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Lot 126
Orlando Norie (British 1832-1901) Hussars Departure watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour, signed 38cm x 30cm Note: Orlando Norie is considered to have been one of the foremost illustrators of the British army in the nineteenth century, with thousands of watercolours to his credit in public and private collections
Lot 626
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891) Le Bataille de Solferino, signed lower left with monogram, pencil, 15 x 29cm. Provenance: Private collection, Cambridgeshire. The Battle of Solferino was fought on 24 June 1859 and resulted in the victory of the French Army under Napoleon III and the Sardinian Army under Victor Emmanuel II (together known as the Franco-Sardinian Alliance) against the Austrian Army under Emperor Franz Joseph. Over 200000 soldiers fought in this important battle, the largest since the Battle of Leipzig in 1813
Lot 506
A Sudan 1896 to First World War service group to Lieut.-Col. Bond, Indian Army, : Order of the Indian Empire, CIE neck badge, gold & enamel; Order of the British Empire CBE Military Division neck badge, silver gilt & enamel, Sudan 1896-7 (Capt. C.R.A.Bond 35 Sikh B. Inft), India General Service 1895-1902 bar punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Capt. 35 Sikhs), France Legion of Honour, officer's breast badge, silver gilt & enamel, Khedives sudan Medal 1896-1908, silver, no bar, engraved naming. Extremely fine.
Lot 525
Group of four to Private Jennings, 90th Regiment, : Crimea 1854 one bar Sebastopol, officially impressed, Indian Mutiny 1857-58 two bars Lucknow, Defence of Lucknow, Army Long Service & Good Conduct, Victorian issue (2520 Pte. 3rd Rifle Bde. Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed. Slight contact marks, very fine.
Lot 373
Tin Plate Toys "A German Second World War army staff car and mobile gun, the car clockwork powered with battery powered electric lights, driver and three passengers in full uniform, the officer with binoculars, two men with rifles, fabric folding hood, 10” long, the gun with two detachable sets of two wheels each, folding legs and adjustable barrel, 15” long overall, boxed, F-G"
Lot 579
Four: Acting Corporal T. Leyland, South Lancashire Regiment 1914-15 Star (1218 Pte., S. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1218 A. Cpl., S. Lan. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1218 Pte., 6/S. Lan. R.) good very fine and better (4) £140-180 M.S.M. London Gazette 22 September 1919. ... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the British Forces in Mesopotamia. Thomas Leyland was born in St. Helens. A Collier by occupation, he attested for the South Lancashire Regiment on 2 September 1914, aged 40 years, 10 months, having previously served in the 3rd South Lancashire Militia for 8 years. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 5 December 1914 but gained his M.S.M. for services with the regiment in Mesopotamia. He was discharged to the Z Class Reserve on 12 April 1919. Sold with copied research.
Lot 583
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (6551 S. Sjt. H. O. Rogers, 1/S. Lanc. R.) some contact marks, very fine £100-120 M.S.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. ... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field during the present war. Warrant Officer Herbert Oswald Rogers, 1st South Lancashire Regiment, attached Supply and Transport Corps, was entitled to the British War and Victory Medals. His M.S.M. was in respect of service in East Africa. The recipeint came from Bedford. Sold with copied research.
Lot 586
A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Major J. E. Arrol-Hunter, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Armoured Car Squadrons of the Royal Naval Air Service, awarded the Russian Orders of St. Stanislaus and St. Anne for services with the British Armoured Car Squadron in Russia The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officers 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, on 2nd type (military) ribbon; British War Medal 1914-20 (Major, R.A.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. R.N.V.R.); Defence; Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, Kerensky period, 2nd Class neck badge with swords, 48mm., bronze-gilt and enamel; Russia, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class breast badge with swords, gold and enamel; Italy, Order of the Crown, Knights breast badge, gold and enamel, all except fifth mounted as worn, very fine and better (7) £2500-3000 O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919. ... in recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War. John Eric Arrol Hunter was born on 11 August 1893, the son of John and Cathleen Hunter (later Sir John and Lady Hunter, knighted in 1917). Living at the time at 13 Queens Gate, Dowanhill, Glasgow and later at Bracklinn, Bearsden, Glasgow, he was educated at Glasgow Academy, 1900-07. During 1910-15 he served as an apprentice engineer at the firm of Sir William Arrol & Co. Ltd. where his father was Chairman. With the war in progress, Hunter entered the services in August 1915 and was first posted to the R.N.V.R. as a Sub-Lieutenant at the Barrow Airship Station. His service there was followed by postings with Commander Locker-Lampson to the Armoured Car Squadrons of the R.N.A.S. in Armenia, Romania and Russia. He served finally with the newly formed R.A.F. in the Mediterranean. He was transferred to the Unemployed List on 1 February 1919. For his services in the war he was awarded the O.B.E.; the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class with swords, Russian Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class with swords, and Italian Order of the Crown, 5th Class. It is recorded in his service papers that On the night of 2/3 December (1916) he went out 3 times in charge of Russian working party to bring in the damaged British Armoured Cars from between the Russian and enemy (Bulgarian) lines, although exposed by searchlights and under fire. This officer displayed great devotion to duty. On the night of December 28/29 he successfully carried out the difficult task of covering the retreat of the left flank of the 6th Russian Army. Both the above actions are recorded in The Czars British Squadron, by Perrett & Lord; the second action is recorded in Actions and Reactions in Russia, by R. Scotland Liddell. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers and other research.
Lot 593
A group of four awarded to Serjeant E. A. Sincock, Machine Gun Corps, late 1st Dragoon Guards and Royal Naval Air Service, awarded the Russian Medal for Zeal for service with the Armoured Car Division in Russia Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4431 Pte., 1st Dgn. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (79620 Sjt., M.G.C.); Russia, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, small, silver, St. Stanislaus ribbon, minor edge bruising, good very fine and better (4) £600-800 Egbert Arthur Sincock was born in Disa, Bombay Presidency. A Clerk by occupation, he attested for short service in the Dragoons of the Line at Southampton, on 23 June 1899, aged 18 years. With the 1st Dragoon Guards, he served in Australia, 11 November 1900-24 February 1901 and South Africa, 25 February 1901-14 November 1903. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in 1906 and discharged from the Reserve in 1911. With the onset of the Great War and employed at the time as a Store-keeper, he enlisted into the Royal Naval Air Service as a Petty Officer Mechanic on 14 December 1915. Serving in Russia with the Armoured Car Division, he was successively based at Kars, August-September 1916; Odessa, November-December 1916; Proskurov, Galicia, July-September 1917; Kursk, September-October 1917. On 15 October he was awarded the Russian Medal for Zeal on the St. Stanislaus ribbon. Arriving back in England in November 1917, he transferred to the M.G.C. on 18 January 1918. Sold with copied service papers.
Lot 633
A Great War O.B.E. group of three awarded to Major D. H. Cameron, Royal Air Force, late Royal Artillery, Indian Army and Royal Flying Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officers 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; British War Medal 1914-20 (Major, R.F.C.); Delhi Durbar 1903, edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better (3) £200-250 O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919. Donald Hay Cameron was born in August 1867 and educated at Uppingham and the R.M.A. Woolwich. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in July 1887, he transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in the rank of Lieutenant in July 1891, when he received an appointment in the Central India Horse. In 1902, however, he was appointed Adjutant of the Imperial Cadet Corps, in which capacity he qualified for the Delhi Durbar Medal in the following year and, having then assumed command of the Corps in 1906, he was placed on the Retired List as a Major in July 1911. By the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, Cameron was employed by Messrs. Cox & Co., and acted as the banks military representative out in France later that year, but he did not qualify for the 1914 Star since he did not serve on the establishment of a unit of the B.E.F. (his MIC entry refers). He was next appointed a Staff Officer in the War Office, rising to be a G.S.O. 2 in the Department of the Director-General of Military Aeronautics, which latter office dealt with home defence issues and in the selection of candidates for the Royal Flying Corps. Cameron was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 13 March 1918 refers) and awarded the O.B.E., and was placed on the Unemployed List in the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in February 1919; his MIC entry also reveals his entitlement to the Victory Medal 1914-19. He died in August 1932.
Lot 637
A rare Great War immediate D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Wing Commander R. H. Haworth-Booth, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (F./O., R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War War Medals, a little polished, very fine and better (7) £2500-3000 D.F.C. London Gazette 8 February 1919: For gallantry and skill during a raid on Constantinople on 25 October 1918, in which he decoyed two enemy fighters into such a position that they were eventually shot down by his observer. This officer ran considerable risks in the methods he adopted, but the success attained justified his courageous action and pertinacity. Robin Howard Haworth-Booth, who was born in November 1899 and educated at Westminster School, was appointed a Probationary Flight Officer in the Royal Naval Air Service in October 1917, and commenced his pilot training at Vendome. Taken on the strength of the newly established Royal Air Force in April 1918, he is believed to have been serving in No. 226 Squadron, a component of No. 62 Wing, British Aegean Squadron, at the time of winning his immediate D.F.C. later that year. Post-war, and having been appointed a Flying Officer in August 1919, he was posted to No. 1 Squadron at Hinaidi, Iraq, in November 1921, and was subsequently employed in the Kurdistan operations of 1923, possibly on attachment to another unit. Returning to the U.K. shortly thereafter, he served variously in 31 and 23 Fighter Squadrons, and in 603 Auxiliary Air Force (A.A.F.) Squadron, and was advanced to Flight Lieutenant in January 1928. Further A.A.F. appointments followed - namely 502 and 504 Squadrons - in addition to stints with No. 440 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight aboard H.M.S. Hermes and 821 Squadron, H.M.S. Courageous, and by the renewal of hostilities Haworth-Booth was serving at the School of Army Co-operation at Old Sarum, Wiltshire, as a Squadron Leader. Then in late 1939, and having been advanced to Wing Commander, he was appointed C.O. of No. 57 Squadron, a Blenheim unit based at Rosieres in France, where he took over from Wing Commander H. M. A. "Wings" Day, who had failed to return from a reconnaissance over the Hamm-Hanover-Sopest sector on Friday, 13 October. As it transpired, Haworth-Booths period of command was also of a short nature, for he was admitted to hospital on 10 March 1940 and invalided home. Placed on the Retired List in August 1945, he settled in Brecon and died in August 1968.
Lot 638
A very rare Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to 2nd Lieutenant C. J. French, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11559 Cpl. C. J. French, H.Q., R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (11559 Pte., R.F.C.), generally very fine or better (3) £2000-2500 A little under 100 Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force in the Great War. D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1918. The original recommendation states: Acting Corporal French joined the Royal Flying Corps in the Field on 6 April 1916. This mans name has frequently been brought to my attention for the thorough manner in which he carries out his duties when under heavy shell fire. The Battery Commander of the Battery to which he is attached writes of him that since 1 July 1916 he has carried out his work in most excellent fashion and at various times has shown most commendable gallantry when his wireless station has been subjected to heavy shellfire. On three different occasions the vicinity of his wireless mast had been heavily shelled both with 5.9-inch and 8-inch howitzers which have caused considerable damage to his mast and aerial and in every case he has repaired the damage caused promptly and efficiently although still under heavy shellfire. This appreciation of his work from the O.C. 15th S.B. was dated 31 May 1917. Since then he has been employed as Inspecting Corporal of Wireless Stations at batteries on the XV Corps front. He has had a very dangerous area to visiti, but has never neglected to go to a battery which was being shelled at the time or postpone a visit on account of shellfire. Clarence James French, a native of Watford, Hertfordshire, was born in May 1896 and, as noted above, joined the Royal Flying Corps in the Field in April 1916 - his MIC entry confirms his sole entitlement to the British War and Victory Medals. Following his gallant work as a Wireless Operator while "on the books" of No. 52 Squadron, he was posted to No. 1 Wireless School at Farnborough as a Probationary 2nd Lieutenant (Technical) in March 1918, and remained similarly employed on the home establishment until February 1919, when he took up an appointment with the Army on the Rhine. Nor, would it appear, was this latter posting limited to ground duties, for, as verified by his service record, he qualified for an Observers Brevet in August of the same year. French was placed on the Unemployed List in the following month.
Lot 642
A Second World War C.B.E. group of seven awarded to Air Commodore H. G. Jones, Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commanders 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., A.P.D.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt., R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, these privately inscribed Grp. Capt. H. G. Jones, R.A.F.; Jubilee 1935, this also privately inscribed, Grp. Capt. H. G. Jones, R.A.F, the Great War campaign awards with contact marks and polished, good fine, and the Victory Medal with officially re-impressed naming, otherwise good very fine (7) £400-500 C.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1942. Herbert George Jones, who was born in November 1884, was commissioned into the Army Pay Department in 1914. Subsequently mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 12 January 1918 refers), he transferred to the newly established Royal Air Force in April 1918, was posted to H.Q. Middle East Area, Cairo and won a second "mention" for valuable services rendered during the War in Egypt (London Gazette 3 June 1919 refers). Between the Wars, Jones held a succession of appointments as a Command Accountant, including stints of service in Iraq in the late 1920s and mid-1930s, and by the renewal of hostilities he was serving as Command Accountant at H.Q., Coastal Command, in the rank of Group Captain. Indeed it was for his work in this latter capacity that he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1 January 1942 refers) and awarded the C.B.E. in the Birthday Honours of 1942. He transferred to H.Q. Technical Training Command later that year, and was placed on the Retired List as an Air Commodore in November 1944. Jones died in October 1979.
Lot 645
An extremely rare Second World War Burma operations M.C. group of seven awarded to Squadron Leader A. I. Mitchell, Royal Air Force Regiment, attached Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Sqn. Ldr., R.A.F.); Coronation 1953, contact marks, very fine and better (7) £3000-4000 Just 84 officers of the Allied Air Forces were awarded the Military Cross in the 1939-45 War, and only around half a dozen of these were to members of the Royal Air Force Regiment. M.C. London Gazette 9 February 1945. The original recommendation - written by the C.O. of the 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment - states: On 29 September 1944, whilst on detachment to the 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment, in the South Mayu Range, Flying Officer Mitchell accompanied an assault party in the attack on the South Tit feature. When the Company Commander was killed, he immediately assumed command as the only remaining officer, and succeeded in capturing and consolidating the objective under accurate hostile shell fire. He remained completely calm and collected despite the unusual situation in which he found himself, and he showed initiative and resolution of a high order. On 2 October 1944, Flying Officer Mitchell was attached to a Platoon of the 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment, which was detailed as a fighting patrol in the area of the Suniamarpara Pimples. The patrol was attacked three times by superior numbers of the Japs and was eventually surrounded. At about 1300 hours, the situation had seriously deteriorated and Flying Officer Mitchell gallantly volunteered to make his way back to the Company base to give news of the situation with a view to bringing down artillery support to assist the withdrawal. He made his way through scrubs and open ground that was continually swept by enemy automatic fire, and he eventually succeeded in getting through. His conduct throughout was most praiseworthy, and his efforts materially assisted in the successful withdrawal of the patrol. He showed marked courage and determination in carrying out an extremely difficult task. Angus Ian Mitchell, who was born in August 1921 and first commissioned in June 1942, went on to see action in Burma as a Flying Officer in 2942 Field Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, on attachment to the 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment - several detachments of the R.A.F. Regiment operated with the Army in the Arakan, Mitchells exploits in the period September-October 1944 being a case in point. However, his immediate M.C. would appear to be unique to the R.A.F. Regiment for this theatre of war. He was advanced to substantive Squadron Leader in June 1958 and was placed on the Retired List in January 1961, latterly having served in Cyprus and as C.O. of No. 37 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including the recipients Buckingham Palace forwarding letter for his M.C., in the name of Squadron Leader A. I. Mitchell, M.C., Royal Air Force Regiment; a letter from Squadron Leader J. P. Pugh congratulating Mitchell on his exploits, dated 18 October 1944 (I hope that you have your just reward. At any event you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you and the other lads have shown what the Regiment can do, and when the facts are published, it will be a tremendous fillip to morale ... ); a photograph of Mitchell greeting Lord Mountbatten at R.A.F. Akrotiri in April 1960, the formers handwritten caption stating that he had done one or two odds and ends for him [Mountbatten] at the end of a parachute in Burma and that his V.I.P. visitor completely ignored the Station Commander pictured behind Mitchell; and an old copy of the London Gazette announcing the award of his M.C.
Lot 650
Family group: A Second World War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Flight Sergeant J. S. Pennington, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (365560 F./Sgt. Joseph S. Pennington, R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (365560 L.A.C., R.A.F.); Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (365560 F./Sgt., R.A.F.), generally good very fine The Great War campaign service group of five awarded to his father, Warrant Officer Class 1 G. Pennington, Army Ordnance Corps 1914-15 Star (02300 Condr., A.O.C.); British War and Victory Medals (02300 W.O. Cl. 1, A.O.C.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Condtr., Ordce. Dept.); Delhi Durbar 1911, the third with officially re-impressed naming, the last two with severe edge bruising, good fine, the remainder very fine or better (5) The Second World War campaign service group awarded to his brother, Leading Seaman A. J. Pennington, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (JX. 138418 Ch. B. 33569 L.S., R.F.R.), minor official correction to number on the last, very fine or better (15) £600-700 B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1943. The original recommendation states: This airman has been in charge of the Maintenance Flight since November 1940, when the Squadron was reformed. It was the first to be re-euipped with Halifax I aircraft and for a long period Flight Sergeant Pennington had done invaluable work in carrying out modifications. He has shown outstanding initiative in solving many of the initial difficulties concerned with a type of aircraft comparatively new to the R.A.F. He has displayed exceptional organising ability and keenness and has been very largely responsible for maintaining the very high degree of serviceability of the aircraft with which the Squadron is equipped. Joseph Squire Pennington, a native of Stroud, Kent, and a confirmed participant in the North West Frontier operations of 1935, is also verified as having been mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 11 June 1942 refers). Alfred John Pennington, Josephs brother, was serving in M.T.B. 784 at the time of being recommended for his "mention" for services against enemy shipping off France in the period June-July 1944, an award that was duly published in the London Gazette of 12 June 1945. The original recommendation states: For outstanding courage, skill and devotion to duty in successful torpedo attacks against heavily armed escort vessels on the nights of 9-10 June 1944 in M.T.B. 681 and on 4-5 July 1944 in M.T.B. 729. This rating, under difficult conditions and heavy gunfire, showed great coolness in getting his torpedoes away, and set a high example to other ratings.
Lot 655
Three: Sergeant-Major J. Forsdyke, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol ([?] Forsdyke, C Troop, R.H.A.), contemporary engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (651 Sergt. Major Jonathan Forsdyke, Riding Estabt., R.A.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Sergt. J. Forsdyke, C Tp. R.H.A.), contemporary engraved naming, each fitted with an attractive engraved riband buckle for wearing, the first with edge bruising and consequent partial loss of naming detail, contact marks and polished, good fine, the remainder very fine or better (3) £200-250
Lot 657
Four: Private M. Lynch, 88th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (No ...0 Michael Lynch, 88 ...), engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Michael Lynch, 88th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (2490 Michl. Lynch, 88th Foot), signs of brooch mounting to reverse; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (2490 Ml. Lynch, 88th ...), fitted with scroll suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fine and better (4) £450-550 Michael Lynch was born in Killarney, Co. Kerry. A Labouer by occupation, he attested for service in the 88th Regiment at Tralee on 23 May 1848, aged 20 years. With the regiment he served in the West Indies and North America for 4 years, 5 months, the Crimea for 2 years, three months and India for 8 years and 5 months. He was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. Medal with a gratuity of £5 in February 1867. He was discharged on 22 June 1869 and in addition to his medals was in possession of four good conduct badges. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Lot 658
Three: Colour Serjeant J. Hill, Royal Engineers, late Royal Sappers and Miners Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Corpl. James Hill, Royal Sappers and Miners), engraved naming, 2nd and 3rd clasps with unofficial rivets loose on ribbon; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (38 Color Serjt. James Hill, Royl. Engrs.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with fixed British Crimea style suspension, first and last with matching brooch bars, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £280-320
Lot 662
Three: Sergeant H. Martin, Commissariat Department, late 6th Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (3799 Pte. Henry Martin, 1/6 Foot), late issue; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Looshai (Sergt. H. Martin, Commt. Dept.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (Sergt. H. Martin, Comt. Dept. G.O.C.C. 19th Augt. 1874) very fine (3) £400-500 3799 Private Henry Martin, 6th Foot, does not appear in the published Indian Mutiny Medal roll.
Lot 663
Pair: Private J. Lewis, 30th Regiment Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (17 Pte., 30th Rgt.), impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (17 Pte., 30th Foot) good very fine (2) £350-400 John Lewis was born in Ilminster, Somerset. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the 30th Regiment at Bristol on 15 September 1857, aged 18 years. With the regiment he served for nearly eight years in Canada. He was discharged at his own request in March 1880, having completed his second period of service. Sold with copied service papers.
Lot 665
Four: Naick Makka, Royal Artillery Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kandahar (Driver Makka, 11 By. 9 Bde. R.A.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Driver Makka, No. 11 Mn. By. 9th Bde. R.A.), engraved naming; India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Hazara 1891 (103 Naick Macka, No. 1 By. 1st Bde. E. Dn. R.A.); Indian Army L.S. & G.C., V.R. (103 Naick Makka, No.9 Mn. By. R.A.), note variation in name, first and third pitted, fine and better (4) £600-700
Lot 668
Seven: Colour-Sergeant E. Pearce, Royal Sussex Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2080 Pte. G. Pearce, 1/R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (2....rgt. A. Pearce, 2d Bn. R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4..... Colr. Sergt. A. E. Pearce, 2d Bn. Ryl. S... Regt.), unofficial rivets between clasps, suspension rod loose; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (... C. Sgt. E. Pearce, R. Suss. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (C. Sjt. E. Pearce, R. Suss. R.); Khedives Star 1882 (E. P. 2080, 1st Bn. The R.S. Regt.); Corps of Commissionaires Badge (E. Pearce), silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1905, note variation in initials, some enamel damage to last, edge bruising and some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (7) £1400-1600 E. Pearce, a marksman, was a Colour-Sergeant in "F" Company 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment at the end of his Army service. He served in the Corps of Commissionaires from 1903 to 1936. Egypt Medal and clasps confirmed to 2080 Lance-Sergeant E. Pearce, Royal Sussex Regiment; India General Service Medal and clasps confirmed to 4466 Color Sergeant A. E. Pearce, 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. The group is listed in The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953, by Ian McInnes, p.245. Sold with photocopied portrait photograph of the recipient and some photocopied research.
Lot 672
Three: Private H. Birch, Shropshire Light Infantry Hong Kong Plague 1894 (Private H. Birch, S.L.I.); Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (3070 Pte. H. Birch, 2nd Shropshire Lt. Infy.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3070 Pte. E. Birch, Shrops. L.I.), note differing initials, some edge bruising, good very fine (3) £1200-1400 Henry Birch, a Groom by occupation, enlisted into the S.L.I. at Shrewsbury on 30 July 1889, aged 18 years, 2 months. With the Regiment he served in Malta, Egypt, Hong Kong and India, returning to England in 1897 when he transferred to the Army Reserve. He was mobilised on 9 October 1899 and departed for South Africa on 9 November. He returned to England and was discharged having completed his period of service in July 1902. (Ref. The Whitewash Brigade).
Lot 677
Six: Corporal J. Keen, Royal Engineers, late Devonshire Regiment Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Belfast (4372 Pte., Devon. Regt.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4372 Pte., Devon. Regt.); 1914 Star (4372 L. Cpl., 1/Devon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4372 Cpl., Devon. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (32719 Sapr., R.E.) first two with edge bruising and contact marks, fine and better (6) £400-460 Private J. Keen, Devonshire Regiment was slightly wounded at Elandslaagte, 21 October 1899. As a Lance-Corporal in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 22 August 1914. He was later transferred to the Royal Engineers.
Lot 681
Family group: Five: Company Sergeant-Major T. V. Moore, Royal Garrison Artillery Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Transvaal (91368 Cpl., 10th E.D. R.G.A.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (91368 Serjt., R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (91368 T.W.O. Cl.1, R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (91368 C.S. Mjr., R.G.A.) Seven: Major T. V. Moore, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Major, R.E.M.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lieut., R.E.M.E.), mounted as worn; together with a similar mounted set of miniature dress medals and riband bar, generally good very fine (19) £360-400 T. V. Moore (the younger) promoted to Lieutenant on 15 August 1943 and Captain on 15 August 1946. The recipients are believed to be father and son.
Lot 688
Pair: Private W. Griffiths, East Lancashire Regiment Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6090 Pte., E. Lanc. Regt.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (6090 Pte., E. Lanc. Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £100-140 William Griffiths was born in Liverpool. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the East Lancashire Regiment at Seaforth on 10 October 1899, aged 18 years. With the 1st Battalion he served in South Africa, 28 June 1900-25 April 1902, and in India, 26 April 1902-23 October 1906. He was discharged from the Army in October 1906. Sold with copied service papers. With nameplate, in modern presentation case.
Lot 690
Pair: Serjeant A. R. Black, South African Constabulary, late Royal Garrison Artillery Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (79538 Gnr., 15th Coy. S.D. R.G.A.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2600 Serjt., S.A.C.) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-140 Alexander Black was born in Dundee. A Tailor by trade, he attested for service in the Royal Artillery on 6 June 1890, aged 20 years, 3 months. He served at Home until February 1898 when he was transferred to the Army Reserve. Recalled for service in the November 1899, he served in South Africa from 9 December 1899, firstly with the R.G.A. and latterly with the South African Constabulary. He was discharged at Pretoria on the termination of his final period of engagement on 22 June 1902, his intended place of residence stated to be Heidelberg, Transvaal, serving with the S.A.C. Sold with copied service papers and roll extracts. In modern presentation case.
Lot 694
Pair: Private W. Carey, Royal Army Medical Corps Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (7891 Pte., R.A.M.C.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (7891 Pte., R.A.M.C.) edge bruising, contact marks, fine (2) £80-100 William Carey was born in Stowbridge, near Kidderminster, Staffordshire. A Stoker by occupation, he attested for the Medical Staff Corps on 14 September 1887. He served at Home until September 1899 when he was transferred to the Army Reserve. He was recalled to Army service in December and served in South Africa, 8 February 1900-24 August 1902. Carey was transferred to Army Reserve again in April 1903, and discharged in September 1903. Sold with copied service papers. With cap badge in modern presentation case.
Lot 704
Six: Serjeant C. Sanderson, Scottish Rifles Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5692 Pte., Scottish Rifles); 1914 Star (5892 Sjt., 2/Sco. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (5892 Sjt., Sco. Rif.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd type (Sjt., Cameronians); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5692 Sjt., Sco. Rif.), mounted court style for wear, M.S.M. with contact marks, very fine; others worn (6) £400-500 Charles Sanderson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He enlisted into the Scottish Rifles at Leeds on 22 February 1897, aged 15 years, 6 months. With the regiment he served in South Africa, November 1900-May 1904 and Malta, September 1911-September 1914, and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 5 November 1914, serving there until 16 August 1917. Returning home, he was discharged on completion of his second period of service on 12 February 1919. Sold with copied service papers and m.i.c.
Lot 705
Pair: Company Quartermaster Sergeant W. P. Ferguson, Army Service Corps Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laings Nek (8029 Sgt., A.S.C.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (C.Q.M. Sgt., A.S.C.) some contact marks, very fine (2) £160-200 In modern presentation case.
Lot 710
Six: Serjeant P. Parsons, Royal Fusiliers, late Hampshire Regiment Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (3870 Corpl., 1st Hamp. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (GS-49372 Sjt., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-49372 Sjt., R. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3870 Sjt., Hants. Regt.); Corps of Commissionaires Badge, silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1912, unnamed, slight enamel damage, mounted for wear, first with minor contact marks, very fine and better (6) £280-320
Lot 714
Four: Squadron Quartermaster Corporal A. Tombs, 2nd Life Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (2734 L. Cpl., 2/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (2734 C. of H., 2-L.G.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (299113 Sqn. Q.M. Cpl., L.G.), mounted as worn with the ribbon of the Defence Medal; together with a mounted set of four miniature dress medals Pair: Serjeant G. T. Weaving, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (2769 Sjt., R.E.) fine and better (lot) £300-400 The lot sold with a large quantity of associated items, including: Regular Army Certificate of Service, named to Albert Tombs, Household Cavalry; Certificate of Service in the Second Life Guards during the Great War, named to C. of H. A. Tombs; Old Contemptibles Association Membership Certificate, named to A. Tombs; Army First Class Certificate of Education, dated 1921, named to Corporal of Horse A. Tombs, 2nd Life Guards; Army L.S. & G.C. medal named card box of issue; a quantity of original photographs - Life Guards, other military, hospital scenes - many mounted on card; large framed photograph of a Life Guards officer; framed plaster casting of Life Guards badge; London County Council Attendance Medal, G.V.R., silver, 1 clasp, 1912-13 (J. Robinson); County of Middlesex Jubilee Medal 1935, white metal; binoculars in khaki field case; monocular in leather case; respirators (3) - two in original card boxes with address labels - one to Mrs A. Tombs, another to Mrs E.(?) Tombs, both of 47 Honeycroft Hill, Uxbridge, Middlesex; the third in its original card box of issue but without address label and in a home-made carrying bag; uniform belt; Vest Pocket Kodak Camera, in leather case; Pocket Watch, steel plated (internal condition unknown); Queen Alexandras Xmas 1914 cigarette tin, with cigarettes; Amateur Gardening Medallion, 45mm., bronze, in card box of issue; ornaments (4), in wood and brass, each inscribed, Ypres; The Queens Gift Book, in aid of Queen Marys Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals, 160pp., illustrated; The Household Brigade Magazine, Spring 1922, 170pp; Second Life Guards Old Comrades Association, 14th Annual Report booklet, 1927; sundry other papers and newspapers. Albert Tombs enlisted into the Household Cavalry at Bristol on 11 July 1910; he had previously served in the 3rd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (T.A.), February 1909-January 1910 and the Imperial Reserve, January-February 1910. With the 2nd Life Guards he served in France, 16 August 1914-22 November 1914 and 21 December 1915-5 November 1916. He was discharged at his own request after completing over 18 years service in January 1930.
Lot 715
Four: Serjeant H. Helbert, Royal Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with clasp (M-17422 Pte., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M-17422 T. Sjt., A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (M-1742 T. Sjt., R.A.S.C.), mounted court style for display, nearly very fine and better (4) £120-160 Private Harry Helbert, Army Service Corps, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 23 September 1914. Sold with copied m.i.c.
Lot 716
Three: Corporal H. W. Coome, Lincolnshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (8062 Pte., 2/Linc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8062 Cpl., Linc. R.) good very fine and better (8) £160-200 Harold Walter Coombe, enlisted at Stratford into the Lincolnshire Regiment on 25 June 1907. With the 2nd battalion he served in Gibraltar, December 1911-January 1914; Bermuda, January-October 1914; France, 5 November 1914-12 May 1915; Ireland, 1916-17, and France, 3-22 April 1918. He was discharged, ceasing to fulfil Army physical requirements, on 26 January 1921. Sold with two prize medals: 29mm., silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1915, rev. inscribed, 2nd Team Inter Batt. Relay Race. 3rd Batt. Manchester Regt. Sports 1916, Lce. Cpl. H. Coombe (sic); another, Northern Command Cross Country Association, 28mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1916, rev. inscribed, Championship Trials 1916 Humber Garrison, 2nd 440 Yds.; together with metal shoulder badge (2) and cap badge. Also with an original photograph of the recipient and copied service details.
Lot 717
Eight: Warrant Officer Class 2 J. W. Biltcliffe, Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5911 Sjt., 1/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (5911 W.O. Cl.2, K.R. Rif. C.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (6837106 W.O. Cl.II, K.R.R.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (683106 W.O. Cl. 2, K.R.R.C.), mounted as worn, good very fine (8) £320-360 M.S.M. awarded by Army Order 98 of 1953. James W. Biltcliffe, from Thornhill, Dewsbury, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war, as a Serjeant in the 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps, on 13 August 1914. During 1919-27 he served at the Rifle Depot as an Orderley Room Q.M. Serjeant. Listed as the Superintending Clerk at Brigade H.Q. in 1926. Sold with copied research; clasp confirmed.
Lot 719
Three: Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 C. H. Bristowe, Welsh Regiment 1914 Star (8249 Pte. G. Bristowe, 2/Welsh R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (8249 A.W.O. Cl.2 C. H. Bristowe, Welsh R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (8249 Sjt.-A.R.Q.M. Sjt. C. H. Bristowe, 8/Welch R.), note different initials, good very fine (3) £140-180 M.S.M. London Gazette 3 August 1920. ... in recognition of valuable services rendered in India in connection with the war.
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