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UK F.D.C.'S NAT. ARMY MUSEUM WITH LIT (14) PLUS 25 ASST. FDC'S

Boxed Dinky 651 Centurion Tank, Boxed Military Ambulance 626, Boxed Army Water-carrier 643, Boxed Field Artillery 688

Dinky Supertoy 661 Recovery Tractor inc. inner liner, boxed, Dinky Supertoys 651 Centurion Tank & Dinky Toys 622 10 Tonne Army Truck

Dinky Army Vehicles inc. Dinky Supertoy Tank Transporter 660, Centurion Tank 651, 10 Tonne Army Truck 622, Recovery Tractor 661, Armored Personnel Carrier 676, Field Artillery Tractor 688, Trailer 687, 25 PR Gun 696?

Dinky Military Vehicles inc. Tank Transporter 660, Centurion Tank 651, 621 3 Tonne Army Wagon, 661 Recovery Tractor, Armored Personnel Carrier 676, Field Artillery Tractor 688, Trailer & 686 25 Pound Gun

Dinky Tank Transporter 660, Centurion Tank 651, Medium Artillery Tractor 689, Army Wagon 623, 1 Tonne Cargo Truck 641, Water Carrier 643, Armored Car 670, Personnel Carrier 676, Medium Gun 392

A Victorian agate and white metal brooch in the form of an anchor, 3" long, together with a white metal twisted necklace, various Army cap badges and further items.

A VICTORIAN TEAK MILITARY CHEST IN TWO PARTS, the upper half, fitted two short and one long drawerS, labelled Army and Navy C.S.L. makers, the lower half with pull out secretaire drawer, with folding correspondence rack and fitted interior, two long drawers below, inset brass handles and turned bun feet, 38 3/4" wide, 19 3/4" deep

NAVY, ARMY AND AIRFORCE INSTITUTES: WHOLESALE PRICE LIST OF PROVISIONS, GROCERIES AND GENERAL GOODS FOR SUPPLY TO OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS MESSES -----, 1934, orig wraps, + DAILY TELEGRAPH PRISONERS OF WAR EXHIBITION IN THE GROUNDS OF CLARENCE HOUSE, 1944, orig pict wraps, + CLACTON ON SEA OFFICIAL GUIDE, 1935, orig wraps + RADIO TIMES, 1953 Coronation Issue, + 13 Others, (17)

THREE GALLAHER SETS, Sporting Personalities, Wild Animals and Army Badges

A Dinky 153A US Army Jeep, together with two Dinky 152A Light Tanks.

THREE ALUMINIUM FLY BOXES, two by Army and Navy Limited and the other no makers name, all containing a selection of trout and salmon flies.

A .44 STARR ARMS CO. 'MODEL 1863' SINGLE-ACTION SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 25528, circa 1864, 13 3/4in. overall, with sighted barrel, frame with patent markings, plain walnut one-piece butt (some surface corrosion throughout).

A STARR ARMS CO. .44 'MODEL 1858' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 16590, 12in. overall, with round sighted barrel, one-piece walnut grips with faint inspection marks, and rammer (some surface corrosion throughout, some nipples incomplete).

A REMINGTON .44 'MODEL 1861' SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 2617, 13 3/4in. overall, with octagonal sighted barrel, grooved top-strap, brass trigger-guard, and walnut grips (faded older refinish).

A REMINGTON .44 'NEW MODEL ARMY' SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, serial no. 31647, 14in. overall, with octagonal sighted barrel, grooved top-strap, walnut grips, brass trigger-guard (cleaned throughout, some scattered pitting).

REMINGTON .44 'NEW MODEL ARMY' SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, serial no. 60276, 14in. overall, with blued octagonal sighted barrel, cylinder and frame each retaining traces of blued finish, brass trigger-guard, walnut grips, and blued rammer.

REMINGTON .46 (RIMFIRE) 'NEW MODEL ARMY' FACTORY CONVERSION FIVE-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 88472, with 8in. blued octagonal sighted barrel, blued cylinder with Rollin White markings 'PATENTED APRIL 3'd 1855', blued frame, brass trigger-guard, walnut grips, and much original finish.

A VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY .45 (ACP) 'MODEL 1911' SELF-LOADING SERVICE PISTOL, serial no. 119692 for 1915, 5in. barrel, slide marked with an eagle, 'SPRINGFIELD ARMORY / U.S.A.' and 'MODEL OF 1911. U.S. ARMY', the frame marked 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY' on the left side, chequered walnut grips, retaining some blued finish throughout, the slide and frame each marked with Springfield 'flaming bomb' inspectors mark.

COLT .45 'SINGLE ACTION ARMY' SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, serial no. 222560 for circa 1902, 5 1/2in. blued barrel, fluted blued cylinder, frame with faded traces of case-hardened finish, chequered hard rubber grips each with rearing horse roundel, blued grip-strap and trigger-guard, and some original finish throughout.

A FINE CASED WEBLEY .455 'WG ARMY MODEL' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 9140, 6in. blued octagonal barrel with white metal blade fore-sight, blued top-strap engraved 'A.C.D. OLIVER', blued fluted cylinder, blued frame, chequered hard rubber bird's head grips, blued trigger-guard, lanyard ring, and much original finish, in fitted oak case lined in blue baize, the lid with circular brass escutcheon.

ARMY & NAVY 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 60693, 28in. nitro barrels, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, automatic safety, scroll engraved fences, best border and scroll engraving, retaining traces of original finish, 15in. stock, weight 6lb. 5oz.

ARMY & NAVY C.S.L. 12-BORE SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 49521, 30in. nitro reproved barrels, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action, automatic safety with inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border and scroll engraving, 14 1/2in. stock, weight 6lb. 8oz.

A George V Army Officers' dress sword with shagreen handle, the blade stamped Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London in brown leather scabbard

John Evelyn's copy of Anthoine de Vuauconsains. Ville de Citte Universitte de Paris, circa 1616, an engraved map of Paris, 68cm by 68cm. Note: John Evelyn visited Paris during the Civil War continuing on a Grand Tour where he stayed with the Earl of Arundel who had been Captain General in the army of Charles I.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (4780 Pte. R. Riley, K.R.R.C.), last clasp loose, nearly extremely fine £150-200 Richard Riley was born in Birmingham. A Metal Roller by occupation and a member of the 3rd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he attested for service in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 23 October 1888, aged 18 years, 2 months. With the 1st Battalion he served in India, November 1890-November 1896, during which time he qualified for the I.G.S. Medals with clasps for Hazara 1891, Samana 1891 and the Relief of Chitral 1895. Transferred to the Army Reserve in December 1896, he was recalled to active service in November 1899. Posted to the 1st Battalion he seved in South Africa, December 1899-October 1901. Returning to England he was discharged as time expired on 22 October 1901. Sold with copied service papers. £150-£200

Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (2134 Pte. J. Sams, 4th K.R.R.) contact marks, nearly very fine £180-220 James Sams was born in Lambeth, London. A Carman by occupation and a member of the 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regiment, he attested for service in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 25 October 1899, aged 18 years, 9 months. He served in South Africa, March 1901-January 1903, for which he was awarded the Queen’s medal with clasps for Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901 and 1902. Service in Somaliland followed, January 1903-July 1904, for which he was awarded the A.G.S. medal above. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in 1907. Recalled for service in the Great War, he was discharged on the termination of his period of engagement in January 1917. He was then employed as a Munitions Worker at H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers. £180-£220

1914 Star, with copy clasp (6598 Pte. H. Copley, 1/K.R. Rif. C.) extremely fine £50-70 Horace Copley enlisted into the K.R.R.C. on 9 August 1905. Serving with the 1st battalion in the Great War, he was posted as missing on 3 November 1914. Having been captured, he was held as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans at Gustrew Camp. Repatriated after the war, he was transferred to the Army Reserve on 1 April 1919. Sold with copied servce papers. £50-£70

Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sejt. Major J. Lee, K.R.R.C.) slight edge bruise, good very fine £260-300 Serjeant-Major J. Lee was awarded the M.S.M. with an annuity of £10 on 6 October 1866. He died on 8 January 1901. He had previously served in the Afghan War with the 2nd Battalion. Sold with some copied research. £260-£300

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (R-18400 Cpl. J. North, 20/K.R.Rif. C.) slight edge bruising, good very fine £100-140 M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. ‘... in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders’. The recipient came from Welling. £100-£140

Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (T. Jameson, Q. Master Serj. 60th Regiment Foot 1836), with original steel clip and rectangular steel suspension, with silver brooch bar, minor edge bruising, fine scratches to rev., generally good very fine £550-650 Thomas Jameson was born in the Parish of St. Bartholomew’s, London. By occupation a Labourer, he attested for the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards at London in August 1815, aged 18 years. He was discharged on 11 October 1816. Enlisting with the 60th Foot on 31 March 1817, he served with the 1st Battalion until April 1819 and with the 2nd Battalion thereafter. He served overseas in the West Indies, the Cape of Good Hope, North America and Gibraltar and attained the rank of Quartermaster Serjeant on 25 April 1827. He was discharged at his own request on 8 May 1837. sold with copied service papers. £550-£650

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse (Sergt. I. Plumb, Band Master, 2nd Battn. 60 Royal Rifles), with original steel clip and rectangular steel suspension, engraved naming in fine script, slight edge bruising, good very fine £200-250 Isaac Plumb was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. A Musician by occupation, he attested for the 60th Regiment at London on 6 December 1825, aged 18 years. Serving firstly in the 1st battalion, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion in September 1845. He served overseas in Portugal, the Mediterranean and in North America. Having attained the rank of Bugle Major, he was discharged at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 April 1847; however a note on his papers states: ‘Bugle Major Plumb wishes to continue with the 2nd Battn. 60th Regiment of Rifles in a private capacity and proceed with it, wherever it may be quartered’. Sold with copied service papers. £200-£250

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse (John Morris, Serjeant Major, 31st Regt. late 60th K.R.R.C.) with steel clip and split ring suspension, naming engraved in serifed capitals, edge bruising, contact marks, very fine £200-250 John Morris was born in the Parish of St. Nicholas, near Galway, Co. Galway. A Miller by occupation, he attested for the 60th Rifles on 28 September 1824 at Ballinasloe, aged 19 years. With the 60th Rifles he served as a Colour Serjeant, April 1835-April 1836 and July 1839-November 1846. He transferred to the 31st Foot as a Colour Serjeant on 1 December 1846 and served as a Serjeant-Major, December 1846-April 1851. He was awarded the Long Service Medal c.1846/47 and was awarded a gratuity of £15 to be paid on his discharge. Serjeant-Major Morris was discharged at Dublin on 19 April 1851. Sold with copied service papers and research. £200-£250

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (No. 4 Hosp. Sergt. D. C. Wallace, 4th B. 60th Royal Rifles Feb. 1858), with refixed scroll suspension, engraved in serifed capitals, minor edge bruising, very fine £100-140 David Wallace was born in Donagh, near Monaghan, C. Monaghan. A Carpenter by occupation, he attested for the 30th Regiment (1st East. Lancashire Regiment) at Belfast on 11 September 1839, aged 18 years. Promoted to a Sergeant in October 1847, he was appointed to the Hospital Staff Depot Battalion in May 1854. In September 1857 he transferred to the 4th Battalion 60th Regiment as a Serjeant and in November 1857 was appointed Hospital Serjeant. Wallace was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal on 26 February 1858 with a gratuity of £15. He served overseas in Bermuda and North America. He was pensioned after 21 years service. Sold with copied service papers. £100-£140

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (38 Pte. A. Hoskins, 2-60th Foot) slight edge bruising, very fine £80-100 Entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal without clasp and China Medal 1857-60 with clasps for Taku Forts 1860 and Pekin 1860. £80-£100

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3588 Pte. J. Went, 3rd Bn. 60th Foot) good very fine £80-100 James Went was born in Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Rifle Brigade at Daventry on 29 November 1854, aged 17 years, 5 months. In March 1857 he volunteered for service with the 1st Battalion 60th Rifles and was transferred to the 3rd Battalion in June the same year. Having served in India for over 13 years, he was discharged at Chatham on 28 June 1876. Sold with copied service papers. £80-£100

Militia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4283 Pte. P. Boyle, 9th K.R.R.C. Mil.) good very fine £280-320 Private Boyle was awarded the Militia L.S. & G.C. by Army Order of February 1905. One of 19 awards to the 9th Battalion K.R.R.C. Sold with copied Militia Attestation papers. £280-£320

Delhi Durbar 1911 (7469 Rfn. W. Ryan, 3 K.R.R.); Army Rifle Association Medallions (2), The Queen Victoria’s Cup Winners, rev. inscribed, ‘2nd Battalion The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Rifleman H. Sharp’, silver, 53mm. dia., 6mm. thick; another, rev. similarly inscribed, silver, 53mm. dia., 4mm. thick; King’s Royal Rifles Medal, for South Africa 1900-02, 33mm., silver, unnamed; Royal Green Jackets Medal, 39mm., gilt base metal, unnamed, with ribbon for neck wear; Letter, dated 24 May 1802, written and signed by Paymaster James Nowland, 4th Battalion 60th Rifles, claiming the sum of £321.19.3 in respect of ‘Black Servants Money to 31st March 1802’ and ‘200 days Forage Baggage & bat. money 3 officers’, the letter bearing a statement from Robert Robertson that the sum was duly paid, this a little worn and discoloured at the edges, generally good condition, medals good very fine and better (6) £90-110 Ryan verified in published Delhi Durbar Medal roll. rifleman Sharpe (note spelling) was a member of the Queen Victoria Cup winning team in 1909 and 1910. 5593 Rifleman H. Sharpe, 2nd Battalion K.R.R.C., died of wounds on 2 November 1914. He was buried in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery. Sold with copied research. £90-£110

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Maguire, 60th Rifles, late 55th Regment, a Military Knight of Windsor china 1842 (Ensign, 55th Regiment Foot); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Lieut., 1st Bn. 60th R. Rifles); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt., 60th Rifles), each with silver buckle on ribbon; together with a mounted set of three contemporary miniature dress medals, full-size medals with edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine, rare combination (7) £1800-2200 John Thomas Maguire purchased the rank of Ensign in the 55th Regiment in February 1840. Serving with them in the 1st China War, he was present at the attack and capture of Amoy, the second capture of Chusan, the attack and capture of Chinhae and the operations up the Yangtsekiang. Promoted to Lieutenant in June 1843 and Captain in July 1854, he served with the 60th Rifles throughout the 2nd Sikh War, including the siege and capture of Mooltan, the battle of Goojerat, the pursuit of the Sikh Army until its surrender at Rawal Pindi, the occupation of Attock and Peshawar, and the expulsion of the Afghan Force beyond the Khyber Pass. During the supression of the Indian Mutiny, he served throughout the campaign of Rohilcund in 1858, including actions at Bugawalla and Nugena, the relief of Moradabad, the action in the Dojura, the assault and capture of Bareilly, the bombardment of Shahjehanpore, the capture of the Fort of Bunnal, the pursuit of the enemy across the River Goomtee, and the destruction of the Fort of Mahomdee. he commanded a wing of the 1st Battalion of the 60th Rifles at the attack and destruction of Shahabad, for which he received the brevet of Major on 20 July 1858, and he commanded the Battalion in the action of Bungagong. During the campaign he was three times mentioned in despatches and recommended for an unattached Majority by Lord Clyde for his services in the field. He subsequently obtained the Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel. Appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel in August 1864, he was placed on Half Pay in April 1866. Lieutenant-Colonel Maguire was a Miltary Knight of Windsor, 1895-1904. He died in his 85th year. Sold with copied research and with newspaper cuttings bearing his obituary. The medals, miniatures, badge and framed newspaper cuttings, mounted within an ornate gilt frame. £1800-£2200

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Fitzgerald, 60th Rifles punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Lieut., 1st Bn. 60th R. Rifles); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lt., H.Ms. 2nd Bn. 60th Rifles) good very fine (2) £800-900 Alfred John Fitzgerald was commissioned an Ensign in the 60th Rifles in November 1842 and advanced to Lieutenant in February 1846. He served with the 1st Battalion 60th Rifles in the 2nd Sikh War, being present at the siege and capture of Mooltan, the battle of Goojerat and the pursuit of the Sikh Army. Serving with the 2nd Battalion he was present during the operations in the Euzofzye Country, and the capture of insurgent villages on 11 and 14 December 1849. Promoted to Captain in March 1855; he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1873. Sold with copied research. £800-£900

Four: Sergeant E. Dubberly, 60th Rifles south Africa 1834-53 (Serjt., 2nd Bn. 60th Rifles); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Sergt., 2nd Batn. 60th Ryl. Rifles); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (181 Sjt., 2nd Btn. 60th Rgt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Serjt., K.R.R.C.), surname spelt ‘Dubberley’ on last, mounted on pad for display, some edge bruising, first and second with contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4) £750-850 Edward Dubberly was born in Longhope, Gloucester. He attested for the 32nd Regiment at Devonport on 20 July 1837, aged 14 years, 6 months. Transferred to the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles in February 1838, he was promoted to Corporal in July 1848 and Sergeant in November 1850. He was transferred to the South Gloucester Militia in October 1860 and was discharged in March 1864, having served nearly one year in Canada, over 6 years in the Cape Province, where he took part in the 3rd Kaffir War, and over one year in India. Dubberly was awarded the M.S.M. with an annuity of £10 in July 1908. He died on 13 August 1914. Sold with copied photograph and discharge papers and other research. £750-£850

Four: Private W. Gillard, 60th Rifles, late 90th Regiment crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (90th Regt.), officially impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (90th Lt. Infy.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (1850 2nd Bn. 60th Rifles); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, pierced with ring suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine and better (4) £800-900 William Gillard was born in Upper Ottery, near Honiton, Devon. A Corkcutter by occupation, he attested for service in the 90th Light Infantry (Perthshire Volunteers) on 6 December 1854, aged 18 years. With them he served in the Crimean War and in the supression of the Indian Mutiny. Gillard transferred to the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles on 1 August 1869. He was discharged in October 1874, his intended place of residence being Chard, Somerset. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research. £800-£900

Four: Private R. Bulmer, King’s Royal Rifle Corps india General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Samana 1891 (5513 Pte., 1st Bn. K.R. Rif. C.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (551 Pte., 1st Bn. K.R. Rifle Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (5513 Pte., K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5513 Pte., K.R.R.C.) minor contact marks, good very fine (4) £500-560 Robert Bulmer was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. A Butcher by occupation, he attested for service in the K.R.R.C. on 22 November 1889, aged 22 years, 3 months. With the 1st battalion he served in India, November 1890-December 1896, taking part in the Hazara campaign 1891, Miranzai campaign 1891, Isazai expedition 1892 and the Chitral relief expedition 1895. Returning home after service in South Africa, December 1896-June 1897, he was transferred to the Army Reserve. Recalled to Army service in November 1899, he served in South Africa, December 1899-August 1902. He was discharged in August 1902. Sold with copied service papers. £500-£560

Five: Staff Armourer Sergeant H. Proctor, Corps of Armourers and King’s Royal Rifle Corps south Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2119 Armr. Sgt., 3/60th Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (2419 Armr. Sgt., 3/K.R. Rif. C.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S. Armr. Sgt., C. of Armrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, mounted for display, slight edge bruising and minor contact marks, good very fine and better (5) £650-750 Henry Proctor was born in Aston, Birmingham. A Gunsmith by occupation, he enlisted into the Corps of Armourers on 8 November 1864, aged 21 years, 8 months. Promoted to Armourer Sergeant in February 1865, he was appointed as such to the 3rd/60th Rifles in March 1866. With them he served in India, June 1866-December 1872 and South Africa, July 1879-July 1882, being present in the Zulu War of 1879 and the 1st Boer War of 1881. Service in Malta, February-July 1882, and Egypt, July 1882-January 1883, followed. Proctor received the L.S. & G.C. medal in November 1889. In 1920 he was awarded the M.S.M. with an annuity of £10. He died c.1924. Sold with copied service papers and other research. £650-£750

Six: Captain R. Richards, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, captured at Gheluvelt, 2 November 1914 queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (9228 Cpl., K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (9228 Corpl., K.R.R.C.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9228 C. Sjt., 1/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (9228 Sjt., K.R.R.C.) first two with edge bruising and heavy contact mark, fine; others good very fine and better (6) £400-450 Robert Richards was born on 20 May 1880 and was educated at the Royal Hibernian Military School and attested for the Royal Highlanders in July 1895. Transferred to the K.R.R.C. in 1896, he served in South Africa, May 1900-March 1903; Malta, November 1904-February 1905; Crete, February 1905-February 1906; Egypt, March 1906-February 1909. On the outbreak of war he was Company Sergeant-Major to ‘B’ Company 1st Battalion K.R.R.C. and on 13 August 1914 entered the France/Flanders theatre of war. On 1 October 1914 he was promoted for gallantry in the field to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He was wounded in left shoulder and captured at Gheluvelt, 2 November 1914. Richards was held as a prisoner of war at Crefeld Camp and elsewhere, being promoted to Lieutenant on 10 May 1915 and subsequently advanced to Captain.He retired from Army on 2 November 1921. Postwar he served for some time as a Sergeant Instructor with the Irish Special Constabulary and as a Pay Clerk. In 1927 he applied unsuccessfully to join the Shanghai Police Force. in the 1st Battle of Ypres, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ Companies of the 1st Battalion K.R.R.C. were surrounded and overwhelmed at Gheluvelt. Some 60 were killed, 419 wounded and 490 taken prisoner during this action. Lieutenant Richards being one of the officers taken. Sold with about 80 copied service papers. Included amongst the papers is his report on the circumstances leading to his capture. In it, he firmly lays the blame on a Captain in the Coldstream Guards, for ordering his men to retire, thus uncovering the K.R.R.C. position. £400-£450

Four: Private G. Clifton, King’s Royal Rifle Corps queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (1487 Pte., K.R.R.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (1487 Pte., 2/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (1487 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.) some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (4) £200-250 George Clifton was born in Pershore, Worcestershire. A Chimney Sweep by occupation, he enlisted into the K.R.R.C. at Pershore on 3 January 1899, aged 18 years, 9 months. With the 2nd Battalion, he served in South Africa, May-September 1900. Transferred to the Army Reserve in 1911, he was mobilized with the onset of war and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 13 August 1914. He was discharged at the termination of his period of engagement on 2 January 1916. Sold with copied m.i.c. and service papers. With riband bar. £200-£250

Pair: Band-Serjeant J. Richards, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, a survivor from the Warren Hastings queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal (3471 Band-Serjt., K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (3471 Band Sgt., K.R.R.C.), service number corrected, first with edge bruising, good very fine (2) £360-400 Joseph Richards was born in Wellington, Shropshire. He attested for the 60th Rifles as a Boy aged 13 years, 3 months on 22 November 1878. Ranked as a Bandsman in the 1st Battalion in September 1884, he attained the rank of Band-Serjeant in May 1896. He was a survivor from the troopship Warren Hastings when she ran aground and was wrecked off the Island of Reunion, on 14 January 1897. In April 1898 he was awarded his L.S.& G.C. Medal. With the 1st Battalion he served in India, November 1890-January 1897; Mauritius, January 1897-March 1899, and South Africa, March 1899-February 1901. Band-Serjeant Richards was discharged at Cork on 23 August 1901 having completed his second period of engagement. Sold with copied service papers and photograph. £360-£400

Nine: Warrant Officer Class 1 H. Robinson, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (10062 L. Cpl., 2/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (10062 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6837479 W.O.Cl.1, K.R.R.C.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Jubilee 1935 (R.S.M. H. Robinson); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (6837479 W.O. Cl. II, K.R.R.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (6837479 W.O.Cl.1, K.R.R.C.); together with a Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Medal, rev. inscribed, ‘1931 The Army .22 Rifle Match, R.S.M. Robinson’, bronze, Great War and Long Service medal worn; others good very fine and better (10) £400-450 Harry Robinson was born in 1892 and enlisted into the 2nd Battalion K.R.R.C. at Winchester on 24 April 1911. During the Great War he served with the B.E.F. in France, 12 August-5 December 1914 and 9 February -24 November 1915, and was then in the Balkans, 25 November 1915-17 December 1918. Postwar he served in India, October 1919-March 1929 and in Palestine, September 1936-March 1937. As a Warrant Officer Class 1 he was discharged on 23 August 1937 on reaching the age limit but re-enlisted during the Second World War. Sold with Regular Army Certificate of Service, copied photograph, research and m.i.c., the latter showing entitlement to the clasp to the 1914 Star. £400-£450

Pair: Private G. Stripp, King’s Royal Rifle Corps british War and Victory Medals (44509 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.) five: Rifleman G. E. Clifford, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, with numeral ‘8’ on ribbon; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued, extremely fine (9) £70-90 Sold with silver medal inscribed, ‘Boxing B.W. Rfn. Stripp, A Coy.’ and ‘Army of Occupation, 18th/60th, Germany 1919’, 38mm., hallmarks for Birmingham 1917; and with an enamelled K.R.R.C. Association lapel badge. george Edward Clifford was born on 25 March 1914. He enlisted in Birmingham in July 1940. With the K.R.R.C. he served in Egypt, October 1940-July 1943; Sicily, July-August 1943, and Italy, August 1943-March 1945. He was discharged on 11 February 1946. Medals confirmed. Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book containing his discharge certificate. £70-£90

Five: Sergeant A. Chable, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, killed/died in Italy, 26 October 1944 general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6845596 Rfmn., K.R.R.C.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £200-250 6845596 Serjeant Albert Eric Daniel Chable, 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, was killed/died on 26 October 1944, aged 26 years. He was buried in the Cesena War Cemetery, Forli, Italy. £200-£250

Five: Colour Sergeant W. Phillips, King’s Royal Rifle Corps and M.O.D. Police, captured by the Germans at Calais 1940 general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6843855 Cpl., K.R.R.C.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (6843855 Sjt., K.R.R.C.), mounted court style for wear; Police Long Service, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. William E. Phillips) minor contact marks, good very fine and better (6) £180-220 sergeant William E. Phillips, K.R.R.C., was captured by the Germans at Calais and was held as a prisoner-of-war at Lamsdorf. sold with some biographical details and copied photographs. Also with an ‘Indian Football Association Calcutta’ Medal, silver and enamel, rev. inscribed, ‘1933’. £180-£220

Four: Serjeant G. F. Huckle, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, a prisoner-of-war of the Germans 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, with Second Award Bar (6642447 Sjt., K.R.R.C.); together with ‘56th (1st London) Division T.A. Miniature Range’ Medal, bronze, unnamed, in case of issue, extremely fine (5) £120-160 George Frank Huckle enlisted in 1931. Serving with the K.R.R.C. he was captured in North Africa and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans held in the camp at Lamsdorf. After the war he was repatriated and at the time of his demobilization, was serving with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. sold with original Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; National Identity Card; medal forwarding slip; German P.O.W. camp money (5 notes); Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve; Medical Card; together with cloth shoulder badges, riband bar etc. £120-£160

The Second World War C.B. and Great War` D.S.O., M.C. group of ten awarded to Major-General T. N. F. Wilson, King’s Royal Rifle Corps the Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar, obv. centre a little depressed; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Major); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf; Coronation 1953, unnamed, all except first mounted court style as worn; together with a mounted group of ten miniature dress medals, generally good very fine (20) £3000-3500 d.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1919. ‘Captain, 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps’. m.C. London Gazette 13 February 1917. ‘Lieut. (Acting Captain), K.R.R.C. ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He reorganised a few men and led them forward with great gallantry, capturing an enemy trench together with 60 prisoners.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 9 July 1919, 20 December 1940. thomas Needham Furnival Wilson was born on 20 March 1896 and educated at West Downs, Winchester; Winchester College and R.M.C. Sandhurst. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 11 November 1914. Wilson served in the France / Flanders theatre of war, February - May 1915 and October 1915 - November 1918 and was wounded. He was promoted Captain in February 1917 and held the rank of Acting Major in September 1917 and Adjutant, M.G.C., April - September 1918. During the period December 1917 - April 1918 he was employed as an Instructor in the 5th Army Infantry School. For his wartime services he was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, awarded the Military Cross and Mentioned in Despatches. Wilson was employed as G.S.O.3 in the War Office, January 1931 - March 1932, Commander of the Company of Gentleman Cadets, R.M.C., March 1932 - January 1935, D.A.A.G. War Office, February 1936 - January 1938, during which time he received the brevet of Major, January 1932, was promoted Major, July 1932, received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, January 1936 and was promoted to that rank in August 1938. Commanding the 2nd Battalion K.R.R.C. during 1938-39, he gained the rank of Colonel in January 1939 and as Acting Brigadier, December 1939 - June 1940 he served as a Brigadier Commanding in the British Expeditionary Force and Northern Command, December 1939 - December 1940 for which he was mentioned in Despatches. wilson served on the General Staff Home Forces, December 1940 - July 1941 and then on the General Staff in Washington, July 1941 - March 1943. During this time he held the rank of Temporary Brigadier, June 1940 - March 1944, Acting Major-General, March 1943 - March 1944 and attained the rank of Temporary Major-General in March 1944. For his wartime servives he was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1946. He retired from the Army with the Honorary rank of Major-General on 1 April 1946 and died on 15 May 1961. sold with the recipient’s commission document appointing him 2nd Lieutenant in the K.R.R.C., dated 11 November 1914; M.I.D. document dated 16 March 1919; D.S.O. bestowal document, dated 3 June 1919; a copy of the D.S.O. statutes; C.B. bestowal document and accompanying letter, dated 10 June 1946; together with copied research and photographs. £3000-£3500

A Boer War ‘Defence of Ladysmith’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Major J. T. Mitchell, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, a survivor from the Warren Hastings distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5518 L. Corpl., 1st K.R.R.C.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (5518 Pte., 1st Bn. K.R. Rifle Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (5518 Cpl., K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5518 Sjt., K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (5518 Sjt., K.R.R.C.), mounted as worn, in case, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £2000-2500 D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. james Thompson Mitchell was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Sailor by occupation, he enlisted into the K.R.R.C. at Dublin on 29 November 1889, aged 14 years. Posted as a Boy in 1889 and as a Bandsman in 1895, he served in India, November 1890-January 1897, and was present in the relief of Chitral operations. He was a survivor from the troopship Warren Hastings when she ran aground and was wrecked off the Island of Reunion, on 14 January 1897. He then served in South Africa, March 1899-September 1902 and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.C.M. for his services during the defence of Ladysmith. He was then discharged, having given notice, on 20 May 1911. Latterly a Cadet-Major with the 1st Cadet Battalion K.R.R., he died in December 1943. Sold with copied service papers and other research. £2000-£2500

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private J. Hobson, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late Royal Army Medical Corps military Medal, G.V.R. (R-40903 Pte., 4/K.R. Rif. C.), edge additionally engraved, ‘66 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton , Leeds’, nearly extremely fine £200-240 M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1919. james Hobson, from Chapel Allerton, Leeds, entered the Balkan theatre of war on 20 May 1915, as a Private in the R.A.M.C. Subsequently transferring to the K.R.R.C., he was awarded the M.M. for bravery during the advance on the Maubeuge-Avesnes Road during November 1918 - one of the main problems of the advance being the extreme fatigue felt by the men due to the rapid advance and the distance covered. Sold with copied research. £200-£240

A Second World War ‘N.W. Europe’ M.M. group of five awarded to Acting Serjeant E. G. M. Willcocks, King’s Royal Rifle Corps military Medal, G.VI.R. (6850428 A. Sjt., K.R.R.C.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted court style for wear, good very fine and better (5) £1600-1800 m.M. London Gazette 21 June 1945. ‘For gallant and distinguished service in N.W. Europe’. recommendation reads, ‘Throughout this period, from November 1944 to January 1945, during which the Battalion has been almost continuously in the line, Cpl. Willcocks has consistently shown the highest qualities of leadership and courage. His example of cheerfulness and coolness under fire has maintained the spirit and increased the ‘dash’ shown by his section of motor infantry. In particular his conduct at Tongerloo may be mentioned. His platoon was ordered to find out the location of the enemy positions. His platoon commander, two NCOs and one Rfn were badly wounded, the platoon Sgt and one Rfn were killed by Spandau fire. Cpl Willcocks was the only remaining NCO. He held the platoon together by his leadership and completed the task of the platoon. He used the platoon weapons with resource and initiative, and thereby extricated all the wounded. His behaviour on this occasion is in keeping with the standard of conduct which he has reached, and which he may confidently expected to maintain’. willcocks, from Kingsgate, Kent, was serving in the 2nd Battalion K.R.R.C. at the time. The battalion was part of 4th Armoured Brigade, 8th Corps, 2nd Army. £1600-£1800

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (4858003 Pte. H. Pearce, Leic. R.) fixed suspension, extremely fine £350-400 Recipient is believed to have been taken P.O.W. at Arnhem. Certainly he is listed on the published roll as a Sergeant in the Army Air Corps at Stalag 11B at Fallingbostel. £350-£400

Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24384370 Sgt. K. Hogg, Para.) extremely fine £100-120 £100-£120

Six: Corporal D. A. Read, Royal Corps of Signals, who served in the Raiding Support Regiment 1944-45 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; together with his wartime embroidered parachute wings and related badges (4), among them a cast Badge of the Greek Sacred Legion, the whole contained in a glazed display frame, generally good very fine (11) £300-350 douglas Arnold Read was born in Alverstoke, Hampshire in April 1920 and enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals at Newport, Isle of Wight, in October 1937, direct from brief service as a Private in the Queen’s Royal Regiment. As verified by accompanying documentation, he served in the B.E.F. from September 1939 until being evacuated in June 1940, and went out to the Middle East in June 1942, in which theatre of war he appears to have been actively employed until the end of hostilities. indeed it is clear from his original Soldier’s Service and Pay Book that he was a qualified parachutist and a member of ‘Raiding Forces’, most probably as a Wireless Operator - he completed No. 1 4 Parachute Course in April 1944, was awarded his ‘operational wings, left breast’ in February 1945, and was further entitled to wear the ‘Badge of the Greek Sacred Regiment’. The same source also confirms that he won a ‘mention’ in June 1945. most probably, therefore, he joined the Raiding Support Regiment (R.S.R.) soon after it was established at the end of 1943, a call for parachute volunteers for ‘duties of a hazardous nature’ gaining around 3,000 applicants from 60 differents regiments and corps. Over the coming months, its members assisted a number of clandestine units in operations in Albania, Greece, Italy and Yugoslavia - in Greece alone its men destroyed 17 bridges, blew up six roads, wrecked hundred of metres of railway line on 18 different occasions, shot up or derailed five trains, blew up five petrol / ammunition dumps, knocked out 150 vehicles, destroyed a dam and killed around 300 of the enemy. read’s entitlement to wear the Badge of the Greek Sacred Regiment, a sister unit, is not without interest, for the R.S.R’s ‘Foxforce’ became embroiled in the Greek Civil War 1944-45, the British losing 250 troops in five weeks of bitter fighting against E.L.A.S. Discharged to the Army Reserve in the rank of Corporal in June 1946, he was serving as an Acting Warrant Officer in the 5th (Cadet) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in the mid-1950s. sold with a quantity of original documentation, including the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, Regular Army Certificate of Service, a sketch book, a wartime field message form, with pencilled statement in a foreign language (‘If liable to be intercepted or to fall into enemy hands, this message must be sent in cipher ... ‘), and a calendar booklet for 1941-42, which includes a list of officers Read was appointed to train in Morse and wireless operation, suggesting perhaps even earlier participation in clandestine operations. £300-£350

Seven: Private J. Harrison, Parachute Regiment and Army Air Corps, late Cameronians, a member of one of ‘Lonsdale’s Force’ who evaded capture at Arnhem in September 1944 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (3246747 Pte., A.A.C.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (3246747 Pte., Para.), very fine and better (7) £1200-1500 John ‘Jock’ Harrison, originally from Glasgow, enlisted in the Cameronians aged 17 years and, after training on Bofors and anti-tank weapons, served in North Africa, including the actions at ‘Knightsbridge’ and Tobruk. He then volunteered for the 11th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, forming in Palestine, and fought at Arnhem in September 1944, when he was among those to make their escape over the Rhine - his Battalion had been surrounded at Den Brink and reduced to 150 all ranks, following which the second-in-command, Major R. T. H. ‘Dickie’ Lonsdale, D.S.O., M.C. withdrew them to Oosterbeek church, where he told them they must ‘stand or fall, and fight to the last round’. And so they did, just a handful from ‘Lonsdale’s Force’ eventually making it over the Rhine on the 25th - an accompanying obituary from the Leicestershire Branch of the Parachute Association states that Harrison was saved by ‘a Geordie woman, Mary Baer, the wife of a Dutchman’, through whose terraced house he made his escape as the net closed. £1200-£1500