilembwe’scongregationofaround200 men.TheplannedattackonEuropeanestateswaslargelyoneontheBruceestates,whereWilliamJervisLivingstonewaskilledandbeheadedand twootherEuropeanemployeeskilled.ThreeAfricanmenwerealsokilledbytherebels;aEuropean-runmissionwasseton !re,amissionarywas severelywoundedandagirldiedinthe !re.Apartfromthisgirl,allthedeadandinjuredweremen,asChilembwehadorderedthatwomen shouldnotbeharmed.On24January,whichwasaSunday,ChilembweconductedaserviceintheP.I.M.churchwithLivingstone’simpaledhead prominentlydisplayed.However,by26Januaryherealisedthattheuprisinghadfailedtogainlocalsupport.Afteravoidingattemptstocapture him and apparently trying to escape into Mozambique, he was tracked down and killed by an askari military patrol on 3 February.

Aswithallsuchthings,thereareatleasttwosidestothestory:‘Itissaidthatafterhisfarewell,Chilembwetoreapartawhiteclothandwrote wordsofsurrenderonit.Thenightbefore,hehadhandedinalettertoIsaacChamboaddressedtotheResidentatChiradzulu.Thisdayhegave himthewhiteclothshapedintoa "agandinstructedhimtoleadthewomenandchildrentotheresidentandsueforpeace.Heassuredthe women that the Europeans would not kill them. He had treated white women and children kindly.

IsaacChamboleftfortheChiradzuluboma,thewhite "agraisedhighonapole.Followingwere !fty-twowomenandtwenty-fourchildren, includingMrsChilembweandhertwochildrenaswellasfourotheryouths.Beforetheyhadgonefarsecurityforcesapproachedthem,fully armed.TheywereunderthecommandofA.G.Sherwell,towhomChambohandedChilembwe’sletter.SherwellaskedwhereChilembwe himselfwas.Chambosaidhe didnotknow;thattheletterandthe "aghadbeensenttohimthroughathirdparty.Thelieutenantwasundeceived. HeorderedthesoldierstobindChambowithropesagainstatree.AndChambowaswarnedifhedidnotsaywhereChilembwewas,hewould beshot.ChamboagainsaidhehadnotseenChilembweforseveraldays.Anotheryoungmanwasalsotiedtoatree.Soldiersweredetailedto shootbutatthattimeanotherwhiteofficerarrived.Heorderedthetwomentobefreed.ThesoldiersandcaptivesthenwentbacktoMichezime village where Chilembwe had been left sitting.

AstheydrewnearthevillageSherwellputuphistelescopeandapproacheditmorecautiously.Hewasafraidincaseanyarmyofhisown followersprotectedChilembwe.JustatthatverymomentChilembweandhisnephewsawthesecurityforces.Theyenteredthehousebythe frontdoorandleftbythebackdoor,closingitbehindthem.Thearmysurroundedthehouse,thinkingChilembwehadlockedhimselfinside.But Chilembwe had escaped into the bush.’ (The Church History of Providence Industrial Mission by P. Makondesa refers)

Sherwell himself chose to write the following letter to the editors of the St. Edward’s School Chronicle, which was published in July 1922:

‘Itisalwaysapleasuretoseethe Chronicle,anditisinterestingtomeasanex-actingmagistrateofNyasalandtoreadDudleySmith’sletter.Iknow Nyasalandprettywell‘allwaysandineveryway.’....IknowSmith’scountrywellasitwasnotsofarfromhisplacethattheChilembweRebellion occurredin1915,inwhichIhadthediversionofroundinguptherebelsandcapturingthecorpseoftherebel(somepolicepatrolinmycharge metandshothimin "ight)andhisunfortunatewife.Isay‘unfortunate’inthatshewasapuppetofhis,andforcedtoapetheEuropeanagainsther inclination,andherinstinctsandupbringing.Myownexperienceisthattheplantersareunjusti!ablydownontheGovernmentonmostoccasions. UsuallythelocalD.C.orA.D.C.hasagreatdealtocontendwithinregardstothefundsathisdisposalforPublicWorksetc.Afterallithasbeen theplanterwhoexploitedthecountryandthenative,andinregardtothereturnsobtainedbysuchexploitationtheplanterpaysverylittletothe localtreasuryorthenativefortheirassistance.IthinkonecannothaveabettertestimonialtotheColonialGovernmentthanthefactthat ‘everyone seemsaginit.’Italmostmeritscriticism!Ispent21monthsalone,exceptfornatives.Ithinkthisalsospeakstothecreditofthenative administration.Mydistrictwas4,500squaremilesroughlyandthenativepopulationwasabout40,000totheoneEuropean...Thisletterbrings back interesting and happy memories, as I had about the last piece of real pioneer work to do after this country ceased to be a Protectorate.’

SherwelllecturedattheLSE,priortobeingappointedAssistantAdvocateGeneralinKhartoumin1928.Hewasappointedagovernment advocatein1929,andthenPresidentoftheDistrictCourt,Palestine,whereheservedasajudgeinHaifaandJerusalem.HediedinJerusalem, whereheisburied,inFebruary1942.ChilembweistodaycelebratedasaheroofindependenceinmoderndayMalawi,and‘JohnChilembweDay’

is observed there annually on 15 January.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Four: LieutenantH.E.Seales,GloucestershireRegimentattached4thBattalion,NigeriaRegiment,late Worcestershire Yeomanry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.E.Seales.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nigeria1918(Lieut.H.E.Seales. Glouc. R.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1430 Sjt. H. E. Seales. Worc. Yeo.) generally extremely ne, scarce (4) £800-£1,000

HarryE.Seales wasborninAston,BirminghaminJuly1884,andwasemployedasaG.P.O.clerk.HeservedwiththeWarwickshireR.G.A. Volunteers,1904-1906,andasactingsquadronsergeantmajorwiththeWorcestershireYeomanry,1906-1915.Sealeswascommissioned SecondLieutenantinthe6thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentinMay1915,andattachedtothe4thBattalion,NigeriaRegimentforserviceas partoftheWestAfricanFieldForceinMarch1917.HeservedinNigeriaApril-October1917,GermanEastAfricaNovember1917-February 1918,andNigeria(EgbaExpedition,SouthernNigeria)March-June1918.SealeswasdemobilisedinJune1919(awardedT.E.M.in1926),and resided at ‘Okywi’, Andover Road, Newbury, Berkshire.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Pair: The Reverend T. H. Hicks, Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(634Vol.T.Hicks.NyasalandV.R.)withacopyofrecipient’sbook HornbillHill,and ATimeTo Remember, The Story of The Diocese of Nyasaland by M. McCulloch, good very ne, scarce (2) £140-£180

ThomasHaroldHicks studiedatDurhamUniversity,andafterbeingordainedservedascurateofSt.Andrews,StockwellGreen,Southwark, 1913-15.HethenservedasamissionarypriestfortheDioceseofNyasaland,1915-21,duringwhichtimehejoinedtheNyasalandVolunteer Reserve:

‘Intensepatrollingtookplaceandre-supplyconvoysofportersarrivedfromNyasalandbringingmuchneededshorts,putteesandwirelessspare partsaswellasfood.LocalRugaRugaIrregularswereenlistedandoftenplacedunderthecommandofEuropeanmembersoftheNyasaland VolunteerReserve,prominentvolunteerssupportingthecolumnwere543A.Burnettand634T.H.Hickswhoactedassupplybuyers.On14th NovemberVolunteerReverendThomasHicksoftheNyasalandVolunteerReserveheldachurchserviceatTunduru.”(OperationsaroundTunduru and the Mohesi River, Western Front Association refers)

HickssubsequentlyservedaspriestinchargeofNkopeHill,1921-23;assistantpriestatLiuli,1923-29;priestinchargeofManda,1929-38;inthe same capacity at Nkope Hill, 1950-56; as a canon, 1938-56; and archdeacon of Kota Kota, 1948-50.

In a tribute to him in the Bishops Report of 1955:

‘Whereverhehasbeenhehasdevotedhimself,body,mindandsoultothesearchfor,andcareofsoulsin“journeyingoff”,bycanoe,onfoot,by bicycleandyethasmadetimetotranslatetheNewTestamentinKimanda,andtowritebooksofsermons,manualsofindoctrinationsandhymn books,inthreedifferentvernaculars.Hehaswontheloveandcon"denceoftheAfricanstoauniquedegrees,andhecarrieswithhimtheundying gratitude and affection of us all.’

The Reverend Hicks was appointed priest in charge of St. James Nevis, Diocese of Antigua from 1957. He was known to still be alive in 1975. Sold with copied research.

Pair: VolunteerW.Emberson,NyasalandVolunteerReserve,a MissionaryoftheZambeziIndustrialMissionbasedinproximity toJohnChilembwe’sMissionandtheBruceEstates,whokepta journal during the Chilembwe Rebellion of January 1915

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(584Vol.W.Emberson.NyasalandV.R.) generally good very ne or better (2)

£180-£220

WilliamWilfredEmberson ‘in1915...abachelor,wasanevangelistmemberofthe ZambeziIndustrialMission(Z.I.M.)basedatMitsidi,situatedtothesouth-westof MichuruMountaininproximitybothtoJohnChilembwe’sProvidenceIndustrial(P.I.M.) atMbombweandthevastBruceEstatescentredonMagomero.ItwasatMagomero thatthegeneralmanagerofBruceEstates,WilliamJarvisLivingstone,wasbrutally murderedanddecapitatedinfrontofhiswifeandchildrenbyChilembwe’sfollowers duringanattackonhishouseduringtheeveningof23January1915...’(TheChilembwe RisingandWilliamEmberson:anUnpublishedMissionary’sAccount,byD.Stuart-Mogg,as appeared in The Society of Malawi Journal Vol. 72)

Embersonkeptacon"dentialjournalduringtheChilembweRebellionof1915.Extracts ofthisunpublishedjournalwereprintedintheabovein2019,andre#ectamanfearful ofhisownsafetyduringtheearlyhoursoftherebellioninNyasalandmovingonto recordingeventslikehappeningonthebloodyviolenceofanexecutionofprisonersby a "ringsquadmadeupofNyasalandVolunteerReservistsinBlantyre.Diaryexcerpts include:

“Iwassittingonastoneasachair,whenIsawoneofourMitsidimencomealong.Ibegantowonderrightoff.Thenhehandedmeasmallnote whichmademybloodruncold.Itranasfollows:“DearMr.Stewart,IfMrEmbersonhasnotgonetoKombestophim.Nativeshaverisenand attacked Mandala; come her in meantime”....

OnleavingMrHolmesandgoingdowntomylonelyhousetospendthenightbymyselfIdidnotfeelatallcomfortable.Ilockedallthedoorsand fastenedthewindowsasalittleprecaution,andhidmyrazors,andnotedwheremygunwasbutwouldnotloaditsothatitcouldnotbesaidthat I wanted to shoot.”

Cinderella’sSoldiers erroneouslygivesEmbersonasadditionallyentitledtoA.G.S.with‘Nyasaland1915’claspand1914-15Star.Theaboveishisfull entitlement.

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Three: Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Starling, Royal Navy

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.W.H.Starling.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(W.H.Starling,Gr’s Mte. H.M.S. Excellent.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

Provenance: Oliver Sterling Lee Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004.

Approximately 149 Khedive’s Sudan Medals awarded to H.M.S. Scout.

WilliamHenryStarling wasborninPortsea,HampshireinFebruary1858.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaboy2ndclassinMarch1873,and advanced to petty officer 1st class in March 1883 (awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in March 1886).

StarlingsawactiveservicewithH.M.S. Scout duringtheDongolaExpeditionof1896-onhisreturnto Vernon inDecember1898hisservicerecord notesthatheincurredthedispleasureofTheirLordshipsduetotheconditionofthe3-poundergunsreturnedfromH.M.S. Scout.Nevertheless, StarlingwasadvancedtochiefgunnerinOctober1908andtolieutenantinOctober1911,butsufferedthelossofhisseniorityinthelatterrank whenacourtmartial‘partlyproved’achargeoftheftwhilsthewasservingin Victory inFebruary1913.HewasplacedontheRetiredListafew days later, ‘on account of age’.

Starlingwasrecalledforservice,29July1914,andwasappointedtoH.M.S. Vernon.Heservedwiththelatteruntilhisdemobilisationaslieutenant commander in April 1920. Starling died in April 1930.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Three: CaptainV.H.‘FergieBey’Fergusson,CameroniansandEgyptianArmy,whowasawardedtheO.B.E.for serviceduringtheoperationsagainsttheAlibDinka,1919-20,transferredfromEgyptianArmytotheCivil DepartmentoftheSudanGovernmentin1920,andwasappointedDistrictCommissionerofthe Bahr-elGazelProvince.Fergussonwasthe !rstofficertopenetratetheNuercountryandstartanative administration,includingcottongrowingin1921,butwasbrutallymurderedbyNuertribesmen,14 December 1927

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.V.H.Ferguson[sic]);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,EastAfrica1918(Capt.V. Fergusson.Equatorial.Bn.E.A.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1clasp,AliabDinka,unnamed, minoredgebruising,otherwisevery neor better (3) £1,000-£1,400

O.B.E. London Gazette 27 January 1921:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military operations against Aliab Dinkas, Sudan.’

VereHenryFergusson wasborninJuly1891,andwasthesonofColonelW.S.FergussonofHisMajesty’sBodyGuard.Fergussonwas educatedatWellingtonCollege,andresidedat39SackvilleStreet,London.HefailedtheentranceexaminationtoSandhurst,andjoinedtheranks oftheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryin1909,transferringascorporaltothe8thHussarsin1911.Fergussonwascommissionedsecond lieutenantintheCameroniansinMarch1913,andsecondedtotheWestAfricanFrontierForceinJuly1914.Heservedonthestaff ofGeneralSir CharlesDobellthroughouttheCameroonExpeditionof1914,andtransferredascaptaintotheEquatorialBattalionoftheEgyptianArmyinJune 1916 (entitled to 1914/15 Star trio).

FergussonwaspostedtoUgandatoworkinconjunctionwithEastAfricantroopsagainstTurkhanaandAbyssiniantroopsinApril1918.He transferredfromtheEgyptianArmytothecivildepartmentoftheSudanGovernmentin1920,andwasappointeddistrictcommissionerin Bahrel-Gazel.Fergussonwasthe "rstofficertopenetratetheNuercountryandstartanativeadministration,includingcottongrowing.Hissubsequent life,anddeath,isrecordedingreatdetail(largelyfromhisletters)in TheStoryofFergieBey publishedin1930.Selectedextractsfromwhichareas follows:

‘April1918-LeavingOmdurmanearlyinApril,hewenttoMongalla,wherehewasorderedoff atoncetoUganda...Toritwasreachedatthe beginningofMay.AtLossoPosthefoundaSergeantMajorandtwelvemen,andmovedthemtoformablockhousetostoptheAbyssiniansfrom attackingfriendlytribes.Attheendofthemonththerewasasuccessfulskirmish,andavillagewastaken.Oneofmypostswasattackedlastnight, andthesentryshotamannothalfadozenyardsoff.Aboutthemiddleofthemonth[May]hehadasummonsfromUganda,askinghimto operate against the Nangiyia Mountains.

Medals from an Africa Collection

Igotanurgentnote,orderingmetogoasfastaspossibletoMenge-a !vedaysmarch-wherethenativeshadrebelled,killedfourpolicemenand capturedourPost.Isetoff bymoonlight,andgottoMengeintwodays,marchingnightandday,withonlyfourhourssleep.Weattackedthehills atonce,withexcellenteffect.Ihavenowstoppedstra!ngthem,andreleasedallprisonersaftergivingthemtobaccoandagoodfeed.Attheend ofthePatrolofJanuary1919:afterinterrogatingallprisonersweletthemgo,withagoodsupplyofgoats,andsentmessagestotheChiefsto come and see us....

January 1919 - The Aliab Patrol

Therehasbeengreat !ghtinginMongallaProvince,aboutthirtymilesfromhere,wheretwentyofmyoldEquatorialsoldierswerekilledandmany wounded,havingbeenattackedbyDinkaspearmenatnight,andkilledbeforetheyhadtimetogetoutofbed.OneofmyChiefs,too,hasrisen up.We’vegottheCamelCorps,MountedInfantry,machinegunsetccomingdown.Theyshouldarrivethismonth,andthenwe’llhaveabig strafe.IhavebeenaskedbytheCivilSecretarytoactasPoliticalOfficertothisbigpatrolthat’scomingonhere.Iam‘atit’thewholedayupto 11pm,writingreports,gettingininformation,decodingtelegrams,andpassingthemon.ThiswillbemyseventhPatrolouthere.Theforce operatingfromoursideis500ri$esandsomemachineguns;andfromMongalla800ri$esandtenmachineguns.Thenativesareboastingof Major Stigand’s murder, to show their contempt for the Government; and they dug up and exposed bodies of the dead after the last !ght.

We’vebeentrekkingalloverthecountry,gettingsoakedtotheskin,butmyColumnhasdonewell;andsincetheshowbegan,wehavecaptured over4,000cattle,killedabout300oftheenemyanddestroyednumerousvillages-agooddealmoretoshowforourmoneythanthemain Column. I expect to leave for Khartoum on 21 June, and be at home before the end of July.

BackatKhartouminDecember1920hewasimmediatelyaskedtoreturntotheEquatorialBattalionandtakecommandofit;buthehadfound hiswork,anddecidedonremainingwiththePolitical.MydinneratthePalacewasverypleasant,andSirleeandLadyStackverykind.Iwasgiven theplaceofhonour,nexttotheSirdar,andwehada greattalk.HewasawfullypleasedaboutourlastPatrol(thepunitiveexpeditionagainstthe Aliab Dinkas, for which Vere got his O.B.E.)....

14 December 1927:

At7amaboutthreethousandNuersarrivedattheLakeJorrPost,andseveralofthemwenttothe“Kerreri”askingforanaudience.Veretold themtowaitwiththeothershewouldseethemallathiscampnearthemerchant’sshopafterbreakfast.Whenthebusinessofapportioning workwas !nished,atabout11am,Verewenttohiscampingground,ontheriversideofthemerchantsshop,andbegantalkingaboutivoryto Andreas Panayiotopolulos. It seemed as though there was plenty of time, still so early in the day, to discuss tri$es of the kind....

SuddenlytherewasanominousmovementamongtheNuers.TheywereallcomingontowardstheDistrictCommissioner’sgroup,andhe thoughnomoreofivoryashelookeduptoseewhatwashappening.Almostbeforehehadtimetorealise,thatwhathesawmeantahostile demonstration,theattackbegan.AyoungNuer,-amereboy,butcountedasamanandawarriorbecausehisforeheadhadalreadybeencutand healed - greatly daring, threw his spear at Awaraquay [Fegusson].

Theremayhavebeenamoment’spause;thathugeassemblymayhavedrawnbreath,waitingtoseeiftheboywouldfalltotheground,blastedby theangerofAwaraquay,forevenyettheyhardlybelievedhimtohavebeenanordinarymortal.Howcouldhehavemovedfearlesslyand unprotectedamongthem,evenintheirmostturbulenttimes,iftherewerenotinhimsomeinherentmagiconwhichhecouldalwayscountto keephimsafefromexhibitionsofenmity?Supposethespeardidnottouch,andsupposeitwerethrownback,pinningthatsacrilegiousyouthto theground?-Butno!Awaraquaywasnotinvulnerable.Theboywasnotanexpert;hestrucktowardstheheart,butthespearslanted downwards,merelygrazingtheskin;still,thescarredskinhadbeenpunctured.Awaraquaypulledthespearfromhisclothingandhurleditback; buttheboyeasilyevadeditandtheweaponfellharmless.Behold,hewasasothermen!Thesignalhadbeengiven.Immediatelyanotherspearwas thrown-thistimebyamalformeddwarf,ahunchback;andthesecondonefounditsmark.ItenteredVere’sbodyontheleftside,underthearm and level with his heart, piercing through his body and coming out at the right side under his armpit.

Hehadtimetocry,“I’mdone.Runfortheboat!”-hislastword,hislastthoughtforothers-and,as hefellforward,anotherspearwashurled frombehind,andenteredbetweenhisshouldblades,comingoutofhischest.Deathwasinstantaneous.Whenhefell,everyNuerwhocould reach stick his spear into the body that could no longer feel.’

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Medals from an Africa Collection

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt (William Caworth.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877 and Christies, July 1985.

WilliamCaworth servedasaBoywithH.M.S. Eurus intheoperationsonandoff thecoastofEgyptin1801.Approximately3N.G.S.issuedto this ship.

Provenance: J. Darwent Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004.

ThomasHickey/Hickley wasborninQueensCounty,Ireland,andvolunteeredforthe1stBattalion54thFootfromtheLouthMilitiaon1 February1799.Hetransferredtothe2ndBattalionon24June1800,servedinEgyptuntilMarch1802andtransferredbacktothe1stBattalionin June 1802.

AfterNelson’sdefeatoftheFrench "eetattheBattleoftheNile,theBritishArmywaslandedtopushtheFrenchoutofEgypt.Thelandingin AboukirBaywasopposed,andisanearlyexampleofthe54thFoottakingpartinanamphibiouslandingagainstanenemyheldcoastline.General AbercrombiethenledthearmyupthesandspittowardsAlexandria.TheFrenchveteransofNapoleon’sItaliancampaignwerenoteasyto overcome,butafteraweekofhard #ghtingtheFrenchretreatedandtheBritishmovedforwardtoAlexandriaitself.The54thFootweregiven thetaskoftakingFortMaraboutasitsobjective.Itwasthekeytothecity’sdefencesasitdominatedtheleft "ankoftheattackandwasableto keeptheRoyalNavygunboatsatbay.The54thFootdraggedthegunsoftheRoyalArtilleryacrossthesandandrock,whichwasextremelyhot workundertheblisteringsunintoapositiontosupportandattack.Thegunsweremovedunderthecoverofmusket #re,andtheeffortsofthe regimentalsharpshooters.Soeffectivewastheircombined #rethatafteratimethecommandantofthefortsurrenderedwhenhesawthe columns of the 54th Foot forming up to attack.

WiththeforttakenthemainBritishattacktookplaceleadingtoanoverwhelmingvictory.Asarewardthe54thFootwereallowedtowherethe Sphinxastheircapbadge,andoneofthecapturedFrenchcannonasaregimentaltrophy.In1840theWarOfficetookbackthecannonand movedittoWoolwich,inreturnthe54thFootweregrantedpermissiontoweartheinscription“Marabout”underthebadgeoftheSphinx,a unique honour amongst the British Army.

HickeyservedinGibraltarandathomeuntil4November1807,whenhetransferredtothe1stGarrisonBattalionandservedinIrelanduntil26 July1809.Onthelatterdatehewasdischargedduetoapulmoniccomplaint,blindnessoftherighteyeandimpairedleftvision.Inlaterlifehewas employed as a calico printer, and he died aged 83 at Preston, Lancashire in March 1865.

43 medals issued to the 54th Foot, all with clasp for ‘Egypt.’

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Medals from an Africa Collection

The !neAshantee1873-74medalawardedtoCaptainA.W.Baker,knownas“BakeroftheBobbies”,who distinguishedhimselfasCommissionerofArmedPolice,CapeCoastCastleandInspector-Commandantof Police in Trinidad

Ashantee1873-74,1clasp,Coomassie(Capt:Baker,Commr.OfPolice,CapeCoastCastle,73-74) very neandarareawardtoa

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003 and September 2006.

ArthurWybrowBaker wasthesonoftheReverendJohnDurandBakerofBishop’sTawton,Barnstaple,andthebrotherofLieutenantGeneralSirThomasDurandBaker,K.C.B.(whosemedalsweresoldintheseroomsinMarch2005).BakerwaseducatedatRugby,originally commissionedintothe66thRegimentinJuly1862,andwasadvancedtolieutenantinAugust1865.Sometimethereafter,havingobtaineda captaincy,heresignedhiscommissionandtravelledtoAfrica,where,asthefollowinglettertoDowningStreetfromMajor-GeneralWolseley reveals, he volunteered his services to the British cause in 1873:

‘Icannotoverstatetheimportanceofhavingthispost[Inspector-GeneralofPolice] !lledatthepresentmomentbyanableorganizer,andbya manfullofenergyandofgreatphysicalhealthandstrength.Noonebutamilitarymanwouldbe !tforit,astheefficiencyofthispoliceforcewill dependlargelyuponthemannerinwhichstrictdisciplineismaintainedinit.Themanagementofbodiesofarmedmenisanartthatfewpossess intuitively, and is one that can only be acquired by military service.

Medals from an Africa Collection

IhavethereforeselectedCaptainA.W.Baker,lateofthe66thRegiment,who,havingleftthearmy,isoneofthemanysimilarlycircumstanced who have recently come to the coast at their own expense to join the force under my command.

HeisnorelationofmineandIneverheardofhimuntilquiterecently,butIhaveselectedhimforwhatIconsidertobehisespecial !tnessforthe post of Inspector-General of Police.

Theforceatpresentnumbers438men,butitsefficiencyisbynomeanswhatitoughttobe.Ithasbeenhurriedlycollectedandtimehasnot admitteditsorganizationandtheselectionofmenenlistedbeingproperlyattendedto:muchremainstobedonebeforeitcanreallybea thoroughly efficient force.

Captain Baker assumed command of it today [16 December 1873] as explained to your Lordship in my despatch previously alluded to ...’

AsevidencedbyWolesley’ssubsequentdespatchregardingtheCoomassieoperations,dated7February1874,Bakerquicklyknockedhispolice force into shape:

‘ThepolicedutiesinconnectionwiththerecentmilitaryoperationshavebeenmosteffectivelyperformedbyCaptainBaker,Inspector-Generalof Police.Hehasrenderedtheforceundermycommandmostvaluableserviceandhiszealandenergymarkhimoutaspeculiarlysuitedforthepost he occupies ...’

AfterhissuccessinAfrica,BakerwentontobeemployedaspartofthePoliceServiceinTrinidad.HewasappointedInspectorCommandantof Policein1877,InspectorCommandant&InspectorofWeights&Measuresin1881,andasInspectorofPrisonsin1904.Thefollowingisgivenin The Years of Revolt, Trinidad 1881-1888 by Fr. A. de Verteuil, with regards to this period of his career:

‘Baker,theChiefofPolice,ArthurWybrowBakerwasaman’sman.Atthisperiodhewasoverforty,butstilla !ne !gureofaman,oversixfeet tallandbroadinproportion,withdarkblackhairandmoustacheandstrikingeyes.Hewasa“brothofaboy”astheIrishsay,withalovingwife andchildren.Keenonathleticsports,andwellmanneredontopofthat,hewasthecleantypeofmanthateveryoneinthatVictorianagecould lookupto.EventheFrenchcreoleswhohatedtheEnglishofficialsadmiredhim;“WiththeexceptionofCaptainBaker”,onewrote,“thereisnot asingleone(oftheEnglishofficials)thatanymanwiththeslightestpretensiontorespectabilitywouldintroducetohisfamilyorhisclub.”Asa macho man he appealed to the lower class blacks who could measure his worth even on the purely physical level.

AsInspectorCommandant-ChiefofPolice-Bakerhadbeenanimmediatesuccess.Amanofintegrity andenergy,ofcoolnessinactionand !rmnessindecision,possessingaclosesenseofidenti!cationwithmostofhismen,hewontheirrespectandtherespectofall.Even“thevery rowdieswhomhekeptdownwithastronghand,admiredhimforhiscourageandfearlessnessintacklingthem”.AsheadoftheVoluntaryFire Brigade,hegracedtheirsocialfunctions,withhiswifeandwasintheforefronttoputoutthefrequent !res.WhenCarter’sRaces(on1stAugust, EmancipationDay)fellintodecline,CaptainBakerinstitutedathleticsportswhichaffordedlotsofsporttothepolice,soldiersandthegeneral public for many years.

BeforehisarrivalinTrinidad,hehadspentthreeyearsinthe66thRegimentinIndia,andwasincommandoftheHoussasontheWestCoastof Africa;andby1884hehadbeenincommandofthepoliceinTrinidadforeightyears.AfterhehadbeensomeyearsinTrinidad,herelaxedthe reinsalittleandlethissubordinateofficershavemoreofafreehand.Thiswasregrettable,assomeofthemattheveryleast,lackedsound judgement,andgavethepoliceandBakerabadname.Asamanofcolonialexperience,he !ttedinwellwiththecircleofBritishofficialsin Trinidad and particularly with the commander of troops at the St. James Barracks. And so - “He was a man, take him for all in all”.

Butmarred,fatallymarredbythestampofonedefect.AsatypicalBritishofficialofthetime,helookeddownonallnon-Englishmortals,andthis inanageofgrowingTrinidadnationalism.InthreeyearsinIndiahehadnotacquiredawordofHindustani.Sohebravelyborealone“thewhite man’sburden”totheendforbetter-orperhapsworse.Astrongman,inmorewaysthanone,hisimpactonTrinidadwentbeyondthepoliceto politics.’

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (T. Hunter. A.B. H.M.S. “Active.”) good very ne and scarce £800-£1,000

Only13medalsissuedtotheRoyalMarineswiththisclasp,andafurther53totheRoyalNavyintotal,whoformedasmallNavalBrigadelanded fromH.M.S. Active toprovideartillerysupportfortheArmy.Theytookwiththemsix12-pounderguns,oneGatlinggunandtwo24-pounder rockets,andfoughtalongsideColonelGlynwiththe24thFootagainstChiefPokwaneatthebattleofQuintanaandintheactionatPeriBush. They were also present at the smaller actions against the Gaika and Galika tribes.

Medals from an Africa Collection

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (Mr.M.S.Kerruish.“Principia.”) slightscratchtoreverse eld,nearly extremely ne £360-£440

Only Masters of Transports received the 1882 medal, making them unique to each of the 105 vessels employed.

TheS.S. Principia wasownedandlaunchedbyNewtonBrothersofBurtononTrent&Hull,inNovember1881.CaptainM.S.Kerruishwashis !rst master. The following is given in The Hull Packet, 29 September 1882:

‘Services of a Hull Contingent in Egypt.

MessrsNewtonBrothersandCompanysteamshipownersof19BilliterStreet,LondonandHull,sendthefollowingcopyofaletter,datedIsmalia, 4th inst, and received by them from Captain Kerruish, of their steamer Principia, Indian troop transport, No. 27:

“wearrivedfromBombay1stinst.Withoutasinglecasualtytomenorhorses,andatseveno’clockthefollowingmorningdisembarkedatIsmalia 16Officers,500Indiantroops,and187horses,havingstillonboard600tonscommissariatstores.Onthe2ndinst.Ireceivedanorderfrom GeneralMacphersontodeliverontheSweetWatercanaloursteamlaunchandthreecutters,withofficers,engineerandcrews.Withinfour hoursofhavingreceivedthatorder,wehadallalongsidethewharf,andIsawthemtakenoverthelandandlaunchedintheSweetWaterCanal. Thiscontingentfromthe Principia ismannedentirelyfromourowncrew,allproperlyarmedandprovisionedforthreeweeks.Inaturallywished totakecommand,buttheAdmiralconsideredIoughtnottoleavemyship,andappointedanavalofficerincharge.ThemenIselectedwereall anxious to go to the front. In fact, all the ship’s company wanted to join the expedition.

Ourlittle #otillahasdonereallysplendidservice;yesterdaytowingup19boatsladenwithprovisions,andbringingbackdespatchesandsickmen. Tomorrowtheymakeanotherjourney,andwillnodoubtbeorderedtoCairoassoonasArabiissettledwith,whichIdonotthinkwilltakerlong afterhemeetsourtroops.Outofthehundredandtwentytransportshere,wearetheonlyshipthathasthehonourofsupplyingboatsand armedcrewsforserviceontheSweetWaterCanal.Thiscanalisbutthirtyfeetwideandaboutthreefeetdeep.Thedangertobeapprehendedis frompartiesofthesewanderingBedouinssuddenlyappearingwherethebanksofthecanalarehigh,andthen !ringonourboatscrews,butIam certain our men will give a good account of themselves if called upon....’

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TheJebu1892campaignmedalawardedtoMrGeorgeStallard,PrincipalJudicialOfficerforLagos,andlater Chief Justice of Sierra Leone East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1892 (Mr. G. Stallard.) officially engraved naming, good very ne £600-£800

Provenance: J. Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003. GeorgeStallard wasborninJanuary1856,the !fthsonofJosiahStallard,of“TheBlanquettes”,Worcester.HewaseducatedatRossall,andat EmmanuelCollege,Cambridge,andLondonUniversity,wherehereadlaw.StallardtooktheLL.B.degreeatCambridgein1878,andwascalledto theBarattheInnerTempleinthefollowingyear.HewentouttoWestAfricaasprivatesecretarytotheGovernorofLagos,SirAlfredMaloney, andwasappointedQueen’sAdvocateofLagosinSeptember1887.StallardwasappointedaDistrictCommissioneratLagosinFebruary1889, and as the principal judicial officer he accompanied the expedition in !ghting the Jebu, 12 - 25 May 1892 (Mentioned in Despatches and medal).

The following additional detail is given in Yoruba History & Historians by Professor G. O. Oguntomism:

‘InJuly1892[Governor]Cartersenthisprincipaljudicialofficer,GeorgeStallardtoIjebuOdetoobtainfromtheAwujale[King],therulerofthe IjebuKingdom,anagreementtocedelocationsonthenorthbankoftheLagosLagoontotheBritishCrown.Notsurprisinglythen,Stallard obtained all he requested from the Awujale even beyond the instructions in his brief, for he secured additional territorial concessions”.

In1897StallardwasappointedDeputyGovernoroftheColonyofLagos,andinMayofthesameyearhewasappointedChiefJusticeofSierra Leone.Onhisretirementin1907hewasofferedaknighthoodwhich,however,hedeclined.InlaterlifeStallardresidedat39OxfordMansions, Oxford Circus, and additionally spent time !shing at North Tawton, Devon. He died in August 1912.

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EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1893-94 (13456.Sergt.D.Clarke.R.E.) officiallyengravednaming, minoredge bruising, very ne and scarce £200-£300

DonaldClarke wasborninGolshire,Sutherland,Scotland.HewasaSurveyorbytrade,andjoinedtheRoyalEngineersaged22atChathamin February1876.Clarkewasclassedasaverysuperiorlandsurveyor,andhisserviceincludedtheAngloPortugueseBoundaryCommissionof1892, and the Sofa Expedition, 1893-94 (entitled to L.S. & G.C.). He was discharged in February 1896, having served for 21 years and 66 days. The medal roll for this clasp gives awards to 2 officers, 2 Sergeants and 8 Sappers of the Royal Engineers. Sold with copied research.

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Medals from an Africa Collection

The Brass River campaign medal awarded to Mr E. Hunt, Niger Coast Protectorate Force EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,BrassRiver1895(MrE.Hunt,NigerC.P.Force.)officiallyimpressednaming, goodvery ne and rare £700-£900

Provenance: J. Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

TheBrassRiveroperationswereessentiallyapurelynavalaffair.Afewarmyofficersandcivilians,however,accompaniedtheexpeditionandtheir medals were issued and authorised by the Admiralty, as shown in the following letter to the Foreign Office, dated 21 August 1896: ‘IamcommandedbymyLordsCommissionersoftheAdmiraltytoacquaintyoufortheinformationoftheSecretaryofStateforForeignAffairs, thattheyhavebeenpleasedtoawardAshantiMedalsandBrassRiver1895Clasps,forwardedherewithtoMajorA.G.LeonardandMrE.Huntof theNigerCoastProtectorateForce,andalsoto“Africa”,theHeadKrooBoyemployedduringtheoperations,forservicesinconnectionwiththe Brass River Expedition.’

FrederickGeorgeTranchell wasborninBrightoninMay1880,andwaseducatedatBrightonCollege.HisbrotherHenrywasanofficerin theIndianArmy,andTranchelljoinedtheNatalPoliceasaDetectiveinAugust1904.HewaspromotedtoDetectiveHeadConstanblein1919, and served with the C.I.D. in Johannesburg, Pietermaritzberg, Durban and Dundee. Tranchell was also graded as a 1st Class Zulu linguist. TranchellreceivedaCommendationfromtheChiefofPolice,8January1920,for‘extraordinarydiligenceanddetectiveskilldisplayedinthecase of Rex V Nkonyane Siyane and two others who were accused of murder.’

Tranchell retired to Dundee, Natal in December 1924. Sold with copied research.

NaguibMafouzMB,BCh,MCh,FRCP,Hon.FRCOG,Hon.FRCS wasborninMansoura,EgyptinJanuary1882.Hefoundedthe #rst departmentofobstetricsandgynaecologyinEgyptattheKasrelAiniHospitalin1904,andservedasobstetricianandgynaecologisttothe EgyptianRoyalFamily.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForce’sMedicalService,asadoctorattheKasrelAini Hospital,Cairo(MICcon#rmsthatthisishisfullentitlement;hedidnotqualifyforaVictoryMedal).Hisautobiography, TheLifeofanEgyptian Doctor, gives the following:

‘Whenwarbrokeout,mostoftheBritishprofessorsattheMedicalSchoolvolunteeredforservicewiththearmy.Whenthemilitaryhospitals couldnotaccommodatethewoundedtheKasrElAiniHospitalwastakenoverbythearmy.Thehospitalwassoon #lledwiththesickand woundedwhowerelookedafterbytheEgyptianstaff.Forinstance,althoughagynaecologistandobstetricianandnotageneralsurgeon,Iwasput inchargeofasectionoffortybedsandperformedallthenecessarysurgicaloperationsonAustralianandBritishsoldiers,whileIalsolookedafter Turkish prisoners of war in their special ward.

InMay1919IcontractedTyphusfeverwhichIcaughtfromapatientthroughnothavingnoticedascratchononeofmy #ngerswhenIoperated withoutgloves,whichwewereshortofduringthewar.Thirteendaysafterperformingtheoperationsymptomsoftyphusappeared.Theattack was exceptionally severe and I was looked after by my two friends Dr Sami Sabongi and Dr Iskander Girgawi.’ ProfessorNaguibMafouzwasawardedtheOrderoftheNilein1919,andlatertheFirstClassOrderofMeritandtheStatePrizeofDistinction forSciencein1960.Intimehehadmanyprivatepatientsincludingthefamiliesofseniorgovernmentministers,diplomats,KingFaroukand President Gamal Abdul Nasser. Whilst attempting to come to the aid of one of his patients, he had further brush with death:

‘In1919Ihadagreedtoattendthecon#nementofthewifeoftheAmericanFirstSecretarywhowasalsoCharged’Affairesandwhohad employedfortheoccasionanursebythenameofMrsLendrum.LabourcameonsuddenlyandIwascalledatonce.Thishappenedtobethe #rst dayofthe1919EgyptianRevolutionanddemonstratorshadtriedtogetintotheBritishEmbassyanddestroyit.InstructionswenttotheBritish Armytoimposeacurfew,ofwhichIwascompletelyunaware,onthewholedistrictofGardenCity. Idrovemycar,aDeDionBoutonTorpedo, totheEmbassy’sofficialhouseinGardenCityandasIdrovecameunder #refromtheBritishsoldiers.Twobulletswentthroughthewindscreen ofmycarandwhistledpastmyear,oneofthemalmosthittingme.HaditnotbeenforMrsLendrum,whowasthatmomentstandingatthe window and screaming at the top of her voice for the soldiers to stop #ring, I would undoubtedly have been unable to write these lines.’ (Ibid)

Professor Naguib Mafouz died aged 92 in July 1974.

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

Apost-WarKnightBachelor,SecondWarC.B.E.,GreatWarD.S.O.andM.C.groupoftenawardedto Brigadier Sir Alexander H. Killick, South Lancashire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps KnightBachelor’sBadge,2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1956;TheMostExcellentOrderof theBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneckriband;Distinguished ServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWar andVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorA.H.Killick.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedas issued; Egypt,Kingdom,OrderoftheNile,Officer’sbreastbadge,by Lattes,Cairo,silver-giltandenamel,maker’snameto reverse,withrosetteonriband,theGreatWarawardsmountedaswornandhousedina Spink,London, "ttedcase;thelater awards loose, generally good very ne (10) £4,000-£5,000

KnightBachelor LondonGazette 2January1956:BrigadierAlexanderHerbertKillick,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,Secretary,RoyalInstituteofChartered Surveyors.

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

D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1919

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

Egyptian Order of the Nile, Fourth Class London Gazette 19 January 1920.

SirAlexanderHebertKillick wasborninRochester,Kent,on10February1894andwaseducatedatDulwichCollege,wherehewasinboth therugbyXVandcricketXI,andatExeterCollege,Oxford.AmemberoftheUniversity’sOfficerTrainingCorps,hewascommissionedsecond lieutenantintotheInfantryon8October1914.Postedinitiallytothe10thServiceBattalion,EastSurreyRegimenton6December1914,he transferredtotheSouthLancashireRegimenton8July1915,andsawserviceoutontheWesternFrontfrom9February1916,whenattachedto theMachineGunCorps.PresentoutthereatthetimeoftheBattleoftheSomme,hewaspromotedtotemporarylieutenanton2July1916,and wasthenmadeanactingcaptainon30August1916,whilstservingassecond-in-commandofamachineguncompany.Killickwascon"rmedinhis promotiontotherankoflieutenanton1July1917,andwaspromotedactingmajoron19April1918,whilstsecondincommandofthe10th MachineGunBattalion,aunitofthe10thIrishDivisionwhichwasthenonserviceinEgyptandPalestine.The10thDivisionhadmovedfrom SalonicatoEgyptinSeptember1917andfoughtintheThirdBattleofGazainNovember1917,andthensawfurtheroperationsinPalestine throughtotheendofthewarwithTurkeyon31October1918.Forhisserviceswiththe10thMachineGunBattalioninPalestine,latterlyas actinglieutenantcolonelincommandofthebattalion,hewastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 22January1919and5June1919), andwasawardedboththeMilitaryCrossandtheDistinguishedServiceOrder,thelatteraparticularlyrareawardconsideringthathewasstill only a substantive lieutenant.

Relinquishinghisactingranks,Killickwasappointedageneralstaff officer3rdgradeon6June1919,andcontinuedtoseeactiveserviceinthe MiddleEast,transferringtotheEastYorkshireRegimenton21December1919.HesawfurtherserviceintheBlackSearegionduringtheAllied InterventionintheRussianCivilWar,andalsoinTurkey,andforhisserviceswasawardedtheEgyptianOrderoftheNile4thClass.Returning home,hewaspromotedcaptainon28May1921,andappointedabrigademajoron2September1921,subsequentlybeingappointedadjutantof the BirminghamandBristolUniversityOfficerTrainingCorps.Hewasnextappointedageneralstaff officer3rdgradewiththeWarOfficeon4 February1929,beingsecondedforthisservicefromtheEastYorkshireRegimenttothestaff,andwaspromotedtobrevetmajoron1October 1930. He transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in the rank of major on 8 October 1932.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,Killickwasbroughtoutofretirement,andheldtherankofmajorandwarsubstantive lieutenant-colonelandtemporarycolonelwiththeEastYorkshireRegiment.HeservedastheMilitarySecretarytotheArmyCouncil,andwas appointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1944NewYear’sHonours’List.Havingexceededtheagelimit,heceasedto belong to the Reserve of Officers on 18 November 1945, and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.

Havingfullyretiredfromthearmy,KillickcontinuedinhisworkastheSecretaryoftheRoyalInstituteofCharteredSurveyors,anappointmenthe had "rsttakenupin1932,throughtohisretirementin1959,andforhisserviceswiththeR.I.C.S.wasknightedin1956,receivingtheaccolade fromH.M.QueenElizabeththeQueenMotheratBuckinghamPalaceon7February1956.HelatterlylivedinBirchington,Kent,anddiedon4 February 1975.

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AKnightBachelor’sgroupofsixawardedtoSirH.G.Pearson,LegalAdvisortotheSecretaryofStatefor India, late Captain, 81st Pioneers, Indian Army

KnightBachelor’sBadge,1sttypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1924;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Lt.H.G.Pearson.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia(Capt.H.G.Pearson,81-Pioneers.);Jubilee1935;Coronation 1937, the last "ve mounted as worn, together with mounted group of "ve miniature dress medals, nearly extremely ne (6) £400-£500

KnightBachelor,NewYearHonours1931:‘JusticeHubertGrayhurstPearson,Barrister-at-Law,PuisneJudgeoftheHighCourtofJudicatureat Fort William in Bengal.’

HubertGrayhurstPearson wasbornon5August1878,secondsonofSirCharlesJohnPearson,ofEdinburgh.HewaseducatedatRugby, 1892-97,andwascalledtotheBar(InnerTemple)in1902;wasaTrooperintheCalcuttaLightHorsebeforebeingcommissionedLieutenantin theIndianArmyReserveofOfficers,attached81stPioneers;servedinIndia,NorthWestFrontier,andBushire;Chairman,BengalJailsEnquiry Committee,1926;PresidentTradesDisputeActEnquiry,Bombay,1929;PuisneJudgeoftheHighCourtofJudicature,Calcutta,1920-33; Knighted 1931; Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State for India, 1933-1938. Sir Herbert Pearson died on 8 November 1958.

The‘Burma1885’campaignC.B.groupoffourawardedtoColonelA.A.LeMesurier,Commanding2nd Battalion, Liverpool Regiment,

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels, !ttedwithincorrect silver-giltribbonbuckle;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(CaptainA.E.LeMesurier.1stBtn.14thRegt.)contemporary engravednaminginthestyleof Hunt&Roskell;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7(Coll.A.A.Lemesurier2d. Bn.L’poolR.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(CaptainA.E.LeMesurier.1stBtn.14thRegt.) !ttedwithreplacementscroll suspension, mounted for wearing, the Crimea medals with edge bruising and contact pitting, good ne, otherwise good very ne (4) £2,400-£2,800

C.B. (Military) London Gazette 26 November 1886.

AndrewAlfredLeMesurier wasborninEastWoodhay,Berkshireon19January1837.HeenteredtheArmyasanEnsigninthe2ndWest YorkshireArtilleryVolunteerson19January1855,andsubsequentlygainedacommissionasanEnsigninthe14thFoot,becomingLieutenantin August1855.HeservedintheCrimeawiththe14thFootfrom13August1855,includingthesiegeandfallofSebastopol(MedalwithClasp,and TurkishMedal).PromotedtoCaptaininOctober1858,hebecameMajorinAugust1877,andbrevetLieutenant-ColonelinApril1880.Hetook overcommandofthe2ndBattalionKing’sLiverpoolRegimentasLieutenant-Colonelon7March1882,andcommandedthebattalioninthe BurmaCampaignof1885.UponthesurrenderofKingThibawatMandalayinNovember1885,ColonelLeMesurier,withtwocompaniesofthe Liverpoolregimentwerechargedwithescortdutiesonboardthesteamer Thooreah whichcarriedtheRoyalprisonerstoRangoonwhere,upon arrival,ColonelLeMesurierwasfurnishedwithareceiptfor‘thepersonofthePrisonerKingTheebawofMandalayUpperBurmahonthe15thof December1885fromwhichdateCol.LeMesurierceasestoberesponsiblefortheabovementionedPrisoner’ssafecustody.’Inadditiontothe medalandclasp,ColonelLeMesurierwasmentionedindespatchesandawardedtheCompanionoftheOrderoftheBathinrecognitionofthese services. He retired on 20 June 1888 and took up residence at St Saviour, Jersey on the Channel Islands, where he died on 27 April 1894.

Sold with copied research including a copy of the receipt given for ‘King Theebaw’.

A1899‘ArakanHillTracts’C.I.E.,GreatWar‘ItalyOperations’O.B.E.groupofsixawardedto LieutenantColonelR.H.Greenstreet,SpecialList,lateIndianPoliceService,whoservedduringtheGreatWaras AssistantProvostMarshalandDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneral,andwastwiceMentionedin Despatches

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s2ndtypebreastbadge,goldandenamel,withintegraltop broochbar;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarks forLondon1919;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89, claspcarriagealteredtoaccommodate claspsinthisorder,asusual,withbottomrosesontopclasptrimmed (ReginaldHawkinsGreenstreet,DistrictSuperintendentof Police) re-engravedinrunningscript;1914Star(Lt.Col.R.H.Greenstreet.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.R.H. Greenstreet.) mounted as worn and housed in a #tted glazed display case, contact marks to IGS, this very ne; the rest better (6) £1,400-£1,800

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1899.

O.B.E. London Gazette 18 November 1918:

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

ReginaldHawkinsGreenstreet wasbornon20July1858andjoinedthePunjabPolicein1883.HetransferredtoBurmain1887asadistrict superintendentofpolice,andlaterservedasadistrictmagistrateandpoliticalofficer,commandingthemilitarypoliceintheArakanHillTracts.For his services in this latter role he was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1899.

Greenstreetsubsequentlyservedasofficiatingprivatesecretarytothelieutenant-governor,andretiredfromtheservicein1906.DuringtheGreat Warheservedonthestaff asassistantprovostmarshal,withtherankoflieutenant-colonel,SpecialList,ontheWesternFrontfrom10October 1914,andsubsequentlyasdeputyassistantquartermastergeneralinItaly.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwastwicementionedin despatches(LondonGazettes 7October1918and6January1919)andwascreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.Hediedon8 September 1930.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 532.

AGreatWarC.I.E.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainE.I.M.Barrett,CommissionerofPolice,Shanghai,late LancashireFusiliers,whowaswoundedatVentersSpruitduringtheBoerWar;akeensportsman,heplayed Rugby Union for England; !rst class cricket for Hampshire; and won the Japan Amateur Golf Championship TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamel,withneckriband; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal, the rstclaspa tailor’scopy (Lieut.E.I.M.Barrett.Lanc.Fusrs.) o ciallyre-engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut.E.I.M.Barrett.Lanc.Fusrs.) o ciallyre-engravednaming;ShanghaiMunicipalPoliceLongService Medal,silver(Capt.E.I.M.Barrett,C.I.E.,ComofPolice)edgepreparedpriortonaming;WarMedal1939-45,thesecond,third, andfourthmountedasworn,theWarMedalloose, retainingrodmissingfromtheShanghaiaward,lightcontactmarks,generallyvery ne and better (5) £1,800-£2,200

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For meritorious services connected with the War.’

EdwardIvoMedhurstBarrett wasborninChurt,Surrey,on22June1879and waseducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.Hewas commissionedsecondlieutenantintheLancashireFusilierson11February1899,and servedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWaraspartofthe LadysmithReliefForce,andwasslightlywoundedattheengagementatVentersSpruit on20January1900.Promotedcaptainin1902,inJuneofthatyearhewassecondedas awingofficertotheMalayStatesGuides.HejoinedtheShanghaiMunicipalPoliceon1 May1907,andwasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpirein1919. He served as Commissioner of Police, Shanghai from 1925 to 1929.

Akeensportsman,BarrettplayedrugbyunionforEnglandagainstScotlandinthe CalcuttaCupMatchinthe1903FourNationsChampionship(whichScotlandwon 10 -6ontheirwaytotheTripleCrown),andbetween1896and1925played86 "rstclass cricketmatchesforbothHampshireandtheMaryleboneCricketClub,withatop scoreof215.HealsowontheJapanamateurgolfchampionshipin1917.Hediedin Boscombe on 10 July 1950.

Sold with the recipient’s original Bestowal Document for the C.I.E. For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 533.

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‘Fartoomuchhasbeenmadeabout“knightsoftheair”andchivalry...youcouldn’thaveoperatedlikethat...Ijustfelt thatIwantedtosurvive...andmybestwayofdoingitwastokilltheotherfellow.Ihadnoqualmsaboutgoingdown againandshootinghimtopieces,Imean,Iwasn’tgoingtobeinsultedinthatway...Butifyoumet12or24ofthem, asyoudidsometimes,wellthendiscretionisthebetterpartofvalour.It’snousejust ghtingandkillingoneandthen being killed... You want to ght another day.’

The recipient’s own recollections refer

TheoutstandingandrareSecondWarC.B.E.,GreatWarD.S.O.,M.C.andBar,A.F.C.groupofeleven awardedtoAirCommodoreP.F.Fullard,RoyalAirForceandRoyalFlyingCorps,whowith40con!rmed aerialvictoriesduring1917wouldattheWar’sendbetheseventhhighestscoringBritishAceoftheGreat War and the second highest living.

Apilotofsupremeskillandcon!denceinhisabilityasapilot,his40victorieswereclaimedinjusteight monthsatthefront,astaggeringfeatthatfarsurpassedthoseAceswithhigherscores;indeed,hisscore wouldhavebeenmorehadseveralballoonsbeenaddedtothisnumberwhich,whilstrecordedbythe squadron,werenotbygrantedbyahigherauthority.Fullard’swarwascutshort,notbyaGermanbullet but by a fracture of his leg sustained during an off duty football match in November 1917.

Whatcouldhavebeen,hadhenotbrokenhisleg,canonlybeguessed,butFullard’sratioforfrontline #ying timetothenumberofaerialvictoriesobtainedwouldbeunsurpassedbyanyoftheBritishAceswhohad morevictoriesduringtheGreatWar.HadFullardcarriedon #ying,itisquitepossiblehecouldhave surpassed the victory score of any Ace of any nation

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with neckriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopriband bar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;AirForceCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWar andVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.P.F.Fullard.R.F.C.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1935(S/L.P.F.Fullard.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; Belgium,Kingdom,CroixdeGuerre, A.I.R.,withbronzepalm,thepre-SecondWarawardsallmountedasworn;theSecondWarmedalsloose, generallygoodvery ne (11) £40,000-£60,000

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1941

D.S.O. London Gazette 16 September 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Asapatrolleaderandscoutpilotheiswithoutequal.Themoraleffectofhispresenceinapatrol is most marked. He has now accounted for fourteen machines destroyed and eighteen driven down out of control in a little over four months’

M.C. London Gazette 9 January 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenengagedinaerialcombat.Hehasonfouroccasionsattackedanddestroyedenemyaircraft, andhasinadditionengagedin25indecisivecombats,inwhichhehasshown "neleadership,greatdashanddeterminationtoclosewiththe enemy.’

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 9 January 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hehasonmanyoccasionsdisplayedtheutmostdashandfearlessnessinattackingenemyaircraft atcloserangeandindestroyingatleasteighthostilemachinesduringaperiodofabouttendays.Hisdeterminationand "neoffensivespirithavein almost every instance resulted in disaster to the enemy.’

A.F.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919.

Belgium Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 April 1919.

PhilipFletcherFullard wasborninWimbledonon27June1897andwaseducatedattheKingEdwardVISchool,Norwich.Herehe developedareputationasanaccomplishedsportsmanandplayedforNorwichCityReservesfootballteam.Stillatschoolontheoutbreakofthe GreatWar,heenlistedintotheInnsofCourtOfficersTrainingCorpsin1915andwasgazettedSecondLieutenant,RoyalIrishFusilierson5 August1916.BarelyaweeklaterhewasinstructedtoreporttotheSchoolofMilitaryAeronautics,Oxford,totrainasapilotintheRoyalFlying Corps.

Passinghis‘dual’and‘solo’testsinundertwodays’ofinstruction,hewasawardedhiswingsinDecember1916andshortlyafterwards,duetohis exceptional $yingabilities,wasappointedasaninstructoratCentralFlyingSchool,Upavon.Anextremelycon"dentyoungman,hedescribed himself “as good a pilot as there was” and remarked: “I had a total lack of fear. I was very conscious of what I could make the machine do.”

IndesperateneedforpilotsanddemoralisedbythedevastatingloosessustainedbytheRoyalFlyingCorpsduring‘BloodyApril’,laterthatmonth FullardwasorderedtotheWesternFrontandinearlyMay1917,waspostedto1Squadron.BasednexttoBailleulAsylum,afewmilessouthwest ofYpresinFlanders,1SquadronhadrecentlybeenfullyequippedwithFrenchNieuport17 "ghters.InitiallyFullardfoundtheNieuporttobe “frightfullyheavy-handed”and“unwieldy”,withacrampedcockpitandexperiencedhis "rst‘$ip’duringapractice $ight.Oncemastering,hisviews changed andhecametoregardtheNieuportwithsupremerespect,describingitas“immenselystrong”andcapableofwithstanding“themost enormous strains and dives and spins and rolls”.

Into Combat

Fullard’s "rstcombat $ightcamejustdaysafterhisarrivalat1Squadron,withanoffensivepatrolon5May.Forallhisself-assuranceandability, Fullard’sintroductiontotheWesternFrontwasadifficultbaptismof "re.Duringhis "rstpatrolhewassodistractedbythe“sightoftheenemyin theirbrightlycolouredliveries”thathestalledandspun“rightdownalmosttothetopofthem”.His $ightleaderthoughthewas“agoner”.Days laterhebecameembroiledincombatonlytodiscoverhewasunabletousehisgunduetoanoil-coveredsight.Worsestillwasthe“rotten prospect”ofahazardoussortieagainstobservationballoonsthat,followinga“contourchasing”practicesortie $ownoverthetrenchesatheights of little more than “25 or so feet”, became a deadly reality late on 26 May.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

OfthesixassignedtohitagroupofballoonswithLePrieurrockets,Fullardwasoneofonlytwotomakeithome.Twoballoonshadbeen destroyedatthecostoffourpilotskilled,woundedorcaptured.Landingafterafruitlesssearchforaballoonthathadalreadybeenhauleddown, Fullardventedhisfrustration.Theoutburstwasindicativeofatraitanddidlittletoendearhimtoseniorofficers.Theheadstrongyoungstersoon exacted partial revenge with his "rst victory.

Duringafranticdog"ghtoverQuesnoy,hespottedanAlbatrosD.IIIscoutattackingaBritishmachine.Inwhatwouldbecomehistrademarkstyle, Fullardclosedto20yardsbeforeopening "re.Halfamagazinewasenoughtosenditspirallingdownand,withFullardunabletofollow,hewas creditedwithhavingdespatchedit‘outofcontrol’.Twodayslater,FullardwascreditedwithasecondAlbatrosScoutoutofcontrol.Hereported "ring15roundsatcloserange,theAlbatros #yingstraightforsomemomentsandthenwentintoaspin,itwaslastseenassuchat2,000feetover Warneton. On 4 June, he brought down one Albatros Scout crashed and a second out of control Roulers. According to Communiqués:

“FullarddivedatoneoffourHAandthismachine,whichwaspaintedinmanycolours,fellcompletelyoutofcontrol.Hethenjoinedabig "ght between15HAandanumberofourmachines,butoneHAobtainedafavourablepositiononhistailsoheputhismachineintoaspin.AnSE5of 56Squadrondivedattheattackingscoutanddroveitdownoutofcontrol.2ndLtFullardthenattackedablackandwhiteAlbatrosscoutfrom underneathandabout30shotswereseentogointotheHAwhich #ewstraighton,thenwentintoaspin,turnedcompletelyover,andeventually crashed in a "eld.”

On8June,duringanoffensivepatrol,pilotsof1SquadronengagedsixAlbatrosscoutsnearBecelaereandFullardshotdownonein #ames, therebyraisinghisvictoryscoreto "ve.HehadreachedAcestatusveryrapidly,havinglittlemorethanamonthoffrontlineservice.This, however, was just a taste of what to come from this extremely talented young pilot.

On14and15Juneand7July,FullardclaimedanotherthreeAlbatrosscoutsandon11July,hewasleadingCFlightwhich "rsttackled5enemy scoutsandthen9enemyscouts;Fullardclaimingablack“Albatroswithgreen stripes”,outofcontroloverComines.Shortlyafterafurther6 enemyscoutswereengaged,FullardclaimingasecondAlbatrosoutofcontrol.Thelatterhedescribedastheleaderandwasbrownwithredtail. He was now double Ace or a ‘Star Turn’.

Inaninterviewinlaterlife,Fullarddescribehow“Mywholetheorywastogetsoclosethathecouldn’tdareturn...Icouldseemyshotsmovingup thefuselage.Hewouldprobablybesofrightenedatseeingthose...Igotmostofmytwo-seatersthatway.Gettinginclose.Icouldseetheirfaces, gogglesandeverything.”Hewouldfurtherexplain,“Whenonemetaformation,IusedtogetoneHunandmakesureofit,andthiswouldshatter them.Then,Iwouldpulloutandgoabovemy #ightandcircleroundlike...anoldhen...toguardthemandshoot,eithereffectivelyorwarningly.” Althoughrathersurprisingly,heneverregardedhimselfasanoutstandingmarksman,hedidhisbesttoensurehehadthebestpossiblechancesin combat.Hemaintainedandloadedhisowngunsandincombat,kepthisrateof "reincheck,givinghimselfvaluabletimebeforehavingtoreload. He would later claim that having "red some 5,000 rounds, he never had an actual stoppage.

On13July,Fullardled11Nieuportswhichgotinvolvedincombatwithseveralformationsfrombothsides.Duringthe "ghtFullardfoundhimself separatedfromhissquadronandjoineda #ightfrom56Squadronwhichattacked8Albatrosscouts.FullardreportedscootingdownanAlbatros ScoutoutofcontrolbetweenZandvoordeandWervicq.However,runninglowonfuel,heheadedforhome,onlyforhisenginetocutoutover Britishlinesandhecrashed,hisNieuportoverturninginshellholeonimpact.Uninjured,fourdayslaterhesentdownanAlbatrosScoutoutof controloverPolygon,thescout‘wentdownrollingoverandover.’Fullardraisedhisscoreto14when,on22July,hedivedattwoAlbatros Scouts, one of which he destroyed, the aircraft crashing at Marcq, he then drove down the other out of control over Lille.

On28July,“anOffensivePatrolof1Squadronengaged "veAlbatrostwo-seatersoverComines.CaptP.F.Fullarddroveonedownandfollowed itforabout "veminutes,afterwhichtheEAfellandcrashed.Shortlyafter,tenEAscoutsattackedourpatrolandwerereinforcedby12more.” Two further aircraft were brought down by other members of the patrol.

Leadingapatrolonthemorningof9August,FullardandLieutenantRooper,attackedanenemy two-seateroverHouthulstForest.Thisenemy aircraftbeingcreditedtobothpilotsasbeingcaptured,thoughR.F.C.Communiqués,listitasdestroyed.Laterthatday,duringasecondpatrol,1 SquadronencounteredsixAlbatrosscoutsoverBecelaere.Duringtheensuingcombat,Fullardand2ndLieutenantMcLareneachdroveone Albatrosdownoutofcontrol.Thefollowingevening,Fullardwassentuptolocateanenemytwo-seaterthathadbeenidenti"edbywireless interceptservice.LocatingwhathedescribedasablackandwhiteDFW,heengageditat3,000feet, "ringthree-quartersofadrumandsendingit down to crash in a "eld near Haubourdin.

Approaching 20 Aerial Victories and Beyond

Onthemorningof12August,Fullardled4Nieuportsonanotherwirelessinterceptandlocatedseveralenemyaircraftbelowthecloudsat between3,000and4,000feeteastofTen-Brielen.Fullard "redhalfadrumintooneDFW,drivingitdownoutofcontrol,SergeantOlleydriving downanother.Between15and16August,CaptainFullardwouldnotonlyreachamilestoneof20aerialvictoriesbutincreasedhisscoreto24, claimingaremarkable5Albatrosscoutsinjustover24hours.Hisscoreisallthemoreremarkablebecauseitwasreachedinlittlemorethan three months since his "rst operational patrol.

Whenonpatrolafter6pmontheeveningofthe15th,Fullarddivedatfourenemyaircraftwhichwereattackingan‘FE’frombehindbuthein turnwasattackedbyenemyscoutsfromtherear.Duringtheensuingcombat,he“outmanoeuvredthemandshot1EAdownatcloserange,he wasseentocrashnearPoelcapelle”.MinuteslaterheshotdownanotherAlbatroswhichrolledoverandoverandwaslastseenneartheground out of control.

Onthemorningof16August“apatrolof1Squadronsawfrom50to60enemyscoutsinvariousformationsandhadanumberofengagements.

InoneinstanceCaptainP.F.FullardsawaSpadattackingtwoEAscoutsandwatchedoneofthescoutswaitingtogetontheSpad'stail,sohe divedonthisscoutwhichheshotdownandsawcrash”.FiveminuteslaterhedrovedownanotherAlbatrosoutofcontrolandwouldaddathird victory of the day. That evening he sent down an Albatros Scout out of control over Lille - Pérenchies.

InanengagementbetweenNieuportsof1Squadronandsixenemyscoutson19August,Fullardgotveryclosetooneofhisopponentsand,after emptyingthree-quartersofa drumintoit,itfellandcrashedatRoncq.Ofthiscombat,Fullardreported,“IdivedononeEA,paintedyellowwith blackstripes,whichwascruisingbetweenmeandtheFE's.Igotverycloseand "red3/4ofadrum-heturnedtoleftanddivedstraightdown.I saw him crash.”

Twodayslater,apatrolofsixNieuportsof1Squadronencountered17enemyaircraftscoutsnearHouthulst.Fullardshotdownoneoutof control.Havingenginetrouble,hethenturnedforthelinesbutwasattackedby "veenemyaircraft.2ndLieutenantReevessawhispositionand skilfullykepttheenemyaircraftoff Fullard’stail,andshotonedownwhichfelloutofcontrol.Thefollowingday,FullarddivedataDFWtwoseater and "red 75 rounds at close range, the DFW being seen to crash at Poelcapelle by Second Army anti-aircraft observers.

Out of Action in September - and then Recommended for the V.C. in October

Con"dentwiththestrengthofhisNieuport,on3September,Fullarddecidedtosee“whatwouldhappenifaNieuportwasputoutofcontrol withtheenginefullon.Themachinefell12,000ftinadivingspinatgreatspeed.WhensuddenlyIfeltanintensepaininmyheadandfoundIcould seenothingatall.IthoughtIhadbeenshotand,managingtomakethemachine #ylevelataslowspeed,Iwaited.Afterwhatseemedalongtime, Ibegantoseeveryindistinctlywithoneeyetheblurredoutlineofwhiteobjects.Ipickedoutthewhitecrossontheaerodromeandlandedsafely, stillingreatpain...andquiteblindinoneeye.”.ExaminedbytheSquadron’sdoctor,ittranspiredhehadsufferedaburstbloodvesselduetothe extremelyrapidalterationinpressureduringhisspin.Toldhemustrest,itwouldnotbeuntilthebeginningofOctoberthathereturnedtothe Squadron.

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TherestservedhimwellandOctober1917wouldbeFullard’shighestscoringmonth.On5October,at30yardshe !red60roundsata twoseaterwhichwentdownsteeplyandcrashedatBousbecque.Twodayslater,leadingfouraircraftof1Squadron,heattackedaDFWat4,000feet; !ringafullDrumofLewisfrombelowandbehinddownto2,000feet.TheDFWwentintoasideslippingdiveoutofcontroloverWervicqComines.Thefollowingday,heclaimedafurthertwo-seateroutofcontroloverthesamearea,bringinghisvictoryscoreupto30.His31st victorycameduringapatrolon14October,Fullardseeingatwo-seater "yingupanddownbetweenWervicqandHouthem.Waitinguntilitwas underneath him, he then dived at it and shot it down out of control but was attacked by scouts and unable to watch it crash.

17OctoberwasanotheroutstandingdayforFullardwhenleadinganOffensivePatrols,hebroughtdownonetwo-seater,whichfell“likealeaf” andcrashedsouth-eastofLedeghem,anddrovetwoothersdownoutofcontrol,thelastofwhich,anAlbatrosDV,sawtheGermanpilotslump forward in the cockpit following a 50-round burst from just 20 yards.

Fullard’s35thVictorycameon24Octoberwhenhedrovedownanenemytwo-seateroutofcontrolfrom2,000feet,after !ring100roundsinto itatarangeoftenyards.Thetwo-seaterwentdowninsteepleft-handspiral,howeverFullard’sNieuportwashitbyanexplosivebullet !redby theobserver.FullardnearlyhadtolandatMoorsledebutmanagedtogetback "yingat100feet.Victories36and37wereaddedon27October whenhe !red35roundsintoaDFWtwo-seaterdoingartillerywork.ThishesawcrashintosometreesatRoulers.Asecondvictorythatday camewhenFullardandhispatrolattackedaformationof14enemyaircraft,composedofGotha’sandDFW’s.Intooneofthelatterhe !red70 roundsatcloserangeanddroveitdownoutofcontrol,thoughthisaircraftwasseentocrashatBecelaerebythepersonnelofananti-aircraft battery.On30Octoberhis "ightattackeda "ightofblackandwhitePfalzScoutsat3,000feet;Fullardlaterwrote,“Idivedontheleaderand !red half a drum into him. He turned over and went down and crashed just North of Westroosebeke.”

InlateOctober1917,forhisgallantryandleadership,FullardwasrecommendedVictoriaCross.Thisrecommendationwasturneddownbya ‘verypoorminded’ Brigadierwithanoteattachedsaying‘HeshouldgetmoreHuns’.UnderstandablythiscommentrankledwithFullard,coming from“averyboorishman”who“didn’t "y”.FullardwouldhoweverbeawardedtheD.S.O.thismonth,thoughlikehisearlierM.C.andM.C. Second Award Bar, these awards would not be gazetted until 1918.

Fullard’s39thand40thVictoriescameinquicksuccessionjustovertwoweekslateron15November.Duringanoffensivepatrolover Zandvoorde,he“divedatanenemyscout,whichhadobtainedafavourablepositiononaNieuport’stail,anddestroyedit.Meanwhileanother scoutwasgettingintoafavourablepositiononhistail,butheoutmanoeuvredthismachineandafter !ringthree-quartersofadrumintoit,theEA fell out of control and was seen to break up before reaching the ground.”

On17November1917,twodaysafterclaiminghis40thvictory,Fullardsufferedacompoundfractureofhisrightlegduringanoff-dutyfootball matchandwasoutofaction.Afterashortstayinhospital,hewasreturnedhomeformoresurgeryandtoconvalesce.Initiallytherestawayfrom thefrontwasnotallbad;with40aerialVictories,FullardwasthesecondhighestBritishAcebythatpointintheWarandthirdhighestR.F.C.Ace ofanynationality.OnlyAlbertBall,V.C.,whohad44VictoriesbeforehisdeathinMay1917andthegreatCanadianAce,BillyBishop,V.C.,who’s scorethenstoodat47,surpassedFullard’sscore.Consequently,everynewspaperandmagazineinthecountrycarriedpicturesofFullardand articlesonhisdeeds,suchwashisfame,includingappearingonthefrontcoverofthe18January1918editionof Tatler magazine.Thefollowing article, appearing in The Glasgow Times, 7 January 1918, is typical:

‘CaptainPhilipFletcherFullard,D.S.O.,M.C.,aged20,isafair,curly-haired,good-lookingboy,clear-eyedandfresh-complexioned,withregular features.Hewentfreshfromschoolintoanofficers’trainingcorps.Hehas "owninFranceforaboutsixmonthsandduringthattimehasbrought down42enemymachinesandthreeballoons.InasingledayhebroughtdownfourGermanaeroplanes-hisrecordday’s“bag”.Onanother occasionheandanotherairmanbroughtdownsevenenemymachinesbeforebreakfast,Fullardaccountingforthreeofthem.Uptothemiddleof October[1917]thesquadrontowhichhebelongshadbroughtdown200enemymachines,andtheirnumbernowstandsatabout250.The outstandingfeatureofCaptainFullard’srecord isthefewcasualtieshis“"ight”hassuffered.Forthreemonthsheworkedwiththesame "ightof sixpilotswithoutacasualtyamongthem,andinthattimetheybroughtdownmoreenemymachinesthananyother "ightinFrance.His achievementsarewidelyknownamongthe "yingmenatthefront,andtheFrenchcallhim“theEnglishace”.Hehadanarrowescapewhen !ghtingaGermantwo-seater,hisgogglesbeingshotawayfromhiseyes.TheVereylightsinhismachinecaught !reandsetthewoodworkofthe aeroplane alight, but he managed to get his burning machine back to the British lines.’

Duringthecomingmonths,severalattemptsweremadetorepairthedamagetoFullard’slegbeforeitwaseventuallyplated.TheWar,however, wouldprogressandduring1918otherssurpassedhistallyandFullard’sstarfaded.Hespentthemajorityof1918,convalescingandfrustratedand itwouldnotbeuntilSeptember1918thathewasdeemedfully !tforduty.PromotedActingMajoron24September1918,itappearsthathedid not return to front line duty before the end of the War.

Post-War

AwardedapermanentCommissionasCaptainon1August1919,FullardwaspostedtoAmericaon‘specialduties’touringwithothersuccessful AcestopromotethesaleofVictoryLoanBonds.HewouldalsobeoneofeightBritishandEmpirePilotstobehonouredwiththeawardofthe AeroClubofAmerica’sMedalofHonorandMerit;otherrecipientsincludedtheV.C.winnersBishop,Mannock,McCudden,andBall.Listedasa FlightCommander,laterOfficerCommanding12Squadronbetween1919and1922,hewaspromotedSquadronLeaderin1929andgiven commandofNo.2SquadroninJanuary1933.InDecember1933heattendedacourseattheArmyStaff College,Quetta,andinJuly1935he tookcommandofNo.5Squadron,servingduringtheoperationsontheNorthWestFrontier.FullardwaspostedtoHomeEstablishmentonsick leave at the end of that year and was promoted to Wing Commander in 1936.

HavingadvancedtoGroupCaptaininJuly1939,attheoutbreakoftheSecondWar,FullardservedasOfficerCommandingNo.14(Fighter) Group,anaircomponentoftheB.E.F.FromNovember1940heservedatHeadquarters,No.10(Fighter)Groupandhavingbeenappointeda CommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinJanuary1941,wasadvancedtoAirCommodoreinMarch.ServingatHeadquarters,Fighter CommandfromJune1942and ActingOfficerCommandingNo.246(SpecialOperations)Groupin1943,inAugustthatyearFullardservedas Secretary to the Military Mission to Portugal. He retired with the rank of Air Commodore shortly after the end of the Second World War. Whatcouldhavebeen,hadFullardnotbrokenhisleginNovember1917,canonlybeguessedbuthisratioforfrontline "yingtothenumberof aerialvictoriesobtainedwasunsurpassedbyanyoftheBritishAceswhohadmorevictoriesduringtheGreatWar.Mannock,with61victories, "ewfor16months,McCuddenwith57victories, "ewfor19months,andBeauchamp-Proctor,with54victories, "ewfor13months.HadFullard carriedon "ying,itisquitepossiblehecouldhavesurpassedthevictoryscoreofanyAceofanynation.Itisequallypossiblehewouldhave eventuallymethismatchincombat,orlikeMcCudden,wouldbekilledina "yingaccident.Moreimportantly,Fullardsurvivedoneofhardest fought periods of the ‘Air War’ and by the war’s end was the second highest scoring living British Ace. Aged81,FullardwasinterviewedbyhistorianPeterLiddle,withmanyofFullard’sownquotesbeingpublishedin‘CapturedMemories1900-1918: Across the Threshold of War’ from which many of the above quotes were taken. He there sums up Fullard: ‘Evenafter60yearstherewasnotraceoffakesentiment,merelythechillingrealityofanexperienceheregardedasa !ghttothedeath.Itcutto thecoreofacoldlycalculatingrationalethat,addedtoaconsistencyofcourageandconsiderableprowess,markedFullardasoneofthemost lethal yet least remembered !ghter pilots.’ He died on 24 April 1984, aged 86. Soldwiththerecipient’spre-SecondWartunicribandbar;‘ticker-tape’entitlementslipforhisSecondWarawards;agold(9ct)identitydisc, engraved‘P.F.Fullard,Offr.CofE.02147R.A.F.’;asilvercricketmedal,thereverseengraved‘OpenCup1930,WinnersA.H.Q.Iraq’,in !ttedcase; a Royal Flying Corps sweetheart brooch; the recipient’s "ying goggles; and a large portrait photograph

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TheextremelyrareAeroClubofAmerica’sMedalforHonourandMeritawardedtoAirCommodoreP.F. Fullard, Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps

AeroClubofAmericaMedalforHonourandMerit1917,67mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingawingedfemale "gure representingtheMuseoftheAirencircledbyaringofstars,withanadditionalringofstarsaroundherhead,‘CoeliColis, StellarumCorona’[‘Totheheroesoftheskies,acrownofstars’]around,thereversedepictinganeagle #yingovertheglobe,with text‘AeroClubofAmerica’,allwithinacentrallaurelwreath,with‘HonorandMerit’aboveand‘1917’below,withplaquein exergue embossed ‘Philip F. Fullard’, in case of issue, extremely ne, rare £1,400-£1,800

Inthesummerof1917,representativesoftheAeroClubofAmericaorganisedaForeignServiceCommitteeinParis.Theprimarypurposesof thiscommitteeweretoprovidefortheneedsofAmericanpilotsinFrance,andtoaffordthemaclubhouseinPariswheretheymightrelaxwhen onleavefromthetheatreofbattle.AmongtheadvisorymembersoftheCommitteewere:MajorEdmundL.Gros;Lieutenant-ColonelWilliam Thaw;CaptainJamesE.Miller;andSergeantGeorgeF.Campbell-Wood,formersecretaryoftheA.C.A.whowasthenservingintheFrenchArmy. It was this committee who created the Aero Club of America’s Medal for Merit and Honour, in 1917, for presentation to deserving Allied aviators. TheAeroClubofAmerica’sMedalforHonourandMeritwasawardedtojustsevenBritishandCommonwealthAce’s:ColonelWilliamA. Bishop,V.C.;MajorEdwardMannock,V.C.;CaptainAlbertBallV.C.;CaptainJamesB.McCudden,V.C.;CaptainRoderickS.Dallas;CaptainPhilip P. Fullard; and Captain Henry W. Wollett.

AscarceSecondWarC.B.E.andLloyd’sWarMedalforBraverygroupoftenawardedtoCaptainJ.H.Biggs, MasteroftheS.S. Strathallan, forgallantrywhenhisshipwastorpedoedandsunkbyanenemysubmarinein December 1942

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,inits Garrard&Co.Ltd. caseofissue;1914-15Star(Lieut.J.H.Biggs.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.H.Biggs.R.N.R.); 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;Paci#cStar;WarMedal1939-45;Lloyd’sWarMedalfor BraveryatSea,silver(CaptainJ.H.Biggs,S.S.“Strathallan”,22ndDecember1942.)inits #ttedcaseofissue,togetherwithnamed cardboxofissueforSecondWarmedalsandH.M.S. Worcester TrainingCollegesilvermedal(JohnHenryBiggsforGeneralgood Conduct) in its #tted case of issue, nearly extremely ne (11) £1,200-£1,600

C.B.E. London Gazette 11 May 1943.

Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea, Lloyd’s List & Shipping Gazette 14 October 1943.

Theshipwastorpedoedindarknessandsufferedheavydamage.Themasterdecidedtogetthepassengersandthemajorityofthecrewaway,and theystoodbyintheboats.Temporaryrepairswerecarriedoutandthevesselwastakenintow,butitbecamenecessarytotransferthe remainder of the crew, with the exception of a number of key personnel, to other ships which were standing by. Later,aserious #reoccurredandwassoonoutofcontrolinspiteofthepromptanddeterminedeffortsofthecrew.CaptainBiggsandtherest ofthoseonboardwereforcedtoleavetheship.Attemptstotowthevesselwerecontinued,butshortlyafterwardsshesank.Themaster showedcourage,determinationandskillthroughout.Hedidallthatwaspossibletosavehisship,anditwasduetohisleadershipandgood organisationthatonlysevenliveswerelost.Thechiefengineerofficerdisplayedcalmcourageandresource,andwasresponsibleforthesavingof life.Hewenttotheengine-room,whichwas $oodedwithoilandwater,andhelpedtorescuea #remanwhowastrappedunderthegratings.He thenfoundalargepartyofmenwhoseexitfromoneofthelowerdeckshadbeenblockedbytheexplosion,andledthemupondeckthrough theengine-room.Mr.Simpsonwasinjuredbytheexplosion,buthewouldnotleavehispostintheboilerroomuntilorderedtoabandonship. Beforedoingsohecloseddowntheboilers.Afterwards,hejumpedoverboardfromamotorlifeboatandhelpedtofreethepropeller,whichhad beenfouledbyarope.Heseta #neexamplethroughoutbyhisdevotiontoduty.StewardGoodall’sgallantrygreatlycontributedtothesavingof manylives.Whenhisboatbecamewaterloggedandtheoccupantswerewashedintotheseahecollectedninepersonsandkeptthemtogether untilaraftwasreached.Later,hewaspickedupbyaboatfromanothershipandguidedhisrescuersinthedarknesstoaraftfromwhichfour persons were taken off.’

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Apost-warC.B.E.andGreatWarM.C.groupofsevenawardedtotheRightReverendF.O.Thorne,Bishop of Nyasaland

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels, completewithneckcravatinits Garrard&Co.Ltd. !ttedcaseofissue;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star(Capt:&Adjt:F.O. Thorne.Manch:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.F.O.Thorne.);Coronation1937;Coronation1953,thelastsix mounted as worn, good very ne (7) £1,000-£1,400

C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June1957 (Birthday Honours List).

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918: ‘Captain, Manchester Regiment’.

FrankOswaldThorne wasbornon21May1892,andeducatedatStPaul’sSchoolandChristChurch,Oxford(Scholar),2ndClassHon. Mods.,1913;B.A.(WarDegree),1918;2ndClassTheology,1921;M.A.1935.ServedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13th(Service)Battalion, ManchesterRegiment,captain&adjutant,1915-17;brigademajor,No.1SectionTyneGarrison,1918-19(wounded,M.C.).Ordainedin1922,he wascurateofAllSouls’,ClaptonPark,1922-25;joinedUniversitiesMissiontoCentralAfrica,1925; !rstwardenofS.Cyprian’sTheological College,Tunduru,DioceseofMasasi,TanganyikaTerritory,1930-34;vicar-general,DioceseofMasasi,1934-35;BishopofNyasaland,1936-61,and served as Dean of Province of Central Africa, 1955-61; D.D. Lambeth, 1958. The Ry. Rev. Thorne, C.B.E., M.C., died on 18 September 1981.

AGreatWar‘Mesopotamia’D.S.O.,M.C.groupoftwelveawardedtoGeneralSirRogerC.Wilson,K.C.B., 114th Mahrattas, Indian Army, later Union Defence Force of South Africa

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued; 1914-15Star(Capt.R.C.Wilson,114/Mahrattas.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Col.R.C.Wilson.);GeneralService1918-62, 1clasp,Iraq(Col.R.C.Wilson.);WarMedal1939-45(558765R.C.Wilson);AfricaServiceMedal(558765R.C.Wilson);Delhi Durbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; France,Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, with bronze palme, mounted in incorrect order as worn, generally good very ne (12) £1,800-£2,200

K.C.B. (Military) London Gazette 11 May 1937.

C.B. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1930.

D.S.O. London Gazette 26 August 1918:

‘For distinguished service in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia.’

M.C. London Gazette 22 December 1916:

‘For distinguished service in the Field in Mesopotamia.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 19Octoberand14November,1916(Mesopotamia);14June1918(Egypt);27August1918(Mesopotamia);5June1919 (Mesopotamia); 7 February 1921 (Mesopotamia 1920).

Croix de Guerre London Gazette 31 August 1917.

RogerCochraneWilson wasbornon26December1882,andeducatedatWellingtonCollegeandattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst. Hewas !rstgazettedtotheCheshireRegimentin1901,andjoinedthe114thMahrattas,IndianArmy,in1904.HeattendedStaff Collegein1914, andservedinMesopotamia,1914-18(D.S.O.,M.C.,Despatches,CroixdeGuerre).PromotedtoMajorin1916andtoLieutenant-Colonelin 1917;Colonel,1920;servedonGeneralStaff,India,1922-25.PromotedtoBrigadiertoCommandtheManzaiBrigadeinWaziristan,1926-30; Major-General,1929;Commandant,IndianStaff College,1931-34;Lieutenant-Colonel,5thMahrattaLightInfantry;GeneralOfficerCommanding RawalpindiDistrict,1934-36;Secretary,MilitaryDepartment,IndiaOffice,1936-37;Lieutenant-General1937andservedasAdjutantGeneral, India,1937-41;PromotedtoGeneralin1940andappointedAidedeCampGeneraltotheKing,1940-41;retiredfromtheArmyin1941,and subsequentlyservedintheSouthAfricanArmyontheStaff oftheUnionDefenceForceofSouthAfrica,1942-47.GeneralSirRogerCochrane died on 5 February 1966.

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AscarceGreatWar‘GermanEastAfrica’O.B.E.andD.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoMajorF.W.Gardner, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who was also twice mentioned for services in East Africa

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1919; DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(3926Condr:F.W.Gardner.A.O.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves(MajorF.W.Gardner.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(S-3926Condr:F.W.Gardner.A.O.C.)mountedaswornona ‘home fabricated’ wearing bar, dark toned, good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 7 February 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa. Dated 1st January 1919.’

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1918: ‘3926 Cdr. (now A.C.O. and Hon. Lt.) F. W. Gardner, A.O.C. (Aldershot). (E. AFRICA) ‘Forconspicuousdevotiontoduty.Hehasrenderedatalltimesmostvaluableservice,andhasefficientlycarriedouthisresponsibledutieswith the utmost zeal and devotion to duty.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 7March1918(Major-GeneralA.R.Hoskins,Commanding-in-Chief,EastAfricaForces);and31January1919 (LieutenantGeneral J. L. Van Deventer, Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa Forces, despatch of 30 September 1918).

FrederickWilliamGardner "rstservedduringtheGreatWarasaconductorintheArmyOrdnanceCorpsinEastAfricabuthisMedalIndex Cardgivesnodateforhisentryintothistheatre.HispromotiontoAssistantCommissionerofOrdnancewiththehonoraryrankoflieutenant wasannouncedinthe LondonGazette of14December1917.HeatsometimewasfurtherpromotedtoActingDeputyCommissionerof Ordnancewithhonoraryrankofcaptain,andtoDeputyCommissionerofOrdnancewithhonoraryrankofmajor.Gardnerwasrecommended for his L.S. & G.C. medal on 1 January 1918, and this was announced in Army Order 11 of 1918.

SoldwithoriginalWarrantforO.B.E.,twooriginalM.I.D.certi"cates,andA.O.C.certi"catesfortheawardoftheD.C.M.and "rstmentionin despatches;togetherwithcopiedresearchincludingD.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,variousgazettenoticesincludingVanDeventer’sdespatchof 30 September 1918.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’O.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelH.M.Whitehead, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.H.M.Whitehead.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(Comdt.HerbertM.Whitehead.); France,ThirdRepublic,Orderof AgriculturalMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel, obversecentrelooseonlast,andthiswithenameldamage, otherwise generally very ne and better (6) £300-£400

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘For valuable service rendered in connection with military operations in France and Flanders.’

French Order of Agricultural Merit, Chevalier London Gazette 17 October 1919.

HerbertMans!eldWhitehead wasborninKenton25May1875,thesonofSirCharlesWhitehead,andwaseducatedatTonbridgeand Christ’sCollege,Cambridge.Hewascommissionedsecondlieutenantinthe1stNottinghamshire(RobinHood)Ri!eVolunteerCorpson14 November1894,andhavingbeenadvancedcaptaininthe7thBattalion,SherwoodForesters(TerritorialForce),heresignedhiscommissionon21 November1909.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhere-joinedhisoldunitandservedonthestaff ofthe59thDivisioninbothIreland duringthetroublesandontheWesternFront.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 30 December1918)andcreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.Promotedlieutenant-colonelon29July1920,herelinquishedhis commission the following year.

IncivilianlifeWhiteheadservedasDivisionalSurveyortoStaffordshireCountyCouncil,andwasawardedtheJubileeMedalin1935as‘Engineer and Surveyor, Channock Rural District Council.’ He died on 17 October 1935.

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AGreatWar‘Mesopotamia’O.B.E.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelW.J.Dunn,RoyalArmy MedicalCorps,whoCommanded41stFieldAmbulanceinMesopotamia,andwasalsoMentionedin Despatches

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.J.Dunn.) goodvery ne (3) £140-£180

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

WilfredJamesDunn wasborninDublinon2April1885andwaseducatedatTrinityCollege,Dublin.Hewascommissionedlieutenantinthe RoyalArmyMedicalCorpson4February1908,andwaspromotedcaptainon4August1911.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinIndiafromthe outbreakofWar,andtheninMesopotamiafrom21May1916asCommandingOfficer,41stCavalryFieldAmbulance,withtherankofacting lieutenantcolonel,andforhisservicesinMesopotamiahewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 5June1919)andcreatedanOfficerof the Order of the British Empire. He relinquished his commission in 1928, and died in Hare$eld on 28 April 1958. Sold with copied research.

AnunusualSecondWorldWarO.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoWingCommanderG.W.Houghton,RoyalAir ForceVolunteerReserve,whowasanofficialR.A.F.warcorrespondentintheMiddleEastandafterwards theOfficerinChargeofthePublicRelationsSectionoftheAlliedExpeditionaryAirForceinNorth-West Europe1944-45:hisearlierexperiencesintheWesternDesertarerecordedinhisbook TheyFlewThrough Sand

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Africa Star,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withnamed cardboxofissue,addressedto‘G/Cpt.G.W.Houghton,SpinneyNook,Broadway,Letchworth,Herts.’,mountedcourt-styleas worn, good very ne and better (6) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘GroupCaptainG.W.Houghtonhasbeenin chargeofthePublicRelationsSectionoftheAlliedExpeditionaryAirForceforalmost theentireperiodsincethelandingsinNormandyon‘D’Dayandhasbeenthegreatest assistanceinthebuildingupoftheInter-AlliedPublicRelationsOrganisation.Hehas, morerecently,beenthemainlinkwiththeAirMinistryonthiswork,andhas personallyestablishedanextremelyefficientorganisationwiththeunitsinthe "eld.His tirelessworkandloyalsupport,especiallyduringthelandingsinNormandy,haveaided the maintenance of the very standards attained by his section.’

M.I.D. LondonGazettes 1January1943(SquadronLeader);17September1943(Acting Wing Commander).

GeorgeWilliamHoughton wasborninPerth,ScotlandinSeptember1905and wascommissionedasaPilotOfficerintheAdministrativeandSpecialDutiesBranchof theRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinApril1940,wherehispre-warquali"cations asajournalistwerequicklyputtouse.PostedtotheMiddleEastasanofficialR.A.F. warcorrespondent,hevisitedmanyunitsandlocationsintheWesternDesert,and cameintocontactwithnumerouspersonalitiesoftheDesertAirForce,“Imshi”Mason amongthem.Healsoregularlycameunder "reduringenemyraids.Inadditiontohis powersofobservationandgiftsasawriter,Houghtonwasalsoacompetentartist,and anumberofhisdrawingsandsketcheswerereproducedinhispopularwartimetitle TheyFlewThroughSand -soonafterthewarhedramatisedoneoftheincidents describedinthebookfortheB.B.C.,andtheleadactor,KennethMore(freshfrom activeserviceintheRoyalNavy)waspraisedforhisperformancebytheRoyal PrincessesElizabethandMargaret.HoughtonwastwiceMentionedinDespatchesfor hisservicesinNorthAfricaandhadattainedtheactingrankofWingCommanderby the time he returned home from the Mediterranean theatre.

NextemployedasOfficerinChargeofthePublicRelationsSectionoftheAlliedExpeditionaryAirForceinNorth-WestEurope1944-45,arole thatincludedhimwitnessingtheNormandylandings,HoughtonendedtheWarintherankofActingGroupCaptainandwasappointedanOfficer oftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.He "nallyrelinquishedhiscommissionintheR.A.F.V.R.inFebruary1954,retainingtherankofGroupCaptain. Inlaterlifehewasanavidgolferandcartoonist,whodrewover300cartoonsayear,andalsowroteover38humoursbooksaswellasnumerous short stories.

Soldwiththerecipient’stwoMentionedinDespatchesCerti"catesinenvelopeaddressedto‘WingCommanderG.W.Houghton,O.B.E., NationalLiberalClub,WhitehallPlace,S.W.1’;therecipient’spassport;aframedandglazedportraitphotographofrecipientinuniform;acopied photographoftherecipientinNorthAfrica,1942;twocopiesof TheyFlewThroughSand,TheNotesandSketchesofanR.A.F.Officerinthe

WesternDesert,byGeorgeW.Houghton,the "rstthe1942original;theseconda1991reprint;acopyof‘TheAdventuresofaGadabout’,by George Houghton; a copy of ‘How to be a Golf Addict’, by George Houghton; and copied research.

A post-War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Group Captain A. Boonham, Royal Air Force

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Africa Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(Gp.Capt.A.BoonhamR.A.F.) mounted court-style; together with the recipient’s two card identity discs, good very ne (6) £360-£440

O.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1960.

ArthurBoonham wasbornon24September1916,andontheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarwasservingasaLeadingAircraftmanwith 208ArmyCo-OperationSquadronoutatHeliopolisinEgypt,beingthencorporalandemployedasawirelessoperator.Hewascommissioned pilot officer into the Royal Air Force Technical Branch on 29 March 1941, and saw further service in the Middle East.

Continuingtoservepost-War,Boonhamwaspromotedtosquadronleaderon1July1952,andtowingcommanderon1July1957,andwas appointedanOfficerofTheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1960BirthdayHonours’List.Promotedtogroupcaptainon1 January1964,hesawserviceduringtheoperationsinAdenfrom1August1964to30November1967,andwasappointedDeputyDirectorof Signals(Air)on27November1967.Heretiredasagroupcaptainon24September1971,anddiedinColchester,Essex,on16April2014,aged 97.

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An unattributed O.B.E. group of !ve

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Burma Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted, good very ne (5) £120-£160

An unattributed M.B.E. pair

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;DefenceMedal,mounted asworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted;andaseparategroupoffourminiaturedress medals,comprisingO.B.E.(Civil)2ndtype;DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937,thesemountedasworn, goodvery ne (2) £120-£160

Sold with a Royal Mint case of issue for a Lady’s M.B.E.

ASecondWar‘LiverpoolBlitz’M.B.E.groupofeightawardedtoChiefRadioOfficerB.J.Smith,Mercantile Marine,lateArmyServiceCorps,forhisgallantryontheoccasionthattheammunitionshipS.S. Malakand was bombed and exploded in Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, during the May Blitz, 4 May 1941

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1914-15Star(S4-143301

Pte.B.J.Smith.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S4-143301Pte.B.J.Smith.A.S.C.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Burma Star;WarMedal1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’s BrocklebankMedal,32mm,silverandenamel,theobversefeaturingthe blueandwhiteenamelledcompany #ag,thereverseinscribedinraisedletters,‘Thos.&Jno.BrocklebankLtd.,Liverpool,S.S. “Malakand” 4th May 1941, Sunk by Enemy Action’, unmounted, generally very ne and better (8)

£600-£800

M.B.E. London Gazette 9 January 1946.

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated24February1943,states:‘ForlongandmeritoriousseaserviceindangerouswatersfromSeptember1939 (stillservingatsea).From1914to1918thisofficerservedintheArmyoverseasandjoinedBrocklebanks’WirelessTransmissionServicein1925

(This Company owns all the wireless gear on its ships and the Wireless Officers are direct employees of the company).

Mr.SmithwastheChiefWirelessOfficerinourS.S. Makalla whenshewasbombed,seton "re,andsunkatseain1940,andwasservingina similar capacity in our S.S. Malakand, which was set upon "re and blew up in dock during the Liverpool blitz of 1941.

FromthenatureoftheirserviceinthewirelessroomRadioOfficersareeithertheobjectiveofany "rstattackorareamongthelasttoleavetheir shipwhentorpedoed&c.Itisnotsurprising,therefore,tohavetorecordthatsevenofourRadioOfficershavealreadylosttheirlivesatsea,and one has been badly wounded by shell "re. I have selected Mr. Smith as typical of the men of this particular rank serving in our #eet. Whenashiphastobeabandoneditisthespecialdutyofoneoftheradioofficerstoensurethattheportabletransmittingsetgoesintoaboat and that he gets in with it. It is the proud boast of these men that so far they have never failed to do this.’

AfurtherRecommendation,dated30July1945,additionallystates:‘DuringthisWarthisofficerhasservedcontinuouslyindangerouswatersin the North and South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and has at all times set a high example of Leadership and Devotion to Duty.’

BernardJohnSmith wasborninYorkin1897andservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarintheBalkantheatreofWar from18November1915.DischargedClass‘Z’Reserveon8September1919,hejoinedtheBrocklebankShippingLine,Liverpool,asawireless operatorin1925,andservedwiththemcontinuouslyforthenext25years.His "rstshipwastheS.S. Matheran,andhethenservedintheS.S. Mahratta,andtheS.S. Maidan.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarheservedintheS.S. Makalla-whilstinconvoythisvesselcame underattackforGermanHe.115bombersoff thePentlandFirth,andwasseton "re,eventuallysinking,withthecrewbeingsuccessfully evacuated.

Smith’snextappointmentwastotheS.S. Malakand.On3May1941,whilstberthedintheHuskissonDock,Liverpool,andcarrying1,500tonsof highexplosives,thecityanddockssufferedaheavyGermanairraid,partyofthecity’s‘MayBlitz’.Flaresandincendiariesshoweredtheship, causingahuge "rewhichignitedtheammunition.The "reservicescouldnotcontainthe "reandon4May1941,afewhoursaftertheraidhad ended, Malakand exploded,destroyingtheentireHuskissonNo.2dockandkillingfourpeople.Ittookseventy-fourhoursforthe "retoburnout. ForhisgallantrythatnightSmithwasrecommendedfortheM.B.E.,which,havingbeenre-recommendedonafurtherthreeoccasions,he eventually received in 1946.

For the rest of the Second World War Smith served in the S.S. Fort Churchill. He retired in the 1950s, and died in York on 7 June 1960.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Brocklebankslost18shipsandafurther5weredamaged.Atotalof255officersandcrewlosttheirlives.The companyproducedasilvermedaltothecrewofthose18shipslostbyenemyaction,andabronzemedaltothecrewofthose5shipsdamaged byenemyactionbutbroughttoport.Approximately1,750medalswereproduced.Indiancrewmembersfrequentlyworethesemedalsonacord around their necks, and when some Lascars did so at a Liverpool dock parade they attracted the King’s attention, and received his compliments. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

AscarceSecondWar‘IndianArmy’R.R.C.groupoffourawardedtoPrincipalMatronMissLeonoraG. Hughes, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service

RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.),G.VI.R.1stissue,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,reversedated1944,onlady’sbowriband;India GeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(SisterL.G.Hughes.Q.A.I.M.N.S.);DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, extremely ne, the IGS rare to unit (4) £1,200-£1,600

R.R.C. London Gazette 29 December 1944.

TheoriginalRecommendation,submittedbyHisExcellencytheCommander-in-ChiefIndia,FieldMarshalSirClaudeAuchinleck,states:‘Miss HugheshasbeenPrincipalMatronofNorthWesternArmysince12October1942duringwhichtimethestandardofnursinginthisArmyhas beenmaintainedinahighstandardinspiteofthemanyvicissitudesinseparablefromthegreatshortageofnursingsistersandfromthefactthata largeproportionofexistingstaffshavebeeninexperiencedandunquali"ed.Shehasbeenunremittinginhereffortstoovercomethesedifficulties andthroughherowninitiative,frequentpersonalcontactsandskilfulguidancehasachievedanexceedinglylargemeasureofsuccess.Inaddition herdevotiontodutyhasbeenfurtherevidencedbythedeepandactiveinterestshehastakeninthetrainingofthenewnursingcadreoftheI.A. M.C., in the success of which has been largely due to her zeal and enthusiasm.’

MissLeonoraGladysHughes wasbornatNorthwich,Cheshire,on11September1890,andtrainedasanurseatStBartholomew’sHospital, London,wheresheobtainedhernursingcerti"catein1919,andpassedherCentralMidwivesBoardexaminationon14August1920.Shewas appointedStaff NursetotheQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceon1March1921,havingbeenappointedtothepermanent NursingEstablishmentoftheMilitaryFamiliesandMilitaryIsolationHospitalon10Januarythesameyear.Shortlythereafter,MissHughes volunteeredforImperialServiceandembarkedforEgyptin1925,wheresheisrecordedasservingwiththeMilitaryFamiliesHospital,Abbassea, Cairo.FollowingherpromotiontoSisterintheQueenAlexandra’sMilitaryFamilies’NursingService,on1July1926,shewaspostedtoIndia wheresheservedattheBritishMilitaryHospitalatPeshawarduringthe‘RedShirtRebellion’of1930-31,beingoneofonlyseventeenmembersof Q.A.I.M.N.S. to be awarded the Indian General Service Medal with clasp North West Frontier 1930-31.

AppointedMatronon25January1939,MissHughesservedinIndiathroughouttheSecondWorldWar,beingappointedactingPrincipalMatron andwasawardedtheRoyalRedCross,FirstClass.Post-War,shecontinuedtoserveinIndiaandBurma,beforereturningtoEnglandon appointmentasPrincipalMatronoftheRoyalVictoriaHospital,Netley,Southampton,followingwhichsheretiredtheservicein1947withthe honorary rank of Principal Matron. She died in Southampton on 18 April 1963.

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A rare Great War ‘Konigsberg’ D.S.C. group of ten awarded to Rear-Admiral G. A. Scott, Royal Navy DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1918;1914-15Star(Lieut.G.A.Scott.R.N.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(Lt.Commr.G.A.Scott.R.N.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued; Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,thereversedated1914-1918, very ne and better (10) £4,000-£5,000

D.S.C. London Gazette 10 July 1919: ‘For distinguished services in H.M.S. Severn.’

ThefollowingrecommendationwassubmittedbyCaptainE.J.A.Fullerton,R.N.:‘LieutenantScottwasExecutiveOfficerofH.M.S. Severn,during thebombardmentoftheright "ankoftheGermanArmyinSeptember,October,NovemberandDecember,1914,andbehavedwithexceptional gallantryonseveraloccasions.HewasalsoExecutiveOfficerofH.M.S. Severn duringtheattacksofS.M.S. Konigsberg inRufugiRiver,July,1915.On thisoccasionLt.Scottshowedgreatcoolness,abilityandexcellentleadershipwhenunderheavy #re.Heshowedquickdecisionandadisregardof dangerintakingamotorboatawaybyhimselfwithaMarine,intheheatoftheaction,torescuetheobserversfromanaeroplanewhichhadbeen shot down.

ThemajorpartoftheburdenforpreparingH.M.S. Severn forbeingtowedouttoEastAfricaandsubsequent #ttingoutoftheshipforactionfell onLieutenantScott'sshoulders.Hehasreceivednorewardofanykind,norwashementionedinSirH.King-Hall'sdespatches,althoughvery strongly recommended by me.’

GeorgeArthurScott wasbornon5September1888,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaMidshipmanon30November1904,becomingSubLieutenanton30January1908,andLieutenanton1October1910.On9February1914,whilestudyingatOsborneCollege,hewasadmittedto HaslarHospitalforaninjuredknee.Hereturnedtoserviceon6March.Hewasappointedto Collongwood on1August1914,butthiswas cancelledandaweeklaterhewasappointedtothemonitor Severn. Hetookpartinthebombardmentsoff theBelgiancoast,Septemberto December1914,andin Severn’s operationsintheRu#jiDelta,includinghertwoepicengagementsagainstthe Konigsberg inJuly1915(see The KonigsbergAdventure and Severn’sSaga,bothbyE.KebleChatterton,forfulldetailsoftheseactions).Hewasinvalidedfrom Severn atSimonstown on8September1915,withfurtherkneeproblemsandhewasnot #tuntil8Decemberwhenhewasappointedto Tyne forcommandofthe“C” Class destroyer Bat. During the remainder of the war he commanded, successively, H.M. Ships Arun, Nymphe, Mons and Urchin. ScottwaspromotedtoLieutenant-Commanderon1October1918,becomingCommanderon31December1923,andCaptainon30June 1931.Duringthisperiodheheldvariouscommandsbuthisrecordwastarnishedonatleasttwo occasionswhenhewasfoundtobeatblamefor collisionswithotherships.On24April1939,Scottwasappointedthe #rstcommandingofficerofH.M.S. Belfast uponhercommissioningfor trials.However,diagnosedwith‘nervousdyspepsia’on15January1940,heleft Belfast attheendofthatmonthfordutyoutsidetheAdmiraltynot exceeding six months. Scott was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 8 July 1941, and placed on the Retired List the following day. Sold with copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.,‘Gallipoli-ThirdBattleofKrithia’D.C.M.,groupof !veawardedto CaptainR.Hashim,CheshireRegiment,lateManchesterRegiment,whowasalsoMentionedinDespatches for his services with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(2478Pte.R.Hashim.1/6Manch:Regt.-T.F.); 1914-15Star(2478Pte.R.Hashim.Manch.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.R.Hashim.) mounted as worn, good very ne (5) £2,800-£3,400

M.C. London Gazette 19 March 1919:

‘ForconspicuousgallantryandgoodleadershipduringoperationsnearJenlainon3and4November1918.Duringanenemywithdrawal,heledhis companyinpursuitwithgreatskill,andmadegroundandcapturedprisoners,pressingforwardinadvanceoftheDivisiononhisleft.Afterwards under intense shell !re, he re-organised his company, and led them in another attack with complete success.’

D.C.M. London Gazette 15 September 1915:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryon4June1915ontheGallipoliPeninsula[duringtheThirdBattleofKrithia].Hedugashelterunderveryheavy !re,for an officer who was dangerously wounded, and then re-joined the !ring line.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915.

RandolphHashim wasborninChorlton,Lancashire,in1885,thesonofKhalilHashim,aSyrian-bornCottonMerchantwithhisownbusiness, andwaseducatedatSaleHighSchool.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7thBattalionCheshireRegiment(TerritorialForce)in November1909,beforeresigninghiscommissioninJanuary1914.Attestingforthe1st/6thBattalionManchesterRegiment(TerritorialForce) shortly after the outbreak of war as a Private soldier, he landed with the Battalion at ‘V’ and ‘W’ Beaches, Gallipoli, on 6 May 1915.

The Third Battle of Krithia, 4 June 1915

Theattackbeganatnoonon4June1915,whenthelastbombardmentended.TherewaspauseinbombardmenttopullOttomansbackinto trencheswhowerefurtherdecimatedtherebytherenewalofthebombardment.Ottomanlosseswerearound6,000onthat !rstday.Onthe left,theattackoftheIndianBrigadewasquicklyhaltedexceptalongtheAegeanshorewherethe1/6thBattalionoftheGurkhaRi#esmanagedto advance.The14thBattalionofKingGeorge’sOwnFerozeporeSikhsRegiment,advancingalongthe #oorofGullyRavine,werealmostwipedout, losing 380 men out of 514 and 80% of their officers.

The2ndBattalionHampshireRegimentfromthe29thDivision,advancingalongFirTreeSpuralongsideGullyRavine,managedtoadvancebut havinglostcontactwiththeSikhsontheirleftwereforcedtodefendalongthebankoftheravineaswellastotheirfront.Elsewhere,the29th DivisionadvancewasheldupwithheavycasualtiesbyOttomanstrongpointsthathadsurvivedthebombardmentunscratched.Theadvanceofthe 42ndDivisionwas,byGallipolistandards,verysuccessful,quicklyreachingthe !rstobjectiveoftheOttomantrenchesandmovingbeyondto advanceatotalof1,000yards.Thisattackwasmadebythe127th(Manchester)BrigadewhichbrokethroughtheTurkish9thDivisiondefences and captured 217 prisoners.

TheRoyalNavalDivision’sadvancewasledbythe2ndNavalBrigadewhichmanagedtoreachandcapturetheOttomantrenches.Whenthe secondwavetheCollingwoodBattalionattemptedto continuetheadvance,theywerecaughtinen!lade !refromKerevesDeretotheright where the French advance had failed. The battalion, one of the newly arrived reinforcements, was utterly annihilated and was never reformed. Furtherattemptstoreachthesecondobjectiveweresuccessful,butthepositionwasuntenable,sowithinacoupleofhourstheRoyalNaval Divisionunitshadretreatedtotheirstartingpositions.Withthemainattackdecidedsuccessforthe42ndDivisioninthecentre,failure everywhereelseHunter-Westonconsideredhowtodeployhisreserves.Ifhewastoexploitthesuccessinthecentre,therewasthepotentialto settheOttoman #anksto #ightbutalsothedangerofcreatingavulnerablesalient.Hedecidedtoreinforcethe #anksandrenewthatattack; however,theFrenchinsistedtheywereunabletocontinuetheoffensivesoanyfurtheradvancesbytheRoyalNavalDivisioninAchiBabaNullah were abandoned. Further attacks along Gully Spur and Gully Ravine failed.

At16:00,Hunter-Westonorderedthetroopstodiginandconsolidatetheirpositions;however,thiscoincidedwiththeOttomanreserves counter-attackingagainsttheManchesterBrigadeinthecentre.Withinonehour,thebrigadewasunderattackfromthreesidessowaseventually ordered to withdraw. By the end of the battle, their new front line was a mere 200-250 yards in front of their start line.

ForhisgallantryduringtheThirdBattleofKrithia,HashimwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,andwasalsoMentionedinDespatches by General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranearn Expeditionary Force.

CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7thBattalion,CheshireRegiment,on8September1915,hesubsequentlyservedattachedtothe9th BattalionontheWesternFront,andwasawardedtheMilitarycrossforhisgallantryduringthelastweekofhostilities.HediedinAdlington, Cheshire, in 1942.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoSecondLieutenantH.Parsons,RoyalGarrison Artillery,forhisgallantryatBarleuxon29-30August1918;forhisserviceshewasalsoMentionedin Despatches

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(49969.Gnr.R.Parsons.R.G.A.)innamedcardboxofissue;BritishWar andVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2.Lieut.R.Parsons.)bothinnamedcardboxesofissue;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45,withDefenceCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Lt.R.Parsons,M.C.,Greencroft, Kirkleavington, Yarm, Yorks’; together with the recipient’s card identity discs, good very ne (6) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 1 February 1919:

‘AtBarleuxon29-30August1918,hiscourageunderheavytireandhisdevotiontodutywereverylargelyinstrumentalinkeepingthebatteryin actionduringatryingperiod.Herenderedparticularlyvaluableserviceinrallyingthemenandclearingtheroad,whereheavyshellinghadputone or his guns out of action on the way to a forward position, and a block at that spot would have been the cause of severe casualties.’

RoyParsons wasborninThornaby-on-Tees,Yorkshire,on9October1895andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon5November1914, servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1September1915.Hewascommissionedsecondlieutenanton3August 1917,andwasawardedhisMilitaryCrosswhilstservingwith160thSiegeBattery.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasalsoMentionedin Despatches(LondonGazette 7July1919).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,anddiedinStockton-on-Tees,Durham,on2 October 1975.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate,thismountedinaglazedframe;therecipient’sSoldiersSmallBook;Great War riband bar, a portrait photograph of the recipient, this mounted in a glazed display frame; and copied research.

A !neGreatWar‘ManchesterPals’WesternFrontM.C.groupoffourawardedtoMajorH.W.Walker,21st (6thCity‘Pals’)Battalion,ManchesterRegiment,forhisgallantryincontinuingtocommand“D”Company despitehisseverewounds,andsuccessfullycapturinghisobjectivesandsome90prisonersintheprocess,at the ‘Salford’ and ‘Munich’ Trenches near Beaumont Hamel on 11 January 1917

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseneatlycontemporarilyengraved‘CaptainH.W.Walker.11thJanuary1917’;1914-15Star (Lieut.H.W.Walker.Manch.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorH.W.Walker.) nearlyextremely ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 3 March 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Althoughseverelywounded,hecontinuedtocommandhiscompany,andsucceededincapturingthe objective. He set a splendid example of courage and devotion to duty.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 December 1917.

HenryWilliamWalker wascommissionedasatemporarysecondlieutenantinthe21st(6thCity‘Pals’)Battalion,ManchesterRegimenton16 December1914.Initially,anduponthearrivalofthebattalioninFranceon9November1915,heservedintheroleoftransportofficer,butasthe warprogressedhesoonfoundhimselfdealing "rsthandwiththehardrealitiesoftrenchwarfare.Promotedtocaptain,hewasawardedthe MilitaryCrossforbraveryduringthebattalion’sattackupon‘Munich’Trenchon11January1917.Leadinghiscompanyinthistrenchattack, despitebeingseverelywounded,hiscompanysucceededintakingitsobjective,aswellassome90prisonerstoboot.Healsolatertookpartin leading and attack near Polygon Wood and Gheluvelt in late 1917.

Thebattalionhistoryrecordstheeventsasfollows:‘SubsequentlythebattalionmoveduptotheN.E.endofPolygonWood,where“C”and“D” companiesoccupiedJettyTrench,while“B”companyduginroundtheMound,whereH.Q.werenowestablished.Thismovewascarriedout underintenseartillery "re.At9.30a.m.“D”company,underMajorH.W.Walker,M.C.movedforwardinsupportto22ndBattalionManchester Regiment,andcameundertheordersofLt.Col.F.W.Woodward,D.S.O.,commandingthatbattalion.About2p.m.“C”Company,underCaptain E.P.Whitehead,wasalsosentfor-ward,anduponCaptainWhiteheadbecomingacasualty,MajorWalkerassumedcommandofbothcompanies, and they remained under orders of the O.C. 22nd Battalion throughout the operations.’

Accordingtobattalionhistories,duringoneperiodawayfromthefrontlineshealsoinventedanewadaptationofthelocalaperitifAmerPiconby addingrumandheatingitup.Byallaccountsthis‘mostpotentbeverage’was‘muchappreciatedbyallwhowereintroducedtoit...(and) Headquarters,theseatoftheinvention,wasmuchpatronisedatthetime.’Herelinquishedhiscommissionwiththerankofmajoron22March 1919, and died in British Guiana in 1937.

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ASecondWarM.C.groupofsixawardedtoMajorC.C.Fraser,RoyalEngineers,attachedtothe18thField Company,RoyalBengalSappersandMiners,forhisgallantryleadinganattackduringanattempttorelieve IndiantroopsatMezze,Syriaon20June1941.Woundedduringthisattack,helaterdiedofwoundsreceived in action in Italy, August 1944

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1941,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;Italy Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure;MemorialScroll‘MajorC.C.Fraser,M.C.,Corpsof Royal Engineers’, extremely ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 17 October 1941.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘On20June1941,thecarrierplatoonofan InfantryRegimentsupportedbygunsoveropensightswereorderedtomakeafrontal attackonMezzeinanendeavourtomakeaquickbreakthroughandsoeffectthe rescueofanumberoftheIndianBrigadewhowereknowntobestillholdingoutinthe town.TherewasnoOfficeroftheInfantryRegimentavailabletoleadthecarriersin thisattackwhichhadtobemadeoveropencountryunderveryheavymachinegun andantitankgun #refromgunssitedbothinthevillageandintanks.LieutenantFraser thoughhehadneverbeforebeeninacarrierandhadtotakeonthejobatveryshort notice,ledtheplatoonwithgreatskill,gallantryanddash.Thoughtheattackwas unsuccessfulhiscourageandleadershipwasagreatinspirationtoall.Hiscarrierwashit and he himself was wounded.’

ColinCampbellFraser wasbornon20May1913,thesonofJohnFraser,an architectfromDunfermline,andtheyoungerbrotherofMajorJohnStrachanFraser, RoyalEngineers.HecommencedthediplomacourseatEdinburghCollegeofArtin October1936,receivinghisdiplomainJune1936.Duringthisperiodhemadevisitsto Englandtostudy'GothicArchitectureandtheEnglishVillage',andinJuly1936he travelledtoFrancetostudyhousingdevelopmentandcivicdesign.Hewasadmitted ARIBAon9February1937,hisproposersbeingJamesMacgregor,JohnBeggandFrank CharlesMears,andhisdeclarationacceptinghisadmittancewaswitnessedbyfellow architectFrederickAlistairMorrison.FraserwasalsoanAssociateoftheEdinburgh InstituteofArchitects,andhisaddressinthemiddleandlater1930swas24Woodmill Road,Dunfermline.ThereisacollectionofFraser’sstudentworkintheNMRSRIAS Collection.

FraserwascommissionedintheRoyalEngineersearlyinthewarandattachedtotheIndianArmy.HewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhis gallantryon20June1941,duringanattempttorelieveelementsofthe5thIndianBrigadebesiegedbyVichyFrenchtroopsatMezze,onthe outskirtsofDamascus,Syria.AtthistimehewasservingasaLieutenant,attachedtothe18thFieldCompany,RoyalBengalSappersandMiners. FraserwaswoundedduringthisactionandwaswoundedinactionasecondtimeinAugust1944,whilstservinginItaly.Howeverhiswounds were very severe and he died in a military hospital there on 14 August 1944.

SoldwithaletterofcongratulationforawardofM.C.,signedbyGeneralWavell,datedSimla21October1941,inenvelopesenttorecipientin hospital,Palestine;copyofcitationfortheM.C.;aWarOfficelettertoFraser’sMotherrequestingherattendanceatBuckinghamPalacetoreceive her son’s M.C. by the hand of the King; a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother Major J. S. Fraser, see Lot 437.

ASecondWar‘Norway1940’M.C.groupofthreeattributedtoMajorI.G.Jessop,RoyalLeicestershire Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1945;1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn,withasmalltag attached to the medals that reads ‘Awarded to Major I. G. Jessop M.C., R. Leics. Norway 1940’, very ne (3) £600-£800

M.C. London Gazette 11 October 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Ontheeveningof22April1940,thisofficerwasorderedtobuildaroadblockandholditforfourhours twomilesnorthofOia.Beforethetaskwascompletedhisplatooncameunderheavymachinegun #reatshortrange.Inspiteofcasualties,the attackwasrepulsed,andthepositionheld.Atthetimeorderedforhiswithdrawal,theenemyhadpenetratedboth $anksThroughhiscoolness, example, and #ne leadership he succeeded in rejoining the battalion some eight hours later.’

IanGrayJessop wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheRoyalLeicestershireRegimenton22July1939,andservedwiththeminNorway duringtheearlystagesoftheSecondWorldWar.Capturedandtakenprisonerofwar,hewasheldinO$ag7BPrisonerofWarcamp. Repatriated following the cessation of hostilities, he was advanced major on 2 July 1952. Sold with some copied research, but with no original documentation.

ASecondWar‘FallofTobruk’M.C.groupofsevenawardedtoCaptainC.R.Featherstone,UnionDefence Force,forconspicuousbraveryanddevotiontodutywhenheled46mentotheirescape,followingthefallof during Tobruk

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1942;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.C.R. Featherstone);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseallofficiallynamed ‘9527 C.R. Featherstone.’, some scratches, otherwise very ne (7) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette, 5 November 1942.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘LieutenantC.R.Featherstone,No.14Platoon,DieMiddelandseRegiment,whenadvicewasreceivedthat thegarrisonhadsurrenderedandthatallweaponsoranythingofvaluetotheenemyhadtobedestroyed.Althoughenemytankswere approaching,thisofficer,withouthesitation,ralliedhismenandothersinthevicinitytoescape.Heledsixtrucksloadedwithmenthroughfreshly madegapsinthemine"elds,andlatercameacrossandpickedupasmallnumberofmenwhosetruckhadbrokendown,abandoningallpersonal equipmenttodoso.Thetruckswereengagedbyenemymortarandartillery "re,onemanbeingkilled,butLieutenantFeatherstonekepton, boldlypressingthroughgapsinenemycolumns.Hewascontinuallyharassedandfrequentlyindifficulties,havingtoeludeenemyelements, including tanks. As a result of this officer’s determination, initiative and devotion to duty, 46 men were restored to their units.’

M.I.D. London Gazette, 24 December 1917.

CecilRhodesFeatherstone wasbornon16October1896.HeattestedforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBattalion,South AfricanInfantryandwascommissionedintothe7thRoyalFusiliers(CityofLondon)Regiment.HeservedduringtheGreatWarfrom1916 onward(notentitledtoa1914-15Star,despitebeingshownwearingtheribandinthephotograph),andforhisserviceshewasMentionedin Despatches.ReturningtoSouthAfrica,hewascommissionedduringtheSecondWorldWarintotheDieMiddelandseRegiment,andwas awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry following the fall of Tobruk. He died, aged 68, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on 30 May 1965.

A !neSecondWarD.F.C.,D.F.M.groupof !veawardedtoWirelessOperatorFlightLieutenantJ.P.Dow,97 (StraitsSettlements)Squadron,Path!nderForce,RoyalAirForce,whocompletedtwooperationaltours with Bomber Command, during which he "ew to Berlin and back on no fewer than ten occasions

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1944,in RoyalMint caseofissue;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R. (1128110F/Sgt.J.P.Dow.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939-45,in named card box of issue addressed to ‘F/Lt J. P. Dow, 20 Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire’, nearly extremely ne (5) £3,000-£4,000

D.F.C. London Gazette 18 August 1944.

D.F.M. London Gazette 11 February 1944.

Theoriginalrecommendation,dated25November1943,states:‘ThisN.C.O.hascompleted41operationalsorties,12withthePath!nderForce ofwhich8wereasmarker.HehastakenpartinalltherecentoperationsagainstimportantGermantargetsincludingfouronBerlin,twoon Hanover,twoonMannheimandothersonStuttgartandMunichtomentiononlyafew.Ontwooccasions,hewasacrewmemberofanaircraft whenitwasattackedbyenemy !ghtersandononeoftheseoccasions,theenemyaircraftwasdestroyed.FlightSergeantDowisamemberofa leading crew in the squadron and he has displayed commendable keenness and devotion to duty at all times.’

JohnPatonDow wasbornon24August1924andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon4October1941.His !rstOperationalPostingwaswith57 Squadron(Lancasters),andhis !rstOperationalSortiewasGardeningoff AnholtIslandon7March1943;bytheendofthemonthhehad #own twosortiestoBerlin.Furthertargetsinhis !rstoperationaltour,whichendedon24July1943,includedEssen(twice),Kiel,Turin(twice),thelow levelraidonStettin,Duisburg(twice),Essen,Dortmund(twice),Pilsen,Dusseldorf,Wuppertal(twice),Gelsenkirchen(twice),Cologne(three times), and Milan.

Dowtransferredto97(StraitsSettlements)Path!nderForceSquadron(Lancasters)atR.A.F.BorneatthestartofSeptember1943,andbeganhis secondoperationaltouron3September1943,witharaidonBerlin,onwhichoccasionthemainforcewasdamagedby !ghters.Furthertargets includedMannheim(twice),Munich(twice),Hanover(twice),Darmstadt,Stuttgart,andafurtherthreesortiestoBerlininthespaceofsixdays, 18 -23November1943.RecommendedfortheDistinguishedFlyingMedalattheendofNovember1943,hecontinuedhissecondtourwithfurther operationalsortiestoLeipzig,Frankfurt,Magdeburg,Stuttgart(twice),Essen,Nuremberg(30March1944,onwhichnightBomberCommandhad 95 aircraft shot down), Aachen, Munich, and a further six raids on Berlin.

DowwascommissionedPilotOfficeron9March1944,andhavingcompletedhissecondoperationaltourinMay1944,forwhichhewas awardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross,hewaspostedtoNo.17O.T.U.atSilverstone.Hereturnedtooperational #yingwith223(Special Duties)Squadron(Liberators)inJanuary1945,andundertookvariousWindowPatrolsoverGermanyintheearlymonthsof1945.Hislast operational #ightwastoAugsburgon16April1945.Following thecessationofhostilitiesheservedwith102(Ceylon)Squadronand53 Squadron.Con!rmedas #ightlieutenanton13October1951,herelinquishedhiscommission,retainingtherankof #ightlieutenant,on22August 1959.

SoldwiththerecipientRoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook,coveringtherecipient’sentire #yingcareer;Path!nderForce Badge;ribandbar;R.A.F.Identitycard;BuckinghamPalaceletterfortheinvestitureofhisD.F.C.;andalargequantityofphotographsandother ephemera.

A !neSecondWar‘Spit!rePilot’s’D.F.C.groupofsixawardedtoWingCommanderD.Secretan,RoyalAir Force,aveteranoftheBattleofBritainwhoservedwith72SquadronatBigginHill,tookpartinnumerous offensivepatrols,andclaimeda‘probable’M.E.110on27October1940.Hesubsequentlycommanded242 SquadroninNorthAfrica1942-43,where‘heledhisSquadroncontinuouslyinactionduringthe !ercest !ghting against heavy odds’

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1943;1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;AirCrewEuropeStar,1 clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf, mounted court-style for wear, about extremely ne (6) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, April 1994.

D.F.C. London Gazette 26 February 1943: ‘In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1941.

DennisSecretan wasbornon22July1920andtrainedtobecomeapilotatCivilFlyingSchool,HamblebetweenDecember1938andMarch 1939.GrantedashortServiceCommissionasActingPilotOfficer,RoyalAirForce,hewaspostedto3FlyingTrainingUniton20March1939. GradedPilotOfficeron23September,justoveraweeklaterhewaspostedtoArmyOperationalPool.On6January1940,Secretanwasposted to81Squadron,acommunicationssquadronbasedatMountjoie,nearAmiens,France, "yingTigerMoths.WiththeimminentthreatofGerman invasion,SecretanspentmuchofAprilandintoMayonStandby.However,theSquadronwasforcedbacktotheU.K.shortlyaftertheinvasion itself on 10 May 1940.

Spit!res and the Battle of Britain

On17June,Secretanwaspostedto26Squadron,anarmyco-operationsquadronwhichhaditselfjustbeenpulledbackfromFrance.Equipped withWestlandLysandersandbasedatR.A.F.WestMalling,thesquadronremainedonactivedutyonthesouthcoastandwhilstthe #ghting continuedinFranceitwasusedforamixofreconnaissance,bombingandsupplymissions.AfterthefallofFrancethesquadron "ewcoastal patrols,especiallyoverthepotentialGermaninvasionports.Postedto225SquadronatR.A.F.Tilsteadon12July,Secretanagainpiloted Lysanders, "yingmuchthesametypeofoperations,thoughgenerally "yingpatrolsalongthecoastofHampshireandtheIsleofWight-watching for the expected German invasion "eet.

WiththeBattleofBritainatitsheightandingreatneedof #ghterpilots,Secretanwaspostedto7OperationalTrainingUnit,Hawarden,on24 August,whereheconvertedtoSpit#res.TheconversioncoursewascondensedandinjustsevendayshewasatHawarden.Secretanlists20 "ights in Spit#res, learning to "y this type, followed by formation "ying, attacks and dog-#ghting.

Postedto54(Fighter)Squadronon5September1940,thenbasedatHornchurch,thatday,theSquadron "ewitsSpit#reVAstoanewbaseat Catterick.Overthefollowing20days,Secretanlistsnolessthan53 "ightsinSpit#res,themajorityofshortduration;formation,targetattacksand such.Helistsa‘LocalDogFight’on7September,notinginbold‘Disaster’and‘F.O.killed’andalsolistsseveralOperationPatrols. On18 September after a formation "ight, he also notes having ‘turned machine on its nose in landing.’

AppointedFlyingOfficeron23September1940, #vedayslater,on28September,Secretanjoined72(Fighter)Squadron,thenbasedatthefamed R.A.F.BigginHillinKent,astationattheveryfrontoftheLuftwaffeoffensive.Immediatelyinaction,between28and30September,Secretanlists takingpartinsixSquadronPatrols,fouroftheseon30Septemberwherehenotes‘beingattackedbyM.E.109s,Ichasedonewithsectionleader’, ‘engagedM.E.109s’inanotherand‘metM.E.109s’inthelastoftheday.Between2and13October,hetookpartin11OperationPatrols, includingfouron5October.On16October,72SquadronmovedtoR.A.F.Leacon#eld,Yorkshire,havingnooperational "yingduringtheirshort stay,beforemovingtoR.A.F.ColtishallinNorfolk #vedayslater.Betweenthenand31October1940,whichwasthelastofficiallylisteddayofthe BattleofBritain,Secretanwouldtakepartinafurther #veOperationPatrols.On27OctoberSecretannotedinhislogbook‘#red160roundsat

M.E.110’, the Squadron Records indicating a favourable result:

‘YellowSectiontookoff topatrolGreatYarmouthat20,000feetand,afterseveralvectors,whenabout20mileswestofYarmouth,theysighted anM.E.110at26,000feet.Allthreeaircraft(P./O.Secretan,F./O.RobsonandSgt.Staples)attackedwiththeresultthatwhitesmokecamefrom the enemy aircraft starboard motor. The enemy aircraft disappeared into cloud.’

Laterthatday,Secretantookpartinanotherpatrolandnotes‘attackonColtishallbyHE.111s’.Overthecomingmonthsandinto1942,Secretan wouldcontinue "yingwith72Squadron,takingpartinnumerousoperationsbutwiththeimmediatethreatofinvasionendedandtheBattleof Britain won, nothing of particular note is mentioned.

Secretanwas,however,MentionedinDespatches,andthereisnodoubtthiswasasadirectre!ectionofhisgallantandsuccessfulperformance duringtheBattleofBritain.72SquadronwouldreturntoBigginHillon27July1941andSecretanwouldremainwiththemuntil29August,when hebrie!ytransferredto403SquadronatDebden.Postedbackto54SquadronatHornchurchon12September,fromherethesquadronwas tasked with !ying "ghter sweeps and bomber escort missions over northern France.

Five days after his return to 54 Squadron, on 17 September,Secretan claimed a ‘probable’ following a combat over Dunkirk: ‘IwasYellowone,justabouttocrosstheFrenchcoastsouthofDunkirkonmywayhome,whenasingleM.E.109approachedmeheadonatmy heightof15,000feet.Ididasharpturnandfollowedhimwestwardsandwhenwithinabout250yardsrangeIgaveashortburstofcannonand MG.fromquarterastern.HebrokeawaytoportandIlostsightofhim,butmynumber2sawmanylargepiecesfalloff fromtheengineand fuselage and the whole aircraft went spinning down out of control to about 3,000 feet. I then returned to base at low altitude.’

AppointedFlightLieutenanton23September1941,aftermonthsofcostly "ghtersweepsovernorthernFrance,54Squadronmovedto Castletown,Caithness,whereitundertookcoastalpatrols.Leavingthesquadronon9April1942,Secretanwaspostedto14GroupHeadquarters as (Acting) Squadron Leader and in October 1942, he was posted as a Commanding Officer, 242 Squadron.

Commanding 242 Squadron in North Africa and more ‘Claims’

EquippedwithSpit"reVBs,242SquadronhadjustbeenpostedfromtheU.K.toNorthAfricatosupportOperation Torch andwould subsequentlytakepartintheinvasionofTunisia,thereprovidingaircoverfortheBritish1stArmy.Afterarrivingat242’snewbaseatMaison Blancheon8November,Secretan’slogbookrecordshewasimmediatelyintoaction.On10November,henotesaJunkers88claimedasa ‘Probable’withanotherpilotandbeingattacked‘88s’whenlandingonthe15November.Fivedayslaterhenotes;‘AttackedbyM.E.109F(shook himoff me)’andon25NovemberclaimedanM.E.109Fdamaged.CarryingoutnumerousoperationsduringDecember,healsonotes "ringatan F.W.190 on the way home after a bomber escort operation.

In1943,Secretanwouldhimselfbecomeatargetforaccurate "re.AnentryintheSquadronRecordBookfor2January1943reportsthathehad ‘turned up’ having ‘come down near Morris’. However, the full story was later unveiled:

‘SquadronLeaderSecretan...wentaftertheJU.87stravellingeastandattackedonestragglerwithcannonandMG. "reandtheenemyaircraft rolledoverandwentintothesea5-10milesoff CapRosa.HethensawtwoM.E.109scirclingtothenorthandwhilereturningtobasehehad exhaustedallhisammunitionandhisradiowasu/s.hewasattackedbyM.E.109sfromastern.Hisaircraftwashitbuthelandedsafely7miles northofMorris.TheM.E.109sdivedonhisaircraftonthegroundwithout "ringandSecretangotoutandranovertoariverbank.TheM.E.109s thenreturnedandmachine-gunnedhisaircraft.SecretangothelpfromaFrenchcoupleintheareaandwaseventuallytakentoMorrisinapony and trap.’

Back !yingtwodayslater,Secretanwouldtakepartinmoreoperationsandthoughmuchofthemonthwasspenttraining,henoteschasing2M. E.109sduringoneoperationandduringtwooperationson28February,encountering‘bagsof !ak’overBejaRoad.ThelatterwouldbeSecretan’s "nal !ightswith242Squadron.Indeed,thesewouldbehis "nalcombatmissionsofthewar,forwithindayshewaspostedtoN.W.A.A.F.Fighter Practice Flight. Secretan’s "nal 242 Squadron log book entry was on 1 March 1943, noting ‘I got my D.F.C. Boy what a surprise for me!’

Final Service

PostedtoA.F.U.B.N.A.F.(BritishNorthAfricanForce)inJune1943,Secretanwascon"rmedasSquadronLeaderon28Septemberthatyear.

PostedtoR.A.F.HolmsleySouth,Hampshire,asWingCommanderandC.O.inMarch1944,suchemploymentseemstohavebeentoomundane andinearly1945hestartedtopressforareturntoaFighterSquadron.Inasubsequentletterofreference(originalletterinlogbook),writtenby a Senior Officer of the Central Fighter Establishment, Secretan is described as having:

‘...ServedundermeasaSquadronCommander,242Squadron,duringtheinitialstagesoftheNorthAfricanCampaign.Duringthistimeheledhis squadroncontinuouslyinactionduringthe "ercest "ghtingagainstheavyodds,provinghimselftobenotonlyacourageouspilotbutalsoan experienced and able Squadron Commander.’

Releasedfromserviceon2September1946,SecretanjoinedtheAuxiliaryAirForceasFlyingOfficerbutretainingtherankofWingCommander. On 9 June 1951, he relinquished his Commission on appointment as Flying Officer, Royal Air Force Reserve. Soldwiththerecipient’sthreeRoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBooks,coveringtheperiod29December1938to27July1941;2August1941to 10 June 1945; and 14 June 1945 to 30 May 1953.

Awell-documentedSecondWar‘Arnhem’‘Immediate’D.F.C.groupofsevenawardedtoBattleofBritain HurricanepilotSquadronLeaderB.P.Legge,RoyalAirForce,whoservedwith601Squadronduringthe BattleofBritain,andsawfurtherserviceinNorthAfrica;asaDakotapilotonD-Day;andatArnhemduring Operation MarketGarden,wherehiswasDakotawasbadlyhitandbothheandhissecondpilotwere severelywounded:despitethelossofbloodheremainedatthecontrolsandeffectedasafelanding,for which gallantry he was awarded an Immediate D.F.C.

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1945,onoriginalmountingpin;1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain; AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, generally good very ne and better (7) £5,000-£7,000

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

D.F.C. London Gazette 2 February 1945:

‘Thisofficerhascompletedmuchoperational "yingandthroughouthasdisplayedefficiencyandzealofahighstandard.OneeveninginSeptember, 1944,hepilotedanaircraftonamissioninvolvingthedroppingofsuppliestoourgroundforcesnearArnhem.Whenapproachingthetarget,the aircraftcameunderanti-aircraft #reandwashitinseveralplaces.Nevertheless,FlightLieutenantLeggewentontothedroppingzoneand releasedhiscontainerswithprecision.ShortlyafterwardstheaircraftwasagainhitFlightLieutenantLeggewasseverelywoundedintheleg;his copilotwasalsowounded.Undaunted,FlightLieutenantLeggeremainedatthecontrols.Althoughsufferingseverepainandbecomingweakthrough lossofbloodhe "ewtheaircrafttobasewhereheeffectedasafelandingindifficultconditions.Thisofficerdisplayedgreatcourageandfortitude and was undoubtedly responsible for the safe return of the aircraft and its crew.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated26September1944,givessomeadditionalinformation:‘Ontheeveningof24September,FlightLieutenant Leggewasbriefedtodropre-supplypanniersonaD.Z.tothewestofArnhem.Aconsiderableamountof "akwasencounteredoverthemajority oftherouteandtheaircraftwashitinseveralplaces.Infaceofconcentratedmachinegunand20mm #re,FlightLieutenantLeggepressedonover theDropZoneandcarriedoutanaccuratedrop.Justafterturningawaytheaircraftwasagainhit,woundingthesecondpilotinbothlegs,and seriouslywoundingFlightLieutenantLeggeintherightleg,damagingthemusclesanddenyinghimtheuseofhisleg.Helostalotofbloodonthe routehome,andarrivedoverbaseinaveryweakcondition.Inspiteofaslipperyrunwayandahighcrosswind,FlightLieutenantLeggecarried out a successful night landing. The courage and determination of this officer in the face of heavy opposition, is worthy of the highest praise.

RemarksbyAirCommodoreDarvall,OfficerCommandingHQ46Group:FlightLieutenantLeggesavedhisaircraftandcrewbyasplendiddisplay of courage and airmanship. Strongly recommended for an immediate award of the D.F.C.’

BrianPauncefooteLegge wasbornatSnaresbrook,Essexon5May1920,andspenthisearlyyearsinChina,beforebeingeducatedatExeter School. He joined the Royal Air Force on 6 February 1939 and was commissioned as an acting pilot officer on 15 April 1939.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarLeggereceivedhis #rstoperationalposting,to73Squadron,on12May1940,andhis #rst "ight overforeignsoiltookplacethefollowingday,inHurricane L1826,whenhewasdetailedforaSectorRecce.Henotesinhislog-book,‘Did #rst aerobaticsinHurricane’.Hisnext "ightwason15MaywhenhewasoneofsixHurricanesfrom‘AFlight’totakeoff afterlunchtointercept enemyaircraftoverRheims.Leggerecordsinhislog,‘Interceptionof20-30enemybombers,Rheims-ChasedaHe111butwasunabletocatch it.FlakoverGermany, #ghtwithaHurricaneensued.’AtthebeginningofJune,Leggehadseveralattacksofmalaria,resultingfromhisearlydaysin China,andon10Junehewasdeclaredun#tforfurther "yingwiththesquadronandhewassentbacktotheUKimmediately.Itwouldappear thathisdaysoff sickcombinedwithhisstrongpersonalitydidnotendearhimtotheCOandotherofficersof73Squadron(whowereatight knitted bunch having been through rough times in France).

Battle of Britain

LeggewasreturnedtoNo.1RAFDepotatUxbridgewherehestayeduntilJuly,andafterapostingtoanOfficerTrainingUnit #nallyrejoineda FighterSquadronwhenhewaspostedto601SquadronatExeteron13October1940.Between18and27Octoberhewasengagedonpractice "ights/formations,andcrosscountry "ightsalongwithsea #ringexercises,but #nally,on28October,hedidhis #rst‘operationalsortie’which wouldearnhimtheBattleofBritainclasp.Hecompletedtwofurthersortiesonthe29OctoberwhenPortsmouthwasattackedduringthe morning, and on 30 October he did another sortie with no contacts, noting in his log on each occasion the single word, ‘Flap’.

North Africa

AtthestartofNovemberLeggewaspostedbacktohisoldsquadron,73atDebden,whohadjustbeenorderedtojointheDesertAirForce,and byJanuary1941thesquadronwasupandrunning,andhavingtakenoverfrom112Squadrontheyweresoononlocaldefensivepatrolsover Tobruk.Ashewroteinalettertohismother:‘Ican’ttellyouverymuchaboutthejourneyouthere,exceptitwasthemostinterestingoneI haveevermade.Aforcedlandinginthebushfollowed,butImanagedtomakeabigcityforChristmas.Thesandgetsratherboringafterawhile; wehaveitforlunch,teaandsupper,sleepinit,breatheanddrinkit,nottomentionthesandstorms,whichripupour tents.Owingtothe censorship regulations I can’t tell you about our activities out here, but the last week has been very exciting.’

On21January,duringadawnpatrol,andwithseveralFiatG50sappearingoverTobruk,theCOledanattackonthemwithLegge,Wareham, WainwrightandGriffith,sharinginthedestructionofoneandLeggedamaginganother.Hewassubsequentlyhitbyground #reresultinginhis engineburstinginto "ames.HemadeaforcedlandingatElAdemdousingthe #rewithsandandwaterandwasrescuedbytheCOof113 SquadroninaBlenheim.OnreturningtobaseLeggeheardonItalianradiothattheItalian #ghtershad‘encountered #veHurricanesthatmorning andhadshotonedownin "ames,andtheotherfourhad "ed.’Leggehimselfnotedinhislogbook:‘AttackonTobrukbegins,attackedseveral G50s,chasedtwofortenmilesat‘0feet’,usedupallmyammunitionbutonlydamagedone.Wasshotinglycoltankbyground #re,when returning, and force-landed at El Adem. P/O Wainwright shot down in "ames, Sgt Murray got a G50.

(Sgt Murray later recalled ‘I was convinced that we were caught in a trap’).

Benghasifellon6FebruaryandbythefollowingdaytheAlliedattackcapturedTobruk,theretreatingItalianswerecaughtatBedaFommina battlethatsawtheirarmydestroyed,130,000prisonerstakenalongwith850biggunsand400tanks,theItalianAirForcebeingvirtuallywiped out.Legge "ewonthe1stinHurricaneTP-Lonagroundstra#ngsortieinthemorningledbyBeytaghwheretheydestroyedseveralLorrieson theroadnearApollonia.Henotesinhislogbook:‘Setalighta(Caproni)GhibliswhichSgtMurrayhadshotdown,destroyed2motorbikesand drivers and one petrol lorry in "ames. Ran into heavy A/A on way back.’

Promoted "yingofficeron28February1941,bymid-MarchTobrukhadbecomesurroundedbytheGermans,andcombinedwiththebad weatherandlackofsparestherewerenoserviceableaircraftleft.Manypilotswereexhausted,havinghadnoleavesincearrivinginNovember 1940,andweresuccumbingtoillnessofalltypes.Leggewasnoexceptionandhehadanotherboutofmalaria,puttinghiminthe63rdGeneral HospitalinCairofromthemiddleofMarchuntil19April.Hewrotetohismotheronthisdaytellingher:‘After #veweeksstayI’mprettygladto get away. I shall probably be back at the controls before long with a Jerry airplane in my sights - I hope!’

Onthe29Aprilhewaspostedalongwithnineotherpilotsforarestat‘HurricaneHouse’inSharia Soliman,Pasha,Cairo,andwasthenpostedto 252WingatAlexandriaandthenontoNo102MUFerryPoolatAbuSueir.AfteranotherboutofmalariahewaspostedtoNo1Aircraft DeliveryUnitatCairo,andspentmostof1942and1943ferryingvariousoperationalaircraftfromtheNileValleytotheGoldCoast,playinga vitalroleingettingoperationalaircraftandsuppliesacrossAfrica.Theunitwould "ylonghoursdailyacrossvastareasoftropicalforest,desert andbarerock,throughallkindsofweatherandoverplaceswhereaforcedlandingcouldresultinalingeringdeath.Allthisinordertosupplythe front-line troops.

ReturningtotheU.K.inlate1943,Leggewaspostedto512SquadronattheendofDecember1943;thesquadronhadbeenformedto "ythe transportroutesfromtheUKtoGibraltarandMaisonBlancheinAlgeria,andinFebruary1944ittransferredfrom44Groupto46Groupto becomeatacticalairbornesquadron,traininginglider-towingandparachutedroppingtobefullyoperationalbythe1June,fortheinvasionof north-west Europe.

D-Day

On‘D-Day’,6June1944,Leggewasoneof21Dakotasdroppingpanniers,suppliesandequipmentinFrancetothe5thParachuteBrigadeunder OperationMallard.On17JunehelandedonairstripB5inFranceinordertotransport18casualtiesonacasevac !ight,these !ightsbecoming commonplacethroughoutJuneandJuly.Hewasalsoinvolvedintransporting2ndTAF "ghterandbomberWingstotheirlandingstripsinFrance and Belgium, bringing out further casualties on their return. The squadron !ew 215 of these sorties in August alone.

Arnhem - Operation Market Garden

On17SeptemberLeggewas !yingoneofnineteenDakotas(KG550)towingHorsagliderscontainingmenoftheBorderRegimenttoArnhemas partofOperation MarketGarden.Twodayslaterhewasbackdroppingpanniersonare-supplymissionwheretheycameunderintenseA/A "re. Hisaircraftsufferedhitsintheoiltank,porttyreandhydraulicsystemresultinginhimhavingtomakeacrash-landingatWoodbridge,Suffolkbut with no crew loss.

Onthe23SeptemberthesquadronwasdetachedtoBrussels(B56strip)forfurtherArnhemsupportmissions,Legge !yingDakotaKG371,and thefollowingdayhe !ewanothermissionoverArnheminare-supplydrop,thistime !yingDakotaKG327.Againtheywouldcomeunderintense A/A "rethatwouldleavehisaircraftbadlydamaged,withbothhimandhisco-pilotwounded,Leggehadtomakeanotherforcedlanding,thistime atnightinBrussels.Leggenotesinhislog:‘hotup-hitby !akinrightcalf.Vichitineachthighby.303-nightlandingatBrussels.’Forthis courageous act he was awarded an immediate Distinguished Flying Cross.

OnhisreleasefromhospitalinBrusselson12October,Leggewas !ownbacktoBroadwellinaDakotaasacasevac,resuminghis !yingonthe12 December.Hewaspostedfromthesquadronon7January1945,nowasanactingsquadronleader,tojoin233SquadronatBlakehillFarm.The squadronwasengagedtoprovidesupplyrouteswithintheContinent !yingfromNivelles.On2March1945hewaspostedagain,thistimetoa gliderpick-upunitoperatingDakotasfromZeals/Ibsley;thissquadronwouldpickupglidersfromthegroundusingahooktocatchalineattached totheglider,therebycuttingouttheneedtoactuallylandthetowingDakota.ItneededaskilfulpilotandLeggecertainly quali"edforthistask.On 10November1945hecompletedhistimewiththisunitandtheRoyalAirForce,hislogbookbeingendorsedas‘ExceptionalSnatchPilot’,witha total !ying time of 2,157 hours. Legge makes an entry: ‘At last.’

Leggewasde-mobilisedthenextdayatUxbridge,withtherankofsquadronleader,beingonthereserveofAirForceOfficers.Hesubsequently joinedAustralianNationalAirways !yinghisbelovedDakotaonroutesbetweenSydneyandMelbourne,andlaterjoinedQantasEmpireAirways, andthentheUnionofBurmaAirways, !yingDC3s.Ononeoccasion, !yinginlandinBurma,henotesinhislogbook:‘5bulletholesintail "n!obviouslythenativeswerenottoofriendly.’SubsequentlytakingajobwithShellAircraftLtd,on11February1954he !ewwithDouglasBader(as 2ndpilot),andhemadehislast !ightwiththecompanyon29March1968beforehavingtoretireduetoillhealth.Inthirtyyearshehad !own20 typesofsingleengineaircraft,16twinengines,1tripleengine,3fourengine,plusajetandahelicopter,withtotal !yinghoursof15,780hours throughout the world.

Sold with the following archive:

i)Therecipient’svariousRoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBooks,theseallboundintoonevolume,coveringtheperiod6February1939to29 March 1968, with various photographs and newspaper cuttings affixed within

ii) Commission Document appointing the recipient an acting pilot officer, dated 15 April 1939

iii) The recipient’s R.A.F. tunic, with Pilot’s wings and riband bar

iv) Various wartime letters written by the recipient to his mother

v) Various photographs and photographic images; and a large quantity of research. For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 534.

AnunusualSecondWarA.F.C.groupofsixawardedtoFlightLieutenantTheReverendCanonC.E.Young, RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,lateArmyServiceCorpsandRoyalFlyingCorps,who !ewoperationally inR.E.8sandBristolFightersofNo.9SquadronintheGreatWar:HeadmasterofRossallSchoolbythe renewalofhostilities,hequicklyreturnedtouniformand‘despitehisage’,wasdecoratedforhis "nework as a Flying Instructor

AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’,with RoyalMint caseofissue;1914-15Star(2Lieut.C.E.Young,A.S.C.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.E.Young,R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplayina #nequality glazed display frame, generally very ne and better (6) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2012.

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1943.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ThisofficerwasHeadmasterofRossallSchooland,inresponsetoacallforexperiencedpersonnel, volunteeredfor "yinginstructordutiesinJuly1940,beingcommissionedon5July1940.HeperformedhisdutieswithgreatefficiencybutinJuly 1942,attherequestoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheSchool,heresignedhiscommissiontoreturntohisheadmastership.Atthesametimehe volunteeredtogivehisservicesinanycapacityduringtheAugustvacation.FlyingOfficerYoung,despitehisage,hasanexceptionalrecordof devoted service with a high number of "ying hours and has at all times been a source of inspiration to the instructors and pupils alike.’

TheReverendCanonCharlesEdgarYoung wasborninBristolin1897,thesonofaProfessorofChemistry,andwaseducatedatCastle ParkPrepSchool,Dublin,andCharterhouse.CommissionedasaLieutenantintheArmyServiceCorpsshortlyaftertheoutbreakofhostilitiesin August1914,hewentouttoFranceinthefollowingyear,butsubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsandquali#edforhisaviator’s certi#cate(No.4809)inJune1917.PostedtoNo.9SquadronthatAugust,he "ewnumerousbombing,photographicandartillery-spottingsorties throughouttheThirdbattleofYpres,andbeyond,aswellascarryingoutlow-levelstra#ngofenemytroopsandtrenches.Thiswasthemost costlyperiodofNo.9’soperationalcareer:inAugustalone,24aircrewwerelosttoenemyaction,amongthemoneofYoung’searlyObservers, SecondLieutenantF.J.A.Wodehouse;indeedSquadronrecordsrevealfrequentinterceptionbyenemyaircraft,Youngdrivingoff oneenemy aircraftat6,000feetoverPilckemon11September1917,andalargetwo-seaterduringanartilleryobservationpatrolon25January1918.Buthe came through unscathed and ended the War as a "ying instructor back in the U.K. HavingthenattendedExeterCollege,Oxford,YoungtaughtClassicsatFettesSchoolupuntil1929,whenhewasappointedHeadmasterof LincolnSchooland,afterful#llingthatrolewithgreatsuccess,hewasinvitedtotakeoverthehelmatRossall.Here,asmadeclearby accompanyingobituaries,hewasresponsibleforsavingtheschoolfromclosureinthewakeofthedepressioninthe1930sand,withthe exceptionofhiswartimeexploitsasa "yinginstructor,remainedinchargefor20years.Intheinterim,Younghadbeenordainedandonretiring from Rossall he became vicar of Thornthwaite-with-Braithwaite in the Lakelands. He died in 1977. Soldwithalargequantityofresearch,includingaphotocopyoftherecipient’sFlyingLogBookfortheperiodMaytoAugust1917,theoriginalof which forms part of the Imperial War Museum’ s collection; and various photographic images of the recipient.

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TheOrderofSt.JohngroupoffourawardedtoLadyTwiston-Davies,PrinceofWalesDistrict,StJohn Ambulance Brigade

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s),shoulderbadge,silverandenamel,mountedonladiesbow;DefenceMedal; Coronation1953;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,silveredbasemetal(18222D.S.Twiston-DaviesPforW.S.J.A.B.1952.) withadditionalservicebar,thelastthreemountedasworn,togetherwithmountedgroupoffourminiaturedressmedals, nearly extremely ne (4) £100-£140

DorothySavileTwiston-Davies (néeJackson)wasbornin1899and,in1924,becamethesecondwifeofSirLeonardTwiston-Davies,K.B.E. (1894-1953),patronoftheartsandoffolkstudies,HighSheriff ofMonmouthshirein1933andformanyyearsVice-CommissioneroftheStJohn’s Ambulance in Wales. Lady Twiston-Davies died in 1958.

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An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Superintendent F. G. Cottle, St. John Ambulance Brigade

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel, 1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewith whiteenamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground;DefenceMedal;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt John,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(46330.Supt.F.G.Cottle.Bristol.S.J.A.B.1951) areaoferasurebeforerank,mountedas worn, good very ne (3) £70-£90

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’1918D.C.M.,M.M.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalJohnMarkinson,8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(305208Cpl.J.Markinson.M.M.8/W.York:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(305208Cpl.J. Markinson.8/W.York:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1658Cpl.J.Markinson.W.York.R.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, light contact marks, otherwise very ne (4) £1,600-£2,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920: ‘Onthe20thOctober,1918,intheattacknearSolesmes,heshowedgreatgallantryandinitiative.Beforereachingthe #nalobjectivefourofthe enemymadeadeterminedresistanceontheright $ank.Hecollectedafewbombsandrushedthepost,killingone,woundinganother,and capturing two prisoners. Later he made two reconnaissances under heavy #re and brought back important information.’

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

Award of M.M. noted in War Diary on 21 September 1918, to nine men, including Markinson, all of “C” Coy, for gallantry in action.

John Markinson was a native of Leeds and served with the 8th West Yorkshire Regiment. He was disembodied on 9 May 1919. Sold with copied research including D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices, and extracts from Battalion War Diaries.

A !neGreatWar‘DelvilleWood,August1916’D.C.M.and‘FirstDayofthebattleoftheSomme’M.M. group of !ve awarded to Corporal Jack Dales, South Staffordshire Regiment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8891Cpl.J.Dales.1/S.Staff:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8891L.Cpl.J.Dales.2/S.Staff:R:); 1914Star(8891Pte.J.Dales.1/S.Staff:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8891Cpl.J.Dales.S.Staff.R.)mountedcourtstyle, rst two with slack suspensions, tightened or repaired, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good ne or better (5) £2,000-£2,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heheldhispostalmostaloneunderintense !re,displayinggreatcourageanddetermination.Later,heset !re to a box of smoke bombs, thus screening the infantry who had been forced to temporarily vacate their position.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Near Delville Wood, 31 August 1916’.

TheBattalionWarDiaryrecordson31October1916state:‘InCampatRomarin.Thefollowingawardshavebeenmadeduringthemonthfor gallantryinthe !eldsince1stJuly1916.DistinguishedConductMedal,No.8871CorporalJ.Dales.’Theverylengthyentriesforthebattalion’s actionatDelvilleWood,29-31August1916,describeindetailtheverybitter !ghtingthattookplacewiththelossof10Officersand265Other Ranks killed, wounded or missing. The Fighting Strength of the Battalion, going into trenches was approximately 18 Officers, and 700 Other Ranks.

M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916.

Awardedforservicewiththe2ndBattalionintheirattackatMametzon1July1916,whenthebattalionhad10officersandabout300other rankskilledorwounded.‘MostofourcasualtiesoccurredafterwehadtakenDantzigAlley.DuringtheactiontheBattalioncapturedMachine Guns and Automatic Ri#es, Portable Telephones, and a great quantity of stores of all kinds.’

JackDales servedinFranceandFlandersfrom4October1914,andisentitledtothe1914StarwithClaspandtheSilverWarBadge,being listed as having been wounded twice.

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AnoutstandingGreatWarstretcher-bearer’s‘DelvilleWood,July1916’D.C.M.and‘Calonne,May1916/ Carency, June 1916’ M.M. group of !ve awarded to Corporal N. W. Bellinger, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(17391Cpl.M.W.Bellinger.13/EssexR.)noteincorrect !rstinitial(aspergazetteandD.C. M.Card);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(17391Pte.N.W.Bellinger.13/Essex:R.);1914-15Star(17391Pte.N.W.Bellinger.EssexR.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17391Cpl.N.W.Bellinger.EssexR.)note‘Pellinger’onB.W.M.,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, light contact marks, otherwise very ne (5) £2,400-£2,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousbraveryanddevotioninactioninchargeofstretcher-bearers.Forseveraldaysheworked,withoutrestandunderheavy !re, tendingandbringinginwounded,andhisenergy,fearlessness,andefficiencyundoubtedlysavedmanyofthewounded,whootherwisecouldnot have been brought in. On previous occasions he had been recommended for reward.’

Official War Office copy of the citation states: ‘(Delville Wood 29th-31st July 1916).’

M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916.

TheOfficialWarOfficecopyofthecitationstates:‘Asastretcherbearerthismanhasalwayscarriedouthisdutiesinabraveandefficient manner,inmanyinstancesunderhostile !re,particularlyon15thMay1916,atCalonne,whenthoughnotrecoveredfromawoundpreviously received,hedressedthewoundsofLance-CorporalDuttonandassistedtocarryhimdownwhenundershell !re,andalsoatCarency,Northern Sub-Section,onthenight1/2ndJune,whenheassistedtobringdownseveralwoundedmenduringtheconsolidationofthethreeminesblownin that night. Similar actions have been performed by him on other occasions.’

NormanWilliamBellinger waslivingatBarking,Essex,whenheenlistedfortheEssexRegimentatEastHamon16January1915.Postedas privatetothe13thBattalionheservedinFrancefrom17November1915.Hewaswoundedbygunshotintheknee,chestandleft !ngeron27 April1916,thesewoundsbeingreferredtointhecitationforhisM.M.Promotedtocorporalon4July1916,hewasdischargedon11February 1919.

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AscarceGreatWar‘Salonika’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateE.S.D.Moore,Nottinghamshire Yeomanry,forhisgallantryandcoolnesswhensentoutasalonedecoytolureintoanambushapatrolof Germanycavalryon17April1916;MoorewasmountedonaspeciallychosenChargerinordertooutpace the enemy should an attempt have been made to capture him

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(989Pte.E.S.D.Moore.Notts:Yeo:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,unofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps(735Pte.E.S.D.Moore. 10th.NottsCoy.Imp:Yeo:);1914-15Star(989Pte.E.S.A.[sic]Moore.Sher.Rang.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D. oak leaves (989 Pte. E. S. A. [sic] Moore. Notts. Yeo.) generally good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916: ‘Forgallantryandcoolnesswhensentouttotryandlureapartyoftheenemyintoanambush.Hebehavedinaremarkablypluckymannerwhen in very close touch with the enemy.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 25 September 1916 (Salonika).

EdmundSchneiderDodwellMoore wasbornatHonington,Lincolnshire,on22April1874,thesonoftheReverendHenryDodwellMoore, VicarofStWilfrid’s,Honington,andfollowingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWarattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatRetford,Nottinghamshire,on 10January1900.Heservedwiththe10th(SherwoodRangers)Company,3rdBattalioninSouthAfricafrom29January1900to9July1901,and was present at the actions at Lindley and Heartebeestefontein. He was discharged at his own request on 8 August 1901.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,Moorere-joinedhisoldunit,theSherwoodRangersYeomanry;theSherwoodRangers,alongwiththe SouthNottinghamshireHussarsandtheDerbyshireYeomanryformedtheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireMountedBrigadeandembarkedfor EgyptinApril1915, !rstenteringtheBalkantheatreofWaron8August1915.MooreservedwiththeminGallipolifromAugusttoOctober 1915(dismounted),beforereturningwiththeunittoEgyptwheretheywerereunitedwiththeirhorses.TheythenwenttoMacedonia(Salonika) inFebruary1916wherethebrigadewasre-designatedasthe7thMountedBrigade.ItwaswhilstservinginSalonikathatMoorewasawardedthe DistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantconductandcoolnesson17April1917whenhevolunteeredtoactasalonedecoytolureintoan ambushapatrolofGermancavalrythathadbeenobservedinnearbywoods.Anaccomplishedrider,hischargerhadbeenspeciallychosento outpacetheenemyintheeventanattemptwasmadetocapturehim.Infurtherrecognitionofhisgallantconduct,Moore’snamewasbroughtto notice in General A. J. Murray’s Despatch dated 13 July 1916.

The following account of the action was later published in ‘The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry in the Great War 1914-1918’ by Major H. Tallents:

‘At5a.m.on17April1916,threeSquadronsofGermanCavalrycameroundtheendofLakeDoirantowardsPateros,supportedbya considerableforceofinfantry;oneoftheirsquadronscameontowardsGola,theirright "ankpatrolpassingwithinafewyardsofSergeant Hethershawandhistroopwhowerelyingconcealedinsomescrubandhadbeentoldnotto !re,andapproachedthepositionwhereBSquadron were concealed.

WedisclosedonlyasmallpatrolwithPrivateMooreasitspointridingaspeciallyselectedhorsewhichwouldbedifficultfortheGermansto overtake.TheGermanswereverycautious andapproachedourpatrolveryslowly,whileMoorewaitedfortheminthehopesthatsomeatleast oftheGermanswouldchasehimandbeledintothetrap;unfortunatelytheywouldnotdothisthoughtheywerewithinspeakingdistanceofhim, soafteralittleconversationwiththemduringwhichtheytoldhimto“goaway,youbloodyfool”(hisremarkstothemarenotrecorded),herode slowly away to one side leaving the front of B Squadron unmasked.

TheGermansstoodinabunchlookingtowardsBSquadron’spositionandthenturnedtoretire;themomenttheydidsoitwasevidentthatthey wouldnotbecaughtinthetrapsoBSquadronandthemachine-gunsopened !re.Unfortunatelyboththemachine-guns-whichwereabout12 yearsold-jammedafterafewroundsandconsequentlyweonlysucceededinwoundingsevenoftheirmenandsevenhorses,accordingtothe enemy intelligence reports obtained later’.

FollowingtheArmisticeMoorereturnedtofarming.AkeenhuntsmanhefollowedboththeBelvoirandBlankneyHuntsandlatterlymaintained severalfoxcoverts.Heisrecordedinthe1939RegisterresidingatBrantBroughtonwhereheisdescribedasaretiredfarmerand‘AirRaid WardenARP’havingbeenappointedChiefARPWarden,BrandtBroughton.HediedinNewarkDistrictHospitalfollowingacyclingaccidenton 27 April 1949.

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A !neGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.andRussianMedalofStGeorgegroupof !veawardedtoPrivate Percy Gunner, 1st and 8th Battalions, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in December 1915 DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9199L.Cpl.P.Gunner.8/Som:L.I.);1914Star,withclasp(9199Pte.P.Gunner.1/Som:L.I.) starsometimegilded;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(9199Pte.P.Gunner.Som.L.I.); Russia,Empire, MedalofStGeorgeforBravery,4thClass,silver(9199Pte.P.Gunner.1/Somt.L.I.)impressednaming,togetherwithMemorial Plaque (Percy Gunner) with Buckingham Palace enclosure and card envelope, medals unmounted, nearly extremely ne (6) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry,whenhecarriedimportantmessagesunderheavy !re.Hehasbeenpreviouslyrecommendedforhisbraveryandability, on an occasion when he took command of his platoon after all the non-commissioned officers had been killed or wounded.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 17February1915(SirJohnFrench’sdespatchof20November1914,coveringtheperiod11Octoberto2November 1914, and concerns the !ghting that took place in the Armentières-Ypres area).

Russian Medal of St George, 4th Class London Gazette 25 August 1915.

PercyGunner wasbornatWorplesdon,Surrey,andenlistedatTregantle,Cornwall.HeservedinFranceandFlanderswiththe1stBattalion, SomersetLightInfantryfrom21August1914,latertransferringtothe8thBattalion,withwhomhewontheD.C.M.andwaskilledinactionnear Armentières on 6 December 1915. He is buried in Chapelle d’Armentières New Military Cemetery. Sold with copied research including D.C.M., M.I.D. and Medal Index Cards, and various gazette notices.

A !neGreatWar‘BattleofLoos’1915D.C.M.andFrenchMedailleMilitairegroupof !veawardedto SergeantWilliamHogg,2ndBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers,forconspicuousgallantrynearHulluchon26 September1915,whenhetookchargeofthebattalionmachine-gunsaftertheMachine-gunOfficerwas wounded, an action graphically depicted in Deeds That Thrill The Empire DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(A-6170Sjt:W.Hogg.2/R.Sco:Fus:);1914-15Star(A-6170Sjt.W.Hogg.R.Sc:Fus:);British WarandVictoryMedals(6170Sjt.W.Hogg.R.S.Fus.); France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-giltandenamel, medals unmounted, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1915:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryonthe26thSeptember,1915,nearHulluch.WhentheMachine-gunOfficerwaswounded,SergeantHoggtookcharge ofthebattalionmachine-guns,andcarriedouthisdutiesthroughouttheoperationswithmarkedabilityandgreatbravery.Onthe30th September,beinginchargeofamachine-gunpostedontheextremeleftofGunTrench,andtheenemyhavingbrokenthroughonhisleftandat thesametimeattackedhiminfrontfromacommunicationtrench,heopened "re,killingtenoftheenemy,but,ashewasbeingbombedfrom bothfrontand #ank,hewasforcedtowithdrawhisgun,whichhedidsuccessfully.Hebroughtitintoactionagainfurtherdownthetrench,and continued to "ght it throughout the night operations.’

Medaille Militaire London Gazette 1 May 1917.

WilliamHogg landedinFranceon25January1915,andjoinedthe2ndBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers,partofthe21stBrigade,7thDivision. The medal roll for the British War and Victory Medals shows that he ended the war in the rank of Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Soldwithlargegildingmetalcapbadge,twolugstoreverse,togetherwithcopiedresearchincludingasmallgrouppictureincludingSergeantHogg, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices, extracts from Battalion War Diaries and regimental history.

AGreatWar‘Dadizeele,October1918’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateE.T.Forrest,1stBattalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, late South Lancashire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(59524Pte.E.T.Forrest.1/R.Innis:Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(202850Pte.E. Forrest.S.Lan.R.); Belgium,Kingdom,MilitaryDecoration,A.I.R.,silver-gilt;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,mountedinincorrect order, very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryandtenacityduringanenemycounter-attacknearDadizeeleon2ndOctober,1918.HewasNo.1ofaLewisgunon theleft !ankofacompanywhichwasheavilyengaged.TheNo.2ofthegunwaswoundedinfetchingupammunition,andherushedacrossthe openandcarriedhimtocover;thenbringingupmoreammunitionhimself,putupsuchaheavy "rethattheenemyhesitated,andgavethe company time to recover and drive them back.’

Belgian Military Decoration with Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919.

Ofthecounter-attacknearDadizeele,theHistoryofthe9th(Scottish)Divisionrecords:‘Lt.-Col.SmythsawtheGermanscollectingtroopsfora greatcounter-strike,andtheK.O.S.B.werebracingthemselvesforadesperateresistanceatManhattanFarm,whenthetimelyarrivalofthe1st InniskillingFusiliers,whomadeamostheroicattackonHill41fromthenorth,scaredtheenemyandturnedhiseffortssolelytodefence.Though theInniskillingsfailedtocapturethehill,theirpluckyeffortprobablysavedtheK.O.S.B.,andsogreatwastheadmirationofthelatterandthe troopsofthe9thDivisionwhowitnessedtheattack,thattheG.O.C.,attheirrequest,wroteatoncetothe36thDivisionexpressingthe admiration and thanks of the officers and men of the 9th.’

ErnestT.Forrest isbelievedtohavebeenbornatPrescot,Lancashirein1897,andatthetimeofwinningtheD.C.M.waslivingatStHelens. His prior service in the South Lancashire Regiment and change of service number is con"rmed on his Medal Index Card.

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AGreatWar‘Givenchy/Cuinchy’December1914-January1915operationsD.C.M.groupoffourawardedto SergeantF.W.Marsh,1stBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionon26 January1915,whenahigh-explosiveshelldetonatedwhilst‘orderlyroom’wasbeingheldinafarmyard causing many casualties

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(1330Sjt:F.W.Marsh.1/L.N.Lanc:Regt.);1914Star,withclasp(1330Sjt.F.W.Marsh.L.N. Lan:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1330W.O.Cl.II.F.W.Marsh.L.N.Lan.R.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay,together with Memorial Plaque (Frederick William Marsh) good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915; citation published 30 June 1915: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandcoolnessonmanyoccasions,especiallyduringtheoperationsatGivenchyandCuinchyfromthe27thDecember, 1914,tothe29thJanuary,1915,whenhegavea !neexampleofcourage,resource,andcheerfulnessatatimewhenmuchneeded,andofgreat devotion to duty.’

FrederickWilliamMarsh wasbornatSalford,Lancashire,on22March1891,andeducatedatStJohn’sChurchSchool,Farnworth,andthe HigherGradeSchool,Bolton;subsequentlyenteredtheengineeringtradeatMessrs.Dobson&Barlow’s,Bolton,withwhomheservedtwoyears; thentookupMarineEngineeringwithMessrs.Vickers&Co.,ofBarrow,andwhileservingwiththem,assistedinthebuildingofH.M.S. Princess Royal andH.M.S. Dartmouth; transferredtoaBirkenhead !rm,and,withaviewtoobtaininghisBoardofTradeCerti!cate,madeseveralvoyagesin theElderDemsterLiners,servingas6thEngineerR.M.S. Karissia, andafterwardsas4thEngineer;joinedtheSpecialReserveinMarch,1909;was calledupontheoutbreakofwarinAugust1914;servedwiththeExpeditionaryForceinFranceandFlandersfromthefollowingOctober[M.I.C. gives20September1914],andwaskilledinactionatBeuvry,nearBethune,26January1915.Buriedthere.Theadjutantwrote:“Hewasstanding withinafewyardsofmeinafarm-yardabouttwomilesintherearofthe !ringlineataplacecalledBeuvry,nearBethune,whenashellfelland detonatedwithterri!cviolencequiteclosetous.Yoursonwaskilledinstantly,andweburiedhimwithinafewyardsofthespot,togetherwith11 otherofficers.I,asAdjutantofthebattalion,feelthelossofCoy.Sergt.-MajorMarshverygreatly.HewasanexcellentN.C.O.andmuch respectedbyusall.HediedatrueBriton,anddieddoinghisdutymanfullyandwell,”andLieut.F.Tawdry:“Coy.Sergt.-MajorMarshwasavery valuableman,andhislossiskeenlyfeltbytheofficersofhisbattalion.”HewasmentionedindespatchesbyF.M.SirJohn(nowLord)French,for gallant and distinguished service in the !led and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. (De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour refers).

MarshenlistedatPrestonforthe1stLoyalNorthLancashireRegimentandlandedinFrancewiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceon20 September 1914. He was killed in action on 26 January 1915, and is buried in Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront,September1917’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantJ.Easton,18th (Arts and Crafts) Battalion, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps, who was discharged due to wounds

DistinguishedConductMedal(C-6041Sjt:J.Easton.18/K.R.R.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(C-6041Sjt.J.Easton.K.R.Rif. C.) mounted for display, contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (3) £900-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinanattack.Byhiscoolnessunderheavy !rehesucceededinovercominganenemystrongpoint andcapturedandconsolidatedhisobjective.Thecompanywasheavilybombarded,andtheremainingofficerswerekilled.Hetookcommandof the company and held the position against enemy counter-attacks and intense bombardment. He displayed magni!cent courage and energy.’

TheK.R.R.C.Chroniclefor1917showsD.C.M.awardedforgallantryduringtheoperationsinSeptember1917,whenthe18thBattalionwas involved in the ‘affair at Shrewsbury Forest, September 20th.’

JohnEaston wasanativeofRomford,Essex,andenlistedintotheK.R.R.C.on15June1915.Heservedwiththe18thBattalionwhich‘sailedfor FranceMay1916,servinginthe41stDivision,andwaspresentattheCaptureofFlersduringtheBattleoftheSomme.In1917theyexperienced severe !ghtingattheBattleofMessines,andtheaffairatShrewsburyForest,September20thandinNovemberweremovedtotheItalianFront, andtookpartintheheavyoperationsonthePiave.InMarch1918theyreturnedtoFrance,andsufferedheavilyintheMarchRetreat,therebeing only80survivorsofaBattalionpreviously900strong.’SergeantJohnEastonwasawardedtheSilverWarBadge(No.B235860)andwas discharged due to wounds on 21 June 1919.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLance-CorporalW.T.Coote,1/4th Battalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,forconspicuousgallantrynearThiepvalinSeptember1916,when hewentacross“NoMan’sLand”inbroaddaylightandfullviewoftheenemysnipers,andbroughtinseveral wounded men, who had been lying there for some days

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(4253L.Cpl.W.T.Coote.1/4Y.&L.R.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4253Pte. W. Coote. York & Lanc. R.); together with Silver War Badge (No. B321200) and accompanying certi!cate, very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyonmanyoccasions,whenhewentacross“NoMan’sLand”inbroaddaylightandfullviewofthe enemy snipers, brought in several wounded men, who had been lying there for some days.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Near Thiepval 4th-6th September 1916’.

TheBattalionWarDiaryforSeptember1916suggeststhatCootewasawardedtheD.C.M.‘forworkinraid13-14/9/16underLieut.Christmas’ but the attached report on the raid makes no mention of Coote.

WalterT.Coote enlistedon14July1915,andservedinFrancewiththe1/4thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,winningtheD.C.M.for gallantrynearThiepvalon4-6September1916.Helaterservedasagunner(No.312744)withLancsR.G.A.andwasdischargedon2April1919, aged 31.

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AGreatWar‘GermanSpringOffensive’1918D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantA.Kennedy,8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(30070Cpl.A.Kennedy.1/8-A.&S.H.) ano ciallyre-impressedlaterissue;1914-15Star (1041Pte.A.Kennedy.A.&S.H.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1041Sjt.A.Kennedy.A.&S.H.) thelastthreeimpressedin smallcapitalsandprobablylaterissues;togetherwithapresentationHunterpocketwatch,themovementby Rolex, in10caratgold platecase,theoutercaseinscribed‘Kil"nanParish.PresentedtoSgt.AllanKennedy,D.C.M.inappreciationofhisservicesduring the Great War 1914-1919’, glass missing and watch not working, medals good very ne (4) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenthesignallingofficerandsergeanthadbothbeenwounded,hetookchargeofthesignal sectionandmaintainedconstantcommunicationwiththefrontcompaniesinspiteofheavyenemyattacksandthetelephonewiresbeing repeatedly cut by shell "re. His courage and resource did much to encourage the men employed with him.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘W. of Merville, 12-14 April 1918.’

AllanKennedy servedinFrancewiththeArgyll&SutherlandHighlandersfrom1May1915.HewontheD.C.M.withthe8thBattalionduring the "ghting around St Floris and St Venant, west of Merville, 12-14th April 1918.

Soldwithascarce8thArgyll&SutherlandHighlanderswhitemetalglengarrybadgewithunvoidedcentreandtwolugstoreverse;togetherwith copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices, and extracts from Battalion War Diaries.

AGreatWar‘FauquissartSector,January1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateFredEmbleton,2nd Battalion, London Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(1824Pte.F.Embleton.2/Lond:R.);1914-15Star(1824Pte.F.Embleton,2-Lond.R.);British War and Victory Medals (1824 Pte. F. Embleton. 2-Lond. R.) medals unmounted, toned, nearly extremely ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 March 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hewentforwardtotheassistanceoftwowoundedmenunderthemostintense !re.Heseta !neexample of courage and devotion to duty.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Mauquissart (sic), 1 January 1917’.

FredEmbleton wasbornatLambeth,London,andenlistedintothe2ndLondonRegimentinAugust1914,aged24,aplastererbytrade.He servedinFrancewiththe2ndLondonRegimentfrom6January1915,andservedwiththeRoyalEngineersfrom11March1917,beingemployed as a pattern maker with the 28th Light Railway Workshop Company.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingD.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,gazettenoticesandWarDiaryextractsfortheFauquissartSectoroperations of January 1917.

AGreatWar‘EvacuationofGallipoli’D.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoChiefStokerJ.Widdicombe,Royal Navy

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(146294J.Widdicombe,Ch.Sto.,GallipoliOpns.1915-6);1914-15Star(146294J. Widdicombe,C.Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(146294J.Widdicombe.Ch.Sto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V. R., 1st issue (146294 John Widdicombe. Ch. Sto. H.M.S. St. George) good very ne and better (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. London Gazette 15 May 1916:

‘InrecognitionoftheservicesofPettyOfficersandmenoftheEasternMediterraneanSquadronduringtheevacuationoftheGallipoliPeninsulain December 1915 to January 1916.’

JohnWiddicombe wasborninDartmouth,DevoninFebruary1870andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinAugust1888.Having then gained advancement to Chief Stoker in March 1904, he was pensioned ashore in July 1910, when he enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalledontheoutbreakofhostilities,WiddicombejoinedthecruiserH.M.S. Europa inJune1915,shortlybeforeshewasemployedintheEastern Mediterraneanasa "agshipatMudros(andlaterasadepotshipfordestroyers,andothersmallervessels,intheAegean).Yetsoonafterhisarrival inthattheatreofwar,hejoinedthestrengthof EuropaII, the“Stavrosbeachparty”,anditwasforservicesinthiscapacityattheendof1915,and in St.George inearly1916,thathewasawardedtheD.S.M.,thelatterhavingtakenoverasadepotshipfor Europa, andaccordinglythe responsibilityfortheStavrosparty.WiddicomberemainedsimilarlyemployeduntilAugust1917,wasinvalidedwithcerebralthrombosisthat November and died in February 1920, while on the books of Vivid. He was buried in Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth.

SoldwiththeoriginalAdmiraltyforwardingletterforhisGreatWarcampaignmedals,dated13January1922,andaddressedtohiswidow;and copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoActingSergeantW.B.Lakin,South NottinghamshireHussarsandMachineGunCorps,whoisbelievedtohavesurvivedthesinkingoftheS.S. Leasowe Castle on 27 May 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(164721Cpl.W.B.Lakin.M.G.C.) numbero ciallycorrected;1914-15Star(1819Pte.W.P.[sic]Lakin.S. Notts.Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1818A.Sjt.W.B.Lakin.S.Notts.Hrs.) contactmarksthroughoutandedgebruiseto BWM, the MM polished, therefore good ne; the rest better (4)

£500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

WilliamBallLakin wasbornatCoalville,Leicestershire,on23December1895,andattestedfortheSouthNottinghamshireHussars.He servedwiththe1st/1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarinGallipolifrom12September1915,andsawfurtherserviceinSalonikaandEgypt (attachedDesertMountedTroops);hewasstillonthestrengthoftheregimentwhenitwasmergedwiththeWarwickshireYeomanryinApril 1918toform‘B’BattalionMachineGunCorps,andsopresumablysurvivedthesinkingoftheS.S. LeasoweCastle on27May1918,whilst transportingtroopsfromAlexandria,withthelossofoveronehundredlives.ThebattaliondisembarkedatTaranto,Italyon21June1918and entrainedforFrance,arrivingatEtapleson29June,where,onthe19August1918,itwasre-designatedNo.100BattalionMachineGunCorps (WarwickshireandSouthNottinghamshireHussars).Assignedto12thDivision,thebattalionmovedtoWarloyandfromtheretoTronesWood andthencetoBouchavesnes.Companiesweredistributedatvariouslocationsinsupportoftheinfantryof12th,47thand58thDivisions,coming intolineonthe6September1918.Fromthisdateuntiltheendofhostilitiesthebattalionwascontinuallyinactioninthe !naladvancewith companiesandindividualsectionsbeingdespatchedtowhicheverpartofthelinewheretheneedwasgreatest.Transferredto25thDivisionon1 November 1918, Battalion HQ was located at Les Fontaine at the time of the Armistice.

Lakinwasdisembodiedon26January1919,andreturningtoForestTownacquiredareputationasapromisingprize-!ghterwhen,attheageof 27andwithnoexperienceofring !ghting,heknockedoutthefarmoreexperienced !ghter,JoeBrown,duringatenround£5Purseboutatthe Mans!eldBoxingandAthleticClubmeetingon9October1922(Mans eldReporter refers).Healsoworkedformanyyearsasamasseurand following retirement from the ring became a successful amateur boxing coach. He died at Mans!eld in November 1975.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Sergeant H. J. Wilkinson, Royal Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R. (101310 Sjt: H. J. Wilkinson. 234/F. Co: R.E.) edge bruise, very ne £200-£240 182

M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916.

HerbertJ.Wilkinson attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwith234thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarfrom1916.Awardedthe Military Medal that same year, he was subsequently advanced to company quartermaster sergeant.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private G. Clinton, 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(11383Pte.G.Clinton.1/L’pool:R.) heavyedgebruisingandscratchestoobverse eld,suspensionclawrea xed, nearly very ne £140-£180

M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.

G. Clinton was awarded the Military Medal whilst attested to the 6th Trench Mortar Battery.

AGreatWar‘RussianIntervention’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateT.H.Bonner,No.1Special Company, Middlesex Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(15050Pte.T.H.Bonner.Midd’xR.);1914-15Star(L-15050Pte.T.H.Bonner.Midd’xR.);BritishWar Medal1914-20(L.15050Pte.T.H.Bonnor[sic].Midd’xR.);VictoryMedal1914-19(L.15050Pte.T.H.Bonner.Midd’xR.) nearly very ne (4) £600-£800

Provenance: J. B. Hayward, October 1975; Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, August 2020.

M.M. London Gazette 3 January 1920: ‘For bravery in the Field with the British Forces in North Russia.’ ThomasHenryBonner attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatKentishTown,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 27 December 1915. He subsequently served with No. 1 Special Company during the Allied Intervention in North Russia, 1919-20.

AGreatWarM.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantR.E.Reeve,23rd(8thCity‘Pals’)and2ndBattalion, ManchesterRegiment,lateNorfolkRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton19August 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(47558L.CplR.E.Reeve.23/Manch:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(47558Sjt.R.E.Reeve.Manch.R.) nearly extremely ne (3) £400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917.

ReginaldEllwoodReeve wasbornatWestLynn,King’sLynn,Norfolk,andoriginallyattestedtherefortheNorfolkRegiment.Transferringto theManchesterRegiment,heservedwiththe23rd(8thCity‘Pals’)BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontuntilitsdisbandmentin early1918,whereitsremainingsoldierswereredistributedtootherbattalions.Advancedsergeant,hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 19 August 1918. He is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. Sold with copied research.

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AscarcesilverSeaGallantryMedalgroupof !veawardedtoLieutenantT.L.Williams,RoyalNavalReserve, ChiefOfficeroftheS.S. EgremontCastle,whocommandedalifeboatsenttotherescueofthecrewoftheS.S. Loong Sang during the Hong Kong typhoon of 18 August 1923

SeaGallantryMedal,G.V.R.,silver(ThomasLloydWilliams,S.S.“LoongSang”,18thAugust1923.);1914-15Star(Lieut.T.L. Williams,R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.T.L.Williams,R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal(ThomasL.Williams.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. T. L. Williams, R.N.R.) good very ne (5) £600-£800

S.G.M. (Silver) 13 January 1925:

OwingtothetyphoonwhichstruckthecolonyofHongKongon18August1923,thesteamship LoongSang,ofLondon,draggedheranchorsand foundered after colliding with another vessel. Menwereobservedinthewaterclingingtowreckageandaboatwasgotawayfromthe BowesCastle inchargeofMr.Cropperandmannedby theofficersandChineseseamennamed.Afterabout "veandhalfhoursworkintheragingseaandblindingrain,twosurvivorswerepickedup.A boathadalsobeenlaunchedfromthe HwahPing inchargeofMr.Lexow,andmannedbytheofficersandmennamed(andChinese "remanand cabinboy-namesunknown).Thisboatpickeduponesurvivoranddriftedalongsidethe EgremontCastle.Thisboatwasthensentawayin commandofMr.Williams,andacrewconsistingoftheChineseratingsfromthe EgremontCastle inanattempttorescuefurthersurvivors,butas theboatwaspartly "lledwithwater,littleprogresscouldbemade,owingtothehighseaandviolentwindandrain,anddespitetheeffortsofthe boat’screw,theywereunabletoeffectanyrescues.Lateroneofthe EgremontCastle’s boatswasgotawayinchargeofMr.Stuartwithacrew madeupofthefourapprenticesnamedandGeLingLow,Quartermasterofthatvessel,andalsothechief,secondandthirdofficers,andthe three quartermasters named, from the Hwah Ping. This boat succeeded in picking up another survivor. Verygreatriskwasincurredinrenderingtheservicesowingtothehighsea,violentwindandblindingrain.Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe Loong Sang’s crewwereonboard,butitisstatedthatthenumberwasabout36,includingsevenEuropeans.OnlytwoEuropeansappeartohavebeen savedandabout22Chinese.Thesurvivors,otherthanthosereferredtoabove,eitherdriftedashoreorwerepickedupafterthetyphoonabated. Very great risk was incurred in rendering these services owing to the high sea, violent wind, and blinding rain.

TheSeaGallantryMedalinsilverwasawardedtoThomasLloydWilliams,ChiefOfficer, "veotherEuropeancrewmembersandeightChinese crew,allofthesteamship Egremont ofLiverpool;alsotoJohnCropper,chiefofficer,twootherEuropeancrewmembersandfourChinesecrew, all of the steamship Bowes Castle of Liverpool (total awards 21, all in silver).

TheForeignServicesSilverMedalwasalsoawardedtoMrA.Lexow,ChiefOfficer, twootherRussiancrewmembersandfourChinesecrew,all of whom formed part of the boat’s crew from the Chinese steamship Hwah Ping

B.E.M. London Gazette 15 June 1991: Harold John Stokes, lately Court Usher, Long Ashton Magistrates Court, Avon.

Single Orders and Decorations

The G.C.B. Stall Banner of Field Marshal Lord Carver, Chief of the General Staff TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.(Military)KnightGrandCrossStallBanner,1950mmx1880mm, folded,with consequently some minor damage, otherwise reasonable condition, scarce £300-£400

RichardMichaelPowerCarver,BaronCarver,G.C.B.,C.B.E.,D.S.O.andBar,M.C.,RoyalTankRegiment,wasbornon24April1915and servedasChiefoftheGeneralStaff fromApril1971toOctober1973,andthenChiefoftheDefenceStaff fromOctober1973toOctober1976. HewascreatedaKnightGrandCrossoftheOrderoftheBathinthe1970BirthdayHonours’List(LondonGazette 13June1970),andwas advanced Field Marshal on 18 July 1973. He died on 9 December 2001. For the recipient’s dress uniform, riband bar, and insignia see Lot 600.

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,G.C.M.G.,KnightGrandCross,amid-20thCenturycollarchain, silver-giltandenamel, thelinksalternativelycomposedofwingedlionsroyallycrowned,Maltesecrosses,andthecyphersSMand SG,havinginthecentreofthecollaranimperialcrownovertwouncrownedwingedlions,passantgardant,eachholdinginhis forepawabookandsevenarrows,thereversewithsplitringsuspensionforbadge,withtwosimilarlions,butuncrowned,atthe opposite end of the chain, white enamel damage to virtually every arm of every Maltese cross, therefore nearly very ne £800-£1,000

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband, nearly extremely ne £180-£220 190

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s1sttype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksfor London 1930, on lady’s bow riband, extremely ne £100-£140 191

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,in Toye,Kenning& Spencer, London, case of issue, gilding somewhat tarnished, otherwise extremely ne £100-£140

Attributed to Alexander Martin Sellar, esq., Senior Deputy Town Clerk, City of Edinburgh (O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1972).

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,in Fattorini,Birmingham, case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

The M.B.E. attributed to J. S. R. Shaw Esq.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in Gaunt,London,caseof issue; together with the related miniature award, extremely ne £100-£140

M.B.E. London Gazette 30 December 1986: John Stewart Raymond Shaw

‘For political and public service.’

SoldwiththenamedBestowalDocumentfortheM.B.E.,thismountedinaglazeddisplayframe;acopyoftheStatutesoftheOrder;aphotograph oftherecipientandhiswife;apresentationdrawingofWhalleyChurchofEnglandSchoolontheoccasionoftherecipient’sretirementas headmasterafter25years;andaCerti"cateofThankstotherecipient’swife,Mrs.OliveShaw,inrecognitionofherservicetotheConservative Party, signed in facsimile by Margaret Thatcher, these last three all mounted in glazed frames.

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The M.B.E. attributed to Miss Patricia N. Goate

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver,onlady’sbow riband,in Spink,London,caseofissue;togetherwitha20thCenturypresentationSealoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire,212mm, cold cast in resin bronze, with label to reverse reading ‘Miss Patricia Newton Goate MBE’, extremely ne (2) £120-£160

M.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1994: Miss Patricia Newton Goate, Parish Councillor, Colyton, Devon.

‘For services to Local Government.’

Sold with information lea#et about the 20th Century Seal of the Order of the British Empire.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseof issue, extremely ne £100-£140 196

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, extremely ne £100-£140 197

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace, breast star, silver and enamel, good very ne £80-£100 198

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Single Campaign Medals

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,1June1794

Provenance: Loxley Collection, Glendining’s, October 1939. JeremiahLovell iscon!rmedontherollasanableseamanaboardH.M.S. Tremendous atthe‘GloriousFirstofJune’1794.Approximately19 clasps issued to this ship.

Provenance: Hayward’s Gazette, August 1973. Approximately 10 clasps were issued for this action with the Danish frigate Frederiksværn on 15 August 1807.

William Finley is con!rmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Comus. ADanishfrigatehavingputtoseafromElsineur,onthenightofAugust12th,AdmiralJ.Gambierdispatchedthe Defence 74,CaptainC.Ekins,and the Comus 22,CaptainE.Heywood,inquestofher.Onthe14th,the Comus havingbeenorderedtomakesailahead,discoveredtheenemy,and aboutmidnightgotwithinhailofthefrigate Frederiksværn 32,whichrefusedtoheaveto.Awarmactioncommencedandcontinuedforforty-!ve minutes,whentheDanishship,fromthedisabledstateofherrigging,fellonboardthe Comus. Themomenttheshipstouched,apartyfromthe Comus headedbyLieutenantsWattandKnight,boardedthe Frederiksværn, andafterashortresistance,carriedher.Herlosswastwelvemen killed, and twenty wounded. The Comus received but little damage, and had but one man wounded.

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NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Nassau22March1808 (JamesMoullen,Gunner.) attractivelytoned,somelight scratches to obverse, otherwise nearly extremely ne £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Spink N.C. July 1948 and March 1949; Glendinings, June 1952, April 1953, and May 1965; Christie’s, July 1985.

Approximately 30 clasps issued for ‘Nassau 22 March 1808’.

JamesMoullen iscon!rmedasagunneraboardH.M.S. Nassau when,togetherwithH.M.S. Stately,theyjointlyattackedanddestroyedthe Danish74-gunship PrindtsChristianFrederick off Grenaa,CoastofJutland,Denmark,on22March1808.The Nassau sufferedtwomenkilled,and sixteenmenwounded,whilstthe Stately lostfourmenkilled,andtwoofficersandtwenty-sixmenwounded.ThelosstotheDanish,outofacrew of !ve hundred and seventy-six, amounted to !fty-!ve men killed and eighty-eight wounded.

Provenance: Mackenzie Collection 1873; Cheylesmore Collection, July 1930; Spink, March 1995 and July 2010.

Approximately 41 clasps issued for this action.

JamesGoslin iscon!rmedontherollsasaLandsmanaboardH.M.S. Centaur atthepursuitoftheRussian $eetof24shipsandthecaptureof the Sevolod by H.M. Ships Centaur and Implacable off Hango Head, south coast of Finland.

InAugust1808,SirSamuelHoodin Centaur accompaniedby Implacable,CaptainThomasByamMartin,joinedRearAdmiralNauckhoff andthe Swedish $eetinOroRoadsandtheyallsailedfromthereonthe25th,inpursuitoftheRussian $eetwhichhadappearedoff Swedentwodays earlier.Duetotheirsuperiorsailing Centaur and Implacable weresoonwellinadvanceandclosingontheRussianswhoappearedtobein disorder.Bythemorningofthe26th, Implacable wasabletobringtheleewardmostoftheenemy'sline-of-battleships,the Sevolod 74,Captain Roodneff,tocloseaction.After20minutestheenemy'scoloursandpendantwereloweredbuttheapproachofthewholeRussianforceobliged SirSamueltorecallCaptainMartin.ARussianfrigatetookthecrippledshipintowbutwhentheRussianAdmiralhauledhiswind, Centaur and Implacable gavechaseandforcedthefrigatetosliphertow.Theenemyshipsagainboredowninsupportbutinsteadofengagingtheyenteredthe portofRagerVik(alsoknownasPortBalticorRogerswick).Whenboatsweresentouttotryandtowherintoharbour Centaur stoodinand, afterdrivingtheboatsoff,ranacrossthebowofthe Sevolod justasshewasenteringtheharbour.The Centaur thenlashedthe Sevolod’s bowsprit tohermizen-mastandbothshipssoondriftedaground.TheRussiansrefusedtostrikeandthebattlewentonuntilthearrivalofthe Implacable !nallyinducedtheRussianshiptosurrender. Implacable hadtoheave Centaur off.However,theprizewasso !rmlyagroundthataftertakingout theprisonersandwoundedmen,SirSamuelorderedhertobeburnt. Implacable lostsixmenkilledandtwenty-sixwoundedincludingtwowho didnotrecoverandthreewhohadlimbsamputated.Centaurlostthreekilledandtwenty-sevenwounded,andthe Sevolod 303killed,wounded and missing.

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Royalist29Decr1812 (HenryHackman.) averyminoredgebruise,otherwisegood very ne and extremely rare £22,000-£26,000

Provenance: Fergus Gowans Collection (1947-71); Christie’s, April 1984.

Royalist29Decr1812[3claspsissued]-AlexanderBrown,coxswain,alsowithSyriaclasp,medalnamedasgunner(DixNoonanWebb,February 2016, £38,000); Henry Hackman, able seaman; Lewis Rees, midshipman.

Henry Hackman is con!rmed on the roll as an able seaman for the capture of La Ruse by the Royalist on 29 December 1812.

At11p.m.onthenightof29December1812,theeighteen-gunbrig Royalist,CommanderGeorgeDownie,cruisingintheChanneloff Hythe,fell inwith,andafterashortactioncaptured,theFrenchprivateerlugger LaRuse,sixteenguns,withacrewofsixty-!vemen.Theprizehadhermain mastshotaway,andoneofhercrewkilled,andanotherwounded,beforeshestruckhercolours.Shewasanewvesselonher !rstcruiseandhad madenocaptures.CommanderDownie,whowaspromotedforthisaction,waskilledwhenincommandofaBritishsquadrononLake Champlain during the battle of Plattsburg in September 1814.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers (William Gardner.) very ne

Provenance: Sotheby, March 1984 (this single clasp).

£700-£900

WilliamGardner iscon!rmedontherollasasergeant,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Minden atAlgiers.Heisalsoshownasbeingentitledto additionalclaspsfor‘Trafalgar’asaPrivateR.M.aboard Bellerophon, and‘ThePotomac17Aug1814’asacorporalR.M.aboard Euryalus,butnot proven to be one and the same man.There is also another man of this name entitled to the clasp ‘St Domingo’.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (John Hatch.) good very ne

£500-£700

TwomenofthisnameareshownontherollforSyria,aLandsmanaboardH.M.S. Rodney andaPrivateR.M.aboardH.M.S. Thunderer. Athirdman of this name is entitled to the clasp for Egypt as a Private R.M. aboard H.M.S. Resource.

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TheNavalGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoAbleSeamanGeorgeBrace,whowitnessedthedestructionof theDanish74 PrindtsChristianFrederick asaLandsmaninthe Stately,andafterwards,intheboatsofthe

Princess Caroline, shared in a bloody encounter with Russian gun-boats in the Gulf of Finland

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Stately22March1808,25JulyBoatService1809(Geo.Brace.) minoredgebruisesand scratching in both elds, otherwise good very ne

£8,000-£10,000

Provenance: Sotheby,November1894;Debenham’s,December1897;W.E.GrayCollection1898;Glendining’s,May1920,November1952,July 1956,andMarch1973;Christie’s,November1985;Glendining’s,September1991;JohnGoddardCollection,DixNoonanWebb,November 2015.

Stately22March1808[31claspissued]-15medalsknown,includingexamplesintheNationalMaritimeMuseum;RoyalMarinesMuseum; Honeyman Collection (Huntington Library, U.S.A.); and the Patiala Collection (2), (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India). 25JulyBoatService1809[36issued]-14medalsknown,includingexamplesintheNationalMaritimeMuseum(2),theRoyalNavalMuseum,and the Patiala Collection (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India).

GeorgeBrace iscon!rmedontherollsasaLandsmanonboardtheStatelyatheractionwiththeDanish74-gun PrindtsChristianFrederick in March 1808, and in the same rate on board the Princess Carolina for her boat action of 25 July 1809.

GeorgeBracewasborninLondonandjoinedtheNavyon3July1807,beingtakenonboardthe Stately asaLandsmanon29Octoberofthe sameyear,aged20years.Hisnextshipwasthe PrincessCaroline whichhejoinedon22September1808,beingadvancedtoOrdinarySeamanin February1810,andtoAbleSeamaninApril1811.Heleftthe PrincessCaroline on21September1814,tojointhe Tanais inwhichshipheserved until paid off on 31 May 1816. Sold with copied muster lists and statement of service.

Stately and Nassau destroy the 74-gun Danish ship of the line Prindts Christian Frederick On22March1808,at2p.m.,theBritish64-gunships Stately,CaptainGeorgeParker,and Nassau,CaptainRobertCampbell,proceedingtowards theGreatBelt,descriedandchasedastrangesail.At4p.m.,off theJutlandcoast,thestrangerwasmadeouttobeanenemy,andat5p.m.,a Danish ship of the line, which evidently intended to run herself ashore, if no other means of escape presented itself.

At7.40p.m.the Nassau gotupwith,andopened !reupontheDanish74-gunship PrindtsChristianFrederick,CaptainJessen,and,inafewminutes afterwards,the Stately closedanddidthesame.Arunning !ghtwasthusmaintained,withgreatobstinacyonthepartofthe74,until9.30p.m., whenthe PrindtsChristianFrederick struckhercolours.Atthistimethelatterwaswithinlessthan500yardsoftheshoreofZealand,and,before the !rstlieutenantofthe Stately,whohadgoneonboardtotakepossession,couldcutawayheranchor,theprizegrounded.ThetwoBritish ships,fortunatelyforthem,hadalreadybroughtupnearher.Theremainingpartofthenightwasemployedinremovingtheprisoners,butitwas foundimpossibletogetthecapturedshipa#oat.Intheevening ofthe23rd,astheDaneswerepreparingtheirartilleryonthecoast,andasthe windblewstrongontheshoreandagooddealofseawasrunning,the PrindtsChristianFrederick wasseton !rebyhercaptors,andinashort time blew up.

Thelossonthepartofthe Stately wastwoseamenandtwomarineskilled,andonelieutenant,theboatswain,onemaster'smate,23seamenand twomarineswounded.The Nassau hadoneseamankilledandonemissing,andone !rst-classvolunteer,10seamenand !vemarineswounded; thetotalBritishlossamountingto !vekilledand45woundedandmissing.The PrindtsChristianFrederick,outofacomplementonboardof576 men and boys, had 55 killed and 88 wounded.

The boats of a British squadron capture three Russian gun-boats in a most sanguinary affair off the Gulf of Finland

On25July1809,CaptainCharlesDudleyPaten,commandingaBritishsquadron,composedofhisownshipthe PrincessCaroline 74,the Minotaur 74,CaptainJohnBarrett,the18-pounder32-gunfrigate Cerberus,CaptainHenryWhitby,andthe18-gunship-sloop Prometheus,CaptainThomas Forrest,permittedthelattertoleadtheboatsofthesquadron,17innumber,totheattackoffourRussiangun-boatsandanarmedbrig,lyingat Fredericksham,nearApsoroads,inthegulfofFinland.Afterdarktheboats,commandedbyCaptainForrest,pushedoff fromthesquadron,andat 10.30p.m.commencedtheattack.Afteramostdesperateandsanguinarycon#ict,threeofthegun-boats,mountingtwolong38-pounderseach, and having on board between them 137 men, besides an armed transport brig, with 23 men, were captured and brought off

Costly,indeed,weretheprizes.TheBritishlossamountedtoonelieutenant,onesecondlieutenantofmarines,onemidshipman,andsixseamen andmarineskilled;CaptainForresthimself,onelieutenant,threemidshipmen,and46seamenandmarineswounded.TheRussians,ontheirside, acknowledgedalossof28killedand59wounded,makingatotalof47menkilledand110wounded,inobtainingpossessionofthreegun-boats. Oneofthesegun-boats,No.62,wassoobstinatelydefended,thateverymanofher44-mancrewwaseitherkilledorwoundedbeforeshe surrendered,24ofthesebeingkilled.TheresultofthisenterprisewasadefeattotheRussianscertainly,butundercircumstancesthatre#ected thebrightesthonouruponthecharacteroftheirnavy.Forthegallantryhehadshownontheoccasion,CaptainForrestwaspromotedtopostrank.

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A !nePeninsulaGoldMedalawardedtoMajor-GeneralC.E.Conyers,C.B.,82ndRegiment,forOrthes,27 February 1814, at which battle he commanded his regiment until severely wounded FieldOfficer’sSmallGoldMedal,forOrthes(Lieut.Coll.Chas.E.Conyers,82ndFoot.) "ttedwithoriginalglasslunettesand originalgoldribbonbuckleandsuspension, thisonceneatlyrepairedandnolongerswivels,atinychiptotheupperedgeofreverse lunette, otherwise good very ne £12,000-£16,000

Provenance: Glendining’s,November1928;J.B.Hayward&Son,c.1975;BucklandDix&Wood,April1995;Dixon’sGazette,Spring2003; Baldwin’s, September 2016.

CharlesEdwardConyers appearstohavebeenborninCastlelyons,CountyCork,Ireland.Whilstrecordsarescantconcerninghislineage,he isbelievedtobeascionofthein!uentialConyersfamilyofCastletown-Conyers,CountyLimerick.CharlesConyersreceivedhis "rstcommission intotheBritishArmyin1794,asayoungensignandsoonfoundhimselfsent,vianine-monthsspentinGibraltar,totheislandofStDomingoin theWestIndies.Aspartofthe1stBattalion82ndFoot,thisregimentwasintendedtoassistintheestablishmentofaprotectorateat Port-auPrinceattherequestofanumberofin!uentialislanders,andtodislodgetheincreasinglybeleagueredFrenchmilitarypresencelocatedthere, whichwassufferingundersomethingofanationalrebellionagainstFrenchruleandslavery.Some832rankand "leofthe82ndFootwere embarkedon10June1795,underthecommandoftheyoungLieutenant-ColonelGeorgeGarnier,arrivingatMoleStNicholas,andproceeding immediately to Port-au-Prince to assist the governor, Major-General Sir Adam Williamson K.B., in a military offensive.

FightingfromthedistrictofMirebalais,where,foraperiodoftwelvemonths,the82ndweretheonlyEuropeantroops,Conyerswasmade lieutenanton2September1795,andwaspresentduringanumberofengagementswiththeenemy.Themostseriousoftheseattackswasmade bythelocalchiefandleaderToussaintL’Ouverture,onthewholelineofthefrontier,when40menofthe82nd,underLieutenantsMannersand Conyers,accompaniedbysometwothousand "vehundredcoloniallevies,marchedatnighttoassistFortSerolle,theninvestedbyfour-thousand enemysoldiers,whoweretakenbysurprise,subsequentlydislodgedandthendispersedwithconsiderablecasualties.Forthisparticularsuccess LieutenantConyersreceivedapersonalletterofthanksfromBrigadier-GeneralChurchill.Unfortunately,the82ndlosttheirCommandingOfficer Colonel Garnier (and his brother Henry, Ensign, amongst many) to yellow fever in December 1796, adding to their difficulties.

In1797ConyerswasplacedincommandofFortDesureaux,leadingagarrisonoffortyEuropeansandthree-hundredcolonialtroops.Hehadto repelseveralassaultsduringthisperiod,andwhenPestelwasattacked,hepersonallyledapartyagainsttherearoftheenemy,whichcausedthe failureoftheirenterprise,andforhisconductonthisoccasionheagainreceivedapersonalletterofthanksfromBrigadier-GeneralChurchill.In March 1798,hewasappointedFortMajorofIrois,andduringitssiege,whichlastedforthreemonths,LieutenantConyersandtwononcommissionedofficersofthe82ndwerewounded,andthegarrisonlostmoremenkilledandwoundedthanitsoriginalnumberofthree-hundred. Towardstheendof1798,treatiesweremadewiththehostilechiefsfortheevacuationoftheisland,owingtotheconstant "ghtingandthe ravagesofmalariaandyellowfever,theremainsofthe82ndwerecollectedatJaremie,underthecommandofLieutenantConyers,theonly remainingofficeroftheoriginalnumberwhichhadlandedlessthanthreeyearsbeforeatStDomingo.Intotal,fromtheoriginalcontingent,22 officers were lost as well as some 1000 men.

AfterreturningtoEnglandinlateJanuary1799,heservedbrie!yintheexpeditiontoQuiberonBayinFrance,beforeservinginMinorcafortwo yearswiththe82ndFoot,untilitwascededtoSpainunderthetermsofthePeaceofAmiens,beforebeingremovedtoIrelandin1802.Inthis yearConyerswaspromotedtocaptainon25June,andmadeA.D.C.toMajor-GeneralPatrickWauchope.Itappearsthathesubsequently followedWauchopetoMaltafor1yearand8months,andthenontoEgyptin1807asA.D.C.,servingasamemberofthestaff underGeneral AlexanderMackenzie-Fraser,toconfrontOttomanforcesinthatstrategiclocation.HewaspresentwiththeBritishforceledbyWauchopeatthe stormingandretreatfromRosetta,astheBritishforceswereshotandsnipedfromwindowsinthelabyrinthinestreets.HereWauchopewas killedandCaptainConyerswaswoundedwithhiminthe "ghting,receivingaseverecontusion(presumablyfromaglancingbullet).Hisservice papersthendetailthathewassubsequentlymadeA.D.C.toBrigadier-GeneralSirWilliamStewartduringthesiegeofRosetta,beforetheBritish and Colonial army’s retreat to Sicily, where Captain Conyers served for 2 years and on the staff as brigade major.

ReturningtoEnglandaftersome9yearsabroadin1809,hewasofficiallypromotedtomajoron16February1809,whenhewasgrantedthree months’leave.Hisservicepapersinconvenientlyendatthispoint,butitdoesnotappearthathetookpartintheill-fatedWalcherenExpeditionin whichbothbattalionsofthe82ndFootserved.Wedoknow,however,fromtheRoyalMilitarycalendarthatheservedonthestaff asbrigade majorinSpainunderWellington.The82ndsawagreatdealofactionthroughoutthewarinSpainandFrance,andperhapsowingtotheseverity inseniorofficercasualtiessufferedamongstthe82ndFootduringthiscampaignheappearstohavebeenthehighest-rankingable-bodiedofficerof theregimentbylate1813.Continuinginto1814,hesawhis #nesthourduringtheoperationsontheGaved’Oleron,atHastinguesandOyerle GaveacrossthePyrenees,culminatingintheBattleofOrtheson27February.HereheledhisregimentintoactionagainstconcentratedFrench forcesinasuperiorposition,andcommandeditsuccessfullyuntilhewasseverelywounded,beingawardedtheArmyGoldMedal,aswellas anotherbeingawardedtoMajorVincentwhosucceededhimincommand.Despitein$ictingheavyFrenchcasualties,the82ndsufferedonly2 officercasualties,ConyersseverelywoundedandLieutenantDrummondwounded,twootherrankskilledand34wounded,suggestingthat Conyers had been conspicuous at the front of his men.

Afterabriefpauseof4months,hereceivedthebrevetoflieutenant-colonel,andthereafterConyerswassenttocommandthe82ndFootin CanadaandNorthAmericaintheWarof1812.590remainingrankand #leembarkedatPaulliacinBordeauxon5May1814,travellingto Quebec.ArrivinginCanada,theytravelledtomeettheBritisharmyand #ghtwithCanadianandNativeIndianVolunteersatFortErieonthe NiagaraFrontier.Inparticular,itappearsthatConyersherecommandedthe2ndBattalion82ndFootuntilpeacewasmadewithAmericain March1815,followingtheBritishcaptureofWashington,andtheAmericanvictoryatNewOrleans.TheSecondBattalionwassubsequently reducedandreturnedtoEnglandandConyerswasmadelieutenant-colonelon20April1815.HewasstationedinIrelandatBirrascommanding officerfortwoyearsbeforereturningtoEngland, andwhilstathishomeinFulhamhemarriedMissSarahTeixeriadeSampayo,daughterofthe Portugueseconsul-generalinLondon(andformerinspectorgeneralofcavalryinLisbon)CountAntonioTeixeriadeSampayo,on14June1815. He had three children, Charles Edward Conyers jnr. (himself later an officer in the 2nd Dragoons) and two daughters Anne and Helen Conyers.

Lieutenant-ColonelConyersservedfourandahalfyearsattheCapeofGoodHope,andsubsequentlytransferredonhalf-payinFebruary1828 tosecureapositionascommanderandinspectingofficeroftroopsintheIonianIslands,beingprincipallybasedinCorfu,wherehistwodaughters weremarriedtoBritishofficers.Hereforatimeheappearstohavecomeintominorcon$ictwithGeneralSirCharlesNapier(concerninga possiblemovetoCephalonia),whowroteinhismemoirs“...thenewResident,ColonelConyers,wasfullchargedtoundoallthathecanofmy worksandcouldnotconcealhiszeal”.Hewentonhalf-payinJanuary1833,andreceivedpromotiontocolonelin1837,beingappointeda CompanionoftheBathinJuly1838.Hebecamemajor-generalinNovember1846andwasgivencolonelcyofthe96thRegimentinFebruary 1852. He died at Brighton on 10 August 1855, after more than 60 years’ service and a truly global career.

Soldwithafolderofcomprehensiveresearch,includingcopiedrecordofservice,gazetteentries,extractsfrom HistoricalRecordsofthe82nd Regiment by S. P. Jarvis, a copy of his last Will and Testament, and his obituary notice published in the Morning Post of August 1855.

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Ciudad Rodrigo (J. Southerd, 40th Foot.) very ne and a very scarce single clasp £1,600-£2,000

Approximately 54 medals issued with this single clasp.

JeremiahSoutherd joinedthe2ndSomersetMilitiaasaPrivateon23September1803.On25September1807hevolunteeredtoserveasa Privateinthe2ndBattalion,40thFoot.Hetransferredtothe1stBattalionandwentwiththeregimenttothePeninsulainJune1811.Hewas presentatCiudadRodrigoinJanuary1812,butfrom8March1812toMay1814heisshownonthemusterrollsasbeingsick.Hewas #nally discharged at Neuilly on 17 May 1815. Sold with muster details.

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TheimportantPeninsulaWarmedalawardedtoGeneralSirArthurClifton,G.C.B.,K.C.H.,K.St.A.,Colonel ofthe1st(Royal)Dragoons,whohecommandedinthePeninsulaandatWaterloo,wheretheregiment formedpartofthe‘Union’Brigade,thecommandofwhichdevolveduponCliftononthedeathofSirWilliam Ponsonby

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Talavera,Busaco,Toulouse(SirA.Clifton,K.C.B.Majr.3rdDn.Gds.&Lt.Col.1st Dgn) some minor edge bruising and marks, otherwise good very ne £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963.

ArthurBenjaminClifton wasbornin1771,thirdsonofSirGervaseClifton,6thBaronet.HewaseducatedatRugbyschoolandenteredthe armyasacornetinthe3rdDragoonGuardson6June1794;lieutenant,7August1794;captain,27February1799;major,17December1803; lieutenant-colonel,1stDragoons,25July1810;colonel,12August1819;major-general,22July1830;lieutenant-general,23November1841; general, 20 June 1854; Colonel 1st Dragoons, 30 August 1842.

Servedthecampaignsof1809-15.Commandedasquadronofthe3rdDragoonGuardsincoveringandsupportingfourSpanishgunsatthebattle ofTalavera,andemployedindifferentsubsequentoperations;battleofBusaco,pursuitofMassenafromSantarem,takingfromhimprisonersand baggage;BattleofFuentesd’Onor,actionsatNavéd’Aver,ElBoden,FuentesGuinaldo,andAldeadePonte;severalaffairsduringtheretreatof thearmyfromSalamancatoCiudadRodrigo;chargedwithasquadronabodyofFrenchinfantryunderGeneralClausel,nearSalamanca,killingor takingnearlyahundredoftheenemy;BattleofVittoria,blockadeofPampeluna,severalaffairsinthePyrenees,BattleofToulouse,skirmishing withtheenemyandcoveringtheretreatonthe17thofJune,andBattleofWaterloo.HewasawardedtheGoldMedalandoneClaspforFuentes d’OnorandVittoria,andthesilvermedalforTalavera,BusacoandToulouse.Cliftoncommandedthe1stDragoonsatWaterloo,wherethey formedpartofthe2ndor‘Union’Brigade.OnthedeathofSirWilliamPonsonby,thecommandoftheUnionBrigadedevolvedupon LieutenantColonelClifton.HewasmadeaC.B.forWaterlooandaKnightofStAnneofRussia;hewasmadeK.C.H.in1832,advancedtoK.C.B.in1838, andtoG.C.B.in1861.AtthefuneraloftheDukeofWellingtoninNovember1852,Cliftonwasoneofthetengeneralofficersbearingbannerols during the service at St Paul’s.

General Sir Arthur Clifton, G.C.B., K.C.H., K.St.A. died unmarried on 7 March 1869, aged 99.

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Waterloo1815 (Staff

!ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandring suspension, sometime pierced and repaired at 12 o’clock, nearly very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Cattley Collection 1932. WilliamHyde wasborninStaines,Middlesex,andenlistedforthe15thHussarsatNewbury,Berkshire,on15April1799,aged16,forunlimited service.Heservedasatrumpeterfor15years194days,andassergeantandtrumpetmajorfor4year16days,servinginthatcapacityat Waterloo.HewasdischargedatIpswichon24April1818,inconsequenceof‘permanentstricture(whichhasexistedmoreorlessbetweenfour and !veyears)producedbyaninjuryreceivedinridingandhaslatelybeenincreasedbyabscessintheperineum.’Hewas !nallydischargedto pension on 10 November 1818.

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Waterloo1815 (Geo.Mearvin,Gunner,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithreplacementsilverclipandstraightbar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1968.

TheWaterlooMedalawardedtoSurgeonFrancisBurton,4thFoot,laterSurgeonattachedtothe66thFoot atStHelena,wherehewaspresentatNapoleon’sdeathon31March1821,presidedoverthesubsequent post-mortem autopsy, and is renowned for having made Napoleon’s death mask Waterloo1815(SurgeonBurton,4thRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandsilverstraightbarsuspension, nearly extremely ne £5,000-£7,000

FrancisBurton wasborninIrelandin1784and,priortobeingcommissionedtothe5thGarrisonBattalionon5March1807,wasassistant surgeontotheNorthDevonMilitia,hissubsequentappointmentsbeingassistantsurgeon36thFoot,10March1808;surgeon4thFoot,9 September1813;half-pay,10December1818;full-paysurgeon,66thFoot,16December1819;M.D.,Edinburgh1820;surgeon12thLancers,30 June 1825.

BurtonservedinthePeninsulain1808-09,waspresentintheWalcherenExpeditionlaterin1809,andservedagaininthePeninsula,withthe36th FootfromMarch1811toOctober1813,includingthesiegeandbattleofSalamanca;andwiththe1/4thFootfromNovember1813toJanuary 1814,includingactionsinthePyrenees,BattleoftheNiveandtheinvestmentofBayonne.Heafterwardsaccompaniedthe1/4thFoottoNorth America in 1814 and was present with the battalion at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Burtonwasoneofthe !vearmymedicalofficerspresentattheautopsyofNapoleononStHelena,wherehehadonlyarrived,assurgeonofthe 66thFoot,on31March1821.HewaspresentatNapoleon’sdeathon5May1821,andfeaturesinthefamouspaintingbyBaronCharlesSteuben, basedonaccountsoftheevent.Burtonnotonlypresidedoverthepost-mortembutisalsorenownedforhavingmadeNapoleon’sdeathmask.

Burton died in London on 24 October 1828.

Note: SomehistoricalaccountscontendthatDrFrançoisCarloAntommarchi,Napoleon’spersonalphysicianbutbothdislikedanddistrustedby Napoleon,casttheoriginalparentmould,whichwouldlaterbeusedtoreproducebronzeandadditionalplastercopies.Otherrecords,however, indicatethatDrFrancisBurton,thesurgeonattachedtothe66thFootatSt.Helena,presidedattheemperor’sautopsyandduringthat postmortemprocedurecasttheoriginalmould.AntommarchiobtainedfromhisBritishcolleaguesasecondaryplastermouldfromBurton’soriginal castandwiththatsecond-generationmould,AntommarchiinFrancereportedlymadefurthercopiesofthedeathmaskinplasteraswellasin bronze.TherehavebeenagoodnumberofbooksandarticleswrittenovertheyearsaboutNapoleon’sdeathmasksanditseemsfairlyconclusive thatAntommarchi’smouldwasindeedacopytakenfromBurton’soriginal.Originalcastsfromeithermouldareveryrareandmostresidein museumsaroundtheworld.In2013,oneofthelastremainingoriginaldeathmaskstakenbyBurtonwasmadethesubjectofaU.K.exportban after selling at auction for £175,000.

Waterloo1815 (EdwardDowling2ndBatt.30thReg.Foot.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, nearly extremely

EdwardDowling wasbornintheParishofKettering,Northamptonshire,andenlistedforthe30thFootatDublinon1February1804,aged, 20,forunlimitedservice,aframeworkknitterbytrade.Heserved13years89daysandwasdischargedatFermoyon30April1817,in consequence of ‘not being !t for active service’ and was admitted to out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on 21 May 1817.

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Waterloo1815 (Corp.JohnWhittaker,33rdRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithlaterreplacementsteelclipandplainring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Spink, November 2005.

JohnWhittaker isbelievedtohavebeenanativeofNewchurch,Leicestershire,aservantbytrade.ThepublishedWaterlooMedalrollstates that he was wounded at the battle of Waterloo.

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Waterloo1815 (HenryBarber,33rdRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbarsuspension, edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,600-£2,000

HenryBarber wasbornatAtherton,nearBolton,Lancashire,andattestedforthe33rdFootatPortsmouth,Hampshire,onon1May1811, aged21,acordwainerbytrade.Hewaspromotedtocorporalon25May1812,andtosergeanton31October1812,butwasthenreducedto privateon25April1813,servinginthisrankuntilhewaspromotedtocorporaloncemoreon9July1822.Hewasrestoredtotherankof sergeanton25July1825.Barberserved‘FourMonthsintheNorthofGermany,TwoYearsinFranceandtheNetherlandsandFiveYearsinthe WestIndiesandtheremainderatHome.PresentattheStormingofBergen-Op-ZoomandAntwerpandattheBattleofWaterloo.’Sergeant Barberwasdischargedon7September1830,sufferingfromimpairedvisionofbotheyesfromrepeatedattacksofOpthalmiainJamaica,his conduct being described as that of a ‘Good Soldier, Trustworthy and Sober’. He stated his intention to reside at Lisburn, County Down, Ireland. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (HenryColey,33rdRegimentFoot.) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, lightcontactmarks, therefore very ne £1,800-£2,200

HenryColey/Cooley wasbornintheParishofStMargaret’s,Westminster,andwasagunsmithwhenheattestedforthe33rdFooton10July 1813.Heservedintheregimentforthespaceoftwoyearsandseventy-sevendays,beingdischargedatCamp,BoisdeBoulogne,France,on1 October1815,inconsequenceof‘hisleftarmshotoff atthebattlenearWaterlooonthe16thJune1815.’Hereceivedhis "naldischargeatYork Depoton23October1815,aged20years,andwasadmittedtoaChelseaOut-pensionon2November1815,beinggranted2yearsadditional service for Waterloo.

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China1842,2clasps,Canton1857,TakuForts1860 (***GeorgeWelsh,H.M.S.Hyacinth.****) originalsuspension replacedwiththe2ndChinaWarsuspensiontoaccommodatetheadditionalclasps(towhichtherecipientisnotentitled), edge bruise, very ne £400-500

Therecipient’sparticipationintheSecondChinaWarisuncon"rmed,andhedoesnotappearonthelatestpublishedtranscriptoftheMedalroll. AstherecipientofaFirstChinaWarMedal,therecipientwouldadditionallyhavebeenentitledtothe‘China1842’clasphadhealsoservedinthe Second China War.

SouthAfrica1834-53 (Lieut.P.Thompson,7th.Dgn.Gds.) suspension somewhat bent, edge bruising and traces of lacquer, nearly very ne £500-£700

C.B. London Gazette 2 June 1869.

PearsonScottThompson wasappointedacornetinthe7thDragoonGuardsin August1842andwaspromotedlieutenantinJune1844.Heservedwiththeregimentin SouthAfricaagainsttheinsurgentBoersin1845andintheSecondKaffirWar1846-47, andwaspresentattheBattleofGuanga,wherethe7thDragoonGuardssufferedthe lossofoneofficerkilledandhad11wounded,versusalosstotheenemyofsome400 warriors.

Subsequentlyappointedacaptaininthe14thLightDragoons,Thompsonsawfurther actionintheIndianMutinyintheCentralIndiaFieldForceunderSirHughRose, includingthesiegeandcaptureofJhansiin1858.Healsocommandedthecavalryatthe captureofthefortofLoharriandwaspresentatthecaptureofKoonchandinthe variousskirmishesleadingtothecaptureofCalpee,includingtheactionatGalowlie; commandedtheleftwingofthe14thHussarsattheactionofMorarandthe engagementsontheheightsbeforeKotakeseraiandGwalior,priortothecaptureofthe latterfortandcity.Hesubsequentlydistinguishedhimselfascommandingofficerofa #elddetachmentforthreemonthsinBundlecund,wherehewaspresentinasuccessful attackagainstasuperiorbodyofrebelsatGorotha.HewasthankedbytheGovernor ofBombayandwastwicementionedindespatches,inadditiontobeinggiventhe brevets of major and lieutenant-colonel (Medal and clasp).

Thompsonservedascommandingofficerofthe14thHussarsfrom1864to1875,andwaspromotedcolonelinJanuary1867.Createda CompanionoftheOrderoftheBathinthe1869BirthdayHonours’List,hewasadvancedmajor-generalontheRetiredListinOctober1877, and died in Beverley, Yorkshire, the following year.

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SouthAfrica1834-53 (Geo.Dogherty,6thRegt.) ttedwithareplacementsuspension,heavilyworn,edgebruisingandcontact marks, therefore fair £140-£180

South Africa 1834-53 (Serjt. R. Baldwin, 72nd Regt.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne, scarce £500-£700

Provenance: Sotheby’s, April 1910; Coutts Collection 1921; Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.

Approximately 139 South Africa 1834-53 Medals awarded to the 72nd Regiment, all of whom served in the 1st Kaffir War 1834-35.

Fewerthan400medalsintotalwereissuedtoOfficersandmenfromthe27th,72nd,and75thRegiments,theonlyBritishunitswhofought during the 1st Kaffir War.

Baltic1854-55 (67Compy.GeorgeColver.R.M.L.I.) contemporarilyengravednaming, edgebruisingandcontactmarks, suspension claw tightened, nearly very ne £120-£160

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, le marks to suspension rivet, contact marks, nearly very ne £100-£140

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, suspension claw slightly bent, better than good ne £60-£80

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, suspension replaced with a ring ands loop suspension, heavy edge bruising, therefore fair Miniature Awards: Iraq 2003-11, no clasp; Jubilee 2012, mounted court-style as worn, good very ne (3) £40-£50

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (5123C.Sheppard3rd.Battn.Gren.Guards.) depot impressed naming, uno cial rivets between clasps and clasp carriage refurbished, heavy contact marks, polished, good ne

£500-£700

ChristopherSheppard servedwiththe3rdBattalion,GrenadierGuardsintheCrimea,andwasslightlywoundedattheBattleofInkermann,5 November 1854; and was again slightly wounded before Sebastopol, 4 August 1855. Sold with copied casualty list extracts.

Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced as issued with small ring suspension, good very ne

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Robt. Hart. A.B. “Cleopatra”) good very ne

£200-£240

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Corpl. G. Porter. Artillery.) contact marks, nearly very ne

£280-£340

China1857-60,noclasp (SapperFredk.Richardson8th.C.RoyalEngrs.) officiallyimpressednaming, minoredgebruise, very ne £160-£200

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China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued, good very ne £200-£240

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (W. Nicholls. Car: Mate. H.M.S. Himalaya. 73-74.) traces of lacquer, very ne £180-£220 232

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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9 (2069.Sergt.J.Taylor.2-24th. Foot.) contact marks, nearly very ne £600-£800

JosephTaylor attestedforthe24thRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminSouth Africa1877-79.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1 October 1882.

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AliMusjid (1520Cr.Sgt.E.Ash.1/17th.Regt.) cleaned,minoredgebruiseandedgenicks,nearly very ne £140-£180

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar (1469,Pte.C.Connibeer,2/7th. Foot) mountedfordisplayalongsideaportraitphotographoftherecipient andtworegimentalbadgesinaglazeddisplayframe, minoro cialcorrectionto latter part of surname, polished, very ne £200-£240

CharlesConnibeer wasborninBradford,nearTaunton,Somerset,in1859and attestedforthe49thBrigadeatTauntonon23November1877.Postedtothe2nd Battalion,7thRoyalFusiliers,heservedwiththeminIndiaandAfghanistanfrom9 March1879to26January1888,andwaspresentattheSiegeandBattleofKandahar duringtheSecondAfghanWar.Hewasdischargedon22November1889,after12 years’ service.

Sold with copied service papers.

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Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1591 Private R. W. Madden 92nd. Highlanders) very ne £240-£280

RobertWilliamMadden wasborninGibraltarin1854andattestedforthe92ndHighlandersasabugler,servingwiththemduringtheSecond AfghanWar.Hewassubsequentlyemployedfor30yearsbytheNorthWesternRailwayCompany,latterlyonthestaff ofthedistrict superintendent at Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool, and died in Liverpool on 22 March 1914. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (W.I.Geddes.Coxn.Cutter.H.M.S.Northumberland.) lightpitting from star, otherwise good very ne £80-£100

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly (W.H.Shepherd.E.R.Artfr.H.M.S.“Téméraire”) light pitting from Star, very ne £140-£180

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Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, very ne £50-£70

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East and West Africa 1887-1900, for Mwele 1895-6, no clasp, an unnamed specimen, minor edge nicks, good very ne £120-£160

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HongKongPlague1894,silverissue (PrivateJ.Laffin,S.L.I.) officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruise,tracesoflacquer,goodvery ne £1,400-£1,800

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (T.White.Sh.Corpl.1st.Cl.H.M.S.Barracouta) o ciallyre-impressednaming, very ne £50-£70

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Insptr: H. Keightley. Imp: Trnspt: Ser:) good very ne £80-£100

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (23 Tpr. W. J. Randall. Peddie D.M.T.) polished, nearly very ne £50-£70

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. Punt) o cially re-impressed naming, nearly extremely ne £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000.

WillemPunt wastherailwayofficerwhometthecapturedChurchillonhisjourneytoPretoriaandlaterinthewarrenderedservicestothe British forces that earned him a Queen’s South Africa Medal.

‘ThesectionoftrackthroughElandslaagtefellunderthejurisdictionofarailwayofficialnamedWillemPunt.ThestoryofwhatbefellWinston Churchill on his arrival at the station has been handed down through the family, and was told to me by his grandson also Willem Punt.

“Itbegantorain,andwhentheprisonersweretoldtotakeshelterinthebaggageroom,Churchillwastakentoonesideandputunderguardin theticketoffice.Butthefunstartedwhentheywerealltoldtoboardthetrain.Oneortwoofficerswhohadjustjoinedthepartyobjectedto travelling with a newspaperman.”

Thisseemsextraordinary,givenChurchill’smilitarybackgroundandhisrecentexploits.Itispossiblethattheofficersfearedtheconsequencesof Churchill’s determination to escape.

“Mygrandfather,”WillemPuntcontinued,“toldtheofficersthattheywouldhavetoputupwiththenewspaperman.Hewasunawareofthe newspaper man’s identity but I’m sure that in any case he would have ignored the officer’s objections.”’ (Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive refers)

TheBoerForcesweredrivenfromNatalin1900andWillemPuntservedunderthe‘Staff forEngineerServices’from14February1901to3 August 1901.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (2488 Pte R. S. James, E. Surrey Regt.) good very ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),1clasp,CapeColony (348Tpr:W.Slatem.Brabant’sHorse) tracesofbrooch mountingtobackstrapofclasp;3clasps,Natal,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (2007Tpr:C.Hennessy.NatalPolice.) edge bruising and contact marks to both, about ne (2) £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1 copy clasp,OrangeFreeState (GuideJ.T.Thurston.F.I.D.) attempttoobliteraterank, otherwise very ne £60-£80

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (266Pte.H.Mc.Auley.UitenhageV.R.);British War Medal 1914-20 (L/Cpl. E. Mc.Auley. 3rd S.A.I.) nearly very ne and better (2) £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902 (39172Pte.C.Parker.137th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:) nearly very ne £80-£100

Sold with the planchet only of a Queen’s Sudan Medal 1896-98, contemporarily engraved ‘C. Parker. E.G. Ry.’, with elaborate mount.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2998 Tpr: J. Smith. Imp. Lt Horse) very ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofLadysmith,SouthAfrica1901, topclasplooseonriband (1226Tpr:H. Knott. Natal Police) good very ne £80-£100 253

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Tpr:J.Brock.Damant’sHorse) edge bruise, very ne £70-£90 254

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (657Q.M.Sjt:F.J.L.Dillon.S.A.C.) partially o cially corrected, good very ne £60-£80 255

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateand date clasps (Pte. J. Taylor. Border Horse) minor edge bruise, very ne £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902 (3119Pte.J.Razzell.Ri!e Brigade.) very ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Laing’sNek,Belfast (1472Pte.T.Breaker.I:Leic:Regt.) surname o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne £120-£160

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Single Campaign Medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,SouthAfrica1901,OrangeFreeState, topclasplooseonriband (12796 Trp F Elston Imp Yeo) a somewhat later issued duplicate medal with xed suspension, extremely ne £120-£160

FredElston,abutcherfromCredition,Devon,attestedforservicewiththeImperialYeomanryatTrowbridge,Wiltshire,on15February1900, andservedduringtheBoerWarinSouthAfricafrom6April1900to8June1901withthe71stCompany,18th(Sharphooters)Battalion.Hewas discharged on 13 June 1901. Sold with copy service papers and copy medal roll extracts, con!rming all clasps. The medal roll notes the existence of this duplicate medal.

C. Laver. S.A.C.) edge bruising, very ne £70-£90 260

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902 (23313rdCl.Tpr.E.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenthird and fourth clasps and uno cial top retaining rod (3512. Serjt. C. Haywood. 19/Hrs.) engraved naming, good very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, top lugs removed (6365 Spr. A. G. Wilson. 17/Fd: Coy R.E.) a somewhat later issue, heavy contact marks, nearly very ne £70-£90

AlexanderGeorgeWilson attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedduringtheBoerWar,whenhemetandmarriedaBoerwoman, deserting his unit in the process. He later applied for the King’s mercy and, having been pardoned, his medal was issued on 24 December 1919.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (2113Pte.W. Glew, Cldstm: Gds:) minor edge bruising, good very ne £160-£200

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3472Pte.A.Murray.Rl:ScotsFus:) edge bruise, very ne £50-£70

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King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4463Pte.T.King.Rl:Berks:Regt.) minortest cut to edge, nearly very ne £50-£70

MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘UZ’intheform of a cypher, lacking integral top riband bar, otherwise good very ne £160-£200

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YorkshireImperialYeomanryMedal1900-1902,3rdBattalion,SouthAfrica1901-1902 (26805Pte.J.F.Scott.) partially corrected, very ne £160-£200

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger G. J. F. Beukes.) good very ne

Gerhardus Johannes F. Beukes served with the Middelburg Commando.

£140-£180

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger J. L. Breet.) minor edge bruising, cleaned, very ne

Johannes Louis Breet served with the Rustenburg Commando.

£140-£180

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burg. W. P. Burger.) good very ne

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger. H. F. du Plessis.) good very ne

Hendrik Frederik de Plessis served with the Kroonstad Commando.

£120-£160

£140-£180

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger. W. F. Golden.) edge bruise, very ne

273 x Izak Albertus Myburgh served with the Aliwal Noord Commando.

£120-£160

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burg. J. J. Grobler.) edge bruise, suspension claw tightened/ re-riveted, nearly very ne

£100-£140

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger I. A. Myburgh.) good very ne

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger F. W. F. Norden.) suspension loose, cleaned, nearly very ne

Frederik Willem Francois Norden served with General de Wet’s Commando.

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger G. S. Scheepers.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne

Gerhardus Stephanus Scheepers served with the Heilbron Commando.

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger P. A. Schoeman.) a slightly later issue, good very ne

Petrus Albertus Schoeman served with the Lydenburg Commando.

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger. J. J. Strydom.) very ne

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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burg. K. P. van Wyngaard) nearly extremely ne

Karel Petrus van Wyngaard served with General Cronje’s Commando.

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China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin (182941W.Morgan.A.B.,H.M.S.Centurion.) asomewhatlaterissuewith !xed suspension, minor area of erasure before number, and small scratch to obverse eld, otherwise nearly extremely ne

£140-£180

WilliamMorgan wasborninBristolon22March1878andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson5February1895.HejoinedH.M.S. Centurion on12February1897andservedinheruntil31July1900,beingadvancedAbleSeamanon1October1899.Invalidedfromtheservice on4January1901,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofdepotshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasagainshore invalided on 7 August 1919.

Note: A duplicate medal is recorded as being issued to this man.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04 (A.J.Saffery,Act.Sh.Std.,H.M.S.Porposie.) lightcontact marks, very ne £140-£180

AlbertJamesSaffery wasbornatMinster,IsleofSheppey,Kent,on28January1879andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaShip’sSteward’sAssistant on1November1901.HeservedinH.M.S. Porpoise from12April1903to11February1904,andthensawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWar, beingawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon7December1916.HewasadvancedShip’sStewardPettyOfficeron16November 1922, and was !nally shore pensioned on 31 October 1923.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (39506Pte.W.Charnock,2Bn.Som.L.I.);togetherwith the related miniature award, good very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012.

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1914Star (9904Pte.F.J.Mooring.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (5711Pte.P.A.Heady.Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.) good very ne (2) £80-£100

FrederickJamesMooring (alsorecordedasMooren)wasborninSuttonCourtney,Berkshire,in1891andattestedfortheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantry,servingwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914(alsoentitledto aclasptohis1914Star).Hewaskilledinactionon25September1915,onthe !rstdayoftheBattleofLoos.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

PercyArthurHeady wasborninStewkley,BuckinghamshireandattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Heserved withthemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontbeforetransferringtotheLincolnshireRegiment,andwaskilledinactionwhilstserving with the 10th Battalion on 10 June 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

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1914-15Star (K.21273,H.Fox,Sto.1.,R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (K.21240W.Brett.Sto.2.R.N.;J.17106G. E.Sellick.A.B.R.N.) heavydigstolastwithreplacementsuspension,thereforefair;theStar neandtheVMtoBrettgoodvery ne (3)

£80-£100

H.M.S. Amphion

AtthestartoftheGreatWar,H.M.S. Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwich Force,defendingtheeasternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGerman activity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookof Hollandwasspotted.FoxsentthedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreported thatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,‘throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines’.H.M.S. Amphion ledthe "otillatoinvestigateand observed that the "eeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened #re at a range of 4,400 yards (4,000 m).

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The #refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The "otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his "otilla over the danger area. At06:35on6August, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon #reandbroketheship's keel.ThedestroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyand Foxorderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowly missed Linnet.One of Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfrom thecruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,plusanunknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. She was the #rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War.

HaroldJohnFox wasborninPlymouthon1July1893andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon10November1903.HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on 28April1914,andwaspresentinherwhenwhenshesankon6August1914.HeafterwardsservedinH.M.S. Temeraire,whichtookpartinthe BattleofJutland.AdvancedLeadingStokeron18January1919,hewasstillservingin1932,inH.M.S. Lucia,whenhewastakenseriouslyill. Admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, he died, aged 39, on 21 May 1932 due to general peritonitis.

WilliamBrett wasborninExeteron9April1895andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon3November1913.HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on28 March 1914, and was killed when she struck a mine and sunk on 6 August 1914. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

GeorgeEdwardSellick wasborninTopsham,Devon,on20April1896andattestedasaBoyfortheRoyalNavyon17April1912.Hejoined H.M.S. Amphion on 20 April 1914, and was present in her when when she sank on 6 August 1914.

SellickwaslaterservinginH.M.S. Brisk, when,on21February1917,about10nauticalmilesfromStCatherine’sPointontheIsleofWight,inthick fog,whilstescortingthecharteredtroopshipS.S. Mendi, which,havingarrivedatPlymouthfromSouthAfrica,wasboundforLeHarve,France.

The Mendi wascarrying823menofthe5thBattalionoftheSouthAfricanNativeLabourForce,manyofwhomhadneverseentheseaandvery fewofwhomcouldactuallyswim.Inthethickfogthe Mendi wasaccidentallyrammedandsunkbythelargesteamshipS.S. Darro whichwassailing athighspeedinballastforArgentina. Darro madenoattempttorescuesurvivorsanditdidnotremainatthescene,althoughH.M.S. Brisk launched her boats which rescued around 200 men, although 616 South African soldiers and 30 crew members from the Mendi were lost. On2October1917,hehadafurtherluckyescapewhen Brisk wasatseaoff thenorthcoastofIrelandtomeetandescortconvoyH.H. 24, which wasinboundfromAmerica.After Brisk hadjoinedtheescort,theconvoywasattackedbytheGermansubmarineU-79 whichtorpedoedthe cruiserH.M.S. Drake whichlatersankwiththelossof19lives.Afterthisattack,aswasnormalprocedure,theconvoydispersed andtheremaining navalandauxiliaryescortsincluding Brisk,weredeployedtofollowupthedispersedships,somethroughRathlinSoundandothersintheNorth Channel.Asthesteamship Lugano enteredthesound,shewastorpedoedandsunkbyU-79 andshortlyafterwards,whilemakingasweepofthe Sound, Brisk eitherstruckamine,orwastorpedoed.Theexplosionbroke Brisk intwoandthebowsectionsankinthesound,whilst,ofthe141 crewmembers,32liveswerelost.Thesternsectionremaineda"oatandwastowedtoLondonderryandonbeing #ttedwithanewbow Brisk laterreturnedtoservice.HelaterservedinthenewdestroyerH.M.S. Simoon from11March1918.Postwar,hecontinuedtoserveduntilhis discharge on 19 April 1926 and later died, aged 63, in Exeter in 1959.

The1914-15StarawardedtoCaptainA.J.Gray,1st/1stCambridgeshireRegiment,whowaskilledinaction at Ypres on 31 July 1917

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut: A. J. Gray. Camb: R.) some staining on the reverse, otherwise very ne

£80-£100

ArthurJohnGray,abookbinderfromChesterton,Cambridge,wasbornon21October1891andservedintheCadetCorpsofPerseSchool, CambridgeandlaterattestedfortheSuffolkYeomanryon13October1909.HewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheCambridgeshire Regimenton13April1915andservedwiththe1st/1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16July1915.Appointed captainasfrom1June1916,hewaskilledinactionatYpres,whilstattachedtoHeadquarters,118thBrigade,on31July1917.Heisburiedin Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium and is also commemorated on both the Perse School and Chesterton Memorials, Cambridge.

1914-15Star(8) (PteU.O.Campbell4thInfantry;SjtP.MacCullum4thInfantry;PteD.A.D.Tomlinson4th Infantry;PteC.H.Bamford8thInfantry;PteR.J.Comins4thM.R.;SjtC.A.NaudeUtrechtCdo.;No.4962 Sepoy Aziz Ullah, 126/Baluch. Infy.; No. 2175 Sepoy HangsdatLimbu, Myitkyina Bn. B.M.P.) very ne (8) £120-£160

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (Lt.Col.J.C.Low;Capt.H.L.Gauntlett); VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (2415Pte.A.S. Adams. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 2416 Pte. F. J. Adams. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruising, otherwise very ne (4) £100-£140

JohnChabotLow wasborninAsuncion,Mexico,on6September1854andappearsonthe1891censusasamerchantlivinginWestbourne Terrace,London.Upontheresignationofhiscommissionasacaptainwiththe6thBattalion,RoyalFusilierson17June1904,hewasappointed withthehonoraryrankofmajor,inwhichdescriptionheappearsinthe1911census,livinginLowerBerkeleyStreet,London.Appointed lieutenantcolonelwiththe7thBattalion,MiddlesexRegimenton2March1915,heresignedhiscommissiontobegrantedthehonoraryrankof lieutenantcolonelon29September1915,yetservedonWesternFrontfrom16May1917,appearingontheStaff Officer’sroll.AwardedaSilver War Badge, he died in Hove, Sussex, aged 87 on 21 August 1942.

HarryLeonGauntlett wasborninWandsworth,Surrey,on10January1884.Asamedicalstudent,heattestedintotheRoyalArmyMedical CorpsVolunteersinLondon,resigningasasergeantinNovember1907.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsTerritorial Forceon1March1913,attachedtothe1/4thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Hewasmobilisedon5August14,and transferredasthemedicalofficertothe1/6thBattalionGloucestershireRegiment,withwhomheservedontheWesternFrontfrom30May 1915.Hewaswoundedbygunshottotheheadonon6November1915andevacuatedtotheU.K.InAugust1917hereturnedtotheWestern Front and was further wounded by gun shot through his right ankle and invalided home. He died in Devon, aged 72, on 10 March 1956.

AlbertStanleyAdams wasborninOxfordandattested,withhisbrotherFrank,(consecutivenumbers),intotheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st/4thBattalionfrom29March 1915,andwaskilledinaction,ontheSomme,on14August196.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheThiepvalMemorial, France.

FrankJamesAdams wasborninOxfordandattested,withhisbrotherAlbert,(consecutivenumbers),intotheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st/4thBattalionfrom29March1915 and was killed in action on 16 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (8162Vol.F.L.Holdrons,Bo.Vol.R!s.;1542Pte.B.G.Pires,BombayBn.I.D.F.; 161Pte.R.Bluck,5Cal.Bn.I.D.F.;895Pte.A.McCready,37Cal.Presy.Btn.I.D.F.) minoredgebruising,generally very ne (4) £70-£90

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (Lieut.H.A.Hartley;3560PteBoti1/KAR;5270PteChapweteka1/KAR;4295Pte Salimu2/KAR);VictoryMedal1914-19 (LieutA.Bartlett);BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19 (2ndC/W.O.J.S.Lowe S.A. S.C.) KAR medals locally named, the last worn, therefore fair; the rest better (6)

£60-£80

HerbertA.Hartley attestedforservicewithEastAfricanMountedRi#esforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andwaslatercommissionedand served with the East African Technical Centre.

AshmeadBartlett wascommissionedforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedwithboththeBritishSouthAfricanPoliceandthe1st Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, attached to King Edward’s Horse.

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (20864 Pte. J. Monyake. S.A.N.L.C.) good very ne

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JohnMonyake servedwiththe40thCompany,BasutolandNativeLabourContingent,SouthAfricanNativeLabourCorps.Hewasdischarged on 30 September 1918.

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MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18 (WilliamHollocombe);1939-45Star(2);AfricaStar; copy Paci$cStar,1clasp,Burma; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(2);WarMedal1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (282855 (Dev.B.16)H.Hollocombe.Sto.1.R.F.R.); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918, withbronzepalmonriband, verdigristoF&GStar;scratchestoobverse eldofoneDefM;edgenickstoLS&GC,otherwisegenerally good very ne and better (11) £100-£140

Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1700 Pte. G. A. Hyett. R.A.M.C.) edge bruising, very ne

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939 (J.63065G.E.Boyd.A.B.R.N.) lightscratchestoobverse eld, good very ne £80-£100 293

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NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Minesweeping1945-51 (P/KX.93650A.W.Bowdige.A/S.P.O.R.N.) nearly extremely ne £140-£180

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (C/SKX.833608S.Mc.Quade.StoMech.R.N.) nearlyextremely ne £80-£100

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (RM 17783 A. J. Bambridge. Mne. R.M.) extremely ne £180-£220

Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East (RM.14061 J. W. O’Neill. Mne. R.M.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (01281 Pte. W. E. Saunders. D.C.L.I.) contact marks, nearly very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3241654. Rfmn. A. F. Butler. Cameronians.) good very ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R. (4041917L.A.C.R.J.Clark.R.A.F.);DefenceMedal, contactmarkstolatter, this very ne; the GSM extremely ne (2) £50-£70

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (4108370Act.Cpl.E.J.Wiggins.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C., G.VI. R., 1st issue (335179 Cpl. W. G. Mitchell. R.A.F.) edge bruise to rst, good very ne (2) £80-£100

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone (AC1CAMay(4053257)RAF) innamedcardboxofissue, aboutextremely ne £100-£140

1939-45Star(3) (180427P.C.Delport);twounnamed;AtlanticStar(2),bothunnamed;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal (2),onewithOverseasclasp,bothunnamed;WarMedal1939-45(4) (113757951R.Gouws;251893C.P.J.M.Keiser; 105221G.A.Abramowitz;Sjt.WilliamsS.A.LewardsBn.1943-46) lastuno ciallyandcrudelynamed;WarMedal, Canadianissueinsilver(2),onewithM.I.D.oakleaf,bothunnamed;AfricaServiceMedal(5) (10632H.H.H.Biermanm; 66475R.M.Collins;NRVDelportC.J.D.;N34830I.Kunene.;N34426S.Tlhagane.);U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamedasissued;UnitedNationsEmergencyForceMedal(2);UnitedNationsServiceMedal,withUNEFMEriband;SouthAfrica GeneralServiceMedal(3) (155254;165610;208926) unifacesuspender,thenamedmedalsallofficiallyimpressedexcept where stated; the Canadian awards all Rhodium plated, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (25) £100-£140

IsaacKunene servedwiththeNativeMilitaryCorps,SouthAfricanForces,duringtheSecondWorldWar.Hediedon4June1943andis buried in Palmietkuil South War Cemetery, South Africa.

SelloTlhagane servedwiththeNativeMilitaryCorps,SouthAfricanForces,duringtheSecondWorldWar.Hediedon10September1944 and is commemorated on the Lesotho Memorial, South Africa.

Air Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne

£200-£240

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SouthAfricaMedalforWarService,withCityofDurbanCivilianProtectiveServicesCerti#catenamedto‘AltheaF. Christian’, and accompanying Mayor’s letter, nearly extremely ne

Soldwithanintriguingembroideredlinensquare,embroideredwiththe "agsoftheUnitedKingdomandtheUnionofSouthAfricainthemiddle, and the names of various Second War servicemen and personalities around; and the recipient’s First Aid armband.

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Korea1950-53,1stissue (22233824Sigmn.F.L.Pole.R.Sigs.);U.N.Korea1950-54(2),bothunnamedasissued, edge bruise to rst, generally very ne (3)

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Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (21029781 Pte. H. Askey. Glosters.) good very ne £700-£900

HoraceAskey wasborninWednesburyon5July1929,thesonofafurnacehand.Aged18,hecommencedNationalService,servinginitially withtheSouthStaffordshireRegiment.HesawoverseasserviceinGreecebeforeleavingthearmyin1949.InAugust1950hevolunteeredfor serviceinKoreaandjoinedtheGloucestershireRegiment.AtthebattleofImjinRiverhesustainedinjuriesfrommortarfragmentstohishead, chest,armsandlegs(Wednesbury&DarlastonTimes September191953refers).Takenprisonerofwar,Askeyspentsixweeksinacommunist villagehospitalbeforeproceedingnorthtoCamp1.Hewasreleasedfromcaptivityon17August1953,arrivinghomeaboardthe Asturias.Atthe timeofhismarriagein1955,heworkedatawashingmachinefactoryandresidedinWednesbury.LivinginRhyluponretirement,HoraceAskey died on 10 October 1998.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingcorrespondenceregardinghisreleaseasPOW,twophotographsonhisreleasein1953,andcopiedbirth, marriage and death certi"cate.

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22250945 Cfn. R. Platt. R.E.M.E.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80 308 x

309 x

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver (SD800730RRaymond) asomewhatlaterissuewitho ciallyre-engravednaming;U.N. Korea1950-54(7) (SB-12963A.L.Chiasson;SC7549H.Erskine;SA55723D.F.Hishon;SH-64527A. Hutchinson;D-900798T.J.J.Leboeuf;SD6214N.J.Sloan;SM10246M.Stinson) thelastinboxofissue, generally very ne (8) £100-£140

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (22264925 Cpl. A. Dennington. RCT.) toned, extremely ne £60-£80 310

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,N.Iraq&S.Turkey (24443417SgtBSaundersonRA) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £300-£400

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,MalayPeninsula, secondclasplooseonriband,asissued (L.953081N.Proud.Std. R.N.) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Private William Woodley, 7th Hussars

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Orthes,Toulouse(WilliamWoodley,7thLightDragoons.);Waterloo1815(William Woodley,7thRegimentHussars) "ttedwithreplacementsilverstraightbarsuspension, the rstwithlightcontactmarks,otherwise good very ne, the second with edge bruising and contact marks, ne (2) £3,000-£4,000

WilliamWoodley wasbornintheParishofLatney,Oxford,andattestedforthe7thHussarsatReadingon11October1809,aged20.He ‘servedinSpainandFranceintheyear1814,wasatWaterlooandwiththeArmyofOccupationinFrancetilltheyear1818.’Hewasdischarged duetochronicrheumatismon9August1832,with24years303daysservice,including2yearsforWaterloo,whereheservedinCaptain Verner’s Troop. His conduct was that ‘of a good and efficient soldier.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Pair: Sergeant Alexander Murdock, 3rd Foot Guards

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Egypt,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Salamanca,Vittoria(A.Murdoch, Serjt.3rdFt.Gds.);Waterloo1815(Serj.Alex.Murdock,2ndBatt.3rdReg.Guards.) "ttedwithrathercrudereplacementsteel clipandringsuspension, thesecondwithedgebruisingandcontactpitting,namingweakinparts,therefore ne,the rstwithlightnicks and marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £3,600-£4,400

AlexanderMurdock wasbornat‘Barrynry’[Barony],Glasgow,andenlistedforthe3rdFootGuardsatGlasgowon18August1800,aged19, forunlimitedservice.Heserved21years85days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedinLondonon10November1819,‘having RheumaticPains’.Hehadserved9years4monthsasaprivate,5years1monthascorporal,and10years10monthintherankofsergeant, conduct ‘Good.’

Sold with copied discharge papers and M.G.S. medal roll entry con"rming all 6 clasps.

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol, uno cialrivetsbetweenthirdandfourthclasps (Alex.Stephenson. F.Batt.11th.Bat.R.A.)contemporarilyengravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedasissued with ring suspension, suspension repaired on rst and no longer swivels, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

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Three: Corporal John McDonough, 13th (Prince Albert’s) Light Infantry

JohnMcDonough enlistedintothe13thLightInfantryatEnniskilling,Ireland,on13July1847,aged19years6months.HeservedinIreland, Scotland,andatGibraltar,beingpromotedtoCorporalinFebruary1855.HeservedintheCrimeafromJuly1855toJune1856,beforegoingout toIndia,viaGibraltarandGrahamstown,SouthAfrica,inNovember1857,servingtherewiththeLeftWingoftheregiment.Hewasdischargedat Calcutta on 16 January 1860, time expired.

Sold with full muster details.

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

Three: Colonel W. G. Water!eld, C.S.I., Bengal Staff Corps IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Delhi(Lieutt.W.G.Water"eldSub.Asst.Comy.Genl.)contemporarilyre-engravednaming;India GeneralService1854-95,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier,Jowaki1877-8(Lieut.ColonelW.G.Water"eldBengalStaff Corps) carriageadaptedwithunofficialrivetstoaccommodatesecondclasp;Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,AliMusjid,PeiwarKotal(Lt. Col. W. G. Water"eld, C.S.I., Bl. S.C., Pol . Off.) mounted as worn on contemporary wearing bar, toned, very ne and better (3) £700-£900

WilliamGarrowWater!eld wasappointedensigninthe23rdBengalNativeInfantryinOctober1852,andpromotedlieutenantin November1856.HewasatMeerutattheoutbreakoftheMutinyon10May1857,andwasafterwardspresentattheactionsoftheHindun (mentionedindespatches),atthebattleofBuddleekeserai,andthroughoutthesiegeofDelhi,andwaspersonalassistanttothecommissionerof DelhifromSeptember1857.HeservedaspoliticalofficertotheforcethatmarchedfromDelhitoJeyporeunderMajorRedmondinpursuitof TantiaTopeeandotherrebels(MedalandClasp).ServedwiththeJowakiAfreedeeExpeditionin1877-78(MedalwithClasp).Servedinthe AfghanWarin1878-79,andwaspresentattheattackandcaptureofAliMusjid,atthestormingofthePeiwarKotal(mentionedindespatches), andtheoperationsintheKhostValley(C.S.I.,andMedalwithTwoClasps).Water"eldwastrainedasabarrister-at-lawandheldmanyjudicial appointmentsduringhiscareerinIndia.HewasmadebrevetcolonelinOctober1882,andretiredinNovember1888.ColonelWater"elddiedat Darsham, Suffolk, on 3 February 1897.

Sold with copied record of service and other research but con"rmation of North West Frontier clasp not found.

Pair: Leading Seaman T. W. Glover, Royal Navy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(T.W.Glover.Lg.Sean.H.M.S.“In$exible”.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting from Star, very ne (2) £160-£200

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

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7(1250.Corp:W.T.Sillence.2/Hamps:R.)engravedinuprightserifcapitals; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(1250Cr:-Sjt:W.T.Sillence.Vol:Coy.Hants:Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue, small letter reverse (1250 Clr:- Serjt: W. T. Sillence. Hamps: Regt.) light contact marks, good very ne and better (3) £300-£400

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’.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(33250Gnr.W.Rafferty,No.2By,1stBde,Sc,Dn,R.A.);1914-15Star (84365 Gnr. W. Rafferty, R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (84365 Gnr. W. Rafferty, R.A.) heavily polished, fair and better (4) £160-£200

WilliamRafferty attestedintotheRoyalArtilleryon27January1915forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedontheWesternFrontfrom 1June1915.Hewasdischargedon12August1916,havingmadeamis-statementastohisageonenlistment,andwasawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. B145617.

Four: Director of Telegraphs R. Meredith, C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Telegraph Department

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1889-92(Asstt.Supdt.R.Meredith.TelegraphDept.);IndiaGeneralService 1895 -1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(Asstt.Supdt.R.Meredith.Tel.Dept.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(R.Meredith,P&T. Dept.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, very ne (4) £600-£800

C.S.I. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

C.I.E. London Gazette 22 June 1914.

RichardMeredith wasbornon21May1867,thesonofSirJamesCreedMeredith,andwasappointedtotheIndianArmyon1October1889, arrivinginIndiaon5November1889.HeservedwiththeUpperBurmaDivisionon !eldtelegraphconstructionfromNovember1881toJune 1892, and was later employed on special duty with the Chitral Relief Force Field Telegraphs, 29 March to 30 June 1895.

Meredithwasadvancedsuperintendent,1stGrade,on4February19906,andwasemployedonspecialdutywiththeworkingoftheEastIndian RailwayCompany’sTelegraphsystemfromJanuarytoMarch1908.HeservedinIndiathroughouttheGreatWar,latterlyasChiefEngineer, Telegraphs,andisnamedasbroughttothenoticeoftheGovernmentofIndia‘forvaluableservicesrenderedinIndiainconnectionwiththe War’ (Gazette of India 29 July 1919).

MeredithwasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpirein1914,andaCompanionoftheStarofIndiain1919.Heretiredin 1932, and died on 4 January 1957.

Sold with copied record of service.

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1891-2(R.Wynn,Ord.H.M.S.Widgeon);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp, DefenceofLadysmith(145837,A.B,R.Wynn.H.M.S.Powerful.)engravednaming;1914-15Star(145837R.Wynn,L.S.,R.N.); BritishWarMedal1914-20, namingerased;VictoryMedal1914-19(145837R.Wynn.L.S.R.N.) minoredgebruisingandlight contact marks, nearly very ne and better (5) £700-£900

RichardWynn wasbornatDonabate,Dublin,on4March1873andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaboysecondclasson8June1888.Hewas postedtoH.M.S. Widgeon on13May1890,andservedduringtheoperationsonandoff thecoastofGambia,December1891toFebruary1892. Promotedableseamanon1May1893,heservedinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishmentsoverthenextsevenyearsbeforejoining H. M.S. Powerful on 2 June 1899, and and served during the Boer War ashore with Powerful’s Naval Brigade during the Defence of Ladysmith. Promotedleadingseamanon28September1903,andpettyofficer !rstclasson19February1904,Wynnrevertedtotherateofleadingseaman on14June1907(hischaracterthatyearbeingmerely‘Good’)andwasshorepensionedon5March1913,joiningtheRoyalFleetReserveat Devonportfourdayslater.RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,heservedinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,notablyH.M. S. Malaya from28January1916to1May1917,waspresentinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916,where Malaya washiteighttimesand suffered heavy casualties. He was shore demobilised on 4 February 1919. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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Pair: Private T. Jones, Shropshire Light Infantry

HongKongPlague,1894,silverissue,withaprivatelymadeclaspengraved‘China’(PrivateT.Jones,S.L.I.);Queen’sSouthAfrica, 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (4072 Pte. T. Jones. Shrops: L.I.), good very ne (2) £2,400-£2,800

ThomasJones wasborninKnighton,Radnorshire,inFebruary1873andattestedfortheShropshireLightInfantryatManchesteron14March 1893.HeservedwiththemwhilestationedinHongKongduringthePlagueof1894(bubonicplague),wheretheShropshireLightInfantrybecame knownasthe‘WhitewashBrigade’fortheireffortsincontrollingtheoutbreak.HealsoservedinSouthAfrica,andwaslatertransferredtothe ArmyReserveattheterminationofhisperiodofserviceatShrewsbury,on7September1902,aged29years.HewasdischargedfromtheArmy Reserve on 13 August 1909.

Jonesre-enlistedintotheKing’sShropshireLightInfantryon30September1914,andservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrance. Takingpartinhard "ghting,hewaseventuallydischargedon8June1916as‘nolongerphysically "tforwarservice’,owingtotheeffectsof neurasthenia (‘shell shock’).

Soldwiththerecipient’sParchmentCerti"cateofCharacter1902;ParchmentReserveCerti"cate1903;ParchmentCerti"cateofDischarge1905; ParchmentCerti"cateofDischargefromtheReserve1909;CharacterCerti"cate1916;Certi"cateofDischarge1916;andMinistryofPensions papers.

Four: Warrant Officer Samuel Edwards, Middlesex Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers and Shropshire Light Infantry HongKongPlague1894(PrivateS.Edwards,S.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-51464W.O.Cl.2.S.Edwards.Midd’xR.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(6635Sjt:S.Edwards.R.Fus.) the rstwithedgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery neor better (4) £1,600-£2,000

Provenance: Sotheby, May 1989; Spink, May 1998.

Sold with Medal Index Card con"rming entitlement to W.W.I pair.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: LieutenantD.McFarlane,VryburgVolunteers,later12thCitizensBatteryand10thSouthAfrican Infantry

CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Lt.D.Mc.Farlane.VryburgVolunteers.) o ciallyre-impressed naming,suspensionclawrivet leddown,andtracesofbroochmountingtoreverse;1914-15Star(Gnr.D.Mc.Farlane12thCit.Batt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. D. Mc.Farlane. 10th S.A.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne 1914-15 Star (Pte. C. Weber 5th Infantry.) nearly very ne (4)

£140-£180

Six: Private F. Britton, Devonshire Regiment, later Royal Warwickshire Regiment IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98, claspcarriagerefurbished,withuno cialrivets betweenclasps (4187Pte.F.Britton1st.Bn.Devon:Regt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,Defenceof Ladysmith,Transvaal, uno cialrivetsbetweensecondandthirdclasps (4187Pte.F.Britton.Devon:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4187Pte.F.Britton.Devon:Regt.);1914Star(2780Pte.F.Britton.R.War. R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2780Pte.F.Britton.R.War.R.) minoredgebruisetoIGS,otherwisegoodvery neandbetter (6) £700-£900

FrankBritton wasbornatWoodplace,nearTiverton,Devon,in1872,oneofelevenchildrenofalocalfarmer,andattestedfortheDevonshire Regiment,servingwiththe1stBattalioninIndiaandtheninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,beforetransferringtotheArmyReservein1903. HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalWarwickshireRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914, subsequently transferring to the Army Service Corps (Motor Transport). He died in Barnstaple in 1942.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.

Note: Therecipient’sMedalIndexCardforhisGreatWarmedalsoriginallyshowsthespellingofhissurnameas‘Brittain’andthathis1914Star was originally issued with this name; the Star was returned and re-issued with the correct spelling on 11 November 1921.

Five: Corporal W. L. Powell, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later South African Service Corps

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(5136Pte.W.Powell,2ndBn.Oxf.lt.Inf.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, claspcarriagereconstituted (5136Corpl:W.Powell.Oxford:L.I.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5136Corpl: W.Powell.Oxford:L.I.) renamed;BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(A/SjtW.L.Powell.S.A.S.C.) edgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very ne(5) £200-£240

Not entitled to South Africa 1901 clasp on the Queen’s South Africa Medal; nor the King’s South Africa Medal. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient around a camp!re in the early years.

Four: PettyOfficer(Telegraphist)S.H.Dawe,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion struckamineoff theThamesestuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe #rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(185605S.H.Dawe,Ord.Sig.,H.M.S.Magicienne);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp,Jubaland(185605S.H.Dawe,Ord.Sig.,H.M.S.Magicienne);VictoryMedal1914-19((185605S.H.Dawe,P.O.Tel.R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (185605 S. H. Dawe, P.O. (Tel) H.M.S. Amphion) toned, extremely ne (4) £300-£400

Duplicates of the Q.S.A. and A.G.S., and most likely the Naval L.S. & G.C., were issued to his widow on 26 March 1915.

SamuelHenryDawe wasbornatAubyn,Devonport,Devon,on20March1880,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassfrom GreenwichSchoolon8September1895.HeservedasOrdinarySignalmanaboard Magicienne fromNovember1897toJune1901,seeingservice off South Africa and Somaliland.

HebecameaPettyOfficer(Telegraphist)inNovember1907,andjoinedthenewlycommissionedscoutcruiser Amphion on2April1913.Bythe startoftheWar Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwichForce,defendingthe easternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotilla sortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGermanactivity.At10:15ashipinthe black,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway'ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookofHollandwasspotted.Fox sentthedestroyers Lance and Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreportedthatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship, 'throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines'. Amphion ledthe #otillatoinvestigateandobservedthatthe #eeingshipwasdeployingmineseven then. At 10:45, Lance opened $re at a range of 4,400 yards (4,000 m).

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The $refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The #otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his #otilla over the danger area.

At06:35, Amphion struck aminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon $reandbroketheship'skeel.The destroyer Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFoxorderedhis crewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.One of Amphion'sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthecruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilled,includingDawe,inthesinking,plusan unknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise

He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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Five: Able Seaman W. J. Mockett, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(198928W.J.Mockett,A.B.,H.M.S.Redbreast);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp,Somaliland1902-04(W.J.Mockett,A.B.H.M.S.Redbreast.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914 (198928.W.J.Mockett,A.B.,H.M.S.Fox.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(198928W.J.Mockett.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (198928. W. J. Mockett. A.B. H.M.S. Brilliant.) contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £500-£700

WilliamJamesMockett wasborninFalmouth,Cornwall,on19August1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson4April 1898.HejoinedH.M.S. Redbreast on19March1900,andservedinheruntil22August1903,beingpromotedAbleSeamanon10December 1900.HesawfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Fox from15March1911to23February1912,andwasshoredischarged,timeexpired,on10August1912, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. Mockettwasrecalledforserviceon2August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshorebasedestablishments.Hewasawarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 November 1917, and was !nally shore pensioned on 7 October 1924.

Pair: Surgeon Captain J. H. Wright, Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(Capt:J.H.Wright,M,D,Imp:Yeo:)engravednaming; VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.(Corpl.J.H.Wright.B.M.R.1895.)engravednaming,mountedforwear, lightcontact marks, very ne (2)

£300-£400

JohnHendersonWright wasborninKelso,Roxburghshire,on11December1854.Afoundingmemberofthe1stRoxburgh(TheBorder) Horse, he served during the Boer War as a Surgeon Captain attached to the 27th (Devonshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry.

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Pair: Trooper A. M. Swanson, Scottish Horse, later Royal Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(30745Tpr:A.Swanson.ScottishHorse); British War Medal 1914-20 (15452 Gnr. A. M. Swanson. R.A.) very ne (2) £100-£140

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Four: WarrantOfficerClassIIW.H.Neville,MachineGunDetachment,5thBattalion,SouthAfricanHorse, late Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(8254Gnr.W.H. Neville.83rdBty:R.F.A.);1914-15Star(Pte.W.H.Neville,M.G.Detacht.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(2ndC/W.O. W. H. Neville, 5th S.A.H.) very ne(4)

£160-£200

Pair: Driver A. E. Jordan, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(88108Dr:A.E.Jordan,74:B.R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(88108Dvr:A.E.Jordan.R.F.A.) edgenicks,nearlyvery ne (2)

£140-£180

AlbertEdwardJordan wasborninBethnalGreen,Middlesex,in1873andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatWoolwichon30December 1891.Heservedwiththe74thBattery,R.F.A.inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfor2yearsand312days,andtransferredtotheReservein August 1902. He was discharged on 29 December 1903, after 12 years’ service. Sold with the recipient’s original Parchment Certi!cate of Discharge; and !ve contemporary photographs.

Pair: Sergeant J. Barlen, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Laing’sNek,Belfast(57244Sgt.J.Barlen,2nd.W.D.,R.G.A.);ArmyL.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (57244 Serjt: J. Barlen. R.G.A.) contact marks, very ne (2)

£140-£180

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal, lastclasplooseonriband (79417Gnr: C.E.Mitchener,15th.Coy.S.D.,R.G.A.);China1900,noclasp(79417Bombr.C.Mitchener.No.91Co.R.G.A.) surnamepartially o ciallycorrected;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(79417A.Bomb:C.E.Mitchener. R. G.A.) good very ne and a rare combination of awards (3) £600-£800

Oneofonly35Queen’sSouthAfricaMedal,ChinaMedal,andKing’sSouthAfricaMedalcombinationsawarded,alltoReservistsoftheRoyal Garrison Artillery.

C.E.Mitchener servedasaReservistwithNo.15(SiegeTrain)Company,SouthernDivision,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,andembarkedforSouth AfricainR.M.S. TantallonCastle atSouthamptonon9December1899,reachingCapeTownon26December1899.HeservedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarforthenextsixmonths,withthecompanyparticularlydistinguishingitselfatPaardebergon26February1900,before embarkingwiththecompanyforChinainS.S. Antillian atCapeTownon18July1900,andarrivedatWei-hai-Weion30August1900forservice in the latter stages of the Boxer Rebellion.

AfterwinteringinHongKong,andwiththeBoxerRebellionover,theReservistsofthecompanyreturnedtoSouthAfrica,landingbackatCape Townon30March1901andsawfurtherservicewithNo.14Company,WesternDivision,qualifyingfortheTransvaalclasp.Eightofthe ReservistsleftSouthAfricaforEnglandbeforetheendoftheyear(andsowereonlyentitledtotheSouthAfrica1901clasptotheirQ.S.A.),but 35(includingMitchener)stayedinSouthAfricauntilthecessationofhostilities,andsoquali!edfortheKing’sSouthAfricawithbothclasps. Mitchener was discharged in South Africa on 8 September 1902.

On1January1902theDivisionalSystemoftheRoyalGarrisonArtillerywasabolished,andallcompanieswerere-numberedsequentiallyfrom1 to105,with15CompanySouthernDivisionbeingrenumbered91Company.TheChinaMedal(beingissuedafter1902)iscorrectlynamedtothe re-numbered unit.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal, lastclaspuno ciallya xed (81838 Gnr:J.Morrisy.15th.Coy.S.D.,R.G.A.);China1900,noclasp(81838Gr.J.Morrisy.No.91Co.R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(81838Gnr.J.Morrissey[sic].R.G.A.) surnameo ciallycorrectedonallthree, generally very ne and a rare combination of award (3) £400-£500

Oneofonly35Queen’sSouthAfricaMedal,ChinaMedal,andKing’sSouthAfricaMedalcombinationsawarded,alltoReservistsoftheRoyal Garrison Artillery.

J.Morrisy (alsorecordedasMorrissey)servedasaReservistwithNo.15(SiegeTrain)Company,SouthernDivision,RoyalGarrisonArtillery. LikeBombardierMitchener(seepreviouslot),heembarkedforSouthAfricainR.M.S. TantallonCastle atSouthamptonon9December1899,and laterembarkedwiththecompanyforChinainS.S. Antillian atCapeTownon18July1900,andarrivedatWei-hai-Weion30August1900for serviceinthelatterstagesoftheBoxerRebellion.HereturnedtoSouthAfrica,landingbackatCapeTownon30March1901andsawfurther service with No. 14 Company, Western Division, qualifying for the Transvaal clasp, and the King’s South Africa with both clasps.

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Three: Sergeant J. Vine, Royal West Surrey Regiment, later Army Ordnance Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(2776Sejt.J.Vine,Rl:Wt:SurreyRegt.); British War and Victory Medals (022134 Pte. J. Vine. A.O.C.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

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Three: Private J. A. Thornton, Essex Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(2627Pte.J.A.Thornton,1st.EssexRegt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2627Pte.W.[sic]Thornton.EssexRegt.) contact marks and some slight le marks to edge, nearly very ne (2) £120-£160

Six: Acting Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant J. Walmsley, Manchester Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast(4720PteJ.Walmsley,Manch:Regt);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4720Serjt:J.Walmsley.Manch:Regt);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(33306C.Sjt.J.Walmsley.Manch.R.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue (JosephWalmsley.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(33306C.Q.M.Sjt.-A.R.Q.M.Sjt.-J.Walmsley12/Manch: R.) minortracesofadhesivetoobverses,lightcontactmarksandminoredgebruisingtotheBoerWarpair,otherwisegenerallyvery ne or better (6)

£700-£900

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

JosephWalmsley attestedfortheManchesterRegiment,andservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoarWar,and subsequentlywiththe12thBattalionduringtheGreatWar.InitiallyaHomeDefencebattalion,the12thManchesterstookpartinthebattlesof theSommeandatDelvilleWoodin1916,continuingthroughArrasin1917,theSpringOffensivesof1918,anduntiltheendofthewar.Forhis serves as acting regimental quartermaster sergeant during the Great War he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Sold with copied research.

Four: Bugler E. T. H. Gell, Durban Light Infantry, later Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(705Bglr:E.T.H.Gell.DurbanL.I.); Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Tpr.E.T.H.Gell.NatalMtd.Ri"es.) renamed;1914-15Star(8984Pte.E.T.Gell.R.Innis.Fus.);British War Medal 1914-20 (8984 Pte. E. T. Gell. R. Innis. Fus.) nearly very ne (4)

£140-£180

Pair: Trooper W. L. Read, Natal Carbineers and Volunteer Composite Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(827Tpr:W.L.Read.NatalCarbnrs:);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, toplugsremoved (302Tpr:W.F.[sic]Read.NatalV.C.R.) very ne (2)

£120-£160

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Captain M. E. McKenzie, Nesbitt’s Horse, late Frontier Light Horse

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(Lieut:M.E.MacKenzie.Mackenzie.FrontierL.H.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Captain&Adjt.M.E.McKenzie.Nesbitt’sH.) minor edge bruising, very ne (2) £200-£240

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Pair: Trooper G. H. Smith, Nesbitt’s Horse

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901(1892Tpr:G.H.Smith.Nesbitt’s Horse);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,1clasp[sic],SouthAfrica1902(Tpr.G.H.Smith.Nesbitt’sH.) retainingrodreplacedonKSA, nearly very ne and better (2)

£140-£180

Note: TheQueen’sSouthAfricamedalappearsentirelyasissued;presumablySmithwasdischargedfromNesbitt’sHorsesometimein1901,and completedthequali!cationperiodfortheKing’sSouthAfricamedal(whichwouldhavebeenissuedwithbothdateclasps)withadifferentunit, and has himself removed the duplicated date clasp from the wrong medal.

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Six: Private A. Benge, Frontier Light Horse

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(1165Pte.A.Benge.FrontierLt.Horse);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1165.Pte.A.Benge.FrontierLt.Horse.) renamed;BritishWarandBilingualVictory Medals(No.35.A.Benge.SpecialPolice.) bothrenamed;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,bothofficiallyimpressed ‘213788 A. V. Benge’, the KSA, BWM and VM all renamed; nearly very ne (6) £120-£160

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Three: Private J. A. Smith, Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Ri!es

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, thetwodateclaspsbothtailors copies (2556Pte.J.A.Smith.D.ofE.OwnV.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Cpl.J.A.Smith.S.A.P.B.);BilingualVictoryMedal 1914-19 (Pnr. J. A. Smith. S.A.P.B.) very ne (3)

£100-£140

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Three: Corporal J. D. Mitchell, South African Service Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(18991st.ClTpr:J.D.Mitchell.S.A.C.);BritishWar and Bilingual Victory Medals (Cpl. J. D. Mitchell. S.A.S.C.) good very ne (3)

£100-£140

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Three: Staff Sergeant F. Quier, 2nd Battalion, South African Infantry, late South African Constabulary

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(24763rdCl.Tpr.F. Quier.S.A.C.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(S/SjtF.Quier.2ndS.A.I.);togetherwitha renamed 1914-15Startowhich the recipient is not entitled (Arm S/Sgt F. Quier. P.F. (Staff)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (4)

£100-£140

Pair: Sergeant W. Pattison, Cape Police King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(833Pte.W.Pattison.C.P.Dist.2.); SouthAfrica, Police Faithful Service Medal (No. 1417 (M) 1/C Sergeant. W. Patterson [sic].) good very ne (2) £60-£80

Five: Chief Stoker W. Curtice, Royal Navy, who drowned on active duty on 4 April 1918 China1900,noclasp(W.Courtice[sic],Sto.,H.M.S.Bar$eur.);1914-15Star(278853,W.Curtice,Ch.Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(278853W.Curtice.Ch.Sto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(278853WilliamCurtice,Sto.P.O.,H.M.S. De!ance.) contact marks to rst and last, these very ne; the Great War awards better (5) £400-£500

WilliamCurtice wasbornatStamford,Cornwall,on22December1869andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasastokersecondclasson19December 1894,havingpreviouslybeenemployedasapoliceconstable.HewaspromotedStokeron3November1895andservedinthatratefrom1July 1900to8November1901.Hewasadvancedstokerpettyofficeron1July1906,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 20December1909.Promotedchiefstokeron3December1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments,anddrownedonactivedutyon4April1918,whenservinginH.M.S. Bittern.HeiscommemoratedonthePlymouthNaval Memorial.

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Pair: MasterAtArmsJ.Bond,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion strucka mineoff theThamesEstuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe "rstshipoftheRoyal Navy to be sunk in the Great War

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(J.Bond,P.O.1Cl,H.M.S.High#ighr.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (173919 J. Bond. M.A.A. R.N.) nearly extremely ne (2) £140-£180

JohnBond wasbornon2April1877inPlymouth,Devon.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavyasaBoyon5June1893.AdvancedPettyOfficer SecondClasson8August1901,heservedinH.M.S. High yer duringoperationsoff thecoastofAfricaduringtheSomaliland1902-04campaign. HelaterjoinedthebattleshipH.M.S. NewZealand on26thJanuary1910,wherehewasawardedhisLSGCbeforehisreturntoDevonporton1 August1911.AdvancedMasterAtArms,hejoinedthenewlycommissionedscoutcruiserH.M.S. Amphion on2April1913.Bythestartofthe War Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwichForce,defendingtheeastern approachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortied intotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGermanactivity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff, andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway'ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookofHollandwasspotted.Foxsentthe destroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreportedthatatrawlerhadseenasuspicious ship,‘throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines’.H.M.S. Amphion ledthe #otillatoinvestigateandobservedthatthe #eeingshipwasdeploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened $re at a range of 4,400 yards (4,000 m).

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The $refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The #otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround 21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his #otilla over the danger area.

At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon $reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFox orderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,plusanunknownnumber of the crew rescued from Königin Luise

He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Five: SergeantH.S.Sin"eld,RoyalEngineers,laterBuckinghamshireBattalion,Oxfordshireand Buckinghamshire Light infantry

1914Star,withclasp(27559Sjt.H.S.Sin$eld.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27559.Sjt.H.S.Sin$eld.R.E.);Territorial ForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(242.Sjt.H.S.Sin$eld.Bucks:Bn:Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue, 2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(HenrySamuelSin$eld) $rstfourmountedasworn,thelastlooseonoriginalmountingpin, generally very ne

HenrySamuelSin"eld wasmobilisedforserviceduringtheGreatWar,servingontheWesternFrontwiththePostalSection,Royal Engineers,from22August1914.Hisentryin TheNationalRolloftheGreatWar mentionshisserviceduringtheretreatfromMonsandatthe BattlesoftheMarne,YpresandGivenchy,beforehebeingwoundedatLoosin1915andinvalidedhome.HereturnedtohisunitinFrancethe followingyearandserveduntiltheendofthewar,andafterwards,inthearmyofoccupationinCologne.DischargedinDecember1919,hethen workedasasortingclerkandTelegraphistinBletchley,Buckinghamshire,andwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedaluponhisretirement (London Gazette 24 November 1931).

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Three: PrivateS.F.Saunders,2ndBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowaskilled in action at Soupir on 16 September 1914

1914Star,withclasp(9955Pte.S.F.Saunders.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9955Pte.S.F.Saunders. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) slight edge bruise to BWM, otherwise very ne

Victory Medal 1914-19 (S-5933 Pte H. Saunders. Midd’x R.) slight edge bruise, very ne (4)

£140-£180

SidneyFrederickSaunders wasborninBrill,Buckinghamshire,andattestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.He servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914andwaskilledinactionatSoupiron26September1914byashell when his company had been sent up in support of the Grenadier Guards. He is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France.

HarrySaunders,youngerbrotheroftheabove,wasborninBrill,Buckinghamshire,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegiment.Heservedduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27December1914anddiedinItaly,whilstservingwiththe3rdBattalion,on2November1917,and is buried in Taranto Town Cemetery, Italy.

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Three: GunnerA.D.Hickman,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton7 August 1915

1914Star(64623Gnr:A.D.Hickman.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(64623Gnr.A.D.Hickman.R.A.) goodvery ne and better

Three: Sergeant A. B. Hickman, Royal Field Artillery

1914Star(64624Gnr:A.B.Hickman.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(64624Sjt:A.B.Hickman.R.A.) goodvery neand better (6)

£200-£240

AlbertDanielHickman wasborninBrighton,Sussex,andattestedtherefortheRoyalFieldArtillery.Heservedwiththe110thBattery,24th BrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11September1914(alsoentitledtoaclapstohis1914Star),andwaskilledinaction on 7 August 1915. He is buried in Hop Store Cemetery, Belgium.

AlfredB.Hickman,thebrotheroftheabove,attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatBrighton,Sussex,andservedwiththe110thBattery,24th Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 September 1914.

Four: Sergeant E. Williams, Devonshire Regiment

1914Star(7968L.Cpl.E.Williams.1/Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7968.Pte.E.Williams.Devon.R.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5608079Sjt.E.Williams.Devon.R.) contactmarks,polishedandworn,thereforefairto ne;theLS&GCbetter (4)

£140-£180

EdwardWilliams attestedfortheDevonshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 22 August 1914 (also entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star).

Three: DrumMajorF.J.Brashaw,1stBattalion,CheshireRegiment,whowascapturedduringtheRetreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 and was awarded an M.S.M. for services rendered whilst a prisoner of war 1914Star(9219Cpl.F.J.Brashaw.Ches:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9219Cpl.F.J.Brashaw.Ches.R.) polishedwithlight pitting and some scratches, therefore good ne (3) £300-£400

M.S.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920:

‘Inrecognitionofdevotiontodutyandvaluableservicesrenderedwhilstaprisonerofwarorinterned,whichserviceshavebeenbroughtto notice in accordance with the terms of Army Order 193 of 1919. To be dated 5 May 1919’

FrederickJosephBrashaw wasbornin1895atMadras,India,thesonofColourSergeantA.Brashawofthe1stBattalion,CheshireRegiment, stationedatBellary,India1895-97.HewasenlistedasaBoyintotheCheshireRegimentin1909inBelfastandappearsinreportsofthe1st BattalionCheshireRegimentsportsdayatBallykinlerin1911asBoyBrashaw,winningthe220yardshandicapforenlistedboys.Alsoan accomplished lightweight boxer, he was already participating in Belfast prize !ghts as Boy Brashaw at the age of 17.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarin1914,BrashawdisembarkedinFrancewithDCompanyofthe1stBattalion,CheshireRegimenton 16Augustandearlyonthemorningof21August,hisbattalion,aspartofthe15thBrigadeofthe5thDivision,beganitsmarchnorth-eastwards towardstheMonsareatofacethemightofVonKluck’sFirstGermanArmy.Astheinequalityinthe !ghtingstrengthsoftherespectiveforces becameapparent,aninevitableretreatwasorderedbySirJohnFrenchontheeveningof23August,althoughitcameassomethingofashockto theBritishtroopswhowereconsciousofhavingin"ictedheavylossesontheGermansthatdayduringthe !ghtingaroundMonsandonthe Mons-Condécanal.Duringthefollowingday,asthewithdrawaloftheBritishforcefromitspredicamentwassuccessfullycarriedout,itwasonly ontheleftthatthe !ghtingwasheavy.Here,inopen !eldsnearAudregnies,on24August,the1stCheshires,togetherwiththe1stNorfolkswere exposedtothebruntoffourGermanRegiments,eachofthreebattalions,whileactingas "ankguardtothe5thDivision.TheCheshires’actions causedthemtosuffer78%lossesinonedayduetomenkilled,woundedandtakenprisonerofwarbutboughtvaluabletimefortherestofthe BritishExpeditionaryForceduringtheretreat.AfterwardsBrigadier-GeneralCountGleichen,commanderof15thInfantryBrigade,paidtributeto the Cheshires, saying:

‘Thebattalionbehavedmagni!centlyinthefaceofterribleoddsandimmensedifficulty,onecouldnotexpectmoreofthem.Theydidtheirduty, and did it thunderingly well, as I should have expected from such a gallant battalion, and I am only grieved that they had such terrible losses.’ CorporalBrashawwascapturedon24August1914atMonsandwasheldprisonerofwarfor theremainderofthewar.Initiallyincarceratedat Merseberg,itwasreportedinBritishnewspapersinOctober1916thatBrashawwasamongagroupof22Britishsoldierswhovolunteeredtheir servicesasnursingorderliesduringtheTyphusepidemicthatdevastatedtheinternmentcampatGarderlegen.Twentyofthesevolunteerscaught Typhusandtwodied.Repatriatedafterthewar,arrivingatHullon27November1918,hemarriedMarjorieFarmeratKnockin,Shropshirein August1919andwasawardedtheM.S.M.forhisreportedservicesasaprisonerofwar.RemainingintheArmy,headvancedtoDrum-Majorand later settled back in Northern Ireland.

InAugust1964,onthe50thanniversaryoftheBattleofMons,Brashawreturnedwithapartyof18oldcomradestothevillageofAudregnies wherethemenweregivenareceptionand,followingaprocession,severalwreathswerelaidataBritishMemorial.AphotographofBrashaw accompanied the Belfast Telegraph’s report on the visit and an article in the Cheshire Observer, 4 September 1964 commented: ‘TheLastPostwassoundedbyDrum-MajorF.J.Brashawwhowaspresentatthebattle50yearsago.MrBrashaw,whoretiredinJanuary1932 had not played a bugle since he left the Army.’ Brashaw died in Belfast in 1971.

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Four: WarrantOfficerClassIIC.H.Farindon,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,lateQueen’s RegimentandGloucestershireRegiment,whowasMentionedinDespatchesforhisserviceinMesopotamia during the Great War

1914Star(L-8944Pte.C.H.Faringdon.[sic]1/TheQueen’sR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8944C.Sjt.C.H.Farindon.The Queen’sR.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith "xedsuspension(5172694W.O.Cl.II.C.H.Farindon.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.)

BWM polished,contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £120-£160

M.I.D. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (North Persian Force)

CorynH.Farindon wasbornin1891inFarnham,Surrey.HeattestedintotheQueen’s(RoyalWestSurrey)Regimenton20November1906 andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12August1914(entitledtoaclasptohis1914Star).Appointedcolour sergeant,hetransferredintotheGloucestershireRegimentin1917,servingwiththe7thBattalioninMesopotamia,forwhichhewasmentionedin despatches.Post-War,heappearstohavetransferredtotheConnaughtRangersin1919,andafterwardstotheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryin1924,untilhisdischargetopensionon8March1928.Incivilianlife,heservedasaprisonofficeratH.M.P. Parkhurst, before his death in Wandsworth, London, on 4 January 1938. Sold with copied research.

Five: Warrant Officer Class II A. A. Thompson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914Star(7671L.Cpl(A.Cpl.)A.Thompson.2/Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7671A.W.O.Cl.2.A.A. Thompson.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal;ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(ArthurAlfredThompson)mounted court-style as worn, contact marks, some edge bruises, nearly very ne and better (5) £100-£140

ArthurAlfredThompson attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2nd BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914(entitledtoaclasptohis1914Star),beinglaterappointedActingWarrantOfficerClassII. Post-War,heworkedasaskilledworkmanintheLondonTelecommunicationsRegionandwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedaluponhis retirement (London Gazette 15 October 1946).

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Pair: ActingCorporalE.H.Stokes,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowaskilledinaction on the Somme on 30 July 1916

1914Star(8207L.Cpl.J.A.[sic]Stokes.Oxf;&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(8207A.Cpl.E.H.Stokes.Oxf.&Bucks.L. I.) some contact marks, very ne (2) £70-£90

ErnestHarryStokes wasborninBuckinghamshireandattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe 2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheWesternFrontfrom22September1914(alsoentitledtoaclasptohis1914Star),andwaskilledin action on the Somme on 30 July 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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Three: Private W. J. Cross, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Intantry

1914Star(8362Pte.W.J.Cross.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8362Pte.W.J.Cross.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) very ne (3) £70-£90

WilliamJ.Cross wasborninCottisford,Oxfordshire,in1898andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryin1906.A Reservist,hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom14August1914,and was discharged ‘no longer physically "t for war service’ on 17 November 1915.

Three: Acting Corporal P. B. Chew, Royal Army Medical Corps

1914Star(68Pte.P.B.Chew.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(68A.Cpl.P.B.Chew.R.A.M.D.[sic]);VictoryMedal 1914

-19(68A.Cpl.P.B.Chew.R.A.M.C.)mountedaswornandhousedwithshouldertitlesandcapbadgeinaglazeddisplayframe, light contact marks, very ne (3) £140-£180

PercivalBradleyChew wasborninStroud,Gloucestershire,in1886andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,servingwiththem preWarinEgypt.HeservedwithNo.13StationaryHospitalontheWesternFrontduringtheGreatWarfrom14October1914,andwaslater posted to the Somerset Light Infantry. He died in Stroud in 1953. SoldwithaPrincessMary1914Christmastinwith reproduction contents;a1914ActiveServiceNewTestament;variouspostcardsand photographs; a small bag of miscellaneous charms; and copied research.

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Three: GunnerE.W.Pearn,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledwhentheminelayerH.M.S. PrincessIrene explodedoff Sheerness on 27 May 1915 1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Gnr.E.W.Pearn.R.N.);MemorialPlaque(EdwardWarwickPearn);Memorial Scroll‘Mr.EdwardWarwickPearn,GunnerR.N.’,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure,allmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, about extremely ne (4) £300-£400

EdwardWarwickPearn,ofSaltash,Cornwall,waskilledwhentheminelayerH.M.S. PrincessIrene explodedoff Sheernesson27May1915, withthelossof300lives;theexplosionoccurredwhenmineswerebeingloadedandprimedonboard,andwasbelievedtobeduetoafaulty primer;althoughtheofficialenquiryfoundthattheworkofprimingthemineswasbeingdonebothinahurryandbyuntrainedpersonnel.Pearn’s body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Note: Owingtothefactthatthemedalsareheldinaglazeddisplayframe,thereverseofthe1914-15Starhasnotbeenseen.Consequentlythis lot is sold as viewed and not subject to return.

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Four: AGreatWar‘Minelaying’M.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoChiefEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClassJ.E. A. Harding, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(269402.J.E.A.Harding.CERA.2.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(269402.J.E.A.Harding.CERA.1.R.N.); RoyalNavalMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(269402.J.E.A.Harding,C.E.R.A.1Cl.“Sand"y”.Minelaying.1July-11Nov.1918) contact marks, traces of lacquer, otherwise good very ne (4) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

M.S.M. London Gazette 24 March 1919

JamesEdwardAlbertHarding wasborninShrewsbury,Shropshireon10July1876.AFitterbyoccupation,heenlistedintotheRoyalNavy asanActingEngineRoomArti!cerFourthClasson9August1898.Hewascon!rmedintherankinJuly1900whilstservinginH.M.S. Dukeof Wellington.ServinginH.M.S. Hecla betweenJune1910andApril1911,hewaspromotedtoEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClassinJanuary1911and ActingChiefEngineRoomArti!cerSecondClassinApril1911.Hewascon!rmedasChiefEngineRoomArti!cerSecondClassinApril1912 whilst serving in H.M.S. Path nder

HardingservedinthedestroyerH.M.S. Sand y throughouttheGreatWar,theshipbeinglatterlyemployedasaminelayerwiththe20th DestroyerFlotillaintheNorthSea.ForhisservicesasChiefEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClassaboardtheshipinthelastmonthsofthewarhe was awarded the Royal Navy M.S.M. He was demobilised on 6 September 1920.

Four: Chief Engine Room Arti!cer W. G. G. Clark, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(M.730,W.G.G.Clark,E.R.A.2,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.730.W.G.G.Clark.E.R.A.2.R.N.);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(M.730.W.G.G.Clark.C.E.R.A.1.H.M.S.Constance.) edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

WilliamGeorgeGar!eldClark wasborninStroud,Gloucestershire,on19February1883andattestedforthe34thCompany,Imperial Yeomanryon18January1902,butwasdischarged‘notlikelytobecomeanefficientsoldier’just67dayslater.Onthe26November1908he attestedforservicewiththeRoyalNavyandservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Hydra,H.M.S. Dolphin andH.M.S. Adamant.AdvancedChief EngineRoomArti!cerFirstClasson18July1929,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJune1930,beforebeingshore pensioned on 25 November 1930. He died, aged 89, on 25 March 1962. Sold with copied research.

Four: Engine Room Arti!cer First Class S. B. Wilde, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(270093,S.B.Wilde,E.R.A.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(270093.S.B.Wilde.E.R.A.1R.N.);RoyalNavy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (270093. S. B. Wilde, E.R.A. 1st Cl. H.M.S. Dido.) contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (4) £80-£100

SamuelWilde wasborninConisbrough,Yorkshire,on21May1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon6March1900.AdvancedEngineRoom Arti!cerFirstClasson4March1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Lark andthedepotshipH.M.S. Dido.AwardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalon1February1915,hewasshorepensionedon16March1922.Hedied,aged71,inKirkham,Lancashire,on12 December 1945.

Four: Stoker Petty Officer W. Bridge, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve 1914-15Star(300552,W.Bridge,S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(300552W.Bridge.S.P.O.R.N.);RoyalFleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (300552 (CH. A.3708) W. Bridge. S.P.O. R.F.R.) contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

WilliamBridge wasborninBradwell,Essexon9September1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon28May1902.AdvancedStokerPettyOfficer on19March1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Lance,H.M.S. Thisbeand H.M.S. Martin.Hewasshorepensionedon13June1924, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He died, aged 95, in Southend-on-Sea in 1977.

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Nine: StokerPettyOfficerA.R.Murrell,RoyalNavy,whoservedinH.M.S. Suffolk duringthe "rstsightingand chaseofGermanbattleship Bismarck andherescort PrinzEugen duringtheBattleofDenmarkStrait,May 1941

1914-15Star(K.21015,A.R.Murrell,Sto.1.,S);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.21015,A.R.Murrell,Sto.1.R.N.);1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, "xed suspension,withSecondAwardBar(K.21015,A.R.Murrell,S.P.O.H.M.S.Bluebell.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, theGreat War awards and LS&GC heavily worn, therefore fair; the Second War awards and Jubilee Medal good very ne (9) £400-£500

ArthurRobertMurrell wasbornonatColliersRow,Essex,on5April1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson6 October1913statinghisoccupationas‘PorterGreatEasternRailway.’HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheDevonshire-classarmedcruiser H. M.S. Antrim from2April1914to16December1917whenshewasdecommissioned,atwhichpointherevertedto PembrokeII. Advanced LeadingStokeron3May1918,heservedduringtheinter-Warperiodinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments;waspromotedStoker PettyOfficeron1April1925;andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwithGratuityon8January1929.Shorepensionedon 5 October 1935, he was recalled for duty on 6 September 1939, and joined H.M.S. Su olk on 10 April 1941. The Battle of Denmark Strait

Murrell’speriodofservicewithH.M.S. Su olk wouldencompassthe‘BattleoftheDenmarkStrait’,when,alertedbyaerialreconnaissancetothe sightingoftheGermanbattleship Bismarck anditsescort PrinzEugen intheimmediatevicinity,oneof Su olk’s look-outssightedbothenemyships emergingfromasnowsquall,at7.22p.m.ontheeveningof23May1941,movingfastinaSouth-Westerlydirectionparalleltotheice.Ordered tomaintaincontact, Su olk increasedspeedandtrackedtheenemyshipswithitsRDF.Oneoftheofficersafterwardsrecalling;‘Wecouldtellby thetremendousvibrationthat Su olk wasputtingallherreservesintothechase.Ihadneverseentheneedletouch30knotsbefore,anditwas difficulttouseinstrumentsontheplottingtable.Everymomentweexpected Bismarck toopen "re.Atthisstagehoweveritwasmoreimportant tomaintaincontactthanforceactionandbeannihilated’ NodoubtPettyOfficerStokerMurrellwasdirectlyresponsibleformaintaining maximum speed during this critical period.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Thefollowingaccountwhichwaswrittenbyoneof Su olk’s officers,LieutenantD.N.Paton,wouldechotheexperiencesofPettyOfficerStoker Murrell during this momentous occasion:

‘On22May,anavalaircraftreportedthattheenemyshipswerenolongeratBergen,sothatthestageseemedsetforthebattlelikelytofollow. Suddenly,at7.22intheeveningof23May,oneofthelook-outssighted Bismarck and PrinzEugen emergingfromasnowsquallbetween Su olk andtheice.Therecouldbenomistakingthevastnessofthebattleshipatthepointblankrangeofsevenmiles,thoughthesomewhat inappropriateremarkofamidshipman-“Hood and PrinceofWales,Isuppose”-subsequentlybecamelegendary.Theenemyshipsweremoving fastinaS.W.directionparalleltotheice.Thiswastheculminatingmomentofallthosewearymonthsoftrainingandwaiting.“Actionstations” wasimmediatelypiped,fullspeedrungtotheengine-room,andasharpalterationofcoursemadeintotheenvelopingmist.Everysecondwasvital. In a "ash the #rst of a long stream of reports was sent out; that stream which set in motion the elaborate chase that followed.

Meanwhile Su olk hadincreasedspeedandlocatedtheenemyshipswiththeRDF.Wecouldtellbythetremendousvibrationthatshewasputting allherreservesintothechase.Ihadneverseentheneedletouch30knotsbefore,anditwasdifficulttouseinstrumentsontheplottingtable. Everymomentweexpected Bismarck toopen #re.Atthisstagehoweveritwasmoreimportanttomaintaincontactthanforceactionandbe annihilated.Later Norfolk joinedusandbegantoshadowtoo.Sothepursuitcontinuedathighspeedthroughoutthenight,movingroughlyparallel to the coast of Greenland. I remember losing all sense of time, especially as in that latitude there is no true night but only a kind of pallid twilight.

Duringthistime Norfolk and Su olk sentoutasuccessionofenemyreports,fromwhichthebattlecruiserforceof Hood and PrinceofWales was directedtoengagetheenemy.AdmiralToveysailedfromScapaFlowinthebattleship KingGeorgeV togetherwith Repulse and Victorious,cruisers anddestroyers. Hood and PrinceofWales hadexpectedtoengagetheenemyshortlyaftermidnighton24MaybutatthattimeSu olk lostcontact inasnowstorm.Itwasfearedthattheenemymayhavedoubledbackinthepoorvisibilitytoreturntobase.Butat2.47a.m. Su olk regained contact. We all knew action was imminent and it was only a question of time and place.

Withthepalelightofthemorning Hood and PrinceofWales interceptedtheenemyat5.35a.m.andthebattleopenedabout6o’clock.The orange "ashesonthehorizonshowedtheenemyhadreplied.Intheshortactionwhichensued Hood washitandagreatcolumnof "ameshot intotheairfollowedbyanimmensepallofblacksmoke.Inaninstantthestatelyshipandallbutthreeofhergallantcrewofover1400perished. Apart from the magnitude of the disaster a dazed sense of incredulity overtook us all.

PrinceofWales hadsuffereddamagetoo.Onegunturretwasoutofactionandinherforwardturrettherewasadefectivegun.Shortlyafter6 a. m.ahitonthebridgekilledorwoundedalltheofficersexceptforthecaptain.Theshiphadonlyrecentlybeencommissionedandowingto defectswasstillcarryingcivilianworkmen.Buttheenemyhadnotescapedentirelyandherspeedhadbeenreduced.Therewerealsotell-tale patchesofoilinthesea.Sothechasecontinuedwiththeenemyshipsheadingforthesafetyoftheocean,followedcloselyby PrinceofWales and the two cruisers.

“Aftermid-daytheenemyalteredcoursetothesouth.Atthesametimetheweatherdeterioratedandpatchesofmistandraingotthickerand morefrequent.Therangewasclosedsoastomaintaincontact.AseachsuccessivestormhidtheGermanshipsitbecamecrucialtoproceed warily.Atabout6.30intheeveningof24Maytheenemyenteredaparticularlythicksquall.Anuncannysensemusthavewarnedthecaptainto bewareoftheambush.Suddenlythegreatbattleshiploomedthroughthemistabouttenmilesdistant.Immediatelywealteredcourseandatthe sametimeopened #rewiththemainarmamentof8-inchguns.Thenoisewasdeafening. Bismarck,too,was #ringandafterwhatseemedan interminablewait,greatfountainsofwaterroseintotheairnearby.Fromthecomparativesafetyoftheplottingofficeexplodingshellssounded likeextraloudmachinegun #re.Wemadeviolentalterationsofcourseandlaidsmokeinordertoescapethe #re. PrinceofWales hadcometo ourassistance,buttheenemyturnedagaintothesouthandtriedtoeludetheBritishshipsathighspeed.Whatwasnotknownat thetimewas that during this encounter Prinz Eugen had been detached to the south west. Sothechasecontinuedwithanotherbrief,butineffectiveencounteratabout1a.m.on25May.Butat3.06a.m. Su olk lostcontact.Itwas apparentlyatthistimethat Bismarck hadalteredcourseeastwardsseekingtheshelterofaFrenchport. Su olk and Norfolk wereorderedtosearch tothewestandsouthwestincasetheenemytriedtorendezvouswithasupplytanker.Bythistimetheship’scompanyhadbeenataction stationsfor32hoursandtirednesswasinevitable.Wetriedtosnatchanhour’srestinturnifopportunityallowed.Outside,theseawasrisingand thevisibilitygettingworse.WewerenolongerintheArcticCircleanddarknesswasaddingtootherdifficulties.Meanwhilecon"ictingreports werereachingtheC.inC.astotheenemy’spositionandintentions.Howeverpracticallyeverycapitalshipwasdivertedtotheareatoprevent theenemyfromreachingFrance.Ananxioussearchproceededthroughoutthedaybutitwasnotuntil10.30a.m.on26Maythat Bismarck wasat last located by a Catalina aircraft of Coastal Command some 700 miles N.W. of Brest.

During25Mayanduntil Bismarck hadbeenfound Su olk hadmaintainedahighdegreeofreadiness.Itwaswithgreatreliefthatthenewsofher locationandsubsequentsinkingwasreceivedbytheship’scompany,thoughwithafeelingofadmirationforher #ghtagainsthopelessodds.We were sent to St. John’s, Newfoundland to refuel and take on stores’.

MurrellnextjoinedH.M.S. PembrokeII on11March1942,andwasbornefortherestoftheWarinvariousshorebasedestablishments,being releasedClass‘A’Reserveon16August1945.Here-enteredtheserviceon4September1950uponvolunteeringfortheNavalCareersService, andwaspermittedtoserveuntilhis60thBirthday.Hisservicepaperscon#rmtheawardoftheKing’sJubileeMedalonthe6thMay1935,andhe wasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon29October1952.Hewasdischargedtopensionon6April 1955, and died in 1963.

Five: StokerPettyOfficerH.Smith,RoyalNavy,whoservedinH.M.S. Lancaster duringtheMessina Earthquake rescue operations of 1908

1914-15Star(307888,H.Smith,S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(307888H.Smith.S.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(307888H.Smith.Sto.1H.M.S.Columbine.); Italy,Kingdom,MessinaEarthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruise to last, generally very ne (5) £200-£240

HenrySmith wasborninBethnalGreen,London,on1July1886andenterednavalserviceon14October1904,seeingserviceinH.M.S. Lancaster inApril1908to1911,duringwhichhewasawardedtheMessinaEarthquakeMedalbytheItalianGovernment.Hespentmuchofthe Great War in patrol boats, before he was invalided from Chatham Naval Hospital in 1925 with tuberculosis.

Five: Petty Officer W. C. Usherwood, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(223506,W.Usherwood,L.S.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(223506W.C.Usherwood.P.O.R.N.);War Medal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(223506W.C.Usherwood,P.O.H.M.S.Hecla.) nearly very ne and better (5) £80-£100

WilliamCharlesUsherwood wasborninStaplehurst,Kent,on19August1887andattestedasaBoy,fortheRoyalNavyon17November 1902andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Phoenix,H.M.S. Surprise,H.M.S. Dominion andH.M.S.Commonwealth.AdvancedPettyOfficeron 1January1918,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon2May1921whilstservinginH.M.S. Hecla.Shorepensionedon18 February1929,hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarandservedinanumberofshoreestablishmentsbeforehis !nal discharge on 9 December 1942. He died, aged 76, in Maidstone, Kent, on 14 August 1960.

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Three: Stoker First Class G. W. Brown, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(K.3271,G.W.Brown,Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.3271G.W.Brown.Sto.1.R.N.) edge knock, contact marks, good very ne

Three: Leading Seaman J. H. C. Hobrough, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(238883J.H.C.Hobrough.A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(238883J.H.C.Hobrough.A.B.R.N.) contact marks, scratches, otherwise nearly very ne (6) £80-£100

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Four: Stoker First Class R. H. Hyland, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(K.12053,H.R.[sic]Hyland.Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.12053,H.R.[sic]Hyland.Sto.1.R.N.); RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(K.12053,R.H.Hyland.Sto.1.H.M.S.Pembroke.) heavilypolished, contact marks and edge bruising, fair to ne (4) £80-£100

RobertHenryHyland wasborninBelvedere,Kent,onthe23May1891andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon5August1911.AdvancedStokerFirst Classon9August1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Llewellyn, H.M.S. Lavercock andH.M.S. Recruit. AwardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalon4October1926,hewasdischargedtopensionon4August1933anddied,aged77,inWestcliff-on-Sea,Essex,on1 June 1968.

Four: LeadingStokerB.Nichols,RoyalNavy,laterRoyalFleet Reserve

1914-15Star(K.10410,B.Nichols,Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(K.10410.B.Nichols.L.Sto.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G. V.R., 1st issue (K.10410. PO. B. 10830 B. Nichols. L. Sto. R.F.R.) very ne (4) £70-£90

BertNichols wasborninSpalding,Lincolnshire,on31January1893,andattestedfor theRoyalNavyon12February1911.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Archer, H.M.S. Penn andH.M.S. Vectis, includingpost-WarserviceintheBalticSeaduringthe RussianCivilWar.AdvancedLeadingStokeron7September1918,hewasdischarged on13February1920andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve.AwardedhisLongServiceand Good Conduct Medal in 1926, he died, aged 38, in 1932. Sold with copied research.

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Three: Leading Seaman S. Douglas, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(215637.S.Douglas.L.S.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(215637.S.Douglas.L.S.R.N.) contactmarks,very ne

Three: Stoker First Class A. M. D. Hastie, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(K.2418A.M.D.Hastie.Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.2418A.McD.Hastie.Sto.1.,R.N.) some contact marks, nearly very ne

1914-15Star(2) (311910F.Lush.Act.L.Sto.R.N.;S.S.113018,F.H.Westlake.Sto.1.R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (K.16727A.R.Wingate.Sto.1.R.N.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(2);WarMedal1939-45, attempt to erase naming on rst (Lush) but details still discernible, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne and better (14) £100-£140

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Seven: LeadingCookW.J.Sims,RoyalNavy,whosurvivedthesinkingofH.M.S. Amphion on6August1914, whenshestruckamineoff theThamesEstuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe "rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War.

1914-15Star(M.5636,W.J.Sims,Ck.Mte.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.5636.W.J.Sims.Ck.Mte.R.N.);1939-45 Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, #xedsuspension(M.5636,W.J.Sims.,L.Ck. H. M.S. Vivid.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (7) £120-£160

WilliamSims wasborninPlymstock,Devon,on12September1894andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon24January1913.HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on29October1913,which,bythestartoftheGreatWar,wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron, assignedtotheHarwichForce,defendingtheeasternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthe morningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandof TerschellingforGermanactivity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’ssteamersthatpliedbetween HarwichandtheHookofHollandwasspotted.FoxsentthedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwards anotherdestroyerreportedthatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,'throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines'.H.M.S. Amphion ledthe "otillatoinvestigateandobservedthatthe "eeingshipwasdeployingmineseventhen.At10:45, Lance opened #reatarangeof4,400yards (4,000 m).

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The #refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The "otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his "otilla over the danger area.

At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon #reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,but adeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFox orderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,plusanunknownnumber of the crew rescued from Königin Luise Havingsurvivedhersinking,SimssawlaterwarserviceinH.M.S. Benbow andH.M.S. Rule.On22January1919hemarriedWinifredMettersatSt Eustachiusparishchurch,Tavistock,Devon,butshewastragicallykilledincaraccidentlaterthatday.Laterthatyearhemarriedagain.He continuedtoservepostwarandwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1928.DischargedtopensionattheendofJanuary 1935,hewasmobilisedfrom29Septemberto3October1938andlaterrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar.servinginH.M.S. Lucia thebasefortheRedSeaForcefrom23September1939to29September1941.Heremainedin Lucia untilthe29thSeptember1941 beforeserviceinH.M.S. Malaya andH.M.S. Drake, beforehiseventualdischarge,whilstservinginH.M.S. Imperieuse, on17August1945.Postwar, he worked as a civilian in the catering section of a naval camp. He died, aged 79, in Plymouth, on 28 September 1973.

Four: Able Seaman A. J. Coltman, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(J.4736.,A.J.Coltman,A.B..R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.4736.A.J.Coltman,A.B..R.N.);ImperialService Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Arthur Joseph Coltman) with Royal Mint case of issue, contact marks, otherwise very ne (4) £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette 21 March 1952. Postman, London Postal Region.

ArthurJosephColtman wasborninStPancras,London,on26February1892.HeattestedasaBoyfortheRoyalNavyon24September 1909andsawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Louis,H.M.S. Linnet,H.M.S. Radstock andH.M.S. Victorious. Hewasdischargedonthe25 February1922andjoinedintotheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday.Incivilianlife,hehadalongcareerasaPostmanandwasawardedthe Imperial Service Medal upon retirement in 1952.

Three: AbleSeamanE.Cunnah,RoyalNavy,whowasoneofjust20 survivorsfromthesinkingofH.M.S. QueenMary attheBattleof Jutlandon31May1916;hewaslaterkilledduringtheSecond World War, whilst serving as a Firewatcher in the London Blitz 1914-15Star(J.20438.,E.Cunnah,Ord.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (J.20438 E. Cunnah. A.B. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £160-£200 ErnestCunnah wasborninWandsworth,Londonon12June1897andjoinedthe RoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson16September1912.On16September1913he joinedthebattlecruiserH.M.S. QueenMary,andservedinherduringtheGreatWar, !rstatHeligolandBighton28August1914.AdvancedAbleSeamanon10March1916, heservedattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916,and,despitesustainingsplinter woundstotheinsideofhisleftfoot,hisrightkneeandfrontrightthigh,wasoneofjust 20 crew members to survive her sinking with the lost of 1,266 lives.

AfterbeingrescuedandlandedatRosythbyH.M.S. Laurel thefollowingday,on26June 1916,anavaldoctorissuedhimwithaCerti!cateofHurtandWounds.Henextserved a"oatinH.M.S. IronDuke from4November1916andlaterparticipatedintheAllied intervention in the Russian Civil War. He was discharged on 11 June 1927.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,heservedasaWandsworthCouncil !rewatcherandonthenightof19February1944,wasondutyattheTate and Lyle Factory in Raft Road, Wandsworth, when he was killed in an explosion during an air raid. HisnameisrecordedbytheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionamongthecivilianwardead,and,whenkilled,hewasfoundtobecarrying inhispocketaverycreasedphotographofhimselfinRoyalNavyuniformandhiswoundcerti!cate.HeisburiedinWandsworthMetropolitan Borough Cemetery, London.

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Four: Able Seaman A. J. Edmonds, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(216904,A.J.Edmonds,A.B.,R,N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(216904A.J.Edmonds,A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (216904 A. J. Edmonds. A.B. H.M.S. Sandhurst.) contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £100-£140

AlbertJamesEdmonds wasbornatCamberwell,London,on20March1886andcommencedhisnavalserviceasaBoySecondClassin H.M. S. Impregnable,on26March1901.HewasappointedOrdinarySeaman,H.M.S. Implacable,on20March1904andAbleSeaman,15February1906. DuringtheGreatWarheservedinvariousshipsandshorebasedestablishments,includingH.M.S. Woolwich forH.M.S. Ariel,H.M.S. Oracle,H.M.S. Columbine (Windsor),andH.M.S. Sandhurst,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1919.Hewasshorepensionedin March1926,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve.HewasrecalledtoH.M.S. Vernon in1939,butwasinvalidedoutoftheservicefromtheRoyal Naval Hospital Invergordon, in June 1943.

Pair: Able Seaman O. K. Leese, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star(238492, O. K. Leese. A.B., R.N.); British War Medal (238492 O. K. Leese. A.B. R.N.) nearly very ne

1914-15Star (125844.F.G.Mahoney,P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (228705W.W.Phinn.Y.S.R.N.); VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (M.5940T.H.McKnight.Ck.Mte.R.N.;1630Cpl.W.W.Haywood.M.G.C.);RoyalNavy L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension (196378E.G.Simmonds.A.B.H.M.S.Pembroke) contactmarks,generally very ne or better(7) £120-£160

Three: Signaller W. W. Leedham, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(237910W.W.Leedham.Sig.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(237910W.W.Leedham.Sig.R.N.) goodvery ne

Three: Stoker First Class S. Taylor, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(297986,S.Taylor,Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(297986S.Taylor,.Sto.1.R.N.) contactmarks, otherwise very ne (6) £80-£100

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Seven: Sub-LieutenantB.N.Evans,RoyalNavalReserveand Mercantile Marine, later Union Defence Force

1914-15Star(Mid.B.N.Evans.R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(S.Lt.B. N.Evans.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(BasilN.Evans); VictoryMedal1914-19,withM.I.D.oakleaves(S.Lt.B.N.Evans.R.N.R.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theselastthreeall officiallyimpressed‘584115B.N.Evans’,mountedforwear, contactmarks, nearly very ne (7) £100-£140

M.I.D. uncon"rmed.

SoldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipientasayoungNavalOfficer,andanother of the recipient in civilian attire with his four children.

Family group:

Three: Driver A. J. Loe, Royal Horse Artillery

1914-15 Star (59285, Dvr. A. J. Loe. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (59285 Dvr. A. J. Loe. R.A.) nearly extremely ne

Three: Sergeant H. E. Loe, M.M., Royal Field Artillery, who died of wounds on the Western Front

1914-15 Star (59286 Bmbr: H. E. Loe. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (59286 Sjt. H. E. Loe. R.A.) extremely ne (6) £80-£100

ArthurJ.Loe attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatGuildford,Surrey,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 28 July 1915.

HoraceE.Loe wasbornatFrencham,Surrey,andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryalongsidehisbrotheratGuildford,Surrey,servingwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13December1915.AdvancedSergeant,hewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(London Gazette 2November1917).Hediedofwoundson5October1918,whilstservingwith‘C’Battery,93rdBrigade,andisburiedinEtaplesMilitary Cemetery, France.

Sold with a Sunday School Award of Merit Medal in white metal; and various Royal Artillery buttons.

Three: LieutenantR.W.Formby,RoyalEngineers,lateMadrasMotorCycleCorps,IndianArmy,whowas killed in action at Le Transloy on 16 February 1917

1914-15Star(No.5Crpl.R.W.Formby,Mad.Vol.R#s.attd.D.S.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.R.F.Formby.);Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, good very ne (3) £100-£140

RichardWilliamFormby wasbornatYnyslas,Glamorganshire,on21March1876andwaseducatedatNewtonCollege,NewtonAbbot, Devon.HeobtainedanappointmentinthePublicWorksDepartment,MadrasPresidency,in1897,andwenttoIndiathesameyear.Hewas present at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 (medal), and by the time of the Great War was Executive Engineer of Bellary.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarFormbyvolunteeredforImperialService,andservedwiththeMadrasMotorCycleCorpsonthe WesternFrontfromMarch1915.HewascommissionedlieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson18April1915,andwaskilledinactionnearLe Transloy on 16 February 1917, while taking out a communication trench. He is buried in the Officers’ Cemetery at Guillemont, France.

FormbymarriedMissMildredAmyStricklandatNewtonAbboton24August1905;tragicallyshepre-deceasedherhusbandfor,whentheywere outshootinginthejunglenearReniguntarailwaystationinIndiaon28December1914,Formbyaccidentallyshothiswifethroughthebreast, killing her instantaneously.

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Three: Pioneer H. A. Barker, Royal Engineers

1914-15 Star (96145. Pnr. H. A. Barker, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (96145 Pnr. H. A. Barker. R.E.) nearly very ne

Pair: Second Corporal J. Smithson, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (18625 2.Cpl. J. Smithson. R.E.) nearly very ne

Pair: Acting Second Corporal F. Carter, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (23302 A.2.Cpl. F. Carter. R.E.) nearly very ne

Pair: Sapper C. Groves, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (160208 Spr. C. Groves. R.E.) good very ne

VictoryMedal1914-19 (266783Spr.T.D.Eccles.R.E.);DefenceMedal(2),oneaCanadianissueinsilver;Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45 (2), one a Canadian issue in silver, good very ne (15) £120-£160

Three: SecondLieutenantO.J.Butler,NorfokRegiment,lateCambridgeshireRegiment,whowaskilledin action on the Western Front on 16 October 1918

1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.O.J.Butler.);MemorialPlaque(OwenJamesButler);MemorialScroll ‘2/Lieut.OwenJamesButler,NorfolkRegiment’,withaportraitphotographoftherecipient,allmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, about extremely ne (4) £300-£400

OwenJamesButler,ofSwaffhamBulbeck,Cambridgeshire,attestedfortheCambridgeshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28September1915.CommissionedsecondlieutenantintheNorfolkRegimenton30July1918,he served with the 7th Battalion, and was killed in action on 16 October 1918. He is buried in Auby Communal Cemetery, France.

Note: Owingtothefactthatthemedalsareheldinaglazeddisplayframethereverseofthe1914-15Starhasnotbeenseen.Consequentlythis lot is sold as viewed and not subject to return.

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Three: SecondLieutenantH.M.Morris,15th(1stSalfordPals)Battalion,LancashireFusiliers,late20th(Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 17 August 1918

1914-15Star(5342Pte.H.M.Morris.R.Fus:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2.Lieut.H.M.Morris.);VictoryMedal1914-19, naming erased on VM; nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

HubertMarmadukeMorris wasborninSouthport,Lancashire,in1892and‘joinedtheManchesterUniversityO.T.C.immediatelyonthe outbreakofwar,butbeingimpatientatthelengthoftimethatwouldelapsebeforeheobtainedhiscommission,hewithsomeofhisfriends joinedtheUniversityandPublicSchoolsBattalion[20thBattalion,RoyalFusiliers],whichwasthenbeingformed,asaprivate.Hetrainedwiththe battalionandwentouttoFrancein1915.HewasinvariousengagementsandwaswoundedatthetakingofHighWood,beingshotthroughthe leftarm.WhensufficientlyrecoveredfromhiswoundshewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheLancashireFusiliers,andservingwiththe 15th(1stSalfordPals)BattalioninFrancewasseriouslywoundedwithgunshotintheabdomen,hisleftkneeshotthroughandshattered,anda portionofhisthighhadbeencarriedawaywithshrapnel.’Hediedasaresultofhiswoundsin14thGeneralHospitalon17August1918,andis buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France. He is also commemorated in the British Jewry Book of Honour. Soldtogetherwithanunrelated19thBattalion,LancashireFusiliersRegimentalprizemedal,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseengraved ‘Inter Coy. Football League 1917, Winners A. Coy. 2/Lt. F. Gregory. B.E.F.’, in case of issue; and copied research.

FrankGregory wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheLancashireFusilierson17January1916,andwaskilledinactionatMountKemmel, Flanders, on 16 April 1918.

Three: Private A. Davey, South Wales Borderers

1914-15Star(34629Pte.A.Davey.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24991Pte.A.Davey.S.WalesBord.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (Lt.Col.A.E.L.James.;9946Pte.D.Speirs.R.A.M.C.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (5497778 Bdr. B. Spragg. R.A.) very ne (6) £80-£100

AlbertDavey attestedfortheSouthWalesBorderersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom15July 1915. He was discharged on 5 June 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

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Family Group:

Three: SecondLieutenantN.S.Scott,King’sOwnScottishBorderers,whowaskilledinactionatYpreson23 April 1915

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.N.S.Scott.K.O.Sco.Bord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.N.S.Scott);MemorialPlaque (NormanSawersScott);MemorialScroll‘2nd.Lt.NormanSawersScott,K.O.S.Bs.’;togetherwithasilverK.O.S.B.capbadgeand a miniature coloured portrait of the recipient, extremely ne

Pair: SecondLieutenantI.A.S.Scott,King’sOwnScottishBorderers,whowaskilledinactiononthe !rstday of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916, on which date his battalion suffered over 550 casualties

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.I.A.S.Scott);MemorialPlaque(IanArchibaldSawersScott);MemorialScroll‘2/Lieut.Ian Archibald Sawers Scott, K.O. Scottish Borderers’; together with a miniature coloured portrait of the recipient, extremely ne

Three: Captain W. E. S. Scott, Royal Army Medical Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.W.E.SawersScott);BritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforWarService,unnamedasissued, with integral top riband bar; together with two bronze R.A.M.C. cap badges, extremely ne

Theentirelotallmountedandhousedinanimpressiveandheavytooledleather-boundandinitialledtriptych-styledisplayframe, this in extremely good condition (lot) £1,800-£2,200

NormanSawersScott wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheKing’sOwnScottishBordererson31October1914,andservedwiththe 2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27November1914.HewaskilledinactionatYpreson23April1915,aged19, and is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, France.

IanArchibaldSawersScott,brotheroftheabove,wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheKing’sOwnScottishBordererson1June 1915,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.Hewaskilledinactiononthe !rstdayofthe BattleoftheSommeon1July1916,aged19,whilstattachedtothe1stBattalion,onwhichdatedthebattalionwasinvolvedintheattackinfront ofBeaumont-Hamel-sweptbyintenseenemymachinegun !rethebattalionsufferedtotalcasualtiesthatdayof552.Heisburiedin Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsaet, France.

WilliamEdwardSawersScott,M.D.,fatheroftheabove,servedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from March 1918, and survived the war, being discharged on 23 March 1919. He died on 31 January 1923, aged 62.

Three: SecondLieutenantL.E.Davis,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,lateArmyService Corps, who was wounded at Glencoe Wood on 25 August 1917

1914-15 Star (S4-038822 Sjt. L. E. Davis. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. L. E. Davis) very ne

Three: LieutenantT.H.Webb,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowastwicewoundedon the Western Front

1914-15Star(1955Pte.T.H.Webb.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.T.H.Webb) tracesofverdigris, otherwise very ne

Pair: LieutenantR.A.W.Kennedy,HighlandLightInfantry,attached7thBattalionOxfordshireand Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. A. W. Kennedy) mounted as worn, very ne (8)

£120-£160

LeonardEdgarDavis wasborninAddlestone,Surreyon13June1895.HeattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson7November1913,and waspromotedSergeanton4August1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21December1914andwas commissionedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon26April1917.ReturningtoFranceinJune1917,hejoinedthe5th BattalionatArrasandwaswoundedbyagunshottohislegatGlencourseWood,Ypres,on24August1917.AMedicalBoardreportdated11 July 1919 states that the injury sustained a fracture to his right femur and knee, which resulted in a 2.5” shortening of his right leg.

ThomasHarryWebb, astudentatCulhamCollege,Abingdon,Oxfordshire,attestedforthe4thBattalionOxfordshireandBuckinghamshire LightInfantryon23September1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915andwaswoundedonthe Sommeon19July1916,withmultiplegunshotwoundstohisrightforearm.Commissionedon26April1917,hereturnedtohisbattalioninJuly 1917 and was further wounded by a shell splinter to his cheek on 28 August 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 26 October 1918.

RonaldAlexanderWhitelawKennedy wasborninGlasgowin1893.Hewascommissionedintothe2/5thBattalion,HighlandLightInfantry forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedinSalonikafromMay1917,attachedtothe7thBattalionOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantry. He died in York on 20 February 1966.

Three: PrivateA.T.Bonham,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightinfantry,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 27 August 1917

1914-15Star(2385Pte.A.T.Bonham,Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2385Pte.A.T.Bonham,Oxf.&Bucks. L.I.) very ne and better

Three: Private W. R. C. Gibbard, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light infantry

1914-15Star(1633Pte.W.R.C.Gibbard,Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1633Pte.W.R.C.Gibbard.Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) mounted for wear, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (6) £100-£140

ArthurT.Bonham, fromWendover,Buckinghamshire,attestedforthe1st/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshire LightInfantryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30March1915.Latertransferringtothe1st/4thBattalion, he was killed in action on 27 August 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

WilliamRichardCharlesGibbard attestedforservicewiththe1st/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight InfantryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30March1915.AppointedLanceCorporal,helaterservedin the Italian theatre and was disembodied on 2 June 1919. He died, aged 72, on 8 June 1967. Sold with copy research.

Pair: PrivateC.B.Crook,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whodiedofwoundsin Mesopotamia during the Siege of Kut on 18 March 1916

1914-15Star(9529Pte.C.B.Crook.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(9529Pte.C.B.Crook.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) edge bruise and some staining to VM, otherwise nearly extremely ne

Pair: PrivateR.Smith,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 23 July 1916

1914-15Star(3270Pte.R.Smith.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(3270Pte.R.Smith.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) very ne (4) £60-£80

CharlesBenjaminCrook wasborninReading,Berkshirein1889andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryfor serviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninMesopotamia,anddiedofwoundsduringthesiegeofKut-Al-Amaraon18 March 1916. He is buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq.

RobertSmith wasborninLechlade,OxfordshireandattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe 1st/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon23July1916.HeisburiedinPozieresBritishCemetery, France.

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Three: PrivateA.G.Fulker,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front on 29 February 1916

1914-15Star(16648Pte.A.G.Fulker.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16648Pte.A.G.Fulker.Oxf.&Bucks. L.I.) generally good very ne

Three: PrivateW.E.Harper,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front on 15 May 1917

1914-15Star(15348Pte.W.E.Harper.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15348Pte.W.E.Harper.Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.); together with the recipient’s card identity disc, generally good very ne (6) £100-£140

ArthurGeorgeFulker wasborninDrayton,OxfordshireandattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforservice duringtheGreatWar.Heservedwiththe6thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom20May1915anddiedofwoundson29February1916.Heis buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

WilliamE..Harper attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe5th BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom18September1915.Hediedofwoundson15May1917andisburiedinWarlincourtHalteBritish Cemetery, France.

Pair: PrivateG.E.Gardener,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowastakenPrisonerat Kut-al-Amara and subsequently award the M.S.M. for his conduct whilst in captivity

1914-15Star(9645Pte.G.E.Gardener.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);VictoryMedal1914-19(9645Pte.G.E.Gardener.Oxf&Bucks.L.I.) obverse of both medals heavily polished, therefore about ne

1914-15Star (1579Pte.A.Adams.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (143426Bdr.R.F.C.Watts. R. A.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (10480PCpl.H.Paul.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);togetherwithanunofficialOccupationofJapan Medal 1946-52 (R.K Watts R.N.) very ne (6) £80-£100

M.S.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920.

GeorgeE.Gardener attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedin Mesopotamiawiththe1stBattalionfrom24February1915.HewastakenprisonerduringthesiegeofKut-al-Amaraandsubsequentlyawarded theM.S.M.‘inrecognitionofdevotiontodutyandvaluableservicesrenderedwhilstprisonersofwarinterned’(LondonGazette 30January1920, with the award dated 5 May 1919).

AlbertAdmans attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom29March1915.AdvancedSergeant,forhisgallantryhewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette 11November 1916). He was also awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1920.

HoseaPaul attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom20May1915.ForhisgallantryduringtheattackonHillsideWood,Vis-en-Artois,aspartoftheArrasoffensive,hewas awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 28 July 1917).

Five: Private A. W. Gray, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15Star(1169Pte.AGray.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) lastletterofsurnamecorrected;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1169Pte.A. Gray.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,1clasp,LongService1955 (Albert W. Gray) contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very ne

Four: Corporal A. Prue, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2478Cpl.A.Prue.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Arthur R. Prue) very ne (9) £100-£140

AlbertWilliamGray attestedfortheBuckinghamshireBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,andservedwiththemduring theGreatWarontheWesternfrontfrom30March1915.Hewasdischargedon19February1916,butsubsequentlyattestedfortheRoyalField Artillery,andservedwithuntilhisfurtherdischarge,asaconsequenceofwounds,on21May1917.HewasawardedaSilverWarBadge,No. 182689.

ArthurRichardPrue, aCabinetMakerfromBanbury,Oxfordshire,wasbornon11November1896.HeattestedfortheOxfordshireand Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War, and was appointed Corporal. He died, aged 81, in Banbury, on 8 May 1978. Sold with copied research.

Four: Private C. Uff, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(1406[sic]Pte.C.Uff.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1407Pte.C.Uff.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);

Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Charles Uff) very ne

Four: Private T. F. Drayton, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20315Pte.T.F.Drayton.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,1clasp,LongService1949(ThomasF.Drayton)mountedasworn, minoredgebruising,nearlyvery ne (8)

£100-£140

CharlesUff wasborninQuainton,Buckinghamshirein1878andattestedintothe1st/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,Oxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar,servingwiththemontheWesternFrontfrom30March1915.Hewas disembodied on 5 March 1919 and died in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on 11 March 1934.

ThomasF.Drayton attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe2/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion during the Great War on the Western Front.

Four: SecondLieutenantW.R.Garrett,NottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegiment,lateOxfordshireand Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of in!uenza on 6 May 1919 1914-15Star(1708Sjt.W.R.Garrett.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.W.R.Garrett.);togetherwith an Italian Altipiani Medal 1918, silver, very ne(4) £80-£100

WilliamRobertGarrett,abankclerkfromBrackley,Northamptonshire,wasbornon20June1891andattestedforthe4thBattalion, OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon6December1912,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29 March1915.Appointedsergeanton25June1916,hewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintotheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimenton 30May1917andreceivedashellwoundtohisleftkneeatLeCatlet,France,on3October1918.HediedatCatterickMilitaryCemeteryon6 May1919ofcardiacfailurefollowingasevereattackofpneumonia,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C.headstoneinBrackley(St.Peter)Churchyard, Northamptonshire.

Sold with copied research.

Five: Lieutenant-ColonelH.E.Gresham,1st/7thBattalion,ManchesterRegiment,whowastheoriginal CommandingOfficerofhisbattalionattheoutbreakofwarin1914,andservedasCommandingOfficerof theBattalioninEgypt,Sudan,andatGallipolibeforebeinginvalidedfromservicebyillnessinJune1915;he later served in the Frontier Force Ri!es

1914-15Star(Lt:Col:H.E.Gresham.Manch:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.H.E.Gresham.);Coronation1911, unnamedasissued;TerritorialDecoration,E.VII.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1908,withintegraltopribandbar,all mounted for display in a ‘Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company’ glazed display case, extremely ne (5)

£700-£900

HarryEdwardGresham wasbornin1864,thesonofthewell-knownindustrialistandheadofthe !rmGreshamandCravenLtd.,ofSalford, Manchester.AfterreceivinghiseducationinBedfordandinTours,France,hestartedworkasahumbleapprenticeathisfather’sironworksin 1880,andin1890hejoinedthe4th(Volunteer)Battalion,ManchesterRegimentasasecondlieutenant.Hemadeswiftprogressinbothareas, beingpromotedswiftlythroughthecivilianranksofhis !rmasassistantengineerandrepresentativein1887,asdirectorin1901,andaschairman in1905-becominganimportantdesigneranddeveloperofmechanicalpatentsinhisownright.Continuingallthewhileasavolunteerwiththe ManchesterRegiment,by1901hewascaptainandinstructorofmusketry,by1911hewasmademajorofthenewlycreated7th(T.F.)Battalion, ManchesterRegiment.UpontheoutbreakoftheGreatWarinlate1914hewasanexperiencedlieutenant-colonelandanimportantlocal !gure with 24 years’ experience in the volunteers.

Leadinghisbattalionforserviceabroad,GreshamsailedfromSouthamptonon10September1914aboardtheUnionCastleliner GrantullyCastle, arrivingatAlexandriaon25September1914.Nowattheageof50,hecontinuedonwithhismentoPortSudanandthencetoKhartouminearly 1915forgarrisondutiesinconnectionwithHisExcellencySirdarF.R.Wingate(thebattalion’shonoraryColonel,andGovernorGeneralof Sudan)beforetakingpartintheGallipolilandingsatVBeachon7May1915aspartofthe127thBrigade,42nd(EastLancs)Division.Asrecorded incontemporarynewspapersreports,heisknowntohaveseenheavyactioninthetrenchesduringhis !rstmonthandremainedincommand untiltheendofMay,beforebeinginvalidedassicktoMaltaforrecoveryinJune1915(presumablyfromcholeraormalaria).Returningforfurther servicewiththeFrontierForceRi"es,hecontinuedthroughouttheremainderofthewarand !nallyretiredfromfurtherserviceon29July1921, having reached the age limit. He died at Bournemouth on 29 November 1933.

Sold with copied research.

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Eight: LieutenantG.S.Whitham,YorkandLancasterRegiment,whowaswoundedin1915andwas afterwardsemployedbytheMinistryofMunitionsintheDepartmentofExplosiveSupply,becoming Director of Ammunition Production in 1939 and rewarded with the C.M.G. and C.B.E.

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.G.S.Whitham.York.&Lanc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.S.Whitham);1939-45Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn, nearly very ne or better (8) £400-£500

C.M.G. LondonGazette 2June1943:‘GilbertShawWhitham,Esq.,C.B.E.,M.I.Chem.E.,Director-GeneralofProductionServices,MinistryofSupply. Lately Head of the British Technical Mission in Turkey.’

C.B.E. London Gazette 23 June 1936: ‘Assistant Director of Ordnance Factories, War Office.’

GilbertShawWhitham wasbornin1889,educatedprivatelyinChile,1910-14,andInnsofCourt,1914-15;commissioned2ndLieutenant, 10thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,10February1915;Lieutenant,5July1915.ServedinFrancefrom10July1915,butafterbeing woundedwasemployedbytheMinistryofMunitionsatH.M.Factory,Queensferry,1916-17;HeadquartersDepartmentofExplosiveSupply, 1917 -20;SecretaryFactoriesBranch,1918-20;WarOffice,1920,undertheDirector-GeneralofFactories;SuperintendentH.M.Factory,Gretna,1921; AssistantDirectorofOrdnanceFactories;DirectorofIndustrialPlanning(WarOffice),1936;DirectorofAmmunitionProduction,1939;Deputy Director-General,MinistryofSupply,1941;HeadofBritishMission(Supply)toTurkey,September1941;HeadofProductionOffice,Palestine, 1942;Director-GeneralofProductionServices(MinistryofSupply,1943;DeputyChief(General)oftheEconomicDivision,ControlCommission forGermany,1945;ChiefoftheReparations,DeliveriesandRestitutionDivision,ControlCommissionforGermany(BritishElement),1945-50. Retired to Okehampton, Devon, and died on 20 August 1970.

Three: Private A. F. Platt, Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(SS-9471Pte.A.F.Platt.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SS-9471Pte.A.F.Platt.A.S.C.) nearlyextremely ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant E. C. Platt, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. C. Platt.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Driver W. J. Platt, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (T4-275178 Dvr. W. J. Platt. A.S.C.) number o cially corrected on both, very ne (7) £80-£100

AlfredF.Platt attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5May1915, being awarded a Silver War Badge.

EvanCrawfordPlatt wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 30 May 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge.

Three: Corporal E. Platt, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

1914-15 Star (4921 2.A.M. E. Platt. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (4921. Cpl. E. Platt. R.A.F.) good very ne (3) £80-£100

Sold with a R.F.C. cap badge and two R.F.C. buttons.

Three: CaptainG.St.J.Richardson,7thDukeofConnaught’sOwnRajputs,IndianArmy,whodiedofwounds on the !rst day of the Battle of Kut al Amara on 7 December 1915

1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.G.St.J.Richardson);MemorialPlaque(GarnetSt.JohnRichardson); MemorialScroll‘Lieut.GarnetSt.JohnRichardson,7thRajputs’,withaportraitnewspapercuttingphotographoftherecipient andasmallsilverlife-savingmedal,allmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, thescroll‘corrected’toread‘CaptainGarnetSt.-John Richardson, D.C.O. 7th Rajputs. 1915’, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £280-£320

GarnetSt.JohnRichardson,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelW.St.J.Richardson,wascommissionedsecondlieutenant,UnattachedListfor IndianArmy,fromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on8September1909andwaspostedtothe7thDukeofConnaught’sOwnRajputson 27December1910.Hewaspromotedlieutenanton8December1911,andcaptainon1September1915(althoughhispromotiontocaptain wasnotformallygazetteduntilafterhisdeath).Hediedofwoundson7December1915,onthe "rstdayofthebattleofKutalAmara,andis buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Note: Owingtothefactthatthemedalsareheldinaglazeddisplayframethereverseofthe1914-15Starhasnotbeenseen.Consequentlythis lot is sold as viewed and not subject to return.

Three: Captain A. H. B. Walling, Indian Army Reserve of Officers

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.A.H.B.Walling.I.A.R.O.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.H.B.Walling.)mountedasworn, slightly later issues, nearly extremely ne (3) £60-£80

Sold with the recipient’s cap badge; and copied research.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II S. Allen, M.M., Canadian Field Artillery

1914-15Star(83355Cpl.S.Allen.Can:Fd:Art:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(83355W.O.Cl.2.S.Allen.C.F.A.) edgebruisingand contact marks, worn, therefore fair to ne (2) £50-£70

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

SidneyAllen wasborninLondon,England,on4June1885,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedforservicewiththeCanadianField ArtilleryinTorontoon1December1914.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14September1915;was advanced Warrant Officer Class II on 18 August 1917; and was awarded the Military Medal. He was discharged in Canada on 21 May 1919.

Pair: Private R. W. Clearwater, 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Canadian Infantry 1914-15Star(73533Pte.R.W.Clearwater6-Can.Inf.Bde.Hdqtrs.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(73533Pte.R.W.Clearwater. 6-Can. I. Bde. H.Q.) nearly very ne

Pair: SergeantJ.S.Hibberd,CanadianCyclistBattalion,latercommissionedLieutenantinthe47thBattalion, Canadian Infantry, with whom he died of wounds whilst serving near Cambrai, 29 September 1918 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16848Sjt.J.S.Hibberd.Can.CyclistBn.) suspensionclawlooseonBWM,otherwisegoodvery ne (4) £100-£140

RalphWesleyClearwater wasborninGroton,SouthDakota,U.S.A.inApril1897.Hewasamotorvehiclemechanicbytrade,andserved during the Great War with 28th Battalion (Northwest), Canadian Infantry and 6th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Infantry. JohnSwallowHibberd wasborninDevizes,WiltshireinJuly1878.HeservedinitiallyservedwiththeCanadianCyclistBattalion,beforebeing commissioned into the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.

LieutenantHibberd‘DiedofWounds[29September1918]-whilesecondincommandof“D”Company,whichwasmarchingtotherearnear Cambraiunderenemyshell !re,hewaswoundedinthestomachbyshrapnelfromanenemyshellwhichburstclosetohim.Hiswoundswere dressed,andhewascarriedtothedressingstationofthe50thCanadianInfantryBattalionandlaterevacuatedtoNo.1CasualtyClearingStation where he died.’ (CEF Burial Registers refers)

Lieutenant Hibberd is buried in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: Private G. B. Alexander, 1st Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on 22 June 1915

1914-15Star(18613Pte.P.[sic]B.Alexander.1/Can:Inf.);VictoryMedal1914-19(18613Pte.G.B.Alexander.1-Can.Inf.) very ne

Pair: Private A. Buchanan, 3rd Canadian Infantry

1914-15 Star (18319 Pte. A. Buchanan. 3/Can. Inf:); British War Medal

Pair: Private J. A. Kidd, 5th Canadian Infantry

1914-20 (19319 Pte. A. Buchanan 3-Can. Inf.) very ne

1914-15 Star (424168 Pte. J. A. Kidd. 5/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (424168 Pte. J. A. Kidd. 5-Can. Inf.) very ne

Pair: Private W. J. Hodson, 19th Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on 5 June 1916

1914-15 Star (55859 Pte. W. J. Hodson. 19/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (55859 Pte. W. J. Hodson. 19-Can. Inf.) very ne

Pair: Private E. Robitaille, Canadian Army Medical Corps

1914-15Star(32899Pte.E.Robitaille.Can:A.M.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(32899Pte.E.Robitaille.C.A.M.C.) some polishing, otherwise good very ne (10) £120-£160

GeorgeBertramAlexander wasborninChristchurch,NewZealand,on9September1872.HeattestedforserviceduringtheGreatWar on23September1914,declaringpreviousmilitaryservicewiththeCapeMountedRi"esfrom1886-89.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 1st Canadian Infantry from 26 April 1915 and died of wounds on 22 June 1915. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. WilliamJamesHodson wasborninBolton,Lancashire.ABoerWarveteranwhoservedpreviouslywiththeLoyalNorthLancashire Regiment,heattestedinToronto,forthe19thCanadianInfantry,on11November1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontfrom14September1915andwaskilledinactionon14June1916inthetrenchesatTheBluff,Ypres.HeisburiedinReninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied service records.

Pair: Sergeant M. Thuenissen, 7th, late 13th Dismounted Ri!es

1914-15 Star (Sjt. M. Theunissen 13th Dismtd. R"s.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Sjt. M. Theunissen. 7th Dismtd. R"s.) very ne

Pair: William Jack, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (William Jack) some staining to MMWM, very ne

Pair: Sergeant J. Conyers, South African Service Corps

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. J. Conyers. S.A.S.C.) very ne

Pair: Sapper E. Morgan, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Section

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Spr. E. Morgan. S.A.R.O.D.S.) very ne

Pair: Sergeant R. Burton, 1st South African Infantry

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. R. Burton. 1st S.A.I.); together with a Silver War Badge No. SA 4488, very ne (10) £120-£160

Four: SquadronQuartermasterSergeantA.C.Catterall,2ndMountedRi!es(NatalCarbineers),lateSouth African Service Corps

1914-15Star, namingcrudelyerased;BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.A.C.Catterall);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLong ServiceMedal,G.V.R.(No37417S.Q.M.S.A.C.Catterall,2ndM.R.(Carbs.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurnameonlast,minor contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

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Three: Gunner A. Juckes, 12th Citizen Battery, South African Artillery

1914-15Star(Gnr.A.Juckes12thCit.Batt.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Gnr.A.Juckes.12thCit.Batt.)theBWM and VM both in slightly crushed named card boxes of issue, good very ne

Pair: Warrant Officer Class I D. L. Juckes

Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal,withM.F.C.bronzepickemblemonriband(597WO1D.L.Juckes);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue, Rhodesia (597 WOI Juckes D.L.) mounted as worn, extremely ne (5) £300-£400

Sold with various buttons and other ephemera.

Pair: Able Seaman M. Gibb, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.2148M.Gibb.A.B.R.N.V.R.);togetherwithasilvercigarettecase,thelidinscribed‘ToM.Gibb, AsasouvenirofcaptivityatGraudenz-Germany,in1918,From2/Lt.N.Gardiner,2/Lt.J.A.Scho!eld,R.S.M.H.Bingham.’, extremely ne (3) £100-£140

Pair: PrivateL.J.Cross,BerkshireYeomanry,whowaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofJerusalem,on27 November 1917

British War and Victory Medals (2871 Pte. L. J. Cross. Berks. Yeo.) slight edge knocks and contact marks, otherwise very ne

Pair: PrivateH.Clark,LeicestershireRegiment,whowastakenprisonerontheWesternFronton24March 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6196Pte.H.Clark.Leic.R.)innamedcardboxofissueandouterpackaging, nearlyextremely ne (4) £80-£100

LeemanJ.Cross wasborninCottisford,NorthamptonshireandattestedatBrackley,NorthamptonshirefortheBerkshireYeomanryfor serviceduringtheGreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionon27November1917,duringtheBattleofJerusalem.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial.

HerbertClark attestedfortheLeicestershireRegimenton10May1916andservedwiththe2nd/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,wherehewastakenPrisonerofWaron24March1917.Thefollowingarticleappearedin TheYorkshireEveningNews on4July 1918:

‘Fifteenweeksofsuspense-FifteenterribleweeksofanxietyhavebeenfollowedbygladtidingstoYorkparents.OnMarch24thlastPrivate HerbertClark,LeicestershireRegiment,youngestsonofMr.&Mrs.Clark,36ThorpeStreet,SearcroftRoad,waspostedmissing.Alleffortsto tracehimhadfailed,butthismorning’spostbroughtacardfromhim,datedMay26th,whichshowedthatheisaprisonerofwaratLimburg, Germany.PrivateClark,atthetimeofwriting,wasquitewell.Hemusthavewrittenpreviouslytohisparents,acquaintingthemwithhis whereabouts,asonthecardhestatesthathepresumedtheyhadreceivedaletterhesentthem.Thatletterhasnotyetcometohand,afactthat hasintensi!edthestressunderwhichtheparentshavebeenliving.PrivateClarkis20yearsofage,heenlistedinMay1916,andhadbeenon activeservicesinceFebruary1917.IncivillifehewasaclerkintheDistrictSuperintendent’sOffice,NorthEasternRailway.Hisbrother,Private Arthur Clark, has been at the front with the Liverpool Regiment since December, 1916.’ Soldtogetherwithoriginalnewspaperclipping,typedtranscriptofsame,originalcerti!cateofTransfertoReserve,andoriginalfacsimilenamed letter from H.M. the King sent to returned prisoners, post war.

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Pair: Gunner I. W. Rigozzi, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (L-33554 Gnr. I. W. Rigozzi. R.A.) very ne

Pair: Private E. Syder, Royal Lancaster Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (32155 Pte. E. Syder. R. Lanc. R.) very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (558038Pte.B.Lavendofsky.LabourCorps.);togetherwiththerecipient’sUniversityof London Chess Club Medal (B. Lavendofsky, 1912) very ne (5) £50-£70

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Ten: Naik Abdul Rahman, Royal Artillery

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Pair: PrivateL.R.V.Presslee,HampshireRegiment,whowaslaterRailwaySignalmanandprincipalwitnessof theLewishamRailwayDisaster,4December1957,whichresultedin90fatalitiesand173furtherpassengers injured,thethird-worstrailwayaccidentinBritain;atthesubsequentInquiryPressleewasacquittedofall blame

British War and Victory Medals (3752 Pte. L. R. V. Pressley [sic]. Hamps. R.) nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

LabanPresslee (1899-1961)wasborninPeters!eld,Hampshire,on23August1899,andservedwiththe4thBattalion,HampshireRegiment duringheGreatWarontheWesternFront.FollowingthecessationofhostilitieshewasemployedasaRailwaySignalmanwiththeSouthern RailwayCompany,andisrecordedinthe1939Registerresidingat20BeauvalRoad,Camberwell,wherehisoccupationisgivenas‘Railway Signalman.’

The Lewisham Railway Disaster

Pressleewason-shiftattheStJohn’ssignalboxontheeveningof4December1957,assignalmaninchargeofthe‘DownSide’,atthetimeofthe LewishamTrainDisaster,whichkilledninetypassengersandinjuredafurtheronehundredandseventy-three;beingtothisday,thethirdworst railwayaccidentintheUnitedKingdom.Onthisevening,duringdensefog,theCannonStreettoRamsgate‘BattleofBritain’ClassNo.34066 ‘Spit re’ steamengine,haulingelevencoacheswith700passengersandtravellingatabout30milesperhour,passedthroughaRedsignaland crashedintotherearofthestationary5:18p.m.CharingCrosstoHayeselectricpassengertrainoftencarriageswithnearly1,500passengers whichwasbeingheldataredsignalatParksStreetJunction;theforceofimpactdislodgingasteelcolumnsupportingtwooffourheavygirdersof anoverheadbridgecausingtheircollapseontothecoachesbelow.TheCourtacceptedPresslee’sdetailedwitnessstatementwhichwassupported byafellowsignalmanandtwobookingladsthathavingsignalledthe‘Hayes’traintoproceedwithcaution,hehadsignalledthefollowing ‘Ramsgate’traintoproceedasfarasSignalL.18whichwasshowingaclearRed.TheMinistryofTransportInquiryconcludedthatthedriverofthe ‘Ramsgate’trainhadfailedtoreducespeedafterpassingL.16andL.17signalswhichwereshowingthecorrectDoubleYellowandYellow warningsatdistancesof892yardsand469yardsrespectivelyfromsignalL.18,andasaconsequencewasunabletoeffectivelyapplythebrakes when travelling at speed towards the Red signal. Charged with manslaughter, the driver was acquitted after two trials. Presslee died in Paddington on 26 October 1961. Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingacopyoftherecipient’sWitnessStatementfortheministryofTransportInquiryintotheLewishamRailway Disaster.

Pair: SecondLieutenantA.C.Skoulding,6thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,who died of wounds received at Guillemont on 21 February 1917; in civilian life he was an Auctioneer’s Clerk

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut A. C. Skoulding) some scratches to VM, otherwise very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (2.Lieut.P.E.Craddock.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (2.Lieut.A.W.Wood.)

BWMextremely ne, ring altered on VM to incorporate an uno cial straight suspension, some staining, otherwise nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

AlfredCecilSkoulding,anauctioneer’sclerkfromMelton,Suffolk,wasbornon9January1894.HeattestedfortheHonourableArtillery CompanyandservedathomeduringtheGreatWar,beforebeingcommissionedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon19 December1916.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionfrom4February1917and,justafewweekslater,waswoundedat Guillemontbygunshottohisleftbuttockon19February1917.Hediedofwoundson21February1917,andisburiedinGroveTown Cemetery, Meaulte, France.

PercyErnestCraddock wasborninWantage,OxfordshireinOctober1896andattestedfortheOxfordYeomanryforserviceduringthe GreatWar.Appointedsergeant,hewaslatercommissionedintoOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe2nd/4th Battalion on the Western Front, where he was taken Prisoner of War.

AlmerickWatkinsWood wasbornon11October1891inKurseongParsonage,Bengal.HewaseducatedatBeaumontCollege,wherehe wasbothSchoolandBoatsCaptain;andatMertonCollege,Oxford,whereherowedinthecollegeeightintheHenleyRegattainboth1912and 1913.HewascommissionedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon22September1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar, andservedontheWesternFrontin1915.On10September1915,hewaspostedtothe5thBattalionanddiedofwoundson26September 1915,receivedthepreviousdayattheattackonBellewaardeFarm,duringtheBattleofLoos.HeisburiedinPoperingheNewMilitaryCemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: Lance-CorporalW.Oliver,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshire LightInfantry,whowaskilledinactionattheFirstBattleof Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, on 6 April 1916

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18846Pte.W.Oliver.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Wallace Oliver) nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

WallaceOliver wasborninWarley,Worcestershireandattestedforthe OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryatSmethwick,Staffordshire.Heserved withthe1stBattalioninMesopotamia,andwaskilledinactionon6April1916during theFirstBattleofSannaiyat.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Soldtogetherwithaportionofanoriginalpostcardphotographoftherecipientin uniform; and copied research.

(+VAT where

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Five: Private T. Chappell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3720Pte.T.Chappell.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;CivilDefenceLong Service Medal, E.II.R., mounted as worn, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne

Three: Private H. Tanner, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22398Pte.H.Tanner.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(HenryTanner) in Royal Mint case of issue, contact marks, generally very ne and better (8) £70-£90

HenryTanner attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar.Helaterworked asaBlacksmithFitterwiththeWarOfficeandwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedalonhisretirementin1960(LondonGazette 30September 1960).

Pair: PrivateG.H.Jeffrey,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front on 16 September 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24562Pte.G.H.Jeffrey.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);MemorialPlaque(HenryGeorge[sic]Jeffrey)incard envelope, good very ne (3) £100-£140

GeorgeHenryJeffrey wasborninBuckinghamandattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,servingwiththe2nd/4th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hediedofwoundson16September1918andisburiedinSt.VenantCommunal Cemetery, France.

Four: Private H. C. Jones, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(285029Pte.H.C.Jones.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal,innamedcardboxofissue, addressedto‘Mr.HenryCharlesJones,TheGardens,Chequers,ButlersCross,Bucks’;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal, G.V.R.,1stissue(Herbert[sic]C.Jones)theDefenceMedalinnamedcardboxofissue, somecontactmarks,otherwisevery neor better (4) £70-£90

HenryCharlesJones attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon3April1915andservedwiththe2/1st BuckinghamshireBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewasdischargedasaconsequenceofwoundson31May1918and wasawardedaSilverWarBadge,No.397981.GiventheaddressonthecardboxofissueforhisDefenceMedalhewaspresumablyemployed during the Second World War as a gardener at the Prime Minister’s official country residence Chequers.

Pair: Private F. G. Richardson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23650Pte.F.G.Richardson.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.)bothinnamedcardboxesofissue, extremely ne (2) £70-£90

Soldwiththerecipient’sSoldiers’ServiceandPayBook;capbadges,shouldertitles,oiler,buttoncleaner,andothermiscellaneousitems;including twounrelatedunofficialcoronationmedals,bothsilver-giltthe #rstfortheproposedCoronationofEdwardVIII,unnamed;thesecondofforthe CoronationofGeorgeVI,thereverseengraved‘W.Leuw’,withLondonGuildhallsuspensionbar;andaPrimroseLeagueBadge,with5‘Special Service’ clasps, for 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1898.

Pair: SecondLieutenantJ.N.Wissett,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 4 June 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.N.Wissett.)withaportraitphotographoftherecipient,allmountedinaglazeddisplay frame, about extremely ne (2) £60-£80

JohnNoelWissett,ofLiverpool,wascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheLoyalNorthLancashireRegimenton1August1917andserved withthe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23September1917.Hewaskilledinactionon4June1918andisburied in Couin New British Cemetery, France.

Pair: PrivateP.J.Allen,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,lateOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,who was killed in action on the Western Front on 5 December 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27567Pte.P.J.Allen.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);MemorialPlaque(PercyJohnAllen) glueresidueto reverse of plaque, otherwise very ne and better (3) £100-£140

PercyJohnAllen wasborninGreatMarlow,Buckinghamshirein1881andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry.He servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontbeforetransferringtothe2nd/4thBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,andwas killed in action on 5 December 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.

Three: PrivateL.A.Burton,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry,whowastwicewoundedduringtheGreat War, and later served with the British South Africa Police

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(39158Pte.L.A.Burton.K.O.Y.L.I.);WarMedal1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’sribandbar, good very ne

1939-45Star(3);AtlanticStar(2);AfricaStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar(2);DefenceMedal(3);WarMedal 1939-45(3);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;togetherwithan erased NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp Minesweeping 1945-51, generally good very ne (21) £100-£140

LaurenceAlbertBrown attestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryin1917andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,beingwoundedatPasschendaele,andthengassedatMinchy-le-Prieux.FollowingtheendoftheWarheattestedasatrooperin the British South Africa Police on 18 June 1920, and retired twenty years later with the rank of inspector. He died in Gwelo on 12 July 1966. Sold with a copy of the recipient’s obituary as published in Outpost, Septemebr 1966, containing a photograph of the recipient.

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Pair: Corporal S. T. W. Bonnar, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (218873. Cpl. S. T. Bonnar. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private F. P. Townsend, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (93216. Pte. 1. F. P. Townsend. R.A.F.) light contact marks, good very ne (4) £70-£90

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Pair: Nursing Sister Dora M. Sanderson, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(N.SisterD.M.Sanderson.);togetherwithanOverseasNursingAssociationcapebadge,bronze, good very ne (3) £60-£80

Pair: Miss Edith Platt, Voluntary Aid Detachment

British War and Victory Medals (E. Platt. V.A.D.) very ne (2) £60-£80

Miss Edith Platt served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 October 1918.

Pair: Captain J. H. Field, C.S.I., 19th Agra Company, Indian Defence Force, late Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. H. Field.) nearly extremely ne (2)

C.S.I. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

£70-£90

JamesHarmannField wasborninIslington,Middlesex,on23December1872andwaseducatedatHighgateGrammarSchoolandSt.John’s College,Cambridge.HeservedasmeteorologistwiththeIndianMeteorologicalDepartment,andwasultimatelyadvancedDirector-Generalof ObservatoriesinDecember1924.DuringtheGreatWarheservedasacaptaininthe19thAgraCompany,IndianDefenceForcefrom1April 1917.HeretiredfromtheIndianMeteorologicalDepartmentinMarch1928,andforhisserviceswasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderofthe Star of India. He died on 19 May 1937.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: Acting Captain C. G. Hards, East African Labour Corps

British War and Victory Medals(A. Capt. C. G. Hards.) edge bruising, very ne

Pair: Lieutenant C. E. Dobbs, Canadian Forces

British War and Victory Medals(Lieut. C. E. Dobbs.) suspension ring missing from VM, otherwise very ne

Pair: Lieutenant P. C. Marsh, Canadian Forces

British War and Victory Medals(Lieut. P. C. Marsh.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise generally very ne (6) £80-£100

CuthbertGordonHards wasborninGrahamstown,EasternCape,SouthAfricaon28June1891andservedwiththeEastAfricanLabour Corps during the Great War. He died in Salisbury, Rhodesia, on 24 April 1943.

ConwayEdwardDobbs wasbornon20October1895andattestedforservicewiththeRemountDepot,CanadianExpeditionaryForceon 13April1915,andservedontheWesternFrontfrom5June1915.Aftervariousspellsinhospitalduetovenerealdisease,hereturnedtoduty andwascommissionedintothe6thReserveBattalion,CanadianExpeditionaryForceon28April1917.ReturningtoFrance,hereceivedafracture tohislegcausedbyanaccidentwithagunwheelcarriage,whichexacerbatedhisillness.ReturningtoCanada,hewasstruckfromthestrengthon 3 December 1917.

Percy Clark Marsh was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 20 November 1894 and attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 7 July 1915. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Acting Bombardier J. A. Corp, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (91362 A. Bmbr. J. A. Corp. C.F.A.) mounted for wear, contact marks, generally very ne

Pair: Gunner A. T. Jackson, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (348497 Gnr. A. T. Jackson. C.F.A.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Pair: Sapper R. Crawford, Canadian Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (2007901 Spr. R. Crawford. C.E.) very ne

Pair: Private L. H. Drennan, 24th Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (1057243 Pte. L. H. Drennan. 24-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, generally very ne

Pair: Sergeant R. Robinson, Canadian Army Medical Corps

British War and Victory Medals (100535 Sjt. R. Robinson. C.A.M.C.) contact marks, good very ne

Pair: Private H. J. Tracey, Canadian Forestry Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2245593 Pte. H. J. Tracey. C.F.C.) very ne (12)

Sold with copied service records.

£140-£180

Pair: PrivateJ.Stewart,1stCanadianMountedRi!es,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton1

October 1916

British War and Victory Medals (186707 Pte. J. Stewart. 1- C.M.R.) contact marks, otherwise very ne

Pair: Private D. H. Chater, 75th Canadian Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(164601Pte.D.H.Chater.75-Can.Inf.);withaluminiumidentitydisc, contactmarks,nearlyvery ne

Pair: Private F. Fairbrother, 75th Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (3032618 Pte. F. Fairbrother. 75 - Can. Inf.) traces of verdigris, nearly very ne (6) £80-£100

JohnStewart,fromArnaud,Manitoba,wasborninCallander,Scotlandon24May1880andattestedfor90thCanadianInfantryon15 November1915.Takenonthestrengthofthe11thCanadianInfantry,hetransferredtothe1stCanadianMountedRi!esandservedwiththem ontheWesternFrontfrom28August1916andwasreportedmissing,latercon"rmedasbeingkilledinaction,on1October1916.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Private J. McNab, 78th Canadian Infantry, who died on 16 November 1918

British War and Victory Medals (922313 Pte. J. McNab. 78 - Can. Inf.) traces of verdigris, edge bruising, therefore nearly very ne

Pair: Private W. A. G. Unwin, 78th Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (624621 Pte. W. A. G. Unwin. 78 - Can. Inf.) generally very ne

Pair: Private W. W. Johnson, 102nd Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (3107008 Pte. W. W. Johnson. 102 - Can. Inf.) with lid of named card box of issue, good very ne

Pair: Private J. Maunder, 102nd Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (3314032 Pte. J. Maunder. 102 - Can. Inf.) very ne (8) £100-£140

JamesMcNab,afarmedfromBungalls,Saskatchewan,wasbornon20December1879andattestedforservicewiththe90thCanadianInfantry on22April1916.Heservedoverseaswiththe78thCanadianInfantryanddiedinEnglandon16November1918.HeisburiedinBirmingham (Witton) Cemetery.

Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Sergeant F. W. Price, South African Native Labour Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Sjt. F. W. Price. S.A.N.L.C.) very ne

Pair: Private J. P. Law, 11th Battalion, South African Native Labour Corps

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. P. Law. 11-S.A.I.) both with named card boxes of issue, nearly extremely ne (4) £50-£70

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 July 1919.

Sold with a photographic image of Private Law in later life.

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Pair: Armourer H. A. Stevenson, Royal Navy

BritishWarMedal1914-20(343614H.A.Stevenson.Armr.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(343614H.A. Stevenson., Armr. Mate. H.M.S. Dido.) very ne (2) £50-£70

HarryAugustusStevenson wasborninPortsmouthon1February1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon2August1900.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinthedepotship,H.M.S. Dido inEssex,whichcon!rmshisBritishWarMedalashissolecampaignmedalentitlement.Awardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon27August1915,hewasadvancedArmoureron11February1922beforehisdischargeon9August 1922.

Pair: Miss Irene S. Bald, Voluntary Aid Detachment BritishWarMedal1914-20(I.S.Bald.V.A.D.);VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,withSecondAwardBar(IreneS.Bald.) edge bruise to latter, very ne (2) £60-£80

IreneStephanieBald wasborninBrentwood,Essex,on26December1880,thedaughterofCaptainR.B.Bald,44thFoot,andjoinedthe VoluntaryAidDetachmentfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,receivingherbasicnursetraining‘UnderSistersinWards’attheLondon Hospitalfrom8Septemberto8December1914.ShethenservedattheCamberleyMilitaryHospitaluntilApril1915whensheembarkedfor Malta, serving at the Hamrun School Military Hospital from 8 May 1915 to 9 November 1915. HamrunSchoolMilitaryHospital,the !rsthospitalofitstypeinMalta,wasequippedwith106beds,andreceivedits !rstpatientson10June1915, everybedbeing !lledinlessthananhour.HamrunHospitalwasrunat !rstundertheaegisoftheBritishRedCrossSociety,whichdefrayedthe maintenancecharges,providingalsodrugsanddressings.ThenursingdutieswereperformedbytheNo.1MediterraneanNursingUnit-a voluntarybodyofladiesorganisedbyLadyIanHamilton,withanofficeroftheR.A.M.C.inoverallcharge.Thehospitalwasasuccessfromthe verybeginning,andlaterinNovember,1915,wasentirelyconvertedintoanofficers’hospitalwith80beds,forwhichitwaseminentlysuitable.In the same month Hamrun came entirely under the military authorities.

MissBaldreturnedtoEnglandtoserveoncemoreattheCamberleyMilitaryHospitalinNovember1915,andwassubsequentlyemployedatHill StreetHospitalandGarlandHomeHospitaluntil30March1918.Sheisrecordedinthe1939Register,residingat‘Fircroft,CrawleyHill,’ Stockwood,wheresheisdescribedas‘CommanderVADSurrey12,BRCS’.ShediedatDonningtonHouseNursingHome,Camberley,on2June 1951.

Sold with copied research.

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Three: MrE.F.Thomas,C.S.I.,C.I.E.,IndianCivilService,DistrictMagistrateofMalabarduringtheMoplah Rebellion there in 1921-22

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lt.E.F.Thomas.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22(E.F.Thomas.Dist. Mgte.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R.(TrooperE.F.Thomas.S.Prov.M.Rif.A.F.I.)mounted as worn, toned, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

EdwardFrancisThomas wasbornon30June1880,andwaseducatedatStPaul’sSchoolandTrinityCollege,Oxford.HejoinedtheIndian CivilServicein1903andarrivedinMadrasthefollowingyear.Passingthroughtheusualstagesofassistantcollectorandmagistrate,hewas temporarilyattachedtotheIndianPolice;Secretary,BoardofRevenue,Madras,1915;joinedIndianArmyReserveandwasattachedtoArmy H. Q.,India,1917;collectoranddistrictmagistrate,Malabar,1919,andheldthispositionwhentheMoplahrebellionbrokeouton21August1921 (createdC.I.E.1922);DirectorofIndustries,Madras,1922-26;joinedBoardofRevenue,1931;FirstMemberBoardofRevenue,1935-38.Hewas created C.S.I. in 1935 and retired in 1938, living in Durban, South Africa, until his death on 10 August 1954.

Soldwithextractfrom TheHistoryoftheMadrasPolice coveringthesigni!cantpartplayedbyDistrictMagistrateThomasduringtheMoplah rebellion,andspeci!callywithregardtothemurderofAssistantSuperintendentofPoliceC.B.Lancaster(whosemedalwassoldintheserooms on 18 September 2014).

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Six: Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. N. Watson, Royal Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(Lieut.J.C.N.Watson.R.A.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(MajorJ.C.N.Watson. R.A.)togetherwithgroupofsixminiaturedressmedal,thelastlackingMalayaclasp,bothsetsmountedasworn, nearlyextremely ne (6) £500-£700

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1946 (Mediterranean theatre).

Captain Watson was promoted to Major on 1 July 1946, and retired due to disability on 27 June 1953, with Hon. rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

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Awell-documentedgroupoffourawardedtoAbleSeamanR.J.Laxton,RoyalNavy, whoservedinH.M.S. Exeter in action against the Graf Spee at the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very ne (4)

£400-£500

ReginaldJamesLaxton servedasanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Exeter priortotheSecondWorldWar,andwasservinginherduringhertourof SouthAmerica.RemaininginherfollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,hewasservinginherduringtheengagementwithH.M.S. Ajax and H.M.S. Achilles against the German pocket battleship Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939.

Sold with the following related archive:

i) An official H.M.S. Exeter tour photograph album.

ii) A large quantity of photographs, both family and service related.

iii) A ‘Crossing the line’ certi"cate from H.M.S. Exeter, mounted in a glazed display frame.

iv) Two silver sporting medals, both named to the recipient; and two white metal Jubilee and Coronation Medals for 1935 and 1937

v) Two pairs of binoculars; a brass Naval rowlock; and other ephemera.

Eight: Gunner J. C. Harrison, Royal Artillery

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (1055141Gnr.J.C.Harrison.R.A.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (1055141 Gnr. J. C. Harrison. R.A.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to GSM, generally very ne and better (8) £140-£180

Four: Gunner N. Platt, Royal Artillery

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3450699Gnr.N.Platt.R.A.) good very ne (4) £50-£70

Five: Major J. S. Fraser, Royal Engineers 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedcardboxof issue,addressedto‘Maj.J.S.Fraser,28WoodmillTerrace,Dunfermline,Fife’; ArmyEmergencyReserveDecoration,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallydated1961, withSecondAwardBar,thereverseofthisofficiallydated1961,withintegral topribandbar,in RoyalMint caseofissue;SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,1clasp,LongService1958(JohnS.Fraser)innamed ‘Fife’cardboxofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sKing’sBadge,incardbox ofissue;silveridentitybracelet‘67377MajorJ.S.FraserPres.’;andthe recipient’s Regular Army Reserve of Officers lapel badge, extremely ne (5) £300-£400

JohnStrachanFraser wasborninStirlingon14March1908,thesonofJohnFraser, architectofDunfermline,andtheolderbrotherofMajorColinCampbellFraser. Between1925and1928heattendedclassesattheSchoolofArchitecture,Edinburgh CollegeofArt,beforestartinghisworkinglifewithDickPeddieandWalkerTodd. Whilstworking,hecontinuedhisstudiesandwasadmittedAssociateofARIBAin1931. HewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheRoyalEngineersSupplementaryReserve ofOfficersinMarch1936,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWar,risingtotherank ofactingmajor.Hiswartimeserviceislargelyunknown;however,itisknownhewas invalidedatsomepointandreceivedtheKing’sBadge.In1949,hewaspromoted captaininReserveofOfficersandwasawardedtheArmyEmergencyReserve DecorationwithaSecondAwardBarin1961(LondonGazette 19September1961).He relinquishedhiscommissionintheRegularArmyReserveofOfficersin1963,having reachedtheagelimit,retainingtherankofhonorarymajor.HediedinDunfermlineon 24 March 1990.

Soldwiththerecipient’sribandbar,theE.R.D.withtworosettes;namedenclosurefortheReservists’Badge;andcopiedresearch,includinga photographic image of the recipient.

For the M.C. group awarded to the recipient’s brother Major C. C. Fraser, see Lot 159.

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Six: Signalman H. Burland, Royal Signals, late Royal West Kent Regiment 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(22773564Sigmn.H.Burland.R.Sigs.);U.N.Korea 1950 -54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(22773564Sig.H.Burland.R.Sigs.) nearlyextremely ne (6) £180-£220

HarryBurland wasbornon2January1922,andwasabricklayer’slabourerlivinginBurywhenheenlistedintotheRoyalWarwickshire Regiment(5126792)on15January1942.Postedtothe20thRoyalFusiliersheproceededwiththemtoIndia.sailingon14January1943.Arriving inMarch1943tocommencejungletraining,FusilierBurlandwaspostedtothe4thRoyalWestKentRegimenton1December1943.Active servicefollowedintheArakanincludingoperationstocapturetheRazabilFortress.On10March1944,hewasevacuatedto125IndianGeneral Hospital,re-joiningthe4thBattalioninJuly1944.Afurtherperiodinhospital,duetojunglesicknessfollowedinJanuary1945.Afterserviceinrear H.Q.161stBrigade,hejoinedforthelasttimetheWestKents.ArrivinghomeinFebruary1946,hewasdischargedinApril.Burlandattestedfor serviceintheRoyalSignalsinOctober1951,andsawserviceinKoreafromSeptember1952toOctober1953,SingaporeandMalaya(7Medium WirelessTroop).ArrivinghomeinMay1955,heservedinB.A.O.R.untildischargedinJanuary1957.HesubsequentlybecameanAirMinistry teleprinter operator and died on 18 October 1964, at his home in Bury.

Sold with copied resume of service history and copied birth and marriage certi"cate

Four: AttributedtoPrivateW.Wylie,RoyalScots,whowas capturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallof HongKongonChristmasDay1941,andwasdiedincaptivityon2October1942aftertheJapanesecargo liner Lisbon Maru was torpedoed and sunk, along with over 1,800 other Prisoners of War

1939-45 Star; Paci"c Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely ne (4) £60-£80

Provenance: Sold by Order of the recipient’s family.

WilliamWylie wasborninBelfastandattestedfortheRoyalScotsatArmagh.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheSecondWorld War,andwascapturedandtakenprisonerofwarattheFallofHongKongonChristmasDay1941.By26September1942hisregimentwas transferredfromtheShamshuipoCamp,HongKongbythecargoshipthe LisbonMaru.HavingbeeninformedthatitwasanarmedJapaneseship, theUnitedStatessubmarine Grouper torpedoedthe LisbonMaru intheSouthChinaSeaon1October1942;theshiphadover700Japanese troopsandover1,800prisonersofwarbuthadnomarkingsastowhatitwascarrying.Thenextdayon2Octobertheshipbegansinkingand mostoftheprisonersweretrappedinside;someoftheartillerycouldbeheardsinging“It’salongwaytoTipperary”duringthedisaster.Wylie has no known grave and is commemorated on the Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong.

Soldwithalettertotherecipient’ssonfromtheScottishNationalWarMemorial,datedOctober2013;aphotographicimageoftherecipient; and other research.

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Three: PrivateH.Oliver,LeicestershireRegiment,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarduringthe Second World War

1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(4859479PteHOliverLeicester)mountedas worn, the last stamped ‘R’ for Replacement, very ne (3) £60-£80

H.Oliver wascapturedandtakenprisonerofwarwhilstservingwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForce,andwasheldatStalag20AatThorn Padgorz.

Four: Private H. S. Cribbes, Army Catering Corps, late Seaforth Highlanders

1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(2823392Pte.H.Cribbes.A.C.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedas issued, good very ne (4)

£140-£180

HarryScottCribbs wasbornon29August1908,atFalkirk,Stirlingshire.Hisfather,arespecteddoctor,diedafteranaccidentinFebruary 1912.HarryCribbswasaclerkwhenheemigratedwithhisbrotherandmothertoCanadainApril1926.ReturningtoScotlandinJune1932,he joinedtheSeaforthHighlanders(TA)on8November1939.Joiningthe6thBattalionon18April1940,hewastakenprisonerofwaratVimy Ridgeon23May1940.HeldatCamp20A(ThornPodgorz)hewasreleasedinApril1945.Releasedtoreserveon23February1946,Cribbs reenlistedintothe1stSeaforthsinSeptember1946.HeservedinSingaporeuntilJuly1950withtheSeaforthsand,fromAugust1949,theArmy CateringCorpsasavoluntarytransfer.InSeptember1951heembarkedforJapanandsawserviceinKoreaasacookattachedto28Company, RoyalArmyServiceCorps.LeavingKoreainMay1953,hewasattachedtoseveralR.A.unitsuntildischargedinSeptember1957.HarryCribbs died in Colchester in December 1985 aged 77.

Sold with copied resume of service history.

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Five: Attributed to J. Greaves

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardbox ofissue,addressedto‘J.GreavesEsq.,16GrangeRoad,Rawtenmall,Rossendale’;togetherwiththerecipient’stwocardidentity discs and the remnants of a silver identity bracelet’ 7931609 J. Greaves’, good very ne

An unattributed group of four to a member of the Calcutta Police

1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;togetherwithtwoscarceCalcuttaPoliceForceBadges;a cloth arm badge; and other ephemera, very ne (9) £100-£140

Five: Major Amar Singh, Patiala State Force

1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45(2750Maj.AmarSingh,PatialaS.F.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937, unnamed as issued; Indian Independence Medal 1947 (2750 Capt. Amar Singh, Patial S.F.) nearly very ne

Five: J. Whittaker, Australian Forces

1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficiallynamed‘NX60581J.Whittaker’, mounted as worn, extremely ne

1939-45Star;DefenceMedal;IndiaServiceMedal (6206Sep.KartarSingh,PatialaS.F.);Coronation1937 (4560.Hav. BostanKhan8th.P.R.) contemporarilyengravednaming;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,India (A-C.S.M.G.E. Garhham, Cal. Prs. Bn., A.F.I.) generally very ne (15) £80-£100

Four: Captain L. J. Stevens, Kenyan Forces

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Kenya(Capt.L.J.Stevens.)mountedasworn, very ne (4) £70-£90

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Four: I. C. H. Sanders, South African Forces 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘111273 I. C. H. Sanders’, very ne

Four: W. M. Yunnie, 14th Armoured Brigade, South African Forces AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘215985W.M.Yunnie’,mountedfor wear, contact marks, nearly very ne

William Milne Yunnie is, according to his service papers, also entitled to the 1939-45 Star. Sold with copied service papers.

Five: LieutenantB.H.Harding,SouthernRhodesianForces,whoservedwiththeLongRangeDesertGroup (LRDG)fromAugust1944untilitsdisbandment,servinginCaptainJ.Olivey’seleven-manZ.1.Patrolin Greece

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,allunnamedasissued;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45(SR.599042B.H.Harding.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,Rhodesia&Nyasaland(0367.Lt.B.H.Harding.)officiallyengravednaming,mountedasworn, very ne(5) £1,400-£1,800

BarendHerculesHarding wasbornatBethlehem,OrangeFreeStateon19December1924andattestedforserviceinSouthernRhodesiaon 26May1943,servingwiththeRhodesianRecceUnitandthe49thSurveyCompany.HewaspostedtojointhestrengthoftheBritishForcesin the Central Mediterranean in July 1944 and joined legendary Long Range Desert Group on 4 August 1944, being a member of the Z1 Patrol.

Z.1 Patrol in Greece

Harding went into action in September, as part of Captain John Olivey’s 11-man Rhodesian Z.1 Patrol: ‘Olivey’s11jeepsarrivedinGreecebylandingcrafton26September,roaringashoreintheirjeepsatKatakolon,40milessouthofAraxos.The patrolsoonbecameboggeddown,however,Oliveynotingastheydrovenorththat“theroads[are]verybadaftertherecentrain”.Fourofthe jeepsinthepatrolpulledtrailers,oneachofwhichwas1,000lbofequipmentforBucketForce,andwithinadayoflandingOliveybegantodoubt that all the vehicles would stand the ordeal if the condition of the roads did not improve.

On30SeptemberOlivey’spatrolarrivedatBucketForce’sForwardHQ,afewmileswestofPatras.“L”SquadronoftheS.B.S.werepositioned onthehighgroundoverlookingtheport,andtheircommander,MajorIanPatterson,wasendeavouringtopersuadethegarrisonof900Germans and1,600Greeksfromacollaborationistsecuritybattaliontosurrender.Duringthenightof3-4OctoberwordreachedBucketForceHQthat theGermanshadstartedwithdrawingfromPatras.At !rstlightapatroloftheS.B.S.,travellingintheL.R.D.G.jeeps,racedintotheportand discovered that all but a German rearguard had indeed sailed out of Patras, heading east up the Gulf of Corinth towards the Corinth Canal. TheS.B.S.andtheL.R.D.G.nowsetoff inpursuitoftheGermans.Inaconvoyofjeepstheyroaredalongtheheadlandoverlookingthegulf,a captured75mmGerman !eldgunhitchedtothebackofoneofthejeeps.“Chasedtheenemywhowerewithdrawingbyboat,”wroteOliveyin his log, “!ring with .5 Browning and 75 mm gun, from positions on the Corinth Road.”

TheyreachedCorinthon7October,exchangeddesultory !rewiththeGermansontheothersideofthecanalandthenacceptedthesurrender ofanotherbattalionofGreekcollaborators.FromCorinthOliveyreceivedinstructionstopushontothetownofMegara,severalmilestothe north-eastoveramountainroad,buttoleavetwojeeps’worthofmeninCorinthtohelpintheclearanceofGermanmines.Olivey’sZ1Patrol reachedMegaraon9OctoberandatdawnthenextdayassistedanS.B.S.unitto“blowtheescaperoadthattheenemywereusing”.Withthat done,theysetaboutpreparingalandingstripforthearrivalofthe4thIndependentParachuteBrigadeled byColonelGeorgeJellicoe.They droppedintoMegaraon12October,adaywhenthewindwasparticularlystiff.“WewererushedtoMegaraair!eldtohelpbydrivingalongside theparatroopersonthegroundwithopenchutes,swingingleftorrighttocollapsethechutes,toenablethemtogettotheirfeet”,recalled TommyHaddon,aRhodesiantrooperinZ1Patrol.“Evenso,manyparachuteswerenotcollapsingandmenweresweptontotherocksalongthe coast running alongside the air!eld.”

Thenextday,13October,Z1Patrolwasamongthe !rstAlliedtroopstoentertheGreekcapital.“WeproceededovertheCorinthCanalto Athensinconvoys,”recalledHaddon,“allthewaybeinggreetedbysingingandjoyfulGreeks,shoutingwordsofwelcome.”OnceinAthens, HaddonandZ1checkedintotheGrandNationalHotel,thoughitwasn’tforlong.Theyweresoonbilletedinlesssalubrioussurrounds–theold Ford factory on the main road to Piraeus.

JohnOlivey’spatrolthen“proceededsouthofFlorinaandharassedthewithdrawingenemyandproceededtothe #atcountry... !ringatarange of2,000yards,attheenemyforcewithdrawinguptheFlorinatoHavrokhomaRoad.Florinawasoccupied/capturedat1600hours.”BymidNovembertheGermanshadbeenchasedoutofGreeceandon12NovembertheL.R.D.G.,togetherwiththeS.B.S.,returnedsouthtoAthens forwhattheyimaginedwouldbesomewell-earnedrestandrecuperation.ButitwasquicklyapparentinAthensthattheindolentdaysofthepast hadevaporated.Theantagonismwaspalpablebetweenthegovernmentof‘NationalUnity’,whowerepro-monarchy,andEAM,the predominantlycommunistNationalLiberationFront,whosemilitarywingwasELAS,theGreekPeople’sLiberationArmy.Theywerestillin AthenswhenthetroublewithELASstartedandtheirjeeppatrolsrescuedpolicefrompostsunder !reandraidedanELASheadquartersto capturepetrolandarms.Severalofthepartywerewoundedandhadtobeevacuated.AGreekNationalGuardwasthenbeinghurriedlyformed, andtheRhodesiansandtheircolleagueshelpedtotrainthemwhileassistinginmaintainingorderinAthensandtheneighbourhood.’(LongRange Desert Group in the Balkans refers).

HardingwasreturneduponthedisbandmentoftheLRDGinlate1945.HereturnedforfurtherserviceinRhodesiaandrosetotherankof lieutenant (quartermaster).

Soldwithframedphotographofthe2ndBattalion, King'sAfricanRi#esOfficer'sMess,June1962,withHardingidenti!ed;anumberof photographsincludingtherecipient;andcopiedresearchthatcon!rmsthathisAfricaServiceMedalwashisonlyofficiallynamedSecondWar medal.

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Three: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant A. D. Bullin, Royal Artillery DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withSecondAwardBar(4529278B.Q.M.Sjt.A. D. Bullin. R.A.) mounted as worn, minor o cial correction to surname on last, good very ne (3) £60-£80

LieutenantD.J.Arnott,RoyalRhodesiaRegimentandBritishSouthAfricaPoliceReserve,lateRoyal Lincolnshire Regiment DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,SouthernRhodesia(Cr.2076Lt.Denis[sic]J.Arnott.); SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(DennisJ.Arnott.) goodvery neandascarcecombinationofawards(4) £240-£280

DennisArnott wasbornon28December1918andenlistedintheRhodesiaRegiment(TerritorialForce)c.1938whilehewasemployedasa clerk.Hewasmobilisedon4September1939butwasdeemedmedicallyun"tandeventuallyarrivedattheBulawayoTrainingCampon31July 1940.Hewaspromotedcorporalon17June1941andthentransferredtotheofficeoftheAssistantDirectorofMilitaryTraining,beingadvanced totemporarycoloursergeanton4February1943.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheEastAfricanArmyServiceCorpsandwaspostedto55 (SouthernRhodesia)GeneralTransportCompanyinNairobi,Kenya,asastaff sergeantonthe25May1943asastaff sergeant.Heembarkedfor the UK to attend an officer cadet training unit in September 1944 and joined 163 (Artists Ri$es) OCTU for training.

ArnottwascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheRoyalLincolnshireRegimenton1December1945,andhavingbeenadvancedwarsubstantive lieutenantrelinquishedhiscommissionon27April1946onappointmenttotheSouthernRhodesiaForces.HereturnedtoSouthernRhodesiaon 25 May 1946 and was transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 13 June of that year. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal on 28 October 1949.

ArnottjoinedtheBritishSouthAfricaPoliceReserve,SalisburyDistrict,onthe9June1951andwasawardedhisSpecialConstabularyLong Service Medal in 1962.

Sold with copied research.

Anextremelyrare‘KoreanWar’groupofthreeawardedto SeniorNursingSisterMissMaryE.Hereford,QueenAlexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(Snr.N.S.M.E.Hereford. Q.A. R.N.N.S.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

Oneofonly13KoreaMedalsawardedtoQueenAlexandra’sRoyalNavalNursing Service.

MaryElizabethHereford wasborninHerefordin1917andservedwithQueen Alexandra’sRoyalNavalNursingServiceinKoreainH.M.HospitalShip Maine.When theKoreanWarbrokeoutthe Maine wasatKobe,Japan,withunitsoftheBritishFar EastFleet;thecomplementofnursesintheship,underaSuperintendentMatron,was six,togetherwithsixmembersoftheVoluntaryAidDetachment.PlacedunderUnited Statesoperationalcontrolon14July1950,shewasusedfortransportingwounded mostlyfromPusantoOsakaorKobeinJapan.Altogetherninevoyagesweremade,the lastreturningtoKobeon1October1950,beforetheshipwaswithdrawnforre"tat Hong Kong. Those who served after the re"t received the U.N. Medal only.

MaryHerefordsubsequentlymarriedLieutenant-CommanderR.K.Wood,R.N.,and died in Plymouth on 15 August 2009.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingphotographicimagesoftherecipientandofH.M.H. S. Maine

Three: Private F. Satchwell, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14459822Pte.F.Satchwell.A.&S.H.) witho cialcorrections;Korea1950-53, 1st issue (14459822 Pte. F. Satchwell. A. & S.H.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne (3) £300-£400

Provenance: Massie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

FrankSatchwell wasborninHuntingdonon11August1924,andwasemployedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaminerattheLittleton Colliery.HeenlistedintheGeneralServiceCorpspost-VEDay(asaminerinareservedoccupationhewasunabletojoin-upduringtheSecond WorldWar),andwaspostedtotheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninpost-WarPalestine,wherethe battalionwasactivefrom6November1945until15May1948,beforereturningtotheU.K.BasedforatimeatthedepotatFortGeorge,he sailed for Hong Kong on 19 October 1949, and on 25 August 1950 the battalion departed Hong Kong bound for Korea.

SatchwellservedwiththeArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersinKorea,andwaslikelyrecommendedforamentionindespatches.Inhisbook The ArgyllsinKorea (1952),Lieutenant-ColonelG.I.MalcolmlistsPrivateSatchwellashavingreceivedthisdistinction;andinhisbook MarksofCourage (1991),AshleyCunningham-BoothealsorecordsSatchwell’s‘M.I.D.’Malcolm,whenhewaswritinghishistory,waspresumablyprivyto informationprovidedbythebattalion’scommandingofficer,ColonelNeilson,anditmaybespeculatedthereforethatSatchwellmayhavebeen recommended for a ‘mention’, but ultimately it was not approved.

ThebattalionreturnedtoHongKonginApril1951,andreturningtotheU.K.Satchwellwasdischargedshortlyafter.Incivilianlifeheestablished, with his brother, a building company called ‘Peter Rosa Ltd.’ He died in Staffordshire on 26 July 1997. Sold with further research.

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Pair: Able Seaman J. Clare, Royal Navy Korea1950-53,1stissue(D/JX.702822J.ClareA.B.R.N.) abrasionstoedgeat5o’clock;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, generally very ne (2) £80-£100

451 Pair: Gunner J. W. Rose, Royal Artillery Korea1950-53,1stissue(22112339Gnr.J.W.Rose.R.A.) unito ciallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, mounted court-style, about extremely ne (2) £60-£80

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Pair: PrivateL.S.Davis,GloucestershireRegiment,whoservedasaBrenGunnerattheBattleofImjinRiver, where he was taken Prisoner of War

Korea1950-53,1stissue(5782722Pte.L.S.Davis.Glosters.) numbero ciallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, nearly extremely ne (2) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.

LeslieStanleyDavis wasborninIslingtonon4July1923.OntheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,hewasamotordriver’smatelivingwith hisparentsinIslington.InitiallyservingintheNorfolkRegimentinJuly1941withadraftofapproximately30menfromtheNorfolk’s,hewas transferredtothe1stBattalionEastSurreyRegimentinTunisiaon29April1943.AfterlandingatSicily,heservedinItalywherehewaswounded on17October1943.Dischargedtoreserveon30November1948,hebecameapostmanin1949.Hewasrecalledtothecolourson9August 1950,forservicewiththeGloucestershireRegiment.LeslieDavismarriedduringhisembarkationleave.AttheBattleofImjinRiverheservedasa brengunnerinBCompanyandwastakenprisonerofwar.Hewasreleasedon15August1953.ResidinginHackney,heresumedservicewiththe Post Office and died in London in May 2003.

Sold with copied research including correspondence regarding his release as POW and copied birth and marriage certi"cate.

Pair: Private M. F. Minton, Gloucestershire Regiment

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22415934Pte.M.Minton.Glosters.) rstfourdigitsofnumbero ciallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely ne (2) £300-£400

MauriceFrederickMinton wasbornon9June1932,atWestburyonTrym,Bristol.HewascalledupforhisNationalServiceinSeptember 1950andsawserviceinKorea,almostcertainlyaspartofareinforcementdraftaftertheImjinRiverengagement,returninghometo Southampton aboard the troopship Empire Fowey on 20 December 1951. Married in 1953, the couple continued to live in Bristol.

Sold with copied research and birth certi"cate

Pair: Private A. T. Pursloe, Gloucestershire Regiment

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22400157Pte.A.T.Pursloe.Glosters.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedas issued, nearly very ne (2) £200-£240

Anthony(‘Tony’)ThomasPursloe wasbornatPrestbury,nearCheltenhamon11April1932.EducatedinCheltenham,heworkedforacar dealerandgarageproprietorbeforecommencinghisNationalServiceinthesummerof1950.ItisspeculatedthatheservedintheGlostersasa post Imjin reinforcement. Married in Cheltenham in 1954, he died there aged 60 in June 1992.

Sold with copied research and birth certi"cate.

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Pair: Private J. Stevens, Gloucestershire Regiment

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22323780 Pte. J. Stevens. Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very ne (2) £300-£400

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Pair: Marine J. H. M. Williams, Royal Marines

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(MneJHMWilliamsP038915XRM);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (Mne 1 J H M Williams P038915X RM) the latter in named card box of issue, extremely ne(2) £800-£1,000

JohnHenryMorrisWilliams servedwith2Troop,KCompany,42Commando,RoyalMarinesduringtheSouthAtlanticcampaign.The recipient’sPersonalRecollectionsofthecampaign,includingtheAirBattleforSanCarlos,thebombingofthe SirGalahad inBluff Cove,andthe Battle for Mount Harriet state:

‘Eventhough40yearshasnowpassedIhavemanyvividandrichmemoriesfromthisepisodeofrecentBritishhistory.Ifeelforeverfortunateto have played a part, albeit small, in this gripping campaign with a wonderful group of men, both lucky and proud, to be called Royal Marines. MyintroductiontotherapidlyunfoldingOperation Corporate wasdreamilysurreal.Ihappenedtobelyinginthesun,onabeachinPaleocastritsa, Corfu,whena4dayoldcopyofthe Sun newspaperseemedtolandinfrontofme.Theheadlinesjumpedoutandhitmeforsix:“RoyalMarines head a Task Force to recapture the Falklands from Argentinian invasion...”

Suddenlymyself-indulgentspeculationofMediterraneanexcessbybothdayandnightwasreplacedwiththeexcruciatingfearthatIwasmight missoutonthisadventurousbutarduouschallenge,onewholehemisphereaway.IrantotheHotel,andcalledthe42CommandoGuardroom inBickleighforinstruction.Iwasde"atedtobetold“Carryonenjoyingyourvacation,theyhavealreadySailed!ButbebackforParade08:00, Monday12April!”IobviouslydidmybesttoenjoymylastfewdaysintheIoniansunafter12weeksinNorway,butthethoughtofmissingout, was like an agonising tooth ache needing a serious remedy!

OnMondaymorning,IwasamongstagroupofdisgruntledstragglersthatformedontheParadegroundofBickleighBarrackstoawaitinstruction. Ifeltnervous,andcompelledto #ndawaytoheadSouthandrejoinKCompanyandmyCommandounit,butsensingIhadtomaketheright choice, if I was to #nd a way not to be guarding the Tors of Dartmoor for the Summer!

Itwaspromptlyannouncedthatvolunteerswererequired;Ialmoststeppedforwardbutapeculiarinstinctheldmeback.Itwasjustaswellas thesevolunteersweredetachedtoNorthernIsland!Thenasecondgroupofvolunteerswasrequired;forthisIdidstepforward,andquickly informedIwastotrainasairdefencefortheLandingShipLogistics[LSL’s]alreadyonthewaytotheFalklands.WhatareliefIfelt,asIwasnow headingintherightdirection.Soonwewereoff toSalisburyplaintopractice #ringatmodelaircraftwiththeGeneralPurposeMachineGun.Then in a whirling blur we were on a plane "ying via Senegal, to the Ascension Island to meet the arriving "eet.

OnarrivalatAscension,I wasrapidlyassignedwith8othersunderthecommandofSergeantD’OliveratobepartofthetheAirDefenceTeam for the LSL, Sir Galahad. Soon I was making myself comfortable in my cosy berth on the Port side, adjacent to the tank deck.

Oneofmyselfcompelledtaskswascomplete,asIwasinamongstthisexcitinggatheringofmenandmight,onanundertaking,thatseemedto haveseizedthecollectiveunconsciousofallinvolved.SomefellowMarineswerestillimaginingthatthecruiseSouthwouldlikelyconcludeasa wild“RunAshore”in,maybe,RioDeJaneiroafterdiplomaticnegotiationsremovedtheneedforanarmedcon"ict;soofcourseduly concentrated on improving their sun tans and samba dancing “Bootneck” style.

Yet,fornosurereason,mysubconsciouswascertainthataseriousencounterlayahead,andIfelttheoverwhelmingneedtobeinvolvedinthis, withmyCompany-KCompany!IsoonfoundawaytogetonaLaunchtovisittheCanberra.MyvagueplanwastopersuadeCaptainPeter Babbington,toallowmetoreplacealesseagerMarine,whocouldtakeovermyGPMGDuties.WithmyfriendCorporalKevinDaleasan intermediary,Ibelievethesuggestionwasforwarded,yettheverdictretuned,thatitwasnotpossibleatthismoment.However,Iwasgently appeasedbythefactIwouldautomaticallyrejointhecompanyaftertheammunitionandotherlogisticalsupplieswereunloadedfromthe Sir Galahad, and replace the early casualties.

AsIgotonthelaunchtoreturntotheveryunstable, "atbottomedLSL,forthejourneySouth,allmyKCompanyfriendscrowdedtherailtosing “Pissoff Bungy”,while“dance-miming”,awildlyrockingboatpitchingerratically,comparedtoacalmbeer #lledcruisefortheladsofKCoy!Itwas asparklingperformancethatcertainlymademesmilewhilereinforcingmydesiretosoonbebacksurroundedbytheirmightyhumour!Anyway fornowIwouldhavetoconcentrateonthenewworldofbeingaGPMGgunnerinateamwithJimmyMannonarollingbathtubofavessel,as the“TheGreatWhiteWhale”anditsescortingdestroyersandfrigatescuteffortlesslythroughthelargeSouthAtlanticswells.However,there wasasightonedayafterleavingAscensionthatIshouldnotforgot.ThesunwashightotheNorthandeverylastvesselofthetaskforcewas bridgedwitharainbowformedfromitsownspray,almostlikeahalo, andIchosetotakeitasasignofunitedgoodluck.Wedidwatchesat night-mostlytokeepusbusyIthink-butinthedaywepracticedmountingourGMPG”sontheirnewsteelpolesonwhichtheycouldrapidly swingandpivotthroughtheimaginary "ightpathsofattackingaircraft.TheRoyalMarinesMedicalSquadronwereallonboardandwerehaving dailylecturestogettheuptospeedforforbattle#eldtrauma,soIwouldattendwheneverIcould!Thisturnedouttobeveryimportantassome ofthetechniquesIlearnedprovedveryusefullater,asdidmyfriendshipwiththeMarinesofMedicalSquadronwhowouldlaterassistmeonmy quest, when arriving at the “Red and Green Life Machine” of Ajax Bay.

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Icannotrememberthetransitionfrompreparation,tothesureacceptancethatweweretrulyabouttocommencethelanding,yetthereseemed to be a powerful calm that descended over everyone and in the early morning of 21 May we sailed into San Carlos Water.

Itwasaclearnightslowlythatslowlybecamemorningaswemannedourgunsandwatchedtheglisteningwateranddarkloomingslopes gradually !llwiththecoloursofdawn.LandingCraftwerealreadyinsertingtroopsontothenearbybeachesandwewaitedcurious,tense,and nervouswaitingfortheexplosionsofgun!reandartillerytocommence.Asdaylight "oodedSanCarlosWateritwasastirringsighttoseethe taskforceanchoredcloselytogetherprovidingmutualprotection.Iwatchedtheantlikeactivitiesofsoldiersonthelanddiggingtheirdefensive positions,whileotherssituatedtheRapiermissilesystemsonthelowertomidslopes.SoonalloftheMedicalsquadronweredisembarkedand setting up the Field Hospital in the disused slaughter house of. Ajax Bay, directly across from our anchorage. It remained eerily silent.

The SirGalahad hadaGazellehelicopteritwastransportingandsupporting.Thepilotcameforawalkaroundtheportpoopdeck,wheremygun wassituated,toappraisethetopographyandgetafeelforthedayandthetaskahead.LieutenantKenFrancishadbeenmyCompanySecondin CommandinSouthArmaghwith41Commando,2yearsbefore,andwehadaquick,upbeat,yetserious,conversationaboutthedaythatpossibly layahead.Iwishedhimwellonhisupcomingmissiontosupportthelanding.Timeisalwaysamysterywhentensionprevails,andmynextmemory isseeingasilentwhitish-silver-greypropellordrivenaircraftbankoverthenearesthill.IrecogniseditasanArgentinianPucara,andIhadto !ght myanaesthetisedhandandarmstogetintotheappropriateleadpositionandputastreamof !reaheadofitsslowbankingarc.Soonachorusof multiplegunsweresendingconvergingtracerroundsinthePucara’sdirection.Yet,itappearedtobeagooddayfortheArgentinianpilotashe rounded the hill and disappeared from sight.

However,sadly,weweresoontolearnthatthesamegoodfortunewasnotdealtwithanevenhandforLieutenantFrancis.HisGazellehadbeen broughtdownbyenemysmallarms !reandheandhiscrewhaddiedintheensuingcrash.Wenowknewthebrutaltruththattheconsequences ofthisinvasionwererealandnoteveryonewouldbereturninghome.Thedayhowever,soon wastobecomeawildadrenaline !lledaffairwith “AirWarningRed”beingcalledmultipletimesinwhatseemedrapidsuccession.TheMiragesskirtedlikepredatorsselectingtheirkillatmuch higheraltitudeswellbeyondourreachwith,andneedingtheattentionofthemoresophisticatedsystemsontheFrigates.YettheSkyhawks "ying atlessthan100mabovethewatercame "ashingpastandsometimesdirectlyoverusinslightlydelayedandconvergingdirections,Sometimes they were so low you could see the Pilot as they "ew straight through the sustained burst of !re aimed at the previous target further away.

JimmyandItookitinturnsbeingtheNo.1andNo.2,andononecloseencounterwhenJimmywas !ring,aSkyhawkgotverycloseandover friendlyandhaditsfuselagetattooedinfrontofourfourverywideeyes.JimmywasaquietScotsman,buthisexpressiontoldmetorapidlyrun aroundtoseeifwehadbaggedourselvessome“BigGame”.Ina "ashIwasonthestarboardsidewatchingit "yacrossAjaxbay,droppingabomb infrontoftheCanberrabeforebankingawayhardtotherightanddisappearingaroundtheheadlandandbacktoPatagonia!Irushedbacktotell Jimmy that he hadn’t brought the Skyhawk down but he had put him off his aim!

21Mayhadatleast2moreairattacksonSanCarlosWater,onewithabombbouncingoff ourfunnelandintothesea.Wecouldseethefrigates guardingtheentrance,beingattackedwaveafterwave,watchingonefrigatethathadbeenhit,speedacrosstheentrancetoevadefurtherdamage many.Thoughmanyoftheprotectingringoffrigates,seemedtosustaindamage,itappearedfaultyfusesinthebombsreducedthelossestojust the Ardent.Inafurther "ashitseemednighthadfallenandwewereenjoyingourdinner,withlotsofhotsweetteatowashitdown,while recountingthehighspeedkineticsoftheday.Throughthenightwehadtheshareddutyofwatchingforstealthattacksagainsttheship.Thistask entailedthrowingscarechargesatregularintervalstodeterArgentiniandiversfromattachingunwantedexplosivestoourhull.Onesuchevening whilewatchingthewaterbelow,IfeltanelectricjoltofapprehensionasIsawalight "icker20metresorsoaway.Iquicklypreparedmyscare chargeasonelight,became !ve,andthendozensbeforechuckling,as IrealisedIwaswatchingthestarsoftheclearestsouthernsky,re"ectinthe stillestofseas.TheneedforanimmediateviolentresponsewasreplacedwithamagicalaweforthistranquilsightIhadnotwitnessedbefore-or since.

Sincedroppinganchor,inournewworldof“BombAlley”wehadslippedeffortlesslyintoaveryfunctionalroutineascertainvesselswere unloadedandtheBeachHeadwasconsolidatedamongstregularvisitsfromArgentinianAviators.AlltheAirdefenceteamwere“stoodto”,at ourgunpositionsfrom !rstlighttolastlight,butitfeltthatweneverwenthungryorthirstyandthedaysalwaysseemedtoironically "yby, alwaysexpectingthenextwarningofairattackimminent!Aswepivotedslowlyaroundouranchorchain,webegantotheabsorbthewholevista ofSanCarlosWater,AjaxBayandthesurroundinghills-soontheygrewtobecomeafamiliarfriend.Sometimeswhenfacingtherightdirection, andweweren’tgettingcloseattentionyouwouldjustabsorbthepyrotechnicdisplaysofdetonatingbombssendinghugeplumesofseaspray skywards,40mmBoforgunsrhythmicallychunteringastheirshellsexplodingupaboveus,whilevapourtrailsofmissiles "ashedtowardsthe evadingaircraftandsometimesweevenwatchedthe !eryimpactastheycollidedwithfatalconsequence.OnePilotmanagedtoejectjustbefore impactandlandedintheseaalmostrightoutsidetheRegimentalAidPostofAjaxBay.Itappearedthathewasquicklypickedupbyasmallboat and taken there for treatment.

24MaywasprobablythemostfortunatedayformyselfandJimmyMann!The !rstairattackofthedaysawJimmy !ringatthe !rstwave,when anotherSkyhawkrippedpastus,soclosethatbothwefeltandsmeltit.It !red3cannonshells,leavingholesthatpenetratedthesuperstructure, oneaninchtomyleft,oneaninchtoJimmy’rightandonea“redhair”fromJimmy’snearlymissinghead,whilereleasinga500lbbombthat bouncedoff thewaterandwentthroughoursleepingquarters,straightthroughmybunk,bendingmylocker,tolodgeunexplodedinamongstthe ammunition.Webothgottoourfeetafterofourridiculouslylatediveforcover,andJimmywastouchinghissoreheadwithhis helmetaround hisneck.Oneofthecannoncannonshellshadglancedhishelmetandlefthimwitha "apofskinwhereanormalhairlinebegan,butwelaughed andagreeditwasofnogreatconsequenceasJimmyhadnohairinthatarea.Moreimportantly,however,weagainfeltacon!rmationthatluck was !rmly on our side!

Therestofthedaysawustemporarilyabandonthe SirGalahad,addingtotheairdefenceofthe Stromness,whiletheBombdisposalengineer disabledtheUXB.Wecontinuedtobepartofaverylivelyairshowhappeningallarounduswith2otherLSL’shit,thatalsogotawaywithsame goodfortuneoffaultyfuses.Bythemorningof25Maywewerebackonthe SirGalahad andthisturnedouttobethelastdayofsustainedattacks fromtheairinthebattleforSanCarlosWater.Wewerepaidalotlessattentionandpassedthedaywithlittlecloseactivity,butfurtheroutin theSound,thetaskforcewastolosethe Coventry andfurtherouttoseasthe AtlanticConveyor.The AtlanticConveyer wasbringingmuchneeded Chinookswithhugecarryingcapacitiesthatwouldbemissed.Inretrospectwewerealwaysluckytobebriefedindetailaboutthesigni!cant events of each day, and the progress being made, which kept everyone engaged in the moment and feeling part of one large cohesive team. However,myfocuswasalreadyreturningtomyobjectiveofrejoiningKCompanyforthegroundoffensive.Iwasbeginningtofeelfrustratedand strugglingtoseehowIwasgoingtoachievethis.TheammunitionwasnotbeingunloadedlikeIhadassumed,andtherewerenocasualties needingreplacement.Iwasbecomingalittlemoodyasitseemedweweretobeusedtoferrysuppliesandtroopstopositionsofpreparation, especially as we had lost the extra Chinooks.

On27May,2ParaattackedGooseGreenwhichwasthe !rstmajortroopoffensiveofthecampaign.Itprovedhighlysuccessfulandaninspiration fortheRoyalMarinestofollowwithequalverve.EveryseedofinformationastotheplansandprogressIseemedtoabsorbtomotivatea rethinkingofmystrategy!45Commandoand3ParahadnowstatedmarchingtowardsStanley,possiblyagainbecauseofthelossofthe Atlantic Conveyor,whileon31MaysomeofKCoywere "ownforwardtosecure MountKent.EverylittledetailIclungontoseeifImightconjureaplan, butitseemswehadnowbecomeamuchneededmobilecommodity.Wewentouttoseatorefuel,thenatsomepointwewenttoTealInletto dropoff supplieswhilepickingupsome45Commandovictimsoftrenchfootandotherinjuries.Iwaswonderingifthismightbeanopportunity, yetbeforeIknowitwewereheadingbacktoSanCarlosWater.BythistimeIhaveallmykitpackedandstowedwaitingforamagical

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serendipitousmomenttounleashmefrommyboatboundduties.Thenextfewdaysseemedto !oattogetherasIkeptremindingSergeant D’OliveraIwascommittedto "ndawaytojoina "ghtingCompany.Itwasaconstantobsessionnowbubblingfranticallythatprobablyannoyed most of the others in the detachment.

Therhythmofeventshadchangedaswewereinvolvedinseverallogisticalsupplyruns.Thenwenowfoundourselvestaskedwithpickingupa battalionofWelshGuards.WeweretodropthemclosertoPortStanleysotheycouldlinkupwiththevariousunitsof3CommandoBrigade nowconvergingontheArgentinianforcesconcentratedintothehillssurroundingtheFalklandscapital.Isensedthatalittlecomplacencywas creepingin,withaprematureperceptionthattheArgentinianairthreathadbeenneutralised.TheWelshGuardsnow "lledthe SirGalahad and wesailedtowardsthesettlementofFitzroyandBluff Cove.Asdawnbrokeon8Junewefoundourselvesanchoredoff ofFitzroyandproceeded tomanourgunpositions,andgetafeelforthenewsurroundinghills.IwatchedtheRapiermissilebeingestablishedontheshore,anditcrossed mymindastowhattheArgentinianswereabletoobserveandreport.Itdidn’thowever,occurtomethesewerethemountainswewouldsoon be attacking.

TherewasanunusualfeeltothedayasunexpectedlytheWelshGuardswerestillswarmingalloverthe SirGalahad, "llingthegalley,thetank deck,andjustabouteverywhere,aslandingcraftcontinuedtounloadmuchneededmunitions.Thishighlycontentiousissuewasdiscussed heatedlyintheaftermathoftheeventsabouttounfold,whichisverysadasLieutenant-ColonelSouthby-Tailyourtheheadoflandingoperations, hadcomeonboardofferingaviablesolutionfortheWelshGuardstoswiftlydisembark.Thereappearedtobeacertaindisregardforthe precariouspositionwewerein.Wenowchosetodeploy50%coverageontheairdefencepositions,whichwasstrangeaswehadnonaval escort, and the Rapiers were known to take time to set up.

Iwasrelievedfrommywatcharoundmidday,andwenttogetsomelunchto "ndmyselfobservingtheWelshGuardscrammedintotheGalley watchingmovies-notpreparingforBattle.ThismademescratchmyheadasIwastryingtoimagineawaytobe partoftheimminentground assaultsthatmustsoonbependingandcouldn’tunderstandthelackoffocus.However,myownsenseofimminentdangerwasdistortedandnot asgreatasitshouldhavebeenasIwenttoliedownonmybunk,andread“BushmenoftheKalahari”andseeifanynewideasmightpercolate, beforemynextwatch.OfcourseIwasnottoneedanynewideas,as30minuteslaterIheardaverypeculiarsound,likeagianttinopenerbeing used,whichmademejumpoff ofmybunk.Asplitsecondlater“AirWarningRed”cameoverthetannoy,andIimmediatelyranintothegangway towardthestairsleadingtomygunposition.Iwashalfwaytothestairswhenahuge "reballexplodedthroughthedoorfromthetankdeckand !ashedupthestairstowhichIwasheading.Thefuriousbrightnessoftheexplosioninstantlyturnedtoblacknessandfollowingarapidpirouette, Iwasblindlyracingtotheoppositestairsleadingupontothebow.Justasstartedtorunupthem,theforwardportdoortothetankdeck opened and I was immediately followed by acrid smoke and the chilling screams of the injured.

RememberingitnowIstillfeelmyselfovertakenbythis‘roboticpersona’thatwentthroughasetofimmediateactivitiestoremedy,asbestI could,theensuingsituations.The "rstthingIdidwasthrowaliferaftovertheportbow,beforegoingontoopenalargechestofFirstAid materials,beforetakingstockofthestreamofinjuredaccumulatingonthebow.Thereweresomanyburnvictimsandmostwithblastinjuries thatseemedtostripthe !eshfromthe "ngers.However,IwasquicklydivertedtotwoGuardswithlegamputationsbelowthekneeandfound myselfapplyingimprovisedtourniquetsthatIhadlearntaboutinthelecturesheadingSouth.Ithenfoundmyselfconcentratingoncoveringthe handstoprotecttheribbonsof !eshthatseemedtobehangingontendoncoveredbones.Icouldseethatsomehadburnsallmuchoftheirbody stillcoveredwithwaterproofcombatclothing,butIconcentratedoncoveringandprotectingwhatwasexposed.Ihavenorecollectionofthe passageoftime,butwasawarethatthehealthywereevacuatingthevesselviatheliferaftsandlifeboats.I rememberglancingatthe "rethat continuedtotakerageupthroughthecargobayasmoreandmoreammunitionbegantoexplode,whensuddenlyIwasawarethatahelicopter wasbeingmarshalledinwithhandsignalsontothebow,bySergeantD’Olivera.Thisnowbecamemyfocustoassistalltheinjuredontothe revolvingstreamofhelicoptersthatcontinuedto !yinto "reandsmokeundertheveryclearandstoicairmarshallingofanimpressiveSergeant D’Olivera.Icouldn’ttellyouhowmanyhelicopterswereinvolvedastheyloaded,unloaded,andreturnedformorecasualties,orhowmanymore tripsittook,orhowlongittook,beforeIwasjumpingonthelasthelicopterwithSergeantD’Olivera,the SirGalahad’sCaptain,andafewothers that had been assisting.

Welandedonanearbyshorewhereanemergencyaidstationhadbeenrapidlysetup;manyoftheinjuredhadalreadybeenadministeredwith intravenousdripspriortotheirtransportationtothe "eldhospitalatAjaxBay.QuitequicklyarecentlyoperationalChinookarrivedtoferrythe injuredandIwasaskedaskedtoassistwiththeloadingandaccompanyingthemtotheFieldHospital.ItseemedtotakenotimeatallbeforeI washelpingsituatetheinjuredtotheappropriatesectionofthe“RedandGreenLifemachine”.Withthistaskcompleted,Itookasecondto re!ectonmynewsituation.OfourteamtherewasonlymyselfandSergeantD’OliverahereinAjaxBay,soIsummisedthismustbethe opportunityIhadsoughasInolongerhaveaShiptoprotectorateamtosupport!Iwentstraightupto“Dolly”,butbeforeIpleadmycase,he smiledandsaid“Carryon,Henry,youarefreetodowhatever !oatsyourboat”!ThinkingbacktheemotionsIfeltwereaverypeculiarmixof genuine excitement and sadness for the lives lost. Yet the opportunity had arrived for me to make my move and rejoin K Company.

The "rstfewhoursintheFieldhospitalwere "lledwiththescreamsoftheburnvictimsastheyhadtheirinitialtreatmentsfortheirinjuries. EventuallyIbumpedintoafriendofminefrom41CommandocalledJohnHughes,or‘Tojo’,whowashavingaquickmugoftea.Tojohadthe knackofturningthetaskslicingoff skinwithaStanleyknifeintoanoblenotion,explainingthey hadbeenremovingtheskinwasnolongerviable andapplyingtheappropriatecoveringwherepossible.However,oncehehadsubduedhisthirst,Itoldhimmysituationandenquiredifhemight knowwheretostartmeonmyquest!Soonwewereoff to "ndhisfriendCorporalJonClare,andthenaquickwalktotheotherendofa building had the three of us enter a large store room!

“OK, what do you need?” asked Jon, “Everything!”

“Not a problem, I think the dead and injured of Goose Green have everything you need.”

SoonIwasbeinghandedanSLR,6magazinesfullofrounds,aBergen(Backpack),Sleepingbag,poncho,webbing,ashovel,messtins,waterbottle, combatjacket,sparefatigues,sparesocks,ri!ecleaningkit,matches,KFS!ItwasanupliftingfeelingasinafewminutesIhadbeentotallyre-kitted, anddidn’thavetosignforanything-Iwasreadyforthenextstage!Ithankedbothofthembeforementioningthenextpartoftheproblem,to "ndaspaceonahelicopter !ighttomorrowupto42Commando’srearechelon,asapparently !ightswerefullyaccountedfor.Witha consolatory smile it was decided that we leave that task for tomorrow as it had been a long day!

Mynight’ssleepwaspunctuatedwithcrazydreamsandtheveryrealsighsofthewounded.Soonthoughitwasdawnandtimetogetsome breakfastandworkontheplansforreachingmydestination.AlittleresearchtoldmethatKcompanyhadjustmoveddownoff MountKent towardsMountChallenger.IfoundJonClare,Tojo,andacoupleofotherMedSquadronMarinesandsatdowntodiscusshowImightconjure uparide.Itwassoondecidedthatthedeliveryofimportantclassi"edintelligencedocumentsrequiringurgentdeliveryto42’sHQwasthe approachrequired.AfewhourslateroneoftheladsturnedupwithanappropriateA4sealedenvelope,thenbylunchtimeJonClareandTojo cametotellmeIhadbeenallocatedaseatonaGazelle,upto42’slocation.ThedicewasnowtrulyrollingmywayandIpreparedmykit, adjusting my webbing, cleaned and oiled my new ri!e and wondered about the fate of Private Harris whose name was on my new pack! ...’

Finallyachievinghisgoalofre-joininghisCompanyintheField,WilliamstookpartwithKCompanyinthedecisiveBattleofMountHarriet.The recipient’s recollections from this stage of the South Atlantic campaign can be read in full on the web-site listing of this lot.

Sold with various photographic images of the recipient.

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458

Coronation and Jubilee Medals

Jubilee1887,MetropolitanPolice,bronze (PC,G.Fitch.B.Divn.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(2) (P.C.S. Hotching;P.C.F.Stops.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue (Cmdr.JamesChurchill) goodvery ne, the last rare to rank (4) £120-£160

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Three: Police Constable S. Hockley, City of London Police

Jubilee1897,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(PC.241.S.Hockley);Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(P.C.S. Hockley);Coronation1911,CityofLondonPolice(P.C.S.Hockley)mountedasworn;togetherwitha J.Hudson&Co, ‘Metropolitan’ police whistle, very ne (3) £160-£200

460

Three: Police Constable J. T. Patterson, City of London Police

Jubilee1897,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(P.C.329.J.T.Patterson);Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(P.C.J.T. Patterson);Coronation1911,CityofLondonPolice(P.C.J.T.Patterson)mountedforwear, rsttwomedalsslightlypolishedon obverse, otherwise very ne (3)

£140-£180

461

462

Coronation 1902, bronze; Jubilee 1935 (2); Coronation 1937 (2), all unnamed as issued, good very ne and better (5) £100-£140

Pair: Police Constable W. Goodman, Metropolitan Police

Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.W.Goodman.K.Div.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.W. Goodman.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to rst and this somewhat polished, therefore nearly very ne; the second better (2) £50-£70

Pair: Captain D. P. Mills, Royal Artillery

Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,small letterreverse(14057.3/Cl.Mr.Gunr.D.P.Mills.R.A.)engravednaming, good very ne (2) £240-£280

DanielPeterMills wasbornatLeith,Midlothianon25May1859,andattestedfor the19Brigade,RoyalArtilleryon23September1874atFyzabad,Oude,India,joining ‘D’Batteryasatrumpetertwodayslater.Hewasappointed1stclasstrumpeteron28 February1878andwaspromotedtobombardieron1August1879.Hewaspromoted tocorporalon1September1879andtransferredtothe1stBrigadeon10March 1881.On7March1882hewaspromotedtosergeantfollowedbypromotionto battery sergeant major on 22 July 1885.

Millswaspromotedto3rdclassmastergunnerandwastransferredtothe10th DivisionCoastBrigadeon1April1890.HewasawardedtheArmyLongServiceand GoodConductMedalperArmyOrder7ofJanuary1893andwaspromotedto2nd classmastergunneron10April1896.Hewascommissionedlieutenanton18July 1900,wasawardedtheCoronationMedalin1911,andwaspromotedcaptainon4July 1913.Heretiredon25May1914butwasre-employedforserviceduringtheGreat Warasadistrictofficeron22September1914andservedathomewithNo.3Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery at the Citadel in Plymouth.

Soldwiththerecipient’sparchmentCommissionDocument,dated18July1900;two portrait photographs of the recipient; and copied research.

W. G. Barker.) good very ne £70-£90 464

DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R. (Sgt.G.H.P. Edwards, The E.I.R.R. A.F.I.) good very ne (2)

£100-£140

Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (2), both unnamed as issued, good very ne and better (2)

£100-£140

EdwardPrinceofWalesVisittoBombay1921,ovalbronzemedal,theobversewithbustofEdwardPrinceofWales(later EdwardVIII),surmountedbyPrinceofWales’feathers,thereverseinscribed‘VisitofHisRoyalHighness,Bombay,November 1921’, with small ring for suspension, good very ne £60-£80

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ThePeeresses’RobewornbyMaryCholmondeley,LadyDelamere,attheCoronationofH.M.Queen

Oneofthenewrobesmadeinredvelvetwithanerminecollarandtrimmings,designedspeci!callyfortheCoronationofH.M.

QueenElizabethIIbyMessrs.NormanHartnell,ofBrutonStreet,London,initsoriginalboxwithnamedlabel,addressedto‘Lady Delamere, Six Mile Bottom, Newmarket’, very good condition £600-£800

MaryCholmondeley,LadyDelamere,wasbornRuthMaryClarisseAshleyin Stanmore,Middlesex,on22July1906.TheyoungestdaughterofColonelWilfrid Ashley,1stBaronMountTempleandAmaliaMaryMaudCassel,adaughterofSir ErnestCassel,aPrussian-bornJewishbanker,wholaterbecameaBritishsubjectand convertedtoCatholicism.Uponhisdeathin1921,sheinheritedanestateincludinga largeTudormanorhouseinSixMileBottom,Newmarket,Suffolk,andhalfofhis fortune- TheCincinnatiEnquirer referredtoheras‘England'swealthiestgirl’,when reportingonher !rstmarriage.HeroldersisterwasEdwinaMountbatten,Countess MountbattenofBurmaandherpaternalgrandfather,EvelynAshley,was UnderSecretaryofStatefortheColonies,aMemberofParliament,andtheyoungersonof Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

In1927,shemarriedCaptainAlecCunningham-Reid,amilitaryofficerandpolitician. Theyhadtwochildren,MichaelDuncanAlecCunningham-ReidandNoelRobert Cunningham-Reid.Ontheirhoneymoon,sheinsistedthattheyshareherwealth because‘nodecentwomanlikestohaveamanlivewithherincharity’,butwhenthey divorcedin1940,Cunningham-Reidsuedforhalfofher$400,000annualincome.On3 September1940,shemarriedforasecondtimetoMajorErnestLaurieGardner,who shedivorcedin1943beforemarryingThomasCholmondeley,4thBaronDelamere, thefollowingyear.Theydivorcedin1955.LadyDelameredied,aged80,on10 October 1986.

SoldtogetherwithacopyphotographofLadyDelamereinhercoronationout!tandadelightfullypersonal,originalhand-writtenletterfromEarl MountbattenofBurma,on‘Broadlands’headedpaper,dated3October1972andsigned ‘yourdevotedoldbrotherinlawDickie’ -Hisyoungest daughter, Lady Pamela Hicks, described her aunt as ‘rather excitable’ and ‘"ighty’.

469

Coronation and Jubilee Medals

ThePageofHonour’sSwordwornbyDavidCox,PageofHonourtotheLordChancellorattheCoronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

Asmallceremonialsword,by Wilkinson,thebladeetched‘DavidCox,PageofHonourtotheLordHighChancellor’complete with hilt and scabbard, the hilt loose, and the scabbard with a few dents, otherwise reasonable condition £100-£140

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

470

Coronation1953;Jubilee1977;Jubilee2002;Jubilee2012,allunnamedasissued,the !rst,third,andfourthincardboxesofissue, nearly extremely ne (4) £100-£140

471

Pair: Corporal V. M. Fowler, Women’s Royal Air Force

Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(CplVMFowler(02834692)WRAF)mountedas worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, light contact marks, nearly extremely ne (2) £140-£180

472

Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue,withoriginalBuckinghamPalacebestowalcerti!catenamedto Leading Fireman Samuel Roy Cross, extremely ne £60-£80

Samuel Roy Cross served with Somerset Fire Brigade.

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Jubilee 1977, Canadian issue, silver, unnamed as issued, good very ne £60-£80

474

475

Long Service Medals

Imperial Service Medal, E.VII.R., Star issue, unnamed as issued, in Elkington, London, case of issue, about extremely ne £60-£80

ImperialServiceMedal,E.VII.R.,Lady’sbadgewithwreath (EmmaS.Davis.) onlady’sbowriband,in Elkington,London,caseof issue, good very ne £300-£400

I.S.M. London Gazette 2 October 1908: Davis, Emma Sophia, Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist, Manchester. Sold with named Imperial Service Order Certi!cate.

476

477

ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Starissue (EdwardJ.Russell) in Elkington,London,caseofissue, thecasesomewhatscu ed,the ISM about extremely ne £60-£80

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue (JosephHayden) incaseofissue;G.VI.R.,1stissue (JohnJamesMunday);G.VI.R.,2ndissue (HubertGar!eldSkyrm) in RoyalMint caseofissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue (Albert EdwardHeyluer) in RoyalMint caseofissue;togetherwithoriginalawardcerti!cateforHeyluer, generallyvery neofbetter(4) £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette, 23 August 1929, Hayden, Joseph, Postman, Plymouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 15 December 1944, Munday, John James, Machinist (Dilutee Shipwright), H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 29 September 1950. Skyrm, Hubert Gar!eld, Acting Leading Draughtsman, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 28 November 1958, Heyluer, Albert Edward, Postman, Higher Grade, London Postal Region.

478

ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue(4),1st‘coinagehead’issue(2) (WilliamHenryHexter;RobertMelville.);2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (2) (Frank Biggs; Thomas Mercer.) all in cases of issue, nearly extremely ne(4) £60-£80

Sold with the named Home Office Certi!cate for the medal to Hexter, this somewhat water damaged

479

ImperialServiceMedal(2),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue (FreddyHudson) withnamedHomeOfficeenclosure; G.VI.R.,1stissue (GeorgeGray.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue (AlbertH.Newman);The OrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’sshoulderbadge,silverandenamel,onlady’sbowriband;ServiceMedalofthe Order of St John (Nurs./Off. J. M. Meech. London S.J.A. 1973.) generally good very ne and better (5) £70-£90

480

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.VI.R.(3),1stissue(2) (GeorgeArthurOver;WilliamTelfer.);2ndissue (Peter McGeehan); E.II.R., 2nd issue (Alfred Lionel Burrill) all in cases of issue, nearly extremely ne (4) £60-£80

SoldwiththenamedImperialServiceOrderCerti!cateforthemedaltoMcGeehan;andavariousdocumentsandphotographsrelatingtoBurrill as a Royal Naval Reservist during the Second World War.

481

ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (ThomasGeorgeWhite);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,1st issue(2) (GeorgeA.Coulson;CharlesW.Post);G.VI.R.,1stissue (LewisS.Walker);E.II.R.,2ndissue (WilfredN. Sansom) nearly extremely ne (5) £70-£90

Pair: Squadron Sergeant Major A. H. Stevens, Army Pay Corps

ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(1038S.S.M.jr:A.H.Stevens.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1038 S.Sjt: A. H. Stevens. A.P.C.) small dig to reverse of LSGC, polished, good very ne (2) £100-£140

M.S.M. London Gazette 21 February 1919.

ArthurSmith(alias Stevens),aclerkfromGlen!eld,Leicestershire,wasbornin1881andattestedfortheWestYorkshireRegimenton13 January1898,servingwiththeminSouthAfricafrom20October1899to27August1904(entitledtoboththeQueen’sSouthAfricaandKing’s SouthAfricaMedals).HavingtransferredtotheArmyPayCorpson17November1901,heservedatHomeduringtheGreatWar.Appointed staff sergeantmajoron22May1917,hewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalinthe LondonGazette on21February1919anda‘B’

Mention In Despatches by the War Office on 25 March 1919. He was discharged on 19 June 1919. Sold with copied research.

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,2ndissue,largeletterreverse,engravednaming (No.647St.MajorRobt.Howarth.84th.Regt. 1852.) with steel clip and straight bar suspension, year corrected, edge bruise, very ne £140-£180

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485

Long Service Medals

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (49th.Bde.147.Pte.T.Cornelius,2-7th.Foot) edgebruise,otherwise good very ne £100-£140

ThomasCornelius wasborninColchester,Essex,in1840andattestedthereforthe5thFusilierson16March1858.Hetransferredtothe7th RoyalFusilierson7November1867,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,witha£5Gratuity,on19June1877.Hewas dischargedon13May1879,after21yearsand59days’service,ofwhich12yearshadbeenspentsoldieringinIndia.Hesubsequentlybecamean officer’s servant at the School of Military Engineering at Gillingham, Kent. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

486

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (24834Sjt:W.Gould.R.E.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (510233Spr.H.F. Wilkins.R.E.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial (882630.Sjt.J.S.Hill.R.A.) edgebruisingandcontactmarksto TFEM, nearly very ne and better (3) £140-£180

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488

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (1402794Cpl.P.F.Platt.R.A.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R. (5359Gnr: J. Platt. 4/Lanc: R.G.A.V.) good very ne (2) £80-£100

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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,widesuspension (T.Jones.Chf.Gunrs.Mate.H.M.S.Cambridge21Ys.) engravednaming, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,engravednaming (JohnSnookSergt.R.M.A.H.M.S.Topaze.) withlater replacement suspension, the obverse polished and worn, therefore ne, the reverse better £60-£80

TheRoyalNavyLongServiceandGoodConductMedalawarded toStokerPettyOfficerM.W.Taylor,RoyalNavy,oneofjust20 SurvivorsfromthesinkingofH.M.S. QueenMary attheBattleof Jutland on 31 May 1916

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(295746.M.W.Taylor.Ch.Sto.H. M. S. Victory) contact marks, very ne £100-£140

MarshallWilliamTaylor,aStoneDresserfromSt.PeterPort,Guernsey,wasborn on10May1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon6July1900.On4September1913he joinedthenewbattlecruiserH.M.S. QueenMary andwasservinginherattheoutbreak oftheGreatWar,soonseeingserviceatHeligolandBighton28August1914.During theBattleofJutland,on31May1916,hewasoneofjust20crewmemberstosurvive hersinking,withthelossof1,266lives.AfterhisrescueandlandingatRosythbyH.M.S. Laurel thefollowingday,hereturnedtoseatwoweekslater,joiningthenewdestroyer H.M.S. Seymour.AdvancedChiefStokeron29July1917,hewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalon26January1920,andwasshorepensionedon19 July 1922. He died in Guernsey on 26 March 1962.

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Long Service Medals

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (ES.D. /X196 A. Ross. L. Wtr. R.N.V.R.) in slightly damaged named card box of issue, very ne and better (2) £80-£100

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),V.R. (Corp.J.J.Richardson,G.I.P.R.Vol.Ri!es.) engraved naming, good very ne £80-£100

JoshuaJohnRichardson servedwiththeGreatIndianPeninsularRailwayVolunteerRi!eCorpsandwasawardedtheIndianVolunteerForce Long Service Medal per Gazette of India on 12 November 1897.

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),E.VII.R. (CaptainE.S.ChristieE.Bl.StateRy.Voltr.Ri!es.) good very ne £80-£100

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),E.VII.R. (VoltrJ.Goosey1st.Bn.GIPRyVoltrs) engraved naming, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

J. Goosey served with the Great India Peninsula Railway Volunteers.

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R. (Corpl.A.WhiteCossiporeArty:Voltr:) engraved naming, minor edge bruise, very ne £60-£80

A.White servedwiththeCossiporeArtilleryVolunteersandwasawardedtheIndianVolunteerForceLongServiceMedalperIndianArmy Order 128 of 9 March 1914.

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R. (Vol.H.McMullen,1stBn.G.I.P.Ry.Vol.Ri!eCorps) engraved naming, minor edge bruising, very ne £70-£90

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

H.McMullen servedwiththeGreatIndianPeninsularRailwayVolunteerRi!eCorpsandwasawardedtheIndianVolunteerForceLongService Medal per Indian Army Order 397 of 19 June 1916.

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R.(2) (Pte.J.H.Bowers,E.B.Ry.Bn.,A.F.I.;Pte.R.H. W.Culpepr,1B.N.Ry.R.,A.F.I.) bothimpressednaming, surnamepartiallyo ciallycorrectedonlatter,generallyvery neand better (2) £80-£100

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TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1912,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London, case of issue; together with a related miniature award, in a small red-leather case, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R. (46C.Sjt:J.G.Taylor.4/BorderRegt.) suspensionringsomewhatbent,otherwise very ne £70-£90

J. G. Taylor was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of 1 January 1909.

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Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200203 Sq: S. Mjr. W. M. Fowlis. Ayr: Yeo.) good very ne £100-£140

W. M. Fowlis was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 275 of 1 August 1919.

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EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,India,withSecondAwardBar (Cpl.C.W.Plomer,B.&N.W.Ry.Bn.A.F.I.) mountedasworn, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., India (Tpr. A. C. Bull. Surma V.L.H. A.F.I.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3) (865191Sjt.T.Corlett.R.A.;6461174.Gnr.C.E.Edwards.R.A.; Capt. W. MacR. Fowlis. S. Staffords.) good very ne (3) £100-£140 504 x

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RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (D.3410H.Waters,Sean.1Cl.R.N.R.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue (Ch.7244A.842H.S.Ladd.Cpl.R.F.R.);togetherwitha renamed AfricaGeneralService1902-56,E.VII.R.,without clasp (Pte. H. S. Ladd, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Proserpine. 1908.) the last renamed, generally very ne (3) £80-£100

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Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sqn. Ldr. A. L. Allen. R.A.F.V.R.) nearly extremely ne £140-£180

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Family Group:

Diane Allen (second from right) and David Allen (second from left)

RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2) (ChiefObserverDMAllen;ObserverDRAllen) bothincardboxesof issue; together with a related miniature award; riband bar; cloth arm badge; and a R.O.C. lapel badge, extremely ne (2) £260-£300

DianeMaryAllen joinedtheRoyalObserverCorpsasaWomenObserverinDecember1966,andtransferredto29GroupinJuly1975.She was appointed Chief Women Observer in January 1978, and was awarded her Royal Observer Corps Medal in December 1978.

DavidR.Allen,thehusbandoftheabove,joinedtheRoyalObserverCorpson1November1963andservedinitiallyasanObserverwith7 Group,beforetransferringto29Groupon1February1975.HewasawardedhisRoyalObserverCorpsMedalinOctober1975,andwas appointed Observer Officer on 7 June 1976.

Sold with a photograph of Diane Allen being presented with her medal, in which her husband David Allen also features; and other ephemera.

RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (ObsDDGadsden) withnamedlidofcardboxofissue;togetherwithaR.O.C. lapel badge, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

D. D. Gadsden served with 12 Group, Royal Observer Corps.

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PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Sergt.RonaldL.Belt);togetherwiththerecipient’sBirminghamCityPolicehelmetplate andcapbadges;rankandnumberepaulettes;aSt.JonAmbulanceAssociationRe-examinationCross,bronze,thereverse engraved‘A188300RonaldL.Belt’;andthetherecipient’sSecondWorldWarRoyalAirForcecardidentitydiscs, nearlyextremely ne £70-£90

PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Const.VivianDavies) in RoyalMint caseofissue,withCardiff CityPolicecapbadge; SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(5),G.VI.R.,1stissue(3) (ErnestA.Preston) innamed‘Kent’cardboxofissue; (HaroldG.Rhodes) innamed‘Nottinghamshire’cardboxofissue,withNottinghamshireS.C.lapelbadge; (ThomasH. Wiseman) innamed‘Lancashire’cardboxofissue,withloose‘LongSerivce1958’clasp,andribandbarwithrosette;E.II.R.(2), 1stissue (RobeetMc.Lain) innamed‘Northumberland’cardboxofissue;2ndissue (SubDivOffrMichaelJ.Arbin) in Royal Mint case of issue, generally nearly extremely ne (6) £120-£160

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TheSpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedalawardedtoE.R.Hallifax,Esq.,C.M.G.,C.B.E.,EastSussex SpecialConstabulary,lateSecretaryforChineseAffairs,HongKong,andtheColony’sDeputy Superintendent of Police

SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(EdwinR.Hallifax)innamed‘EastSussex’cardboxofissue, extremely ne £70-£90

C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1925.

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1922.

O.B.E. London Gazette 4 October 1918.

EdwinRichardHallifax wasborninDarjeeling,India,on17February1874,thesonofateaplanter,andwaseducatedatBlundell’sSchool, Tiverton,andBalliolCollege,Oxford.HewasappointedacadetinHongKongin1897,andservedasaseniorofficialinHongKongthroughout theearly20thCentury,beingappointeddeputysuperintendentofpoliceandofthe #rebrigadein1911,andsecretaryforChineseAffairsin1913. AppointedaMemberoftheColony’sLegislativeandExecutiveCouncilsin1913,hewascreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein 1918,andwasadvancedCommanderin1922.HewasadditionallycreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.Georgein1925,and from 1926 to 1932 served as acting Colonial Secretary on various occasions. He retired to May#eld, East Sussex, in 1933, and died on 4 May 1950.

ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn(2) (1199.Sgt.H.A.Risk.S.A.R.&H.Dis.S.Africa.S.J.A.B.D.1932.;6251.M. A.W.Fyfe.SthAfrica.S.J.A.B.1946.) the #rstinsilver,inboxofissue,thesecondmountedforwear, somescratches,nearly very ne (2) £60-£80

SoldtogetherwithacopyI.C.C.S.medalforVietnam,1973;CaptainHainesR.E.BronzeMedallion (No.145156SapperI.C.Judges273 Party);JohannesburgPeaceMedalinBronze,withoutring;RoyalEngineersTrainingBattalionswimmingmedalinBronze (SapperE.Hatch); RCAFmedallions(3) (J.H.Tigh (2),S.A.Bending);BasemetalRCAFsweetheartbadge;AmemorialcardforCpl.RobertWilson,Royal Engineers, who died of wounds on 1 June 1917; and other ephemera.

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TheSecondWarMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cateawardedtoCaptaintheDukeofWellington,theDuke ofWellington’sRegiment,attachedNo.2Commando,SpecialServiceBrigade,whowaskilledinaction leadinghismenduringa !erceactionatSalernoon16September1943;thegreat-great-grandsonofthe First Duke, he is the only holder of that illustrious title to lay down his life in action

MentionedinDespatchesCerti"cate‘Lieutenant(T/Captain)TheDukeofWellington,TheDukeofWellington’sRegiment(W. Riding)’, dated 28 September 1944, mounted in a glazed display frame, good condition

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013.

M.I.D. London Gazette 28 September 1944:

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

HenryValarianGeorgeWellesley,6thDukeofWellington,wasbornon14July1912,theonlysonofthe5thDukeofWellington,and thegreat-great-grandsonofthe1stDukeofWellington.HewaseducatedatStoweSchoolandon13November1935,asLordMornington,was gazettedaSecondLieutenantinthe1stBattalionTheDukeofWellington’sRegiment,joiningtheminearly1937inMalta.Heservedwiththem thereandinEnglanduntilFebruary1939whenhewassecondedtotheKing’sAfricanRi!es.HewentouttojointheminEastAfricaandsaw servicewiththemintheDefenceofKenyaagainsttheItaliansandinthesuccessfulAbyssinianCampaign.Havingsucceededhisfatheras6thDuke ofWellingtonin1941,hereturnedtoEnglandin1942followingasevereattackofmalaria.Whilstathomeonsickandcompassionateleave, followingthedeathofhisfather,hetookhisseatandmadehismaidenspeechintheHouseofLords.Hisadventurousspiritthenpromptedhim toapplyforCommandotraining,whichhewonthroughwith !yingcolours.AppointedtoNo.2Commando,SpecialServiceBrigade,commanded bythecharismatic,Lieutenant-ColonelJackChurchill,M.C.,hetookpartintheinvasionofSicilyandinthelandingsatSalernoon9September 1943.CommandingNo.2Troop,waskilledinactionbyahandgrenadeinthebitter "ghtingatPiegoletteon16September1943.Recommended fortheawardoftheD.S.O.,hewasposthumouslyMentionedinDespatches.HeisburiedinSalernoWarCemetery,Italy.Hewassucceededto the title by his uncle, the 7th Duke of Wellington.

AMemorialServicewasheldatStrat"eldSayeParishChurch,atthefamilyseat,on9October1943,conductedbytheBishopofWinchester.In hisaddress,CanonJ.B.Barkersaid:‘AcenturyandaquarteragoEngland’sSovereignconferredaDukedomonEngland’sgreatestsoldier.Today wemournthesixthholderofthathonouredtitle-the "rsttolaydownhislifeinaction-whomallmenknewas‘Morny’.Whatkindofmanwas he? We will ask it "rst of his fellow-officers and men, and they will tell you of his bravery - his utter fearlessness in the face of danger.’

SoldwitharepresentativegroupofmedalstotheDukeofWellington,comprising1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; and representative unit insignia; a copy of the book ‘Wellington’, by Jane Wellesley; and copied research.

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MentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate‘ConvoySignalmanRaymondEricCarratt,S.S.TempleArch’,dated8December 1942, mounted in a glazed display frame, good condition £60-£80

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 December 1942: Signalman Raymond Eric Garratt [sic], C/JX. 171130.

‘ForbraveryandresolutioninH.M.ShipsandMerchantmen,whiletakingaConvoytoNorthRussiainthefaceofrelentlessattacksbyenemy aircraft and submarines.’

Raymond Eric Carratt was Mentioned in Despatches for his services with Convoy PQ18 to Archangel in September 1942.

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AselectionofDocuments,comprisingaparchmentCommissionDocumentappointing JohnMackay,Gent.,anEnsigninthe 77thRegimentofFoot,orAthollHighlanders,dated22January1783;aparchmentCommissionDocumentappointing William ManleyHallDixon,Gent.,aSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtillery,dated18June1835;andanotherDocumentappointing thesamerecipientaLieutenant-ColonelintheRoyalArtillery,dated12March1856;aBestowalDocumentforaMilitaryM.B.E., namedto MajorJosephMarmadukeHicks,RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,anddated3June1919;andaBestowal DocumentforaCivilM.B.E.,namedto FlightLieutenantCyrilBoxhall,RoyalAirForce,anddated8June1944;together withtwosupplementarycopiesofthe LondonGazette,dated7December1981and10February1986, generallygoodcondition(7)

£160-£200

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A Hand Painted ‘King’s Colour’ of The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).

A !nequalityhandpainteddesignoftheRegiment’sKing’sColour,Foolscapfolio,bytheCollegeofArms,London,dated22 September1922andsignedbyH.F.Burke,GarterKingofArmsandInspectorofRegimentalColours,withBattleHonoursfor Marne1914,Ypres1915‘17,Somme1916‘18,Arras1917‘18,Messines1917,Lys,FranceandFlanders1914-18,Macedonia 1915-18, Gallipoli 1915, and Mesopotamia 1916-18, extremely good condition

£100-£140

Theregiment,originallythe2ndTangierRegiment,andlaterthe4th(King’sOwn)RegimentofFoot,wasre-designated‘TheKing’sOwnRoyal Regiment (Lancaster)’ in 1921.

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A Hand Painted ‘Regimental Colour’ of the King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).

A !nequalityhandpainteddesignoftheRegiment’sRegimentalColour,Foolscapfolio,bytheCollegeofArms,London,dated22 September1924andsignedbyH.F.Burke,GarterKingofArmsandInspectorofRegimentalColours,withBattleHonoursfor Namur1695,Gibraltar1704-5,Guadaloupe1759,St.Lucia1778,Corunna,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,St.Sebastian,Nive, Peninsula,Bladensburg,Waterloo,Alma,Inkerman,Sevastopol,Abyssinia,SouthAfrica1879,ReliefofLadysmith,andSouthAfrica 1899-1902, extremely good condition £100-£140

Theregiment,originallythe2ndTangierRegiment,andlaterthe4th(King’sOwn)RegimentofFoot,wasre-designated‘TheKing’sOwnRoyal Regiment (Lancaster)’ in 1921.

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A Hand Painted ‘King’s Colour’ of The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own).

A !nequalityhandpainteddesignoftheRegiment’sKing’sColour,Foolscapfolio,bytheCollegeofArms,London,dated26 August1924andsignedbyH.F.Burke,GarterKingofArmsandInspectorofRegimentalColours,withBattleHonoursforMons, Marne1914,Ypres1915‘17‘18,Albert1916‘18,Bazentin,Cambrai1917‘18,HindenburgLine,Suvla,Jerusalem,and Mesopotamia 1917-18, extremely good condition £100-£140

The regiment, originally the 57th Regiment of Foot, was re-designated ‘The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)’ in 1921.

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A Hand Painted ‘King’s Colour’ of The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s).

A !nequalityhandpainteddesignoftheRegiment’sKing’sColour,Foolscapfolio,bytheCollegeofArms,London,dated26 September1924andsignedbyH.F.Burke,GarterKingofArmsandInspectorofRegimentalColours,withBattleHonoursfor Mons,Messines1914‘17‘18,Ypres1914‘17,Somme1916‘18,Arras1917,Bapaume1918,Macedonia1915-18,Gallipoli 1915 -16, Palestine 1917-18, and Baghdad, extremely good condition £100-£140

The regiment, originally the 62nd Regiment of Foot, was re-designated ‘The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s)’ in 1921.

A Hand Painted ‘Regimental Colour’ of The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s).

A !nequalityhandpainteddesignoftheRegiment’sRegimentalColour,Foolscapfolio,bytheCollegeofArms,London,dated26 September1924andsignedbyH.F.Burke,GarterKingofArmsandInspectorofRegimentalColours,withBattleHonoursfor Louisburg,Nive,Peninsula,NewZealand,Ferozeshah,Sobraon,Sevastopol,Pekin1860,SouthAfrica1879,andSouthAfrica 1900 -02, extremely good condition

£100-£140

The Regiment, originally the 62nd Regiment of Foot, was re-designated ‘The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s)’ in 1921.

Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal 1914-18 (W. T. Stewart.) polished and worn, therefore good ne

QueenAlexandra’sMedaltoSoldiers’andSailors’Children1914,bronze,unnamed,completewithintegraltopbroochbar, edge bruise, very ne £40-£50 523

Thismedalwasgiventotheapproximately1,300children,allbetweentheagesof8and13,andselectedbytheSoldiers’andSailors’Families’ Association,whoweretheguestsoftheLordMayorofLondonatabanquetattheGuildhallon28December1914.Thechildren,allofwhose fatherswereservinginthe !eetorontheWesternFront,wereadditionallygivensweetsandtoysbytheiresteemedhosts.Anumberof Pensioners from the Royal Military Hospital at Chelsea also received medals.

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Regimental Temperance Medals.

AselectionofArmyTemperanceAssociationRegimentalMedals,comprisingthosefortheHouseholdCavalry;RoyalDragoons; 1stRoyalDragoons;RoyalArtillery;RoyalWestSurreyRegiment;EastKentRegiment;andRoyalFusiliers,allsilver,allunnamedas issued, generally very ne and scarce (7) £160-£200

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A "n-qualityScotsGuardsSweetheartBrooch,24mm,silver,gold,andenamel,setwithnumeroussmalldiamonds,withgod retaining pin, good condition £100-£140

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Soldwithaboundcopyofthe‘ReportonthecausesofcontinuanceofPlagueinHongKong’,dated1903;andtwomicro"lmrollsof correspondence between the Colonial Office and Hong Kong regarding the Hong Kong Plague.

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(5):TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge, thisarathercrudecastcopy;EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85, namingerased;Khedive’sStar, dated1884-6,unnamedasissued, heavycontactmarksandsuspensionringreplaced;1914Star (3380Pte.S.MalkinY.&L.R.) renamed;1914-15Star (6237Pte.J.H.Balcombe.C.Gds.) reversepartially leddownbutnamingdetailsuna ected;tracesof adhesive to reverse of last, generally nearly very ne (5) £80-£100

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RenamedandDefectiveMedals(4):DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(No.23467.SapperE.Cross.R.E.);1914Star,with later slide clasp(No.23467.SapperE.Cross.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(No.23467.Sergt.E.Cross.R.E.) allrenamedinthe same hand, minor edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £100-£140

Note: There is no record of an E. Cross, Royal Engineers, being awarded a D.C.M.

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(2):Sutlej1845-46,2clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Sobraon (GeorgeSmith.80thRegt.) actionin exergueonreverseerased;Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse (Gnr.J.Gutt.7.M/Bty.R.G.A.) renamed;the rstfair,thesecond very ne (2) £100-£140

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RenamedandDefectiveMedals(7):TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue (Lieut.F.G.Teale.L.T.C.TurkishContingent) a somewhatlatertailor’scopywithmodernnaming;Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp (...riv...ShaikJoonoo4th.Regt.N...) naming obliteratedinparts,withcopysuspension;BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1888-1916,bronzeissue,1clasp,Punitive Expedition, thisacastcopy;AshantiStar1896, copy;AirCrewEuropeStar, copy;Jubilee1897 (Colr.Sergt.A.W.G.Jamrack. 13th.Mx.Ri!eVolunteers.) thisacastcopy;Coronation1902,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,bronze, namingerased;generally very ne (7)

£140-£180

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DefectiveMedals(7):BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (636565Pte.W.Boomhower.2-Can.Inf.:420710Pte.H.C. Chambers43-Can.Inf.;458288Pte.H.Topping.60-Can.Inf.);BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19 (Pte.L.L.Lloyd.4th S.A.I.);Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver (SD17804J.Coe);U.N.Korea1950-54 (SE-7633J.A.R.Demers);Naval GeneralService1915-62,E.II.R. (D/MX.919954N.D.Raven.Shpt.Art.3,R.N.(Replacement)) themedalsallplanchets only; edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally good very ne (7)

£80-£100

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ThemountedgroupofsixminiaturedressmedalswornbyLieutenant-ColonelR.H.Greenstreet,Special List, late Indian Police Service

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s2ndtypebadge,goldandenamel,withintegraltopbrooch bar;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;IndiaGeneralService 1854-95,2clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-9;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,mountedasworn, goodvery ne(6) £300-£400

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1899.

O.B.E. London Gazette 18 November 1918:

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

For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 139.

Themountedgroupof !veminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoCaptainE.I.M.Barrett,Commissionerof Police, Shanghai, late Lancashire Fusiliers

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamel,withtopsilver-gilt broochbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,Rel.ofLadysmith,Transvaa;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;ShanghaiMunicipalPoliceLongServiceMedal,silver;War Medal 1939-45, the "rst four mounted as worn, the War Medal loose, generally very ne and better (5) £300-£400

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘For meritorious services connected with the War.’

For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 140.

The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals worn by Squadron Leader B. P. Legge, Royal Air Force DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.;1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,France&Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, generally very ne (7) £300-£400

D.F.C. London Gazette 2 February 1945:

‘Thisofficerhascompletedmuchoperational #yingandthroughouthasdisplayedefficiencyandzealofahighstandard.OneeveninginSeptember, 1944,hepilotedanaircraftonamissioninvolvingthedroppingofsuppliestoourgroundforcesnearArnhem.Whenapproachingthetarget,the aircraftcameunderanti-aircraft "reandwashitinseveralplaces.Nevertheless,FlightLieutenantLeggewentontothedroppingzoneand releasedhiscontainerswithprecision.ShortlyafterwardstheaircraftwasagainhitFlightLieutenantLeggewasseverelywoundedintheleg;his copilotwasalsowounded.Undaunted,FlightLieutenantLeggeremainedatthecontrols.Althoughsufferingseverepainandbecomingweakthrough lossofbloodhe #ewtheaircrafttobasewhereheeffectedasafelandingindifficultconditions.Thisofficerdisplayedgreatcourageandfortitude and was undoubtedly responsible for the safe return of the aircraft and its crew.’

Sold with the named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the recipient’s (full-sized) Distinguished Flying Cross.

For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 164.

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Miniature Medals

An unattributed pair of miniature dress medals

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp, light pitting; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted for wear, nearly very ne

An unattributed pair of miniature dress medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill;King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, mounted for wear, nearly extremely ne

An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp; British War and Victory Medals, mounted for wear, good very ne

An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill;BritishWarandVictory Medals, mounted for wear, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

MiniatureMedals:TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(6),M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver(5);M.B.E. (Civil)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver,allofcontemporarymanufactureofvaryingsizes;DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,1st issue(3);DistinguishedServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2);AirForceMedal(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue, generallyvery ne and better (13) £100-£140

MiniatureMedal:Waterloo1815, 21.5mm,silver (Lieut.Col.Parkinson,33d.Regt.) contemporarilyengravedinrunning script, with ball and wide silver wire bar suspension, good very ne £400-£500

EdwardParkinson wasgazettedensigninthe33rdFootinFebruary1796;captain,July1805;major,March1814.Heservedwiththe33rdin India,andwasonthestaff oftheexpeditionwhichcapturedtheislandofBourbon.HeservedinthecampaigninHollandin1814andwas secondin-commandofthe33rdatWaterloo,wherehewasseverelywoundedatQuatreBrasandmadebrevetlieutenant-colonel.Placedonhalf-payin September1817,hewasmadeC.B.inJuly1831,andgrantedadistinguishedservicerewardinNovember1849.Heattainedtherankof lieutenant-general and was colonel-in-chief of the 93rd Highlanders from December 1852 until his death at Pall Mall, London, on 14 January 1858.

MiniatureMedal:Waterloo1815,18mm,silver,withsmallringsforsuspension,ofcontemporarymanufacturewithindistinct initials to truncation of bust, good very ne £80-£100

Miniature Medals: Baltic 1854-55 (4), one with top silver riband buckle, all of contemporary manufacture, very ne and better (4) £80-£100

MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp(8),Persia;Umbeyla;Bhootan(2);Perak;Burma1885-7;Burma1887-9; Waziristan 1894-95, all of contemporary manufacture, generally very ne and better (8) £140-£180

MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps(4),Burma1885-7,Burma1887-9(2);Burma1885-7,Lushai1889-92; Burma 1887-9, Burma 1889-92, all of contemporary manufacture, good very ne (4) £120-£160

542 x

Miniature Medals: China 1857-60 (3), no clasp; 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860 (2), all of contemporary manufacture, good very ne (3) £70-£90

543 x

MiniatureMedals:Afghanistan1878-80(3),noclasp;1clasp,Kandahar(2);KabultoKandaharStar1880,thesefourallof contemporarymanufacture, theKtoKwithreplacementringsuspension;togetherwitha20thCentury-producedDefenceof Kelat-iGhilzie 1842 and Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880, generally good very ne (6) £80-£100

544 x

MiniatureMedals:CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(2);EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1 clasp (4), Benin 1897 (2); Sierra Leone 1898-99 (2), all of contemporary manufacture, generally good very ne (6) £100-£140

545 x

MiniatureMedals:EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp(5),TheNile1884-85(2);Suakin1885(2);Gemaizah1888; Khedive’s Star (2), dated 1882; dated 1884, all of contemporary manufacture, generally very ne and better (7) £100-£140

546 x

MiniatureMedals:NorthWestCanada1885,noclasp(3),twoofcontemporarymanufacture;thethirdof20th Centurymanufacture, very ne (3) £60-£80

547 x

MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp(3),Defce.ofChitral1895;ReliefofChitral1895(2),allof contemporary manufacture, good very ne, the rst scarce (3) £100-£140

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Miniature Medals

MiniatureMedals:Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(7),1clasp(5),DefenceofKimberley(3),onewithtopsilverribandbuckle; Def.ofLadysmith;DefenceofMafeking;5clasps(2)CapeColony,OrangeRiverColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902;CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,allofcontemporarymanufacture, generally very ne (7) £100-£140

MiniatureMedals:AfricaGeneralService1902-56(4),G.V.R.,1clasp,Jubaland;E.II.R.,1clasp,Kenya(3);Natal1906,1clasp,1906; IndiaGeneralService1908-35,G.V.R.,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.Frontier1919;NorthWestFrontier1935;GeneralService 1918-62(8),G.V.R.,1clasp(4),S.E.Asia1945-6;Palestine1945-48(2);Malaya;E.II.R.,1clasp(4),Malaya,Cyprus,Arabian Peninsula,NearEast;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue(6);U.N.Korea1950-54,themajorityofmodernmanufacture, generallygood very ne as struck (22) £70-£90

MiniatureMedals:DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal;IndiaServiceMedal(6);NewZealandWarService Medal(7);AustraliaServiceMedal(2);SouthAfricaMedalforWarService(5),themajorityofmodernmanufacture, extremely ne as struck (23) £60-£80

MiniatureMedals:GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(8),Borneo;Radfan;SouthArabia;MalayPeninsula;SouthVietnam; NorthernIreland(2);Gulf;Rhodesia1980(4);SouthAtlantic1982,withoutrosette(8);Gulf1990-91,1clasp(10),2Aug1990 (6); 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (4), all of modern manufacture, nearly extremely ne as struck (30) £70-£90

MiniatureMedals:Jubilee1897,silver(4);Coronation1902,silver;DelhiDurbar1911,silver(8);Coronation1937,allof contemporary manufacture, generally very ne and better (14) £60-£80

MiniatureMedals:Jubilee1897,silver(4);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(8),onelightlygilded;Coronation1937;Coronation1953,all of contemporary manufacture, suspension ring on one DD11 altered; generally good very ne (14) £60-£80

Miniature Medals: Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (6), all of contemporary manufacture, good very ne (6) £50-£70

555

World Orders and Decorations

Austria,Empire,BraveryMedal‘DerTapferkeit’,FranzJoseph,1914-16issue,bronze;BraveryMedal‘Fortitudini’,bronze;Merit Cross1849,by VincentMayer’sSöhne,Vienna,giltandenamel,maker’snameonsuspensionring;KarlTroopCross,zinc;Wound Medal, white metal, nearly very ne and better (5)

£140-£180

556

France,ThirdRepublic,OrderofAgriculturalMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,41mmx35mm,silver,silver-gilt,enamel, unmarked, in Lemonine Fils, Paris, embossed case of issue, good very ne

£50-£70

557

France, Third Republic, China Medal 1900-01, 1 clasp, 1900 Chine 1901, edge stamped ‘Argent’, good very ne £70-£90

558

France,FifthRepublic,NationalOrderofMerit,Officer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband,withlapel rosette, in Monnaie de Paris case of issue, enamel damage to reverse top arm, otherwise very ne

German,ThirdReich,CrossofHonouroftheGermanMother,2ndtype,SecondClass,silveredandenamel;togetherwith two poor quality copy Spanish Crosses, the rst very ne

Poland,People’sRepublic,OrderofPoloniaRestituta,FifthClassbreastbadge(2),bothgiltandenamel;CrossofMerit(3), FirstClassbadge(2),bothgiltandenamel;SecondClassbadge,silveredandenamel,allincasesofissue, minorenameldamageto rst, otherwise generally very ne and better (9) £80-£100

Sold with a Polish award booklet.

559

France,Republic,aselectionofvariousFrenchmedals,includingCommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar;EvadersMedal; ItalianCampaignMedal1943-44;CommemorativeMedalfortheSecondWorldWar,1clasp,DefensePassive;NationalDefence Medal;MedalofHonourforSocialSecurity,gilt,thereverseimpressed‘G.Escrivant1966’,withgiltpalmandrosetteon riband; and Order of Saharan Merit, Knight’s breast badge, silver, generally good very ne and better (11) £80-£100

560

Germany,Brunswick,WaterlooMedal1815,bronze (Heinr.Bosse.Corp.Av.Garde.) withreplacementsteelclipand small ring suspension, nearly very ne £300-£400

561

Germany, Empire, China Campaign Medal 1900-01, combatant’s issue, bronze, very ne £50-£70

APolishSecondWorldWar‘MonteCassino’groupofeightattributedtoCorporalA.Kiszka,6th(Children of Lwów) Armoured Regiment, who was captured by the Russians in September 1939

Poland,Republic, CrossofMerit,1stissue,3rdClass,bronze,withseparatecrossedswordssuspension;VictoryandFreedom Medal1945,bronze;MonteCassinoCross1944,reversenumbered,‘30595’; GreatBritain,1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1 copy clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, minor corrosion to rst two, otherwise very ne and better (8) £240-£280

AndrzejKiszka wasbornon30November1905andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasacorporalwiththe6th(ChildrenofLwów) ArmouredRegiment.Initiallyservingwiththe39thInfantryRegiment,hewascapturedbytheRussiansatStanisławówon18September1939,and afterbeingreleasedjoinedtheAndersArmyatBuzulukon2September1941.EmigratingtotheUnitedKingdomfollowingtheendofthewar,he died in Leeds on 8 September 1976.

Soldwithanenamelledribandbar(thislacingtheDefenceMedal);andcopiedresearchwhichcon#rmstheawardoftheMonteCassinoCrossno. 30595.

563

Portugal,Republic

,OrderofPrinceHenrytheNavigator,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,63mmx56mm, silver-giltandenamel,silvermarktosuspensionloop;Star,77mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,silvermarktoretainingpin,withneck riband, miniature award, and lapel rosette, in Costa, Lisbon, case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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564

Rhodesia, Badge of Honour, bronze, silvered, and enamel, the reverse officially named ‘J. K. Samhungu’, good very ne £70-£90

Sold with two photographs of the recipient.

565

Three: Constable Makore, British South Africa Police

Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal(12689Const.Makore);PoliceLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,withSecondAward Bar(12689Const.Makore);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, nearlyextremely ne(3) £120-£160

566

Pair: P.A.Low,RhodesianandZimbabweanForces,whowaslaterkilledduringatollboothheist,whilst working as a security guard

Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal(730298Pte.P.A.Low); Zimbabwe,IndependenceMedal1980(14930)mountedasworn, the Zimbabwe medal mounted "rst, good very ne (2) £50-£70

P.A.Low servedintheRhodesian,andafterwards,Zimbabweanforces.Laterincivilianlife,whilstworkingassecurityguard,hewaskilledduring a heist at a toll booth, outside Moor River, Natal, South Africa.

567

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rdissue(3),Commander’sneckbadge,85mmincludingcrownsuspensionx53mm, silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseofcrownstamped‘24’,withneckriband,in damaged "ttedcaseofissue;Officer’sbreast badge(2),both57mmincludingcrownsuspensionx33mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,thereverseofcrownstamped‘34’onone;the otherunmarked,bothwithrosettesonriband;OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rdissue,Officer’sbreastbadge,63mmincluding crownsuspensionx38mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband;Medalfor15Years’LoyalService,silver, generally good very ne (5) £100-£140

568

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics, OrderoftheRedStar,2ndtypebreastbadge(4),allsilverandenamel,reverses officiallynumbered‘529963;915732;2616238;2869041’,allwith MonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrew-backsuspension, generally very ne and better (4) £100-£140

569

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderofthePatrioticWar,SecondClassbadge(4),1sttype,silver,gold,andenamel, thereverseofficiallynumbered‘17654’,withribandsuspension;2ndtype,silver,gold,andenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘591352’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrew-backsuspension;3rd1985type(2),silver,gold,andenamel,thereverses officiallynumbered‘2782570’and‘4533207’,bothwith MonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrew-backsuspension, the rstcleaned, generally very ne and better (4) £200-£240

Order of the Patriotic War Second Class Badge no. 17654 awarded to Mikhail Petrovich Maryigin. The original citation, dated 6 August 1943, states: ‘Maryigin, Mikhail Petrovich, Junior Lieutenant, Pilot, 673rd Assault Airforces Regiment,266thAssaultAirforcesDivision,born1920,hasbeenparticipatingintheGreatPatrioticwarsince20February1943inthe266th AssaultAirforcesDivisionontheNorth-WesternandVoronezhskyfronts.Duringthisperiodaccomplished20successfulcombat #ightsto destroyenemytroopsandhardware.30vehicleswithtroopsandcargo,11tanks,2artillerybatteriesoncombatpositions,over250German soldiers and officers were destroyed, 6 anti-aircraft artillery positions were suppressed.’ Sold with copied research.

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderofGlory,ThirdClass,silverandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘366081’; OrderofAlexanderNevsky,2ndtype,silver,gilt,andredenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘12147’,with MonetnyDvor mint markandscrew-backsuspension, thisagood-qualitycopy;OrderoftheRedBanner,2ndtype,silverandenamel,thereverse

officiallynumbered‘47137’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrew-backsuspension;OrderoftheBadgeofHonour,4thtype, thereverseofficiallynumbered‘901601’,with MonetnyDvor mintmark;OrderoftheRedBannerofLabour,6thtype,thereverse

officiallynumbered‘733486’,with MonetnyDvor mintmark;OrderoftheOctoberRevolution,silverandenamel,thereverse

officiallynumbered‘41143’,with MonetnyDvor mintmark;OrderofFriendship,silverandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘28542’,with MonetnyDvor mintmark;OrderofLabourGlory,ThirdClass(2),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereversesofficially numbered‘137097’and‘341382’;togetherwithvariousSovietUnionmedalsandsbadgesandanAwardBooklet, generallyvery ne and better (lot) £300-£400

Order of Glory Third Class Badge no. 366081 awarded to Grigorii Semenovich Bashin.

The original Citation, dated 6 May 1945, states: ‘Bashin, Grigorii Semenovich, Guards Corporal, Gunner, 76-mm Gun Battery, 99th GuardsInfantryRegiment,the31stGuardsInfantryDivision,born1902,intheRedArmysince25August1941,duringthePatrioticWarwas severely wounded on 16 December 1942 and was lightly wounded on 5 February 1942; 6 March 1943; and 12 November 1943. Onthenightof6-7April1945,duringthecombatfortheKoenigsbergbrewery,underenemy "redestroyedtwoenemymachine-gun emplacements and killed 13 enemy troops, contributed to the taking of the brewery.’

Sold with copied research.

AUnitedStatesofAmericaSecondWorldWarDistinguished FlyingCrossandAirMedalgroupof !veawardedtoCaptainJ.A.

Paduana, 445th Bombing Squadron, United States Air Force

UnitedStatesofAmerica,DistinguishedFlyingCross,unnamedasissued, incaseofissue;AirMedal,withonesilverandfourbronzeoakleafclusterson riband,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue;AmericanCampaignMedal,incard boxofissue;EuropeanAfricanMiddleEasternCampaignMedal,incardbox of issue; Victory Medal 1941-45, good very ne and better (5) £200-£240

D.F.C. Awarded 14 December 1944.

Theofficialcitationstates:‘Forextraordinaryachievementwhileparticipatinginaerial #ightasnavigatorofaB-25typeaircraft.On10March1944,CaptainPaduana #ewas #ightnavigatorinaformationattackingtheLittoriomarshallingyardsnearRome,Italy. UpontheapproachtothetargetaheavyovercastenvelopedthebombersandCaptain Paduana’s #ightbecameseparatedfromtheformationandthe !ghterescort.Displaying superiorprofessionalskillanddeterminationwhenhispilotelectedtocontinuethe missionunescorted,CaptainPaduanaguidedhimdirectlytotheinitialpoint.Then, aidinghisbombardierinsettingcourseforaperfectrunovertheobjective,Captain Paduanaenabledhisbomberstoreleasetheirbombswithdevastatingeffectuponthis vitalenemycommunicationscenter.Onmorethan !ftycombatmissions,his outstandingpro!ciencyandsteadfastdevotiontodutyhavere#ectedgreatcreditupon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.’

572

AUnitedStatesofAmericaSecondWorldWargroupofsixattributedtoMajorIreneA.Sheehy,Women’s Army Air Corps

UnitedStatesofAmerica,AmericanCampaignMedal;EuropeanAfricanMiddleEasternCampaignMedal;VictoryMedal 1941 -45;ArmyofOccupationMedal,1clasp,Japan;NationalDefenseServiceMedal;ArmedForcesReserveMedal,allincardboxesof issue, nearly extremely ne (6) £80-£100

Soldtogetherwiththerecipient’sribandbar,thatalsoincludedtheribandfortheAirForceLongevityServiceAward,withfourbronzeoakleaf clusters;alettercon!rmingtheawardsandentitlementfromU.S.A.F.UniversityHospital,MaxwellAirForceBase;andvariousrankandunit insignia.

AUnitedStatesofAmericaVietnamWarBronzeStargroupofsevenawardedtoW.H.McGondel,United States Army

UnitedStatesofAmerica,BronzeStar,withbronzeoakleafclusteronriband,unnamedasissued;AirMedal,withbronze‘V’ andtwobronzeoakleafclustersonriband,thereverseofficiallynamed‘WilliamH.McGondel’;ArmyCommendationMedal,with bronzeoakleafclusteronriband,thereverseofficiallynamed‘WilliamH.McGondel’;NationalDefenseServiceMedal,with bronzeoakleafclusteronriband;VietnamServiceMedal,withfourbronzestarsonriband;ArmedForcesReserveMedal,with silvered ‘X’ on riband; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1 clasp, 1960-, generally good very ne (7) £100-£140

Sold together with the recipient’s riband bar for the above awards.

574

UnitedStatesofAmerica,DistinguishedServiceMedal(2),giltandenamel,bothunnamedasissued,andbothwithriband bars, in cases of issue; Purple Heart (John P. Mc.Henry) officially engraved naming, good very ne and better Vatican, Holy See, Pro Ecclesia et Ponti!ce Cross, silver, good very ne (4) £70-£90

UnitedStatesofAmerica,ChinaReliefExpeditionMedal1900,Navyissue,bronze,withreplacementringsuspension, good very ne £70-£90

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Zimbabwe,Republic,BronzeCrossofZimbabwe,bronzeandenamel,withAirForce‘wingedeagle’suspensionbar,the reverse officially named ‘772583 Col Tavengerweyi B.’, good very ne, scarce, especially to rank £500-£700

577

International,SovereignMilitaryOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Rhodes&Malta,KnightofGrace’s neckbadge,85mmincluding crownbutlackingbowsuspensionx47mm,silver-giltandenamel, "ydelysinanglesbetweenarms,unmarked,withrelated miniature award and lapel rosette, in Cravanzola, Rome, case of issue, lacking bow suspension, otherwise good very ne £60-£80

Sold with the original Bestowal Document with attached seal named to Claude Faribault

578

Militaria

2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) Other Ranks 1871 Pattern Helmet. A !nequalityexample,theallbrassskullwithfrontalplatewhitemetalstar overlaidwithabrassgarterbeltwithwhitemetal‘2’tothecentre,complete withleatherlinedchinchainandblackhorsehairplumeandbrassrose !nial, some minor service wear, good condition £400-£500

An 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword.

Thestraightsectionbladeby WilkinsonSwordCo.Ltd.London,numbered83846andetchedwithcrownedE.II.R.cypher,royalarms andfoliatescrolls,&c.,withregulationsteelguardwithcrownedE.II.R.cypher,and !sh-skincoveredgripboundwithsilverwire, complete with its brown leather Sam Browne !eld service scabbard with frog and straps, very good condition £180-£220

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An 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword.

Thestraightsectionbladenumbered0043SandetchedwithcrownedE.II.R.cypher,royalarmsandfoliatescrolls,&c.,anddated 1984,withregulationsteelguardwithcrownedE.II.R.cypher,and !sh-skincoveredgripboundwithsilverwire,completewith steel scabbard and housed in black chamois lined case, near parade condition £140-£180

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

582

A Household Cavalry Pouch and Belt.

AnotherranksPouchandBeltpost-1953,blackpatentleatherpouchwithgiltRoyalArmsmounted,giltslideandmounton embroidered belt with red leather backing, very good condition £180-£220

583

A North Staffordshire Regiment Pagri Helmet. AveryscarcePagriHelmetc.1942,khakistandardpatternwithregimentalsilkdevicetotheside,leathersweatbandembossed with ‘WD 1942’, retailed by ‘Hailsworth Hats’, cap band slightly loose, overall good condition £180-£220

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585

586

587

588

A Staffordshire Volunteer Corps Officer’s Helmet Plate c.1880. Ascarce4thAdministrationBattalionOfficer’ssilveredHelmetPlate, crownedstarbackplatewithlaurelwreathandtitle,tothecentrea Staffordshire Knot, 3 loops to the rear, good condition £300-£400

589

A North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Other Ranks Helmet Plate 1878-1902. AnotherranksHelmetPlate,crownedstarbackplatewithPrinceofWales’sPlumestothecentreandtitlescroll,2loops #xings to the rear, good condition £80-£100

A South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Helmet Plate 1878-1902. AscarceN.C.O.HelmetPlateinbronze,crownedstarbackplatewithStaffordshireKnottothecentreandtitlebelt,with2loops #xings to the rear, good condition £120-£160

A North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Other Ranks Helmet Plate 1878-1902. AnotherranksHelmetPlate,crownedstarbackplatewithPrinceofWales’sPlumestothecentreandtitlebelt,thispatternwith mounted HPC, one loop missing, good condition £80-£100

A South Staffordshire Regiment Officer’s Glengarry Badge 1881-99. ThegiltcrownedgarterstrapwithsilveredSphinxtothecentreonblackvelvetground,loopsremovedandwire #xingstothe rear;togetherwithanotherexampletotheNorthStaffordshireRegimentwithPrinceofWales’sPlumestothecentreonblue velvet ground, gilt tarnished centre #xings absent, 2 loops to the rear, generally good condition (2) £120-£160

ASouthStaffordshireRegiment3rdVolunteerBattalionOtherRanks Glengarry Badge c.1902-08.

Ascarceexample,crownedtitlebeltwithStaffordshireKnottothecentre, the crown regimentally replaced, good condition £80-£100

590

A Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Shako Badge. Anearlysmallshakobadgeofthe39thBurton-on-TrentVolunteerc.1860,blackenedcrownedlightinfantrybuglewith‘39’tothe centre;togetherwithaSeniorNCOswhitemetalPouchBeltPlate,c.1870,withcrownedlaurelwreathwithStaffordshireKnot on stippled ground; and another NCOs bronze example, all #xings in place, good condition (3) £140-£180

591

Regimental Band Helmet Plates.

Aselectionofpost-1953RegimentalBandHelmetPlatesincludingNorthStaffordshireHPCmountedonbackingE.II.R.backing plate, generally good condition (4) £80-£100

592

A Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Officers Full Dress Pouch. Agreenvelvetpouchmountedwithsilverembroidery,tothecentrecrownedlaurelwreathwithStaffordshireKnot;together withanotherNCOsbrownleatherpouchwithStaffordshireKnottothecentre,withsignsofanotherbadgehavingpreviously been mounted, green velvet on rst in poor condition, therefore overall fair condition (2) £80-£100s

593

A North Staffordshire Regiment’s Officers Waist Belt Clasp 1881-1902.

A #neexample,ofthestandardpattern,tothecentreasilveredPrinceofWales’sPlumeswithtitlescroll‘NorthStaffordshire Regiment’;togetherwithaWaistBeltPlatecentregiltpatterncardtotheStaffordshireVolunteers;andanotherexamplewitha silvered centre, good condition (3) £140-£180

594

Waist Belt Clasps.

AselectionofgeneralserviceWaistBeltClaspsincluding, VolunteerQVC;anotherregularsexample;andsundryotherexamples, overall good condition (5) £40-£50

595

A 38th Regiment of Foot (1st Staffordshire) Officer’s Coatee Skirt Ornament c.1800. A scarce gilt bullion embroidered star on plush red backing with Staffordshire Knot to the centre, good condition £160-£200

596

A North Staffordshire Regiment Drum Major’s Sash.

AscarceDrumMajor’ssashc.1902-11,silveredembroideredE.VII.R.CypherwithRegimentaltitle,silverandredsilkborders, all tting absent material torn, therefore fair condition £80-£100

597

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitaryBadgesincluding4th/7thDragoonGuards;3rdHussars;17th/21stLancers;GrenadierGuards; NorthumberlandFusiliers;RoyalFusiliers;NorfolkRegiment;RoyalHighlanders;LondonScottish;St.PancrasRi"es&c.;together with various sundry collars badges and shoulder titles, some copies, some xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £120-£160

598

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitaryBadgesincluding7thHussars;13thHussars;15th/19thHussars;ShropshireYeomanry;GrenadierGuards; ColdstreamGuards;ScotsGuards;RoyalScotsFusiliers;RoyalSussex;RoyalHighlanders&c.;togetherwithvarioussundrycollars badges and shoulder titles, some copies, some xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £120-£160

599

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitaryBadgesincludingOfficerscapbadgespost1953for3rdHussars;15th/19thHussars;andSeaford Highlanders;WarrantOfficersbadgesforGrenadiersGuards;ColdstreamGuards;andScotsGuards;aWomen’sLandArmyarm band with lapel badge; a scarce Buffs Palestinian shoulder title; and sundry other items, generally good condition (lot) £120-£160

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The No. 4 Dress Uniform, Riband Bar, and Insignia Worn by Field Marshal Lord Carver

ANo.4Dressuniformcompetewiththerecipient’smedalribandsandrankinsignia,withtheribandsfortheG.C.B.,C.B.E.(Mil); D.S.O.andBar;M.C.,1939-45Star;AfricaStar(8thArmy);ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D. oakleaf;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,withM.I.D.oakleaf;andU.N.MedalforCyprus;togetherwithaseparateribandbar;and alargeselectionofGeneralOfficerandFieldMarshalinsigniaincludingbuttonsandE.II.R.cyphers, somemothdamage,otherwise generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

For the recipient’s G.C.B. Stall Banner, see Lot 188.

End of Sale

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£500 to £1,000 by £50

£1,000 to £2,000 by £100

£2,000 to £5,000 by £200

£5,000 to £10,000 by £500

£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000

£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.

Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received first.

NOTE:

All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is offered. You will receive a confirmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our office using this form will be entered by our staff using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.

I confirm that I have read and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Business in the catalogue.

SIGNED

NAME (block capitals)

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

If successful, payment can be made in the following ways:

Credit/Debit card online via www.noonans.co.uk

Bank Transfer

CLIENT CODE

EMAIL

Bankers: Lloyds; Address: 39 Piccadilly, London W1J 0AA; Sort code: 30-96-64; Account No.: 00622865; Swift Code: LOYDGB2L; IBAN: GB70LOYD30966400622865; BIC: LOYDGB21085

Cheque payable to Noonans

Cash up to a maximum of £5,000

All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within five working days of the end of the auction.

YOUR BIDS MAY BE PLACED OVERLEAF

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

15 MARCH 2023

If you wish to place a ‘plus one’ bid, please write ‘+1’ next to the relevant bid

SALEROOM NOTICES:

Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS

Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.

PRICES REALISED

The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS

1 The buyer

The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.

2 Minimum increment

The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.

3 The premium

The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.

4 Value Added Tax (VAT)

The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK. Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.

Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.

Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.

5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)

Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.

All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Portion of the hammer price Royalties

From 0 to €50,000 4%

From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%

From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

(a) confirm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and

(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within five working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 (five thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.

7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.

8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.

9 Collection of purchases

The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.

10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.

(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans staff is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.

11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased

The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.

Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

12 Remedies

for non-payment or failure to collect purchase

If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or

(ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity.

(b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication;

(b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;

(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;

(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT

Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.

We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.

Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.

SELL WITH US

Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.

Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.

Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.

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If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.

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We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.

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Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.