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LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); pencil signed limited edition print of sailing boats, published in 1975 by Venture Prints Ltd, Bristol, England, with impressed Artist Guild stamp HJJ4678, 32 x 36cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe print appears in good condition. Light wear and scuffs to the frame. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
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LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); ink signed limited edition lithograph print, 'Deal', with Artist Blind Stamp CEB 242, 16.5 x 24cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe image is good. Light wear to frame. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
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Five: Sick Berth Steward H. Gamblin, Royal Navy South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (”Shah” H. Gamblin. Asst. S.B. Attdt. H.M.S.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (H. Gamblin. A.S. Bth. Attt. H.M.S. “Helicon”); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (H. Gamblin, S.B. Std., H.M.S. Turquoise.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Hy. Gamblin, Sk: B: Stewd. H.M.S. Turquoise.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed, mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (5) £1,200-£1,600 --- Henry Gamblin was born at Portsmouth on 5 May 1857, and joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Sick Berth Attendant on 14 March 1876. He was serving in Shah 1876-79 and was aboard that ship when, with H.M.S. Active, she was in action with the Peruvian rebel ship Huascar on 29 May 1877. He was advanced to Sick Berth Attendant in November 1884; Sick Berth Steward, 2nd Class, April 1885; 2nd Sick Berth Steward, July 1889; Sick Berth Steward, June 1890. He received hos L.S. & G.C. medal aboard H.M.S. Turquoise on 27 August 1890, and was shore pensioned from Osborne College on 11 March 1898, having served there for over 5 years. Sold with copied record of service.
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Five: Commissioned Wardmaster F. Hannaford, Royal Navy, who was promoted for ‘meritorious conduct in the Gambia Campaign’ Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. Hannaford, Asst. S.B. Attdt. H.M.S. “Coquette”); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (F. Hannaford, S.B. Stewd., H.M.S. Raleigh); British War Medal (Cd. Wdmr., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Fredk. Hannaford, S.B. Stewd., H.M.S. Vivid.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, light pitting to the first but generally good very fine (5) £800-£1,000 --- Frederick Hannaford was bornat Stoke, Devonport, on 29 December 1862. He first entered as Assistant Sick Berth Attendant aboard H.M.S. Royal Adelaide on 29 March 1881. Drafted to H.M.S. Coquette in September 1881 to serve aboard her until January 1883, followed by service aboard H.M.S. Impregnable (1883-84), and joining Achilles as a Sick Berth Attendant on 4 June 1884, and advanced to Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class on 1 April 1885. After serving aboard Osprey (1886-89) was advanced to Sick Berth Steward on 6 June 1890 aboard Belleisle, and subsequently drafted to H.M.S. Raleigh (1891-95). By Medical Director General's letter dated 2 January 1895, he was to receive advancement to Chief Sick Berth Steward when drafted to Plymouth Hospital on 18 April 1895 - “For meritorious conduct in the Gambia Campaign”. Later served at Malta Hospital (1898-1900). Promoted to "Head Wardmaster" on 27 October 1902, a new rank recently introduced in 1900. At the time of his promotion to Head Wardmaster there only three other persons in the Navy List holding this rank. Appointed to Malta Hospital 27 November 1902, and joined Chatham Hospital on 4 January 1906, where he served for the next thirteen years, receiving promotion to Commissioned Wardmaster on 25 September 1916. The 1919 Navy List shows three officers only with this rank. He retired on 30 April 1919 after 38 years in the Medical Branch. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
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Pair: Private S. F. Watt, Royal Marines, who was wounded during the Boxer Rebellion Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (8758 Pte. S. F. Watt, R.M, H:M:S Terrible) impressed naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (S. T. [sic] Watt, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Terrible.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £700-£900 --- Samuel Francis Watt was born at Buckland, Portsmouth, on 30 March 1878 and attested for the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Eastney on 23 October 1896. He served in H.M.S. Terrible from 24 March 1898 to 24 October 1902, and served with the Naval Brigade in South Africa during the Boer War, and in China during the Boxer Rebellion. He was granted a Hurt Certificate for a bullet wound to the scalp on 14 July 1900. He saw further service during the Great War, first in H.M.S. Invincible, and then with the Royal Marine Battalion in Ireland immediately after the Easter Rising, and was promoted Acting Corporal on 11 October 1917. He was shore demobilised on 28 March 1919, and subsequently enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
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Eight: Company Sergeant Major W. G. F. Crosby, Royal Engineers, who served with the Railway Battalion, Sappers and Miners, during the Great War in East Africa; was wounded under fire at Tanga on 4 November 1914, when he voluntarily took a party ashore; and for his services in German East Africa was awarded the M.S.M. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between first and second clasps (5087 Sapper W. George [sic]. Rl: Engineers.); 1914-15 Star (5087 Sjt. W. G. F. Crosby. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (5087 W.O. Cl.2. W. G. F. Crosby. R.E.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (5087 C.S.M. Crosby R.E., Rly. Bn., S. & M.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (5087 Sjt: - A.C.S. Mjr: - W. G. E. [sic] Crosby. R.E.) number officially corrected; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5087 Sjt. W. G. F. Crosby. R.E.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear in this order, contact marks and light edge bruising, small excess of solder to obverse field of BWM, generally nearly very fine (8) £600-£800 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918 (East Africa). William George Frederick Crosby was born in Liverpool on 24 September 1879 and attested for the Royal Engineers under the name William George on 12 March 1900. He saw active served in South Africa during the Boer War with the 46th Field Company from 5 March 1901, and remained in South Africa following the cessation of hostilities. Retuning to the U.K. on 9 February 1906, he assumed his true name of William George Frederick Crosby on 9 April 1907, and was appointed Lance Corporal on 17 August 1908. Proceeding to India on 4 March 1910, for service with the 25th Railway Company, Sappers and Miners, he was promoted Corporal on 25 March 1911, and Sergeant on 25 September 1912, and whilst in India was present at the Delhi Durbar as part of the Sappers and Miners Contingent (confirmed on roll as being entitled to the Delhi Durbar Medal). Crosby served with the Royal Engineers Railway Battalion, Sappers and Miners, during the Great War in East Africa from November 1914, and was wounded under fire at Tanga on 4 November 1914, when he voluntarily took a party ashore. He was promoted Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major) on 25 September 1917, and for his services in German East Africa was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Returning to India, he saw further service during the Third Afghan War, and was discharged on 11 September 1922, after 22 years’ service. Sold with copied research.
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Five: Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class M. P. Sawle, Royal Navy China 1900, no clasp (M. P. Sawle, E.R.A. 4 Cl., H.M.S. Waterwitch.); 1914-15 Star (269293, M. P. Sawle. C.E.R.A.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (269293 M. P. Sawle. C.E.R.A.1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (269293. M. P. Sawle. C.E.R.A. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Attentive.) light contact marks, very fine (5) £300-£400 --- Approximately 80 medals, all without clasp, awarded to the iron Screw Survey Vessel H.M.S. Waterwitch. Matthew Pasco Sawle was born at Falmouth, Cornwall, on 8 October 1876 and joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class on 15 February 1898. He served in H.M.S. Waterwitch from 19 February 1900 to 14 May 1903, and was promoted Engine Room Artificer Third Class on 4 December 1901. He was advanced Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class on 4 November 1913, and served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 22 January 1917, and was shore pensioned on 9 March 1920. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
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Three: Private A. G. Haynes, Royal Marine Light Infantry Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (A. G. Haynes, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Pomone.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. 9116. Pte. A. G. Haynes. R.M.L.I.) extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Arthur George Haynes was born in Cambridge on 21 July 1878 and attested for the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 21 July 1896. He saw service in H.M.S. Pomone off the coast of British Somaliland during the 1902-04 campaign and was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 12 December 1905. He was recalled for service during the Great War and served with the Chatham Division, Royal Marine Brigade, at Ostend from 26 August 1914, and saw further service at Dunkirk and at the Defence of Antwerp, 3-9 October 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star with clasp). He was demobilised on 25 June 1917. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract, and other research.
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Three: Private C. Cassidy, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was taken prisoner of War during the Great War 1914 Star, with clasp (7255 Pte C. Cassidy. 1/D. of Corn: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7255 Pte C. Cassidy. D. of Corn. L.I.); together with a white metal and enamel Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes medal presented to Bro. C. F. Cassidy, of the Rock of Gibraltar lLodge, on 23 November 1906, contact marks, very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Charles Cassidy attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and saw service with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1914. His Medal Index Card and roll extract for his 1914 Star both note that he was taken prisoner of war.
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Three: Second Lieutenant W. G. Harris, Labour Corps, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7459 Pte. W. G. Harris, 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. W. G. Harris) mounted as worn, contact marks, very fine Three: Colour Sergeant B. G. Brooker, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (7973 Cpl. B. G. Brooker. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7973 C. Sjt. B. G. Brooker. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) mounted as worn, contact marks, very fine Three: Warrant Officer Class II E. T. Brown, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (9704 C.S. Mjr. E. T. Brown. Oxf. & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9704 W.O. Cl. 2 E. T. Brown. Oxf. & Bucks: L.I.) nearly extremely fine (9) £160-£200 --- William George Harris attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 20 September 1914. After transferring to the Labour Corps, he was appointed Colour Sergeant, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 1 April 1918. His Great War medals were sent to him at Holton Place, near Wheatley, Oxfordshire. Benjamin George Brooker attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and appears on the 1911 census as a Lance Corporal. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion in the Asiatic theatre from 5 December 1914, (confirmed on the 1914-15 star roll, but his medal index card incorrectly states his date of entry as 5 December 1915). Later appointed Colour Sergeant, he died, aged 83, in Reading, Berkshire, on 18 September 1969. Edward Thomas Brown attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served during the the Great War on the Western Front from 19 September 1915. He later transferred to the Northamptonshire Regiment and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 14 April 1919.
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Family Group: Three: Private W. Hicks, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 1914 Star, with clasp (7189 Pte W. Hicks. 1/Shrops: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7189 Pte W. Hicks. Shrops. L.I.) contact marks, correction to K on surname on the VM, nearly very fine Five: Private J. A. Hicks, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3855190 Pte. J. A. Hicks. Loyal. R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally very fine (8) £300-£400 --- William Hicks, a Groom from Overton, Ludlow, Shropshire, attested for the Shropshire Light Infantry at Shrewsbury on 13 January 1903. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 1 February 1906 and was mobilised for service during the Great War on 5 August 1914. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion from 9 September 1914 and was later attached to the 1st Aircraft Park, Royal Flying Corps, from 4 August 1915. He returned to the U.K. on 12 January 1916 and was discharged after 13 years’ service. James A. Hicks, the son of the above, attested for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and served in pre-War Palestine. During the Second World War, he served in Malaya, and was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. He was sent to Camp 10 in Japan on 1 November 1944 after being held in captivity in Thailand. Sold with copied research.
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Three: Boatswain J. W. Bushell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 1914-15 Star (Bosn. J. W. Bushell. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Bosn. J. W. Bushell. R.N.) good very fine (3) £240-£280 --- John William Bushell was born in London and served during the early stages of the Great War in the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope. He was killed in action serving with her at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914. Early in August 1914 a force, consisting of the old armoured cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto, all under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, R.N., was sent to protect the southern trade routes and to intercept German cruisers operating on the high seas. In October 1914 the squadron was reinforced by the addition of the old battleship Canopus but reports of the ship’s lack of speed led the admiral to leave her behind as he searched for the German East Asiatic Squadron. The German squadron, commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee consisted of the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the light cruisers Leipzig, Nurnberg and Dresden. Both admirals became aware of the proximity of the other on 31 October. At 6.40 p.m. on 1 November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile and at 7.04 p.m. the battle opened at a range of 11,500 yards. As the German ships had a greater number of heavier guns, Cradock’s tactics were to close the range to allow his ships’ more numerous smaller calibre guns to come into play; this however was partly negated by the rough seas and high speeds which prevented many of the British armoured cruisers’ casement guns being brought into action. The British armoured cruisers were repeatedly hit as the range was reduced. As the range reduced to 5,500 yards, the Good Hope was on fire in several places and in a bad way. Endeavouring to reduce the range even further, so as to be able to fire torpedoes in a last ditch attempt to do damage to his adversary, the ship was repeatedly hit by heavy calibre shells and at 7.53 Good Hope blew up, taking the Admiral and all hands with her. At about 9.30 the Monmouth too was hunted down and sunk; the Glasgow and Otranto were able to make their escape under the cover of darkness. Bushell is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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Three: Stoker Petty Officer W. G. Sage, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Inflexible during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914 1914-15 Star (176025 W. G. Sage. S.P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (176025 W.G. Sage. S.P.O. R.N.) good very fine Three: Acting Stoker Petty Officer H. Arnold, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.13836, H. Arnold, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.13836, H. Arnold, Act. S.P.O. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Leading Seaman A. P. Waldeck, Royal Navy, who survived the sinking of H.M.S. Hogue, along with her sister ships Aboukir and Cressy, in the North Sea by the German submarine U-9 on 22 September 1914, with the loss of 1,459 lives 1914-15 Star (199818, A. P. Waldeck, A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (199818 A. P. Waldeck. L.S. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fine (9) £140-£180 --- William George Sage was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, on 1 October 1874 and joined the Royal Navy on 30 October 1893. Advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 19 January 1912, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Inflexible and was present at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914, where, together with H.M.S. Invincible, the Inflexible sank both S.M.S. Schaanhorst and S.M.S. Gneisenau. The following year Inflexible served in the Dardenelles where she took part in the naval bombardment of the Turkish Forts and was damaged by shellfire and a mine. In 1916 Inflexible took part in the Battle of Jutland with the Grand Fleet, damaging the German light cruiser S.M.S. Lutzow. Later, on 19 August 1916, she was attacked by U65. Sage was invalided from the service on 29 August 1917. Henry Arnold was born in Bethnal Green, London, on 10 November 1890 and joined the Royal Navy on 20 February 1912. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Agamemnon, notably in the Dardenelles in 1915, taking part in the naval bombardment of the Turkish Forts; later, on 5 May 1917, Agamemnon shot down German Zeppelin LZ85 over the marshes at the mouth of the River Vardar, as she made for an attack over Salonica harbour. Advanced to Stoker Petty Officer on 9 December 1920, Arnold was shore discharged on 15 June 1922. Alexander Peter Waldeck was born in Colchester, Essex, on 7 December 1883 and joined the Royal Navy on 7 December 1900. Discharged to shore on 6 December 1912, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 9 August 1913, before being recalled for War service and served during the Great War initially in the cruiser H.M.S. Hogue. The Hogue, along with her sister ships Aboukir and Cressy, were part of the 7th Cruiser Squadron engaged in blockade and patrol duties. All three were torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by the German submarine U-9 on 22 September 1914. The Aboukir was the first to be hit, at 06:20; her captain thought that she had struck a mine and ordered the other two ships to close in order to transfer his wounded men. The Aboukir quickly began listing and capsized, sinking at 06:50. Having approached, stopped, and lowered her boats, Hogue was struck by two torpedoes at 06:55 as she was attempting to rescue the survivors. She capsized and sank within twenty minutes. Cressy meanwhile attempted to ram the submarine, but did not hit anything and resumed her rescue efforts until she too was torpedoed at 07:20. She too took on a heavy list and then capsized before sinking at 07:55. Total losses from the three ships were 62 officers and 1,397 men killed. Waldeck survived the sinking and later served in H.M.S. Duncan and H.M.S. Vulcan. He was advanced to Leading Seaman on 9 May 1918, and was shore demobilised on 29 May 1919. Sold with copied research.
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Three: Private A. Crossland, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (17967 Pte. A. Crossland. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (17967 Pte. A. Crossland. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘21857’ extremely fine Three: Private G. W. Horwood, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (2323 Pte. G. W. Horwood. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2323 Pte. G. W. Horwood. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘145077’ very fine Three: Private G. King, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (14345 Pte. G. King. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (14345 Pte. G. King. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Albert Crossland attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 4 March 1915 and served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 26 May 1915. He was discharged, due to sickness, on 29 January 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 21857. George William Horwood attested for the 1st/1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on the 4 September 1914 and served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 30 March 1915. He was discharged, due to wounds, on 29 March 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 145077. George King attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served during the Great War with the 8th Battalion on the Western Front from 18 September 1915. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 5 April 1919. Sold together with copy extract of The National Roll of the Great War, with reference to the recipient.
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A post-War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Captain G. E. A. Jackson, Royal Navy, who survived the sinking of H.M. Submarine K-17, on 31 January 1918 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt. G. E. A. Jackson, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. E. A. Jackson. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, generally very fine and better (8) £600-£800 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 9 June 1949. Gerald Edward Armitage Jackson was born on 28 April 1896, the son of Major E. A. Jackson, Suffolk Regiment, and entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman on 15 September 1913. Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on 15 April 1916, he served during the Great War in the Battleship H.M.S. Monarch, before volunteering for submarine duties. Promoted Lieutenant on 15 July 1917, he joined H.M. Submarine K-17 on 23 January 1918; a week later, on 31 January, while on manoeuvres with the Fleet, K-17 was rammed and sunk by the destroyer H.M.S. Fearless. Of the 56 crew on board, only 8 survived, Jackson being one of them. Subsequently posted to several submarine depot ships, there is no record that he ever served on a submarine again. Jackson remained in the Royal Navy following the cessation of hostilities, and was promoted Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July 1925, and Commander on 30 June 1931. He served on numerous light cruisers, as well as serving as an Instructor and Lecturer at the Torpedo Schools. He served during the Second World War at the Torpedo School at H.M.S. Defiance, and was promoted Captain on 15 June 1942. His final appointment was in command of the new entry base at H.M.S. Collingwood, and for his services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1949. He retired on 24 February 1951, and died on 3 September 1956. Sold with copied research.
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Seven: Stoker First Class J. D. Hall, Royal Navy, later Sergeant, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (K.51303 J. D. Hall. Sto. 2. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (351570. Sgt. J. D. Hall. R.A.F.) light contact marks, very fine and better (7) £80-£100 --- James Dean Hall was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 27 May 1900 and joined the Royal Navy for the duration of the Great War on 9 May 1918. Serving in the minesweeper H.M.S. Belvoir, he was advanced Stoker First Class on 17 March 1919, and was shore demobilised on 2 May 1919. He later joined the Royal Air Force, and at the outbreak of the Second World War was serving as a Sergeant in the Royal Air Force based at R.A.F. Speke. He died in 1967.
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Pair: Sergeant F. T. Hedges, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (67424. Sjt. F. T. Hedges. R.A.) very fine Pair: Gunner L. E. Searle, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 27 May 1918 British War and Victory Medals (60646 Gnr. L. Searle. R.A.) very fine Pair: Sapper E. Hocking, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (508348 Spr. E. Hocking. R.E.) very fine Pair: Private E. C. Roberts, Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (S-23903 Pte. E. C. Roberts. Rif. Brig.) extremely fine (8) £100-£140 --- Frederick Thomas Hedges, a clerk from East Finchley, London, attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 8 November 1915 aged 26. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 May 1916. Appointed Sergeant on 14 September 1917, he was admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound on 7 December 1917 and returned to Oswestry military hospital in the U.K. from 18 December 1917 to 10 January 1918. He returned to the Western Front on 18 March 1918 and was discharged at the end of hostilities. Sold with two original photographs of the recipient together with copy service records and medal roll extract. Leonard Edgar Searle a gardener from Winchmore Hill, London, was born in 1895 and attested for the Royal Artillery during the Great War on 29 October 1915. He served on the Western Front and received a gun shot wound on 4 June 1917. Admitted to hospital in the U.K., he returned to the Western Front on 27 October 1917 and was taken prisoner of war on 27 May 1918. He returned to the U.K. on 6 December 1918. Sold with detailed research file including copy service records, original photographs of the recipient and a large quantity of original personal and Red Cross copy correspondence. Ernest Hocking attested for the Royal Engineers during the Great War and saw later service with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry before returning to the Royal Engineers. Edward Charles Roberts attested for the Rifle Brigade on 30 June 1916 and served during the Great War on the Western Front, later serving with the 34th Battalion, London Regiment. He was discharged as being no longer physically fit for service on 19 August 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B302543.
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Pair: Private G. H. Landers, Northumberland Fusiliers, who died of wounds on 10 April 1918 British War and Victory Medals (44905 Pte. G. H. Landers. North’d. Fus.) extremely fine Pair: Private A. E. Woodland, Cheshire Regiment, who died of wounds on 7 June 1917 British War and Victory Medals (200696 Pte. A. E. Woodland. Ches. R.) good very fine Pair: Lance Corporal W. Bartlett, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, late Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 6 November 1917 British War and Victory Medals (17093 Pte. W. Bartleet. Dorset. R.) good very fine (6) £100-£140 --- George Henry Landers, was born in Salford, Lancashire, and attested for the Manchester Regiment before transferring to the Northumberland Fusiliers. He served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 10 April 1918. He is buried in Brie British Cemetery, France. Albert Edward Woodland, was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, and attested for the Cheshire Regiment. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 7 June 1917. He is buried in Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, Belgium. William Bartlett, was born in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, and attested for the Dorsetshire Regiment. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front before transferring to the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and was killed in action on 6 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
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A fine Second War 1945 Pathfinder Force Master Bomber’s ‘immediate’ D.S.O., 1944 ‘immediate’ D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Lancaster pilot Squadron Leader G. A. ‘Alex’ Thorne, Royal Air Force, who was additionally recommended for the Second Award Bar to his D.F.C. Thorne flew in at least 54 operational sorties, all but two of which were flown with 635 Squadron - predominantly as a marker crew, but also acting as Deputy Master Bomber on 3 occasions, and ending the war as Master Bomber for 5 operational sorties. After the war Thorne wrote Lancaster At War 4: Pathfinder Squadron in which he chronicled his crew’s service. He was also the founder and club secretary for the Pathfinder Club in Mayfair Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1945’, lacking top riband bar; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better (7) £3,000-£4,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 15 June 1945: ‘In April, 1945, this officer piloted an aircraft in an attack against Nuremburg. In the run-up to the target, Flight Lieutenant Thorne’s aircraft was subjected to heavy and concentrated fire from the ground defences. The bomber was hit. The port aileron was affected and the aircraft became difficult to control. In spite of this, Flight Lieutenant Thorne made several runs over the target to ensure an accurate attack. He afterwards flew damaged aircraft to base where he effected a safe landing. This officer, who has completed very many sorties since being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and never failed to complete his allotted task, displayed the highest standard of devotion to duty throughout.’ The original recommendation (the text of which is incomplete in places) states: ‘On the 11th April, 1945, this officer was detailed to act in the capacity of Master Bomber on the important target at Nuremburg. The attack was carried out in daylight. While running up to the target to mark and assess, this officer’s aircraft received the undivided attention of the heavy flak defences and sustained damage. Disregarding this, he continued on his bombing run and successfully marked. The damage sustained... aircraft affected the aileron control, the port aileron being.... the “up” position. Although his aircraft was very difficult.... this officer, throughout the attack, made a further series of.... the target, many of them at a low altitude, and gave aiming instructions to the Main Force. Having completed his task he then flew his... back and made a successful landing without further damage. This officer has, as Master Bomber, shown outstanding ability... correct and instantaneous decisions in the most arduous circumstances... together with his tenacity, has set the highest example to the... No matter what duty this officer has been assigned to during his career, he has never failed, and his efforts are deserving of... praise.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 5 December 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer was captain of an aircraft detailed to attack a heavily defended German target in daylight on 6th October, 1944. On approaching the enemy coast, trouble developed in the port inner engine, with the result that further height could no be gained, and the aircraft was subjected to heavy and accurate fire from the German ground defences. Although the aircraft was hit many times, this officer, by expert captaincy and complete disregard of the opposition, pressed home his attack with the utmost determination and dropped his bombs accurately and on time. When leaving the target, the aircraft was again hit in the port side, damaging the fuel tanks and causing petrol leaks, which resulted in fire; eventually the fire was put out, but the aircraft being considerably lower than others engaged in the operation, was again subjected to heavy and light anti-aircraft fire. By expert pilotage and cool judgement, F/O. Thorne avoided further damage to his aircraft, but on reaching enemy coast, the aircraft was again hit by heavy flak, resulting in the failure of the port outer engine, and the starboard rudder was also shot away. By skilful handling, under most difficult circumstances, the pilot brought his aircraft back to this country on the two remaining engines and decided to carry out a landing on an emergency airfield. As he was turning towards this airfield, the starboard inner engine failed, leaving only the starboard outer engine serviceable. Height was lost rapidly and F/O. Thorne, realising that he could not reach the airfield safely, made a crash landing in the first available field, without injury to his crew. Throughout this action, this Officer displayed exceptional qualities of leadership and coolness, and his determination and captaincy is deserving of the highest praise.’ The original Recommendation for a D.F.C. Second Award Bar, dated 20 February 1945, states: ‘Since the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for an outstanding act of gallantry in October, 1944, this officer has completed a further 16 sorties against the enemy, and is now engaged on his second tour of operational duty. As Captain and Pilot he has pressed home his attacks against such heavily defended German targets as Dusseldorf, Stettin and Munich with the utmost determination and vigour, and on several occasions has made a number of runs over his objectives in the face of great odds. Flight Lieutenant Thorne has showed coolness and courage of a high order, and has been a shining example to other members of his Squadron.’ George Alexander Thorne ‘was born at Liverpool on July 25, 1912, and worked in insurance before enlisting in 1940. As a sergeant pilot he was a flying instructor on single-engined aircraft for 18 months. In 1943 he was posted to Cranwell on a comprehensive course which took in navigation, engineering, meteorology and flying twin-engined aircraft. From that intensive experience he graduated to Whitley bombers at Forres, an operational training unit in Scotland. Thorne found himself having to pick a crew from some 100 navigators, wireless operators and bomb-aimers among a group which similarly had been told to find themselves pilots. In his book (the fourth in an Ian Allan series on the Lancaster at War, published last April) he wrote: “It seemed a haphazard way to achieve a vitally important objective, a hit-or-miss gamble with long odds against six strangers coming together in the hope that they would prove compatible in all the qualities - technical and personal - necessary in the make-up of a bomber crew.” As his second navigator he picked Boris Bressloff, a Berkeley Square hairdresser. Posted to a Halifax bomber conversion unit at Rufforth in Yorkshire, the crew became proficient in handling a four-engined bomber. Thorne was commissioned in April 1944 as a pilot officer and encountered the legendary Group Capt. Hamish Mahadie, the former Halton apprentice who was talent-scouting for the Pathfinder Force. Shortly afterwards he was accepted and learned to fly the Lancaster. His next posting was to No. 635, a Pathfinder squadron based at Downham Market, Norfolk, with which he won the DFC and DSO. Although injured on one raid, he soon resumed operations with the squadron...’ (Daily Telegraph Obituary, dated November 1990 refers). The above mentioned publication, Lancaster At War 4: Pathfinder Squadron, was penned by the recipient under the name of Alex Thorne. It offers considerable detail on his own crew’s war experiences, from the forming of th...
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Pair: Ordinary Seaman W. E. Blake, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, later Aircraftman Second Class, Royal Air Force British War Medal 1914-20 (L.Z. 7419 W. E. Blake. Ord. R.N.V.R.) area of erasure before number; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (340535. A.C. 2. W. E. Blake. R.A.F.) edge bruise to latter, light contact marks, very fine (2) £70-£90
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Three: Corporal A. Lawrence, Somerset Light Infantry and Special Constabulary British War Medal 1914-20 (16749 Cpl. A. Lawrence. Som. L.I.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (16749 Cpl. A. Lawrence. Som. L.I.) partially renamed; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Arthur Lawrence) good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Arthur Lawrence attested for the Somerset Light Infantry during the Great War and served in India with the 2nd Battalion, on the Afghanistan North West Frontier in 1919. Transferring to the ‘Z’ Reserve on 1 January 1920, he later served in the Special Constabulary.
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A Second War ‘Italian Operations’ D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Sherman Tank Commander Major C. V. King, Prince Alfred’s Guard and Southern Rhodesian Forces, late Royal Navy, for his gallantry during the crossing of the Finale in April 1945; he had previously been wounded by shell fire on 3 June 1944 Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1945, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (J.59714 C. V. King. Boy. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these all unnamed as issued; Africa Service Medal (SR.597707 C. V. King.) Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Southern Rhodesia (Major C. V. King D.S.O.) re-engraved naming, mounted court-style as worn, generally very fine and better (11) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 23 August 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The original Recommendation, for an Immediate Military Cross (subsequently upgraded to a D.S.O.), dated 11 May 1945, states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry, boldness, and devotion to duty. On the night of 22-23 April 1945, Major C. V. King was in command of a squadron of tanks ordered to support the Royal Durban Light Infantry in securing the road and bridge intersection at Finale (Map Ref. 866857). This objective proved to be a strongly held enemy rear guard position. Soon after darkness this strongly held position was overrun and the tanks had driven a wedge right into the centre against heavy opposition. Despite the darkness and lack of manoeuvre, owing to the impossibility of deploying the tanks off the road, Major King pressed his tanks forward through enemy infantry armed with bazookas, he himself moving with the leading troop. From here he was able to effectively engage an animal drawn convoy protected by enemy tanks. By this time the animal convoy had been cut in two, the leading tank began engaging Major King and the leading troop from two sides, resulting in two of our tanks being knocked out. The extent of the damage and loss off equipment caused to the enemy was evident the following morning when some fifty to sixty vehicles were found to be destroyed. During the confused fighting that lasted till 0300 hrs, Major King remained with his leading tanks, and his coolness and imperturbable courage during intensive tank and shellfire was an inspiration to his men, and an outstanding example of zeal and devotion to duty. He displayed an exceptional degree of tenacious courage and resourceful determination under the most adverse tank conditions. His personal bravery and leadership could not be surpassed.’ Cecil Vincent King was born on Robben Island, Cape Town, on 3 August 1900 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 7 August 1916, serving initially in H.M.S. Hyacinth and H.M.S. Impregnable. He was advanced Boy First Class on 26 February 1917, and was promoted to Able Seaman on 3 April 1919. He was invalided out of the service, suffering from Rheumatism, on 10 December 1919. Having moved to Southern Rhodesia King saw early service in North Africa during the Second World War, before being assigned to the Prince Alfred’s Guard, with who he saw extensive service in Italy with the rank of Major, and was wounded on 3 June 1944 when his foot was crushed by a lump of flying earth thrown up by an exploding shell. For his services as a Sherman tank commander at the crossing of the Finale in April 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order; Neil Orpen’s Victory in Italy gives the following coda to his D.S.O. action: ‘Strewn among the wreckage of more than 60 enemy vehicles lay the corpses of Germans who had tried to hold open the line of retreat. The carcasses of horses and oxen killed in the night’s hail of crossfire sprawled among shattered lorries, carts, semi-tracked vehicles, guns, limbers and piles of wrecked enemy equipment of every conceivable kind. At the crossing point over the canal about 200 metres from the river, smashed carts, dead oxen, mules, and horses were so entangled with trucks and knocked-out assault guns and tanks that a bulldozer was needed to clear the way for the advancing columns. A ground check in the area immediately south-east of Finale showed enemy losses amounting to 51 guns, 17 mortars, 2 tanks, 17 half-tracks, 100 or more motor-drawn vehicles, and more than 150 horse-drawn vehicles.’ During the actual fighting the R.D.L.I. had taken 160 prisoners, and no fewer than 200 enemy dead were found on the battlefield, compared to the R.D.L.I. casualties of just 12 wounded.’
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Six: Craftsman H. L. Walker, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (77484. Cfn. H. L. Walker. R.E.M.E.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine Four: Warrant Officer Class I E. Hedley, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (11008744 W.O. Cl. 1. E. Hedley. R.E.M.E.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine (10) £100-£140
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A poignant Second War Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot’s campaign group of three awarded to Flight Sergeant L. R. Carter, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who survived a mid-air collision during a dog-fight serving with 66 Squadron, 11 October 1940 - only to be shot down and killed, aged 21, whilst carrying out a fighter sweep over northern France with 74 Squadron, 6 July 1941 1939-45 Star, 1 copy clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with a later (possibly replacement?) Caterpillar Club badge, in gold with painted ‘ruby’ eyes, reverse engraved ‘Sgt/Pilot L. R. Carter’, with named Air Council enclosure and portrait photograph of recipient - both mounted on thick card for framed display purposes, enclosure cut for purpose, good very fine (lot) £1,200-£1,600 --- Leslie Raymond Carter was born in Shenley, Hertfordshire, and was the son of Albert William Carter. He was educated at St. Alban’s School, Shenley, and after school was briefly an engineering apprentice at Rolls Royce in Derby. Carter joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 18, in 1939. He was mobilised with the outbreak of the Second War, and carried out pilot training. Carter was posted as a Sergeant Pilot for operational flying with 66 Squadron (Spitfires) at Coltishall, 28 August 1940. Carter was posted to 610 Squadron in September 1940, and to 41 Squadron at Hornchurch, 1 October 1940. Ten days later he was involved in a fatal mid-air collision: ‘11 Aircraft ordered to patrol base at 30,000 feet. About 50 Me. 109’s were sighted at 30,000 feet and the squadron climbed to attack. During the combat F/O O’Neill and Sgt. Carter collided. F/O O’Neill crashed near West Kingsdown and was killed. Sgt. Carter baled out and landed uninjured. P/O Lecky did not return from the engagement and was later found dead near West Kingsdown. P/O Lock [later an ‘Ace’ and D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar] shot down 1 Me. 109 in flames.’ Carter described the incident in a letter to his mother, written shortly after the incident (this letter was printed in the book Despatches From The Heart - An Anthology of Letters From The Front, by A. Tapert, and later reprinted in The Sunday Express, 4 November 1984): ‘Sergts. Mess R.A.F., 41 Squadron, Hornchurch. Dear Mother, Herewith a line to let you know that I reached my base alright yesterday, & also an adventure to thrill the youth of the next generation & this one too I should imagine. After lunch we went off on a “flap” & were patrolling London to Maidstone when we get the “tally-ho” & there is the old 109 stooge trap all laid open to the boys of 41 Sqdn, being clear we could see gangs right, left, up & down so off we go into line astern & climb into the sun so that the swine can’t get can’t get such a big dive on us. Next minute something hit me amidships & most everything goes quiet after a few seconds of bumps, swings & jars & there I am sitting in the cock-pit of my Spitty with no engine & the tail & about a yard of fuselage hanging on by the tail control wires, & altimeter reading 28,000 ft. I sat still as I knew I wouldn’t catch fire & I saw the other Spit tearing towards the deck, smoking slightly. Next moment however there is a bang & the tail comes over & bangs the cockpit by my ear, & swings back & takes another crack. So I lowered the seat & sat with all my straps undone, & wireless disconnected breathing in the oxygen which luckily is still coming through, & watching the tail having a crack at me. At 17,000 I decide to get out & grabbing the tail on one of its frequent swings, held on until I am standing on the edge of the cockpit & then let go & jumped backwards. At this time the wreck is going slowly round & the starboard main planes plonks itself under my back, & there I lay for about ten seconds wondering what I had landed on & looking around I decide to get clear by going to the wing and stepping off by the trailing edge. I could now hear the battle above & so decided to do a delayed drop. I couldn’t get my head up for a start until I decided to do what I had heard previously, double up my legs, & it worked. I started rolling. I whizzed down to lower cloud level at 4,000 feet & looked for the ripcord & pulled it, according to regulations. For less time than it takes to write a couple of letters I thought I was being strangled, there being no jolt, & then was leisurely floating down to South Kingsdown, ten miles from Maidstone, into the arms of about ten L.D.V’s & forty women & kids demanding to know if I was British. I only had one minutes anxiety & that was when my wreckage came past, after I had pulled the ripcord, about fifty feet away. I have not a single cut or bruise thank the Lord & the parachute packer, whom I have just been round to thank in the normal way. Cheerio. Love to All at Home. Keep smiling. Les. P.S. I must get the adjutant to send off for my caterpillar, as it was an Irving air chute.’ Having survived that encounter, Carter was back on flying duties 17 October 1940. Five days latter, he suffered severe frostbite to his fingers - the canopy of his Spitfire being frozen partly open whilst flying a patrol at 35,000 feet. Carter was unable to fly for several months, and was placed on light duties. He was posted to 58 O.T.U. early the following year, prior to returning to operational flying with 74 Squadron (Spitfires) operating from Manston. Carter took off for a sweep over northern France, 6 July 1941. He was presumed shot down and killed over Wormhoudt, near Lille. Aged 21, Flight Sergeant Carter is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold with copied research. Sold together with the following family medals Four: Sergeant A. W. Carter, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12886 L. Cpl A. W. Carter. Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (12886 Sjt. A. W. Carter. Bedf. R.); Defence Medal, mounted with Cap Badge on card for framed display purposes, very fine Albert William Carter was the father of the above, and served during the Great War with the Bedfordshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 30 July 1915. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 December 1917). Sold with copied research.
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Pair: Sergeant N. S. Morris, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (4699919 Pte. N. Morris. K.O.Y.L.I.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (4699919 Cpl. N. S. Morris. K.O.Y.L.I.) minor edge bruising to last, therefore generally very fine or better (2) £140-£180 --- N. S. Morris served with the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and was killed in a training accident whilst stationed in Aden in December 1955. Sergeant Morris is buried in the Maala Cemetery, Yemen.
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Three: Sergeant E. H. Tunstall, Royal Air Force General Service 1918-62, 3 clasps, Canal Zone, Malaya, Brunei, with unofficial retaining rods between clasps (Jnr Tech E H Tunstall (3502442) RAF); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (3502442 Sgt. E. H. Tunstall. R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (3502442 Sgt. E. H. Tunstall. R.A.F.) the GSM18 a post-2004 issue, scratch to obverse of the second, light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £260-£300 --- Note: Existing recipients of the General Service Medal 1918-62, upon claiming the Canal Zone clasp, were required to return their original medal and were issued with an entirely new medal if the Canal Zone clasp was their first entitlement to the medal, and if their rank at the time of qualifying for the Canal Zone clasp was different from the rank inscribed on their original medal.
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Three: Acting Petty Officer Air Fitter E. C. H. Score, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (L/FX. 910540 E. C. H. Score. N.A.1.M. (E).); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (FX.910540 E. C. H. Score. L.A.M. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (FX.910540 E. C. H. Score. A/P.O.A.F. H.M.S. Condor.) mounted as worn, clasp faxing slightly bent on first, light contact marks, very fine (3) £140-£180
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Three: Corporal R. M. McCarthy, Royal Marines General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland, last clasp unofficially affixed (RM.22591 R. M. Mc.Carthy. Mne. R.M.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Cpl. R. M. Mc.Carthy PO22591K RM); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Cpl R M Mc.Carthy PO22591K RM) mounted court-style as worn, edge bruising to first and last, light contact marks, very fine (3) £1,600-£2,000 --- Raymond Michael McCarthy served during the South Atlantic campaign in the Assault Ship H.M.S. Intrepid. Sold with four photographic images.
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The Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Captain F. W. M. Cornwallis, 17th Lancers, attached Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), who, having rejoined his cavalry regiment in Ireland in 1920, was gunned down during the Irish War of Independence by a gang of I.R.A. volunteers in the bloody Ballyturin Ambush near Gort, Co. Galway, on 15 May 1921 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘F. W. M. Cornwallis. 17th Lancers.’; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2. Lieut: F. W. M. Cornwallis. 17/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Major F. W. M. Cornwallis.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1917, with silver star on riband, mounted together with related miniature medals, riband bar and 17th Lancers and Machine Gun Corps lapel badges, in a felt lined wooden frame with ivorine label, inscribed ‘Captain Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis., M.C., Croix de Guerre. 17th Lancers. Killed in the service of his country whilst with his regiment at Gort. Co. Galway. Ireland. On May 15th 1921.’, extremely fine (5) £3,000-£4,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in France and Flanders’ French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 10 October 1918: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign’ Fiennes Wykham Mann Cornwallis was born on 21 August 1890, the eldest son of Colonel Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, later 1st Baron Cornwallis, of Linton Park, Kent, who was Conservative M.P. for Maidstone and Chairman of the Kent County Council. His grandfather, Major Fiennes Cornwallis (Wykeham Martin), of the 4th Light Dragoons, took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, as a University Candidate he was commissioned Second Lieutenant from the West Kent Yeomanry into the 17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers on 20 August 1913, and was stationed with them at Sialkot, India at the outbreak of the Great War. In October 1914 his regiment was deployed to France as part of the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade in the 1st Indian Cavalry Division (later renamed 4th Division), Cornwallis serving with them on the Western Front from mid-November (ineligible for 1914 Star clasp). Cornwallis was advanced Lieutenant on 27 February 1915 and was seconded for service with a Brigade Machine Gun Squadron on 2 February 1916. Advanced acting Captain whilst Second in Command of a Machine-Gun Squadron on 10 July 1917, he was made temporary Captain in November and acting Major while commanding a Squadron on 5 June 1918. For his services with the 3rd Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) he was awarded both the Military Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. Cornwallis was initiated into the Douglas Lodge No. 1725 of the Freemasons in Kent in 1919 and the following March was restored to the establishment of the 17th Lancers who at this time were in County Cork, Ireland, aiding the Civil Power against Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. Ballyturin Ambush, Galway, 15 May 1921 On 15 May 1921 Cornwallis was driven to a party at Ballyturin House near Gort, Galway by District Inspector Cecil Blake of the Royal Irish Constabulary. They were accompanied by Blake’s pregnant wife Lily, Lieutenant McCreery of the 17th Lancers and Margaret Gregory, the widowed daughter in law of Lady Gregory of Coole Park. The group spent the afternoon visiting the Bagot family at the house and playing tennis. Leaving in the early evening, they found the gate shut at the end of the drive and Cornwallis went to open it. Suddenly there was a shout of ‘hands up’, shots were fired and the car’s windscreen was shattered by bullets. Cornwallis tried to take cover behind the wall near the gate and the occupants of the vehicle tried to jump out and shield themselves to the left of the car as intense firing opened up. After 3 or 4 minutes the shooting ceased with one heavy volley at close range. Mrs Gregory, who had been allowed to survive, then saw her companions’ bodies huddled together on the ground, shot to death. Captain Cornwallis was later found dead on the outside of the wall on the right of the gate. The ambushers, a gang of around twenty I.R.A. volunteers in civilian clothing, a few masked but most with blackened faces, then came up to the car and searched the bodies and the car and retrieved any weapons. Eventually Mrs Gregory was allowed to go and she walked back up towards the house. At the same time, the Bagots, having heard the shooting, were running down the long drive to the gate. Mrs Gregory was handed over to Miss Molly Bagot and John Bagot was held at gunpoint and handed a note which apparently read: 'Volunteer HQ. Sir, if there is any reprisals after this ambush, your house will be set on fire as a return. By Order IRA.’ Constable Graham Poole, an ex-Tan, was present at Ballyturin immediately after the murders and described the brutal carnage the killers had left in their wake: ‘One man [Cornwallis] was by the gate slumped against a wall, he had been shot in several places and was quite dead. Inside the gate was a motor car containing the body of one of our men, an auxiliary named Blake, he was totally peppered with shot and the car was full of blood. On the path behind the car was a woman whose head was literally hanging off, she was covered in blood and peppered beyond recognition, she had been placed upon another dead man in a sexually explicit position, the woman was later reported to be Mrs Blake. The two dead men were army officers.’ (The Black and Tans in Galway during the Irish Troubles by Constable Graham Poole refers). During these investigations by Crown Forces near the scene following the ambush a Constable named John Kearney was also shot dead, raising the body count to five. The British said he was killed by the I.R.A. who were still at the scene but his death may have been an accident. It is even thought by some that he was shot by the police as an informer, for passing information to local republicans. A witness statement from an I.R.A. man who took part in the ambush gives some background to the motive for the attack, describing District Inspector Blake in the following terms: ‘The man had built up a very bad reputation for himself in the district. Threatening women with his revolver in the homes of wanted men. And going into the shops in the town and throwing his revolver on the counter with a demand to be served at once. His wife also carried a revolver and when shopping threatened those serving her at the counter that if anything happened to her husband she would shoot and burn the town.’ Going further, in his 1943 book ‘The House of Gregory’, Vere R. T. Gregory claims that the Ballyturin ambush was retaliation for an incident in which soldiers or police had tortured three local men for information, by forcing them to dig their own graves and then threatening to bury them alive. Gregory also mentions being told by his stepsister that it was rumoured in the vicinity that Lady Gregory had conspired with the I.R.A. in planning the ambush, and this was why her daughter had survived - unsubstantiated gossip that is unlikely to be true. In a broader context, the events of the 13 to 15 May 1921, which coincided with elections to the Home Rule Parliament in which Sinn Fein swept the board, saw 15 soldiers and policemen slaughtered in a two day killing spree across Ireland ranging from Dublin, Tipperary and Castletownbere to these events at Ballyturin, Galway and are now seen as instrumental in bringing the British government towards signing the truce two months late...
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A well-documented Northern Ireland M.I.D. campaign group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant I. Missenden, Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment and the Force Research Unit (FRU), who carried out 6 tours of Northern Ireland - suffering a gunshot wound as an 18 year old infantryman during his first, and going on to distinguish himself in an intelligence capacity as an ‘agent handler’ whilst serving with West Det (FRU), St. Angelo, Fermanagh. His tours spanned 20 years, and during that time Missenden was involved in multiple contacts with the IRA, becoming intimate with their methods, capturing gunmen and being on the receiving end of ambushes and mortar attack General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland, with M.I.D. oak leaf (24312535 Pte I Missenden DERR); U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP ribbon; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994, E.II.R., with Additional Award Bar (24312535 Sgt I Missenden DERR); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24312535 SSgt I Missenden DERR) good very fine (4) £4,000-£6,000 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 11 October 1988. Ian Missenden was born in British Military Hospital at Iserlohn, Germany in November 1955. The following extracts are taken from an extensive autobiographical account provided by the recipient of his service career: ‘I... enlisted in the 1st Battalion the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment in Bristol in November 1972 at the age of 17. On completion of training at the depot Exeter I joined my regiment in Berlin, who were then preparing for an 18 month tour of Northern Ireland. Not being old enough to deploy with the regiment, I was attached to The Devon and Dorset Regiment until my 18th birthday, I then rejoined the regiment in Ballykinler, Northern Ireland. The regiment’s role as province reserve was to re-enforce other units province-wide. First Tour of Northern Ireland: November 1973 - January 1975 On arriving in Northern Ireland I joined 10 Platoon, D Company as a rifleman. During the tour we (the platoon) deployed to Aughnacloy, Belfast, Bessbrook, Sion Mills, Newry and Crossmaglen. The duties of the platoon, included foot patrols, vehicle checkpoints, searches and boat patrols with the Royal Navy on Carlingford Lough conducting stop and search operations on boats crossing the border. In June 1974 my platoon (10 Platoon) deployed to Newry to assist a battery from 7 Royal Horse Artillery (7 RHA Para) with their workload. On Thursday 27th June I was a member of a mobile patrol who went to assist the RUC in crowd control at a factory dispute when the patrol came under fire in an IRA ambush where I received a gunshot wound to the back. The bullet entered my back, punctured my lung and exited my chest. After 6 weeks in the hospital I had made a full recovery and was discharged for 4 weeks sick leave before returning to my unit... Shooting Incident Newry 1974 On Thursday 27th June my section was the QRF, providing assistance for foot patrols and RUC. It was a busy day, we had been in and out on various tasks non-stop. At about 1900hrs, having just returned from a task, we were having a meal in the cookhouse when the tannoy came to life: “QRF commander to ops room.” The section loaded weapons and waited by the landrovers for Steve, the section commander, to return to brief us on the task. The RUC needed assistance with an angry crowd involved in a dispute at a factory on the Warrenpoint road, which was situated on the other side of Newry. I was with Gerry in the back of the lead vehicle. The vehicles stopped on the Warrenpoint road in a position overlooking the factory with the angry crowd, which stood 50 metres away. On the order ‘debus’ the section took up positions on the bank of the canal, while Steve assessed the situation. A few minutes later the shout to “Mount Up” came. The vehicle had barely moved when several things happened simultaneously; I felt a great slap on my back, putting me face down in the vehicle; the vehicle stopping abruptly; the sound of incoming fire; Gerry jumping over me and out of the vehicle in the direction of the firers. I could hear bullets zipping overhead as I picked myself up and grabbed my rifle, which I must have dropped when I received the ‘slap.’ That’s when I noticed the blood where I had been laying, which hadn’t been there before. Meanwhile the fire fight and shouting continued. I didn’t feel like I’d been shot as there was no pain but I thought the blood was mine, after checking my chest I confirmed it was! There was a hole with blood seeping from it, right where I thought my heart should be, and that’s when the pain kicked in. While I was still trying to believe what had happened, the shooting and noise ceased. Whilst carrying out a head check, it was discovered I was missing. Gerry found me and I was added to the contact report: one casualty, gunshot wound. Steve was told to take me directly to the helicopter landing zone (LZ) situated about 100 metres from our base, the other side of Newry.... On arriving at the LZ the battery medic took over and I was placed on a stretcher, and he applied field dressings to entry and exit wounds; I knew I had a punctured lung from the bubbles in the blood around the exit wound. Within a few minutes I was loaded into a helicopter, accompanied by the medic and on the way to Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast. By the time the helicopter landed at MPH it was dark and I was in a lot of pain, and having problems breathing due to a punctured lung. If it wasn’t for the medic I would have probably given up, I just wanted to close my eyes and sleep, even though I knew it could be the end for me... Before 7 RHA left the province, the OC, BSM and the medic who took me to MPH visited me and told me what happened after I left for the hospital. Over a dozen suspects were arrested, six were detained by the Special Branch. Empty cases found at the firing point were from a Garrand and M1 carbine. I’d been hit by a round from an M1 carbine. The round had gone through my flack jacket, body and through the flack jacket on its way out, before losing power and dropping into the outer lining of the flack jacket... the exit wound was three inches long... Before leaving the province I was involved in and witnessed several other terrorist incidents.’ The other ‘incidents’ alluded to above included the Long Kesh Riot in October 1974, the Sandes Cafe bomb at Ballykinler, 28 October 1974, and an ambush at a farm in Ballsmill in November of the same year: Ballsmill Incident 1974 Information was received via the confidential tip line, that there was a weapons hide in an unused farm complex on the border at Ballsmill. A search was planned for early the following morning. The Royal Engineer Search Team (REST) would conduct the search and the platoon would provide the cordon. I was chosen to be the radio operator and part of a four man team led by the platoon commander, and tasked to insert that night and watch over the complex. The rest of the platoon were flying in at daybreak to set up the cordon and the REST (9 Sqn RE) shortly afterwards. A chopper dropped the team a few miles out from the target, and we walked the rest of the way. High ground to the north of the farm complex was ideal for the job. We set up in a hedgerow 50 metres from the target and we settled into our position for the night. The border, a hedgerow, lay 70 metres to our left, ran parallel past the farm complex and continued uphill for approximately 175 metres, then turned sharp right and out of view. Two sides of the complex faced the border. Before first light the team moved cautiously down the hill to the complex; which was a series of stone buildings surround a courtyard. T...
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Four: Sergeant P. J. Holding, Royal Marines South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Mne1 P J Holding PO30881E RM); General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Gulf, N. Iraq & S. Turkey, Northern Ireland, unofficial retaining rods between clasps and traces of restoration work to clasp carriage (Cpl P J Holding PO30881E RM); Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (Sgt P J Holding PO30881E RM); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Cpl P J Holding PO30881E RM) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine and a scarce combination of awards (4) £2,000-£2,400
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Wm. Hart.) suspension neatly reaffixed, minor edge bruise and light marks overall, otherwise good very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- William Hart, born in Enfield, Essex, served as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Revenge at the battle of Trafalgar. Two other men with this name are listed in the published roll: one with 3 clasps for 1 June 1794, Egypt and Trafalgar, the other for Syria. The Revenge was heavily engaged at Trafalgar when, interlocked in combat with the French Aigle, she received a tremendous fire into her lee quarter from the Spanish Principe de Asturias, and was further hemmed in by three two-deckers, the whole combining to punish her cruelly until they were driven off by the approach of other British vessels. Her injuries in the battle were in consequence severe and her losses heavy, the latter amounting to twenty-eight killed and fifty-one wounded, including her captain, Robert Moorsom, who subsequently carried the Great Banner at Nelson’s funeral. Sold with copied extracts from Ship’s Description Book and Muster List entry for Revenge covering the Trafalgar period.
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