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Los 307
An 18ct gold hunter pocket watchDate: Circa 1900Movement: Jewelled 3/4 plate, signed R.C.Oldfield, Liverpool, No.59960, stem wind and setDial: White enamel, black Roman hour markers, blued handsCase: Polished round form, front cover engraved with a monogram SCSize: 39mmWeight: 54g grossCondition:Case: Some fine abrasions overall. Some tiny dents to the sides and the back cover. Stamped 18c inside front cover, back cover and dust cover.Crystal: Good.Dial: Minuscule chips at the centre.Hands: Minor tarnishing spots.Movement: Sets but does not wind or run. Balance wheel moves freely. All appears intact.Accompaniments: None present.Unless otherwise stated, all watches are likely to have been serviced and/or repaired in their lifetime and may have had parts replaced. While a watch may be described as 'working' at the time of the report, they are not guaranteed for timekeeping or durability - it is advised that all watches are inspected and serviced by a qualified jeweller or horologist before full use. The cost of servicing can be significant and so we strongly advise obtaining a quote before placing your bid.
Los 275
An early 19th century seed pearl and black enamel mourning ring, designed as a central crystal cabochon within a border of twelve split seed pearls, mounted within decorative floral shank with black enamel borders, the interior engraved 'Mary ann Thompson Ob 28th Aug 1818 at 26', ring size S 1/2, weight approx 6.5g
Los 300
A George III gilt metal and tortoiseshell pair case verge pocket watch, William Craddock of LondonDate: Circa 1800Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulation, engraved dust cover, No.152Dial: White enamel, black Arabic hour markers, gilt handsCase: Polished and gilt inner, tortoiseshell decorated outerSize: Outer case 54mm, inner case 47mmFootnote:William Craddock is recorded as a watchmaker at Shadwell Dock, London, active 1789-1908.Condition:Case: Outer case missing tortoishell to the front bezel. Cracks and losses to back tortoiseshell. Inner case completely rubbed with no gilding remaining except inside back.Crystal: Bruise to the edge at 9.Dial: Visible retouching to the edge in places. Chip at 9. Hairlines to the chapter in places. Fine scratches and abrasions.Hands: Slightly tarnished.Movement: Winds and sets. Runs after a little encouragement.Accompaniments: None present.Unless otherwise stated, all watches are likely to have been serviced and/or repaired in their lifetime and may have had parts replaced. While a watch may be described as 'working' at the time of the report, they are not guaranteed for timekeeping or durability - it is advised that all watches are inspected and serviced by a qualified jeweller or horologist before full use. The cost of servicing can be significant and so we strongly advise obtaining a quote before placing your bid.
Los 227
A large collection of jewellery and costume jewellery, to include; a cased Victorian silver hinged bangle, paste set buckles, a Victorian oval silver pendant locket, a stainless steel Tissot wristwatch, a pair of pique tortoiseshell hoops (lacking fittings), coral necklaces, compacts, a silver entwined heart hair pin, a silver and green enamel oval brooch, bead necklaces, simulated pearls, purses etc, together with a leather mounted jewellery box with four removable traysCondition:Please refer to additional images
Los 302
An 18th-century silver pair case verge pocket watchDate: Outer case hallmarked for Birmingham 1792, watch case hallmarked for London 1809Movement: Verge fusee, pierced and engraved balance cock, signed P.Pimlah, London and numbered 0336, key wind and setDial: White enamel, black Roman hour markers, outer minutes track with Arabic quarter hour markers, blued poker handsCase: Polished roundSize: 52mmWeight: 4.2oz grossAccompaniments: Winding keyCondition:Case: Outer case back with small dents and a crease, opening button bent but operable. Inner case fair with dent to opener.Crystal: A few very minor scratches.Dial: Hairlines from the centre running out to 4 and 8. Tiny chips/nibbles to outer edge in places.Hands: Hour hand tarnished.Movement: Winds, sets and runs.Accompaniments: Probably associated and in good condition.Unless otherwise stated, all watches are likely to have been serviced and/or repaired in their lifetime and may have had parts replaced. While a watch may be described as 'working' at the time of the report, they are not guaranteed for timekeeping or durability - it is advised that all watches are inspected and serviced by a qualified jeweller or horologist before full use. The cost of servicing can be significant and so we strongly advise obtaining a quote before placing your bid.
Los 236
A 9ct gold shield fob, with enamel decoration, weight approx 9.3g, together with a pair of yellow metal cufflinks stamped '585', weight approx 6.6g, a graduated cultured pearl necklace with 9ct gold clasp, a 9ct gold openwork brooch, weight approx 1.7g and a small collection of yellow metal and gold earrings (a lot)
Los 47
A silver sugar caster, William Comyns, London 1909, 17cm high, together with a silver mug, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield 1946, 13.5cm high, a pair of pierced pedestal dishes, a silver dish with enamel plaque of a woodcock, Grey & Co Chester 1909, a pair of Victorian silver salts and spoons in the form of shells, a white metal dish stamped ‘800’, an oval pierced pin dish and a silver mounted glass butter dish, total weighable silver approx 34oz (10)
Los 2
A silver and yellow guilloche enamel cigarette case and vesta case, T K & Co, London 1928, together with a silver and blue enamel hexagonal compact, a silver cigarette case with blue cabochon push clasp, London Chain Bag Co Ltd, an elongated silver cigarette case, a further silver cigarette case, a silver engine turned lighter and a silver mounted circular trinket box (some damage), total weighable silver approx 19.5oz (8)
Los 231
A collection of jewellery and costume jewellery, to include; a collection of silver brooches, a yellow metal sapphire and seed pearl bar brooch, a 19th century black enamel and yellow metal mourning brooch mounted to later bead necklace, a pair of white metal and blue enamel ballerina earrings stamped 'Silver', a malachite bead necklace, paste brooches, a Finnish silver smoky quartz ring etc (a lot)
Los 301
A George III gold plated pair case verge pocket watchDate: Circa 1790Movement: Verge fusee, pierced and engraved balance cock, square baluster pillars, key wind and setDial: White enamel, black Arabic hour markers, gilt handsCase: Polished round, stamped RN inside backSize: Outer case 47mm, inner case 39mmAccompaniments: Associated winding keyCondition:Case: Outer case heavily rubbed to the gilding but basically sound. Inner case and bow rubbed in places, fine abrasions overall.Crystal: Good.Dial: Fair with a few fine scratches. Nibble to the very edge between 8 and 9. small hairline at 6.Hands: Good with only minor signs of age.Movement: Winds, sets and runs.Accompaniments: Signs of age and use to key.Unless otherwise stated, all watches are likely to have been serviced and/or repaired in their lifetime and may have had parts replaced. While a watch may be described as 'working' at the time of the report, they are not guaranteed for timekeeping or durability - it is advised that all watches are inspected and serviced by a qualified jeweller or horologist before full use. The cost of servicing can be significant and so we strongly advise obtaining a quote before placing your bid.
Los 319
A silver open face pocket watchDate: 1949Movement: Swiss jewelled 3/4 plate, stem wind and setDial: White enamel, black Arabic hour markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued handsCase: Polished round form, presentation inscription to backSize: 49mmWeight: 89g grossAccompaniments: A Gervaux gentleman's nickel plated wristwatch (at fault)
Los 308
A 9ct gold open face pocket watchDate: Circa 1937Movement: Swiss 12-jewel bridge plate, gilt and engine-turned, stem wind and setDial: White enamel, black Roman hour markers and outer minutes track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued handsCase: Dennison polished round formSize: 49mmWeight: 84.5g grossCondition:Case: Generally good with some fine abrasions. Stamped 9ct to stem, bow, inside case back and inside dust cover.Crystal: Some fine micro-abrasions only.Dial: Bruises at 4 and 11Hands: Good.Movement: Winds, sets and runs.Accompaniments: None present.Unless otherwise stated, all watches are likely to have been serviced and/or repaired in their lifetime and may have had parts replaced. While a watch may be described as 'working' at the time of the report, they are not guaranteed for timekeeping or durability - it is advised that all watches are inspected and serviced by a qualified jeweller or horologist before full use. The cost of servicing can be significant and so we strongly advise obtaining a quote before placing your bid.
Los 136
A Victorian 18ct gold diamond and black enamel mourning ring, designed as nine old and rose cut diamonds claw set in yellow gold to black enamel tapering band, the interior shank engraved 'Isobel M* Gibb** died 11th May 1842 aged 2yrs', hallmarked London 1853, ring size Q, weight approx 4.1gCondition:There are some small losses to the black enamel (at each shoulder), some other small areas of abrasions/small cracks, general wear, refer to images
Los 320
Etna: A lady's 9ct gold bracelet watchDate: Circa 1919Movement: 15-jewel manual windDial: White enamel, black Arabic hour markers, blued handsCase: Polished round form, hinged back, pull-out crownStrap/Bracelet: 9ct gold expanding braceletClosure: Jewellery claspSize: 26mmWeight: 21g grossAccompaniments: Jewellers box, unsigned
Los 72
A nine piece silver and green guilloche enamel dressing table set, Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1937 and 1938, comprising; a hand mirror, a hair brush, a clothes brush, two glass bottles and four glass jars (9) Condition:Hallmarks reasonably clear, one of the silver topped glass jars with large area of damage to the enamel, other pieces with general wear and a few scratches, refer to images
Los 34
A pierced circular silver bowl, Chester, 1914, 14cm diameter, together with a silver Christening mug, Birmingham 1932, 7.5cm high, a silver napkin ring, a cased set of six silver and enamel coffee spoons, a cased part set of silver handled side knives, a cased set of six silver teaspoons, a silver thimble and a silver topped glass sugar caster, total weight of silver approx 9.8oz
Los 137
Two sterling silver trinket boxes with tortoise shell inlaid covers, and a silver and cloisonne enamel vase, height of vase 7.5 cm, vase has been later fixed to a silver stepped base, no condition issues noted to the trinket boxes. UK P&P Group 2 (£20+VAT for the first lot and £4+VAT for subsequent lots)
Los 198
Arnold Daghani, Romanian/British 1909-1985 - Abstract composition, 1969; enamel paint on card laid down on paper, signed lower centre 'Daghani' and dated lower left '15-8-1969', 24.4 x 35.8 cm: together with 4 other abstract works on card and paper by the same artist including (unframed) (5) (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist
Los 191
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s 1st type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband; Star, silver, gilt, and enamel, gilding slightly rubbed, good very fine (2) £700-£900 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Los 836
Russia, Empire, Marine Charitable Society Jetton, 35mm x 16mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, unnamed, gold marks to suspension loop, in case of issue; together with the original Bestowal Certificate named to Elisabeth Babett Thompson, dated St. Petersburg, 8 October 1916, and numbered 3424, in scroll tube holder, the Certificate slightly torn and damaged; the jetton extremely fine and rare £800-£1,000
Los 121
Family group: A well-documented and interesting Great War ambulance driver’s group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. T. Bruen, Royal Army Service Corps, late Ambulance Driver with the British Red Cross 1914-15 Star (A. T. Bruen. B.R.C. & St. J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut A. T. Bruen.) mounted as worn, extremely fine The outstanding Second World War naval ace’s Operation ‘Pedestal’ D.S.O., Cape Matapan D.S.C. group of seven awarded to Commander (A.) J. M. ‘Bill’ Bruen, Fleet Air Arm. Lucky to have emerged unscathed from the severely damaged carrier Indomitable during ‘Pedestal’ and indeed from numerous air-to-air combats, he ended the war with a final score of ‘four enemy aircraft destroyed, four shared destroyed, two damaged and two shared damaged’. One of a dozen or so Irishmen to gain ace status in the conflict, Bruen has been described as ‘probably one of the best naval fighter leaders of the war’ Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse of suspension bar officially dated ‘1942’; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1941’, hallmarked London 1940, and additionally engraved, ‘Lt. Cdr. J. M. Bruen RN, HMS Formidable’; I939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1943-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, the last five all privately named, ‘Cdr J. M. Bruen, DSO DSC RN‘, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (10) £2,000-£3,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Arthur Thomas ‘Shuvva’ Bruen was born in Dublin on 23 November 1873 and, being above the age limit for military service, volunteered – at his own expense – to serve as an ambulance driver for the British Red Cross in France in April 1915. As verified by accompanying documentation, he was for the next six months heavily engaged in transporting casualties, and his accompanying narrative – see below – makes for fascinating reading in this often neglected ‘civilian chapter’ from Great War history, as indeed does the related documentation, such as lists of the wounded conveyed, and their possessions, the whole immaculately recorded. He was employed in No. 2 Motor Ambulance Convoy, which consisted of about 50 ambulances under the command of an R.A.M.C. captain, with three other medical officers. And their brief was to clear casualties from all the Field Ambulances in the 1st Army area to the three Casualty Clearing Stations in Merville, and thence to hospital trains and barges. In January 1916, Bruen was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps, in which rank he remained actively employed on motor transport duties for the remainder of the war, latterly in an M.T. section attached to 36th Ulster Division. His narrative refers to his unit being enrolled to assist with the transportation of casualties from the Somme offensive in July 1916: ‘The wounded began to arrive in Rouen in greater numbers than could be dealt with by the ambulance cars and our lorries were called on to move the sitting cases. It was reported that 10,000 wounded arrived in six hours at one time … ’ Bruen’s section was generally employed in shifting artillery ammunition, in which role his section sometimes came under fire. However, at 9 p.m. on 10 November 1918, he happily noted: ‘The news came through that the Armistice applied for by the Germans had been granted: great rejoicing, cheering, rockets, Verey lights, etc.’ Sold with a large leather-bound album containing a highly impressive archive of original documentation and his handwritten narrative (1915-19), the former including photographs, maps, field messages, patient delivery slips, tickets, passes, permits, transport orders, and postcards, and supplemented by uniform insignia, including a rare embroidered ‘B.R.C.’ shoulder flash, a stamped and numbered B.R.C.S. arm band, a 3-years-overseas service chevron and an original Haig Fund poppy. Bruen’s extensive narrative makes for interesting reading, as does the accompanying documentation, but worthy of special mention would be his British passport, dated 14 April 1915, with portrait photograph, and numerous French stamps; his ‘Army Certificate of Identity for Civilians wearing the Red Cross Brassard’, issued at Pall Mall, London on 16 April 1915, with portrait photograph; his British Red Cross ‘Form of Declaration’ to serve as a chauffeur ‘in the British Isles and on the Continent’, dated 14 April 1915; and his commission warrant for the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, Land Forces, dated 15 January 1916. Commander (A.) J. M. ‘Bill’ Bruen, Fleet Air Arm D.S.O. London Gazette 10 November 1942: ‘For bravery and resolution when an important convoy was fought through to Malta in the face of relentless attacks by day and night from enemy submarines, aircraft and surface forces.’ The original recommendation states: ‘As Commanding Officer of No. 800 Squadron he had six weeks in which to re-equip his squadron with Hurricanes and bring them to a proper state of battle efficiency. In this he achieved conspicuous success, his squadron accounting for 14 enemy machines, shot down on 12th August. Of this number Lieutenant-Commander Bruen was responsible for the destruction of three. His courage and determination were an inspiration to all, and his ability as a pilot unexcelled.’ D.S.C. London Gazette 29 July 1941: ‘For bravery and enterprise in the Battle of Cape Matapan.’ The original recommendation states: ‘He was responsible, with his section, for the very well-timed attack on the screening destroyer during the second attack on the Veneto. This gave the aircraft a clear approach and contributed largely to their success. Later, during the bombing attack on the fleet, his section forced a number of the enemy to jettison their bombs before they had reached the fleet. He maintained his squadron in a high state of serviceability throughout the operations, enabling a continuous patrol to be kept up in spite of the limited number of aircraft available.’ John Martin ‘Bill’ Bruen was born in Dublin on 10 December 1910, son of Arthur Thomas ‘Shuvva’ Bruen, and entered the Royal Navy as a 13-year-old cadet in September 1924. Appointed a Midshipman in January 1929, and advanced to Sub. Lieutenant in May 1931 and to Lieutenant in April 1934, he held several seagoing appointments on the Atlantic, Mediterranean and East Indies stations. Having also earlier obtained a flying certificate, he transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, then under the auspices of the Royal Air Force, and was posted as a fighter pilot to 802 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.) in the summer of 1936. The squadron was embarked for the Mediterranean in the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious in the same month, a tour of duty which ended with Bruen’s return to the U.K. in August 1938. Shortly afterwards, he transferred to 801 N.A.S. in the carrier Courageous and was likewise employed when the newly formed and independent Fleet Air Arm was established on the eve of hostilities. His subsequent wartime career was of an exceptional nature, encompassing as it did his claim to four enemy aircraft destroyed, four shared destroyed, two damaged and two shared damaged. And that impressive tally of air-to-air successes commenced with his appointment to the command of 803 N.A.S. in the Ar...
Los 130
A scarce Great War ‘Warrant Officers’ M.C. group of eight awarded to Captain (Quartermaster) H. J. Anderson, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches in the early months of the Great War, and was one of the very first 99 Officers and Warrant Officers to be awarded the Military Cross in the first London Gazette of 1 January 1915 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (10434 Cpl. H. J. Anderson. R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (10434 Corpl: H. J. Anderson. R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (10434 S. Mjr. H. J. Anderson. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Q.M. & Capt. H. J. Anderson.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Q.M. & Capt. H. J. Anderson.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (10434 S. Sjt: H. J. Anderson. R.A.M.C.) mounted court-style for display, contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fine; the rest good very fine (8) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1915: Serjeant-Major H. J. Anderson, Royal Army Medical Corps. M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 October 1914 (Field Marshal Sir John French’s Despatch of 8 October 1914) and 17 February 1915 (Field Marshal Sir John French’s Despatch of 20 November 1914) . Henry John Anderson was born on 18 October 1879 and attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Boy soldier in March 1895. Promoted Corporal, he served with the R.A.M.C. in South Africa throughout the Boer War, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct medal in March 1913. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 August 1914 (entitlement to the clasp to his 1914 Star confirmed), and within the space of five months on the Western Front had been twice Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Military Cross. Advanced Warrant Officer Class I in January 1915, he was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) on 9 May 1915, and was promoted Captain on 9 May 1918. Appointed temporary Major on 20 February 1919, he finally relinquished his commission on 25 June 1919. Sold with a Royal Army Medical Corps silver and enamel lapel badge; and copied research.
Los 846
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of the Patriotic War (2), First Class, 3rd ‘1985 issue’ type, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘743481’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension; Second Class, 3rd ‘1985 issue’ type, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘1244725’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension, with accompanying award booklet; Order of the Red Star, 2nd type (2), silver and enamel, reverses officially numbered ‘1177837’ and ‘1546340’, both with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension, half-hearted attempt to obliterate number on second, but all digits still legible; Order of the Badge of Honour, 4th type, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘505560’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark, lacking riband suspension; Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45, bronze; Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45, bronze; Liberation of Prague Medal, bronze, this in relic condition; Jubilee Medal for 60 years of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union 1918-78, gilt; together with a Soviet Guards Badge, enamel damage to last, otherwise generally very fine (10) £100-£140
Los 870
57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1840-55 The rectangular burnished gilt back plate with a silver star overlay and a further gilt and enamelled overlay this in the form of a crowned gilt cross with battle honours, in the centre the motto and insignia of the Order of the Bath on a ground of white and red enamel, below the gilt cross a silver oval with engine turned numerals ‘57’, complete with hook and stud fasteners and the remains of the original leather liner; described in Parkyn on page 256, very good condition £500-£700
Los 110
A Second War ‘Civil Division’ C.B.E., Great War ‘Military Division’ O.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Willmot, 4th Battalion, King’s African Rifles (Uganda Rifles), who served during the inter-War years as Director of Public Works, Uganda The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, suspension ring detached from crown but present; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. C. Willmot. Uganda T.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. C. Willmot); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, good very fine (11) £700-£900 --- C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1941: Captain Arthur Charles Willmot, O.B.E., Director of Public Works, Uganda. O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1920 (East Africa). Arthur Charles Willmot was born on 21 July 1881 and was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and Aspatia Agricultural College, Cumberland. He was appointed Assistant Surveyor, Uganda Protectorate, in 1907, and District Engineer, Public Works Department, the following year. In 1913 he was appointed Engineer-in-Charge of the construction of the Kampala to Port Bell Railway. Following the outbreak of the Great War he was commissioned temporary Lieutenant in the Uganda Transport Corps and served during the Great War in the East African campaign from 15 December 1914. Transferring to the 4th Battalion, King’s African Rifles (Uganda Rifles) on 26 May 1915, he was promoted temporary Captain on 1 November 1916, and was appointed Adjutant of the 4th Battalion, King’s African Rifles on 9 January 1917. For his services during the Great War was Mentioned in Despatches and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Relinquishing his commission on 28 April 1919, Willmot remained in Uganda and was appointed Deputy Director of Public Works in June 1923, being promoted to Director of Public Works ten years later. Awarded both the 1935 Jubilee Medal and the 1937 Coronation Medal for his services as Director of Public Works he was appointed a Commander in the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire in the 1941 New Year’s Honours’ List. He saw further service once more with the 4th Battalion, King’s African Rifles, during the Second World War, serving as Controller of Works and Transport in Eritrea, and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Settling in Kenya following the Second World War, he died in 1953.
Los 205
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem (3), Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, heraldic beasts in angles, in Toye, Kenning & Spencer, London, case of issue; Serving Brother’s breast badge, post-1984 issue, silver, heraldic beasts in angles, hallmarks for London 1998, in Spink, London, case of issue; Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1974-84 issue, silver and enamel, heraldic beasts flush with background, on lady’s bow riband; together with a gilt and enamel lapel badge, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140
Los 196
Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, reverse officially dated 1943, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fine £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Los 853
United States of America, Distinguished Service Cross, bronze, unnamed as issued; Silver Star, gilt with central silver star, unnamed as issued; Bronze Star, bronze, unnamed as issued; Purple Heart, gilt and enamel, unnamed as issued; Army Commendation Medal, bronze; Army Good Conduct Medal, bronze; Spanish Campaign Medal 1898, bronze, this a later striking; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1919, bronze; American Defence Service Medal, bronze; American Campaign Medal, bronze; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, bronze; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, bronze; Medal for Humane Action, bronze; National Defense Service Medal, bronze; Vietnam Service Medal (2), bronze; together with a Medal for Exemplary Civilian Service to the Department of the Air Force, extremely fine Miscellaneous World Medals. A miscellaneous selection, including a Hungarian War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, silvered; a Kuwaiti Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait 1991, bronze and enamel, in case of issue; an Omani General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Dhofar, gilt; various post-Independence Pakistani Medals; a Rhodesian General Service Medal (R668011 Pte M. Mohamed) silvered; a Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, bronze, with Palm Unit Citation emblem on riband; a South Vietnam Medal 1964, 1 clasp, 1960-, unnamed; and a Republic of Zaire Commemorative Medal for the 1977 operations, bronze, generally very fine (lot) £80-£100
Los 1
A fine and unique Sierra Leone 1898-99 D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel N. J. Goodwyn, Devonshire Regiment, attached West African Regiment, who was severely wounded at the Battle of Colenso and was four times Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Coronation 1902, unnamed as issued; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (Capt. N. J. Goodwyn, 2nd. Bn. Devon. Regt.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Capt. N. J. Goodwyn, 2/Dev. R.) officially engraved naming; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (Capt. N. J. Goodwyn, D.S.O. Devon Rgt.) officially engraved naming, King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. D.S.O. N. J. Goodwyn. Devon Rgt.) officially engraved naming, mounted court-style as worn, enamel damage to DSO, with obverse centre slightly depressed, otherwise generally good very fine and better (6) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s, November 1990. D.S.O. London Gazette 9 January 1900: ‘In recognition of services whilst employed in Sierra Leone.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 29 December 1899 (Sierra Leone); 8 February 1901, 10 September 1901, and 29 July 1902 (all South Africa). Norton James Goodwyn was born at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, in 1861. Educated at Clifton College, he was an Honorary Queen’s Cadet at the Royal Military College Sandhurst. A keen sportsman and gymnast, he was commissioned Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment on 9 September 1882, and embarked with the 1st Battalion for Egypt in February 1891 before being posted to the 2nd Battalion in Burma on 24 September 1891, where he commanded the Irrawaddy Column from December 1891 to April 1892. Appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion in Burma and Egypt in 1892, he was named as a joint co-respondent in the high society divorce case, Alston v. Alston, at the High Court of Justice in November 1894, and was subsequently employed with the Egyptian Army between 1894 and 1896. Attached to the West African Regiment for operations in Sierra Leone from 9 April to 24 June 1899, Goodwyn took part in the Mendiland Expedition, including Songo Town-Kwalu Expedition, and also in the Karene and Protectorate Expeditions. With the assistance of the Royal Navy he landed a small party of West African Regiment at Shenge and on the Bumpe River, and between these places and Kwalu in July 1898. He was in command of two Companies of the West African Regiment during the successful capture of Bai Bureh, Chief of the Timmini tribe, Sierra Leone, on 11 November 1898, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches and appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Rejoining the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in 1899, Goodwyn embarked with them to Durban in October 1899 only to be severely wounded in the Battle of Colenso on 15 December 1899. Having recovered from his wounds he rejoined the Battalion in August 1900 and was appointed to command Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry in Transvaal, Orange River Colony and Cape Colony. Promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in recognition of his services in South Africa on 26 October 1902, he was also Mentioned in Despatches on a further three occasions. Appointed to the Staff, Indian Army as Inspector of Gymnasia on 19 May 1904, he travelled home to the U.K. on leave via Australia in March 1906, but was taken ill and diagnosed with enteric fever whilst at Sydney in April 1906, and died after five weeks’ sickness at Point Piper, Sydney, on 6 May 1906, at the age of 44. He is buried at the Church of England Cemetery, Waverley, overlooking Bondi Beach and the Pacific Ocean, and is also commemorated on a Memorial Tablet at All Saints Church, East Budleigh, Devon. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and extensive copied research, including a photocopy of The Illustrated London News, 24 December 1898, which includes a photograph of ‘A’ Company (Captain Goodwyn’s) of the West African Regiment, which has just caught Bai Bureh, the Chief of the Timmini Tribe.
Los 806
Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre (2), A.I.R., bronze; L.III.R., bronze, with bronze palm on riband; Yser Medal, bronze and enamel; Yser Cross, bronze and enamel; Croix du Feu, bronze; Medal of the National Committee for Assistance and Food Supply, bronze; War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze, with one black riband bar; Prisoner of War Medal 1940-45, bronze; Military Combatant’s Cross 1940-45, bronze; War Commemorative Medal 1940-45, bronze, with crossed sabres on ribbon; Volunteer’s Medal, bronze, 2 clasps, 1940-1945, Pugnator, generally good very fine Netherlands, Kingdom, Expedition Cross, no clasp; Commemorative War Cross 1944, no clasp; Long Service Medal, 37mm, bronze, ‘W’ cypher, very fine and better (14) £120-£160
Los 52
An ‘Indian Mutiny’ C.B. pair awarded to General H. Macan, 17th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry and Rajpootana Field Force, who was fired upon by a rebellious mutineer in an early and fruitless show of defiance The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18ct gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1857, with later narrow swivel-ring suspension and integral gold riband buckle; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Brigdr. Hy. Macan, Rajpootana Fd. Force) with silver top riband buckle, displayed in a fine glazed silver frame, hallmarked Birmingham 1918, extremely fine (2) £2,600-£3,000 --- C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1861. Henry Macan was born at Dhaka on 20 December 1804 and was privately educated by Mr. Howard at Tamerton on the Devon and Cornwall border, specialising in Greek, Latin, French, Mathematics and Hindustani. Orphaned at a young age, Macan was placed in the custody of his uncle, Major Thomas Macan of Bath, who proved keen to recommend him for a Cadetship in the Indian Army; thanks to his linguistic talents, Macan was appointed Ensign on 4 January 1821 and served as Interpreter in the 2nd Battalion, 9th Native Infantry from 23 May 1822. Advanced Lieutenant on 1 February 1822, Macan then transferred to the 17th Native Infantry where he qualified as Interpreter in Hindustani and Mahratta. On 23 February 1831, he was placed in command of a detachment of the Regiment employed in the concan against the Ramoosees - the concan being that part of Maharashtra located between the Ghauts and the sea, extending from Sewdasheogurh to the Taptee on the western peninsula of India. Recorded as arriving at the Presidency from Poona in the Government of India Gazette 20 October 1831, Macan was raised Captain on 27 November 1834 and Major on 17 October 1841; it was at around this time that he was appointed to act as Persian Interpreter to Major-General Brooks, Commanding the Scinde Field Force. Made President of the Annual Invaliding Committee on 17 February 1842, Macan was recognised as an ‘able and zealous’ commanding officer. Further advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 29 December 1846 and Second Class Brigadier on 16 April 1854, his leadership qualities were soon put to the test during the Mutiny. An extract from The History of the Indian Mutiny by Kaye and Melleson (page 387), notes: ‘Slight Outbreak at Nasirabad Easily Suppressed by Brigadier Macan On 10th August 1857, the military class showed its teeth. One of the regiments accompanying the force for which Gen. G. Lawrence had made a requisition on Disa, and which had reached Nasirabad on 12th June, was the 12th Bombay N.I. A trooper of the 1st Bombay Lancers, suddenly mounting his charger, had galloped in front of the lines of his regiment, endeavouring by cries and threats to induce his comrades to mutiny. The Bombay Lancers, however, were staunch, and some of them mounted their horses to pursue the rebel. Noting this, the trooper discharged his carbine at the native officer superintending the mount, and fled to the lines of the 12th Bombay N.I. where he was received and sheltered. Meanwhile, the Brigadier, Henry Macan, had come onto the parade ground. He at once ordered the men of the 12th to turn out. Only 40 obeyed. Upon this, the Brigadier called out the guns, and bringing up a company of the 83rd, proceeded to the line of the 12th. The original mutineer, the trooper of the 1st Cavalry, fired at him but missed. The rebel himself was then shot by an artillery officer. The men of the 12th were paraded, and all who had disobeyed the order to turn out were disarmed. Their muskets were found loaded. The ringleaders were then tried by court-martial, five were hanged and three sentenced to imprisonment for life. Twenty-five had previously deserted. To the remainder, their arms, on their expression of contrition, were restored, and they behaved well in the field afterwards.’ According to the Magnet (London) on 27 April 1885, Macan went on to command 1st Brigade at the Siege, Assault and Capture of Kotah in March 1858. Permitted to resign his command at Nasirabad 1 October 1858, Macan took furlough to Europe for 18 months. Promoted Major-General on 5 March 1859, and General on 24 May 1877, he died in his 81st year on 20 April 1885.
Los 828
Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Second Class neck badge, by Paul Stopin, Palais Royal, Paris, 92mm including Star and Crescent suspension x 70mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, maker’s cartouche to reverse, with short section of neck riband, date panel missing from outer red enamel band, nearly very fine £120-£160
Los 809
Finland, Republic, Medal of Liberty (2) 1939 issue, 2nd Class, bronze; 1941 issue, bronze; War of Liberty Medal 1918, iron; Battle of Helsinki Medal 1918, silvered; War Medal 1939-40 (3), no clasp; 1 clasp, Suomussalmi; 1 clasp, Mantsinsaari; Home Front Cross, silvered and enamel; together with a Disabled Veteran’s Badge 1939-45, screw-backed; and a National Guard Badge, reverse numbered, ‘12239’, very fine and better (10) £100-£140
Los 294
Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Longfield, Royal Engineers and Egyptian Army, who served as Chief Railway Engineer, Alexandria, and Deputy General Manager, Sudan Railways, and was instrumental in the surveying, construction, and supervision of the Suakin-Berbewr-Atbara Railway; thrice honoured by the Egyptian government, he was also three times Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (Capt: W. E. Longfield. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. W. E. Longfield.) all with crushed named lids of card boxes of issue; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (William E. Longfield) with crushed lid of named card box of issue, this additionally named ‘Glos’; Ottoman Empire, Order of Osmanieh, Third Class neck badge, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, Star and Crescent suspension detached but present, with short section of riband for display purposes; Order of the Medjidieh, Third Class neck badge, silver-gilt, gold appliqué, and enamel, silver mark to reverse, with short section of riband for display purposes; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Third Class neck badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, lacking reverse central backplate, with short section of riband for display purposes, minor green enamel damage to Osmanieh, otherwise good very fine (7) £1,200-£1,600 --- Order of Medijieh London Gazette 27 April 1906. Order of Osmanieh awarded 1912. Order of the Nile London Gazette 1 August 1922. William Elrington Longfield was born on 4 June 1874, the sixth son of the Reverend Richard Longfield, of Curraglass, Co. Cork, and was educated at Clifton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, passing out third in his class. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 25 July 1893, and was promoted Lieutenant on 25 July 1896. Attached to the Egyptian Army from December 1899, in 1901 and 1902 he conducted a difficult and complicated survey for the proposed Suakin-Berber-Atbara railway line; as a result of the survey’s success, the project proceeded with Longfield being substantially involved in the construction and supervision of the line. Promoted Captain on 1 April 1904, he was appointed to the Order of the Medjidieh in 1906, and was appointed Deputy General Manager of the Sudan Railways. He transferred to the Retired List on 2 December 1909 in order to become Assistant Director of Works in the civil employment of the Sudan Government, and in 1912 was appointed to the Order of Osmanieh. Recalled upon the outbreak of the Great War, Longfield served as Chief Railway Engineer, Alexandria, as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and was promoted Major in 1916. For his services during the Great War he was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 6 July 1917; 16 January 1918; and 5 June 1919). Following the cessation of hostilities Longfield reverted to the post of Deputy Manager of the Sudan Railways, and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1920. He retired in 1922, being awarded the Egyptian Order of the Nile on his retirement. Settling in Gloucestershire, he served in the Special Constabulary, was appointed a Justice of the Peace, and wrote a history of the Sudan Railways (published in 1936); he is also mentioned several times in The Royal Engineers in Egypt and the Sudan by E. W. C. Sandes. He died on 17 October 1942. Sold with a French Railways silver Presentation Plaque, the reverse engraved ‘Le President Stephane Derville au Captaine Longfield en Souvenir du Voyage au Soudan Janvier 1908’, in red leather case, the lid embossed ‘Captaine Longfield’; an original officer’s bronze Royal Engineers cap badge; the crushed named lid of the card box of issue for the recipient’s wife’s Great War medals ‘M. Longfield, B.R.C.S. & O.S.J.J.’; various photographic images of the recipient; and extensive copied research.
Los 855
International, Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes & Malta, Knight of Justice’s neck badge, 116mm including crown suspension x 74mm, gilt and enamel, with trophy of arms device attached to riband; together with a selection of related insignia, including a medal for the 900th Anniversary of the Order 1099-1999; a medal for the 80th Birthday of Grand Master Don J. Frendo Cumbo; a Badge of the Order of the Noble Companions of the Swan; and a mounted group of five miniature dress medals, good very fine (lot) £60-£80
Los 675
Imperial Service Medal (2), G.V.R., Star issue (Thomas G. Ray) in Elkinghton, London, case of issue; E.II.R., 2nd issue (George Charles Jermyn) in Royal Mint case of issue; Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., A. Jermyn.); Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. Alfred R. Warner); Order of the League of Mercy, lady’s shoulder badge, silver-gilt and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in case of issue, generally good very fine and better (5) £100-£140
Los 184
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, set of insignia comprising sash badge, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked London 1894, and breast star in silver with appliqué centre in gold, silver-gilt and enamels, with gold retaining pin, complete with full dress sash in its Garrard & Co., London, fitted case of issue with old label ‘2’ affixed to base, some minor chipping to green and red enamel wreaths, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a fine late Victorian set (2) £3,000-£4,000
Los 65
A particularly fine Kaffir War, Crimean War and Indian Mutiny campaign group of five awarded to Captain G. Robertson, who witnessed extensive conflict overseas with the 12th (East Suffolk) and 95th (Derbyshire) Regiments of Foot and was decorated by the Turkish authorities having endured considerable hardship in the trenches before Sebastopol South Africa 1834-53 (Ensign G. Robertson, 12th. Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (G-Robertson- Lieut. 95th. Foot.) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Lieut. G. Robertson, 95th. Regt.); Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, Fifth Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, privately engraved to reverse ‘Lieut. G. Robertson. 95th. Regt.’, minor red enamel loss to crescent suspension; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Lieut. G Robertson. 95th. Regt.) contemporary engraved naming, all five fitted with period unmarked silver top wearing pins, with matching contemporary miniature awards, these mounted from Hunt & Roskell silver riband buckles, all contained within an attractive two-drawer silk and velvet lined fitted case with brass lock and key, named to top lid in gilt lettering ‘Captain Robertson, 95th Derbyshire Regiment’, contact marks to first and second, these good fine, the remainder very fine and better (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- George Robertson was born in Montreal, Canada, on 30 September 1831, and attested for the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot as Ensign by purchase on 17 June 1851, aged 19 years and 8 months. Posted to South Africa, he served during the Eighth Kaffir War from 1851 to 1853 in operations against Xhosa and Khoikhoi forces. The campaign later became regarded as one of the most bitter and brutal in the series of Xhosa wars, the tide turned by the successful deployment of British reinforcements via Cape Town, including drafts of the 12th Foot. Exchanged into the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot 5 November 1854, Robertson was promoted Lieutenant (without purchase) on 9 February 1855, and joined the Regiment before Sebastopol from 26 January 1855 to 8 September 1855. His experiences during this time were later detailed in 1929 by Colonel H. C. Wylly, C.B., in Extracts from the History of the Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby. 95th Regiment, Volume 2: ‘Another officer of the 95th whose siege diary is available for reference, was Lieut. Robertson, who joined the Service Companies in January, 1855, and he gives the following figures: “The admissions for disease to hospital in December, 1854, amounted to 48 per cent of the strength present; in January, 1855, to 57 per cent, and the deaths exceed 8 per cent; in February, to 39 per cent; and in March to 37 per cent, and the deaths to 19 per cent of the strength present. This is accounted for by the men being, in the fullest sense of the word, ‘worn out’ by numerous and continuous hardships previously endured.”’ Robertson was later keen to point out the attachment of officers to other regiments for trench duty, such was the impact of disease and state of exhaustion in the British Army. On 23 February 1855, The Times published a letter from a Captain of the 95th, written on the second of that month, in which he adds: ‘The weather has been very severe and the Regiment has, I am sorry to say, suffered greatly; on some days we buried as many as five out of our thinned ranks. In fact we are now very nearly hors de combat... Another fortnight will, I fear, reduce us altogether.’ Briefly returned home to England on 18 June 1856, just a couple of months before his 25th birthday, Robertson landed in India with his Regiment on 1 November 1857. He served with the 95th Foot throughout the Mutiny, including the Siege and Capture of Kotah under Major-General Roberts, C.B., on 30 March 1858; early that morning three columns, each of 500 men, attempted to breach the town’s walls, the lead assault being led by Lieutenant-Colonel Raimes of the 95th Foot. The victory came via a clever flanking movement which resulted in the capture of 70 guns of various calibres and a gallant charge by the 8th Hussars. Major-General Roberts, in thanking the Brigade, was keen to note that he had been in field fights, he had been in storming parties, but he had never seen men go steadier: ‘It was more like men upon a parade, or on a field day, than men who were facing death.’ Advanced Captain by purchase on 16 December 1859, Robertson returned home and exchanged to the 2nd Battalion, 25th (King’s Own Scottish Borderers) Regiment of Foot by purchase on 18 May 1860. Confirmed upon the recipient’s Army Service Record as awarded the Turkish Order of Medjidie, he left the Army a short while later and does not appear in Hart’s Army List of 1865. Sold with copied Service Record and a small contemporary envelope containing original silk ribands for the full-size awards.
Los 123
A very fine Second War 1945 Operation ‘Dropkick’ D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander M. H. Collar, Royal Navy, who was twice decorated and four times Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Second World War, including in the North Sea, where he served in H.M.S. Windsor during the evacuation of the Dutch Government in May 1940; in the Mediterranean in H.M.S. Glengyle during the Commando Raid on Bardia, and as a Beachmaster during the Invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky; with the Atlantic and Arctic Convoys in H.M.S. Milne, where she sank the enemy submarine U-289; and finally as Flotilla Navigating Officer in H.M.S. Ready, successfully minesweeping the Dutch and North German coasts in Operations Calendar and Dropkick Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945, silver (hallmarks for London 1947); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Minesweeping 1945-51 (Lieut. M. H. Collar. D.S.C. R.N.) surname partially officially corrected; Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of Orange Nassau, Military Division, Chevalier’s breast badge, with swords, silver and enamel, lacking reverse central medallion and with significant white enamel damage to motto around central medallion, mounted court-style by v.Wielik b.v., Den Haag as worn, very fine and better (8) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.S.C. London Gazette 4 September 1945: Lieutenant (N) Thomas Michael Henry [sic] Collar, Royal Navy: ‘For courage, resolution, and skill in minesweeping operations clearing a channel from the Humber to Heligoland and thence along the North German Coast to Cuxhaven, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven during May 1945.’ The Recommendation, dated 26 June 1945, states: ‘As Flotilla Navigating Officer he showed high skill, endurance, and cheerful devotion to duty during exceptionally long hours of minesweeping during Operation Dropkick.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1942: Lieutenant Michael Harvey Collar, Royal Navy: ‘For good services.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 21 December 1943: Lieutenant Michael Harvey Collar, Royal Navy: ‘For gallant and distinguished services and untiring devotion to duty in operations which led to the capture of Sicily by Allied forces.’ The Recommendation, dated 20 July 1943, states: ‘This officer recently suffered seriously from diphtheria, but by his keenness and enthusiasm he avoided a lengthy convalescence and took part in the operation. His leadership, energy, and enthusiasm, and his unfailing cheerfulness were an inspiration to all, and these factors were undoubtedly largely responsible for the success of his difficult beach.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 30 May 1944: Lieutenant Michael Henry [sic] Collar, Royal Navy: ‘For outstanding courage, determination, and devotion to duty in H.M. Ships... Milne... in successfully escorting convoys to North Russia in the face of attacks from enemy submarines and aircraft.’ The Recommendation, dated 19 April 1944, states: ‘For rapid appreciation and cool judgement in confirming the approach of torpedoes thereby allowing avoiding action to be taken which saved the ship from being struck and perhaps lost.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 3 April 1945: Lieutenant (N) Michael Henry [sic] Collar, Royal Navy: ‘For great gallantry and endurance in clearing the estuary of the Scheldt of mines during the period of October to November 1944.’ The Recommendation, dated 1 January 1945, states: ‘Lieutenant Collar joined H.M.S. Ready as Flotilla Navigating Officer of the 18th Minesweeping Flotilla, with no previous experience of minesweeping, in the middle of a period of intensive and difficult operations which still continues. He has carried out his duties most admirably and whereas I fully expected him to be a liability to begin with, he has been a tower of strength ever since the day of his appointment (16th October 1944). I feel that his skill and devotion to duty make him well worthy of some recognition.’ Dutch Order of Orange Nassau, Chevalier, London Gazette 12 May 1942 Michael Harvey Collar was born on 30 November 1919, and joined the Royal Navy in 1933. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on 16 April 1939, and served during the Second World War in the Destroyer H.M.S. Windsor from February to October 1940, during which time Windsor evacuated the Dutch Government and Royal Family from the Hook of Holland on 13 May 1940. He was subsequently was involved in Operation Dynamo, rescuing 3,660 men from Dunkirk and another 600 men from Boulogne. In February 1941 Collar was posted to the Assault Ship H.M.S. Glengyle, and was promoted Lieutenant on 1 March 1941. For his services during the withdrawal of the troops from Bardia, following a commando raid in North Africa carried out by No. 7 Commando on 19-20 April 1941 (for which the Glengyle served as the transporting ship), he was awarded the first of his Mentions in Despatches, ‘for good services’ in the Mediterranean, and later took part in the evacuation of Greece. He next served in H.M.S. Nile from October to December 1941, and then in H.M.S. Carlisle from April to August 1942. After a period of illness in early 1943, Collar was appointed Beachmaster for the Sicily Landings, Operation Husky, for which he received a second Mention in Despatches. His next posting was to the Destroyer H.M.S. Milne, in which ship he was employed on the Atlantic Convoys, and for his services during Operation ‘F.X.’, the defence of the North Russian Convoys J.W. and R.A.57, between February and March 1944, he was reportedly recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, although the award he was subsequently gazetted was a third Mention in Despatches. The following day he had a further success when H.M.S. Milne sank the enemy submarine U-289 with depth-charges off Jan Mayen Island in the Arctic Ocean. In June 1944 Collar undertook a Navigation Course, and was subsequently appointed Flotilla Navigating Officer in Fleet Minesweeper H.M.S. Ready on 16 October 1944. For his services on minesweeping duty in the North Sea off the Dutch coast in Operation Calendar he was Mentioned in Despatches for a fourth time, and finally, for his work minesweeping the approaches to the Elbe, during Operation Dropkick, he was awarded a richly-deserved D.S.C. Promoted Lieutenant-Commander on 1 March 1949, Collar retired from the Royal Navy on 2 June 1958, and died on 10 November 1997.
Los 840
A Soviet Order of Lenin group of three Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of Lenin, 6th type, gold, platinum, and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘245972’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension, in plastic case of issue; Order of the Red Banner, 3rd type, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘520190, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension; Order of the Red Star, 2nd type, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered, ‘3442497’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-backed suspension, extremely fine (3) £1,000-£1,400 --- Sold with the award booklet that confirms the latter two awards.
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