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Rare WW1 Women’s Legion / Army Service Corps Drivers Full Uniform, interesting private purchase female tunic of khaki wool, open collar with three button front and two lower large pockets. Shoulders with embroidered Womens Legion MD shoulder titles. Short shoulder boards with embroidered 2 WL and brass ASC shoulder title. Central belt with two general service buttons. Cloth lining to the interior with inked name D J Wolton and D Wolton. Accompanied by matching long skirt with large pocket. Skirt is also named D Wolton. Accompanied by a scarce khaki large style female drivers cap fitted with brass ASC cap badge. Black cloth lining to the interior with Dunhills Ltd tailors label. Peak of the cap has the same stitching style as the WW1 denim trench caps. Women from the Women’s Legion were drafted into the Army Service Corps as drivers for the RAF and Army in 1917 and 1918.

Selection of Various Items including WW1 boxed RMS Lusitania medal ... WW2 War and Defence medal ... 13 x coloured lanyards ... Quantity of short feather plumes ... 2 x WW2 first field dressings ... Brass button stick ... Bugle cord ... Small selection of post WW2 German shoulder straps ... Various tartan badge backing ... British Army cap badge book ... 2 x model soldiers ... Brass symbol. Quantity.

Selection of Badge and Button Orientated Books including Shoulder Belt Plates and Buttons by Parkyn (1956) ... Buttons A Guide For Collectors by Squire ... Livery Buttons by Squire ... The Insignia and Medals of the Order of St John by Tozer ... A People’s Army Civil Defence Insignia by Mills (paperback) ... US Military Shoulder Patches by Britton & Washington (paperback) ... US Army Insignia of the Vietnam War by McDuff (paperback). 10 items.

German Army M-43 Field Cap, with one piece T shaped insignia to the front. Polished two button front. Blue cloth lining to the interior with ink stamps. Accompanied by a German Army overseas / side cap with embroidered insignia and a Luftwaffe style overseas / side cap with insignia. We are of the opinion that all items are post war representations and are being sold as viewed and not subject to return. (3 items)

Selection of Military Badges & Insignia Consisting of Various Swagger stick tops Royal Artillery, Duke Of Cambridges Hussars, Royal Berkshire Regt and two others these are in worn condition with some dents , The Queens Cap Badge with Slider,2 x Suffolk Badges one is WW2 plastic badge with a prong missing from back, one is a metal badge with lugs to back, Army Ordnance Corps Badge with pin and catch to back, 2 Spitfire badges with button type fixing to back, Gloucestershire cap badge with slider to back, Life Guards 1st and 2nd badge with lugs to back, Padded Cloth RAF wing on a piece of cloth in good condition, and a selection of other items. All in various condition. (35 items)

Irish Militia and Army Regimental buttons. A Victorian silver plated button centred with a crowned maid of Erin harp in a garland of shamrock and emblazoned 'KILKENNY'; a Victorian nickle plated domed button etched wth a shamrock to the centre and 'KILDARE'; and a Royal Meath Regiment button.

A collection of K.S.L.I and L.I badges and shoulder flashes etc, together with a button stick, a smaller collection of army badges and buttons etc (a lot)

An "Army Club Camerascope" with cards, gladstone bag travelling inkwell, a button silver ring, small silver salt, reproduction key,

WWII Luftwaffe cloth cap badge;two black and white postcards "Reichsmarshall Göring an der Front"; Elizabeth II Faithful Service medal and ribon "Edward Raymond Priddle" and service certificate for Second Army campaign in North - West Europe; George VI 1939-1945 medal, ribon, box and certificatefor Private R. Carpenter along with a brass WWI brass button cloth guard

Woman’s Land Army (WLA) Armband, early type example with red felt crown and one years service diamonds attached. Button fittings to the end. Accompanied by four Women’s Transport Service FANY embroidered shoulder titles. (5 items)

Mess Tunics and Foreign Service Tunics of Lieutenant Colonel A T Rowlandson 124th and 126th Baluchistan Infantry, short pattern mess dress tunic is French Grey / beige cloth with red facings to the collar and cuffs. Small brass ball buttons to the front and clips. Bullion officers knotted shoulder boards with bullion rank pips and crowns. Brass buttons to the shoulder straps with 124th Baluchistan Infantry. Loops to the breast for medal ribbons. Quilted lining to the interior with London Tailors label to the collar with inked name. Complete with the mess waistcoat. Similar example but with button for the 126th Baluchistan infantry, also with the mess waistcoat; Private purchase four pocket service dress tunic in fine cloth with stitched holes for tunic buttons and rank insignia to the shoulders and issue KD officers four pocket tunic with polished brass buttons of the 126th Baluchistan infantry and metal shoulder titles and rank badges to the shoulders. The mess uniforms suffer heavy from moth damage and shredding to the silk sections of the waistcoats, also some stitching faults to the bullion. (6 items) Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Turner Rowlandson Baluchistan Infantry, Indian Army. Born in January 1867, Madras India, educated at the Royal Military College Sandhurst. Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Kings Own August 1886, transferred to the Indian Staff Corps February 1891; promoted Captain Indian Army August 1897, he served with the 26th Baluchistan Infantry during the Third China War and with the 24th Baluchistan Infantry during the Tibet Expedition. Promoted to Major 25th August 1904, appointed commandant Mounted Infantry School, India on 5th December 1905, Commandant 126th Baluchistan Infantry and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1911. He died in Kowloon on 19th July 1913 and is buried in Hong Kong. His China and Tibet medals were sold at Spink on 24th July 2014.

WW2 German Army Issue Shirt, of green wool with two breast pockets and button front. Machine embroidered breast eagle above pocket. Inside the collar is inked RNBR number and date 1944.

WW2 Polish 2nd Corps HQ Tropical Shirt, fine example of a tropical issue shirt / tunic with two breast pockets and half button front. To the arms are slip on cloth panels with bullion embroidered POLAND nationality shoulder titles and one with bullion 2nd Corps HQ formation sign and the other with bullion 8th army. Slip on single rank bars to the shoulder straps. Stamped CWS 1942 to the collar. These were worn during the campaign in Italy by Polish troops, Polish 2nd Corps was involved in the fight for Monte Cassino.

Arts & Crafts Three Footed Brass Oil Lamp; Mark to Wick Winder Button A&N C.S.L. No. 2. 4 Dept (Army and Navy Stores, established in Victoria Street, London in 1871. The 'CSL' was added to the mark for 'Co-operative Society Ltd' until 1934); funnel & etched glass bowl (slight damage to base rim),

A German World War II Eastern front rabbit fur lined jacket with military stamp to the lining and wooden button, together with 'The training centre, British Army of the Rhine, 1947'

Napoleonic Wars - fragmentary masonry, mounted on a rectangular oak plaque surmounting an inscription On 6th April 1812 the castle of Badajoz in Spain fell by escalade to General Picton's 3rd Division. The 45th [regiment] of Foot were of this escalade of the castle. [In 2012], exactly 200 years to the day, this stone was taken from the castle wall at the point where Lieutenant James Macphearson (sic, MacPherson) mounted his ladder was shot in the chest, the ball hitting a button knocking him unconscious. Recovering he again climbed the ladder and making an entry made his way to the tower, tore down the French flag and for want of a British flag flew his own scarlet coatee from the flagstaff., 22.5cm x 14.5cm overall The Third Siege of Badajoz (16th March - 6th April 1812) saw an Anglo-Portuguese army under the command of the future Duke of Wellington besiege the French garrison into capitulation. The siege was one of the bloodiest of the wars and was considered a costly victory by the British, with some 4,800 Allied soldier killed. Enraged at the huge amount of casualties they suffered in seizing the city, the troops broke into houses and stores consuming vast quantities of liquor with many of them then going on a rampage. Threatening their officers and ignoring their commands to desist, and even killing several, the troops massacred about 4,000 Spanish civilians. It took three days before the men were brought back into order.

A Waffen SS mans 1st Pattern “Army Style” forage cap, field grey serge material with machine sewn eagle and swastika insignia on left side, metal skull button on front, pink inverted V piping for anti tank unit; grey cotton lining with size stamp and machine sewn maker’s SS/RZM fabric label. Very small moth hole on right side, otherwise VGC.

A late 19th Century Dutch army officer’s cocked hat, of black beaver, the edges trimmed with black swan’s feather, gilt lace loop on orange rosette with gilt button bearing applied crowned “W”, silk lining. VGC Plate 7

A late 19th century Dutch army officer’s cocked hat, of black beaver, the edges trimmed with black swans feather, gilt lace loop on orange rosette with gilt button bearing applied crowned “W”, silk lining. Very Good Condition Plate 5

A Waffen SS mans 1st Pattern “Army style” forage cap, field grey serge material with machine sewn eagle and swastika insignia on left side, metal skull button on front, pink inverted V piping for anti tank unit; grey cotton lining with size stamp and machine sewn maker’s SS/RZM fabric label. Very small moth hole on right side, otherwise very good conditiion Plate 6

Selection of South African Badges and Insignia, consisting of large brass South African Infantry Brigade pagri badge with fittings to the reverse, small South African brass collar badge, brass South African 1st Infantry shoulder title, brass South Africa RE Signal Service shoulder title, South Africa Heavy Artillery cap and collar badge, pair of 1st South Africa Infantry collar badges, pair of 2nd South African infantry collar badges, pair of Transvaal regiment collar badges, pair of brass Cape Town Highlanders collar badge, brass South Africa shoulder title, South Africa tunic button and cast white metal Eritrea Police cap badge. Accompanying the badges are 2x Indian Army buttons, Australia shoulder title and three others. All in good condition. (23 items)

Victorian / Edwardian Army & Navy Stores Folding Bowie Type Knife, chequered grips with blade inserted within. Press button release to form steel cross guard and release bowie style 18 ½ cm blade. Marked to the blade “A&N C.S.L”. Release catch to fold the blade back down. Housed in its original brown leather scabbard with belt loop fitting. Good condition overall.

MICHAEL COLLINS (1996) - Michael Collins’ (Liam Neeson) Irish National Army Uniform Michael Collins’ (Liam Neeson) Irish National Army uniform from Neil Jordan’s historical biopic Michael Collins. Chief of Staff Collins wore his uniform after the National Army took over Dublin Castle. The costume is comprised of matching jacket and trousers made of dark green woollen material. The jacket features gold-coloured buttons running down the front, with yellow and faux-gold rank detailing around the collar and epaulets. The trousers have a button fastening at the waist and green lacing around the ankles. An Angels Costumiers label is located in both garments, reading 'Mr Liam Neeson, July 1995'.The uniform remains in very good condition. VAT Status - DAGGER

A NOVELTY SILVER S. MORDAN & CO SWISS ARMY STYLE KNIFE/MULTI TOOL, having button hook, corkscrew, knives etc, loop attachment, London 1873, approximately 5cm long (closed) (one blade snapped off)

A Group of Medals, to Second Lieut H.J.W. Collins R.S.C., of the Air Transport Auxilliary Corp., (Gloucester regiment), R.A.F. including war medal, victory medals, 1939 - 45 Star, Burma Star and War Medal together with miniatures, silver and enamel Air Transport Auxiliary lapel badge, A.T.A. gilt cap badge, pilots bullion qualification wing and single R.F.C. button. Single Victory medal to 2nd Lieut E. Stanley Collins, Worcestershire Regiment. The medals together with three black and white photos dd 1942 and 1945 depicting Nr 16 Ferry Pilots Pool, Kirkbride, Cumberland February 1942, some signed by those in the photograph, A.T.A. Certificate of Service and Commendation for Exceptional Airmanship. "On the 10/2/44 under the most adverse circumstances caused by technical failure, he landed his aircraft undamaged". Army form R.A.F.,Z.3., together with a heart rending letter written by his mother on August 7th, 1917 giving sad family news "It is with a very sad heart that I am writing this to you, my very own darling Laddy - I have only one left now, but I want you to Be Brave and bear the sad news which I have to tell you". Hand written get well letter from The Field dated 24/8/1916 from the commanding officer wishing Collins well after a battle field injury and also, card from Worcestershire Regiment "In Loving Memory of E Stanley Collins, 2nd Lieut killed in action in France in July 1917 aged 29".

A 19th Century Indian Army .74 calibre two band percussion Enfield musket, the 34ins plain steel barrel with V and button sights (no visible markings), plain steel lock marked with large crown, 1861 and other indistinct marks, with hardwood stock and steel fittings, and with ramrod present, 50ins overall

A rare Victorian silver policeman's whistle by J & Co, the fluted and leaf scroll case with push button release for whistle on round link silver chain necklace, together with a WWI period British Army belt buckle (3)whistle marked Birmingham 1874, otherwise generally good condition, no obvious signs of significant damage or repair, overseas postage will be calculated after the sale

A collection of earrings, black jet type clips; army button clips, filigree silver and Edwardian clip earrings

Cheshire Regiment Officer’s Full Dress Tunic etc. A good post-1902 regulation example. Scarlet cloth with buff facings; white piping to fronts. Metal Acorn collar-badges and regimental buttons. Twisted shoulder-cords each bearing one embroidered rank-star. Quilted cotton lining. Minor moth damage to collar and skirt-lining ... a mess jacket of the same regiment, of lightweight scarlet cloth with buff roll collar , pointed cuffs and shoulder-straps, white piping to front and bottom of jacket. Four small buttons to front, embroidered rank-stars, quilted scarlet lining. Collar-badges absent, minimal moth ... a similar jacket of modest quality, with large gilt metal rank-stars. Plain red lining, one button absent ... companion buff waistcoat, with roll collar and four buttons as on the jackets ... and a pair of blue twill pantaloons for a mounted officer of infantry, with scarlet welts. Minimal moth. (5 items) These Cheshire Regt. items were originally in a metal uniform-trunk inscribed “C.R.Andrews, The Cheshire Regt.” Charles Raymond Andrews (1890-1915) was born the son of an army officer at Rangoon. Commissioned in May 1912 he served with the 2nd Bn. on the Western Front and died near Hooge in May 1915 after leading the remnants of his already decimated battalion in an attack on the German lines. He was believed to have been the first man into the trench for which he received a posthumous MiD.

Pair of early 19th Century British Army Officer's brass epaulets with 8th Regiment of Foot (Hanover Horse) button. Marked: 'John Jones, 6 Regent St., London'. (2)

A GREAT WAR & LATER GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS TO PRIVATE D. GREANEY, ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS comprising the British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (both 21832 Pte. D. Greaney. R.A.M.C.), unmounted, Imperial Service Medal, Eliz. II (Daniel Greaney), officially impressed, in case of issue, and Coronation Medal 1953, unnamed as issued, in box of issue; together with a small quantity of other items including a brass military button with locket back.

Two folders containing a large quantity of cap, shoulder and other badges, button and cloth badges including Gloucester Regiment, REME, US silver Paratroopers Badge, Black Watch Cap Badges, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Royal Army Vetinary Corps, Home Guard, etc

A collection of early 20th century clothing comprised of a pair of shoes, two young girl's dresses and a WWI army cap with cap badge CONDITION REPORT: Hat has a missing button. Babies cap OK. Cream dress with blue ribbon has some wear, fraying, holes and patches of brown staining. Other dress has a few small holes and small areas of brown staining. The boots has missing buttons and the fabric is worn.

GREAT WAR - AN EMOTIVE BRITISH - INDIAN ARMY TRENCH ART SUSPENSION LOCKET modelled from a gilt brass uniform button the reverse inscribed and glazed 'I.A. A. Sood Killed in Action Neuve Chapelle 11.3.16' together with a Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque to Thomas Schofield (rubbed and loved) (2).

GREAT WAR - A TRENCH ART COPPER SPADE SHAPED COAL SHOVEL of multi-piece heavy gauge, riveted construction set with a large nickel silver British army regulation button, 41cm long together with a trench art ashtray and matchbox holder combination with framed soldier's photograph, 14cm high

Selection of Army Service Corps, Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Badges, Titles and Buttons, consisting of brass territorial T/ASC/NORFOLK&SUFFOLK shoulder title with three lug fittings, four variations of Royal Army Service Corps gilt metal cap badges, ten variations of officers and other ranks collar badges, Air Despatch brass wing, nine brass ASC and RASC shoulder titles, EIIR Royal Army Service Corps officers chrome gilt and enamel cap and collar badge set, Royal Corps of Transport officers chrome gilt and enamel cap and collar badge set, other ranks brass Royal Corps of Transport cap and collar badge set, large cast white metal Royal Army Service Corps badge, pair of anodised collar badges, two large and one small type Victorian Commissariat Staff gilt tunic buttons, Victorian Military Train tunic button and various other Victorian to Elizabeth II period tunic buttons for the various organisations under the Royal Army Service Corps. (64 items)

Selection of Royal Army Educational Corps Badges, consisting of pre 1951 officers gilt cap badge with two lug fittings on the reverse, officers gilt collar badge, OSD bronze cap badge and miss-matched pair of collar badges, other ranks brass cap badge and collar badge set, scarce officers silver gilt trial pattern collar badge, Post 1951 pattern officers silver gilt cap and miss matched collar badge set, other ranks cap and collar badge set, post 1955 officers silver gilt cap and collar badge set, bullion officers beret badge, two types of tunic button, embroidered RAEC shoulder title, brass AEC shoulder title and brass RAEC shoulder title. All items remain in good condition. (24 items)

Two duplicate sets of WWII miniature medals - 1939/45 Star; Africa Star, bar 8th Army; Italy Star; France & Germany Star, 1939/45 War Medal, mounted for wear to/w a silver Officer Reserve button badge

AN IRISH EARLY 20TH CENTURY ARMY TUNIC, in green cloth applied with a string of gilt metal button embelished with the National harp, applied with associated 4-colour badge, green,orange,black and tan , with further shoulder badges:together with a World War II RAAF Battle dress tunic, dated 1943, in blue cloth , together with associated cream fabric jodhpurs (2)

A WWII US Staff Sergeant’s khaki blouse of the 8th Army, with insignia including 8th Army white 4 blade propeller on red roundel to left shoulder, factory label inside pocket d. 1944 (one composition button torn from chest), 2 companion shirts with similar roundel and rank insignia; a khaki tunic with army Technician 5th grade insignia, brass eagle buttons, label inside d.1940. GC (minor service wear and moth traces). (4)

Box of general Militaria including: WW1 water bottles, bag of ships modelling spares, model ships cannon on carriage, brass button polishing tools, bullet mould. Martini Henry screw gauge, no 16 striker protrusion gauge dated 1942 army 'Housewife' pack of patches, magnifier. (Buyer Collects)

Royal Horse Artillery Attributed Casualty Officer’s RHA Busby and Uniforms, A magnificent and near complete grouping of uniforms worn by Captain G.H. Merriman, who was originally commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery and later transferred to the RHA. He was Killed in Action 1915. Comprising: RHA busby with storage bag in named tin complete with plume in its own container ... bullion cap lines, Royal Horse Artillery Eton style jacket, the front bearing, 18 double loops of gold cord, each mounted with a gilt metal regimental ball button .... gold lace pouch belt complete with black patent leather pouch bearing gun ... overalls with broad red stripe down the seams ... patrol uniform ... ... another undress uniform (open neck) ... mess dress ... frock coat... RA full dress uniform tunic ... gold lace bet complete with slings ... 2 sword belt (one ... spurs ... white gloves ... two bullion sword knots ... gilt RA helmet plate with ball and chain ... gilt and OSD bronze cap badges ... buttons ... fly whisk etc all contained in metal storage trunk. Together with a photograph of Gordon Holland Merriman wearing the RHA tunic and holding his busby. The overall condition is good, with storage wear, please note that the busby with some fur loss and is very defective. Born 10 December 1884 at Hollingford House, Knutsford, Cheshire. Son of Frank Merriman and Mariquita (neé Boyd). Educated at Horris Hill, Winchester College (1898-1902) and Woolwich.#11;1904 -- Obtained commission in Royal Field Artillery. 'Gazetted' Feb 7 1905. April 1911 -- Lieutenant in the British Army, Royal Field Artillery, 84th Battery. Served in India. Lived at a military residence, Belgaum. 1912 -- Transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery. Served in South Africa. August 1914 -- Lieutenant in the British Army, Royal Horse Artillery, J Battery. Served in France. October 1914 -- Promoted Captain. Early 1915 -- Given command of a R.F.A. ammunition column, and later of the 95th Field battery (21st Division). May 12th, 1915, Killed in action.#11;During the Second Battle of Ypres, one of his limbers was ignited by enemy shell-fire. Captain Merriman immediately ordered everyone under cover and ran up to extinguish the fire. He was struck by a shell while so engaged and instantaneously killed

WW1 British 1917 Pattern Small Box Respirator Gas Mask. A rare example of the British Army WW1 issue pattern face mask. Green rubberised canvas with two eye pieces and hose attachment, complete with elasticised head straps and rubber flapper and mouth piece, also canister. The later with service card. The original canvas bag bears maker’s stamp of Waring & Gillow and date 1917 and is the correct pattern, with leather tag and brass button. The bag also with pencil name “Chris Jenson and faint regimental number. The overall condition is good, tube a little stiff .

Indian Ordnance Corps cap badges (4) with a shoulder title and button. Includes: WWI and WWII Indian ordnance corps cap badges and Army ordnance corps badge. All in good condition. (Brass and white metal) Kc

2nd King Edwards Horse Cap Badge being a brass other ranks example with slider fitting to the reverse. Accompanied by a Training Reserve (TR) shoulder title and a Kitchener’s Army general service button with slider fitting worn as a cap badge. All remain in good condition. (3 items)

1914 Kitchener’s Army Birmingham Battalion Lapel Badge, white enamel circular badge with Crowned GR and BIRMINGHAM BATTALION 1914 underneath. Reverse has button hole fitting and makers mark for W J Dingley, Birmingham. Badge remains in generally good condition.

An Indian army cavalry trooper’s sword, slightly curved, fullered blade 36½”, heavy steel hilt with knucklebow, sideloop and 2 sidebars, pommel with stud button and backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its thick brown leather scabbard (scuffed and unstitched at chape). Plate 9

*WWII & Korea. A group of medals and badges awarded to Rear Admiral John. J. Lynch, US Naval Aviator and highly decorated veteran of WWII and the Korean War, Comprising Navy Cross; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit, reverse engraved 'John Lynch'; Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse engraved 'J.J. Lynch U.S.N.'; Air Medal reverse, engraved 'J.J. Lynch U.S.N.'; Army Commendation Medal; Army Defence Medal, with 'Fleet' bar; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal ; WWII Victory Medal; Occupation Service Medal with 'Europe' bar; National Defence Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations for Korea Medal; Liberation of the Philippines Medal ; Vietnam Service Medal, presented in a modern display case with gilt metal badges, cloth badge and button, together with an extensive amount of original documentation and copied research in two ring binder files, an U.S. Navy uniform, comprising, hat, tunic with medal riband bars and trousers, a private purchase brown leather flying jacket and helmet, various card medal boxes, reel to reel film, plus a colour print Provenance: From the Christopher John collection. Admiral Lynch (1911-1988) was born in Boston, educated at Boston College receiving a law degree. He joined the Royal Navy in 1935 and became a bomber pilot. During WWII he served in the Pacific with 8th Bomber Squadron as a pilot of dive bombers and torpedo planes. He received the Navy Cross when as a pilot of a SBD Dauntless dive bomber in Bombing Squadron Eight of USS Hornet he scored a direct hit on the Japanese cruiser Mikuma during the Battle of Medway on 6 June 1942. He was awarded the DFC for sinking an enemy submarine during combat in the Solomon Islands on 6 September 1942, he also received the Air Medal and Gold Star in lieu of a second Air Medal, the first for leading a fight of scout bombers of the USS Hornet in action against Japanese forces and scoring a direct hit on enemy cruiser Chikuma near Santa Cruz Island on 26 October 1942, and the second for meritorious achievement as leader of a division and pilot of scout-bombers during a raid on Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal and Rekata Bay area in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire destroying twelve enemy float seaplanes and shore installations including gasoline dumps. He also received the Legion of Merit as Operations Officer on the Staff of a Carrier Task Group. Post War service saw Lynch attending the Naval War College, transferring to Washington in 1947 and assigned to the Pentagon, during the Korean War he served as Executive Officer and Operations Officer of the USS Lake Champlain and later was the Naval attache at the US embassy in Moscow. Lynch commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in 1960 and had various other land and sea duties in the 1960s. He was chief of staff of the US strike command at McDill Air Force Base in Florida where he was awarded the second Legion of Merit and Distinguished Service Medal, he retired from service in 1970. (a carton)

WWII five medal group comprising war medal, defence medal, 1939-1945 star, Italy star and Africa star with 8th army clasp in official issue box to Mr Fleming of Bathgate, Royal Corps of Signals cap badge, button set and shoulder titles, Royal Engineers cap badges etc, Royal Corps of Signals Bonson style whistle, Royal Engineers postcard and other, Soliers Hymn book of 195334 Sapper T H Fleming RE Scots, The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment Vol XV 1834, Xmas Day menus 1943 for 3 Company 11th C of Signals, spurs etc

Army Veterinary Corps Officer’s Pillbox Cap. A scarce early example of the pattern . Dark blue cloth with 1¾ in. band of gold “Staff” lace with maroon central stripe. Top ornament of Dragoon Guards style in gold Russia braid. Roan leather headband and quilted lining to top. Narrow black leather chinstrap. Top pearl button absent, minor age wear and some patent staining to the lace.

A collection of miscellaneous military button and badges, including Army, Naval, and Air force, plus a selection of other items (parcel)

Watches - a World War II Cyma military issue pocket watch, black dial, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, gilt hands, button wind movement, issue No G.S.T.P, T18776, chromed base metal case; another Army Services open face pocket watch; an Ingersoll Triumph pocket watch (3)

A complete British Army uniform for the Intelligence Corps including greatcoat, two jackets, two pairs of trousers, jumper, water bottle, button stick, kit bag, braces, etc, also two Army rucksacks, a solid fuel cooking disk, and a United States Army tent manufactured in 1944 by Fraser Products Company.

BWM, VM, Regular Army LSGCM (Geo V Crowned Head), BWM/VM named L-19203. Gnr J.S Palmer R.F.A. LSGCM named 02813 Sjt J.S. Palmer RA. With a button polisher and a gunmetal matchbox with a 303 bullet head inside. (BWM suspender slightly bent, VM tarnished).

A World War One British Army button converted into a pin back sweetheart containing a photo of wife/girlfriend

A steel button hook, with a silver handle, Birmingham 1913, three hat pins with a case, a military brooch, detailed 48 Highlanders, a Royal Army Service Corps blazer badge, The 1939-45 Defence Medal and The 1939-45 War Medal, with a box of postage and ribbons, a gilt metal mounted textile purse, two thimbles, a 1911 Cadbury Bournville Coronation tin, a pair of filigree hat pins, having flower finials, a badge and a pair of R.A.F cufflinks, with a box.

A German Army pattern Panzer black serge cross over jacket, all insignia removed but marks still visible, traces of maker’s size stamps also partly visible. GC (grey rayon lining somewhat worn, one shoulder strap button missing)

GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A good, interesting series of sixteen A.Ls.S., C G Gordon, thirty one pages (total), mainly 8vo, various places (Mauritius, Jerusalem, Cape Town, Southampton etc.), November 1881 - November 1882, all to Charles Button in the Seychelles. The letters relate to the botany of the Seychelles, in particular the Coco de Mer and tortoises, and state, in part, ‘I got your paper on the Coco de Mer…if it was you who sent me the little tortoise, many thanks for it’ (20th November 1881), ‘I sent your remarks on to Mr. Broome about the Coco de Mer, and he writes that he takes the greatest interest in them. The great officials at Kew are also very much interested in the subject and you may expect that orders will come out, for a much more careful surveillance over there….I have asked Mr. Brodie to do some commissions for me, and feel sure you will help him’ (20th December 1881), ‘I am also glad that you are looking after the Coco de Mer….Glad to hear of your success in curing Cocoa Nut tree disease by the tests. Get the case or any you have given Brodie, for me, for he is too busy to attend to anything. Look after the two tortoises in the Govt. Plot…’ (5th February 1882), ‘I want the four little tortoises alive not dead. You may have to pay more for them than I put down however I will repay you. I send you a little box enclosing two brooches (neither the box or brooches still present) for Mrs. Button, one is the arms of the Seychelles when it gets free of the Mauritius, the other is the Hindoo representation of Universe. The Hindoos think that Curuman one of the incarnations of Bhudda, and which name signifies Tortoise when the flood came took the form of a tortoise and placed the Ark on his back & took it to Ararat with Noah. The tortoise eggs take six months to hatch. The flood lasted four months so that I think the flood covered them and that when it subsided, the eggs were hatched, they never could have walked down from Ararat. You see none of these isles have much animal life on them. NB. I forgot to ask you to get me in a bottle of spirits one of the little snakes, which are found on Praslin’ (10th February 1882), ‘I want the two or four Tortoises to be little ones and alive’ (16th February 1882), ‘Your letter was very interesting and I hope you will keep an eye on everything connected with the Coco de Mer, especially its mode of germination….this will be closely looked into….’ and ‘I would like a short bit of Common Cocoa nut wood, as well as of the Coco de Mer wood’ (both 7th March 1882), ‘If I do not come, keep the little tortoises for me. I may send for them at some future time’ (15th March 1882), ‘The vessel for Zanzibar which I had hoped to catch has not been able to await the coming in of mail, so that I may after all, have to come by the April mail. Please have everything ready….’ (19th March 1882), ‘I hear all the first class passages are taken for the mail leaving here on 18th April, so I may consider it almost certain I cannot come through Seychelles, so kindly see the things packed safely and ready to go….Mr. Broome….has no objection to you making the collection of things I want, and of taking specimens from the Govt. lands. I fear you will have trouble to get the two roots. If you have enough money, get a double set of each….’ (21st March 1882), ‘Many thanks for all you have done for me….Let me know how you go on at Seychelles in which place I take a great interest….This colony is a smart one & there is plenty of vigour in it’ (Cape Town, 17th June 1882), ‘Tell me about the Coco de Mer and anything you can think of in the way of curious things, for I shall take a great interest in Seychelles & Praslin….How is the Coco de Mer in the Govt. garden….and how are the Tortoises. I hope that they are looked after. Remember you are to keep two little ones for me of the Brood which came out last October. I wish I could come and settle out at Seychelles but it is too far off and I am thinking of settling down in Palestine’ (22nd October 1882), ‘Here is a letter (no longer present) from Mr. Dyer who evidently considers you to be what I know you are, a most valuable botanical ally….You know the buds sprout [here Gordon has illustrated his letter with two small ink drawings of clusters of buds]…put some of these up for me, but do not send them…for fear they should be stolen. I am sorry I lost the small cooped backed tortoise, in fact all the small things were stolen….Write me how the two big Tortoises are, also anything new about Coco de Mer’ (25th November 1882), ‘Thanks for your kind offer of the small Tortoises. I hope you will not give any away at all. A time will come when they will be very valuable and it is a great pity to give any of them away, they are only neglected’ (n.d.). Also including an autograph manuscript, unsigned, in Gordon’s hand, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. The manuscript is a list of seven numbered repairs which Gordon wishes to be carried out, including fixing roofs to outbuildings, repairing water pipes, placing double sashes in the windows, fixing an iron stove and slightly expanding a stable for three horses etc. A small original ink drawing in Gordon’s hand appears to the verso, detailing the rooms of the buildings and identifying the kitchen and stables. With some further pencil calculations and a small diagram in an unidentified hand. A fascinating archive of letters. Some of the letters have small, neat splits at the folds (a few slightly more extensive, and with contemporary repairs with small pieces of tape) slightly affecting some words of text, a few letters with small holes just affecting a few words of text etc. FR to generally G, 17

"Officer's Mess jacket, vest and overalls. Royal Army Service Corps. Made in 1930, in abeyance 1940." Black with white shawl collar and cuffs and double white stripe on overalls (trousers). Name: I.E.N. Beasley, R.A.S.C. (Includes button photo.). 2nd pair of overalls.

Badges - A large collection of British Army Service Rank Devices and button collar badges. K.C. And Q.E.c period, many vintage enamelled examples.