A VAST ASSORTMENT OF MILITARY CAP BADGES, buttons and shoulder titles, the badges include army cycling corps, Liverpool, Scottish, 104th Bengal Fusiliers, Lincolnshire Yeomanry, 1st Cornwall volunteers, west riding watch, 71st LI and man economy R.E badge, there are also a lot more included and some loose pins, there are also some collar badges, a pair of cloth WRVS shoulder titles, an assortment of uniform buttons and two silver hallmarked Sherwood Foresters spoons that weigh approximately 38.8g and have a Birmingham Assay mark, the badges are a mix of brass and stay bright badges, these cover different eras of the twentieth century, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
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A WWI ERA BRITISH ARMY PEAKED CAP WITH LEEDS RIFLES CAP BADGE, the hat is in good condition and has a blackened badge on the front, the badge represents the 7th and 8th battalions of the West Yorkshire regiment who were the Leeds Rifles, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
Territorial Army Nursing Service Nurse uniform, blue-grey cloth including cap with TANS badge, jacket with two TANS badges, three shoulder buttons, cape with two TANS badges, belt with silver plated buckle, apron, dress.Condition report:The outer jacket is in fair condition, there is a repaired patch above the top front button, the lining is generally ok, some snags and minor tears but not significantly ripped. Then as you go down through the layers you see an increasing amount of moth and insect activity/ holes. The cowl has some holes to the back and shoulders; the under dress with pleated front is really quite significantly punctuated with holes, mostly to the back, also to the armpits. The linen aspects are all discoloured.
A set of commemorative badges of the Silesian Uprisings, which includes: Badge Rajd-ZBG Góra Św. Anna 1975 Badge Cycling Rally In the Footsteps of the Silesian Insurgents 1965 Badge Polish Army, Foot Ski Rally In the Footsteps of the Silesian Insurgents Badge 50 Years of the Silesian Uprisings 7th Cycling Rally PTTK Katowice General condition visible in the photos.
Badge in the form of a steering wheel, with a bear holding an artillery shell, green enamelled background. Smooth reverse with the manufacturer's signature "Pagani SPA, Milano", a threaded post and nut above the marking.Wojtek accompanied the 2nd Polish Corps during the Italian campaign, serving in the 22nd Artillery Supply Company. During the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy in 1944, Wojtek helped move ammunition crates and became a celebrity visiting Allied generals and statesmen. After the war, after the disbandment of the Polish army, Wojtek spent the rest of his life in the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. The 22nd Artillery Supply Company is best known for its mascot, the soldier bear "Wojtek", which became the symbol of the company and a legend of the Polish Army in the West.Dimensions;
Two-part badge in the form of a laurel and oak wreath with a stylized eagle in the shape of gilded wings, a five-pointed star visible in the upper part, a bow in the lower part. The reverse with visible mounting pins. Omega clasp. Dimensions 54 mm x 42 mm. Badge described in Zdzisław Sawicki's book " Badges of the Polish Army 1918 - 1945 ", page 426. General condition visible in the photos.
A two-part badge in the form of a wreath of oak leaves with a bow at the bottom. In the center there is a visible wing ending with a five-pointed star. The reverse has bits with a counter, visible two omegas for attaching the badge. Dimensions 48 mm x 42 mm. The badge is included in the book "Badges of the Polish Army 1918 - 1945" by Sawicki, page. 427. General condition visible in the photos.
Badge from the First World War in the form of a Polish crowned eagle with spread wings, behind it a pair of crossed sabers. Under its claws there is a sash with the inscription "God Save Poland". This type of eagle is mentioned in Tomasz Zawistowski's book "Polish eagles for hats in the years 1900–1917" on pages 162–164. The eagle was probably produced around 1916 in Poland and widely distributed. This type of eagle was used by the Polish Legions under the Austrian Army in World War I, Polish soldiers during the Greater Poland Uprising in 1918–1919, and in the Polish-Bolshevik War in 1919–1921 and by civilians as a manifestation of the Polish fight for independence. Dimensions; 39.5mm x 35mm.
Shooting Badge awarded in four classes, 1st class offered. Awarded by the Rifle Association to para-military organizations and the Polish Army. A stylized badge in the central part visible a shooting target with the Rifleman's eagle inscribed on the Amazons' shield. The reverse of the badge is smooth, there is a mounting post in the middle, the cap of the badge is round, smooth. Dimensions; 30mm x 30mm.
Polish eagle cap badge depicting an eagle with spread wings sitting on a amazon shield. The head is topped with a closed crown. Clearly visible die struck on the reverse. Made from steel.Eagle cap badge used by the Polish Army in the years 1923-1939, typically worn on side caps. Good condition. Most likely made by Jabłoński in Poznań. Polish wz.23 eagles were commonly used by the Polish Army during the Defensive War in September and October 1939.Dimensions; 41mm x 30mm.
One-piece badge made of tombak, attached with a nut. The badge is in the form of a shield, in the upper part there is a Warsaw mermaid, the symbol of 2KP, in the lower part there is the identification badge of the 8th Army, around which there is an inscription (2nd Polish Corps) above the inscription laurel branches. Smooth reverse with a stamped number (062738), a post in the center. Original company cap, not signed. Badge in original manufacturer's paper packaging. The badge is signed with the letter H at the bottom edge. Designed by brothers Zygmunt and Leopold Haar. Dimensions; 36mm x 20mm
Military booklet from the interwar period issued to Jan Przybylski. Kraśnik. Service, 6th Austrian Army, POW and 5th Lviv Light Artillery Regiment. Decorated; Cross of Merit for BraveryMedal of Poland to its Defender 1918 - 1921 Medal of the Tenth Anniversary of Regaining IndependenceRegimental Badge of the 4th Podhale Rifle Regiment number 629. The condition of the document can be seen in the photos.
20th Century military foot locker trunk made by Hawkes & Co Ltd of Saville Row, addressed to Lieutenant Colonel A J Robertson Royal Norfolk Regiment, Mostyn Road, Bushey, Herefordshire, Lieutenant Colonel A J Richardson 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment TA made Lieutenant Colonel 23rd January 1962 together with a trunk of A J Richardsons Greencoats to include Royal Norfolk Greencoats together with private purchase Greencoats with insignia of Lieutenant Colonel, together with five post war general service army shirts of post war parachute jump wing to arm and 1954 dated back beret size 6 7/8 together with cap badge for Allied Forces Central Europe
Quantity of 20th Century British and Canadian Army cloth insignia to include four times Head Porters Lines of Communication 21st Army Group Shields, three RAF Sergeants Stripes Chevron insignia, RAF Warrant Officer cloth arm insignia for Windsor Regiment Canada Shoulder cloth title, Fire Guard ARP arm band, Essex and Kent Scottish Canada cloth shoulder title, Canadian cloth insignia and early 20th Century badge for possible flag/standard embroidered Cheshire etc (24)
Silver plate cigarette case with SS Duchess of Athol emblem/cartouche to front together with modern sketch, small framed arras 1915 scene souvenir on silk and plate cigarette case of Royal Army Ordnance Corp and Soviet cap badge together with First World War French set of six postcards depicting First World War German soldiers put together resembles a portrait of a gentleman
First World War Medal trio comprising 1914-18 War Medal,1914-19 Victory Medal and George V Territorial War Medal for Voluntary Service Overseas 1914-19 Medal (lacking ribbon), all impressed to T4-245087 DVR.G.T Orme Army Service Corps together with silver War Service badge together with 1914 Queen Mary's Christmas tin and pencil sketch of G.Orme in 1918 wearing convalescent blues
Soviet memorabilia, comprising faux fur winter hat, reproduction Red Army Budenovka felt cap, stainless steel Air Force hipflask, boxed model WW2 Jak-3 aircraft (made in USSR), Cuban Airborne Troops screw-back enamel badge, Police and Military Guards breast badges and circular Russian Coat of Arms aluminium badge Condition Report:Available upon request
WW2 German Army Pioneers Soldbuch, issued to Max Schulz on 5th March 1941. Originally with 1.Kompanie Pioneer Ersatz Battalion Nr5, later with 3rd Kompanie Brückenbau Battalion 566. Uniform photograph to the inside front cover. Various issues of equipment and hospital entries. He was awarded the Eastern Front medal, War Service Cross 2nd class with swords and Wound Badge in black. A well filled out book.
Grouping of Regimental Spoons of British Corps Regiments, including 3x Army Service Corps / Royal Army Service Corps, 5x Royal Engineers and 5x Royal Corps of Signals. Also accompanied by a plated fork with engraved badge of the Army Service Corps. Many with silver hallmarks to the reverses. (14 items)
Grouping of Military and Police Badges, including Royal Army Ordnance Corps officers gilt and enamel cap badge, Royal Marines Bandsman cap badge, 2x Worcestershire regiment valise badge, Royal Marines valise badge, Worcestershire Police white metal headdress badge, plus other items. (45 items)
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge by Metal und Kunststoff Gablonz, fine example retaining much of the silver finish to the award. Complete with the original pin and catch fixing to the reverse. Award with makers mark of ‘KM’ within triangle under the ball hinge fitting. Good example.
WW2 British Uniform, Headdress and Document Grouping of Captain Dawson Royal Engineers, Beach Groups with D-Day Invasion Maps, superb and comprehensive grouping belonging to Captain Dawson, a veteran of WW1 and serving as part of Beach Groups in the Royal Engineers, landing on D-Day on 6th June 1944. The grouping consists of his original four pocket officers service dress tunic, battle dress blouse with regimental shoulder titles and British army in France formation signs, KD four pocket tunic (no insignia or buttons), officers service dress peaked cap with bronze OSD cap badge, 2x field service caps, various items of equipment and a large archive of documents covering his service in both WW1 and WW2. Amongst the paperwork archive is his original ‘TOP SECRET’ invasion maps of the Normandy beaches with the beaches and areas having the names changed for counter intelligence purposes. Other items include maps of the Normandy area, formation sign for the RE beach groups, etc. A truly superb complete grouping which has come from direct family descent. Grouping in need of personal viewing due to the size of the archive.
EIIR Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) Household Cavalry Troopers Full Uniform, fine example of a full uniform from a trooper of one of the most famous cavalry regiments of the British army, the Blues and Royals. The set consists of troopers full dress uniform with anodised regimental buttons. Bullion Royal Dragoons eagle sleeve badge. Gold wire brocade lace to the collar and cuffs. Partially cloth lined interior. Troopers cuirass with brass studs and trim. Complete with the shoulder straps and white buff waist strap. Some surface rusting to the cuirass, especially on the reverse. Accompanied by a pair of white parade pantaloons with size label attached to the waist. Large troopers pattern parade boots which remain in good condition overall. White metal 1871 pattern troopers full dress helmet with large brass household cavalry EIIR crowned helmet plate to the centre. Large rosette side bosses with brass linked chinstraps. White metal spike with red horse hair enlisted ranks dress plume. Interior of the helmet retains its other ranks liner system. The set shows some wear but generally still a good complete set.
WW2 German Army Mountain Trooper (Gebirgsjäger) Soldbuch and War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords, well used German army issue Soldbuch issued to Jäger Albech Nothdurfter in August 1941. At the time of issue he was serving with the 11th Gebirgsjäger Ersatz-Jäger Regiment 136. Fine uniform photograph to the inside with clear mountain troops edelweiss arm badge being worn on his combat tunic. The book is well filled out with various entries and stampings, including many entries for wounds and hospital visits. The rear of the book has many issues for leave. Pages 7 and 8 are missing from the book. The only award noted in the book is the War Service Cross 2nd class with swords which accompanies this book. Generally a good used example to a desirable branch of service in the German army.
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze by Alois Rettenmaier, fine example of a bronze grade infantry assault badge which retains much of the original bronze wash finish to the obverse and reverse of the award. Complete with its original pin and catch fixings which are placed on plates and soldered directly to the badge. Very fine example.
WW1 American Other Ranks Tunic, good example of a standard wool four pocket tunic with bronzed American eagle tunic buttons. Collar discs for US and signallers. To arm is embroidered arm badge for the 3rd army with bullion ‘A’ to the centre. Bullion inverted chevrons to the lower sleeve. Khaki cloth lined interior to the tunic. Generally good condition.
WW2 German Army Soldbuch 1,/Bau-Ersatz Battalion Nr12 (Construction Replacement Battalion), fine well used example of an Army soldbuch with uniform photograph to the inside cover. The book was issued in March 1941, holders name has been worn out. He rose to the rank of Obergefreiter on 1st October 1943. The book is well filled out with various entries for leave, equipment issue, hospital entries / wounds and awards noted as the black wound badge (wearing in the uniform photograph) and also an entry for the Eastern Front medal. The book shows some wear and has some water damage.
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS General Assault Badge by Karl Wurster, superb example of a desirable General Assault badge which retains nearly all of the silver wash finish to the obverse and reverse of the award. Complete with the original pin and hook fixing to the reverse. Makers small ‘W’ mark to the top corner of the reverse. Fine example.
WW2 German Army Mountain Troops (Gebirgsjäger) Majors Combat Tunic, fine quality officers four pocket combat tunic with dark green collar. Bullion officers tunic breast eagle, officers collar patches and majors rank shoulder boards with alpine green underlay. To the arm is officers type embroidered mountain troops edelweiss arm badge. Attached to the breast pocket is a black grade wound badge and an un-marked but appears to be silver framed Iron Cross 1st class. Fine quality officers lining to the interior of the tunic. No tailors or name label to the inside. Overall a very good example of an officers combat tunic.
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Close Combat Clasp in Silver by Friedrich Linden Ludenscheid, good example of a silver grade combat clasp which retains much of the silver finish to the obverse and reverse of the award. Badge is complete with the original backing plate and horizontal pin and catch fixing. Reverse of the award marked with makers stamp ‘FLL’ and ‘FEC. W. E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN’. Good example.
WW2 British Army Air Corps Airborne Beret and Fighting Knife Made from Captured German K98 Bayonet, fine untouched example of a maroon airborne forces beret with leather trim to the edge, black leather side gromets covering and original WW2 war economy plastic Army Air Corps cap badge to the front. The original makers details and date have worn away but the WD broad arrow stamp is still present with date letter ‘M’ for 1944. The beret is accompanied by a WW2 German K98 bayonet which has been cut down and made into a fighting knife by the original owner of the beret. The bayonet has had a leather scabbard made with a London Rifle Brigade cap badge mounted. (2 items)
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze Daisy Variant Type B, fine example of a bronze grade semi hollow backed Panzer assault badge being the un-maker marked ‘Daisy’ variant type B without the flaw in the tank tracks. The award retains much of the original bronze finish to the award and is complete with the original pin and catch fixing to the reverse. Very fine example.
Scarce WW2 German Army Cavalry Officers Crusher Cap, fine example produced in a green doeskin cloth with golden yellow piping to the crown and bordering the central green band. Soft leather crusher pattern peak. Bevo flat wire German army cap eagle and cockade with gilt metal Prussian dragoon style tradition badge between the two insignias. Leather sweatband and cloth lining. Some moth damage to the body of the cap but generally still a good example of a desirable crusher cap.
WW2 Indian Army Central India Horse Field Service Cap Grouping, fine example of a beige field service cap with plain buttons to the front, red knotted boss to the top and red piping to the crown. Interior with fine quality lining and tailors label for Ranken & Co Calcutta, Simla & Lahore; regimental coloured torin cap with small metal regimental badge to the side. Interior with green cloth sweatband and tailors label. Accompanied by pair of embroidered regimental shoulder titles with press stud fittings to the reverse and regimental tunic buttons.
WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge by Wilhelm Deumer, fine example of an early tombak assault badge with much of the original silver finish remaining. Complete with the original pin and catch fixing to the reverse. No makers details but typical construction of the maker Wilhelm Deumer.
Five: Sergeant T. L. Carr, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (40705 Spr. T. L. Carr. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (40705 Sjt. T. L. Carr. R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (40705 Sjt. T. L. Carr. R.E.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated, 1914-1918, with bronze star on riband, some glue residue on reverse, good very fine (5) £220-£260 --- Tom Lint Carr attested into the Royal Engineers for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 20 May 1915. For his services he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 May 1918); was awarded he Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919); and received the French Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 19 June 1919). Appointed Sergeant, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 24 February 1919. Sold together with a Royal Engineers cap badge and copied research.
Pair: Corporal P. W. Moyses, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (S-33885 Cpl. P. W. Moyses. A.S.C.) very fine Pair: Private H. J. B. Whittingham, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (63444. Pte.1. H. J. B. Whittingham. R.A.F.) good very fine 1914-15 Star (1744 A-Bmbr. F. Coates, R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (51123 Spr. W. H. Rotherham. R.E.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3658 Pte. J. Slater. L.N. Lan. R.) generally very fine (lot) £80-£100 --- Horace John Bertram Whittingham was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, in 1884. A master tailor, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as Air Mechanic 2nd Class on 1 March 1917, and was transferred to the newly-created Royal Air Force as Private 1st Class on 1 April 1918. He served in France from 3 May 1918, spending the majority of his time in the clothing stores at Courban. Sold with a British Red Cross Society Medal, with top riband bar ‘Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing’ (25593 G. Whitham); a British Red Cross Society Medal, with top riband bar ‘Proficiency in Red Cross First Aid’ (27627 G. L. Whitham); two Silver War Badges, officially numbered ‘C30333’ and ‘B306971’, the second lacking pin catch; two Great War period brass cap badges to the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, the second heavily worn; a Primrose League sweetheart brooch, black bakelite; a Bevin Boy Veteran lapel badge, gilt and enamel, in box of issue; a small ‘V’ for Victory badge; and a Freedom of the City of London Certificate to ‘Raymond Wesley Page, Citizen and Spectacle Maker of London’, dated 10 May 1927, in red transmission envelope; together with a pair of contemporary metal-rimmed spectacles, in leather case marked ‘P.A.’, the whole contained in card box of issue by the ‘General Optical Co., 120 Clerkenwell Road, London, E.C.1.’ Raymond Wesley Page invented the military spectacle.
A Second War M.B.E. group of twelve awarded to Major (Quartermaster) R. T. Guscott, Middlesex Regiment, who was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during the Great War, and was taken Prisoner of War following the fall of Hong Kong, 25 December 1941 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (L.11350 C.Q.M. Sjt. R. T. Guscott. Midd’x. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (L-11350 W.O. Cl.2. R. T. Guscott. Midd’x. R.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (6188477 W.O. Cl.1. R. T. Guscott. Midd’x. R.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (L 11350 Q.M .Sjt. R. T. Guscott. Midd’x. R.) mounted as worn, the pre-Second War awards all replacement issues (although not marked as such), the originals having presumably been lost at the fall of Hong Kong, good very fine and better (12) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Wallis and Wallis, June 1964; Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, August 2020. M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1942. M.S.M. London Gazette 12 December 1919. Robert Thomas ‘Bob’ Guscott ‘was born on 10 November 1888 and enlisted into the Middlesex Regiment on his 18th birthday in 1906. He served with the 2nd Battalion at home until 1913 and then went to Malta when the Battalion started out on its overseas tour. This was cut short when war broke out in 1914, and the Battalion joined the B.E.F. in France in November of that year. By that time he had risen to the rank of Colour-Sergeant. He remained continuously on active service with he 2nd Battalion until Armistice Day 1918. For his services he was Mentioned in Despatches in January 1917 [London Gazette 14 January 1917] and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1919. Guscott rejoined the 2nd Battalion after the war and, in August 1919, he went to Egypt when the Battalion continued its overseas tour, which had been interrupted in 1914. He was posted for a tour of duty at the Depot in 1921, and in 1923 he became Regimental Sergeant Major at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. There he remained until 1930. On 22 January 1930 Guscott was appointed to a commission as Lieutenant (Quartermaster) and in March of that year he was posted to the 2nd Battalion, then stationed at Madras. He returned to this country with the Battalion on completion of its overseas tour in the Sudan in December 1931 and remained with it until, in 1935, he was posted to the Depot. In October 1937 Guscott was posted to the 1st Battalion in Hong Kong and as soon as war was imminent in 1939 he began the hard task of equipping the unit to War Scale. The results were so efficient that he was recommended for, and awarded the M.B.E. Publication was made on 1 January 1942, and that same month he was promoted to the rank of Major (Quartermaster). He did not learn of the award until after the end of the War, for after the capture of the Colony by the Japanese in December 1941, he was reported missing. Nine months later news filtered through that he was prisoner of war. He was repatriated on 21 November 1945, and retired on 29 December 1946, going to live at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. He died on 8 February 1964.’ (The recipient’s obituary, published in The Die Hards, refers). Sold with copied research.
A superb Great War ‘Machine Gunner's’ D.C.M. and Second Award Bar, M.M., and Russian Medal of St. George group of six awarded to Sergeant A. Burnett, Royal Scots and Machine Gun Corps, who repeatedly showed great presence of mind when holding back waves of enemy storm troopers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (18327 Cpl. A. Burnett. M.M. 25/M.G.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (18327 L.Cpl. A. Burnett. 27/Coy. M.G.C.); 1914-15 Star (11928 Pte. A. Burnett. R. Scots.); British War and Victory Medals (11928 Sjt. A. Burnett R. Scots.); Russia, Empire, Medal of St George for Bravery, 3rd Class, silver, the reverse officially numbered ‘167785’, the silver medals toned, nearly extremely fine (6) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of two Vickers guns, reconnoitring for positions for them under direct hostile fire, and doing the same later in the day for corps machine guns. Again, for tactical skill and initiative when, a flank having been thrown open, he disposed a gun so as to protect that flank, holding on until nearly surrounded and two of his team killed. At all times his conduct in action has merited the highest praise.' D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This N.C.O. was in charge of a machine gun, his flanks being protected by infantry, when about 500 of the enemy attacked. On the infantry withdrawing to a fresh position he covered the movement and remained firing his gun from the top of a disused dug-out, inflicting severe casualties, and helping to break up the attack. He was all the time under machine-gun fire. M.M. London Gazette 16 November 1916. Russian Medal of St. George, 3rd Class, London Gazette 15 February 1917. Alexander Burnett was born in Leith, Midlothian, in 1881, the son of Annie McGlade Burnett and brother of 1140, Private John Burnett, “B” Company, 7th Battalion, Royal Scots, who died in the Quintinshill rail disaster on 22 May 1915. Attesting for the Royal Scots on 11 August 1914, he was posted to France on 11 May 1915 with the Regimental machine-gun section and soon found himself transferred with other sections of 27 Brigade to the fledgling 27th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Wounded in action in the rank of Private, he returned to the Western Front, was advanced Lance Corporal, and decorated with the Military Medal - presumably for services during the Battle of the Somme. He was also amongst a relatively small band of men to receive recognition from Imperial Russia, less than a month before the start of the Russian Revolution. Transferred to the 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, Burnett was raised Corporal 20 December 1917, Acting Sergeant 1 April 1918, and Sergeant on 22 April 1918. As a skilled tactician and experienced soldier, he survived repeated German attacks during the German Spring Offensive and enjoyed the rare distinction of having both his D.C.M. and Second Award Bar gazetted on the same date. His gallant actions on the Vaulx-Morchies Line were later noted in the publication 25th Division in France & Flanders, by M. Kincaid Smith: 'Cpl. Burnett, M.M., Sergt. Whiting, and L-Cpl. Bretherton did splendid work with their guns, and all received well-earned decorations.' Wounded for a second time on 29 May 1918, which effectively ended his campaign, he was discharged from the Army on 7 March 1919 and awarded Silver War Badge No. 487219. An indication of the intensity of the fighting faced by Burnett and his fellow machine-gunners at around that time can be found in the casualty report for 9 April 1918 to 4 May 1918: in this brief period the 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, suffered 3 Officers killed, 17 wounded and 10 missing in action. They also recorded 34 Other Ranks killed, 207 wounded and 167 missing. Sold with a large file of research, including written correspondence from the 1970s between the vendor and extended family of Sergeant Burnett, who noted that he was 'a very quiet chap by nature, and never spoke much of the war when he came home.’
1914-15 Star (250 Pte. H. I. Lock. Ceylon Plr. R.C.) good very fine, scarce to unit £80-£100 --- Herbert Ingram Lock served with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps before being commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment (attached Machine Gun Corps) as Lieutenant. Research shows that there was a H. I. Lock working as assistant manager at the Nagahatenne K29 Tea Estate near Elpitiya in 1914, presumably the same man. The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force, the predecessor to the Ceylon Army which was formed in 1949. It was a volunteer regiment based in Kandy and made up solely of European tea and rubber planters. The regiment sent a force of eight officers and 229 other ranks to Egypt in September 1914 (Lock’s MIC show he was amongst their number) where they were deployed in defence of the Suez Canal. After which the unit was transferred to the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and in 1915 was dispatched to Anzac Cove (‘Z’ Beach) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The CPRC also performed operational duties as guards to ANZAC headquarters staff. Lock is shown as being entitled to the Silver War Badge.
Pair: Lance-Corporal A. E. Annison, East Surrey Regiment British War Medal 1914-20 (868 Pte. A. E. Annison. E. Surr. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (868 Pte. A. E. Annison. E. Surr. R.); together with two bronze regimental prize fob medals for the 5th Territorial Battalion, East Surrey Regiment in the form of small sized regimental badge with top ring suspension, the first inscribed ‘Pte. A. E. Annison: Inter Company Morris Tube Competition’, the second inscribed ‘Field Firing Competition 1913 B. Coy. L. Corpl. Annison’, good very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Alfred Edward Annison, a native of Leatherhead, Surrey, served with the 5th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, and was not entitled to the Victory Medal. He was awarded a Silver War Badge No. B272782, and was in receipt of an army disability pension.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24554963 Pte C L Harrop LI); together with a Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, representative of the recipient’s full entitlement; and cap badge, nearly extremely fine (2) £70-£90 --- Christopher L. Harrop was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1964, and attested for the Light Infantry in c.1980, serving initially as a Bugler, and latterly as Regimental Police. Sold with copied research, which indicates that the recipient was awarded the Jubilee Medal 2002 after having left the Army, and so presumably whilst serving with some other uniformed service, most likely the Police.
Three: Sapper C. V. Emmons, Canadian Engineers 1914-15 Star (5662 Spr: C. V. Emmons. 1/Can: D.S.Coy.); British War and Victory Medals (5662 Spr. C. V. Emmons. C.E.) minor patch of staining to obverse of last, otherwise very fine Five: Private C. C. Carmody, 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles), later Canadian Army Medical Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-15 Star (50439 Pte. C. Carmody. 24/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (50439 Pte. C. C. Carmody. C.A.M.C.); Canadian Voluntary Service Medal 1939-45, without clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, BWM and VM officially re-impressed, traces of lacquer, with verdigris to reverse of Star and obverse of Victory Medal, overall good fine (8) £70-£90 --- Clarke Vincent Emmons was born at Rosehall, Prince Edward County, Canada, on 3 July 1896. He attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 23 September 1914, witnessing service in France with the 1st and 3rd Divisional Signal Companies, Canadian Engineers, from 20 March 1915. Emmons survived the war and returned home soon after the cessation of hostilities, but his service was marked by stomach complaints associated with the dreadful conditions experienced on the Western Front. Charles Cecil Carmody was born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on 3 June 1898. He served in France with the 24th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, from 15 September 1915, and was buried on the Somme in September 1916. Admitted to hospital at Etaples suffering from nervous debility, he was transferred to the Red Cross Hospital at Sherborne, Dorset, and later the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom, to recuperate. Continuing to suffer from nerves and poor health, Carmody was struck off strength and repatriated home to Canada in November 1917. Sold with a silver-gilt Hawkesbury Lodge Masonic Medal, engraved to reverse, 'Presented to Wor. Bro. C. P. Carmody, W.M. 1947-48, by Hawkesbury Lodge, No. 450. A. F. & A. M.', a United States of America Non Resident Alien's Border Crossing Identification Card to Charles Paton Carmody, and extensive copied research. Additionally sold together with a United States of America European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, bronze, mounted in a glazed display frame together with the cap badge, shoulder title, nurses lapel badge, portrait photograph, and identity tag named to ‘Hortense F Rowland’.
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