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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA heavy gauage Elizabeth II rectangular silver stud / snuff box, all over engine turned decoration with gilt interior, made for J J Gallagher Ltd, by PJD Silver Ltd, hallmarks London 2005, 6.5 x 4.5cm, 2.5oz, in Richard Jarvis of Pall Mall fitted boxNo damage or repair, hinge working perfectly, gilding bright, hallmarks clear, in fitted box.
A George V silver cigarette box, rectangular form with engine turned decoration, by Harman Brothers, hallmarks Birmingham, 16.5cm x 12cm, 15.5oz grossFront left corner of base has a small dent, side and back panels also have a couple of minor indentations, cartouche vacant, settings lightly abraded, hinged lid working perfectly, hallmarks very rubbed
The Extremely Rare and Possibly Unique WW2 MBE (Military) and Dunkirk Evacuation Military Medal (M.M) Medal Group of Acting Group Captain Leslie Ralph Flower of the Royal Air Force, An Unusual Example of an Army Gallantry Award to a Member of the RAF For Service at Sea, group consists of M.B.E. 2nd type Military, Military Medal GVI “517225 CPL L. R. FLOWER R.A.F.”, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Defence medal, War medal 1939-45 (last 4 unnamed as issued), General Service medal 1918-62 ERII with clasp Malaya “FLT LT. L. R. FLOWER R.A.F”. - Group mounted as worn by the recipient. This group is sold with the following related items, Original bestowal document for the award of the MBE, named to Pilot Officer Leslie Ralph Flower MM RAF and dated 2nd June 1943. Also with case for MBE. Recipients Dunkirk medal in card box of issue. A framed picture (59 x 69.5cm) with caricatures of the members of the officer’s mess RAF Felixstowe, dated October 1949. An engraved silver (h/m Birmingham 1970) presentation cigarette box. The engraving on the lid depicts the Long Range Recovery and Search Craft of the type introduced by Group Captain Flower during his time as Director RAF Marine Craft. The engraving on the front depicts the Seaplane Tender which Group Captain Flower took to Dunkirk in 1940. The inscription on the inside of the lid reads ‘Presented to Group Captain L R Flower MBE MM RAF by the Officers and Airmen of the Marine Branch November 1970’. A cased model, by Brian Williams, of RAF High Speed Launch 127 deploying in support of Operation Jubilee (Dieppe raid 19th August 1942). Flying Officer Flower was Master of this craft during the operation. Presentation plaque with crest for RAF Mount Batten, presented to Group Captain Flower on his retirement from the service. Plaque inscribed ‘Presented to Gp Capt L R Flower MBE, MM RAF from the Officers and Men of RAF Mount Batten November 1970’. 2 printed folders of supporting information providing details of Group Captain Flowers service career and including an extremely detailed account of his involvement in the Dunkirk evacuation written by the Group Captain himself. Memory stick containing an audio file of an interview given by Grp Cpt Flower to Radio Solent on the 50th anniversary of Dunkirk. M.B.E Military – London Gazette 2nd June 1943. Information from the vendor indicates that this award relates to his time at RAF Carsewall when he led the rescue of a number of flying boats that had broken free of their moorings during a storm, thus keeping the unit operational. Military Medal – London Gazette 1st January 1941 ‘The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant conduct’, The original citation for the Military medal reads; “One Pinnace and 5 Seaplane Tenders left Calshot at 0430 hours on Thursday, 30th May, and proceeded to Dunkirk to assist in the evacuation of the B.E.F. They were towed by a tug but owing to rough weather the tow had to be cast off and the boats were ordered to proceed under their power. They were then engaged on the very difficult task of ferrying soldiers from the beach to larger vessels lying off the shore. During this operation, although not individually attacked, they were constantly under shell fire and subject to raids. Under difficult circumstances of a lee shore and heavy swell it has been reported that some 500 men were taken off and saved. In the process two Seaplane Tenders were lost, one through over-crowding and the second through damage to propellers and subsequent grounding. On Sunday, the 2nd June, two Seaplane Tenders were required to perform a special duty. The crews were selected from volunteers. During the passage to Dunkirk the two boats were first bombed and then repeatedly machine -gunned by three enemy aircraft. In the attacks Seaplane Tender No.243 was sunk and of the officers, crew and passengers, only one was saved. Seaplane Tender No.276, of which Corporal Flower was in charge, was ordered by the Senior Naval Officer present to carry on to Dunkirk in execution of orders. During the whole of the operations in which the Seaplane Tenders were involved, the coxswains and crews showed a strong sense of discipline and duty. In this, the work of Corporal Flower and his crew is specially mentioned. After being subjected to bombing and machine gun fire, in which his starboard engine throttle controls were shot away, Corporal Flower, when ordered to do so, carried on to Dunkirk, completed his task and returned to Dover with only one engine serviceable. It is considered that the resourcefulness of Corporal Flower and his crew contributed to saving Seaplane Tender No. 276 and the personnel on board when attacked. Thus, a machine gun mounting was improvised out of a towing bollard, engine starting handle, tubing and rope. From this they were able to maintain a high rate of fire with their Lewis Gun. Corporal Flower, during the operation of the 30th May and 2nd June, carried out his duties in a most commendable way and is therefore strongly recommended for the award of the Empire Gallantry Medal or the British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service.’
WW2 Submariners Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M) Group of Six Awarded to Stoker A S Webb, Who Served on the Torbay Under Commander Anthony Miers V.C., D.S.O. Awarded For Gallantry In Working the Periscope During Six Successful Torpedo Attacks, group comprises George VI D.S.M “KX77734 A S WEBB STO.1 HMS TORBAY”, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star, Italy star and WW2 War medal, all un-named as issued. DSM London Gazette 7th October 1941 ‘For courage, enterprise and devotion to duty in successful submarine patrols’ with the original recommendation from Miers stating ‘For his good service during 4 war patrols as a Stoker 1st Class in H.M.S Torbay; for the efficiency with which he worked the periscope during 6 successful torpedo attacks; for the enthusiasm he has at all times shown in the performance of his duties and in particular for his skill and resource on the night of 7th June when boarding the tanker Alberta’. Aubrey Spencer Webb was born in Sudbrook Chepstow, Devon on 6th November 1907 and joined the Royal Navy on 3rd February 1927 as a Stoker 2nd class eventually transferring to the Submarine service in May 1930. Joining the Royal Fleet Reserve on 3 Feb 1939 (Po B 20127) he was back to HMS Dolphin at the end of July 1939 eventually joining H.M.S. Torbay in January 1941. HMS Torbay was commissioned in 1940 and joined the 1st Submarine Flotilla in Alexandria in April 1941 and it was her war patrols between May and July that resulted in the award of the DSM to Webb. Peter Padfield, in his book, War Beneath the Sea describes the attack on the tanker Alberta: “On 6 June, after observing much neutral traffic which they were not allowed to touch, since the ‘sink at sight’ zone did not extend to the Aegean, they identified a Vichy French tanker making for the Dardanelles and the Black Sea; Miers ran in to attack. At the last moment the tanker made a radical turn which left him trailing. Ho moved right astern and swung round to fire a single torpedo directly up her wake; it hit, wrecking her propeller and rudder but she still remained afloat and, lacking any power of motion, dropped anchor. Miers hit her with a second torpedo. Still she wouldn’t sink. He waited until after dark, then brought the submarine alongside, bridge Lewis guns at the ready and sent a boarding party (which included Webb) up over the side. She was deserted, but the engine room was flooded and they were unable to open the valves to scuttle her. Instead they parted the anchor cable with a demolition charge so casting her adrift. Two days later she was sighted again, this time under tow. Miers fired a third torpedo but it merely frightened the tug away. Finally, they found her again and put forty shells into her waterline. Even this failed to sink her, but she drifted away and was never salvaged”. Her next patrol was equally successful with her final tally being 1 Italian submarine, the Jacinta, a freighter, another tanker and seven local motor sailing troop and supply transports. It is extremely likely that Webb was present in the patrol where Torbay landed Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes and his raiding party when they landed on the North African coast to attack Rommel’s Head Quarters resulting in the award of the V.C. to Keyes. It seems likely that Webb was serving on board in March 1942 when Miers was awarded his V.C. in the Corfu Roads (his record does still show him serving on Torbay through this period and up to December 1942). Webb was present at the investiture at Buckingham Palace on 28 July 1942 when members of Torbay were decorated for their actions in the Mediterranean; Miers received his V.C., three of his officers received either a D.S.O. or D.S.C. and 24 ratings were rewarded with D.S.M.s (or a bar to a D.S.M). Re-enrolled back in the RFR in February 1944 his service record notes that he enlisted into the Royal Engineers (TA) on 11th April 1949 with the service number 22269844. Also entitled to a Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal – 26/12/41. Ex Ron Penhall Collection.
Candleholders and Gimbals Removed from Adolf Hitler’s Personal Yacht Aviso Grille by Richard Thomas Smith Royal Navy in 1945, pair of uncleaned heavy steel candlesticks with one having the remains of a candle still in place. Unscrew from the base to reveal a coiled spring inside. Accompanied by a matching pair of Gimbals in the same design as the candlesticks. Accompanying the items is a typed statement with the following details, “The vendor purchased these items from a gentleman in Newmarket. He had them in his garden shed for over 20 years and they are in an original and uncleaned condition. They were recovered from the Grille by his grandfather Richard Thomas Smith R.N. NO LT/KK 106756 who resided in Lowestoft. He was discharged from service on the 30th August 1945. Mr Smith has been selected to bring back the Grille from Norway to Britain (Hartlepool) because of his expertise with steam engines. This was his last job in the RN before returning to civilian life and recommencing his lifetime occupation as a fisherman in Lowestoft. Previously Richard had served on a Minesweeper that was torpedoed by a UBoat. Richard’s ship was severely damaged but did not sink and Richard sustained severe burns which hospitalised him for a year. He received a gallantry award for helping to save two men in the engine room but declined the award. Richard was an acting Chief Petty Officer, 1909-1985.” Grille was an aviso built in Nazi Germany for the Kriegsmarine in the mid-1930’s for use as a state yacht by Adolf Hitler and other leading individuals of the Third Reich. The ship received a light armament of three 12.7-centimeter (5 in) guns and was fitted to be capable of serving as an auxiliary minelayer. Completed in 1935, her experimental high-pressure steam turbines, which were installed to test them before they were used in destroyers, required significant modifications and the ship finally entered service in 1937. Over the next two years, she was used in a variety of roles, including as a training vessel and a target ship, in addition to her duties as a yacht. After the start of WW2 in September 1939, Grille was used as a minelayer and as a patrol vessel in the Baltic Sea, tasked with searching for enemy merchant vessels. She collided with a German transport ship in January 1940 and after repairs, resumed minelaying duties in the North Sea, thereafter being used as a gunnery training ship. She was briefly assigned to the minelaying unit tasked with supporting Operation Sea Lion in September before the planned invasion of Britain was cancelled, and she was reassigned to the Baltic during Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. Gunnery training duties followed from August 1941 until March 1942, when she was reduced to a headquarters ship for the commander of naval forces based in occupied Norway; she served in this capacity for the rest of the war. She was seized by British forces as war reparations in 1945.
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