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Click here to subscribeSideshow - A boxed Sideshow 'James Bond' 12" action figure of Christopher Lee as Fransico Scaramanga from 'The Man with the Golden Gun'. The figure appears to be in Mint condition housed within a Very Good presentation box with some minor wear. The figure is unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)
Action Man - Palitoy - Hasbro - A collection of vintage and modern Action Man items including blonde flock haired figure in Astronaut with Life Support Backpack, 3 x modern figures and a quantity of accessories including Special Mission Pod and Special Operations Kit. The items show signs of age and use and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba]
DEMOLITION MAN (1993) - Alfredo Garcia's (Benjamin Bratt) Hero Communicator - Alfredo Garcia's (Benjamin Bratt) hero communicator from Marco Brambilla's sci-fi action film Demolition Man.Garcia wore his communicator as part of his SAPD uniform throughout the film. The communicator is strapped across the body, and worn on the shoulder. It consists of leather straps and metal hardware, and features a number of buttons and the SAPD logo. The buttons do not depress, and on the rear side of the device the name "Garcia" is written in very faded ink. It comes with a plaque that declares it screen-used. Dimensions: 37 cm x 6 cm x 4 cm (14.5" x 2.5" x 1.5")Estimate: £500 - 1,000 Ω Bidding for this lot will end on Saturday, November 16th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Friday, November 15th or Sunday, November 17th.
DEMOLITION MAN (1993) - Male SAPD Uniform and Stunt Baton - A male SAPD uniform and stunt baton from Marco Brambilla's sci-fi action comedy Demolition Man. Officers in the San Angeles Police Department wore their uniforms while on duty. The costume consists of a shirt, which matches the serial number of Alfredo Garcia (Benjamin Bratt) and is labelled "Paul"; a pair of trousers (labelled "#6"); a belt ("Men's Street Med 34-35"); and a rubber stunt taser baton. The shirt has some sun bleaching along the left shoulder and arm, and the baton has some paint wear. Dimensions (baton): 58 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm (22.75" x 2.75" x 2.75")Estimate: £2,000 - 4,000 Ω Bidding for this lot will end on Saturday, November 16th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Friday, November 15th or Sunday, November 17th.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966) - The Costumi D'Arte Collection: Blondie's (Clint Eastwood) Duster Coat - Blondie's (Clint Eastwood) duster coat from Sergio Leone's classic epic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.Blondie - aka The Man With No Name - wore his duster during the first part of the film, as he teamed up with wanted criminal Tuco (Eli Wallach) to collect Tuco's bounty and then free him from multiple hangings. This lot comes from the archives of the Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte.Although it initially met with mixed reviews, the film is considered by many to be the greatest Western of all time, and it catapulted Eastwood to movie superstardom. This was Eastwood's third time playing The Man With No Name, following Leone's A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.Dusters are an iconic Western garment, and Leone was a particular fan, with costume designer Carlo Simi reporting that "dusters were a mania of his". Quentin Tarantino, meanwhile, recounted that "Leone once said they were like a suit of armour".The beige double-breasted duster features two chest pockets and two slash pockets, which feature prominently as part of Blondie's quick-draw action. This item is likely to have been rented to numerous productions over the decades since filming. Some minor modifications and repairs may have taken place during that time. There is some wear from production use, including minor staining, discolouration and plucking.Additional Provenance: This lot comes from the archives of famed Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte. The company has supplied costumes to some of the world's biggest film productions for over 100 years.Estimate: £60,000 - 120,000 Ω Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday, November 14th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Friday, November 15th, Saturday, November 16th or Sunday, November 17th.
THE KING'S MAN (2021) - The Shepherd's (Matthew Goode) SFX and Hero Gunswords and Scabbard - The Shepherd's (Matthew Goode) SFX and hero gunswords and scabbard from Matthew Vaughn's action spy film The King's Man. The Shepherd used his sword with a gun barrel hidden in the hilt during the climactic showdown with Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) and Shola (Djimon Hounsou).The hero sword's blade and gun barrel are made of aluminium, while its hilt is bronze with a wooden grip. It is accompanied by a leather scabbard which has been altered to fit the gun barrel. The SFX sword is made of hard rubber and is hand painted. The blade tip has been removed and orange tape is placed on the end as reference for the visual effects team. The SFX blade has some spotting and wear to the paintwork, and the hero blade has some sticky residue on the hilt. Dimensions (hero sword): 94 cm x 15.5 cm x 9.5 cm (37" x 6" x 3.75")Estimate: £1,000 - 2,000 † ΔBidding for this lot will end on Sunday, November 17th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Friday, November 15th, or Saturday, November 16th.
THE KING'S MAN (2021) - Orlando's (Ralph Fiennes) Stunt Flare Pistol, Conrad's (Harris Dickinson) Rasputin-Fight Pistol, The Sheppard's (Matthew Goode) Stunt Luger - Three main character stunt guns from Matthew Vaughn's action-adventure film The King's Man.Orlando (Ralph Fiennes) fought with his Austrian Steyr M1912 pistol featuring an under-barrel flare launcher attachment during the climax. His opponent, The Sheppard (Matthew Goode), defended himself during the same sequence with a Luger LP08 "Artillery" fitted with a TM 08 drum magazine.While in Russia, Conrad Oxford (Harris Dickinson) fought with a Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Model pistol.Orlando and Conrad's guns are rubber, while The Sheppard's is made of resin. The Sheppard's Luger exhibits looseness at the point where the handle is connected to the additional drum magazine. Dimensions: (Luger) 33 cm x 10 cm x 24.5 cm (13" x 4" x 9.75")Restricted ownership; see replica firearm notice in the Buyer's Guide.Estimate: £500 - 1,000 † ΔBidding for this lot will end on Sunday, November 17th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Friday, November 15th, or Saturday, November 16th.
MAN ON FIRE (2004) - Keith Hamshere Collection: Collection of Contact Sheets - A collection of contact sheets from the production of Tony Scott's action thriller Man on Fire. This lot comes from the personal collection of renowned stills photographer Keith Hamshere.This lot comprises 159 pages of colour contact sheets, featuring the stars Denzel Washington (John Creasy), Dakota Fanning (Lupita Ramos), Radha Mitchell (Lisa Ramos) and Christopher Walken (Paul Rayburn). The photos are a mixture of on-set photography and promotional headshots. Each page has the film title and photographer's name printed on it and the images were developed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper. Dimensions (each): 28 cm x 21.5 cm (11" x 8.5") Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Additional provenance:This lot comes from the personal collection of renowned stills photographer Keith Hamshere. He has worked on some of the biggest movies of all time, including the Bond franchise, the Star Wars prequels, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.Estimate: £500 - 1,000 M Bidding for this lot will end on Sunday, November 17th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Friday, November 15th, or Saturday, November 16th.
Palitoy vintage Action Man Electronic Command Centre, boxed. Including several accessories, instruction sheet, in original box. (Not checked for completeness). Condition Report: This lot shows wear commensurate with use, one of the mounts for the main gun is missing and there are a couple of fine cracks within the plastic, photographs have been uploaded showing this.
A collection of action figures to include a Palitoy Action Man Action Soldier with box, two Mego Fantastic Four figures, a Pedigree Anna Moore and the Champions doll with horse etc, with various accessories to include an Action Man motorbike and a Cherilea tank. Condition reports for each lot are available on our website.
A large collection of action figures, including Star Wars, Batman, Ironman, Hulk and Action Man examples; boxed Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones figures etc.; together with a boxed Star War Millennium Falcon, a plastic dolls' house, a framed Hulk print, two superhero holographic examples and a copy of Horse Racing: A History from 1904 (3 boxes etc.) Condition Report:Available upon request
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON ROI RP RA (1869-1934) Portrait of Major Charles Arthur Tisdall (1875-1914), wearing uniform, a landscape beyond, signed and dated 'G. Spencer Watson 1914', oil on canvas, 50 x 41 in Provenance; The sitter's family, by descent. Charles Tisdall was a member of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards , killed in action in Belgium during the retreat from Mons, aged 39. ' Major Tisdall was killed in the forest of Villiers Cotterets on 1 Sept 1914.The Irish Guards with the 2nd Coldstreams were holding the northern edge of the Forest in a rear-guard action at a spot called Rond de La Reine.Two other officers of the regiment-Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon G.H.Morris and Major Crichton were killed at the same time'(De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1919)) The battle at Villiers Cotterets is also recorded in a extract from 'Who answered the Bugle Call' by Raymond Metiers. 'The 1st Bn. Irish Guards journeyed immediately on the outbreak of hostilities, as part of the British expeditionary Force. Following the disastrous battle of Mons on Monday 23rd August.The Irish Guards were functioning as rearguard during the withdrawal. They resisted firmly in a skirmish at Landrecies the following day, and in a more serious engagement in the thick woods at Villiers Cotterets. Despite the gravity at Villiers Cotterets, Kipling reminds us in his comprehensive study on the Guards that Irish humour prevailed. When the Germans began their heavy artillery fire on the troops, Lt. Col. Morris shouted out his words of encouragement " D'you hear that ? They're doing that to frighten you". A voice responded " If that's what they're after, they might as well stop. They succeeded with me hours ago". The Commanding Officer and his second in Command were killed, The Guards suffering a loss of one hundred men. Major Charles Arthur Tisdall also died at Villers Cotterets.There is a plaque to him in the Chuch of Ireland's parish church at Julianstown.Co. Meath' Charles Tisdall joined the Irish Guards as a young man.. He had inherited the Charlesfort Estate in 1895 when he was 20 years old, a total of 3962 acres in Meath, 493 in Limerick and 5775 in Kilkenny. Major Tisdall joined 2nd Royal Irish Rifles from the Militia in April 1900 and was transferred to the Irish Guards in July 1901, becoming Lieutenant in Feb 1902. Capt in Sept 1909 and Major in Sept 1914.He had earlier served in the South African War 1899-1901 . (Major Tisdall's WW1 medals : A 1914 Star; War Medal; and Victory Medal named to 'Major Charles Tisdall' are sold with this portrait ) Charles's brother William Tisdall (1876-1954) inherited the Charlesfort Estate at Kells, County Meath, Ireland upon Charles's death. This portrait may have been a posthumous commission by William. Perhaps commissioned at the same time that a 1914 sketch of his brother William Tisdall was drawn by George Spencer Watson., (one of seven works by the artist, offered for sale at Minster Auctions in March 2024 ). The artist George Spencer Watson was related to the Tisdalls by marriage. His wife Hilda was the sister of Elizabeth "Elsie" Tisdall (Nee Gardiner) (1876-1940), first wife of Charles Tisdall's brother William Tisdall (1876-1954)
A collection of boxed Subbuteo figures by Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd, including OO scale players Man United, Preston North End and Blackpool, two goals, cloth pitch, live action corner kickers, ball raising shute, live action goalkeepers and three match balls, together with Advanced Rules pamphlet and three collections of commemorative "coins" "100 Years of Football - The Story of the FA Cup Winners 1872-1972", published for Esso, "1970 World Cup Coin Collection" for Esso and "Historic Cars" for Shell
A selection of British medals / medallions. To include: a WW1 British War Medal, card box of issue, and receipt slip, awarded to 14757 Corporal J.D.Benyon of the R.A.F, a a 1939-45 Star and 1939-45 War Medal possibly awarded to the same man. Plus, an 1882 Khedives Star (missing suspension bar), unnamed as issued, a pair of miniatures featuring the GSM with clasp for Northern Ireland, and the LSGC medal with Regular Army clasp, a WW2 group of medals in box of issue (addressed to J.Noseley), with the 39-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal and the 39-45 War Medal, 2 base metal medallions with one being a Victorian jubilee commemoration. Also included is a curious copy of a 1962-2007 General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp, with the medal being impressed with ‘24569348 Cpl. D.E.Denbury R.E’. Corporal Denbury was killed in action in Iraq in February 1991, while serving with 22. S.A.S, and he was posthumously awarded the Military Medal. He also earned the Queens Gallantry Medal for service in Northern Ireland. The suspension on the medal is fixed, when it should be swivel, and there is a lack of detail to the design that you would not see on an offically issued piece, although the impressed naming to the rim does appear semi official. The circumstances of how this medal came to be are unknown. Condition: generally good to most pieces. Some age related toning and service wear to some of the items in the lot. The 2 base metal medallions show some heavier wear.
1960s onwards Palitoy Action Man collection, with plastic head/auburn hair/hard hands dressed in Russian Infantryman outfit, blonde flock/hard hands and undressed plastic head/brown hair/hard hands (one hand detached and without feet), range of outfits, weapons, accessories, etc. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and viewing recommended. Qty approx. 30+ (2B)
Palitoy 1970-72 Action Man Go Kart No. 34809, unboxed, generally excellent to good plus, with plastic head/auburn hair/hard hands Action Man dressed in correct blue overalls, helmet and visor, spotted scarf and boots, plastic battery-operated Go Kart with remote control hand-held unit (without handlebar or rubber straps). Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and untested. Viewing recommended.
Manchester City FC vs Leicester City FC x 2 VIP Match Day Tickets on 2 April 2025 at the iconic Etihad Stadium, with overnight accommodation at the 5* Edwardian Collection Radisson Hotel, Manchester Donated by: Corptel You and your guest can enjoy the hospitality and the thrill of a Manchester City FC home match at the world-renowned Etihad Stadium. On the 2 April 2025 Manchester City will play host to Leicester City and you can be there to watch the top-flight football action on pitch and experience the all-encompassing vibrant atmosphere within the stadium, including executive padded seating along the half-way line, hospitality in the Mancunian Suite with free beer, wine and soft drinks This truly remarkable experience also includes an overnight double room stay for two at the 5* Edwardian Collection Radisson Hotel in Manchester, including breakfast. Donated by Corptel: Delivering high quality products & services to companies for more than 30 years, offering a wide range of telecommunications products from leading brands, and unrivalled high-quality costumer experiences https://www.corpteluk.com/ Terms & Conditions: Travel is not included and no cash refunds Overnight double room accommodation on 2 April 2025 for 2 guests, with breakfast included at the Edwardian Collection Radisson Hotel in Manchester, but no other hotel costs will be covered The date could change for TV or fixture clashes in which case an alternative Manchester City FC home match would be agreed by both parties Tickets x 2 to Man City Home Match on 2 April and overnight voucher for hotel accommodation and breakfast may not be resold, re-auctioned, nor exchanged for cash and are non-transferable Terms may be subject to change We are hosting this auction on behalf of The Country Trust - please contact Victoria Cable if you require further information about the individual lots.
Two Action man figures, Sport Extreme and Crimebuster and Raid, both by Hasbro, together with an Action man locker, a small collection of Smurf figures, quantity of Mad figures, two pieces of china, a jug and a cup decorated with Robertson and Sons Gollies and a quantity of Robertson Golly figures (Qty)
Three: Surgeon G. A. Walker, Royal Navy, attached 1st Field Ambulance, Royal Naval Division, who was killed in action during the battle of the Ancre on 14 November 1916 1914-15 Star (Surg. G. A. Walker, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Surg. G. A. Walker, R.N.) extremely fine (3) £200-£300 --- Godfrey Alan Walker was born on 3 November 1888, the 2nd son of T. H. Walker Esq., of High Garth, Mirfield, Yorkshire and educated at Epsom College and the London Hospital: M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. London 1912. M.B. London 1912. He took up positions at the Royal Infirmary Sheffield and at the Baythorpe Infirmary. On 5 August 1914, prior to the declaration of War, Godfrey Walker was commissioned as Surgeon in the Royal Navy. After spending 12 months at Cromarty, he was attached to the newly formed Royal Naval Division. He sailed for Gallipoli aboard the Cunard Liner S.S. Ivernia landing at Cape Helles and served with distinction during the bloody battles of the Gallipoli Campaign and had at least five narrow escapes with death. He was one of the last to leave both Helles and later the island of Tenedos. In July 1916, he was transferred with the newly re-designated 63rd (Royal Naval) Division on the Western Front and was killed by a large shell exploding directly on his Medical Aid Post whilst tending a wounded man in one of the front-line trenches during the Royal Naval Division's attack on Beaucourt, during the battles of the Ancre on 14 November 1916. By a pathetic coincidence, on the same day that his parents received news from the Admiralty of Surgeon Walker's death, they received the last letter written by their son stating that, "We are just going up to the line again and I may not have the opportunity of writing for some days, so I am writing a hurried note to let you know all is merry and bright." Surgeon Walker is buried in the Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France.
The unique Second War ‘attack on the Tirpitz’ C.G.M. group of four awarded to Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class E. Goddard, helmsman of H.M. Midget Submarine X6, whose skipper Lieutenant Donald Cameron was awarded the Victoria Cross, as too was the skipper of X7, Lieutenant Basil Place; the crew-members from X6 were all taken prisoner and were being interrogated aboard the Tirpitz when their charges exploded underneath the battleship Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (E.R.A. 4th E. Goddard, P/MX 89069) with case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. Edmund Goddard, Chestnuts, Headley, Newbury, Berks’, mounted court-style for display, extremely fine (4) £40,000-£50,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, October 1983. Exhibited: ‘An Exhibition of Important British Gallantry Awards, 1800-1950,’ Sotheby’s, May to June 1992. C.G.M. London Gazette 22 February 1944: ‘For gallantry, skill and daring during the successful attack by His Majesty’s Midget submarines X6 and X7 on the Tirpitz.’ Edmund ‘Eddie’ Goddard was born in 1921 and, after his education at St Edward’s School in Oxford, started as an apprentice tool maker in Coventry. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy but found, instead of travelling the world by sea, he was fire-watching on the roof of the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth. As a result he volunteered for ‘special and hazardous service’, not knowing what that might entail, and found himself on the early X-craft training programme. The attack on the Tirpitz The occupation of Norway in 1940 provided the German Navy with ideal fjord anchorage for its capital ships. Safe in the knowledge that the Royal Navy lacked the strength to be constantly on patrol, the Kriegsmarine was free to menace the North Atlantic trade routes at will. When harboured in the fjords, the German battleships were far from the open sea, out of reach of surface ships and conventional submarines, and well beyond the range of the R.A.F.’s heavy bombers. The Tirpitz, in particular, acted as a major influence over the movements of the British Home Fleet, and consequently a way had to be found to attack her where she spent most of her time - in harbour. The answer to the problem was the four-man Midget Submarine or X-craft. At fifty feet in length the X-craft was small enough to penetrate the fjord defences and yet large enough to carry a four-ton charge and to operate unsupported for several days. In May 1942, six operational X-craft were ordered from Armstrong Vickers, and the call went out to volunteers for ‘special and hazardous service’. Thorough and dangerous training began in the waters around the Isle of Bute in the summer of 1943, and by September 1944 the crews had been brought to ‘concert pitch’. On the 10th, news came that the Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lutzow were all at anchor in the fjords. Using conventional submarines as tugs, the X-craft were towed over 1,000 miles to their starting points before embarking on their individual assigned missions. But, during the eight-day journey to the slipping position, tragedy struck when X9 (Sub-Lieutenant E Kearon) parted her tow in foul weather and disappeared without trace. X8 also ran into difficulties and had to jettison her explosive charges. After exchanging the passage crews for operational crews, X5, X6, X7 and X10 slipped their tows, on time and in the planned positions. Ahead lay a 50-mile journey fraught with danger. X10 (Lieutenant K. R. Hudspeth) was detailed to attack the Scharnhorst but various mechanical failures meant that this attempt had to be abandoned. X6 (Lieutenant D. Cameron), in which E.R.A. Goddard was helmsman, X7 (Lieutenant B. C. G. Place, D.S.C.) and X5 (Lieutenant H. Henty-Creer) were all detailed against the Tirpitz. Acting independently the three X-craft began their journeys to the Tirpitz lying in Kaa Fjord on 20th September. The first obstacle to be negotiated was a minefield and this X6 crossed on the surface. At 1 a.m. when Stjern Sound was entered, Cameron discovered that X6’s periscope was leaking, a defect that was to have serious consequences later on. By noon they had reached the Alter Fjord and that evening they arrived at their predetermined waiting positions close to the entrance to the Kaa Fjord. After ‘a rather disturbed night charging, making good defects and dodging traffic,’ it was found that X6’s port charge was defective, and so Cameron re-set the fuse to fire one hour after release. Shortly after 5 a.m., Cameron was able to make out a small Coaster, heading up the fjord towards the great battleship and leading the way through the open gate of the anti-submarine boom net that enclosed the Tirpitz. Once inside, X6’s periscope proved almost entirely useless, and so the final approach had to be made half blind. At 7.20 a.m., X6 broke surface just 80 yards from the Tirpitz and was sighted. Whilst the German sailors rushed to their battle stations, X6 dived beneath the last line of defence, a 50-foot anti-torpedo net. Passing under the Tirpitz’s keel, X6 hit an obstruction, and Cameron, thinking that they must have struck the net on the far side, decided to check his position. X6 came up under Tirpitz’s port bow and manoeuvred astern, bringing the Midget Submarine to a position abreast “B” turret, where her four-ton amatol charges were released. With a useless periscope there was little possibility of reaching the open sea and so Cameron gave the order to scuttle X6 and give themselves up. Under a hail of small arms fire, Goddard threw open the hatch and, followed by Kendall, Lorimer and Cameron, stepped aboard a German launch into captivity. In an interview many years later for the B.B.C. documentary ‘Target Tirpitz’, Eddie Goddard recalled: ‘We were taken on board Tirpitz’s quarter-deck and told to empty all our pockets, which we did. Then we were taken below, and put in a corridor, and I heard lots of clanging of chains and whatnot, and I thought, oh dear, they’re going to move the ship before our charges go off. Eventually the charges did go off, which shook us a bit; all the lights went off, and a foam extinguisher started to pour forth on my German guard who didn’t like it very much. He grabbed me by the neck, and we went up on deck, and I was very disturbed the ship didn’t appear to be sinking. ‘They lined us up before a group of guards with tommy guns; they were all very hostile and murmured Schweinhund and other things. Then an interpreter came along and asked us how many boats were there and so on, but we just gave them our names and numbers. He got very annoyed and said that if we didn’t play, he’d have to shoot us. He pointed at Lorimer and said to me, if you don’t give me the information, I shall have to shoot your comrade too. Oh, well, I said, you just go ahead and shoot him.’ Meanwhile Place had successfully laid X7’s charges, but his attempt to escape was fraught with misadventure. He tried frantically to get through the net but X7 was still stuck in it when the charges went off at 8.12 a.m. The impact in fact blew her clear of the nets but her compasses and diving guages were out of action, and the boat was difficult to control and broke surface several times, whereupon Tirpitz’s guns opened fire and inflicted damage on her hull and periscope. As X7 sat on the bottom with almost all her high-pressure ai...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Gunner F. Ideson, Royal Horse Artillery, who was discharged on account of wounds Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (45919 Gnr: F. Ideson. ‘N’ By: R.H.A.); 1914 Star, copy; British War and Victory Medals (45919 Gnr. F. Ideson. R.A.) mounted court-style for wear, light pitting from Star, VM officially re-impressed, nearly very fine and better (4) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the battery was in action, supporting a counter-attack, this man for some time served his gun alone, thereby keeping it in action at a very critical time. The battery was under heavy shell fire, and had suffered several casualties.’ Frank Ideson was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, around 1889 and enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery on 21 November 1906. Posted to France as Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery on 5 October 1914, Ideson’s name was later listed in the Bradford Daily Telegraph of 6 October 1915 as one of 3000 ‘gallant sons’ of Keighley who answered the call. Transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery, he was awarded the D.C.M. in 1918 whilst serving with “N” Battery; this unit of 6 guns later claimed the highest number of shells discharged in a single month by one battery during the Great War, firing 115,360 shells in August 1917 in support of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front. Discharged from 5th Army Brigade and awarded a Silver War Badge in consequence of wounds on 28 August 1919, it is possible that Ideson witnessed his former comrades of “N” Battery bear the coffin of the Unknown Soldier to Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920. Sold with copied research.
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