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Lot 83
Three Mint Original Action Man Empty Combat Division boxes, with vintage £2.99 Zodiac price labels, 2 x Equipment Centre 34272 Rifle Rack, with M16 rifle, carbine, grenade launcher & US M1, sharpshooter instructions star card and ID still in packet, 3 x Space Arms sealed, 1 x loose Space arms plus three empty cards/leaflets . Est £60-£80 (2-41) 50r
Lot 400
Dennis Lyall (American, B. 1946) "U.S.F. Constellation" Original Oil painting on Canvas laid on Illustration Board. Signed lower right. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 8.4c U.S.F. Constellation Envelope issued April 12, 1988. With 36 guns, the United States Frigate (U.S.F.) Constellation was built in 1797. It was the second frigate ever built by the United States Navy. Designed for battle, the ship was launched that same year in Baltimore, Maryland. Two years later, during an undeclared war with France, Constellation became the first U.S. Navy ship to capture a foreign warship. Under the command of Commodore Thomas Truxton, the ship encountered the French frigate Insurgente in February of 1799. Of the ensuing battle, Truxton wrote, "She hailed me several times and as soon as I got in a position for every shot to do execution I answered by commencing a close and successful engagement." But discipline was stern, and Lieutenant Andrew Sterett wrote that the atmosphere on board was tense. "...we would put a man to death for even looking pale on board this ship." A year later, the Constellation engaged in yet another action against the Vengeance, also a French ship. Idle for many years after that, the Constellation was fully commissioned in 1940, and put to sea as a flagship of the Atlantic Fleet during World War II. In more recent years, anchored at Baltimore, site of its original launching, the Constellation was restored, and today is maintained there as an officially named National Historic Landmark. Image Size: 17 x 13 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 18.5 in. Unframed. (B11575)
Lot 120
1990s No 1s: Action Man 1 with wfg Panini Sticker Book and Stickers, Captain Planet 1, Captain Scarlet 1 wfg Frisbee, Joe 90 1 wfg WIN Badge, Space Above and Beyond 1 wfg Wild Cards Badge, Stingray 1 wfg Stingray Badge, Thunderbirds (1999) wfg Stickers, Thunderbirds 1 (1991) 1, 2 wfg Thunderbirds Notebook, Thunderbirds Are Go 1 (1995) wfg Technical Manual, Toxic 1, Toxic Crusaders 1 wfg Badge [vfn] (12)
Lot 3054
A George III mahogany tripod table, the circular top with bird cage action, height 66cm, diameter 79cm.Provenance:Michael Trethewey. A Gentleman of Taste.We are delighted to be selling in this sale and over forthcoming sales, items from the estate of the collector Michael Trethewey. Michael had an unerring eye for quality. He was a frequent visitor to these auction rooms, an elegantly dressed, unassuming man who bought well and had a singular passion for old school antiques.We are honoured to be handling his estate and as well as the items in this antiques sale we will be selling further pieces from his extensive collection in our June 17th Jewellery, Silver & Watches Sale and across our range of upcoming specialist sales.
Lot 3144
A George III mahogany tripod table, with bird cage action, height 71cm, diameter 81cm.Provenance:Michael Trethewey. A Gentleman of Taste.We are delighted to be selling in this sale and over forthcoming sales, items from the estate of the collector Michael Trethewey. Michael had an unerring eye for quality. He was a frequent visitor to these auction rooms, an elegantly dressed, unassuming man who bought well and had a singular passion for old school antiques.We are honoured to be handling his estate and as well as the items in this antiques sale we will be selling further pieces from his extensive collection in our June 17th Jewellery, Silver & Watches Sale and across our range of upcoming specialist sales.
Lot 2944
Colt Frontier Six Shooter Mod. Bisley, 1909; mit Al Furstnow SchulterholsterKal. 44 WCF, Nr. 310419, nummerngleich. Blanker 5½"-Lauf mit gutem Feld-/Zug Profil, einige Närbchen. Baujahr 1909. Aufgelötetes Halbmondkorn. Sechsschüssig. Originale Brünierung bräunlich patiniert, flächig mit feinsten Närbchen. Am Rahmen links vorne Patentdaten von 1871, 72 und 75 sowie rampant colt im Kreis. Auf dem Lauf einzeilige Colt-Hartford Standardfirmierung, links "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 44-40". Am Griffrücken und -boden gravierter Schriftzug "JEFF D.MILTON DEPT. U.S. MARShAL [sic!] EL PASO TEXAS". Die originalen Hartgummi-Griffschalen durch glatte Walnussholzgriffschalen ersetzt. Mechanisch in Ordnung. Länge ca. 30 cm.Dazu ein originales Schulterholster aus festem braunen Leder mit stählerner Halteklammer mit Lederüberzug, Oben rechts im Rechteck geprägte Herstellerbezeichnung "Al Furstnow / Miles City, Mont.". Ein Lederfleck zum Abdecken des Hahns aufgenäht. Die Nähte fest, der Trageriemen an einigen Stellen eingerissen, der Stoffriemen mit Rostflecken und Einrissen. Dazu die Biographie von Jeff Milton, "A good man with a gun" von J.Evetts Haley, University of Oklahoma Press, 1948; 430 S., rotes Leinen, leichter Wasserschaden. Im Buch wird erklärt, warum Milton die Hartgummigriffe gegen Holzgriffschalen getauscht hat. Äußerst rares Set eines gut dokumentierten US-Marshals und Texas Rangers!WBK: Achtung - ErlaubnispflichtigZustand: II - IIIKeywords: Texas Ranger, US Marshal, Walker, Wes Hardin, A Texas Ranger's Colt Bisley Frontier Six Shooter, 1909; with Al Furstnow shoulder holsterCal. 44 WCF, SN. 310419, matching numbers. 5½"-barrel with bright bore, with some frosting, good rifling. Manufacturing date 1909. Iron front sight blade. Six shots. Original finish patinated, tiny pitting. On left of frame patent dates 1871, 72 and 75 and rampant colt in circle. The barrel top with standard Colt Hartford company address, the left side with roll-stamped legend "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 44-40". The grip strap and bottom engraved "JEFF D.MILTON DEPT. U.S. MARShAL [sic!] EL PASO TEXAS". The original hardrubber grips replaced with smooth walnut grips. Mechanically sound, very good action, good timing. Length ca. 30 cm.Contained in original skeleton type shoulder holster of russet brown leather with maker's mark in a square in upper right corner "Al Furstnow / Miles City, Mont.". Toe section and leather covered metal prong to hold the gun in place. A leather patch added to cover the hammer. Strong stitching. Leather shoulder belt and cloth belt with some cracks.J.Evetts Haley, "Jeff Milton: A good man with a gun", University of Oklahoma Press, 1948; 430 pages, red linen, some water damage. A biography of Jeff Milton, explaining amongst others why Milton had the rubber grips replaced with walnut panels. An extremely rare original set of a famous, documented Texas Ranger.WBK: Attention - For this gun we will need to obtain an export license for you, based on your import permit (if needed in your country) or through your firearms dealerCondition: II - IIIKeywords: Texas Ranger, US Marshal, Walker
Lot 458
A 12-bore single-trigger detachable-lock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 17864Toplever, rib and forend numberd '4' in gold, treble-grip scroll-back action-body, the Westley Richards patent fully-detachable locks with hinged floorplate, incorporating patent no. 26659 0f 1905 use no. 571 and patent no. 1773 of 1897 use no. 3274, best foliate-scroll engraving, the maker's name in scrolling banner, the toplever and trigger-guard engraved with scenes of game-birds in natural surroundings, selective single-trigger, well-figured stock (minor chip at right lower horn) with horn butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the barrels engraved Westley Richards, 23 Conduit St. London, Gun Makers by Appointment to his Majesty George V Rex et Imp14⅜in. pull (14⅛in. stock)Original barrels; :- Weight 7lb. 5½oz., approx. ⅜ & ⅞ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofHarrison Bros. 25in. barrels; :- Weight 6lb. 13½oz., approx. I.C. & ¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof30in. barrels; :- Weight 7lb. 7oz., approx. ¾ & ⅞ choke, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro proofFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in September 1923 as no. 4 of 4 single-trigger detachable-lock ejector guns for His Highness, The Maharaja of Patiala.Maharaja Bhupinder Singh GCSI GCIE GCVO GBE (1891 - 1938) was the ruler of Patiala from 1900 to 1938 and was regarded as the most famous of the Maharajas of Patiala, known not only for his extravagance, as according to legend he would travel in a motorcade of 20 Rolls Royce cars, but also his building programs and social reforms.His famous exploits include not only being the first man in India to own an aircraft, purchased in 1910, but having at the time one of the world's largest collection of medals. He also captained the Indian cricket team that travelled to England in 1911 and played in 27 first-class cricket matches, including as a member of the MCC.The Maharaja was also the owner of the world-famous 'Patiala Necklace', which disappeared from the Royal Treasury of Patalia in 1948. He had a number of wives and is estimated to have had 88 children.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 239
Marvel Comics assorted titles, Power Man and Iron Fist (1979-81) #56 #56 #65 #68 #69, Jack of Hearts #1 (1983), The Human Fly #1 (1977), Jungle Action Featuring Black Panther #11 (1974), Moon Knight (1981/82) #6 #17, The Savage She-Hulk (1981) #15 #22, Tales To Astonish (1980) #4 #5 #5, The Man-Thing #6 (198), The Invaders #35 (1978), Masters Of Kung Fu #111 (1982), Adventure Into Fear #23 (1974), Ms. Marvel #23 (1979), Captain Marvel #18 (1969), The Champions #4 (1976), the Punisher War Journal (1990) #14 #15, Marvel Adventures (1997) #5 #6, The Black Cat (1994) #1 #2 #3, all bagged and boarded (29)
Lot 567
MELTON PRIOR (1848 - 1910) THE 94TH AFTER BRONKHORST SPRUIT. A pencil sketch, titled: 'The Sick, wounded and prisoners of the 94th Regiment (Bronkhorst Spruit) returning down country after their release. Kaffir women offering milk for sale'. 27 x 44cm, signed lower left Melton Prior, May 1881. Prior's was a successful artist who covered many conflicts in the latter part of the Victorian era, his work being regularly reproduced in the Illustrated London News. This image depicts man of the 94th Foot following the action at Bronkhorst Spruit. This was one of the first actions of the War, 246 men and six officers were marching towards Pretoria when they were engaged by Boers. The action lasted 15 minutes and resulted in 156 British soldiers killed or wounded and the remainder taken prisoner. The First Boer War came to an end with the truce of 6th March 1881. This work dated May 1881 suggests it is a contemporary account of the return of the British prisoners.
Lot 788
A MILITARY MEDAL GROUP AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO WILLIAM CLISBY. A George V Military Medal named to 86268 GNR W.P.Clisby 200/SGE:BY:RGA, War Medal and Victory Medals named to 86268 GNR WP CLISBY R.A. A Memorial Plaque to William Philip Clisby. With an extensive folder of research, photographs, letters and original documents. Lance Bombardier William Clisby MM of the 200th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery was killed in action at the age of 31 on 2 July 1918 having previously suffered a gun shot wound which led to a period in hospital and a 'small piece of steel' remaining in his thigh. He is buried at Daours Cemetry, to the east of Amiens on the Somme in France. His headstone is inscribed 'Faithful unto death'. William Philip Clisby was a butcher from Fulham, a married man, he joined up at the age of 30 on 11th December 1915. His Military Medal for bravery in the field was Gazetted 17th December 1917, p13188. One poignant extract from a letter probably to his sister concludes 'Hopeing this war will soon finish & that we shall all be happily brought together again'
Lot 634
WW2 British Fairbairn Sykes (F.S) Commando Knife Grouping Attributed to Corporal A V Fry 46 Commando Royal Marines, Who Was Wounded in Action at Le Hamel and Rots on 11th June 1944, fine example of a standard commando knife with a blackened wooden handle and plain steel oval cross guard. Plain double edged stiletto blade with medial ridge and blunted tip. Housed in its original leather scabbard with blackened brass chape, leg tabs and back tab with damaged elasticated securing strap. The blade measures 16 ½ cms, overall 33 ¼ cms. Accompanied by COMMANDO cash tape shoulder titles, embroidered Royal Marines shoulder title, WW2 France & Germany campaign medal group of four and his original copy of “The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Captain Johnson published 1946. CH X 105647 Corporal A V Fry is shown as serving in “B” Troop 46 Commando, Royal Marines. In the book that accompanies this group, Corporal Fry is shown in a group photograph and states he was wounded, he is also shown in the casualty list as wounded for the action at Rots and Le Hamel on 11th June 1944. “B” troop 46 Commando were heavily engaged against the Waffen-SS 12th Hitlerjugend Division at Rots on 11th June 1944, the war diary for the regiment states, “Meantime A and B Tps had passed through Rots and encountered two Panther tanks which were destroyed by the Cdn Shermans after a hard fight. Street fighting in Rots followed and by dusk both towns were in our hands. Enemy casualties were 122 killed and eight prisoners. Our own casualties were 17 killed, 9 wounded and 35 missing (majority believed wounded and evacuated by the enemy). The Cdo was then ordered to withdraw from the towns by 8 Cdn Inf Bde but CO stated towns could be held and the Cdo was then ordered to hold the towns and infm that assistance would be sent fwd as soon as possible. The remainder of the Cdo moved into the town; two of the Shermans remained overnight to give assistance if required. All ranks stood to continuously throughout the night but no counter attack was put in by the enemy.” An account of the action states, “They fought like lions on both sides, so that the dead lay corpse by corpse. We searched every house, every courtyard to avoid ambush. And here is the confirmation of how ferocious last night's battle must have been. The Commandos lie dead in rows beside the dead SS. Grenades are scattered all over the road and in the porches of houses. Here we see a Commando and an SS man, literally dead in each other's arms, having slaughtered each other. There, a German and a Canadian tank have engaged each other to destruction, and are still smouldering, and from each blackened turret hangs the charred corpse of a machine gunner. Over here are a group who ran towards a wall for shelter and were shot down before they got there. And then near the church, as the advance guard of C Company and the carriers turn the corner, there are three Germans. Only three. But one of them instantly draws his pistol and hits one of our men. A Bren gunner kills two of the three SS men, but the survivor gets away. Now we understand with what kind of fanatic we have to deal.”
Lot 67
Great War Military Medal Group of Three 1/5th Gordon Highlanders Territorial Force, For Gallantry 25th / 26th March 1916 After an Enemy Mine Exploded Under His Trench, consisting of George V Military Medal (M.M) “2745 PTE W J ROBSON 1/5 GORD HDRS T.F”, 1914-15 star “2745 PTE W J ROBSON GORD HIGHRS”, British War medal “2745 PTE W J ROBSON GORDONS”. Accompanied by a Victory medal with an attempted name erasure. Private Walter J Robson’s award of the Military Medal appeared in the London Gazette 3rd June 1916, originally he was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct medal with the recommendation appearing in the regimental war diary for March 1916, “2745 Pte W J Robson. For distinguished conduct on the night 25th / 26th March 1916, on the explosion of an enemy mine beneath his companies trenches. He carried out his orders to consolidate the position with great courage under heavy fire, and brought back a wounded man from an exposed position to a place of safety. He also brought back Capt Robertson, whom he found unconscious in the crater, and was also most useful in bandaging the wounded”. In the same war diary entry, a Sergeant C Dickie of the 1/5th Gordons was recommended for a Victoria Cross for the same action, but this was also downgraded to a Military Medal
Lot 368
McDonalds Happy Meal Toys - assorted, mostly still in plastic wrappers, Paddington Bear, Tweenies Clangers, Robot Pets, Peanuts, Snoopy, Disney, Furby, Rupert, Hercules, Action Man, Smurfs, Beano, France '98 World Cup watches, etc, Toy Story, My Little Pony, Hot Wheels, Animaniacs, Lego System, 101 Dalmations, Mr Men, Lion King, Digimon, etc (4 boxes)
Lot 870
Mickey Rourke signed 10x8 black and white Angel Heart photo. Philip Andre Mickey Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter, activist, and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 112
WWI DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL37378 PTE. A. A. HURN. 1/R.FUSDCM IN GAZETTE DATED 3.10.1918 FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY IN ACTION. HE NOTICED THAT THE ENEMY WAS GETTING INTO POSITION BEHIND A WALL AND REALISING IT WAS OUT OF BOMBING RANGE HE CREPT UP TO IT AND DROPPED THE BOMB OVER THE TOP, CAUSING HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES. LATER, WHEN THE ORDER WAS GIVEN FOR EACH MAN TO RETIRE AS BEST, HE COULD HE RESCUED A WOUNDED MAN FROM A DUGOUT, AND ALTHOUGH SURROUNDED BY PARTIES OF THE ENEMY HE CARRIED HIM OVER 3000 YARDS SINGLE-HANDED AND PLACED HIM IN AN AMBULANCE. IN ALL OPERATIONS HE BEHAVED WITH THE GREATEST COURAGE AND BEEN READY TO UNDERTAKE ANY DANGEROUS DUTIES
Lot 340
340. MAN RIDING HIGH WHEEL | Early hand painted cast iron toy, action involves legs moving up and down when moved along by stick, figure depicted in hat and full attire, interesting toy design. Provenance: Donal Markey Collection. | Provenance: Paul Cole Collection. | 8" h. | (Excellent to Pristine Condition) | $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 525
* Battle of Britain. All that remains of Merlin Engine attributed to Hurricane Mk1 P2673 VY-E flown by Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis 'Cockney Sparrow', 85 Squadron The relic engine preserved in a wooden packing crateQty: (1)NOTESPlease note this is not on display at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, please contact the auctioneers for further details. Provenance: Laidlaw Auctioneers, The Ken Anscombe Aviation Museum, 7 December 2018. Although this engine bears the label attributing the engine to Pilot Officer Charles Anthony Woods-Scawen, it would appear this was wrongly attributed by Ken Anscombe and after discussions between the vendor and Andy Saunders, it seems likely to be the engine of P2673 flown by Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis. The story of Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis of 85 Squadron, known to all as Hugh, or indeed the 'Cockney Sparrow', has unusual elements that somehow make it even more poignant, as Hugh was not laid fully to rest for more than five decades after his brave death. Born on 2nd April 1919 and growing up in Cambridgeshire, he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 28th September 1938 as an Airman under training Pilot and had only just completed his elementary flying training before he was called to full-time service at the outbreak of War. On completion of further instruction at Bexhill, Brize Norton and Sutton Bridge, he joined 85 Squadron equipped with Hawker Hurricanes at Debden on 24th May 1940. With a little boomerang lucky mascot around his neck sent from Australia by his favourite Aunt Stella to keep him safe, Hugh went into action during the Battle of Britain. On 6th August he shared in the destruction of a Do17 and then on the 18th damaged a Me110 and also destroyed a Me109. His final credited success came during the mid-afternoon of the 26th, when he destroyed a Do17 over the Thames Estuary. But on 29th August Hugh’s luck began to falter. Whilst in combat over the Channel, his aircraft caught fire; though he managed to glide back in order to bale out over land, his Hurricane Mk1 L1915 VY-B crashed at Ashburnham in East Sussex, and his lucky mascot was lost. Since his first scramble, Hugh had sworn that like his little boomerang, he would always come back. It was a thought most comforting to his childhood sweetheart, Peggy Owen, but now, like Hugh’s good fortune, the boomerang was gone. Three days later, he was back in the air in his new Hurricane Mk1 P2673 VY-E. What exactly happened next to this brave man with the enormous smile remained a mystery for the following five decades. Hugh’s parents Fred and Ethel were told simply that their only son was missing in action. It was not until 1993 that the story was at last pieced together by three very determined interested parties: historian Andy Saunders, Hugh’s cousin Peter Mortimer and Metropolitan Police coroner’s Officer Martin Gibbs. The confusion began on 1st September 1940 when enemy aircraft were staining the skies over Court Road, Orpington, just south east of London, and as so often that summer, the RAF were making superhuman efforts to repel them. A Hurricane seemed to peel off from the melee and begin a terrifying descent; as it approached the ground, one witness saw the pilot slumped over his controls, just before the fighter plane drilled with unimaginable force into the Kent soil of a farmer’s field at Chelsfield to the south of Orpington. When a single foot in a flying boot was found by a civilian salvage team some days later, the confusion of war caused this to have been buried in an 'Unknown Airman’s' grave at Star Lane Cemetery in St. Marys Cray. This process was repeated only weeks later, when a group of travellers combing the area for scrap metal found further small body parts and handed them to police; the unidentified remains went into a second 'Unknown Airman’s' grave at Star Lane two plots along from the first and no one connected the two discoveries. Unbeknown to a living soul, the lion-hearted Cockney Sparrow now had fragments of himself buried in separate plots at Star Lane, but the greater part of his remains lay unofficially buried deep under the earth, surrounded by the wreckage of his Hurricane, for the next fifty years. It is moving to reflect how Hugh’s great fear was always that if he were shot down, it would be into the sea, since one of his middle names was Mortimer, which is a corruption of the French for ‘died in the sea’. For so long no one knew where Hugh’s Hurricane had come down, for no trace of it had ever been officially acknowledged, and so a watery grave was not actually out of the question. It was 1992 before an unauthorised archaeological dig at the site uncovered the cowling of the doomed plane, and the exact identity of the pilot’s remains then found therein could be confirmed. Among his personal effects were the photographs of two ladies, Peggy Owen, Hugh’s heartbroken sweetheart, and the aunt who had sent her gallant nephew the little boomerang from Australia. In 1993, after the remains had been formally identified, Sgt. John Hugh Mortimer Ellis was buried at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey with full military honours. For many years, a burnt flying glove that once clothed a hand of Sgt. Ellis and recovered at the time of the crash has been on display in the Shoreham Aircraft Museum near Sevenoaks, as a token but thought-provoking exhibit to help keep alive the memory of a brave young pilot. On a dreadfully wet Saturday 17th May 2008, well over 200 people gathered together and tried to keep dry under a colourful multitude of umbrellas on Chelsfield Green to remember Sgt Ellis and to see a memorial unveiled in his honour. Claire Warren 2008, The Airmen's Stories refers.
Lot 26
‘It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ The Edge of the Sword by Anthony Farrar-Hockley The outstanding and rare Korean War ‘Battle of Imjin River’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private D. M. R. Walker, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Black Watch and Highland Light Infantry, who was severely wounded in a lone charge against the encroaching enemy on the slopes of Gloster Hill at the Battle of the Imjin, 24 April 1951: ‘slinging his Bren gun to the hip position, he sprang into position and started shooting- almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved.’ Taken Prisoner of War he was again wounded during an American air attack, before escaping, only to be recaptured by the Communists and spending a further two years in captivity Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (6) £20,000-£26,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s, November 1990. M.M. London Gazette 8 December 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea.’ The original recommendation states: ‘During the second phase of the battle of the Imjin River on the night of 23-24 April 1951, the position of the Battalion’s HQ became untenable and a hurried move was made to a ridge immediately south of the original position. This new position had only just been reached and was yet unorganised when, at dawn, an attack materialised. The enemy were engaged by members of the Signal Platoon and among them was Private Walker. Failing in their direct assault up the line of the ridge, some enemy worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Their close approach remained undiscovered until grenades and automatic fire started clipping the crest of the ridge. The Signal Platoon replied with grenades but no direct fire could be brought to bear over the crest. The enemy could only be located by one standing on the edge of the crest, who would then be exposed to the close range fire of the enemy. Grenades failing to dislodge the enemy, Private Walker decided to shoot it out with them. Slinging his Bren gun to the hip position and shouting for some grenades to be thrown to cover his action, he sprang to the very edge of the crest and started shooting down the steep slope. Almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved. The enemy made a rapid withdrawal and there was no further trouble at this point. Private Walker’s initiative, fighting spirit, and great gallantry were most praiseworthy.’ Douglas Michael Robertson Walker was born in Croydon on 26 November 1926, and volunteered for wartime service on 14 April 1943, adding 18 months to his age. After initial training with the General Service Corps, he joined the Black Watch on 1 July 1943, and saw active service in France and Germany. From D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Highland Division supported the Airborne Division in the Eastern Salient between Caen and the Normandy coast. By July the 1st, 5th, and 7th Battalions were fighting around the Caen countryside and took part in the drive to Falaise, thundering south in Armoured Personnel Carriers by the light of searchlights reflected off the clouds. Walker was wounded on 17 August 1944 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion. He was not officially 18 years old. On 8 February 1945 the 1st and 7th Battalions led the assault on Germany, the 1st Battalion being the first troops to set foot on the Reich. On 22 March 1945 the Black Watch crossed the Rhine, and swept up towards Bremen and Bremerhaven, mopping up pockets of last ditch resistance. From April 1945 Walker served in Palestine, before moving to the Canal Zone on rotation in December 1945, spending Christmas Day 1945 at Ismalia, Egypt. Returning to Palestine in April 1946, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry on 3 August 1946. During this month the H.L.I. were overseeing the return to Greece of King George of the Hellenes, and were based at Vouliagmeni on the outskirts of Athens, before moving later in the year to Drama in North Greece. In February 1947 Walker moved with the Battalion to Salonika, before being posted to a wireless outpost in the Konitza Mountains on the Albanian frontier. He returned to Scotland with the Battalion on 7 November 1947, and was discharged on 10 April 1948 having completed 5 years with the Colours. Battle of Imjin River On the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 Walker was employed as a salesman in Bristol. He immediately volunteered for service in Korea, and re-enlisted at Bristol on 22 August 1950. Posted to the Gloucestershire Regiment he sailed with them aboard the Empire Windrush for Korea, landing at Pusan on 10 November 1950. Posted to the Signal Platoon under Captain R. A. St. M. Reeve-Tucker, he was present at the Battle of Imjin River where, on the night of the 22 April 1951, a Chinese attack developed along the whole of the Regiment’s front. Over the next three days a large number of Chinese troops subjected the Battalion’s positions to almost continuous assault. At 8:00 a.m. on 24 April Colonel Carne ordered ‘B’ Company to break contact with the enemy, with whom they had been strongly engaged, and to join the Battalion on the steep and rugged feature known as Hill 235, and later renamed ‘Gloster Hill’. Their final dash for safety however was threatened by enemy forces which had worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Taking matters into his own hands, Private Walker embarked on a lone mission to repel the encroaching enemy. Witnessed through the field glasses of both the Adjutant, Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockley and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Henry Cabrel. It appeared to this watching group, now joined by the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel James Carne, that, had it not been for Private Walker’s heroic act of gallantry, their survival of B Company would have been in jeopardy. In his book The Edge of the Sword, Anthony Farrar-Hockley recalls Walker’s lone charge: ‘Private Allum, a signaller in HQ Company, declared: “You’d better come up quick Sir, there’s another party of Chinks just around the end of the ridge and they’re going to head B Company off. Walker’s got the Bren on them.” Accompanied by the Colonel we hurried up the slope only to discover Walker gone. “Where’s Walker?” I asked. “I thought you said he was here with a Bren?” “He was Sir”, said Allum. “He was right by this rock when...” “There he goes” shouted Henry Cabrel, pointing down the hill. It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ Walker, now wounded by a bullet to the lung, was taken by his comrades to the Regimental Aid Post. That night the battalion again beat off a determined enemy attack, inflicting heavy ...
Lot 340
Maharajpoor Star 1843 (1st Lieutenant J. N. Sharp Bt. Captain Engineer Department of the Army of Gwalior) fitted with contemporary adapted bar suspension and ribbon buckle, toned, good very fine and rare £1,000-£1,400 --- John Nickson Sharp (commonly spelt John Nixon Sharp) was born in Coventry in 1811, the son of the local historian and writer, Thomas Sharp of Coventry and Leamington (1770-1841). Sharp was educated at the Indian Army College at Addiscombe, 1827-28, also studying at the Chatham Engineers’ school of sapping and mining under Lieutenant-Colonel Paisley in 1829 as a Gentleman Cadet, H.E.I.C. service (ranked as Ensign). He entered the Bengal Army as 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers on 12 December 1828. He arrived in India in September 1830 and in October was posted to Delhi for duty with the Sappers and Miners; he commanded a company of S & M until late 1834. In May 1834, he was appointed Assistant to the Executive Engineer of the Allahabad Division of Public Works, continuing in that role until August 1835 when he transferred in the same capacity to the Cawnpore Division, for the purpose of superintending the construction of a bridge on the Cawnpore-Allahabad road. In April 1838, he was appointed Executive Engineer of the Mhow Division of Public Works, but never joined as he was retained (in a temporary capacity) in the Cawnpore Division and in December 1839 was posted to the force assembling for the siege of Jhansi. On the surrender of the fort, no action having taken place, he was ordered back to Cawnpore and from there sent to supervise repairs at Allahabad fort. In August 1840, he was appointed Executive Engineer of the Dacca Division but was also ordered to remain where he was until January 1841 and then proceeded towards Dacca. However, he was soon recalled to Allahabad and in the Spring of 1841 fell into the temporary charge of the Allahabad Division with, from May 1842, additional responsibility for the Trunk Road from Fatehpur to Allahabad, and in January 1843, he was formally appointed to the charge of the Division. In August 1843, he was appointed Officiating Executive Engineer of the Agra Division, a position made permanent on October. In December, Sharp joined the Army of Exercise, afterwards titled the Army of Gwalior, and proceeded on active service with the Right Wing of the army and was present in the battle of Maharajpoor on 29 December (Bronze Star). On the conclusion of the Gwalior campaign he returned to his appointment in Agra, where he served until November 1846 before going on leave to the Presidency, and then to the U.K. on long furlough in January 1847. He returned to India in January 1851 and was then appointed to officiate as Garrison Engineer at Fort William and Civil Architect for the Presidency, holding that post until October 1852, when he was posted to Mian Meer as Officiating Executive Engineer, a post in which he was confirmed in May 1854, receiving promotion to Major in the same year. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed as Officiating Garrison Engineer at Fort William and Officiating Civil Architect for the Presidency, but at his own request this was cancelled in the following month, and he remained at Mian Meer until his death there in 1856. His major work during his time at Mian Meer (1851-56) was the design and construction of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. In June 1856, he was appointed Officiating Superintending Engineer of the First Circle of Public Works in the Punjab, which appointment he held until his death, from cholera, at Mian Meer on 17 August 1856. He was buried in The Royal Artillery Cemetery in the Cantonment at Lahore, where an inscription reads: Beneath this lies interred the body of Major John Nixon Sharp, Bengal Engineers, sometime Executive Engineer at this station. He died of cholera on 17th Aug. 1856 in the 45th year of his age. This tomb is erected by friends of both services as a tribute of respect to his memory. He is also commemorated by a tablet in St. Mary of Magdalene’s Church, which he designed and built at Mian Meer, which is inscribed: In Memory of Major J. N. Sharp, Bengal Engineers, and sometime Executive Engineer in this station who died of cholera 17th August 1856, aged 45 years. This tablet is erected by Friends in India to whom he was known as a large hearted and high minded man, a consistent Christian and a conscientious servant of the State. Next to the good name he left behind him, this beautiful Church, of Which he was the Architect, is his noblest Monument. Sold with comprehensive research including detailed biography of his father and family, and copied pictures of the Church at Mian Mar and his tomb.
Lot 376
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1441 Pte. F. J. Pike, 3/60th Foot) edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003. F. J. Pike was killed in action at Ingogo River on 8 February 1881, during the First Boer War. The following extract is taken from Rifleman and Hussar, by Colonel Sir Percival Marling, V.C., C.B.: ‘About 2.30 p.m. Sir George Colley sent Captain McGregor, R.E., to Colonel Ashburnham with a message that he was to send a company of the 60th Rifles out to the left, as he thought the Boers were going to rush the position. Colonel Ashburnham pointed out to the Staff Officer that ‘I’ Company were the only reserve he had, and asked would not half a company be sufficient. The Staff Officer replied “My orders are, sir, from the General, that you are to send a company, and if you will let me have them I will show you where to go. This company, ‘I’, was commanded by Lieutenant Garrett, the other subaltern being Lieutenant Beaumont. The Staff Officer, Captain McGregor, went out with them, mounted. There is no doubt that he took them farther than he should have done. Captain McGregor, R.E., was himself killed. It was inevitable, considering the mark he presented. ‘I’ Company and the Boers were now only about 50 yards apart. Garrett was killed quite early, and every man in the company except 9 was either killed or wounded. Nothing could have been more gallant than their behaviour, many of them being quite young soldiers.’ Casualties in the 3/60th at Ingogo River amounted to 4 officers and 61 other ranks killed or died of wounds, a few of whom were drowned. A further 2 officers and 53 other ranks were wounded.
Lot 723
A German Second War Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Presentation Citation and Folder awarded to the last Commander of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (Adolf Hitlers bodyguard) SS Brigardefuhrer and General Major of Waffen SS Theodore Wisch. A stunning condition and ultra rare presentation citation and folder for the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. These beautiful folders that accompanied the awarding of the Knights Cross in the early stages of the Second World War are without doubt one of the most impressive legacies in object terms of the Third Reich. The folders are all identical for the Knights Cross measuring 45cm x 35.5cm, they are a single folder with hinge to the centre in red Morocco leather with the huge gilded down swept winged Reich eagle and swastika to the centre of the cover. To the interior the inside front and inside rear covers are lined in cream velum, the inner edges of the folder are all lined in gold and each folder has the leather artisans name at the base of the rear part of the folder Frieda Thiersch. To the centre of the folder there is a strip of circular Morocco leather that holds in place the slightly smaller 35cm x 44cm presentation document, again in matching velum. On opening the folder the most amazing handwork has been executed with a large Reich eagle and swastika to the top followed by Im Namen Des Deutschen Volks followed by Verleihe Ich Dem in English, In the Name of the German People I Award You followed by the recipients name and in this case Dem SS-Sturmbannfuhrer followed by in large hand applied gold lettering the name of the recipient Theodore Wisch followed by Das Ritterkreuz Des Eisernen Kreuzes. An image of the Iron Cross Fuhrer Headquarters, award date 15 September 1941 From the Fuhrer and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces with the pen signature of Adolf Hitler. Slight age foxing to the velum of the document and the inside and back cover. Two minor scratches to the face of the cover otherwise the leather overall is supple, very good condition £8,000-£12,000 --- Theodore Peter Johann Wisch was born on 13 September 1907, the son of a farmer, and lived in one of Germany’s most northern villages. Becoming an agricultural student, he joined the NSDAP, party number 369050 on 1 November 1930 and joined the SS the following day, SS number 4759. Serving as an SS man in the 53rd Standarte, he was promoted to SS Scharfuhrer on 1 March 1931, and became an SS Truppenfuhrer in January 1932. He was heavily involved in anti communist activities and was sentenced to 6 months in prison for causing bodily injuries on communists. Following his release Wisch became the Commander of the 53rd SS Standarte from October 1932 to March 1933; during this period Heinrich Himmler travelled widely throughout Germany visiting various SS Standartes looking for personnel to form the SS Stabswacht Berlin, the unit that later evolved into the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (Hitlers personal bodyguard). Theodore Wisch was one of the first 117 men selected to join the SS Stabswacht Berlin in March 1933. They can be regarded as the Partial Cadre of the SS Verfungstruppen, which later evolved into the Waffen SS, and were called the first 120. Many other future divisional and regimental well known Commanders were also in this first 120. After serving for 4 months in the early formed unit Wisch and 24 men under his command were ordered to serve as the 1st Wachkommando at Hitlers Haus Wachenfeld at the Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden; the unit was subsequently officially named The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Promoted to Sturmhauptfuhrer in October 1933, Wisch was appointed Company Commander of the 1st Company of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, and in May 1934 he received the SS Honour Dagger having been a member of the SS since November 1930. He was heavily involved in the invasion of Austria and Czechoslovakia and was one of the first troops involved in the invasion of Poland in September 1939. By the end of May 1941 Wisch was given command of the 2nd Battalion of the now expanded Leibstandarte; the unit was heavily involved in the fighting on the Eastern Front, which commenced after Operation Barbarossa. Due to his heroic actions in the Russian Campaign in September of that year he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. He served actively at all combat fronts in Russia rising again in rank, promoted to SS Oberfuhrer in July 1943 and was officially given command of the Leibstandarte. After the collapse of the Mussolini Regime and the invasion of Sicilly the Leibstandarte was moved to Italy, Wisch leading his men personally in operations to disarm the former axis partners troops and in October 1943 the division was moved back to the Russian Front where Wisch was again heavily involved personally in anti Russian operations. With regard to his actions on the Russian Front in February 1944 Wisch became the 193rd recipient of the oak leaves to the Knight’s Cross and weeks before he was by then promoted to SS Brigadefuhrer and General Major Der Waffen SS. His overall Commander Obergruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich wrote about the Divisional Commander Wisch ‘is a straight and impressive personality, during all missions he is exemplary brave, his performance as Commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was especially emphasised in the Armed Forces daily report. Wisch is an exemplary SS Leader and very well suited to be Divisional Commander’. He received the Oak Leaves personally from Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden. He was then taken ill through weariness and battle fatigue, entered hospital for a heart problem and returned to his Division in May 1944. The Leibstandarte Division by then already in France was mobilised on 17 June. After continuous fighting on the French front on 30 August 1944 Wisch became the 94th recipient of the Swords to the Oak Leaves of the Knight’s Cross. Through various battle wounds and battle fatigue he was again sent to an SS military hospital and ended the Second War out of action. Taken prisoner by British troops at his home he was transferred to a prisoner of war hospital in Wiltshire, England. In 1947 after 5 months of standing trial in Hamburg the court ruled in his favour, dropping all charges brought against him. After the Second World War he became a leading member of the SS Veterans Association and attended many meetings and was involved in general fund raising. He died on 11 January 1995. For the recipient’s S.S. Officer’s Sword, see Lot 724.
Lot 724
The German Second War S.S. Officer’s Sword and Citation awarded to Theodore Wisch. A superb quality SS officers sword, early pattern, absolutely mint unmarked blade, as is typical with these early nickel version. SS runic marked on the upper throat of the scabbard with matching SS runic symbol to the underside of the D shaped hilt. The original white faced leather washer is still in place. The wood grip is perfect with all grip wire intact, minor abrasions, with its correct central disc. The scabbard is superb with all original finish remaining. Some light lifting of plating to the upper and lower scabbard mounts. All of the nickel finish to the hilt area perfect. Fitted with its original SS officers knot, the upper pommel engraved with the initials TW. Stamped to the upper throat his SS number 4759. Accompanying the sword is the original award document, A4 size, dated Munich November 1935 typed award SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Wisch, Fuhrer Im Der Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. The citation is all pre printed with the pen signature of Heinrich Himmler at base, excellent condition £5,000-£7,000 --- Theodore Peter Johann Wisch was born on 13 September 1907, the son of a farmer, and lived in one of Germany’s most northern villages. Becoming an agricultural student, he joined the NSDAP, party number 369050 on 1 November 1930 and joined the SS the following day, SS number 4759. Serving as an SS man in the 53rd Standarte, he was promoted to SS Scharfuhrer on 1 March 1931, and became an SS Truppenfuhrer in January 1932. He was heavily involved in anti communist activities and was sentenced to 6 months in prison for causing bodily injuries on communists. Following his release Wisch became the Commander of the 53rd SS Standarte from October 1932 to March 1933; during this period Heinrich Himmler travelled widely throughout Germany visiting various SS Standartes looking for personnel to form the SS Stabswacht Berlin, the unit that later evolved into the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (Hitlers personal bodyguard). Theodore Wisch was one of the first 117 men selected to join the SS Stabswacht Berlin in March 1933. They can be regarded as the Partial Cadre of the SS Verfungstruppen, which later evolved into the Waffen SS, and were called the first 120. Many other future divisional and regimental well known Commanders were also in this first 120. After serving for 4 months in the early formed unit Wisch and 24 men under his command were ordered to serve as the 1st Wachkommando at Hitlers Haus Wachenfeld at the Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden; the unit was subsequently officially named The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Promoted to Sturmhauptfuhrer in October 1933, Wisch was appointed Company Commander of the 1st Company of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, and in May 1934 he received the SS Honour Dagger having been a member of the SS since November 1930. He was heavily involved in the invasion of Austria and Czechoslovakia and was one of the first troops involved in the invasion of Poland in September 1939. By the end of May 1941 Wisch was given command of the 2nd Battalion of the now expanded Leibstandarte; the unit was heavily involved in the fighting on the Eastern Front, which commenced after Operation Barbarossa. Due to his heroic actions in the Russian Campaign in September of that year he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. He served actively at all combat fronts in Russia rising again in rank, promoted to SS Oberfuhrer in July 1943 and was officially given command of the Leibstandarte. After the collapse of the Mussolini Regime and the invasion of Sicilly the Leibstandarte was moved to Italy, Wisch leading his men personally in operations to disarm the former axis partners troops and in October 1943 the division was moved back to the Russian Front where Wisch was again heavily involved personally in anti Russian operations. With regard to his actions on the Russian Front in February 1944 Wisch became the 193rd recipient of the oak leaves to the Knight’s Cross and weeks before he was by then promoted to SS Brigadefuhrer and General Major Der Waffen SS. His overall Commander Obergruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich wrote about the Divisional Commander Wisch ‘is a straight and impressive personality, during all missions he is exemplary brave, his performance as Commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was especially emphasised in the Armed Forces daily report. Wisch is an exemplary SS Leader and very well suited to be Divisional Commander’. He received the Oak Leaves personally from Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden. He was then taken ill through weariness and battle fatigue, entered hospital for a heart problem and returned to his Division in May 1944. The Leibstandarte Division by then already in France was mobilised on 17 June. After continuous fighting on the French front on 30 August 1944 Wisch became the 94th recipient of the Swords to the Oak Leaves of the Knight’s Cross. Through various battle wounds and battle fatigue he was again sent to an SS military hospital and ended the Second War out of action. Taken prisoner by British troops at his home he was transferred to a prisoner of war hospital in Wiltshire, England. In 1947 after 5 months of standing trial in Hamburg the court ruled in his favour, dropping all charges brought against him. After the Second World War he became a leading member of the SS Veterans Association and attended many meetings and was involved in general fund raising. He died on 11 January 1995. For the recipient’s Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Presentation Citation and Folder, see Lot 723. This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Lot 118
Five: Second Lieutenant G. A. Cook, Middlesex Regiment, who was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle on 10 March 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5238 Cpl. G. Cook. Middlesex Regt.) medal detached from suspension; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5238 Serjt: G. Cook. Middlesex Regt.); 1914 Star (2.Lieut. G. A. Cook. Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. G. A. Cook.) note damage to the first, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £200-£260 --- George Albert Cook, 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment, who was ‘killed on the 10th March, 1915, while leading his men at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, was born in London, and served in the ranks of the Army for eighteen years. He took part in the South African War for which he received the Queen’s Medal with four clasps (sic) and the King’s Medals with two clasps. He was always a studious man, desirous of improving his position, and was given his commission, as 2nd Lieutenant, in October 1914, while serving at the front. 2nd Lieutenant Cook married Ellen Agnes, daughter of Henry Power, and left two children, Ellen Agnes, aged nine, and George Albert, aged six.’ (The Bond of Sacrifice refers)
Lot 127
Four: Leading Seaman C. T. Hood, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the cruiser H.M.S. Hogue was torpedoed and sunk, 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 China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (C. T. Hood. A.B. H.M.S. Centurion.); 1914-15 Star (180094, C. T. Hood, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (180094 C. T. Hood. L.S. R.N.), mounted as worn, very fine (4) £400-£500 --- Christopher Thomas Hood was born in Kingsdown, Kent, on 10 March 1910 and entered naval service on 21 June 1894. He served in H.M.S. Centurion between February 1897 and September 1901, and saw active service during the Third China War. He was seriously injured by falling into a dry dock at Sherness on 9 September 1906 when a rope collapsed, on which he and another man were sitting. Soon after his injury, he was reduced from Petty Officer to Leading Seaman for disobedience of ship’s orders. Discharged to shore in March 1909, but was re-engaged for naval service on 2 August 1914, and was posted to the cruiser H.M.S. Hogue. He was serving in her when she was torpedoed, along with her sister ships H.M.S. Aboukir and Cressy, as part of the 7th Cruiser Squadron engaged in blockade and patrol duties, 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. Hood is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Lot 444
SUPERMAN LOT - (20 in Lot) - (DC) Includes SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL (1992) #18 - First full appearance of Doomsday + SUPERMAN (1987/88) #7, 8, 9 - Classic Joker cover, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 + ACTION COMICS (1984/87) #552, 592, 593 + SUPERMAN: THE SECRET YEARS (1985) #1, 2, 3, 4 - Flat/Unfolded
Lot 530
SUPERMAN LOT (22 in Lot) - (DC) Includes ACTION COMICS: SUPERMAN (1992/93) #683, 684, 685, 686, 689 + SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL (1993) #20 & 21 + SUPERMAN (1992/94) #74, 75 (Sealed & Bagged), 76, 77, 78, 79, 91 + ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1992/93) #497, 498, 499, 500 (Sealed & Bagged), 500 (Regular), 502 + SUPERMAN SPECIAL (1992) #1 + LEGACY OF SUPERMAN (1993) #1 - Flat/Unfolded
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