An Officer’s Uniform of The Calcutta Light Horse Regiment, circa 1930, comprising dress tunic of blue cloth, with silvered domed buttons, chain epaulettes and bi-metal regimental insignia to collar, blue cloth overalls with double white stripes, mess jacket with white facings bearing regimental insignia and tailor’s label ‘Harman & Co, Calcutta’, inscribed in ink 5.6.29, field service cap, blue cloth, white crown bearing the regiment’s bi-metal badge, khaki peaked cap, leather riding boots, polished steel spurs, leather belts and other related accoutrements, (lot) The Calcutta Light Horse was raised in 1872 and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. The regiment was disbanded following India’s independence in 1947
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A Great War Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, in iron and silver plate. A Third Reich War Merit Cross Second Class, Bronze with Swords. A Third Reich Medal for the Winter Campaign in Russia (1941-1942). A Third Reich Faithful Service Decoration for 40 years Service. A Third Reich German Mother’s Cross Bronze Class 1st Pattern. A Third Reich Green Cloth Late-War Pattern Bevo-type national emblem in utility style. A Third Reich Stamped Light Metal ‘Eagle’ Cap Badge, 60mm. A Third Reich Stamped Bronzed Light Metal ‘Eagle’ Cap Badge, 35mm. A Silver Plated Petrol Lighter, decorated with a white metal Third Reich device, (9)
A Great War Group of Three to Driver Herbert John Camp Royal Horse Artillery, Late Highland Light Infantry, 1914 Star, 5th Aug-22nd Nov clasp (61860 Dvr.H.Camp. R.H.A.), British War and Victory Medals (61860 Gnr. H. Camp. R.A.), mounted for wearing. Private 10436 Private Herbert John Camp, 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry/61860 Driver Herbert John Camp Royal Horse Artillery, enlisted at St. Georges Barracks, Westminster 31st December 1906 aged 17. Posted to India, 15th September 1908 transferred to ‘S’ Battery Royal Horse Artillery March 1910, returned home 31st October 1913, discharged into Army Reserve, reported back to Woolwich 1914 for War Service. Royal Horse Artillery Tunic, of regulation pattern, blue cloth with worsted yellow cord frogging. Collection of related service papers, including Short Service document, dated 31st Dec 1906, Royal Army Temperance Association India, 12th October 1913 (Simla), Discharge Certificate 31st March 1920, etc. Collection of Postcards and other Photographic Images including ‘Delhi Durbar’ and Regimental interest. A Written Account from his Personal Diary, Before and During the Great War, 1906-1917. ‘The first battle and defence of Ypres’ 1914. ‘The first day we started, we were in action at dawn waiting for them to come along. At about 8 a.m. the cavalry reported that a large force of Germans was coming in our direction, so we ‘stood to’ by the guns, the horses were only 200 yards away in case of emergency. In about an hour from when we had the order, we saw them in thin grey masses coming along, (a fine target for artillery), we started, opened fire on them and as soon as we had got the range we started sending shrapnel into them as fast as we could fire. It was murder as we could see the shells bursting from where we were and they were tearing holes into the ranks of the German infantry, still they came on, their idea was to rush the guns, but nothing doing as they had no artillery with them, (at least none opened fire on us that day). we shortened our range and gave it to them for all we were worth’, ‘Passendale’, ‘The next day we were off again at 5 a.m. and went into action at a place called Passendale and it was our turn to catch it that day’, ‘I was wheel driver then of ‘A’ sub section gun team, my riding horse had his nose blown off and was still alive, I shot him and put him out of his agony quickly and put a gunners horse in his place, then the hand centre horse of our team got hit broadside and we had to shoot him’, ‘Whyschate’, ‘I was going up to bring my gun out of action, with our team when my horse got killed and I was wounded in the arm and leg, I was pulled out from underneath my horse and taken down on a stretcher’
A collection of Moser glass, comprising: a green and gilt ‘oroplastic’ goblet and cover, 1920s, facet cut and with broad bands of figures and horses on a foliate ground, engraved mark, 17cm high; a bowl and triform ashtray similar, engraved marks; an ‘Alexandrit’ cut glass bowl, circa 1930, etched mark, 26.5cm diameter; an oval bowl in light green; a light blue small dish and tumbler, etched marks (7)
JAMES GREEN, 17771-1834, WATERCOLOUR, GEORGE LYON, 11TH LIGHT DRAGOONS, WITH HORSE, A BATTLE IN THE BACKGROUND, BEARING SIGNATURE AND DATED 1794, 25 X 17.5CM. CAPT. LYON, LATER LT. COL. IS DEPICTED HERE IN WHAT MUST BE THE BATTLE OF BEAUMONT WHERE THE 11TH DRAGOONS WON BATTLE HONOURS IN 1794
One volume "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam", presented by Willie Pogany, published George Harrage & Co., London, SIR EDWIN ARNOLD "The Song Celestial" and "The Light of Asia", two volumes, illustrated by Willie Pogany, and one volume ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING "Sonnets from the Portuguese", with illustrations by Willie Pogany (4)
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