The 'Indian Defence Force 1919' C.I.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. N. Moberly, Bombay Volunteer Rifles, later 15th Bombay Battalion, Indian Defence Force and Chief A.R.P. Warden, A.R.P. FelixstoweThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Companion's (C.I.E. ) neck Badge, gold and enamel; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. C. N. Moberly.); Defence 1939-45; Delhi Durbar 1911; Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration, G.V.R. (Maj. C. N. Moberly 15th Bombay Bn I.D.F.); Jubilee 1935, the third and sixth loose, otherwise mounted as worn, good very fine (6)C.I.E. London Gazette 12 September 1919.Charles Noel Moberly was born at Clapham, London on 24 December 1880, the son of George and Sarah Moberly. Attending Rugby School between 1894-1898 he matriculated to study at Yorkshire College, Leeds between 1900-1902. During this time he specialised in electrical engineering, being listed as working with the British Electrical Engineering Company in 1898 and again later 1900-1903.Becoming an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in February 1903 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment on 2 April 1904. Advanced Lieutenant very soon afterwards on 18 August 1904, Moberly joined the Bombay Electrical Supply Company as an Assistant Engineer while living at 81 Hornby Road, Bombay in 1906.Transferring to 5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment on 1 April 1908 he married Kate Fottrell in Bombay on 8 August 1908. Moberly resigned his commission on 1 October 1908 and joined the Bombay Volunteer Rifles as a Captain the same day. In this role he attended the Delhi Durbar as Honorary Major in 1911, being confirmed upon the role as receiving his medal from the allotment of the Adjutant General.Serving with the 1st Bombay Battalion, Indian Defence Force during the Great War the medal roll notes that Moberly was involved with 'Army Instruction (India)', he was advanced Major on 1 April 1917 whilst undertaking that task. Further promoted Lieutenant Colonel on 8 April 1919, the date was initially misprinted in the London Gazette as 8 April 1920 but later corrected. He was finally posted to the 15th Battalion, Bombay Battalion on 30 September 1920.Leaving India Moberly settled in Felixstowe in 1939 where he appears on the census listed as Chief A.R.P. Warden, Felixstowe. His son George Edward Moberly was an R.A.F. pilot during the Battle of Britain with three kills, two during the Battle, but was shot down and killed over the channel on 26 August 1940. Moberly himself died on 1 January 1969 and Teddars Lees House, Etchinghill, Kent.…
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A rare ‘Edward VIII’ inter-War M.V.O., post War Order of St. John group of six awarded to Quartermaster and Captain W. R. Lines, 5th Lancers, attached 1st Royal Dragoons, who was 'mentioned' during the Great War, and was one of only 10 people awarded the M.V.O. 5th Class by King Edward VIIIThe Royal Victorian Order, Member's (M.V.O.) breast Badge, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered '488'; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast Badge, skeletal issue, silver; 1945-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut. W. R. Lines. 5.Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Capt. W. R. Lines.), with M.I.D. oak leaves; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3871 Sjt: W. Lines. 5/Lrs.), mounted court-style as worn, light pitting, overall good very fine (6)One of only 10 M.V.O. 5th Class awards made during the reign of Edward VIII, of which 5 were for the Funeral of King George V.M.V.O. London Gazette 23 June 1936:'Walter Reuben Lines, Honorary Secretary, Windsor Branch, British Legion.'Serving Brother of the Order of St. John London Gazette 28 May 1948.Walter Reuben Lines was born at Canterbury, Kent on 29 April 1872, the son of William and Mary Lines of St. Mary's, Northgate, Canterbury. Attesting with the 5th Lancers in 1890 he served with them for 23 years and 330 days before being commissioned Quartermaster & Lieutenant on 25 August 1914.Lines entered the war in France on 12 July 1915, joining his Regiment which was already there as part of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd (Cavalry) Division. They had seen heavy action prior to his arrival however after he joined them they were not part of any major engagements for some time. Receiving his 'mention' in early 1917 (London Gazette 4 January 1917) it was not until the First Battle of the Scarpe in April 1917 that the Regiment engaged again.Not long after this action Lines was promoted Honorary Captain, attached 1st Royal Dragoons, on 25 August 1917 and subsequently served as an Assistant Inspector with the Quartermaster General's Service. Placed on half-pay on account of ill health on 3 October 1923 he retired and settled at Windsor, living at 121 Clarence Road, Windsor.Appointed a Member 5th Class of the Royal Victorian Order for his services as Honorary Secretary of the Windsor Branch, British Legion, in June 1936, Lines one of the very few number of appointments to the Royal Victorian Order made by Edward VIII. He was later appointed a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John. Lines was still living at Clarence Road when he died in Upton Hospital on 26 January 1960; sold together with copied research.… 25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:Lot is NOT subject to 5% Import Tax.
The remarkable Great War D.S.O., 'Attack on Pomereuil' Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Major D. Murray, 21nd Battalion (6th City), Manchester Regiment, who was wounded in action at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme and further 'mentioned' three timesDistinguished Service Order, with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Capt. D. Murray. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. Murray.), mounted court style for wear, sold together with an Exeter College Boat Club Medal engraved 'Meade Fours 1885', light enamel damage to first, overall good very fine (4)D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1919.Second Award Bar London Gazette 2 April 1919, the original citation states:'In the absence of his commanding officer he commanded his battalion throughout the operations from 22nd October to 28th October, 1918. In the attack on Pommereuil on 23rd October, when, owing to darkness and mist, units had lost direction and became intermixed, he went forward and reorganised the attack, which was then entirely successful. He showed great courage and ability to command.'Donald Murray born at Stoke Newington on 10 March 1880, the son of Robert and Ellen Murray of Hackney. His father was an agent in the sale of cotton and wool, acting on his own account, a position which Robert had joined by 1911. One the outbreak of the Great War he applied for a commission and succeeded, being Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 25 January 1915 with the 22nd Battalion (7th City), Manchester Regiment, a Pals Battalion.Promoted Lieutenant on 1 March 1915 and further advanced Captain on 1 April, he entered the war on 11 November 1915 in command of 'B' Company. It is indicative of the style in which the Pals Battalions were run that Murray served with his brother David Stanley Murray during the Battle of the Somme.Remarkably he survived the carnage of the First Day of the Somme which saw 18 officers of the Regiment become casualties - including ten killed. Unfortunately that battle was just the start of the carnage and when the Battalion was posted to High Wood in support of the South Staffordshire Regiment on 15 July Murray was wounded in action. He was evacuated to Britain and did not re-join his Battalion until July 1917.Murray re-joined the Battalion when they were transferred to the Italian front in November. At some stage he was transferred to the 21st Battalion (6th City), Manchester Regiment as Second-in-Command. They saw heavy action there but returned to France on 13 September 1918, joining the 25th Division near Canchy.The Officer Commanding the Battalion was not present for some time between September and October during the which time Murray commanded the unit. His narrative of Operations from 19-24 October includes the action for which he won the D.S.O., it states:'Advanced commenced at zero hour. Owing to heavy enemy gas shelling and ground mist great difficulty was experienced in keeping touch and direction, with the result that the progress of the attack was for a long time uncertain.(Captain J. R. Miller M.C.) on Right) reported attack held up owning to a large amount of wite and very heavy enemy machine gun fire.Objective reported taken with assistance of a tank. This report was found to be an error as line was subsequently discovered to be from 200-300 yards short of objective. Consolidation took place on this line.Patrols sent out to obtain touch on left and right.Touch obtained with 6th Division on Right. Orders received to form defensive flank-right Divisions boundary L.33.d.5.3. to L.28.d.3.2.Defensive flank completed.Orders received to withdraw troops to Pomereuil'.'Murray died in October 1951 at Marylebone, his brother also survived the war, dying in 1941; sold together with copied research.…
France, Legion of Honour, Commander's neck Badge, 90mm including crown with strawberry leaves x 62mm, gold and enamel, poincon mark to downward tassle, obverse centre with left-facing Napoleon and inscription 'NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCAIS' and the reverse centre with left-facing Eagle and inscription 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE', suspension neatly re-affixed and thus perhaps an earlier modified Badge following regime changes, very fine, with neck riband…
The mounted miniature M.V.O., M.B.E. group of three worn by Miss A. David, whose career in the Foreign Office spanned decadesRoyal Victorian Order, Member’s (M.V.O.) Badge, silver and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s Badge, silver; Persia, Empire, Order of the Crown (Taj), 4th Class Badge, silver-gilt, mounted by Spink & Son, 5 King’s St. as worn, very fine overall (3)For her full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 368.…
The unusual and impressive 'Inter-War' K.C.V.O., 'County of London' K.B., 'Great War' C.B.E., O. St. J., Legion of Honour group of eight awarded to Sir C. B. Levita, Royal Horse Artillery, who earned a further 'mention' during the Boer War and commanded the Royal Horse Artillery detachment during the funeral of Queen Victoria, marching alongside the Royal coffinHis remarkable career was overshadowed when he was dragged into a slander case regarding the supposed haunting of the Dalby Farmhouse - a bizarre episode recently brought to film in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose- Levita was successfully sued for expressing his forthright opinion about the supposed hauntingThe Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander’s (K.C.V.O.) set of Insignia, comprising neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘K543’; breast Star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with gold pin, the reverse officially numbered, ‘543’; Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd Type breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1933, enamel damaged and gilding worn; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.), 1st Type neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse contemporarily engraved 'Liet Colonel Cecil B. Levita 1919', with neck cravat in Garrard, London case of issue, which is lacking internal pad; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commander’s neck Badge, silver and enamel, in fitted case of issue; British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Lieut. C. B. Levita, R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (Major C. B. Levita, M.V.O., R.F.A.); Jubilee 1897, silver (Lieut. C. B. Levita, R.H.A.); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Commander’s neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat, minor contact marks and enamel damage, overall very fine (8)One of only 2 B.S.A.C. medals for Rhodesia issued to the Royal Artillery.K.C.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1932.K.B. London Gazette 1 March 1929.C.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.O. St. J. London Gazette 24 June 1930.Cecil Bingham Levita was born in Manchester on 18 January 1867, the son of Emile and Catherine Levita. He came from a prestigious family of Jewish bankers and scholars related to Elijah Levita, author of Bovo-Bukh. Levita's father was a German-born Banker who emigrated to Manchester whose remarkable career saw him become Director of The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, later the Standard Chartered Bank. His mother was the relative of Admiral James Plumridge and was herself a member of the Ree family, a Danish-Jewish family who had created an important shipping business in Denmark.Service in Africa and Queen Victoria's FuneralThe young Levita studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned Lieutenant on 24 July 1886. Serving in the Matabele conflict in 1896 with that rank, he was one of only two members of the Royal Artillery to be entitled to the Rhodesia 1896 reverse medal for that war.Levita was later appointed to the Staff of Lieutenant-General Sir Baker Russell as an Aide-de-Camp and Special Service Officer. In this position he was part of the Relief of Ladysmith, including action at Colenso, the operations of 17-24 January 1900, and engagement at Spion Kop, as well as the actions of 5-7 February 1900, the engagement at Vaal Krantz, fighting on the Tugela Heights, and the action at Pieter's Hill. Levita was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for the 5th Division, Natal Field Force and was 'mentioned' for his work in this role (London Gazette 8 February 1901 refers).Promoted to Captain on 1 November 1900 and given command of 'N' Battery Royal Horse Artillery, he was an officer commanding the Royal Horse Artillery at the funeral of Queen Victoria. We know the details of this last service due to a letter he wrote to The Times in 1936. Levita mentions posting his battery to the Long Walk for the 81-gun salute and preparing the carriage for the procession, however a disaster occurred at the final moment, his states:'When the Royal coffin, weighing about 9cwt., had been placed on the carriage, drums began muffled rolls, which reverberated under the station roof, and the cortege started. Actually, when the horses took the weight, the eyelet hole on the splinter bar, to which the off-wheel trace was hooked, broke. The point of the trace struck the wheeler with some violence inside the hock, and naturally the horse plunged. A very short time would have been required to improvise an attachment to the gun-carriage. However, when the wheelers were unhooked the naval detachment promptly and gallantly seized drag ropes and started off with the load. The "gun-carriage" had been specially provided from Woolwich and was fitted with rubber tyres and other gadgets. This was due to Queen Victoria's instructions after seeing a veritable gun-carriage in use at the Duke of Albany's funeral, as also was the prohibition of the use of black horses. On February 4, in compliance with the command of King Edward, I conveyed the royal coffin, on another carriage, from Windsor to the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore by means of the same detachment of men and horses. I may add that a few days later King Edward told me that no blame for the contretemps attached to the Royal Horse Artillery by reason of the faulty material that had been supplied to them.'The Great WarAppointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order for his service during the funeral Levita was further promoted Major on 5 January 1902. He remained in service for some time but retired in October 1909, standing for Parliament the next year for St. Ives, Cornwall in 1910 but was unsuccessful. The next year, however, he was successfully elected to the London County Council as a Municipal Reformer, later returning to military service with the Reserve of Officers on the outbreak of the Great War. Appointed an embarkation officer in 1914 he was later transferred to become General Staff Officer Grade III on 22 February 1915.Levita was advanced G.S.O. Grade II on 22 September 1915 and the next month Grade I on 22 October. Promoted Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 March 1917, his M.I.C. makes no note of any medals being issued for this service. However, it does state that he was serving at 'Port: No 1 Southampton'. After the end of the war Levita was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire as a reward for his services.Politics, Libel and a Talking MongooseLevita once again returned to politics, being appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London and a J.P. in 1924, a role he would hold for some years. Later sitting as chairman on the housing committee and later as chairman of the London County Council from 1928-1929, his appointment as a Knight Batchelor derived from this role. The award of the French Legion of Honour also followed in 1929. One of his main areas of interest was the idea of film being used for educational uses, he was also the driving force behind the foundation of the King George Hospital, Ilford, this last being the reason for his advancement to the K.C.V.O.His interest in film proved to be his downfall however due to a forthright statement made in 1936 about Richard Stanton Lambert, who was working alongside Levita's wife in the British Film Institute. Lambert was the founding editor of The Listener, published by the B.B.C. and an influential man in the world of British broadcasting. Over a lunch with the Assistant Controller of Programmes at th…
The impressive C.B.E., M.V.O., M.S.M. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-Commander A. W. Stone, Royal Navy, who served at the Battle of Heligoland Blight, was twice 'mentioned' during the First World War, later Royal Household Assistant Secretary and Chief Accountant of the Privy Purse, Sergeant-at-Arms to King Geroge VI and Queen Elizabeth II, who carried the mace at Her Majesty's Coronation in 1953The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, 2nd Type Commander's (C.B.E.) neck Badge, by Garrard & Co., silver-gilt and enamel, on length of neck riband, in its case of issue; The Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class Member's (M.V.O.) breast Badge, by Collingwood Jewellers, reverse numbered '1526'; 1914-15 Star (346080, A. W. Stone, Wr. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oak leaves (346080 A. W. Stone Ch. Wr. R.N.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (346080. A. W. Stone. Ch. Wtr. H.M.S. Cormorant.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (346080. A. W. Stone, Ch. Wtr. "Curaco" Services During War.), mounted together as worn excluding C.B.E., some contact marks and a few lightly polished, otherwise very fine overall (11)M.S.M. London Gazette 24 June 1919.M.I.D. London Gazette 23 October 1914; 11 August 1917.Albert William Stone was born on 20 June 1888 in Gosport, Hampshire, the third of four children born to Private Albert Stone and his wife Rebecca. Albert Stone Senior was a Private in the Portsmouth Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, later dying in the service at Portsea in 1892 after having taken part in the Witu Expedition in East Africa.The younger Stone received a naval education and attended the Royal Hospital School at Greenwich, a school for the sons of poor sailors, where he learned navigation and seamanship skills. The school was known as the 'cradle of the Navy' for producing notable officers and personnel. He later enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1903, when he was fifteen years old, as a Boy Writer with the H.M.S. Duke of Wellington naval barracks. Stone enjoyed a number of postings, including aboard Majestic, Caesar, Firequeen, Victory, Hecla, Forward, and Skirmisher as he moved through the clerical ranks. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, he was serving as a Writer 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Amethyst. Stone was likely a member of Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt's personal staff as he followed him nearly exactly from ship to ship, thus serving with a wide variety of Harwich Force cruisers during the War.The Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914 - the first naval battle of the War between the British and the Germans - saw Stone mentioned in dispatches for service during the action whilst aboard the light cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa. Arethusa was Tyrwhitt's flagship during the battle, and played an active role in the naval engagement. She helped to sink two German torpedo boats early that morning, and was badly damaged by the German defence. By the end of the day Britain scored a decisive victory, losing just 35 men to Germany's 1,500. Stone was still serving aboard Arethusa when she was mined off the coast of Felixstowe two years later on 11 February 1916, eventually running aground and breaking up. He next served aboard H.M.S. Cleopatra while she served in the raid on the German naval airship base at Tondern, also sinking German destroyer G-194, before colliding with fellow naval ship Undaunted in March 1919. After repairs, she took part in operations against the German naval bombardment of Lowestoft in April 1916 and numbered one of Tyrwhitt's force that found the German cruisers carrying out the raid. Stone thereafter joined the Harwich Force cruiser H.M.S. Carysfort in May 1916 when she was patrolling the North Sea and the Strait of Dover. This was but a brief appointment, and he was then with Centaur that September, also in the Harwich Force, and then on to her sister-ship H.M.S. Concord in February 1917. He was with her that June when she sank the German torpedo boat S20 in the North Sea. During this time, Stone was mentioned in despatches for the second time. His final wartime posting was aboard H.M.S. Curacao, the flagship of the 5th cruiser squadron in the Harwich Force, where he earned his M.S.M. for war time services. After the close of the First World War, Stone joined H.M.S. Cormorant with whom he received his L.S. & G.C.. He was finally advanced to Chief Petty Officer Writer while serving with Victory II in 1924, and was later promoted Warrant Writer on 5 December 1927 upon his retirement from the service. The exact date Stone was appointed to the Royal Household is not known, but he served in the office of the Privy Purse until his well-deserved retirement at age 69 in July 1957. He was appointed to the 5th Class of the Royal Victorian Order in January 1938 and was later promoted to the 4th Class in 1947, with the insignia being presented to him personally by King George VI. Stone was Chief Accountant but also acted as Serjeant-at-Arms under King George from 1947, and later for Queen Elizabeth II as well. He attended the Queen's Coronation in 1953, for which he carried the Mace as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's escort. He can be seen in the famous newsreel film of the event, as well as numerous photographs. Throughout his tenure with the Royal Household, Stone was awarded various foreign decorations from state visits and in January 1954 received his C.B.E..His long and illustrious career in the Royal Navy was supplemented by an equally illustrious career for the Royal Household. Stone finally retired in 1957, and later died in Durham on 27 August 1974 at Woodside House, the home of his niece with whom he was residing.Sold together with an original archive comprising:i)The recipient's dress miniatures: 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oak leaves; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.; M.S.M., G.V.R.; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, and Coronation 1953, mounted individually as worn, very fine (8) with some extra ribandsii)Fitted case for 4th Class M.V.O., by Collingwood Jewellersiii)Photo of Queen Elizabeth II with facsimile message and signature presented to Royal Household staff upon the occasion of her Coronation, framed but missing glassiv)The Illustrated London News, Coronation 1953 magazine with colour platesv)Booklet 'Statutes on the Order of the British Empire 1948'vi)Official Warrant for the appointment of 'Albert William Stone Esquire' to be Commander of the Order of the British Empire, signed by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philipvii)Binder of comprehensive copied research and photographs, including a newspaper cutting of a photograph of Stone holding the Mace on the St. James's Palace Balcony as part of the Coronation ceremony, wearing his medals…
Latvia, Republic, Order of Viesturs, Civil Division, 5th Class Knight's breast Badge, 62mm including coat of arms suspension x 43mm, silver and enamel, by V. Millers, Riga, hallmarks and maker's mark to reverse of coat of arms suspension, enamel cracks on one reverse arm, otherwise good very fine, scarce…
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Civil Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) breast Star, silver gold and enamel, reverse engraved 'R & S Garrard & Co, Goldsmiths & Jewellers to the Crown, 25 Haymarket London', small neat pawnbroker's mark on edge of maker's cartouche to reverse, extremely fineR. & S. Garrard operated out of premises at 25 Haymarket in London from the early 1860s until 1911.…
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn outstanding 1873 K.C.B. group of three awarded to Admiral Sir H. Smith, Royal Navy - who was rewarded with a C.B. for his capture of Aden in 1839, the first colonial acquisition under the reign of Queen VictoriaSmith latterly played a prominent and central role during the First Opium War in the Volage and Druid; he took the honour of firing the first shots of the conflict and was to the fore in every major engagementThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) set of Insignia, by R. & S. Garrard, London, comprising neck Badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks rather rubbed, with full neck riband and gold clasp; breast Star, gold centre, silver and enamel, gold retaining pin, reverse cartouche with maker's details, in slightly damaged case of issue; China 1842 (Henry Smith, Captain. H.M.S. Druid.), suspension replaced with dual loop, swivel and straight silver bar; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)K.C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1873.[C.B.] London Gazette 13 August 1840.Henry Smith was born circa 1803 and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of eleven in 1814, being made a Lieutenant in July 1821. He joined the Genoa on the Lisbon Station in April 1823 and then as First Lieutenant to Captain Courtenay in the Fairy, who went out to the West Indies in May 1827. The following year, Smith took command of the brig Ferret, before advancing as Acting-Captain of the Magnificent in September 1829. It was in 1831 that he was officially promoted.Aden - C.B.Removed to Volage in November 1837, it was in this vessel that he first wrote his name into history. In January 1838, the Sultanate of Lahej agreed to transfer a number of its possessions, including the town of Aden to Britain but later decided against this and opened fire on the sloop-of-war H.C.S. Coote. Smith was given command of an expedition, comprising Volage, the brig Cruizer, Coote, the schooner H.C.S. Mahé and three transports to secure Aden. Smith and his small expedition arrived at Aden on 16 January 1839 and in the morning of 18 January Volage, Cruizer, and Mahé sailed to the front of the town from where they were fired upon.At 0930hrs, the rest of the expedition arrived and the warships sailed in close to Aden's batteries to bombard them. By 1100hrs the gunnery of the ships had demolished Aden's lower batteries and destroyed a large tower, while landing parties ordered by Smith had cleared out the remaining enemy musket men in the rubble. At this point Smith ordered the main two landings of troops to take place, which were completed successfully with two naval casualties and sixteen from the army, with the defending garrison of 1,000 men suffering around fifty casualties. (The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present William Clowes, refers).So it was that Smith had captured the first Colonial acquisition for Great Britain and her new sovereign, Queen Victoria. He was rewarded with an immediate C.B. and the thanks of the George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, the Governor General of India.Opium War - further firstsThe cataloguer turns to Clowes again for further details of these important events:'Provocation and outrage continued; and when, on August 30th, Volage, 22, Captain Henry Smith, reached Macao, and at once proceeded to Hong Kong, her arrival was extremely welcome. On September 4th, the refusal of the Chinese at Kowloon to permit the transit of provisions across the harbour obliged Captain Smith, in concert with Mr. James Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas), of the Cambridge (the Cambridge was purchased by the Chinese government after regular hostilities began), formerly of the H.E.I. Co.'s marine, to employ his boats to drive off a squadron of war-junks, and so to open a passage for the supplies. Further outrageous action induced Elliot to call upon Smith to proclaim a blockade of the port of Canton as from September 11th.Negotiations were subsequently entered into; but Elliot displayed such unwise weakness that the Chinese were only encouraged to persist in their implacable attitude. At length, the Hyacinth, 18, Commander William Warren, having joined the Volage, Elliot stiffened himself so far as to inform the Chinese, on October 28th, that if the British shipping lying below the Bogue were subjected to more of certain annoyances which had become intolerable, retaliatory measures would be adopted. The Chinese admiral, Kwan, returned first a temporising and then an insulting answer, and on November 3rd got under way with twenty-nine junks, evidently intending to attack. Smith made a further fruitless attempt to negotiate, and then, with the Volage and Hyacinth, opened fire, and in a short time won a success which would have been much more complete than it was, but for the interference of Elliot, who, when three junks had been sunk and as many more driven ashore, procured a cessation of the firing, alleging his desire to spare the lives of the Chinese. Kwan, on returning to Canton, was thus able to boast that he had been victorious; and he was rewarded accordingly.'It had been on 4 September 1839 at around 1400hrs that Smith fired the first shots, sending several in anger in the direction of some war junks in the Chinese squadron.On 30 June 1840 Smith was given command of another frigate, Druid (to which his Medal is named), in which he continued to blockade, taking eight merchant ships as prize by 10 July as Senior Naval Officer on the south of the Chinese coast. On 6 August, the missionary Vincent John Stanton was captured by the Chinese while swimming in Casilha Bay near Macao. Smith took a small avenge this, these being Druid, the sloops Larne and Hyacinth, and two smaller vessels. On 19 August Smith with 120 Royal Marines, 80 seamen, and 180 local volunteers, successfully fought the Battle of the Barrier in which he attacked the Chinese works and barracks at Portas do Cerco, including destroying seventeen guns and two junks; casualties were light, with four of the British wounded. By 1900hrs, the entire force had re-embarked on the ships and left the area ablaze, with so many cannonballs having been fired by the ships that they picked up their used shot to recycle it before leaving. It was said of Smith's actions at the battle that 'seldom has a more signal service been rendered in so short a space of time'. Druid continued after this to protect British trade and hunt down pirates, at one point having several men of a boarding party killed when the junk they were investigating blew up.Smith was again to the fore at the Second Battle of Chuenpi on 8 January 1841. With joint attacks going in on the forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpi, guarding the entrance to Canton. Smith was to attack the former and having anchored some 200 yards off, they set to their work. The firing quickly created a breach in the fort which was attacked by boats manned by the crews of the ships and quickly taken. Twenty-five cannons were destroyed and the casualties of the Chinese were suggested to be 'very severe'. Smith was praised by Commodore Bremer for his conduct during the action. The opening to Canton was now complete.During the Battle of the Bogue, on 25 February Smith took Druid in with a portion of Bremer's force to attack the Chinese batteries on the south, south-wes…
An extremely rare trial Collar Chain of the Order of Unity of the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates, Order of Unity, 2nd Type, Collar Chain, trial, silver-gilt with paste stones; breast Star, trial, silver-gilt and enamel with paste stones, both pieces by Spink & Son, some toning, one roundel with slightly loose centre, otherwise very fine, extremely rare and likely unique trial pieces (2)Spink XRF testing on the collar chain detected:Ag 82.81%Au 10.42%Cu 5.27%The Order of Unity was originally created to be the United Arab Emirates' highest civil honour, but was subsequently superseded in precedence by the Order of Zayed.The collar chain of the Order of Unity consists of fourteen links, with the largest central medallion in the shape of a seven-pointed star, representing the seven Emirates, with each ray containing either an emerald or ruby (in the case of this trial piece, all paste stones). The centre of the star features the falcon emblem of the U.A.E. encircled by a wreath of green laurel leaves, which is in turn encircled a ring of diamonds.The rearmost centre link features a traditional fort which is surrounded by a ring of diamonds beyond which are ten emeralds set within the heptagonal rays of the roundel.Within an issued set, the remaining fourteen roundels each contain a symbol of the history, culture, or values of the U.A.E. along with inset stones. For this trial piece, only the foremost two sets of roundels contain images and stones. The front pair, which are slightly larger than the rest, feature a dallah - a traditional coffee pot - surrounded by diamonds and ten rubies. The dallah roundel to the right is slightly loose on this trial. The next pair of roundels contain a date palm tree, an important tree in the heritage of the nation. The palms are encircled by a ring of diamonds and ten emeralds, of which two are missing on the left roundel.The breast Star features a central traditional Islamic star design containing red and green enamel tiles, referencing the colours of the U.A.E. flag. The star is made up of seven points and the tip of each holds a diamond. The rays of the star are separated from the central medallion by a ring of diamonds.…
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe early Order of the White Elephant bestowed upon Major J. F. A. McNair, Royal ArtilleryThailand, Kingdom, Order of the White Elephant, a very early Commander's neck Badge, 83mm including large suspension loop x 40mm, gold (40.7g) and enamel, enamel chipping from wear, very fine, a most handsome Badge, housed within an attractive lacquered and mother of pearl case (Lot)Gold tests as 97.8% purity.Major McNair undertook several expeditions to Siam (Thailand) in 1868, 1874, 1875 and 1878, forging a keen friendship with The King.…
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Grand Cross set of Insignia, by P. De Greef, comprising sash Badge, 75mm x 55mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark to loop, on full sash as worn; breast Star, 96mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse, Badge with a slightly loose centre, otherwise both good very fine, in P. De Greef, Brussels case of issue with boutonniere (2)…
The outstanding Second World War C.B., 'Southern Desert, Iraq' O.B.E., Great War Fighter "Aces" D.F.C. mounted group of fourteen miniature dress medals worn by Dolphin Pilot Air Commodore F. Woolley, Royal Air ForceCredited with 4 victories, but possibly as many as 8 from July to November 1918, he served as a Special Service Officer with Air Staff Intelligence in Iraq where he spent three years in the desert with Bedouin tribesmen collating intelligenceDuring the Second War he served as Chief Intelligence Officer, Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Air Forces 1943-45The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's (C.B.) Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) Badge, silver-gilt; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals 1914-18; General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star with rose on riband; Pacific Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; United States of America, Legion of Merit, gilt and enamel, with miniature Star on riband; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, mounted as worn, slight wear to enamel on Order of the Bath, overall very fine (14)His full-size medals sold in these rooms in April 2014.C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1946.O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1931. The original recommendation reads:'This Officer has been a Special Service Officer in Iraq since March 1928. Although occupying the most lonely and isolated post in the whole Command, he has consistently displayed, under extremely trying conditions, a tact, patience, and perseverance which are worthy of the highest praise.'D.F.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.M.I.D. London Gazette 2 June 1943.United States, Legion of Merit London Gazette 27 November 1945. The original recommendation reads:'Air Commodore Frank Woolley, Royal Air Force, as Chief Intelligence Officer, Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Air Forces from February 1943 to May 1945, displayed wise judgment and unqualified devotion to duty in the successful fulfilment of his assignment. Called upon to furnish a synthesis of all intelligence information regarding conduct of operations and to integrate the Anglo-American intelligence structure of the headquarters, he overcame many obstacles to provide source information of high value and veracity and at the same time achieved a smoothly functioning, closely knit intelligence organization. Commodore Woolley's exceptional ability was of great benefit to the conduct of air operations.'Belgium, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 15 July 1919.Frank Woolley was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in 1899 and was educated at the County Secondary School. He joined the Army straight from his school O.T.C. on his 18th birthday, and was accepted for a Commission in the Territorial Forces Association. Posted to the 7th Training Reserve Battalion at Rugeley, he subsequently applied to join the Royal Flying Corps, and after initial tutoring at Denham was Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the R.F.C. on 7 November 1917.Woolley went to France in July 1918 where he was posted to No.1 Aero Supply Depot before receiving his first operational posting on 14 July with No. 79 Fighter Squadron (Sopwith Dolphins), based at St. Marie Cappel east of St. Omer, with whom he fought and flew for the rest of the War. He was without doubt heavily engaged with the enemy for the next four months, '...and the local papers in his home town of Ilkeston credited him with eight victories, and recorded that he himself had been shot or forced down no fewer than three times, evidence of an exciting four months' flying.' (Winged Warriors, Derbyshire Fighter Pilots in World War I, by Barry Marsden refers).His first victory occurred on 27 September, when, according to an account that appeared in the Ilkeston Advertiser, 'he was on readiness at his home base when word was received that an enemy two seater was busy on a reconnaissance over the British front line. He was ordered to intercept the hostile aircraft, and, piloting a Dolphin, sighted it below him somewhere north-west of Armentieres. The first burst from his twin Vickers killed the enemy observer, and the subsequent running battle took both warplanes over the town, where the observation machine suddenly dived away to smash through the roof of a building. When Frank landed back at his home airfield his delighted CO praised his "splendid effort", and promised that "the facts would be reported to the proper quarter".' (ibid). Woolley's own account of the action confirms this: 'I was at 2,000 feet among the clouds South West of Armentieres when I saw a hostile 2-seater, probably an Albatros, about 1,000 feet below me. On being engaged the enemy aircraft dived towards Armentieres. I dived after him and fired two bursts into him at close range. The enemy aircraft spun and crashed into a house in Armentieres.' (recipient's combat report refers).The following day Woolley shot down another aircraft: 'I saw 10 Fokker Biplanes attacking a Bristol Fighter. I climbed into a cloud at 6,000 feet whilst Lieutenant McNeaney attacked the enemy machines. A dog fight ensued in which I saw two Fokkers go down after which Lieutenant McNeaney went down, followed by a Fokker. I attacked this enemy aircraft and fired a short burst at point blank range, and saw him go down and crash.' (Ibid).A month later on 26 October, Woolley despatched an L.V.G. two-seater at 3,000 feet south-east of Renaix before recording his final confirmed victory on 4 November, when 'at 9,000 feet I spotted a Halberstadt two-seater working over Renaix. I flew north and then east and so got east of him and in the sun. I then dived on the enemy aircraft who turned west and then north. I fired a burst at very close range. The enemy aircraft went into a vertical dive and crashed in a gulley between Sulsique and Renaix.' (Ibid).After the Armistice Woolley took up adjutant duties with the Squadron and became a Flight Commander, the Squadron became part of the Allied Occupation Force in December and moved to Cologne. Here he accepted the opportunity to fly numerous surrendered German aircraft, including Fokker DVIIs, Rumplers, and Halberstadts. Whilst stationed in Germany he learnt of the award of his D.F.C. and also received the Belgian Croix de Guerre, having the latter pinned on his chest by King Albert himself. He transferred to the unemployed list in October 1919, but was recalled to a short-service Commission the following June and served at R.A.F. Lee-on-Solent and Calshot. Qualifying as a pilot flying seaplanes and multi-engined flying boats, he fell in love with the Solent area, and wrote to tell his fiancée: 'I am sure that you will love this place too, and if I live long enough to retire this is where we shall live.'Southern Desert, Iraq - With the BedouinIn July 1927 Woolley was appointed to a permanent Commission in the General Duties branch of the Royal Air Force and, having been promoted Flight Lieutenant in January 1928, he embarked upon a course in Arabic at the School of Oriental Studies in London. After completing the course in March he was immediately posted to HQ Iraq as a Special Service Officer with Air Staff Intelligence, and for the next three years was responsible for the collection of intelligence in the vast unmapped desert west of Basra, spending the time living with the Bedouin tribesmen, 'sharing the hardships of their primitive, nomadic lifestyle, enduring searing heat, frequent dust and sandstorms, plagues of flies, and living off revolting food and foul water.' (Win…
The Great War D.S.O., M.C. group of nine awarded to Hon. Brigadier T. I. Dun, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was wounded during the course of protracted service in France and Flanders, thrice 'mentioned' and served with armoured cars between the wars, authoring a book on his experienceDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Military Cross, G.V.R.; The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Officer's breast Badge, silver and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Capt. T. I. Dun, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major T. I. Dun); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, enamel work slightly chipped, very fine and better (9)Provenance:Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1987.D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1919.M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917.Thomas Ingram Dun was born at Kelvin, Glasgow on 1 May 1892 and studied medicine at Glasgow University and Anderson Medical School.Qualifying on the eve of the Great War, he was appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps in September 1914 and went on to witness active service in France and Flanders from May 1915 to November 1918, being wounded and twice decorated. He was also advanced to the acting rank of Major and thrice mentioned in despatches (London Gazettes 15 June 1916, 25 May 1918 and 30 December 1918, refer).Remaining in the Regular Army between the wars, Dun specialised in obstetrics and served in India (1919-24) and Egypt (1929-35) in addition to appointments in the UK. It appears he was at one time attached to an armoured unit during his time in Egypt, or certainly one 'Thomas Ingram Dun' is the credited author of From Cairo to Siwa: Across the Libyan Desert with Armoured Cars, which was first published in Cairo in 1933.A Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of the Louise Margaret Hospital in Chatham on the eve of hostilities, Dun was quickly embarked for India where he served as C.O. of the Combined Military Hospital in Quetta (1940-42), and as C.O. of the 35th (1942-43) and 126th (1943-45) General Hospitals. He held the acting ranks of Brigadier and Major-General in the same period, the latter while acting as Deputy Director of Medical Service in India's Eastern Command.Post-war, Dun served as Assistant Director of Medical Services, Salisbury Plain (1946-48) and as Officer in Charge of Medical Services for the A.T.S. and W.R.A.C. (1948-53). Appointed an Officer of the Order of St. John in the summer of 1952, his final post was as President of the Standing Medical Board at Aldershot, and he was placed on the Retired List in the honorary rank of Brigadier in May 1955. He died in September 1975.…
United Arab Emirates, Emirates Military Order, 5th Class breast Badge, by Spink & Son, 45mm, gilt and enamel, maker's backplate to reverse, slight enamel chip to one tip, centre slightly loose, missing suspension loop, otherwise very fineThe Emirates Military Order was established in 1987 and is awarded to members of the military for distinguished service and to those captured or lost while in service. The 5th Class award is bestowed upon Officer Cadets, other ranks, and equivalent ranking civilians.…
Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the North Star, Knight Grand Cross set of Insignia, by C. F. Carlman, comprising sash Badge, 80mm including crown suspension x 55mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, on full sash as worn; breast Star, 74mm, silver, with hallmarks to barrel hinge, hallmarked 1951, slight chipping to enamel tip of one ray to obverse and reverse of Badge, retaining clip and a few ray tips bent on Star, otherwise both good very fine, in its C. F. Carlman, Stockholm case of issue (2)…
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon Peace Keeping Force Medal 1976-78; Liberation of Kuwait 1991 Medal; Somalia Peace Keeping Force 1993 Medal, all by Spink & Son, each mounted on pin for wear, very fine and better (3)The Lebanon Peace Keeping Force Medal 1976-78 was awarded to all ranks who were part of the U.A.E. force in the Bekka Valley in Lebanon in 1976-78. The Medal features the emblem of the U.A.E. military forces accompanied by an enamel representation of the Lebanese flag and the U.A.E. flag, surrounded by laurel leaves. The Liberation of Kuwait Medal was bestowed upon all ranks of the Federal Armed Forces who were with the Allied Forces in Kuwait's liberation in 1991. U.A.E. forces suffered casualties during the conflict which amounted to ten killed and fifteen wounded. The Medal features the geographic outline of the Gulf Cooperation countries and the U.A.E. military emblem.All ranks who were a part of the U.A.E. force in Mogadishu, Somalia from 1993 to 1994 alongside the U.N.'s multinational force for Operation Restore Hope were awarded the Somalia Peace Keeping Force 1993 Medal. The obverse design sees an enamel flag of Somalia alongside an enamel U.A.E. flag, with each bordered by laurel leaves and the emblem of the U.A.E. military forces at the upper centre.…
Seven: Lieutenant J. Platos, Press and Culture Office, Polish Armed Forces1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Merit Cross, without swords; Monte Cassino Cross' numbered '48258'; Poland, Republic, Order of Polonia Restituta, gilt and enamel, Soviet produced 1944 type, mounted as worn, in that order, in a wooden display case with a number of badges, sold together with an original I.D. card, the last slightly chipped, overall very fine (7)Jan Platos is recorded as an Unattached 2nd Lieutenant in Poland in 1939, escaping to Palestine after the Fall of Poland he appears on an I.D. card issued to the then Polish Brigade as a Lieutenant. Serving with then in Iraq and through Africa he is confirmed on the role of the Monte Cassino Cross, earning the badge number 48258. This relates to a unit named the Press and Culture Office, Non-Divisional Units. He appears to have remained in the British Military after the war, earning a Cross of Merit from the Government in Exile however his Polonia Restituta is a Communist issued type suggesting a Liaison role between the two countries; sold together with an original I.D. card named to the recipient, three table medals, four unit badges, one on silver and one enamelled as well as a letter providing research on the recipient and copied research.…
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe C.S.I. awarded to Assistant Area Officer A. W. McNair, C.S.I., Special Constabulary, late Indian Civil Service, Commissioner, Rohilkhand Division, United ProvincesThe Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Companion's (C.S.I.) neck Badge, gold and enamel, with central cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the order in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, suspension repaired, good very fine, in damaged case and with neck ribandC.S.I. London Gazette 3 June 1924.For his O.B.E. pair, please see the preceding Lot.…
A scarce Boer War Militia Officer's D.S.O. group of four awarded to Major M. A. Foster, 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, who was further twice 'mentioned'Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Capt. & Adjt. M. A. Foster, D.S.O., Som. L.I.), unit officially corrected to include post-nominals; King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. & Adjt. M. A. Foster. D.S.O., Som. L.I.), the last three mounted as worn in this order, minor enamel damage to D.S.O. and contact wear overall, very fine (4)Provenance:Noonans, June 2012.Spink, July 2018; April 2023.D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901.M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901, 29 July 1902.Montagu Amos Foster was born on 19 March 1861, the son of William Foster of Wilbury Road, Brighton, Sussex. Foster was privately educated and became a notable linguist over the course of his life. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Second East Norfolk (Militia) on 10 December 1879, he was gazetted to a regular commission with the Somerset Light Infantry on 28 January 1882, with the rank of Lieutenant. Promoted Captain in September 1887, he served as an Adjutant in the Militia from May 1899 until February 1904.Foster also returned to the Militia, serving as Captain and Adjutant with the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. It was with this role that he appears upon the roll for the Jubilee Medal. Later entering the Boer War, with the Battalion sailing on the Kildonan Castle in Spring 1900, upon arrival they were split up with the majority of the unit divided along the lines of communication between East London and Queenstown, Cape Colony, while some officers were detached to the Staff. Foster's role would likely have been with one of the mobile columns that operated in the region hunting down the Boer Commandos - a role for which he was further 'mentioned' twice on 10 September 1901 and 29 July 1902.Foster certainly came home to receive his D.S.O. in an investiture on 29 October 1901, however, he returned to South Africa, being promoted Major in April 1902 and is listed as stationed there until 13 May. Seeing further service in the East Indies between 1902 and April 1904, Foster returned to Britain on 16 April and served at home until March 1909 when he was placed upon the retired list. Foster had married Ida Frances, the daughter of Brigadier-General W. G. Thompson, C.M.G., D.S.O. and had two children with her, Mary and Cecil William Foster; sold together with copied research comprising a C.D. containing research and photographs, a copied caricature and career summery as well as a Record of Service, medal rolls and extracts from the London Gazette and West Somerset Free Press.…
The 'Post-War' R.R.C. group of six awarded to Matron E. Prescott, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, who was further 'mentioned' for her services in Sicily in March 1944Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially dated '1949', mounted for wear upon a lady's bow riband in its fitted Garrard & Co. box of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-42; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, sold together with original material including the R.R.C. slip of issue named 'Matron E. Prescott, R.R.C.' and the envelope of issue named to the same, overall nearly extremely fine (6)R.R.C. London Gazette 1 January 1949.Ethel Prescott was born at Lund near Driffield, East Riding, Yorkshire on 22 October 1893, the daughter of Thomas and Jane Prescott. She was educated at Dame Chatterton's School for Young Ladies, North Dalton and after a brief spell as a housekeeper she went to train as a nurse with the Royal London Hospital.Qualifying as a state registered nurse and midwife she joined Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service on 15 August 1927 at Shorncliff, Kent as a Staff Nurse. Posted to India, Prescott was stationed at Rawalpindi in 1928 and saw a further six years of service on the subcontinent with postings at Murree, Peshawar, Nowshera and Quetta.Returning to service as a Sister on 30 May 1941, her first wartime posting was the Hospital Ship H.M.H.S. Aba. Later posted to South Africa she served at Pietermaritzburg in 1943 before being transferred to service in Italy. It was here that Prescott was 'mentioned' (London Gazette 23 March 1944, refers) before being posted to New York with the rank of Matron swiftly following.She remained in North America and Britain between 1944-45 before finally returning to the front in Germany in 1945. Prescott served in Burma in 1946 and finally at Wheatley in a hospital well known for its treatment of head injuries.After the war Prescott went on to serve as Matron at Dulverton Hall, Scarborough, a home for retired clergymen. Her medals were sent to her on 31 August 1948 at The Woods, Beckingham, Doncaster and she retired from Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service on 22 October 1948 with the rank of Honorary Principle Matron. She was admitted into the Royal Red Cross the next year, her award was sent to her at 72 Greengate, Malton, Yorkshire.Sold together with copied research and an original archive comprising a named slip of issue for the R.R.C., photograph of the recipient in uniform, newspaper cutting announcing the award, box and addressed envelope of issue and corresponding riband bar for the campaign medals.…
Austria, Republic, Order of Merit, 1st Class Grand Cross set of Insignia, by Anton Reitterer, Juwelier, Wien IX. Schubertg. 24, comprising sash Badge, 48mm, silver-gilt and enamel; breast Star, 98mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with maker's cartouche to reverse, on full sash riband as worn, nearly extremely fine (2)…
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander's (K.C.M.G.) set of Insignia, comprising neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast Star, silver with appliqué centre in gold and enamel, by Edward Thomason, 'ET' hallmarks to pinback and catch, nearly extremely fine with full neck riband as worn and in fitted Garrard & Co., 24 Abermarle St. case, this with broken exterior clasp (2)The 'ET' hallmark is associated with the workshop of Edward Thomason, who was knighted by King William IV in 1832, and whose workshop was headquartered in Birmingham and active circa 1806-1835. The breast Star is therefore an older example of the insignia which is held inside a more modern case.…
The Great War C.M.G., '1918' D.S.O. group of six awarded to Brigadier-General N. G. Barron, Royal Garrison Artillery, who commanded the Heavy Artillery for XVII Corps for three years before being appointed a Divisional Commander of the Royal Irish Constabulary after the Great War, he was further awarded the C.B.E. in that roleThe Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion's (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander's (C.B.E.) neck Badge, Civil Division, silver-gilt and enamel, note the Badge on incorrect riband, Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. N. G. Barron. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Brig. Gen. N. G. Barron.), with M.I.D. oak leaves; Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued, the last five mounted as worn, overall good very fine (6)C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919.C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1923.D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917; 11 December 1917; 20 December 1918.Netterville Guy Barron was born at Dover, Kent on 8 December 1867, the son of John and Louisa Barron of Kensington, London. His father had been the head of the 'Barron Syndicate' a fraudulent business partnership in which he had been manipulated into taking the fall for a number of false land purchases, the elder Barron shot himself in 1893. The younger Barron was educated Haileybury College (Leith House) before matriculating to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich which he joined as a Cadet on 28 August 1885. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 16 February 1887, he was advanced Lieutenant on 16 February 1890.Further promoted Captain on 9 October 1897 he was still serving in that rank when he married Esmee Katharine Mary Lloyd in 1899. Barron was promoted Major on 2 May 1906 and was serving in that rank on the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. Further promoted Lieutenant Colonel on 30 October 1914 he entered the war in France in July 1915.Appointed to command the heavy artillery of XVII Corps in 1917 with the acting rank of Brigadier-General on 9 April 1916 Barron held that role until the end of the war, being thrice 'mentioned' in the process. He is also believed to have been wounded at some stage during the action.After the end of hostilities Barron retired in 1920 with the rank of Brigadier-General and took up a position as Divisional Commissioner of the Munster branch of the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920-1922. A photograph exists of him at the centre of the County Westmeath Force on its disbandment in 1922. It is notable that his award of the C.B.E. came a year later and may well have been as a result of his services in Ireland during the War of Independence and Civil War (neck Badge).Barron settled initially at Farnham, Surrey and later died at Kensington, London on 21 April 1945.…
Portugal, Republic, Order of Christ, 5th Class Knight's set of Insignia, by Federico Costa, Lisbon, comprising neck Badge, 65mm x 43mm, silver and enamel, on length of riband as worn; breast Badge, 38mm x 20mm, silver and enamel, on riband as worn, with corresponding miniature award, good very fine, in its case of issue, this worn (2)This award is attributed to Lieutenant Commander Albert William Stone, Royal Navy, Assistant Secretary and Chief Accountant of the Privy Purse of the Royal Household and Serjeant-at-Arms to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.Sold together with letters relating to Stone's receipt of the award, including the official Warrant for the award named to 'Albert Stone', dated 31 October 1955, upon the occasion of the President of Portugal's state visit and banquet in October 1955.…
United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Interior, Emirates Police and Security Order, 5th Class breast Badge, gilt and enamel, with riband bar, in its case of issue; Sincere Service Order (3), 1st Type, 1st Class, gilt with seven pearl-tipped ends; 2nd Type, 1st Class, gilt with seven pearl-tipped ends, with riband bar, in its case of issue; 2nd Type, 2nd Class, silvered with seven pearl-tipped ends, with riband bar, in its case of issue, all by Fattorini, very fine and better (4)The Emirates Police and Security Order is bestowed upon both members of and civilians working for the Police and Security force who render excellent service or outstanding work. The 5th Class of the Order is awarded to non-commissioned Officers, candidate students and individuals. The obverse of the Order displays the emblem of the U.A.E. surrounded by an Arabic inscription which translates to 'Ministry of the Interior - Emirates Order of Police and Security'.The Sincere Service Order is given to members of the Police and Security force who have served for a minimum of ten years who have displayed honesty and sincerity throughout their period of service. The 1st Class Medal is bestowed upon Officers and the 2nd Class upon non-commissioned Officers and individuals. The obverse of the star bears an antique tower and walls, with a tree in the foreground.…
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Knight Grand Cross (G.B.E.) 2nd Type set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast Star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd., 112 Regent St, London case of issue with sash riband (2)…
Finland, Republic, Order of the Red Lion of Finland, Commander's 1st Class set of Insignia, by Tillander, Helsinki, comprising neck Badge, 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, marks to loop; breast Star, 80mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, both with date hallmarks 'X7' for 1975, silver purity mark and maker's details, good very fine and a rare set, with full original neck riband as worn (2)…
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Stanislaus, Military Division, 2nd Class neck Badge, by Wilhelm Kiebel, St Petersburg, 46mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's initials and court marks to reverse, purity marks to ring, good very fine, with section of ribandWilhelm Keibel, year of manufacture of the Order 1841-62.…
United Arab Emirates, Gulf Cooperation Council, Cooperation Security Medal, with riband bar, in its Fattorini case of issue; Appreciation Medal, 1st Class, gilt and enamel, extremely fine (2)The obverse face of the Cooperation Security Medal displays interlocking clasped hands, symbolic of unity, with the award's title in Arabic. The reverse bears the emblem and title of the Gulf Cooperation Council.The Appreciation Medal's obverse features a decorative star with a blue enamel centre whose text translates to 'Appreciation'. The reverse also bears the emblem and title of the Gulf Cooperation Council.…
The mounted K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G. group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Brigadier-General Sir W. C. Ross of Cromarty, 1st Highland Brigade, late Durham Light InfantryThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.B.E.) Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's (C.B.) Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St, George, Companion's (C.M.G.) Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Afghanistan 1878-80; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeburg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1902; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, gilt and enamel, with rosette; Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, gilt and enamel, with rosette; Greece, Kingdom, Medal of Military Merit 1916-17, with silver wreath on riband, mounted court-style by Spink & Son as worn, very fine and better (12)K.B.E. London Gazette 14 October 1919.C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901.C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1918. Sir Walter Charteris Ross of Cromarty was born on 5 August 1857, the third son of Colonel George William Holmes Ross of Cromarty. His military career began at the age of twenty when he was commissioned Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry on 29 September 1877. He served with his unit abroad in Afghanistan and India, where he served as a Staff Officer, before returning home on leave in 1887 shortly after his brother's death and his own subsequent succession to the Cromarty estate.While at home, Ross was married to May Stewart (daughter of General Sir Donald Stewart) at St. Stephen's Church in South Kensington on 8 June. They had issue of one daughter prior to May's death in India in June 1891. He found a second wife in Gertrude May Gathorne, whom he married in August 1897 and the couple went on to have two sons and three daughters.Ross was badly wounded while on active service in South Africa during the Boer War, where he was serving as a Major in Major-General Hector MacDonald's Highland Brigade. During a suprise attack at Bothaville on 6 November 1900 whilst in command of the 8th Mounted Infantry Ross recieved a bullet to the face, destroying part of his lower jaw and nearly killing him. Following a period of recovery he was given command of training units and later retired as a Colonel in November 1908.Upon the outbreak of the Great War, Ross was brought out of retirement at the age of 57 to command the 1st Highland Brigade at the Western Front, including at Festubert and Givenchy. He was replaced on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and went on to command the 228th Brigade at Salonika for the remainder of the war. Ross returned to Cromarty after the war where he served as Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace. He died there aged 70 on 9 February 1928 and was interred at Cromarty Cemetery with a commemorative plaque on the wall of the church; sold together with copied research including London Gazette entries.…
United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Interior, Long and Distinguished Service Medal, 2nd Class, silvered and enamel, with riband bar, in its case of issue; Police and Security Forces Amalgamation Medal, gilt and silvered with pearls, with riband bar, in its case of issue; Medal of Cooperative Security, 1st Class, gilt and enamel, with riband bar, in its case of issue; Badge of Appreciation, gilt, all by Fattorini, very fine and better (4)The Ministry of Interior Long and Distinguished Service Medal is in the shape of a stylised seven-pointed star in a traditional Islamic design, with the central medallion featuring an antique tower surrounded by red enamel detail. The reverse bears the badge of the Ministry of Interior. This Medal is awarded to members of the Ministry who have served faithfully and honestly for at least twenty years. The 2nd Class is given to non-commissioned Officers and individuals. The Police and Security Forces Amalgamation Medal is a seven-pointed star with a scallop rim and a pearl between each of the rays. The silvered centre displays the Ministry badge, while the reverse bears an inscription of the award's title. The Medal was awarded to those who were serving when the Police and Security forces merged on 5 December 1975. The Medal of Cooperative Security is circular containing a seven-pointed star the centre of which is the Ministry badge. The three lower rays of the star display the all-seeing eye, clasped hands, and a quill. Behind the four upper rays are the colours of the U.A.E. flag in enamel. The Medal is awarded to members of the Police and Security force for distinguished security work, with the 1st Class award given to Officers and equivalent civilian ranks.The Appreciation Badge is a stylised seven-pointed star with the central medallion featuring an open book bearing the Ministry badge under the rays of the sun, symbolic of knowledge, light, and science. This is awarded to members of the Police and Security force who display exceptional studies or training courses, and to members of the community who demonstrate remarkable cooperation with the police. The 1st Class Medal may be earned by Officers or civilians of equivalent rank.…
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn impressive German group of eight attributed to Oberleutnant E. O. G. ClausenGermany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, silver with iron centre, with riband; Wurttemberg, Wilhelms Cross 1915, bronze, with riband; Prussia, riband only for Hindenburg Cross 1914-18; Wurttemberg, Friedrich Order, 1st Class Knight's Cross, gilt and enamel; Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class Badge, silver and enamel, 'FP' maker's mark between rays, with riband; Wurttemberg, Silver Wedding Medal 1911; Red Cross Medal, with riband; Hungary, Commemorative War Medal 1914-18, marked 'bronz', with riband; Russia, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class Badge, gold [56 zolotniki] and enamel, maker's initals and court mark to reverse under enamel, with riband, light crack to Iron Cross, centre of Order of the Red Eagle slightly loose, small enamel chip to lower arm of St. Anne, otherwise overall very fine and better (8)Eugen Otto Gaston Clausen is further entitled to the Hindenburg Cross 1914-18.Sold together with archive including:(i)Original and copied photographs of Clausen, including some in which he is in uniform and wearing his medals(ii)Two warrants of commission with seals(iii)Copied documents including family tree, birth register of his son, and death register of his wife.(iv)Typed and signed list of his medals and decorations.For documents and militaria belonging to his father, Lieutenant General Otto Wilhelm von Clausen, please see Lot 487.…
Sweden, Kingdom, Order of Vasa, 4th Class Knight's breast Badge, by C. F. Carlman, Stockholm, 63mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel with gold centre, replacement loop suspension, includes a length of riband, one ray tip bent, slight enamel chipping to the tips of a few rays, otherwise good very fine, in its fitted case of issueThis award is attributed to Lieutenant Commander Albert William Stone, Royal Navy, Assistant Secretary and Chief Accountant of the Privy Purse of the Royal Household and Serjeant-at-Arms to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.Sold together with letters relating to Stone's receipt of the award, including the official Warrant for the award named to 'Albert Stone' and dated 23 June 1954, upon the occasion of the King of Sweden's state visit.…
Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of the House of Orange, 4th Class Officer's breast Cross, by Koninklijke Begeer, Voorschoten, 61mm x 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks to obverse laurel wreath, good very fine, in its fitted case of issue, scarceThis award is attributed to Lieutenant Commander Albert William Stone, Royal Navy, Assistant Secretary and Chief Accountant of the Privy Purse of the Royal Household and Serjeant-at-Arms to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.Sold together with letters relating to Stone's receipt of the award, original statute book of the Order in French, and the official Warrant for the award named to 'Lt. Commander A. W. Stone, Chief Accountant of the Privy Purse' and dated 20 November 1950, upon the occasion of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands' state visit.…
A rare Borneo and Vietnam War Special Forces group of three awarded to Sergeant W. H. 'Bill' Roods, Australian Special Air Service (S.A.S.), a gallant and skilful patrol leader who implemented telling Claymore mine detonations against Viet Cong insurgentsGeneral Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (15340 W. H. Roods); Vietnam 1967 (15340 W. H. Roods); South Vietnam campaign service, clasp, '1960-', the reverse officially inscribed, '15340 W. H. Roods', the second with a scratch over service number and the last with slightly chipped obverse enamel, otherwise good very fine (3)William Henry Roods was born in Wauchope, New South Wales on 6 November 1939 and enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in Brisbane in August 1959. Having then served in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment, he won selection for the Australian Special Air Service in the summer of 1961, when he joined the 1st S.A.S. Company and qualified for his parachute badge.Having then served in Papua New Guinea and passed a 'Recondo' course, in addition to roping, signal and canoe/small craft handlers' courses, he was deployed to the Borneo operations as a Corporal and Patrol Leader in 2 Squadron S.A.S. in January-August 1966. In late April/early May he led a patrol to explore whether the enemy had re-established a base but could find no evidence to support that suspicion; he appears in TV footage of another S.A.S. patrol held by the Australian War Memorial.Advanced to Sergeant, he was next emplaned for operations with 1 Squadron S.A.S. in South Vietnam, in which theatre of war he remained actively employed from March 1967 to February 1968. 'Actively' being the operative word, as confirmed in Phantoms of the Jungle:'These initial ambushed had been initiated by rifle fire and had been markedly more successful than the earlier reconnaissance patrols. However, the squadron had obtained a quantity of Claymore mines and, influenced by the experience of the ex-2 Squadron men who had used mines in Sarawak, it was decided to use the Claymores in S.A.S. ambushes. At first some of the patrols had no more than two Claymores, but the increasing effectiveness of the ambushes was startling.Between 26 and 30 April [1967] five patrols (Roods, Stevenson, Farley, Hindson and Shaw) were deployed on ambush missions in an arc stretching from the north west to north east of Nui Dat out to a distance of from ten to fifteen kilometres. The first to gain success was Sergeant Bill (Chester) Roods whose five man patrol was inserted ten kilometres north west of Binh Ba. On 29 April they fired two Claymores at three Viet Cong walking along the track, killing two and wounding a third. A few seconds later more Viet Cong moved into the killing area and the third Claymore, facing down the track, was fired. The patrol quickly withdrew and was credited with five enemy killed and one wounded.'In his own patrol report, Roods described the victims thus:'The five men killed were dressed in black. Two were wearing straw hats. At least three were carrying large packs on their backs, one of which was a flower bag. One was seen to be carrying a small unidentified S.M.G., with no woodwork visible. All men were armed but their weapons were not identified. Weapons hear returning fire were of a light calibre, firing single shots.As the patrol withdrew, at least three men were heard to follow for a short distance. It isn't possible to accurately access the strength of the party, but it was probably about 10-12 including the five killed.'Accompanying copied reports testify to around a dozen more patrols led by Roods. Infiltration and extraction were by helicopter and the patrols tended to last for two or three days, invariably in harsh jungle conditions. In his report for the above firefight with the Viet Cong, Roods noted the terrain thus:'Secondary jungle thick with vines and scattered patches of bamboo. Only water was in the main creek. A few leeches were found in the area and the mosquitoes were prevalent at last light.'It is clear, too, that clandestine surveillance was the primary objective of such patrols, a case in point being the five-man team Roods commanded in the Xuyen Moc sector on 16-19 June 1967. On that occasion he was able to send a detailed report of a large Viet Cong force, including women and children. The men wore blue uniforms and were equipped with a variety of Soviet arms, arms which were brought to bear on an attacking helicopter gunship. The patrol had to be withdrawn early 'as V.C. prevented it from reaching water.'But Roods also participated in some larger scale offensive patrols, of which he was second-in-command under an officer or senior N.C.O. One such took place on 11-12 December 1967, when his team ambushed a party of Viet Cong with Claymore mines, killing seven of them - 'Patrol searched the bodies then withdrew to LZ and was extracted.'Roods took his discharge in Brisbane in August 1968 and settled in Broadwater, Western Australia. He subsequently became eligible for the Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75, with 'Malaysia' and 'Vietnam' clasps, the Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'PNG' clasp, the Australian Defence Medal and the Anniversary of National Service Medal 1951-72; sold with a file of copied research, including his service record and course reports, in addition to a copy of Roods' reports for 'Patrol 13, 1 S.A.S. Squadron, during its tour of South Vietnam between 1967-68'.…
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