The group of three miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel J. Boulderson, 91st Highlanders, late 71st Highland Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India; India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Umbeyla; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879, all unnamed, contact marks and polished, otherwise toned, nearly very fine (3) £160-£200 --- John Boulderson was born at Madras on 8 April 1838, and was educated at Cheltenham College before purchasing a commission as an ensign in the 71st (Highland) Regiment on 1 February 1856. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 11 March 1859; transferred to 91st Highlanders in 1875; Captain, 1 April 1879; Major, 1 July 1881; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 18 March 1882. Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson served with the 71st Highlanders in the Indian campaign of 1858, and was present at the battle of Kotakeserai, recapture of Gwalior, and operations against Burgore and Dowlut Sing (Medal with Clasp). Served also throughout the campaign against the hill tribes on the N.W. Frontier of India in 1863 (Medal with Umbeyla Clasp). Served with the 91st Highlanders in the Zulu war of 1879, and was present at the action of Gingindhlovu and relief of Ekowe (Medal with Clasp). Boulderson retired with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in March 1882. He died in 1925 aged 87 and was buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire. See O.M.R.S. Journal for March 2021 which carries a lengthy article on Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson by the late Tony Conroy, particularly the part played by him and his regiment in the Umbeyla campaign. For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 162.
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Canada, General Campaign Star, 1 clasp, ISAF + FIAS (V87726312 Pte CP Myers) in card box of issue, test marks to edge, with scratches, otherwise very fine and scarce £300-£400 --- Christopher Pierre Myers enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces in February 2006, and served with 2 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry as part of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Kandahar between 13 February - 2 September 2008. Myers advanced to Corporal in March 2009. Sold with copied service records.
A well-documented Second World War German 1940 ‘Battle of Britain’ Iron Cross group of four awarded to Luftwaffe Ju.88 Radio Operator - Air Gunner Sergeant L. Ottmann, who during the course of the Second World War flew a total of 135 combat missions, including the great raid on Coventry (Moonlight Serenade), and further 22 raids on London; transferring to the Eastern Front, he then took part in Operation Barbarossa Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939 (2), First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, retaining pin stamped ‘113’; Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked; War Merit Cross 1939, Second Class, with swords, bronze; Winter War Medal 1941-42, zinc, nearly extremely fine (4) £600-£800 --- Leonhard Ottman began his aircrew training with a flight in a Junkers JU 52 transport aircraft on 13 June 1939. He went on to fly in the Dornier Do17, Heinkel HE111, Junkers JU88 and other similar size aircraft, qualifying as an aircraft radio operator. On completion of his training, he was posted to Kampfgeschwader (Totenkopf Geschwader) Stab II/KG54 as a radio operator on Junkers JU88 twin engine multi-role light bombers. He became part of the regular crew of Lieutenant Mally, with who he remained until his last flight in August 1944. He was to go on to complete 421 flights, from bases in Germany, France, Poland and Italy. Of these flights, 135 were classed as combat missions. Ottman’s war began with his first posting - to KG54 at St. Andre, in Southern France (IV. Fliegerkorps) where he began his flying duties on 8 August 1940. His first combat mission came on 29 August with a feint attack against the English coast. This was during the height of the ‘Battle of Britain’ and no doubt intended to draw the RAF fighters away from their airfields so they could be attacked by other Luftwaffe units. KG54 then began to play its part in the period known as ‘The Blitz’, when English and Welsh cities (especially London) and ports were targeted. Ottmann’s 42 combat missions from St. Andre included 17 raids on London, over the period 23 September to 29 November, and Operation Mondscheinserenade Korn (Moonlight Serenade Corn) on Coventry on 15 November 1940, which was at the time the largest and most devastating aerial attack to date anywhere, when the city was attacked by 449 bombers from Luftflote II and III which dropped 503 tonnes of mixed bombs. Many factories destroyed, and the medieval heart of the city devastated. The night’s bombing cost the city 554 killed, and 865 seriously injured. On 14 April 1941, Kampfgeschwader 54 moved to Bretigny, still in France (remaining part of IV. Fliegerkorps), from where Ottmann took part in a further 17 combat missions, mainly against English cities and airfields, including London (five times), Plymouth (twice), Liverpool (three times), and Exeter (three times). Ottmann’s final sortie to England took place on 20 May 1941, when his aircraft attacked the port of Plymouth: ‘We attacked the target from 150 metres and dropped our bombs directly onto the port but because of the strong anti-aircraft fire it was not possible to assess the effects of the bombing. By low flying we were able to get away from the massive artillery fire.’ On 17 June 1941, Kampfgeschwader 54 moved to Swidnik, near Lublin, in Poland; now with V. Fliegerkorps. There they took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, which began on 22 June 1941. Over the next month Ottmann took part in 35 Attacks made against targets in Eastern Poland and Russia, including the airfield at Schepatoka in Russia on 1 July 1941: ‘Our mission was to dive bomb in group formation the airfield in Schepatoka in Russia. We proceeded in groups but shortly before the target our group broke up owing to heavy weather and was blasted by heavy resistance. After that we attacked the airfield individually. We flew across the field at low level and just in front of the hangars the pilot pulled up the plane and released our bombs. Shortly after we heard a loud noise in the plane. We had been badly hit by both the flak and by the pieces of bombed hangar thrown up high into the air. Result: By means of a direct hit we were able to completely destroy the hangar including its foundation wall.’ Two day later, on 3 July Ottman and his crew ‘Were ordered to attack the railway line at Konotop with splinter bombs equipped with Shockwave devices. The remaining bombs were meant for the trains. We carried 1 splinter bomb, and 35 D250. We arrived at low level attacking the designated railway line, and after finding a suitable spot, we dropped the splinter bomb which landed directly between the railway tracks. A bit further on we used the remaining bombs to attack a fuel train in a siding. The bombs dropped a bit to the right of the fuel train so that it only got hit by shrapnel. We then made several further attacks on the train using the other weapons on board until the petrol laden train burst into flames. After crash landing (back at base) we established that the ground fire had shot right through the fuselage steering gear.’ Further attacks on rail installations followed, on 5, 11, and 15 July: ‘We were ordered to dive bomb the retreating columns to the east of Berditschof with 45 x D250. We approached from a height of 2000 - 2500 metres and discovered a moving train loaded with war materials, so we dive bombed it. We released our bombs at 400 - 500 metres and all 4 bombs landed directly on target with the result that the transport train was immediately thrown up into the air after the attack and was ablaze... Six days later we were given the mission to attack the railway station at Kasatin using 25. C 250 and 25 D 250. Just before reaching the target we encountered very heavy flak but nevertheless we attacked and dive bombed the station releasing our bombs at 400 metres. After that we attacked the flak emplacement using on board weapons and silenced it. Result: direct hit on the station causing extensive fires. During this raid our plane received 14 hits, 3 of which went through the cabin area... On 15 July 1941 we were ordered to attack the railway station in Korsum, using 45. C. 250. We dive bombed, releasing our bombs at 600 metres and the bombs hit the target. As we were returning, we spotted a Russian fighter below and ahead of us. We attacked the fighter from behind and the observer fired a round of M.A. Trommel (Trommel + drum). We avoided the fighter by banking left over him and facilitating the rear gunner letting off a full round. I saw the pilot being hit and falling forward causing the plane to crash to the ground in flames. During this raid we encountered heavy flak defences.’ It seems that KG54 was shortly after rotated back to Germany, as his next flights were all in a non-combat role, and flown from bases in Germany. Possibly they were refitting or training, as he flew with a variety of pilots, his usual one being Lieutenant Mally. In December 1941, the crew were posted to Italy as part of Kampfgruppe 806, which was re-designated Stab III/KG54 on 1 September 1942. Moving then onto Sicily, he flew in support of the Afrika Corps in Tunisia from November 1942, and such operations continued during the early months of 1943, culminating with a raid on a Royal Navy convoy on 1 May 1943: ‘We were instructed to locate a British convoy which had been sighted at midday in the Mediterranean. After a clear reconnaissance flight we discovered the enemy convoy near the coast of Bengasi, consisting of 25 - 30 large and medium ships. The convoy was well guarded by combat vessels as well as air defence weapons. At low level we remained with the convoy for 3 - 4 hours to maintain contact with the enemy ships, sending r...
A fine Second War submariner’s D.S.O. and D.S.C. group of eleven awarded to Captain Dudley Norman, Royal Navy, who won the D.S.C. when in command of H.M. Submarine H.44 for sinking shipping off the coast of Norway in 1940, and the D.S.O. when in command of H.M. Submarine Upright for sinking the Italian cruiser Armando Diaz in February 1941; he was afterwards the first Commodore of the Malaysian Navy Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1941, with integral top ribbon bar; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1941, hallmarks for London 1940; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977; Malaysia, Pingat Khidmat Berbakti; Denmark, silver medal for Galathea Deep Sea Expedition 1950-1952; Netherlands, Red Cross Decoration, silver-gilt and enamels, and Red Cross Medal of Merit, silver, medals unmounted, together with mounted group of eight miniature dress medals and a loose Jubilee 1977, generally good very fine (12) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 23 September 1941. Seedie’s Submarine roll confirms award ‘For sinking the Italian Cruiser Armando Diaz off Kerkenah Bank in the Mediterranean on 25 February 1941, and a supply ship.’ D.S.C. London Gazette 1 January 1941. Edward Dudley Norman was born on 2 August 1910, and went to Dartmouth in 1924. He joined the Submarine service in 1932 and served in submarines at Devonport, Gosport and Portland before undergoing the Submarine C.O.’s Qualifying Course in 1940. His first submarine command in March 1940 was the 1920-vintage H.44, in which he carried out several patrols in the North Sea, sank enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast, and was awarded the D.S.C. In December 1940, Norman went out to the Mediterranean to take command of Upright in the Malta-based flotilla, later dubbed ‘The Fighting Tenth’. Sailing for his second patrol in February 1941, Upright had to encounter a new hazard: Italian acoustic mines laid in the harbour approaches. Upright’s sailors detonated them by firing machine gun bullets into the water about 100 yards ahead of the boat. On 21 February, Norman took Upright inside the Tunisian harbour of Sfax to look for targets, but found none. “As we were then scraping along the bottom at periscope depth,” he said, “it seemed prudent to reverse course and retire to the open sea.” Four nights later, Upright was on the surface off Sfax, charging main batteries, when the officer of the watch sighted “a cruiser or a very large destroyer, escorted by two destroyers, one on each bow”. Norman estimated the target’s course and speed, fired four torpedoes, and then dived. “As I got below,” he said, “the periscope was going up. I got it on the right bearing in time to see the first torpedo hit, in the light of which I considered the target was probably a cruiser.” He had, in fact, sunk the 5,000 ton Italian cruiser Armando Diaz and was awarded the D.S.O. Invalided home from Malta with dysentery in July 1941, he took command, in October, of the German U-boat U.570, which had surrendered to an R.A.F. Hudson aircraft south of Iceland in August, and was renamed H.M.S. Graph. U.570’s cryptographic material had been ditched and many instruments smashed, but in a year’s trials under Norman, Graph gave the Allies priceless information about the construction, performance and weaponry of the standard Type VII U-boat. After Graph, Norman commanded Tuna and Alcide, one of the first of the long-range A Class patrol submarines intended for the Pacific. Norman left the Submarine Service in 1947 and had appointments in the Admiralty, with Nato, as Executive Officer of H.M.S. Heron, the naval air station at Yeovilton, where he learned to fly, and in command of the sloop Nereide on the South African Station. The Royal Malaysian Navy, which formed on independence in 1957, began modestly with the purchase of a handful of ex-Royal Navy minesweepers. But as its first Commodore, Norman laid the foundations of a small but efficient force which played a full part in the confrontation with Indonesia in the 1960s. When Norman retired in 1960, he was awarded the Malaysian decoration, the Pingat Khidmat Berbakti. In retirement, Norman was secretary of the Royal Malta Yacht Club, and he played an influential role in establishing the first Whitbread Round the World Race. He died in 1998, aged 87. Sold with original warrant and statutes for D.S.O., award certificates for Coronation Medal and Netherlands Red Cross Decoration (16 January 1959), various correspondence, and an original photograph album compiled by Norman with 16 large black and white photographs of the captured U.570 on later trials as H.M.S. Graph, some captioned and dated 15 October 1941, showing interior images and various detailing around her, together with four larger loose photographs of the submarine.
Four: Private A. Johnson, 17th Lancers, late 21st Lancers, a member of ‘D’ Squadron who charged at Omdurman, 2 September 1898 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3276 Pte. A. Johnson. 21/L’crs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (5134 Pte. A. Johnson. 17/Lcrs.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5134 Pte. A. Johnson. 17th Lancers); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (3941 Pte. T. Long 21st Lcrs) light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (4) £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, 1972; D.M.D. Services, May 1992. Confirmed on all rolls as a ‘charger’ in Roy Dutton’s Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman.
A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Coleridge, 63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry and 80th Carnatic Infantry, Indian Army, who was four time Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Capt. P. L. Coleridge. 63 P.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with unofficial M.I.D. oak leaves emblem (Maj. P. L. Coleridge.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Major P. L. Coleridge.) generally very fine (5) £400-£500 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Percy Lovel Coleridge was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Indian Army on 20 June 1900, and was promoted Lieutenant on 20 April 1902. He served during the Great War as a Captain in the 63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry before transferring to the 80th Carnatic Infantry as a temporary Major on 21 January 1916. He served in the operations in East Africa from 16 October 1914 to 5 August 1917; in Iraq from 1 December 1917 to November 1918; and then during the Arab Rebellion 1920-21. For his services he was four times Mentioned in Despatches, on the latter occasion for Iraq (London Gazettes 8 February 1917; 7 March 1918; 5 June 1919; and 9 September 1921) and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, he subsequently served in the Devon Home Guard during the Second World War.
The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. A large display of Military Badges including, an Officer’s Forage Cap Badge & Scroll; a scarce other ranks Victorian Cap Badge, Helmet Plate, another KC example, foreign service Helmet Plate, Cornwall Rifle Volunteers, Glengarry Badge, 2nd Administrative Battalion Victorian Cap Badge, another Blackened example; a good collection of shoulder titles, including scarce T4/5, T4,T5, 1st Cadets; Collar Badges including, pair 1878-81 Pair Volunteers, gilt and black enamel; various early buttons; and sundry cap and collars badges and shoulder titles, all mounted on a card board for display, some fixings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £400-£500
Infantry Badges. A selection of Infantry badges including Wiltshire Victorian Officer’s silver & gilt Forage cap badge, lugs repaired, Kings, Devonshire, King’s Own, West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Loyal North Lancashire, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some fixings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
Infantry Badges. A selection of Infantry badges including Worcestershire, Welsh, Buffs, South Wales Borderers, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, Durham Light Infantry, Bedfordshire, Hampshire, Somerset Light Infantry, Essex, Border, Green Howards &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some fixings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
Infantry Badges. A selection of Infantry badges including Dorset, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Manchester, Royal Fusiliers, Highland Light Infantry, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some fixings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
Military Badges. A selection of Military badges including cap badges of the Royal Marines, Artillery, Light Infantry, Band, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps, Glider Pilot Regiment, Guards Division, Brigade of Gurkhas &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some fixings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80
German Second World War Army Qualification Trade Badges. Comprising Medical NCO. Panzer driver NCO. Radio operator NCO. Schirmeister NCO. Pigeon postmaster, mans. Supply Administration mans. Medical mans. Weapons specialist. Ordnance mans. Qualified farrier in field grey. Qualified Farrier M.36 style. Ordnance mans field grey. Signals personnel yellow on green background. Signals personnel light blue on green background. Signals personnel white on field grey background. Signals personnel black on green background. Signals personnel, pink on green background. Signals personnel red on green background. All have glue and paper residue on the reverse side where previously attached to a collectors display board, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
An inter-War ‘South Persia operations’ O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. White, Commanding Officer, 39th King George’s Own, Central India Horse, late 4th Hussars The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. W. B. White.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Major W. B. White.) light contact marks, very fine and better (4) £300-£400 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 23 July 1920: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in South Persia.’ William Blomfield White was born in 1882 and was educated at Harrow. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 4th Hussars in 1901, and was promoted Lieutenant in 1904. He transferred to the Indian Army in 1908, and was promoted Captain in 1910 and appointed a Squadron Commander in the 39th King George’s Own Central India Horse. He was promoted Major in 1916, and temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918, and for his services during the Great War and in the subsequent operations in South Persia he was both Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 23 July 1920) and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1927, and retired 1931. The history of the Central India Horse refers to him as follows: ‘He was essentially a bahadur (a brave man and one of renown), and as such was admired and respected by all the Indian ranks of the regiment.’ Sold with copied research.
German Second World War Trade Personnel Patches. Comprising Tropical yellow ordnance mans, yellow crossed rifles on tropical cloth backing. Radio operator, yellow on dark green. Medical personnel yellow on dark green. Fortifications man yellow on dark green background. Fire workers yellow on field grey background. Fire workers yellow on dark green background. Supply Administrator mans yellow on dark green background. Motor transport mans yellow on green background. Another. Telecommunications personnel, light apple green on field grey background, black on field grey background. Mountain troops green on dark green background. Blue lightning blitz on green background. White lightning blitz on green background. Another. Yellow lightning blitz on green background. Panzer Grenadier green on dark green background, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
German Second World War Army Rank Insignia. Three items of insignia for the light brown herringbone twill uniform. Three M.36 rank insignia, silver and subdued lace on dark green background. Three items of rank insignia on mid war field grey backing material. Three items of insignia on HBT herringbone twill material. Two items of rank lace without any backing. Two separate Oberschutz rank patches, one on HBT material, one of field grey, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80
German Second World War Arm Shields. Comprising Edelweiss badge, as removed from a tunic, Bevo woven. Jager arm badge, machine embroidered. Jager arm badge, Bevo woven. Army Field Police eagle, glue on reverse. Army Field Police eagle, one light stain to the right hand side. Bevo woven Army Artillery Gun Layer, cut from roll. Army officers quality small boat Qualified Helmsman. Enlisted ranks version of the same being machine embroidered, glue on the reverse of both Helmsman’s badges. Army Bevo woven Teno sleeve insignia, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240
German Second World War Luftwaffe Flight Suit Insignia. Comprising Hauptmann, three gulls and one stripe on dark blue background. Ovefeldwebel, four seagulls on blue background. Hauptmann, white seagulls on light grey background. Feldwebel, three seagulls on salt and pepper flight suit material background. All the previous four items have glue on the reverse side where previously displayed on a collectors display board, good condition (4) £60-£80
German Second World War Luftwaffe Flight Suit Insignia. Comprising Oberleutnant, white seagulls on light grey backing. Leutnant, white seagulls, one strip on light grey backing. Unterfeldwebel, white seagulls on salt and pepper flight suit material backing material. Unteroffizier, one single gull on a narrow strip of salt and pepper backing material. General Major, yellow gull, one strip on blue backing, which has moth to the edges. All of the previous five items have glue on the reverse where previously adhered to a collectors display board, generally good condition (5) £100-£140
German Second World War Shoulder Boards and Numbered Tabs. Comprising 3 pairs of scarce numbered slip-ons. Regiment 448, Training Regiment L19, Training Regiment 715. Infantry slip-on boards Senior NCO with gothic letters ‘UV5’ for Army Preparatory School. Army stitch-on D6, which is headquarters of a division. M36 infantry shoulder board, plain, slip-on. M.36 NCO infantry board, slip-on. M.43 field grey centred infantry board, slip-on. Reichwehr period Regiment 18 with NCO tab, slip-on. Reichwehr period light green centre slip-on. Regiment No.14 Senior NCO. M.36 stitch-on Infantry Regiment 58. Infantry stitch-on M.36 Regimental number ‘2’ to the centre, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
A Second War 1945 ‘instructors’ A.F.C. and K.C.V.S.A. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant, late Warrant Officer, F. J. Lewis, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 49 operational sorties - predominantly in Wellingtons with 108 Squadron over the Middle East, having already flown in Blenheims with 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron during the Battle of France in May 1940. He served with the Takoradi Ferry Flight on the Gold Coast, and subsequently joined the Test Flight based there. After the war Lewis was employed as a pilot by the British European Airways Corporation for 25 years, and added to his already large list of aircraft flown. At the point of retirement he had amassed some 17,533 flying hours over his entire military and civil aviation career Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’ in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, generally very fine or better (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- A.F.C. London Gazette 3 April 1945. King’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air London Gazette 1 January 1942. Frank James Lewis was born in April 1916. He joined the Royal Air Force as an L.A.C. in October 1935, and carried out his initial pilot training at Reid & Sigrist Ltd, R.A.F. Civil Training College, Desford, Leicester two years later. Lewis was subsequently posted to No. 5 F.T.S., Sealand, before being posted as a pilot to 101 Squadron (Blenheims) at Bicester in December 1938. Lewis was posted to 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron (Blenheims) at Wattisham in October 1939, and he took part in at least 3 operational sorties with the Squadron during the Battle of France in May 1940 - including, 24 May 1940 ‘Operations Against German Mechanised Columns On Calais - St. Inglevert Road. 2- 250 & 12 40lb Bombs Dropped. Hit Twice By Light A.A. Fire’ (Log Book refers). Lewis was posted to No. 4 Ferry Pool, Cardiff in June 1940. At the end of August Lewis was posted overseas for service with the Takoradi Ferry Flight on the Gold Coast of Africa. Whilst stationed with the latter he flew a variety of aircraft, including: Blenheims, Hurricanes, Lockheeds, Tomahawks and Junkers 52s! Lewis served with the Test Flight at Takoradi, January - October 1941, and a report was rendered to H.Q.M.E. when the following occurred to a Glenn Martin aircraft he was testing, 27 April 1941, ‘Initial Air Test. Port Under-Cart Collapsed After Landing.’ (Log Book refers). Lewis advanced to Warrant Officer, and was posted for operational flying with 70 Squadron (Wellingtons) at Kabrit in November 1941. He flew on one operational sortie with the Squadron to Derna, 16 November 1941, prior to being posted to No. 70 O.T.U. at Nakuru, Kenya the following month. Lewis returned to the Middle East with 223 Squadron in February 1942. Flying Marylands and Baltimores, Lewis was ‘Drogue Towing. Both Engines Failed. Landed On Belly’, 9 April 1942 (Ibid) After a period with No. 2 M.E.T.S., Lewis returned to operational flying with 108 Squadron (Wellingtons) from Kabrit in June 1942. He flew in at least 44 operational sorties with the Squadron between June - November 1942, including: 12/13 July 1942 ‘Operations - Tobruk. Dock Installations Bombed 4 x 500lbs G.P. Moderate Flak. Attack By Ju.88’; 19/20 September 1942, ‘Operations - Tobruk Again. 5 x 500lbs G.P. Dropped Near Jetties. Flak Still Hot. A/C Holed Slightly’; 9/10 October 1942, ‘Operations - Fuka Drome. 12 x 250lbs G.P. & 2 S.B.C. 40lbs F. Dropped On Aircraft & A.A. Aircraft Damaged By Enemy Fighter - No Injuries’; 22/23 October 1942, ‘Operations -Western Desert 13 x 250lbs G.P. 2 S.B.C. 40lbs. Dropped on Alg. 20. Rear Gunner Claims He Got A Me. 109. Says He Saw Pilot Bale Out’ (Ibid) Lewis’s conduct was praised in No. 205 Group Letter, 11 November 1942: ‘525025 W/O Lewis F. J. of 108 Squadron, On 15th October 1942, while preparing for a bombing run over the Tobruk area, the port engine failed. The captain showed a high standard of skill and airmanship in difficulty, and successfully effected a belly landing at base. His excellent flying undoubtedly resulted in the return of aircraft and crew.’ Lewis was posted to 37 Squadron (Wellingtons) at the end of November 1942, and carried out one further operational sortie on 3/4 December 1942. He returned to the UK, and was posted as an instructor on Whitleys to No. 81 O.T.U. at Sleap in March 1943. Lewis was commissioned Pilot Officer (on probation) in April 1943, and advanced to Flying Officer (on probation) in October 1943. Subsequent postings included as Flight Lieutenant and Chief Instructor at No. 3 F.I.S., and carrying the Junior Commanders Course at R.A.F. Cranwell. He was demobilised in October 1945, and joined the British European Airways Corporation as a pilot. He retired after 25 years service with the company, 25 September 1971, having carried out 17,533 flying hours over his entire military and civil career. Sold with the following related items and documents: King’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air Certificate, dated 1 January 1942, this framed and glazed with R.A.F. ‘Wings’; named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the D.F.C., this framed and glazed; 3 R.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Books (7 December 1937 - 19 October 1945) the majority of operations additionally annotated with extra details; 4 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Personal Flying Log Books, Aircraft Operating Crew (13 October 1949 - 17 September 1971); small portrait photograph of recipient in B.E.A.C. uniform and a damaged charcoal sketch of recipient.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant-Major J. H. Rubery, 1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (243115 A.C.S. Mjr: J. H. Rubery. 1/6 R. War: R.-T.F.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (243115 Sjt: J. H. Rubery. 1/6 R. War: R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1547 L. Cpl. J. H. Rubery. R. War: R.); British War and Victory Medals (243115 W.O. Cl. 2. J. H. Rubery. R. War. R.) medals unmounted, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation published 8 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his officers became casualties during an advance he took command of all the men in the neighbourhood and led them forward to the company’s objective, which he consolidated, capturing a large number of prisoners and several machine guns. His leadership and example were of the greatest value.’ M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917. Immediate Reward, announced in Routine Orders by General Sir H. S. Rawlinson, Bart., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., Commanding Fourth Army, 27th April 1917. John Henry Rubery was born on 2 August 1895, in Birmingham and served with the 1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, in France from 22 March 1915, and was demobilized on 29 March 1919. He died in Birmingham on 14 November 1979. Sold with three original photographs of the recipient with his wife and family, original copy of Routine Orders of April 1917, cutting from Birmingham Daily Mail announcing D.C.M. with citation, and certificate of Disembodiment on Demobilisation confirming both awards; together with copied research including gazette notices, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards.
A Great War ‘Ypres-Menin Road’ September 1917 D.C.M. and ‘Hindenburg Line’ May 1917 M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. Ellis, 1st (attached 4th) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9637 Sjt: J. Ellis. 1/L’pool: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (9637 Sjt: J. Ellis. 1/L’pool: R.); 1914 Star (9637 Pte. T. Ellis. 1/L’pool R.) note initial; British War and Victory Medals (9637 Sjt. J. Ellis. L’pool R.) mounted for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £2,000-£2,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was largely responsible for the steadiness with which the men of his company met and repulsed a strong enemy counter-attack. His great courage, resource and initiative were an inspiring example to the men at a critical time.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Ypres-Menin Road, 27 September 1917’. The War Diary for this date describes the attacks during operations in the Reutelbeer Sector, 25-28th September 1917. M.M. London Gazette 28 July 1917. Probably an award for the 33rd Division attack on the Hindenburg Line on 20 May 1917. John Ellis went to France with the 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment on 12 August 1914 (initial shown as ‘T’ on Medal Index Card). He was subsequently attached to the 4th Battalion and won both of his awards with the 4th. Sold with copied research including gazette entries, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards, and War Diary extracts.
A Great War ‘Ravelsberg, April 1918’ D.C.M. and ‘Cuinchy, June 1916’ M.M. group of five awarded to Bugler A. Johnstone, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (330103 Pte. A. Johnstone. M.M. 9/High: L.I.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (1480 Bglr: A. Johnstone. 9/H.L.I.-T.F.); 1914 Star (1480 Pte. A. Johnstone. 9/High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1480 Pte. A. Johnstone. H.L.I.) medals unmounted, together with British War and Victory Medals awarded to his brother (51527 Pte. J. P. Johnstone. R. Scots.) good very fine (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 October 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as runner. No amount of fire stopped him getting his message through, and his high spirits were an inspiration to all who saw him. He gained valuable information when taking part in two daylight patrols, and took a leading part in repelling enemy attacks. His conduct throughout was worthy of the highest praise.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Nr. Ravelsberg, 15-18 April 1918’. M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916. The Battalion War Diary entry for 27 June 1916 describes ‘Front line at Cuinchy - raid on Mad Point, and that for 7 July 1916 ‘the ceremony of presenting British and French medals in Grande Place this afternoon... Battalion was warmly congratulated by the GOC 1st Army (Gen Charles Munro) who said he was “proud of the men”. The following NCOs of the Battn were presented with the Military Medal [ten including Bugler A. Johnstone], all in connection with recent Raid.’ Andrew Johnstone was a native of Glasgow and served with the 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, H.L.I., in France and Flanders from 5 November 1914. Sold with original ‘Headquarters, Second Army’ certificate of congratulations upon award of D.C.M., dated 25 June 1918, together with copied research including gazette notices, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards, and War Diary entries for D.C.M. and M.M. actions.
A Great War ‘Western Front 1915’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal J. J. Ingram, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action in July 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4641 L. Cpl. J. J. Ingram. 3/C.G.); 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (4641 Pte. J. J. Ingram. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (4641 Pte. J. J. Ingram. C. Gds.) mounted for display, together with a Coldstream cap badge, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915: ‘For acts of gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders.’; citation published 30 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in the trenches. He has set a fine example of devotion to duty.’ John Joseph Ingram landed in France and Flanders with the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, on 21 August 1914, and was killed in action on 12 July 1915. The Battalion War Diary entries for that month are particularly light but the 3rd Battalion was occupying trenches in the vicinity of Cuinchy and Cambrin. He is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extract, D.C.M. and Medal Index Card, the latter annotated ‘K in A”.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Company Sergeant Major J. Douglas, 16th Battalion, Royal Scots, late Scottish Rifles, who was also Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (43723 Sjt: J. Douglas. 16/R. Scots.) edge bruising and light pitting, nearly very fine £600-£800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as platoon commander and during a counter-attack, when he rallied the scattered units of several battalions, led them forward, and reached the desired objective. At a time when the shortage of officers was being severely felt, his services were invaluable, and his example inspired the greatest confidence.’ John Douglas attested for the Scottish Rifles at Motherwell, and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 March 1915. Transferring to the 16th Battalion, Royal Scots, he was advanced Company Sergeant Major, and in addition to being awarded the D.C.M. was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 December 1917). He was disembodied on 19 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
A fine Great War ‘Palestine Campaign’ stretcher-bearer’s D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private W. Penlerick, 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, for ‘great gallantry and endurance in collecting wounded under fire consecutively for thirty-six hours’ during the battle of Nebi Samwil, 21-22 November 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200998 Pte. W. Penlerick. 1/4 D.C.L.I.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals(2857 Pte. W. Penlerrick. D. of Corn. L.I.) note spelling of surname, medals unmounted, some minor edge bruises, otherwise very fine and scarce to regiment (3) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 11 April 1918; citation published 1 May 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He, as stretcher-bearer, showed great gallantry and endurance in collecting wounded under fire consecutively for thirty-six hours. On one occasion he volunteered to proceed from a post to the front line under an extremely intense fire over an area in which several of his comrades had been wounded, but was recalled by order of his medical officer in the interests of the unit. His courage and utter indifference to danger were beyond praise.’ The Regimental History notes: ‘Under extraordinary difficulties the stretcher bearers carried out their work: at all times they deserved the highest praise. The following were conspicuous for their bravery and devotion to the wounded: Privates Ward, Kitchen, Pedlar, W. Penlerick, Warren, Holman and Rashleigh. Corporal Cattran, Aid-Post-Corporal, worked for many hours at a stretch and his faithful devotion undoubtedly saved many lives. The rocky sides of the hill upon which stand the village and mosque of Nebi Samwil made the carrying of the wounded an extremely arduous task, but in addition to the physical difficulty the hill side was swept by violent shell fire. All through this fire, the stretcher bearers worked with the greatest bravery. Private Ward and Private Kitchen were wounded, the former dying three days later. Pemlerick was awarded the D.C.M.’ 78 D.C.M.s and 1 Bar awarded to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry during the Great War. William Penlerick was from Helston, Cornwall, and originally served with the 2/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, with whom he went to India in 1914. He transferred to the 1/4th Battalion at Aden, then in Egypt before serving in the Palestine campaign. He was awarded the D.C.M. for gallantry during the battle of Nebi Samwil on 21/22 November 1917, during the advance of the E.E.F. on Jerusalem. His obituary was published in The Light Bob, October 1960: ‘Penlerick. On the 26th July 1960, at St Lawrence’s Hospital, Bodmin, William Penlerick D.C.M. Mr Penlerick served in the 2/4th D.C.L.I. and went to India with them in 1914. He transferred to the 1/4th D.C.L.I. and served with them in Aden and won the D.C.M. at Nabulus in Palestine in 1917 where he was wounded.’ Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary for 1/4 D.C.L.I. for November 1917, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, the latter annotated ‘Correct surname “Penlerick”.’
A Great War ‘Beaumont Hamel, January 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal Frank Cox, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment, late Bedfordshire Regiment, for gallantry during the attack on ‘Leave Avenue’ and ‘Muck Trench’ when he fought his machine-gun for five hours under very heavy fire despite having been wounded Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (21055 L. Cpl. F. Cox. 2/Bord: R.); 1914-15 Star (13185 Pte. F. Cox. Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (13185 Cpl. F. Cox. Bedf. R.) medals unmounted, some light verdigris, otherwise good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 March 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. Although wounded he constructed an emplacement in the captured enemy line, and remained in action with his machine-gun for five hours under very heavy fire.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Leave Avenue, 10 January 1917’. In early January 1917, the 2nd Border Regiment were in billets at Mailly-Mallet, near Beaumont Hamel, practising attack patrols and night patrols to reconnoitre the ground prior to a night attack on Leave Avenue and Muck Trench set for the early morning of 10 January. The Battalion War Diary takes up the story: ‘Zero Hour was 2 am. At Zero Hour, on 10th January 1917 our field guns placed a barrage on No Mans Land. The attacking troops had by this time formed up and commenced to move. At 2-30 am the attacking troops occupied enemy positions, capturing 2 Machine Guns, 1 Automatic Rifle, and 3 Officers and 142 Other Ranks prisoner. The captured positions were consolidated immediately. The going in No Mans Land was very bad and numbers of men were stuck in the mud and had to be dug out. Telephone lines were run out to the Strong Points immediately objectives were taken. Our Casualties were slight, and occurred chiefly owing to the fact that our troops followed up the barrage so closely, suffering casualties from our own guns, but preventing the enemy getting out of his dug-outs in time with his machine guns. At 6 am a few of the enemy attempted to approach Point 63 but were driven back by our bombers... The Battalion remained in the captured positions which were heavily shelled by the enemy throughout the day. The Battalion was relieved by 1st Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers at night and proceeded to billets at Mailly-Maillet.’ Three Officers and one N.C.O. were awarded the Military Cross for this action, the D.C.M. went to Lance-Corporal Cox, and four men won the M.M. Frank Cox was born at Watford, Hertfordshire, and attested there for the Bedfordshire Regiment, on 31 August 1914. He proceeded to France with the 1st Bedfords on 25 March 1915, and transferred to the Border Regiment on 9 November 1915. He was appointed unpaid Lance-Corporal in July 1916 and promoted to Corporal in October 1916. In June 1918 he transferred to the Royal Defence Corps and was demobilised on 19 June 1919. Sold with copied research including service papers, gazette notices, War Diary extracts and Medal Index Card.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt (John Douglas.) toned, light edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1951; Buckland Dix & Wood, October 1993. John Douglas is confirmed aboard H.M.S. Ulysses at Egypt but no rate given. Only two medals to this ship.
A Great War ‘Western Front 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private E. D. Chambers, 2/5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (202830 Pte. E. Chambers. 2/5 N. Staff: R.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals 202830 Pte. E. Chambers. N. Staff: R.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Eric Donald Chambers) mounted court style for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918; citation published 17 April 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in lengthy operations, when, on many occasions, he volunteered to go out and cut hostile wire under heavy fire, and also to search for missing men in No Man’s Land.’ I.S.M. London Gazette 23 October 1962: Awarded for services as a Batman at the War Office. Eric Donald Chambers was a native of Camberley, Surrey. He was latterly employed as a Batman at the War Office and was awarded the I.S.M. upon his retirement in 1962. He died at Farnham on 28 January 1966. Sold with copied research including a photocopied photograph of Chambers with his brother in uniform.
A Great War ‘Western Front, November 1918’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal T. Fitzpatrick, 33rd Battalion, London Regiment, late West Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (860522 Pte. T. Fitzpatrick. 33/Lond: R.); 1914-15 Star (1049 Pte. T. Fitzpatrick. W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1049 Spr. T. Fitzgerald. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, contact pitting, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At Helchin, on night 4/5th November 1918, he was in charge of a Lewis gun team and engaged an enemy post. He shot personally two enemy at point blank range and took eleven prisoners. He established his post, and remained there the next day under the most trying conditions. On the following evening, after a heavy bombardment, he succeeded in again beating off an enemy attack.’ Thomas Fitzpatrick was born in from Batley, Yorkshire, and was a coal miner when he attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Leeds on 9 January 1915. Although service papers have been found for Private Fitzpatrick, their legibility is poor and there is some confusion surrounding his many changes of regiment. He was posted to the 17th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, a bantam battalion raised in Leeds, and given the regimental number 1049. He was then transferred to the Royal Engineers Tunnelling Company as a Sapper and given the number 82751 which, given his size and occupation, is not surprising. He landed in France with the R.E. on 8 March 1915, but on 18 April 1915, he requested to be returned to the 17th West Yorkshires, which he appears to have done on 4 May 1915. On 31 January 1916 he embarked once more for France, landing on 2 February 1916, with the 17th West Yorkshires. During 1916 he was twice admitted to hospital suffering from scabies and his service papers note that he served in France until 4 January 1917, when he was returned to England, being admitted to the Military Hospital in York suffering from ‘debility - general weakness, headache and dizziness’. The next period of his service may not be entirely accurate but it appears that he was transferred to 2/6 Battalion, Durham Light Infantry on 26 April 1918, and given the regimental number 100150. This battalion served as a garrison battalion, landing at Calais on 6 May 1918 and became the 28th Battalion D.L.I. Ftizpatrick returned to France on 3 July 1918. Appointed Lance-Corporal, he was then transferred to the 33rd Battalion, The London Regiment for the final months of the war, with the regimental number 860522. Whilst serving with 33rd Londons he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions in the very last days of the war. At the war’s conclusion he was granted early release because of the demand for his trade as a coal miner, being discharged in December 1918 and transferred to Class Z Army Reserve in January 1919. Sold with an original certificate of congratulation from the General Commanding 5th Army, and copied research including service papers, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices and War Diary extracts for D.C.M. action.
A Great War ‘Battle of Jerusalem 1917’ I.D.S.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Havildar Man Sing Mall, 2/3 Gurkha Rifles, for gallantry in the attack on El Jib and Nebala in November 1917 Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2582 Havr. Man Sing Mal, 2-3 Grks.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2582 Havr. Man Sing Mal, 2/3/Gurkha Rifls.) mounted for wearing, light contact marks, very fine (2) £400-£500 --- I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 1178 of 1918. Awarded for the attack on El Jib by the 1/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and the 2/3rd Gurkhas on 23 November 1917, during the battle of Jerusalem, as described in the regimental history of Third Gurkhas: ‘The 23rd November was again fine and clear. There was no sound of firing. At dawn the C.O. and adjutant climbed a small hill to the left to receive final orders for the attack and to have the objectives pointed out. Here it was learnt that the Wilts would take no part in the attack, which was to be carried out by the Somersets, whose objective was El Jib, followed by the 2/3rd whose mission was Bir Nebala. From the hill from which the reconnaissance was made, a wide plain stretched eastwards for some 2,500 yards. At the far end the ground rose, first gently then steeply, to a ridge some 300 feet high, on which were situated the villages of El Jib on the left and Bir Nebala about half a mile to its right. The plain was bounded on the left by the slopes leading down from Beit Izza, then held by the 52nd Division. At about half-way these slopes ceased and the plain was more open to the left. Some low hills to the left of El Jib were said to be held by hostile machine guns. These were fairly distant from the line of advance. On the right the plain was bounded by the ridge which led up to and beyond Nebi Samwil, and was held by our troops. The enemy were said to be holding El Jib and Nebala in no great force. The Somersets were ordered to lead and they began their advance at 7.30. The 2/3rd followed, moving slightly to the right of the Somersets’ line of direction. When the attackers were clear of the hills the enemy opened fire with shrapnel and H.E. Then came a regular barrage from both field guns and howitzers. The pressing forward of the battalion under this trying shell fire was magnificent, the men moving as steadily as if on parade. Very shortly many began to drop and as soon as the leading wave got beyond Nebi Samwil, a fury of machine-gun fire broke out from the western slope of the ridge, which was supposed to be in our possession. At the same time the fire from the left redoubled in volume. The two battalions were thus enfiladed from both flanks. In addition, the Turks, lining the terraced fields of El Jib, opened a heavy frontal fire. The first wave simply withered away, a few survivors finding what cover they could behind rocks, of which there were fortunately a goodly number scattered about. As each succeeding wave reached this bullet-swept area, the same thing happened, and thus the attack died away within 700 yards of its objective. One of the first of our casualties was Capt. Lemarchand, who was commanding the leading company. He was hit in the stomach and very badly wounded. The adjutant, Lieut. Turner, was hit in the thigh, just as battalion headquarters reached the fatal zone. Jemadar Chame Thapa was killed, and Jemadar Tilbir Thapa severely wounded. The “other ranks” also suffered heavy losses. The Somersets fared no better. A few of their men were reported to have reached the lower slopes of El Jib, but they never came back. The survivors of both battalions remained pinned to the ground all day. The 2/3rd Lewis gunners made gallant efforts to reply to the enemy’s fire, but all attempts were immediately met by concentrated fire in return, from numerous guns which could not be located. The Lewis gunners, indeed, soon headed the list of casualties. Any movement at once drew a storm of bullets, nor did the guns cease to shell the attackers the whole day. Without artillery support the latter were helpless. The havildar major, Man Sing Mal, who had gallantly bandaged Lieut. Turner and other wounded men, was himself hit, leaving the C.O., with some runners and signallers, as sole representatives of the headquarters section. Search was made for the field telephone. which the Somersets had been laying during the advance, but not until the evening was it discovered, far behind. A situation report was therefore sent to the brigade by runner. This gallant runner, Rifleman Aniram Chattri, returned safely with a message from 233rd Brigade headquarters, saying that, as the 1/5th Somersets could not advance on El Jib owing to the precipitous slopes, the 1/5th Devons were being pushed up to attack El Jib direct. One company 1/4th Wilts was being sent to support the 2/3rd in its attack on Nebala after El Jib had fallen. The message added that the attack by the 1/5th Devons would clear up the situation, and after the fall of El Jib the G.O.C. would like to speak to the C.O. on the telephone. From this it was most apparent that the brigade had not in the least grasped the seriousness of the situation. The attention of all was now drawn to the advance of the 1/5th Devons in their attack on El Jib. As all watched them advancing towards the forward position held, their men were so steady and their lines so straight that it seemed almost as if they might possibly gain their objective. Then they came under the artillery barrage, followed by that terrible enfilade machine-gun fire. Every Lewis gunner did his best to keep down the enemy’s fire, but it was still impossible to locate those guns. They roared a hail of bullets on the Devons and made them swing to the left and seek cover. Human effort could do no more, still it was a most gallant attempt. There was nothing for it but to sit tight and wait for darkness. The hours dragged on and the day seemed unending. At last, at 4 p.m., the 233rd Brigade appeared to have realised the situation, for a message for the 2/3rd came, saying: “You, 1/5th Somersets and 1/5th Devons on the West of El Jib, are held up by enfilade M.G.s on Nebi Samwil. Fire of mountain battery has been directed on these, and division has been told that battalions cannot move backwards or forwards until these M.G.s are driven out by an attack down Nebi Samwil slopes. Please take such cover in your present position as you can, and remain there.” No attack was made, however, down the slopes of Nebi Samwil, nor did the mountain battery open fire. At dusk the brigade sent orders for a retirement, “covered by the Gurkhas”. This was a great relief. The Wilts Company was deployed to secure the left flank and the Somersets and Devons then withdrew. By 10.30 p.m. the last of the wounded that could be found had been sent back, and the battalion returned to the same bivouac as on the previous night. In this action before El Jib the fighting strength of the battalion was not more than 350 of all ranks. Of these the losses were, Jemadar Chame Thapa and ten Gurkha ranks killed, while Capt. Lemarchand, Lieut. Turner, Jemadar Tilbir Thapa and sixty-three Gurkha ranks were wounded.’
A fine Second War ‘service ashore’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Stoker 1st Class Harold Simpson, Harbour Defence Motor Launch 1158, Royal Navy, who went ashore at Krioneri, Greece, in December 1944, under mortar fire and assisted in casting off a caique containing wounded Army personnel thereby being instrumental in saving their lives Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. 1Cl. H. Simpson. D/KX. 138065); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 14 August 1945: ‘For distinguished service, energy and zeal while serving in... Light Coastal Forces, in the clearance of the Aegean and the relief of Greece during the period 1944-1945.’ The original recommendation for this award (ADM 116/5172) states: ‘Stoker First Class Harold Simpson, D/KX. 138065, H.D.M.L. 1158 (Rochdale, Lancashire). At KRIONERI (Greece) on Dec. 15th during the evacuation under fire of British Empire troops Stoker Harold Sipmson of H.D.M.L. 1158 went ashore under Mortar fire and assisted in casting off a caique containing wounded Army personnel thereby being instrumental in saving their lives.’
A Great War ‘Palestine operations’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. Thomas, Royal Munster Fusiliers, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (20084 Cpl. -L.Sjt:- H. Thomas. 6/R.M. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (17059 Pte. H. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (17059 Sjt. H. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) suspension ring bent on VM, good very fine (4) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918. Howard Thomas attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Swansea, and served initially with them during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 16 October 1915. Posted on attachment to the 6th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was awarded his Military Medal for his gallantry with the 6th Battalion in Palestine on 27 December 1917. The Regimental History states: ‘On 27 December [1917] ... useful information as to the ground was obtained, with Sergeants Hyde and Thomas, and Private O’Connor showing particular gallantry.’ In addition, Chindwin to Criccieth: the life of Colonel Godfrey Drage, gives the following account: ‘Meanwhile the main Turkish army was still close to Jerusalem on the north-east and with plenty of fight left in them. At midnight on 26-27 December they attacked down the Nablus Road and gave the 60th Division a pretty good battle which soon involved the 53rd Division as well. At daylight the 74th Division attacked. By noon they were threatening the enemy’s flank and by the evening we were all set for a victory. The 10th Division were covering them to the north and at first we hadn’t much to do, but in the late afternoon we came up to a position known (for obvious reasons) as “Machine-Gun-Hill” and it looked like being a tough nut to crack. Our two Dublin battalions ahead of us were pinned to the ground by the heaviest fire I’d ever met. It was clear that a full dress attack would have to be mounted on the morrow and so I sent Captain Keevil forward with Lieutenant O’Keefe and two platoons of “D” Company to reconnoitre the ground as far as possible before dark. We managed to keep down the Turkish fire directly in front of us while Keevil was crossing the open and then they vanished amongst the rocks and hillocks. Almost at once there was a volley of shots. I could distinguish two Lewis-guns firing hard and hear some shouts. “Poor devils”, I thought, “that’s the end of that. I’ve lost a lot of good men just when I’II be needing them.” Then back trailed an amazing procession-at least it amazed me because the first four figures wore fur coats and because Keevil’s command seemed to have nearly doubled its strength. They reached our line safely and told their tale. Just as we lost sight of them, they’d bumped up against a strong-point well out in front of the main Turkish position and promptly rushed it. Accounts of hand-to-hand fighting are bound to be a bit confused, but Sergeants Hyde and Thomas had done extra good work, while Private O’Connor had charged the nearest machine-gun and bayonnetted the two Turks behind it. They’d come back with 4 Turkish officers and 19 other ranks, Private O’Connor’s machine-gun and both our own casualties - one wounded and one dead.’ Thomas was presented with his Military Medal by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught on 20 March 1918. Subsequently transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was discharged Class Z at the end of the War.
A Great War ‘3rd Battle of Ypres’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant E. A. Cradduck, Royal Army Medical Corps, for his gallantry in dressing and bringing in the wounded at Pilchem Ridge, 31 July to 2 August 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (72277 Pte. A. E. Cradduck. 134/F.A. R.A.M.C.) edge bruise, light contact marks, nearly extremely fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917. Edward Arthur Cradduck attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps at Chatham, Kent, on 21 October 1915, having previously served for four and a half years in the R.A.M.C. (Militia), and served with the 134th Field Ambulance during the Great War on the Western Front. Having been awarded the Military Medal ‘for gallantry in dressing and bringing in wounded at Pilchem Ridge, during the 3rd Battle of Ypres, 31 July to 2 August 1917’, he was injured on 16 September 1917 when, ‘leading transport along a rough road just before dawn, he tripped over a discarded cleaning rod of a machine gun, which stuck through his boot and into his foot’. Recovering, he was advanced Sergeant on 13 February 1919, and was discharged on 13 March 1920. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (W. Mills, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. “Temeraire”) light pitting, otherwise very fine and better £400-£500 --- Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. William Mills was born in Clifton, Bristol, on 5 January 1860, and enlisted at Walmer to No 31 Company as Private Royal Marines on 5 April 1877. He subsequently served aboard Valiant (1879-81), Temeraire (7 March 1882 to 7 February 1884), Euryalus for R.M. Battalion (8 February 1884 to 23 April 1884), Britannia (1884-85), Lion (1887-88), and Vivid (1890-91). He transferred to Chatham Division on 2 December 1891, but never served aboard another ship and was discharged on completion of his engagement on 23 December 1899. Had been in cells once, and once in gaol hence no L.S. & G.C. medal. (Ref 1997 catalogue entry)
A post-War ‘Royal Yacht’ service R.V.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer (Cook) C. H. Bickley, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Victorian Medal, E.II.R., silver; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Clasp (LX.21082 C. H. Bickley O.C.1 H.M.S. Emerald) mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £300-£400 --- R.V.M. (Silver 13 June 1959: ‘Charles Henry Bickley, C.P.O., H.M.Y. Britannia.’ Charles Henry Bickley was born on 14 October 1911, at Exeter, Devon. A domestic gardener by trade, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as Officer’s Cook 4th Class on 25 November 1929, serving for over 30 years and rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer, serving the last 7 years on the Royal Yacht Britannia as Chief Cook. He served on a variety of H.M. Ships and shore bases including the Campbell, Dolphin, Nelson, Victory 2, Boscowen, Glasgow, Pembroke 2, Scout and Dunedin. During WW2 he served on Ark Royal (aircraft carrier) from July 1939 to March 1940; Acheron (destroyer) from March to October 1940; Argus (aircraft carrier) October 1940 to December 1942; Victory December 1942 to March 1943; Emerald (light cruiser) March 1943 to October 1944, receiving his L.S. & G.C. medal in this ship in September 1944; Glenroy (Troop and landing ship) from February to August 1945. Post war he continued to serve on the Vanguard, Anson, Howe, Excellent, Vengeance, Adamant, Bellerophon, Mauritius and the Royal Yacht Britannia from January 1954 to November 1961 and shore pension. He received his Clasp to L.S. & G.C. medal on 13 March 1960. Chief Petty Officer Bickley died in January 1985. Sold with copied research and a group photograph of the crew with the Royal family aboard Britannia.
Pair: Private William Crawford, 3rd Foot Guards Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (W. Crawford, 3rd Foot Guards); Waterloo 1815 (William Crawford, 2nd Batt. 3rd Reg. Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, some scratching in fields of both, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £2,800-£3,400 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1913. The 2nd Battalion 3rd Foot Guards had been in action in Holland at Bergen-op-Zoom and following this operation was stationed near Brussels. Therefore, when Napoleon began his last campaign in June 1815, the battalion was thrown straight into the action, fighting at Quatre Bras on June 16th and at Waterloo two days later. During the battle the 2nd Battalion was positioned on the right of the line with its light company helping to defend the chateau of Hougoumont along with the light companies of the 1st Foot Guards and Coldstream Guards. Throughout the day the defenders of Hougoumont frustrated the attacks of over 30,000 Frenchmen who failed to take the position moving one historian to write, 'probably the gallantry of the defenders of this post has never been surpassed on any battlefield.' It was the crowning glory of their service under Wellington. The battalion returned to London in January 1816. William Crawford served in Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon’s Company at Waterloo. Gordon himself was an A.D.C. to Wellington at Waterloo and was killed on 18 June. Crawford’s Company was engaged in the defence of Hougoumont.
Three: Colour-Sergeant J. H. Rivett, 90th Light Infantry Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (2670 J. H. Rivett, 90th Lt. Infy.) regimentally impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Cr. Serjt. J. H. Rivett, 90th Lt. Infy.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, pierced with small ring for suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £700-£900 --- Joseph Henry Rivett was born in London and enlisted into the 90th Light Infantry on 8 December 1848. He served in the Crimea as a Sergeant, and in Oude between 19 September 1857 and 15 October 1858, including the defence and capture of Lucknow. He was discharged ‘time expired’ at Calcutta on 19 January 1860. He died at Ambala, India, on 15 January 1918, aged 87, his death certificate describing him as a ‘Carriage Builder, Crimean & Mutiny Veteran.’ Sold with copied research.
Three: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Boulderson, 91st Highlanders, late 71st Highland Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Ensign J. Boulderson, 71st Highd. L.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (Lieut. J. Boulderson, H.Ms. 71st Regt.); South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Captn. J. Boulderson. 91st Foot.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £1,600-£2,000 --- John Boulderson was born at Madras on 8 April 1838, and was educated at Cheltenham College before purchasing a commission as an ensign in the 71st (Highland) Regiment on 1 February 1856. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 11 March 1859; transferred to 91st Highlanders in 1875; Captain, 1 April 1879; Major, 1 July 1881; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 18 March 1882. Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson served with the 71st Highlanders in the Indian campaign of 1858, and was present at the battle of Kotakeserai, recapture of Gwalior, and operations against Burgore and Dowlut Sing (Medal with Clasp). Served also throughout the campaign against the hill tribes on the N.W. Frontier of India in 1863 (Medal with Umbeyla Clasp). Served with the 91st Highlanders in the Zulu war of 1879, and was present at the action of Gingindhlovu and relief of Ekowe (Medal with Clasp). Boulderson retired with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in March 1882. He died in 1925 aged 87 and was buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire. Sold with comprehensive copied research and photographs, together with O.M.R.S. Journal for March 2021 which carries a lengthy article on Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson by the late Tony Conroy, particularly the part played by him and his regiment in the Umbeyla campaign. For the recipient’s related miniature dress medals, see Lot 627.
Three: Captain H. G. Pelly, Royal Artillery Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lieut: H. G. Pelly. H/1st Bde. R.A.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, reverse dated 1882, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (Lieut: H. G. Pelly. H/1st Bde. R.A.); Khedives Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, contact marks and light pitting, generally very fine (3) £400-£500 --- Henry Gerald Pelly was born on 24 April 1857 and was commissioned Lieutenant on 14 August 1876. He served in India and Afghanistan from December 1877 to August 1882, being present with ‘H’ Battery, 1st Brigade during the latter part of the 1st campaign and throughout the 2nd campaign in Afghanistan 1878-80. He saw further service in Egypt from August to October 1882, before returning to India in October 1882 Pelly was promoted Captain on 10 April 1885, and saw further service in Gibraltar in both 1885 and 1887. He was placed on Half-pay in October 1891 and transferred to the Retired List on 16 June 1897.
Pair: Private W. Harrower, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (1499. Pte. H. Harrower. 1/Gord: Highrs.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, some very light pitting from star, otherwise good very fine (2) £400-£500 --- William Harrower was born at Inverkeithing, Fife, and enlisted for the Gordon Highlanders at Edinburgh on 30 April 1879, aged 18 years 2 months, a ship carpenter by trade. He served in Egypt from 2 August 1882, in the Eastern Soudam in February and March 1884, and with the Nile Expeditionary Force in Upper Egypt from November 1884 to June 1885. He returned Home from Egypt in September 1885, was transferred to the Army Reserve in April 1891, and was discharged at Aberdeen on 29 April 1895.
Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Bell, 27th Punjabis, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who died on service during the Great War Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (2nd Lieut: G. H. Bell. 2/K.O. Sco: Bord:); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1901-2 (Captain G. H. Bell 27th Punjabis); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (Capt: G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell.); Khedive’s Star, undated; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, the first with light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine or better (8) £1,400-£1,800 --- George Henry Bell was born on 11 April 1869, the son of George Coates Bell, a Surgeon Major in the Bombay Medical Department. He was educated at Dulwich College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Upon passing out in August 1888 he took up a commission in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers with whom he saw service during the next two years in the Sudan, being present at the action of Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp and bronze star) and also took part in the operations on the Nile in 1889. In 1890 his unit went to India, and a year later he joined the Indian Army as a Lieutenant, first with the 19th Punjabis before, in 1893, switching to the 38th Dogras. During this period he spent much of his service on the North West Frontier, becoming familiar with the small forts that were common there, as well as with the Punjab in general. Fort Sandeman, Mir Ali Khel, and Jamrud made him familiar with the Zhob, Baluchistan, and the Khyber, and, in 1896, he was permanently appointed to the 27th Punjabis, of which regiment he became Adjutant and was later made Captain in 1899. He went with them to Kila Drosh (Chitral), Peshawur, Bannu, and to Kajuri Kach, Jandola, Zam, Tank, and Dera Ghazi Khan. He saw active service in 1901-2 in the Waziristan Campaign (Medal with Clasp), and again in the following two years, as his regiment was sent to the Somaliland, including the action at Jidballi, in which for a time he served as Field Intelligence Officer (Medal with two Clasps). In 1906 the 27th Punjabis returned to the North West Frontier again as Major on the Staff of the 1st Division, Peshawur, at Cherat and Malakand. Rejoining his regiment at at Multan he was once more on the Waziristan borderland in 1908, at Dera Ismail Khan and Shukh Budin; and after an absence of four years the 27th Punjabis returned there in 1912. When war broke out he was commanding a detachment at Fort Jandola. In October 1914 he and his regiment were transferred to Europe, albeit along the way they were also involved in repelling an attack on the Suez Canal. Upon reaching France in August 1915 he was second in command of the regiment during the battle of Loos and was subsequently given command of the 69th Punjabis, who had suffered heavy losses in that action. He subsequently took his new regiment east, serving with them as they fought from the Suez across the Arabian Peninsula in outposts of the Aden Hinterland. In February 1916 he was ordered to Mesopotamia to take command of the 9th Bhopals. Almost immediately after reaching the front line trenches his fine constitution broke down and he was invalided to India and died while on sick leave at Srinagar, Kashmir, on 3 September 1916, his wife, Eva, having joined him from England a week earlier. Sold with pre-Great War ribbon bar and some copied research and photographs. For the recipient’s pre-war group of miniature medals, see Lot 628.
Three: Private F. Wheatley, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, who was severely wounded at the Malakand Pass in April 1895 India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, second and third clasps unofficially affixed as usual (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley 1st Bn. Gord. Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Belfast (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley. Gordon Highrs.) suspension bar somewhat bent and re-soldered at each end; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley. Gordon Highrs.) contact marks and edge bruising, suspensions slack, generally good fine (3) £400-£500 --- Frederick Wheatley attested for the Gordon Highlanders at Aberdeen on 18 March 1891, age 18, having previously served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served in the Chitral Relief Expedition of 1895, and the subsequent operations on the Punjab Frontier and with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, and received a severe gunshot wound to the leg at the Malakand Pass on 3 April 1895 (London Gazette 15 November 1895, refers.) He was transferred to the Army Reserve in December 1898, but was recalled for service in the South African War, on 9 October 1899, and was again discharged to the Army Reserve in March 1903.
Eight: Regimental Sergeant Major R. M. Newsham, Durban Light Infantry, late British South Africa Police and Natal Rangers British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troop’r R. M. Newsham. B.S.A. Police.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (484 Serjt. R. M, Newsham. Durban L.I.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Rgt. Sgt. Maj. R. M. Newsham, Natal Rangers.); 1914-15 Star (Clr. Sjt. R. M. Newsham 1st Infantry); British War Medal 1914-20 (2nd C/W.O. R. M. Newsham. B.D.C.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (2nd C/W.O. R. M. Newsham. 1st Infantry.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (No F.2347. Col. Sgt. R. M. Newsham. 1st Infy. (D.L.I.)) contact marks and edge bruising, especially to the first three, overall very fine and better (8) £800-£1,000 --- Reginald Medland Newsham was born circa. 1872 near Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. A coachbuilder by trade, he emigrated to South Africa where he served as Trooper No. 138 in the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia in 1896 and in 1897. On 1 November 1897 he enlisted in the Colonial Auxiliary Forces, to the Durban Light Infantry. He was promoted Corporal in 1898, Sergeant in 1899, and Colour Sergeant in 1904. During the 1906 Natal Rebellion he served in the Natal Rangers, attaining the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. At the outbreak of the Great War Newsham was employed by the South African Railways as a coachbuilder and aged 44 attested for service with his old regiment the Durban Light Infantry, until he was discharged and recalled to his civilian duties in the Carriage Department of the South African Railways, in July 1918, having served as Provost Sergeant and Company Sergeant Major. He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in March 1918. His discharge papers confirm service with the Base Depot Company, prior to his discharge, being the unit named on his British War Medal. With copied research, including medal roll pages, Great War copy attestation and discharge papers, recommendation and approval letters for the Long Service Medal.
Seven: Acting Corporal J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade, later 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded at Ypres on 23 April 1915 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2961. Pte. J. Dalrymple. 2/R. Bde:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (10645 L. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (10645 A. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4-Can. Inf.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally good very fine (7) £500-£700 --- John Dalrymple, a shoemaker by trade, was born in 1875 and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Macclesfield, Cheshire on 22 August 1893. He served with his unit in Hong Kong from 22 October 1895, he then went on to Singapore and Malta, before proceeding in 1898 for service with the Nile Expedition during the Sudanese operations. Dalrymple served in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 October 1899, and was present at the actions at the Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek and Belfast. He was sentenced by Field General Courts Martial to 1 year hard labour for sleeping at his post while sentinel; the sentence was commuted to 84 days Field Imprisonment which he served from September to November 1901. He was granted permission to reside in Canada from 17 October 1906 and was discharged at the termination of his engagement on 21 August 1909. Following the outbreak of the Great War Dalrymple attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914, and served with the 4th Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 9 February 1915. He was wounded by a bullet to the right elbow at Ypres on 23 April 1915, and returned to England for demobilisation and discharge. Sold with copied medal rolls extracts, British Army Service records, Canadian Service records, and other research.
Five: Ship’s Corporal First Class W. T. Hodder, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. T. Hodder, A.B., H.M.S. Gibraltar.); 1914-15 Star (200054. W. T. Hodder. Sh. Cpl. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (200054 W. T. Hodder. Sh. Cpl. 1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (200054. W. T. Hodder. Sh. Corpl. 1 Cl. H.MS. Princess Royal) light contact marks, generally very fine (5) £300-£400 --- William Thomas Hodder was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset, on 2 February 1882 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 28 July 1898. He served in H.M.S. Gibraltar from 5 March 1901, and was advanced Able Seaman on 19 September 1901. Advanced Ship’s Corporal First Class on 4 January 1914, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 February 1915, and was shore invalided on 21 September 1916. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Four: Private F. Reilly, 67th Battalion (Western Scots), Canadian Infantry, late Highland Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Modder River, Wittebergen (6532 Pte F. Reilly, 1st Highland Lt Infy); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6532 Pte F. Reilly. Highland L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (102680 Pte. F. Reilly. 67-Can. Inf.) generally very fine or better (4) £120-£160 --- Frank Reilly was born in Dundee, Scotland in January 1880. He served for 8 years with the Highland Light Infantry prior to emigrating to Canada. Reilly served during the Great War with the 67th Battalion (Western Scots), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and died in Vancouver in November 1955.
Pair: Staff Quartermaster Sergeant W. Dornan, Army Service Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for both the Boer War and the Somaliland campaign 1904 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (11565. S. Sgt. W. Dornan. A.S.C.) engraved naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (11565 S. Qr. Mr. Serjt. W. Dornan. A.S.C.), light contact marks, better than very fine (2) £300-£400 --- William Dornan was born at Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, and attested for the Army Service Corps at Glasgow in 1893 at the age of 23. Advanced Staff Sergeant in 1899, he served in South Africa during the Boer War, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 29 July 1902). Promoted Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, he saw further service during the Somaliland campaign of 1904, and was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 2 September 1904). He was discharged on 18 April 1916, due to ‘General Paralysis of the Insane’.
Five: Petty Officer J. V. Tubb, Royal Navy China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (J. V. Tubb, A.B., H.M.S. Orlando.); 1914-15 Star (179967, J. V. Tubb, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (179987 J. V. Tubb. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (179987 J. V. Tubb, P.O. H.M.S. Royal Arthur:) light contact mars, especially to first and last, generally very fine and better (5) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007. John Vanhear Tubb was born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 6 June 1879 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 20 June 1894 He served in H.M.S. Orlando from 16 February 1899, was promoted Able Seaman on 27 May 1899, and served as a member of the Seymour Expedition in China 1900. He was advanced Petty Officer on 15 November 1911, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 June 1912. He was shore demobilised on 10 September 1919, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Four: Private R. Brown, Royal Marine Light Infantry China 1900, no clasp (R. Brown, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Isis.); 1914-15 Star (Ch.9360. Pte. R. Brown. R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. 9360 Pte. R. Brown. R.M.L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Robert Brown was born in Watford on 23 December 1877 and enlisted into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 21 October 1896. He served in H.M.S. Isis from 10 May 1898 to 18 June 1902, and then during the Great War in H.M.S. Commonwealth from the outbreak of War to 13 August 1917. He was discharged on 20 October 1917, after 21 years’ service, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, being promptly mobilised. He served the remainder of the War ashore and was demobilised on 1 April 1919. He continued to serve in the Royal Fleet Reserve until being discharged, medically unfit on 18 January 1929. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Woodhouse, 126 Baluchistan Infantry China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Lieut. C. G. Woodhouse, 26th Baluch: Infy.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (Lieut: C. G. Woodhouse. 126th Baluch: Infy.); 1914-15 Star (Maj. C. G. Woodhouse, 126/Baluch. Infy.); British War and Victory Medals (Maj. C. G. Woodhouse.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1921-24 (Maj. C. G. Woodhouse. 126 Baluchis.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Major C. G. Woodhouse.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- Claude Gregory Woodhouse was born on 12 December 1875, and was educated at Westminster School, 1888-1891; Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1894, Seconnd Lieutenant, unattached, 22 January 1896; Indian Staff Corps, 3 April 1897; Lieutenant, 26th Baluchistan Infantry, 22 April 1898; Captain, 22 January 1905; Major, 22 January 1914; Lieutenant-Colonel, 28th Punjabis, 2 January 1921; retired 1921. Served in China 1900, relief of Pekin; East Africa 1902-04, operations in Somaliland, action at Jidballi; Great War 1914-19, operations in Egypt between November 1914 and March 1915; in France from June to December 1915; Aden Field Force, January and February 1916; German East Africa April 1916 to July 1917; Afghanistan and Waziristan 1919-21; and Iraq 120 (Despatches London Gazette 18 January 1921). Sold with a comprehensive file of copied research.
Five: The Reverend F. T. Robinson, Chaplain, Royal Navy Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (F. T. Robinson. Chaplain. R.N. H.M.S. Hyacinth.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (F. T. Robinson. Chaplain. R.N. H.M.S. Hyacinth.) fixed suspension; 1914-15 Star (F. T. Robinson. Chaplain. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (F. T. Robinson. Chaplain. R.N.) all somewhat later issues named in small impressed capitals; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, light contact marks, better than very fine (5) £260-£300 --- The Reverend Francis Trevor Robinson was born in 1878 and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Taking Holy Orders, he was ordained Deacon in 1902, and Priest in 1906. He was appointed Chaplain, Royal Navy, and served in H.M.S. Juno 1906-07, H.M.S. Warrior 1907-09, H.M.S. Hyacinth 1909-11, H.M.S. Blake 1911-12, H.M.S. Audacious 1914 until she was sunk, H.M.S. Plassey 1914-17, H.M.S. Ganges, 1917-18, H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth 1918-22, and then at the Royal Marine Depot at Deal. He was subsequently Vicar of Chobham 1929-48. He died in 1964. Note: For some unknown reason, the Revd. F. T. Robinson applied for official replacement medals in 1946, and given the naming styles the medals in this lot are believed to be those official replacements. The originals are believed to exist in New Zealand.
Six: Drummer F. A. Everson, Lincolnshire Regiment, later Durham Light Infantry and Royal Scots Greys 1914 Star, with clasp (8422 Dmr: F. A. Everson. 1/Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8422 Pte. F. A. Everson. Linc. R.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (...4 Tpr. F. A. Everson. The Greys.) mounted as worn, heavily polished and worn, with heavy contact marks, therefore fair (6) £160-£200 --- Frederick Arthur Everson was born in Clerkenwell, London, on 29 December 1889 and attested for the Lincolnshire regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion pre-War in India, and having been recalled to the Colours served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front as a Drummer from 13 August 1914. A newspaper article dated 31 October 1914 lists him as missing; given that he was not taken Prisoner of War it is probable therefore that he was wounded. He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry. Everson re-enlisted into the Royal Scots Greys on 23 November 1923, his occupation recorded as ‘musician’ and declaring 12 years’ previous service (time expired) and current service with the London Regiment (Territorial Army). Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal during his second period of service, he was finally discharged on 6 November 1938, and served during the Second World War with the Auxiliary Fire Service. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient; a Lincolnshire Regiment cap badge and shoulder title; and copied research.
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (1926 Pte. J. Olding 19th Hussars.) heavy edge bruise and light pitting from star, otherwise very fine and scarce £600-£800 --- Two Officers and 28 men of the 19th Hussars received 5-clasp medals with Kirbekan.
Three: Warrant Officer Class I H. S. Ward, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914 Star (Ch. 7234 Cr. Sergt. H. S. Ward, R.M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. 7234 H. S. Ward. Cr. Sgt. R.M.L.I.) very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Harry Santley Ward was born at Bury St. Edmunds in 1874 and enlisted in the Royal Marines there on 18 March 1893. Appointed to the Chatham Division, he was promoted Corporal in 1895, Sergeant in 1902 and Colour-Sergeant in 1912 before being pensioned and discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in March 1914, his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal having been awarded in 1908. Soon recalled to the Chatham Division on mobilisation on 2 August 1914, Ward served with the Royal Marine Brigade in the Royal Naval Division landing at Ostend, 27 August to 2 September 1914 (entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star) and most likely also at Dunkirk and the Defence of Antwerp. He returned to the Chatham Division Depot on 4 December 1914 and served there for the remainder of the war, receiving promotion to Warrant Officer Class I in 1917. Sold with copied record of service.
Three: Staff Nurse E. M. Price, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve 1914 Star (Miss E. M. Price. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.); British War and Victory Medals (S. Nurse E. M. Price.) with the recipient’s Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve cape badge light contact marks overall, therefore generally nearly very fine or better (3) £300-£400 --- Approximately 175 ‘1914 Stars’ issued to Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. Edith M. Price resided at New Hook Cottage, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey. She joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve in September 1914, and served with the 9th General Hospital. She had to leave service due to ill health, 5 August 1915.
Nine: Major and Commissary L. J. D. Wiltshire, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, late Supply and Transport Corps 1914 Star (S. Sergt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (S-Sergt. L. J. D. Wiltshire, S.T.C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (10834 S.Sjt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Major. L. J. D. Wiltshire. R.I.A.S.C.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S.Sergt. L. D. J. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S. Sgt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T.C.) mounted for dispaly, light contact marks, generally very fine and better (9) £400-£500 --- Leonard John Duncan Wiltshire was born on 26 September 1885. He served as Staff Sergeant in the Indian Expeditionary Force, 1914-16, on board H.M.S. Sicilia, and later in the Bushire Field Force 1918-19, and was awarded the G.S.M. with clasp South Persia, for service as Staff Sergeant, I.A.S.C., 144 Tally Section. He was appointed Assistant Commissary on 1 January 1935 (with rank of Lieutenant), and was advanced Deputy Commissary (Captain) on 1 January 1936 and Commissary (Major) on 1 January 1937. He is confirmed on the medal roll for the 1935 Jubilee Medal as Lieut, (A.C.) 6 D.C.C., Trimulgherry. He retired on 26 September 1938 and died in Bournemouth, Hampshire, in 1965.
Family Group: Three: Officer’s Steward 3rd Class T. N. Frost, Royal Navy, who was killed on 6 August 1914, when H.M.S. Amphion struck a mine off the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of 132 men killed; she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War 1914-15 Star (L.4236. T. N. Frost. O.S.3, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (L.4236 T. N. Frost. O.S.3 R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Norman Frost) good very fine Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (Thomas Frost) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine (5) £300-£400 --- Thomas Norman Frost was born at St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, on 10 January 1897. His Father, Thomas Frost, was employed as a Skilled Labourer at the Royal Naval Ordnance Depot, Bull Point, Plymouth, and received the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement. Frost junior attested for the Royal Navy on 25 February 1913 and joined H.M.S. Amphion on 2 April 1913, when the ship first commissioned. By the start of the Great War, Amphion was leader of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla in the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, assigned to the Harwich Force, defending the eastern approaches to the English Channel, under the command of Captain Cecil H. Fox. In the morning of 5 August, Amphion and the 3rd Flotilla sortied into the North Sea to patrol the area between Harwich and the Dutch island of Terschelling for German activity. At 10:15 a ship in the black, buff, and yellow colours of the Great Eastern Railway’s steamers that plied between Harwich and the Hook of Holland was spotted. Fox sent the destroyers H.M.S. Lance and H.M.S. Landrail to investigate and shortly afterwards another destroyer reported that a trawler had seen a suspicious ship, ‘throwing things overboard, presumably mines’. H.M.S. Amphion led the flotilla to investigate and observed that the fleeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened fire at a range of 4,400 yards. The target was S.M.S. Königin Luise, a former Hamburg-Heligoland excursion boat that had been converted to an auxiliary minelayer by the Germans. They had planned to mount a pair of 3.5 in guns on board, but they did not have the time to do so; her only armament was a pair of lighter guns and 180 mines. On the night of 4 August, she had departed Emden and headed into the North Sea to lay mines off the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn. The fire from the destroyers was ineffective until Amphion closed to a range of 7,000 yards and began hitting the German ship at about 11:15. By noon, Königin Luise was sinking and the three British ships rescued 5 officers and 70 ratings. The flotilla proceeded onwards with their patrol until they reached the Dutch coast around 21:00 and turned for home. Fox was uncertain as to the locations of the mines laid by Königin Luise and laid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his flotilla over the danger area. At 06:35, Amphion struck a mine that detonated underneath her bridge. The explosion set her forecastle on fire and broke the ship’s keel. The destroyer H.M.S. Linnet attempted to tow the cruiser, but a deep crack across her upper deck showed that she was hogging badly and Fox ordered his crew to abandon ship. Shortly afterwards, her forward magazine exploded, throwing one 4-inch gun into the air that narrowly missed Linnet. One of Amphion’s shells burst on the deck of the destroyer Lark, killing two of her men and the only German prisoner rescued from the cruiser. Amphion then rapidly sank within 15 minutes of the explosion losing 1 officer and 131 ratings, including Frost, plus an unknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. Frost is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Four: Captain J. T. Peareth, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, later Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. T. Peareth. A. & S. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. T. Peareth.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. J. T. Peareth, Gordons.) generally nearly very fine or better (4) £100-£140 --- John Twisden Peareth was born in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire in October 1878. He was the son of H. J. Peareth of Pitnacree, Ballinluig, Perthshire, Scotland. Peareth served during the Second Boer War as a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (entitled to Q.S.A. with ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’ and ‘South Africa 1901’ clasps). He joined the Cape Mounted Police in 1904, and subsequently emigrated to Canada where he was employed as a Law Clerk. Peareth served as a Sergeant in the 34th Fort Garry Horse prior to the Great War, and then transferred to the 6th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Upon his arrival with the latter in England, Peareth was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served with them in the French theatre of war from September 1915. Peareth served with the 11th (Service) Battalion before transferring to the Gordon Highlanders and serving with them on the North West Frontier. Captain Peareth returned to Canada, where he resumed employment with Messrs Musson, Allan, Laird and Davis, Barristers and Solicitors of Winnipeg, and died in Selkirk, Manitoba in December 1958.
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