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Family group: ‘He is perfectly cool under fire and is of a cheerful disposition.’ One of Kenneth
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‘He is perfectly cool under fire and is of a cheerful disposition.’
One of Kenneth Badcock’s many glowing statements on Kenneth Badcock’s service record, as penned by Commodore R. Tyrwhitt in 1916.
A fine Great War D.S.O., D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Paymaster Captain K. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, who served as Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt’s secretary throughout the war, as a consequence of which he was present at a number of notable actions fought by the Harwich Force: at Heligoland Bight in August 1914, he attended the Admiral on the bridge of the cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa throughout the action and was mentioned in despatches
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Payr. Lt. Cr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, together with a set of related miniature dress medals and a tunic riband bar, obverse centre of the D.S.O. slightly recessed, otherwise good very fine
The Second World War campaign group of three awarded to Midshipman C. D. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, among those who lost their lives on the occasion the cruiser H.M.S. Neptune was mined off Tripoli in December 1941
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their addressed card box of issue with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Midshipman Charles David Edgar Badcock, R.N.’, and a letter of condolence to his mother from an officer serving in H.M.S. Jackal, dated 25 April 1942, extremely fine
The Second World War campaign group of four awarded to Sub. Lieutenant C. F. Badcock, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, good very fine (Lot) £2500-3000
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D.S.O. London Gazette 21 June 1919:
‘For distinguished services as Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., throughout the war.’
D.S.C. London Gazette 14 September 1917:
‘For services in the Harwich Force.’
Kenneth Edgar Badcock was born in February 1886 and entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk in July 1903.
Promoted to Assistant Paymaster in February 1907, he was appointed secretary to Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, R.N., shortly before the outbreak of the Great War. It was the beginning of a long chapter of devoted and loyal service, for he remained similarly employed until Tyrwhitt hauled down his flag for a final time in May 1933, by which stage his boss was an Admiral of the Fleet with a G.C.B. and D.S.O. to his credit. It is said that Badcock suffered from a stammer yet he stood up to his senior and spoke his mind. As Dick Witte observed in Fringes of the Fleet, ‘the Admiral liked that.’
August 1914 - Heligoland Bight
It would also be fair to say that the Admiral liked nothing more than getting to grips with the enemy, a contention admirably supported by the fact that he left a string of severely damaged flagships in his wake. An early case in point would be the memorable engagement fought in the Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914, when Tyrwhitt, senior officer of the Harwich Force, was flying his flag in H.M.S. Arethusa, accompanied by another light cruiser, the Fearless, and around thirty ships from the 1st and 3rd Destroyer Flotillas. At the last moment, providentially as it turned out, the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron under Vice-Admiral Beatty was ordered to join Tyrwhitt’s force. Sea Battles, by Michael Sanderson, takes up the story:
‘In the early morning haze Tyrwhitt began his sweep towards Heligoland but soon ran into trouble. The Germans had some inkling of the pending attack and, ins...
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This lot description has been truncated. Please see the Dix Noonan Webb website for the full lot description.
‘He is perfectly cool under fire and is of a cheerful disposition.’
One of Kenneth Badcock’s many glowing statements on Kenneth Badcock’s service record, as penned by Commodore R. Tyrwhitt in 1916.
A fine Great War D.S.O., D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Paymaster Captain K. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, who served as Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt’s secretary throughout the war, as a consequence of which he was present at a number of notable actions fought by the Harwich Force: at Heligoland Bight in August 1914, he attended the Admiral on the bridge of the cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa throughout the action and was mentioned in despatches
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Payr. Lt. Cr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, together with a set of related miniature dress medals and a tunic riband bar, obverse centre of the D.S.O. slightly recessed, otherwise good very fine
The Second World War campaign group of three awarded to Midshipman C. D. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, among those who lost their lives on the occasion the cruiser H.M.S. Neptune was mined off Tripoli in December 1941
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their addressed card box of issue with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Midshipman Charles David Edgar Badcock, R.N.’, and a letter of condolence to his mother from an officer serving in H.M.S. Jackal, dated 25 April 1942, extremely fine
The Second World War campaign group of four awarded to Sub. Lieutenant C. F. Badcock, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, good very fine (Lot) £2500-3000
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D.S.O. London Gazette 21 June 1919:
‘For distinguished services as Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., throughout the war.’
D.S.C. London Gazette 14 September 1917:
‘For services in the Harwich Force.’
Kenneth Edgar Badcock was born in February 1886 and entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk in July 1903.
Promoted to Assistant Paymaster in February 1907, he was appointed secretary to Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, R.N., shortly before the outbreak of the Great War. It was the beginning of a long chapter of devoted and loyal service, for he remained similarly employed until Tyrwhitt hauled down his flag for a final time in May 1933, by which stage his boss was an Admiral of the Fleet with a G.C.B. and D.S.O. to his credit. It is said that Badcock suffered from a stammer yet he stood up to his senior and spoke his mind. As Dick Witte observed in Fringes of the Fleet, ‘the Admiral liked that.’
August 1914 - Heligoland Bight
It would also be fair to say that the Admiral liked nothing more than getting to grips with the enemy, a contention admirably supported by the fact that he left a string of severely damaged flagships in his wake. An early case in point would be the memorable engagement fought in the Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914, when Tyrwhitt, senior officer of the Harwich Force, was flying his flag in H.M.S. Arethusa, accompanied by another light cruiser, the Fearless, and around thirty ships from the 1st and 3rd Destroyer Flotillas. At the last moment, providentially as it turned out, the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron under Vice-Admiral Beatty was ordered to join Tyrwhitt’s force. Sea Battles, by Michael Sanderson, takes up the story:
‘In the early morning haze Tyrwhitt began his sweep towards Heligoland but soon ran into trouble. The Germans had some inkling of the pending attack and, ins...
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This lot description has been truncated. Please see the Dix Noonan Webb website for the full lot description.
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Family group:
‘He is perfectly cool under fire and is of a cheerful disposition.’
One of Kenneth Badcock’s many glowing statements on Kenneth Badcock’s service record, as penned by Commodore R. Tyrwhitt in 1916.
A fine Great War D.S.O., D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Paymaster Captain K. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, who served as Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt’s secretary throughout the war, as a consequence of which he was present at a number of notable actions fought by the Harwich Force: at Heligoland Bight in August 1914, he attended the Admiral on the bridge of the cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa throughout the action and was mentioned in despatches
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Payr. Lt. Cr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, together with a set of related miniature dress medals and a tunic riband bar, obverse centre of the D.S.O. slightly recessed, otherwise good very fine
The Second World War campaign group of three awarded to Midshipman C. D. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, among those who lost their lives on the occasion the cruiser H.M.S. Neptune was mined off Tripoli in December 1941
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their addressed card box of issue with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Midshipman Charles David Edgar Badcock, R.N.’, and a letter of condolence to his mother from an officer serving in H.M.S. Jackal, dated 25 April 1942, extremely fine
The Second World War campaign group of four awarded to Sub. Lieutenant C. F. Badcock, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, good very fine (Lot) £2500-3000
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D.S.O. London Gazette 21 June 1919:
‘For distinguished services as Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., throughout the war.’
D.S.C. London Gazette 14 September 1917:
‘For services in the Harwich Force.’
Kenneth Edgar Badcock was born in February 1886 and entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk in July 1903.
Promoted to Assistant Paymaster in February 1907, he was appointed secretary to Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, R.N., shortly before the outbreak of the Great War. It was the beginning of a long chapter of devoted and loyal service, for he remained similarly employed until Tyrwhitt hauled down his flag for a final time in May 1933, by which stage his boss was an Admiral of the Fleet with a G.C.B. and D.S.O. to his credit. It is said that Badcock suffered from a stammer yet he stood up to his senior and spoke his mind. As Dick Witte observed in Fringes of the Fleet, ‘the Admiral liked that.’
August 1914 - Heligoland Bight
It would also be fair to say that the Admiral liked nothing more than getting to grips with the enemy, a contention admirably supported by the fact that he left a string of severely damaged flagships in his wake. An early case in point would be the memorable engagement fought in the Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914, when Tyrwhitt, senior officer of the Harwich Force, was flying his flag in H.M.S. Arethusa, accompanied by another light cruiser, the Fearless, and around thirty ships from the 1st and 3rd Destroyer Flotillas. At the last moment, providentially as it turned out, the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron under Vice-Admiral Beatty was ordered to join Tyrwhitt’s force. Sea Battles, by Michael Sanderson, takes up the story:
‘In the early morning haze Tyrwhitt began his sweep towards Heligoland but soon ran into trouble. The Germans had some inkling of the pending attack and, ins...
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This lot description has been truncated. Please see the Dix Noonan Webb website for the full lot description.
‘He is perfectly cool under fire and is of a cheerful disposition.’
One of Kenneth Badcock’s many glowing statements on Kenneth Badcock’s service record, as penned by Commodore R. Tyrwhitt in 1916.
A fine Great War D.S.O., D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Paymaster Captain K. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, who served as Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt’s secretary throughout the war, as a consequence of which he was present at a number of notable actions fought by the Harwich Force: at Heligoland Bight in August 1914, he attended the Admiral on the bridge of the cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa throughout the action and was mentioned in despatches
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Payr. Lt. Cr. K. E. Badcock, R.N.); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, together with a set of related miniature dress medals and a tunic riband bar, obverse centre of the D.S.O. slightly recessed, otherwise good very fine
The Second World War campaign group of three awarded to Midshipman C. D. E. Badcock, Royal Navy, among those who lost their lives on the occasion the cruiser H.M.S. Neptune was mined off Tripoli in December 1941
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their addressed card box of issue with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Midshipman Charles David Edgar Badcock, R.N.’, and a letter of condolence to his mother from an officer serving in H.M.S. Jackal, dated 25 April 1942, extremely fine
The Second World War campaign group of four awarded to Sub. Lieutenant C. F. Badcock, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, good very fine (Lot) £2500-3000
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D.S.O. London Gazette 21 June 1919:
‘For distinguished services as Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., throughout the war.’
D.S.C. London Gazette 14 September 1917:
‘For services in the Harwich Force.’
Kenneth Edgar Badcock was born in February 1886 and entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk in July 1903.
Promoted to Assistant Paymaster in February 1907, he was appointed secretary to Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, R.N., shortly before the outbreak of the Great War. It was the beginning of a long chapter of devoted and loyal service, for he remained similarly employed until Tyrwhitt hauled down his flag for a final time in May 1933, by which stage his boss was an Admiral of the Fleet with a G.C.B. and D.S.O. to his credit. It is said that Badcock suffered from a stammer yet he stood up to his senior and spoke his mind. As Dick Witte observed in Fringes of the Fleet, ‘the Admiral liked that.’
August 1914 - Heligoland Bight
It would also be fair to say that the Admiral liked nothing more than getting to grips with the enemy, a contention admirably supported by the fact that he left a string of severely damaged flagships in his wake. An early case in point would be the memorable engagement fought in the Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914, when Tyrwhitt, senior officer of the Harwich Force, was flying his flag in H.M.S. Arethusa, accompanied by another light cruiser, the Fearless, and around thirty ships from the 1st and 3rd Destroyer Flotillas. At the last moment, providentially as it turned out, the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron under Vice-Admiral Beatty was ordered to join Tyrwhitt’s force. Sea Battles, by Michael Sanderson, takes up the story:
‘In the early morning haze Tyrwhitt began his sweep towards Heligoland but soon ran into trouble. The Germans had some inkling of the pending attack and, ins...
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This lot description has been truncated. Please see the Dix Noonan Webb website for the full lot description.
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