Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, Sir Barnes Wallis & Sir Winston Churchill

* A WWII group to Captain R.C. Wilson, Grenadier Guards who served as an Intelligence Officer from 1943 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Pacific Star, ...

* A WWII group of seven to Marine C.A. Oxtoby, Royal Marines General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 'Marine . C.A. Oxtoby PLY X713...

* Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., silver, small 'From The British Government For Gallantry and Humanity', contemporarily engraved in...

* A WWI "Siege of Kut" casualty Distinguished Conduct Medal to Bombardier G. Butterfield, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 13 September 1916 Disting...

* A WWI DCM / MM group to Sergeant C.H. Steel, 18th Hussars, who although wounded himself assisted the wounded himself in exposed parts under exce...

* An Indian Police Medal for Distinguished Conduct group to Chief Officer G.L. Tuppen, Rangoon Municipal Fire Brigade Indian Police Medal for Dist...

* A WWII MM group to Driver C.W. Hughes, Royal Army Service Corps who received his award when driving the Colonel's car he ran into a German post,...

* A group of seven to Lieutenant-Colonel R.E. Wilson MC & Bar, Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment Later Squadron Leader Military Cross, G.V.R., with ...

* An Impressive OBE, MC group to Major S.A.J. Grehan, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s ...

* A Boer War DSO group to Lieutenant Clive Henry Adolphus Wilson, severely wounded and twice mentioned in despatches in South Africa Distinguished...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Autograph Letter Signed, 'Barnes', Portsmouth, 13 August 1895, written as a boy to his father in a juvenile ...

[Wallis, Barnes Neville, 1887-1979]. Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C., by Walter Jerrold, 4th impression, 1900, portrait frontispiece, illustrations...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). ‘Report on the Condition of the Work on Naval Airship No. 9 at Barrow 12/10/15’, original autograph manuscri...

ARR * Cooper (Alfred Egerton, 1883-1974). The R26 Airship over Norfolk, c. 1918, oil on canvas, 90 x 60 cm, gilt moulded heavy wooden frame, Socie...

ARR * Cooper (Alfred Egerton, 1883-1974). Naval N.S.7 over Fleet, 1918, oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm, framed, Society of Aviation Artists label to ve...

* Airship Construction. A helically-wound duralumin tube with several drilled holes, c. 1926-30, similar to tubing used for the R100 airship, 129 ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Autograph manuscript lessons in calculus, trigonometry and physics, November 1922 to February 1924, a remark...

Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Some Technical Aspects of the Commercial Airship, Lloyds Register Staff Association Paper No. 5, 1st edition, ...

* Airship R101. A small photograph of R101 flying over Arkley, Hertfordshire, c. 1930, 6 x 10.5 cm, pencil note to verso identifying it as R100 bu...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Carbon copy of an important typed letter, 21 July 1940, to Alex Dunbar [managing director of Vickers-Armstro...

* The Dambusters Raid. A remarkable Autograph Letter Signed, ’Wiggy’, School House, Godolphin, Salisbury, Wilts, 20 May 1943, written by 16-year-o...

* The Dambusters Raid. Printed Menu Signed by Guy Gibson [for Barnes Wallis], Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, 23 June 1943, typed dinner m...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). An important Autograph Letter Signed, 'B.N. Wallis', White Hill House, Effingham, Surrey, 2 August 1948, to ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Two sheets of pen and ink matchstick figures by Barnes Wallis, c. 1940s, titled 'Matchstick Professions' at ...

Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill, with a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, 1st edition,...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Autograph Letter Signed, 'Daddy', White Hill House, Effingham, Surrey, 6 October 1953, to 'My dear Brother' ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). A photograph of ‘twins’ Barnes Wallis and the actor Michael Redgrave dressed in the role of Barnes Wallis du...

* Dam Busters. A small group of ephemera relating to the film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, premier...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Biographical notes on his own family in the form of an autograph letter signed, 'Daddy', White Hill House, E...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). A vintage photograph of Barnes Wallis shaking hands with C.G. Fitzroy Brown, 26 September 1957, signed 'B.N....

ARR * Cooper (Alfred Egerton, 1883-1974). Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, c.1950s, oil on canvas, initialled...

Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). 'Artist or Engineer? An Oration' [contained as pp. 724-735 in:] The Journal of the Royal Society for the Encou...

* Wallis (Barnes, 1887-1979). Honorary degree robes, Ede & Ravenscroft, 1960s, a scarlet cotton robe, edged and sleeves lined with yellow taffeta,...

* Wallis (Barnes, 1887-1979). Two Rocola dress shirts and a Consulate waistcoat, 3 white tie garments, comprising: a fine white linen shirt with i...

* Winglets Model. A wooden winglet wind tunnel model designed by Barnes Wallis for the hypersonic jet, c. mid 1960s, a rectangular piece of black ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Autograph notes, 29 April 1968, an incomplete account in blue ballpoint pen, dated and titled 'En route from...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). A pair of First Day Covers Signed, 'Barnes Wallis', the first of The 'Dam-Busters', 617 Squadron, 3 December...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). The Armorial Bearings of Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, of White Hill House, Effingham in the County of Surrey, ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). A lengthy Autograph Manuscript in the form of a discontinuous 'letter', 22 October 1949 to 28 October 1972, ...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). A signed black and white print from artwork by John Larder, c. 1970s, showing the Lancaster Bomber City of L...

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). Portrait of Barnes Wallis at his desk holding a pencil and slide rule in the light of an anglepoise desk lam...

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Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Story of the Malakand Field Force. An Episode of Frontier War, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898, half-title...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Story of the Malakand Field Force. An Episode of Frontier War, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Longmans, Green & ...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania, 1st edition, London: Longmans. Green and Co., 1900, advertisement leaf...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1900, 3 folding maps, 5 other maps an...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, new impression (i.e. 2nd impression), London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1900, 3 fold...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). Ian Hamilton's March, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1900, portrait frontispiece, folding map, illustr...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). My African Journey, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908, 3 maps, half-tone illustrations, 16 pp. publishe...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). The People's Rights, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910], half title,152 pp., some toning to t...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). Marlborough. His Life and Times, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: George G. Harrap, 1933-38, maps and illustrations, a...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Unknown War. The Eastern Front, 1st Keystone Library edition, 1937, maps and illustrations, occasional light spot...

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Churchill (Winston Spencer). The World Crisis 1911-1918, abridged and revised edition with an additional chapter on the Battle of the Marne, Londo...

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Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). Painting as a Pastime, 3rd impression, London: Oidhams Press/Ernest Bevan, 1949, portrait frontispiece, 18...

Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). Winston Churchill the Painter. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchi...

Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). Painting as a Pastime, 1st Penguin Books edition, 1964, signed ‘Winston Churchill’ in dark blue ink in a s...

Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Dream, introduction by Richard M. Langworth, Publication Whole Number 2, The International Churchill Societies, 2...