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Los 248
A silver and enamel fish finial teaspoon, Lloyd, Paine & Amiel, Birmingham 1905, the circular finial in shades or blue and orange enamel, with central silver fish; other silver souvenir teaspoons; white metal souvenir teaspoons, some marked 800, 835S, 925 or Sterling; total British sterling approx. 12oz.; overall total gross approx. 33oz.
Los 249
A 'Coorg & Mysore Rifles' souvenir teaspoon, Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1910, bull finial with text on blue enamel ribbon, "Barton, Banglore" to back; other silver souvenir teaspoons; white metal souvenir teaspoons, some marked 800, 830S, 925, or Sterling; total British sterling approx. 12oz.; overall total gross approx. 32oz.
Los 255
A silver christening spoon, Jonathan Hayne, London 1833, cased; a silver christening set, Atkin & Oxley, Sheffield 1833, comprising King's pattern knife and fork, filled; a silver napkin ring; a silver charm bracelet with white metal charms; and a pair of white metal and enamel teaspoons; total weighable approx. 3oz.
Los 317
A yellow metal stick pin with pink stone (untested), the round mixed cut pink stone (untested) claw set in a plain oval surround, marked 9ct, finial width 8mm, overall length 53mm; a yellow metal, opal and seed pearl stick pin, the opal and seed pearl forming the ends of a branch finial, finial width 9mm, overall length 59mm; a yellow metal and pink stone (untested) stick pin, the octagonal cut pink stone (untested) claw set with a yellow metal and blue enamel surround, pendant fitting to back, finial width 8mm, overall length 61mm; and other yellow and white metal stick pins, some set with amethyst and rose quartz.
Los 319
A 9 carat yellow gold and red gemstone fox head stick pin, with original receipt, finial diameter 16mm, overall length 48mm; a yellow metal and enamel monogram stick pin, the yellow and blue enamel finial in the form of the initials LW, 9ct scratched to back, finial diameter 13mm, overall length 68mm; a yellow metal, enamel and pearl stick pin, the pearl claw set to the centre of a yellow metal star, with blue enamel surround, finial diameter 11mm, overall length 63mm; a yellow metal and pearl stick pin, pearl diameter 7.5mm, overall length 66mm, cased; a white metal and citrine stick pin, the oval mixed cut citrine approx. 10mm x 8.5mm bezel set, with white metal twisted rope border, overall length 63mm; and other white metal stick pins with horseshoe, penny farthing, thistle finials etc.; and a hunting crop and horseshoe brooch.
Los 331
Victorian and later jewellery, micro mosaic bracelet and two brooches, an oval carved shell cameo brooch, 42x35mm, two bug brooches (one missing a stone), locket with a bloodstone to one side with applied Masonic compass and square, agate cabochon in a base metal ring mount, red enamel stem wind fob watch, etc.
Los 343
9 carat yellow gold yellow gold demi hunter pocket watch, 40mm white enamel dial with a roman numeral chapter ring with subsidiary seconds dial in 9 carat yellow gold plain polished outer and inner cases by Dennison, Birmingham 1928, numbered 437759, black enamel chapter ring surrounding bubble glass to front cover, stem wind Zenith movement number 2768777, gross weight 100gm, no personal engravings or inscriptions, watch winds freely, hands set and is running at present time although no guarantee is given.
Los 385
A Trifari gilt metal and cream enamel necklace and bracelet suite, the links in the form of leaf fronds, necklace 33cm, bracelet 18.5cm; a Christian Dior two strand circular bead gilt metal necklace with matching earrings, necklace 38cm; a Napier gilt metal necklace and brooch suite, red and black highlights, necklace 40cm, brooch 33mm x 82mm; a Napier brooch and ear clips, tassel form with faceted paste and a faux pearl drop, brooch 228mm x 70mm, ear clips 76mm; and other necklace / bracelet and necklace / earring suites.
Los 399
A graduated simulated pearl necklace, clasp marked 9ct, 57cm; a gilt metal and red enamel pencil holder, connector marked 9.375, 42mm; a Catherine Popesco cherub brooch, dark blue with gilt highlights, 77mm diameter; a pair of hexagonal gilt metal and paste ear clips, faceted black paste stone to centre with colourless paste stone surround, 24mm; a pair of similar circular ear clips with matching pin; a silver paste set buckle ring; a bakelite and gilt metal fur clip in the form of a snail, 53mm; and other vintage jewellery items.
Los 144
An important 1914 ‘Le Cateau’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir B. F. Burnett-Hitchcock K.C.B., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), who, whilst a Captain on the Staff of the 4th Division, was decorated for gallantry in rallying disordered troops and leading them against the enemy at Haucourt, 26 August 1914 - seven times Mentioned in Despatches for the Great War, he subsequently rose to command the 55th (West Lancs) Division and the Deccan District (4th Indian Division) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Capt. B. F. Burnett-Hitchcock, Derby: Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt: B. Burnett-Hitchcock Notts: & Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Brig. Gen. B. F. Burnett Hitchcock.); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, chip to white enamel; Italy, Kingdom, Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus, Officer’s breast badge, gold, silver-gilt, and enamel, slight enamel damage; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm, nearly extremely fine unless stated (8) £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1975 (when sold together with K.C.B. Knight Commander’s badge and breast star). K.C.B. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1932. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1918: ‘For services rendered in connection with the war’ D.S.O. London Gazette 9 December 1914: ‘On 26th August, at Haucourt, France, for gallantry in rallying troops in disorder and leading them against the enemy, thereby ensuring an orderly evacuation of the village.’ French Legion of Honour London Gazette 3 November 1914: ‘For gallantry during the Operations between 21st and 30th August 1914’ Italian Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus London Gazette 1 April 1919. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 9 April 1920. M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 October 1914; 17 February 1915; 1 January 1916; 15 June 1916; 4 January 1917; 15 May 1917; 12 February 1918 Basil Ferguson Burnett-Hitchcock was born on 3 March 1877, at Chatham, son of the late Colonel T. Burnett-Hitchcock, of Week Manor, Winchester, Hants, and Amelia Burnett-Hitchcock. Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst (Sword of Honour, Anson Memorial Sword, 1st passing out), he made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1896 Country Championship before being commissioned Second Lieutenant into the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) on 20 February 1897. Promoted Lieutenant on 12 April 1898, he served during the Boer War in South Africa, 1899-1901, with the 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Mounted Infantry, and on the Staff, taking part in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May, 1900; in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900; also in Cape Colony 1899-1900; again during operations in Orange River Colony and Cape Colony 30 November 1900 to February 1901 (Queen’s Medal with three clasps). Advanced Captain 12 March, 1901, he attended Staff College, 1903-4 and was was Staff Captain, Eastern Command, 1905-9; General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, Bermuda, 1910-12 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, 4th Division, Eastern Command in 1912. Great War - The 4th Division at the Battle of Le Cateau On the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, Burnett-Hitchcock, whilst still a Captain in the 2nd Sherwood Foresters, was Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General on the Staff of General T. D’O. Snow’s 4th Division. Although initially held back in England to counter any German landing, the division was soon despatched to France, arriving just in time to play a valuable part in the retreat from Mons. At Le Havre, the 4th Division (10th, 11th and 12th Brigades with light artillery) entrained for Le Cateau from where, on 25th August, it marched to Solesmes to cover the retirement of II Corps after the Battle of Mons. Having arrived at Solesmes amid chaotic scenes of retreating British soldiers and long lines of civilian refugees, the wet and weary 4th Division fell back through the villages of Briastre and Le Coquelet before coming under the command of II Corps just as General Smith-Dorrien decided to make his stand in the rolling country around Le Caudry, to the west of Le Cateau - Smith Dorrien declaring, ‘"Very well, gentlemen, we will fight, and I will ask General Snow to act under me as well." Smith-Dorrien’s decision to fight this important delaying rearguard action may well have saved the British from destruction by the massive German onslaught during the general Allied retreat following sustained German successes at the four Battles of the Frontiers. The location, a long ridge running west-east with Le Cateau at its eastern end, was far from ideal. The ground was soft, so easy for the troops to dig in, but it lacked cover, was dominated by a German-held ridge to the north and, worst of all, both flanks were open. The situation on the right flank, the hills around the Le Cateau valley, was perilous from the start, as the Germans infiltrated during the night. The west, held by 4th Division, was absolutely vulnerable to flanking movements designed to encircle II Corps. Snow now set up his Division HQ at the village of Haucourt with 12th Brigade further forward on the left near Esnes and Longsart and 11th Brigade forward to the right in front of Ligny. 10th Brigade remained in reserve around Haucourt. Wilson's 12th Brigade was attacked in force early on 26 August and suffered heavy casualties, but managed to rally and held the extreme left of the British line until the B.E.F. was able to retreat. The 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment suffered in particular. Surprised just as breakfast was being served, they came under heavy machine gun and artillery fire. The battalion was nearly destroyed as a fighting unit, the commanding officer and many others being killed, with many more wounded or taken prisoner of war. Meanwhile, Hunter-Weston’s 11th Brigade spent most of the day desperately holding the position in front of Ligny while coming under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. A feature of the fighting being the greater respect shown by the Germans for British rifle prowess than at Mons where they had suffered heavy casualties. One unfortunate consequence of 4th Division’s rapid deployment to France was that it lacked a Signal Company (as well as cavalry, cyclists and Royal Engineers) to provide its commander and his brigadiers with the information necessary to control their units. Burnett-Hitchcock’s employment as a messenger for General Snow during the early part of the Battle is documented in a statement published by Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Mainwaring, commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 10th Infantry Brigade at Le Cateau (Mainwaring and Lieut. Col. Elkington, 1st Royal Warwickshires were notoriously cashiered out of the service for cowardice at St. Quentin just days after Le Cateau.): ‘During the first part of the action I received two messages from the divisional staff, both verbal, and sent the one already referred to above to the 10th Brigade, in which I described our positions. The first was delivered by the A.D.C. to the G.O.C. IV Division. Captain Allfrey said to me, “The General says he wishes you to hold on here to the end.” Then, turning in his saddle, he added, “General Snow told me to say that this is a personal me...
Los 204
Three: Bugler W. A. Marshall, 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish), later 11th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (Territorial Force) 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (1856 Bglr. W. A. Marshall. 14/Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1856 Pte. W. A. Marshall. 14-Lond. R.); together with a London Scottish Reel Club medallion, silver and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘Juniors Sword Dance. Bugler W. A. Marshall.’, good very fine or better (4) £120-£160 --- William Alfred Marshall was born in 1893 in Bethnal Green, London, the son of James and Rebecca Marshall, and attested for the London Scottish in 1913. He served with them as a Bugler during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 September 1914, later transferring to the 11th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (Territorial Force).
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Three: Gunner T. J. Beynon, Royal Field Artillery, late Bombardier, City of London Imperial Volunteers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 26 May 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, Belfast (1179 Pte. T. J. Beynon, C.I.V.); 1914-15 Star (L-27394 Gnr. T. J. Benyon. R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L-27394 Gnr. T. J. Beynon. R.A.) with damaged named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Theophilus John Beynon); together with a Masonic Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1837-97 medal by Kenning London, silver-gilt, enamel and brilliants, with top bar and pin, missing 5 brilliants; and a St. James Union Lodge 1787 Medal with No. 180 clasp and top bar with pin, silver, hallmarks for London 1895, and enamel, reverse engraved, ‘G. J. Taylor W. M. to John Beynon 1895’, good very fine or better (6) £260-£300 --- Theophilus John Beynon was born in 1879 in Holloway, London, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Beynon and was a resident of Manorbier, Pembrokeshire. He joined the 1st City of London Artillery Volunteers in 1898 and was ranked Bombardier before he then served with No. 2 Company of the Mounted Infantry, City of London Imperial Volunteers in South Africa during the Boer War. On his return a complimentary ‘Return of the C.I.V.’ dinner was held in honour of him and Private G. Young at the Assembly Rooms, Pembroke, 5 November 1900. Each of them was presented with an engraved silver cigarette case. Benyon served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 November 1915 and was killed in action on 26 May 1917 whilst serving with the X/6th Trench Mortar Battery. He was the husband of Gertrude L. Beynon, of 11, Kemble Road, Forest Hill, London and is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Marzingarbe, France. Note: All C.I.V. recipients of the Belfast clasp served in No. 2 Company of the Mounted Infantry. Sold with the following: Two studio portrait photographs of the recipient in C.I.V. uniform taken by the London Stereoscopic Company; Order of Service for C.I.V. Farewell Service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on 12 January 1900; City Press Illustrated C.I.V. souvenir publications Nos. 2 and 3, the former containing portrait photograph of the recipent; C.I.V. ‘Welcome by the City of London Corporation’ dinner menu, dated 27 October 1900; Programme for ‘Return of the C.I.V. Complementary Dinner to Privates G. Young and Theo Beynon at the Assembly Rooms, Pembroke, November 5th 1900’; ‘(Late) C.I.V. Programme of Concert at Guildhall, December 12th 1908’; photograph, 205mm x 153mm, of section of 1st City of London Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers, featuring the recipient wearing Q.S.A. medal; Newspaper pages from the Free Press and Economic Advertiser, 2 November 1900 and the Pembrokeshire Times, 8 November 1900 with articles describing the homecoming of the recipient from the Boer War and the welcome reception given in his honour at the Pembrokeshire Assembly Rooms respectively; an original copy of the recipient’s marriage certificate dated, 21 February 1903; Royal Artillery collar badge; book register - The War Graves of the British Empire Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France; and a quantity of other family photographs, postcards and ephemera.
Los 218
A post-War C.S.I., inter-War C.I.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant A. H. Layard, Royal Sussex Regiment and Indian Civil Service The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamel, with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, with silver star and ring suspension, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. H. Layard); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, the last four mounted as worn, good very fine and better (6) £3,000-£4,000 --- C.S.I. London Gazette 1 January 1948 (backdated to 14 August 1947). C.I.E. London Gazette 1 February 1937. Austen Havelock Layard was born on 20 February 1895, the son of Sir Charles Layard, Chief Justice of Ceylon, and was educated at Rugby and King’s College, Cambridge. During the Great War he was commissioned a Lieutenant and served with the Royal Sussex Regiment, attached to the 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment, in Egypt and Salonika. After the war he entered the Indian Civil Service and, having been called to the Bar at Grays Inn, was appointed a Deputy Commissioner in 1926; other appointments included Deputy Commissioner, Delhi, 1932-38; Deputy Commissioner, Nagpur, 1942; Officiating Commissioner, 1943-45; Officiating Chief Secretary, 1946; and Secretary to the Governor of Central Provinces, 1946-47. He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1948, and for his services he was awarded the C.I.E. in 1937 and C.S.I. in 1947. Post-independence of India, he held appointments in the Office of the High Commissioner for the U.K. in India, at Delhi and Calcutta, 1948-49. He died on 24 March 1956. Sold with a CD of related family photographs including the recipient receiving the C.S.I. from Lord Mountbatten in the last investiture he held before leaving India.
Los 219
A fine Second War ‘Tobruk’ Brigade Major’s D.S.O., Order of St. John, group of eight awarded to Major G. Bestford, 6th South African Infantry Brigade Heaquarters, 2nd South African Division, a veteran of the Great War who was wounded in action whilst serving in the ranks of the 20th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish) on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme. Subsequently commissioned in to the 25th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish), Bestford joined the South African Police after the Great War. He was mobilised for service during the Second War, and was taken prisoner of war at the Fall of Tobruk, 21 June 1942. Bestford returned to the South African Police after the war, rose to District Commandant of Durban, and played a prominent role during the Royal Visit to South Africa in 1947 Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1946’, with integral top riband bar; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s, breast badge, silver and enamels; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. Bestford.) severe edge bruise to BWM; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa Service Medal, Second War campaign awards all officially impressed (SAP195478 G. Bestford) mounted as originally worn, and subsequently additionally mounted on card for display, generally nearly very fine or better (8) £2,800-£3,200 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 19 December 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Tobruk in 1942.’ The original recommendation, given by Brigadier F. W. Cooper, O.C. 6 SA Bde, states: ‘From 10 Jan 42 to 21 Jun 42 Major Bestford was my [Brigadier F. W. Cooper, O.C. 6 SA Bde] Brigade Major. During that period he carried out his duties with entire disregard for his own comfort under what at times were very trying and dangerous conditions. He was mentioned in despatches for his work during operations at Sollum and Halfaya in Jan 42. During the period the brigade was attached to 1 S.A. Div. at Gazala - Mar - Apr 42 and during the period prior to the fall of Tobruk - Apr - Jun 42 his conduct was an example to all the work he put in over the six months, especially during the two vital days prior to the surrender, entitles him, in my opinion, to a D.S.O. for which I recommend him.’ Order of St John, Serving Brother, London Gazette 2 January 1953. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 December 1942: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period November, 1941, to April, 1942.’ George Bestford was one of six sons born to Thomas Bestford, and was born in Gateshead, County Durham in October 1897. He was educated at the local Higher Grade Secondary School, and aged 17 falsified his age to enlist in the 20th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish), 26 October 1914. Bestford advanced to Sergeant, and served with the Battalion in the French theatre of war from 9 January 1916. The Battalion served as part of the 102nd Infantry Brigade on the Somme, and Bestford was wounded in action, 1 July 1916. On the latter date the Battalion were fighting in tandem with the 4th Tyneside Scottish: ‘Owing to the artillery barrage and the intense machine gun fire and the distance (800 yds) of no man’s land to be traversed, the two battalions were almost wiped out, though the positions of the dead showed that they pushed on to the enemy’s second line of trenches before they were annihilated.’ (Battalion War Diary refers) On the first day of the Battle of the Somme the 20th Battalion suffered casualties of 16 officers and 337 other ranks killed, and 10 officers and 268 other ranks wounded. Bestford was amongst the latter, and was evacuated back to the UK. His South African Police service files show that he subsequently received a G.O.C.’s Divisional Commendation in recognition of his gallantry on 1 July 1916. Whilst recuperating from his wounds, Bestford would have received news that his brother William had been killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Engineers, 21 July 1916. The following month Bestford transferred as Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant to the 29th (Reserve) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was subsequently posted to the 3rd Battalion, and then attached to the 84th Training Reserve Battalion at Hornsea. Major A. E. Ken recommended Bestford for a commission in March 1917: ‘This N.C.O. came very much under my observations, while at Home he attended several Courses of Instruction and on each one did very well indeed, on one occasion he came under the notice of the Brigadier who complimented him through his C.O. on his success... On Service he was even better, as a leader of men he is a success, I never knew him to shirk any danger or fatigues, and his coolness under Shell and Rifle fire is splendid. I regret to say his C.O. [Lieutenant Colonel C. Sillery] was killed as I knew that he had marked Sgt. Bestford out for distinction and no officers being left (All either killed or wounded) there was no one to put the recommendation forward. I think with a little training at a Cadet School he will make a very good Officer.’ After the requisite time with an Officer Cadet Battalion, Bestford was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers in October 1917. Bestford lost another brother, when his eldest brother Robert was killed in action serving with the Durham Light Infantry, 1 December 1917. Bestford was posted to France for service with the 25th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish). After the war he was attached as a Signalling Officer to the 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service in Syria and Egypt. Bestford advanced to Lieutenant in May 1919, and relinquished his commission in March of the following year. He sailed for Natal, South Africa in April 1921. Bestford joined the South African Police in June 1921, and advanced from Constable to Captain, District Officer and Station Officer by June 1940. He was appointed Captain, 1st South African Police Battalion, Union Defence Force later that month, and was appointed to the Staff Headquarters, 6th Infantry (Police) Brigade. Bestford embarked with the 2nd South African Division, and arrived in Egypt in June 1941. He served across North Africa, at the Battles of Sollum and Halfaya and was promoted Major in February 1942. Bestford served as Brigade Major, 6th South African Infantry Brigade Headquarters, and under constant attack from Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the Allied Forces retreated from the Gazala Line throughout May - June 1942. The Garrison at Tobruk became isolated and the majority of the 2nd South African Division was captured there, en masse, as prisoners of war, on the 21st June following General Orders to surrender. Unable to escape, Bestford was taken prisoner of war by the Italians and interned at Campo 75 (Bari). He was subsequently transferred to Germany, and interned in Stalag VII-A, Stalag V-C, and finally at Oflag XII-B at Hadamar. Bestford was repatriated in April 1945, and was recommended retrospectively for the D.S.O. Bestford returned to South Africa, and resumed his employment with the South African Police. He was appointed Commanding Officer, Police Training Depot, Pretoria. During the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to South Africa in 1947, Bestford had the honour of commanding the mounted escort and the Guard of Honour on special occasions throughout the tour. He was presented with his D.S.O. by the King at Voortrekkerhoogte, Preto...
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of three awarded to Major A. S. Mills, 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was twice wounded, and was Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (Major A. S. Mills.) suspensions slightly damaged on both campaign medals, generally very fine (3) £800-£1,200 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He commanded his battalion with great distinction during five days’ heavy fighting, gaining all his objectives and making several daring personal reconnaissances. His reports on the situation were clear and concise, and it was due to his inspiring personal example that no fewer than six determined counter-attacks were successfully repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy in the course of one day.’ Arthur Samuel Mills was born in Amhurst, Nova Scotia, on 15 August 1888 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, on 1 June 1915. He sailed with his unit to England on 13 November 1915, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 August 1916, and was severely wounded by gun shot to the left thigh on 25 October 1916, and by gun shot to the right foot on 22 April 1918. For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 26 December 1917). Advanced Major, he was discharged medically unfit on 26 March 1919.
Los 226
A Second War ‘Burma operations’ A.R.R.C. group of five attributed to Sister Annie Dogherty, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver and enamel, the reverse of the lower arm officially dated ‘1946’, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (5) £200-£240 --- A.R.R.C. London Gazette 17 January 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’ Sold together with a photographic image of the recipient, and various other ephemera, including the recipient’s riband bar and a Royal Medico-Psychological Association medal for proficiency in mental nursing, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘E. Dougherty [sic].’
Los 236
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) a rare William IV Knight Grand Cross breast star, by Rundell Bridge & Co., London, c.1834-37, 91mm x 84mm, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘Rundell Bridge & Co., Jewellers to their Majesties and all the Royal Family, Ludgate Hill, London’, and fitted with gold retaining pin, some enamel loss to ‘Ich Dien’ motto and central wreath, otherwise good very fine and rare for this period £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009. The name of the firm was changed to Rundell Bridge & Co. in 1834 after the deaths of various former partners.
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The G.C.V.O. set of insignia awarded to Lord Rennell, H.M. Envoy to Sweden, on the occasion of the marriage of H.R.H. Princess Margaret of Connaught to H.R.H. Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1905 The Royal Victorian Order, G.C.V.O., Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘146’; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘146’, with gold retaining pin, with full sash riband, in Collingwood, London case of issue, the case officially numbered ‘G146’, extremely fine (2) £1,800-£2,200 --- Provenance: Spink, July 2000 (when sold alongside the recipient’s campaign medals); Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009. James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, was born on 9 November 1958 and was educated at Haileybury and Balliol College, Oxford. Entering the Diplomatic Service, he was in charge of the British Agency at Zanzibar throughout 1893 and was present at the actions of Pumwani and Jongeni, 1893. The following year he was transferred to Cairo and in 1897 was Special Envoy to King Menelik II. Rodd was the Secretary of the Legation, Cairo, 1894-1901; Councillor of the Embassy at Rome, 1901-04; H.M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden, 1904-08; and Ambassador to Italy, 1908-19. Post-war he was a British delegate at the League of Nations, 1921-23 and a Member of Parliament, 1928-32. He was awarded the G.C.V.O. in 1905 for services as H.M. Envoy to Sweden and on the occasion of the marriage of H.R.H. Princess Margaret of Connaught to H.R.H. Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and was additionally appointed G.C.M.G. in 1915 and G.C.B. in 1920. He was raised to the peerage as the 1st Baron Rennell in 1933, and died on 26 July 1941.
Los 243
A Great War D.S.O. attributed to Chaplain to the Forces Third Class the Rev. C. F. J. Holmes, Army Chaplains’ Department, for his gallantry in picking up an unexploded shell and throwing it overboard when H.M. Transport Mercian, conveying the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in the Mediterranean off the Algerian coast, was attacked by an enemy submarine on 3 November 1915 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, in Garrard, London, case of issue, minor enamel damage to wreath and obverse centre slightly depressed, generally very fine £600-£800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 6 September 1918: ‘For distinguished and gallant services rendered on the occasion of the destruction or damage by enemy action of Hospital Ships, Transports, and Storeships.’ The Rev. Cecil Frederick Joy Holmes was educated at Keble College, Oxford, and prior to the outbreak of the Great War held the living of a parish near Grantham, Lincolnshire. He served during the Great War as a Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class, and was with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry when their transport ship Mercian was attacked by an enemy submarine off the Algerian Coast on 3 November 1915, during which the Regiment suffered a total of 103 casualties. For his gallantry in picking up an unexploded shell which had fallen on the bridge of the vessel and throwing it overboard Holmes was awarded the D.S.O., and was also awarded the French Legion of Honour (London Gazette 17 August 1918). It is worth bearing in mind that similar acts of bravery have, previously, been rewarded with the award of the Victoria Cross. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied newspaper cuttings relating to the incident.
Los 249
The unique ‘Light Brigade’ group of four awarded to Captain T. G. Johnson, 13th Hussars, later Major, West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, who was twice decorated by the French Emperor for his Distinguished Services in the Crimea- the only Light Brigade participant so honoured- and whose letter to his brother describing his participation in the Charge was one of the earliest to be published in the British Press Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, lugs removed from top clasp (Regt. Serjt. Major, Thomas George Johnson. 13th. Light Dragoons) Regimentally impressed naming in serif capitals; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, eagle suspension, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, blue enamel damage and traces of restoration to bands around central medallions; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (T G Johnson 13th Light Dragoons) Regimentally impressed naming in serif capitals, with contemporary silver swivel suspension, all with plain top silver riband bars, and housed in a fitted gilt frame, lacking glazing, the gilt mount engraved ‘Major T. G. Johnson, Late Captain, 13th Hussars’, light contact marks, generally very fine or better (4) £8,000-£12,000 --- Provenance: Spink, November 2004. Thomas George Johnson was born in Maidstone, Kent, in March 1824, the son of John Thomas Johnson, who at the time of his birth was serving as a Schoolmaster Sergeant with the Cavalry Depot of the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars. On 27 March 1837, at the age of 13 years and by ‘Special Authority’, he enlisted in the 4th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons at the Maidstone Cavalry Depot. He was appointed a Trumpeter on 24 May 1837 and, save for a six month period in early 1839, he retained this rank until 1 September 1846 when he transferred to the 13th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, then based in Dublin, in the rank of Private. He was promoted Corporal on 1 February 1848 and Sergeant on 25 May 1853. He embarked with the Regiment for the Crimea at Portsmouth in May 1854 and arrived at the Bulgarian city of Varna, on the coast of the Black Sea, on 2 June 1854. A few weeks later, on 25 June, Johnson was one of a patrol of 195 men under Lord Cardigan that was sent north to the River Danube to ‘ascertain the movements of the enemy’. This became known as the Soreback Reconnaissance because of the extremes of heat, thirst, and hunger endured by the patrol over a seventeen day period. In September 1854 the 13th Light Dragoons sailed from Varna for the Crimea- unfortunately during the voyage Johnson fell down the main hatchway on board his ship and was invalided to Scutati Hospital between 16 September and 7 October, thus missing the Battle of the Alma. The Charge of the Light Brigade Johnson had returned to his regiment in time to participate in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25 October 1854, and in a letter to his brother John, dated 7 November 1854, he includes a first-hand account of the Charge as follows: ‘My dearest Brother, I can say but a few words. When last I wrote to you we were on the point of embarking for the Crimea; unfortunately I met with a severe accident, fell down the main hatchway and have to thank God I was not killed. I went to the General Hospital at Scutari, consequently was out of Alma, but joined the regiment as soon as possible, being anxious to participate in the next honours. Joined at Balaklava where we passed some weeks in the most arduous and harassing duties, both of outposts and pickets, almost surrounded by Cossacks, and we were obliged to be continually on the alert. At last we engaged them, but I suppose of this you have the account. On the 25th October the enemy advanced and stormed our advanced position on some hills which were well fortified and unfortunately occupied by the Turks. The rascals fled before the Russians came within 150 yards of the forts, our artillery came up and the 13th covered the guns where we were exposed to shot and shell for upwards of two hours, but the positions being lost we slowly retired a short distance. The Russians advanced direct on to us on the ground of our camp, our heavy dragoons were ordered to charge them, and they fled although their numbers were sufficient to overwhelm our handful of cavalry. At this time the light brigade was formed up on the left on some hills which commanded a long valley about two miles, at the end of which the enemy retired. By some misunderstanding we were ordered to advance and charge their guns which they had formed up full in our fronts at the extreme end, and here took place a scene and act unparalleled in history. We had scarcely advanced a few yards before they opened on us with grape and shell. It was a perfect level, the ground only wide enough for the 17th and 13th to advance, the rest of the brigade following. To our astonishment they had batteries on each side of the hills which commanded the whole valley; consequently a dreadful crossfire was opened on us from both sides and in front but it was too late to do anything but advance, which we did in a style truly wonderful, every man feeling certain that we must be annihilated; still we continued on up to the very guns, charged them, took them, but there being no support we were obliged to retire almost cut up. Out of our regiment we assembled 10 men mounted and one or two officers. Our Colonel being sick and our Major gone home we were commanded by the senior Captain. Two captains were killed and one lieutenant. Poor Weston was killed and two other sergeant-majors taken prisoners. The others were either killed, taken prisoners or dismounted. Of course the remainder retired and here the firing was worse than ever for the infantry aimed at us as we passed. I escaped thank God without a scratch though my horse got shot through the head and in the hind quarters, and a lance was thrust through my shoe case. It was a most unwise and mad act. One thing, there is no blame attached to the Earl of Cardigan for he was ordered to do it and he did it most nobly. We rode up to the very mouth of the guns and since then the 17th and ourselves have scarcely been able to muster one squadron between us. The 4th Light Dragoons are nearly as bad. The Earl is very much cut up concerning it and points it out to the officers as the effects of charging batteries. There never was a more splendid Light Brigade before the battle, but now it is reduced almost to nothing. The daring of the thing astonished and frightened the enemy. The shattered Remains of the Light Brigade moved up here near Sebastopol shortly afterwards and have remained pretty quiet with the exception of the continued bombardment dinning in our ears from morning to night, until the morning of the 5th November when the Russians appeared in force and we had then a most glorious but awful day. They estimated the loss of the Russians at from 13,000 to 15,000. Our loss is very great. The Duke of Cambridge had his horse shot under him and Sir G Brown was wounded, General Lord Cathcart was killed and many colonels and other officers were either killed or dangerously wounded. The battle lasted 7 hours and the Grenadier Guards were nearly cut to pieces. We brigaded for the first time with the French cavalry but were not engaged this day although exposed to shot and shell. We lost some horses and a fine young fellow, an officer of the 17th Lancers, was killed- a shell burst in the midst of them, he was the only one hurt and he survived but a few hours afterwards. We only lost a few men. You will, I know, excuse this rambling scrawl as I have been disturbed fifty times whilst writing it, but I am sure it will be welcome. Many thanks for the newspapers, they are a source of gr...
Los 269
Pair: Private G. Polhill, 4th Hussars Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (1769 Pte. G. Polhill, 4th Hussars); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued; together with City of Pretoria commemorative coronation medal 1911, bronze, with bronze and enamel top suspension, the first pitted, good fine or better, very rare (3) £300-£400 --- Only 6 medals with clasp for Tel-el-Kebir issued to the 4th Hussars.
Los 299
Three: Trooper E. S. Collingwood, Shanghai Volunteer Corps and Shanghai Light Horse China 1900, no clasp (Tpr: E. S. Collingwood. Shanghai Vols.); China, Republic, Order of the Golden Grain, Fifth Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, suspension re-affixed; Shanghai Municipal Council Emergency Medal 1937, bronze, unnamed as issued; together with a Shanghai Volunteer Corps cap badge and button, nearly very fine and scarce (3) £1,000-£1,400
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Three: Sapper S. H. Dunster, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (322739 Spr. S. H. Dunster. R.E.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John, with additional award bar (5983 Pte. S. Dunster. Chatham Div. No. 11 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1927); together with the recipient’s St. John Re-Examination Cross, silver, the reverse engraved ‘168418 Sydney Dunster’ with an uninterrupted run of 23 dated Year Bars, 1914-1936, all inscribed ‘168418’ on reverse; South Eastern & Chatham Railway Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association Medal, bronze, awarded to ‘Sidney Dunster’ in ‘1917’ for passing 7 annual examinations in succession; South Eastern & Chatham Railway Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association Medal, silver, awarded to ‘Sidney Dunster’ in ‘1924’ for passing 14 annual examinations in succession; Southern Railway St. John Ambulance Association Medal, with 21 years top brooch bar, reverse inscribed ‘Sidney Dunster 1931’; National Fire Brigades Union Long Service Medal, with ‘Ten Years’ brooch bar (3908) bronze; France, Third Republic, Customs Honour Medal; together with 2 Auxiliary Fire Service lapel badges; National Union of Railwaymen 30 Years Membership badge, silver and enamel; 3 enamelled railway badges; and 2 bowling club medals, silver and enamel, generally very fine and better (lot) £200-£240 --- Sydney Hollingsbee Dunster was born in 1892 in Sittingbourne, Kent and died in 1985 in the Registration District of Swale, Kent.
Los 375
Three: Able Seaman A. G. Scott, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Russell was sunk off Malta on 27 April 1916 1914-15 Star (J25983, A. G. Scott, Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 25983 A. G. Scott. Ord. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Albert George Scott) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope of issue; together with a Royal Naval Temperance Society 1 Year Medal, silver and enamel, with integral top ‘Fidelity’ riband bar, good very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Albert George Scott was born in Lewisham, London, on 10 May 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 14 July 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Russell from 3 December 1914 and was killed in action when Russell, engaged on important patrol duties in the Mediterranean Sea, struck a mine, laid the previous day by U-73, and sank off the coast of Malta on 27 April 1916. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold together with a contemporary large photograph of the ship; a small contemporary photograph of some of the crew; and named Admiralty enclosure for the Great War medals.
Los 391
Family Group: Three: Acting Sergeant A. W. G. Lyon, 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry 1914-15 Star (57881 Pte. A. W. G. Lyon. 2x/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (57881 A. Sjt. A. Lyon. 20-Can. Inf.) mounted as worn, very fine Pair: Honorary Captain the Rev. W. P. Lyon, Chaplain, 114th Battalion, Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (Hon. Capt. W. P. Lyon.); together with the recipient’s British Empire Service League, Canadian Legion Medal, bronze and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Lt-Col. The Reverend William Percy Lyon West Lincoln Ont. No. 127 Branch 1929’; with top ‘Branch Past President’ riband bar; and an apparently unrelated Canadian Forces in Egypt Welcome Home Badge, gilt and enamel, with ‘Rameses’ sword suspension, good very fine (7) £120-£160 --- Arthur Lyon was born at Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 22 February 1897 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Toronto on 12 November 1914. He served with the 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 September 1915, and was wounded by gun shot to the left leg on 3 October 1916. Advanced Acting Sergeant on 12 March 191, he was discharged on 9 May 1919. The Rev. William Percy Lyon was born in Sittingbourne, Kent, on 24 March 1873 and having emigrated to Canada was Ordained Deacon in 1907, and Priest in 1910. He served as Chaplain to the 114th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, with the honorary rank of Captain, during the Great War on the Western Front from 25 September 1917, and was demobilised at Ottawa on 14 February 1919. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the Rev. W. P. Lyon.
Los 408
Pair: Private A. Muir, 14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 August 1918 British War and Victory Medals (645186 Pte. A. Muir. 14-Can. Inf.); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R., ‘645186 Pte. A. Muir’; together with a ‘For service at the Front’ lapel badge, brass and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘32832’, good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Archie Muir was born in Enderby, British Columbia, on 23 February 1892 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Vancouver on 11 January 1916. He served with the 14th Battalion (Quebec Regiment), Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 May 1917, and was gassed on 17 November 1917. Recovering, he was killed in action in the Battle of Amiens on 9 August 1918, and is buried in Manitoba Cemetery, France. Sold together with the named Condolence slip, this mounted on card; a photograph of the recipient’s original grave; and copied research.
Los 621
The Association of Professional Fire Brigades of the British Empire Past President’s Badge, gold (9ct, 9.53g) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Firemaster A. Pordage, Edinburgh Fire Brigade.’; together with an unrelated golf medal, gold (15ct, 9.77g), the reverse engraved ‘1915 Golf Scratch Trophy won by H. Eastwood, Score: 82.’, generally very fine (2) £80-£120
Los 622
National Union of Railwaymen Badge (3), the first gold (9ct, 11.11g) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Present to Bro. C. Turner for services rendered during the Strike 1919.’; the others silver and enamel, the reverses engraved ‘Presented to Bro. C. Turner by Bricklayers Arms Branch for services rendered’ and ‘Presented to Bro. Charles Turner by the Members of the Bermondsey No.1 Branch’; together with a presentation watch, the inside reverse engraved ‘A.S.R.S. Presented to Bro. C. Turner as a mark of respect, by the Carmen of the S.E. & C. Rly.’, the watch no longer in working order, contact marks to reverses of medals, generally nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- The 1919 Railway Strike was a nation-wide strike which lasted for nine days from 27 September to 5 October, and resulted in a victory for the National Union of Railwaymen.
Los 623
Corps of Commissionaires Badge, silver and enamel, the reverse named ‘G. Pike’; together with a hallmarked silver Efficiency Medal, the obverse engraved ‘F. Pickard S.P.O.’, the reverse engraved ‘Diyatalawa 1923’; and four hallmarked silver sports medals, awarded respectively for the Lord Brooke Challenge Cup Runner Up 1925, named to ‘A. Beard’; Darnley Athletic Club 1930-31, named to ‘R. L. Young’; Darnley Athletic Club 1st Place 1931-32, named to ‘R. L. Young’; and a Kent County A.A.A. Championships 10 Miles Road Walking 2nd Place 1936, unnamed, generally very fine (6) £80-£120
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