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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1258 Corpl J Neill 1st Bn 12th, Foot) minor edge bruising, very fine £80-£100

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1601. Pte C. Boyd. 2-12th Foot) very fine £70-£90

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1194. S. Ins. Of Musky. S. Moffatt. Suff. R.) very fine £80-£100

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2640 C. Sjt: R. Burton. Suffolk Regt) light contact marks, therefore very fine £50-£70

Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (3339 Pte T. Gosling. 2/V.B. Suffolk Regt); together with Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (553. Corpl. W. Gooding, 1-12th Foot) last planchet only, otherwise good very fine (2) £80-£120

A fine Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Scarlett, Royal Field Artillery, late Royal Horse Artillery, who kept a terrific record of his experiences in France, Belgium and Salonika, from the very earliest days of the Great War Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt: J. A. Scarlett. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. A. Scarlett.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, bronze, with bronze star on ribbon, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 23 June 1915. James Alexander Scarlett was born at Rossington, Doncaster, on 16 June 1877. Educated at Aysgarth School and Charterhouse, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1899. Appointed to a commission with 116th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, on 17 February 1900, Scarlett served overseas in South Africa and India before crossing the Channel to France on 17 August 1914. Advanced Major on 30 November 1914, Scarlett was decorated with the D.S.O. and awarded the first of three ‘mentions’ in April 1915, before being posted to Salonika on 1 December 1915. Here, he witnessed the capture of Karajakois and capture of Yenikoi on 4 October 1916. The latter village fell after a 30-minute bombardment and a disastrous Bulgarian counter-attack, where the guns of 3 Brigade R.F.A. created havoc with their deadly shrapnel shells, causing the enemy ranks to break and flee. The War Diary adds: ‘The Bulgars withdrew having given the Brigade dream targets.’ Advanced Acting Lieutenant Colonel on 18 August 1917, Scarlett then transferred to 99th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, and took part in the attack on Doiran ‘P’ Ridge on 18 September 1917. This involved two days of wire cutting, which was followed by a creeping barrage moving 100 yards every two minutes, with 100-yard lifts, each gun firing four rounds per minute. Although initially successful, no breakthrough was made and casualties were heavy. Renewed the following morning, the assault again proved a failure - the Gunners becoming exhausted, stricken with fatigue and sickness. Returned to France in April 1918, presumably to replace losses from the Spring Offensive, Scarlett joined 26 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and witnessed the breakout at the Battle of the Selle in October 1918. Awarded the Croix de Guerre in January 1919, he remained in France post-Armistice, and served with the Army of Occupation until 9 May 1919, followed by spells in Palestine, Syria and India. Placed on half-pay on account of ill health on 27 October 1925, he died at Galphay on 29 December 1925 in consequence of infection, boils, fever, and pneumonia. Sold with a particularly fine typed manuscript, titled ‘Copy of Diary 1914-1917, J. A. Scarlett, Captain R.H.A., Adjutant 3rd Brigade, R.H.A., 2nd Cavalry Division’, 108 pages, professionally bound, detailing the military life of the recipient from 4 August 1914 to 14 February 1917. This unpublished account offers regular and very personal insights, commencing with mobilisation at Newbridge, early experiences in France, and an outstanding record of his location throughout the war, from Remigny (August 1914) to Braisne (September 1914), Vieux Berquin (February 1915), Vlamertynghe and Ypres (May 1915), Givesne (May 1916), Lauana and Mosgoe (June 1916), Mirova (December 1916), and Beshanli (January 1917); a rare firsthand officer’s account, in particular regarding the early engagements: ‘August 24th (1914). Up before it was light and moved, messed about a bit and finally retired, then came into action again to relieve the 5th Division. We got some good targets, but so did the Germans. The 9th got into some wire and got rather potted. We then withdrew through a wood. The Lord defend us from woods. We were shelled and found the road came to an abrupt end. However we got out finally, and marched back to Wargines Le Grand.’ ‘August 25th (1914). Off again in the morning we were covering the Infantry and joined the 1st Cavalry Brigade. I lost my wire cutters much to my annoyance. Our horses were getting done. The roads were strewn with food, and odds and ends of units. It is very easy for men to get lost. We were back and nearly attacked a French Battery, which suddenly appeared from nowhere. Marched on till night more or less among a mob of Infantry, and finally got into Le Cateau but came out again and slept in a field.’

A rare ‘Yangtze incident’ M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander G. B. Strain, Royal Navy, one of only four officers who remained on board the Amethyst for the duration of her captivity and her dash down-river to freedom The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (Lieut (L). G. B. Strain. R.N.) official correction to second initial, mounted on card with a copy Korea pair for display purposes, good very fine (8) £4,000-£5,000 --- M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 2 January 1950: ‘Lieutenant Commander (E) G. B. Strain, R.N., H.M.S. Amethyst. George Blackstock Strain, more commonly known during his service days as ‘Jock’, was born on 25 August 1917 to Janet Brown Glen (née Blackstock) and Weatherall Ritchie Strain, of Oban, Scotland. His birth certificate shows that his father was employed as a Mercantile Clerk and that his parents had married in November 1913 in the Kelvin District of Glasgow. His name first appears in the Navy List as an Acting Temporary Sub Lieutenant (Sp.Br) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve with seniority of 6 March 1944. The abbreviation ‘Sp.Br.’ indicates that he was an officer of the ‘Special Branch’; the abbreviation ‘Sc’ that precedes his name in the Navy List indicates that he was an officer employed on ‘Scientific Duties’. On 1 October 1944 he was appointed to the convoy escort ship H.M.S. Antwerp serving as a Fighter Direction Ship with the Mediterranean Fleet. His next appointment on 14 May 1945 was to the 2,650-tonne Minelayer Ariadne. In 1946 he was offered and accepted the opportunity to transfer to the Royal Navy with the rank of Lieutenant (E) with seniority backdated to 25 July 1941 - the abbreviation (E) signifying that he was an officer of the Electrical Branch. On 17 June 1946 he was appointed to Collingwood, the Royal Navy Electrical School at Gosport, Hampshire. He remained in this posting for eighteen months, and during this period underwent specialist training and qualified as an officer of the Electrical Branch. The Navy List for January 1948 shows him as being unattached and therefore with no indication of where he was serving. The Navy List for January 1949 shows that in November 1948 he was appointed to the 1,250-tonne frigate H.M.S. Black Swan, then serving with the Far East Fleet, and was later appointed Electrical Officer, Yangtze Flotilla. On 19 April 1949 as part of his Yangtze Flotilla duties, during the Chinese Civil War, he took passage aboard the 1,350 ton frigate H.M.S. Amethyst to Nanking where she was to relieve the ‘C’ class destroyer Consort as guard ship to the British Embassy. At that time, Nanking was the capital of the Nationalist Republic of China. Following hand-over, it was intended that he would return down river aboard Consort. Whilst on passage, on 20 April, Amethyst came under heavy and sustained artillery fire from well-concealed Chinese Communist troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River; the south bank of the river was held by the Nationalists, and the north bank by the Communists. About 9.30 on 20 April 1949, a Communist shore battery opened fire on Amethyst, hitting her bridge, mortally wounding her captain, Lieutenant Commander B. M. Skinner, and injuring First Lieutenant Geoffrey Weston, before he could pass on the captain’s order to return fire. A second shell hit the wheel-house wounding the coxswain and, in trying to take evasive action, Amethyst slewed to port and grounded on a sandbank near Rose Island. Other shells exploded in the sick bay, the port engine room, and finally the generator. The loss of power also disabled the gyrocompass and electrically-controlled firing circuits. Amethyst was now a helpless target and had grounded in such a way that neither of the two gun turrets at the front of the ship could be brought to bear on the P.L.A. (People’s Liberation Army) targets. The shelling continued, ripping large holes in the hull (some near the waterline), the sickbay and the port engine room. Only one turret was able to bear on the hostile batteries; it fired under local control until it was disabled. Just after 10.00, the wounded First Lieutenant ordered the evacuation of all but essential personnel. Just over 60 men reached the southern shore. Shelling stopped at 11.00; 22 men had been killed and 31 wounded (the wounded were taken off by sampan the next day, and the evacuation of nonessential personnel completed). The ship had received over fifty hits, and P.L.A. snipers continued to fire at any visible movement on board. During this time H.M.S. Consort was sighted, flying seven White Ensigns and three Union flags, steaming down from Nanking at 29 knots. Consort came under fire from the shore batteries and returned fire with her 4.5 inch guns, destroying the enemy shore batteries before she attempted to take Amethyst in tow. Consort turned about wit all guns blazing at the north bank batteries, destroying an enemy position. However, Consort came under heavy fire, and the attempt was abandoned with 10 killed and three injured. First Lieutenant Weston refloated Amethyst on 22 April and moved her out of range of the P.L.A. artillery. The British Assistant Naval Attaché, Lieutenant-Commander J. S. Kerans came on board and took over command of the ship and the 50 or so crew members, including Strain, who remained on board during the entire Yangtze incident. On 26 April an attempt to free Amethyst from the mud was successful and the ship then proceeded to move up river and anchored off Fu Te Wei. Later that day a signal was received: ‘H.M. ships London and Black Swan are moving up river to escort the Amethyst down stream. Be ready to move.’ Both ships were heavily shelled as they attempted to help Amethyst, and they were forced to retreat with 3 killed and 14 wounded. Amethyst remained under guard by the P.L.A. for 101 days and vital supplies were not permitted to reach her. After a fourth attempt, the R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat from 88 Squadron succeeded in landing a replacement doctor, and medical supplies. Negotiations with the Communists made no progress, because they insisted as a precondition that Kerans must begin by confessing that the ship had wrongly invaded Chinese national waters and had fired upon the P.L.A. first (in 1988 the Chinese commander, Ye Fei, admitted that it was his troops that opened fire first). According to Lawrence Earl in the Yangtze Incident: ‘As early as mid-May Kerans reserved a corner of his mind for thinking about a possible break-out from the river in case his negotiations for a safe-conduct should fail. With this in his mind he decided to get the ship into seaworthy shape as soon as possible. He appointed Garns and Saunders, under the supervision of Strain, as Damage-Control Party, but he did not mention to anyone his secret fears that a break-out might eventually become the only avenue to freedom. The damage control party used hammocks stuffed with mattresses and blankets and old clothing, anything they could lay their hands on that could be spared. Then they used from one to three of these at a time according to the size of the hole. After that they shored up the damaged area with planks, using the stock of timber, taken on board in Malaya sometime previously, which they cut down to proper sizes. In a month they had succeeded in adequately filling in eight holes along the waterline, but one waterline hole, dead astern and directly over the rudder, resisted all their efforts. Kerans w...

A Great War 1918 ‘Ploegsteert’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Major G. Morton, North Staffordshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, who was three times wounded in action, and later served with the Australian Intelligence Corps during the Second World War Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2nd. Lieut. G. Morton. N. Staff. Regt.) unofficially re-engraved naming; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. Morton.); War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, these both officially impressed ‘QX42692 G. Morton’; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Australia, the reverse privately engraved ‘QX42692 Maj. G. Morton A.I.F.’, with sew-on top riband bar, very fine and better (7) £1,200-£1,600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty [at Ploegsteert on 7 September 1918]. When his machine guns were advancing to cover infantry they came under intense fire of all kinds. Two infantry platoons became disorganised and the advance stopped. This officer promptly went forward, with one man of his section, reorganised the infantry, and led them forward 300 yards and outflanked and silenced the enemy machine guns which were holding up the advance. While returning to his section he was severely wounded. He displayed great courage and initiative and rendered very valuable service.’ George Morton was born on 22 March 1896 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the North Staffordshire Regiment on 13 July 1915. He served with the 8th Battalion (and later on attachment to the Northumberland Fusiliers) during the Great War on the Western Front from July to August 1915; June to October 1916; June to October 1917; and June to September 1918, and was wounded on three occasions. He was promoted Lieutenant on 27 April 1917, and was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving with the 29th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. He was discharged on 28 October 1920. Emigrating to Australia, Morton joined the Australian Army Reserve of Officers as a Captain on 30 December 1935, and served during the Second World War in the Australian Intelligence Corps, being promoted Major on 31 May 1943. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1947 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 27 November 1947). Sold with various rank and unit insignia; and copied research.

A fine Order of St John group of eight awarded to Sergeant-Major T. Donnelly, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Blackpool Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (877 Sply: Ofcr: T. Donnelly, St John Amb: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (61210, S. Mjr. T. Donnelly, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (61210 W.O. Cl. 1. T. Donnelly. R.A.M.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (61210 S. Mjr. T. Donnelly. R.A.M.C.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (877. Sergt. T. Donnelly. Blackpool Div.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with three additional service bars (1st Amb: Off: Thomas Donnelly. (Blackpool Div: S.J.A.B.) 1913.) mounted court-style as worn, together with Blackpool Tribute Medal (Hibbard A5), silver and enamels, hallmarked Birmingham 1901, the reverse engraved (To 1st Officer T. Donnelly, St John Ambulance Brigade (Blackpool Division) South African War 1899 1901), good very fine (9) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919: St John’s Ambulance Brigade Hospital [France]. Thomas Donnelly was a native of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and served in South Africa with the Blackpool Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade. As a Sergeant-Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps he served in France from 22 July 1915.

A fine Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four to Warrant Officer Class II E. Perryman, Royal Horse Artillery, who was decorated for ‘untiring zeal and cheerfulness’ whilst attached to “B” Battery, 231st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (60098 B.S.Mjr: E. Perryman. R.H.A.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (60098 Cpl. E. Perryman. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (60098 W.O.Cl.2. E. Perryman. R.A.) mounted court-style for display, good very fine and better (4) £600-£800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. For the past year this Warrant Officer has shown untiring zeal and cheerfulness under all circumstances. It is very largely thanks to his efforts that the battery has maintained its efficiency.’ Edward Perryman, a native of Hounslow, served in France from 19 August 1914 with 28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Advanced Battery Sergeant Major, he was decorated for ‘zeal and cheerfulness’ over a period of time when the British and Allied Armies were facing significant pressures, not least during the German Spring Offensive when the enemy attempted to make use of 50 divisions freed by the Russian defeat. With storm trooper units achieving the deepest advances made by either side on the Western Front since 1914, the morale and efficiency of the British Army proved crucial in holding back the Germans, thus ‘buying time’ to enable American forces to disembark and tilt the balance back in favour of the Allies. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Pilkem July 1915’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Bandsman W. Barrett, Somerset Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6150 Bndsmn: W. Barrett. 1/Som: L.I.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6150 Bndsmn W. Barrett. 1/Som: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (6150 Pte. W. Barrett. Som. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (6150 Pte. W. Barrett. Som: L.I.) mounted as worn but Star detached, very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in bringing in wounded men from exposed places under heavy rifle, machine-gun and shell fire. Throughout the campaign Bandsman Barrett has displayed great bravery and devotion to duty.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘S. of Pilkem, 6 July 1915.’ William Barrett served in France as a Bandsman with 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, from 21 August 1914. Sold with ribbon bar and group of four related family medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence and War Medals, in card box of issue addressed to Mr C. N. Barrett, Keyham, Plymouth Devon.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Colour-Sergeant T. F. Wilkinson, 1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, Territorial Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265011 C.Q.M. Sjt: F. Wilkinson. 1/7 W. York: R.-T.F.) note single initial as per gazette; 1914-15 Star (433 C.Q.M. Sjt. T. F. Wilkinson.W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (433 C. Sjt. T. F. Wilkinson. W. York. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (6556 Sjt: T. F. Wilkinson. 3rd V.B. W. Yorks: Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (265011 C.Q.M. Sjt: T. F. Wilkinson. 7/W. York: R.) mounted for wear on two separate bars, toned, good very fine (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 4 July 1917; citation published 9 July 1917: ‘265011 C./Q./M./S. F. Wilkinson, W. York. R. (formerly 433). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has at all times performed his duties in a most courageous manner, especially when under fire, and has set a fine example to all those under him.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘France since April 1915’. T.F.E.M. Army Order 178 of 1 May 1919. Thomas Frederick Wilkinson served in France from 16 April 1915 and was disembodied on 27 April 1919. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

A Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant-Major A. Fletcher, Highland Light Infantry, late Essex Regiment with whom he saw service in the Boer War and at Gallipoli in the landing on ‘W’ Beach where he was wounded shortly after; he was decorated for ‘marked gallantry’ when ‘he on his own initiative crawled forward and killed 3 snipers’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (55423 C.S. Mjr: A. Fletcher. 1/9 High: L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4383 L. Corpl: A. Fletcher. Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star (4383 Sjt. A. Fletcher. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (4383 W.O. Cl. 2 A. Fletcher. Essex R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4383 Sjt: A. Fletcher. Essex Regt.) mounted for display, the second with re-fixed suspension claw, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore nearly very fine, edge bruise to the last, otherwise very fine or better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 2 December 1919: ‘For marked gallantry and initiative near Englefontaine, on 24th October, 1918, his company was acting as vanguard. The company commander was wounded and he took command until the arrival of another officer. His initiative and leadership contributed to the success of the advance. On 26th October he was in charge of a party mopping up in the village of Englefontaine, and did good work. During consolidation, when casualties were being sustained from snipers’ fire, he on his own initiative crawled forward and killed three snipers, and so allowed the work to continue.’ Alfred Fletcher was born on 21 February 1877, in the Parish of St. Paul's, Stockport, Cheshire. He attested for the Essex Regiment at Manchester on 21 December 1894, aged 17 years 10 months, a labourer by trade. At the time of his attestation he was serving in 4th (Militia) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. He joined the depot at Warley on 23 December 1894, and after training was posted to the 1st Battalion on 21 February 1895. He was subsequently posted to the 2nd Battalion for service in Burma on 27 October 1897, and was appointed Lance Corporal on 14 October 1898. He first saw active service in South Africa from 6 December 1901, returning to India in August 1902. He was promoted Corporal on 1 May 1903, after being posted back to the 1st Battalion where he was appointed Lance Sergeant. He later spent some time at the depot until being posted to the 3rd Battalion on 4 April 1907, where he remained until again posted to the 1st Battalion, where he was promoted to Sergeant on 16 December 1910. Sergeant Fletcher accompanied his battalion to Egypt on 23 March 1915, and thence to Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment were part of the 88th Brigade, 29th Division that landed at 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, on the Gallipoli peninsula. He was wounded on 9 May 1915 by a gunshot wound to the chest. On 15 August 1915, he was appointed Company Quartermaster Sergeant with the substantive rank of Colour Sergeant. Fletcher left Gallipoli with his battalion on 8 January 1916 to return to Egypt, and on 16 March 1916 he sailed for Marseilles from Alexandria. He was promoted to Company Sergeant Major on 4 June 1916, and returned to the U.K. on 20 June 1916, on being posted to the depot. Another posting followed, this time to the 3rd Battalion on 15 July 1916. He was transferred to the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on 1 April 1917, followed by transfer to the 2/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles on 23 June 1917. He remained with the Cameronians until he transferred to the 2/5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry on 12 November 1917. He was subsequently posted to the 1/9th Battalion, H.L.I. in France on 14 April 1918, and it was while serving with this battalion that he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He returned to the H.L.I. depot soon after the armistice, on 18 December 1918, and was posted to the 4th Battalion, H.L.I. on 14 January 1919, where he remained until being discharged on 22 March 1919, after 24 years of service. During his long service, Sergeant-Major Fletcher served in Burma, South Africa, Mauritius, Egypt, Gallipoli and France. After 18 years’ service he was awarded the Army Long Service & Good Conduct medal which was promulgated in Army Order 134 of April 1915. After his discharge, Alfred Fletcher lived at 59 Albert Road, Romford, Essex. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, discharge papers, and all relevant medal rolls.

A good Second War ‘Battle of Forli - Italy operations’ immediate D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant H. C. Carpenter, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, for his gallantry during hard fought house-to-house fighting on 11-12 November 1944 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (6465807 A. Sjt. H. C. Carpenter. R. Fus.) edge bruise; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 copy clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally very fine (6) £2,600-£3,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 April 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘On the afternoon of 11th November, 1944, ‘Z’ Company were ordered to move from ‘X’ roads to capture some houses. On approaching some factory buildings the Company came under intense fire at close range from Machine guns and bazookas stationed in these buildings. The right hand Platoon was completely pinned down and the left hand one No. 16 Platoon, commanded by Sergeant Carpenter went to ground. Sergeant Carpenter quickly rallied his platoon, and leading them in a skilful left flanking movement succeeded in by-passing the factory and infiltrating his platoon to a FUP for an attack on his final objective taking 5 prisoners on the way. These houses were strongly held and the enemy opened small arms fire on No. 16 Platoon. In spite of this Sergeant Carpenter led his Platoon in an attack on the houses which he succeeded in capturing, killing three Germans and taking a further 8 prisoners. The Platoon was now almost surrounded, with enemy at very close quarters but Sergeant Carpenter consolidated his objective and later made his way back alone to guide ‘X’ Company forward to reinforce his platoon. He then, under orders, withdrew his platoon into ‘Z’ Company reserve, and thereafter throughout the night organised and led carrying parties with food for the forward troops of both ‘X’ and ‘Z’ Companies, who were in very close contact with the enemy. His unbounded cheerfulness throughout was a wonderful inspiration to all ranks. His daring and initiative in getting his platoon through the enemy positions to capture his objective, and finally his personal courage and dash in the final assault and clearance of the houses turned the immediate stalemate into a very favourable position, forced the enemy to withdraw from the factory buildings before daylight, and proved to be the deciding factor in the success of the whole Battalion operation.’ Herbert Charles Carpenter served with “Z” Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Second World War. He distinguished himself as part of the 8th Army in the fighting in and around Forli, Italy, in November 1944 - in particular during house-to-house fighting in the appalling winter conditions. After the War, Carpenter resided at 47 St. Raphaels Way, Neasden, London. Sold with official typed copy of citation, and War Office enclosure for citation addressed to recipient and dated 1 March 1954.

A fine Great War ‘Battle of the Somme’ M.M. group of nine awarded to Corporal R. Taylor, Royal Horse Artillery, late Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (30493 Cpl. R. Taylor. ‘Q’ By: R.H.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (30493 Tptr: R. Taylor, 88th. Bty., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (30493 Tptr: R. Taylor. R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (30493 Bmbr: R. Taylor. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (30493 Cpl. R. Taylor. R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, unnamed as issued, lacking integral riband buckle; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (30493 Cpl. R. Taylor. R.H.A.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1917, with bronze palm emblem on riband, minor contact marks to Boer War awards, otherwise good very fine and better (9) £800-£1,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916. Ralph Taylor was born in Chatham, Kent, in 1884. A 14 year-old drummer boy - just 4ft 10 inches in stature - he attested for the Royal Artillery in London on 4 October 1898, and served with 88th Battery, Royal Field Artillery during the Boer War. Transferred to “T” Battery, he remained in South Africa until 22 January 1904. Sent to India, Taylor was advanced Gunner on 16 March 1903, Acting Bombardier 15 July 1904, and Bombardier 14 May 1906. Later transferred to “Q” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, Taylor was appointed Corporal on 1 January 1910 and entered the French theatre of War with this unit on 11 November 1914. Initially serving as part of the Sialkot Brigade in the 1st Indian Cavalry Division, “Q” Battery was soon in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, supporting 8th Division. Concentrated in a large semicircle, the guns were brought up by night with the aim of cutting the enemy wire which lay 15 yards deep in places. On 10 March 1915, the guns opened up, but the infantry attack was soon brought to a standstill by cleverly concealed German strong points. Transferred to the Somme in the early spring of 1916, Taylor likely spent much of his time maintaining the guns in the face of adverse weather and the endless mud. Awarded the Military Medal and Army L.S.G.C. Medal per Army Order 125 on 1 April 1917, his luck finally ran out on 1 July 1918 when he was wounded in action. Sent to the 1st South African General Hospital, the abrasion to his face was sufficient to necessitate evacuation to England per Hospital Ship St. Andrew. He was discharged upon termination of his second period of engagement on 3 September 1921. Sold with copied service record and extensive private research. Note: Entitlement to the Delhi Durbar 1903 Medal, the clasp to 1914 Star; and the French Croix de Guerre all unconfirmed.

A Great War ‘German Spring Offensive’ M.M. group of four awarded to Gunner T. Miller, Royal Horse Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (88156 Gnr: T. Miller. ‘U’ By: R.H.A.); 1914-15 Star (88156 Gnr. T. Miller. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (88156 Gnr. T. Miller. R.A.) edge bruise to first, very fine (4) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918. Thomas Miller was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, on 16 November 1894. He enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery on 2 November 1914, and served in France from 1 April 1915. Appointed Acting Shoeing Smith four days later, he was posted to 16 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery Ammunition Column, and was thus present during the Second Battle of Ypres from 22 April to 25 May 1915. This action witnessed the first German deployment of poison gas, followed by further attacks on the Frezenberg and Bellewaarde Ridges which effectively brought both sides to an exhausted standstill. Posted to “U” Battery on 2 August 1917, Miller witnessed the destruction of a number of his battery guns on the first day of the German Spring Offensive near Le Verjiubr. Relocated to Montigny and then the Amiens Road, the War Diary for 16 Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, adds: ‘Killing enemy until they got to a very short range.’ Awarded the Military Medal, Miller survived the war and remained in service with “B” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. His Army Service Record shows, however, that his life changed beyond measure in early 1920, when his father recalled him home: ‘I have had the misfortune to have his mother knocked down by a motor causing her to have her legs smashed... and I have been waiting to go under an operation myself with a double rupture.’ Sold with extensive copied research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal E. Bryan, Cheshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (61401 L.Cpl. E. Bryan. 15/Ches: R.) heavily polished, contact marks, fine £140-£180 --- M.M. London Gazette 30 October 1917. Edward Bryan was born in Levenshulme, Lancashire, in 1893. He attested at Stockport for the Cheshire Regiment on 10 March 1914, serving in France with the 6th Battalion from 10 November 1914. Awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the 15th Battalion, his Army Service Record notes that he was gassed on 10 November 1917 and returned home soon thereafter. Decorated with his MM at Chester on 17 February 1918, Bryan was discharged surplus to military requirements on 5 February 1919.

A Second War ‘North Africa’ M.M. group of six awarded to Fitter Gunner First Class W. F. Davey, Royal Horse Artillery, later Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, who displayed considerable courage on more than one occasion when attacked by the tanks of Rommel’s Afrika Korps Military Medal, G.VI.R. (791729 L.Sjt. W. F. Davey. R.A.) suspension claw slightly loose; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style for display, minor contact marks, good very fine and better (6) £800-£1,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 18 February 1943. The original Recommendation states: ‘This Sergeant Fitter has done some magnificent work both in maintaining the Battery’s vehicles and recovering vehicles from dangerous country in front of our O.Ps. On several occasions, he has worked on abandoned vehicles under heavy shell fire until he has been able to drive them back into our lines. On one occasion, in the last campaign, he continued to work on a broken down portee while in the middle of a tank battle. This N.C.O.’s consistent courage, cheerfulness and complete disregard of his own safety has been an outstanding example to the other men of the Battery, and he has been responsible for saving a large number of vehicles from either falling into the enemy’s hands or being destroyed.’ William Frederick Davey was born in the Parish of Fratton, Portsmouth, on 8 January 1915. He attested for the Royal Artillery as a 14 year-old schoolboy on 1 May 1929, and was immediately sent to the Military College of Science at Woolwich. He mustered as Gunner on 8 January 1933, and served in Cairo from 17 August 1936 in the rank of Bombardier Artificer. Posted to “D” Battery, 3 Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, on 1 August 1939, Davey witnessed extensive active service in North Africa and was recommended for a B.E.M. in March 1942 whilst serving with 7th Armoured Division. Downgraded to a ‘mention’ (London Gazette 9 September 1942), the surviving WO 373/88 entry offers a good insight as to the intensity of the campaign at that time: ‘Bdr (Art) William Frederick Davey., 3 Regt. R.H.A., 791729., On 21 Nov. 1942 near Sidi Rezegh the B Echelon of 7 Sp. Gp. was attacked by a large number of German tanks and thrown into considerable confusion. Bdr. Davey immediately collected up the vehicles of his battery and several others of other units which were under fire from the tanks and led them to a safe place. Bdr. Davey’s prompt action undoubtedly saved many of these vehicles and their drivers and much valuable equipment from being captured. Throughout the past two years in the Western Desert Bdr. Davey has shown untiring devotion to duty. On many occasions he has worked under fire in the forward area and repaired guns and portees thereby enabling them to be brought into action with the least possible delay.’ Davey saw further active service in Normandy from 18 June 1944, being granted the substantive rank of Sergeant. Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, he was posted to 21 Advance base workshop and re-mustered as Fitter Gunner 2nd Class in the spring of 1945. Following a brief spell with BAOR, he was finally discharged upon completion of engagement on 10 February 1954. Sold with extensive copied research including the recipient’s Army Service Record.

A Second War R.V.M. group of eleven awarded to Warrant Officer Class I F. Wylde, Office Keeper at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, late Royal Garrison Artillery 1914 Star, with clasp (26463 Cpl. F. Wylde. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (26463 W.O.Cl.2. F. Wylde. R.A.); Defence Medal; Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., suspension dated ‘1913-1933’, 2 clasps, Thirty Years, Forty Years (F. Wylde); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (191770 B.S.Mjr. F. Wylde. R.G.A.); Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., 1 clasp, War Service 1942 (Sergt. Frederick Wylde.) mounted court-style for display, lightly polished and lacquered, nearly very fine and better (11) £800-£1,000 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Frederick Theophilous Wylde was born in Wandsworth, London, on 29 May 1886. A ship’s steward, he attested for the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Woolwich on 21 August 1903 and witnessed early service overseas in India. Advanced Corporal on 29 June 1910 and briefly transferred to the Army Reserve, he took brief employment as Gate Keeper at the Royal Mews on 1 December 1912, before being recalled to service with 7 Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, upon the outbreak of the Great War. Sent to France on 15 August 1914, Wylde was promoted Sergeant 4 January 1915 and Mentioned in Despatches on 21 May 1918. His valuable service was further recognised by the award of the M.S.M. as Battery Sergeant Major of “B” Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, and appointment as Warrant Officer 1st Class before the cessation of hostilities. Returning to London and his former civilian employment on the Staff of the Royal Household, Wylde was made Office Keeper at the Royal Mews on 1 October 1923 and was later awarded the Faithful Service Medal with 2 clasps. He is recorded in 1939 as living with his wife at the Royal Mews, and was thus likely present on 13 September 1940 when a German raider dropped five high explosive bombs on the Palace; the Royal chapel, inner quadrangle, entrance gates and Victoria Memorial were all hit, with four members of the Palace staff wounded and one killed. In a poignant statement, Queen Elizabeth is quoted as saying, ‘I’m glad we have been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East-End in the face’. For Wylde, his day was almost certainly spent helping to clear up the mess, followed by an evening dedicated to the service of the Special Constabulary and A.R.P. Decorated with the R.V.M. on 2 June 1943, Wylde was re-designated Clerk at the Royal Mews on 1 January 1947, before retiring on 15 September 1955. As one of the most experienced members of staff, whose service to the Crown spanned over 40 years, Wylde was one of the true ‘old guard’. He died on 21 February 1970. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient in later life wearing his medals.

The historically important C.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant J. E. M. Carvell, 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), London Regiment, who was twice wounded during the Great War - rather than take a discharge he took a posting as an Instructor to the Portuguese Army from 1917-18, and then as a Staff Captain, HQ London District, 1918-19. A career diplomat, Carvell, when acting British Consul General in Munich in the 1930s, secured the freedom of some 300 Jews from Dachau, and in 2018 was posthumously recognised by the British Government as a ‘British Hero of the Holocaust’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in DS&S case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. E. M. Carvell. 16/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. E. M. Carvell); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, the Great War trio lacquered and mounted court-style by Spink, London, the Coronation Medal loose, good very fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 2 January 1950: ‘John Eric Maclean Carvell Esq., His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Quito.’ John Eric MacLean Carvell was born on 12 August 1894 and was educated at Berkhamsted. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 9 September 1914 and was posted to the 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), London Regiment as temporary Lieutenant on 30 November 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 January 1915, and was promoted Captain on 28 April 1917. Twice wounded (on the second occasion the bullet reputedly lodged between his heart and his lung), rather than take a discharge he took a posting as an Instructor to the Portuguese Army from 1917-18, and then as a Staff Captain, HQ London District, 1918-19. He transferred to the Territorial Force Reserve on 30 July 1919. A career diplomat, Carvell had various postings, firstly as British Consul to the Republic of Haiti, at Port au Prince, in 1920, followed by postings to Finisterre, France; Munich, Bavaria; State of Rio Grande do Sul at Porto Alegre, Brazil; and again at Munich, Bavaria, in the late 1930’. He was appointed British Consul General at Algiers, in 1942; Arizona, in 1946; Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Quito, Equador, in 1948; and Sofia, Bulgaria in 1951. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1954, and died at Bungay, Suffolk on 29 April 1978. As Consul General in Munich, Carvell used his position to issue certificates to 300 Jewish men imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp for ‘race defilement’ (marrying or having relationships with non-Jewish German women). These certificates enabled the men to leave the camp and travel to British Mandated Palestine in 1937. As a result of his and his colleagues’ efforts to aid the escape of Jews from Germany, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. The plaque reads, 'To commemorate those British diplomats who by their personal endeavours helped to rescue victims of Nazi oppression’. Carvell was posthumously awarded the title ‘British Hero of the Holocaust’ in 2018, along with his counterpart in Lithuania, Sir Thomas Preston. The title ‘British Hero of the Holocaust’ is a special award given by the British Government to people who helped or rescued Jews and others facing Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. The award was created in 2009 following a campaign by the Holocaust Educational Trust to ensure that their actions were properly recognised; the first awards were given in 2010.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of five awarded to Captain G. la C. Baudains, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), London Regiment, attached 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2132 Pte. G. Baudains, 2-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. G. La C. Baudains.); together with British Expeditionary Force, Recreational Training silver fob prize medal, engraved ‘4th Army Infantry School, Individual Bayonet Competition, won by Cpt. G. La. C. Baudains M.C., 9th Roy. Fus.’, very fine and better (5) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 26 July 1918 ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. When in command of the right front company of his battalion, a heavy enemy attack drove back the battalion on his right, leaving his flank exposed. In spite of this, he held his support line position against greatly superior numbers, and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Subsequently he was entirely cut off, but continued to hold on until he judged that the troops in his rear had had time to take up a new position, when he fought his way out, being wounded while so doing. By his splendid courage and coolness he set a fine example to all with him.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 30 December 1918. George La Croix Baudains was born at St. Helier, Jersey, in 1892 and was educated at Jersey Modern School and King’s College, London. He served initially with the 2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 January 1915, before being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), London Regiment on 25 October 1916, and served as a Lieutenant and Captain attached to the 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He resigned his commission on 21 April 1921. He later served as an Assistant Inspector of Taxes, Inland Revenue Department, and died in Clapham, London, in October 1942.

A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant W. P. Batters, Essex Yeomanry, later Army Service Corps, who was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving with the Machine Gun Squadron Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. W. P. Batters. Essex Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. P. Batters.); together with the related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- M.C. London Gazette 18 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He handled his guns with marked skill and gallantry under continuous shell fire. Although badly wounded he continued to superintend for eighteen hours with the utmost determination, thereby rendering valuable assistance at a critical time.’ Walter Perceval Batters was born in Enfield, Middlesex, in 1879, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Essex Yeomanry on 30 December 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from October 1915, and was seconded for duty with Brigade Machine Gun Squadron on 29 February 1916. He transferred to the Army Service Corps on 29 April 1918, and in the 1939 Register he is recorded as a colliery Director and is residing at the Old Rectory, Ruthin, North Wales. He died in Chelsea in January 1952.

A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Acting Major D. V. Webb, Leicestershire Regiment, who was five times wounded in action during the Great War, and died of wounds at Magny la Fosse on 16 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. V. Webb. Leic. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. V. Webb.) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- M.C. London Gazette 15 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous devotion to duty. During an enemy attack [at Wieltje in Belgium] he was not only injured, but buried by the explosion of a shell. Though suffering greatly from shock, he insisted on remaining in command of his company for two days, when his C.O. ordered him to report himself to the Medical Officer.’ Duncan Vere Webb was born at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland, on 20 March 1896, where his father Major Duncan Webb was stationed with the Army Service Corps, and was educated at Uppingham School. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Leicestershire Regiment, he served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 January 1915. He was badly gassed on 20 December 1915; was slightly wounded on 5 January 1916; and in February 1917 he was admitted to hospital with appendicitis, and afterwards was granted sick leave in England. Webb was back in France by April 1917 as Officer Commanding a raid on enemy trenches with the object of ‘killing Germans and securing identifications’. An account of the raid in the War Diary says ‘several dugouts blown in containing Germans ... machine gun destroyed ... one prisoner brought back unwounded ... casualties: 1 killed, 22 wounded, 4 missing.’ Webb was wounded again in the trenches on 6 July 1917 but remained on duty, and then again during an attack on 23 September 1918, probably as a result of shell fire. In October, the Battalion was in action again in the area of Magny-la-Fosse, launching an attack in the early hours of 8 October 1918, advancing and taking ground over the next four days. It was during this assault that he was shot in the abdomen, possibly by machine gun fire, on the morning of the 10 October 1918. He arrived at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station on the following day, where he was operated on at once, but his wound was serious and he died on 16 October 1918. He is buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Aisne, France. Sold with copied research.

A fine Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., D.C.M., Russian Cross of St. George group of six awarded to Second Lieutenant W. H. Brace, 19th (Glamorgan Pioneers) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, late 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment and 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welsh Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (22053 Pte. W. H. Brace. 16/Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. H. Brace.); Defence Medal, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. W. H. Brace, 54 Pen y Dre, Rhiwbina, Cardiff’; Russia, Empire, Cross of St. George, Fourth Class, silver, reverse officially numbered ‘807673’, good very fine (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘For marked courage and initiative in command of a platoon attached to a company of infantry for consolidation of the final objective in the operations of 20 October 1918, north-east of Le Cateau. When the attack was checked by wire he joined the infantry, reorganised the attack, and captured the position. He mopped up enemy positions and dug-outs in a quarry, and later caught up the advance and rendered valuable assistance in taking, the final objective.’ D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. As C.O.’s runner he carried messages to all parts of the line. When the adjutant, signalling officer and assistant adjutant became casualties he did splendid work, and though only a boy knew exactly what was going on all along the line. He was twice blown off his legs during the day close to his C.O.’ Russian Cross of St. George, Fourth Class London Gazette 19 February 1917. William Herbert Brace attested for the Cheshire Regiment and served with the 16th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from January 1916. Awarded the D.C.M., he was subsequently posted to the 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 19th (Glamorgan Pioneer) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, on 31 October 1917. He relinquished his commission on 1 September 1921. The 1920 Army List, as is the case with some D.C.M. recipients, also credits him with the award of a Mention in Despatches on 20 October 1916, which is the date of the D.C.M. award, although no further trace of a ‘Mention’ has been found. Brace was again commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 16th Glamorganshire Battalion (Cardiff), Home Guard on 16 February 1941. He was a member of the Welch Regiment Officers Association and in 1957 carried the Colour of his old Battalion at the laying up ceremony in the Regimental Chapel. He died on 16 January 1962. Sold with a Welsh Regiment other ranks cap badge; aluminium wrist I.D. tag on steel chain (W. H. Brace 22053, 16 Ch. Bapt.); riband bar for the first two; Welsh Regiment officers bladed cap badge; original London Gazette pages containing the citation for the M.C.; several original press cuttings; copy hand-written note, being an Extract from Army Orders, regarding the award of the D.C.M. and Russian Cross of St. George, this split to folds and part lacking; and original citation for Russian Cross of St. George to Officer Cadet W. H. Brace, which reads the same as the D.C.M. citation.

A Great War ‘Palestine’ M.C. group of five awarded to Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class The Reverend H. T. Lloyd, Army Chaplain’s Department, attached 158th Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Division, who was awarded the Military Cross and twice Mentioned in Despatches for Egypt and Palestine Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Rev. H. T. Lloyd, M.A. C.F. Palestine 1917’; 1914-15 Star (Rev. H. T. Lloyd. A.C.D.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. H. T. Lloyd.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, a few verdigris traces to 1914-15 Star, otherwise very fine and better (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 July 1916 and 12 January 1918. The Reverend Herbert Thomas Lloyd was born in 1871 and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained Deacon in 1898, and Priest in 1899, he served as Curate of St. Matthews, Leicester from 1898 to 1900; Froxfield, Hampshire from 1901 to 1905; Firles with Beddingham from 1905 to 1909; and was Rector of Croydon with Clapton from 1909. He was appointed Temporary Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class on 24 June 1915, and served during the Great War as Chaplain with 158th Brigade in the 58th Welsh Division in the Egyptian theatre of War from 29 July 1915. For his services in Egypt and Palestine he was twice Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded the Military Cross, and conducted the first celebration of the Holy Communion at St. George’s Collegiate Church after the capture of Jerusalem. Following the Great War he remained as Rector of Croydon with Clapton, residing at the Croydon Rectory, Royston, Hertfordshire, and changed his name by Deed Poll to Lloyd-Johnes in order to inherit the the Dolacothi Estate, Carmarthen, which had belonged to his cousin, General Sir James Hills-Johnes, V.C., G.C.B. He died in Brighton in 1958. Sold with copied research.

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant P. Wray, Yorkshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5195 Sjt. P. Wray. 37/M.G.C.); British War and Victory Medals (5195 A. Sjt. P. Wray. M.G.C.); together with an Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity Jewel, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Scarborough District - P. Wray 1961’, very fine and better (4) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920: ‘For great courage and good leadership in the attack on Louvignies and Jolimetz in October, 1918. When his section came under very heavy shell fire, one limber being knocked out and the section badly shaken, he showed great coolness in reorganising the section and pushing forward to support the attacking infantry.’ Percy Wray, a native of Harrogate, Yorkshire, attested for the Yorkshire Regiment, and served with the 37th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry in the final push to Victory, he was transferred to Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve on 15 February 1919. Sold with copied research.

Family Group: Pair: Veterinary Surgeon First Class Major M. F. M. Case, attached Royal Artillery, who was the Senior Veterinary Officer in Egypt in 1888 and was awarded the Order of the Medjidieh Third Class Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Gemaizah 1888 (Vet. Surgn. M. F. M. Case G/B R.H.A.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued; sometime mounted for wear but both detached from the ribbon brooch which has in addition the ribbon for the Third Class Insignia of the Order of the Medjidieh, contact marks, about very fine Three: Gunner M. T. W. Case, South African Mounted Rifles Field Artillery Battery 1914-15 Star (Gnr. M. T. W. Case. S.A.M.R. - F.A.B.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Gnr. M. T. W. Case. S.A.M.R. - F.A.B.) official correction to second initial on 1914-15 Star, which is over stamped, star polished, otherwise nearly very fine Pair: Second Officer A. M. B. Case, Mercantile Marine, later temporary Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Alfred M. B. Case) good very fine Pair: Nursing Sister Miss Beattrice T. case, French Red Cross British War and Victory Medals (B. T. Case.) good very fine (lot) £800-£1,000 --- Middleton Frederick Mallet Case joined the Army as a Veterinary Surgeon Second Class on 11 January 1868, and was promoted Veterinary Surgeon First Class on 14 July 1881. He served at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir in 1882, and at the Battle of Gemaizah in 1888. He appears on the medal roll for the Egypt and Sudan medal for serving with “G” Battery in “B” Brigade, Royal Artillery. He is noted on the medal roll for the Gemaizah 1888 clasp as the Senior Veterinary Officer in Egypt, Head Quarters Cairo. For his services in Egypt at the action at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888 he was awarded the Third Class of the Order of the Medjidieh (London Gazette 14 March 1890). He retired in 1895, and died at Ramsgate on 8 September 1927, aged 87. Middleton Thomas Wythe Case, the son of the above, was born at Christchurch, Hampshire, in 1881. He emigrated to South Africa prior to the outbreak of the Great War and volunteered for service in the South African Mounted Rifles, serving with their Field Artillery Battery. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1924, and in the 1939 Register was listed as residing at 25 Spencer Square, Ramsgate, describing himself as Retired Gunner, South African. He died in Kent in September 1967. Alfred Mallett Basil Case, son of the first and brother of the above, was born at Woolwich in 1883. He received his Board of Trade Certificate of Competency as Second Mate on 22 December 1905, and as First Mate on 4 October 1911. He served during the Great War as 2nd Officer in the Merchant Marine. He was commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve on 9 May 1919, for service in R.F.A. Sunhill in North Russia on 30 May 1919. He then also served in S.S. Walton Belle, a minesweeping paddle steamer, and R.F.A. Lobster. His Commission was terminated on 7 November 1919. He continued in service in the Mercantile Marine and was tragically killed in an accident at sea in S.S. Ovingdean Grange on 25 April 1926, having fallen from the Boat Deck to the Main Deck, and died of a fractured skull. Beatrice Theodora Case, the daughter of the first and sister of the above two, served during the Great War as a Nursing Sister with the French Red Cross in France from November 1914.

Five: Lieutenant Colonel S. W. Webster, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), late Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: S. W. Webster. 6 Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: S. W. Webster. Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (Major S. W. Webster. 6/D.Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. S. W. Webster.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, overall good very fine (5) £600-£800 --- Samuel Wentworth Webster was born at Halifax in 1875, the only son of Mr. Isaac Webster, and grandson of Mr. Samuel Webster, founder of the firm Samuel Webster and Sons, Ltd., a brewers in Halifax of which he was a director. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry on 9 June 1896. Promoted Lieutenant on 2 March 1898, he served with the Yorkshire Dragoons until he was commissioned Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards on 20 December 1899. He served in South Africa throughout the Boer War; following the Boer War he remained in the army, and was promoted Captain on 9 August 1907 and Major on 1 May 1913. Webster served throughout the Great War, landing with the British Expeditionary Force in France on 16 August 1914. He was appointed Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel on 14 December 1915, and was appointed to be second in command of the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment 27 March 1919. He retired on 1 January 1920, and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel. ‘Cambridge University Alumni’ states that he was mentioned in the Secretary of State's list for ‘valuable services rendered in connection with the War’. Webster transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in April 1923. After leaving the army he resided at Gorsfield, Stansted Mountfitchett, Essex. He was adopted as the prospective Conservative and Unionist party candidate for Halifax, for the July 1928 by-election, but died shortly before on 10 May 1928.

Four: Corporal D. Burn, Army Service Corps Remounts Section, late 75th Company Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (34138 Pte. D. Burn. 75th Coy Imp: Yeo.); 1914 Star (RTS-4007 Strpr: D. Burn. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (RTS-4007 Cpl. D. Burn. A.S.C.) generally good very fine and rank of Strapper on the 1914 Star rare (4) £220-£260 --- David Burn served in the 75th (Sharpshooters) Company, 18th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in the South Africa during the Boer War and subsequently as a ‘Strapper’ in the Remounts Section, 1st Brigade, Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 August 1914.

Five: Sergeant G. E. Johnson, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1914 Star, with clasp (4469 Sjt. G. Johnson. 3/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (3 DG - 4469 Sjt. G. E. Johnson. 3-D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (D-19880 Sjt. G. E. Johnson. 3/D. Gds.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, good very fine (5) £600-£800 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 15 April 1918. George Edward Johnson attested for the 3rd Dragoon Guards at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on 24 April 1900, at the age of 18, and prior to the Great War served in South Africa and Egypt. He served with the Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 October 1914, and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 October 1918. He was discharged on termination of his second period of engagement on 1 April 1921. Sold with a small multi-coloured (red, yellow, blue and white) rosette, with ribbon tails, this possibly a recruiter’s rosette.

Family Group: Four: Warrant Officer Class II F. R. West, 9th Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (1087 Sjt. F. R. West. 9/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-1087 Sjt. F. West. 9-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (311892 W.O. Cl. II. F. R. West. 9-Lrs.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Sergt. G. West. E. I. Ry. Volr. Rifle Corps.) engraved naming, good very fine (5) £260-£300 --- Frederick R. West was born at Ranikett, India, and attested for service in the 9th Lancers at Hounslow in 1908 at the age of 20. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914, and following the Great War he was re-numbered 311893. He was discharged ‘time expired’ as Staff Sergeant Major at Canterbury on 25 December 1929, his conduct being described as exemplary. Sold with an empty Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin; and a 9th Lancers Old Comrades Association lapel badge in gilt and enamel.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II and Acting Regimental Sergeant Major J. E. Frost, 15th Hussars 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (2784 Sjt. J. E. Frost. 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2784 Sjt. J. E. Frost. 15-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (536735 W.O. Cl. 11. J. E. Frost. 15 19 Hrs.) mounted for wear, scratches to obverse of B.W.M., otherwise good very fine (4) £260-£300 --- John Ernest Frost attested for the East Surrey Regiment at Kingston upon Thames on 25 May 1908, before transferring to the 19th Hussars on 1 August 1908, and then to the 15th Hussars in 1910. He served with the 15th Hussars during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914 and fought in the retreat from Mons, and the battles of the Aisne and Marne, and was hospitalised after having been gassed at Ypres in May 1915. He was later re-numbered 536735, and attended an Officer Cadet Battalion in June 1918, but was not commissioned. He subsequently serving in the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment, from January 1919 and reverted to 15th Hussars in February 1920. He was appointed to the Permanent Staff, Staffordshire Yeomanry, on 27 July 1923, and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order No. 150 of 1927. He died at the Military Hospital, Tidworth Garrison, as an Acting Regimental Sergeant Major, on 25 June 1928. Sold with a large framed portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform; a large quantity of original mounted photographs including several group photographs of the 15th Hussars; mounted wedding photograph with the recipient in uniform; photograph of “B” Squadron 15th Hussars Soccer Team, in which the recipient is named; Officer Cadet Group Photographs, presumed to include the recipient; N.C.O.’s “C” Squadron, Bedburg Germany February 1919; plus a quantity of other related and family photographs; also a hand-written summary of his army service up to the Somme 1916; together with a quantity of postcard-size group photographs of 15th Hussars and sports teams with several identifying the recipient; several small photographs of the recipient in dress uniform; together with a quantity of ephemera including several Field Service Postcards and two original certified copy marriage certificates.

Four: Sergeant J. Morgan, 20th Hussars 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (6796 L. Cpl. J. Morgan. 20/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (8796 Sjt. J. Morgan. 20-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (538831 Sjt. J. Morgan. 14 20 H.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (4) £160-£200 --- James Morgan attested for the 20th Hussars at Manchester on 24 January 1911 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914. He was wounded on 18 February 1916, and subsequently spent some time at home in the U.K. serving with 13th Reserve Cavalry Brigade and the 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. He was transferred to Class “B” Army Reserve in May 1919, but rejoined the 20th Hussars in September 1920. He had subsequent service attached to 5th Cavalry Depot, 14/20th Hussars, and 1st King’s Dragoon Guards in 1931, and was discharged at Canterbury in July 1934. Sold with a presentation silver cigarette case with gilt interior, inscribed ‘Presented to Sergt. J. Morgan. By 2nd Troop, “B” Squad. 13th Res. Cavy. Brigade. Aug. 25th. 1916.’

Family Group: Four: Temporary Corporal O. J. Stevens, Middlesex Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (L-10887 Pte. O. J. Stevens. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (10887 T.Cpl. O. J. Stevens. Midd’x R.); Defence Medal, mounted for wear, very fine and better Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6655 Pte. J. Stevens. Midd’x R.) very fine (5) £220-£260 --- Oliver John Stevens attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914. He later served in the Army Veterinary Corps and was renumbered 985. James Stevens was born at Kilburn, London, and attested for service in the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment on 2 November 1900, at the age of 18. He served on St. Helena guarding Boer prisoners of war during the South African War and later in China, before transferring to the Army Reserve in November 1908.

Five: Lieutenant C. A. Easton, 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, late Honourable Artillery Company, later Royal Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (1074 Pte. C. A. Easton. H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. A. Easton); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Great War awards mounted as worn, the Second War awards loose; together with the three Great War related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-£220 --- Cyril Albert Easton joined the Honourable Artillery Corps and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 September 1914 to 14 December 1914. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, for service in India and Waziristan, on 5 March 1915, and served as Unit Transport Officer and an Instructor at the Motor Transport School, before contracting malaria whilst still serving in India in 1919. His career was very much based on the engineering maintenance of commercial vehicle fleets, and he was an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Easton was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps on 18 March 1940, and was mainly employed with driver training units, and as Transport Officer. He died at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1961. Sold with a 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, white metal King’s Crown collar badge; a Royal Army Service Corps (George VI) O.S.D. collar badge; Army Council issue slip for the Second War medals; a group photograph of N.C.O. Instructors, R.A.S.C., at Ramsden Hall, February 1944, believed to include the recipient; and a satin- and velvet-lined small casket with intricate metal appliqué inspired by Indian design, including two depictions of the goddess Shiva, the letters ‘H.A.C.’ and applied 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion collar badge and a white metal (possibly silver) engraved plaque reading ‘From Cyril to Gwen - Christmas, India 1916.’

Three: Private R. Harrison, Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914 Star (6627 Pte. R. Harrison, R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6627 Pte. Pte. R. Harrison. R. Lanc. R.) surface abrasions to obverse of 1914 Star, contact marks and edge wear, nearly very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Robert Harrison was born at Stockport, Cheshire, in 1880 and attested for the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Manchester on 19 November 1900. He transferred to the Army Reserve in 1903, but re-engaged in 1912, and was mobilised for active service on 5 August 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914, and is recorded as having sometime been a Prisoner of War at Doberitz in Germany. He received a gun shot wound to the head and was discharged, no longer physically fit for active service, on 20 November 1917, receiving a Silver War Badge No. 278764.

Three: Private C. Holmes, Manchester Regiment, later Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (8081 Pte. C. Holmes. 1/Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8081 Pte. C. Holmes. Manch. R.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Charles Holmes attested for the Manchester Regiment at Ashton-under-Lyne on 14 October 1902 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914. Having been wounded, he was transferred to a Garrison Battalion of The King’s Liverpool Regiment, and was discharged from the Depot on 30 November 1915, being awarded a Silver War Badge No. B33642. Sold with original enclosure slip for the 1914 Star, from the Records Office, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, dated July 1919 and original parchment certificate of discharge (Army Form B.2070) relating to his later service with the Garrison Battalion the King’s Liverpool Regiment, all contained in a black leather pouch.

Three: Private D. Bell, Army Cyclist Corps and Royal Scots, who was later commissioned into the Royal Air Force 1914 Star (83 Pte. D. Bell. A. Cyc. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (83 Pte. D. Bell. A. Cyc. Corps.) good very fine, the 1914 Star extremely rare to the Army Cyclist Corps (3) £300-£400 --- David Bell was born in 1896 and served with the Army Cyclist Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 November 1914, arriving just in time to qualify for a 1914 Star. He also served with the Scottish Rifles with Service No. 25560. He transferred to the Royal Air Force and trained as a pilot, being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 28 February 1919.

Four: Major A. Houghton, Army Service Corps, who was awarded the Serbian Order of the White Eagle for his services in the Salonika campaign 1914 Star (2. Lieut: A. Houghton. A.S.C.) with rosette on riband; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major. A. Houghton.) all in named card boxes of issue; Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, Fifth Class breast badge, with swords, silver-gilt and enamel, in Huguenin Freres, Le Locle, case of issue, some chipping and loss to blue enamel ‘ribbon’ to reverse of the Serbian Order, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 28 November 1917. Serbian Order of the White Eagle, with Swords, Fifth Class, London Gazette 26 February 1920. Alfred Houghton was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 19 September 1914 and served with the Special Reserve during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 October 1914. Proceeding to Salonika, he was advanced temporary Major on 27 January 1918 and was demobilised on 24 January 1919. He resigned his commission on 12 February 1920, and was granted the honorary rank of Major. Sold with War Office statement of services.

Seven: Temporary Major J. C. Prichard, Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineers Department, Indian Army, late Royal Indian Army Service Corps and Army Service Corps 1914 Star (MS-2944 Pte. J. C. Pritchard [sic]. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (MS-2944 Sjt. J. C. Prichard. A.S.C.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (S-Condr. J. C. Prichard. R.I.A.S.C. (M.T.); War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, India (S-Sjt. Mjr. J. C. Prichard. I.A.S.C.) mounted for wear, heavy pitting to BWM, otherwise very fine and better (7) £260-£300 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 27 September 1945. John Charles Prichard was born on 27 January 1890 and served initially with 4th Ammunition Park, Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914, with his medal index card confirms entitlement to the clasp for the 1914 Star. As Sub-Conductor (Acting Conductor) he was commissioned Lieutenant, Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineers Department, Indian Army on 1 January 1941, and Temporary Captain on 15 February 1942. Sold with original Mention in Despatches Certificate and enclosure letter addressed to the recipient at Carlton Drive, Putney; original Second World War, red ‘Army in India’ Identity Card, containing a damaged photograph of the recipient; and original fragmentary letter from the India Office, dated 23 June 1947, confirming his entitlement to the India Service Medal.

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Stewart, 71st Foot, who was slightly wounded at Fuentes D’Onor, at which battle he arranged a truce to carry off our wounded from the enemy’s lines Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Fuentes D’Onor (C. Stewart, Lieut. 71st Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Charles Stewart, 71st Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the first better (2) £5,000-£7,000 --- Charles Stewart was born at Callert, Inverness, on 24 March 1788. He was appointed Ensign in the 71st Foot on 24 March 1808; Lieutenant on 29 December 1808; Captain on 27 July 1820; Major unattached on 20 May 1836; Lieutenant-Colonel on 9 November 1846; and was put on half-pay on 24 April 1838. He served in the Peninsula with the 71st from September 1810 to June 1813, including in the action at Sobral, battle of Fuentes D’Onor (slightly wounded), and actions at Arroyo de Molino and Almaraz. He served also the campaign of 1815, and was present at the battle of Waterloo. He is mentioned in the following extract about Fuentes D’Onor on 4 May: ‘Soon as it was light the firing commenced and was kept up until about ten o’clock, when Lieutenant Stewart, of our regiment, was sent with a flag of truce for leave to carry off our wounded from the enemy’s lines, which was granted; and, at the same time, they carried off theirs from ours.’ (Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First refers). Lieutenant Stewart served in the Netherlands and France from 15 April 1815 until 31 October 1818, including the battle of Waterloo, and afterwards with the Army of Occupation. He served in Canada as a Captain from June 1824 until June 1830. Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart died on 24 December 1851.

Pair: Sub-Conductor J. C. Stone, Ordnance Commissariat Department, later Horse Artillery Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Serjt. J. C. Stone. H. Arty.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming as issued in India; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Sub Conductor J: C: Stone Ord: Comt. Dept.) contemporary replacement retaining rods to both medals, edge bruising, minor contact marks, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015. James Charles Stone was born around 1802 and spent his early years living in the village of Magdalen, Essex. A butcher, he attested at London for the Army of the Honourable East India Company on 15 May 1820, and was initially posted to 1st Troop, 1st Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery. He sailed to India aboard the convict transport Brampton, arriving 26 January 1821, and witnessed extensive service during the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-26. Raised Sub Conductor on 1 March 1844, and then Conductor on 27 August 1846, Stone served at Ferozepore and Phillour, before appointment as Deputy Assistant Commissary at Saugor in 1859. Sold with copied research.

Three: General W. C. F. Gosling, Royal Horse Artillery, late Turkish Contingent and Madras Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Captn. W. C. F. Gosling, F. Tp. H Bde. Madras Art.); Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, Fourth class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, the first mounted on ornate contemporary wearing brooch, the second and third mounted together on a larger foliate design brooch, contact marks to Mutiny Medal, this nearly very fine, the Ottoman awards good very fine (3) £700-£900 --- William Clarke Francis Gosling was born in Bath, Somerset, on 9 August 1822. He joined the Army of the Honourable East India Company and was appointed to a commission in the Madras Artillery on 11 June 1840. He was raised Lieutenant on 31 December 1842, Brevet Captain on 11 June 1855, and Captain on 9 October 1856. Gosling was employed in the Crimean Campaign of 1855-56, subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol, for which service he obtained the Order of Medjidie 4th Class and the Turkish Crimea medal whilst Assistant Adjutant General in the Turkish Contingent. Gosling witnessed further service with General Whitelock’s Field Force in Bundelcund, being present at the Battle of Banda on 19 April 1858, and the affair at Jheengan. He was further promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 11 February 1865, Lieutenant-General on 12 May 1882, and General in 1883. He died at Folkestone on 14 June 1885. Sold with copied research.

Three: Warrant Officer 1st Class J. Norman, Royal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Bombr. Jesse Norman, Rl. H, Art.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (930 Serjt. Majr. J. Norman Rdg. Est. R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Serjt: Maj: J. Norman. R.A.) light contact marks to first and second, nearly very fine, the MSM nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700 --- Jesse Norman was born in Cannington, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on 17 January 1836. He attested at Woolwich for the Royal Horse Artillery on 18 November 1856, arriving in Bombay with “D” Troop on 29 December 1857 to take part in the quelling of the Mutiny. His unit soon saw action at the skirmish at Zirapore on 29 December 1858, and the subsequent affair at Chubbra where Somerset’s attack was met by 3,000 rebel horse who charged the small British force; it fell to the Gunners of “D” Troop to successfully reverse the affair through rapid and effective fire. Promoted Bombardier on 14 April 1859, Corporal on 5 February 1861, and Sergeant on 27 November 1861, Norman returned home to England and married a young lady who was recorded in 1861 as a waitress at the King’s Arms Hotel in Dorchester. Further raised Battery Sergeant Major on 13 May 1867, Norman was sent to Woolwich in 1871 and awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with the Riding Establishment - itself originated from the Riding House Troop Horse Artillery of 1808 and originally formed as a military equestrian training unit. Discharged in 1886, Norman was later awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with annuity. He died at Dorchester in 1910. Sold with a R.H.A. button and copied research.

Pair: Gunner W. Scott, Royal Horse Artillery, late Madras Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Gunner Wm. Scott, D Tp. He. Bde. Madras Arty.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Gunr. W Scott C Bde. RHA) minor edge bruising, very fine (2) £300-£400 --- William Scott was born in Dartford, Kent, in 1832. A carpenter, he attested at Marlborough Street Police Court for the Army of the Honourable East India Company on 1 October 1852, being sent to Warley Barracks soon thereafter. Sent to India aboard the troopship Malabar, Scott served nearly two years with 1st Battery, Madras Artillery, before transferring to “D” Troop, 1st Brigade, Madras Horse Artillery. Serving as part of the Seetabuldee Combined Field Force from 12 June to 13 July 1857, Scott witnessed the disarming of the Nagpore Irregular Horse, and later joined the Kamptee Flying Column. Awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal, he was 1 of only 45 men on the roll for the Troop. Appointed 2nd Rough Rider on 24 February 1860, Scott volunteered for a transfer to the Royal Horse Artillery. Sent initially to “D” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, he was raised Corporal on 14 April 1863, but his advance was short-lived and he was soon sentenced to be reduced to Gunner. Transferred to depot at Woolwich on 1 November 1869, Scott joined “C” Battery and was awarded his L.S.G.C. Medal in October 1870, before final discharge at Newbridge on 17 October 1871. Sold with extensive copied research.

A scarce Honourable East India Company M.S.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major W. Wilson, Madras European Veterans, late Madras Native Infantry and Madras Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Serjt. Major W, Wilson, 19th. Madras N.I.) with top silver riband buckle; Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., H.E.I.C. issue (Serjt. W. Wilson Eur: Vets.) with top silver riband buckle, minor edge nicks, very fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- William Wilson was born around 1816 and attested at London on 12 September 1836 for unlimited service with the Army of the Honourable East India Company. A former plasterer, Wilson was sent on 16 September 1836 to the recruit depot at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, and assigned to the Madras Artillery. Embarking for India aboard the Bombay on 13 May 1837, he was initially appointed Gunner, Horse Brigade, Madras Artillery, and is later recorded in the muster of 1 January 1854 as Sergeant with the 3rd Madras Artillery. Transferred as Sergeant-Major to the Madras Effective Supernumeraries (Unattached List) on 31 May 1854, Wilson served during the Indian Mutiny with the 19th Madras Native Infantry in Central India under Major-General Whitlock. Remanded back to the Madras Artillery on 25 September 1858, having failed to qualify for the duties required of him by rank under General Order Commander in Chief, Wilson transferred to the Madras European Veterans at Pallaveram, appearing on the annual musters from January 1862 to January 1881 as Sergeant, No. 2774. Awarded the Indian Army M.S.M., with annuity of up to £20, Wilson died from disease of the bladder and prostate on 14 July 1881, after almost 45 years of service to the H.E.I.C. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Dafadar Pir Bakhsh Khan, 4th Bengal Cavalry Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (Sowar Peer Bux Khan 4th Bengal Cavy.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., lotus wreath reverse (88 Dafadar Pir Bakhsh Khan 4 Bengal Cavy.) contact wear, otherwise good fine and better (2) £200-£240

Three: Sowar Halim Khan, 15th Bengal Lancers Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (499 Sowar Halim Khan 15th Bengal Cavy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (499 Sowar Halim Khan 15th Bengal Cavy.); Indian Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (499 Sowar Halim Khan 15th Bl. Lcrs.) test mark to the first, contact marks and a little polished, otherwise generally nearly very fine (3) £280-£340

Pair: Lance-Dufadar Ahmad Khan, 15th Bengal Cavalry India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (243 Lce. Dufdr. Ahmad Khan 15th Bl. Lcrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (243 Lce. Dafadar Ahmad Khan 15th Bl. Cavy.) contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £160-£200

Pair: Battery Sergeant Major S. Whitehead, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State (513 Bty:Sej.Major S. Whitehead, R,B, R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (513. B:S:Maj: S. Whitehead. R.H.A.) very fine (2) £160-£200 --- Samuel Whitehead was born in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, on 30 March 1862. He attested for the Royal Horse Artillery around 1880, and is recorded in 1891 as a Sergeant with “H” Battery. Advanced Battery Sergeant Major, he was awarded his L.S.G.C. Medal on 1 January 1898 whilst with “R” Battery, remaining with this unit during the Boer War. According to Our Regiments in South Africa, “R” Battery served with General French in the Colesberg district, and thereafter went to Modder River and accompanied the expedition to Koodesberg Drift. It further participated in the drive towards Kimberley and the subsequent advance to Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Blooded at Colesberg, an eyewitness account published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 24 February 1900 makes for interesting reading: ‘Several of our horses were killed, some with their legs blown off, but when we had finished we came out of action with only two wounded. The General formed us up and told us we were lucky to come out alive and gave us great praise for our coolness and good work in action. I am in General French’s column and getting quite used to bullets and shells now.’ Transferred to the Staff, Whitehead was discharged at Woolwich on 27 May 1902, his conduct described as ‘exemplary’. The Proceedings on Discharge record adds: ‘A very able mechanic - has great inventive powers.’ Sold with copied research.

Three: Acting Bombardier F. J. Paul, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, Cape Colony (83886 Dr: F. J. Paul, A,B, R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (83886 Dvr: F. Paul. G. Bty: R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (83886 A/Bmbr: F. J. Paul. R.H.A.) minor contact marks and light polishing, very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Frederick James Paul was born in Stoke Damerel, Devon, in 1873. A baker, he attested at Woolwich for the Royal Artillery on 27 February 1891, serving with “B” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery from 15 October 1891. Transferred to “H” Battery, Paul served in India from 12 November 1892 to 7 January 1900, before serving with “A” and “G” Batteries in South Africa from 8 January 1900 to 14 August 1902. Returned to India for a further 1 year and 222 days, Paul was then discharged on 26 February 1912, after 21 years’ service, having suffered two injuries during this period; a contusion to the right ankle whilst on duty on 17 December 1898, and a fracture of the clavicle on 24 January 1903. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Driver C. Banks, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (59965 Dvr. C. Banks, T. Bty., R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (59965 Dvr. C. Banks. R.H.A.) edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Charles Banks, alias Charles Spiers, was born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1869. A groom, he attested at Colchester for the Royal Artillery on 18 February 1887, being posted to “P” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery soon thereafter. His Army Service Record makes interesting reading at around this time: ‘Claimed benefits of Queen’s pardon on confession of fraudulent enlistment into R.A. while in a state of desertion from Worcestershire Regiment - wherein he served as 1389 Pte. C. Banks. Held to serve in R.A. under G.O.102 of 1887.’ Having been found out, the recipient reverted to his original name and transferred to “A” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, serving the next three years in India. Returned home, he was recalled from reserve on 9 March 1900, serving in South Africa until 17 August 1902. Sold with copied research.

Five: Driver A. F. Caston, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (93899 Dvr: A. F. Caston, O Bty., R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (93899 Dvr: A. F. Caston. R.H.A.); 1914 Star (93899 Dvr: A. F. Caston. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (93899 Dvr. A. F. Caston. R.A.) official correction to number on Star, minor contact marks to Boer War medals, nearly very fine and better (5) £260-£300 --- Arthur Frank Caston was born in the Parish of Heyham, near Norwich, in 1874. A shoemaker, he attested at Woolwich for the Royal Artillery on 4 November 1892, and initially served with the 2nd Battery, 1st Depot Division, Royal Field Artillery, for which men of the Royal Horse Artillery were selected by interview and height. Attrition rates at training were high, the 13-week training course being notorious for discipline and perfect turnout. Passed for selection to the Royal Horse Artillery, Caston was appointed Driver and posted to “F” Battery on 10 June 1893. Then transferred to “O” Battery on 15 October 1895, he travelled to South Africa per S.S. Gleneagle, arriving mid-November 1899. Here his Battery formed part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade under Lieutenant General French, witnessing early operations around Colesberg and the engagement at Klip Drift in the course of the forced march to relieve Kimberley. At Diamond Hill, “O” Battery greatly distinguished itself by remaining in action all day under a continuous and heavy fire, successfully keeping at bay the incessant attacks of Boer Commander De La Rey. Further engagements followed at Nitrals Nek and the thrust to the north of Belfast. Returned to England in August 1902, Caston was discharged to reserve on completion of his first period of service. He returned to the Colours at the outbreak of the Great War and served in France with “C” Battery from 5 October 1914. The Battery fought at Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos, before Caston was posted to the 7th Divisional Ammunition Column and later discharged in the autumn of 1916. His Army Service Record adds: ‘A good groom, accustomed to the care and management of horses.’ Sold with copied research.

Three: Private G. Sharp, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State (3344 Pte. G. Sharp, 1: Rl: Innis: Fus:) clasps mounted in this order, unofficial rivets between last two clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3344 Pte. G. Sharp. Innis: Fus:); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3344 Pte. G. Sharp. Innis: Fus.) edge bruising and contact marks and heavily polished, therefore fine (3) £240-£280 --- George Sharp was born at Brighton, Sussex, on 1 March 1873, and enlisted into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Portsmouth on 8 August 1890, aged 18 years 5 months, a footman by trade. He was discharged at Omagh on 7 August 1911, on termination of his 2nd period of engagement. His discharge papers confirm service in South Africa from November 1899 to February 1903, the Queen’s medal with five clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps, and also L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity of £5 per Army Order 73 of 1 April 1910. He enlisted into the Royal Marines at Brighton on 17 June 1918, and actually served in France from July 1919 to May 1920, but clearly not entitled to any medals. He was demobilized on 9 May 1920. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Four: Staff Sergeant T. W. Bartlam, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Ironbridge Corps, St. John Ambulance Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, clasp block loose on riband, as issued (371 Ordly, W. T. [sic] Bartlam. St John Amb: Bde;); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (371. Pte. T. W. Bartlam Ironbridge Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (24301 S. Sjt. T. W. Bartlam. R.A.M.C.) mounted for wear with the Great War pair first, contact marks, some staining to VM, otherwise very fine (4) £600-£800 --- Thomas Walter Bartlam was born in Ironbridge, Shropshire, on 13 February 1881. He joined the Ironbridge Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and served in South Africa during the Boer War. He later attested into the Royal Army Medical Corps for service during the Great War and was appointed Staff Sergeant. He died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, aged 79, on 11 January 1960. Sold together with copy medal roll extracts.

Five: Sergeant T. B. Clark, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Nelson Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade, who served aboard the American hospital ship the S.S. Maine during both the Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Private. T. B. Clark, 1136. St. Johns. Amb. Bde.) re-engraved naming; China 1900, no clasp (1136 Pte. T. B. Clark. St. John Amb: Bde:); British War Medal 1914-20, naming erased; Victory Medal 1914-19 (25554 A.S. Sjt. T. B. Clark. R.A.M.C.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (1136. Pte. T. B. Clark. Nelson Corps.) together with the recipient’s St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination Cross, bronze (No. Thomas B. Clark 83449); and an S.S. Maine American Ladies’ Hospital Ship Fund Commemorative Medallion 1899, 44mm, white metal, unnamed, very fine (7) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2018. Thomas Bryan Clark served with the St. John Ambulance Brigade on the staff of the American Hospital Ship the S.S. Maine during both the Boer War in South Africa and subsequently the Boxer Rebellion in China, landing at Wei-Hei-Wei on 6 September 1900, and arriving at Taku on 27 September of that year. He subsequently served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War. The S.S. Maine was originally the Atlantic Transport Line steamer Swansea, renamed in 1899 and lent to the British Government as a hospital ship for use in the Boer War, and later off China during the Boxer Rebellion. Fitted out as a hospital ship in London by Messrs. Fletcher & Son and Fearnall Ltd., the costs were met by the American Ladies Hospital Ship Fund, under the Chairmanship of Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of the future Prime Minister, who struck the above medallion to help with their fund raising.

Four: Sergeant E. J. Tennant, Royal Horse Artillery, late Royal Garrison Artillery 1914 Star, with clasp (61815 Gnr: E. J. Tennant. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (61815 Sjt. E. J. Tennant. R.A.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Ernest James Tennant was born in Walsall in 1888. A grocer, he enlisted at Birmingham for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 27 February 1906, before transferring to “R” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 11 August 1910. First posted to India, then returned home to England, Tennant crossed the Channel to France on 15 August 1914 with 7th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery. Surviving the Retreat from Mons and a series of rearguard actions, Tennant’s luck finally ran out on 11 September 1917 when he suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh. Interestingly, his Army Service Record notes him serving as a policeman in October 1919, the pain in his left hip proving somewhat of a problem when walking the beat. Sold with copied research.

Three: Sapper A. H. Andrews, Royal Engineers 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (9998 Sapr: A. H. Andrews. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (9998 Spr. A. H. Andrews. R.E.) very fine Three: Private H. Day, Army Service Corps 1914 Star (M-27749 Pte. H. Day. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M-27749 Pte. H. Day. A.S.C.) some polishing, good fine (6) £80-£100 --- Alfred Harold Andrews attested into the Royal Engineers and served with the 9th Field Company during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. The award of the clasp to his 1914 Star is confirmed on his Medal Index Card. Henry Day, a tractor engine driver from Swindon, Wiltshire, attested into the Army Service Corps on 2 July 1909. He served during the Great War with the 5th Ammunition Park on the Western Front from 16 August 1914 until 21 October 1914, before returning to the U.K. due to a fracture of his left ulna. Afterwards serving at home, he was discharged due to sickness on 28 December 1915 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 233,593.

Pair: Private P. Heppenstall, East Yorkshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (7239 Pte. P. Heppenstall. 1/E. York: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (7239 Pte. P. Heppenstall. E. York. R.) mounted for wear alongside a British War Medal 1914-20 (M2-050228 Pte. J. Perry. A.S.C.) very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Percy Heppenstall attested into the East Yorkshire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 8 September 1914. He was discharged time expired on 1 January 1916. Joseph Perry attested into the Army Service Corps for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 24 April 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 8 June 1919.

Five: Trumpet Major W. N. L. Pardoe, Royal Horse Artillery 1914 Star (29878 Tptr: W. N. L. Pardoe. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (29878 Dvr. W. N. L. Pardoe. R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (29878 Tptr. W. N. L Pardoe. R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1019768 Tptr. W. N. L. Pardoe. R.H.A.) contact marks and wear, nearly very fine (5) £180-£220 --- Wilfred Noel Lloyd Pardoe was born in Weedon, Northamptonshire, on 20 February 1889. Following in the footsteps of his father, he attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Weedon on 23 April 1903, and was appointed Trumpeter on 9 January 1907. Sent initially to India with “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, he transferred to “N” Battery at Ambala and witnessed the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. Sent to “W” Battery on 30 November 1913, Pardoe returned home to England on 3 September 1914 with Askwith’s Brigade, 2nd Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery. Later posted to “V” Battery, he disembarked at Marseilles on 7 November 1914 and fought at Bellewaarde and Hooge, the latter involving the enemy use of flame throwers for the first time. Transferred with “V” Battery to Mesopotamia in June 1916, Pardoe was awarded the Army L.S.G.C. Medal in October 1921, and was discharged in the rank of Trumpet Major on 22 February 1929. Sold with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service, which adds: ‘exemplary conduct. Smart, honest, sober, hardworking and in every way reliable and trustworthy. For the past four years has been employed as Trumpet Major in charge of boys, and would make a useful marshal or caretaker in any big school.’