Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (158. Pte. W. Hogg. 1/R. Hrs.) suspension a little slack and light pitting from star, otherwise very fine £500-£700 --- William Hogg was born in the Parish of Hawick, Roxburgh, and attested for the Black Watch at Edinburgh on his 19th birthday, 6 August 1881, a stocking maker by trade. H served abroad in Egypt and the Soudan from 8 August 1882 to 30 April 1886, at Malta until 7 August 1889, at Gibraltar until 7 October 1889, and the remainder at Home until his discharge on 5 August 1893. He signed up for 1 year’s service in the U.K. during the Great War, attesting for the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers (T.F.) on 23 June 1915 and served until 3 December 1915. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm Medal and clasps as well as entitlement to Khedive’s Star. Note: A renamed Egypt Medal to this man in known to exist.
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‘After having heard the battle raging around his craft, he left his engines under the charge of his assistant, picked up his sten gun, and joined in the gun battle.’ The unique Brunei D.S.M. pair awarded to Petty Officer Mechanician P. J. D. Kirwin, Royal Navy, Stoker Petty Officer of the leading lighter at the opposed Royal Marines Commando raid against heavily armed Indonesian supported rebels at Limbang, Brunei, on 12 December 1962, who, ‘when his craft came under heavy fire, left the safety of his engine room, grasped his automatic weapon, and engaged the rebels himself at very close range’ - one of just four D.S.M.s awarded to the Royal Navy in the period from the Korean War in 1953 until the Falklands War in 1982 Distinguished Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (P/KX.869578 P. J. D. Kirwin. P.O.M. (E) R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Brunei (KX.869578 P. J. D. Kirwin. P.O.M. (E). R.N.) this with officially re-impressed naming, together with original Royal Mint case of issue for D.S.M., extremely fine (2) £16,000-£20,000 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 31 May 1963: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in operations in Brunei during the period 8th to 23rd December 1962.’ Revolt in Brunei Up to 1962, the island of Borneo was divided into the vast southern area under Indonesian rule and three British dependencies, Sarawak, North Borneo and, sandwiched between them, the tiny but very wealthy protectorate of Brunei. With the sun gradually setting on British interests in this part of the Far East, a proposal to include these three northern Borneo states into the new Federation of Malaysia was opposed by Indonesia which then proceeded to back the dissident TNKU in mounting an insurrection in Brunei with the aim of maintaining a North Borneo Union. To further this, in December 1962 the rebels occupied several towns, including Brunei town and at Limbang across the border in Sarawak, they held a number of hostages, including the British Government’s Agent - the ‘Resident’, ‘Dick’ Morris - his wife and a nursing sister. There were indications that the hostages were to be executed on 12 December. At this time 42 Commando, who were awaiting Christmas in Singapore, were put on short notice, and two days later ‘L’ Company, under Captain Jeremy Moore (later to command British Land Forces during the Falklands War), flew to Brunei Town where the Gurkhas had restored order. In fact, most of the trouble had been quickly stamped out, except at Limbang, only accessible by river. Amphibious Assault on Limbang Tasked with rescuing the Limbang hostages, Moore’s urgency was further sharpened when it was learned that the TKNU had murdered some hostages at Bangar. At the waterfront in Brunei he met the Senior Naval Officer, Lieutenant-Commander J. J. Black (who by coincidence would also rise to senior command during the Falklands War as Captain of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Invincible) who had requisitioned two Z-Lighter landing craft for the raid, the Nakhoda Manis and the Sindaun, and provided these with five man crews from the minesweepers Fiskerton and Chawton under his command. Lieutenant Willis, being Black’s First Lieutenant, was appointed as the Senior Naval Officer charged with ensuring that the task force arrived off Limbang but once the assault landing was under way, the lighters would then come under the tactical direction of the senior Royal Marine on board. None of the Royal Navy men under Willis had any experience in handling Z-Craft or landing craft operations but they were now being committed to the daunting prospect of an opposed landing. At 10pm on 11 December, the understrength ‘L’ Company of 87 men, faces blackened, all wearing green berets with glinting cap badges for identification, filed on to the waiting Z-Craft. On board the lead lighter, Nakhoda Manis - commanded by Willis - was Captain Moore, his reconnaissance group, part of Company HQ, and 5 Troop. Also aboard as guide was Captain Muton, the Brunei Director of Marine who would later receive the M.B.E. for his efforts and four more Royal Navy crew including Petty Officer Mechanician Kirwin. The assault went in at first light: ‘When they were 300yds from the Limbang police station, and as the leading craft came abreast of the huts south of the town,‘it erupted like a disturbed ants' nest as the rebels stood to’. At 200yds the Commando Intelligence Sergeant called through the loud-hailer in Malay: ‘The rebellion is over . . . you should lay down your arms.' They replied with automatic weapons - an LMG, three or four SMGs - and some dozen rifles, supported by over 100 shotguns. The instantaneous counter-fire from both craft gave the commandos, thanks to their Vickers machine-guns, the initiative, enabling the leading craft to beach half a minute later only 30yds from the police station. Two marines of the leading No.5 Troop were killed before the craft gained the bank and their OC, Lt ‘Paddy’ Davis, was wounded as he jumped ashore. Sgt Bickford led two Sections of the Troop against the police station, which was quickly cleared, but the naval coxswain of the leading craft had been wounded and as the craft drifted off the bank, Lt D.O. Willis, RN, drove it hard back ashore; but this shallow draught lighter broached to 150yds upstream between the hospital and the home of the British Resident. Capt Moore sent the reserve section ashore, with HQ personnel led by TSM McDonald, and they cleared the hospital. As they came through to the back of this building, the Troop sergeant and two marines were killed, ‘for the jungle comes literally right down to the back door of the hospital’. The grounding of the craft up-river had been a fortunate accident, for Capt Moore found some of the hostages in the hospital. A rebel had fired at them but missed, and no one was hurt. While the ground between the hospital and the police station was being cleared, as was the Resident’s house, the Company Commander was told of more hostages. Therefore, he organised the clearing of the rest of the town to the south, and by the afternoon had released another eight hostages but at nightfall there were still rebels inside the Company’s perimeter, two of whom were killed close to the marines’ positions. Next day the town was secured. Five marines had been killed and six wounded (including a sailor), but the action here, coupled with those of the Gurkhas and Queen's Own Highlanders elsewhere in Brunei, had broken the rebellion. At Limbang alone 15 rebels had been killed and 50 captured from a force of 350, - twice the expected size. They had been taken by surprise, as the commandos now discovered. The Vickers guns in the second craft had been masked, the Company Commander also learnt, by the leading craft, until QMS Cyril Quoins asked the officer commanding this lighter if he could pull out of line to give them a clearer shot. ‘Sergeant Major’, the officer replied, ‘Nelson would have loved you’, and promptly swung his craft into a more exposed position.’ (The Royal Marines by James D. Ladd refers.) It is also worth quoting Captain Jeremy Moore’s observations, made much later: ‘It is perhaps interesting to note that, though my assessment of where the enemy headquarters might be was right, I was quite wrong about the hostages. Furthermore, it was chance that the second beaching happened where it did, that resulted in us taking the hospital from the direction we did. It could be that this saved us heavier casualties, though I assess the most important factor in the success of the operation was first class leadership by junior NCOs. Their section battle craft was a joy to watch...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant S. Lees, Royal Horse Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (51160 Sjt. S. Lees. E.3/Bde. R.H.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (51160 Bmbr: S. Lees. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (51160 Bmbr: S. Lees. R.A.) light contact marks, generally very fine (4) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917 Sydney Lees, a native of Worcester, attested for the Royal Horse Artillery and served with ‘O’ Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 November 1914. M.I.D. unconfirmed. Sold with copy research.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (2467 Pte. A. Cook. 1/Oxfd. L.I.) engraved naming, minor edge bruise, toned, nearly extremely fine £60-£80 --- A Cook appears on the medal roll for 3rd Battalion Oxford Light Infantry, but it is noted that he served in South Africa with 1st Battalion, and confirms entitlement to the clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4589 Pte. H. T. Froude. 3rd Dragoon Gds.) suspension claw re-affixed, nearly very fine £80-£100 --- Herbert Thomas Froude was born at Long Ashton, Bristol, and attested for the Dragoons of the Line at Bristol on 15 June 1900, having previously served with the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, and the Devon and Somerset Royal Engineers Volunteers. Posted to 3rd Dragoon Guards, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 10 August 1901 to the cessation of hostilities, before transferring to the Royal Artillery on 19 February 1904, and then to the Army Reserve on 26 June 1906. Discharged in June 1912, he rejoined the Royal Garrison Artillery for home service in the Great War, with service number 284587. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Family Group: A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Sergeant A. C. Taylor, 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, later Second Lieutenant, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (1365 L. Sjt: A. C. Taylor. 1/15 Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. C. Taylor) nearly extremely fine Pair: Air Mechanic Second Class F. W. Taylor, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (59947. 2.A.M. F. W. Taylor. R.A.F.) very fine (5) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 21 December 1916. Alfred Cecil Taylor attested for the London Regiment and served with the 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 March 1915. Advanced Lance-Sergeant, he was awarded the Military Medal in 1916, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 30 April 1918. He was killed in action on 23 October 1918, whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, and is buried in Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
A fine Second World ‘Burma operations’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal A. H. Ford, West Yorkshire Regiment, who, as a member of his battalion’s “Guerilla Platoon”, regularly penetrated enemy lines in the Arakan Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4390907 L. Cpl. A. H. Ford, W. York. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp 8th Army; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (4390907 Cpl. A. H. Ford, M.M., W. Yorks), generally very fine (7) £2,400-£2,800 --- M.M. London Gazette 8 February 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘On the night of 9-10 January 1944, Lance-Corporal Ford was Bren-gunner during the time when the Guerilla Platoon was ambushing the enemy as they withdrew across the Iron Bridge, Kanyindan, Arakan. The enemy opened fire with L.M.Gs from three sides, but Lance-Corporal Ford continued to fire his gun, inflicting casualties on them, and then covering the Platoon withdrawal. Not until the whole of his Platoon was clear of the bridge did he himself move back. On arrival at the leaguer, Lance-Corporal Ford volunteered to take a message to Kanyindan to ‘C’ Company, which involved passing through the enemy positions. This he did, and being unable to locate ‘C’ Company, who, as it happened, were not there, then returned to his platoon, again passing through the enemy. Throughout the whole operation he showed a complete disregard for his personal safety. Recently Lance-Corporal Ford has led a number of small reconnaissance patrols, and has always succeeded in obtaining accurate information without loss to his own men. On 1 May 1944, in the Wakan area, Manipur, he was ordered to patrol the “Buttertubs” feature with a view to locating enemy positions, and sniping any movement seen there - this feature was known to be strongly held by the enemy. Lance-Corporal Ford led his patrol with great skill into the middle of the enemy locality in daylight and discovered the layout of their positions - he then found that a number of the enemy were asleep in their trenches and dugouts, and succeeded in killing three of these with T.S.M.G. and grenades before the alarm was given. He then withdrew his patrol without loss in spite of heavy enemy L.M.G. fire. The forgoing is typical of the way he has discharged his duties throughout the campaign.’ Alex Havelock Ford, a native of Skelton-in-Cleveland, was serving in the 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment at the time of the above cited deeds, which unit had already lent valuable service in East and North Africa. But in June 1943, the Battalion arrived on the Burma front, to face a very different type enemy, not least in the Arakan operations in early 1944, when the Japanese launched a furious counter-offensive against Slim’s 14th Army - and right in the centre of that determined thrust lay the West Yorkshires, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Cree, who was shortly to be awarded the D.S.O. for his courage and leadership in what became known as the “Battle of the Admin Box”. The “Admin Box” battle proper raged throughout most of February, shortly after Ford’s exploits with a Bren-gun in the Guerilla Platoon at Kanyindan, the defenders comprising just two battalions of regular infantry, the West Yorkshires and the Gurkhas, together with artillery and two squadrons of tanks - and a mass of administrative troops, pioneers, sappers, signallers, ordnance and medical units, mule companies and native road builders, most of whom, by the month’s end, had taken up arms, often in hand-to-hand fighting: ‘Down in the bowl of the Admin Box, under the guns of the enemy on the surrounding hills, soldiers fought on, conscious only of the fact that the hour called for every ounce of courage and endurance that British and Indian could pull forth. All day long clouds of smoke rose from the target area and the sound of explosions echoed round the hills as another ammunition or petrol dump blew up. Four times stocks of ammunition were reduced to dangerously low level. Luckily, the Japanese did not realise it, and the airmen quickly replaced each loss. But the enemy continued also to pour in a torrent of mortar bombs, grenades and shells of every calibre up to 150 millimetre. Every part of the Box was vulnerable to fire, and a glimmer of light attracted an instant hail of bullets. Wounded men were operated on within 100 yards of the spot where they had fallen ... Green-uniformed snipers roped to trees and even “built” into tree-trunks took regular toll. A veteran of Dunkirk, who had spent two days on the beaches, said he would have been ready to spend two weeks there if he could be let off with two days in the Box ... ’ (The Campaign in Burma, H.M.S.O., 1946 refers). An understandable wish given Japanese atrocities: ‘There was no spot in the Box which was free from direct or indirect Japanese fire, and casualties were heavy, many being taken to a dressing station in the shadow of one of the smaller hillocks within the perimeter, known as MDS Hill, where life-saving surgery was carried out around the clock under incessant fire ... A week into the battle, MDS Hill became the scene of an infamous act. It was overrun by screaming Japanese soldiery who slaughtered the wounded on their stretchers, and then set about the medical staff, doctors and nursing orderlies alike. As the West Yorkshires mounted a counter-attack the surviving staff and patients were lined up by their attackers and used as human shields by laughing Japanese, who then shot most of them in cold blood. Finally, six doctors were put to death after tending the Japanese wounded. A few days later the West Yorkshires avenged this terrible deed when they ambushed a party of the enemy in a nearby river bed. On inspection of the bodies, many items identified as coming from the MDS were found ... ’ (The Unforgettable Army, Slim’s XIVth Army in Burma, by Colonel Michael Hickey, refers). In fact the West Yorkshires accounted for around 50 of the enemy in this river bed ambush, a feat they were to repeat on further occasions, as a result of which the river bed became known as “Blood Alley”; the Battalion also twice evicted the enemy from “Ammunition Hill”, costly work of a head-on nature that won the admiration and praise of Lieutenant-General Philip Christison, 15 Corps Commander - ‘Never has any regiment counter-attacked so successfully and so often as in that battle. It is rare in history that one regiment can be said to have turned the scale of the whole campaign.’ But turned it was, the Japanese offensive in the Arakan ending in huge loss, the likes of Corporal Ford adding to those losses over the coming weeks and months, initially in the operations that led to the relief of Kohima, and then in the advance along the Tiddim Road, when the Battalion fought an action about every three miles of its 200-mile length.
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (4446285 Pte. W. Coates. Durh. L.I.) edge bruising, good very fine £60-£80 --- W. Coates attested for the Durham Light Infantry and is recorded as serving as a Bugler with the 2nd Battalion on the North West Frontier, 1930-31.
Pair: Boatswain Richard Bullmore, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Richd. Bullmore) fitted with contemporary ribbon slide and brooch pin; St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, unnamed, fitted with contemporary swivel-ring bar suspension and brooch pin, first with light edge bruise and contact marks, both with old lacquer, otherwise very fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- Richard Bullmore is confirmed on the roll as a Boatswain 3rd Class aboard H.M.S. Carysfort. See Lot 54 for related family medals.
Dewsbury Light Horse Volunteers, oval silver engraved medal, raised floral rim, 65mm x 51mm, obverse: Arms of Dewsbury, on a scroll above ‘Dewsbury Light Horse Volunteers’ and below ‘Merit Rewarded’; reverse: ‘Presented to James Knowles by the Members of the Troop A Reward for his Skill as a Swordsman and Proficiency at Military Exercises 1801’, integral loop and ring for suspension, good very fine £200-£300 --- Referenced in Balmer’s unpublished work on Volunteer Medals (September 1985), V245. Note: Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Volunteer Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.
The Memorial Plaque to Lieutenant A. G. Bareham, M.C., 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Niergnies on 8 October 1918, during the action for which he was awarded the Military Cross Memorial Plaque (Archibald George Bareham) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- M.C. London Gazette 30 July 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Niergnies on 8 October 1918. When the enemy accompanied by tanks attacked our position, posts on this officer’s right and left were compelled to withdraw. This allowed the enemy’s tanks to take up positions in rear of his company. He immediately rallied all available men, including some of other units, and with great dash succeeded in forming a defensive flank to the left. He inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy and later succeeding re-establishing the whole line and taking up original positions. Throughout the whole operation he showed great courage and initiative.’ Archibald George Bareham enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, and was advanced Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor of Musketry. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Marines on 18 January 1916, and served with the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Niergnies on 8 October 1918, during the action for which he was awarded the Military Cross; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.
A most unusual Crimean War ‘sweetheart brooch’ formed from the campaign medal awarded to Private James Watts, 17th Lancers, who was severely wounded in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava Crimea 1854-55, the Roman warrior and figure of Victory skilfully cut out from the reverse of the medal to form a skeletal brooch within the original rim which is engraved in serif capitals ‘Jas. Watts. ..th Lancers’, the four clasps for Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastopol mounted around the circumference, reverse with pin fitting, ‘17’ obscured by solder deposit, bright cleaned, otherwise very fine £300-£500 --- James Watts, Private, No. 1153, 17th Lancers, was severely wounded at Balaklava, 25 October 1854, and is confirmed in all sources as a participant of the charge of the Light Brigade. Note: An impressed 4-clasp medal named to ‘J. Watts’ is recorded by the noted collector E. E. Needes as having been offered by auction at Debenham’s on 2 June 1905, and re-offered on the 30th of the same month. The same medal was sold by Glendining’s on 12 December 1918, 28 March 1924, and 21 October 1927. Needes was of the opinion that this ‘impressed’ medal was ‘doubtful’, a conclusion that is perhaps reinforced by its chequered auction history. There is no man of this name in the only other lancer regiment to serve in the Crimea, the 12th Lancers. Sold with copied research including medal roll entries and relevant pages from Needes’ detailed notes.
‘Certificate of the Waterloo Prize Money’, a most rare survival in the name of Frederick Aue, Private in the late First Battalion of Light Infantry Kings German Legion, who was discharged 24th February 1816, the certificate dated ‘Hannover the 14th March 1817’ and signed by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Hartwig, two old reinforcing repairs, otherwise good condition but fragile from age £140-£180 --- Frederick Aue served in the 1st Light Battalion K.G.L. from 1 November 1803 to 24 February 1816. He served in the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807, in the Peninsula and at the battle of Waterloo. His ‘6th Class’ Prize Money would have amounted to £2-11-6, together with two years extra service towards pay and pension. Sold with various copied pay and muster lists confirming presence at Copenhagen and at Waterloo.
Cases of Issue (4): Distinguished Service Order, by Garrard, London; Distinguished Service Cross, by Garrard, London; Military Cross (2), the first unnamed, the second by Royal Mint, the first three all Great War period, the last Second War period, light scuffing, generally good condition (4) £100-£140
Three: Colour Sergeant H. Evans, Royal Marine Artillery Queen’s Sudan 1896 (3339 Sgt. H. Evans, R.M.A.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Hugh Evans, Col. Sergt., No. 3339 R.M.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 4 clasps, Hafir, Sudan 1897, Khartoum, Sudan 1899 (3339. Sgt. H. Evans. R.M.A.) contemporarily engraved naming, light contact marks, otherwise very fine and rare (3) £800-£1,000 --- One of only 30 Queen’s Sudan Medals awarded to the Royal Marine Artillery. Hugh Evans was born in Liverpool in October 1867, and was a Clerk prior to enlisting in the Royal Marines. He joined the Recruit Depot at Walmer on 24 February 1887 and on completion of training was posted to the Royal Marine Artillery as a Private on 27 February 1888. He embarked aboard his first ship H.M.S. Inflexible on 18 July 1889 and disembarked to the Depot (September 1889) prior to joining H.M.S. Collingwood in November 1889, where he was promoted to Bombardier on 8 August 1890. He returned to the R.M.A.Depot in September 1892 and was promoted to Corporal on 21 April 1893. He next embarked aboard H.M.S. Rupert in October 1894, and H.M.S. Thunderer in May 1895, and was promoted to Sergeant in April 1896 prior to disembarking to the R.M.A. Depot. Evans was transferred to the Egyptian Army as an Instructor in May 1897 and served in Egypt and the Sudan for ten years, being present at numerous actions in the Sudan. His service record carries the following note: ‘Recommended to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty by Lord Kitchener Sirdar of the Egyptian Army for Meritorious Service during the Sudan Campaigns of 1897 and 1898. Specially promoted to Colour Sergeant in consequence.’ Evans was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1902 after 15 years’ service, and was discharged from the Corps whilst in Egypt on 24 February 1908. He was called up for War service on 10 August 1917 at the age of 59 and joined H.M.S. Queen on 20 September 1917. He transferred to the Royal Marine Artillery Headquarters on 9 December 1918 and was demobilised on 26 February 1919, being entitled to the British War Medal. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
A Selection of South African Military Cap Badges c.1900-60. Including Natal Mounted Rifles, Durban Light Infantry, Transvaal Scottish, Pretoria Regiment, Scottish Horse, Wits Rifles, Kimberley Regiment, 1st City Regiment &c.; together with various sundry collar badges, generally good condition (lot) £160-£200
A Selection of Military Badges c.1900. Comprising Pagri badges of the 4th Hussars, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pagri badges; Royal Army Medical Corps Volunteers cap and collar badges; Medical Staff Corps collar badge; and 4th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers collar badge, good condition (7) £120-£160
A German Second World War Afrika Korps 1st Pattern Field Cap. A service worn stained and lightly bleached size 56 1940 dated M.41 field cap with its original Carl Halfar zigzag sewn eagle and matching cockade, light apple green inverted waffenfarbe indicating Panzer Grenadiers. A lot of sweat around the join between the main body of the cap and the peak. Name block is indistinct but the stitching tells us how to identify the maker. Faint traces of a hand applied name of an Obergefreiter Otto (?) to the red lining, reasonable condition £800-£1,000
A German Second World War Army 2nd Pattern Tropical Tunic. A medium size tropical tunic, this is the later pattern without pleats to the four pockets, all having flaps, all original removable buttons intact with slight oxidisation to the buckles. Bevo woven gold on blue collar patches. A tropical double rank strip indicating the rank of Gefreiter to the right hand sleeve as the tunic is worn. Soldier sewn loops to the upper right breast for two awards. Correct Bevo woven blue on tan breast eagle which is the correct type but has been replaced, Fitted with a set of shoulder boards with light apple green piping. Faint traces of original issue stampings to the interior of the tunic, also further double stamped when turning back the inside section of cloth. Complete with its original belt hooks, very faint traces of the letters PG painted to the back panel of the tunic indicating this soldier was a prisoner of war of the French authorities, good condition £300-£400
German Second World War Luftwaffe Collar Patches. 15 individual single collar patches for all branches of the Luftwaffe services, comprising four collar patches for air traffic control in light green; three for Luftwaffe Air Ministry in Black, one still attached to a section of its collar; two Red for Luftwaffe flak artillery; one in yellow for flight; two for Luftwaffe signals in brown; and three for Luftwaffe medical services in Blue, generally good condition (15) £120-£160
German Second World War R.A.D. Single Collar Patches. Arbeitsfuhrer 2nd pattern, bullion embroidered on black velvet base; two company grade officers, bullion on black; one NCO high quality embroidery on black; three administrative branch officers, bullion on green; one justice legal branch company grade officer, bullion on light blue; one company grade officer medical branch, cornflower blue with bullion; six enlisted ranks, generally good condition (15) £80-£100
German Second World War R.A.D. Officers Shoulder Straps. Thirteen singles and one pair of mixed officer rank shoulder straps for the RAD. The matched pair is of the general branch with black underlay; one single on cornflower blue velvet for medical services; one on very light blue for the justice branch; the remainder a mixture of general and administrative branches. Some have residue of glue and paper on the reverse side where adhered to a collectors display board, generally good condition (15) £140-£180
Pair: Private G. Box, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (4163 Pte. G. Box, 2: D. of C. Lt. Inft.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4163 Pte. H. Box, 2: D. of C. Lt. Inft.) note differing initials both of which are lightly scratched over, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £140-£180
Pair: Corporal C. Austin, Oxfordshire Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (3964 Pte C. Austin, Oxford Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3964 Cpl C. Austin. Oxford L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Charles Austin was born at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Gosport, Hampshire, on 7 June 1892. He served with the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in South Africa during the Boer War, and was discharged on 15 November 1911. His discharge papers note ‘that he has been through Three Mounted Infantry Courses and served with the Mounted Infantry in the South African War. Good groom, used to horses, hardworking, sober and reliable.’ Austin was embodied for service in the Great War and was posted to No. 1 Supply Company, 2nd/4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment in July 1915, and served ‘at Home’. He was later transferred to the Royal Defence Corps, being demobilized on 21 January 1919. Note: The recipient’s service papers note entitlement to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 3 clasps, for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. The additional clasps to the Q.S.A. appear on a separate medal roll and there is no indication that they have ever been attached to the medal.
Three: Acting Corporal J. A. Thrower, 7th Dragoon Guards 1914 Star, with copy clasp (3878 Pte. J. A. Thrower 7/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-3878 Pte. J. A. Thrower. 7-D.Gds.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £100-£140 --- James A Thrower as born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and attested there for the 7th Dragoon Guards on 5 October 1909. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 October 1914, landing at Marseille as part of the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade in the 1st Indian Cavalry Division, and subsequently served in Egypt. He was discharged on termination of his engagement on 4 October 1921, after 12 years’ service.
Three: Driver G. Ronald, Royal Field Artillery 1914 Star, with clasp (64447 Dvr. G. Ronald. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (64447 Dvr. G. Ronald. R.A.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £80-£100 --- George Ronald attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Seaforth, Sussex, on 8 February 1911 and served with the 128th Heavy Battery. Discharged to the Army Reserve in February 1914, he was recalled for war service in August 1914, and served with 8th Brigade, R.F.A. during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1914. Subsequently serving in Salonika, he contracted malaria whilst on active service, and was discharged on 12 April 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge No. B329617.
Three: Driver T. Higgins, Royal Horse Artillery 1914 Star (61332 Dvr: T. Higgins. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (61332 Dvr: T. Higgins. R.A.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £50-£70 --- Thomas Higgins attested for the Royal Horse Artillery and served with ‘A’ Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps.
A 9ct gold garnet and cultured freshwater pearl pendant, London 1974, suspended on a gold trace link chain with bolt ring clasp, tested as approximately 9ct gold, 3.53gThe chain is very light. In our opinion the pendant would be better strung on a heavier chain.Some wear to the chain links.Some wear to the pearl nacre.
Silver cylinder repeating pocket watch, Birmingham 1924, gilt frosted movement signed J.F. Jacot AU Locle with gilt balance, regulator and hammers striking a gong, the dial with Roman numerals and minute track, blued steel hands, within a plain case with repeat slide at the eight/nine position, 46mm (repeat at fault)-Movement - currently functioning, the repeat is not operating and requires repair.Dial - light surface marks, chips to the outer edge at the three and nice positions at the screws.Glass - light surface marks.Hands - light surface marks.Case - surface marks, mild bruise line to the case back.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Victorian silver fusee lever pocket watch, Chester 1872, unsigned movement, no. 8129, with engraved balance cock, steel three arm balance and silvered regulating scale, dust cover, silvered engraved dial with gilt Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, within an engine turned case with engraved cartouche, 53mm-Movement - currently functioning.Dial - light surface marks but generally good.Glass - surface marks.Hands - surface marks.Case - surface marks and some rubbing to the edge of the engine turning.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
William IV silver verge hunter pocket watch, London 1831, unsigned fusee movement with engraved balance cock with mask, flat steel three arm balance, gilt Bosley type regulator and cylindrical pillars, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track and winding hole at the four position, within a plain case, case maker 'HM' (William Harris), 49mm-Movement - currently functioning.Dial - chip restoration at the four/five position, couple of chip marks to the very outer edge, surface scratches near the winding hole.Glass - light surface marks, requires reattaching to the hinge.Hands - surface marks.Case - some tarnishing and light surface marks.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
English 18th century gilt metal verge pair cased pocket watch, the fusee movement signed Marm'd (Marmaduke) Storr, London, no. 9877, with pierced engraved balance cock with mask, steel three arm balance, silvered regulating disc and square baluster pillars, the dial with Roman numerals and minute markers with Arabic five minute divisions, beetle and poker hands, plain inner case with engraved outer case, 47mm, key-Movement - currently functioning although intermittently stopping so will require some attention or service.Dial - faint hairlines and light marks.Glass - light surface marks.Hands - light surface marks.Case - possibly associated cases, rubbing to and light surface marks to both cases, some mild bruise marks to the outer case.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
George IV silver verge pair cased pocket watch, London 1828, the fusee movement signed Thos Baker, Devizes, no. 31397 with pierced engraved balance cock, flat steel three arm balance, Bosley type regulator and cylindrical pillars, the dial with Roman numerals and minute markers, within plain matching cases, case maker 'JJ' (James Jackson II), 56mm, key (lacking glass)-Movement - currently functioning.Dial - minor light surface marks.Glass - lacking glass.Hands - light surface marks.Case - light surface marks and some very mild bruise marks to the inner case, a couple of mild bruise marks, surface marks and tarnishing to the outer case.Crown - .-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
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