COHEN MORRIS: (1887-1970) British-Canadian Adventurer, aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and a Major-General in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. Rare book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Two-Gun Cohen by Charles Drage, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1954 (second impression). Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink by Cohen to the front free endpaper and dated 19th December 1959 in his hand. Bound in red cloth and accompanied by the dust jacket. About VG Cohen's life story is an interesting one - he arrived in China in 1922 and trained Sun Yat-sen's small armed forces to box and shoot, and he soon became one of Sun's main protectors, accompanying the Chinese leader to war zones and conferences. Cohen carried two guns with him and the western community were intrigued by Sun's gun-toting protector and began calling him 'Two-Gun Cohen', a name which stuck, hence the title of the present biography. When the Japanese invaded China in 1937 Cohen joined the fight and undertook some tasks for the British Intelligence Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE). Cohen was in Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December 1941 and, on the fall of Hong Kong, the Japanese imprisoned Cohen in Stanley Prison Camp. He was not released until late 1943 as part of a rare prisoner exchange.
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GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. Ink signature ('C G Gordon') on a slim oblong 12mo piece removed from the foot of a partially printed document. Gordon signs in his capacity as a Colonel and Commanding Royal Engineer and the piece is dated 18th January 1882 in another hand. Some light folds and age wear and with a very slightly irregularly torn upper edge. Gordon's signature is a little light although perfectly legible. G
NOLAN LOUIS: (1818-1854) British Army officer, an authority on cavalry tactics best known for his controversial role in launching the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava. He was the first casualty of that engagement. Extremely rare A.L.S., L E Nolan, four pages, 8vo, Maidstone, 10th November n.y. [1842, incorrectly dated in pencil in another hand 1835], to 'My dear Sir George' [Berkeley]. Nolan informs his correspondent, 'The mare is at your service. I only hope you will try her well yourself and only keep her if she suits you perfectly.' He continues 'I have ridden her & driven her & tried her with a skirt & she goes perfectly quiet & well all ways. The mare has corns from which she goes tender at first starting but she is in all other respects quite sound…' Nolan further discusses his correspondent's current mare, which he suggests is sent to Tattersalls to be sold by auction, and the arrangements for delivering the new mare, which Nolan 'can send up to the London Bridge station any day you mention & you send your coachman to the station to ride her home.' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG General Sir George Berkeley (1785-1857) British Soldier and Politician. Berkeley, a Colonel of the 35th Regiment and a General in the British Army served as the Duke of Wellington's liaison officer at the Prince of Orange's headquarters at the start of the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
CAMPBELL COLIN: (1792-1863) British Field Marshal who served in the Peninsular and Crimean Wars. D.S., C Campbell, as General and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, one page, oblong folio, Bengal, 27th May 1858. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Thomas Harrison Tod Chalon to be a Lieutenant in the Queen’s Army in the East Indies, together with a second D.S., C Campbell, one page, oblong folio, Allahabad, Bengal, 24th June 1858. The partially printed document is also a military commission appointing Thomas Harrison Tod Chalon to be a Lieutenant in the Queen’s Army in the East Indies. Some very light, extremely minor age wear at the edges and a few very small, neat splits at the edges of some folds, not affecting the text or signatures, otherwise VG, 2
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[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: An interesting D.S., Fredr. de Hartwig, by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick de Hartwig, Commander of the late First Battalion of Light Infantry Kings German Legion, one page, oblong 4to, Hannover, 14th March 1817. The partially printed document is a Certificate of the Waterloo Prize Money issued to Corporal Frederick Dorje and entitling him to 'the share of Prize or Bounty Money which may become due from Captures made by the Army under the Command of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in Flanders and France, in the Months of June and July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen' and confirming that Dorje's name has been inserted in the Prize Lists as No. 10 of 6th Class and that he was discharged on 24th February 1816. Some very light staining and minor age wear, otherwise VG Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834.
WORLD WAR I: A series of thirty-two A.Ls.S., Reg, by Walter Reginald Hughes (1898-1963), a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery during World War I, sixty pages (total), 8vo, 4to and some on correspondence cards, various places (most In the Field in France, some from a military camp in England etc.), 1916-17, to various family members in the West Midlands including his Aunt (21) and younger brother Arthur (5), some on printed stationery of the Y.M.C.A. On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force. Hughes, writing in pencil, sends a series of largely social letters back home, conveying his thanks for socks, gloves, boots, cocoa and cigarettes, although also discussing various aspects of his life with the army, in part, 'We have had one of the latest guns come up to our camp & the shell travels 1820 ft. per sec. Some pace….', writing of a boxing match at the YMCA, 'I got a….man about 6-4 & very big with it, like hitting a haystack, but came off best on points', and of his time training at Cosham in Hampshire, 'I was on guard last night on the front on Portsmouth on the sands. You can see lots of searchlights….I was on from 1am to 5am, it nearly killed me but I suppose you must get used to it', 'We had a big parade on Friday to celebrate the 200th year of the RFA. Most camps had a half holiday but we had a hard days work' and 'We had a military funeral this afternoon, a fellow that died of wounds from France. I was in the firing party….while we are firing [the band] plays the last post, altogether it is a fine thing if it were not for the sadness of the thing….we are still waiting further orders, waiting with kits packed to go to Woolwich & getting very fed up', and of his arrival in France, 'I have been put into the trench mortars….and don't much like the idea of going in the trench after we have had 3 months training with the guns. France is a very nice place' (25th June 1916) and of his time fighting in France, 'I got the fags and very nice they were too. I think you can trust the newspapers that say things are moving all along the line….the other day they asked for 50 men to go up the line…I was one…& this morning they took 10 of the tallest fellows & they are going up the line tonight', 'Both sides have been shelling hard all day but none have got to our village yet. I went up the line last night with some shells….at nights the battle field is lit up with star shells', 'If we get much marching in our new boots there will be some sore feet as they are very hard', 'Much to our dislike we have had to have our hair all off, but it feels nice & cool but looks rotten', 'I don't blame Cyril for keeping out of it if he can. I've had quit [sic] enough of it', 'There is no news & I am sure the war's not over yet….at present they are busy shelling us', in one letter also briefly referring to soldiers having witnessed the Angels of Mons, and in another reporting on a football match in which he had been involved, 'We played K Battery R.H.A., they have 5 prows [sic] playing for them. I played….& had Barns (?) for West Bromwich against me….so I had my work cut out any how he was the only forward that did not score...for the last 20 minutes played centre half as we had a man knocked out & then I had an officer & a Sgt to mark, both international men, the officer got his cap in 1913 & the Sgt got his last year, they were hot...they were A1. I think we did very well. We had a Leeds City man playing for us, he is good but not a patch on their men...'and in one of the final letters Hughes writes from hospital, 'I am a stretcher case....I am not building my hopes on Blighty so as not to get disappointed, but one never knows....It seems funny that just as I come out of action the weather picked up, it makes a chap think of the poor fellows he left behind when he gets in a comfortable place'. An interesting series of letters. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with areas of paper loss. Generally G to about VG, 32
PATTON GEORGE S.: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. Brief T.L.S., G S Patton Jr., one page, 4to, Headquarters, Office of the Commanding General, 25th July 1945, to Gordon R. Cotton, on the printed stationery of the Third United States Army. Patton writes, in full, 'The signature to this letter is the autograph you requested'. Accompanied by the original envelope. About EX
WORLD WAR II: An historic original mimeograph document, signed in facsimile by a Lieutenant Colonel, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (May 1945), being a Message Form issued by 8 Corps and delivered to various military divisions (11th Armoured Division, 5th British Division etc.), the Top Secret message announcing the German surrender and stating 'GERMANS surrendered unconditionally 1820 hrs 4 MAY 45 (.) hostilities on all SECOND ARMY fronts will cease at 0800 hrs 5 MAY (.) NO repeat NO advance beyond present front line without orders the HQ (.)....' Together with two further identical original mimeograph documents, both signed in facsimile by a Captain, each one page, folio, n.p., n.d. (May 1945), issued by 8 Corps to various military divisions, delivering the contents of a personal message sent by King George VI to Dwight Eisenhower and the contents of Eisenhower's Victory Order of the day from SHAEF stating, in part, The crusade on which we embarked in the early summer of 1944 has reached its glorious conclusion. It is my especial privilege, in the name of all Nations represented in this Theater of War, to command each of you for valiant performance of duty. Though these words are feeble they come from the bottom of the heart overflowing with pride in your loyal service and admiration for you as warriors. Your accomplishments at sea, in the air, on the ground and in the field of supply, have astonished the world….You have taken in stride military tasks so difficult as to be classed by many doubters as impossible. You have confused, defeated and destroyed your savagely fighting foe….You did not pause until our front was firmly joined up with the great Red Army coming from the East, and other Allied Forces, coming from the South. Full victory in Europe has been attained. Working and fighting together in a single and indestructible partnership you have achieved a perfection in unification of air, ground and naval power that will stand as a model in our time. The route you have travelled through hundreds of miles is marked by the graves of former comrades. From them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice; blood of many nations - American, British, Canadian, French, Polish and others - has helped to gain the victory….Let us have no part in the profitless quarrels in which other men will inevitably engage as to what country, what service, won the European War. Every man, every woman, of every nation here represented, has served according to his or her ability, and the efforts of each have contributed to the outcome. This we shall remember - and in doing so we shall be revering each honoured grave, and be sending comfort to the loved ones of comrades who could not live to see this day'. Also including a hardback edition of The River Rhine to the Baltic Sea, being a narrative account of the pursuit and final defeat of the German Armed Forces, March - May 1945. A good, small selection of documents relating to the end of World War II. Some age wear and some length splits in the folds of the first document, FR to G, 4
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[KRAMER JOSEF]: (1906-1945) German Nazi Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp during World War II. Collection of original vintage 6.5 x 4.5 photographs, the official images taken shortly after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen on 15th April 1945, some showing Kramer seated in shackles, others depicting victims in mass graves, various survivors being fed and clothed etc. All with official blue indelible pencil reference numbers to the versos and apparently previously belonging to Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army. VG to EX, 53
BOOTH WILLIAM: (1829-1912) British Methodist Preacher, founder of The Salvation Army. A good vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Booth in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. Signed ('William Booth') with his name alone in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. One very slight, minor corner crease, VG
FIRST DAY COVERS: Selection of signed First Day Covers by a variety of famous individuals including Ferdinand Marcos, John Diefenbaker, Bob Willis, Dennis Amiss, Gladstone Small and other members of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Louis Mountbatten, Nicholas Monsarrat, Willie Carson, Rudolf Nebel, Alec Rose, Bernard Hepton and other actors etc. who starred in Secret Army, Lord Harding of Petherton, Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin, Colin Cowdrey, Bernard Lovell, David Gentleman etc. Generally VG, 18
GRACE W. G.: (1848-1915) English Cricketer. A.L.S., W. G. Grace, two pages, 8vo, Eltham, London, 29th July 1915, to Francis Lacey (‘My dear Lacey’). Grace thanks his correspondent for their letter and invitation to lunch, which he is unable to accept, and continues ‘I see Archie MacLaren fairly often as he is quartered down here, with the Army Service Corps. A few weeks ago Archie…..’, concluding ‘…is not nearly finished yet, or I am much mistaken. Hoping you are fit….’ . The integral leaf of the letter has been neatly torn away and therefore the text is partially incomplete. VG Sir Francis Lacey (1859-1946) English Cricketer and Secretary of the MCC 1898-1926. The first man to be knighted for services to cricket, and indeed the first person to be knighted for services to any sport. Archie MacLaren (1871-1944) English Cricketer and Captain of the England team 1898-1909.
A Victorian Sandford pottery relief moulded tall jug with bust of Queen Victoria & military figures entitled - Our Army and Navy and Brave Volunteers - with a Royal Patriotic jug by Alcock and Co A/F Condition report: Sandford jug in good to fair condition with crack emerging from base, patriotic jug A/F in poor condition
Medals, documents and memorabilia from the estate of Colonel Glenn Herbert Hathaway, U.S. Army number 0 985 823, to include Purple Heart Medal with document for wounds received in action near Weingartern Germany 13th July 1945, WW2 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, WW2 Victory Medal, European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, National Defence Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and Joint Services Commendation medal, also included is a Combat Infantry Badge, Hathaway's pair of Dog tags, rank ribbon with each grade of rank from Lieutenant to Colonel, two swagger sticks one fitted with a 1943 dated .50 calibre round, Hathaway's 1960's Field Grade Officer Parade visor hat, a certificate honouring the memory of Glenn Hathaway issued by Ronald Regan, Memorial record from Hathaway's funeral April 11th 1983, also a oil on canvas portrait of Colonel Hathaway signed 'Rembrandt Kim' 45cm x 38cm, also two circular trays and a footed salver (32cm and 16cm diameters) with presentation inscriptions to Hathaway.
WWII STANDARD ISSUE ARMY FIELD BINOCULARS made by A. Kershaw and Son, Leeds dated 1940, binocular prism n. 2 MKII x6, numbered 22011, inside original leather case with army arrow, case 19cm long Note: There binoculars were the property of the late Jack McNeil, ex-Cameronians. He served in Norway in No 1 Independent Company. He then transferred to the Number 9 Army Commando and served in Italy and North Afria with the rank of Captain
![[FOOTBALL]. THIRTY-TWO PROGRAMMES. (all hole-punched).
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[FOOTBALL]. THIRTY-TWO PROGRAMMES. (all hole-punched). Greenslade Taylor Hunt Collector’s Sale, 4th December 2015 LOT 1036 TEAMS DATE NOTES Crystal Palace v. Portsmouth 13th Mar. 1943 British Army v. Norwegian Forces 3rd Apr. 1943 Played at Crystal Palace Crystal Palace v. Charlton 10th Apr. 1943 Charlton v. Reading 17th Apr. 1943 Played at Tottenham Football League (South) Cup, Semi-Final Arsenal v. Q.P.R. 24th Apr. 1943 Played at Chelsea Football League (South) Cup, Semi-Final British Army v. R.A.F. 26th Apr. 1943 Played at Chelsea Charlton v. Aldershot 4th Sept. 1943 R.A.F. v. Civil Defence 11th Sept. 1943 Played at Crystal Palace Crystal Palace v. Reading 18th Sept. 1943 Crystal Palace v. Portsmouth 16th Oct. 1943 Q.P.R. v. Brentford 27th Dec. 1943 Millwall v. Fulham 1st Jan. 1944 Chelsea v. Arsenal 8th Jan. 1944 Belgium v. Holland 15th Jan. 1944 Played at Crystal Palace Charlton v. Tottenham 1st Apr. 1944 Played at Chelsea Football League (South) Cup, Semi-Final Chelsea v. Tottenham 8th Apr. 1944 England XI v. Combined Services XI 29th Apr. 1944 Played at Chelsea. Official Programme England XI v. Combined Services XI 29th Apr. 1944 Played at Chelsea. Pirate Programme Portsmouth v. Brentford 2nd Sept. 1944 Chelsea v. Crystal Palace 16th Sept. 1944 Crystal Palace v. Chelsea 30th Dec. 1944 Crystal Palace v. Fulham 6th Jan. 1945 Portsmouth v. Fulham 21st Apr. 1945 Crystal Palace v. Cardiff 12th Sept. 1945 Crystal Palace v. Bristol City 15th Sept. 1945 Chelsea v. Wolves 22nd Sept. 1945 Crystal Palace v. Brighton 29th Sept. 1945 Crystal Palace v. Q.P.R. 9th Jan. 1946 Crystal Palace v. Bristol City 6th Apr. 1946 Crystal Palace v. Cardiff 20th Apr. 1946 Chelsea v. Leeds 14th Sept. 1946 Crystal Palace v. Reading 18th Sept. 1946 Crystal Palace v. Q.P.R. 21st Sept. 1946
A SECOND WORLD WAR (NORTH AFRICA) ITALIAN PRISONER OF WAR 'TRENCH ART' ENGRAVED CIGARETTE CASE worked from aircraft parts, the sprung loaded case decorated with geometric patterns and British Army Labour Corp device and initialled 'RML' (Major Roy Murrell Lang); together with a related cigarette lighter, also worked from aircraft aluminium, engraved 'RML' and 'B.R. Egypt 1944'; and a Great War Princess Mary tin, lacking contents, (3). Note: Major Lang was in charge of captured Italian prisoners in North Africa, and by family repute the two aluminium items were made by the Italian prisoners and given to him in 1944.
POSTCARDS - SOMERSET Approximately 110 topographical cards, including real photographic views of South View, Hewish; various Nailsea by Frith, including The Royal Oak Hotel; Friendship Inn; Grammar School (two different); The Post Office; High Street (five different); Station Road Shops (two different); Station Road (two different); Silver Street (two different); Clevedon Road; and Bristol Road; also Hutton; Kewstoke Village; and a Church Army gypsy caravan; with views of Church Lane, Backwell; and the George Inn & Old Tree, Abbots Leigh, (loose).
TWO DINKY TOYS MILITARY VEHICLES comprising No.622, Foden 10-Ton Army Truck, olive drab with matching ridged hubs, near mint (with enhanced rear light detail), boxed, the box excellent; and No.642, Pressure Refueller, slate blue with matching grooved hubs, near mint (with enhanced rear light detail), boxed, the box excellent.
DadÉs Army & Carry On, Nine signatures including Frank Williams, Philip Madoc, Ian Lavender, Clive Dunn, Pamela Cundell, Patsy Rowlands, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Robin Askwith & others.Provenance: This lot has been consigned by Duncan Halls, a collector of Film & TV Memorabilia. During the past 30 years he has amassed a vast collection and has had the pleasure of collecting all his signatures in person. He has worked as an extra since 1999 and appeared on sets such as Steven Spielberg's Band of Brothers, Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone, Children of Men, Harry Potter, Batman & many others.
Dr Who Memorabilia including baseball cap from the 20th anniversary year 1983 (size small), 1983 20th anniversary bumper sticker featuring Peter Davison, 1980's style cyberman lampshade (new), Army of Ghosts figure set exclusive to Woolworths, Two paperback books signed by the special effects author, games, deskcards, illuminating chrome clock, 30th anniversary calendar signed by Peter Davison, jigsaws & other items
A CANTEEN OF MATCHED SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN CUTLERY by Jackson & Fullerton, London 1903-04, comprising four egg spoons, six teaspoons, five dinner forks, and one plated, six dessert forks, six table spoons, five dessert spoons, two salt spoons, a butter knife, sugar tongs, and a mustard spoon, 1782g (57.4 troy ozs) gross, in a fitted case with an Army & Navy C.S.L label
A Victorian silver gilt mounted glass scent bottle modelled as a fish by the... A Victorian silver gilt mounted glass scent bottle modelled as a fish by the Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd (Frederick Bradford Macrea), the screw-on silver gilt tail with fine natural engraving, the opaque green glass possibly by Thomas Webb & Sons, with registration no. 15711, cut and gilded with scales, fins and eyes, 16cm (6 1/4in) long Provenance: the Angling Collection of George Miskin.
Second World War and later Military medal (M.M.) Gallantry group, comprising M.M., named to 2586638 S. GLN. A. Coxon. R. Signals., 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, War and George VI Territorial Efficiency medal, named to 2586638. SIGMN. A. COXON. M.M. R. SIGS. Along with his medals is a photograph of Signalman Alfred Coxon in uniform and his M.M. Citation which states that on 20th May 1940, an Officer of 11th Bn. Durham Light Infantry reported that the enemy had broken through Wancourt and Baunetz. Signalman Coxon was sent with orders to other units stationed nearby. He went on to carry out his mission successfully, although subject to enemy bombing and machine gunning, 'His courage and determination to establish communications under heavy hostile action rendered valuable service to his Commander and troops concerned'. An interesting early Second World War Gallantry group
Second World War Military medal (M.M.) Gallantry group, comprising George VI M.M., named to 6398643 L/CPL. F. W. Hall. R. SUSS. R., George VI General Service medal with Palestine clasp, named to 6398643 PTE. F. Hall. R. SUSS. R., 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence and War medals (8), Lance Corporal Hall was awarded the Military Medal following the 'Breakout from Benghasi'. He was a Medical Orderly attached to 7th Indian Infantry Brigade, when the column was subjected to severe and very accurate dive bombing and machine gun attacks, which caused a number of casualties. Lance Corporal Hall, with complete calm and outstanding efficiency, assisted the Medical Officer in dealing with and evacuating casualties, having no ambulance, he then devised a method of loading the casualties onto three ton trucks, ready for one hundred and fifty miles of desert going. For two days and one night, Lance Corporal Hall never left the wounded, attending to their wants and keeping them cheerful. Along with his medals are copies of Lance Corporal Hall's service records, a most interesting Second World War Gallantry group
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