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Pair: Captain and Quartermaster J. Menzies, 96th Regiment of Foot, later a Military Knight of Windsor Jubilee 1887, silver, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (James Menzies, Color Sergt. 96th Regt. 1st. June 1848.) engraved naming, with steel clip and large ring suspension, light contact marks, edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (2) £240-£280 --- James Menzies (also recorded as Mingies and Mingis) was born around 1800 in Dundee, Scotland, and was recruited into the 94th Regiment on 31 December 1823. He voluntarily transferred to the new 96th Regiment in March 1824. The 96th sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving there in September 1824. In September of that year the 96th were sent to the West Indies arriving at Bermuda in October, returning to Nova Scotia in 1828, and Menzies was promoted Sergeant on 14 January 1831. The 96th remained in Canada until it returned to the U.K., arriving at Gosport, on 28 August 1835. He subsequently served in Ireland and in Scotland on recruiting duties and was promoted to colour sergeant in April 1837. Menzies was commissioned Ensign (without purchase) in the 96th Regiment on 27 April 1849, and on 25 February 1853 was given a staff appointment and appointed quartermaster of the 1st (Depot) Provincial Battalion at Chatham, and acted as commanding officer of the depot. He retired on half pay with the honorary rank of Captain on 7 February 1865, at the age of 64. However rather than retiring he moved to Ireland and took up the position of Quartermaster to the Royal North Down Militia, holding this post for nearly 12 years, finally retiring on 12 January 1876 after almost 54 years in uniform. On 12 January 1875, Captain James Menzies was admitted to the Military Knights of Windsor. He died at Windsor on 14 September 1891. Sold with extensive copied research.
Los 640
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Ply 12869 Pte P. Richards, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Fox:) polished, nearly very fine £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Percy Richards was born in Sheffield on 1 July 1886 and enlisted for the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Nottingham on 2 May 1904, 66 days underage. He served in H.M.S. Fox from 17 May 1908 to 13 July 1910 (additionally entitled to a Naval General Service Medal with clasp Persian Gulf), and served for the majority of the Great War in H.M.S. Minotaur, including at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. He was demobilised on 22 April 1919. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 526
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (H. E. Stone, Pte. R.M.L.I.) minor edge bruise, light pitting from Star, nearly very fine £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Henry Edward Stone was born in Bengal on 3 August 1864 and enlisted into the Royal Marine Light Infantry in London on 3 July 1882. He served with the Royal Marine Battalion in Egypt and the Sudan from 7 May 1884 to 28 February 1885, and then afloat in various ships, and was discharged on 17 August 1894. He subsequently enrolled into the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 397
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Sahagun & Benevente (J. Walker, 7th Light Dragoons.) nearly very fine £800-£1,200 --- Provenance: MacDougall Sale 1917 and Glendining, November 1986 (when catalogued as ‘naming rather widely spaced’). John Walker was born in Putney, Surrey. He attested for the 7th Hussars at Reading in January 1805. Walker was also present at the Battle of Waterloo, gaining 2 years’ extra service, and was discharged in May 1818.
Los 289
Four: Chief Shipwright F. A. G. Gover, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. King George V at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 1914-15 Star (M.7192, F. A. G. Gover. Shipt. 2. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.7192 F. A. G. Gover. Shpt.2 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.7192 F. A. G. Gover Ch. Shpt 2. H.M.S. Tiger.) nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Frank Albert George Gover was born in Portsmouth on 19 June 1889 and joined the Royal Navy as Shipwright 2nd Class on 18 February 1914. Posted to the dreadnought battleship King George V from 30 April 1914 to 27 July 1917, Gover was thus present at the fleet review at Portland in July 1914 and the unsuccessful attempt by the Royal Navy to ambush the High Seas Fleet in the aftermath of the bombardment of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. Gover later served aboard King George V at the Battle of Jutland under the command of Captain Frederick Field on 31 May 1916; she fired two salvoes of common pointed, capped shells, at the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, but was forced to call off the engagement and turn away to avoid a destroyer attack. Raised Shipwright 1st Class 1 September 1917 and Chief Shipwright aboard the light cruiser Calcutta 29 June 1926, his Service Record notes a fracture to the right fibula in October 1926 and award of his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst aboard Tiger on 8 March 1929. Sold with copied research.
Los 362
Five: Sergeant L. R. H. Ward, Union Defence Force 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘1824 L. R. H. Ward’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st (bilingual) issue, Union of South Africa (Sgt. L. R. H. Ward U.M.R.) mounted as worn, good very fine Five: Corporal A. H. Gibb, Union Defence Force, who was taken Prisoner of War in North Africa in June 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘2664 A. H. Gibb’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st (bilingual) issue, Union of South Africa (Cpl. A. H. Gibb M.P.C.) good very fine (10) £100-£140 --- Archibald Hanbury Gibb was born in Johannesburg on 26 May 1911 and enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Durban Light Infantry, at Pietermartizburg in May 1940. Attached to 4th Infantry Brigade in February 1941, he was posted Missing, believed Prisoner of War, from the 3rd Field Provost Company on 6 June 1942. Repatriated in October 1944, he was discharged in March 1945.
Los 374
Pair: Able Seaman M. A. Chick, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine, who served aboard H.M.S. Newfoundland when she sank the Egyptian frigate Domiat by gunfire in 1956 - the last occasion that a warship was destroyed by conventional gun action Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (P/SSX.871490 M. A. Chick. A.B. R.N.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (M. A. Chick) officially named in the style associated with the Mercantile Marine, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (2) £500-£700 --- Michael Arthur Chick was born in Salisbury on 4 September 1933, the son of chief clerk and special constable Hector A. Chick. Educated locally, he joined the Royal Navy and was aboard the light cruiser Newfoundland in the autumn of 1956; liaising with the British destroyer Diana, the sloops Crane and Modeste, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave Sovereign and the French frigates La Perouse, Gazelle and Jasmin, Newfoundland headed an Anglo-French flotilla detailed to the protection of shipping in the Gulf of Suez as part of Operation Toreador. On the night of 31 October 1956, Newfoundland encountered a ‘darkened ship’ cruising to the south of the Canal. Ordered to heave-to, the Egyptian Navy Frigate Domiat refused and opened fire on Newfoundland with her 4-inch armament. An early salvo shattered Newfoundland’s pay office which was situated directly below “B” turret, leaving a hole in the side of the British warship. Enraged, Newfoundland, supported by Diana, retaliated by illuminating her aggressor with a 20-inch Signal Projector and then proceeded to sink Domiat with nine broadsides from her main armament. The Wreck of the Domiat describes the carnage: ‘Our next broadside smashed into Domiat’s bows and ignited her paintshop so that her bows glowed cherry red in the dark night. Diana, astern, had seen Domiat turn and got in seventeen rounds of 4.5” from her A’s and B’s. As we closed the range, the 4” and bofors joined in and the Captain of one of the port bofors later received a DSM for his good work in hosing Domiat’s decks down with 40mm.’ Despite Egyptian hopes to ram Newfoundland, it soon became clear that Domiat was sinking and the fight was over; seeing shadows in the water, the British and French sailors transferred their attentions to rescuing 69 Egyptian survivors from the shark-infested waters. These men were later landed at Djibouti and enjoyed a spell in French custody. British casualties amounted to one man killed in action aboard Newfoundland and 6 wounded. Transferred to the Merchant Navy, Chick served aboard the former roll-on roll-off car transporter Europic Ferry during the Falklands War. Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a stores transport vessel, she was modified at Southampton and fitted with pintle-mounted Bren light machine guns; a rudimentary but invaluable defensive measure against low-level air attack. Loaded with ammunition, stores, fuel and vehicles, including much of the support equipment for the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, and 4 Westland Scout helicopters lashed to her deck, the Europic Ferry sailed on 25 April 1982 and liaised with Norland at Ascension Island on 8 May. Assembled to the east of the Falkland Islands in the build up to Operation Sutton, Europic Ferry joined the third wave of landings in San Carlos Water. Unloading her stores under clear skies, she proved a sitting duck to Argentine air attack and suffered a near miss. According to Amphibious Assault Falkland: The Battle of San Carlos Water, it was similar close-calls that convinced Commodore Michael Clapp to order all merchant ships out of the bay by midnight. Later camouflaged with mottled grey paint, Europic Ferry ended her campaign as a floating platform and workshop for Chinook helicopters. Chick later returned home to Salisbury where he died on 1 June 1994, a short while after selling his medals to the Castle Galleries. Probate recorded at Winchester later confirms his final address as 69 Belle Vue Road, Salisbury. Sold with a compliments slip from the Castle Galleries, Salisbury, dated 19 May 1994, hand annotated by recipient and confirming service.
Los 238
Three: C. H. Ceely, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (C. H. Ceely. R.N. H.M.S. Princess Royal); China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, plugged ands fitted with an IGS-style suspension, last with traces of having been held in a circular mount, light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £300-£400
Los 299
Four: Private J. Redwood, Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (Ply.12955, Pte. J. Redwood, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Ply.12955 Pte. J. Redwood. R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Ply/12955. Jesse Redwood, Private. R.M.L.I.) very fine and better (4) £120-£160 --- Jesse Redwood was born in Hockworthy, Somerset, on 4 February 1883. A carpenter by trade, he joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Tiverton on 5 July 1904 and was posted to Depot at Deal. Transferred to “B” Company, Plymouth Division on 24 June 1905, Redwood served in Hong Kong and aboard a wide variety of naval ships including St. George, Amphitrite, Niobe, and the scout cruiser Adventure. He spent almost the entirety of the Great War aboard the cruiser Foresight, and was present when she accidentally collided with the destroyer Falcon in November 1913; assigned to the Dover Patrol, Foresight took part in numerous operations off the Flanders coast in October 1914 which helped to protect the Allied flank during the Battle of the Yser. She later guarded against Zeppelin raids on the east coast of England and assisted the wounded survivors of H.M.H.S. Britannic which had struck a mine in the Aegean Sea on 21 November 1916.
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Pair: Private M. Bromley, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front from 3 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (29485 Pte. M. Bromley. Manch. R.) mounted court-style for display, light polishing, very fine Three: Private F. Lathwood, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (301140 Pte. F. Lathwood. Manch. R.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (Frederick Lathwood) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine Three: Private P. C. Letten, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (53256 Pte. P. C. Letten. Manch. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Percival C. Letten.) mounted court-style for display, better than very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Matthew Bromley was born in the Bradford area of Manchester in 1888, and was ‘called up’ for service in the Great War on 11 December 1915, but was not mobilised until 14 June 1916, when he was posted to 27th (Reserve) Battalion the Manchester Regiment. He was posted overseas on 14 December 1916, to serve in 2nd Battalion the Manchester Regiment, which was then on the Somme near Beaumont Hamel. He was killed in action in the operations to capture Francilly-Selency on 3 April 1917, and was buried in Fluquieres Communal Cemetery. Frederick ‘Fred’ Lathwood was born in Manchester in 1898 and enlisted into 8th (Territorial) Battalion the Manchester Regiment on 23 April 1915, aged only 17. It seems likely that he joined his battalion in Egypt in 1916. The 8th Battalion embarked at Alexandria for service on the Western Front in February 1917. He was discharged on 3 March 1919, and was awarded Silver War Badge No. 456137. After the Great War he joined the Post Office and worked as a postman until his retirement in 1954, when he received the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 17 December 1954). Percival Charles Letten appears in the 1911 Census as a 26-year-old warehouseman, residing at Wandsworth, London. During the Great War he served in the 23rd and 11th Battalions The Manchester Regiment and the Labour Corps. In the 1939 Register he is noted as a City of London, Special Constable. He died in 1962 at Hendon. Sold with copied research.
Los 242
Pair: Private James Hogan, 64th Foot, who was wounded in the right thigh at Lucknow in November 1857 India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (J. Hogan, 64th Foot.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Jas. Hogan, 64th Regt.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (2) £1,000-£1,400 --- James Hogan was born in the Parish of Eglis, near Burisakeane, Co. Tipperary, and attested for the 64th Foot at Birr, King’s County, on 1 July 1852, aged 19. He was embarked at Gravesend on 5 August 1852, for Bombay, where he joined the service companies on 10 December 1852. He was at Mohammerah at the head of the Persian Gulf by the end of March 1857 having been present at Reshire, Bushire and Koosh-Ab. He served in the Mutiny and was wounded in the right thigh at Lucknow in November 1857. Invalided to England on 6 April 1858, he was subsequently in hospital or at the Invalid Depot Chatham, where he was discharged on 11 June 1861, ‘being unfit for further service.’ The regimental surgeon reported: ‘This man was wounded at Lucknow by a rifle ball which struck him on the outside of the right thigh a little above the knee but without entering. Since November 1857 (date of wound) to the present time he has been undergoing a variety of treatment but the wound has never healed & from the great loss of substance & the adhesion of the cicatrix to the tendon of the outer ham string muscles is not likely to heal & he is disabled from performing the active duties of a soldier. Disability not aggravated by vice or intemperance.’ Sold with copied discharge papers, full muster details and other research.
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Three: Lieutenant A. Robertson, Manchester Regiment, who was severely wounded at Ovillers on the Somme in July 1916 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. Robertson. Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. Robertson. Manch R.) mounted court-style for display, light spotting to VM, otherwise very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Arthur Robertson was born at Dublin, Ireland, on 26 March 1888 and applied for a temporary commission in the army for the duration of the war on 11 November 1914. Following training he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. Having been posted to 2nd Battalion he embarked for France on 5 December 1915 and joined his battalion at Sailly Lorette. On 16 January 1915 he led a patrol into ‘no man’s land’, and on 2 March he was wounded by shelling whilst in the trenches, receiving wounds to the head, right arm, back and legs. Following medical treatment in France he returned to the U.K. on medical leave to recuperate. On 11 May 1916, Robertson was ordered to report to the 4th Battalion Manchester Regiment for service on the Humber Defences, but returned to the 2nd Battalion sometime prior to the Battle of the Somme when, on the first day, the 2nd Battalion were ordered to Authuille Wood with the objective of taking Moquet (Monkey) Farm. Robertson was severely wounded in the jaw by an exploding shell on 9 July at Ovillers and he was evacuated to the U.K. via Calais and Dover. He did not return to active service with 2nd Battalion until 18 December 1918, having been promoted Lieutenant. He was promoted Acting Captain on 16 January 1919, whilst serving in Bonn in the army of occupation. He was demobilised to the Special Reserve on 17 February 1920, and formally relinquished his commission on 28 July 1920, retaining the rank of Captain. Curiously, his medal index card indicates that he first served in the Gallipoli theatre, which must be incorrect. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Los 82
Four: Sergeant S. Brierley, Manchester Regiment, later Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial, with three Additional Award Bars (3515534 Pte. S. Brierley. 10 - Manch. R.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks to the last, otherwise good very fine and better (4) £80-£100 --- Samuel Brierley was born at Oldham on August 1900 and attested for service in 10th Battalion the Manchester Regiment (T.A.) in February 1921. He was promoted Corporal in 1934 and Sergeant in February 1938. The 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment converted to 41st Battalion, Royal Tank Corps on 31 October 1938, and on 27 December 1939 Brierley was transferred to the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, serving in France in the B.E.F. He crossed the Channel on 4 January 1940, returning to the U.K. following the Dunkirk evacuation on 5 June 1940, serving for the remainder of the War in the U.K. He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve on 23 July 1945. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) per Army Order 125 of May 1934, and the first, second, and third clasps as Sergeant, Royal Pioneer Corps, formerly Manchester Regiment per Army Order 26 of February 1947. Sold with copied research.
Los 149
Efficiency Medal (4), G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (3) (3524461 Trpr. C. Lamb. R.A.C.; 3528793 Pte. J. Langham. Manch. R.; 3531262. Sjt. H. Thorpe. Manch.); E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (22452110 Cpl. A. Jackson Manch) second officially re-impressed light contact marks, generally very fine and better (4) £160-£200 --- C. Lamb of the 111th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (Manchester Regiment) was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) per Army Order 180 of September 1942; he received a clasp to the medal after transfer to the Army Catering Corps per Army Order 104 of June 1945. John Langham attested for the Manchester Regiment (T.A.) on 1 July 1936, he was transferred to the Territorial Army Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 9 April 1946. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) per Army Order 104 of June 1945. Harold Thorpe attested for the Manchester Regiment (T.A.) on 3 May 1939. He was transferred to the Territorial Army Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 17 July 1946. A. Jackson was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) per Ministry of Defence List No. 145 of May 1985.
Los 247
Three: Quartermaster Sergeant M. A. Cameron, 92nd Highlanders Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (884. Qr. Mr. Sgt. M. A. Cameron. 92nd. Highrs.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (884 Q.M. Sergt. M. A. Cameron 92nd. Highlanders) ‘9’ of ‘92nd’ double-struck; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (884 Sergt. M. Cameron. Gord: Highrs:) edge nicks and light pitting, better than very fine (3) £500-£700 --- Montague Angus Cameron was born in Bangalore, India, on 21 June 1848 and joined the 92nd Highlanders as a Boy soldier his 14th birthday. He was appointed a Drummer on 1 April 1865, and was promoted Corporal on 4 July 1868, and Sergeant on 12 June 1872. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 October 1879, he served with the Regiment in India and Afghanistan from 15 September 1879 to 29 January 1881, before proceeding to the Cape Colony for service during the Transvaal Campaign. Returning home on 30 January 1882, he was discharged on 9 June 1883. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 465
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (2254 Pte T. W. Pratt 2d Bn Oxf: L.I.) minor official correction to unit, nearly extremely £100-£140 --- Thomas William Pratt was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry as part of the Wuntho Field Force between February and April 1891. Pratt was invalided on 28 October 1893.
Los 76
Four: Private H. Hill, Manchester Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3525525 Pte. H. Hill. Manch. R.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fine Three: Private W. Titley, Manchester Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3525390 Pte. W. Titley. Manch. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style for display, light contact marks and small edge bruise to the first, very fine (7) £160-£200 --- Harry Hill attested for service in the Manchester Regiment, but transferred to the Cheshire Regiment in March 1942, before reverting back to the Manchester Regiment in October of the same year. He later saw brief service with the Corps of Military Police in October 1944, but again reverted to the Manchester Regiment. He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve in January 1946. Walter Titley was born in Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, on 30 September 1913. A warehouseman by occupation, he enlisted into the Manchester Regiment on 7 December 1931. With them he served in Sudan, from October 1932 to December 1933; in the West Indies from January 1934 to September 1935; in Egypt from September 1935 to January 1938; and in Palestine between January and September 1938. Posted home, he was placed in the reserve in December 1938 but was recalled for active service in September 1939. He served at home throughout the War. Sold with copied research.
Los 13
Pair: Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. Higginbotham, 63rd Regiment of Foot, who was severely wounded at Sebastopol Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, clasp detached from retaining rod (Major Chas. Higginbotham 63rd. Regt.) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, fitted with a replacement swivel ring suspension, mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- Charles Higginbotham was born at Little Park, Co. Kildare, Ireland in 1798 and in June 1815 he purchased a commission as Ensign in the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Fusiliers, joining his regiment in France on their entry into Paris. Following the cessation of hostilities and the reduction of the army he was placed on half pay. 16 years later he joined the 48th Regiment as an Ensign, transferring to the 63rd Foot in September 1833 and was promoted Lieutenant. In 1834 he embarked for India and was promoted Captain in June 1844. He returned with his regiment to the U.K. in 1847. In 1854 his regiment was under orders to sail for the Cape of Good Hope but instead were destined for the Crimea. He remained in the U.K. but followed his regiment out to the Crimea and joined his regiment at Balaklava in June 1855. Some weeks after arriving he was severely wounded whilst in the trenches before Sebastopol, being evacuated home via Scutari. He retired on full pay with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 26 February 1856 and died suddenly in August 1882 at his home at Rathmines. Sold with copied research.
Los 96
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (William Bensley, 63rd Foot.) light contact marks and minor edge bruising, very fine and scarce £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Usher Collection, Glendining’s, July 1975. Only 59 Military General Service Medals were awarded to the 63rd Foot: 21 with the single clasp Martinique; 12 with the single clasp Guadaloupe; and 26 with both Martinique and Guadaloupe clasps. William Bensley was born in Norwich about 1871. He attested for service in the 2nd Battalion of the 63rd Foot at Sunderland on 22 April 1805, having previously served with the East Essex Militia, and transferred to the 1st Battalion at the Curragh on 25 July 1805. He served in Ireland until November 1807 when his battalion took ship to Madeira. In January 1808 his battalion sailed for the West Indies landing at Barbados on 2 February, with the 63rd becoming part of the 2nd Brigade landing at Martinique. On 25 March 1809 he was taken aboard H.M.S. Pompee, as part of the Light Company of the 63rd for service as Marines; H.M.S. Pompee then took part in the blockade off Guadaloupe. In early 1812, Bensley was promoted Corporal and in 1813 he was promoted Sergeant, though later reduced to Private for some unknown misdemeanour, though he was again promoted Corporal in March 1816. He was invalided out of the army becoming a Kilmainham pensioner in June 1821, but by September that year he had moved to Norwich and became a Chelsea out pensioner. He died on 5 May 1861. Sold with extensive copied research.
Los 194
A Great War ‘Battle of Jutland’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer J. J. Greenland, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Barham Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (161574 J. J. Greenland, C.P.O. H.M.S. Barham. 31. May,-1. June, 1916.); 1914-15 Star (161574 J. J. Greenland, C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (161574 J. J. Greenland. C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (161574 J. J. Greenland, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Excellent) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.M. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘For services rendered by Petty Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet in the action in the North Sea on the 31st May-1st June 1916. Chief Petty Officer James John Greenland, ON 161574.’ James John Greenland was born in London on 3 January 1876, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in June 1891. He served aboard the battleship Barham at the battle of Jutland and continued to serve aboard that ship until August 1918. He was finally demobilised to shore on 27 February 1919. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 700
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Ply.11047. Pte. J. R. Cheshire. R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Pelorus) nearly extremely fine £160-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Robert Cheshire was born in Salford, Lancashire, on 26 June 1884 and entered the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Manchester on 13 August 1901. He served in H.M.S. Pelorus from 28 May 1912 to 11 July 1914, and then in various ships during the Great War. He was discharged on 20 November 1919. Sold with copied record of service.
Los 283
Three: Private R. Spence, Coldstream Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (4949. Pte. R. Spence. C. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (4949 Pte. R. Spence. C. Gds.) mounted as worn, light contact marks and wear throughout, nearly very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Robert Spence was born in Thornaby, Yorkshire, in 1883, and attested for the Coldstream Guards at Stockton on Tees on 3 January 1903. Posted to the 1st Battalion, his Army Service Record notes repeated discipline infringement including over 20 entries in the Regimental Defaulter Book for absence, breaking into barracks, drunkenness and making improper remarks; on at least two occasions he was fortunate to just be confined to barracks following major altercations in Knightsbridge where he ‘violently resisted’ the military police. Other instances involved ‘staggering about the road [Sloane Square] having a bruised face.’ The 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards were posted to France on 13 August 1914, being amongst the first troops of the British Expeditionary Force to land at Le Havre. They fought at the Battle of Mons and subsequent retreat, the Battle of the Marne, the Battle of the Aisne and the First Battle of Ypres. Granted leave on 29 December 1915, Spence returned to the 1st Battalion on 17 December 1916, but was once again in trouble with his superiors: ‘Awarded 4 days F.P. No. 2 15.2.17 for hesitating to clean the manure from stables when ordered by an N.C.O.’ Spence survived the war - one of a very small band of ‘Old Contemptibles’ from the original Coldstream Guards muster of August 1914. Sold with two brass Regimental badges and copied record of service.
Los 144
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (5139 C. Sjt. A. Norris. Manch: R.) light contact marks, good very fine £60-£80 --- Albert Norris was born in 1869 and attested for service in the Bedfordshire Regiment in January 1887, serving in Malta and India. He was promoted Lance Corporal on 16 July 1890, and was awarded the India General Service Medal 1895 with clasp for Relief of Chitral 1895. He was promoted Lance Sergeant on 9 August 1895 and Sergeant in July 1896 and transferred to the permanent staff of 5th (Militia) Battalion the Manchester Regiment in July 1897, serving in the South African War and receiving the Queen’s Medal with five clasps. He was promoted to Colour Sergeant in March 1905, and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal the same year. He was discharged to pension in March 1908. Sold with copied research.
Los 898
Collar Badges. A good selection including, Victorian pairs of Kings Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards, 11th Hussars, 13th Hussars, 15th Hussars, and 20th Hussars; Officers pairs to East Surrey, Cheshire, Royal Tank Regiment, West Riding, East Yorkshire, Kings’ Own, Cambridgeshire, Lancashire Fusiliers, Black Watch, East Surrey, North Staffordshire, Somerset Light Infantry, and Royal Tank Regiment; and scarce Other Ranks pairs to 10th Middlesex and Ayrshire Yeomanry, some fixings missing, generally good condition (lot) £300-£400
Los 760
George Barker Newmarch (1801-1875) Poultry and Dogs, a pair, one signed and dated 1874, the other signed verso and inscribed with the artist's address 13 Tennant Street Birmingham, 21 x 29cm and 21 x 29.5cm, unframed (2) Both cleaned but in generally good condition, some light scratches and marks
Los 362
A pair of Japanese earthenware vases, early 20th c, enamelled with a continuous scene of Sennins and a Shishi, the shoulder with textile patterns and phoenix medallions, the foot encircled by lotus shaped lappets, 45.5cm h First vase - neck of rim chipped, light wear. Second vase - undamaged, no restoration
Los 254
A graduated pair of Chinese famille rose dishes, 18th c, painted with peonies, willow and turquoise fence within three trailing floral border sprays, 28.5 and 32.5cm diam Large dish - chip under the rim, not cracked, light wear. Smaller dish - piece of the border broken out in two pieces and carefully re-stuck; star crack
Los 135
Four and a pair of Chinese blue and white plates, 18th and 19th c, painted with dragons, landscape or other subjects, 25.5cm diam and smaller, artemisia leaf or commendation marks in underglaze blue or unmarked One of the pair of octagonal plates with some light fritting around rim, the others slightly chipped and / or cracked; allover floral plate - piece of the rim broken out and neatly re-stuck
Los 295
A Chinese blue monochrome glazed vase, possibly 19th c, with bulbous body and slightly waisted neck covered in an even blue glaze stopping short of the slightly undercut foot, 11cm h, painted concentric circles in underglaze blue Firing fault on foot glazed over during manufacture, not cracked or chipped, a few light glaze scratches
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