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Lot 21
Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of England and Wal 6 vol. including 2 Supplements 1773-87; The Antiquities of Scotland 2 vol. 1797; The Antiquities of Ireland 2 vol. 1791; Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army... 2 vol. 1801 together 12 vol. engraved frontispieces vignette titles and numerous plates and illustrations one folding some foxing vol.5 with 4?pp. ms. notes in contemporary hand loosely inserted engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedowns contemporary diced russia gilt Military vol. slightly smaller otherwise uniform green morocco labels (a few chipped or lacking) rubbed spines and corners worn joints split one or two covers detached 4to
Lot 109
0 Exact Collection (An) of the Debates and Proceed upon the Inquiry into the Briberies and corrupt practices in the Army the City of London and...the East India Company first and only edition unbound but stitched uncut soiled Henry Parker 1773 § Proceedings at a Meeting of the British Inhabitants of Fort St.George Madras on Monday September 19 1785... disbound a little stained J.Debrett 1786 § [Stuart (Charles)] A Letter to General Richard Smith in reply to the Charges... lightly foxed and soiled modern wrappers 1783 § Recent Proceedings at Law in actions for Libels on Mr.Buckingham; and copies of his last correspondence with the East India Company... stitched lightly soiled 1826 § [Macgregor (Duncan)] A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman by fire in the Bay of Biscay... engraved bookplate of Pitfirrane contemporary half calf rubbed upper joint split spine worn Edinburgh 1825 4to & 8vo (5) *** The first item concerns the corrupt practices of the East India company which originally spent huge amounts on bribes in 1693 in an attempt to preserve the exclusivity of the India trade but to no avail. An enquiry was launched in 1695 which discovered that Thomas Osborne First Duke of Leeds (1632-1712) had accepted a significant bribe for which he was duly impeached: “in the spring of 1695 the House of Commons began to investigate corruption in the East India Company. A bill of penalties against one of the chief culprits Sir Thomas Cooke roused Leeds into daily attendance for he had been accused of receiving
Lot 281
THE 1914-18 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, the 1914-15 Star and the Victory medal awarded to 37680 PTE. F.C. Smithson, R.A.M.C. and a similar set for 11019 PTE E.F. SMITHSON 19-HHS, two Army Rifle Association medals, a 19th P.W.O. Hussars badge, a Drivers award for five years and thirteen sporting medals.
Lot 180
American Expeditionary Forces WWI. A Wartime Biography written by Corporal Lyndon Birds, 2nd Co. Hq.Bn., S.O.S., Army Service Corps., U.S.Army, Tours, France, covering the period from March 26th 1918 to 25th July 1919. A detailed account of the initial journey from Camp Union Upton 77th Division to Portland and subsequent sailing to Brest, France, via Liverpool, England, abroad the U.S. Battleship `South Dakota`.....
Lot 277
An Army Account Book for 3054 Herbert Norris, East Yorkshire Regt/Ordnance Store Corps (Master Tailor for Infantry Regiment), enlisted 1889, together with a small framed ambrotype portrait of Norris in uniform with another soldier, a photo portrait of a woman (possibly his wife) a 1943 Identity Card for Cyril Norris and an unused Motor Car Ration Book
Lot 289
A small quantity of WWII Canadian Military Badges etc. with provenance - Cap badge and metal shoulder title for "Regina Rifle Regiment"; Cap Badge and cloth shoulder title for Saskatoon Light Infantry. Cloth shoulder title for "Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa" and Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. Souvenir Handkerchief, medal strips etc Rifleman W L Rawles born in Bridgwater, emigrated to Canada in 1930`s, joined Regina Rifles and subsequently the Saskatoon Light Infantry during WWII, now buried in Quantock Road Cemetery, Bridgwater, Somerset.
Lot 291
US Army Korean War Period Winter Clothing: Parka liner labelled 33-37" chest 8415-782-2882, T S Lankford & Sons Ink, US Army on khaki strip, with fur trimmed hood pattern M1951; Parka Shell pattern 1951, large; Field Cap - Pile A1951, synthetic fur trim and ear flaps, fully labelled (made to fit under a helmet); Cap - Hot weather size 71/2; Day-Glow Aviation Survival Marker Panel found in pocket, all items 100% genuine with service wear
Lot 69
A Regulation Army Book Containing A Handwritten Account of Life During The Second Boer War in The King;s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, signed to the front endpaper by Corporal J W Harris and Pte F McVeagh, both G Company. The diary is started in the hand of Cpl Harris and begins with parade details in September 1899 before arriving at Orange River around 18th November, where they were welcomed by several other regiments including the Loyal North Lancashire. A few days later came the order that Lord Methuen would start the march to Kimberley on the 21st November, the artillery shelling the enemy occupied hills ahead. Harris goes on to detail further skirmishes and perilous marches (a few soldiers breaking legs) before McVeagh picks up the story during an account of the 25th November 1899. He writes until January of 1900 where they met the Highland Brigade near the Modder River. Entries become fewer and the account ends on the 11th April 1900.
Lot 73
A Great War Distinguished Conduct Medal Group of Five, to 52686 Gunner (atcg Bombr) Jonathan Bower, 28th Battery Royal Field Artillery. *DCM - 52686 Gnr : J. Bower. 28/By : R.F.A. *1914 Star with clasp - 52686 Gnr : J. Bower. R.F.A. *WM - 52686 Cpl. J. Bower. R.A. *VM - 52686 Cpl. J. Bower. R.A. *GVR Efficiency Medal - 1001710 Sjt. J. Bower. (D.C.M.) R.A. DCM obverse lightly polished, war medals with light surface marks, EM in VF condition; Together with War Office M.I.D document, Warrant Officer certificate, photographs, Sergeants Mess presentation mantle clock, and the soldiers hand written and typescript account of his life, entitled "From Month To Month" and dedicated to his best friend during the Great War, Ian McCraig, who was K.I.A May 1918. *Jonathan Bower was born in 1889 and joined the army in 1905. He was posted with the 11th Hussars. Early life in the army was spent in India, where he met fellow signaler McCraig. His account details life on the North West frontier and he has drawn a naive map of patrol routes near the Himalayas. When war was declared in Europe, he was posted with 28th Battery RFA, and arrived in France in 1914. By October 1914 he was involved in skirmishes outside of Mons, and notes in his story that it was here he received his first citation `for laying telephone wire under heavy fire, for the support of the infantry`. After short respite, he rejoined the front at Rouban and Mons. It was here that a Lieutenant Brown and McCraig were wounded. Bower managed to lift Brown over the parapet and to safety. The personal account goes on to detail a tour in Mesopotamia and being presented with his DCM in June 1917 by HRH Duke of Connaught. 1918 saw them being subjected to gas attacks by the Germans and "both sides hanging on like grim death". In July 1918 he was wounded by Shrapnel and spent the remainder of the war in hospital. The final pages explain Bower`s posting at the anti aircraft battery at Middlewood and his life during WWII. A fascinating, detailed account that surely deserves publication.
Lot 7
Napoleon 1st Emperor of the French important group of approx 23 printed and manuscript documents all relating to the French occupation of parts of Germany dated 1757-1813 including documents issued in the name of Napoleon. The earlier documents relate to the disputed territories of Alsace which are now part of France but have been on many occasions part of Germany. The later documents relate to the occupation of Germany by Napoleon after he formed a coalition of states in the Rhineland during what is known as the Fourth Coalition period. He wiped out the Prussian army which was a quarter of a million strong and took hold of most of the country and famously entered Berlin on October 27th 1806 – an event reciprocated by Hitler in 1940. Documents from this period of Franco-German history
Lot 23
Culloden – the Highland Rebellion The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland convened at Edinburgh the day of May 1746 printed by Mr James Davidson and Robert Fleming Edinburgh 1746. Printed on 30pp folio plus 1p Table of Printed Acts and 14pp index or abridgment of Acts not printed at full length. An extremely rare primary source of information on the Highland Rebellion of ‘Bonnie’ Prince Charlie which ended in the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Included is the King’s most Gracious letter to the General Assembly in which he refers to the Rebellion and thanks them for their support for the Protestant Succession together with the General Assembly’s answer; the Congratulatory Address to his Majesty upon the Victory obtained by his army under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland over the Rebels in this Country; the Congratulatory letter to his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland; an Act for Thanksgiving for the defeat of the Rebels and the letter from his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland to his Grace the Commissioner. The Acts are followed by a 4pp Warning and Exhortation of the Commission regarding the Rebellion which has been cropped with resulting loss of text. Title page torn without loss across the centre which in our estimation can be restored.
Lot 253
India – the Gwalior War series of approx 57 printed documents being the General Orders of the Commander In Chief of the British Army at Agra covering the period November 17th 1843 to January 20th 1844 and thus covering the entire Gwalior War together with a ms document being the General Orders issued on January 5th 1844 an edition of the Indian Mail for March 9th 1844 and a copy of the Delhi Gazette Extraordinary with reports of the Gwalior War. This is a highly important primary source for the War – one of the most significant offensives in the history of British India. See also lot 261 below.
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Lot 257
Military Nominal Roll of men who have become non effective [ie died] since the Regiment left New South Wales up to May 1st 1843 ms document written in a neat hand on five pp folio listing each man by rank name date of death where died and what of. The document lists approx 250 men most of who died from cholera or dysentery and almost all in India. A remarkable document which not only will provide considerable information on the British Army but will also provide valuable information for genealogists and which shows that the poor British soldier was just as likely to die from disease in a far off country as he was to die in battle
Lot 263B
India – Anglo – Sikh War a long ms letter written out on 7pp of narrow paper conjoined with an annotation in English ‘From the Seikh [sic] camp at Goojrat captured on the 21st Febry 1849. This is most probably a ration list of the Sikh camp during what is now known as the Second Anglo-Sikh war. Scarce. The Second Anglo-Sikh war lasted from 1848-49 and resulted in the final subjugation of the Sikh Empire and the eventual annexation of the Punjab to become the North West Frontier Province of British India. The Sikh Empire had been successfully built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh but on his death in 1839 it fell into disorder. There were a number of short lived rulers and with the existence of this power vacuum the British East India Company seized its opportunity – building up its military strength. The First War resulted in important territory being ceded to the British. Not being satisfied with the gains already made the British pushed on and this resulted in the second and most decisive war. The Battle of Gujrat was the final conflict in the war in which a heavily armed British regiment under General Gough bombarded the Sikh Army with more than 100 heavy guns. The Sikh Army finally surrendered in March 1949 and the Punjab ceded to the British. Original documents of this nature from the Anglo-Sikh wars rarely appear on the market
Lot 289
WWI the war diary of DM2/163094 Pte Jack Miller Army Service Corps covering most of the year 1918 with considerable entries containing his personal observations of the fighting casualties and events which he saw around him written in a legible hand and covering virtually every day from January 2nd through to October 25th. Together with a loosely inserted photograph showing a group of soldiers around an armoured car with an indication that one of them was Miller himself and indication to verso that it was taken in Egypt in 1917. The diary commences in Jaffa but later Miller is sent to Gallipoli but throughout he documents a considerable amount of important information including air raids and air combat. Later he documents a later surprise attack by the Turks ‘...but the Judeans gave them an awful drubbing and they fled leaving half of their number dead or wounded. We captured 200 of them...’ During April he documents a visit by Lord Rothschild’...all the Yidd boys here have signed to fight for us they are going to join the Jewish regiment when it gets here...’ But later in the month he writes: ‘...we had a great battle today and we have lost a lot of men...we had 1200 losses today and some of the cases have been awful. It reminded me of Gaza. The battle is still going on and we have had to retreat 3 miles. The 58 Indian rifles let us down very bad and they got the Devons cut up very badly there are 2 German Divisions here from the Russian front if it was not for them we should have been well advancing they have a lot of new guns here...’ Later in June he documents on a day by day basis the awful conditions of the trenches and the continual fighting in what becomes a war of attrition. Miller survived the war and died aged 88 in 1978. In civilian life he became a well known boxer boxing promoter and later a corner man for Sir Henry Cooper and many more well known British boxers. He was the longest and oldest serving corner man in boxing and had a boxing club in Birmingham.
Lot 289A
WWI small group including a certificate issued to Corporal B H Spear for services rendered through the war with the City of London Regiments (one of the Pals brigades) together with a large photograph of a group of Army sergeants and a later certificate issued by the Post Office to Spear – all framed and glazed
Lot 313
Nazi Propaganda How the World Madness was Engineered by Ferdinand Avenarius 8vo paper covers no date but early 1920s. An attack in English on British and allied propaganda during WWI which sought to absolve the German army from any charge of anti- Semitism and atrocities during that period. Many illustrations taken from allied newspapers and publications. A rare work.
Lot 132
Monthly Army List (The) for January; February; April; June; August; October and December 1809 bound in one contemporary paper covered boards scuffed upper nearly detached § The Monthly Army List for January; March; July; August and December 1808 bound in one original paper covered boards rubbed top of pages cropped plus other non-related books including odd vol. v.s. (qty)
Lot 947
A WWI medal group awarded to 315417 Private W Stanway of the Tank Corps, comprising Great War medal and Great War for Civilisation medal, also in this lot is a collection of Masonic medals, commemoration of the coronation of His Majesty the King Edward VII medal, silver medal for the East Lancashire Masonic Benevolent Institution dated 1925, an army service book for Robert Carson, a parchment certificate of character on discharge for William Swingyard of the Lancashire Regiment Fusiliers and two Royal Field Artillery cloth badges etc.
Lot 962
Two albums of cigarette cards "Military Uniforms of The British Empire Overseas" and "Uniforms of The Territorial Army", also a booklet of the trial in the case of the atrocities committed by the German fascist invaders and their accomplices in Krasnodar and Krasnodar Territory, July 14017 1943, four Russian propaganda booklets and a copy of Moscow News from Wednesday March 22nd 1944 (in English).
Lot 1028
An 1895 pattern British Army officer`s sword by Pillin, the straight single edged blade with acid etched decoration of King George V cipher surmounted by a crown, length of blade 82cm, with fish skin grip with twist wire decoration, pierced steel guard decorated with Edward VII surmounted by a crown.
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