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Los 441
Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y6 Rolls Royce Fire Engine - Pre-production colour trial model - dark red body without cast rear position in label guide lines and with"Borough Green & District" labels fitted, matt black chassis with Y-7 cast to base, graphite grey metal rear seats, black plastic drivers seat, brass plated windscreen, fire extinguisher and step, chrome plated parts, chrome 12-spoke wheels and with type A red plastic ladder - generally Excellent Plus unboxed.
Los 7
Matchbox Superfast Group Of 5 to Include - (1) 5 Lotus Europa - Pink (cut-out Arches), (2) 15 Volkswagen Rally Car - Metallic red, (3) 33 Lamborghini Miura, - Gold Body, (4) 35 Merryweather Fire Engine and (5) 67 Ford Capri - Pink with black bonnet Red - conditions are Good to Excellent Plus in Good Plus to Excellent Plus boxes (5)
Los 71
Matchbox Superfast group of Cars (1) 20a Lamborghini Marzal - metallic red body with low arches, solid 5-spoke narrow wheels (2) similar but dayglo orange body with high arches, 5-spoke wide wheels (3) 25a Ford Cortina GT - metallic blue body, narrow 5-spoke wheels (4) 33a Lamborghini Miura - metallic gold body, ivory interior, bare metal base, 5-spoke narrow wheels (5) 36a Opel Diplomat - chrome engine, silver grille - Excellent to Near Mint to Mint in Fair but complete to Good Plus boxes. (5)
Los 309
Matchbox Superfast group (1) 2b Jeep Hot Rod - pink body, cream interior, lime green base (2) Baja Buggy - metallic lime green body, orange flower hood label, orange interior, black engine (3) 25b Mod Tractor - 5 Crown front wheels (4) 42 Tyre Fryer - metallic blue (5) 58b Woosh-N-Push - yellow "2" label - Near Mint to Mint in Good Plus to Near Mint boxes. (5)
Los 171
Matchbox Superfast group of Volkswagen VW Beetle (1)11b Flying Bug - square cut labels (2) similar (3) IV Flying Beetle- orange, white and black tampo print - Roman Numeral Issue; (4) V1 Ladybug (31b Volks-Dragon) - black body with red and yellow tampo flame, purple windows, chrome engine, 5-spoke wheels - Excellent to Near Mint Unboxed (4).
Los 42
A George V silver cigarette case, engine turned decoration and scrolled foliage border, hallmarked by AE Lee, Birmingham, 1919; a similar shaped George V silver cigarette case, engine turned design with central initialled cartouche, hallmarked by Robert Pringle & Sons, Birmingham, 1913; a George V silver matchbook holder, hallmarked Birmingham, 1923 and another similar with circular unengraved cartouche, hallmarked Birmingham, 1925, (4) Weight: approx. 222 grams (7.1ozt) Further details: some dents and scratching; wear, tarnishing and marks.
Los 43
A collection of eight Victorian or later silver vesta cases, various designs including; engraved with foliage or leaves; one plain example and an engine turned example, some initialled. Various makers and dates to include; Joseph Gloster & Sons; A & J Zimmerman and others. (8) Weight: approx. 157.2 grams (5ozt) Further details: all tarnished; some scratched, dented and some misshapen areas, wear.
Los 53
A collection of silver to include; seven matched George V modernist style silver spoons, each engraved W.P.G.C to terminals, hallmarked by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1924/26/29, in case; a cased pair of engine turned silver napkin rings by Fred H Adams & Co; a part cased Victorian christening set, only consisting of fork and spoon, (no mug / cup), both with chased designs, hallmarked by Josiah Williams & Co, London, 1883; two other Birmingham hallmarked napkin rings, one of D shape, other circular; an elaborate late Victorian hand brush and matching comb, both with stylised foliage designs, hallmarked by Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham, 1899; a Birmingham silver clothes brush by S. Blanckensee & Sons, and a silver centred steel double shoe horn and hook, Birmingham hallmarked. (1 bag) Weighable silver: approx. 215.2 grams (6.9ozt) Further details: silver tarnished, scratching and general wear, dressing table items have some minor loss, some dents and more wear, comb has broken areas, tarnishing to all. Cases in need of repair.
Los 44
A George V oval silver snuff box, with engine turned banded designed top and circular initialled cartouche to centre, hallmarked by Horton & Allday, Birmingham, 1912, approx. 9.8cm wide. Weight: approx. 87.1 grams (2.8ozt) Further details: some slight misshapen and dented areas to lid; small dents to side and base, tarnishing and wear.
Los 275
Waltham- a gold plated half hunter pocket watch, comprising a signed white enamel dial, with numeral markers, subsidiary dial at 6, keyless wind at 3, case approx 50mm, the front with engine turned decoration, enamel numeral markers, vacant cartouche to reverse General condition: winds and ticking, hairlines to dial, small dent to case back small dent to case edge wear commensurate with age glass missing to front Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Los 54
A small collection of silver items to include; a George VI rectangular engine turned Deco cigarette case, having gilt interior engraved "R.W.W, From some of his many friends, British Celanese Ltd, Oct 1957", hallmarked by J.P, Birmingham, 1942, approx. 14.2cm long; a single fiddle patterned Georgian teaspoon by William Eley & William Fearn; a further Georgian silver teaspoon by Alice & George Burrows; a silver mounted ebony hand brush; Birmingham silver mounted comb; white metal propelling pencil (unmarked); a pair of American silver teaspoons; a Canadian silver souvenir spoon with totum pole stem and engraved CANADA; a small unmarked white metal two pronged pickle fork, etc. (1 bag) Weighable silver: approx. 271.1 grams (8.7ozt) Further details: cigarette case tarnished and has some scratching and minor dents / wear; other items with either loss, broken areas; dents, tarnishing and wear.
Los 268
An Edwardian Chester hallmarked silver open faced pocket watch, with engine turned decoration to case and white enamel dial signed F.G. Graves, Sheffield, face approx. 4.5cm diameter, movement signed and numbered 774549, with accompanying graduated albert chain (each link marked except clasp end which is plated), approx. 32cm long, and two silver fob medals, one with rose gold Snooker related scene, by C. Usher, other plain design by William Hair Haseler. Along with a similar 20th century Continental (935) silver open faced pocket watch, engine turned decoration and white enamel dial signed H.E. Peck, London, Swiss Made, movement unsigned, face approx. 4.2cm diameter, with accompanying graduated albert chain (each link marked), approx. 35cm long, with a Chester silver rectangular vesta case with engraved decoration by Trevitt & Sons and a Chester silver fob medal with fishing scene,. Also including two clock keys. (2) Gross weight excluding two watches: approx. 155 grams (4.9ozt) Further details: both untested; few links / clasps attached from chains are plated; cracks to H.E. Peck face; Graves watch face has chip to rim and marks / scratching, cases tarnished, surface scratching and have couple of dents each. Both glass fronts have scratching and marks. Accessories have tarnishing, wear and scratching. Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Los 47
A George IV silver vinaigrette, of rectangular shape, ribbed body, cast foliage edge and engine turned geometric designed cover, rectangular cartouche to centre engraved P.G, grill and sponge inside and gilt interior, hallmarked by Thomas & William Simpson, Birmingham, circa 1822 (marks nearly ineligible), approx. 3.5cm wide x 0.8cm high. Weight: approx. 14.2 grams (0.4ozt) Further details: minor loss to gilding, tarnishing, surface wear and scratching, small dent to side and base, nicks and general wear.
Los 207
STEPHENSON, George (1781-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Geo. Stephenson"), to his son Robert Stephenson ("My Dear"), Liverpool, 31 January 1828. Four-pages, 203 x 257mm, on the design and manufacture of his locomotive the "Liverpool Travelling Engine."STEPHENSON, George (1781-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Geo. Stephenson"), to [his son Robert Stephenson] ("My Dear"), Liverpool, 31 January 1828. Four-pages, 203 x 257mm, bifolium, postmark, wax seal. A letter to his son, Robert Stephenson, containing detailed and technical suggestions for the design and manufacture of his locomotive, the "Liverpool Travelling Engine". Stephenson discusses the length of the boiler and the number of chimneys ("with respect to the Engine for Liverpool I think the Boiler ought not to be longer than 8 feet if the Engine ought to be made light as it is intended to run fast. Mr Booth & myself think 2 chimneys would be better than one say 8 in diameter"), focusing on the use of steam pipes round the boiler as a support for a cistern as well as the diameter of pipes and the material of which they should be made. These are considered in conjunction with aspects such as the adjustments made for decreasing the level of noise and the ordering of the coach wheels. With regards to the employment of a man for his colleague James Moss, he describes a principal difficulty, "honestly speaking … he is not a man to be trusted with a charge", complaining also of the high cost of employing engineers and other skilled workmen. Concluding the letter, he comments on his poor handwriting, "I wish you may be able to read this scrible". The present letter is predominantly unpublished, with only six lines appearing in John Cordy Jeaffreson’s biography of Stephenson of 1864. The "Liverpool Travelling Engine" incorporated many features used a year later in the construction of the "Rocket", which had only one chimney and not the two suggested here. It was later modified and known as the "Lancashire Witch". Provenance: Sotheby's, 27 September 1988, lot 97.
Los 88
Mixed Lot: Two Art Deco hallmarked silver cigarette cases with engine turned decoration around engraved initials, having presentation engraving inside, hallmarked Birmingham 1932/33, Victorian silver large matchbox sleeve, Chester 1897, 6 x 4cm, two silver vesters of typical form, Birmingham 1913 and 1917 together with a silver plated example, weighable silver 250gms
Los 484
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (269765 J. W. Sanderson, Ch. E.R.A. 2Cl, H.M.S. Hyacinth.) minor edge nick, good very fine £140-£180 --- James William Sanderson was born in Larkington, Yorkshire, on 11 December 1873, and joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class on 5 June 1899. He joined H.M.S. Hyacinth on 27 March 1909, and was promoted Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class on 18 August 1909, being confirmed in this rate on 18 August 1910. Posted to H.M.S. Boadicea on 5 July 1913, he was promoted Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class on 17 August 1915, and was commissioned Acting Artificer Engineer on 20 August 1915. He was placed on the Retired List on 16 July 1922, with his rank being subsequently being redesignated Commissioned Engineer. He died on 19 November 1949.
Los 192
Three: Engineer Lieutenant C. T. A. Lacey, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Art. Eng. C. T. A. Lacey. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. Art. Eng. C. T. A. Lacey. R.N.) good very fine Three: Acting Leading Seaman J. Moore, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-15 Star (C.Z.4056, J. Moore. A.B. R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (C.Z.4056, J. Moore. Act. L.S. R.N.V.R.), in named card box of issue, extremely fine (6) £100-£140 --- Charles Thomas Austin Lacey, from Swindon, Wiltshire, was born in Bristol on 24 December 1873. He attested into the Royal Navy on 22 October 1896 and was confirmed as Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 7 February 1898. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Amphitrite before joining H.M.S. Prince George for service in the Dardenelles, including supporting the ANZAC landings at Suvla Bay in August 1915, and the allied evacuation the following December. Further transferring to H.M.S. Skipjack he was advanced Chief Artificer Engineer on 1 October 1917 and retired on 30 May 1921 in the rank of Engineer Lieutenant. He died in Exeter, Devon, aged 76, in 1951. Sold with detailed copied research. John Moore, a miner from Holytown, Lanarkshire, was born on 10 September 1916. He attested into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 24 April 1915 for service during the Great War and was advanced Able Seaman on 18 August 1915 before serving in H.M.S. Indomitable from 20 August 1915 to 31 July 1917. Demobilised to shore on 8 April 1919 he subsequently attested into the Cameron Highlanders for seven years with the Colours, and five in the Reserve, on 21 September 1920, with Regimental No. 2923286. Sold with original certificate of service, original certificate for wounds and hurts relating to a hand injury in December 1917, and copied research.
Los 222
Eight: Private R. McCullagh, Liverpool Regiment, later Mercantile Marine 1914-15 Star (1512 Pte. R. McCullagh. L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1512 Pte. R. McCullagh. L’pool. R.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named card boxes of issue, and bestowal slips, slight edge bruise to VM, otherwise very fine (8) £160-£200 --- Richard McCullagh, a steam engine labourer from Liverpool, was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth, on 10 October 1895. He attested into the Liverpool Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1/6th Battalion from 24 February 1915. He appears to have served with the battalion for the duration of the war. Post-War, he worked for the shipping line Messrs. T & J Harrison of Liverpool. He served during the Second War afloat in the Merchant Navy and served as Second Engineer in S.S. Custodian on convoy duty, of which some members were sunk, and next served in S.S. Explorer on similar duty. He continued to serve until October 1968, and died in Liverpool on 20 June 1972 at the age of 86. Sold together with original photograph of the recipient taken during the Great War; a very good original crayon sketch of the recipient in uniform, drawn in 1944 in Australia; Continuous Certificate of Service book, confirming his Second War medal entitlement; an original signed regimental Christmas Card from 1915; and detailed copied research.
Los 645
Commemorative Plaque for the Zeebrugge Raid 1918. A near rectangular plaque, by Pieter de Soete, 81mm x 42mm, bronze, the obverse featuring Victory rising from a cloud, St George slaying the dragon in the background, ‘Zeebrugge on St. George’s Day. April 23d. 1918’ at base; the reverse inscribed ‘To six very gallant Gentlemen: Lt. R. D. Sandford, V.C., R.N., Lt. J. Howell-Price, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.R., Sto. H. C. Bendall, C.G.M., Ldg. Sea. W. G. Cleaver, C.G.M., D.S.M., Petty Officer W. Harner, C.G.M., E.R.A. A. G. Roxburgh, C.G.M. 1918-1927’, in Fisch, Brussels, card box of issue, good very fine £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- London Gazette 23 July 1918: Honours for Services in the Operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the night of the 22nd-23rd April 1918: V.C.: Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford, R.N. ‘For most conspicuous gallantry. This officer was in command of submarine C.3, and most skilfully placed that vessel in between the piles of the viaduct before lighting her fuse and abandoning her. He eagerly undertook this hazardous enterprise, although well aware (as were all his crew) that if the means of rescue failed and he or any of his crew were in the water at the moment of the explosion, they would be killed outright by the force of such explosion. Yet Lieutenant Sandford disdained to use the gyro steering, which would have enabled him and his crew to abandon the submarine at a safe distance, and preferred to make sure, as far as was humanly possible, of the accomplishment of his duty.’ D.S.O.: Lieutenant John Howell-Price, D.S.C., R.N.R. ‘His assistance in placing Submarine C.3 between the piles of the viaduct before the fuse was lighted and she was abandoned was invaluable. His behaviour in a position of extreme danger was exemplary.’ C.G.M.: Stoker 1st Class Henry Cullis Bendall; Petty Officer Waler Harner; Leading Seaman William Gladstone Cleaver; and Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Allan Gordon Roxburgh: ‘These four ratings were members of the crew of the Submarine C.3, which was skilfully placed between the piles of the Zeebrugge mole viaduct and there blown up, the fuse being lighted before the submarine was abandoned. They volunteered for and, under the command of an officer, eagerly undertook this hazardous enterprise, although they were well aware that if the means of rescue failed, and that if any of them were in the water at the time of the explosion, they would be killed outright.’ The above plaque commemorated the exploits of the crew of the submarine C.3 during the attack on the heavily fortified Mole at Zeebrugge, Belgium, on St. George’s Day, 23 April 1918. C.3’s role was to destroy the railway viaduct connecting the Mole with the main land installations. Towed by H.M.S. Trident, the C.3 moored alongside her objective under very heavy fire. The six man crew (all of whom were decorated for their gallantry) abandoned the submarine, making use of a motor skiff which had been installed on the vessel. At 12:20 a.m. on 23 April 1918 the C.3’s packed cargo of high explosives was detonated leaving a 100 foot gap in the viaduct.
Los 85
A particularly fine Second War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Commander J. A. W. Kellar, Royal Navy, who was decorated for bravery when the Monitor H.M.S. Terror was sunk by enemy aircraft on 24 February 1941, and was later commended for distinguished services on shore in connection with the planning and execution of operations for the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (MX.48211 J. A. W. Kellar. E.R.A.3. H.M.S. Terror.) officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, very fine and better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 29 July 1941: ‘For courage and devotion to duty when H.M.S. Terror was lost.’ A contemporary letter which accompanies the lot from the Secretary of Mutley Baptist Church (Plymouth) to the recipient, dated 25 September 1941, adds: ‘Dear John. I am requested to write and tender you the heartfelt congratulations of our Church [regarding] the honour conferred on you by H.M. the King, for bravery at the post of duty amidst terrible danger... We rejoice that your life was spared and that your devotion to duty amidst great peril has been recognised.’ John Albert William Kellar was born on 23 November 1914 and educated at Plymouth Trinity College. An engineer by profession and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Marine Engineers, he won 1 of seventy-two yard and shipwright apprenticeships (Civil Service Commissions) at Devonport Dockyard in April 1930, and later served with the Royal Navy as Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class at the commencement of hostilities. Posted aboard H.M.S. Terror, Kellar spent the early months of 1941 operating in close support of the North African land campaign which aimed to drive Italian forces from Libya. On 21 January 1941, she provided naval gunfire to assist ANZAC troops during their advance towards Tobruk. A short while later Terror was deployed off Benghazi and upon departure on 22 February 1941 was slightly damaged by two mines which detonated as she left harbour. The following day Axis forces launched sustained air attacks upon Terror; struck repeatedly by shrapnel, the ship sank as a result of underwater damage which effectively ‘broke her back’ and flooded the large machinery spaces - her demise intentionally accelerated by the Commanding Officer who ordered depth charges to be dropped near her. Returned home to Devon, Kellar later caught the attention of the Western Morning News on 9 March 1945 under the headline: ‘“D” Day Services. Westcountry Officers Commended’ - where he was commended for his valuable work the previous year as Warrant Engineer at H.M.S. Drake (Devonport). Raised Lieutenant 1 April 1945 and Lieutenant-Commander 1 April 1953, Kellar retired from the Royal Navy on 23 November 1959 and died in 1997; sold with a fine portrait photograph of the recipient in naval uniform; two further family snapshots; a letter of congratulations regarding the D.S.M.; and extensive copied research.
Los 80
A very rare ‘Chinese Civil War’ C.G.M. awarded to Able Seaman Clifford Beese, H.M.S. Kiawo, for ‘conspicuous courage amongst the survivors of the boarding party’ who had attempted the rescue of the crews of the steamers Wanhsien and Wanting which had been seized by Chinese troops at the port of Wanhsien on the Yangtze river in September 1926, an action described by one historian as a ‘twentieth-century revival of a Nelsonic manoeuvre’; Beese was amongst the wounded and received one of two C.G.M’s awarded for this action, the only such awards made in the inter-war period and his sole entitlement Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (J.103009 C. Beese. A.B. H.M.S. Kiawo. Wanhsien. 5.9.26.) naming officially impressed in small capitals, mounted as worn, suspension claw tightened, edge bruises and nicks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare £12,000-£16,000 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection (Part I), Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. C.G.M. London Gazette 16 May 1927. The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the following decorations and medals to officers and men of H.M. Navy and the Mercantile Marine, in recognition of their services at Wanhsien, Yangtze River, China, on 5 September 1926, and the connected events: C.G.M. Able Seaman Clifford Breese, H.M.S. Kiawo, ‘for conspicuous courage amongst the survivors of the boarding party.’ At the end of August 1926, General Yang Sen attempted to commandeer the British steamer Wanliu to provide his troops with free transport. As she was discharging passengers at Yunyang, 40 miles down river from the port of Wanhsien, on the Yangtze river, Chinese soldiers from a sampan boarded her whilst another sampan approached. The Chinese rushed the bridge and engine room but were driven back by the ship’s officers. The approaching sampan collided and sank, drowning many soldiers and losing thousands of dollars in currency meant for the troops. In the confusion the soldiers aboard the Wanliu seized the Captain and threatened to kill him unless they were taken to Wanshien. He had no option but to comply; however, on arrival at the destination, they were met by H.M.S. Cockchafer whose Captain and crew were able to order the Chinese to disembark. In order not to lose face, General Yang Sen then seized the S.S. Wanhsien and the S.S. Wantung, placing about 300 soldiers aboard. The two ships were moored alongside the Cockchafer with their rifles trained on her. Hopelessly outnumbered, the Cockchafer was trapped. After negotiations for the release of the men and ships had failed, the Admiralty ordered a naval expedition to Wanhsien to secure their release. H.M. Gunboat Widgeon and the steamer Kiawo, the latter manned by officers and men from H.M. Ships Despatch, Mantis and Scarab, made up the expedition to support H.M.S. Cockchafer. Beese, himself, came from the Scarab. On September 5, the expedition, led by Commander F. C. Darley, R.N., calmly sailed into the trap. When the British ships made their move to release the hostages, they were subjected to a fierce fire from cannon, machine guns and rifles. The British ships promptly replied, firing at the Chinese on the ships as well as at the gun emplacements around the shoreline. During this action the Kiawo attempted a boarding but was repelled by overwhelming odds and suffered heavy casualties. Nevertheless she managed to attain the release of the hostages who were all safe, apart from Mr Johnson, the Chief Engineer of the steamer Wantung, who unfortunately drowned while trying to swim to safety. Commander Darley, two Lieutenants, and four men were killed, while two officers and four men were wounded, including Able Seaman Beese. Petty Officer F. W. Warburton, of H.M.S. Kiawo, was also awarded the C.G.M., when he took command of the boarding party after Lieutenant A. R. Higgins R.N. was killed during this action. These two C.G.M.s were the only awards of this rare medal made between the period 1920 and the Second World War, and being peacetime awards are of great rarity. Awards for the action at Wanhsien, in addition to these two C.G.M.’s, were two D.S.C.’s, four D.S.M.’s and 28 mentions in despatches. Clifford Beese was born at Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 31 August 1904, and was a cabinet maker by trade when he engaged for 12 years service in the Royal Navy on 31 August 1922. His record of service notes that he was ‘wounded in action with Chinese troops on 5/9/26’ and that he was ‘awarded C.G.M. for service at Wanhsien 5/9/26 (London Gazette 6/5/27)’. He was confined for 7 days in November 1929 for being drunk and striking a constable on shore, and for 14 days in October 1931 for absence, although his conduct was always described as Good or Very Good. Beese was granted free discharge from the service on 16 March 1932, the C.G.M. being his sole medal entitlement. The original Admiralty Appreciation Signal of the Wahnsien incident accompanies the C.G.M. and reads as follows: ‘Admiralty to Commander in Chief, China. “Having received your telegraphic report of the expedition to Wanhsien on Sunday 5 September, Their Lordships, while deeply regretting the loss of valuable lives and the number of casualties suffered, note that the traditional gallantry of H.M. Service was fully sustained by all Officers and Ratings who took part in the hazardous expedition which resulted in the extrication of H.M.S. Cockchafer from her dangerous position and the rescue, with one exception, of the British Mercantile Marine Officers of the two Steamers. Their Lordships desire that an expression of their warm appreciation may be conveyed to all Officers and Ratings concerned.” Sold with copied research, including London Gazette entries, service papers, and copied extracts from Armed with Stings by A. Cecil Hampshire and Gunboat! by Bryan Perrett, both of which give detailed accounts of this remarkable incident.
Los 180
Seven: Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class P. H. Watts, Royal Navy Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (M.257 P. H. Watts, Act. E.R.A. 4Cl, H.M.S. Diana.); 1914-15 Star (M.257. P. H. Watts. E.R.A. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.257 P. H. Watts. E.R.A.2. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.257 P. H. Watts. E.R.A.1 H.M.S. Vivid.) mounted court-style for wear, pitting and contact marks, good fine and better (7) £200-£240 --- Percy Henry Watts was born in Barrow, Lancashire, on 6 June 1882 ands joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class on 13 April 1908. He served in H.M.S. Diana from 17 November 1908 to 3 February 1911, and then in a variety of ships and shore based establishments during the Great War. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 November 1922, and was shore pensioned in the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class on 12 April 1930. Recalled for service during the Second World War, he was invalided out of the service, physically unfit, on 19 May 1944. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 203
Three: Leading Cook’s Mate C. W. Wooding, Royal Navy, who lost a limb when H.M.S. Lightning was severed in two at the eastern gateway of the Thames Estuary on 30 June 1915 1914-15 Star (M.1684, C. W. Wooding, L.Ck.Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.1684 C. W. Wooding. L.Ck.Mte. R.N.) good very fine and better (3) £100-£140 --- Charles William Wooding was born in Maidstone on 13 November 1889 and joined the Royal Navy as Probationary 2nd Cook’s Mate on 31 March 1910. Raised Leading Cook’s Mate on 1 September 1914, he was present aboard H.M.S. Lightning on 30 June 1915 when she struck a floating mine laid by the German submarine UC-1 off the Kentish Knock Lightvessel. The detonation killed 15 of her crew, the majority of whom were in the bow of the ship which sank quickly. The survivors took refuge in the engine room bulkhead which remained afloat long enough to be towed to Sheerness where it was later broken up. Having lost an arm or a leg, Wooding was transferred to the books of Pembroke I and invalided to Roehampton House on 23 February 1916; at the embryonic forefront of artificial limb fitting, Roehampton House (later renamed The Queen Mary Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital at Roehampton) bore witness to the new form of industrial warfare, an eyewitness account stating: ‘Lots of men without legs at all wheeling themselves about on chairs - many without feet - two with the forehalves of both feet gone - two men without hands - lots with one leg missing - lots with one arm missing - many going about on artificial legs... somewhat awkwardly.’ Roehampton House later came under the patronage of Mrs Mary Eleanor ‘Gwynne’ Holford, Lady Falmouth and Mr. Charles Kenderdine; deeply saddened by a visit to the wards of the Millbank Military Hospital in 1915, the former was particularly taken by the words of Private Frank Chapman who had lost both arms as Ypres: ‘On the table in front of him rested two leather sockets with hooks attached... “Is this all my Country can do for me?” asked the Private’. Following a similar pathway to the blinded servicemen of St Dunstan’s, Wooding and his comrades gradually learned how to rebuild their lives and forge new careers in 24 separate trades. As one of the first entrants, he likely came under the wing of the famed designer J. F. Rowley of Chicago who was clear to point out the virtues of his new prosthetic designs, arguing, ‘The legs are built under the man. No two are alike!’ Wooding married Helen Pearcy Calder in 1925 and the couple are later recorded as living in Southall in 1939, his occupation recorded as shoemaker. He died on 17 May 1949, one of approximately 41,000 serviceman who lost one or more limbs in the Great War.
Los 576
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Wm. Mugford Domestic H.M.S. Vanguard) engraved naming, good very fine £100-£140 --- William Mugford was born in Topsham, Devon, on 27 April 1844, and joined the Royal Navy as Domestic 1st Class aboard the ironclad battleship Vanguard on 1 February 1873. He was later present on 1 September 1875 when Vanguard collided with H.M.S. Iron Duke in foggy conditions near the modern-day Kish lightship off the coast of eastern Ireland; Iron Duke’s underwater ram tore open Vanguard’s hull near her boilers and she soon foundered once the engine room flooded and all power to the pumps was gone. None of the crew were lost, but Captain Dawkins of the Vanguard never took command of another ship again. Transferred to Hector and Valiant, Mugford’s service record notes ‘run’ at Tarbert. Captured a month later, he spent 90 days in Limerick gaol and was released from the service on 2 April 1879, his character described as ‘bad’. He later worked as a Hall Keeper at Shaftesbury Hall in Bournemouth, dying of liver failure on 3 September 1897. Sold with copied service record.
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Assorted die cast model cars and lorries to include: MATCHBOX "MODELS OF YESTERYEAR" - 1936 Jaquar SS100; 1914 Vauxhall Prince Henry; 1912 x 2 Ford Model T Trucks (BP & Express Dairy); 1930 Duesdenberg Model J; 2 x 1927 Talbot Vans (Wrights Coal Tar Soap & Ever Ready Batteries); 19020 Rolls Royce Fire Engine; 1912 Rolls Royce; 1927 Talbot "Taystee Bread" van; 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost; 1912 Ford Model T "Captain Morgan Rum" van; 1912 Simplex 50; 2 x 1912 Ford Model T vans (Suze a la Gentiane & Birds Custard); 1918 x 2 Crossley (Coal & Coke lorry and Carlsberg); 1931 Stutz Bearcat; 1937 Cord 812; 1927 Ford A car; 1930 x 2 Ford A vans (Oxo and Maggi's); 1922 Omnibus AEC S Type Bus; 1928 Bugattie T44; 1928 Bugattie T44; 1927 Talbot Nestles Milk van; 1935 ERA RIB and 1912 Model T Ford Silverstone Circuit van (1 box)
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