Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria

ORders, Decorations,campaign medals and militaria

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The above sale dates are subject to change

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Stamps28 June The Chartwell Collection - British Empire London 1102629 June The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays,

Proofs, Stamps and Covers, Part I London 1102730 June The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History London 1102812/13 July Summer Collector’s Series Sale, featuring India and St Helena London 1102914 July The “Walter Bickly” Collection of Labuan and North Borneo Stamps London 11030July (TBA) Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale New York20 September Great Britain Stamps London 1103825 September Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia including the Stolz Collection Part II Singapore 1101612 October The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface Printed Issues London 1103118 October Pearls of Arabian Philately London 110379 November Autumn Collector’s Series Sale London 11033Late November The “Agathon” Collection of the First Issue of Russia London 110346 December The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain King Edward VII Essays,

Proofs and Issued Stamps London 11035

Banknotes27/28 September World Banknotes London 110198 December World Banknotes London 11020

Bonds and Shares21 October Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 11022

Medals21 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1101024 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 11011

Coins6 October Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 110231 December Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 11024

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Order of SaleThursday 21 July 2011

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Lots

Groups and Pairs with Orders or Decorationsfor Gallantry or Distinguished Service ........................................................ 1 - 24

British Orders and Single Awards ............................................................................ 25 - 54

Campaign Groups and Pairs .......................................................................................... 55 - 105

Single Campaign Medals .................................................................................................. 106 - 248

Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................ 249 - 251

Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals ...................................................... 252 - 286

Life-Saving Awards ................................................................................................................ 287 - 309

Jubilee and Long Service Decorations and Medals .............................. 310 - 324


July 21, 2011 - London

1The Superb G.C.B. Group of Eight to Admiral SirW.H. Stewart, Royal Navy, Who Pursued a MostActive Career Ashore and Afloat, For AlmostTwenty Years, Which Included Service in theSpanish Carlist Wars, 1836-37; The OperationsOn and Off the Syrian Coast, 1840, Including theBombardment of Gebail (Mentioned for Gallantryin the Boats), and the Attack on Tortosa, 1840-41,Where, Although Wounded, He Again Repeatedthe Performance in Command of a Boat; TheSuccessful Operation of 1849 to Retake the RebelChilean Colony of Sandy Point, in the MagellanStraights (Thanked by the French, American, andChilean Governments); Was Mentioned for theBombardment of Sebastopol, 1854 (Wounded),and Was Further Mentioned When In Charge ofthe Division of Gun-Boats at the Bombardment ofSveaborg in the Baltic, 1855a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, MilitaryDivision, Knight Grand Cross (G.C.B.) Star, byGarrard, London, 92mm, gold, silver, and enamel,with gold pin and maker’s details engraved on thereverseb) Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria(W.H. Stewart, Midshipman.), with top silver ribandbarc) Baltic 1854-55 (Captn. W.H. Stewart, R.N.-H.M.S. Dragon.), with top silver riband bard) Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (Capt.W.H. Stewart, R.N. H.M.S. Firebrand.), with topsilver riband bare) Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh,Fourth Class breast Badge, 58mm, silver, goldapplique, and enamel, Star and Crescent suspensiondetached and affixed to riband, with gold retaining pinadded to reverse of badge and top silver riband bucklef) France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, FourthClass breast Badge, 63mm including crown suspensionx 40mm, gold and enamel, minor enamel damage,with rosette on riband and top gold riband buckleg) St Jean d’Acre Medal 1840, silver, unnamed,original suspension piercing plugged, with later swivelring suspension

h) Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, Hunt & Roskillissue, unnamed, original suspension piercing plugged,with later swivel ring suspension, all medals mountedin silver cases, with lunettes, the cases named asdescribed, generally good very fine or better, mountedfor display in glazed frame, together with a largeframed and glazed portrait photograph of therecipient, and the following official documents &c.:- Bestowal Document for the Order of the Bath,G.C.B., dated 21.6.1887, together with College ofArms enclosure, dated 30.9.1887

GROUPS AND PAIRS WITH ORDERS AND DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY OR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

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- Warrant dispensing with the ceremony of Investiturefor the Order of the Bath, G.C.B., dated 5.9.1887,together with College of Arms enclosure, dated30.9.1887- College of Arms letter relating to the award of theG.C.B., dated 7.4.1888- Bestowal Document for the Order of the Bath,K.C.B., dated 2.6.1877, together with College ofArms enclosure, dated 3.7.1877- Letters and documents from the College of Armsregarding the return of Admiral of the Fleet SirHouston Stewart’s G.C.B. Collar and Badgeappendant, dated 3.3.1876- Warrant appointing the recipient Comptroller of HerMajesty’s Navy, dated 29.4.1872, together withAdmiralty enclosure, dated 24.4.1872- Letter from the Lords Commissioners of theAdmiralty confirming the recipient’s retirement, dated31.3.1885- Letter from the Lords Commissioners of theAdmiralty granting the recipient an annual pension of£300, dated 10.10.1894- Four Paymaster-General’s Office documentsconcerning the recipient’s pension, dated 1896-1901- Passport, given at Dresden, dated 16.5.1896, andnamed to Admiral Sir W. Houston Stewart, G.C.B.,British Subject- Two envelopes addressed to the recipient- A large selection of photocopied newspaper cuttings,concerning the recipient’s death (8)

£5,000-6,000

G.C.B. London Gazette 21.6.1887 Admiral Sir WilliamHouston Stewart, K.C.B.

K.C.B. London Gazette 2.6.1877 Rear-Admiral WilliamHouston Stewart, C.B.C.B. London Gazette 10.7.1855 Captain William HoustonStewart, R.N.Order of the Medjidieh, 4th Class London Gazette 3.4.1858Captain William Houston Stewart, C.B.

Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart, G.C.B., bornKirkmichael, Ayrshire, September 1821, the third son ofAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart, G.C.B.; entered

the Navy as a Midshipman in H.M.S. Tweed, April 1835, andsaw service during the Carlist War 1836-37, where hefrequently landed on the north coast of Spain as Aide-de-Camp to his Captain and with the Royal Marine Battalion;transferred H.M.S. Carysfort, 1837; present duringoperations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840, and at thebombardment of the Fort at St. John d’Acre; took commandof a boat and was Mentioned in Despatches for his judgmentand gallantry at the bombardment of the fortress of Gebail;again took command of a boat and was twice grazed andseverely contused by musket balls at the attack on Tortosa;Promoted Mate, H.M.S. Illustrious, April 1841;Commissioned Lieutenant, H.M.S. Volage, June 1842,serving in the West Indies. Whilst aboard H.M.S. Superb,refitting in Plymouth, he jumped overboard, nearly at thecost of his own life, to save that of a Marine, for which gallantaction he received the thanks of the Royal Humane Societyon vellum; Commander, May 1848; commanded H.M.S.Virago in retaking the revolted Chilean colony of SandyPoint, in the Straits of Magellan, bringing the Garrisonprisoners to Valparaiso, and releasing the American barqueFlorida and the British brigantine Eliza Cornish with freightof dollars and silver ore; for this action Commander Stewartreceived the thanks of the French, American, and Chileangovernments. Captain, July 1854, and commanded H.M.S.Firebrand during the Crimea War; Mentioned in Despatchesfor the bombardment of Sebastopol, where he was wounded;transferred to the Baltic operations, 1855, commandedH.M.S. Dragon, and at the bombardment of Sveaborg was incharge of a division of gunboats and mortar boats, andMentioned in Despatches for ‘conspicuous zeal and readyresource’. Appointed Captain-Superintendent of ChathamDockyard, 1863-68; Rear-Admiral, April 1870;Superintendent at Devonport, 1870-72; transferred toPortsmouth, 1872-73; joined the Admiralty at Whitehall asComptroller of the Navy, 1873-81; promoted Vice-Admiral,November 1876; Admiral, November 1881; appointedCommander in Chief at Devonport, 1881-84. AdmiralStewart retired, March 1885, and died, November 1901. Hisonly son, Lieutenant Houston Stewart, R.N., was killed atthe Battle of Tamaai, 13.3.1884, during the Egyptian andSoudanese Campaign.

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2The Outstanding K.B.E., C.M.G., ‘OperationChui’, Mau Mau G.M., Q.P.M. Group of Twelveto Sir John Prendergast, ‘The Real Life JamesBond’, Who’s Special Branch Career ‘MovedHand-in-Hand With History, As One AfterAnother of Britain’s Colonies, Strove - OftenViolently - For Independence, Taking Him toPalestine, Kenya, Cyprus, Aden and Hong Kong.He Spent Much of His Time Undercover in aSuccession of Hot-Spots’a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,2nd type, Civil Division, Knight Commander’s(K.B.E.) set of Insignia, neck Badge, silver-gilt andenamel, with neck riband; Star, silver and enamel, inGarrard, London case of issueb) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael andSt. George, Companion’s (C.M.G.) neck Badge,silver-gilt and enamel, in Spink & Son, London case ofissuec) George Medal, E.II.R. (John V. Prendergast)d) Queen’s Police Medal, For Distinguished Service(John V. Prendergast, C.B.E., G.M. Asst. Commsr.Hong Kong Police.), officially re-impressede) 1939-1945 Starf) Africa Starg) Defence and War Medalsh) General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp,Cyprus (Head of S.B. J.V. Prendergast.)i) Africa General Service 1902-56, E.II.R., one clasp,Kenya, M.I.D. Oakleaf (S.A.C.P. J,V. Prendergast(G.M.))J) General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, South Arabia(D Of Int. J.V. Prendergast. C.M.G. C.B.E. AdenPolice Force.), this not mounted with groupk) Colonial Police Medal, For Meritorious Service,E.II.R. (Sen. Supt. John V. Prendergast Kenya Police),mounted breast awards plated, generally very fine, withthe following mounted group of three: Defence andWar Medals; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., oneclasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Major J.V. Prendergast.Sussex.), good very fine, with the following relateditems and documents:- The recipient’s miniature awards, mounted asoriginally worn- Riband bars, with M.I.D. Oakleaf on G.S.M. ribandas well as A.G.S.- Bestowal Document for K.B.E., named to JohnVincent Prendergast, Esq., C.M.G., C.B.E.,G.M.,Q.P.M., C.P.M., dated 11.6.1977- Bestowal Document for C.M.G., named to JohnVincent Prendergast, Esq., C.B.E., G.M., dated1.1.1968- Bestowal Document for C.B.E., named to JohnVincent Prendergast, Esq., G.M., dated 1.1.1960, allthree documents glazed and framed- M.I.D. Certificate, named to J.V. Prendergast, G.M.,Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, dated29.3.1957- a superb and probably uniquely detailed photographalbum chronicling Operation Chui, 1.3.1955-20.5.1955- a detailed scrap book compiled by the recipient,replete with letters of congratulation on his variousawards, photographs and contemporary newspapercuttings (lot)

£8,000-12,000

K.B.E. London Gazette 11.6.1977 John Vincent Prendergast,C.M.G., O.B.E. [sic], G.M., C.P.M., lately DeputyCommissioner of Police, Hong Kong

C.M.G. London Gazette 1.1.1968 John Vincent Prendergast,Esq., C.B.E., G.M., lately Director of Intelligence, BritishHigh Commission, Aden.

C.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1960 John Vincent Prendergast,Esq., G.M., Chief of Intelligence and Head of SpecialBranch, Cyprus Police Force.

G.M. London Gazette 27.9.1955 John Vincent Prendergast,Acting Assistant Commissioner, Kenya Police Force (in jointcitation with Ian Stewart McWalter Henderson and BernardEdward Ruck both of whom were Superintendents, KenyaPolice Force, and both of whom were awarded Bars to theirGeorge Medals for this operation)‘Over a period of three months, conspicuous gallantry anddevotion to duty were displayed by the members of theKenya Police Force who made and maintained contact withMau Mau leaders.Acting Assistant Commissioner Prendergast was in commandof a Special Branch Team which made contact with Mau Mauterrorists in the Aberdare Forest to arrange for a masssurrender of terrorists. Prendergast directed and controlledthe activities of the Team and in the course of his duties heentered the Aberdare Forest on more than thirty occasions.By his power of leadership, calmness and personal bravery,Prendergast proved himself to be a source of inspiration tothe men under his command and the work achieved by hisTeam in the most difficult and dangerous circumstances wasoutstanding. The ability and courage displayed by him wereof a very high order.Superintendent Henderson was the second-in-command ofthe Special Branch Team and in the course of his duty hemade some thirty-four visits to the forest. At the outset it wasessential to establish confidence in the minds of the terroristsand seven preliminary visits were made to the forest. The

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rendezvous was some two miles in from the forest edge andwas approached by a route which left all initiative of attackwith the terrorists. On each occasions Henderson drove theleading vehicle of the small convoy, thereby placing himselfin a most vulnerable position. On arrival at the small forestclearing where talks were to take place SuperintendentHenderson alone dismounted from his vehicle and walkedforward unarmed to a bamboo post placed on the track wherea message was usually left by the terrorists. Henderson fullyrealised that he was an easy target and that he was watchedand covered by armed Mau Mau sentries in the vicinity. Itwas necessary for the Team to make some twenty-sevenfurther visits to the forest and despite the fact that it becameknown that certain Mau Mau leaders were actively against thesurrender talks, and that they had threatened to ambush theparty, Henderson persisted on every occasion in driving theleading vehicle. His sustained courage and example were aninspiration to all who worked with him.Superintendent Ruck accompanied the convoy on all thirty-four visits to the forest and was always a member of the team,usually only three strong, which had to enter a clearingunarmed for the actual talks with terrorists. He knew thatwhile in the clearing there were a number of armed Mau Mauguards in the vicinity who were watching him. On certainoccasions these armed guards showed themselves and morethan once adopted an aggressive and provocative attitude.Despite this Ruck calmly continued to do his duty.A stage was reached in the talks when it was necessary thatevery effort should be made to contact Mau Mau leaders onMount Kenya and to this end Superintendent Ruck led ateam of terrorists on numerous operations in circumstancesof extreme danger. During these operations he showed acomplete disregard of his own safety and in his efforts tomake the correct contact exposed himself to grave danger.’

Q.P.M. London Gazette 1.1.1964 John Vincent Prendergast,C.B.E., G.M., Assistant Commissioner of Police, HongKong.

C.P.M. London Gazette 9.6.1955 John Vincent Prendergast,Senior Superintendent, Kenya Police Force‘While in charge of the African Affairs section of SpecialBranch Headquarters and later as second-in-command ofSpecial Branch and Deputy Director of Intelligence andSecurity, Senior Superintendent Prendergast has shownexceptional energy and ability.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 29.3.1957 J.V. Prendergast, G.M.,Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police‘In recognition of distinguished services in Kenya during theperiod from 22nd April, 1954 to 21st October, 1955.’

Sir John Vincent Prendergast, K.B.E., C.M.G., G.M.,Q.P.M., C.P.M. (1902-1993); born Gorey, CountyWexford, Ireland. Prendergast moved to London at an earlyage with his family. He was educated at London Universitybefore joining the Civil Service with Middlesex CountyCouncil in 1930. With the outbreak of the Second WorldWar he was commissioned in to the Royal Sussex Regimentin August 1940. Advancing to the rank of Major, 3.5.1943,his potential for a more subtle form of service was recognisedwhilst serving with the Regiment in mandated Palestine,1945-48.

Palestine and MI5Prendergast was attached to MI5 for Special Duties and wentstraight into anti-terrorist operations. His work was tocounter the Irgun and the Stern Gang, the extremist Zionistfactions campaigning to turn Palestine into an independentJewish state. After the Second War, ‘he stayed on in Palestineas Assistant District Commissioner and had the first of manynarrow escapes when he was in the King David Hotel, whichwas then being used as the British Army’s Headquarters,when it was blown up by the Irgun in July 1946. Thefollowing year he joined the Colonial Police, serving first in

Palestine then moving on to the Gold Coast where hebecame a District Head of Special Branch in the run-up tothe Colony’s independence as Ghana. In 1952 he wasseconded to the Army in the Canal Zone on Special Duties.’(The Times, Lives Remembered, refers).

‘Mau Mau Hunter’The following year Prendergast was posted to Kenya asDirector of Intelligence and Security. By January 1955 headvanced to the rank of Acting Assistant Commissioner. Onthe 18th January, controversially for the time, theGovernment offered special surrender terms to the Mau Mauleadership in the Aberdares. This was a bold effort to bringthe forest fighting to an end. In an attempt to achieve thisgoal Prendergast was appointed to the command of a SpecialBranch Team of seven, including Superintendents IanHenderson, G.M. (his second-in-command) and BernardRuck, G.M. The team’s role was to go deep into Mau Mauterritory, and initiate and conduct negotiations with theleadership based there.

Operation ChuiThe operation conducted by Prendergast was called Chui, asthe first contact with the Mau Mau leaders was broughtabout through a “Major” of that name. The latter had comeout of the Chinga area of Nyeri and surrendered himself tothe authorities. Whilst he had operated with the Mau Mau hehad been given the forest name of Chui, and so thiscodename was adopted by Prendergast. Chui himself waspresent during the operation trying to continue to establish alink between the two sides.The operation, which ran from 1st March-20th May, beganwhen Special Branch were informed of a message that hadbeen left for them by the Mau Mau at a bamboo post in theforest. The letter was from Kahinga, a gang leader of theStanley Mathenga group. In it he enquired if the authoritieswould be interested in discussing the possibilty of peace.Kahinga’s letter was the catalyst that started a series of 34secret meetings between Prendergast’s team and the MauMau in the Chinga Forest. The aim was now to bring aboutthe mass surrender of the Mau Mau, ‘the journeys to therendezvous involved arduous travel under dangerouscircumstances. The meeting place was about two and a halfmiles in the forest, approached along a track which was badlybroken up by the rains of past years and parts of which werelikely to break away. The track rang along the side of a verysteep cliff and was overgrown by thick bush in many placesand littered with fallen trees and bamboos.The going was tough even for a Land Rover, and on oneoccasion on the way out a vehicle slipped off the track andplunged 120 feet down the cliff face into a river.’ (KenyaPolice Review - The Story of Operation Chui, refers).Prendergast lead from the front having to painstakingly winthe confidence of the junior Mau Mau in order to be givenan audience with the more senior members. The teamcovered 5,000 miles during their trips into Mau Mauterritory, ‘when contact was made Prendergast, Hendersonand Ruck would walk away unarmed from their escort andsquat down in the forest with the Mau Mau leaders.As they talked the terrorists nervously fingered cocked Stenguns.Henderson, usually dressed in flannels and a Kenya Policeblazer, spoke in Kikuyu, Prendergast in Swahili.’ (The DailyMail, 28.9.1955, refers)Twelve months earlier both Henderson and Ruck had beeninvolved in similar negotiations with “General China” (whenboth had been awarded the George Medal) and as such werefully aware of the delicate nature of such processes. It becamequickly apparent that some of the Mau Mau leadership werecompletely against the negotiations and as a consequencePrendergast made sure that his travel routes to therendezvous were constantly changed to avoid ambush. It wasbelieved that Dedan Kimathi was one of those keen toscupper the talks and this would have only added to the inner


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turmoil being experienced by Mau Mau hierachy at the time,not making Prendergast’s job any easier, ‘in view of the stateof mind of the forest gangsters at that time, these discussions,crudely carried out in bamboo hideouts, were complex anddelicate in the extreme. The method of communication usedby members of Special Branch was that of the Mau Maupatois. Throughout the talks they were up against primitivesuperstition and the difficulty of reasoning with men whocould not reason but who sought to find bad omens ineverything that happened during the discussions.’ (KenyaWeekly News, refers)Against the odds several leaders from the Aberdares agreed tomeet with Government representatives in Nairobi. After thesecond such meeting the Mau Mau agreed to a “tokensurrender” of 50 as evidence of their good faith. Talks ‘brokedown, however, on the 20th May when the decision wasreversed in the forest through the opposition of the “diehardleaders”.This was the end of Operation Chui, and on the 18th July,after a warning, the special surrender terms were withdrawn.Between the breakdown of the talks and the withdrawl of thesurrender terms, however, 439 terrorists gave themselves up,including some of those who had taken part in the talks orhad been present at some of the meetings.Over the same period, 433 terrorists were killed and 253captured. All these successes may be placed to the credit sideof the account in regard to Operation Chui’ (Kenya PoliceReview - The Story of Operation Chui, refers).Prendergast was awarded the George Medal for his tireless

efforts in trying to bring about the mass surrender of the MauMau, despite it being an almost impossible task. BothHenderson and Ruck were awarded a Bar to their GeorgeMedals for their part in the operation, and the former whowent on the hunt and capture Dedan Kimathi, wrote thefollowing to Prendergast:‘As the senior member of the Special Branch personnel whoserved under you during the trying weeks of Operation“Chui”, it is my honour to write these few words to you onbehalf of “Chui” team.At the outset, might I say that your example was to us farmore than an inspiration. We shall always remember thecalm, courageous and ingenious manner in which youhandled the great many difficulties which confronted theSpecial Branch team and we all look back on those days withthe greatest admiration for you.It gives us great satisfaction to know that we served under thefirst and only Assistant Commissioner to have personally leda small party of men on a mission of such danger in theAberdare Forest range and for this we thank and admire youSir. We also admire the manner in which you willingly andcheerfully took upon yourself the many very heavy burdens ofworry and responsibility and, in particular the way you foughtto give “Chui” every chance of success in the face of criticismand obstruction from other quarters.We feel we are entitled to express our opinion that no otherofficer in the force could have done what you did under thosecircumstances and we shall always look back upon yourleadership and spirit in “Chui” as a perfect example of the

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often preached but seldom practised rule that in order to leadone should demand of one’s subordinates only that whichone can do oneself.Among those who will be congratulating you on your awardof the George Medal, I can assure you there are none who doso with the same sincerity and pleasure as your “Chui” staffand we all look forward with added confidence to tackling thetasks which face you as our Special Branch Chief in thefuture.’ (Letter to recipient from Henderson, dated2.10.1955, refers).Prendergast was promoted Assistant Commissioner, incharge of Kenya Special Branch, in December 1956. Hestayed employed in that capacity until 1958.

Cyprus - A New FoePrendergast was posted to Cyprus as Head of Intelligence,Cyprus Police, in 1958. This appointment was muchheralded in the national press at the time - ‘a “cloak-and-dagger” police officer who helped to beat the Mau Mauterror gangs in Kenya is going to Cyprus to help in the battleagainst EOKA terrorists there.’ (The Daily Mirror,24.11.1958, refers). He was also proclaimed as ‘one of themen who broke the Mau Mau’ (The Daily Express,24.11.1958, refers).In the two years that Prendergast was stationed in Cyprus hewas ‘responsible for running [Colonel] Grivas to ground andthen - on the instructions of Alan Lennox-Boyd, the ColonialSecretary - allowing him to leave the island rather than havinghim eliminated’ (The Times, Lives Remembered, refers). TheExpress offers more detail, ‘it was he who escorted ArchbishopMakarios into exile in the Seycelles, he who, as the finalcurtain came down on the Grivas drama, took the little Greekterrorist leader to Nicosia Airport and saw him off the island.’

Hong Kong - The Next ‘Hot-Spot’Prendergast was gaining a reputation as a ‘trouble shooter’,and having been awarded the C.B.E. for his services inCyprus he was parachuted into the next ‘hot-spot’ - HongKong, ‘it was hardly surprising - except to those who knewhim - John Prendergast should be written up during hislifetime as “the real life James Bond.” He has the looks - hewas often likened to Gary Cooper or Cary Grant - andexperienced all the excitement and danger that people hadcome to associate with that of a spy. His career moved hand-in-hand with history, as one after another of Britain’scolonies, strove - often violently for independence...... Hespent much of his time undercover.’ (Ibid).Prendergast served as Director of Special Branch Hong KongPolice, 1960-66, ‘his targets this time were agents infiltratingthe colony from mainland China bent on subversion. He alsorenewed his links with MI5 for whom the colony providedthe ideal “listening post” to monitor activity on the Chinesemainland.’ (Ibid).

A Well Earned Rest - But Not For Too LongAwarded the Q.P.M. in 1963, Prendergast retired for the

first time in 1966, having advanced to the rank of DeputyCommissioner of Police. He was quickly lured out ofretirement as trouble flaired up in Aden. He was posted thereas Director of Intelligence, British High Commission, andwas awarded a C.M.G. for the services that followed.Prendergast embarked on retirement for a second time in1968. Having settled in Malta he managed to spend five yearsout of the limelight before he was tempted back into the frayfor one last time, ‘following a flying visit by Hong Kong’sgovernor, Sir Murray MacLehose..... On this occasion it wasto engage an entirely different kind of enemy: corruption inHong Kong.’ (Ibid).He was paired with Sir Jack Cater, the first Commissioner ofHong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption(ICAC). Prendergast, with his worldwide intelligenceexperience, was the iron fist of the operation, whilst Caterwas the public face that was known and trusted in HongKong. Prendergast was appointed as Director of Operations,ICAC, and Deputy Commissioner of Police, ‘what made thisassignment particularly difficult for a man who had spent hislife in the police was that the corruption took the form ofgraft within the colony’s police force. What made it evenmore difficult was that graft was such an accepted part of thecolony’s everyday life that many had come to believe that itcould not function without it. His achievement in gettingChief Superintendent Peter Godber back to Hong Kong tostand trial after he had made a suspicuously easy get-away toEngland, gave the fledgling anti-corruption commission justthe boost it needed to convince doubters that it meantbusiness.In 1977, having seen the Commission become an effectiveand feared anti-corruption machine, John Prendergast retiredagain - this time for good..... He was appointed K.B.E. in1977.’ (Ibid)In later life Prendergast resided in Wiltshire before returningto London, ‘in London he indulged his love of books (hecollected first editions); lunched at his club, the East India,and was constantly on the phone to his bookmaker andstockbroker. One of his few regrets was that nothing usefulcould be found for him to do on his final retirement.However, not being one to sit around, he divided his weekbetween acting as a porter at one local hospital, carryingpatients’ bags, and collecting funds for another..... He was aworkaholic, often taking time off at the weekends only to goto mass or to indulge his love of racing.’ (Ibid)

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3A Rare ‘Second China War’ C.B. Group of Four toAdmiral Hon. K. Stewart, Royal Navya) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, MilitaryDivision, Companion’s (C.B.) breast Badge, gold(Hallmarks for London date letter obscured inmanufacture) and enamel, minor white enameldamage, centre slightly loose, with swivel-ringsuspension and integral gold riband buckleb) Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp,Navarino (Hon. K. Stewart, Volr. 1st Class.)c) Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issuedd) China 1857-60, two clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton1857, unnamed as issued, suspension claw re-affixed onlast, light contact marks throughout, otherwise generallygood very fine (4)

£3,500-4,500

Admiral The Honourable Keith Stewart, C.B., R.N.,born 1814, the second son of the 8th Earl of Galloway;entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman, 1827; servedaboard H.M.S. Victory at Portsmouth in April of the sameyear, quickly seeing action as a Volunteer 1st Class in the Asiaat Navarino, October 1827; returning to home waters in thecourse of 1830, he enjoyed several more seagoingappointments and was advanced to Lieutenant, June 1833;

subsequently employed on the Lisbon Station, he transferredto the Cornwallis in early 1837 and served off North Americaand in the West Indies; in October 1838, in the rank ofCommander, he was appointed Captain of the Ringdove, inwhich ship he was employed in the suppression of the slavetrade in the West Indies and in protecting the fisheries in theBay of Fundy and the Gulf of St. Lawrence; advanced toCaptain in July 1842, Stewart was appointed to the commandof the Termagant on the eve of the Baltic operations of1854-55, and in her won praise for his conduct at the attackon Bomersund (Letter from Sir Charles Napier, dated 11August 1854, refers); later in the year he assumed commandof the Nankin, winning the approbation of Rear-Admiral SirM. Seymour for his ‘active operations’ against pirates offChina in 1856; between 1857-59, for his service during theSecond China War in the same ship, Stewart was thricegazetted for his good work, not least in the Cantonoperations; his other achievements included a successfulaction with Chinese war junks in the summer of 1857 andparticipation in a punitive expedition under General vanStraubenzee ‘to enact retribution for a Flag of Truce havingbeen fired upon’; having been appointed a Commodore 2ndClass in March 1857, Stewart’s services in the China Warwere finally rewarded with a C.B; advanced to Rear-Admiralin May 1862, to Vice-Admiral in October 1867 and to fullAdmiral in July 1875, Stewart died in September 1879.

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4A Fine ‘Ashantee 1873-74’ C.B. Group of Threeto Staff Surgeon, Later Inspector-General ofHospitals, H. Fegan, Senior Medical Officer InCharge of the Naval Brigade During The War, andAlso Mentioned in Despatches For Bringing In AWounded Marine under Heavy Firea) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, MilitaryDivision, Companion’s (C.B.) breast Badge, gold(Hallmarks for London 1886) and enamel, completewith swivel-ring straight suspension and integral goldriband buckleb) China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issuedc) Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie (H.Fegan. M.D. Staff Surgn. 2nd Cl. R.N. H.M.S. Active.73-74), good very fine (3)

£2,000-2,500

Henry Fegan was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy,June 1856; served in China, 1857-61, at the R.N. Hospital,Hong Kong, and was specially recommended for promotionby the Commander-in-Chief (Medal); in China in 1868, hewas Surgeon in H.M.S. Rodney and in medical charge of theNaval Brigade at the occupation of Yang-Chow in November(Mentioned in Despatches); served as Staff Surgeon inH.M.S. Active during the Ashantee war of 1873-74, and wasin medical charge of the Naval Brigade, being present at theaction at Essaman, 14.10.1873, the action at Borborassie,

19.1.1874, and the action at Amoaful on 31.1.1874; at thelast action, ‘Dr Fegan had a close shave. He wore a tiefastened with a broad ring. Just after attending ColonelWood, who came in with a slug in his chest, Dr Feganadvanced from the shade of a tree where the wounded lay, tochat with us. Suddenly he staggered, and at the same momenthis ring went spinning down his waistcoat. A slug had struckit and glanced off. The ring save his life.’; Fegan was praisedfor his services at Becquah and at the ‘Dah’ when he broughtin a wounded marine under heavy fire (London Gazette 7March 1874); he was also specially praised by CommodoreHewett, Captain Grubbe, Sir G. Wolseley and the PrincipalMedical Officer for ‘devoted and fearless performance of hisduties in the field, and for his excellent arrangements for thecomfort and care of the wounded ashore, especially hisunremitting care day and night, with conduct which has beenbeyond praise’ (London Gazette 23.3.1874); in recognition ofhis services during the war Fegan was awarded the C.B. andspecially promoted to Fleet Surgeon; during 1875 he wasSenior Medical Officer of the expedition to the Congo(Mentioned in Despatches); he was later in Medical Chargeof the Naval Hospital at Jamaica, 1880-84; the Commodoreat Jamaica reported to the Admiralty Dr Fegan’s verypraiseworthy services during the epidemic of Yellow Fever in1882 when D.I.H. of Jamaica Hospital. ‘My Lords haveexpressed their great satisfaction at the display of zeal anddevotion to duty which they manifested’ ; Fegan waspromoted to Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on 29October 1886, and retired the following March.

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5A Great War ‘1917’ C.I.E. Group of Five toColonel R.E. Carr-Hall, Military AccountsDepartment, Late Bombay Infantrya) The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire,Companion’s (C.I.E.) neck Badge, gold and enamelb) India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., two clasps,Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Lieut.R.E.C. Hall. 8th. Bo: Infy.)c) 1914 Star (Maj. R.E. Carr-Hall, Mily Accts Dept)d) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves(Maj. R.E. Carr-Hall.), nearly extremely fine (5)

£800-1,200

C.I.E. London Gazette 4.6.1917 Major (temporaryLieutenant-Colonel) Ralph Ellis Carr-Hall, Indian Army,Military Accounts Department, Field Controller, Poona ‘In recognition of meritorious services in connection with theWar.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 28.7.1919 Carr-Hall, Colonel R. E.,C.I.E., Field Controller of Military Accounts.

Colonel Ralph Ellis Carr-Hall, C.I.E., born October1873; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Durham LightInfantry, 1894; transferred 8th Bombay Infantry, IndianArmy; served during the Tirah Campaign, 1897-98; Captain,1903; Major, 1912; served during the Great War on theWestern Front with the Military Accounts Department, laterposted to the Military Accountant General, Simla;Lieutenant-Colonel, 1920; Colonel, 1922; retired 1923.

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6A Fine Second War 1942 ‘Immediate’ WesternDesert D.S.O., ‘1941’ Battle of Damascus M.C.Group of Nine to Brigadier P.W.G. Pope, RoyalArtillery, Who Had the Unusual Distinction ofBeing Taken Prisonerof War at Sidi Barrani,11.12.1940, Only to Reverse the Situation byTaking 300 Prisoners of His Own Within 24Hours of Capture; He Later Evaded FurtherCapture at the Fall of Tobruk, 21.6.1942,Through a Succession of Marches Across theDesert and ‘Commandeering’ Two EnemyVehicles; Served as Brigade Major, 51st HighlandDivision, Throughout North West Europe andWas Aide-de-Camp to H.M. The Queen, 1964-68a) Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-giltand enamel, reverse of suspension bar officially dated‘1942’, with integral top riband barb) Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated‘1941’c) 1939-1945 Stard) Africa Stare) France and Germany Starf) Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleafg) General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, CanalZone (Lt. Col PWG Pope RA), this in named card boxof issueh) Coronation 1953, light contact marks throughout,therefore very fine, mounted as originally worn unlessotherwise stated, with the following original items:- Bestowal Document for the Distinguished ServiceOrder, dated 23.4.1942, in a glazed frame- M.I.D. Certificate, dated 23.4.1942- Commission appointing P.W.G. Pope as SecondLieutenant, Royal Artillery, 26.1.1933- Various Photographs and images of recipient inuniform- Three Letters from recipient to his mother, dated17.10.1939, 25.6.1941 and 10.11.1942- Copies of the recipient’s Obituary as appeared in TheDaily Telegraph and The Times (lot)

£5,000-6,000

D.S.O. London Gazette 23.4.1942 Captain (temporaryMajor) Philip William Gladstone Pope, M.C. (58002), RoyalRegiment of Artillery (Exeter)The Recommendation states: ‘On the 28th January 1942,Major Pope was commanding the 12/25 Field Battery 25Field Regiment, R.A. in support of a Force at Sceleidiva Pass.The Force was deployed facing East, when at about 1100hrspatrols reported two enemy columns including 75 Tanksmaking towards the Pass from the South, close below theescarpment. In the absence of the Force Commander MajorPope redisposed the Force to meet the threat from his rightflank. The tanks were closing in and the position came underheavy fire from them and from their supporting Artillery. Atthe same time enemy infantry and Field guns appeared on thetop of the escarpment and opened fire on the Battery. Thetanks began to advance and the fire on the Battery becameintense. Major Pope directed the fire of his forward Troopand soon the five leading Tanks were destroyed, causing theremainder to halt.At this moment orders were received to withdraw towardsBengasi. B Troop was sent back immediately into action tocover the withdrawal of the remainder of the Force. At 1500hours Major Pope, himself bringing up the rear, still underheavy fire, successfully extricated the Force, having inflictedconsiderable casualties on the enemy. Throughout thisoperation this officer displayed the greatest coolness and

courage. His personal gallantry was an inspiration to all thosearound him, and by his boldness and initiative heundoubtedly saved the situation in a very grave crisis.’

M.C. London Gazette 21.10.1941 Captain Philip WilliamGladstone Pope (58002), Royal Regiment of ArtilleryThe Recommendation states: ‘This officer took overCommand of his Battery when his B.C. was reported missingon 19th June. In the morning of 20th June a carrier attackwas put in on Mezze supported by one Troop over opensights. Capt. Pope personally took the guns forward undervery heavy machine and anti-tank gun fire. During theevening a second similar attack was put in, this time as pointblank range - on this occasion the whole of his Bty supportedthe attack - guns being bounded forward troop by troop untilwithin 400 yards of the edge of the village. Capt. Pope’senergetic leadership and his complete disregard for personalsafety during these attacks and throughout the wholeoperations set a fine example to his Bty which behave inexemplary fashion under fire from small arms in front and ona flank and from Tanks in the Village.’

Brigadier Philip William Gladstone Pope, D.S.O., M.C.(1913-2002), born Exeter, Devon; the son of LieutenantP.G. Pope, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action fouryears after the birth of his son, at Passchendaele; P.W.G. Popewas educated at St. Peters Preparatory School, Exmouth andRugby; entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,1931; commissioned Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery,3.2.1933; after initial postings in England he was sent toSingapore in 1937, where he commanded a troop of heavyanti-aircraft guns at R.A.F. Changi; fortunately for him hereceived a posting the following year to Cairo.

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Sidi Barrani- A Prisoner of WarAs a young Battery Commander, 1st Field Regiment Popewas posted to the Western Desert, he took part in the captureof Sidi Barrani on the Egyptian Coast, 11.12.1940, ‘wemoved up by night and I was left to gather the late cars andcome on. Petrol and stores were blazing in the camp andcould be seen for miles. I collected my party by about nineand a guide told us to go 14 miles due north. It was very slowgoing in the dark and after about two and a half miles wecould just dsicern figures over the skyline. Thinking we hadarrived we drove up and in a few seconds were completelysurrounded by one Italian officer and a crowd of Libyantroops. I shouted back to the other cars and one managed todrive off amidst a most inaccurate fusillade. We weredisarmed and marched off to some local HQ where we weresearched and stared at as if they had never seen Englishmenbefore. This over, all our belongings they had taken from uswere put in a large parcel and we set off on foot into thenight. There were nine of us and the escort must have beenat least 70. We were shown to their friends on the way andconstantly asked to walk “piano” as they could hardly keep upwith us. Eventually we arrived at the seashore and wereushered into a large tent and questioned - the little manhardly spoke any English so it was not a great success. One ofour sergeants told him his name was “Monkey Jones”, thispuzzled him a lot and led to numerous interviews. This overwe piled into a lorry with a lot of Libyan soldiers - smelly butnone the less warm. There wasn’t much of the night left andwe emerged at dawn. Possiblities of escape were quiteinviting but we knew what the Italians did not that our forceswere completely surrounding them at the time...... The noiseof the battle by this time had started and to our surprise wewere asked if we would like to see it from their side. So wewere escorted to a trench on a hill. However as it grew nearerour escort became less and less keen and we all returned tothe beach...... As evening came it became obvious that ourtroops were almost around us and a Bren fired along thebeach with little reply. It was then that those around usstarted a discussion amongst themselves, which after a timewe gathered was whether they should surrender to us.Eventually they decided to and with a lot of saluting andhand shaking handed over their arms. The twelve of us foundourselves with some 300 prisoners and our troops hadwithdrawn for the night’ (letter included in lot refers).

Advance into EritreaHaving returned his prisoners to Allied Lines Popesubsequently moved on into Eritrea in pursuit of the Italiansculminating at Keren (February 1941-April1941), where hisbattery had supported a brigade of the 4th Indian Division(M.I.D.), ‘We spent two days on the train going up the Nile,and then at Shallal boarded a fleet of Nile steamers, rather likea crowd of American tourists!..... Then we got onto the mostcomfortable Sudan railways and after three days arrived atGedaref not far from the Abyssinian border. The change wasmost complete; the country was rolling grassland and veryprickly thorn bushes... It was almost as hot in Egypt insummer, which came as rather a shock. We spent a few weeksthere and then moved up towards Kassala, which the Italianshad captured together with the railway through that way. Wehad hope to cut them off there but the day we arrived theywithdrew into Eritrea..... Meanwhile the Sudan DefenceForce and another Brigade of our Division were making greatprogress after the Italians. After they had had a fewencounters we passed through. The country was very hilly,and roads very rocky and often improvised across dryriverbeds. The Italians had withdrawn to Agaardat, the firstbig town on this route, where they had several forts above the

town. The engagement there was quite copybook and weonly just missed cutting off their entire force. The pursuit washot foot up the road.... We had a lot of amusement salvagingthe Italian guns.... The advance was now held up at Cheren[sic] about 50 miles further on, so we went on up. The hillsat Agaardat we had thought were quite a good enough climbbut here they rose three thousand feet straight out of thevalleys. The Italian position was astride the main road, whichran up a steep pass. A hill tucked under the main ones heldby the Italians had been captured but no further progressmade. A plan to out flank the enemy position was made. Itentailed moving into a big valley whose entrance was onlyabout two miles away from their positions and completelyoverlooked. We did the reconnaissance on foot oneafternoon, which rather limited the ground we could cover.That evening after dark the Infantry and our Regiment cameup...... The first attack took place in the dark, so we did nottake part. The advance up the hill just in front of us produceda terrific firework display and showed it to be more heavilydefended than had been anticipated. When day broke wefound ourselves firing up at the hill at a fantastic angle and atvery short range. A fair amount came back but we usuallymanaged to spot where it came from and return it. To cut along story short we spent five days in this valley, soon to beknown as “Happy Valley”, and did not succeed in gettingover on this side. It was with great relief that we moved backto positions a few miles down the road’ (Letter included inlot refers).

Brigadier P.W.G. Pope (on left) with H.M. The Queen


Syria - The Battle of DamascusThe swiftly successful German drive through the Balkansraised concern that the next AXIS strike would be throughthe Caucasus and Palestine to the Suez Canal; in line with thisthinking Churchill ordered a pre-emptive occupation ofFrench held Syria and Lebannon, with part of the force to bemade up of the Free French Army; the hope that the Frenchforces in situe would declare themselves for the Free Frenchdid not come to fruition and instead the Vichy Forces resistedfiercely, especially the units of the Foreign Legion basedthere; Pope’s battery supported a brigade of the 10th IndianDivision, during the attack on Mezze, a heavily defendedposition three miles from of Damascus; Mezze had beencaptured on 18.6.1941, however, equipment and anti-tankguns had been lost in the intial action and as such the Alliedforce was very hard pressed to hold the position against theenemy tanks; on the 20th, the relief force including Pope’sbattery were sent to fight their way through to the exhaustedmen holding Mezze; Pope ‘was asked what he could do tohelp take the fortress by nightfall. “I can charge, sir” he toldhis brigadier, and led the attack in his truck supported byseven guns and two anti-tank guns. He led each troop inturn, and after a point-blank duel Mezze was taken’(newspaper cutting included in lot refers); Mezze wasconsolidated by 7pm, and by noon the following day theAllies were in Damascus.

Escape From TobrukPope returned to the Western Desert in 1942, andcommanded a battery of the 25th Field Regiment in supportof the 8th Army; on the 21st January Rommel commenced acounter offensive from his positions at El Agheila, his strongarmoured columns punched a hole in the brittle British lines,with Benghazi falling to the Germans on the 28th; it wasduring this turmoil that Pope was awarded the D.S.O. for hisgallant fighting retreat; after a series of defeats the EighthArmy withdrew from the Gazala Line, and Pope foundhimself in Tobruk when it fell to Rommel, 21.6.1942; afterdestroying his guns and vehicles Pope ‘and a group of fourofficers and 17 men avoided capture. They faced the aseemingly impossible march to safety, yet his letter home laterconcentrated on the lighter aspects. After making for thenearby Mediterranean coast, they followed it eastwards withthe intention of catching up the withdrawing Eighth Army;Pope’s letter home to his mother takes up the story, ‘We hadno food and only about 3 or 4 water bottles amongst us. Wemade for the sea and made it that evening where we joinedothers still resisting. We equipped ourselves with a packet ofbiscuits each, and tins of water, but we couldn’t carry muchas it was so very heavy. That night we started off and walkedalong the coast, at first mostly by night, later a lot by day forfour days. We were all getting rather weak with the lack offood, and the only water we could get was by digging in thesand about two yards from the sea - this produces water notquite so salty as the sea! However, we bathed often and thatis almost as good as a drink. It became clear that we couldn’twalk any further so we decided to make for the road and takean vehicle. We walked up a few miles timing our arrival justas it was getting dark, and found lots of encampments eitherside of the road. Most of them had guards wandering about,so our progress was rather slow. Eventually we found a lorryby itself with about 6 Italians sleeping around it. We plannedthat I should with two men clear the driving compartmentand get it going while the rest cleared the back and jumpedin.Looking back it was really rather funny although not at thetime! My half went successfully - only the driver was sleepingin the front, and he, prodded with my revlover, was only toowilling to start it up. However, the people in the back made

an awful noise and we had to fire at one, which made himmake even more noise! When the lorry started I shouted atthem to jump in, but the first two or three to try were hitsmartly over the head by two remaining Italians in the back!So everyone jumped all over the roof and mudguards; as thecountryside was quite roused by them we drove away withtwo Italians firing their rifle through the roof! Luckily no onewas hurt and the Italians decided discretion was the betterpart of valour and jumped out. We went thundering alongand luckily as it got light the mist came down. The driverkept shouting “Aqua” and we paid no attention as wethought that he meant he was thirsty - but we soon found outwhy! In the mist we ran into a wire fence and the lorrystopped. He then showed us there was no water in theradiator. We still had very little with us, so we poured it all inbut the damage was done and the lorry finished. We thendrain it all out again and made some coffee, which we hadfound in the lorry. After a short while the mist started to clearand we found ourselves in one of the dumps by the railwaywith a lot of men working about a mile away. We spent amost uncomfortable day amongst some sandbags - it was veryhot and the flies shocking....... Just as it was getting dark weheard a vehicle approaching and stop a few hundred yardsaway. We investigated and found it to be a large ambulance.We waited for the inhabitants to go to bed and captured it ingrand style to the astonishment of the two little Italiandoctors! .... We... bound and gagged the doctors with ownbandages and cotton wool, and proceeded on our way. Thecountryside was alight with flares as all the enemy infantrywere marching down. However, we had incredible luck anddrove all night for the frontier without meeting anyone. Inthe morning we arrived at the wire (the boundary betweenEgypt and Cyrenaica), and not suspecting the situationstarted to have breakfast. This was interrupted by obvioussounds of battle to the east. So we decided to be on our way.We had to drive quite close to many enemy vehicles but theytook little interest in us and we only had one anxious momentwith some over curious Germans, but we were going too fastfor them. About midday we met some of our own armouredcars who told us to hurry on. This we did and just as we wereapproaching the next lot of our people we ran out of petrol.However, they sent out ot investigae us and remedied this.We joined them and had quite an exciting few days.’

Cooler ClimatesAfter his escapades in the desert Pope was appointed second-in-command 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery; he servedwith the latter in the run-up to the Battle of Alamein beforefinally being given some respite and posted for a Staff Courseat Haifa; at the end of 1943 he ‘returned to England, he wasappointed Brigader Major Royal Artillery of the 51stHighland Division, which landed as part of 1st Corps on D-Day. He served with the division throughout the breakoutbattles from the Normandy bridgehead, the crossing of theSeine and the advance through the Low Countries to theRhine..... After the war he had a successful regimental career,commanding E Battery 1st Royal Horse Artillery in Egypt[1948-49] and 2nd Regiment R.H.A. in Germany [1954-56]. Subsequently he commanded 5 Infantry Brigade Groupin the Army of the Rhine, 1959-61, the Mons Officer CadetSchool at Aldershot, 1962-63, and the Royal ArtilleryTraining Brigade at Woolwich, 1966-67. He was ADC to theQueen, 1964-68. He retired from the Army in 1968 to jointhe Westland Group in Yeovil.’ (The Times Obituary refers).

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7A Good Boer War D.S.O. Group of Five to MajorA.V.L. Wood, 5th Lancers, Who DistinguishedHimself at Elandslaagte, 21.10.1899, and WasSubsequently Twice Mentioned in Despatchesa) Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt andenamel, with integral top riband barb) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, CapeColony, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, OrangeFree State, Belfast, top lugs removed, lacking one rivet(Lieut. A.V.L. Wood. 5/Lcrs.)c) King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Capt.A.V.L. Wood. D.S.O. 5/Lcrs.)d) British War and Victory Medals (Major A.V.L.Wood.), minor edge bruise to BWM, toned, good veryfine, with the following related items:- The recipient’s miniature awards, riband bar, and capbadge, in fitted case designed for the Boer War awards- The recipient’s diary from the Boer War- The recipient’s County Borough of Dublin drivinglicence- Various group and individual portrait photographs ofthe recipient (5)

£2,800-3,200

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D.S.O. London Gazette 27.9.1901 Captain AlexanderVaughan Leipzic Wood, 5th Lancers‘In recognition of services during the operations in SouthAfrica.’

Major Alexander Vaughan Leipzic Wood, D.S.O., wasborn at Glasbury-on-Wye, Breconshire, in September 1867,the second son of Captain C.H. Wood, and wasCommissioned Ensign in the 5th Lancers in October 1888.He was promoted Lieutenant in September 1890, and servedas Aide-de-Camp to the General Officer Commanding atShorncliffe from March 1895 to May 1898. In 1899 heproceeded with his Regiment to South Africa, and was therewhen War was declared. Present at the operations in Natal,his first major action was at Elandslaagte, on the 21stOctober 1899.

Elandslaagte‘The previous day General French had taken the Cavalry outfor reconnaissance in the direction of Modder Spruit, whenabout six miles from Elandslaagte we came in touch with theenemy’s patrols. C Squadron was sent further forward andcaptured six Boers in a farmhouse; nothing further was doneand we returned to our bivouac by the river. The nextmorning General French had out the Artillery and CavalryBrigade, and on arriving at Modder Spruit we learnt from theImperial Light Horse who had been out at daybreak that theenemy were in the vicinity of Elandslaagte station, and thatthe Natal Volunteer Artillery who were also out had shelledthe station and then had to retire as the Boer Artillery openedfire on them and were making it too hot at a range whichtheir guns could not be touched by the Natal VolunteerArtillery. General French held a consultation with his staffand decided on attacking the Boer position, havingpreviously sent in by field telegram for reinforcements whichcame out by train.Previous to this I had been sent out to reconnoitre our leftflank, and on returning found that the troops were deployingto attack the position, D Squadron 5th Lancers being on theright flank with the Imperial Light Horse. In rejoining mySquadron [D Squadron] I came across a detached troop andwhilst advancing got under a hot fire, but we eventually cameup with the Squadron. The Infantry then deployed and theArtillery moved up to a closer range, with Boer guns shellingus all the time.About 4:00pm the attack on the hill began- D Squadron 5thLancers being on the flank to protect the guns did not comeunder a hot fire as we were sheltered under the lee of a smallkop on which the Boers were- their bullets kept streamingover our heads. The Imperial Light Horse were with us butmore men being required in the firing line Colonel Scott-Chisholme came up and dismounted his men to assist theGordons and Devons in the final assault on the Boerposition- this was the last we saw of our dear little Colonel asafter gallantly leading his men, who together with theGordons gallantly stormed the position under a fearful fire,he was shot dead on the top. The noise of the rifle fire wastremendous and it was only darkness coming on that put astop to the fight. We gradually made our way back to therailway- the night was very dark and no one got orders orknew where we were. With a heavy rain and cold windblowing we were soon wet through, and we all laid down onthe veldt near the railway line and rested till daybreak when

we got orders to escort the guns back to Ladysmith, arrivingthere on Sunday morning about 10:00am. The result of theBattle was a decisive victory for General French’s force- andthe Boers were full of admiration of the pluck of the Britishsoldiers, saying the shooting of the British Artillery wasmagnificent.’ (recipient’s diary refers).After the Battle of Elandslaagte Wood continued to servewith the 5th Lancers, and was present at the actions ofRietfontein and Lombard’s Kop; the Defence of Ladysmith,including the sortie of 7.12.1899 and the action of 6.1.1900;operations in the Transvaal, including the actions at Belfast,26-27.8.1900, and Lydenberg, 5-8.9.1900; and subsequentoperations in the Orange River Colony and Cape Colony.Appointed Brigade Signalling Officer on the 23rd March,1900, and promoted Captain on the 16th June 1900; Woodwas twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes8.2.1901 Lieutenant A. V. L. Wood- ‘very good atreconnoitring’ and 10.9.1901) and appointed a Companionof the Distinguished Service Order, being invested by theKing on the 18th December 1902. After the War he servedas Adjutant of the Militia, from June 1902 to August 1905,and was promoted Major, 5th Lancers, on the 19th October1905. He retired in 1909, but was recalled on the outbreakof the Great War in August 1914, and subsequently served inIreland, France, Belgium, and Germany, and later withremounts in England.Major Wood married Marjorie Florence Makins in 1909, andthey had one son, Basil Alexander Charles Wood.

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8Family Group:A Particularly Fine Second War 1945 ‘North WestEurope’ Military Division M.B.E. Group of SixCaptain H.S. Young, 12th Royal Lancers,Armoured Corps; Lieutenant-General Sir BrianHorrocks’ ADC and Right Hand Man, From theDesert in 1942, to the Banks of The Rhine and OnInto Germany in 1945a) The Most Excellent Order of The British Empire,2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breastBadge, silverb) 1939-1945 Starc) Africa Star, with 8th Army Bard) Defence and War Medals, generally good veryfine,with the following related items:- XXX Corps Commemorative Medallion, Alamein-Cuxhaven, 1944-1945, bronze- Campaign Medals card box of issue, addressed to‘Capt. H.S. Young, Vann House, Finchampstead,Berks’, with enclosure slip- a copy of Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks’autobiography, A Full Life, with the inscription ‘ToHarold, With many thanks for all your constantsupport and help during some difficult times, BrianHorrocks, 7.9.1960’Pair: Private H.E. Young, London Regiment, Diedof Wounds, 24.8.1918British War and Victory Medal (6542 Pte. H.E.Young. 20-Lond.R.), extremely fine, with Great WarBronze Memorial Plaque, ‘Harold Ernest Young’,with enclosure slip, Identity Disc and comprehensivefile of research (lot)

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M.B.E. London Gazette 11.10.1945 Captain (temporary)Harold Stephen Young (170413) 12th Royal Lancers (Princeof Wales’), Royal Armoured Corps (Beckenham, Kent)The Recommendation written by Horrocks, dated19.5.1945, states: ‘Capt Young has for three years been ADCto the present Comd 30 Corps, during the campaigns inAfrica and North West Europe. During the operations in theReichswald Forest, at the crossing of the Rhine and in thesubsequent advance into Germany Capt Young wasresponsible for the organisation and control of the TacticalHQ and Command Post of 30 Corps. On many occasionsCapt Young performed the duties usually carried out by asecond grade staff offr. and bore responsibilities far beyondthose normal for his rank. He has during the whole of theperiod under review given untiringly of his services. By hisunerring efficiency and easy grace combined withunremitting devotion to duty and willingness to accept heavyresponsibility he has influenced in a vital and personal mannerthe successful outcome of the operations.He has been of the greatest assistance to me personally andhis contribution to the success of this corps has beenconsiderable.’

Captain Harold Stephen Young, M.B.E. made manycontributions to Philip Warner’s book Horrocks, The GeneralWho Led From The Front, and this publication gives us thefollowing, ‘Young’s own war had begun with the 6th CavalryTraining Regiment at Maidstone; he was moved toShorncliffe during the autumn of 1940 when the invasionwas a strong possibility and given the task of patrolling thecliffs of Dover on a horse, armed with a sword. Afterattending the Horsed-Cavalry Officer Cadet Training Unit atWeedon, Young was commissioned and asked in whatregiment he would like to serve. Thinkly rightly that therewas future for horsed cavalry, and not being inspired bytanks, he asked if he could join the Fleet Air Arm. He wastold there was such an enormous waiting list there was nopoint in adding his name to it. He was then sent on a cavalry

Captain H.S. Young (on right) with Lieutenant-General Horrocks


mechanisation course and afterwards posted, voluntarily, tothe 12th Lancers. While on patrol in the desert he was caughtin a Stuka attack and wounded. Although the wound was notserious, it made it impossible for him to sit in a tank for longperiods, so he became a liason officer. Horrocks had arrivedin the Middle East with an ADC named Spooner, aninfantryman. Spooner was an excellent ADC but had nodesert experience, and therefore suggested that someoneused to the desert should replace him as ADC.’Horrocks chose Young, who was to become his longestserving ADC, and in his autobigraphy he wrote, ‘By nowHarold Young of the 12th Lancers had become my ADC andwe remained together, except for the period when I was inhospital, up to the end of the war. Few people realise what animportant part an ADC plays in the military hierachy. He canbe of the greatest assistance to his commander or he may bea complete menace. A general in battle leads a lonely life withimmense responsibility resting on his shoulders. For much ofthe time he is putting on an act, disguising his innermostfeelings. He alone must make the decisions which affect thelives of thousands of his men, for battles cannot be run likeboard meetings.A commander will spend a large part of every day drivinground units accompanied by his ADC and it makes all thedifference if they get on well together so that mask can bedropped when they are alone. An ADC can act as a bufferbetween a commander and an all-too-importunate staff, butthis has to be done with considerable tact or the ADC will beaccused of becoming swollen-headed. The sensible,sympathetic ADC who is trusted and liked by both thecommander and staff is worth his weight in gold, and he cando a great deal to make the wheels go round smoothly. I wasvery lucky with mine.Later on in Europe Young was joined by Lord Rupert Nevillwho in spite of a very youthful appearance turned out to beextremely shrewd. Both of them really became personal staffofficers and would say quite seriously that their contributionto the successful battles fought by my corps was out of allproportion to their rank and age.’Young was with Horrocks during his command of XIII andX Corps in North Africa 1942-43, and after the liberation ofTunis Horrocks ‘arrived at Hammam Lif just in time to watchthe Welsh Guards clearing the top of the hill whichdominated the one road through to the south-east.In my eagerness to get on I didn’t pay sufficient attention towhere our front line was, but went off with my ADC on apersonal reconnaissance. Suddenly eight figures with handsabove their heads jumped up almost at our feet. To mydisgust I realised that they were very frightened Italians. Hadthey been stalwart members of the Afrika Corps it would havebeen different; we could have escorted them back proudlyinto our new lines. But for the corps commander to returnwith eight weedy, miserable Italian prisoners in tow wouldhave made me the laughing stock of the entire corps. So,feeling rather ashamed of myself, I handed them over to myADC and went back alone by another route.’ (A Full Life,Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, refers).In June 1943, when Young was recovering from Jaundice inCairo, Horrocks was gravely wounded during an air-raid atBizerte. The ever faithful Young hitched a lift to Tunis to bewith Horrocks, ‘the only other visitor whom I rememberdistinctly was my ADC, Harold Young, who had establishedhimself somewhere in the vicinity of the hospital and came into see me regularly..... One day, unkown to me, ColonelCarter got hold of Harold Young and said that my woundwas not healing satisfactorily. He could do no more for me inthe field and reckoned I should be got back into a basehospital in the UK as soon as possible. This must havepresented quite a problem for Harold because we were bothby now very much out on a limb: everyone is so busy in warthat anyone who disappears from the military scene is sooncompletely forgotten. He realised that the only chance was tosee someone at the top so, undaunted, he set off on his own

for Supreme Headquarters in Algiers. It says a great deal forhis initiative - or cheek if you like - that this young Britishcaptain succeeded somehow in bluffing his way into the officeof Eisenhower’s famous chief of staff, General Bedell Smith.Although I didn’t know Bedell Smith very well at the time,this made no difference to him at all. He responded at onceand in a few days I was flying home to England in the forwardhalf of a U.S. aircraft accompanied by Harold, Colonel Carterand a U.S. nurse. The rear was occupied by General Bradleygoing back to U.K. to start work on the invasion ofNormandy in which he commanded the U.S. assault forces.’(Ibid)Horrocks was admitted to the Cambridge Military Hospital,Aldershot, where a complicated operation followed,‘although a very sick man, Horrocks was very keen to knowexactly how the war was progressing and so for several weeksYoung used to travel to the War Office, be briefed, and thenreturn to Horrocks to keep him informed. But the recoverywas going to take a long time, so in the meantime Younglooked around for a suitable temporary appointment. Hefound one at Sandhurst as an instructor. This enabled him tosee Horrocks regularly.’ (Horrocks, The General Who LedFrom The Front, P. Warner, refers)After 6 major operations and nearly 14 months out of actionHorrocks returned to the fray with Young, to retake thecommand of XXX Corps in August 1944. Over the course ofthe next year Young was at his commanding officer’s sidethrough North West Europe, including Operation MarketGarden, operations in the Reichswald Forest, crossing theRhine and on into Germany.

6542 Private Harold Ernest Young, born Notting Hill,London and was the father of Captain Harold StephenYoung; H.E. Young served during the Great War with the20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath andWoolwich) London Regiment; he died of wounds,24.8.1918, and is buried in Dive Copse British Cemetery,Sailly-le-Sec, France.

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Captain H.S. Young (in background) with Field MarshalMontgomery and Lieutenant-General Horrocks



9A Great War M.C. Group of Four to Captain D.S.Greig, Black Watch, Late Highland Light Infantry,Taken Prisoner of War Following the GermanAdvance at Cambrai, 21.3.1918a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in caseof issueb) 1914 Star (2544 Pte. D .Greig. 9/High: L.I.)c) Victory Medal (Capt. D.S. Greig.)d) Defence Medal, good very fine, with the followingrelated items:- The recipient’s broken pocket watch, whichreputedly saved his life after being struck by a Germanbullet- Commission appointing Douglas Stewart Greig asSecond Lieutenant, Territorial Force, dated22.12.1915- The recipient’s typed Diary whilst a Prisoner of War,21.3-1.6.1918- Letters written by the recipient whilst a Prisoner ofWar- Various telegrams relating to the recipient beingmade Prisoner of War- Letter to the recipient from the King following hisrelease from captivity- The recipient’s Scrap-book- Various individual and group photographs of therecipient (lot)

£550-750

M.C. London Gazette 30.1.1920 Lt. (A./Capt.) DouglasStewart Greig, 1/7th Bn., R. Highrs., T.F.‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in theField.’

Captain Douglas Stewart Greig, M.C., enlisted in theHighland Light Infantry and served with the 9th Battalionduring the Great War on the Western Front from 5.11.1914;Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Black Watch,22.12.1915; advanced Captain; taken Prisoner of War,21.3.1918 during the great German Assault near Cambrai.

Prisoner of War‘Thursday 21st March: I was taken prisoner about post 27.I was lucky in being able to go down into my CompanyHeadquarters and collect part of my kit, for which I havebeen very thankful since. I met Berry about Sole Post. Wespent some time about our old support line looking after thewounded. We then proceeded, unattended, to a collectingstation at Inchy- here we were searched. Here I lost mywatch, cigarette case, knife, air pillow and the tin ofshortbread which I had got from the Munsies. We stayed thenight in a big open building which was very cold anddraughty, so there was very little sleep that night. We weregiven a little coffee during the night, and a soldier who spokeEnglish gave me some hot bean soup which tasted excellent.’‘Friday 22nd March: We were marched off in the morningand got to a cage near Cambrai. We stayed here for somehours, and were able to get a wash up, also some biscuits andwater. In the afternoon we marched to Cambrai where weentrained for Bouai, which we reached in the evening. I wasfeeling pretty done up and hungry about then; I had reallyhad nothing to eat for two days, so I was overjoyed to getsome bread and coffee that night before lying down.’‘Saturday 23rd March: We received a field postcard whichwe were told would reach Blighty in about a week’s time. Wewere allowed to lie out in a garden outside in the afternoon,which passed the time away. Today we had three meals,coffee- soup- coffee and sausage.’

‘Sunday 24th March: In the afternoon we marched to theTown Square where we had to wait for about half an hour,being admired or otherwise, by the civilians and soldiers. Wethen got into a tramcar and we travelled a certain distancefrom the town. After getting off, we marched to a place calledMarchiennes. Up till now I had thought that the number ofprisoners taken was not large, but on entering the factorywhich was to be our cage, I got a bit of a shock on seeingthem in their thousands, including several Colonels andPadres.’‘Monday 25th March: here we received three meals a day,coffee, bread, and jam- soup- coffee and bread. The souphowever was quite impossible; Heaven knows what it wasmade of, but hungry though I was I could not face it.’‘Tuesday, 26th March: We had nothing to do at this place,and very little ground space to move aboutin. The billet wasvery cold at night. Yesterday we were supplied with woodenbeds. Tonight we left and marched through the village to thestation where we entrained. We were very crowded, having inour truck 47 officers. Getting into the truck last, our littlequartette got no seats so occupied the centre of the floorwhich, on the whole, was not the worst place, as we were ableto stretch ourselves.’‘Wednesday 27th March: We made very little progress allday, owing I was told to the fact that our planes had beenbombing the line further up and smashing the rails. Goodluck to them! We received no food all day.’

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‘Thursday 28th March: About 4:00am we got out of thetrain at some place near Brussels, where we were gettingsoup. The soup was not up to much, but we got plenty of itand I drank it till I could not take any more. It certainly filledus up but it was not very lasting. At 11:30am we againdetrained at Landen, where we were given more soup. Thissoup tasted splendid, and we again got plenty of it. Later, at10:00pm we received some coffee and a slice of bread at Aix-la-Chapelle, where the train stopped for the night.’‘Good Friday 29th March: In forenoon we got off at a placecalled Mehlen, where we got coffee, bread, and sausage, andthat night we got soup at some wayside station. We passedthrough Cologne and Coblenz, both fine-looking towns.Afterwards we passed into the Rhine Valley. Unfortunatelyour guards refused to let us have the door open so we gotlittle chance of seeing the scenery which was magnificent.The only outlook I had was through a small hole in the sideof the truck.’‘Saturday 30th March: We found at Karlsruhe that that wasnot our destination as we had thought, but we were taken afew miles on to Rastatt, which previously had been used as aRussian prisoner’s camp, and now converted into officers’quarters. Our total time in the train was 82 hours. Wereceived some coffee at 1:00pm then in the afternoon we allwent and had a bath which we all badly needed, also we hadour clothes fumigated. We got some soup at 4:00pm, andagain at 7:30pm. We all retired early and everybody sleptsoundly that night, being thoroughly tired out.’‘Easter Sunday 31st March: We had morning service in thecamp Church (English Church Service) followed by HolyCommunion. I don’t like the form of service as comparedwith our Presbyterian. I think it is too much overdone.’‘Monday 1st April: We received 20 marks allowance. SomeItalians arrived to act as orderlies, but as none of them knewa word of English, and were very dirty, they were not muchuse. Thank goodness they were replaced two days later byBritish.’‘Tuesday 9th April: Some officers left today. I sincerelyhope my time comes soon. We got sauerkraut for dinner,which floored me- I could not finish it. Our tea has beenstopped because some silly idiots in Block 2 complainedabout it. It certainly was not up to much but it was betterthan nothing at all. My money is now all finished and theredoes not seem to be any prospect of getting any more forsome time.’ (recipient’s diary refers).Greig remained a Prisoner of War until the Armistice,remaining at Rastatt, Baden, until the beginning of June,when he transferred to a camp at Graudenz in West Prussia,returning to England in late November 1918.

10A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. Group ofThree to Lieutenant K.C.F. Watson, SouthLancashire Regiment, Attached RoyalWarwickshire Regiment, Killed in Action12.4.1918a) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved in uprightsans-serif capitals ‘2/Lieutenant K.C.F. Watson 3rdSouth Lancashire Regt’

b) British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. K.C.F.Watson), extremely fine (3)

£800-1,000

M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1918 2nd Lt. Kenneth CharlesForrester Watson, Spec. Res., S. Lan. R., attd R. War. R.

Lieutenant Kenneth Charles Forrester Watson, M.C., sonof the Reverend G.F. Watson, of 18, Chesterfield Road,Bristol; commissioned into the 3rd Battalion SouthLancashire Regiment, he was attached to the 2/8th BattalionRoyal Warwickshire Regiment and served with them in theFrench theatre of war, from 24.7.1916; in February 1918 the2/8th Battalion was disbanded and the majority of officersand men, including Watson, were transferred to the 2/7thBattalion; he joined his new Battalion in France, 9.4.1918, intime for the German Lys Offensive; he was killed in action atCalonne-sur-la-Lys, 12.4.1918, and is commemorated on thePloegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

11A Good Second War ‘Immediate’ 1945 SpringOffensive, Italy Operations M.C. Group of Five toLieutenant D.J. Watts, 27th Lancers, RoyalArmoured Corpsa) Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse dated ‘1945’, withRoyal Mint case of issueb) 1939-1945 Starc) Italy Stard) Defence and War Medals, generally good very fine,mounted for wear, with campaign medals card box ofissue, addressed to ‘Mr. D.J. Watts Esq, “Dawn”, BuryRoad, Bournemouth W.’, and enclosure slip (5)

£800-1,000

M.C. London Gazette 23.8.1945 Lt. D.J. Watts RoyalArmoured Corps (27th Lancers)The Recommendation states: ‘24 Apr 45 During the earlymorning Lt. Watts’ Armd Car Tp was advancing in front of56 Div’s left axis when he came to a small br (260950)backed by houses; he could see that this feature was held bya considerable number of enemy. It was essential that the brshould be seized intact. Lt. Watts was ordered to seize andhold it, and another Armd Car Tp and a dismounted Tp weremoved to support him. He immediately took these Tps underhis comd, made a very rapid plan and rushed the br with hisown tp in face of very heavy fire. His leading car struck ademolition hole on the br and stuck. Mortars started to firefrom the flanks and an 88 mm gun from the front, but inspite of this he carried on with his plan, and within 45 minsof his first arrival at the br he succeeded in seizing andconsolidating his objective.Owing to the speed and skill with which he manoeuvred hisforces the operation was entirely successful and the advanceof the Div was not delayed; he took 56 PWs, inflicted manycasualties and destroyed or captured a large amount of armsand equipment - including a complete Coy HQ, a half trackamn carrier, 15 carts loaded with hy mortar amn, and a largequantity of horsed transport.’

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12A Scarce Second War 1944 ‘Immediate’ NorthWest Europe M.C. Group of Five to Captain TheRev. Mark Green, Chaplain to the Forces,Attached 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Late24th Lancers, For Gallantry In EvacuatingCasualties in a ‘Requisitioned’ Honey Tank,During His Regiment’s Attack on Tripsrath,Germany; Later Chaplain to the Far East LandForces and Bishop of Astona) Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated‘1945’b) 1939-1945 Starc) France and Germany Stard) War Medal, M.I.D. Oakleafe) General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya(The Rev. M. Green. M.C. C.F.4. RA.Ch.D....), smallarea of erasure to unit on last, good very fine, mountedas worn, together with the recipient’s relatedminiature awards, the GSM a G.VI.R. obverse, andriband bar, all housed in a Spink, London, fitted leathercase, and the following book:- GREEN, Rt. Rev. Mark, M.C., Before I Go,Durham 2005. 72 pages, inscribed by the author (5)

£3,000-4,000

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M.C. London Gazette 22.3.1945 The Reverend Mark Green,B.A. (257733), Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class, RoyalArmy Chaplains’ Department (London, S.W.7)‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in NorthWest Europe.’The Recommendation, dated 28.11.1944, states: ‘OnNovember 18th this Regiment [4/7th Royal DragoonGuards] went into the attack on Neiderheide and Tripsrath.On reaching Tripsrath one Squadron became involved inclose fighting and had several tanks knocked out and anumber of casualties. It was extremely difficult to evacuatethe casualties owing to the enemy having command of theroad and also on account of heavy artillery fire. Captain theRev. M. Green on his own initiative went up in a Honey Tankto collect the casualties. He spent some time in doing this andall the time ignored his own safety and walked about givingencouragement to all in that area. He went up again the nextday to Rischsden where there were more casualties and againacted as an inspiration to all under very heavy artillery fire. Byhis gallantry in this action he enabled many casualties to beevacuated which would have taken much longer without hisquick leadership. His indefference to danger has earned himhigh merit and I can personally vouch for the inspirationwhich he gave during this battle.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 22.3.1945 Rev. M. Green, B.A.(257733), C.F. 4th Cl., Royal Army Chaplains’ Department‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in NorthWest Europe.’


The Rt. Rev. Mark Green, M.C. was born in London inMarch 1917, the son of the Rev. William Green, O.B.E.,Chaplain to the Tower of London, and was educated atRossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he readTheology. At the outbreak of the Second World War heimmediately joined up, and was training at Sandhurstpreparing to be commissioned into the Oxfordshire andBuckinghamshire Light Infantry when told that he coulddefer his service in order to complete his degree, theologicalstudents having been added to the list of reservedoccupations. He convinced himself that he could do mostgood as a priest, but ‘later, when I saw the Dunkirk casualtylists, and the names of some of my fellow cadets who hadbeen killed in action, there was a feeling of self-loathing. Bywhat right had I taken this shortcut to fulfilling my “career”when they had unquestioningly given up theirs?’ (Before I Go,the recipient’s war-time account refers). Arriving atCuddeston College, Oxford, to prepare for Holy Orders, hewas there for only two months before being ordained,appointed to a curacy in Gloucestershire, and posted asChaplain to the 24th Lancers. In January 1943 he wasformally Commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains’Department as Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class.

Operation Overlord‘Sunday 4th June: Last Thursday we embarked for theinvasion of Normandy at Southampton, pushed out intoSouthampton Water, and have laid at anchor over what hasseemed a very long weekend, part of an enormous gatheringof ships of all sizes. Today (Trinity Sunday), I went roundvarious ships in a motor boat to take impromptu communionservices. Back on board my own ship, an American tanklanding ship, the Captain gathered everyone to hear variousmessages. There was one from the King, others fromGenerals Eisenhower and Montgomery. The Captain askedme if there was anything from the Church. I had a letter fromthe Archbishop of Canterbury. This was not exactly a “Cry-God-for-Harry-England-and-St.-George” sort of letter, but Iread it out, and it seemed to go down well, especially the bit

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about helping to restrain the men’s passions and lusts in thehour of victory. The thought of victory, not to mention thepassions and lusts which were evidently to come, was quiteencouraging to them.’‘Monday 5th June: The mood is a mixture of excitement,uncertainty, and relief. The 24th Lancers have been trainingfor this invaision for a long time, and however much of anordeal it may be, there is a desire to get on with it. Now atlast there is some definite news. The sea has calmed down thisafternoon, and we are to sail for Normandy this evening.’‘Tuesday 6th June: We left Southampton Water about18:30 last night. All night the Tank Landing Ship movedslowly. I shared a cabin with a young American naval officerand slept fitfully for a few hours. In the early morning therewas no sight of land, but as far as the eye could see there wereships of all shapes and sizes, ploughing along very slowly. Notuntil midday did we see the coast of Normandy, though wewere meant to have landed long before this. About threemiles offshore we anchored. Nobody knew what washappening, least of all the American captain of our ship. Itseemed incongruous to be having a rather good lunch, butthere was nothing else to do. As the evening wore on Irealised that we were not going to land that night. For hourswe had strained our eyes to see what we could on shore;through binoculars we had seen men and vehicles landingand the beaches full of activity.’‘Wednesday 7th June: At last (nearly a week since weembarked) we got within a few hundred yards of the beaches.The big moment had come. The ship opened its doors, thetanks drove out into the water, and onto the beach. We wentin the direction of the rendezvous, about a mile beyond thevillage of Le Hamel. It was not until 23:00 that the whole ofthe regimental assault party was ashore. Our harbouring placefor the night was on some high ground looking down overthe invasion beaches. Far out to sea were ships of all sizes,with more coming over the horizon. The Luftwaffe was stillbusy, the air full of red tracer bullets. We spent an uneasynight because of the noise of the air raids, and because ourfoothold was still far from secure. When you know that the

The Rev. M. Green (second from right) being presented to Field Marshal Montgomery



German army, a few miles away, would like to push you intothe sea and drown you, and is in fact trying to do so, yoursleep is not easy.’‘Thursday 8th June: During the afternoon the Regimentbegan to have its first casualties. Stray snipers, perched intrees, were a real menace in these early days. We had quite anumber of other casualties, and I found it worrying not to beable to be in all the places where one should have been. I wasbeginning to learn the difficulties of being padre to armouredunits in battle. My flock was widely scattered. My duty was tobe where the action was, one way or the other. For my part,I found it slightly surprising that I had this great anxiety tobe there.’‘Friday 9th June: A hellish day. It really was a miracle thatwe were still in Normandy, and not smashed to bits anddriven into the sea. We (the 24th Lancers) had been holdinga high position identified as Point 103, a bit of rising grounda few miles from the beaches. The more wooded part wasabout half a mile square, and it was here that we beat offattacks from the Panzer Lehr, a crack German division whichhad just driven 90 miles from Chartres to get at us, and alsothe famous 12th SS Panzer Division, with their fanaticallybrave boys who counted it an honour to die for their Fuhrer.’‘Saturday 10th June: Late in the morning I was at the4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Regimental Aid Post on theother side of the hill from ours, when one of their tanks droveup and stopped. The crew tumbled out looking completelyshattered. They explained that they had been shot up, andtheir tank commander, a young subaltern named GeoffreyMitchell, was dead inside the turret: would I help get himout. I asked the crew to drive the tank to a more secludedspot, and then I got down to the gruesome task. Somehowwe got him out, though never before had I seen such aghastly sight. Later in the day I buried Geoffrey. I had knowhim during our training in England, and had helped preparehim for Confirmation. As I said the words of the BurialService I was in tears, feeling physically and emotionally atbreaking point.’‘Sunday 11th June: After nearly a week in action I wasreflecting on the tremendous battering we were all taking,not only physically but emotionally. If it had been only lackof sleep, lack of proper food, constant physical effort, itwould have been bad enough. But the shock of seeing friendskilled or terribly injured, and the inevitable fear that thiswould soon be one’s own fate, put a strain of resources on themind and the spirit that soon became overwhelming. Perhapsit is natural and even right that the chaplain in battle shouldhave been subjected to this as much as, or even more than,his combatant friends, but for them the strain could reachterrible proportions. Weak people are defeated and brokenand give up. The brave also are defeated and broken and giveup- and then go on.’ (Recipient’s War-time diary, publishedin Before I Go refers).

Green continued serving as Padre to the 24th Lancers for thenext six weeks, acting as Priest, servant, friend, and generalgo-between: ‘It is clear in these Normandy battles that if theChaplain is not prepared to do the most menial tasks he hadbetter go home. Very few of the things I have found myselfdoing in the past month come into any recognisable category

of priestly tasks. Scraping bodies out of tanks, drivingambulances, making tea for the wounded or the exhausted,getting hold of things like soap, toothpaste, or writing paperfor soldiers short of these things, helping to dig graves, oracting as a messenger-boy- it is no use saying “I wasn’tordained for this.” Faced with the realities of life and death,there are no neat demarcation lines separating the spiritualfrom the material.’ (ibid). All the time, he continueddiligently performing his clerical duties, although the size ofhis congregations had to be kept down to a reasonable limit:‘These services had to be in the open air- where else wasthere?- and the Colonel, though extremely sympathetic andhelpful to me in every possible way, was not too keen onhaving a sizeable chunk of his regiment wiped out by aircraftattack whilst worshipping God! The answer, of course, was alot of services for small groups of people. Everything had tobe a bit ad hoc: using for an alter an ammunition box, apacking case, the tailboard of a lorry, or the bonnet of a jeep.Some time ago I took an embroidered alter cloth from abombed-out church, meaning to return it after use. Now Idon’t know if I will ever find the church again- better go easyon harsh sermons about the sins of looting!’ (ibid). Oftenfinding it impossible to pray in the lulls between actions,Green carried with him a copy of Thomas a Kempis’Imitation of Christ, pondering instead the characteristicswhich soldiers under fire shared with the suffering Christ.At the end of July the 24th Lancers were disbanded, owingin part to the high numbers of casualties which they hadsuffered, and Green transferred as Chaplain to the 4th/7thRoyal Dragoon Guards for the rest of the War, his conductwhilst with the 24th Lancers being rewarded with a Mentionin Despatches. On the 18th November 1944 ‘A’ Squadron,4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards lost four of its five Shermantanks during the battle of Tripsrath in Germany- it was onthis occasion that Green, on his own initiative went up in aHoney Tank to collect the casualties, all the time ignoring hisown safety and walking about giving encouragement to all inthe area. For his gallantry in collecting casualties under fire hewas awarded an Immediate Military Cross. After the War hestayed on in Germany for 18 months, before returning toparish life in England. In 1953 he rejoined the Army asChaplain to the Royal Norfolks in Hong Kong, and laterserved as Warden of the Army School of Religious Instructionin Singapore. He finally retired from the Army in 1956, andsubsequently served as a Rector of Cottingham, and Vicar ofBishopthorpe, both in the Diocese of York, as well asChaplain to Donald Coggan, the then Archbishop of York.On Ascension Day (11th May) 1972, he was consecratedSuffragan Bishop of Aston, and for the next ten years heplayed a major role in recruiting members of the Services intothe ordained ministry, as well as setting up the AstonTraining Scheme, which allowed those without universityqualifications to train for the priesthood. His low-key pastrolministry proved popular amongst the Church-goers inBirmingham, and he confirmed many hundreds of people, aswell as chairing an exorcism study group to keep an eye onthe increasing numbers of witches’ covens in the Midlands.On retiring in 1982, Bishop Green moved to Sussex, anddied at home on the 2nd August 2009.


13An Early ‘1940’ Wellington Pilot’s D.F.C. Groupof Four attributed to Flight Lieutenant A.E.Pringle, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force; He Flewin the Stavangar Raid, April 1940, and Was KilledFlying A Raid to Duisberg, 15.5.1940a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverseofficially dated ‘1940’ and engraved ‘Flt. Lt. A.E.Pringle 115 Sqdn.’b) 1939-1945 Starc) Atlantic Star, with Air Crew Europe Bard) War Medal, good very fine, with D.F.C. Royal Mintcase of issue and comprehensive research (lot)

£1,000-1,200

D.F.C. London Gazette 31.5.1940 Acting Flight LieutenantAlec Edward Pringle (37299)The Recommendation states: ‘During a period of intensiveoperations between 7 April and 14 April 1940 FlightLieutenant Pringle led his section in three sorties all of whichinvolved a double crossing of the North Sea and met withenemy opposition from the air and ground. In particular heled a very well planned and executed dawn attack onStavanger aerodrome which entailed leading his section indarkness from the Scottish to the Norwegian coast belowcloud at 700 to 800 feet. On this occasion low cloud made ittoo dark to see his target sufficiently well on arrival and withadmirable determination he waited a further 40 minutesbefore delivering his attack in order that there should besufficient light to allow of accurate bombing. Throughoutthe war he has set a very fine example by his keeness anddetermination, particularly during the period mentionedabove when casualties in this Unit were high.’

Flight Lieutenant Alec Edward Pringle, D.F.C, a native ofSouthampton he joined the Royal Air Force as Acting PilotOfficer, 16.9.1935; after carrying out training at No. 3 F.T.S.he was posted as Pilot Officer to 38 Squadron the followingyear; with the outbreak of the Second World War he wasserving as a Flying Officer, 115 Squadron (Wellingtons),Marham, Norfolk; whilst serving with the latter he took partin the R.A.F.’s first bombing raid of the War on a mainlandtarget - the German held Norwegian airfield of Stavangar; hewas awarded the D.F.C. for the raid and promoted to FlightLieutenant 16.4.1940; piloting Wellington IA P9229 KO-Sfor a raid to Duisberg, 15.5.1940, Pringle, ‘T/O 2335Marham. Crashed between Bernay and Rouen (Eure),France’ (R.A.F. Bomber Command Loses of the Second WorldWar, refers), the crew of 5 were all killed and are buried theBernay (St. Croix) Communal Cemetery, France.

14A Second War 1945 Catalina Pilot’s D.F.C. Groupof Six to Wing Commander, Later Group CaptainB.A.C. Wood, No. 240 Squadron, Royal Air Forcea) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverseofficially dated ‘1945’b) 1939-1945 Starc) Atlantic Stard) Burma Stare) War Medalf) Coronation 1953, good very fine, mounted as worn,with the following related items:- The recipient’s Christening mug, silver (Hallmarksfor Birmingham 1911), the base engraved ‘BasilAlexander Charles Wood, from his Godfather, 22ndApril 1914.’- Five Royal Tournament Fencing Prize Medals,bronze, engraved ‘R.A.F. Coastal Area Foil v FoilOfficers F/O. B.A.C. Wood 1937’; ‘1st Prize Sabre v

Sabre W/Cdr. Wood R.A.F. 1948’; ‘1st Prize Epee vEpee W/Cdr. B.A.C. Wood R.A.F. 1949’; ‘1st PrizeSabre v Sabre Group Capt. B.A.C. Wood 1956’; and‘1st Prize Epee v Epee Group Capt. B.A.C. Wood1956’, together with three additional fencing medals- Commission appointing Basil Alexander CharlesWood a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force, dated15.12.1934- Various School and R.A.F. College Cranwell reports- Photograph of the recipient (6)

£1,000-1,200

D.F.C. London Gazette 8.5.1945 Wing Commander BasilAlexander Charles Wood (33151), R.A.F., 240 Sqn.

M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1945 Wing Commander B.A.C.Wood (33151).

Group Captain Basil Alexander Charles Wood, D.F.C.,born 1914, the only son of Major A.V.L. Wood, 5th Lancers;educated at Wellington College and R.A.F. Cranwell;Commissioned Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force, 15.12.1934;Promoted Flying Officer, 15.6.1936; Squadron Leader,1.6.1940; temporary Wing Commander, 16.12.1941; servedduring the Second World War with No.240 Squadron(Catalinas), based from July 1942 at R.A.F. Red Hills Lake,Madras, from where the Squadron flew anti-shipping andsubmarine patrols; Mentioned in Despatches and awardedthe Distinguished Flying Cross for services with 240Squadron; Promoted Wing Commander, 1.10.1946; GroupCaptain, 1.1.1952.Throughout his career Group Captain Wood was a keenfencer, winning his Fencing Colours at R.A.F. Cranwell, andwinning 1st Prize at the Royal Tournament for the foil in1937; for the sabre in 1948 and 1956, and for the epee in1949 and 1956.

For the medals awarded to Major A.V.L. Wood see Lot 7.

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15Family Group:A Good Second War 1943 Liberator Pilot’s D.F.C.Group of Five to Flight Lieutenant G.B. Willerton,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; A Veteran ofthe 1,000 Bomber Raid Over Bremen, and aMember of Both the Caterpillar and GoldfishClubs, He Was Shot Down Over the Bay of Biscay,13.5.1943, and Survived For Six Days WithoutFood or Water Until Finally Rescueda) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., reverseofficially dated ‘1943’ and privately engraved ‘F/OG.B. Willerton’, in Royal Mint case of issueb) 1939-1945 Starc) Atlantic Stard) Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, with thefollowing related items:- The recipient’s Caterpillar Club badge, lacking one‘ruby’ eye, reverse engraved ‘Sgt. G.B. Willerton.’,together with a Caterpillar Club tie- The recipient’s Goldfish Club cloth insignia andmembership card, named to ‘F/O. G.B. Willerton’- Two Flying Log Books, covering the period17.9.1940-23.12.1946- Three Personal Flying Log Books, covering theperiod 20.12.1946-10.7.1972- Air Council enclosure for the Second War campaignmedals- Telegram to the recipient’s wife informing her thatFlying Officer Willerton is missing, dated 14.5.1943- Letter to the recipient’s wife from the SquadronCommanding Officer following Willerton beingreported missing, dated 16.5.1943- Two Telegrams to the recipient’s wife informing herthat Willerton has been rescued, dated 19.5.1943

- Central Chancery letter to the recipient regarding hisD.F.C. Investiture, dated 10.11.1944- The recipient’s riband bar, R.A.F. Wings, cap badge,and other cloth insignia- The recipient’s Prayer Book- Various newspaper cuttings regarding the award ofthe D.F.C.- Photograph of the recipient- Signed photograph of the crew of Sunderland “S”which rescued the recipient, dated 19.5.1943- A glazed and framed caricature of the recipient,entitled ‘George’, and dated 1944- The recipient’s wife’s Soldier’s Service and Pay BookThree: Private T.B. Willerton, Army Service Corps1914-15 Star (R4—062986 Pte. T.B. Willerton.A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (R4-062986Pte. T.B. Willerton. A.S.C.), fine, with the recipient’sSilver War Badge, reverse numbered ‘59217’,suspension pin repaired, and a silver A.R.P. lapel badge(lot)

£2,200-2,600

D.F.C. London Gazette 20.8.1943 Flying Officer GeorgeBertram Willerton (133039), Royal Air Force VolunteerReserve, No. 224 Squadron.The recommendation states: ‘Flying Officer Willerton wascaptain of a Liberator aircraft set on fire when attacked by fiveJu.88s while on anti-submarine patrol over the Bay of Biscay.The aircraft was forced down onto the sea, but althoughunderwater, Flying Officer Willerton managed to crawlthrough a side window, swim to a floating dinghy, and in adazed condition pulled aboard two members of his crew withhim, one severely wounded. Without first-aid equipment, hedressed his companion’s wounds as well as he could, and thenpaddled the dinghy for six days before being rescued. For hisoutstanding courage and fortitude he is recommended forthe award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’

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Flight Lieutenant George Bertram Willerton, D.F.C., wasborn in Keelby, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, in 1917, the sonof Private T.B. Willerton, Army Service Corps, and waseducated at Brigg Grammar School, where he captain theschool football team in 1934-35. After leaving school heworked for the L.N.E.R. at Brigg and Grimsby, beforejoining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939. Aftertraining in 1940, he was posted to No. 224 Squadron(Hudsons), based at R.A.F. Limavady, in Northern Ireland,for anti-submarine patrols, before the Squadron moved toR.A.F. St. Eval, in Cornwall, to fly patrols off Brest and toattack shipping off the Brittany coast. On the 27th January1942, Willerton was undertaking a routine patrol overNorthern France: ‘Line “C” Patrol- Attacked Enemy Vesselswith 4 S.A.P.- hit by Anti Aircraft fire in starboard engine-flying on one engine about 50 minutes until over land thenleft aircraft by parachute. Landed on Dartmoor. Landedheavily resulting in black eye.’ (Recipient’s Flying Log Bookrefers).Returning to Northern Ireland in 1942, Willerton continuedwith the Squadron’s work undertaking anti submarine sweepsand convoy patrols. This routine received a welcomeinterruption on the 25th June, when the Squadron was calledupon to make up the numbers for the third great 1,000Bomber Raid: ‘Bombing Raid on Bremen. Dropped 1300 lbsbombs on target- Flak encountered!’ (ibid). Converting toLiberators the following month, Willerton wasCommissioned a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve on the 3rd October 1942, beingpromoted Flying Officer on the 3rd April 1943.

Shot DownOn the 13th May Willerton was the captain of a Liberatorthat was engaged in a U-boat patrol over the Bay of Biscay.His crew that day was Sergeant Hoad, Flight LieutenantLuke, Pilot Officers Barnham and McCall, Flight SergeantsWhite and Bell, and Sergeant Garoner, together withLieutenant Church, an observer from the Royal Navy. Aftertaking off at 13:00 hours they had been patrolling for twoand a half hours when suddenly they were attacked from allsides by five Ju.88s. Willerton and his crew fought a doggedbut determined battle, but the Liberator was badly shot up,with an explosive shell striking her ammunition store andcausing outbreaks of fire in the aircraft. So violent were thefires that the gunners had to break off their fight with theenemy in order to quell the flames. Then, with two enginesout of action, the Liberator finally crashed into the sea.Although under water, Willerton managed to crawl througha side window, and reaching the surface he spotted theaircraft’s dinghy floating in the water and swam towards it.Then, seeing Lieutenant Church and Pilot Officer Barham inthe water, he dragged them into the dinghy. Church’s armwas badly broken, and although Willerton attempted first aid,and dressed his other wounds, he died of his injuries thatnight, and was buried at sea. Six days later, the Liberator’sdinghy was spotted by an Australian Coastal CommandSunderland flying boat, which, although U-boats had beenreported in the area, alighted on the water. By now Willertonand Barham were in the last stages of exhaustion, havingsuffered a good deal from exposure, hunger, and thirst, andhaving survived on just 36 malted milk tablets and a bar ofchocolate between them. They had been without water forthe entire period, and one night had had to cope with waves30 to 40 feet high. Picked up by the crew of the Sunderlandat 11:15, after 139 hours and 45 minutes in the water, theywere flown to Plymouth. Tragically, Pilot Officer Barham didnot recover from the ordeal and later died in hospital.Willerton himself recorded the incident in his Log Book in

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rather laconic terms: ‘On rover patrol. Took off 13:00.Attacked by 5 Ju.88s and shot down into sea. Self andBarham and Church got into Dinghy. Lt. Church diedovernight- buried at sea. Self and Barham rescued bySunderland “S” after six days in dinghy without food orwater. Poor do.’ (ibid).Promoted Flight Lieutenant on the 3rd October 1944,Willerton received his D.F.C. from the King at BuckinghamPalace on the 21st November 1944. By the end of the Warhe had flown 40 different aircraft. After the War he wasemployed by B.A.O.C., as a Captain flying Comets,Britannias, and finally Boeing 707s, flights which hecontinued to record in his Log Book. Having taken to the airfor the first time for just 25 minutes in a Tiger Moth on the17th September 1940, his final flight behind the controls wason the 9th to 10th July 1972, when he captained flightBA666 from Los Angeles to London.



16A Fine Second War ‘Immediate’ 1944 Lancaster Bomb Aimer’s D.F.C.Group of Five to Flying Officer, Later Flight Lieutenant, C.H. McKenzie,Royal Air Force; Having Completed a Tour of Operations Early in the Warwith 115 Squadron, He Took Part in the First 1,000 Bomber Raids OverCologne and Essen Whilst Employed as an Instructor, and Went on to Flya Total of At Least 39 Operational Sorties, the Remainder with 44(Rhodesia) Squadron; The Last Being to Wesselling, 21.6.1944, When HisLancaster Was Attacked and Severely Damaged by a JU 88; Half the CrewBailed Out, Including the Navigator, Leaving McKenzie to Navigate theStricken Aircraft Home to Safetya) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R, reverse officially dated ‘1944’b) 1939-1945 Starc) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany Bard) Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with Royal Air Force Observer’s andAir Gunner’s Flying Log Book (covering the period 24.3.1939-8.1.1953) and acomprehensive file of research (lot)

£2,000-2,500

D.F.C. London Gazette 21.7.1944 Flying Officer Colin Hiram McKenzie (50237), R.A.F.,44 SqnThe Recommendation, dated 23.6.1944, states: ‘Flying Officer McKenzie commenced hissecond tour of operations in February, and has now completed 39 successful operationalsorties. He has taken part in attacks on Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Schweinfurt and manyraids against enemy shipping. Through the considerable period covered by theseoperational duties, he has invariably exhibited the greatest courage, determination andcheerfulness, and in doing so has set a splendid example, not only to his crew, but all otherson the Squadron.On the 21st June, 1944, F/O McKenzie was Bomb Aimer of a Lancaster detailed withothers to attack the synthetic oil plant at Wesselling. When on the bombing run, theLancaster was attacked by an enemy fighter and sustained severe damage to the elevators.The captain lost control, and ordered his crew to abandon aircraft. It was, however, foundalmost impossible to open the front escape hatch owing to the loading and four membersof the crew left by the rear door. Subsequently the captain regained control to find that hewas uncertain about his position over very heavily defended territory. The Navigator beingmissing, F/O McKenzie immediately took over and skilfully guided his captain around thedefences, giving him the trouble free route which was necessary in such a crippledcondition. This was done in spite of the fact that most of the Navigational aids wereunserviceable, and no-one was manning the wireless equipment. Thus, through devotionto duty, F/O McKenzie was able to ensure the safe return of the aircraft to its base.F/O McKenzie has been employed as Deputy Bombing Leader on the Squadron sinceFebruary last, and during this time has worked hard to improve efficiency of the SquadronBombing Section. This period has covered the inception of the new Bombing techniqueadopted against small vital targets recently attacked, and there is no doubt that the successwhich attended the Squadron’s efforts must in a large measure be attributed to his highpersonal efficiency and energy. He is, in my opinion, well worthy of the recognition whichthis recommendation seeks for him.’

Flight Lieutenant Colin Hiram McKenzie, D.F.C., a native of Ramsgate; educated atChatham House School, Ramsgate; prior to enlistment was employed by Deakin and SonLtd of the same town; joined the Royal Air Force, March 1939, and after training No. 2A.O.S. Acklington qualified as Air Observer/Navigator, 4.6.1939; posted in this capacityto 115 Squadron (Wellingtons), Marham, August 1939; initially attached to CoastalCommand he flew in his first operational sortie with the Squadron, 8.10.1939; he flew afurther 22 sorties with the Squadron including: the R.A.F.’s first bombing raid of the Waron a mainland target - the German held Norwegian airfield of Stavanger, 14.4.1940;Dinant; Hirson (3); Roulers; Thourout; Hamburg; Handorf; Evereux and Cologne; aftercompleting his first operational tour he was posted in an instructor capacity to 18 O.T.U.,Bramcote and then to 26 O.T.U., April 1942; whilst serving with the latter he participatedin the first 1,000 Bomber Raids to Cologne and Essen; posted to 1660 Conversion Unit,Swinderby, December 1943, prior to being posted as Bomb Aimer to 44 (Rhodesia)Squadron (Lancasters), Dunholme Lodge, April 1944; he flew in 13 operational sortieswith the Squadron including: Berlin; Stuttgart; Danzig Bay; Aachen; Paris; Schweinfurt;Salbris; Caen and 21.6.1944, ‘Ops “Wesseling” attacked by JU 88, 4 of crew bailed out’(Log Book refers); Flight Lieutenant 21.2.1946; post war service included at A.H.Q. Unit,Habbaniya, Iraq; with the Armament Division, Linholme and at R.A.F. College Manby.


17A Fine Second War 1943 ‘Immediate’ D.F.C.Group of Four to Halifax and Lancaster AirGunner, Flying Officer D.A. ‘Punch’ Weatherill,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Carriedout Over 48 Operational Sorties With 158 and 35Squadrons, Including 31.8.1943 to Berlin, WhenHe Shot Down a Me 110 and Damaged a Ju 88; AVeteran of the Peenemunde Raid, 17.8.1943,When He Damaged Another Enemy Aircraft; HeWas Shot Down and Killed By An Enemy NightFighter Over Dunkirk, 23.6.1944a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverseofficially dated ‘1943’b) 1939-1945 Starc) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and GermanyBard) War Medal, generally very fine or better, with RoyalAir Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log(covering the period 16.8.1942-23.6.1944), thiswater damaged and extremely fragile, and forwardingletter for Log Book from R.A.F. Central Depositoryaddressed to ‘A. Weatherill, Esq., Muscot House,South Ascot, Berks’, this also water damaged (lot)

£2,000-2,500

D.F.C. London Gazette 23.11.1943 Pilot Officer DouglasAlfred Weatherill (148094), R.A.F.V.R., 158 SqnThe Recommendation, dated 21.10.1943, states: ‘On thenight of the 31st August, 1943, this Officer was Mid UpperGunner in an aircraft detailed to attack Berlin. Whilst over thetarget the aircraft was attacked by three enemy night fighters.On the first attack the rear turret was rendered unserviceable.P/O Weatherill then took over fire control, gave his pilotevasive action and succeeded in avoiding the enemy’s firewhilst damaging one of the attacking aircraft, which wasprobably destroyed. The safe return of the aircraft wasundoubtedly due to this Officer’s promptitude in taking overfire control.In addition, he has now completed 28 operational sortiesagainst such heavily defended targets as Essen, Mannheim,Duisburg, Stettin, Nuremburg and 3 to Berlin, on which hehas proved himself to be a gunner of outstanding qualities,and on many occasions his prompt and accurate fire againstenemy night fighters has been responsible for the success ofthe sortie and the safe return of the aircraft and crew.Remarks of Station Commander:A particularly fine piece of work, which there can be no doubtresulted in the aircraft not only bombing its objective butreturning to its Base to fight again another day.This example typified this Officer’s outstanding operationalcareer in which he showed magnificent qualities of courage,determination and devotion to duty.He is very strongly recommended for the Immediate Awardof the Distinguished Flying Cross.’

Flying Officer Douglas Alfred ‘Punch’ Weatherill,D.F.C., son of Alfred Weatherill, who was Director ofBernard Weatherill Ltd the Saville Row tailors, D.A.Weatherill was also cousin of the Rt. Hon. BernardWeatherill, P.C., M.P., the Speaker for the House ofCommons; joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,1942; after training at No. 4 A.G.S., he was posted foroperational flying as a Mid Upper Gunner to 158 Squadron(Halifaxs), East Moor and subsequent move to Beaulieu,

October 1942; the detachment at Beaulieu were engaged foroperations with Coastal Command and Weatherill flew in hisfirst Anti-Sub Patrol, 26.11.1942, having moved to Rufforthand resumed operations with Bomber Command he flew toMannheim, 6.12.1942, ‘Ops Mannheim. Bailed Out atAmersham Bucks On Return’ (Log Refers); a Squadronnarrative included with the lot gives further detail ofWeatherill’s aircraft, skippered by Pilot Officer Reynolds,‘Over Mannheim heavy flak harrassed the attacking force, andP/O Reynold’s Halifax was hit in the port wing just as hecompleted his bombing-run. The control surfaces wereseverely damaged and a stunned crew turned for home. Forseveral minutes the navigator, who was making his firstoperational flight, was uncertain of their position and muchtime was spent before course for base was set. Eventually alandfall was made on the south coast, by which time P/OReynolds was having great difficulty in controlling thedamaged bomber. Realising a crash-landing was out of thequestion he calmly outlined the situation to his crew, selectedthe automatic-pilot and ordered everyone bale out. All madegood their departure and minutes later P/O Reynolds landedheavily on the tiled roof of a large building. Before he couldgather stock of his situation P/O Reynolds was ‘arrested’ bya band of very unsympathetic soldiers. He had landed on theroof of Sandhurst Military College. A few miles away atGreens Farm, High Wycombe, the doomed bomber plungedinto the ground’; Weatherill went on to fly another 27operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Lorient (4);Turin; Essen (2); Nuremburg; Stuttgart (2), including14.4.1943, ‘ops Stuttgart. Turned back. Collided with anothA/C’, the narrative adds the following to the Log entry,‘F/Lt. Reynolds collided with a Halifax over the French coastwhile evading two single-engine fighters. The force of thecollision jammed his rudders, but by skilful flying hemaintained control and after jettisoning his bombs was ableto make a safe return to base’; Berlin (3), including31.8.1943, ‘Ops Berlin D.C.O. Attacked by two Ju 88’s,F.W. 190 and Me 110 over target. R. Gunners gun U.S. Shotdown Me 110 and damaged Ju 88. Landed at Manstonowing to Damaged A/C and Port-Outer Engine U.S.’ (LogBook refers); Duisburg; Pilsen; Stettin; Dusseldorf; Bochum;Le Creusot, Schneider Works, 19.6.1943; Krefeld; Mulhiem;Cologne (2); Aachen; the Peenemunde Raid, 17.8.1943,when piloted by Wing Commander Calder, ‘OpsPeenemunde D.C.O. Attacked by F.W. 190. DamagedEnemy A/C’ (Ibid) and Modane; Weatherill flew in twomore sorties with the squadron (Stuttgart and Magdeburg)before being posted to 35 (Madras Presidency) Squadron,Path Finder Force (Halifaxs), Graveley, Huntingdonshire,February 1944; the following month the squadron convertedto Lancasters and Weatherill found himself as a Rear Gunner;he flew in 21 operational sorties with the squadron including:Frankfurt (2); Berlin; Nuremburg; Cologne; Laon;Karlsruhe; 26.4.1944, ‘Ops Paris (Villeneur) M-Yds D.C.O.B.M.I. Attacked by Me 109. Damaged enemy A/C’ (LogBook refers); Acheres; Montdidier Aerodrome; Lens;Louvain; Boulogne; Dortmund; Trappes; Foret-de-Cerisy;Tours; Arras; Sterkrade; Evercy and 23.6.1944, to Coubrone,in Lancaster III ND734 TL-H, piloted by Squadron LeaderG.F.H. Ingram, D.F.C., ‘T/o 2344 Graveley to mark aflying-bomb site. Homebound, when shot down from11,000 feet by a night-fighter in the vicinity of Dunkerque’(Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, refers);both the pilot and Weatherill where killed, whilst theremaining 6 members of the crew were taken POW; FlyingOfficer Weatherill was buried in the Coxyde MilitaryCemetery, Belgium.

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x18An O.B.I. Group of Eight to Sardar Bahadar Risaldar Major Mohammed Mirza, 5th Cavalrya) Order of British India, 2nd type, First Class neck Badge, gold and enamel, with riband buckleb) British War and Victory Medals (2379 Dfdr. Mohd Mirza, 5 Cavy.)c) General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (2379 Dfdr. Mohd Mirza. 5-Cavalry.), number and rank officiallycorrectedd) War Medale) India Service Medal (I.O.1807 Ris/Maj. Mohd. Mirza, I.A.C., T.T.W.)f) Indian Independence Medal 1947 (I.O. 1807 Ris. Maj. Mohd. Mirja, RCTG. Staff.), unit partially officially correctedg) Indian Recruiting Badge, G.VI.R., reverse officially numbered ‘1099’, with integral top riband bar, generally good veryfine, with the recipient’s named parchment enclosure for the Recruiting Badge (8)

£600-800

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x19A Great War 1915 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. Group of Four to SergeantF.C. Luke, Royal Field Artillerya) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (59909. Bmbr: F.C. Luke. 37/Bty. R.F.A.)b) 1914 Star, with Bar (59909 Gnr: F. Luke. R.F.A.)c) British War and Victory Medals (59909 Sjt. F. Luke. R.A.), minor edgebruise to first, polished, nearly very fine (4)

£600-800

D.C.M. London Gazette 30.6.1915 59909 Bombardier Luke, F.C., 37th Battery,Royal Field Artillery‘For conspicuous courage and ability while employed as Battery telephonist.Bombardier Luke has carried out a large amount of difficult and dangerous work whilerepairing telephone wires under fire.’

59909 Sergeant Frank C. Luke, D.C.M., served with the 37th Battery, Royal FieldArtillery on the Western Front from 19.8.1914, and was present at the battle of LeCateau, 26.8.1914 (letter from Royal Artillery Headquarters confirms). At Le Cateau,14 Infantry Brigade (5 Division, II Corps) was supported by XV Brigade Royal FieldArtillery (11, 52, and 80 Batteries RFA) and 37 Howitzer Battery. The guns werepositioned well forward. By 13:45 hours the situation on the right flank was criticaland the order was given to withdraw the guns. 11 and 37 Batteries each got four gunsaway; 80 Battery five. 52 Battery’s guns were abandoned. As the enemy over-ran theoperating position, two guns of 37 Battery (E and F Subs) remained 200 yards in therear of the gun position. Captain Douglas Reynolds, the Captain of 37 Battery, hadpermission to try and save the last two guns and had collected volunteers and two gunteams.The teams galloped forward and Reynolds increased the pace over the last 1,000 yards.Both guns were limbered up and F Sub was first away. The Germans now opened fireand as F Sub led by Lieutenant Morgan passed Reynolds, the centre driver was shotand fell off. He threw up his whip which Reynolds caught and used on the centrehorses. The lead driver was Driver Job Drain; the wheel driver, Driver Frederick Luke,rode out on the limber. Meanwhile, a lead horse on E Sub, led by Lieutenant Earle,was shot down. Earle immediately went to unhook the wheelers but other horses werehit. Earle’s arm was broken by a bullet, and he was shot in the head and fell. At thispoint he ordered everyone to leave the gun.For their gallantry in saving the guns at Le Cateau, Captain Reynolds, Driver Drain,and Driver Luke were all awarded the Victoria Cross; additionally the Battery wereawarded two D.S.O.s, two D.C.M.s, a Legion of Honour, and a Croix de Guerre. 37Battery was later redesignated 93 (Le Cateau) Battery, Royal Artillery.

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20A Well Documented Great War 1918 ‘Final Advance’ M.M. Group of Four to PrivateJ.W. Adams, Lincolnshire Regimenta) Military Medal, G.V.R. (241171 Pte. J.W. Adams. 5/Linc:R.)b) 1914-15 Star (4164 Pte. J.W. Adams. Linc:R.)c) British War and Victory Medals (4164 Pte. J.W. Adams Linc. R.), extremely fine, with thefollowing original documentation:- Officer Commanding’s Recommendation for the award of the M.M.- Named Card of Commendation from Major General G.F. Boyd, Commanding 46th NorthMidland Division- Recipient’s Certificate of Disembodiment (lot)

£400-500

M.M. London Gazette 23.7.1919 241171 Pte. Adams, J.W., 5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt (Gainsborough)The Recommendation, dated 26.11.1918, states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty duringthe operations between Cartigny and Semeries from the 6th - 10th November 1918. This man is aCompany Runner and during the dates mentioned was constantly on duty with little rest carryingmessages to the outpost troops. This entailed a great deal of reconnoitring work under heavy machine gunfire. He never failed to deliver his messages and set a fine example of courage and determination to allranks.This man has not been recommended in the New Years Honours List.’

241171 Private John William Adams, M.M., a native of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire; served duringthe Great War with the 5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment in the French theatre of War, from20.12.1915.

21A Great War M.M. Group of Three to Sapper A. Mitchell, Royal Engineersa) Military Medal, G.V.R. (25059 Sapr: A. Mitchell. R.E.)b) British War and Victory Medals (25059 Spr. A. Mitchell. R.E.), nearly very fine or better,together with City of Lincoln Medal of Gratitude for the Great War, bronze, the edgeengraved ‘25059. Spr. A. Mitchell. R.E.’ (4)

£240-280

M.M. London Gazette 14.5.1919 25059 Spr. Mitchell, A., 5th D.S. Coy., Royal Engineers (Lincoln).M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1916 Mitchell, No. 25059 Pioneer A., Royal Engineers.

25059 Sapper Albert Mitchell, M.M., a native of Lincoln, served with the Royal Engineers during theGreat War on the Western Front from 15.9.1914; and was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving withthe 5th Divisional Signals Company in France.

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22The Second War 1944 ‘Immediate’ Operation Market Garden M.M. Group of Fiveto Bren Carrier Driver, Private P. Barton, East Lancashire Regiment; For HisGallantry During an Assault on a Fortified Position North of the Escaut Canal,19.9.1944a) Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3386840 Pte. P. Barton, E. Lan.R.)b) 1939-1945 Starc) France and Germany Stard) Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with Regular Army Certificate of Service anda newspaper cutting referring to the award of his M.M. (lot)

£1,500-2,000

M.M. London Gazette 1.3.1945 No 3386840 Private Peter Barton, The East Lancashire Regiment(London, N.W. 10), the Recommendation states, ‘In order to capture a well fortified and ablydefended house just North of the Escaut Canal, Pte. Barton drove his Carrier straight to the houseunder heavy fire, and enabled the house to be approached and reduced by the Infantry.His coolness and determination enabled the coys to get within assaulting distance.Later when a considerable number of enemy had fled, he pursued them in his vehicle with greatcoolness, leapt from the Carrier and single handed mopped up the entrenched posn. and took 15prisoners.It was known that the enemy were armed with Bazookas and it was probable that there were minesas well, but not withstanding, this knowledge, and the hail directed at his vehicle, he carried out hispurpose and by so doing, saved his company a large number of casualties.This action took place on the North side of the canal in the open ground Riebosch Heide 2898Northwest of Lomel Sheet 4 1/100,000 Maeseyck on 19. Sep. 44.’

3386840 Private Peter Barton, M.M., born London 1919; resided at ‘113 Cambridge Road,Kilburn’; enlisted East Lancashire Regiment, December 1938; served as part of the BritishExpeditionary Force, 18.4.1940-1.6.1940, ‘Pte. Barton, too, was one of the 15 survivors of hisRegiment at Dunkirk when Capt. A. Andrews [sic - should read H.M. Ervine-Andrews, V.C. LondonGazette 30.7.1940] won the V.C.’ (newspaper cutting included with lot refers); Barton was evacuatedfrom Dunkirk, 1.6.1940; served with the regiment in North West Europe, from 19.6.1944; served aspart of the 71st Infantry Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Divison, XII Corps; transferring to 158th InfantryBrigade in August 1944, in the same month the Division was involved in heavy fighting in the leadup to Operation Goodwood, and began to push out of the Odon region, crossing the River Orme,helping to close the Falaise Pocket during the Battle of Normandy; pushing on through into Holland,XII Corps supported the left flank of XXX Corps during Operation Market Garden, 17th-25thSeptember 1944, and it was during the third day of this operation that Barton won his M.M.; he wenton to serve during the Battle of ‘S-Hertogenbosch the following month and then on to the finaladvance into Germany; discharged 15.6.1946.

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23A Second War 1944 ‘Path Finder Force’ D.F.M.Group of Four to Lancaster Engineer, WarrantOfficer A.N. Robinson, Royal Air Force VolunteerReserve, A Veteran of 58 Operational Sorties, Halfof Which Were Over Heavily Defended GermanTargets, Including to Berlin and Back 5 Times; HeAlso Flew in the Peenemunde Raid, 17.8.1943a) Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1114181F/Sgt. A.N. Robinson. R.A.F.)b) 1939-1945 Starc) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and GermanyBard) War Medal, nearly extremely fine, with thefollowing original items and documents:- Path Finder Force Badge- Engineer’s Brevet- Named Award Enclosure Slip- Path Finder Force Certificate, dated 17.12.1944- Several newspaper cuttings, photographic imagesfrom recipient’s career and a comprehensive file ofresearch (lot)

£2,000-2,400

D.F.M. London Gazette 12.12.1944 1114181 FlightSergeant Allan Newton Robinson, R.A.F.V.R., 582 SqnThe Recommendation, dated 21.9.1944, states: ‘FlightSergeant Robinson is a competent engineer who hascompleted a long tour of operations, more than half of his 42sorties have been made against the defences of NaziGermany. His keeness for operations is undiminished and heat all times sets an example of coolness and confidence. Hehas shown a high sense of devotion to duty and skill as aFlight Engineer at all times.’

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Warrant Officer Allan ‘Al’ Newton Robinson, D.F.M.,born Todmorden, Lancashire, 1920; educated at RoomfieldCouncil School and joined his father in the grocery businessprior to enlisting in the Royal Air Force, 1940; afterqualifying as a Flight Engineer he received his firstoperational posting to 460 Squadron R.A.A.F. (Lancasters),Binbrook, Lincolnshire, June 1943; he was crewed with fiveAustralians and one other R.A.F. aircrew member;coincidentally three of the crew, including Alan, were calledRobinson; Skippered by Flight Sergeant Errol Magnus, theentire crew remained together for their tour of 29 operationalsorties; the tour included: Cologne (2); Gelsenkirchen;Hamburg; Turin; Mannheim (3); Nuremburg (2); Milan (2);Peenemunde Raid, 17.8.1943; Leverkusen; Berlin (5);Gladbach; Hanover (2) - including 8.10.1943, ‘we were onour way home when a JU 88 attacked us from the portquarter above. We dived away to port, but he got a few hitsinto the port outer. It belched smoke for a short while, butthe fire extinguisher which Allan was quick to use waseffective, he shut it down, and home we went’ (a series ofletters written by Magnus during the 80’s included in lotrefers); Bochum; Munich; Leipzig; Dusseldorf and Modane;Robinson seems to have devised his own formula for dealingwith the immense strain of having so many sorties to heavilydefended German targets, ‘He was however very fond of the

“Ladies”, and from what we could gather spent his leisuretime chasing the girls in nearby Grimsby. Indeed he spentsuch late nights on the tiles, that on two occasions I foundhim squatting on the floor beside me facing his instrumentpanel, sound asleep. This led to some harsh words at thetime, but we both got over them. I do not mention theforegoing as criticism, but merely to record the fact. That hecould fall asleep at 20,000ft over Germany speaks worlds forhis nerve, and his 58 ops speak for themselves’ (Ibid); oncompletion of his first tour Robinson was posted to 1662Heavy Conversion Unit, Sandtoft, 15.12.1943; he returnedto operational flying when he was posted to 582 Squadron(Lancasters), Path Finder Force, No. 8 Group, LittleStaughton, Huntingdonshire, July 1944; during his secondtour Robinson flew a further 29 operational sorties with thesquadron, these including: St. Philibert FermeConstructional Works (Rocket Site); Vaires MarshallingYards; Foret de Croc Constructional Works; Stuttgart (2);Frankfurt; Kiel; Boulogne; Neuss; Saarbrucken; Dortmund(2); Essen (2); Cologne; Dusseldorf; Koblenz and Duisburg;Robinson’s final operational sortie of the War was to Essen,12.12.1944, this brought his total up to 58; his D.F.M. wasgazetted 12.12.1944, followed five days later by thepermanent award of the PFF badge; Robinson was postedout of the squadron, 29.2.1945.

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24Family Group:A Rare Second War 1943 South East Asia ‘PhotoReconnaissance Unit’ D.F.M. Group of Five toLeading Aircraftman A. Fox, Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve, Who Completed At Least 75Operational Reconnaissance Sorties, in UnarmedMitchell Aircraft; After the War He Became anOxford Don, Specialising in Sociologya) Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1251848.L.A.C. A. Fox R.A.F.)b) 1939-1945 Starc) Burma Stard) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine orbetterThree: Sergeant (Photographer) J.W. Fox, RoyalFlying Corps1914-Star (1135 2/A.M. J.W. Fox. R.F.C.); BritishWar and Victory Medals (1135. Cpl. J.W. Fox.R.F.C.), good very fine, with two pieces of R.F.C.metal insignia and a comprehensive file of research onboth recipients (lot)

£2,800-3,200

D.F.M. London Gazette 7.1.1944 1251848 LeadingAircraftman Alan Fox, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,681 SquadronThe Recommendation, dated 12.10.1943, states: ‘LAC Foxhas completed 59 operational sorties flying as photographerin B.25 aircraft in this Unit and has experienced anti-aircraftfire 6 times and fighter opposition 7 times. He has showngreat keeness and devotion to duty on all operational flights.

On numerous occasions when his aircraft has been attackedby enemy fighters LAC Fox has given invaluable assistance tohis pilot by informing him of the position of the enemyaircraft. He has shown great coolness and courage and has setan excellent example to all. I strongly recommend him for theaward of the Distinguished Flying Medal.Remarks of Air Officer Commanding Bengal Command: ‘Iagree with this citation. Apart from outstanding technicalability as a photographer, L.A.C. Fox has proved himself acompetant and most reliable member of air crew. His recordof 59 sorties and 394 hours of operational flying over aperiod of 14 months, a large proportion of which has beenduring the worst of the Burma monsoon, is an indication ofhis devotion to duty.’

1251848 Leading Aricraftman Alan Fox, D.F.M., RoyalAir Force Volunteer Reserve, served as a Photographerduring the Second World War as part of Billy Wise’s No. 3Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Mitchells), Dum Dum,India, from the end of 1942; the Unit was renamed 681Squadron, 25.1.1943; the unit had a fairly mixedcomplement of aircraft with Fox finding himself on Mitchells,the latter were employed on strategic reconnaissance sortiesover the fronts in Burma, Siam, Malaya, Singapore, Java andSumatra; given the long distance capabilities of the aircraftFox found himself flying to the more distant airfields, docks,harbours and railway yards; the work was especially hazardousgiven that the aircraft did not have the speed to outpaceJapanese fighters; Images of War, by R. Nesbit offers moreincite, ‘meanwhile, Wg Cdr Wise called for volunteers amongground photographers to fly as additional aircrew in theMitchells. One of them who put his name forward was LACAlan Fox, who had been in Mingaladon at the time the twoHurricanes were making their sorties and had taken part in

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the evacuation from Burma. The remainder of the crewconsisted of a pilot, a second pilot and a navigator. There wasan extra fuel tank in the fuselage, containing about 2,000gal,and battery of three F24s mounted above an aperture on thefloor about halfway down the fuselage. One camera pointedstraight down, while the other two were angled to overlap thecoverage. Further towards the tail was an F52 with atelephoto lens.The operating height of the Mitchell was 26,000-30,000feet, and Fox found that it was freezing cold. His job wasresponsibility for the cameras, replacing the magazines andattending to stoppages. In addition, he had the function ofkeeping a lookout from the astrodrome for any dot in the skythat might turn out to be an enemy fighter. These were oftenencountered, and the usual method of escape was to build upspeed by putting the Mitchell into a steep dive. Nevertheless,several Mitchells were lost, one containing his friend BenWeighall, another airman photographer who had alsovolunteered.Fox flew on sorties to such targets as the airfield atMyitkyrina, the docks at Rangoon, the airfield at Chiengmai,and the new Burma-Siam railway which was being built bythousands of British and Allied prisoners. He completed 75sorties and was awarded the DFM, believed to be one of onlythree airman photographers who received this decoration.’After the War Fox aided Geoffrey J. Thomas with hispublication Eyes For The Phoenix, Allied Aerial Photo-Reconnaissance Operations South East Asia, 1941-45, sharinghis own wartime experiences including, ‘On 1 October 1943Mitchell MA957, ‘K’ was intercepted over Port Blair by aKawasaki Ki.45 Toryu fighter, one of a small number ondetachment from 21st Air Regt, recently equipped with thenew aircraft and based at Mergui. The enemy was spotted bythe B-25’s camera operator, LAC A. Fox, who reported, “Ihad been many times to Port Blair, and its grim wheel-shapedpenitentiary of Imperial days had become a familiar sight. Ifound myself staring through the astrodrome at a black dotin the distant sky that grew rapidly in size to become anenemy fighter. Nobody else had yet seen it, so there was somebrisk activity in the front cockpit as I delivered this news overthe intercom. As he closed in on our tail to within a hundredyards and opened fire, I was the only member of the crew tohave him in vision and so had to deliver a runningcommentary..... Since the B-25 had the gliding angle of abrick, the usual technique in such encounters was to go intoa steep and prolonged dive - one of the amiable qualities ofthe B-25 being that, even when pulling out of the steepestplunge, one could always rely on the wings staying on. As ithappened, cloud helped us to get out of sight. I, who was notseated, was forced almost to the floor.But there, just below us, were the palm trees and the tropicalsea breaking on a golden shore and the fighter had lost us. Itwas not long, however, before I discovered the one small flyin this otherwise soothing ointment, dressed for the bittercold of 26,000 feet, I was now in the tropical temperature of500ft. True, clothing that had been put on could be takenoff; this involved first removing my parachute harness. In the

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circumstances this seemed injudicious. I bathed in my ownsweat until we regained height and started all over again. Wegot the pictures and a view of our pursuer as he weaved inand out of the clouds still searching for us.’Fox who continued to serve in the same capacity throughout1944 also appears in Edward Leaf’s work Above All Unseen;after the War Fox went on to become an Oxford don, andwas the author of several publications on Sociology.

1135 Sergeant John William Fox, born Fulham, London;the father of Alan Fox; prior to the war was a Photographer;enlisted as 2 AM Royal Flying Corps, 4.3.1914, and servedwith RFC HQ in the French theatre of War, from 12.8.1914;promoted Sergeant (Photographer), 1.3.1918 and retainedthat rank and trade in April RAF Muster Roll.



25An Extremely Rare ‘Collar of Ss’ Attributed toCaptain Sir William Goldsmith, Royal Navy, WhoServed Aboard the Amethyst During HerRemarkable World Voyage 1856-60, CommandedH.M. Yachts Elfin and Alberta 1878-97, andActed as Sergeant at Arms to Queen Victoria,Edward VII, and George V, 1895-1912Collar Chain of Ss, comprising 68 silver ‘S’ links, eachmarked by the maker, ‘J.S.’, and two equidistant silver-gilt devices at base, with crowned Rose, Thistle, andShamrock, nearly extremely fine, in original Garrard,London, fitted case, this slightly damaged, with thefollowing related documentation &c.:- Letter to the recipient from the Queen’s Secretaryconfirming the recipient’s appointment to Sergeant atArms, dated Osborne, 24.8.1895- Warrant appointing Captain Sir William Goldsmith,R.N., as Sergeant at Arms to King George V, dated7.5.1910- Portrait photograph of the recipient

£2,500-3,000

Captain Sir William Burgess Goldsmith, was born inSeptember 1837 and entered the Royal Navy in July 1852,quickly seeing active service in the Brig Philomel off the WestCoast of Africa between 1853-56, in operations to suppressthe slave trade. Transferring to the Amethyst in 1856, he waspresent at a number of actions in the Second China War,including the destruction of the Fatshan Flotilla of WarJunks, 1.7.1857, and at the blockading of the Canton Riverand Macao Passage Reach. Advanced Navigating SubLieutenant, July 1858, he participated in the Amethyst’sremarkable world voyage, returning home in 1860.Promoted Navigating Lieutenant in October 1862, and StaffCommander in July 1874, he was subsequently employedaboard the Seraphis during H.R.H. The Prince of Wales’ visitto India between 1875-76. He went on to enjoy many yearsin Royal Yachts, commencing with his appointment to thecommand of H.M.Y. Elfin in 1878, and ending with 14 yearsas Captain of H.M.Y. Alberta between 1883-97, in whichlatter year he was knighted on the Quarter-Deck by Queen

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Victoria. In 1895 he was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms to theQueen, and retained this appointment until his death inDecember 1912.

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BRITISH ORDERS AND SINGLE AWARDS


26Knight Bachelor’s breast Badge, 77mm x 56mm,silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1927) and enamel,extremely fine, in case of issue

£150-200

27Knight Bachelor’s breast Badge, 62mm x 46mm,silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1953) and enamel,nearly extremely fine, in Royal Mint case of issue

£150-200

x28The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, CivilDivision, Companion’s (C.B.) neck Badge, silver-gilt(Hallmarks for London 1916), extremely fine, withneck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue

£200-240

29The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, CivilDivision, Companion’s (C.B.) neck Badge, silver-gilt,(Hallmarks for London 1919), in Garrard & Co. Ltd.case of issue

£200-240

x30The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St.George, Companion’s (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband, inGarrard, London, case of issue

£300-350

x31The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire,Companion’s (C.I.E.) neck Badge, gold and enamel,nearly extremely fine, with neck riband, in Garrard,London, case of issue

£500-600

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x32The Royal Victorian Order, Commander’s (C.V.O.)neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officiallynumbered ‘C470’, minor enamel damage to motto,otherwise extremely fine, with neck riband

£250-300

x33The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2ndtype, Civil Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neckBadge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage totwo points of badge, good very fine, with neck riband

£180-220

x34Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt andenamel, with integral top riband bar, good very fine

£600-800

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x35The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1sttype, Civil Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) breast Badge,silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1918), nearlyextremely fine, in Garrard, London, case of issueThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2ndtype, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge,silver, extremely fine, in Royal Mint, case of issue (2)

£80-100

x36Imperial Service Order, E.VII.R., silver, gold, andenamel, extremely fine

£140-180

x37Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 1st type(1837-1912), Second Class, Reward of Valor, silver,gold, and enamel, an early flat-backed badge withoutretaining nut, the reverse engraved in three lines ‘2nd./ Class / “Order of Merit”’, lacking top riband buckle,good very fine, scarce

£900-1,100

Approximately 130 Second Class I.O.M.s awarded 1837-1912.

x38Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 1st type(1837-1912), Third Class, Reward of Valor, silver andenamel, an early flat-backed badge without retainingnut, the reverse engraved in three lines ‘3rd. / Class /Order of Merit’, lacking top riband buckle, good veryfine

£400-500

x39Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, extremelyfine

£400-450

x40Royal Red Cross, G.V.R., Second Class (A.R.R.C.)Badge, silver and enamel, extremely fine, with bowriband

£80-120



x41Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, G.VI.R., First Class, gold, withintegral top riband bar, extremely fine

£1,200-1,600

x42Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, G.V.R., 2nd type, Second Class,silver, lacking integral top riband bar, nearly extremelyfine

£120-150

x43Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, G.VI.R., Third Class, bronze,with integral top riband bar, good very fine

£120-150

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x44The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Commander’sneck Badge, silvered and enamel, extremely fine, withneck ribandThe Most Venerable Order of St. John, Officer’sbreast Badge, silver, extremely fineThe Most Venerable Order of St. John, ServingBrother’s breast Badge, silver and enamel, reverseengraved ‘Henry J. Hunting. 8.9.23. Jarrow.’, goodvery fine (3)

£100-140

45The Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem,Officer’s Badge, silver and enamel, extremely fine, onladies’ bow riband, in case of issueImperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Star’ type (JohnThreadkell), nearly extremely fine (2)

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46A Scarce Edward Medal for Mines to Dr. E.A.Dando, For his Gallantry In Saving Life Duringthe Dudley Colliery Fire, 17.4.1910, When HeDescended the Mine To Render Medical AssistanceAttired Only In His PyjamasEdward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., bronze (EdwinArthur Dando), nearly extremely fine, in case of issue;together with a Masonic jewel, silver, the reverseengraved ‘No 25 Earl Dudley Encampment Kt. ArthurDando Installed Oct 30th. 1908’, with riband emblemand top riband buckle, in case of issue (2)

£1,800-2,200

E.M. London Gazette 29.11.1910 Dr. Edwin Arthur Dando‘For courage shown on the occasion of the underground firewhich occurred at the Russell Colliery, near Dudley, on the17th April, 1910, and in connection with which the EdwardMedal was awarded on the 5th August, 1910, to ArthurCartwright, Isaiah Walker, Samuel Slater, and AnthonyWillets. It has since been brought to His Majesty’s notice thatDr. Dando, who was summoned to the mine when the firebroke out, went down the pit and bravely assisted in therescue work for several hours. He was at last overcome by thepoisonous gases, and was brought to the surface unconscious,and he has not yet completely recovered from the effects ofhis courageous action.’

E.M. London Gazette 5.8.1910 Mr. Archer Cartwright,Under Manager, Russell Colliery; Isaiah Walker, Miner,Russell Colliery; Samuel Slater, Miner, Russell Colliery; andAnthony Willets, Miner, Russell Colliery‘On the 17th April. 1910, an underground fire, in which thelives of two workmen were lost, occurred at the RussellColliery, near Dudley, Staffordshire- a district where theworkings are peculiarly liable to spontaneous combustion.The fire broke out at a point about 114 yards from thebottom of the downcast shaft, and when it was discovered bysmoke issuing from the upcast shaft, the Manager of themine, accompanied by several workmen, proceeded to thespot to try and put the fire out. After working for aconsiderable time in the heat and smoke, two of the party,Archer Cartwright (Under Manager) and Anthony Willets,were sent to the surface for tools, leaving the Manager and

two workmen to proceed with the work of fighting the fire.In their absence, both the Manager, who, feeling the effectsof the smoke, had walked back a short distance, and the twoworkmen were overcome by the noxious atmosphere. Willets,on his return, found the Manager unconscious and dragginghim, in spite of his very heavy weight, to the bottom of theshaft, brought him safely to the surface. Willets andCartwright and a third man named Samuel Slater thendescended the shaft in order to try and rescue the twoworkmen who had succumbed. They found them andattempted to carry them back; but Willets, who was alreadyexhausted by his previous efforts, gave signs of giving way,and Cartwright and Slater also feeling ill-effects, they were allcompelled to return and leave the two unfortunate workmen.On their way back, Willets fell down unconscious, andCartwright and Slater, being unable to help him, made theirway with difficulty to the surface. They were able, however,to tell Isaiah Walker of Willets’ condition, and he volunteeredto try and bring Willets out. Descending the mine alone, andcrawling on his hands and knees under the smoke, Walkermanaged to reach Willets, whom he found lying on his faceabout 27 yards from the shaft. Seizing him by the shoulders,Walker managed to drag Willets to the shaft bottom, andthen took him up in the cage. Walker again went down theshaft in the hope of reaching the two workmen left in themine; but this time he was unsuccessful, and was forced tocome back.’

The Dudley Colliery Fire‘On Sunday morning a fire, which resulted in the loss of twolives, broke out in No. 5 Pit, Windmill End, known as theRussell Hall Colliery, Dudley. The victims were John Daviesand Tom Robinson. It appears that four men were workingin the mine on Saturday night, namely Sam Slater, IsaiahWalker, Sam Brookes, and Joe Hughes. They came upbetween twelve and one o’clock for their supper, and whenthey got back down to the bottom of the shaft they noticedsomething was wrong. There was a smell of fire in the mainroadway. They reported this, and immediately went downagain. It was then found that the timber in the mine was inflames, and they worked on the fire until four o’clock on theSunday morning, when the two unfortunate men, Robinsonand Davies, relieved them. The manager (Mr. Alderson), andthe under-manager (Mr. Cartwright) were also in theworkings, together with a miner named Willets. Brookes and


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Slater went home, but Slater and Walker remained in casethey should be wanted. About five o’clock they becameanxious and went down again and rendered furtherassistance. Willets and Mr. Cartwright meanwhile returned tothe bank for tools to make a sand dam, the fire having got outof hand, and the emitted fumes being too overpowering.Willets was the first to return, and upon going into theworkings found Mr. Alderson lying on the ground in a stateof semi-consciousness. With great difficulty he managed todrag him to the pit bottom, and he was quickly conveyed tothe bank. It was then recognised that the position of theother two men must be serious, for they were further in theworkings than Mr. Alderson. Willets, although sufferingsomewhat from the effects of the fumes himself, pluckilyreturned again to the pit in company with Mr. Cartwrightand several others. The fumes were so deadly that the rescueparty could not endure them for many minutes together, andhad to be drawn to the top with great speed. Mr. Cartwrightfound the bodies of the two men lying in the roadway, andtried to drag them away, but he had to beat a hasty retreat forhis own safety. At six o’clock Dr. Dando, who resides nearby,was sent for, and he pluckily descended the shaft as soon ashe arrived. The rescue party then attempted to put in a sanddam, which they accomplished with great difficulty. The twomen, Robinson and Davies, were found dead at about9:30am.Many deeds of splendid heroism are reported. Mr. Alderson,the manager, and Mr. Cartwright, his deputy, were overcomeon several occasions; in fact, at one time as many as six of therescue party were lying unconscious in the engine house. Dr.Dando remained down the pit for more than three hours,rendering what assistance he could to the relief parties.Eventually he was overcome by the fumes, and had to beconveyed to the top in a tub. Artificial respiration wasresorted to in each case, and when the men came tothemselves they reeled as though they were drunk. Most of

the men were sent home to bed, and Dr. Dando speaks veryhighly of the heroism displayed. When called, Dr. Dando lostno time in getting to the pit, hurrying from his house with hisdressing gown, wasting no time in getting dressed. The menspeak of his actions with the greatest admiration. “I had torestrain a number of the men”, said the doctor in aninterview, “from going back in their endeavour to fetch theircomrades. It would have been certain death to them. I wasproud of these men. I have never seen anything to equal it.They were nobly led by Mr. Alderson, and I cannot say howit is that he is alive today. I am sure that greater deeds ofheroism have never before been seen upon a battlefield.When the men were making the dam to keep back the foulair they could not hold the shovel for more than a minute.They then had to go back to the bottom of the shaft to getair, and then rush back again. They worked splendidly. Ofcourse, as the dam was constructed the danger from the foulair became less, and they could proceed with less difficulty.”’(Dudley Herald, 23.4.1910 refers)

Dr. Edwin Arthur Dando, E.M. served as a Doctor inDudley from 1900, working as a Surgeon at the MidlandCounties Mutual Benefit Society, as well as maintaining anextensive practice in the town. He was also a keen cricketer,playing for Dudley Cricket Club, where he was ‘a stylish bat,who was pretty nearly always safe for a good score.’ (therecipient’s obituary, Dudley Herald, 17.2.1923 refers). Forhis gallantry at the Dudley Colliery Fire in 1910, when hedescended the mine attired only in his pyjamas, he wasrecommended for the award of an Albert Medal by the Mayorof Dudley, Councillor J.A. Millman (Dudley Herald,23.4.1910 refers), in the event receiving the moreappropriate award of the Edward Medal. In 1911 he wasappointed a Justice of the Peace, a position he held until hisdeath in February 1923 aged 50.


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47The Highly Emotive Edward Medal for Mines to C.Gregory, Who Helped With the Attempted Rescue ofMiners Trapped by a Terrible Fire in the Wellington Pit,Whitehaven, 11.5.1910; Of the Original Shift of 143Miners Only 7 SurvivedEdward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., bronze (ChristopherGregory), good very fine, with original hook suspension

£1,400-1,800

E.M. London Gazette 22.7.1910 Christopher Gregory, Fireman(Wellington Pit)‘On the 11th May, 1910, a terrible fire occurred in the WellingtonPit, Whitehaven, at a point about 4,500 yards from the shafts.Various rescue parties, with great courage and self-devotion and atconsiderable risk, descended the mine and endeavoured to extinguishthe fire and penetrate to the persons in the workings beyond thesame. Thorne and Littlewood, fitted with breathing apparatus,reached within a distance of 150 yards of the fire, but were drivenback by the great heat and effusion of gases. The others got to withinabout 300 yards of the fire, working in the smoke backing from thefire. It was found impossible to penetrate to the scene of the fire orto rescue any of the entombed miners. Had an explosion occurred -a by no means unlikely eventuality, seeing that the mine is a verygassy one - they would undoubtedly all have been killed. Specialgallantry was shown by John Henry Thorne, to whom the EdwardMedal of the First Class has already been awarded, and by JamesLittlewood.’

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The Wellington Pit Disaster‘The first indication something was wrong reached the shaft top about eight o’clock on theevening of Wednesday, 11th May, 1910. An exploration party was dispatched down the shaftand news quickly spread around the town. A large party of police was almost immediately onthe spot but there was no issue of keeping order ñ the huge crowds, which soon grew tothousands, stood quietly on the clear, starlit night. A terrible explosion involving a large loss oflife was feared.An entire shift of men, numbering 143, had entered the mine the previous evening. Only sevenhad managed to escape immediately after the explosion, leaving 136 men still unaccounted for.

Right through the night and all the next day, rescue parties were at work trying to reach theworkings where the missing men were entombed, but it was extremely difficult, the atmospheredense. Some of the timbering in the mine was on fire while the only means of ventilating theportion of the pit where the men were trapped was entirely cut off. At the pithead there wereheart-rending scenes. Women, with children, in pain and anxiety waited for news of their lovedones. Many of them stayed at the pithead all night and the whole of the following day refusingto leave for rest or refreshment and a number collapsed, worn out by their vigil. As the daywore on and successive rescue parties reported the stupendous difficulties underground, hopesof saving the imprisoned men diminished and the distress of the crowd grew more acute. Thedemonstration of grief was extreme. Weeping women and children would not leave as itbecame extremely doubtful any further lives would be saved. The mine was on fire, many fireextinguishers and other fire appliances had been sent to the scene. In Whitehaven itself businesswas at a standstill. The fishermen and dock labourers all volunteered any assistance they couldrender. And a large number of doctors and nurses had mustered waiting to give aid. The policewere engaged keeping the crowd from surging on to the pit shaft.Mr. J.B. Atkinson, H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines for the Northern District, arrived at fouro’clock in the afternoon, accompanied by Mr. H.A. Abbott, Inspector of Mines for the North-Eastern District, and they were briefed on the situation. They both then descended the shaftto inspect the progress that had been made. The fire by now had taken hold at the friction gear.With the risk to the rescue teams and the possibility of a further explosion, Mr. Atkinsonordered the mine be cleared of all men. He stated it would be impossible for anyone to be aliveon the other side of the fire and ordered every man to proceed to the surface. Some of therescue party, concerned for trapped men, needed to be forcibly dragged away.A conference was held at the pit top at nine o’clock that Thursday evening between theInspectors and Colliery Officials. It was decided to wait until special rescue teams arrived fromArmstrong Whitworth and Co. at Elswick, and The Sheffield Mining Company. The teamsarrived around eleven o’clock that evening and proceeded to enter the shaft with their specialbreathing apparatus. The Sheffield men, John Thorne and James Littlewood, were well knownin mining circles as the two most experienced men available. The party descended the shaft at11:25pm, accompanied by the Inspectors, Colliery officials, and a party of the best miners thatthey could find. On reaching the bottom, they walked for just under three miles beforestopping to set their equipment. Thorne and Littlewood then set off on their own in anattempt to pass the fire and get into the workings beyond, to check the air there. After battlingahead for 170 yards the smoke was so thick that they could not see their torches. Thorne, wholed, with Littlewood a few steps behind, tripped over some fallen telegraph wires which wereso hot they badly burned his legs. On reaching the brattice cloth, he put his hand around theside and described it “like putting your hand inside an oven”. They could hear the crackling ofthe fire but could see nothing for the smoke. The heat was so intense that the soldered nameplates on the helmets were melted and caused a blister on each of the men’s faces. Reluctantly,they decided to turn back after twenty minutes, no longer able to stand the heat and fearingfor another explosion. On arrival back at the shaft top, it was realised that nothing further couldbe done for the trapped men. Mr. Atkinson made the decision to build a two foot thickstopping in the main passageway in an attempt to starve the oxygen of fire. This was achievedby Friday morning.On Friday morning a large congregation of around 3,000 miners assembled in the MarketPlace demanding to be allowed to continue the search for their trapped comrades. A telegramhad already been sent, by the miners, to the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill,asking for such permission.On Sunday morning, a party of seven entered the mine hoping to reach the seat of the fire bythe return airway. About one and a half miles in, the doors separating the intake from theouttake were opened and four men entered with breathing apparatus. Mr. Steel, the MineManager; Mr. Blair, the Assistant Manager; Mr. Henry, the Under Manager; and John Thornehad travelled about 190 yards when their canary fell from its perch. Further on, their safetylamps went out. Undaunted, they continued over many falls until the heat was 85 degreesFahrenheit and they could no longer see their electric lamps for the smoke. They had reacheda point 500 yards beyond the stopping in the intake and within 400 yards of the fire. Theyreluctantly came to the decision that no one could make it past the fire and all beyond must belong since dead. It was decided to build another stopping in the return and a further stoppingin the intake as the only possible course to put the fire out.’ (Whitehaven News, 12-17.5.1910refers).The first of the bodies were recovered from the pit on the 27th September, and a mass funeraltook place with an d 10,000 people attending. Many families had lost more than one familymember, with the McAllister family losing seven members to the fire.



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x48Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st‘Kaisar-i-Hind’ type (1941 Naik Mahant 37th.Dogras.), very fine

£350-400

I.D.S.M. Indian Government General Order 1360 1917Mahant, No. 1941 Naik, 37th Dogras (Mesopotamia).M.I.D. London Gazette 15.8.1917 Mahant, No. 1941 Naik,Dogras, Indian Army (Mesopotamia)

x49Military Medal, G.V.R. (9502 Cpl.- Sjt.- A.J. Sale.1/Bedf. R.), edge bruise, pitting, fine

£60-80

M.M. London Gazette 28.1.1918 9502 Cpl. (Sjt.) A. J. Sale,Bedf. R. (Shifford).

x50Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., silver, unnamed asissued, extremely fine

£180-220

x51Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., silver, unnamed asissued, nearly extremely fine

£160-200

x52Medal of the Order of the British Empire, MilitaryDivision, unnamed as issued, polished, nearly extremelyfine

£100-140

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53A Scarce Colliery Workers B.E.M. to C. Arkle, ForGallantry in Rescuing Three Men Trapped in theChoppington Colliery, NorthumberlandBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R.(Christopher Arkle), good very fine

£300-400

B.E.M. London Gazette 5.8.1947 Christopher Arkle, CoalFiller, Choppington “B” Colliery, Northumberland‘A fall occurred at Choppington “B” Colliery and three menwere trapped under heavy girders and stones. Arkle, withoutregard for his personal safety, worked under a sand and clayroof where large stones were hanging unsupported. He thenclimbed over the top of the main fall and cleared away fallendebris in order to release the three victims who had beentrapped for more than three hours. Shortly after the menwere released a further fall occurred, completely blocking theroad. Arkle showed complete lack of thought for himself ineffecting the rescue of his fellow workers.’

Mr. Christopher Arkle, B.E.M., a native of Morpeth,Northumberland, was 31 years of age when he was awardedthe British Empire Medal.

x54British Empire Medal, Military Division, E.II.R.(1095106 A/Sgt. Thomas H. Bradshaw, R.A.),rank officially corrected, minor edge nicks, good very fine

£80-100

B.E.M. London Gazette 1.1.1953 No. 1095106 Sergeant(Acting) (Artillery Clerk) Thomas Henry Bradshaw, RoyalRegiment of Artillery.

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x55The Unique Three Clasp Combination N.G.S. and French Order of the Lily Pair to Commander C. Royer,Royal Navy, Made Prisoner After a Short Sharp Action When the Swiftsure was Captured and Taken intoService by the French Navy, 1801Naval General Service 1793-1840, three clasps, Nile, Egypt, Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 (Charles Royer. Midsn.),‘Y’ in surname corrected, rank contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals; France, Kingdom, Order of the Lily,silver breast Badge, 34mm including crown suspension x 16mm, silver, extremely fine, together with the Certificateof Award for the French award, named to Monsieur Royer, Captaine de Port à Nile, and dated 26.8.1815 (2)

£5,000-7,000

Charles Royer served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Swiftsure 74 guns (Captain Benjamin Hallowell) at the Battle of the Nile,1.8.1798. A total of one Large Naval Gold Medal (Nelson) and 12 Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action. Heserved as a Midshipman in the same ship in co-operation with the Army on and off the coast of Egypt, 8.3-2.9.1801. Royer laterserved as a Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Astraea 36 guns (Captain Charles Schomberg), and is verified as being aboard in theaction with three French frigates, the capture of the Renommée, and the surrender of the Néréide, off Tamatave on the east coastof Madagascar, 20.5.1811 (The Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840 by Captain K.J. Douglas-Morris, R.N. refers)

Approximately 87 Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 clasps issued.

Commander Charles Royer entered the Royal Navy as an Able Seaman in the spring of 1794, serving in H.M.S. Swiftsure 74guns, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral William Parker, in the West Indies. Returning to Britain in December 1795, she was re-fitted at Portsmouth the following year. In October 1797 command passed to Captain Benjamin Hallowell. In early 1798 Royerwas serving in Swiftsure when she was ordered to join Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson’s squadron, watching the French fleetat Toulon. After the French escaped and captured Malta in June, and invaded Egypt in July, Nelson and his fleet pursued them,eventually locating them anchored in Aboukir Bay on the 1st August. Ordered at first to reconnoitre Alexandria, the Swiftsurearrived on the scene after dark and moved into the bay to attack. The darkness and the smoke made it difficult to tell which shipwas British and which was French, so Hallowell decided to hold fire until he had anchored and prepared his ship. Anchoringacross the stern of the French ship Franklin and the bow of Orient, Swiftsure proceeded to open fire on them. After an hour ofexchanging shots, a fire was observed in the cabin of the Orient. Concentrating their fire on this area, while H.M.S. Alexandercame along the opposite side and did the same, the fire soon spread, and the French began to abandon ship, with a number ofthe enemy brought aboard the British ships, Swiftsure taking aboard Orient’s first lieutenant and ten men. Shortly after 10:00pmthe Orient exploded. After the destruction of the Orient, Swiftsure, in company with H.M.S. Defence, continued to exchangefire with the Franklin, until she surrendered. Swiftsure then moved on to engage the Tonnant, eventually helping to drive herashore.Swiftsure had seven killed and 22 wounded during the battle; Captain Hallowell received a Small Naval Gold Medal for his rolein the battle, and Swiftsure’s first lieutenant, Thomas Cowan, was promoted to commander. On the 8th August Swiftsure tookover Aboukir Island, destroying several enemy guns, and carrying the rest away. Two days later, on the 10th August, Swiftsurecame across and captured the 16-gun corvette Fortune.Commissioned Midshipman, Royer was still serving in H.M.S. Swiftsure when, in early 1801, she was assigned to the fleet underLord Keith, covering the landings at Aboukir Bay on the 8th March 1801, where her naval brigade helped to repulse Frenchcounter-attacks. Returning to Malta as a convoy escort, Swiftsure was spotted by a French squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Ganteaume. Already damaged and slow, as well as undermanned, Swiftsure was overtaken by the faster French fleet,consisting of four ships of the line and a frigate. In a desperate engagement of more than an hour’s duration, the French shipsIndivisible and Dix-Août succeeded in shooting away her yards and masts, and the Swiftsure was forced to surrender. Two menwere killed, two were mortally wounded, and another six were wounded aboard the Swiftsure, whilst the French lost 33 killedand wounded. The captured Swiftsure was taken into service with the French Navy, with her name being retained, and later sawservice at the Battle of Trafalgar.After being repatriated, Royer joined as Master’s Mate the brig Camelion (Captain Thomas Staines), and assisted in the boatsof that ship at the capture of several armed feluccas near Tarragona. He served subsequently in H.M.S. Kent 74 guns, the flag-ship of Sir Richard Bickerton, and in H.M.S. Victory 100 guns, the flag-ship of Lord Nelson, both in the Mediterranean, wherehe was promoted Lieutenant, 19th November 1804. In August 1805 he transferred to H.M.S. Ambuscade 32 guns (CaptainWilliam d’Urban); the following year he was presented with a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund for injuries sustained whilstaboard. In May 1810 he was appointed to H.M.S. Astraea 42 guns, under the command of Captain Charles Marsh Schomberg.The following year, whilst out cruizing in the Indian Ocean in the company of H.M.S. Phoebe 42 guns, Galatea 42 guns, andRacehorse 18 guns, they encountered, off Tamatave on the east coast of Madagascar the French 40 gun frigates Renommée,Clorinde, and Néréide. Following a long and warmly contested action, during which the Astraea suffered two killed and 16wounded, the Renommée surrendered. Royer was sent in a boat, accompanied by Lieutenant John Drury, R.M., and five seamen,to take possession of her (Mentioned in Despatches, London Gazette 12.11.1811, where his name is incorrectly given as CharlesRoger).Royer left the Astraea in October 1811, and was serving as Harbour-Master, Port of the Nile, 1815, he was later advanced toCommander in February 1838, whilst serving as Harbour-Master at Port Louis, Mauritius.

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56Pair: Private Charles Howell, 74th FootSouth Africa 1834-53 (Chas. Howell. 74th. Regt.); Army Long Service &G.C., V.R. (2276 Chas. Howell 74th. Foot), contact marks and edge bruising,good fine and better (2)

£450-550

57Three: Captain H.A. Palmer, 62nd Foot, Wounded and Taken Prisonerof War at the Attack on the Grand Redan, 8.9.1855Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (H.A. Palmer. Lieut. 62nd. Regt.Sept.8.1855.), contemporarily engraved in large sans serif capitals; Turkey,Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast Badge, 66mincluding Star and Crescent suspension x 47mm, silver, gold applique, andenamel, suspension re-affixed, reverse plate engraved ‘H.A. Palmer. Lieut.62nd. Regt. Sept.8.1855.’; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die (H.A. Palmer.Lieut. 62nd. Regt. Sept.8.1855), engraved in sans serif capitals, plugged, withring suspension, nearly very fine, all with contemporary silver top ribandbuckles, together with the Bestowal Document for the Turkish Order of theMedjidieh (3)

£600-800

Captain Herrick Augustus Palmer, Commissioned Ensign, 62nd (Wiltshire)Regiment of Foot, January 1854; promoted Lieutenant, December 1854; served withthe Regiment in the Crimea, and present at the Siege of Sebastopol; wounded andtaken Prisoner-of War at the attack on the Redan, 8.9.1855 (Mentioned in Despatches,London Gazette 5.10.1855); Awarded the Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh, 5th Class;Captain, May 1857; retired, 1861.

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x58Pair: Private J. Crawford, 12th FootNew Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1866(163. Jas. Crawford, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.); Army LongService & G.C., V.R. (163 Pte. J. Crawford. 1st Bn.12th Foot.), contact marks, therefore very fine (2)

£500-600

163 Private James Crawford, born Wrentham, Suffolk;enlisted 12th Foot, January 1859; discharged June 1880,after 21 years and 159 days service with the Colours.

Approximately only 13 New Zealand medals known with thisdated reverse (British Battles and Medals, refers).

x59Pair: Captain of the Foretop J. Walters, Royal NavyEgypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Alexandria 11th.July (J. Walters. Cap: F: Top. H.M.S. “Sultan”.);Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, minor edgebruising, good very fine (2)

£240-280

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60Pair: Captain W.H. Stevenson, Highland LightInfantryEgypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (Lieut:W.H. Stevenson. 2/High: L.I.); Khedive’s Star 1882(Lieut. W.H. Stevenson. 2nd. H.L.I.), reverseengraved in sans-serif capitals, pitting from Star, veryfine (2)

£380-420

Captain William Henry Stevenson, born July 1856;Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Highland Light Infantry,September 1877; promoted Lieutenant, July 1881; servedwith the 2nd Battalion during the Egyptian War, and presentat the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, 13.9.1882; Captain, December1888; retired, October 1892.


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61Four: Private J. Large, Middlesex Regiment, LateRoyal Berkshire RegimentEgypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, Suakin 1885(2411 Pte. J. Large 1/Rl. Berks. R:); Queen’s SouthAfrica 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (1229 Pte.J. Large, Middx: Regt:); King’s South Africa 1901-02,two clasps (1229 Pte. J. Large Middlesex Regt.);Khedive’s Star 1884-6, darkly toned, very fine (4)

£300-340

62Three: Veterinary Assistant Mahomed Amin Khan,Supply and Transport CorpsIndia General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Sikkim1888 (Salutry Mahomed Amin Khan C.T. Deptt.),officially renamed; India General Service 1895-1902,V.R., one clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895, top lugs present(3215 Salutry Mahomed Amin Khan C.T. Deptt.);Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps,Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3215 Vet: Asst: Mahd:Amin Khan. S&T. Cps.), generally very fine or better,scarce (3)

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63The Ashanti and Boer War Pair to Sergeant J.Connor, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, Killedin Action During the Defence of Colliery Hill,Belfast, 1.1.1901Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902,five clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Dreifontein,Transvaal, South Africa 1901, last clasp loose on ribandas issued (1136 Sejt. J. Connor, Shrops: Lt. Inft.), goodvery fine (2)

£500-600

1136 Sergeant J. Connor served as a Corporal with the 85thKing’s Light Infantry during the Ashanti War, 1896, he wasspecially mentioned by Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Stopford,Commanding Special Service Corps, ‘I have the honour tobring to your notice the very satisfactory way in which theDetachment from the Battn. under your commandperformed its duties whilst forming a portion of the SpecialService Corps for service in the Ashanti. The conduct of themen was excellent throughout and the greatest credit is dueto all ranks for the soldierlike spirit shown during a tryingmarch in an unhealthy climate. When Sergt. Smith was takenill I made Corporal Connor a Lance-Sergt. and he carried outhis duties as senior N.C.O. of the Detachment verysatisfactorily.’; Connor served with Regiment during theSecond Boer War, and was part of the garrison of Belfast,under the command of Smith-Dorrien, when it was attackedon the night of 7th January 1901; Connor was posted atColliery Hill which was attacked by Wolmarans and the StaatsArtillerie (organised as a mounted corps), ‘the small post atColliery Hill held out bravely for an hour, but was eventuallyoverpowered after a strenuous resistance, LieutenantMarshall and nine of his men being killed or wounded;amongst the former being Sergeant Connor, who was shotthrough the throat.’ (Regimental Histroy refers).

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64Six: Colonel J.H.E. Austin, Royal Army MedicalCorpsQueen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Capt: J.H.E. Austin.R.A.M.C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, threeclasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Capt.J.H.E. Austin R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-1902, two clasps (Major J.H.E. Austin R.A.M.C.),additionally engraved ‘Attd. 2/Gren. Gds.’; BritishWar Medal (Col. J.H.E. Austin); Coronation 1911,silver, unnamed as issued; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (Captn. J.H.E. Austin.R.A.M.C. 1898), clasps adapted to facilitate wear,toned, generally good very fine or better (6)

£800-1,000

Colonel John Henry Austin (1863-1917), bornBroughton, near Chester; qualifying as a M.R.C.S. &L.R.C.P. at Edinburgh, he joined the Royal Army MedicalCorps as Surgeon-Captain, July 1891; having served in theSudan, 1898, he went on to serve during the Second BoerWar and was present in the operations in the Orange FreeState and in the actions of Biddulphsberg and Wittebergen(M.I.D. and received special promotion to Major29.11.1900); advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, May 1912 andColonel, March 1915; died two years later in London andwas buried in East Finchley Cemetery.


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65Three: Colonel R. Burns-Begg, Kitchener’s Horse,Later Resident Commissioner, Southern RhodesiaQueen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, CapeColony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg,Diamond Hill (Capt: R. Burns-Begg, Kitchener’sHorse.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps(Capt: R. Burns-Begg, S.A.M.I.F.); British War Medal(Col. R. Burns-Begg), almost extremely fine, with thetwo related miniature awards for the Boer War (3)

£350-400

Colonel Robert Burns-Begg, born Kinross, Scotland,March 1872; served as an Intelligence Officer with the FieldIntelligence Department in South Africa from 1.9.1901;Appointed Resident Commissioner, Southern Rhodesia,1.4.1911; listed on the Special List for Service during theGreat War as Commandant, Lines of Communication.Colonel Burns-Begg died 9.1.1918, and is buried in KinrossWest Burying Ground, Scotland.

For the China Medal to Sergeant James Begg see Lot 122.

66Three: Conductor L.P. Goodall, Army ServiceCorpsQueen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, CapeColony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Condr. L.Goodall. A.S.C.); British War Medal (Lester P.Goodall); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Lester P.Goodall), good very fine, mounted as worn, togetherwith the related miniature awards (3)

£100-120


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67Family Group:A Great War Group of Four to Captain A.G.M.Graham, Worcestershire Regiment, Killed inAction, 22.12.1914, Near La Touret, WhilstAttached 1st Battalion Loyal North LancashireRegimentQueen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, CapeColony, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: A.G.M. Graham.Worc: Rgt.); 1914 Star, with Bar (Capt: A.G.M.Graham. Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals(Capt. A.G.M. Graham.), remnants of lacquer, veryfine or betterBritish War Medal (A.A.322 M.G.A. Graham. A.B.R.N.V.R.), remnants of lacquer, nearly extremely fine(5)

£600-800

Captain Alec George Malcolm Graham born Dursley,Gloucestershire, 1871; the son of Captain G.A. Graham,107th Foot; educated at Clifton College; commissioned intothe Worcestershire Regiment, 21.12.1901, and served withthem during the Second Boer War until October 1902;discharged May 1910; re-engaged for service during theGreat War as Captain 6th Battalion WorcestershireRegiment, 17.8.1914; was killed in action, whilst attached1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 22.12.1914,‘in the trenches opposite the Rue De L’Opinette near leTouret’ (Letter from War Office refers); he is commemoratedon Le Touret Memorial.A.G.M. Graham and M.G.A. Graham were twin brothers.

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68Family Group:Five: Private J. Smith, Royal Lancashire RegimentQueen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5842 Pte.J. Smith, R. Lanc: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (5842 Pte. J.Smith, Rl. Lanc: Regt.); 1914 Star, with Bar (5842 Pte. J. Smith, R. Lanc. R.);British War and Victory Medals (5842 Pte. J. Smith. R. Lanc. R.), light contactmarks overall, therefore very fineThree: Private W. Smith, King’s Own Regiment, Killed in Action at Falluja,Iraq, 22.5.1941, During the Uprising Led By Sayid Rashid el GailaniGeneral Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (3711595. Pte. W. Smith.King’s Own. R.), unit partially officially corrected; 1939-1945 Star; War Medal,nearly extremely fine, with a comprehensive file of research (8)

£380-420

5842 Private J. Smith Royal Lancashire Regiment, was invalided from South Africa,14.3.1901; he was the father of Private William Smith.

3711595 Private William Smith was serving with ‘C’ Company 1st Battalion King’s OwnRoyal Regiment in Iraq when Sayid Rashid el Gailani engineered a coup d’etat there in April1941; the latter, who was pro-Axis, deposed of the Regent with the help of the Iraqi Army;the Regent favoured Britain and had allowed the R.A.F. to have a training school atHabbaniya, 60 miles west of Baghdad; on the 1st of May Iraqi troops, having surroundedthe R.A.F. School, opened fire on the cantonement; this initiated a short, sharp campaignwhich lasted just over a month - during the latter stages a fierce action took place at Falluja,22.5.1941; Smith as part of ‘C’ Company held a defensive position astride the Falluja -Baghdad Road; in the early hours of the morning the Iraqis attacked ‘C’ and ‘D’ Companiesand Smith was killed during the action; Private C. Blood, who was serving in ‘D’ Companyoffers the following incite: ‘On the morning of 22nd May 1941 we were ordered up tosupport ‘C’ Company during a counter attack by an Iraqi Brigade, as we entered the villagehaving crossed the river Euphrates which was in flood, we passed quite a few casualties onthe far bank, one I recognised as ‘Bill’ Smith a ‘townee’ of mine, he appeared to have beenhit in the chest and was no doubt dead.’ (letter from Blood included in lot refers); duringthe action the King’s Own suffered 1 officer killed and four wounded, 16 other ranks killedand 25 wounded, all before 6.30am; Smith is buried in the Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.


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69A Scarce Campaign Combination Great War CasualtyGroup of Four to Captain A.C. Edwards, Royal WestKent Regiment, Killed in Action, Whilst Leading HisMen in an Attack at Loos, 25.9.1915Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (Capt. A.C. Edwards.R.W. Kent Rgt.), edge bruise; 1914-15 Star (Capt. A.C.Edwards, R.W.Kent.R.); British War and Victory Medals(Capt. A.C. Edwards.), otherwise generally good very fine orbetter (4)

£600-800

Captain Arthur Corbett Edwards of “Danehurst”, ThorncliffeRoad, Folkestone, Kent; served with the 3rd Battalion Royal WestKent Regiment in the Mediterranean; after discharge re-engaged asTemporary Captain Royal West Kent Regiment, 30.9.1914; servedduring the Great War with the Regiment in the French theatre ofWar, from 25.9.1915; he was listed as missing presumed killed inaction (later confirmed as killed in action), whilst serving with BCompany 8th Battalion, 25.9.1915, 2801 Private James Hardinggave the following account ‘at Loos the Royal West Kents made anattack; Capt. Edwards was shot next to the Informant he fell downand was left behind after calling out to his men to get on’; CaptainEdwards is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.


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70Four: Sergeant G.C. Brown, Royal Flying Corps andRoyal Air Force1914 Star, with Bar (428 1/A.M. G.C. Brown, R.F.C.);British War and Victory Medals (428. Cpl. G.C. Brown.R.F.C.); R.A.F. Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (428 Sjt. G.C.Brown. R.A.F.), light contact marks overall, very fine (4)

£300-400

428 Sergeant George C. Brown enlisted as 36608 Gunner 72ndBattery Royal Field Artillery, 7.10.1903; transferred to the RoyalFlying Corps and posted to 3 Squadron, 10.9.1912; served duringthe Great War with 3 Squadron in the French theatre of War, from13.8.1914; after a brief period back in the UK he returned to Francefor further service, 24.11.1914; Sergeant (Rigger), 1.11.1917;Sergeant Mechanic (Rigger-Aero), 1.4.1918 (L.S. & G.C.7.10.1921).

71Three: Sergeant J.T. Vipond, Royal Field Artillery1914 Star (70080 Gnr: J.T. Vipond. R.F.A.); British Warand Victory Medals (70080 A. Sgt. J.T. Vipond. R.A.), goodvery fine (3)

£70-90

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Commencing his career as a journalist in 1922, when he worked asa correspondent for the Associated Press out in India (whereMacGowan also held a commission on the Indian Army Reserve ofOfficers), he moved to a new appointment in Mesopotamia in thefollowing year. Indeed for much of the 1920s and 1930s he travelledextensively, working variously for The Times and Daily Express, andothers newspapers, and was credited with discovering a new pass intoLittle Tibet, for which he received the thanks of the Survey of India,in addition to participating in the first flight over the Orinoco Deltaand the Venezuelan Ilanos, between Trinidad and Maracay, and thefirst flight between Trinidad and British Guiana. Added to which he had further adventures during an epic motor cartrip across the desert from Kurdistan and Mosul to Syria, the first ofits kind. He later reported, ‘Hold ups were frequent, and an officerwho tried it after me was stripped of everything and had to walknaked into the Lebanons!’In 1934 MacGowan joined the New York Sun, for whom hereported on the Spanish Civil War and produced two controversialfeatures entitled The Scarlet Pimpernel of Spain and The Red Vulturesof the Pyrenees, for he had no time for the Spanish loyalists and theirleft-wing sympathisers. He also had an assignment with the FrenchForeign Legion out in Algeria and Morocco in 1937, in addition tocovering the coronation of George VI in the same year. In fact,MacGowan was still working in London on the renewal of hostilities,and accordingly he was assigned to cover the events of the Battle ofBritain, in addition to acting as ‘Press Observer with theCommandos in the raid on Dieppe’.As an accredited War Correspondent with the American forces, henext travelled to North Africa and was with the French when theyattacked Jabel Mansour in April 1943, when he was ‘wounded in theleg ... and was awarded the Purple Heart by special order ofPresident Roosevelt. For the same incident he was cited for braveryand awarded the Croix de Guerre by General Henri Giraud.’ Bothawards were announced in the New York Times. In the followingyear he reported on the Allied landings in Normandy and wasattached to General Omar Bradley’s forces, riding in the jeep of thefirst American to reach the historic island of Mont Saint Michel. But,as subsequently confirmed by German radio, such scoops wereshortly thereafter curtailed, for he was captured at Chatres on 15August 1944:‘MacGowan’s experience, following his capture, was unusual. Uponarrival at Chalons-sur-Marne with Makin [another correspondentwho had been mortally wounded when their jeep was originally firedupon by two German armoured cars], he was placed in thetemporary custody of a group of German war correspondents of thePresse-kompanie. They treated him well, but eventually delivered


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Alexander Gault MacGowan

72A Remarkable Group of Nineteen Awarded toAlexander Gault MacGowan, An AccreditedWar Correspondent in the 1939-45 War,Whose Extraordinary Career Commencedwith Service as a Subaltern in the ManchesterRegiment and as an R.A.F. Observer Duringthe Great War: Having Been Wounded inNorth Africa in 1943, He Was Captured bythe Germans in France in 1944, but Escaped‘Through a Series of Adventures That WouldMake a Hollywood Scenarist Bite His NailsWith Envy’ - and Briefly Fought AlongsideThe Maquisa) 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. A.G. MacGowan,Manch. R.)b) British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A.G.MacGowan, R.A.F.)c) 1939-1945 Stard) Africa Starf) Italy Starg) France and Germany Starh) War Medali) France, Republic, Order of the AcademicPalms, Officer’s breast Badge, 44mm x 27mm,gilt and enamel, with rosette on ribandj) Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Christ,Officer’s breast Badge, 34mm x 25mm, silver-giltand enamel, with rosette on ribandk) France, Republic, Legion of Honour,Chevalier’s breast Badge, 55mm including wreathsuspension x 40mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamell) Morocco, Kingdom, Order of OuissamAlaouite Cherifien, Officer’s breast Badge, 60mmincluding wreath suspension x 42mm, gilt andenamel, with rosette on ribandm) France, Republic, Croix de Guerre 1939-1940, bronze, with bronze star on ribandn) United States of America, Purple Heart, giltand enamelo) France, Republic, War Commemorative Medal1914-18, bronzep) France, Republic, Colonial Medal, silvered,two clasps, Algerie, Marocq) France, Republic, Medal of Liberated France1947, bronzer) France, Republic, War Commemorative Medal1939-45, bronze, one clasp, Liberations) France, Republic, Somme CommemorativeMedal, bronze, enamel damage to the MilitaryOrder of Christ and Legion of Honour, otherwisegenerally good very fine (19)

£2,800-3,200

Alexander Gault MacGowan, who ‘crammed moredangerous adventures into his lifetime than most menwould care to experience’, was born February 1894 andwas educated at Manchester Grammar School.Mobilised as a pre-war member of the CheshireYeomanry on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914,he was commissioned into the 24th (Oldham)Battalion, Manchester Regiment in October 1915 and isbelieved to have been wounded by rifle-grenadefragments in the head and legs on the Somme in July1916. Declared as ‘unfit for anything other thanmounted duty’, he transferred to the Royal Air Forceand went on to serve as an Observer on the Italian frontin 1918.


him to a prisoner of war camp on the line of the Germanretreat. From there he was started on a journey eastwardaboard a train, en route to Germany. At 2 a.m., after six hoursin the slow-moving train, and as the guards drowsed,MacGowan opened the compartment door and jumped fromthe car, fell and ran, with bullets flying about him. Still inFrance, he was fortunate in reaching a group of Maquis, orFrench resistance forces. Once he had established his identity,they hid him until the U.S. forces had advanced to the area inSeptember. Interviewed for the World’s Press News after hisreturn to England, the publication described British-bornMacGowan as the only ‘British correspondent’ ever known tohave escaped after capture, with the exception of WinstonChurchill in his escape from the Boers during the SouthAfrican War in 1899’ (Europe Made Free: Invasion 1944refers).Having ‘lived a life like Robin Hood’s’ with the Maquis, andaccompanied them with the advancing Americans at thecapture of a local town, MacGowan duly reported to the barof the Paris hotel that served as a press H.Q. - the rest of hiscolleagues almost dropped their glasses, ‘for the usuallyimmaculate MacGowan was dressed in borrowed Frenchcivilian clothes that fitted him like Europe fits Hitler - too bigin some places, too tight in others’. In October he returnedto the Sun’s offices in New York, for the first time in five years,where he was hailed as a conquering hero, ‘trim and fit in hiswar correspondent’s uniform, with a chest full of campaignribbons and decorations from two World Wars.’ Returning to


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N.W.Europe in the Spring of 1945, MacGowan accompaniedGeneral Patton’s forces and visited the scene of Hitler’s‘Eagle’s Nest’ at Berchtesgaden at the War’s end. Hesubsequently reported on the ‘Big Three’ Potsdamconference.MacGowan - a ‘tall, dark-haired man, with a ‘devil-may-care’look in his eyes’ - was European Manager of the New YorkSun 1946-50, during which period he reported on U.N.O.and N.A.T.O. forces, and latterly editor and publisher ofEuropean Life.In so far as his foreign Honours and Awards are concerned, itwould be impossible to ascertain the validity of hisentitlement to the French War Comemmorative Medal 1914-18 and Colonial Medal, although given his Great War serviceswere purely with the British, the former seems unlikely.However, relevant editions of Who’s Who do verify thefollowing:‘Officier de l’Instruction Publique, 1930 [a.k.a. PalmsAcademic]; Officer of Military Order of Christ, Portugal,1933; Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, 1934; Officer ofthe Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Morocco, 1938; Croix deGuerre, 1943; Medaille de la France Liberee, 1949’, togetherwith mention of his Purple Heart.

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Sergeant D.B. Jackson

74A Scarce Great War Army M.S.M. For GallantryGroup of Six to Sergeant H. Riddlesworth,Cheshire Regiment, For Saving Life at Sea, Whenthe Troopship Aragon Was Torpedoed By GermanU-boats off Alexandria, 30.12.19171914-15 Star (1543 Pte. H. Riddlesworth, Ches. R.);British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves(1543 Pte. H. Riddlesworth. Ches. R.); ArmyMeritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘FieldMarshal’s bust’ type (50184 Pte. H. Riddlesworth.1/4 Ches: R.); Territorial Effiency Medal, G.V.R.(4116050 Pte. H. Riddlesworth. 7-Ches. R.);Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with ‘Territorial’ scrollsuspension (4116050 Sjt. H. Riddlesworth. 7-Ches.R.), slightly worn throughout, therefore nearly very fineor better, with the following contemporary relateditems:- M.I.D. Certificate, dated 6.9.1918- Letter of Congratulation to recipient from OfficerCommanding Troops, H.M.S. Aragon, dated13.1.1918- Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform- laminated article from the Daily Mail, dated7.2.1918, recording and illustrating the final momentsof H.M.S. Aragon; and a comprehensive file ofresearch (lot)

£500-700

M.S.M. London Gazette 25.4.1918 50184 Pte. H.Riddlesworth, Ches. R. (Macclesfield).

M.I.D. London Gazette 6.9.1918 50184 Pte. H.Riddlesworth, Cheshire RegimentSergeant H. Riddlesworth

73Four: Sergeant D.B. Jackson, South LancashireRegiment1914-15 Star (15576 Sjt. D.B. Jackson. S.Lan: R.);British War and Victory Medals (15576 Sjt. D.B.Jackson. S.Lan. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine,with the named card boxes of issue for the Great Warawards; the recipient’s identity tag, cap badge,shoulder titles, and cloth Red Horseshoe; and thefollowing related documents &c.:- Record Office enclosure for the 1914-15 Star- The recipient’s Certificate of Transfer- Cheshire County Council Civil Defence Certificate- Photograph of the recipientPair: Private J.W. Shepherd, King’s Royal RifleCorpsBritish War and Victory Medals (R-11023 Pte. J.W.Shepherd. K.R. Rif. C.), extremely fine, with thenamed card boxes of issue and Record Officeenclosure (6)

£90-110

15576 Sergeant David Brookes Jackson, born December1890; enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment, 9.9.1914,and served with the Regiment during the Great War on theWestern Front from 28.9.1915.


4116050 Sergeant Horace Riddlesworth (1894-1971),born Macclesfield, Cheshire; educated at Daybrook StreetSchool and subsequently employed as an apprentice cabinetmaker; enlisted Cheshire Regiment (T.A.), 1913; servedduring the Great War with the Regiment in the Gallipolitheatre of War, from 8.8.1915, including taking part in theSuvla Bay Landings; evacuated from Gallipoli he served in theFrench theatre of War, where he was gassed; havingrecuperated he was posted to fight the Turks in Palestine; heembarked upon the troopship Aragon with approximately2,500 other soldiers travelling to Egypt; he was travellingwith her when she came under torpedo attack from GermanU-boats, 30.12.1917; she was sunk 11 miles off Alexandria,10 officers and 581 men were drowned plus 15 crewincluding the Captain; Riddlesworth was picked up by thedestroyer H.M.S. Attack and immediately proceeded toattempt the rescue of drowning men; his CommandingOfficer states the following in a letter to him, ‘I forwardedyour name as worthy of special recognition on the occasionof the loss of the Aragon when it was reported to me that youseveral times dived off the destroyer to help exhausted men.I am glad to be able to tell you that higher authority hasconferred the Meritorious Service Medal on you for youraction on that occasion’; Riddlesworth had to save himselfonce more when the Attack was also sunk by torpedo; he wasdisembodied May 1919 (T.E.M. 1921; E.M. 1935); incivilian life he returned to his trade and became a joiner.

1 of 3 M.S.M.s for Gallantry to the Regiment, and a rareArmy Award for gallantry at Sea.


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75Four: Private A. Cunnell, Royal Marine LightInfantry1914-15 Star (Ch.8792, Pte. A. Cunnell, R.M.LI.);British War and Victory Medals (Ch.8792. Pte. A.Cunnell. R.M.L.I.); Italy, Kingdom, MessinaEarthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued,generally very fine, mounted as originally worn (4)

£140-180

Ch.8792 Private Alfred Cunnell, born Camberwell,London, 1876; enlisted as Private Royal Marine LightInfantry, 1896; served in H.M.S. Minerva, 22.9.1908-17.10.1910, during which time he partcipated in the rescueoperations after the Messina Earthquake, 1908, and was oneof the men from the Naval force who landed from the shipsto give assistance; service during the Great War included inH.M.S. Sutlej, October 1914-April 1915.


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Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from24.3.1915; acted as servant to Lieutenant P.B. Watt,Machine Gun Corps (who was killed in action, 14.4.1918);transferred to the Reserve, 27.2.1919; died 24.6.1982.

201322 Private William Exton, served during the greatWar with the 2nd/4th Battalion, South LancashireRegiment; killed in action on the Western Front, 12.8.1917,when ‘during a heavy bombardment by the enemyaccompanied by an attack on our trenches, whenreinforcements were required, Private Exton, although hehad only just been relieved from 24 hours on sentry duty,immediately volunteered to go to the threatened point,where he remained until he met his death’ (Battalion RoutineOrders, dated 14.8.1917 refers), and is buried inErquinghem-Lys Churchyard, France. In a letter written toExton’s sister following his death, Sergeant H. Kirk, M.M.,wrote:’ It is with deep regret that I have to write and confirmthe news of Will’s death. I was in charge of the party he waswith, and we were occupying the trenches after a heavybombardment the night before; everything was quiet up until1:00am, when the enemy again opened out, and there was aperfect rain of shells on the sector we were holding. Thiscontinued for about half-an-hour, and when things hadquietened down I went round to see if the lads were alright.I found Will and two others in a bay all dead, a shell havingdropped right on them. His death must have beeninstantaneous, part of the shell having pierced his heart, andthere seemed to be a smile of sweet content on his face whenI looked at him. He was taken down the line and was buriedwith full military honours the next day in a little BritishCemetery, the Chaplain and a party belonging to hisCompany being present at the service.’Private Exton’s sister later married Private John Spencer.


Private J. Spencer

76Family Group:Three: Private J. Spencer, Machine Gun Corps, andKing’s Own Scottish Borderers1914-15 Star (13714 Pte. J. Spencer. K.O. Sco.Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (13714 Pte. J.Spencer. K.O.S.B.), nearly extremely fine, with therecipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; aletter to the recipient from the father of LieutenantP.B. Watt, following that Officer’s death, dated14.7.1918; and various photgraphs of the recipientPair: Private W. Exton, South Lancashire RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (201322 Pte. W.Exton. S. Lan. R.), extremely fine, with the recipient’sGreat War Bronze Memorial Plaque (William Exton),and the following related documents &c.:- Named card box of issue for the British War andVictory Medals- Buckingham Palace enclosure for the Great WarBronze Memorial Plaque- Record Office enclosure for the British War andVictory Medals- Copies of letters written to the recipient’s father andsister following his death- Photographic images of the recipient, and of hisgrave

£120-140

13714 Private John Spencer, born Ardwick, Manchester,April 1897; enlisted in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers,30.8.1914, and served with them and the Machine Gun

Private W. Exton


served with them during the Great War at Gallipoli from1.9.1915, and with the Machine Gun Corps and ImperialCamel Corps in Egypt and Palestine; wounded at Beersheba,17.3.1917, when a bullet entered his lung only an inch fromthe heart, which meant nine months in hospital (it was notuntil 1928 that the bullet was discovered still firmly lodged inthe recipient’s lung- due to its position it was inoperable andremained in his lung for the rest of his life); discharged as aresult of his wounds, 4.8.1919.In 1917 Cadenhead began a long association with theY.M.C.A., when the Association built a large forces’ centrenear Cairo; after the War he served as Secretary of theY.M.C.A. in Ripon, Barnsley, Swansea, and Birmingham,finally retiring in 1957 after 40 years’ service. He died athome in Fareham, Hampshire in 1970.

79Six: Sergeant W. Atherton, South LancashireRegiment, Later Royal Corps of SignalsBritish War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves(240194 Sjt. W. Atherton. S.Lan.R.), BWM partiallyofficially corrected; Territorial Force War Medal (1697Sjt, W. Atherton. S.Lan.R.); Meritorious ServiceMedal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type(240194 Sjt. W. Atherton. 4/S.Lan:R.); TerritorialEfficiency Medal, G.V.R. (2554812 Sjt. W. Atherton.R.C. Of Sig.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R, withTerritorial ‘scroll’ suspension (2554812 Sjt. W.Atherton. R. Signals.), generally very fine or better (6)

£340-380

M.S.M. London Gazette 3.6.1919 240194 Sgt. WilliamAtherton, 2/4th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment (Prescot)

M.I.D. London Gazette 24.5.1918 240194 Sjt. W. Atherton,South Lancashire Regiment

2554812 Sergeant William Atherton served during theGreat War with the 4th Battalion South LancashireRegiment, in the French theatre of the War (T.E.M. 1923;E.M. 1934).

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77Three: Private L. Cockcroft, Manchester Regiment1914-15 Star (18552 Pte. L. Cockcroft, Manch. R.);British War and Victory Medals (18652 Pte. L.Cockcroft. Manch. R.), nearly very fineThree: Private J.W. Sherwin, Manchester Regiment1914-15 Star (8293 Pte. J.W. Sherwin, Manch. R.);British War and Victory Medals (8293 Pte. J.W.Sherwin. Manch. R.), nearly extremely fine, with thenamed card box of issue (6)

£100-14018552 Private Louis Cockcroft, born Clayton, Manchester,November 1891; served with ‘A’ Company, III Platoon, 21st(Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the GreatWar on the Western Front from 10.11.1915.8293 Private James W. Sherwin served with theManchester Regiment during the great War on the WesternFront from 8.11.1915.

78Three: Private W.G. Cadenhead, Scottish HorseYeomanry and Machine Gun Corps1914-15 Star (2392 Pte. W. Cadenhead. 1-Sco. H.);British War and Victory Medals (2392 Pte. W.G.Cadenhead. 1-Sco. H.), VM officially renamed, goodvery fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards;riband bar; Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen, prizemedal, bronze, reverse engraved ‘Awarded to WilliamG. Cadenhead, 1909-10’; Scottish Horse prize medal,silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1913), reverseengraved ‘Maxim Gun Competition’; and acomprehensive file of research including a copy of TheMemoirs of an Ordinary Man, by the recipient, andvarious photographic images of the recipient (3)

£80-1002392 Private William George Cadenhead, born Aberdeen,April 1896; educated at Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen;enlisted in the Scottish Horse Yeomanry, 28.2.1914, and


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80Three: Gunner H.S. Harris, Royal ArtilleryBritish War and Victory Medals (118532 Gnr. H.S.Harris. R.A.); Territorial Force War Medal (118532 Gnr.H.S. Harris. R.A.), good very finePair: L. de Jong, Merchant NavyBritish War Medal (Leopold de-Jong); Mercantile MarineWar Medal (Leopold de Jong), good very fine (3)

£160-200

81Family Group:Four: Sergeant G. Quinn, Royal Lancaster RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (19375 Sjt. G. Quinn. R.Lanc. R.); Defence and War Medals, nearly very fine orbetter, with the recipient’s Soldiers Service and Pay BookGeneral Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Cyprus(23074978 Cpl. G.T. Quinn. R.E.), extremely fine, withthe named card box of issue; the recipient’s Certificate ofService; and National Service Act Grade Card (5)

£90-11019375 Sergeant George Quinn, born Stalybridge, Cheshire,May 1897; served during the Great War with the Royal LancasterRegiment; re-enlisted for service during the Second World Warwith the Pioneer Corps as 13040522 Private, 18.4.1941;discharged, 18.6.1945; died, December 1970.

23074978 Corporal Geoffrey James Quinn, born 19.4.1929,the son of Sergeant George Quinn; enlisted in the RoyalEngineers, 7.10.1954; served in Cyprus; transferred to theReserve, 29.10.1956; discharged, 6.4.1960.

x82Three: Sergeant F.W. Whitehouse, Canadian InfantryBritish War and Victory Medals (408720 Sjt. F.W.Whitehouse. 19-Can. Inf.); Coronation 1953, in card boxof issue, very fine, with Bestowal Document for theCoronation Medal, named to F. Whitehouse, Esquire, Sr.Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R. (Thomas W.Robson), nearly extremely fine (4)

£50-70

83Pair: Paymaster Sub Lieutenant J. Atkins, Royal NavalReserveBritish War and Victory Medals (Payr. S. Lt. J. Atkins.R.N.R.), very finePair: Private A.C. Boal, Army Vetinerary CorpsBritish War and Victory Medals (SE-31094 Pte. A.C. Boal.A.V.C.), good very finePair: Private D.J. Killian, 12th South African InfantryBritish War and Victory Medals, bi-lingual reverse (Pte.D.J. Killian. 12th. S.A.I.), very fine, together with a bronzecommemorative medallionPair: Sepoy Gazan Khan, 72 PunjabisBritish War and Victory Medals (3373 Sepoy Gazan Khan,72 Pjbis.), unit partially officially corrected on BWM, veryfinePair: Sepoy Said Akhbar, 93 InfantryBritish War and Victory Medals (3589 Sepoy Said Akhbar93 Infy.), nearly very fine (10)

£90-120SE-31094 Private Archibald C. Boal, died at Lifford, Donegal,14.10.1935.

84Pair: Private W. Burton, Royal LancashireRegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (21639 Pte. W.Burton. R.Lanc. R.), nearly extremely finePair: Private R.A. Parkin, Liverpool RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (71890 Pte. R.A.Parkin. L’pool R.), very finePair: Private R.E. Abbott, Yorkshire RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (203867 Pte. R.E.Abbott. York. R.), nearly very finePair: Private A. Robertson, Royal West KentRegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (G-20317 Pte. A.Robertson. R.W. Kent R.), nearly very finePair: Private C. Prior, Yorkshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (42187. Pte. C.Prior. Yorks. L.I.), minor edge nick, very fine,together with a miniature portrait photograph ofthe recipient (10)

£100-140

21639 Private William Burton, born Royton,Lancashire; served with the 8th Battalion, RoyalLancaster Regiment during the Great War; killed inaction on the Western Front, 8.2.1918, and is buried inWancourt British Cemetery, France.

85Pair: Private H.J.J. Farrant, London RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (254446 Pte.H.J.J. Farrant. 4-Lond. R.), VM partially officiallycorrected, extremely finePair: Private S. Gilson, London RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (5294 Pte. S.Gilson. 6-Lond. R.), nearly extremely finePair: Private C.W. Pottinger, LondonRegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (56545 Pte. C.W.Pottinger. 6-Lond. R.), good very finePair: Private W.C. Curtis, London RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (3232 Pte. W.C.Curtis. 11-Lond. R.), nearly very finePair: Private G.J. Hays, London RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (453620 Pte. G.J.Hays. 11-Lond. R.), very finePair: Private E. Dickie, London RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (650566 Pte.Dickie. 21-Lond. R.), toned, nearly extremely fine(12)

£100-120

254446 Private Henry Joseph John Farrant, bornStoke Newington, London; served with the 3rdBattalion, London Regiment during the Great War;killed in action on the Western Front, 28.8.1918, and isburied in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, France.


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x86Pair: Private J.E. Gibb, Canadian InfantryBritish War and Victory Medals (696961. Pte. J.E.Gibb. 50-Can. Inf.), extremely fine, in named card boxof issue and original packaging with Canadian Militiaenclosure1914-15 Star (42362 Gnr. R.V. Olliver C.F.A.),good very fineBritish War Medal (2) (46063 Pte. R. Fleming. S.Wales Bord.; 2003672 Pte. S.J. Beseau. C.A.S.C.),edge bruise to first, good very fineVictory Medal (SE-10152 Pte. G. Armstrong.A.V.C.), nearly very fine (6)

£40-60

87Pair: Lieutenant W.A. Bailey, Indian OrdnanceDepartmentBritish War Medal (Lieut. W.A. Bailey); Army LongService & G.C., E.VII.R. (Sub Condtr. W.A. Bailey.Indian Ordce Dept.), extremely fine (2)

£70-90

88Six: Signalman C.J. Cross, Royal Army ServiceCorps1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence andWar Medals; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., oneclasp, Palestine (T/23235211. Sgln. C.J. Cross.R.A.S.C.), mounted court style in this order, nearlyextremely fine (6)

£60-80

89Four: Company Sergeant Major B. Clark, CheshireRegimentGeneral Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine(4118138 W.O.Cl.2 B. Clark. Ches. R.); 1939-1945Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Long Service &G.C., G.VI.R., with Regular Army suspension(4118138 W.O.Cl.II B. Clark Ches. R.), generally veryfine or better (5)

£140-180

4118138 Company Sergeant Major B. Clark served with‘A’ Company, 7th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, as part ofthe 42nd Divison, when he was wounded at Quatre Vents,near Tournai, 20.5.1940 (Regimental History Refers).

90A Well Documented Second War Campaign Groupof Six to Air Artificer T.A. Harley, Fleet Air Arm,Whose Service Included on the Aircraft CarriesH.M.S. Victorious, 1941-42 and H.M.S.Indomitable, 1944-451939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, with NorthAfrica 1942-43 Bar; Burma Star, with Pacific Bar;

Air Artificer T.A. Harley

Defence and War Medals, generally good very fine, withthe following original items and documentation:- Campaign Medals card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr.T.A. Harley, 18, Elmswood Avenue, Moss Side,Manchester, 14’, with enclosure slip and riband bar- Parchment Certificate of Service- Parchment History Sheet for Air Artificers- Quantity of correspondence and forms related tomedical discharge, tribunal, and pension; EducationCertificate, dated 10.6.1941- a fine photograph album compiled by recipient whilstserving in H.M.S. Victorious- a comprehensive file of research (lot)

£150-200

FX78933 Air Artificer Thomas Albert Harley (1921-1984), born Moss Side, Manchester; enlisted as an Air Fitter,Fleet Air Arm, 11.3.1940; service during the Second Warincluded at H.M.S. Merlin (Donibristle, Scotland),17.7.1941-5.10.1941; H.M.S. Victorious (with 817Squadron), 31.12.1941-22.8.1942 and 8.10.1942-14.12.1942; H.M.S. Sparrowhawk (Orkney), 23.8.1942-7.10.1942; H.M.S. Landrail (R.N.A.S. Machrihanish,Scotland), 1943-1944, during which time ‘whilst giving anaircraft the final check, the pilot opened the throttle and blewme off the mainplane, making me jar myself on landing’(Medical Papers refer); served in the Far East with H.M.S.Indomitable (Aircraft Carrier), 14.5.1944-2.12.1945;discharged 25.2.1946; awarded a pension and King’s Badgedue to disability caused to his leg whilst serving at H.M.S.Landrail.



91Six: Bandsman J.P. Patterson, Royal Marines1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, with Pacific Bar; War Medal; Naval LongService & G.C., G.VI.R. (R.M.B. 2992 J.P. Pattinson. Bdmr.1, R.M.B.), good very fine, mounted asoriginally worn, with the recipient’s Worshipful Company of Musicians of London medallion, silver,the edge inscribed ‘RMB/2992 Bandmaster 2nd. Cl. J.P. Pattinson, 1935.’, with related miniatureaward, in fitted case of issue, embossed ‘Presented to RMB/2992 Bandmaster 2nd Cl. J.P. Pattinsonby the Worshipful Company of Musicians, 29th October 1935.’, together with two newspapercuttings regarding this award, and the seating plan from the dinner at which the award was presented(7)

£300-400

RMB.2992 Bandmaster J.P. Pattinson, of the Royal Naval School of Music, Deal, was awarded the WorshipfulCompany of Musicians medal for being the most praiseworthy and successful bandmaster of the year. He was aneminent performer on two or three instruments, and also the best ‘crooner’ in the band.

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Private J. York

92Family Group:Five: Attributed to Seaman L. York, Royal Navy1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence andWar Medals, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’ssilver mine-sweeping and anti-submarine operationsbadge; named card box of issue for the Second Warawards, addressed to ‘Mr. L. York, 58 Spring Lane,Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancs.’, and the followingrelated documents &c.:- The recipient’s Certificate of Service- Admiralty enclosure for the awards- Various photographs of the recipient and the Shipson which he servedVictory Medal (30214 Pte. J. York. Lan. Fus.), goodvery fine, together with a photographic image of therecipient (6)

£50-70

JX345239 Seaman Leonard York, born Radcliffe,Manchester, 17.7.1922, the son of Private Joseph York;enlisted in the Royal Navy, 14.1.1942, and served in H.M.S.Europa from 25.3.1942; awarded silver mine-sweeping andanti-submarine operations badge, 15.12.1942; discharged,11.5.1946.

Seaman L. York

93Three: Sergeant J. Mainwaring, No. 218 (GoldCoast) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Killed inAction During a Raid on Bremen, 3.7.19421939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal,good very fine, with the following Prize Medals:Barrington Kennett Trophy Medal, R.A.F. Halton,Cross Country Senior 1939, white metal, reverseengraved ‘A/A. Mainwaring J.’, in box of issue; No. 4(A) Wing Inter-Sqdn Cross Country 1940 Medal,white metal, reverse engraved ‘L.A.A. Mainwaring J.’and Coronation Medallion 1937, white metal, reverseengraved ‘Jack Mainwaring’ (lot)

£140-180

572972 Sergeant Jack Mainwaring, born Yorkshire, 1921;educated at Keighley Grammar School and R.A.F. Halton,from January 1938; served during the Second World Warwith 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron (Stirlings), Marham, 1942;flew his final sortie to Bremen, 2/3.7.1942, in StirlingN3718 HA-C, piloted by Pilot Officer G.G. Jeary, ‘T/o2325 Marham. Last heard on w/t transmitting SOS, thismessage timed at 0028’ (Bomber Command Losses of theSecond World War, refers); the entire crew of seven werelisted as missing in action presumed killed and are allcommemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.



Warrant Officer W.R.H. Yexley

x94Six: Warrant Officer Class II O.T. Scott, RoyalArmy Service Corps1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 1st Army Bar; ItalyStar; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal,G.VI.R., with ‘Territorial’ scroll suspension(T.2880900. W.O. Cl.2. O.T. Scott. R.A.S.C.), tracesof lacquer, good very fineThree: Attributed to Motor Mechanic C.T. Stone,Royal Canadian Naval Reserve1939-1945 Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal,with Maple leaf bar; War Medal, silver, very fine, witha copy of the recipient’s Certificate of Service (9)

£50-70

A-3622 Motor Mechanic Clyde Thomas Stone, bornVancouver, British Colombia, 3.3.1920; enlisted in the RoyalCanadian Naval Reserve, as a Stoker 1st Class in H.M.C.S.Discovery, 18.6.1943; Leading Stoker, 19.6.1943; MotorMechanic, 26.9.1944; discharged, 14.11.1945.

95Six: Warrant Officer W.L. Bullock, Royal Air Force1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals;General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Cyprus(W/O. W.L. Bullock. (518161). R.A.F.); Royal AirForce Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (518161 F.Sgt.W.L. Bullock. R.A.F.), toned, good very fine or better,mounted as originally worn (6)

£80-100

96A Scarce and Well Documented Second WarParachute Instructor’s Group of Four to WarrantOfficer W.R.H. Yexley, R.A.F.V.R, Who Receiveda King’s Commendation For Valuable Services inthe Air, For Special Night Time Operations Overthe Burmese Jungle, March 1943; He TrainedIndian and Gurkha Paratroops, Amongst WhomHe Was Known as “The White Gurkha”1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; Defence and WarMedals, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, generally good very fine,with the following original items and documents:- Air Forces in India Observer’s and Air Gunner’sFlying Log Book (covering the period 3.1.1942-29.8.1945); Royal Air Force Flying Log Book ForNavigators Air Bombers Air Gunners Flight Engineers(covering the period 22.1.1946-25.2.1946)- King’s Commendation Certificate for ValuableServices in the Air, dated 1.1.1944- M.I.D. Certificate, dated 8.6.1944- Congratulatory telegraph from 357 Squadron on theoccasion of Yexley’s Commendation- a large number of photographs, many annotated,from various stages of recipient’s career, two lettersaddressed to recipient dated 10.12.1945 and21.1.1946, and two large comprehensive files ofresearch (lot)

£400-500


King’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the AirLondon Gazette 1.1.1944 1465418 Corporal W.R.H. Yexley,R.A.F.V.R

M.I.D. London Gazette 8.6.1944 Sergeant W.R.H. Yexley,R.A.F.V.R.

Warrant Officer William Robert Henry Yexley (1909-1997), born Fulham, London; began a 44 year associationwith the London Federation Boys Club in 1924; employedwith the Gas Light & Coke Company, Harwood Terrace,London, 1926; he additionally carried out voluntary work asClub Leader for Apprentices and Junior Employees at thefirm, organising sports clubs and trips; a keen and talentedboxer he competed in the Olympic Trials, 1928; appointedby the firm as Roof Spotter for daylight air-raids, 1940;enlisted as a Physical Training Instructor, Royal Air ForceVoluneteer Reserve, May 1941; volunteered for ParachuteJump Instructor Course, in December of the same year;having qualified Yexley was posted to Empire Central FlyingSchool and then to No. 9 Advanced Flying Unit, January1942; recalled to No. 1 Parachute Jump School, Ringway, toinstruct Free French and Polish Forces, March 1942; in Juneof the same year Yexley volunteered for the Far EastParachute Jump School, Delhi, India; he moved with theSchool to Rawlpindi and trained Indian and GurkhaParatroops; appointed Battalion Instructor to 153/154Gurkha Paratroop Regiment, where he became known asSergeant Yexley “Bahadar Thapa” - The White Gurkha;posted for temporary duty on Special Operations with 357Squadron (Hudsons), Red Hills Lake, Dum Dum,

12.3.1943; between 16-24.3.1943 he took part in four nightoperations including 16.3.1943 ‘Night Operations -Commend. by H.M. The King New Years Honours List ForValuable Service in the Air’ and 24.3.1943, ‘Jap M.T.Convoy Straffed (G) Night Operations’ (Log Book refers);most of the Squadron’s operations during this period weresupply drops to insurgent groups behind Japanese lines in theBurmese jungle; returned to his original posting at AirLanding School, Chaklala, where he remained until October1945, continuing to train re-inforcements for Chindit Patrolsand supply dropping patrols in Burma; posted GHQ Jessoreat the start of 1945, where he was tasked with trainingBurmese, Kachins, Malaysians and many other nationalities asSpecial Agents; Warrant Officer 1st Class June 1945; grantedspecial leave in the UK, September 1945, after completing 31operational flights over Burma, Malaya and Indo-China, 500operational flying hours and 250 exhibition and confidencejumps to pupils; posted No. 1 Parachute Jump School,Ringway, December 1945; demobilised June 1946; post Warhe re-joined his previous firm and continued with hisvoluntary work also becoming a Voluntary Social Worker forFulham Borough Boy’s Club; working in the same capacityfor the H.M. Borstal Institution; an Instructor and Assesserfor the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme; he was a BoxingOfficial for the 1948 London Olympics; Yexley wasCommended for saving the life of an 85 year old lady fromGas Poisoning in 1965 and again in January of the followingyear by the Mayor and Councillors of Shaftesbury, BoroughCouncil Dorset, for the arrest and conviction of personsresponsible for wilful damage to public property.

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‘Sandy’ Yexley (on left) at J.S. Chaklala, Rawalpindi



97An Extremely Well Documented Family Group:A Second War Group of Four to Captain A.L.Bamford, 31 Squadron, South African Air Force,A Liberator Navigator Who Completed 39Operational Sorties Over Austrian, Hungarian,Italian and Yugoslavian Targets, Including NightTime Supply Drops to Yugoslav Partisans1939-1945 Star; Italy Star; War Medal; Africa ServiceMedal, all officially impressed ‘10390 A.L. Bamford’,generally very fine or betterPair: Sergeant P.C. Bamford, Women’s AuxiliaryAir ForceWar Medal; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, bothofficially impressed ‘F262583 P.C. Bamford’,generally very fine or better, with the following originalitems and documents relating to both recipients:- Royal Life Saving Bronze Medallion, reverseengraved ‘A.L. Bamford Mar. 1940’, in case of issue,with Award of Merit cloth badge- Two Identity Discs for A.L. Bamford; 21 items ofcloth and metal S.A.A.F. insignia- Royal Air Force Sight Log Book (covering the period14.6.1944-21.7.1944); South African Air Force PilotsFlying Log Book (covering the period 18.3.1941-15.9.1945, this well annotated by the recipient withmany photographs and newspaper cuttings attached)and a Pilots Flying Log Book (covering the period28.8.1938-27.7.1942)- Two Large Files replete with official documentationappertaining to both recipient’s enrolement andsubsequent service, photographs, newspaper cuttingsand comprehensive research (lot)

£250-350

Captain Arthur Leslie Bamford (1913-1988) bornJohannesburg, South Africa, the son of English born parents;employed as an Accountant with Collins & McCallagh,Johannesburg, prior to joining the South African Air Force,25.9.1940; after initial training as a Navigator he was postedas a Second Lieutenant, Navigation Course Instructor, No.42 Air School, Port Elizabeth, 24.11.1941; he remained inthis posting until October 1943; after a Staff NavigationCourse he was posted to the Mediterranean Air Force, finallyarriving in Almaza airfield, Cairo, 1.6.1944; eight days laterhe was posted to No. 76 O.T.U. (Wellingtons), Aqir,Palestine; after a further three months training he was postedas a Navigator for operational flying with 31 SquadronS.A.A.F. (Liberators), Celone, near Foggia, Italy,23.10.1944; he flew 39 operational sorties with thesquadron, 3 of which were night supply drops to YugoslavPartisans, 5 similar missions during the day; 4 daylight supplydrops to Italian Partisans; and the remainder were bombingoperations to Austrian, Hungarian, Italian and Yugoslaviantargets; the latter included, 19.11.1944, ‘BombingPodgorica, HT 9,500 12x1000, Direct Hit on Bridge - LightFlak’; 22.11.1944, ‘Bombing Szombathely M. Yard Ht11,500 12x500 - chased into cloud over target by Ju 88 -6A/C Missing’; 1812.1944, ‘Bombing and ground strafingJerry transport and troops N. of Podgorica’ (aerial

photograph of attack inserted in Log Book); 8.2.1945,‘Bombing Verona Marshalling Yard 12x500lb - Good trip.Flak Light and Heavy but inaccurate but 2 holes in tail’; and31.3.1945, ‘Graz Marshalling Yard Austria 2x1,000 10x500.Good trip’; on completion of his tour of operations he wasposted back to South Africa, April 1945; after several postingsin an instructors capacity Bamford was released from theSAAF, 2.12.1945.

F262583 Sergeant Phillis Cora Bamford, bornGrahamstown, South Africa, 1922; enlisted W.A.A.F.,24.1.1941; Acting Sergeant 1.7.1943; married A.L.Bamford, 1.5.1945; discharged 6.10.1945. Both Arthur andPhillis Bamford began keen members of the Rand GliderClub after the War.

Captain A.L. Bamford at Celone, Foggia, Southern Italy, 1944


98Four: Guardsman C. Armstrong, Irish Guards1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defenceand War Medals, all privately named ‘2721678. Gdn.Armstrong. C. Irish Guards.’, extremely fine, withArmy Council enclosure; copy of the recipient’sRecord of Service; and a portrait photograph of therecipientFamily Group:Four: Attributed to Private G. Robertson, BlackWatch, Late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defenceand War Medals, extremely fine, with Defence Councilenclosure, in named card box of issue, together withthe following related documents &c.:- Army Certificate of Education Second Class, namedto Private G. Robertson, and dated 9.3.1939- Copy of the recipient’s Service Book- The recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the ArmyReserve, and Record of Service Card- The recipient’s Release Certificate- Photograph of the recipientPair: Attributed to Private M.T. Robertson,Auxiliary Territorial ServiceDefence and War Medals, extremely fine, with DefenceCouncil enclosure, in named card box of issue,together with the following related documents &c.:- The recipient’s Service Book- The recipient’s A.T.S. Release Book- Photograph of the recipient (10)

£90-120

2721678 Guardsman C. Armstrong, a native of Moss Side,Manchester; enlisted in the Irish Guards, 18.7.1940; andserved with the Regiment during the Second World War inNorth West Europe from 19.6.1944 to 28.12.1945.

2979846 Private George Robertson, born 5.5.1918;enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,28.5.1936; transferred to the Black Watch, 9.7.1940, and

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Private G. Robertson Private M.T. RobertsonGuardsman C. Armstrong

served with the Regiment during the Second World War inNorth West Europe from 28.7.1944 to 4.11.1944. PrivateRobertson died 15.5.1953.

w/141275 Mona Teresa Robertson, née Larthwaite, born8.6.1924; enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Service,26.2.1942; married Private George Robertson, 28.12.1944;discharged, 1.4.1954.

99Four: Flight Sergeant H.D. Rowe, Royal Air Force,Killed in Action at Habbaniya, Iraq, 16.5.1941,During the Uprising Led By Sayid Rashid elGailani1939-1945 Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal AirForce Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (363003. Sgt.H.D. Rowe. R.A.F.), generally good very fine or bettter,with several contemporary photographs of R.A.F.Habbaniya, and comprehensive research (4)

£150-200

363003 Flight Sergeant Harry Dolton Rowe, a native ofPlymouth; enlisted as an Apprentice as R.A.F. Halton, 1922;and was serving in the Technical Hangers at the R.A.F.training school Habbaniya during the Iraqi revolt underSayid Rashid el Gailani, April-May 1941; Rowe was killed inaction, 16.5.1941, on the latter date the R.A.F. Base (whichhad been the scene of earlier fighting) came under attackfrom German bombers, ‘the Heinkels made two passes,dropping six bombs on each run, two from each Heinkel.They hit their targets fair and square. They went for thehangars which, normally, are the most productive airfieldtargets; the ensuing fierce petrol-fires inside do great damage.And, naturally, the biggest hangars are the juiciest..... Iwondered how the aircraft-maintenance and workshops-hangars had fared. They were the largest, so the Germans hadconcentrated on them. They had made a very good bombingjob indeed, doing a lot of damage and they killed severalpeople.’ (The War That Never Was, refers); Flight SergeantRowe was buried in Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.



100An Interesting Second War North West EuropeCommando’s Group of Five to Marine J.A. Briggs,Royal MarinesFrance and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals;France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated1939, bronze, with Brigade Despatch bronze star onriband; France, Republic, War Medal 1939-1945,bronze, two clasps, France, Liberation, generally goodvery fine, with the recipient’s Certificate of Service, anda portrait photograph of the recipient (5)

£250-350

PO.2887 Marine John Alfred Briggs, born Bristol,28.12.1920; enlisted in the Royal Marines, 28.12.1937;granted Hurt Certificate, 26.3.1938, whilst serving at Deal;served during the Second World War in Northern Europe, asa Home Based Ledger R.M. Commando from 15.9.1944,and awarded the French Croix de Guerre, 24.8.1945(Certificate of Service refers); transferred Royal Fleet Reserve,11.6.1951, and recalled to the Service at the CommandoSchool, Royal Marines; discharged, 15.3.1954.

101Pair: Fusilier R.G. Clinkskel, Royal FusiliersKorea 1950-53, 1st ‘Britt: Omn’ type (22612732 Fus.R.G. Clinkskel. R.F.); United Nations Medal forKorea, good very fine, with named card box of issue forthe latter (2)

£120-160

102Pair: Colour Sergeant A. Kavanagh, King’s OwnRoyal Border RegimentGeneral Service 1962-2007, two clasps, South Arabia,Northern Ireland, clasps attached by retaining rod asissued (24022118 Pte A. Kavanagh. Kings OwnBorder.); Jubilee 1977, silver, edge bruise, otherwisegood very fine or better (2)

£200-240

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24022118 Colour Sergeant Anthony Kavanagh; joinedthe 1st Battalion King’s Own Royal Border Regiment in1964; served with the Regiment in Aden before serving as aSergeant, ‘C’ Company 1st Battalion in Northern Ireland,from January 1972; advanced Staff Sergeant by 1977 and wasserving as Colour Sergeant in ‘B’ Company from thefollowing year.

103Pair: Marine T. Lockhart, Royal MarinesGeneral Service 1962-2007, two clasps, NorthernIreland, N. Iraq & S. Turkey (Mne T LockhartPO35509N RM); Naval Long Service & G.C., E.II.R.(Mne T Lockhart PO35509N RM), nearly extremelyfine, scarce, mounted as worn (2)

£500-600

104Pair: Sergeant J.M. Ross, Royal Air ForceGeneral Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (Sgt. J M Ross (H8111903) RAF); Royal AirForce Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (Sgt. J M Ross(H8111903) RAF), generally good very fine, mountedcourt style as originally worn (2)

£60-80

105Three: Lance-Corporal C.P. Clarke, Royal ArmyDental CorpsGulf 1990-91, one clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991(24763997 LCPL C Clarke RADC); Saudi Arabia,Kingdom, Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait, silveredand gilt, with riband bar; Kuwait, Emirate, LiberationMedal, Fourth Class, bronze and enamel, good veryfine, scarce to unit (3)

£200-240

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106A Particularly Fine and Well Documented FieldOfficer’s Small Army Gold Medal to Lieutenant-Colonel W.L. Clowes, 3rd King’s Own Dragoons,Who Commanded a Brigade at the Battle ofSalamanca, 22.7.1812Field Officer’s Small Army Gold Medal for Salamanca(Major W.L. Clowes), good very fine, glazed inlunettes, with original gold riband buckle, and originalriband, housed in a red leather Rundell Bridge &Rundell, Jewellers To Their Majesties & HRH PrinceRegent, London fitted case, with the following relateditems:- Portrait of H.R.H. the Duke of York and Albany,signed ‘Frederick, Commander in Chief’ (thesignature cut from a letter to the recipient), in a glazedframe- Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, signed‘Wellington’, in a glazed frame- Journal of Campaign in Portugal and Spain 1811 &1812, the recipient’s typed account of his time in thePeninsula, bound in red leather, the detached coverembossed in gold- Letter to the recipient from the Commander in Chiefregarding the award of the Army Gold Medal, dated21.9.1813 (the signature cut from the letter andattached to the above mentioned portrait), togetherwith two other contemporary letters, bound in therecipient’s journal

£12,000-16,000

Lieutenant-Colonel William Legh Clowes was born atBroughton Hall, Manchester, in March 1781, and wasCommissioned Cornet, 3rd (King’s Own) Dragoons,October 1796; Promoted Lieutenant in March 1799;Captain in July 1800; and Major in April 1809, he embarked

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with his Regiment for the Peninsula on the 27th July 1811,disembarking at Lisbon on the 25th August. Shortly aftertheir arrival, Lieutenant-Colonel Mundy, on account of hishealth, returned home, leaving the command of theRegiment in the hands of Major Clowes.After spending three months in the Peninsula without seeingany major action, Clowes rode over to Cuidad Rodrigo onthe 19th January 1812 and was an eye witness to the assaultof that evening, entering the town the following day ‘and wasmuch struck with the various effects of the Siege andconsequences of the successful assault.’ (recipient’s diaryrefers). On the 28th March ‘I was ordered to take theCommand of a Squadron from each Regiment of the Brigadeand to proceed under the orders of General Clinton with the6th Division before daybreak to surprise the enemy atAzuaga. The enemy were appraised of our approach andretired after a little skirmishing in the direction of Fuente deOnoro. The view of the Castle of Azuaga with the twoForces, the one retiring and the other advancing, wasbeautifully picturesque. The Brigade remained here with anadvance of two Squadrons at La Granja, in constant alertnessuntil the 1st April when at two o’clock in the afternoon analarm was given that the enemy were in great force and weredriving in our advanced Squadrons under the command ofMajor Hugavin. This proved to be the case but the enemyretired before the approach of the Brigade, after havingdestroyed 24 men and horses in killed, wounded, andprisoners. We took 12 men and horses prisoner and killed oneman.’ (ibid).On the 7th April Clowes was at Almendralejo when he heardof the surrender of Badajoz. The following day he marchedwith the Brigade on Albuera ‘and had bivouacked in a woodand were cooking our dinners when a sudden order came forus to advance, which we did for about a league andbivouacked for the night. 11th April came up with theadvanced cavalry of Drouet’s Force at Villa Garcia, whichwere charged by the 5th Dragoon Guards and repelled witha loss of 150 men and horses taken prisoner, besides killedand wounded. The 5th Dragoon Guards lost 20 men and 10

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horses killed and wounded.’ The Brigade retired to BienVevida, and then onto Badajos, ‘which displayed to excess allthe horrors and impressions of a Siege and Assault.’

SalamancaOn the 12th June the whole of the 1st Division of Cavalrywas inspected by Wellington; Clowes then proceed with hisBrigade at the head of the left column commanded byGeneral Pater. After a four day march the column arrived atSalamanca. ‘We were opposed by the enemy’s cavalry. Thetwo forces remained formed opposite to each other until theevening on the 17th June, when the enemy retired into thetown and we two miles to the rear to a wood where the wholeArmy encamped together. The next day the Army advancedtowards Salamanca which they entered, the enemy havingevacuated it, leaving a Garrison of 1500 men in a small butstrong fort. The Regiment was quartered at Carbarizos, asmall village two miles in advance of Salamanca. That eveningI went into the Salamanca and procured eatables anddrinkables of all sorts, of which we had previously been veryshort. Admired the town, most particularly the Square. Thefollowing day we remained at Carbarizos. Then on the 20thJune we marched at break of day into position and at abouteight o’clock saw the enemy approaching in three distinctcolumns which continued to collect and to approach untiltowards five o’clock in the afternoon when our Armyadvanced to its ground to receive them. General LeMarchant’s Brigade was brought forward to the front, the5th Dragoon Guards detached to the right, and the 3rd and4th posted in two lines and exposed to the enemy’s guns,which opened upon the King’s Own twice a most galling, andto the horses, a destructive fire. We lost eight troop horseskilled, and one officer (Cooper). The men behavedwonderfully sturdy. At seven o’clock the enemy notadvancing we were withdrawn to our bivouac on the openground. The next two days we remained in our position, theenemy keeping his ground about a quarter of a mile in ourfront.’ (ibid).The next month Clowes was again in action, and this timewas instrumental in saving the Guns of the 3rd Division: ‘Onthe 18th July we marched at daybreak in the rear of GeneralAlten’s Brigade towards Alaejos- we retired about noon in

the direction of Carnizal and at two o’clock had receivedorders to bivouac and feed, when the Regiment was directedto advance in support of the Guns of the 3rd Division, andhad marched for that purpose two miles to the front, whenperceiving the enemy’s cavalry advancing with a superiorforce upon General Alten’s Brigade, consisting of the 1stHussars and 1st and 4th Dragoons, I begged permission tosend the Guns to the rear, and to advance to their support,and arrived just in time to save them from the enemy, whoretired upon our approach. Throughout the day theRegiment was much exposed to the enemy’s Infantry andArtillery fire, and lost one officer, eight men, and twelvehorses killed and wounded. The Regiment behavedremarkably well.’ Then, on the 22nd July, ‘we advanced tosupport the Light Dragoons who were skirmishing on theright with the enemy’s Cavalry. At two o’clock we wereordered into a village to feed, but had scarcely arrived therewhen, the enemy advancing, we were ordered to retire- fromthis time until between five and six o’clock the enemy kept upan incessant and tremendous fire of Artillery, which did butlittle damage. At a quarter before six o’clock we receivedorders for an attack which commenced with the 3rd Divisionon the enemy’s left, which was turned by them in the mostgallant style- we together with the centre column were thenbrought forward and the Brigade made a determined andeffectual charge against the enemy’s Infantry, which werefound in strong columns and posted on heights in a thickwood- the result of this charge was about 1400 prisoners and7 Guns captured. Night coming on our part of the workceased, but the Infantry made a successful pursuit of theretreating enemy, and killed and wounded many thousands.’(ibid).Clowes was promoted Lieutenant Colonel at the start ofAugust 1812, and on the 12th of that month he formed partof the escort as Wellington entered Madrid, where ‘the joysof the inhabitants exceeded anything that could beimagined.’ Returning to England, he retired from the activelist on the 15th December 1812, receiving his Gold Medalfor Salamanca the following year. Lieutenant-Colonel Clowesdied at home at Broughton Hall in August 1862, aged 81.


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107Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Trafalgar(John Keech.), edge bruising, very fine

£4,500-5,500

John Keech served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Ajax duringthe major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the Britishfleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson andthe Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P.C. de Villeneuve, 21.10.1805. At Trafalgar theAjax was placed under the temporary command of 1stLieutenant J. Pilford, and under him fought in the weathercolumn where she was engaged with Dumanoir’s division,losing eleven killed and wounded. Three Large Naval GoldMedals and twenty-seven Small Naval Gold Medals wereawarded for the battle.

John Keech born Bridport, Dorset; was a GreenwichHospital in pensioner and died 1856.

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x108Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, BasqueRoads 1809 (James Flexman.), toned, nearlyextremely fine

£2,400-2,800

James Flexman served as Second Lieutenant, Royal Marinesin H.M.S. Illustrious during Lord Cochrane’s successfuldestruction of a number of French ships. including four shipsof the line, in the Basque Roads, off St. Nazaire, 11-12.4.1809.

Second Lieutenant James Flexman, commissioned RoyalMarines, January 1808; after service with H.M.S. Illustrious,he was ‘attached to the Clorinde (Captains Thomas Briggsand Samuel Petchell). During that period he accompaniedthe expedition of 1809 to Walcheren, where he acted asQuarter-Master to the R.M. Battalion. He was also present atthe reduction of the Isle of France, in December, 1810, andwas employed for some time in the China sea. From Jan. untilAug, 1815, he served with Capt. George Rose Sartorious, inthe Slaney, in which vessel he witnessed the surrender ofNapoleon Bonaparte to Capt. Frederick Lewis Maitland, ofthe Bellerophon.’ (O’Byrne refers)


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109Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, 25 JulyBoat Service 1809 (David Hume.), extremely fine

£2,800-3,200

David Hume served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. PrincessCaroline when 17 boats (from H.M. Ships Cerberus,Minotaur, Princess Caroline and Prometheus) under thedirection of Commander T. Forest successfully attacked aRussian brig and three gunboats at Frederikshamn, Gulf ofFinland, 25.7.1809. The Russian vessels were captured withapproximately 150 prisoners. The British suffered 3 officersand 6 men killed, with approximately 50 wounded. TheRussians suffered losses of 28 killed and 59 wounded.Approximately 36 clasps issued for this action.

PROVENANCE:Whalley Collection 1877Lord Cheylesmore July 1930

110The Fine N.G.S. to William Leveque For The WellKnown American 14 December 1814 Boat Action,Which Was Launched to Clear Lake Borgne of FiveEnemy Gun Boats, a Sloop and a Schooner toPrepare the Way for a Direct Assault Upon NewOrleans. After an Incredible 36-Mile Row Againsta Strong Tide, A Large Body of British Officers,Seamen and Marines Reached Their ObjectiveWith a Longshot of the Enemy - Then Stopped ForBreakfast. After an Hour, the Refreshed ForceTook to Their Oars Again and Rowed into NavalHistory. This Was the Last, the Most Daring andIndeed the Largest Boat Action for Which TheNaval General Service Medal 1793-1840 WasGrantedNaval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, 14 DecBoat Service 1814 (O. William Leveque.), edge bruise,therefore nearly extremely fine

£3,500-4,500

William Leveque served as Acting Master in H.M.S. Sophieand was present in the boats commanded by CommandersLockyer, Montrenor and Roberts who were tasked with anattack on an American force of 5 gunboats, a sloop and aschooner, 14.12.1814. This attack was to take place on LakeBorgne in preparation for clearing the way for a direct assaulton New Orleans. On the 12th at 9.30am, arriving withinlongshot of the enemy, Commander Lockyer and his men,after a 36-mile pull against a strong current all the way,stopped for breakfast. At 10.30am they took to their oarsagain, with the tide running against them at three miles anhour, and moved forward into a hail of round and grape shot.Almost at noon, Commander Lockyer’s boat, beingforemost, got alongside the gunboat with the Commodore’spennant and a desperate fight ensued in which nearly all theassailants were either killed or wounded. CommanderLockyer was among the latter, but the remnant gained theAmerican’s deck and, being well supported by other boats,the vessel was soon taken. The guns of the captured gunboatwere turned on the remaining four and, with the boats of thesecond and third divisions arriving in quick succession, thewhole American force was taken in five minutes.

One of the most daring naval feats on record was not withoutloss, mostly sustained from the galling fire on the boats whenadvancing to the attack against a heavy current - 17 killed and67 wounded, three mortally. This was the last, the mostdaring and indeed the largest Boat Action for which theNaval General Service 1793-1840 medal was granted.

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111Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp,Toulouse (W. Lennox, 71st Foot.), very fine

£550-650

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112Military General Service 1793-1814, two clasps,Vittoria, Pyrenees (Thos. Fletcher, 20th Foot), edgebruise, very fine, with contemporary silver top ribandbar

£600-800

Private Thomas Fletcher born Halstead, Essex; received a‘gunshot wound left hip, Spain’. Mullen Roll gives ‘ReportedKilled. POW.’

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x113Alexander Davison’s Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm,bronze, minor edge nick, good very fine

£200-250


114Honourable East India Company’s Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver, Soho Mint, contained in an ornatelychased silver rimmed glazed frame, with ringed suspension, the edge inscribed ‘Cornet T.H.S. Conway, 2nd. Regt. Light.Cavalry.’, obverse glazed lunette replaced, nearly extremely fine

£600-800

Colonel Thomas Henry Somerst Conwat, C.B., Commissioned Cornet, 2nd Regiment Light Cavalry, Madras Presidency, 1798;promoted Lieutenant, September 1799; Captain, January 1810; served at the Battle of Maheidpore, 21.12.1817, as Adjutant General ofthe Army of the Deccan, and was Mentioned in the General Orders of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop, for ‘his important servicesduring the action fought yesterday, that can never be effaced from his [Hislop’s] memory’; again Mentioned after the operations againstthe fort at Talneir, 27.2.1818, ‘the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Conway, Adjutant-General of the Army, and the increasing andenergetic display of that officer’s personal courage and able arrangements throughout the day, were such as his Excellency well knew, fromformer experience, that he should derive the greatest benefit from. Sir Thomas Hislop begs the Lieutenant-Colonel to accept of hiswarmest thanks for the great aid he has on the present occasion had from him.’ Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for hisservices in the Mahratta War, October 1918 (C.B. London Gazette 14.10.1818); he was advanced Brevet Colonel in June 1831. ColonelConway died at Nackry Kul in May 1837.

PROVENANCE:Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002

115Honourable East India Company’s Medal forSeringapatam 1799, 45mm, bronze, a later striking,pierced with ring suspension, very fine

£100-150


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116Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, 48mm,white metal, minor scratch marks to obverse, otherwiseextremely fine and scarce in this condition, in fitted redleather case

£400-600

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117Waterloo 1815 (William Coldwell, 1st Batt. 71stReg. Foot.), very fine, with original steel clip and splitring suspension

£1,100-1,300

The published transcription of the medal roll gives two mennamed ‘William Caldwell’ as serving with the regimentduring the Waterloo Campaign. One of these men isadditionally entitled to an M.G.S. with ‘Toulouse’ clasp.

118Waterloo 1815 (John Mair, 1st Batt. 91st Reg.Foot.), minor edge bruising, nearly very fine, withoriginal steel clip and split ring suspension

£800-1,000

Private John Mair served in Captain William Stewart’s No.1 Company, 91st Regiment of Foot, during the WaterlooCampaign, 16-18.6.1815.

x119St John D’Acre Medal 1840, silver, contact marks,nearly very fine, pierced as issued with ring suspension

£140-180

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120Cabul 1842 (No.916 Joseph Collins. Cl. H.M.s. 31stRegt.), renamed in upright serif capitals, very fine, withoriginal steel clip and modern suspension ringTurkish Crimea, Sardinian die, unnamed, pierced forring suspension as issued, very fine (2)

£80-100

121China 1842 (Joseph Friend, Petty Offr. H.M.S.Columbine), light scratches, otherwise good very fine

£500-550

Petty Officer Joseph Friend joined the Royal Navy, 1829;service included in H.M.S. Columbine, 1838-1843;discharged 1859.

122China 1842 (James Begg, Serjeant. 26th RegimentFoot.), extremely fine, with accompanying War Officeletter, named to Arabella Begg, and dated 31.5.1848

£500-700

Sergeant James Hope Begg, born Closeburn,Dumfriesshire, Scotland, February 1809, the son of JohnBegg and Isabella Burness, and the nephew of Robert Burns,the poet; served with the 26th Regiment of Foot in China;died Chusan, China, November 1840.

For the group of Three to Colonel Robert Burns-Begg, seeLot 65

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123Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Gunner J. Gilbertson.1st. Cy. 5th. Battn. Art), extremely fine, in namedenvelope of issue, together with the recipient’s LastWill and Testament, on vellum, dated 1845, withattached probate certificate, dated 1857

£300-350

124Punjab 1848-49, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat(Corpl. W. Hatton, 2nd Eur. Regt.), minor edgenicks, good very fine

£400-450

Listed on roll as ‘Died 9.8.1850’.


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125India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Umbeyla(3891 Private Hugh McKechnie, 71st. Foot),lacquered, good very fine

£300-350

3891 Private Hugh McKechnie, severely wounded atUmbeyla, 6.11.1863.

126India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Umbeyla(160. A. Frood, H.Ms. 71st. Regt.)

£240-280

160 Private Alexander Frood, born c.1839; enlisted in theHighland Light Infantry, January 1858; discharged, April1868.


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127India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma1885-7 (2947 Pte. J. Miller 1st Bn. R.W.Fus.), veryfine

£100-140

128India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Hazara1888 (Captn. W.W. Taylor 45th. Bl. Infy.),extremely fine

£250-300

Captain William Willoughby Taylor, CommissionedLieutenant, January 1876; appointed Wing Officer, 45th(Rattray’s Sikhs) Bengal Native Infantry, July 1882; servedwith the Zhob Valley Expedition in 1884; Captain, January1887.

129India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma1889-92 (2946 Pte. F. Volkers 2d. Bn. Devon.Regt.), toned, nearly extremely fine

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130Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, good very fine

£100-140

x131Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, suspension claw looseand tightened, nearly extremely fine

£80-120

x132Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, test mark at 7 o’clock,good very fine

£90-120

x133Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Azoff, unnamed as issued,pawn broker’s marks to obverse field, suspension re-affixed, good very fine

£140-180

134Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (JohnBryce 4th. Regt.), contemporarily engraved inupright serif capitals, toned, very fine

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135Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol(Wm. Pepper. A.B.), officially impressed, extremelyfine

£250-300

Able Seaman William Pepper, born Banff, Scotland, 1831;served in H.M.S. Rodney, March 1852-January 1856, andwas wounded in action, 13.4.1855 (London Gazette24.4.1855) whilst serving ashore as part of the Naval Brigade;discharged 1862.

136Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (W.Hoare, 38th Regt.), toned, good very fine

£240-280

137China 1857-60, two clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin1860 (Veeragoo Madras Saps. & Mins.), officiallyimpressed, left hand side of 1st clasp sprung, very fine

£250-300

x138China 1857-60, three clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton1857, Taku Forts 1858, unnamed as issued, suspensionloose, contact marks, good fine

£160-200


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x139New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (136George Wallis 1st Battn. 12th Foot), extremelyfine

£280-320

PROVENANCE:Seaby June 1978

x140New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated butcontemporarily engraved ‘M.Q.’ in gothic letters(1842. Thos. Clinch, 58th Regt.), broochmounted, suspension claw re-affixed, thereforenearly very fine

£150-200

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142New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (135.Thos. Wright. 68th Foot.), series of pawn broker’smarks to edge, good very fine

£300-340

135 Private Thomas Wright, born Nottingham;enlisted 68th Foot, 1857; discharged 1868.

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x143New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1845-1846(Lt. J.W.A. Kennedy, R.M., H.M.S. Castor),officially re-impressed, good very fine, Scarce

£600-800

Approximately 155 New Zealand dated 1845-1846 wereawarded, of which 62 were awarded to H.M.S. Castor,30 of which are recorded as known in Naval Medals1793-1856, K. Douglas-Morris.

Major General John William Alexander Kennedy,R.M, commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1841; served inH.M.S. Castor, 1843-1847; First Lieutenant andAdjutant, 1845; served under Admiral Sir T. Cochraneduring the operations against the pirates in Borneo,August 1845; engaged on shore during the action atBrunei, the destruction of a stockade and the capture ofa battery of guns, together with large quantities ofammunition; subsequently, he participated with theforemost line of boats, at the attack of the piratestronghold of Mallodoo and on the boom being broken,was landed with the Royal Marine Force which drove thepirates from their entrenchments and pursued them upcountry; in 1846, he served with the force under ColonelDespard in operations in New Zealand, and was activelyengaged in the advance on, siege and capture of theRuapekapeka Stockade, an event which ended the war;advanced Colonel 1871; retired Major General 1878.

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x144New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1845-1847(John Burnham. A.B. H.M.S. Castor.), officiallyengraved in upright serif capitals, nearly extremelyfine, Scarce

£500-600

Approximately 37 New Zealand medals dated 1845-1847 were awarded, of which 2 were awarded to theArmy and 35 to the Royal Navy; 34 of the latter wereawarded to H.M.S. Racehorse, with John Burnham’smedal being unique to H.M.S. Castor.

Burnham’s medal was issued 4.9.1874.


x145New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1846-1847(C.J. Polkinghorne, 2nd, Mastr. H.M.S.Calliope), traces of brooch mounting to reverse,therefore very fine, Scarce, with contemporary silvertop riband buckle

£400-450

Approximately 69 New Zealand medals dated 1846-1847 were awarded, all of which were issued to H.M.SCalliope, 33 of which are recorded as known in NavalMedals 1793-1856, K. Douglas-Morris.

Charles James Polkinghorne, served as 2nd Master inH.M.S. Calliope, 28.6.1845-9.2.1849; retired 1879,aged 57, died 1889.

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x146New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1861(T. Ferris, Captn. Mn. Top, H.M.S. Cordelia),very fine

£450-500

Approximately 29 New Zealand medals were awarded toH.M.S. Cordelia, 19 of which are recorded as known inNaval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of thisnumber 3 are recorded with undated reverses, 1 with thereverse 1860, and the rest dated 1860-1861.

x147Family Group:New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1861(J. Bond, O.S., H.M.S. Pelorus), minor edgebruise, very finePair: Sergeant J.W. Bond, Rifle BrigadeBritish War and Victory Medals (12 Sjt. J.W.Bond. Rif. Brig.), very fine, mounted as originallyworn (3)

£320-360

Approximately 116 New Zealand medals were awardedto H.M.S. Pelorus, 48 of which are recorded as known inNaval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of thisnumber 2 are recorded with undated reverses.



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x148New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1861(Wm. Whilley, Carptrs. Mate, H.M.S. Iris),lacquered, good very fine

£380-420

Approximately 72 New Zealand medals were awarded toH.M.S. Iris, 32 of which are recorded as known in NavalMedals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of this number 3are recorded with the reverse 1860; 5 with undatedreverses, and the rest with 1860-1861 reverse.

x149New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1861(2952 J. Hogan, 40th Regt.), good very fine,Scarce

£400-500

Approximately 13 New Zealand Medals with 1860-1861dated reverse to the 40th Foot.

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x150New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860-1864(1764 Corpl. W. Baker, 40th Regt.), lightpitting to obverse, very fine

£340-380


x152New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861-1866(499. Corpl. James Saddington, 2nd Bn. 14thRegt.), very fine

£350-400

499 Corporal James Saddington, born Kettering,Northamptonshire; enlisted 2nd Battalion 14th Foot,1858; Corporal 1868; transferred 18th Foot, 1870 andto 58th Foot, 1878; discharged the following year.

x153New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861-1866(519 Jesse Petch, 57th Regt.), lacquered, minoredge bruise, very fine

£340-380

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£340-380



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x154New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1864(G. Young, Sergt. R.M.A., H.M.S. Esk.),lacquered, good very fine

£500-600

Approximately 119 New Zealand medals were awardedto H.M.S. Esk, 44 of which are recorded as known inNaval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of this 4are recorded with undated reverses, the rest are dated1863-1864.

x155New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1864(J. Lockhart, Qr. Mr., H.M.S. Harrier),extremely fine

£550-650

Approximately 80 New Zealand medals were awarded toH.M.S. Harrier, 29 of which are recorded as known inNaval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of this 1 isrecorded with an undated reverse, the rest are dated1863-1864.

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x156New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1864(E. Stent, O.S., H.M.S. Curacoa), nearly veryfine

£400-440

Approximately 189 New Zealand medals were awardedto H.M.S. Curacoa, 63 of which are recorded as knownin Naval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of thisnumber 2 are recorded with a reverse dated 1863-1866,and 1 with an undated reverse.


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x158New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1865(917. Sergt. Patk. Gillespie, 70th Regt.), veryfine

£340-380

x159New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1866(216. Corpl. Peter Keenan, 2nd Bn. 18th Ryl.Irish Regt.), suspension claw re-affixed, very fine

£250-300

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x157New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1865(J. Sims, A.B., H.M.S. Eclipse), minor edgenicks, very fine

£400-450

Approximately 75 New Zealand medals were awarded toH.M.S. Eclipse, 33 of which are recorded as known inNaval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of this 3are recorded with 1863-1864 reverses, 1 with 1864-1866; 11 with 1865 reverse, the rest are dated 1863-1865.

Sims’ medal was issued, 22.8.1870, and a duplicatemedal was refused, 17.3.1909 as the original medal hadbeen known to be pawned.


x160New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1866(3131 John Garven, 50th Qn’s Own Rgt.),toned, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine

£340-380

x161New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 (2362.Thos. Hudson, 4th Battn. Mility Trn.), toned,edge bruising, otherwise good very fine

£350-400


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x162New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864-1866(3212 Gunr. Robt. Darling, C. Batty. 4thBrigde. R.A.), very fine

£300-350

Approximately 40 New Zealand medals with 1864-1866dated reverses to C Battery 4th Brigade Royal Artillery.


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x163New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864-1866(3173 Drivr. Thos. Tagg., 10th Baty. Dep. R.A.),lacquered, very fine

£300-340

x164New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864-1866(Ensign & Lieut. T.H. Pearson, 43rd Lt. Inftry.),light pitting to obverse, therefore very fine

£600-800

Captain Thomas Horner Pearson (1843-1937), the son ofCaptain T.A. Pearson, 43rd Light Infantry and the grandsonof Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Pearson, C.B., K.C.H.;T.H. Pearson was commissioned Ensign 43rd Light Infantry,June 1863; he dictated the following account of hisrecollections of his military career to his cousin shortly beforehis death, as he himself was blind, ‘I joined the Depotcompanies of the 43rd at Chatham in August 1863. InNovember came news that the Regiment was going to NewZealand from India instead of coming home, and the Depotcompanies were ordered to embark at once. I was left behind,but applied to be sent out and embarked in a fine ship (sailand auxiliary steam) called Sea King, with a battery of artilleryand drafts. Being partly steam she made a quick voyage, andgot to Auckland in 77 days, though we were nearly lost in atremendous gale off the Cape. For two days and nights wewere battened down and had great difficulty in gettinganything to eat or drink. At times the water was knee-deep inthe cuddy. From Auckland I went by coach to Drury wherethe headquarters of the 43rd were, most of the Regimentbeing on detachment.In February 1864 I was on deatchment at Rahue Paketuunder Captain Mure. From there we marched to Otahu,about eight miles out of Auckland - a large standing camp.We next proceeded by ship to Tauranga. The general andheadquarters staff arrived there too. The Maoris werediscovered making a ‘pah’ across the road three or four milesfrom Tauranga. Blue jackets and 40pr guns were landed. Iwas leftbehind in the attack on the pah, as my company wasthe only one commanded by a subaltern, Hatchell. Theassault took place on 29th April at 4pm - too late in the day.We could see and hear the fighting. The sailors and soldierscharged the entrance of the pah with a tremendous cheer.After that we did not know what happened, but mountedcolonials came galloping back and said there had been awfulslaughter and that Colonel Booth was killed. An order cameto my company to advance. I was ordered to remain behind.By this time it was nightfall and the main force had retired.Everyone was disputing who gave the order to retire. Thenext morning we found the pah empty and all the dead laidout. The dead were taken to Tauranga and buried in twograves.In 1866 the Regiment left New Zealand in two sailing ships,Silver Eagle and Maori, and took 90 days to get home,landing at Portsmouth in July. We remained in England,Ireland and the Channel Islands till 1872 when the Regimentproceeded to Cannanore. I was left with the Depot at Cork,but rejoined the Regiment later at Bellary’; Pearsontransferred to the 106th Light Infantry, 1877, and retired1881.

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x165New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864-1866(3798 John McCann, 68th Lt. Infty.), contactmarks, nearly very fine

£300-340


x166New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 (1012Jas. Wilson, 65th Regt.), extremely fine

£320-360

Approximately 38 New Zealand medals with 1865 datedreverse to 65th Foot.


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x167New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865-1866(954 Richd. O’Connell, 57th Regt.), lightcontact marks, very fine

£320-360

x168New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1866 (1665John Godfrey, 4th Batn. Mility. Trn.), minoredge nick, extremely fine

£350-400


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169Canada General Service 1866-70, one clasp, FenianRaid 1866 (1003 Pte. E. Spear. 2/7 R.Fus.),engraved in upright serif capitals, nearly extremely fine

£300-340

170Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (1682. Pte. G. Farley,2.Bn. 23. R.W. Fus: 1873-4), edge bruise, nearly veryfine

£180-220

171South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1879 (917. Pte. J.Brown. 91st. Foot.), nearly very fine

£380-420

172South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1879 (1207. Pte. E.Eden. 99th. Foot.), very fine

£400-450

173Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (115. Corpl. J.Jackson. 2/8 Foot.), very fine

£80-120

174Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, oneclasp, Bechuanaland (1128 Nat. Pte. Jim Mjol. C.Pol.), light scratches, therefore very fine

£140-160


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175Egypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1753. Pte. W. McAloon. 2/D Of Corn: L.I.),darkly toned, extremely fine

£200-240

176Egypt 1882-89, undated, three clasps, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (2117 Pte.C. Nicoll. 1/Rl. Highrs.), slight pitting, good fine

£300-350

177Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, suspension re-affixed, good fineKhedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, nearly veryfine (2)

£70-90

178Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, with Tokarclasp, good very fine

£80-120

x179North West Canada 1885, one clasp, Saskatchewan,this a tailor’s copy (Gr. H.T.B. Millie, “A” Batty,R.C.A.), engraved in upright sans serif capitals, toned,good very fine

£220-260


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x180East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Witu1890 (C. Heitman, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Humber.),good very fine

£160-200

Approximately 18 ‘Witu 1890’ clasp awards to H.M.S.Humber.

x181East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1891-2(H. Rogers, A.B., H.M.S. Sparrow.), suspensionclaw re-affixed, rate officially corrected, nearly very fine

£80-100

Approximately 44 ‘1891-2’ clasp awards to H.M.S. Sparrow.

x182East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, WituAugust 1893 (E.T. Milham, Sto., H.M.S.Swallow.), good very fine

£200-240

Approximately 68 ‘Witu August 1893’ clasp awards toH.M.S. Swallow.

x183East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Gambia1894 (A. Rees, A.B., H.M.S. Raleigh.), officiallyrenamed, very fine

£80-100


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184East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, BeninRiver 1894 (J.T. Fuge, Lg. Sto., H.M.S. Phoebe.),good very fine

£250-300

x185East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, BeninRiver 1894 (G. Bonney, Shipt., H.M.S. Phoebe),good very fine

£240-280

x186East and West Africa 1887-1900, for M’wele 1895, noclasp (J. Bracey, Pte, H.M.S. Racoon.), minor edgebruising, good very fine

£130-160

Approximately 75 ‘M’wele 1895’ awards to H.M.S. Racoon

187East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1897-98(Dr. E.C. Adams. W.A.F.F.), nearly extremely fine,scarce

£400-450

x188East and West Africa 1887-1900, two clasps, BrassRiver 1895, Benin 1897 (R.S. Blagdon, A.B.,H.M.S. Barrosa.), good very fine

£260-300


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189India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., one clasp,Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieut. and Qr. Mr. J.T.Johnson. 2. High: L.I.), suspension claw slightly loose,nearly extremely fine

£250-300

Lieutenant John Thomas Johnson, born 1858;Commissioned Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant,Highland Light Infantry, December 1895; served with the2nd Battalion on the the North West Frontier under SirWilliam Lockhart, 1897-98, and took part in the operationsof the Malakand and Buner Field Forces and was present atthe attack and capture of the Tanga Pass. Lieutenant Johnsondied at St. Helier, Jersey, December 1903 due to a malignantdisease of the liver.

190Miniature Award: The India General Service MedalAttributed to Lieutenant J.T. Johnson, HighlandLight InfantryIndia General Service 1895-1902, V.R., one clasp,Punjab Frontier 1897-98, contemporarily engraved inserif capitals ‘Lt. & Qr. Mr.J.T. Johnson. 2/HighlandL.I.’, minor edge bruising, good very fine

£40-60

x191Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, CapeColony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa1901, South Africa 1902 (1495 3rd Cl: Tpr: T.Irvine. S.A.C.), extremely fine

£80-100


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192Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (Lieut: C.J.Maitland-Makgill-Crichton. Sea: Hdrs.), very fine

£400-450

Major Charles Julian Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, bornDecember 1880; Commissioned Second Lieutenant,Seaforth Highlanders, 28.1.1900; Lieutenant, 21.7.1901;advanced Major and served with the 10th Battalion, GordonHighlanders during the Great War on the Western Front;killed in action at the Battle of Loos, 25.9.1915, during theattack on the Hill 70 redoubt, in which action the Battalionsuffered 7 Officers and 374 men killed and wounded, and iscommemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

193China 1900, one clasp, Relief of Pekin (808 Pte.Zain-ul-abidin 1st Mad. Pionrs.), engraved inrunning script, good very fine

£200-240

x194China 1900, two clasps, Taku Forts, Relief of Pekin(H. Higgs, Lg. Sean. H.M.S. Barfleur.), good fine

£250-300


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x195Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp,Gambia (2116 Corpl: J. Mullings. 3rd. W. IndiaRegt.), contact marks, therefore nearly very fine

£180-220

x196Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., bronzeissue, one clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Saise ImamDin 57/ Silladar C.C.), minor edge cut, very fine

£140-180

x197Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp,N. Nigeria 1903 (1042 Pte. Adetunde. N.N. Regt.),nearly extremely fine

£80-100

198Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp,N. Nigeria 1904 (2302 Pte. Imoru Bautchi. N.N.Regt.), nearly extremely fine

£100-140

x199Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp,Somaliland 1908-10 (147195. J. Broomhead, Sto.P.O., H.M.S. Diana,), one letter of surname officiallycorrected, good very fine

£100-120


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x200Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp,Somaliland 1908-10 (310862. S.E. Roberts, Sto.1Cl. H.M.S. Proserpine), good very fine

£120-140

x201Africa General Service 1902-56, G.V.R., one clasp,Nyasaland 1915 (481 Sjt: Matofali. ‘H’ Coy.1/K.A.R.), nearly extremely fine

£140-180

x202Africa General Service 1902-56, E.II.R., one clasp,Kenya (22957564 Fus. J.J. Carroll. R. Innisks),good very fine

£70-90

x203Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., two clasps,B.C.A. 1899-1900, Nandi 1905-06 (23 Serjt:Chebisa. 1st. K.A. Rifles), nearly very fine

£180-220

x204Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., two clasps,Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (2034 Sepoy MulaSingh. 52nd. Sikhs.), fine

£120-140


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205Tibet 1903-04, bronze issue, no clasp (Cooly JangbirS.&T. Corps), extremely fine

£70-90

206Tibet 1903-04, one clasp, Gyantse (6715 Pte. W.Billington 1st Bn. Ryl: Fusrs:), surname partiallyofficially corrected, good very fine

£450-500

207Natal 1906, with clasp (Tpr: Mbulawa KuneneNatal Native Horse.), suspension claw tightened,nearly extremely fine

£90-110

208India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (3) (1611 Sepoy DataRam, 2/35/Sikhs.; 189 Dvr. L-Nk. Bawa Singh.33 P. Bty.; 2070 Sepoy Sunda Singh. 98-Infy.),nearly very fine (3)

£70-90

209India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (3) (4936 Dvr. RamRattan, 2 K.M. Bty; 354 Dfdr. Choudri, 55 MuleCps.; 1422 Hav-Maj Mohd. Sharif, 112 L.C.), lastpartially officially corrected, nearly very fine (3)

£60-80

210India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Waziristan 1919-21 (3) (4 Havr. Fazil I Lahi, 1-152Pjbis.; 5717 Sepoy Kuber Singh, 15 Rajputs.;3046 Sepoy Sadhu, 2-21 Pjbis.), test cut to second,generally very fine (3)

£70-90

211India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Waziristan 1921-24 (M-25078 Pte. R.A. Likeman.R.A.S.C.), good very fine

£40-50

212India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Waziristan 1921-24 (3) (413 Sepoy Munsha Singh,2/153/Punjabis.; 484 Bhisti Umra, B. S&M.; A-1750 A-O. Kala Khan, 1 I.H.C.), generally nearlyvery fine (3)

£70-90

213India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Waziristan 1921-24 (3) (48 Havr. Dasaundi Ram,1-2 Pjb. R.; 2097 Nk. Lekh Ram, 2-19 Hy’bad R.;2637 L-Nk. Ganda Singh, 3-3 S.Prs.), nearly veryfine (3)

£70-90

214India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,North West Frontier 1930-31 (3) (54030 Sep.Habib Shah, F.C.; 6831 Sep. Mohd. Rasan, 4-12F.F.R.; 9061 Sep. Faqir Hassan, Kurram Mil.),minor edge bruising, otherwise good fine or better (3)

£60-80


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215India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,North West Frontier 1930-31 (3) (11823 Sep.Jawand Singh, 5-13 F.F.Rif.; 10508 Sep. HassanKhan, 6-13 F.F.Rif.; 10464 Sep. Gheba Khan, 4-10 Baluch R.), nearly very fine or better (3)

£70-90

216India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Burma 1930-32 (2) (TC-47270 Naik Saidal Khan,19 A.T.Coy.; TB 171449 Dvr. Ahmad, 11A.T.Coy.), number partially officially corrected onfirst, minor edge bruise, nearly very fine (2)

£40-60

217India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,Mohmand 1933 (2) (10725 Sep. Karam Dad, 3-14Punjab R.; TD-74305 Nk.Khan, 37 A.T.Coy.),very fine (2)

£40-60

218India General Service 1908-35, one clasp, North WestFrontier 1935 (Capt. J.W.M. Paterson. H.L.I.)

£100-120

Captain John William Mayne Paterson, born March 1897;Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Highland Light Infantry,7.4.1916; served during the Great War on the Western Frontfrom 11.7.1916 (Wounded); Lieutenant, 16.5.1917;Captain, 1.5.1924.

219India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp,North West Frontier 1935 (2) (2023 Hav. AdamKhan , 1-15 Punjab R.; 14168 Sepoy Atma Ram,5-10 Baluch R.), nearly very fine or better (2)

£40-60

220India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., two clasps(2), Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21(251 L.Nk. Ram Chandra Jadhav,110/Mahrattas.); Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan1919-21 (942 L-Nk. Saidullah Khan, 2-152Pjbis.), number officially corrected on latter, good fineor better (2)

£60-80

221India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., two clasps(2), Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31 (57874 Cook Gulab, 17 D.T.T.Coy.); NorthWest Frontier 1930-31, Mohmand 1933 (T.C.65463Dvr. Sher Mohd. Khan, 32 A.T.Coy.), good fine orbetter (2)

£60-80

x2221914-15 Star (2551 Pte. P.W. Deverson, R.W. KentR.), nearly very fineMercantile Marine War Medal (Arthur R. Rust),nearly extremely fineVictory Medal (2457 Pte. A. Naylor. York & Lanc.R.), very fineSecond World War Medals (10), 1939-1945 Star;Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; France andGermany Star; Defence Medal; Canadian VolunteerService Medal, with Maple Leaf clasp; War Medal (2);New Zealand War Service Medal, generally nearly veryfine or betterUnited Nations Medal for Korea, good fineKorea, Republic, South Korea Campaign ServiceMedal, bronze, very fineUnited States of America, Armed ForcesExpeditionary Campaign Medal, bronze, extremelyfine, with riband barUnited States of America, Army ReserveAchievement Medal, bronze, extremely fineUnited States of America, Marine Corps GoodConduct Medal, 1st type, bronze, with carbinesuspension, good very fineUnited States of America, Vietnam ServiceCampaign Medal, bronze, nearly extremely fineVietnam, Republic, South Vietnam Campaign Medal(2), one with 1960 Bar, gilt and enamel, first good veryfine, second fine (21)

£80-100


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x226Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (2) (FrancisHenry Glennon; James Alexander Scott Wood),very fine, together with a large photographic badge ofSecond Lieutenant Glennon; and a West YorkshireRegiment cap badge (2)

£90-120

Second Lieutenant Francis Henry Glennon, enlisted onthe outbreak of War as 3217 Private, East LancashireRegiment; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 10thBattalion, East Lancashire Regiment; killed in action on theWestern Front, whilst attached to the 8th Battalion,16.11.1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepvalmemorial, France.Second Lieutenant James Alexander Scott Wood,Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Prince of Wales’s Own(West Yorkshire Regiment); served during the Great Warwith the 1st/6th (Territorial) Battalion; killed in action onthe Western Front, whilst attached to 146th Trench MortarBattery, 12.6.1917, and is buried in Laventie MilitaryCemetery, France.

x227Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp,Palestine 1936-1939 (KX.82046 C.A. Burville.Sto.1. R.N.), polished, very fine

£80-120


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223British War Medal (3) (15375 Pte. A.C. Hill.North’d Fus.; GS-78676 Pte. E.H. Fenning. R.Fus.; 86463 Pte. S. Harrison. L’pool R.), nearlyextremely fine (3)

£60-80

15375 Private Archibald Charles Hill, born Nottingham;served with the 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliersduring the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front,4.10.1917, and is commemorated on the Tyne CotMemorial, Belgium.

GS-78676 Private Ernest Henry Fenning, born Stratford,London; served with the 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliersduring the Great War; died of wounds on the Western Front,31.10.1918, and is buried in Awoingt British Cemetery,France.

86463 Private Stanley Harrison, born Tintwistle,Cheshire; served with the 6th Battalion, Liverpool Regimentduring the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front,14.4.1918, and is buried in the Post Officer Rifles Cemetery,Festubert, France.

224Victory Medal (7) (10711 Pte. H.J. Brown. R.W.Fus.; 61769 Pte. J. Mortimer. R.W. Fus.; 52771Pte. F. Phillips. R.W. Fus.; 26738 Pte. A. Hill.Worc. R.; 2907 Pte. J. Bell. Durh. L.I.; 1683 Pte.F. Smedley. R. Mun. Fus.; 6344 Pte. H. Tinworth.2-Lond. R.), first officially corrected, generally nearlyvery fine or better (7)

£80-100

52771 Private Frank Phillips, born Worcester; served withthe 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the GreatWar; killed in action on the Western Front, 30.5.1918, and isburied in Jonchery-sur-Vesle British Cemetery, France.

1683 Private Frank Smedley, born Ilkeston, Derbyshire;served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers duringthe Great War on the Western Front from 19.12.1915; diedof wounds on the Western Front, 30.3.1918, and is buried inSt. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

225Victory Medal (8) (222959 Gnr. G. Gibson. R.A.;A-342211 Pte. W. Bycroft. A.S.C.; 4279 SepoyKaram Bakhsh, 1-112 Infy.; 2571 Sepoy KhanBahadur, 1-56 Rfls. F.F.; 3113 Sepoy Farman Ali,40 Pathans.; Hasan Sammi, Postal Dept.; 1834Dvr. Fazal, 28 Mule Cps.; 3108 Pte. Gul Mohd.130 Baluchis.), unit corrected on last, generally nearlyvery fine or better (8)

£60-80

222959 Gunner George Gibson, a native of Leeds; servedwith “A” Battery, 310th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery duringthe Great War; died of wounds on the Western Front,6.12.1917, and is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt RoadBritish Cemetery, Manancourt, France.

Second Lieutenant F.H. Glennon


x228Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (Ty. S.Lt. M.B.R. Preece. R.N.V.R.), minor contact marks, good veryfine

£180-220

Sub-Lieutenant Martin Barry Randall Preece, Commissioned Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, serving in H.M.S. Gregale, 28.8.1945

229Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (C/KX.88486 S.T. Yendle S.P.O. R.N.), officially renamed, lightcontact marks, good very fine

£50-70

x230Naval General Service 1915-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Near East (A.B. Gill),lacquered, good very fine

£50-70

231General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (2) (1626 Sepoy Sohan,2-96-Infantry.; 38 Swpr. Maingha. 3-23-Inf.), traces of brooch mountingto first, nearly very fine (2)

£50-70

232General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (2) (260 Rfmn. SaidalKhan. 3-153-Rifles.; 3206 Sepoy Babu Singh. 8-Rajputs.), numberimaginatively and unofficially corrected on latter, nearly very fine (2)

£50-70

233General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (2) (653 Sowar AhmadKhan. 37-Lancers.; 18342 L. Naik Moh’d Din. Ind. Sig. Corps.), goodvery fine (2)

£60-80


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x234General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya(4057122 Act. Cpl. L.F. Price. R.A.F.), virtuallymint state, in card box of issue

£40-50

235India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North WestFrontier 1936-37 (3) (11819 Sepoy Mohd. Afsar,4-8 Punjab R.; 3620 Sepoy Nanak Singh, 4 Rd.Constn. Bn.; A978 Sigmn. Sultan Ahmed, I.S.C.),unit partially officially corrected on last, generallynearly very fine (3)

£60-80

236India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North WestFrontier 1937-39 (3) (6511 Rfn. LalbahadurThapa, 2-2 G.R.; 14562 Sep. Gulab, 3-10 BaluchR.; 14579 Sep Jagir Singh, 3-8 Punjab R.), goodvery fine (3)

£70-90

237India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North WestFrontier 1937-39 (3) (9085 L-Nk Sajawal Khan, 5-11 Sikh R.; 15316 Sep. Mehnga Singh, 11 R. SikhR.; 43474 Gnr. Mohd. Fazal, 15 Mtn. Bty.), nearlyvery fine or better (3)

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x238Second World War Medals (11) 1939-1945 Star; ItalyStar; Defence Medal, silver (2); Canadian VolunteerService Medal, with Maple leaf bar; War Medal, silver(3); India Service Medal (2), generally nearly very fineor betterUnited Nations Medal for Korea, good very fine, withriband barUnited Nations Emergency Force Medal, extremelyfine (13)

£70-90

x239Air Crew Europe Star, good very fine

£130-160

x240Air Crew Europe Star, good very fine

£130-160

241Air Crew Europe Star, nearly extremely fineNew Zealand War Service Medal, nearly extremely fine(2)

£130-160

x242Southern Rhodesia War Service Medal, good very fine

£170-200

243General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (24281100 Pte. A.J. Day R. Anglian),nearly extremely fine

£50-70


244The G.S.M. to Private J. Gaskell, Light InfantryRegiment, Who Was Mortally Wounded By anI.R.A. Bomb, 13.5.1973, When Sent toInvestigate a ‘Gunman’ at a Disused MatchFactory, BelfastGeneral Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (24197631 Pte. J. Gaskell LI.), extremely fine,with named card box of issue, Cap Badge andcomprehensive file of research (lot)

£600-800

24197631 Private John Gaskell, born 209, ThronlawSouth, Thornley, Co. Durham, 1951; having completed his1st tour of Northern Ireland with the 2/Light Infantry,Gaskell returned with the Regiment for his 2nd tour inMarch 1973; the 2/L.I. were to patrol the Mid West Sectorof Belfast (including Springfield Road, Falls Road, Clonardand Ballymurphy); Gaskell served in ‘B’ Company - whichwas based at ‘The Broadway’, the old physiotherapy buildingof the Royal Victoria Hospital; duties being to guard thefortress like base and patrolling their sector either on foot orin armoured vehicles, two hours on, two hours off; on theevening of Sunday, 13.5.1973, a 999 call was made to theRUC; the caller, a female, stated that there was a gunman ina disused match factory at the junction of Donegall Road andSt. James’s Crescent; Gaskell’s company were detailed to senda five man patrol in response; on arrival one man remainedwith the vehicle whilst the remainder advanced underCorporal T. Taylor (i/c patrol); the four men were Gaskell,Taylor and Privates Barwell and Henry; at 20.00 hours thepatrol entered the disused factory by way of a break in thewall and proceeded with caution to search the area; the floorwas littered with broken glass, slates and brick; as Taylor andGaskell, at the front, passed over an area of rubble a bombwas detonated by control wires from a concealed position;both Taylor and Gaskell were mortally wounded, whilstBarwell and Henry were seriously injured; the wounded menwere taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, where CorporalTaylor died just before midnight; Private Gaskell’s 18 yearold wife, Martha, was flown from Colchester the next day tothe hospital to be with her husband; Gaskell died of hismultiple wounds in the afternoon of the 14th May, shortlyafter his wife had arrived at his bedside; Barwell and Henryboth suffered broken legs and multiple lacerations; Gaskellwas buried with full military honours at Thornley ParishChurch, leaving behind him his wife and 6 month olddaughter; a murder investigation was set up by the RUC and3 males were arrested: Francis McIllvanna (aged 19); JamesBernard Bradley and Paul Gerrard Norney (both aged 15); ayear after the soldiers deaths, McIllvanna pleaded guilty tomurder and was sentenced to life imprisonment; he had laidthe cables for the bomb but had not been present at itsdetonation; given the age of the other two they weredetained in a Training School to await trial for murder; bothabsconded before being brought to trial - with Bradley still atlarge by the early 80’s; Norney was later to re-appear inManchester with two other IRA members - StephenNordone and Noel Gibson; the 3 were part of a ProvisionalIRA Cell based in Manchester; they surfaced, 30.6.1975,during shooting incidents in the Rusholme area; Norney wasarrested, however, he was never brought to trial for themurders of Private Gaskell and Corporal Taylor; it was


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245General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (2Lt R H Morgan RRW), nearly extremelyfine, mounted court style as worn

£100-120

246General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (24319628 Pte P G Hilton Para), nearlyvery fine, mounted court style as worn

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left with food and a fire; when the woman returned, however,she was accompanied by two men, one armed with aThompson sub machine gun and the other with a pistol;Penrose and the other soldiers were ordered to lie face downon the bed and one by one they were sprayed with fire fromboth weapons; Foster and Muldoon were killed; Penrose wasgravely wounded, and Staff Sergeant ‘X’ who was the last tobe shot moved slightly when the shots were fired, which wasbelieved to have saved his life; the latter received wounds inhis back, neck and part of his tongue and mouth were shotoff; after the women and the gunmen left, ‘X’ managed tocrawl to the door outside the flat; the alarm was raised by thegirl who lived in the next door flat; the RUC and Armyarrived shortly after and Penrose and ‘X’ were taken to theRoyal Victoria Hospital, Belfast; it was too late for Penrosethough and he succumbed to his wounds in the early hoursof the 24th March 1973; Staff Sergeant ‘X’ was transferred tohospital in England; he was kept under constant armedguard, since he alone could identify the women who luredthe soldiers to their deaths; he survived the shooting but wasparalysed from the waist down and forced to live a secret life;initially it was believed that the murder of the NCO’s hadbeen carried out by a splinter group of the Provisional IRA,however no group claimed responsibility; Sergeant Penrosewas taken back to his young family in Liverpool, where hewas buried with full military honours at Kirkdale Cemetery;despite exhaustive enquiries neither the women or thegunmen were ever bought to justice.

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247The G.S.M. to Sergeant T.W. Penrose, RoyalCorps of Transport, Who Was Lured into a Flat onthe Antrim Road, Belfast, and Murdered By I.R.A.Gunmen, March 1973General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, NorthernIreland (23964965 Sgt. T.W. Penrose RCT.),extremely fine, with named card box of issue, (5) piecesof metal insignia and a comprehensive file of research(lot)

£600-800

23964965 Sergeant Thomas William Penrose, born 1,County Houses, Pitlessie, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, 1944;educated at Pitlessie Primary School and Bell-Baxter HighSchool; worked as an apprentice welder with British Rail priorto joining the Royal Engineers, 14.5.1963; transferred RoyalCorps of Transport, 15.7.1965; promoted Sergeant, April1972, in September of the same year he was posted toNorthern Ireland as a member of the Movement ControlTeam operating in the Belfast Docks; on the evening ofFriday the 23rd March 1973 Sergeant Penrose wasunderstood to have been persuaded to join three otherNCO’s to make up a foursome for a night out; the rest ofparty comprised of Staff Sergeant B.J. Foster, Duke ofEdinburgh’s Regiment, Sergeant M. Muldoon, Royal ArmyDental Corps and a Staff Sergeant ‘X’, whose name and Unithave never been disclosed due to the events which followedlater that night; it was believed that Staff Sergeant ‘X’ andone of the other NCO’s had met two or three women in theWoodland Hotel, Lisburn on the previous Monday and hadbeen invited to a party at their flat the following Friday; thefour British soldiers arrived at the flat on the Antrim Road incivilian clothes at about 11pm; shortly after their arrival oneof the two women left the flat saying that she would returnwith two friends to make up the foursome; the NCO’s were

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x249Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, suspensionaltered, very fine

£300-350

250South Lancashire Regiment Regimental EfficiencyMedal, 66mm, silver, obverse featuring the EgyptianSphinx; the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to the EightBest All Round Men of the Battalion for the Year1907’, the edge named to ‘5813 Pte. F. Crowther’,suspension loose, edge bruising, good very fine,scarce, in fitted Orr and Sons, Madras case, togetherwith a portrait photograph of the recipient, andvarious paperwork relating to his service career

£60-80

The South Lancashire Regiment Regimental EfficiencyMedals were awarded by the Commanding Officer of the 1stBattalion to those considered to be most proficient in allaspects, including behaviour, Military training, shooting,sports, education &c. The award would have been basedupon the performance of the previous year- in 1906 theRegiment was stationed Jubbalpore.

251British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan War1912-13, one clasp, Turkey, (John W. Jolly. Jnr.),silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1912) andenamel, with top ‘Balkan War 1912-13’ riband bar,nearly extremely fine, scarce

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£250-300

253China, Nanking Puppet Government, Order ofUnited Glory, Sixth Class breast Badge, 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel, traces of verdigris, good very fine,scarce, with top riband bar, in original titled case ofissue

£800-1,000

The Order of United Glory was instituted in 1943 by thepuppet government following the Japanese invasion, and wasawarded to Japanese officers and to Chinese collaboratorswho distinguished themselves in activities for the JapaneseGovernment. Following the Japanese surrender in 1945 mostof the insignia of this Order was destroyed.

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254Ethiopia, Empire, Order of the Star of Ethiopia,Grand Officer’s set of Insignia, by B.A. Sevadjian,Addis Ababa, neck Badge, 106mm includingornamentation suspension x 80mm, gilt; Star, 80mm,gilt, maker’s name on pin, good very fine, with neckriband (2)

£250-300

255Ethiopia, Empire, Order of the Queen of Sheba,Commander’s neck Badge, by B.A. Sevadjian, AddisAbaba, 79mm including suspension x 45mm, gilt,maker’s name on reverse, good very fine, with neckribandEthiopia, Empire, Order of the Star of Ethiopia,Knight’s breast Badge, by B.A. Sevadjian, AddisAbaba, 77mm including ornamental suspension x55mm, gilt, maker’s name on reverse, about extremelyfine (2)

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256Ethiopia, Empire, Order of Menelik II, Knight’sbreast Badge, 62mm including crown suspension x41mm, gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine

£60-80

257Ethiopia, Empire, Eritrean Medal, First Class, gilt,extremely fine, in original B.A. Sevadjian, AddisAbaba, paper wrappingEthiopia, Empire, Eritrean Medal, Second Class,silvered, very fineEthiopia, Empire, Star of Victory 1941, silver, veryfineEthiopia, Empire, Refugees Medal, bronze, good veryfineEthiopia, Empire, Police Medal, First Class, gilt, goodvery fine (5)

£40-60

258Ethiopia, Empire, Korea Medal, silver, nearlyextremely fineUnited Nations Medal for Korea, Ethiopian (Amharic)type, good very fine (2)

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259France, Empire, A Superb Quality Early Legion ofHonour Mantle Star, 120mm, silver bullion and silvercentre, mounted in a glazed frame, with the labelreading ‘Cloak Star worn by Napoleon 1st at hisInvestiture as Grand-Master of the Legiond’Honneur’

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260A Scarce Imperial German Non Combatant Officer’sGallantry Group of Tena) Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1870, Second Class breastBadge, with 25 Year Oakleaves, silver and iron centre, onnon combatant ribandb) Germany, Hohenzollern, House Order, Knight’s breastBadge, with Crown, by J. Godet & Sohne, 58mm includingcrown suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker’smark on base of crossc) Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, Third Classbreast Badge, with Crown, 57mm including crownsuspension x 37mm, gold, silver-gilt, and enameld) Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Third Classbreast Badge, 42mm, gilt and enamele) Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Fourth Classbreast Badge, 44mm, gilt and enamel, on Geneva Crossribandf) Germany, Prussia, War Medal 1870 for NonCombatants, silveredg) Germany, Prussia, Centenary Medal 1897, bronze-gilth) Germany, Saxony, Ernestine House Order, Knight FirstClass breast Badge, 72mm including crown suspension x46mm, silver-gilt and enameli) Germany, Saxony, Order of Albert, Knight Second Classbreast Badge, 40mm x 34mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamelj) Germany, Oldenburg, House and Merit Order of DukePeter Friedrich Ludwig, Knight Second Class breast Badge,with Crown, 61mm including crown suspension x 40mm,silver and enamel, generally nearly extremely fine and a scarcecombination, on original mounting bar (10)

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261An Unattributed German Group of Five:Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Classbreast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany,Brunswick, War Merit Cross, Second Class, bronze;Germany, Imperial, War Combatant’s Cross 1914-18, bronze; Germany, Prussia, 15 Year Long ServiceCross, bronze-gilt; Germany, Imperial, China WarMedal 1900-01, one clasp, Fouphing, gilt, good veryfine, mounted as worn (5)

£80-120

262An Unattributed German Group of Three:Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Classbreast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany,Bavaria, Military Merit Cross, bronze, with crossedswords; Germany, Imperial, War Combatant’s Cross1914-18, bronze, good very fine, mounted as wornAn Unattributed German Group of Three:Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Classbreast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany,Brunswick, War Merit Cross, Second Class, bronze;Germany, Imperial, War Combatant’s Cross 1914-18, bronze, good very fine, mounted as worn

An Unattributed German Pair:Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Classbreast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany,Imperial, War Combatant’s Cross 1914-18, bronze,nearly very fine, mounted as worn (8)

£130-160

263An Interesting ‘First Day of the Battle of theSomme’ Iron Cross to Corporal P. Christ, 17thReserve Regiment of FootGermany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Classbreast Badge, silver and iron centre, very fine, with thefollowing related document:- Bestowal Document for the Second Class Iron Cross,named to Corporal First Class Phillip Christ, anddated 1.7.1916.

£60-80

Corporal First Class Phillip Christ served with the 3rdBattalion, 17th Reserve Regiment of Foot, and was awardedthe Iron Cross Second Class for gallantry on the First Day ofthe Battle of the Somme, 1.7.1916.


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264Ireland, Free State, Merchant Marine Service Medal1939-46, bronze, with integral top ‘SeirbhisNaisiunta’ riband bar, good very fine

£600-800

The Merchant Marine Service Medal was awarded for serviceon Irish merchant ships during the Second World War withthe medal itself awarded for periods between six months andtwo years. Additional bars were awarded for further two yearperiods of service. Only 513 medals were awarded in total, ofwhich 299 were awarded without bar.

265Ireland, Free State, Permanent Defence ForcesService Medal (2), gilt, with integral top ‘Seirbis’riband bar, extremely fine, both with riband bar inboxes of issue

£60-80

266Ireland, Republic, United Nations PeacekeepersMedal, silvered, extremely fine, with riband bar, in cardbox of issue

£50-70

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267Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown of Italy, Knight’sbreast Badge, 36mm, gilt and enamel, nearly very fineItaly, Kingdom, First Army Cross, gilt and enamel,good very fineItaly, Kingdom, Third Army Cross, silver and enamel,good very fineItaly, Kingdom, Cross for Albania and Macedonia1914-19, gilt and enamel, very fineItaly, Kingdom, Libyan Campaign Medal, silvered,good very fineItaly, Kingdom, Twenty Five Years Long ServiceCross, silver, with Crown suspension, good very fineSpain, Kingdom, Order of Military Merit, 62mmincluding crown suspension x 39mm, gilt and enamel,combatant red enamel, undated, nearly very fine (7)

£120-150

x268Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908,silver, unnamed as issued, nearly very fine

£70-90

269Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Seventh Classbreast Badge, 31mm x 28mm, silver and enamel,extremely fine, with lapel rosette, in rio-nuri lacquercase of issueJapan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Eighth Classbreast Badge, 31mm x 28mm, silver, extremely fine,with lapel rosette, in rio-nuri lacquer case of issueJapan, Empire, War Medal 1894-5, bronze, withclasp, good very fine, with original riband with fullhook and eye assemblyJapan, Empire, China Incident Medal 1937, bronze,with clasp, good very fine, with original riband with fullhook and eye assembly, in box of issueJapan, Empire, Red Cross Membership Medal, white-metal, nearly extremely fine, with original riband withrosette and full hook and eye assembly (5)

£80-100


271Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds,Sixth Class breast Badge, 77mm including orchidsuspension x 48mm, silver and enamel, nearlyextremely fine, with original riband with full hook andeye assembly

£300-400


270Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds,Third Class neck Badge, 91mm including orchidsuspension x 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremelyfine, with full neck riband with clasp attachment

£1,000-1,200

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272Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Pillars of State,Third Class neck Badge, 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel,extremely fine, with full neck riband with claspattachment

£1,000-1,200

273Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Pillars of State,Seventh Class breast Badge, 40mm, silver and enamel,with two riband bars, good very fine, with originalriband with full hook and eye assembly

£300-400

274Japan, Manchukuo, Border Incident War Medal1939, ‘small dove’ obverse die type, bronze, withclasp, nearly extremely fine, with original riband withfull hook and eye assembly

£100-150

275Japan, Manchukuo, National Shrine FoundationCommemorative Medal 1940, silvered bronze, nearlyextremely fine, scarce, with original riband with fullhook and eye assembly

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277Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Avis, Grand Cross Star,73mm including sacred heart x 63mm, silver, gold,and enamel, enamel damage to sacred heart and cross,lacking one reverse retaining pin, good fine

£80-120

278Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, 2nd type,Military Division, Knight’s breast Badge, by Resch,Bucharest, 69mm including crown and crossed swordssuspension x 40mm, silver and enamel, maker’s nameon base, silver marks on suspension ring, nearlyextremely fine

£80-100

279Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Stanislas, Third Classbreast Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 41mm, gold(56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker’s name and mark onreverse, 1908-17 kokoshnik mark and gold mark onsuspension ring, nearly extremely fine

£700-900

x280Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Vladimir, Fourth Classbreast Badge, with swords, by Eduard, St. Petersburg,35mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker’s markon reverse, 1908-17 kokoshnik mark and gold markon suspension ring, with additional kokoshnik markson hilts of swords, crossed swords loose, nearly very fine

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281Russia, Imperial, Commemorative Jetton for theRussian School of Gymnasts and Fencers 1911, 49mmx 45mm, silver, good very fine

£100-150

282Russia, Soviet Union, Order of the Red Banner, 3rdtype breast Badge, with riband suspension, ‘CCCP’obverse, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officiallynumbered ‘163336’, good very fine

£60-80

283Russia, Soviet Union, Order of the Patriotic War,Second Class, 2nd type breast Badge, with screwbacksuspension, silver, gold, and enamel, reverse officiallynumbered ‘548867’, nearly extremely fineRussia, Soviet Union, Order of the Red Banner ofLabour, 5th type breast Badge, with ribandsuspension, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverseofficially numbered ‘240371’, extremely fineRussia, Soviet Union, Order of the Red Banner ofLabour, 6th type breast Badge, with ribandsuspension, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverseofficially numbered ‘1049234’, extremely fineRussia, Soviet Union, Order of the Badge of Honour,4th type breast Badge, with riband suspension, silver,silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered‘1017939’, nearly extremely fineRussia, Soviet Union, Defence of Stalingrad Medal,very fine (5)

£110-140

284Sweden, Kingdom, Order of Vasa, Knight’s breastBadge, 60mm including crown suspension x 39mm,gold and enamel, extremely fine, in Carlman,Stockholm, fitted case of issue

£200-250

285Thailand, Kingdom, Order of the White Elephant,Officer’s breast Badge, 56mm including suspension x33mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, withrosette on riband

£70-90

286United Nations Medal for Korea (4), Ethiopian(Amharic) type (2); Greek type; Korean type, generallygood very fine, the third in card box of issue (4)

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287Pair: Boatswain W.J. WoodSea Gallantry Medal, V.R., Large Silver Medal for Gallantry(William James Wood Wreck of the “Boreas” on the 28th.November 1896.), in embossed ‘Board of Trade Medal forGallantry in Saving Life at Sea’ leather case of issue; RoyalNational Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type 2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria with chaple of oakleaves facing left (Mr. James Wood. Voted 12th. Septr.1901.), engraved in mixed styles, with uniface ‘dolphin’suspension, in R.N.L.I. leather case of issue, edge bruise tofirst, very fine (2)

£800-1,200

William James Wood, Boatswain, Steam trawler Circe, Sea GallantryMedal citation reads: ‘Rescuing the crew of the schooner Boreas, ofBristol, which foundered in the Bristol Channel on the 28thNovember 1896.’

A total of three silver Sea Gallantry Medals for Gallantry wereawarded for this action; Wood also received a £2 gratuity from theBoard of Trade.

James Wood, Boatswain, Steam trawler Marrs, R.N.L.I. Medalcitation reads: ‘26th August 1901: A man was washed overboardfrom the Millom yacht Dorcas, which was in a water-loggedcondition in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, with a moderate north-north-west gale blowing and a very rough sea. Mr. Wood plungedfrom his own vessel into the water and supported the man until bothwere picked up by the Piel (Barrow) life-boat Thomas Fielden, whichalso rescued three men from the yacht.’


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288Sea Gallantry Medal, V.R., Large Silver Medal forGallantry (George Watson Wreck of the“Glendower” on the 12th. January 1899.), goodvery fine, in embossed ‘Board of Trade Medal forGallantry in Saving Life at Sea’ leather case of issue

£500-600

George Watson, Boatswain’s mate, S.S. Menominee, citationreads: ‘The steamship Glendower, of Leith, was sinking whenthe Menominee hove in sight and launching two boatssucceeded in rescuing her crew. The weather was very badwith a very high sea and the rescuers ran great risk.’

For this action a total of 15 silver Sea Gallantry Medals forGallantry were awarded; Watson also received a £2 gratuityfrom the Board of Trade and the Lloyd’s Bronze Medal forSaving Life at Sea.


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289Pair: J. Danton, Ramsgate LifeboatSea Gallantry Medal, V.R., Large Bronze Medal for Gallantry (JamesDanton, Wrecks of the “Fusilier” and “Demerara”, 3rd. and 4th. Decr.1863.), in embossed ‘Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in SavingLife at Sea’ leather case of issue named to ‘James Danton’; Spain,Kingdom, Queen Isabella II Silver Medal for Saving Life, silver, edgeengraved ‘James Dantom [sic].’, in embossed leather case of issuenamed to ‘James Dantom’, extremely fine (2)

£400-500

James Danton, Ramsgate Lifeboat, citation reads: ‘At 8.45pm on the 3rdDecember 1863, the Ramsgate lifeboat, the Northumberland, and her crewwere towed out by the paddle tug Aid, after a report had been received of signalguns being fired by the Tongue light-vessel. In mountainous seas and a nearhurricane, the lifeboat men had a terrible time as the tug battled her way north.The crew of the Tongue light-vessel indicated that there was a ship aground onthe Shingles. This proved to be incorrect as after some time the casualty wasseen by the lifeboat on the Girdler Bank where it was being pounded byenormous seas. The wind by that time blowing a full hurricane but with skill andcourage the lifeboat was got alongside the casualty which was the ship Fusilierbound from London to Melbourne with emigrants. At 2.00am 25 women andchildren were taken on board the lifeboat and then transferred to the tug whichwas waiting in deeper water nearly a mile away. The coxswain took the lifeboatalongside the Fusilier a second time and as huge seas repeatedly swept over bothboats another 40 women and children were rescued and taken to the tug. Twomore trips were made saving all 36 male passengers and putting them on boardthe tug. By then it was 6.00am and the tug and lifeboat stood by the steamerwhose captain and crew had remained on board. The tug left at day-break toland the 101 people, the lifeboat continuing to stand by the stranded steamer.When the tug returned some one and half hours later it reported that anothervessel was aground on the Shingles Bank. The lifeboat immediately set offtowards this casualty. The vessel was the Demerara of Greenock with a crew of18 plus a pilot on board. They had been clinging to the rigging for eleven hourswhen the lifeboat got alongside and rescued them. Both boats then returned toRamsgate sixteen hours after they had set out.’

For this action a total of 22 bronze Sea Gallantry Medals for Gallantry wereawarded; Danton also received the Spanish Queen Isabella Silver Medal for thisincident.

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290Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life From Shipwreck Medal, silver, type 1 1824-62,obverse: head of King George IV facing left (Owen Williams, Voted 14 Jany. 1835.), engraved inupright serif capitals, good very fine, with integral band, eyelet suspension, and riband ring

£550-650

Owen Lloyd Williams, Coxswain, Cemlyn Lifeboat No. 1, citation reads: ‘31st October 1834: In squalls and astrong tide, the steam packet Leeds, on passage from Liverpool to Dublin, struck Harry Furlong’s Rock, off Cemlyn,Anglesey, and, with the tide continuing to flow, was forced off to seaward with the loss of her rudder. She wasmaking water fast and signalled to the steamer Commerce which was nearby. With the assistance of boats from bothsteamers, some 40 of the 60 passengers were got on board the Commerce. Coming on to blow with squalls and astrong tide running, a boat from the Leeds with three men on board was unable to reach either vessel or to returnto shore. The No. 1 lifeboat stationed at Cemlyn was launched and with close reefed sails reached the Leeds boatthrough a dangerous cross sea and rescued the three men and landed them at Cemlyn. The stricken Leeds was takenin tow by the Commerce and towed to Holyhead where they arrived after nine hours. The Leeds sank five minutesafter the last passengers had been taken off.’The wooded paddle steamer Leeds was built by John Wilson at Liverpool in 1826 for the City of Dublin SteamPacket Company’s busy Dublin to Liverpool service. A combined passenger and cargo steamer registered at 243tons, she measured 141 feet in length with a 25 foot beam. Occasionally sailing on the company’s Dublin to Belfastroute, she also ran on the Bristol to Dublin service during a brief charter from January to March 1828.For this action Owen Lloyd Williams, the Coxswain, was awarded the R.N.L.I. silver medal and a gratuity of £5from the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company; the five crew members were also given gratuities of £5.

The Rev. Owen Lloyd Williams was the son of the Rev. James Williams, the Rector of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy,Anglesey, Secretary of the Anglesey Association for the preservation of Life from Shipwreck, and the inventor of theself-inflating life-buoy, who in 1828 had established the first lifeboat station on the Isle of Anglesey. James Williamswas the first man in north Wales to be awarded the R.N.L.I. gold medal, for his part in rescuing the crews of theBelfast smack Active and the Liverpool ship Sarah. Owen Lloyd Williams succeeded his father as Coxswain of theCemlyn lifeboat in 1835 and held the command until he retired in 1876. He received the R.N.L.I. Silver medal ontwo further occasions:Second Service: The Rev. Owen Lloyd Williams, Hon. Secretary, Abersoch R.N.L.I., citation reads: ‘14th-15thJanuary 1870: The Liverpool ship Kenilworth, homeward bound from New Orleans with a cargo of cotton, wascaught in a severe squall during a north-west gale and grounded on St. Patrick’s Causeway, Cardigan Bay, north-west of Barmouth, Merioneth. Eight men were saved by the Barmouth lifeboat before it was forced to leave byrising seas and by the gale that had increased to hurricane force. The Abersoch self-righting lifeboat Mabel Louisahad launched from her station on the Lleyn Peninsula, Caernarvon, but was unable to find the casualty. Shortlyafter her return to Honorary Secretary arrived and with him on board, the lifeboat relaunched. After a three hoursearch in dreadful seas, they found the wreck and, going alongside, took off the 13 survivors in hazardouscircumstances. The Rev. Owen Lloyd Williams has been instrumental in saving 52 lives from various wrecks.’Third Service: The Rev. Owen Lloyd Williams, Hon. Secretary, Abersoch R.N.L.I., citation reads: ‘10th October1878: The Reverend Williams came of a family devoted in every way to lifeboat service and took an active part intheir activities. Not for him the Honorary Secretary staying ashore directing operations- he preferred to be in thethick of things and this award was made in recognition of his long co-operation and intrepid services. A gale wasblowing when the Liverpool barque Dusty Miller, St. John’s to Holyhead with a cargo of timber, was seen in distressriding at anchor near St. Patrick’s causeway in Cardigan Bay, off Barmouth, Merioneth. The Barmouth lifeboatcould not launch in the gale, so the Abersoch lifeboat Mable Louisa put off and, arriving at he scene, was asked tostay alongside until the weather moderated. Despite the gale and heavy sea, the lifeboat, with the Reverend Williamson board, remained on station until a steam tug arrived at 6:00am and took the barque into St. Tudwall’s Roadsoff Abersoch.’

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291Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type 2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria with chapleof oak leaves facing left (Mr. Henry Carr. Voted 1st. March 1877.), engraved in mixed styles, with uniface‘dolphin’ suspension, minor edge bruise, good very fine, mounted in a glazed display frame with a fine watercolourpainting of the action, signed by ‘B. Walsh’

£600-800

Henry Carr, Examining Officer, H.M. Customs, Wexford, Citation reads: ‘22nd January 1877: During a strong south-south-westerly wind the Wexford fishing boat Morning Star stranded in a rough sea on Wexford Bar, off Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland.Mr. Carr, with four other men, put off in a small boat and saved the six man crew.’

Mr. Henry Carr, born Galway, Ireland, 1830; served as Superintendent and Receiver of Wrecks for H.M. Customs, Wexford;prior to the Morning Star rescue, Carr had participated on the 20th March 1863 in the rescue of the crew of the smack Nymph,of Wexford, when, together with Thomas Wickham and Thomas Hackett, he launched a fishing cobble in heavy surf and at somerisk rescued the crew of the Nymph from their sinking vessel. For this action all three men were awarded a gratuity of 10s eachfrom the Board of Trade. Henry Carr died at Dublin on the 25th January 1903.

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292Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria withchaple of oak leaves facing left (Mr. George Kyle.Voted 3rd. April 1879.), engraved in mixed styles,with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, extremely fine, inR.N.L.I. leather case of issue

£400-500

George Kyle, Assistant Coxswain, Holy Island Lifeboat,citation reads: ‘20th March 1879: The S.S. Darlington waswrecked at False Emmanuel Head, Holy Island, during a fogand heavy sea. The Holy Island No. 1 lifeboat Grace Darlingsaved nine men from the wreck.’

The screw steamer Darlington, 169 tons, was built atStockton in 1871, owned by W. Robertson, and tradedregularly between Dundee, her home port, and Liverpool.

For this action Matthew Kyle, Coxswain, and George Kylewere both awarded the R.N.L.I. silver medal ‘inacknowledgement of their long and gallant services in savinglives from shipwreck.’

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293The Highly Emotive R.N.L.I. Silver Medal toCoxswain J. Jenkins, Mumbles Lifeboat, For theAttempted Rescue of the Crew of the StrickenBarque Admiral Prinz Adalbert; Advised Not ToPut To Sea, Jenkins, With A Crew Of Twelve,Including Four Of His Sons, Proceeded to theStricken Vessel; In Heavy Seas, the LifeboatCapsized and Four of the Crew, Including Two ofJenkins’ Sons, Were Tragically Drowned; TheSurviving Lifeboatmen Were Gallantly Saved byThe Lighthouse Keeper’s Two Daughters, ‘TheWomen Of Mumbles Head’Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria withchaple of oak leaves facing left (Mr. Jenkin Jenkins.Voted 1st. Feby. 1883.), engraved in mixed styles,with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, good very fine

£600-800

Jenkin Jenkins, Coxswain, Mumbles Lifeboat, citation reads:‘27th January 1883: The barque Admiral Prinz Adalbert ofDanzig went ashore in a storm on Mumbles Head after a tugfailed to tow her off into Swansea Bay. The lifeboatWolverhampton was launched at 10:00am with CoxswainJenkins at the helm. In the 12 man crew were four of his sons,his son-in-law, and a nephew. On reaching the wreck, two ofthe crew had just been rescued when a large wave struck thelifeboat, capsizing her. John and William Jenkins, sons of theCoxswain, William MacNamara, his son-in-law, and crewmember William Rogers were all drowned. The four deceasedmen left widows and nineteen orphans. Jenkin Jenkins,sustained a very serious scalp wound. Ultimately, with theexception of the Carpenter, the barque’s crew were saved.’For this action Jenkin Jenkins was awarded the R.N.L.I. silvermedal and a gratuity of £50. The Institution also gave £800to the fund set up in aid of the deceased men’s widows andchildren, which ultimately raised £3,000.

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Wreck of the Admiral Prinz AdalbertOn 27 January 1883 the German barque Admiral PrinzAdalbert (Captain Ludwig Leibaner), on her way fromDanzig to Swansea with pit-props was struggling against astorm on the coast of the Gower Peninsular. She had alreadylost part of her rigging and her crew was near exhaustion. Apilot was requested to take her into Swansea but no pilotcutter was prepared to risk the storm to get to her. Finally thecaptain ordered the anchors to be dropped. One anchorfailed to reach the seabed, the other held for a short while andthen dragged, and the ship drifted towards the shore,eventually hitting the rocks near the Mumbles Lighthouse. Inthe collision the ship lost all three of its masts. Upon hearingof the disaster, the coxswain of the Mumbles Lifeboat, JenkinJenkins, although advised not to put to sea, decided to go tothe assistance of the barque, and with great difficulty thelifeboat was launched and proceeded to the stricken vessel.Although the lifeboat crew could not get close enough tothrow a line to the ship, someone on board the barque hadthe presence of mind to throw down a lifebelt with a lineattached and a line was eventually secured, the lifeboat putdown her anchor, and the first two of the ship’s crew of 15managed to get to the lifeboat. As the third crewman wasbeing pulled aboard the lifeboat was suddenly hit by a hugewave and overturned, throwing the crew into the sea. Theboat righted itself and the crew managed to get back aboard,only for the boat to be flung over some submerged rocks.The crew of the lifeboat now tried to swim to the shore, butfour were drowned plus the barque’s carpenter who had beentaken off by the lifeboat. The survivors were all severelyinjured by the time they got to the shore, and the coxswain’sson George Jenkins had both his legs crushed. Twolifeboatmen were seen clinging to the wrecked lifeboat. Atthis time two sisters, Jessie and Margaret Ace, who had beenwith their father, Abraham Ace, in the Mumbles lighthouse,came down to the shore to see if they could help, and wadedout into the heavy sea up to their shoulders to try to get tothe surviving lifeboatmen. Although they could not quitereach Jessie Ace knotted their shawls together and they usedthe shawls as a lifeline to pull two men to relative safety,where they were looked after by the people of Mumbles.Although they received no formal recognition from theR.N.L.I., the Ace sisters did receive great acclaim in thenational press and postcards were sold with their pictures onthem- even Queen Victoria had copies of these cards. TheEmpress of Germany gave them two silver brooches, and thepoem “The Women of Mumbles Head” was written byClement Scott to commemorate their brave actions.

The Women of Mumbles HeadUp at a lighthouse window two women beheld the storm,And saw in the boiling breakers a figure- a fighting form.It might be a grey-haired father, then the women held theirbreath,It might be a fair-haired brother, who was having a roundwith death.It might be a lover, a husband, whose kisses were on the lipsOf the women whose love is the life of men going down tothe sea in ships,They had seen the launch of the lifeboat, they had seen theworst and more,Then, kissing each other, these women went down, From the lighthouse straight to the shore.There by the rocks on the breakers these sisters, hand inhand,Beheld once more that desperate man who struggled to reachthe land.‘Twas only aid he wanted to help him across the wave,What are a couple of women? well more than three cravenmenWho stood by the shore with chattering teeth, refusing tostir- and thenOff went the women’s shawls, sir, in a second they’re tornand rent,Then knotting them into a rope of love, straight into the seathey went.‘Come back’, cried the lighthouse-keeper, ‘for God’s sake,girls, come back’.As they caught the waves on their foreheads, resisting thefierce attack.‘Come back’, moaned the grey-haired mother, as she stoodby the angry sea‘If the waves take you, my darlings, there’s nobody left tome’.‘Come back’, said the three strong soldiers, who still stoodfaint and pale,‘You will drown if you face the breakers, you will fall if youbrave the gale’.‘Come back’, said the girls, ‘we will not, go tell it to all thetown,‘We’ll lose our lives, God willing, before that man shalldrown’.‘Give one more knot to the shawls, Bess, give one strongclutch of your hand,Just follow me, brave, to the shingle, and we’ll bring him safeto land.Wait for the next wave, darling, only a minute more, And I’ll have him safe in my arms, dear, and we’ll drag himsafe to shore’.Up to the arms in the water, fighting it breast to breastThey caught and saved a brother alive, God bless us, youknow the rest-Well, many a heart beat stronger, and many a tear was shed,And many a glass was tossed right off to “The Women ofMumbles Head”.


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294Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria withchaple of oak leaves facing left (Mr. Robert Jones.Voted 14th. March 1889.), engraved in mixed styles,with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, nearly extremelyfine

£400-500

Robert Jones, Assistant Coxswain, Holyhead Lifeboat,citation reads: ‘9th February 1889: After the Halifax, NovScotia barque Glen Grant, from Pensacola, Florida, partedfrom her cable in a gale while anchored in the New Harbour,Holyhead, Anglesey, she was seen among the rocks offPenrhos. Her 13 man crew was taken off by a line put aboardby rocket apparatus. The Holyhead lifeboat helped at thescene.’

For this action Edward Jones, Coxswain, was awarded aSecond Award bar to his R.N.L.I. silver medal and RobertJones was awarded the R.N.L.I. silver medal, both awards ‘inacknowledgement of their gallant services in the lifeboat,extending over many years.’


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295Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria withchaple of oak leaves facing left (Mr. RalphThompson. Voted 12th. March 1891.), engraved inmixed styles, with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension,extremely fine

£400-500

Ralph Thompson, Coxswain, Sunderland Lifeboat, citationreads: ‘In acknowledgement of his services as Coxswain fortwenty-six years, in which period the boat saved twenty-threelives.’

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296An Outstanding Group of Four to Chief Boatman A. Sadler, Hythe Lifeboat, For The Gallant Sixteen-Hour ‘Albert Medal’ Rescue of the Crew of the Benvenue, 11.11.1891; Although Capsized and NearlyDrowned Earlier in the Day, Sadler, Together With His Coxswain Hennessey, Raised A Fresh Crew AndEventually Rescued 27 Survivors During the Most Violent Storm ‘In Fifteen Years’, Although TragicallyMany Men Were LostNaval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Albert Sadler, Ch. Boatn., H.M. Coast Guard.); Royal National LifeboatInstitution Medal, silver, type 2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria with chaple of oak leaves facing left(Mr. A. Sadler. Voted 25th. November 1891.), engraved in mixed styles, with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, inR.N.L.I. leather case of issue; Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, large bronze Medal (Albert Sadler-“Benvenue”, 11th. Nov. 1891.), in slightly damaged fitted case of issue; Folkestone, Hythe, and Sandgate LifeSaving Silver Medal, 42mm, silver, the reverse engraved ‘To Albert Sadler, (2nd. Coxn.) 11th. November 1891.“He bravely did his duty”), in damaged fitted case of issue, good very fine, with the following related documents&c.:- Letter to the recipient from Lloyd’s regarding the award of the Bronze Medal, dated 31.12.1891- Copy of the Recipient’s Certificate of Service- High Court of Justice Writ regarding the Benvenue, together with accompanying letter, dated 4.12.1891- Various documents regarding the recipient’s marriage, accounts, and death- Photograph of the Hythe Lifeboat crew in front of the Mayer de Rothschild (4)

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Albert Sadler, Commissioned Boatman, H.M. Coastguard,Sandgate, Assistant Coxswain, Hythe Lifeboat, citation reads:‘11th November 1891: The 2,033 ton Glasgow vesselBenvenue, outward bound for Sydney, Australia, was movingdown the English Channel under tow, when the windincreased to hurricane force as she was off Folkestone, Kent.The tow parted at 5:30am, and she was swept toward theshore. She dropped her anchors just off Sandgate but, withseas breaching over her, she began to sink and her crew tookto the rigging. The self-righting Hythe lifeboat Mayer deRothschild was launched at Sandgate, but was driven back bythe wind and a blinding blizzard. Attempts to put a line onboard the casualty were made using rocket apparatus, butthese failed. Hythe lifeboat was then launched from a pointnear the Coastguard houses at Hythe and set sail fromSandgate, but a huge wave turned her completely and, whenshe righted, one man was missing. An unsuccessful attempt toleave harbour was made by the Dover lifeboat, but then, inthe early evening, another attempt was made by the Hytheboat with a fresh crew of local fishermen as well as Messrs.Hennessey and Sadler, who had been on the original launch.With considerable difficulty the lifeboat went alongside thewreck and 27 survivors were taken off and landed atFolkestone soon after 10:00pm.’

For this action Lawrence Hennessey, Coxswain, HytheLifeboat, and Albert Sadler were both awarded the R.N.L.I.silver medal and Lloyd’s bronze Medal for Saving Life at Sea;Hennessy also received an Albert Medal, Second Class, and,earlier on in the day, had rescued, unaided, a crew of fourfrom the French schooner Eider, for which he was awarded asecond R.N.L.I. silver medal (although this service had takenplace before the Benvenue rescue, the second medal wasawarded at a later date. This is the only occasion that separateR.N.L.I. awards were made for two services on the same day).

A.M. Second Class London Gazette 12.2.1892 LawrenceHennessey, Boatman of the Hythe Coast Guard Station‘On the morning of the 11th of November, 1891, at 4.45am,when the French schooner Eider was wrecked on the Sea-wallat Seabrook, Lawrence Hennessey was on watch, a heavy galewas blowing and tremendous seas were sweeping the Sea-wall. He obtained a heaving line and cane, and unaided, atthe risk of his life, saved the lives of four sailors belonging tothe French schooner, which broke up as she struck, and wastotally wrecked. The French Ambassador has represented thecourageous conduct of Hennessey in saving the lives of thefour French sailors on this occasion, at the peril of his own.At 8:00am on the same day, Lawrence Hennessey, asCoxswain of the Lifeboat, attempted to go afloat fromSandgate, but the boat was thrown on to the beach. Again atnoon, a whole gale blowing at the time, with a very heavy seabreaking on the beach, Lawrence Hennessey went out in thelifeboat from Hythe; just as the breakers were cleared thelifeboat capsized, Hennessey (with the rest of the crew) beingwashed ashore in an exhausted condition, one man beingdrowned. Hennessey, though bruised and exhausted, directlyhe recovered his feet, ran into the surf and assisted in rescuinghis comrades, who were still struggling in the breakers. Onthe evening of the same day, at 9:00pm, Lawrence Hennesseywent out from Seabrook as Coxswain of the Lifeboat, andsucceeded in reaching the wreck of the Benvenue andrescuing the twenty-seven survivors, subsequently taking thelifeboat safely to Folkestone.’

Wreck of the Benvenue‘A very sad scene occurred at Sandgate yesterday. The full-rigged ship Benvenue, 2,033 tons, laden with a general cargoand bound from London to Sydney, was proceeding downChannel in charge of a tug; when off Sandgate she parted hercable tow-rope, and the vessel rapidly drifted ashore. This wasabout 6:00am, when it was blowing a hurricane and a fearfulsea was running. Seeing that his vessel was drifting ashore, thecaptain dropped his anchor, but this was of no avail; the vesselstruck and settled down hard on the bottom. The dropping

of the anchor had, as it happened, a very disastrous effect, andhas led to the whole of the crew being imprisoned in therigging since the vessel struck, as it prevented her fromdrifting right in shore, when the crew could have been easilyreached. The seashore at Sandgate, which is literallybestrewed with wreckage, had been crowded with thousandsof spectators throughout the greater part of the day. Whenthe vessel sank the captain and his crew took to the mizzentop, and here they have remained huddled together since sixo’clock, so close to shore that they could see everythingwhich was going on, and yet unable to obtain help of anykind. It has been almost impossible to ascertain the numberof people in the rigging, but it is variously d at from 15 to 25.There are supposed to be two women and a child amongstthe unfortunate people. Besides those in the mizzen top thereappears to be some one rolled up in the yards above and aseaman outside. It is supposed that the women had beenconveyed there for greater security. The hull of the vessel atlow water is several feet under water, and at high water herlower yards are about 20 feet out of the water. All her mastsand spars are standing, but except those sails which werefurled every stitch has been blown away. The vessel appears tobe a fine craft as she lies there. The Sandgate Coastguard havebeen on duty since four o’clock, and until dark continued theuse of the rocket apparatus. A great number of rockets havebeen fired, but from some cause or other every attempt failed.At midday Major O’Malley and a party of No. 52 Battery,Field Artillery, proceeded to the seashore with a 12-pounderbreech loading field piece, and endeavoured by firing the gunto throw the rocket and line across the vessel, but the forceof the discharge was so great that in each case the line wasbroken. At three o’clock any further attempts with the gunwere abandoned, and the rocket apparatus was taken on tothe foreshore and further attempts made. The first shot waswell aimed. Two of the figures were seen to emerge from theposition in which they were huddled together, and one manclambered down one of the ropes of the ship until he wasalmost washed away by the waves beneath him. Then some ofthe people were seen on the crosstrees hauling; but afterhauling some time the line proved to be broken. All thesubsequent attempts were unsuccessful in reaching the ship.The poor fellow who discovered the rope appeared to havegreat difficulty in returning, and was helped back by some ofhis shipmates as soon as he got within their reach. It is notknown how many of the crew are still on board, but it isstated that three at least of the men were washed overboard,although no bodies have been washed ashore. A report,however, was current, but is not yet properly confirmed, thata man was washed ashore at Sandgate on a piece of wreckage,but before help could reach him; he lost his hold and waslost. Although thousands of anxious and willing hands wereso near the vessel no help could reach the persons on board;the rockets fired all failed, and no lifeboat could be obtained.There was such a terrific sea running that it was impossible forany boat to approach the ship. The Sandgate lifeboat hadcapsized, and the Dungeness and Littlestone boats wereengaged on other wrecks. A telegram was despatched toDover for assistance, and a gallant attempt was made in theface of a terrible sea to get the lifeboat off, the Granville tug(Captain Lambert), acting under the orders of Mr. JamesDurden, the harbour master, taking the boat in tow. Uponreaching the Admiralty Pier it was found impossible to facethe heavy seas, and both boats were driven away to theeastward, returning to the harbour later in the afternoon. Atnight the greatest excitement prevailed on the seashore atSandgate. A crew was again mustered to Dover, and Mr.Durden again sent the lifeboat down in charge of the tug tomake another attempt to rescue the crew. If they succeed,they will bring them to Dover. A French schooner, the Eider,was dashed against the Scabrook sea-wall and became a totalwreck just before the Benvenue ran ashore. Four of the crewsucceeded in reaching the shore, and were subsequentlyforwarded to the Dover Sailors’ Home. The captain, his wife,


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and nephew were drowned. Shortly after mid-day the body ofthe captain’s wife, a woman apparently about 35 years of age,was washed ashore at Sandgate opposite Gloucester terrace.The face was much bruised. The body was removed toDarnford cottage, Sandgate, where it was subsequentlyidentified by the survivors. The scene at the identification wasa truly affecting one and those present were deeply moved.The body was taken charge of by Mr. Maxted, thesuperintendent of the Kent County Constabulary, stationedat Sandgate, who stated that during the 15 years he had beenstationed there he had never experienced a storm of suchviolence. The rocket apparatus was in charge of Chief OfficerOnslow, stationed at Sandgate.Albert Sadler, the second coxswain of the Sandgate lifeboat,which was launched at Hythe with such disastrous results,made the following statement:- “We were called out early thismorning by signals of distress from a schooner whichsubsequently became a total wreck at Scabrook. We foundthat we could not launch the boat at Sandgate, so we tookher to Hythe. After getting a crew together we attempted tolaunch the boat. Most of us were coastguardsmen, but therewere six civilians who volunteered their help. There was afearful sea running, but we launched into the teeth of it as thehuge waves rolled in upon us. We had just got clear of the offrope, about 150 yards from the shore, when a tremendoussea struck us and the boat capsized. All of us were throwninto the water, but I managed to hang on by the weather sideof the boat; two managed to get into the boat when sherighted herself. The rest of us made the best attempts wecould to get to the shore. All of us were greatly exhausted,and two men were almost gone and restoratives had to beapplied. The sea turned me over just as I reached the shore,the waves doubling me up and hurling me upon the beachwith great force. I was nearly gone and must have been lostbut for several persons running into the surf and catchinghold of me. One of our crew, a man named Fags, wasdrowned. He was overpowered after reaching the shore, andwas dragged out into the surf again by the suction of the seaand could not be recovered. The lifeboat was recovered.”The wind backed towards the west about four o’clock, andsoon after the fury of the sea subsided considerably. By fiveo’clock darkness had begun to set in and the moon shone ina cloudless sky, but the poor fellows on board the ship


Benvenue still clinging to their only refuge until a late hour,waiting patiently in he hope that some help would reachthem.A later telegram says:- “The crew of the Benvenue have just[9:50pm] been rescued by the Sandgate lifeboat. A fresh crewwas obtained about an hour ago, and, after considerable delayin launching, the boat was got into the water precisely at nineo’clock. The rescue party was a scratch one, made up offishermen from Folkestone and other places round here andsome coastguards. She stuck to the beach for some time, butthere were hundreds of willing hands at the ropes and behindher, and as she at last glided into the water a cheer was givenby some thousands of voices, so loud and hearty was it thatthe poor fellows in the rigging must have heard it and beenreassured by it. The lifeboat weathered one or two terrificseas, but within ten minutes she was alongside the wreck, andthe work of rescue was begun. All the survivors are now onboard the lifeboat, which has left the sunken vessel, and it isprobable that they will effect a landing at Folkestone. TheDover lifeboat has just arrived, in charge of a tug, but too lateto be of use. The shipwrecked crew had been in the riggingexactly 16 hours. The enthusiasm here is intense at the happytermination of a most exciting day. The gale has now quitesubsided. The Calais mail packet, which should have arrivedhere at 5:20pm, reached here at 11:30pm. The Doverlifeboat crew returned here at eleven o’clock, and have beenentertained at the Sailors’ Home. After making two verygallant attempts to reach the Benvenue they arrived there justin time to see the survivors taken off by the Sandgate lifeboat.The men were landed at Folkestone in an exhausted state,and were received by an enormous crowd. The captain andfour men were reported to be drowned.”’ (Extract from TheTimes, 12.11.1891 refers).

Chief Boatman Albert Sadler, born October 1853; enlistedin the Royal Navy, as Boy 2nd Class, serving in H.M.S. St.Vincent, October 1868; promoted Able Seaman, August1874; served in H.M.S. Excellent from June 1875;transferred H.M.S. Invincible, November 1886; advancedChief Boatman, January 1892; discharged, April 1894; died,March 1911.

PROVENANCE:Buckland, Dix, and Wood, June 1991.

The Hythe Life-boat crew in front of the Mayer de Rothschild


297Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type2 1862-1903, obverse: head of Queen Victoria withchaple of oak leaves facing left (Mr. William HenryTaylor. Voted 10th. December 1891.), engraved inmixed styles, with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, goodvery fine, in R.N.L.I. leather case of issue

£340-380

William Henry Taylor, Labourer, citation reads: ‘11thNovember 1891: In a very heavy sea and a southerly gale, aDeal lugger was driven ashore between Littlestone and St.Mary’s, Kent, Coastguard stations. Messrs. Taylor andStanding entered the water and saved two of the lugger’screw. On emerging from the water, both were greatlyexhausted and had to be treated like those they had rescued.’

For this action Taylor and Edward Standing, Labourer, wereboth awarded the R.N.L.I. silver medal.

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298A Superb R.N.L.I. Silver Medal Pair to MotorMechanic H.W. Jefferson, Hartlepool Lifeboat,For the Gallant Rescue of the Crew of the S.S.Hawkwood, 26.1.1942, When, Under theCommand of Lieutenant Bennison, He ThriceWent to the Rescue of the Stricken Crew; For ThisAction the Coxswain Was Awarded The R.N.L.I.Gold Medal; Previously Honoured For HisGallantry, Jefferson was Instrumental in Rescuing47 Lives During the Second World WarBritish War Medal (H.W. Jefferson.); Royal NationalLifeboat Institution Medal, silver, type 5 1937-todate, obverse: head of Sir William Hillary, Bt., thefounder, facing left (Herbert W. Jefferson, Voted12th. March 1942.), engraved in upright serif capitals,with uniface ‘dolphin’ suspension, in R.N.L.I. leathercase of issue, good very fine, together with a largequantity of research and four photographic images ofthe recipient (2)

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Herbert William Jefferson, Motor-Mechanic, HartlepoolLifeboat, citation reads: ‘26th January 1942: With an easterlygale blowing and fierce snow squalls, the London S.S.Hawkwood went ashore in a rough sea, half a mile north ofthe Tees North Gare Jetty at Hartlepool, Co. Durham. TheWatson class motor launch The Princess Royal launched at7:35am and, on arrival, found the wreck in two parts lying inwater too shallow for approach; therefore CoxswainBennison returned to station. He went out again in theafternoon and, with heavy seas breaking into the lifeboat,took off five men from the fore part of the wreck and landedthem. A third trip to rescue men on the aft part wasunsuccessful. The remaining survivors were later saved byrocket apparatus.’The Steam Ship Hawkwood, 2,024 tons, was launched inOctober 1934 from the Austin yard in Sunderland, and at thetime of her wreck was carrying coal from Blyth to London.She broke in two and the parts were later reported as being

500 feet apart. The fore end was subsequently salvaged andsent for scrapping.

For this action Lieutenant William Henry Bennison, C.G.M.,R.N.V.R., Coxswain, Hartlepool Lifeboat was awarded theR.N.L.I. gold medal; Herbert William Jefferson was awardedthe R.N.L.I. silver medal; and the six crew members of ThePrincess Royal were awarded the R.N.L.I. bronze medal. Allreceived gratuities of £4 8s 6d.

Wreck of the Hawkwood‘At 6:55am in the morning word came from the coastguardthat he had seen rockets from a vessel off Seaton Carew. Thelife-boat was called out at once, but there was a slight delay,as the ferry boat in which the crew had to cross the harbourto the life-boat station was packed with workmen. The motorlife-boat The Princess Royal (Civil Service No.7) got away at7:35am. An easterly gale was blowing, with fierce squalls ofsnow. A very rough sea was running, breaking far from the

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shore, and it was still very dark. Although the vessel in distresswas only three miles south of Hartlepool in a direct line, thelife-boat had a longer journey, as she had to go seaward inorder to keep clear of various unlighted buoys, wrecks, andcoast defences. Then, when she was off the entrance to theTees, she stood inshore and, at 8:30am, as day was breaking,she found the wreck half a mile north of the Tees North GareJetty, the S.S. Hawkwood, of London, with a crew of 23 onboard. She had broken in two immediately abaft her bridge.The stern part, on which several men could be seen, was rightin shore in very shallow water off the sandy beach. The forepart, on which men could also be seen, was 200 yards furtherout, but it too was in very shallow water. After studying thewreck for some time the coxswain decided that both endswere in water too shallow for the life-boat to get to them,and, as the crew were not in immediate danger, he decided toreturn to Hartlepool, and to attempt a rescue at high water.He arrived at Hartlepool at 9:50am.The life-boat set out a second time at 11:35am and reachedthe wreck at 12:15pm. The gale was still blowing as strongly,with fierce squalls of snow and a very rough sea. Where thestern of the steamer lay the water was still too shallow for thelife-boat to get near, but the coxswain made for the fore part.It was being swept by heavy seas, and the five men on boardit were now so exhausted that they could not have held on formuch longer. The coxswain handled the life-boat veryskilfully, brought her alongside and, with the enginesworking, held her there while the five men, watching theiropportunity, jumped aboard. Heavy seas were continuallybreaking in the life-boat, and they were so violent that attimes she was almost standing on end. The coxswain couldsee that the coastguard life-saving apparatus was nowattempting to fire a line from the shore to the stern part ofthe steamer, and returned to Hartlepool, sending a request

by wireless to the naval base for an ambulance to meet thelife-boat. It was there when the life-boat reached Hartlepoolat 1:30pm, and the five men were at once taken to hospital.The gale now appeared to moderate, and the life-boat putout to sea for the third time at 2:35pm to attempt the rescueof the men on the stern part. She reached it at 3:15pm, butthe heavy breaking seas and the shallow water still preventedher from going close. The coxswain used oil, but it would notflatten the seas. He then anchored and dropped down on thecable towards the wreck, hoping to come near enough to firea line from the line throwing gun and rescue the men bymeans of the breeches buoy, but the life-boat still could notget close enough. Though she was still out of range of thewreck she touched the sandy bottom, and a sea breaking overher stern flooded the after cockpit, stunned the motor-mechanic, and slightly injured another member of the crew.The coxswain could see that the men on the wreck weresheltering behind the deck house and were comparatively safefor the present, so he decided to return to harbour and makeanother attempt at high water that night. The life-boatreached Hartlepool at 5:20pm. She did not have to put outfor a fourth time, for at low water that evening the coastguardreported that they had at last managed to get a rocket to thewreck, and a second message said that all the men on boardhad been rescued.Throughout the three attempts the coxswain had handled thelife-boat with great judgement, and in the actual rescue offive men had shown courage, skill, and determination.Throughout a long and arduous day, and extremely badweather, he had been ably supported by the crew, andparticularly the motor-mechanic.’ (R.N.L.I. official accountrefers).The master of the Hawkwood, in a letter of thanks to thehonorary secretary of the station, said: ‘We would like you to

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know that we will always remember the fearless and persistentdetermination displayed by the crew of the life-boat underthe gallant command of the coxswain, Lieutenant W.H.Bennison, C.G.M., R.N.V.R., who showed such indomitablecourage, initiative, and superb seamanship. We all deeplyappreciate that we owe our lives to these men, who wouldhave been fully justified (and felt that they had done theirduty) after their first attempt to approach the wreck, to havemade no further effort. But it was apparent that these menwere wholly fearless and inspired by the spirit of self-sacrificeand determination not to be beaten by the tremendous oddsagainst them.’

Motor Mechanic Herbert William Jefferson was born inHartlepool in 1883 and after serving in the fishing fleet forfourteen years entered the lifeboat service in 1915. He tookpart in the attempted rescue of the people on the HospitalShip Rohilla off Whitby in October 1914 whilst serving in thetrawler Mayfly, which towed the Whitby lifeboat to thewreck. It was for his services with the lifeboat that he receivedthe British War Medal. He became Motor Mechanic of theHartlepool lifeboat in 1923.

A Gallant MechanicOn the 21st October, 1927, Jefferson was at work in theboat-house cleaning the engine, when the engine backfiredand set alight the cleaning rags which were saturated with oiland paraffin. There were some eighty gallons of petrol in thetanks just on the other side of the bulkhead, and had theyexploded, he would have been wrapped in flames, and the

boat and boat-house destroyed. He got to work at once withthe fire-extinguishers, whilst his little boy, who was with him,ran for help. The flames, however, were so great that theextinguishers made little impression on them; so he threwonce of the extinguishers into the engine-room and closedthe hatchers. The winchman, Mr. Bunton, had now arrived inanswer to young Jefferson’s call, and very quickly released theboat down the slipway. Jefferson, who remained on board,took the helm and the boat ran out into the harbour. Thisprompt action would have saved the boat-house, even if theboat herself had gone up in flames, but fortunately, with thehatches closed, the fire quickly burnt itself out, with minimaldamage to the boat. For the great courage he had shown intaking such prompt and successful steps to put out the fire atconsiderable risk to himself, he was awarded the Thanks ofthe Institution and a gratuity of £50. Mr. Bunton wasawarded £5, and Jefferson’s son an inscribed copy of Britain’sLifeboats.During the Second World War Jefferson was called outtwenty times and was instrumental in saving 47 lives.Awarded the R.N.L.I. silver medal in 1942 for gallantry inthe rescue of the crew of the S.S. Hawkwood, he was modestabout his part: ‘All want to do is to pay my tribute to thecoxswain. But for his coolness and resource we would nothave accomplished what we did’ (Northern Daily Mail,19.1.1943 refers). He died on the 19th January 1943.

PROVENANCE:Buckland, Dix, and Wood, June 1991.

The Hartlepool Lifeboat crew, 1942 (Coxswain Lieutenant W.H. Bennison far left;

Motor Mechanic H.W. Jefferson second from left)


299Royal Humane Society, small silver medal, successful(Simon Tate, Nov: 20, 1903), with integral topsilver riband buckle, extremely fine, in Elkington,London, fitted case of issue

£300-350

Mr. Simon Tate, a mining engineer of Trimden Grange, andthe Agent for Messrs. Walter Scott, Ltd., was awarded theRoyal Humane Society silver medal for gallantry in saving thelife of Mr. Richardson, a miner at the Sacriston Colliery, Co.Durham, who had been entombed in the mine for over 90hours.

For this action six Royal Humane Society silver medals wereawarded to the rescue party, who worked continuously fromthe evening of Monday 16th November until Friday 20thNovember 1903, when Richardson was finally rescued, notmuch the worse from his long imprisonment.

300Royal Humane Society, small silver medal, successful(Richard Walmsley 18th. Nov. 1922), silver(Hallmarks for Birmingham 1922), with integral topsilver riband buckle, lacking buckle pin, suspension loose,extremely fine

£220-260

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301A Rare Royal Humane Society and Masonic Orderof the Silver Shield Pair to Mr. A.R. Curson, ForGallantry in Rescuing a Child FromMiddlesbrough Dock, 4.9.1892Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal, successful(Arthur R. Curson, 4th. September, 1892.), withintegral top bronze riband buckle, in Warrington,London, fitted case of issue; Order of the Silver Shield,breast Badge, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham1892), reverse engraved ‘Presented to Knight A.R.Curson, in recognition of his bravery in Rescueing[sic] a Child in the Middlesbro Dock. Sep. 4 1892.’,with riband emblem and top silver riband buckle, inA.C. Bloxham, London, case, good very fine, togetherwith two Joseph Smith Lodge Masonic Jewels, silver(Hallmarks for Birmingham 1903 and 1904respectively) and enamel, the reverses engraved‘Presented by the Joseph Smith Lodge to PrimoArthur R. Curson, Sept. 14th. 1904’ and ‘JosephSmith Lodge M’bro. & Cleveland Province, Presentedto Primo Arthur R. Curson by Host George Harker,for Services Rendered during 1904. Feb. 2nd. 1905’(4)

£300-400

Mr. Arthur R. Curson, citation reads: ‘4th September 1892:At great personal risk rescued Miss Polly Hunter fromdrowning at Middlesbrough.’

The Order of the Silver Shield is the highest gallantry awardin British Freemasonry.

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302Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal,unsuccessful (Ellis J. Jones 23rd. May 1918.), withintegral top bronze riband buckle, minor edge bruise,otherwise extremely fine, in Elkington, London, fittedcase of issue

£150-200

Ellis John Jones, Colliery Worker, Lea Green Colliery,citation reads; ‘About 1:15am on the 23rd May, 1918,William Griffiths, employed as a fireman at the King Pit, LeaGreen Colliery, St. Helen’s, was seen going in the directionof No. 13 Level. About six o’clock in the same morning itwas discovered that he was missing, and an alarm was raised.On a search being made his lamp was found hanging on aprop at No. 1 Brow, which had been fenced off owing to thepresence of coal gas, and moaning could be heard comingfrom the Brow, which is 800 yards from the Pit Eye. IsaacKay, James Ford, Joseph Scragg, and Richard Davies thenentered the Brow, but after going a short distance the treelatter turned back, as they felt themselves being overcome.Kay, however, kept on, and finding Griffiths, dragged him alittle way, and then he himself became unconscious. Ford,Scragg, and Richard Davies, finding that Kay did not return,entered the Brow again, and three times tried to reach him,but failed. Various further attempts by Ellis John Jones,

William Davies, Richard Davies, and Ford to reach Kay wereunsuccessful. After an interval of some ten minutes, Jones,Richard Davies, and Ford made a final effort, and reachingKay dragged him to the entrance, where he was eventuallyrestored by artificial respiration. The body of Griffiths, whohad been dead for some time, was recovered later. All themen were well aware of the danger incurred in entering theBrow.’

For this action Isaac Kay was awarded the Royal HumaneSociety silver medal; Ellis John Jones, Richard Davies,William Davies, James Ford, and Joseph Scragg were allawarded the Royal Humane Society bronze medal.

303Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, small silvermedal (Thomas Hincks. For Having Rescued a LadFrom Drowning in Leeds and L’pool Canal. 26July 1895), nearly extremely fine, with top silverriband buckle

£100-140

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304Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, small silver medal (To Captn.Hugh F. David S/S Regina For Gallant Service 13th. December1919.), very fine, with top silver riband buckle

£140-180

305Tayleur Fund for the Succour of Shipwrecked Strangers Medal, silver,reverse engraved ‘To Henry E. Crout, H.M.S. Edgar, for DistinguishedGallantry in Saving of Life in the River Mersey 19th. Septr. 1863. TheRt. Honble. Lord Talbot de Malahide, Chairman’, old repair tosuspension, otherwise very fine and rare

£500-600

Henry Edward Crout, Able Seaman, H.M.S. Edgar citation reads: ‘On the 17thSeptember 1863, Henry E. Crout, and Able Seaman of H.M.S. Edgar, which was atLiverpool, saw a woman accidentally fall from a landing stage into the water. Hejumped into the water and as she had become exhausted he supported her until theywere picked up by a boat and taken back to H.M.S. Edgar. The incident waswitnessed by Captain Hornby.’

Petty Officer Henry Edward Crout was born in May 1842 at Pater, Wales, andentered the Royal Navy as a Boy in September 1857, serving in H.M.S. Victory.Promoted Able Seaman, January 1861, he transferred to H.M.S. Edgar, July 1862,the flag ship of the Channel Squadron, which visited Liverpool from the 14th to the25th September 1863. Advanced Petty Officer, he was discharged at his own requestin May 1885.

Approximately 2 gold and 37 silver Tayleur Fund Medals were awarded during theperiod 1861-75 for sixteen separate actions; the award to Henry Crout is unique forthis rescue, which was the second action for which the medal was awarded.

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306Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday Silver Medal For Valour, silver, reverse engraved‘Presented to John Jones for his Courageous Conduct at AberamanColliery, “The Sloperies” Decr. 7. 1889.’, with top silver riband bar,extremely fine, rare, in fitted case of issue

£350-400

John Jones, Colliery worker, Aberaman Colliery, citation reads: ‘It appears that aman named Charles Swift, collier, employed at the Powell Duffryn CollieryCompany’s Aberaman Colliery, was working in a piece of “waste”, when anaccumulation of gas overpowered him, and he sank insensible to the ground. Somefellow workmen hard by at once rushed to his assistance, but had to retire almostin a state of suffocation. Three attempts were made, and afterwards the foreman wassent for, who, accompanied by John Jones, rapidly covered the quarter mile to thespot. All the hopes of the bystanders was gone when Jones went in, and renderedbreathless by the foul gas, endeavoured to pull the body out. But alas! He failed!Joining hands with the others, he again endeavoured, but his efforts were fruitless.The gallant fellow then called for a double set of linked hands, but was unable toget them. A leading chain was procured, and John fastened the end to the insensibleman’s waist, and attempts were made to pull the body out by that means, butunfortunately the chain broke. Another was procured, and again John heroically, atthe risk of his own life, fastened the chain around the comatose man, who was atlast pulled out from his perilous position. When he remained insensible for twohours, his first act on coming to himself being to pounce upon Jones and bite himupon his left arm, inflicting a flesh wound. Of course this was due to muscularreaction. Had it not been for Jones who was the only one who had sufficienttemerity to handle the insensible body Swift would have died in his comatose state.The gallant rescuer lives at 273 Cardiff Road, Aberaman.’ (Extract from themagazine Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 7.12.1889 refers).

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307South Kirby, Featherstone, and Hemsworth CollieriesBravery Medal, bronze, portrait of George V in navaluniform on obverse, reverse engraved ‘Awarded for Braveryin the South Kirby Mine, February 1922’, edge engraved‘William Jenkinson.’, nearly extremely fine, rare, inFattorini & Sons, London, case of issue

£250-300

Mr. William Jenkinson was awarded the South Kirby,Featherstone, and Hemsworth Collieries Bravery Medal forgallantry during a rescue on the 11th February, 1922, at the SouthKirby Mine, near Barnsley, Yorkshire. For this action miners WilliamHumphries and George Smith were awarded the Edward Medal inBronze.

E.M. London Gazette 27.6.1922 William Humphries, deputy at theSouth Kirby Colliery, Yorkshire, and George Smith, overman at thesame Colliery‘A workman named Creighton, employed in a seam of the SouthKirby Colliery, Yorkshire, was completely buried by a fall of roof on11th February 1922. Several miners who were at work near the spot,came to the rescue, among them Humphries and Smith. Theimprisoned man’s head and shoulders were soon freed, but owingto the pressure of debris on the lower part of his body and legs, itwas impossible to pull him clear, while, so fast as earth was removed,more slipped down in its place. The rescue party placed sleepersacross the body of the imprisoned man, thus preventing him beingcompletely engulfed by the debris, and eventually a passage wasmade under the sleepers over Creighton’s body, which was unhurtwith the exception of one foot which was firmly pinned down by alarge stone. The foot was eventually released and the man freed aftereight and a half hours work. All the men who took part in the rescuewere exposed to great risk for a prolonged period, and behaved withgreat gallantry and devotion to duty, but Humphries and Smithwere unanimously selected by their comrades as having speciallydistinguished themselves.’

PROVENANCE:Dix, Noonan, Webb, June 2000.

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308Washington Colliery Bravery Medal, gold (9 carats, Hallmarks for Birmingham1922), reverse engraved ‘Washington Colliery “F” Pit Rescue Party, Awardedto J. Hill, For Bravery, Sept. 1922.’, good very fine, rare

£200-300

The Washington Colliery Rescue‘Three miners were entombed in Washington Pit yesterday morning [Friday 8th September1922], and as the result of strenuous efforts the rescue parties succeeded in establishingcommunication with them at noon today. All three were alive and well. The men who wereimprisoned in the mine are Richard Brookes, John Wilson, M.M., and Robert Buck. Themen went into the pit at four o’clock yesterday morning, and at about nine o’clock a fall wasdiscovered. It was a very large one, some 30 yards in length, and it cut off the three menfrom their comrades. Directly the discovery was made the rescue work was undertaken. Mr.Tom Burt, the under-manager, was speedily in the place, with Mr. John Hill, the foreoverman, and from then until noon today they had not left the spot. Relays of men workedunceasingly under their direction. At first it was feared that the men could not be reachedin time to save their lives, or that they might already be dead, but after a time they wereheard knocking in response to the knocking of their rescuers. The task of the rescuers was adifficult one, as they had to cut a tunnel about two feet wide through the fallen mass ofstone. At last they were able to converse with the imprisoned men, and they then realisedthat all being well they would be able to rescue them.’ (Sunderland Daily Echo, 9.9.1922refers)‘Resounding cheers went up from hundreds of grateful friends gathered round the “F” Pitat Washington, yesterday, when word was brought to bank that the three miners who hadbeen entombed below had been rescued. The men had been imprisoned in the bowels ofthe earth for nearly two whole days and nights by a heavy fall of stone with nothing tosustain them but a pint of water, which was shared in precious portions between them. Theonly thing that could have saved them from blank and utter despair was the dull and distantnoises of the rescue parties which broke the eerie silence of their surroundings early onFriday night. Then, at 3:25am on Saturday morning the entombed men were able to get aglimpse of the welcome beam from the rescuers’ lamps through the first small crevice theyhad made in the stone which had blocked their way to the free air above. Soon a hole bigenough to hand to hand refreshments through was made, and the men, rejoicing andrelieved, though naturally exhausted, soon made their rescuers aware that they were quitesound and uninjured. “What day is it?” queried Brookes, to whom, as well as the others, theweary hours of suspense had doubtless seemed an eternity. “It’s like coming out of thetrenches”, added Wilson, who like his two comrades is an ex-service man, and who wasawarded the Military Medal in the Great War. When the exit had been made large enoughfor the men to pass through more food and coffee was given them, and they were wrappedin rugs by the doctor’s orders. At 4:30am the rescue party returned to bank, and the newsof the success of their endeavours was received with cheers, which increased when the threemen were observed coming down the gangway. They were conveyed to their respectivehomes in a motor-car.’ (Sunderland Daily Echo, 11.9.1922 refers).

Mr. John Hill was employed as fore overman at the Washington Pit at the time of therescue.

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309Scout Association Silver Cross for Gallantry, reverseengraved ‘M.E. Beale 7.8.1944’, silver (Hallmarksfor Birmingham 1943), with top silver riband bar,extremely fine, with related cloth badge, photographicimage of recipient, and a comprehensive file ofresearch

£600-800

Scout Association Silver Cross for Gallantry, promulgated4.10.1944‘For his gallantry in supporting until the arrival of a boat aman and a boy the occupants of an overturned canoe whowere in danger of drowning at Bucks Mills, North Devon,7th August 1944.’

Boy Scout Martin Edward Beale was a member of the 17thWimbledon Scout Group, London.

309 Boy Scout M.E. Beale


x310Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., ‘Star’ type, silver andbronze (George Oxley), extremely fineImperial Service Medal, G.V.R., ‘Circular’ type, 2nd‘Coronation robes’ type (William Samuel Clarke.),extremely fine (2)

£40-60

311Jubilee 1977, good very fine, on ladies’ bow riband, inRoyal Mint box of issue

£120-160

312Three: Reserve Constable W.D. McCormick, RoyalUlster ConstabularyJubilee 2002; Royal Ulster Constabulary ServiceMedal, pre-GC riband (R/Const W D McCormick);Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve Long ServiceMedal (R/Const W D McCormick), extremely fine, allin Royal Mint boxes of issue (3)

£400-500

313Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (2684. Q.M.Sgt. J.Jackson. L’Pool R.), light contact marks, good veryfine

£80-100

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314Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Thos. HenryTidby, Cox. 2nd Cl. H.M.S Excellent.), good veryfine

£70-90

Thomas Henry Tidby, born Whitwell, Isle of Wight, 1856;joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1871.

x315Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (H.R. Dolby, Sh:Corpl: 1st. Cl: H.M.S. Duke of Wellington.),nearly extremely fine

£100-120

x316Naval Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (179877Robert Poole, Comd. Boatn. H.M. Coast Guard.),good very fine

£40-60

x317Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver(Hallmarks for London 1916) and silver-gilt, extremelyfine

£120-150

x318Royal Naval Reserve Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R.(81057 J.W. Morgan, Sean. 1Cl, R.N.R.), minoredge nick, good very fineRoyal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R.(SS.1115 PO. B. 8574 A.W. Morrall. L.S. R.F.R.),worn, good fine (2)

£40-60

x319Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service & G.C.,E.II.R. (J.A. Hogg.), extremely fine

£100-140

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x320Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, 1st‘Board of Trade’ type, G.V.R.(Preston Arnold),extremely fine

£50-70

x321Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, 2nd‘Rocket Apparatus’ type, G.VI.R.(John Mc.ManusAlcroft), minor edge bruise, good very fine

£50-70

x322Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, 3rd‘Coast Life Saving Corps’ type, E.II.R.(AlexanderHall Henderson), extremely fine, together with aMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation letter to therecipient on the occasion of his resignation, dated3.9.1959.

£110-130

Alexander Hall Henderson served with the MallaigCompany, Inverness-shire, of the Coast Life Saving Corpsfrom 1937 to 1959, latterly as Volunteer in Charge.

x323Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, 4th‘Coastguard Auxiliary Service’ type, E.II.R.(ThomasH. John), extremely fine

£100-120

x324Order of the League of Mercy, Member’s Badge,silver-gilt and enamel, with Second Award ‘For LongService’ Bar, extremely fine, scarce

£80-100

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Sale No. 11010 Date: Thursday 21 July, 2011


1 £260,0002 £230,0003 £2,6004 £1,0005 £1,1506 £28,0008 £2,9009 £1,05010 £1,60011 £2,10012 £2,40013 £2,60014 £52015 £38016 £1,20017 £2,90018 £3,40019 £1,30020 £2,80021 £1,20022 £90023 £8,00024 £2,80025 £1,30026 £80027 £35028 £3,00029 £95030 £3,60031 £36032 £80034 £75035 £1,70036 £1,000

Lot Price37 £75038 £60039 £60040 £1,60041 £80042 £34043 £32044 £70045 £11046 £20047 £12048 £12049 £40050 £72051 £44052 £36053 £14054 £60055 £1,70056 £60057 £75058 £32059 £24060 £14061 £1,60062 £1,90063 £5,00064 £2,10065 £6,00066 £1,50067 £2,40068 £7,50069 £42070 £220

Lot Price71 £40072 £85073 £1,30074 £4,00075 £22076 £60078 £4,20079 £56,00080 £22,00081 £4,20082 £2,80083 £1,60084 £2,60085 £35,00086 £2,50087 £3,20088 £2,90089 £2,70090 £2,60091 £6,50092 £42093 £1,60094 £1,10095 £1,10096 £1,70097 £52098 £52099 £1,500100 £750101 £750102 £1,100103 £800104 £750105 £750

Lot Price106 £750107 £1,300108 £6,200109 £320110 £320111 £18,000112 £240113 £420114 £2,400115 £60116 £60117 £800118 £80119 £400120 £210121 £140122 £100123 £420124 £140125 £120126 £70127 £80128 £160129 £90130 £210131 £550132 £2,600133 £480134 £240135 £290136 £350137 £380138 £80139 £170

Lot Price140 £60141 £580142 £200143 £900144 £1,500145 £210146 £80147 £200148 £150149 £150150 £700151 £3,200152 £270153 £400154 £150155 £220156 £380157 £170158 £180159 £1,000160 £420161 £160162 £550163 £160164 £80165 £26,000166 £650167 £700168 £950169 £2,300170 £450171 £380172 £700173 £320

Lot Price174 £700175 £5,800176 £3,800177 £3,800178 £11,000179 £2,800180 £2,400181 £2,700182 £7,500183 £550184 £720185 £380186 £3,200187 £4,200188 £2,100189 £650190 £3,000191 £1,500192 £520193 £700194 £650195 £1,000196 £2,000197 £2,800198 £5,200199 £1,700200 £6,000201 £7,000202 £1,300203 £900204 £1,400205 £500206 £950207 £580

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AUCTION RESULTSSale: Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals

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Sale No: 11007

Date: Thursday 21 April 2011

Venue: London

The following prices in sterling do not include the buyer’s premium and are rounded to thenearest pound. Lots which did not sell are not shown.

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208 £850209 £290210 £320211 £1,500212 £2,700213 £950214 £520215 £520216 £450217 £180218 £160219 £220220 £2,600221 £420222 £320223 £180224 £650225 £90226 £130227 £180228 £300229 £280230 £200231 £130232 £160233 £100234 £500235 £180236 £1,100237 £350238 £170239 £200240 £120241 £160242 £200243 £80244 £480245 £100246 £80247 £120248 £190249 £140250 £80251 £160252 £100253 £1,300254 £1,200

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255 £350256 £130257 £80258 £60259 £120260 £130261 £230262 £70263 £120264 £320265 £100266 £130267 £110268 £90269 £150270 £80271 £110272 £850273 £130274 £160275 £110276 £170277 £400278 £150279 £200280 £80281 £130282 £120283 £150284 £90285 £110286 £40287 £120288 £40289 £1,200290 £190291 £240292 £70293 £250294 £130295 £70296 £180297 £40299 £80300 £4,500302 £140303 £70

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304 £50305 £350306 £1,100307 £23,000308 £950309 £1,100310 £1,100311 £1,200312 £3,500313 £2,000314 £1,200315 £4,000317 £400318 £1,500320 £1,400321 £1,200322 £3,000323 £5,500324 £1,600325 £1,700326 £1,900327 £1,800328 £3,800329 £800330 £520331 £300333 £300335 £900336 £280337 £550338 £700339 £350340 £1,700341 £200342 £380343 £400344 £380345 £260346 £1,000347 £290348 £220349 £130350 £120351 £110352 £90353 £350354 £160

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355 £240356 £120357 £180358 £140359 £210360 £280361 £270362 £110363 £160364 £220365 £350366 £320367 £320368 £100369 £140370 £140371 £150372 £200373 £850374 £450375 £450376 £130377 £90378 £140379 £480380 £320381 £240382 £270383 £260384 £260385 £230386 £290387 £450388 £480389 £240390 £320391 £190392 £280393 £320394 £400395 £170396 £180397 £220398 £110399 £350400 £400401 £480

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402 £320403 £100404 £150405 £350407 £70408 £60409 £60410 £60411 £60412 £300413 £320414 £260415 £190416 £260417 £320418 £230419 £260420 £170421 £110422 £80423 £100424 £120425 £160426 £130427 £110428 £140429 £120430 £240431 £120432 £140433 £120434 £450435 £260436 £160437 £160438 £150439 £100440 £130441 £220442 £450443 £180444 £180445 £160446 £160447 £10,000448 £1,200449 £520

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERSThese conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink and Son Limited of 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET (company no. 04369748)) contractwith you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

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1 DEFINITIONS The following definitions in this condition apply in these conditions.

Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs;

Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below;

Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot;

Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3;

Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as toauthorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the descriptionin the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordancewith the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/orrestoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling);

Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot;

Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in anycatalogue;

Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold;

Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us;

Spink Group Spink and Son Limited, our subsidiaries and associated companies.

VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; and

VAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.

2 SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT

2.1 All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertakeneither as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principalif we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting asagent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have afinancial interest in the Lot.

2.2 The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3 BEFORE THE SALE

3.1 Examination of goodsYou are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which youare interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports areusually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you otherthan in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Termsand Conditions.

3.2 Catalogue descriptions

3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or madeorally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin,date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance,condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merelystatements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements ofdefinitive fact. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only, andshould not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour ofany item or to reveal imperfections. Estimates of the selling priceshould not be relied on as a statement that this price is either theprice at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose.

3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their beingin perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or givenby way of condition report make reference to damage and/orrestoration. We provide this information for guidance only and theabsence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free fromdefects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defectsimply the absence of any others.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud,neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, areresponsible for the correctness of any statement as to theauthorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness orprovenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or forany faults or defects in any Lot.

3.3 Your Responsibility

You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of thegoods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

3.4 Extensions – Stamps only

3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containingundescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less thanforty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement ofthe first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall havethe same effect as notice of an intention to question thegenuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause5.13 of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause5.13 shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required andspecify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subjectto agreement by us.

3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee.

3.4.4 We will not normally accept a request for an extension onaccount of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as havingfaults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion orCertificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not includedin the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under theforegoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by theAuctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot.

3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificateof Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and noton the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity.No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp andthe return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

4 AT THE SALE

4.1 Refusal of admission

Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises overwhich we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisableat our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises orattendance at an auction.

4.2 Registration before bidding

You must complete and sign a registration form and provideidentification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that weusually require buyers to undergo a credit check.


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4.3 Bidding as PrincipalWhen making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or byway of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online oremail bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will beaccepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at thetime of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a thirdparty buyer acceptable to us.

4.4 Commission BidsIf you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the formprovided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonableendeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not laterthan 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on aparticular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are thehighest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid wasreceived first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to othercommitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auctionmay be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this isundertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated,we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. Youshould therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain ofbidding.

4.5 On-line BiddingWe offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will notbe responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on theinternet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) aloss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) abreakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii)a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer orsystem. Execution of on-line internet bids is a free service undertakensubject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do notaccept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errorsor omissions in connection with this activity.

4.6 Telephone BidsIf you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before thesale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable youto participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will webe liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

4.7 Currency ConverterAt some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on theone month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Royal Bank ofScotland or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening onthe date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currencydetermined by us, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London.The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occurbeyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayedon the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids.We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of youfollowing the currency converter.

4.8 Video imagesAt some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in itsoperation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either thecorrespondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of theimage as a reproduction of the original.

4.9 Bidding IncrementsBidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in thefollowing order although the auctioneer may vary the biddingincrements during the course of the auction. The normal biddingincrements are:

Up to £100 by £5£100 to £300 by £10£300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc.£600 to £1,000 by £50£1,000 to £3,000 by £100£3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc.£6,000 to £20,000 by £500£20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

4.10 Bidding by Spink4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to

the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above thelow estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchaseLots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s DiscretionThe auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bidto advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdrawor divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case oferror or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful Bid

Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marksthe acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid ishigher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of acontract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements

If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Sellerwithin 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Sellerreserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium inaccordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller acommission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

5 AFTER THE AUCTION5.1 Buyer’s Premium

In addition to the hammer price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premiumof 20% on the final hammer price of each Lot.

5.2 Value Added Tax

Other than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) (see VAT Symbols fordetails), VAT is payable on the Buyer’s Premium and on the HammerPrice, if the Lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in thecatalogue (see VAT Symbols for details).

5.3 VAT RefundsGeneral5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they

have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date ofsale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VATinvoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, thenany refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases creditswill be made when proof of export is provided. If you export theLot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from theShipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of exportcertificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail toreturn the proof of export certificate to us within such period andyou have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will beliable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and weshall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of exportcertificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment willbe made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU

5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’sPremium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You mustcertify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country andthat the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT hasbeen charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may bepossible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 toHM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section,Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU

5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Schemeand evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 monthsof the date of sale, the VAT element included within the Buyer’sPremium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold(g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refundedwhere evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’sPremium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as acollectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an ImportVAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is producedwithin 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both theHammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Whererequired, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specificform of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on theexport of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibilityin respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie withyou and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain suchcertificate.


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5.4 Payment5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address

and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any paymentsto us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprisingthe Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT)within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if youwish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be)required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due to ushave been paid in full to us, even in circumstances where we havereleased the Lot to you.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the followingmethods:II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set

out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.Please ensure that your client number is noted on thetransfer.

i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltdand sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing chargesfor payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on anon-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that theremittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice isenclosed with your payment.

(iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A charge of 2% will be applied.Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made bythe card holder in person whilst on our premises.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not bythird parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registrationthat you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

5.5 InvoicesInvoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero ratedLots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme;Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†),imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammerfor EU VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases5.6.1 Unless we specifically agree to the contrary, we shall retain items

sold until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have beenpaid in full.

5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us willbe covered in accordance with our policy which is available forinspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of sevendays or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After sevendays or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lotwill be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to acceptresponsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes inatmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 NotificationWe are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. WhileInvoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not acceptresponsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You arerequested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possibleafter the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoidincurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handlingWe shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling andpacking a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or fromthe time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at yourrisk. Our postage charges are set out at the back of the catalogue.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippersIf required our shipping department may arrange shipment as youragent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, oursuggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of suchparties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whomwe have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the thirdparties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated

payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exerciseone or more of the following rights or remedies:5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound

interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the fullamount is due;

5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group mayowe you in any other transaction the outstanding amountremaining unpaid by you;

5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or otherproperty in the possession of the Spink Group until you havepaid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if theunpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amountoutstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall havethe right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. Weshall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstandingto us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you;

5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the SpinkGroup in respect of different transactions, to apply any amountpaid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particulartransaction, whether or not you so direct;

5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or onyour behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting anybids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall inaddition be entitled:

5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to youat the same or any other auction;

5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, ifthis results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balancefrom you together with all reasonable costs including a 20%seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissionsand premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales orotherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to makepayment; or

5.10.2.3 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.

5.11 Failure to collectWhere purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale,whether or not payment has been made, you will be required to pay astorage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling costthat may apply. You will not be entitled to collect the Lot until alloutstanding charges are met, together with payment of all otheramounts due to us.

5.12 Export Licence5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed

provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise youin relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibilityin respect of any export will lie with you and we will not beresponsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may berequired to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiverdocument stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is requiredbefore exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within twoor three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wishto apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation tomake payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest onlate payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on yourbehalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursementsand out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, togetherwith any relevant VAT.

5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund anyinterest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is madeby you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you

if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in thecatalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall nothowever be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) thecatalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars orexperts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict ofopinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgeryonly by means of either a scientific process not generally acceptedfor use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which atthe date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticableor likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, youshould note that this refund can be obtained only if the followingconditions are met:

5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of theauction date, that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery;

5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days,in the same condition as at the auction date; and

5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you mustproduce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery andthat you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any thirdparty claims.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any morethan the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shallhave no claim for interest.


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5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of beingtransferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom theoriginal invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when soldand who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot withoutdisposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process toestablish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such processwas used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or

fraudulent misrepresentation.

7 COPYRIGHT 7.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video

or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an imagewill belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever waywe see fit.

7.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relatingto a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall havethe right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allowanyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material withoutour prior written consent.

8 VATYou shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that ofthe Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseencost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you willreimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

9 NOTICESAll notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally,sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the otherparty. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on thesecond working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifthworking day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will bedeemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

10 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONSThe following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting forthe purposes of your business. 10.1 Limitation of Liability

Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (includingfor negligence or breach of statutory duty), contract, misrepresentationor otherwise for any:10.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or

similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss ofcontract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or

10.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss,costs, damages, charges or expenses.

10.2 SeverabilityIf any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and therest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to thefullest extent permitted by law.

10.3 Force majeureWe shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayedin performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions orfrom carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidentsbeyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes,lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforceor the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service ortransport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, maliciousdamage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule,regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery,fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

10.4 Waiver10.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only

effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstancesfor which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising anyright or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shallconstitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, norpreclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exerciseof such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exerciseof that (or any other) right or remedy.

10.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising underthese Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not excluderights provided by law.

11 Law and Jurisdiction11.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or

in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by,and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

11.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shallhave exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises outof, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

Postal Charges

Prices for books(items sent by this method are not covered by insurance)

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have tobe sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier servicesare required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please [email protected] for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition tothe above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

The information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends toaccount for VAT.

i. Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’

Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of anysymbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not besubject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme toVAT–registered businesses, the VAT included within the Buyers’Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day,we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the HammerPrice and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registeredbusinesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to thenormal rules for recovering input tax.

ii. Zero-Rated Lots1. Limited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for

VAT in the United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under theAuctioneers’ Margin Scheme. In these circumstances no VATelement will be included within the Buyer’s Premium.

iii. Daggered Lots1. Lots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at

20% on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv. Starred and Omega Lots1. Lots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5%

on the Hammer Price and 20% on the Buyer’s Premium which isshown as inclusive of VAT. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω)are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’sPremium. Such Lots bear VAT because the Lot is liable for VAT atthis rate on importation into the EU.

v. Investment Gold Lots1. Lots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the

Hammer Price and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’sPremium. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium canalso be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer.

vi. Imported Lots1. Lots which are marked (x) and Lots which bear the Omega symbol

(Ω) have VAT charged on the Hammer Price and Buyers’ Premiumbecause they have been imported into the United Kingdom fromoutside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importationprocedure, which in effect means that the point of importation isdeferred until the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treatedas the importer and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We willcollect the VAT from you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise onyour behalf.

Invoice Value UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to £1,500 £10 £15 £20

Above £1,501 £20 £30 £40

Weight UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to 1kg £8 for any weight £12 £15

Up to 2kg £8 for any weight £18 £25


Coins, Stamps, Banknotes, Medals,Bonds & Shares, Autographs & Books

AUCTION CALENDAR

2011

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following servicesValuations for insurance and probate for individual items or whole collections.

Sales on a commission basis either of individual pieces or whole collections.

Stamps28 June The Chartwell Collection - British Empire London 1102629 June The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays,

Proofs, Stamps and Covers, Part I London 1102730 June The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History London 1102812/13 July Summer Collector’s Series Sale, featuring India and St Helena London 1102914 July The “Walter Bickly” Collection of Labuan and North Borneo Stamps London 11030July (TBA) Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale New York20 September Great Britain Stamps London 1103825 September Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia including the Stolz Collection Part II Singapore 1101612 October The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface Printed Issues London 1103118 October Pearls of Arabian Philately London 110379 November Autumn Collector’s Series Sale London 11033Late November The “Agathon” Collection of the First Issue of Russia London 110346 December The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain King Edward VII Essays,

Proofs and Issued Stamps London 11035

Banknotes27/28 September World Banknotes London 110198 December World Banknotes London 11020

Bonds and Shares21 October Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 11022

Medals21 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1101024 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 11011

Coins6 October Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 110231 December Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 11024

Group Chairman and CEOOlivier Stocker

Your Specialists

Orders, Decorations, Medals & MilitariaMark Quayle Oliver Pepys

StampsGuy Croton Tim Hirsch David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano

Charles Shreve Chris Anderson George Eveleth Ed Robinson Andrew TitleyCoins

Paul Dawson Richard Bishop Julie-Morgane Lecoindre William MacKay Arthur Bryant John Pett Stephen Goldsmith Jim Fitzgerald Matthew Orsini Normand Pepin Thomas Tesoriero

Banknotes, Bonds & SharesBarnaby Faull Mike Veissid Francesca Girelli

Stephen Goldsmith Jim Fitzgerald Matthew OrsiniAutographs

Robert LitzenbergerBooks

Philip Skingley Rebecca Mason

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Chairman’s OfficeDennis Muriu Monica Kruber

DirectorsTimothy Hirsch Anthony Spink

Auction and Client Management TeamEmily Johnston Miroslava Adusei-Poku Luca Borgo Phillipa Brown

FinanceAlison Bennet Mina Bhagat Alison Kinnaird Shyam Padhiar

IT & AdministrationBerdia Qamarauli Segun Magbagbeola Liz Cones Curlene Spencer John Winchcombe

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PresidentCharles Shreve

Finance & Operations ManagerSam Qureshi

Chairman EmeritusJohn Herzog

Auction AdministrationRick Penko Patricia Gardner

Marketing & DesignJames McGuire Emily Cowin William Jackson Shawn Barnes Clyde Townsend

AdministrationIngrid Qureshi Marcy Gottberg Kisha Townsend

AuctioneerTracy Shreve

Your Asia TeamGary Tan

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