A Great War ‘North Africa’ M.C. group of six awarded to Major G. E. J. A. Robinson, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force), for his gallantry in rescuing the crew of H.M.S. Tara from captivity at Bir Hakim in March 1916 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. G. A. Robinson. Notts. R.H.A. 1916, Halazin Jan. 23rd., Bir Hakim March 17th.’; 1914-15 Star (Capt. G. E. J. A. Robinson. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major G. E. J. A. Robinson.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1922, with integral top riband bar; Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn and housed in a Spink, London, fitted case; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted and housed, good very fine and better (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916. George Edward James Antoine Robinson was born in Penzance, Cornwall, the son of George Robinson and his wife Alexina, née Corin, on 11 December 1869 and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Practising medicine in Nottingham, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Lieutenant on 8 October 1908, and served during the Great War with the 1st/1st Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery. ‘He was awarded a Military Cross for his part in the rescue from arduous captivity in the Libyan desert, of nearly 100 British sailors captured by the Turks when their patrol vessel H.M.S. Tara was torpedoed by U35 off Sollum on 5 November 1915 - the sailors had initially been handed over to the custody of Senoussi warriors who force-marched them through the desert, eventually incarcerating them in an underground cistern at Bir Hakim. Word of their plight eventually reached a motorised detachment operating under the command of the Duke of Westminster more than 100 miles away. In an exploit worthy of the Boy's Own Paper, the rescue column dashed across the desert in Rolls-Royce armoured cars and scouting vehicles, with only the vaguest directions to guide them and two native guides who could not agree where Bir Hakim was. The 92 captives were close to starvation when they were found, and Dr. Robinson had to use all his medical skills in supervising the distribution of food rations sufficient to satisfy their cruel hunger, but not so large as to over-tax their digestions. They were quickly evacuated to the hospital at Alexandria.’ (Genealogy of the Corin Family refers). For this same operation the Duke of Westminster was awarded the D.S.O. Interestingly, Robinson would almost certainly have travelled aboard H.M.S. Tara in her former guise; for before being requisitioned for War service, she was the L&NW Railway steamer Hibernia, ferrying between Holyhead and Dublin. For his services during the Great War, in addition to being awarded the Military Cross, he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 21 June 1916 and 5 June 1919). He was also recommended for a ‘Mention’ on 19 June 1917: ‘Owing to the remarkable way this Medical Officer has attended to the health of this unit only one man has gone to hospital (and he returned to duty within 12 days) since this unit left Kantara in January 1917 and especially during the period of 1 March to 31 May 1917.’ Post-War, Robinson continued in medical practice in Nottingham, and died in July 1952. Note: The recipient’s Italian Al Valore Militare is unconfirmed.
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Shooting Medallions (9), National Rifle Association Medallion, Presented by Queen Mary Varsity Match Participant’s Cross, silver, unnamed; Army Rifle Association Medallion, on ornate gilded suspender, with ribbon; Ayrshire Territorials County Ten China Challenge Cup Medal, enamelled, on ribbon with clasp ‘1912’; Army Rifle Association British Armies in France Medallion; The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Burroughs and Watt Challenge Cup Medallion; Form Marksmanship Medallion (2), one marked Country Life Competition Class ‘A’ Cup 1925, 1st M.R.V. No. 11 Co. Leather Medal, Lowest Score in a Match, with a farthing and wooden spoon, all silver expect last, generally very fine (9) £100-£140
Three: Lance-Corporal A. H. Drinkwater, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (14817 L. Cpl. A. H. Drinkwater. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (14817 Pte. A. H. Drinkwater. R. Berks. R.) contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Private A. T. Silvester, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (18504. Pte. A. T. Silvester. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (18504. Pte. A. T. Silvester. R. Berks. R.) very fine Pair: Lance Sergeant P. B. Hood, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, on 4 March 1917 1914-15 Star (11176 Cpl. P. B. Hood. R. Berks. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (11176 Cpl. P. B. Hood. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely fine (8) £80-£100 --- Arthur Henry Drinkwater attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 7 September 1914, for service during the Great War, and served on the Western Front with the 8th Battalion from 7 August 1915. He was discharged, as a consequence of wounds, on 20 September 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 59425. Arthur Thomas Silvester attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 31 September 1915. He later transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 9 April 1919. Percy Baron Hood was born in Kensington, London around 1879, and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 30 May 1915. Appointed Lance Sergeant, he was killed in action on 4 March 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Six: Trooper A. F. Herbert, Royal West Kent Regiment (Territorial Force) 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army council enclosure, in named Armoured Corps card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. F. Herbert, 65A Elm Grove, Southsea, Hants.’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6343929. Tpr. A. F. Herbert. R.W.K.) nearly extremely fine (6) £60-£80
Three: Private C. Parrott, East Yorkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (2176 Pte. C. Parrott, 2nd. E. Yorkshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2176 Pte. C. Parrott. E. York: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2176 Pte. C. Parrott. E. York: Regt.) heavy contact marks and suspension very slack on QSA, edge bruising, generally good fine (3) £180-£220 --- Charles Parrott was born in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, in 1865, and attested for the East Yorkshire Regiment in London on 14 July 1896, having previously served in the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served with the Regiment overseas in the West Indies, November 1886 to October 1888; in South Africa, October 1888 to May 1893; in Egypt, May 1893 to November 1895; and in India, November 1895 to January 1898. Transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 14 March 1900 to 2 January 1903, and was discharged on 13 July 1907, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Omega WWII British Military Army issue nickel cased lever pocket watch, circa 1944, signed cal. 38, 5L.T1 15 jewel movement, no. 10037809, signed dial with Arabic numerals, minute track and subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, signed case with issue markings '^ G.S.T.P. F049593', 52mm; together with a brass cased pocket compass (2)-Omega:-Movement - currently functioning.Dial - hairline at the ten position, cracks at the four position, scratch at the twelve position.Glass - light surface marks.Hands - some surface wear.Case - surface marks, rubbing to the bezel, case sides and bow.Crown - adjusting correctly.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
British Military Army issue nickel cased lever pocket watch, cal 30 15 jewel movement, screw case with issue markings '^ G.S.T.P. M34115', 52mm; together with a J.W. Benson chrome/nickel cased pocket watch, signed REF. 939 15 jewel movement, signed dial, Keystone screw case with Military arrow, 52mm (2)
An extensive collection of military badges, well presented in two glazed frames. 156 badges to include a selection of Somerset Light infantry including Somerset Veteran and Somerset National Reserves, various Corps to include Intelligence corps. Army Cyclists Corps, Australia and New Zealand badges and others. Mounted against green baize in two glazed frames, 49 x 54cm. Various ages, not examined out of the frames *Condition: Badges not examined out of the frames, various ages, frames in good condition.
A collection of five scrapbooks: 'American Planes In Service 1943' (39 pages), 'An A.B.C. of aeroplanes in Service in Germany 1941-1942' by R.B. Gardiner Southams (90 pages). 'A.B.C. of Japanese Army & Naval Aircraft R.B. Gardiner Southams, 1942' (37 pages), 'Aircraft if the Red Air Fleet 145-44' (27 pages), 'Aeroplanes of the U.S.A. 1942 (complete). 5 books, apparently compiled by a member of the Dorset Home Guard *Condition: Some spotting and marks to edges of pages, staples slightly rusty as per age.
Four volumes: Edwin Erich Dwingrt, Spanish Silhouettes, with a Der Reichsfuhrer SS library stamp. The Fuhrers Army creating a greater Germany, March for the Loire with SS Feldpost stamp, and The Great Command. All with library stamps *Condition: All with significant condition issues, two and three in particular.
A collection of twenty two silk cards: Royal Hussars (2), Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Navy, Royal West Sussex, The Buffs, Royal Engineers, Medical Corps (3), Pay Corps, Service Corps (2), Rifle Brigade, Artillery, East Surrey, R.S.P.C.A. Auxiliary AVC, and 'England for Ever'. Two with envelopes, a number with messages to the reverse *Condition: All with nice strong colours, occasional spotting but generally well chosen examples.
A signed photographic postcard of Walter Von Brauchitsch (1881-1948), head and shoulders portrait in uniform with signature below the collar line. Walter von Brauchitsch was a German field Marshall and the Commander in Chief of the German Army during the Second World War. Born into an aristocratic military family he served with distinction on the Western Front during he Great War. During the Second War he played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece. Blamed for the failure of the Wehrmacht's attack on Moscow he spent the later years of the war in enforced retirement. Arrested for war crimes after the war he died of pneumonia in 1948 before he could be prosecuted. 15 x 10.5cm. Provenance Dominic Winter 15th May 2015 *Condition: Slight bumps to the edges.
A monochrome print 'The Duke of Wellington's Library, study, and sleeping Apartment at Walmer Castle and the Room in which he died. Sept 4th 1852 Aged 84 Years'. Published by T.H. Ellis, London 1852. Framed and glazed in a maple veneered frame, 36 x 42.5cm. And a coloured political cartoon; British Cookery “Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire'” published May 1st 1811 by M. Jones. Wellington standing before a large range is basting a large bird 'British Basting Ladle' with the army 'The British Brave' fanning the flames. Overall 44 x 52cm (2) *Condition: First with degradation to paper surface and spotting especially in margins, not examined out of frame. Second with mount to the edge of the print and not examined out of the frame.
Bonaparte, Joseph, King of Naples, later King of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon. Autograph letter signed 'Joseph', to 'Monsieur le Marechal', 1p., 4to., laid down, in French, Madrid, 20 August 1811. Bonaparte informs him that most of the greater part of the Army of Portugal has already left Madrid and that he has so few resources left that he will be unable to hold Placentia *Condition: Letter stuck into a mount, tatty to right edge.
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[Waterloo]. Autograph letter signed 'J Wallace' to the Dean of Windsor, 3pp., 4to., with integral address panel, trace of mounting at inner margin, 1/2 past 7 o'clock, n.p., n.d. [but 22 June 1815], giving an account of 'the intelligence from London of the splendid victory obtained by the allies'. News of the victory was carried to London from Brussels by Major Henry Percy, younger son of the Duke of Northumberland and aide de camp to the Duke of Wellington, who delivered the dispatch to Lord Bathurst, Secretary for War on the evening of Wednesday 21 June. 'My Dear Dean, I am sure you will forgive my disturbing you to communicate the intelligence just brought me by a messenger from London of the splendid victory obtained by the allies¦The French army totally annihilated - where Bpte is not known¦Lord Uxbridge has lost a leg & Lord Fitzroy Somerset an arm'. Possibly written by General Sir John Wallace who had fought in the Peninsular War. The Dean of Windsor at the time was Edward Legge, son of the Earl of Dartmouth and later Bishop of Oxford *Condition: Slight folds, pencil notes and very occasional spotting.
A horse's hoof and steel shoe fitted with a finely engraved brass mount: 'General Aged 26 Years. He was ridden by General Fane at the Battle of Waterloo 1815. And finally became the property of Mr John Mills Stamford who had him shot 28 Decr. 1833'. 8cm high, 15cm front to back, 12cm wide. The Waterloo Roll records Captain Mildmay Fane with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot (2nd Battalion), Captain Mildmay Fane's Company. Fane served with the Army from the 28th July 1814 and the Regiment from 30th March 1815. Descended from an illustrious and wealthy family Captain Fane was severely wounded at Quarter Bras before going on to become Colonel in Chief of the 54th regiment of Foot. The 44th were heavily engaged at Waterloo suffering 202 casualties from a strength of 445. Captain Fane's career in the military was long and distinguished, he is recorded on the Roll for the Military General Service Medal as being entitled to the Vittoria, St Sebastian and Nive clasp, and of course he was also awarded the Waterloo Medal. Although he is recorded as being severely wounded at Quatre Bras it is unclear what these wounds were and they certainly did not prevent him continuing with his Military Career. Raised to the rank of General in 1863 he was to be appointed as Colonel in Chief of the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment from 1860, a position he held until his death in 1868. In 1881 the Regiment was amalgamated with the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment. The 7th son of the Honourable Henry Fane M.P (1739-1802), and his mother Anne, the daughter of Edward Buckley Baston, Mildmay was born into a family of thirteen siblings. The family had a long and illustrious Military tradition, Sir Henry being Commander in chief in India, and his brother Charles dying in 1813 whilst fighting in the Peninsula Wars. The military tradition spanned many generations with one of his earlier forebears having led the Kings forces in the 17th Century. Mildmay, born in 1795, was also the grandson of Thomas Fane 8th Earl of West Morland, MP for the town of Lyme Regis which had been described by some as the family's 'pocket borough'. Thomas Fane was re-elected on many occasions between 1772 and 1796 during which time he is recorded as making not a single spoken contribution in the House. Best known today for having been painted alongside Inigo Jones and Charles Blair by Sir Joshua Reynolds, a most impressive work that is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The family had estates in many counties including Somerset, Dorset, Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire and numerous homes including Brympton D'Evercy, making them one of the wealthiest families in the land. Mildmay Fane's home was the magnificent Fulbeck Hall in the County of Lincolnshire, and the nearby church of St Nicholas' has many memorials to the family, the village having been home to the family since 1632. It was here that he died on March 12th 1868 at the age of 73, a result of a fall from his horse whilst out hunting. A previous census (1861) recording him as head of the household which he shared with several nieces, a great nephew and nine servants including a Butler and Footman. His own memorial in the church was erected by the officers of the 54th Regiment: 'In Memory of General Mildmay Fane, 7th Son of the Honble H. Fane of Fulbeck, who served in the peninsula at the battle of Vitoria, Assault & Capture of San Sebastian, and the battle of the Nive, also in the campaign of 1815 including the battle of Quatre Bras in which he was wounded. Died March 12th 1868, Aged 73. This tablet is erected by Officers of the 54th Regiment, who served under him as their commanding officer between 1828 and 1851 in token of their great esteem for his memory and of honor, respect and love with which they regard him'. The Fane family are of further importance to Military history through Fane's Horse, a Regiment which still exists as the 19th Lancers, an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army, and whose men, as volunteers served under General Walter Fane in the Second Opium Wars. Walter Fane being the sixth son of the Reverend Edward Fane (1782-1862), Rector of Fulbeck and Mildmay's older brother. A photograph of Mildmay taken in 1861 can be seen on the Library of 19th Century Photographs online via the following link: www.19thcenturyphotos.com/General-Mildmay-Fane-126144.htm *Condition: A finely presented hoof, the engraving very slightly rubbed but clear and legible. A fine relic from 1815.
WW2 Victoria Cross winners Umrao Singh VC and Bhandari Ram VC signed 50th ann Capture of Mandalay cover. Umrao Singh Yadav (21 November 1920 - 15 January 2005) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery or the Royal Indian Artillery to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, and the last survivor of only 40 Indian soldiers to be awarded the VC between 1912, when Indians first became eligible to be awarded the VC, to Indian independence in 1947. Bhandari Ram was born in Brahmin family 1919 at the village of Auhar, which was part of Bilaspur State (now Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh). He was Sepoy in the 16th Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army (now the Baloch Regiment, Pakistan Army), fighting against the Japanese Army in the Burmese Campaign during World War II, when he performed deeds during the Third Arakan Offensive for which he was awarded the VC. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 Victoria Cross winners Umrao Singh VC and Bhandari Ram VC signed 50th ann The Burma General Advance to Mandalay cover. Flown by Hercules and also signed by the 5 crew. Umrao Singh Yadav (21 November 1920 - 15 January 2005) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery or the Royal Indian Artillery to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, and the last survivor of only 40 Indian soldiers to be awarded the VC between 1912, when Indians first became eligible to be awarded the VC, to Indian independence in 1947. Bhandari Ram was born in Brahmin family 1919 at the village of Auhar, which was part of Bilaspur State (now Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh). He was Sepoy in the 16th Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army (now the Baloch Regiment, Pakistan Army), fighting against the Japanese Army in the Burmese Campaign during World War II, when he performed deeds during the Third Arakan Offensive for which he was awarded the VC. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 SAS David Stirling and Fitzroy Maclean signed Escape from Tunisia RAF Escaping Society cover, rare as you like. Sir Archibald David Stirling DSO OBE (15 November 1915 - 4 November 1990) was a Scottish Officer in the British Army, a mountaineer, and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Major-General Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, 1st Baronet, KT, CBE (11 March 1911 - 15 June 1996) was a Scottish soldier, writer and politician. He was a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) from 1941 to 1974 and was one of only two men who during the Second World War enlisted in the British Army as a private and rose to the rank of brigadier, the other being future fellow Conservative MP Enoch Powell. Maclean wrote several books, including Eastern Approaches, in which he recounted three extraordinary series of adventures: travelling, often incognito, in Soviet Central Asia; fighting in the Western Desert campaign, where he specialised in commando raids behind enemy lines; and living rough with Josip Broz Tito and his Yugoslav Partisans while commanding the Maclean Mission there. It has been widely speculated that Ian Fleming used Maclean as one of his inspirations for James Bond. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 US Gen Curtis Le May and Air Cdre Dick signed Boeing B17 RAF bomber cover B32. Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 - October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented a controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theatre of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the United States Army Air Corps, the precursor to the United States Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the United States's subsequent entry into World War II. He commanded the 305th Operations Group from October 1942 until September 1943, and the 3rd Air Division in the European theatre of World War II until August 1944, when he was transferred to the China Burma India Theater. He was then placed in command of strategic bombing operations against Japan, planning and executing a massive fire bombing campaign against Japanese cities and Operation Starvation, a crippling minelaying campaign in Japan's internal waterways. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 US Gen Ira Eaker signed B24 Liberator Bomber RAF cover. General Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 - August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. While he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces evolved, and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942. Although his background was in single-engine fighter aircraft, Eaker became the architect of a strategic bombing force that ultimately numbered forty groups of 60 heavy bombers each, supported by a subordinate fighter command of 1, 500 aircraft, most of which was in place by the time he relinquished command at the start of 1944. Eaker then took overall command of four Allied air forces based in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and by the end of World War II had been named Deputy Commander of the U. S. Army Air Forces. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 Atom Bomb Brig Paul Tibbets signed B29 Washington bomber RAF cover. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 - 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tibbets enlisted in the United States Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. In February 1942, he became the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group, which was equipped with the Boeing B-17. In July 1942, the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force, and Tibbets became deputy group commander. He flew the lead plane in the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force. Tibbets returned to the United States in February 1943 to help with the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. In September 1944, he was appointed the commander of the 509th Composite Group, which would conduct the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946 and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet in the early 1950s. He commanded the 308th Bombardment Wing and 6th Air Division in the late 1950s and was military attaché in India from 1964 to 1966. After leaving the Air Force in 1966, he worked for Executive Jet Aviation, serving on the founding board and as its president from 1976 until his retirement in 1987. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Dad's Army comedy series 8x10 photo signed by Private Pike actor Ian Lavender. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 D-Day Piper Bill Millin signed Historic Battles 30th ann Operation overlord cover. Millin is best remembered for playing the pipes whilst under fire during the D-Day landing in Normandy. Pipers had traditionally been used in battle by Scottish and Irish soldiers. However, the use of bagpipes was restricted to rear areas by the time of the Second World War by the British Army. Lovat, nevertheless, ignored these orders and ordered Millin, then aged 21, to play. When Private Millin demurred, citing the regulations, he recalled later, Lord Lovat replied: Ah, but that's the English War Office. You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn't apply. , Millin played, Highland Laddie, The Road to the Isles, and All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border, as his comrades fell around him on Sword Beach. Millin states that he later talked to captured German snipers who claimed they did not shoot at him because they thought he had gone mad. Millin, whom Lovat had appointed his personal piper during commando training at Achnacarry, near Fort William in Scotland, was the only man during the landing who wore a kilt - it was the same Cameron tartan kilt his father had worn in Flanders during World War I - and he was armed only with his pipes and the sgian-dubh, or, black knife, , sheathed inside his kilt-hose on the right side. Lovat and Millin advanced from Sword to Pegasus Bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 2nd Bn the Ox & Bucks Light Infantry (6th Airborne Division) who had landed in the early hours by glider. Lovat's commandos arrived at a little past one p. m. at Pegasus Bridge although the rendezvous time in the plan was noon. To the sound of Millin's bagpipes, the commandos marched across Pegasus Bridge. During the march, twelve men died, most shot through their berets. Later detachments of the commandos rushed across in small groups with helmets on. Millin's D-Day bagpipes were later donated to Dawlish Museum. A set of pipes he used later in the campaign, after the originals became damaged, were donated to the now, Pegasus Bridge Museum. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 aces Chuck Yeager, Adolf Galland multiple signed Edmond Thieffry cover also signed by Heinz Marquardt KC. Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia. Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia. His career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army, assigned to the Army Air Forces in 1941. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942, he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II Army Air Force version of the Army's warrant officer), later achieving most of his aerial victories as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot on the Western Front, where he was credited with shooting down 11. 5 enemy aircraft (the half credit is from a second pilot assisting him in a single shootdown). On October 12, 1944, he attained, ace in a day, status, shooting down five enemy aircraft in one mission. After the war, Yeager became a test pilot and flew many types of aircraft, including experimental rocket-powered aircraft for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Through the NACA program, he became the first human to officially break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45, 000 ft (13, 700 m), for which he won both the Collier and Mackay trophies in 1948. He then went on to break several other speed and altitude records in the following years. In 1962, he became the first commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School, which trained and produced astronauts for NASA and the Air Force. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
WW2 Luftwaffe ace Wilhelm Batz signed Poachers Air Display cover also signed by Erich Rossmann KC and US fighter ace Robert Winks. Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 aircraft shot down; 234 victories were achieved over the Eastern Front, including at least 46 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. Batz claimed three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploesti oil fields. Following the war, he served in the German Air Force of the Federal Republic of Germany. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Sound Barrier Brig Chuck Yeager signed on his own Historic Aviators cover. Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia. Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia. His career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army, assigned to the Army Air Forces in 1941. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942, he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II Army Air Force version of the Army's warrant officer), later achieving most of his aerial victories as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot on the Western Front, where he was credited with shooting down 11. 5 enemy aircraft (the half credit is from a second pilot assisting him in a single shootdown). On October 12, 1944, he attained, ace in a day, status, shooting down five enemy aircraft in one mission. After the war, Yeager became a test pilot and flew many types of aircraft, including experimental rocket-powered aircraft for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Through the NACA program, he became the first human to officially break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45, 000 ft (13, 700 m), for which he won both the Collier and Mackay trophies in 1948. He then went on to break several other speed and altitude records in the following years. In 1962, he became the first commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School, which trained and produced astronauts for NASA and the Air Force. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
The Bedchamber Sword of Tipu Sultan (reg. 1782-1799), a fine gold-koftgari-hilted steel sword (sukhela) India, 18th Centurythe single-edged steel blade with flattened spine becoming double-edged towards the point, gold-overlaid inscription to spine, gold overlaid orb and parasol mark to one side, engraved inscription in English within a rectangular cartouche to the other, the steel hilt of typical tulwar form with dished disc pommel, convex pommel cap with hinged gold loop for sword knot, bellied grip and short waisted quillons curving slightly towards the tip of the blade, the hilt itself canted slightly forward, inlaid in gold with inscriptions in thuluth, bubri motifs to the edge, pierced hole to blade; the wood scabbard clad entirely in green corded silk velvet, with three silver-gilt mounts engraved overall with bubri stripes and floral motifs, the upper two with gilded iron suspension loops, the chape with impressed inscription-filled bubri motif (Haider control mark) to each side 105.9 cm. long; blade 92.9 cm. long; 109 cm. long (in scabbard)Footnotes:ProvenanceTipu Sultan (reg. 1782-1799), found in his private apartments following his death.Major General David Baird (1757-1829), presented by the Army of the East India Company in May 1799, thence by descent. Dix Noonan Webb, The Baird Jewels and Archive, Including Tipu Sultan's Sword, 19 September 2003, lot 3.Private UK collection.The inscriptions are as follows:THE SWORD OF TIPPOO SULTAUNFound in his Bed Chamber after SERINGAPATAM was taken by Storm 4th May 1799and Presented by the ARMY to MAJOR GENERAL BAIRD through their CommanderLIEUT. GENERAL HARRIS, as a token of their high opinion of his Courage and Conductin the Assault which he Commanded, and in which TIPPOO SULTAUN was slain.To the spine, shamshir-e malik, 'The sword of the king';To the hilt, ya allah! ya nasir! ya fattah! ya nasir! ya mu'in! ya zahir!, 'O Allah!, O the Helper! O the Ever-opener! O the Aider! O The Helper! O The Evident!.Impressed mark to chape, hayderThe Bedchamber SwordAs the cannons fired their last shots, and the waves of battle receded at Seringapatam, Tipu Sultan lay dead amid a heap of wounded, killed fighting hand to hand in the heat of the action. Major General David Baird, commander of the East India Company forces that day, who had previously spent almost four years in Tipu's dungeons, was led to the body by one of the sultan's courtiers. An eyewitness recorded that 'His eyes were open and the body was so warm that for a few moments Colonel Wellesley and myself were doubtful whether he was still alive' - Baird was able to look his adversary in the eye one last time (see Denys Forrest, Tiger of Mysore. The Life and Death of Tipu Sultan, London 1970, p. 293). Later, a sword was recovered from the defeated ruler's private apartments which was subsequently presented to Baird by the Army as a Trophy of his victory. In this way 'The Bedchamber Sword' became the symbol of the late sultan himself – his power and authority yielded to the British General in defeat. It was recorded by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton that 'The Sultan, lest any person should fire upon him while in bed, slept in a hammock, which was suspended from the roof by chains, in such a situation as to be invisible through the windows. In the hammock were found a sword and a pair of pistols.' (Francis Buchanan, A Journey From Madras Through The Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar..., London, East India Company, 1807, Vol. 1, p. 72). One can only conjecture that this was the same sword, but considering that it was presented as the Trophy to Baird signifies that it must have been one of his most prized possessions, and its importance would presumably have been known by Tipu's family and retainers at the time the prize was selected. Of all the arms and armour removed from Seringapatam after its fall which have subsequently been sold at auction, the present lot is undoubtedly the most important, with an unbroken provenance taking it back to the final day of the battle itself; moreover, to the bedchamber of the Tiger of Mysore himself. It is almost certainly the most important relic of Seringapatam still in private hands. The sword itself is a masterpiece of Indian art leaving aside its legendary history. With its wide straight blade and tulwar style hilt, it is of a type known in south-eastern India as a sukhela and typically associated with the sword of state. Furthermore, the fact that the blade is of Mughal manufacture, and perhaps of an earlier date, renders the weapon all the more worthy of its kingly ownership and this symbolic status. The gold-inlaid orb, a motif found on 16th Century German blades of the same design, is surmounted by the Mughal Imperial Parasol which was reserved only for the highest quality blades; the gold-inlaid Persian inscription to the spine reads shamshir-e malik, 'The sword of the king'. Topping off the regal blade is an exquisite calligraphic hilt, amongst the rarest types from the Indian sub-continent, decorated in the very finest gold-inlaid Arabic, listing invocations to God. For despite ruling a predominantly Hindu state, Tipu Sultan was a Muslim and a pious and doughty defender of the faith, his sword befitting the extremely high ranking Muslim he was. The sword was originally presented to Baird by Colonel Arthur Wellesley (later the 1st Duke of Wellington) who was convinced that the Major General had the best right to it. It is likely that this was a gesture of reconciliation from the Colonel, who had been made Commandant of Seringapatam the day after the storming, an appointment that had mortified Baird. When word of this gift reached the Prize Committee, however, they insisted that the sword be returned to them as it was not Welleseley's to give. This was, in part, due to the fact that General Harris wished to make it an official gift from the Army to Baird. Subsequently, an order was issued from head-quarters for the general and field-officers to assemble in Harris's tent where the sword was officially presented to Baird as a token of the Army's gratitude to him for his courage in leading the final assault on Seringapatam. After all, it had been Baird who had led the storming party into the deadly breach just hours before the city was conquered. 'P' indicates that this is a Premium Lot. 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A RARE FLEMISH WOOL AND SILK HISTORICAL TAPESTRY DEPICTING A SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF HANNIBAL LATE 16TH CENTURY Probably after mid-16th century designs by Francois Geubels (Flemish Fl.1546-1579) for Brussels workshops, with the central field illustrating Hannibal deploying cattle with flaming horns at the Battle of Ager Falernus in 217AD. With Latin inscription to the upper border "HANIBAL IGNE TAURORUM CORNIBUS IMPOSITO NOCTU MONTEM INVADIT " (HANNIBAL INVADES THE MOUNTAIN BY NIGHT, HAVING FIRED THE BULL'S HORNS). The border with mythological figures to the corners Apollo, Artemis the Huntress, a dancing female figure and a military general approximately 340 high, 398cm long The Carthaginian general Hannibal is regarded even today as one of the greatest tacticians and most daring military commanders from antiquity. In the 16th and 17th century series of tapestries were woven commemorating scenes from his life and famous deeds such as the invasion of Italy by crossing the Alps with African war elephants. This tapestry commemorates the Battle of Ager Falernus shortly after his routing of Flaminius and his troops at the battle of Lake Trasimene. Sallying into central and southern Italy he soon found himself in the lowlands of Campania- an area stripped of its natural resources of food and fuel and swiftly surrounded by the troops of the new Roman dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. Drawing inspiration from Spanish religious festivals- Hannibal ordered that 2000 oxen have torches tied to their horns and driven towards the pass where Fabius had stationed his army. In the ensuing chaos and stampede some of the Roman army believed that they were seeing the Carthaginian army marching to escape along the heights. As they moved off in pursuit of this decoy, the Carthaginian army moved in complete silence through the dark lowlands and up to an unguarded pass. A feat of misdirection and stealth still taught by military tacticians today.The Chrysler Museum of Art holds in its collection a similar tapestry titled "The History of Hannibal: The Spoils of Cannae" (the Gift of the Irene Leache Memorial Foundation, March 2014). With a Brussels town mark and dating from approximately 1650, the Chrysler tapestry shares the overall layout with the central slightly crowded field with central figures representative of the main title- as described in Latin to a cartouche to the centre of the upper border, and the wide borders with their use of richly decorated floral and fruit garlands dividing figures There are also similar panels both in the Royal Trust Collection and in the Cathedral Museum, Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain. The Royal Trust Collection's tapestries are titled "Hannibal pointing out the entrancing joys of Italy to his warriors" and "Hannibal bringing the spoils of Cannae to Carthage". Again, these are catalogued as being from a longer series of Brusselstapestries illustrating scenes from the story of Hannibal, each within wide borders of abundant fruit, foliage and flowers, a Latin inscription in scroll at top. The Zamora tapestries are very similar in style and composition to this lot and are catalogued as being circa 1570- "anonymous weaver".Please also see: Sotheby's, London, 26th May 1989, lot 27 for a Brussels tapestry, late 16th century, depicting a similar scene, with an inscribed panel referring to HannibalChristie's, London , 14th May 2017, lot 137 for a "Flemish Historical Tapestry By Maarten II Reymbouts, Brussels, Late 17th Century" which shares similar main border design Condition Report: Overall the tapestry has colour muting with loss predominately to paler pinks of flesh, yellows and paler blues and greens. The surface is slightly rumpled in some areas as is common for examples of this scale. Some pulling to threads and sections- with some loose areas- these may benefit from remedial work. Outer border later- and later backing. With the fixed later backing it is impossible to determine the full extent to which there may have been repairs but from the front there are indications of scattered spot repairs, tightening and remedial work throughout the surface. Most noteworthy are the two patch inserts to upper edge of main panel- just under children's feet. Additionally there has been spot repairs to strengthen sagging and pulled sections such as upper right border of panel with inscription.Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). 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Medals - WWII medals 1939-1945 Star, The Africa Star and George IV War medal awarded posthumously to Pte Alan Edwin Trower, East Yorkshire Regiment, in original wax packet with certificate & O.H.M.S postal box complete with personal correspondence from his Captain & Lieutenant informing his parents that he was wounded in action and fell into enemy hands; Army Form B. 104-83 & 82B; Effects Forms 100B 'Died of Wounds in Enemy Hands'; Daily Mirror cutting July 1942 covering the engagement, photograph etc.
Medals - Nine post-WW2 United States of America medals, to include two Good Conduct Medals (Army); Korean Service Medal; two United Nations Korea Service Medals; two National Defense Service Medals; Republic of Vietnam Service Medal; and an Army Reserve Achievement Medal; most with ribbons.Qty: 9
A visitors’ book for the GOC (General Officer Commanding) in Cairo dating to 1927-31, the book belonging to General Sir Edward Peter Strickland (1869-1951) containing over 3000 signatures of guests who visited the army headquarters and includes the signatures of Princess Mary, Edward Prince of Wales, and the Princess of Romania; together with two leather wallets and further documents pertaining to Lieut General Sir Peter Strickland, one of the wallets with engraved yellow metal presentation button 'La Mission Militaire Francaise, 1st Division, au Major General E. P. Strickland', with further monogrammed roundel.
WWII, four, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, attributed to 1630917 Gnr George W Hunt 113th Regiment Royal Artillery, framed and official and other documents, books and ephemera of the recipient, including letters and envelopes with army post office / passed by censor cachets and book, Cockney War Stories
400+ assorted films stills, chiefly 8x10". From c 1950s - 1980s titles. To include: The Ugly Duckling, Larger Than Life, Raw Deal, All For Many, Joe, The 25th Hour, Tom Jones, Futureworld, Malachi's Cove, Ringo and His Golden Pistol, The Freshman, Human Factor, Blind Date, At War With The Army, Five Bold Women, Last of the Desperados, Five Guns West, Checkpoint, The Glory Brigade, Justine and Juliet, A Letter to Three Wives, Angela, Breakheart Pass and many more,
Five assorted military part uniforms. Comprising a Pre-1953 RAF No.8 Tropical White Ceremonial Jacket with Kings Crown buttons and Mess Dress Shirt, a Post-1950 RAF Wing Commander’s Battledress Jacket, a pair of 1967 dated Ugeco French Army Officer’s trousers, plus a bare post-1960s No.2 army jacket and No.1 Cavalry Dress trousers”.
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