Pair: Chief Petty Officer R. M. K. Adam, Royal Navy, Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, B. & M. Clearance Mediterranean (D/JX. 911556 R. M. K. Adam. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.911556 R. M. K. Adam. P.O. H.M.S. Osprey.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare (2) £2,400-£2,800 --- Approximately 60 ‘Bomb and Mine Clearance Mediterranean’ clasps issued to men of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team and men of the seaman branch employed in the removal of recovered bombs and mines. The clasp was awarded for six months’ consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines during the period of 1 January 1953 to 31 December 1960. The majority of the work centred around Malta and, in particular, the main harbour of Valletta where large quantities of bombs were recovered from a number of merchant vessels that had been sunk by air attack during the Second War, such as the motor vessels Talbot and Pampas. ‘The MFCD Team were responsible not only for mines and unexploded ordnance in the water, but also any enemy aircraft bombs found on land. The largest bomb dealt with by Adam and the other members of the team, was a 1,000 kg German aircraft bomb known as ‘Herman’. This was the largest bomb made by the Germans in WWII. The explosive content was a staggering 600 kg (1,320 lbs) of high explosive. It was discovered outside the main entrance to St. John’s Cathedral in Valetta. A statue now marks the spot.’ Robert Muir Kerr Adam was born in Glasgow on 10 January 1937, and entered the Navy as a Boy 1st Class in 1952, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in January 1955, and subsequently: Able Seaman in December 1955; Leading Seaman in December 1962; Petty Officer in December 1964; Chief Petty Officer in 1972; and eventually retiring in 1977. Adam was a member of the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team from 3 June 1957 to 31 December 1959, and, according to his Record of Diving Service was engaged in ‘Much hazardous operational Bomb and Mine Disposal. NATO C.D. exercises... all forms of C.D. operations, with vast experience of air diving.’ In the photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team taken in 1960, the cap tallies show that the team were stationed at H.M.S. Phoenicia, the Royal Navy diving base at Manoel Island, Malta. Admiral Charles E. Lambe, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Malta, highlighted in a letter dated 17 January 1958, the scope of the work undertaken by the Diving Team during the pervious year: ‘Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team I wish to draw the attention of the Fleet to the work carried out during the past year by the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team which has involved some 50 separate operations to render safe, often underwater, and dispose of, over 900 missiles of various kinds. These have included the disposal of a live magnetic-acoustic mine containing 1,536 lbs of high explosive, and a bomb containing 2,100 lbs of high explosive. 18 bombs have been found to contain a particularly sensitive trembler type anti disturbance fuse. The operation concerning the mine mentioned above was probably the highlight of the year’s endeavours. The mine, a German type C which was found lodged against a jetty in Benghazi harbor, was rendered safe after two and a half hours’ work underwater and subsequently lifted and ditched in deep water. Examination of parts removed from this mine showed that, despite 16 years’ immersion, it was still I working and lethal condition. Expression of gratitude for this operation have been received from consular and local government authorities at Benghazi.’ Adam received his N.G.S. medal in March 1967 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Vernon, and his L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity of £20 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Osprey Sold with group photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team at Malta in 1960, a cloth and bullion diver’s badge and copied record of service including full diving history and confirmation of both medals.
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Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 1st Class, gold, 54mm., with original gold chain and hook suspension, 46.66g, light scuffs, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Fewer than 100 First Class medals awarded.
Waterloo 1815 (Jos. Watts, 15th or King’s Reg. Hussars.) fitted with replacement silver clip and ring suspension, small collector’s number ‘1096’ impressed on edge by, naming a little rubbed and light contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby, April 1880. Joseph Watts was born in the Parish of Inkpen, Berkshire, and enlisted into the 15th Hussars at Abergavenny on 18 March 1800, for unlimited service at the age of seventeen. He was discharged at Ipswich on 19 January 1819, on reduction of the regiment, after 21 years and 30 days’ service, his conduct being described as ‘very good and excellent in every respect.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.
Waterloo 1815 (Jacobus Von-Der-Wer, 1st Batt. 91st Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light marks, otherwise good very fine £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Whitehouse Collection 1869; Eaton Collection 1880; Cheylesmore Collection, Glendining’s, July 1930; Christie’s, April 1999. Served in Captain Robert McDonald's Company No. 5.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (527 Pte. W. H. Squire 2d Bn. Som L.I.) officially re-engraved naming, polished, otherwise nearly very fine £80-£100 --- William Henry Squire was born in the Parish of Long Sutton, near Langport, Somerset, and attested for the Somerset Light Infantry at Taunton on 13 November 1883, aged 22 years 5 months, an agricultural labourer by trade. He served in India from 12 September 1884 until 22 May 1891, taking part in the Third Burma War for which he received the medal and clasp. He was discharged at Taunton on 12 November 1895, having completed his 12-year period of limited engagement. Sold with detailed research including copied discharge papers and medal roll verification.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Surgn. W. W. Ward. Humansdorp Lt. Horse) good very fine and extremely rare to unit £800-£1,000 --- Only two South Africa 1877-79 Medals awarded to the Humansdorp Light Horse: Surgeon W. W. Ward, clasp 1877-8 Trooper M. G. Human, clasp 1878. Sold with a (related?) French Red Cross Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71, bronze
A Naval Good Shooting Medal group of seven awarded to Lieutenant C. E. Bounton, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Gnr. C. E. Bounton. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Gnr C. E. Bounton. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R. (190817 C. E. Bounton, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Neptune. 1911. 12 In. B.L.) mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £800-£1,000 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1915 (Vice Admiral John de Robeck’s despatch for the Gallipoli landings). Charles Edward Bounton was born at Alverstoke, Hampshire, on 23 April 1881. He joined the Royal Navy in September 1896 as a Boy Seaman and on reaching the age of 18 years he engaged for 12 years’ service. At that time he was 5 feet 4 inches tall with brown hair, light blue eyes and a fresh complexion, and had a toe missing from his left foot. In the early years of his service he was in the battleship Resolution in the Channel Fleet (1898-1900), the armoured cruiser Aboukir (1902-04) and the battleship Barfleur (1905-07). He also attended courses at Excellent, the gunnery training institution at Whale Island, near Portsmouth. His character was consistently rated as ‘Very Good’ and he achieved steady promotion, being rated Able Seaman in 1905, Leading Seaman in 1907, and Petty Officer in 1908. In January 1911 he was appointed to the dreadnought battleship Neptune at the beginning of her first commission. Laid down at Portsmouth in January 1909, she displaced 19,900 tons and had a main armament of ten 12-inch guns. In 1911 Bounton was awarded the Naval Good Shooting medal for his excellence with the 12-inch guns aboard H.M.S. Neptune in the Fleet Gunnery Competition of that year. In March 1911 Bounton was promoted to Gunner, a Warrant Officer rank, and then appointed to the cruiser Furious. His commanding officer reported on him favourably: ‘Physical qualities VG. A zealous officer who performs well.” He subsequently served in Melpomone and then in destroyers before being appointed to the staff of Excellent in May 1914. In December 1914 Bounton was appointed Gunner in H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, thus becoming the Warrant Officer charged with care of all the weapons, magazines, shell-rooms and naval ordnance stores of the most modern and powerful capital ship in the Royal Navy. Queen Elizabeth arrived in the Dardanelles on 19 February 1915 and played an active part in the harassment of the Turks and in supporting the landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. However, as a result of the sinking of H.M.S. Goliath in May 1915, it was decided that the risk of losing one of our finest ships was too great and she was withdrawn home to Scapa Flow at the end of May. In March 1916 Bounton was transferred to P26, a patrol boat. These small vessels were used for patrol and escort work, and were armed with one 4-inch gun, two torpedo tubes and depth charges. Bounton’s commanding officer commented, ‘This officer appears to be wasted in a small ship as he has thorough knowledge of big guns and Director firing.’ He was transferred to the monitor Marshal Soult in February 1917, part of the Dover Patrol deployed to bombard submarine bases and other German defence facilities in occupied Belgium. In October 1918 his commanding officer assessed him as ‘Above Average,’ observing ‘Has carried out with success the duties of Director Officer during many engagements with German batteries and vessels on the Belgian coast. He has kept sea-watch and has proved a good Instructional Gunner. Specially recommended for advancement to Lieutenant.’ From January 1919 to May 1921 Bounton was on the staff of Excellent, in charge of the rifle range. Having previously distinguished himself at the 12 inch guns he then demonstrated his versatility as ‘an exceptional rifle and pistol shot.’ In this and subsequent postings to Excellent (1923-25 and 1928-31) he was also described as an exceptional instructor, especially in bringing along the young seamen, zealous and reliable, and physically fit. During this time he was promoted to Commissioned Gunner in 1921 and to Lieutenant in 1927. Other post-war appointments included the battleship Thunderer, a sea-going training ship for cadets (1921-23), an attachment to the Royal Australian Navy (1925-27) and the battle-cruiser Tiger (1927-28). He retired to his pension in 1931. Bounton returned to service in September 1939 and served first at Eaglet, the shore base at Liverpool, then at Excellent, and Boscawen, the depot ship at Portland. He reverted to the retired list in May 1945. Sold with full research including a number of contemporary post cards of H.M.S. Neptune and Queen Elizabeth.
Three: Signalman E. Bowen, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Good Hope sank with the loss of all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 1914-15 Star (230362. E. Bowen. Sig., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (230362 E. Bowen. Sig. R.N.); together with a Buffalo Lodge Jewel, bronze and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘R.W.B. Pr. E. Bowen. County Lodge March 3rd. 1913.’, good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Edward Bowen, a native of Swindon, Wiltshire, served during the early stages of the Great War in the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope and was killed in action serving in her at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914. Early in August 1914, a force - consisting of the old armoured cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto, all under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, R.N. - was sent to protect the southern trade routes and to intercept German cruisers operating on the high seas. In October 1914 the squadron was reinforced by the addition of the old battleship Canopus, but reports of the ship’s lack of speed led the admiral to leave her behind as he searched for the German East Asiatic Squadron. The German squadron, commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee, consisted of the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the light cruisers Leipzig, Nurnberg and Dresden. Both admirals became aware of the proximity of the other on 31 October. At 6.40 p.m. on 1 November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile and at 7.04 p.m. the battle opened at a range of 11,500 yards. As the German ships had a greater number of heavier guns, Cradock’s tactics were to close the range to allow his ships’ more numerous smaller calibre guns to come into play; this however was partly negated by the rough seas and high speeds which prevented many of the British armoured cruisers’ casement guns being brought into action. The British armoured cruisers were repeatedly hit as the range was reduced. As the range reduced to 5,500 yards, the Good Hope was on fire in several places and in a bad way. Endeavouring to reduce the range even further, so as to be able to fire torpedoes in a last ditch attempt to do damage to his adversary, the ship was repeatedly hit by heavy calibre shells and at 7.53 Good Hope blew up, taking the Admiral and all hands with her. At about 9.30 the Monmouth too was hunted down and sunk; the Glasgow and Otranto were able to make their escape under the cover of darkness. Bowen is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Three: Ordinary Signalman F. Higgins, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Monmouth sank with the loss of all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 1914-15 Star (J.13370, F. Higgins, O. Sig., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.13370, F. Higgins, O. Sig. R.N.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Frederick Higgins, a native of Sheffield, served during the early stages of the Great War in the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Monmouth and was killed in action serving in her at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914. Early in August 1914 a force, consisting of the old armoured cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto, all under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, R.N., was sent to protect the southern trade routes and to intercept German cruisers operating on the high seas. In October 1914 the squadron was reinforced by the addition of the old battleship Canopus but reports of the ship’s lack of speed led the admiral to leave her behind as he searched for the German East Asiatic Squadron. The German squadron, commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee consisted of the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the light cruisers Leipzig, Nurnberg and Dresden. Both admirals became aware of the proximity of the other on 31 October. At 6.40 p.m. on 1 November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile and at 7.04 p.m. the battle opened at a range of 11,500 yards. As the German ships had a greater number of heavier guns, Cradock’s tactics were to close the range to allow his ships’ more numerous smaller calibre guns to come into play; this however was partly negated by the rough seas and high speeds which prevented many of the British armoured cruisers’ casement guns being brought into action. The British armoured cruisers were repeatedly hit as the range was reduced. As the range reduced to 5,500 yards, the Good Hope was on fire in several places and in a bad way. Endeavouring to reduce the range even further, so as to be able to fire torpedoes in a last ditch attempt to do damage to his adversary, the ship was repeatedly hit by heavy calibre shells and at 7.53 Good Hope blew up, taking the Admiral and all hands with her. At about 9.30 the Monmouth too was hunted down and sunk with the loss of her entire complement of 678; the Glasgow and Otranto were able to make their escape under the cover of darkness. Higgins is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Four: Staff Surgeon A. T. Wysard, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Glasgow at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 and the subsequent hunting down of the Dresden China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (A. T. Wysard, Surgeon R.N., H.M.S. Barfleur.); 1914-15 Star (St. Surg. A. T. Wysard. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (St. Surg. A. T. Wysard. R.N.) mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £500-£700 --- Alexander Thomas Wysard was appointed Surgeon, Royal Navy, on 13 May 1896 and joined H.M.S. Barfleur on the China Station on 1 October 1898. He was promoted Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander on 13 May 1904, and Staff Surgeon on 13 May 1905, retiring in 1906. Recalled for service during the Great War, he was posted to H.M.S. Glasgow, and was present in her at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914, where she had a miraculous escape under the cover of darkness; both H.M.S. Good Hope and Monmouth, however, were sunk with the loss of all hands. Wysard was still serving in H.M.S. Glasgow when, along with H.M.S. Kent, the two ships encountered the German light cruiser Dresden, the only warship of von Spee’s squadron to have escaped destruction during the Falklands action, and which the South Atlantic squadron were now hunting down, off the south west coast of Chile on the morning of 14 March 1915. Both British warships opened fire; Dresden fired off only three shots before her guns were knocked out by British gunfire. On fire and holed at the waterline, Captain Lüdecke raised the white flag and sent over a negotiator to gain time while he prepared Dresden for scuttling. At 10:45, the scuttling charge detonated in the bow and exploded the forward ammunition magazines. The bow was badly mangled; in about half an hour, the ship had taken on enough water to sink. This was the end of von Spee’s East Asiatic Squadron. The official history states that the Surgeon of Glasgow (Wysard) was on his way to render aid when the Dresden blew up. Sold with copied research.
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (198149 J. C. Evans, A.B., H.M.S. Vivid) extremely fine £80-£100 --- John Charles Evans was born into a Welsh-speaking household at Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, on 1 August 1882. A tin manufacturer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 5 February 1898. Advanced to Boy 1st Class when on the Minotaur in November 1898, he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in August 1900 when on Thunderer, and Able Seaman when on Hermione in February 1903. Evans was discharged to shore in August 1912 and joined the R.F.R. at Devonport in August 1912. Recalled for duty on 3 August 1912, Evans was posted to the old battleship Canopus. It was not to be an uneventful posting. With Vice-Admiral Von Spee’s Far Eastern Squadron on the loose in the Pacific, the venerable Canopus was detailed to support the outgunned South Atlantic Squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock. Concerned by Canopus’s lack of speed, Cradock chose to leave the battleship behind as he searched for Von Spee’s squadron off the coast of Chile. The two squadrons found each other off Coronel on 1 November 1914. During the battle, the armoured cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth were sunk with all hands, whilst the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto managed to escape. Learning of the disaster, Canopus beat a hasty retreat before it suffered a similar fate. Reasoning that the German squadron would next target the Falkland Islands, with its valuable coal supplies, Canopus was taken into Port Stanley harbour and beached to provide an unsinkable harbour defence. In response to the defeat at Coronel, a squadron commanded by Vice-Admiral Doveton Sturdee had been quickly despatched to the Falklands, centred upon the battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. On 8 December 1914, unaware of the preparations, Von Spee’s squadron approached Port Stanley. Equally unaware of the German squadron’s approach, the British squadron was unprepared for action being in the process of coaling. The stationary British squadron would have made an easy target, but fortunately the Germans were surprised by gunfire from the Canopus. That and the sight of battle cruiser masts sent the German squadron scuttling away. This respite allowed the British squadron to raise steam and eventually run down Von Spee’s squadron and destroy all but one of the cruisers. Evans remained in Canopus until May 1916 after which he was posted to Vivid, where he remained until his demobilisation in June 1921. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1923. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
A Great War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Chief Petty Officer S. A. Cutcliffe, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (164855. S. A. Cutcliffe. Act. Ch. P.O. H.M.S. Doris.); 1914-15 Star (164855, S. A. Cutcliffe. D.S.M., Act. C.P.O. , R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (164855 S. A. Cutcliffe. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (164855. S. A. Cutcliffe. C.P.O. H.M.S. Doris.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1917, with bronze palm on riband, mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, good very fine and better and a sufficiently early award for the recipient’s 1914-15 Star to be impressed ‘DSM’ (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- One of only five D.S.M.s awarded for this action. D.S.M. London Gazette 10 April 1915: ‘For services rendered whilst attached to a landing party for H.M.S. Doris at Alexandretta on 6 and 7 January 1915.’ French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 April 1919: ‘For services in connection with the war.’ Sydney Albert Cutcliffe was born at Charles, Devon, on 5 July 1876 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 19 January 1892. Advanced Acting Chief Petty Officer on 1 August 1914, he joined H.M.S. Doris on 4 August 1914, and served in her for the majority of the Great War, distinguishing himself at Alexandretta in January 1915. H.M.S. Doris at Alexandretta Since December 1914, the cruiser H.M.S. Doris had been engaged in operations against a large concentration of Turkish troops around Alexandretta on the coast of Syria, systematically harrying the coast route. On 5 January 1915, she tried to land a party to destroy the Mersina railway bridge, but they were detected. Captain Larkyn, therefore, recalled them, and had to be content with wrecking the bridge with shell fire. On the following day a double landing party was put ashore at Jonah's Pillar, where on previous visits the Doris had destroyed the bridge. Here the telegraph and railway lines were cut, and the timber which had been collected to repair the bridge was used as fuel for a fire to twist the rails. All was done in the face of sharp opposition from the railway patrols and the next day (7 January) a party was beaten back to the boats with the loss of one killed and one wounded. The bridge was afterwards dealt with by the ship’s guns. Confirmed in the rate of Chief Petty Officer on 4 August 1915, Cutcliffe was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 March 1916. He transferred to H.M.S. Birkenhead on 3 December 1917, and was shore demobilised on 15 November 1919. Sold with copied service papers.
Three: Police Constable G. Sparrow, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. G. Sparrow. Y. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. G. Sparrow. Y. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. G. Sparrow.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- George Sparrow was born in Chesterton, Cambridge, on 28 March 1872 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 18 December 1893. He served throughout his service with the Police in ‘Y’ Division, and retired to pension on 19 March 1919, after 25 years and 91 days’ service.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer D. Cozens, Royal Navy, who served off North Russia on ice-breaking duties in H.M.S. Jupiter in 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (D. Couzens, Lg. Sto., H.M.S. Pearl); British War Medal 1914-20 (150731 D. Cozens, S.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (David Cozens, Ldg. Sto. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Pearl); Russia, Empire, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, small, silver (150731 D. Cozens, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Jupiter) officially impressed naming, on modern ‘St. Stanislaus’ ribbon, note variation in spelling of surname, some contact marks, very fine and better (4) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. David Cozens was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset on 29 July 1867. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 2 August 1889. He was advanced to Stoker in September 1890 when on H.M.S. Himalaya and Leading Stoker in June 1901 when on H.M.S. Britannia. He served on H.M.S. Pearl, December 1901-November 1904, qualifying for the Q.S.A., being promoted to Leading Stoker 1st Class in June 1902 and being awarded the L.S. & G.C. in September 1904. He attained the rank of Stoker Petty Officer in July 1906 when on H.M.S. Blake and was pensioned ashore on 3 August 1911. Cozens joined the R.F.R. in November 1911 and was recalled to the Royal Navy on 2 August 1914. As Stoker Petty Officer he served on the old battleship H.M.S. Jupiter, August 1914-May 1915. In January 1915 the Admiralty received a request for assistance from the Russian Government, whose icebreaker used to keep open the passage to Archangel in the White Sea had broken down. In response the Royal Navy sent out the Tyne Guard Ship H.M.S. Jupiter, an old Majestic-class battleship. She departed for Archangel in February 1915, freeing en-route a number of vessels stuck in the ice, occasionally by using explosive charges. She, too, sometimes became icebound, but still managed to make a major impression on the problem, improving the safe passage of numerous vessels, many of them laden with highly important war materials, among them the S.S. Thracia. The latter was taken in tow after the use of explosive charges to free her. Throughout these operations it was not unusual for the temperature to fall as low as minus 20 degrees, a hard test indeed on the morale and well being of the Jupiter’s crew. Her mission completed by May 1915, the Tzar expressed his gratitude by the presentation of a variety of Russian Honours and Awards to her crew. For his part, Cozens was awarded the Russian Medal for Zeal. Cozens afterwards served in the light cruiser H.M.S. Constance, January-July 1916, in which ship he was present at the battle of Jutland. He was demobilised on 31 December 1918. Also entitled to 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
The (King’s Own) 2nd Staffordshire (Light Infantry) Militia Officer’s Shako Plate 1855-61. A standard example, comprising silvered crowned seven pointed star with gilt title belt ‘Kings Own 2nd Staffordshire Militia’ to the centre the Round Tower of Windsor Castle, below a rifle bugle with Staffordshire Knot, two loops to the rear, very good condition £360-£440
German Army Officers Shoulder Boards. Six matching pairs, comprising Oberstleutnant of Ordnance with crossed cannon motifs, red underlay, stitch-on. Panzer Leutnant’s pair with slip-on tabs, some light moth to the pink underlay. A well used set of stitch-in Infantry Reserve Hauptmann’s shoulder boards with moth damage to the light blue transport underlay cloth. Army Infantry Majors well-worn shoulder boards removed from a tunic with gilt regimental 109 to each board. Infantry Regiment No.73 well worn shoulder boards with gilt missing from three of the four numbers, stitch-in. An extremely well worn set of apple green Panzer Grenadier Hauptmann’s shoulder boards, one with slip-on tab missing, overall good condition (12) £240-£280
German Second World War Kriegsmarine Cap Tallies. 11 examples, comprising Kriegsmarine Bevo woven on black, full length. Schlachtfschiff Scharnhorst Bevo gold on black. Destroyer Friedrich IHN Bevo woven gold on black. Unterseeboots Flotilla Sundius Bevo woven gold on black. Destroyer Paul Jacobi Bevo weave gold on black. 12.U-Jagdflottille 12 Bevo woven gold on black. 1.Torpedo Boats Half Flotilla Bevo woven gold on black. Panzerschiff Deutschland Bevo woven gold on black with half of its original paper covering remaining. 1.Marine-Unteroffizier Vorschule1 Bevo woven blue on black. All the aforementioned are full length. Panzerschiff Admiral Scheer Bevo woven silver on light cream, slightly shortened. Kreuzer Emden Bevo woven gold on black, shortened with traces of glue where previously affixed to a collectors display board, generally good condition (11) £160-£200
A fine Second War ‘Far East’ D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer R. L. Jerrard, Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy, who served in H.M.S. Achilles throughout the war - a veteran of the Battle of the River Plate, when the cruiser ‘Achilles opened fire on the German ‘pocket battleship’ Admiral Graf Spee in the South Atlantic, at 6.21 am on 13 December 1939, it became the first New Zealand unit to strike a blow at the enemy in the Second World War. With the New Zealand ensign flying proudly from her mainmast - as battle loomed, a signalman had run aft with the ensign shouting ‘Make way for the Digger flag!’ - Achilles became the first New Zealand warship to take part in a naval battle.’ Jerrard went on to serve in operations in the Pacific, in particular as part of Operation Iceberg, the Battle of Okinawa, and as part of Task Force 37, in operations against Kure, Miko and Kobe. The Achilles remained in the task force’s operational area during the final air operations - ultimately leading to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C.E.R.A. R. L. Jerrard. C/M. 38366); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (M.38366 R. L. Jerrard. E.R.A.2. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star, 1 clasp, Burma; War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 38366 R. L. Jerrard, E.R.A.2, H.M.S. Achilles.) mounted for wear, generally good very fine (8) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 11 June 1946: ‘For distinguished service during the War in the Far East.’ The Recommendation states: ‘For distinguished service during the War in the Far East while serving in H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles. And, more especially, for his persistent and cheerful leadership as senior Chief Engine Room Artificer during which time he built up in his department a spirit of teamwork and cheerful readiness to tackle and master a succession of difficult jobs.’ Robert Leslie Jerrard was born in Porstmouth, Hampshire, in 1908. He was the son of Chief Petty Officer R. W. Jerrard, R.N., and followed in his father’s profession by joining the Royal Navy as a Boy in August 1924. Jerrard advanced to Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class, and entered the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. Jerrard served with H.M.S. Achilles (cruiser), from June 1938 - September 1943 and from February 1944 - May 1946. The cruiser was taken into the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy: ‘As the formal title indicated, the New Zealand naval forces developed within a Royal Navy framework. The cruisers were loaned to New Zealand, which merely paid their running costs - a major advantage for a cash-strapped government. New Zealand also depended upon British expertise and personnel. Senior officers, including Achilles’ Captain Edward (later Rear-Admiral Sir Edward) Parry, were seconded British officers. In 1939 the New Zealand Division comprised 82 officers and 1257 ratings, of whom eight officers and 716 ratings were New Zealanders, supporting them was a 670-strong New Zealand Volunteer Naval Reserve. New Zealand sent its personnel to Britain for training, relied on British logistic support, and looked to the Royal Navy for traditions, advice and example. A small element of the wider British fleet, this force would be placed under the operational control of the Admiralty on the outbreak of war, in accordance with New Zealand’s defence strategy... As the international situation darkened in the last week of August 1939, the likelihood of these plans being implemented suddenly became very real. Both New Zealand cruisers were hurriedly readied for sea. Ships’ bottoms were cleaned, supplies were loaded, and crews were brought up to their war complements. In H.M.S. Achilles’ case, this amounted to 31 officers and 536 ratings - of whom five officers and 316 ratings were New Zealanders [Jerrard being one of the experienced British crew]. Early on 29 August, with Germany preparing to invade Poland, the Admiralty requested that the ships move to their war stations. Seven hours later Achilles put to sea, bound for Balboa in Panama’s Canal Zone.... Achilles was well away from New Zealand when shortly after midnight on 3 September Captain Parry received a signal from London: ‘Commence hostilities against Germany.’ The previous day he had been ordered to change course to the Chilean port of Valparaiso. Achilles arrived there on 12 September 1939. Of all the battles waged during the Second World War, arguably the most important was the Battle of the Atlantic, the struggle to keep open the sea routes to the British Isles... At the outset, the battle also involved denying the Atlantic and other sea routes to Germany. An immediate task for the Royal Navy was to track down and destroy the estimated 237 German merchant ships at sea or in foreign ports. As well as cutting off German trade, this action would prevent these vessels being armed and used to prey of Allied trade. For six weeks Achilles played its part in this world-wide effort, moving along the coasts of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia in order to deter German ship movements. The only Allied warship on this coast (all the South American countries were neutral), it was ready to intercept any German merchant ship heading for refuge in a neutral port or any of the 17 ships already holed up at various places that might dare to put to sea.’ (The Battle of the River Plate, The New Zealand Story, refers) The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee had been deployed, with the support ship Altmark, to cruise near the Cape Verde Islands in September 1939. With the outbreak of war she was ordered to move into the South Atlantic to operate as a commerce raider, whilst avoiding major engagements. The ‘warship claimed its first victim, sinking the British merchant vessel Clement. The British ship managed to broadcast a distress signal, providing the first indication that a German raider was operating in the area... As a result, Achilles was ordered to quit its watchdog role along South America’s west coast and proceed to the South Atlantic. After a steady passage, and refuelling at the Falkland Islands, Achilles reached the southern approaches of the River Plate on 26 October. It joined Commodore Henry (later Admiral Sir Henry) Harwood’s South America Division, which had been transferred from the America and West Indies Station. The New Zealand ship joined the division’s heavy cruisers H.M.S. Exeter and Cumberland and the light cruiser Ajax in patrolling the Rio de Janeiro/River Plate area.’ (Ibid) On 2 December, in the eastern South Atlantic, the Graf Spee sank the Blue Star Line’s Doric Star, bound from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, and five days later she sank the steamer Tairoa. Both ships had got off distress messages, and their final positions gave the indication that the German ship was heading for the east coast of South America. Harwood concluded that the River Plate was the most likely target, and by the early hours of 12 December 1939 had gathered the Achilles, Ajax and Exeter. Harwood’s educated guess was vindicated when at 6.14 am the following morning the Graf Spee’s smoke was spotted on the horizon. Faced with a much more heavily armed German ship, Harwood’s division faced the prospect of long range annihilation. However, instead of standing off and using the longer range of his guns to good effect, the German Captain closed with the enemy. The Graf Spee ‘opened fire at 6.18 am at a range of just under 20,000 metres. E...
A fine Second War ‘Dunkirk’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Stoker First Class W. S. Grimmitt, Royal Navy, who in the destroyer H.M.S. Malcolm made eight trips to Dunkirk and, under incessant fire, brought away 6,400 troops Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (KX. 90969 W. S. Grimmitt, Sto. 1, H.M.S. Malcolm); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, light contact marks, generally very fine or better (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1940: ‘For good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches of Dunkirk.’ William Stephen Grimmitt served during the Second World War in H.M.S. Malcolm, and distinguished himself during Operation Dynamo, the Dunkirk evacuation: during the period from 28 May to 4 June 1940, Malcolm undertook no fewer than eight trips to the beaches and Dunkirk pier, bringing away a total of 6,400 troops. Under incessant attack throughout these gallant forays, Malcolm was much battered by near misses but the behaviour of the whole ship's company was excellent both under fire and throughout the operation, during which they showed great powers of endurance. Full details Malcolm’s part in Operation Dynamo are recounted in the pages of Walter Lord's The Miracle of Dunkirk. One of Malcolm’s most noteworthy exploits was the rescue of soldiers embarked on the Clan MacAllister on 29 May, when she fought off countless attacks by Ju. 88s while passing over fire hoses to help fight the flames on the stricken merchantman - her hold laden with 4-inch ammunition. On a lighter note, another of Malcolm's officers played the bagpipes on the ship's foc'sle as some Cameron Highlanders were embarked, and on her final trip, made on the night of the 3-4 June to embark part of the French rear-guard which had been holding the Dunkirk perimeter, her officers sallied forth wearing their bow ties and monkey jackets. For their part in Operation Dynamo, H.M.S. Malcolm's skipper, Captain T. E. Halsey, R.N., was awarded the D.S.O., and the crew were collectively awarded 1 D.S.C., 8 D.S.M.s., and 12 M.I.D.s. Sold with copied research.
Nine: Chief Stoker Mechanic J. J. Blacklock, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (C/K 65976 J. T. [sic] Blacklock C.P.O.S.M. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (K.65976 J .J. Blacklock. S.P.O. H.M.S. Renown.) very fine or better (9) £500-£700 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 18 January 1944:
‘For gallant and distinguished services in H.M. ships... Warspite... in operations in the Mediterranean from the time of the entry of Italy into the war until the surrender of the Italian fleet.’ John Joseph Blacklock was born in Wigton, Cumberland, on 25 February 1907 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 15 April 1925. Posted to the battleship H.M.S. Royal Sovereign 10 October 1925, he was promoted to Stoker 1st Class on 25 February 1926, and saw service with the Atlantic Fleet, and then from 1927 with the Reserve Fleet. Posted to the light cruiser H.M.S. Ceres on 6 May 1929, he was appointed to Acting Leading Stoker on 10 September 1929, and saw service aboard her with the Home Fleet, being confirmed as Leading Stoker on 19 September 1930. He subsequently served in the destroyer H.M.S. Whirlwind; the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Vindictive, and the light cruiser H.M.S. Dragon, being appointed to Acting Stoker Petty Officer on 1 January 1934, and promoted to Stoker Petty Officer on 1 January 1935, when attached to the America and West Indies Station. Blacklock joined the light cruiser H.M.S. Achilles on 31 May 1936, and was with her for the three years she was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, before being posted to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Renown on 29th August 1939, and was aboard her on the outbreak of the Second World War. She spent September as part of the Home Fleet patrolling in the North Sea, but was transferred to Force K in the South Atlantic in October to help search for the ‘pocket battleship’ the Admiral Graf Spee, sinking the blockade runner SS Watussi on 2 December. She remained in the South Atlantic even after Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled in December and did not return to the Home Fleet until March 1940. Blacklock was awarded the Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst aboard Renown on 28 March 1940. She subsequently supported British forces during the Norwegian Campaign and briefly engaged the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 9 April of that year. Appointed Acting Chief Stoker on 18 September 1940, Blacklock joined the battleship H.M.S. Warspite on 21 November 1941, and saw service aboard her for the remainder of the war, seeing action against the Japanese as part of the Eastern Fleet; in the Mediterranean in preparation for Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily; and at the Allied landings at Salerno, during which Warspite was badly hit. Having been promoted Chief Stoker, Blacklock was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean, most probably for his actions after Warspite was hit and her subsequent withdrawal to Malta when severely crippled. Having undergone repairs, Warspite saw further action during the Normandy landings when, at 05:00 on 6 June 1944 she was the first ship to open fire, bombarding the German battery at Villerville from a position 26,000 yards offshore, to support landings by the British 3rd Division on Sword Beach. The War over, Blacklock was shore pensioned on 17 March 1947, but was recalled to the Service following the outbreak of the Korean War as a Chief Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic on 8 May 1951. Posted out to the Far East to join H.M. Naval Base Tamar at Hong Kong, he then joined the destroyer H.M.S. Cossack out in Hong Kong on 12 July 1951, and saw service in the waters on and off the coast of Korea during the Korean War, before being posted home on 16 December 1952. Promoted to Chief Mechanic (Engineering) on 18 March 1955, and was eventually invalided ashore ‘physically unfit for naval service’ on 10 August 1955. Sold with copied research.
Beretta Ultra Light Deluxe 12 bore over and under ejector shotgun with gold bird engraved locks, named and engraved underside, engraved trigger guard, thumb lever and fences, chequered semi-pistol grip and forend, vacant cartouche to the underside of the stock, single trigger, vented top rib and 28 inch multi-choke barrels, overall length 115.5cm, length of pull 36.5cm, serial number U56925B, in original fitted case with three additional chokes and choke key. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Beretta Ultra Light Deluxe 12 bore over and under ejector shotgun with gold bird engraved locks, named and engraved underside, engraved trigger guard, thumb lever and fences, chequered semi-pistol grip and forend, vacant cartouche to the underside of the stock, single gilt trigger, vented top rib and 28 inch barrels choked ¼ and ¾, overall length 114cm, length of pull 35.5cm, serial number U27235B, in original fitted case. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Interior Decoration - a Grand Tour style resin model, of the Caryatid Porch, Erechtheion, rectangular wooden base, 32.5cm high; a Khmer style bronzed metal figure, of Vishnu, after the antique, 42cm high; a wrought iron wall light; a pair of Venetian masks, painted resin, on stands, 36cm high (5)
ROLAND BENCE FOR TROIKA POTTERY; a rare 'Helmet' lamp finished in a manganese colourway, signed Troika, Cornwall and painted initials, height 28cm. Provenance: For a similar example please see plate 38 Troika Pottery St Ives by Carol Cashmore. Condition Report: Light scratches to the glaze, large section of restoration to the underside of the upper section.
A late 19th century Chinese porcelain Famille Verte triple gourd vase, decorated with auspicious symbols, prunus flowers and floral detail, bearing Kangxi double ring mark to the underside, height 45cm.Condition Report: Light wear as expected, glaze faults to the body but good condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.
A 19th century Chinese Famille Rose charger decorated with a single iron red border of auspicious symbols surrounding objects to the centre, bears Qianlong mark verso, diameter 40cm.Condition Report: Light surface wear and scratches, small areas of loss to the paint, glaze faults, good overall condition.
A 19th century Chinese silk embroidered panel depicting a four clawed dragon, now set in an Edwardian mahogany firescreen frame, the panel 84 x 39cm. Please note the panel is from a piece of clothing, such as a robe. Condition Report: Material is creased but good condition, frame with light scuffs and marks but overall good.
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