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Click here to subscribeArmy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Basutoland (395 Cpl. Hamilton Kaka) edge prepared prior to naming, a few spots to obverse field, very fine £140-£180 --- Hamilton Kaka, of the Basutoland Mounted Police, was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1965 (Basutoland Government Gazette 1 January 1965).
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘Hon-Major, H. M. Pattillo 75th Lunenberg Regiment’, silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1913) and silver-gilt, with integral top riband bar, unit number corrected, good very fine £140-£180 --- Heber Monroe Pattillo was born at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, on 17 January 1868 and was appointed Paymaster in the 75th Lunenberg Regiment on 22 April 1898. Advanced Honorary Major, he was awarded his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration per Army Order 114 of 1918. he died in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, on 24 August 1937. The 75th Lunenberg Regiment was established in 1870 in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and following various amalgamations is now part of the West Nova Scotia Regiment, a primary reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.
Pair: Warrant Officer Class 1 S. T. Nurse, Canadian Permanent Army Veterinary Corps Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (Sergt-Major. (W.O.) S. T. Nurse. C.P.A.V.C.); Canada Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (S.M. (W.O. Cl. 1) S. T. Nurse. R.C.A.V.C.) mounted as originally worn, with riband bar, good very fine, scarce (2) £500-£700 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 21 February 1919. M.S.M. London Gazette 4 November 1922. Spencer Thomas Nurse was born in London, England in September 1875. He resided with his wife at 1456 Chabot Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nurse served during the Great War with the Canadian Permanent Army Veterinary Corps in Canada. He died in November 1954, and is buried in the Montreal Memorial Park, Montreal, Quebec.
Pair: Private F. Taylor, Canadian Army Service Corps Memorial Plaque (Frank Taylor) remnants of adhesive to reverse; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (510525 Pte. F. Taylor) very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Frank Taylor was born in Highbury, Somerset in October 1897. He served during the Great War with the Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Canadian Army Service Corps in England. Private Taylor died of illness, 15 April 1916, and is buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent, England.
Memorial Plaque (William Earl Nicoll) in card envelope of issue, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, very fine £60-£80 --- William Earl Nicoll was born in Ellsworth, Texas, United States of America in July 1884. He initially served during the Great War with No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps, prior to transferring to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry. Private Nicoll was killed in action, 3 September 1918, whilst lying in a shell hole during operations North East of Saudemont, he had both legs severed by the explosion of an enemy shell. He was given first aid and taken to the Regimental Aid Post where he died shortly afterwards. Private Nicoll is buried in the Dury Crucifix Cemetery, France.
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (629540 L-Cpl. T. F. Jackson) in case of issue, very fine; together with relic of Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (G.28087 Pte. L. G. King) last severely fire damaged, with top half of cross missing (2) £80-£120 --- Thomas Frederick Jackson was born in London in November 1876. He served with the Border Regiment for 8 years prior to emigrating to Canada. Jackson served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Lance Corporal Jackson was killed in action in an attack north of Souchez, 13 April 1917, and is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France. Lawrence George King (listed as G/28089) was the husband of Viola King or Cumberland Bay, Queen’s County, New Brunswick. He served during the Second War with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, and died 19 March 1945. Private King is buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with photographic image of recipient.
Army Temperance Association Medals Army Temperance Association India One Year Medal (2), silver (ATAI.2), two with ‘Excelsior’ top riband bar; Four Year Medal, silver (ATAI.4); Seven Year Medal, silver; Victoria Commemorative Medal, silver (ATAI.15); together with an unrecorded Army Temperance Association India Medal with Star of India to reverse, silver; Army Temperance Association One Year Committee Man Medal, silver (ATAH unrecorded); Royal Army Temperance Association Six Month Medal, bronze (RATA.1) with monogram at centre; One Year Medal, silver (RATA.2), all unnamed as issued, generally very fine (9) £60-£80 --- Note: The ‘Excelsior’ top riband bar is more correctly worn from the Three Year Medal to denote a Four Year award.
The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Brigadier J. P. Girvan, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., V.D., 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the most decorated officer of the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) 2nd type badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with Second Award Bar and integral top ribbon bar; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted as worn, very fine (12) £200-£300 --- Also entitled to Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration, G.V.R. C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For conspicuous gallantry opposite Cherisy on 1st September, 1918. He commanded his battalion with the greatest skill and ability, pushing resolutely forward in face of extreme machine-gun fire, and after a personal reconnaissance continuing his advance and capturing and consolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For marked gallantry and ability in the attack on Canal du Nord on 27th September, 1918. Crossing the canal on light bridges, and the River Agache by planks, under heavy machine-gun and sniping fire, he pushed on. He personally attacked and captured an enemy machine gun, shooting the gunner and turning the gun on the enemy. He went on and assisted in capturing Chapel Corner and the village of Marquion, and then gained his final objectives. His courage and dash were a fine example to his command.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout an attack he led his company with the greatest skill and courage, continually going forward into our own barrage at great personal risk in order to check men who were advancing too fast. He directed his men amidst the fiercest shelling, and it was due to his gallant personal example that hostile counter-attacks were fruitless. His reports were invaluable, and it was largely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917. John ‘Jack’ Pollands Girvan was born born on 28 November 1887, at Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 1907, he became a clerk in the Civil Service. He was a fine athlete, winning numerous championships as a member of the Argonaut rowing club. He belonged to an active militia when he attested on 14 September 1914, at Valcartier, Quebec. During the Great War, he married Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Girvan sailed on 3 October 1914, with the first contingent, arriving in England on 16 October 1916. On 4 February 1915, the 15th Battalion battalion paraded in light marching order for ‘Inspection & Review’ by H.M. the Kin, followed by the March Past, at North Larkhill camp. The following week, they boarded S.S. Mount Temple, at Avonmouth, on 12 February 1915. After a very rough voyage with high seas, they arrived at St Nazaire, in France, on 15 February 1915. Two days later, they arrived at Hazebrouck in Belgium, moving into billets at Caestre the next day and into billets in Armentieres on 23 February 1915. The 15th Battalion entered the trenches for the first time on 24 February 1915, suffering their first casualty on the night of the 27th. They entered the trenches at Rue Petillon, on 6 March 1915, pulling out three days later. In April 1915, the Canadians moved to the Ypres area and took part in the battle of Kitchener’s Wood (Second Battle of Ypres). The 15th Battalion held the line against the German chlorine gas attack, but suffered heavy casualties. The battalion was at the apex of the Canadian position on 24 April. The 15th Battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any Canadian unit, with over 647 casualties, being hit by the heaviest of the gas, and was overrun by the Germans. Girvan’s No. 1 Company, was on the extreme right flank of the Battalion’s three forward companies and was very lucky to have survived. In the battle of Festubert, on 15 May 1915, the battalion again suffered heavy casualties. Girvan was promoted to be Sergeant, in the field, ‘A’ Company, 15th Battalion, on 11 June 1915. He was appointed to Temporary Commission, and posted to 15th Battalion on 26 September 1915; granted 5 days leave, 17 October 1915; granted 7 days leave, 5 January 1916; to be Captain, 27 April 1916; granted leave of absence from 25 May to 2 June 1916. On 3 June 1916 the Battalion conducted the first Canadian counter-attack of the war against Observatory Ridge, in opening stages of the battle of Mount Sorrel, again suffering heavy casualties. Now a Major commanding No. 3 Company, he was wounded during the battle of Flers–Courcelette on 24 September 1916, by a bullet wound which penetrated his right chest at the sternum, and travelled down and lodged in abdominal muscle. He was admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, on 27 September 1916, and to Yorkhill War Hospital, Glasgow, on 1 October 1916. He was discharged on 18 October 1916, but was declared unfit for service for three months and granted leave to Canada, 21 October 1916 to 21 January 1917. Girvan returned to England in late March of 1917, and was appointed Acting Major on 28 April 1917. Then, awarded the Croix du Guerre, on 1 May 1917. Here he spent several months in Bramshott Camp, Hampshire, where his future wife Jean Sword was undergoing training at the camp hospital, and they undoubtedly spent some time together. Girvan returned back to France where, on 30 July 1917, he was indemnified for loss of kit. He was in command of No. 1 Company leading the forward assault of the 15th Battalion during the battle of Hill 70, and was awarded the Military Cross for this action in which the 15th Battalion assaulted and captured Puits 14 and Bois Hugo as part of the Canadian Corps assault on Hill 70 near Lens, France. The battalion was in the first wave of the assault on the Corps’ exposed and vital left flank. Having secured all their objectives on the morning of 15 August 1917, the battalion defended its position for a day and half against numerous German counter attacks until it was relieved and withdrawn from the line. Girvan was struck off the strength of the 15th Battalion to attend a Command Officers Course at Aldershot on 27 June 1918 for 8 weeks, and during this time married Nursing Sister Jean Sword. Girvan, now second in command of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, proceeded overseas to the 15th Battalion, from Witley, on 20 August 1918. For the third time, he landed in France, on 23 August 1918, and rejoined his unit on 26 August. With the Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Bent severely wounded, Girvan took command as the Acting Commanding Officer. Upon the C.O.’s return, several times Girvan acted as C.O. while the commander was away. On 30 August 1918, he narrowly escaped death when the Battalion H.Q. dugout took a direct hit from a German artillery shell. Gir...
The mounted group of four miniature dress medals worn by Nursing Sister J. E. Girvan (née Sword), Canadian Army Medical Corps, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Girvan, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Commanding the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Battalion Canadian Infantry Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, together with an unidentified miniature (nursing cape badge?) silver-gilt and enamelled badge, GR cypher, with motto ‘Ducit Amor Patriæ’, the reverse stamped ‘Wanless Sterling’, mounted on brooch pin, good very fine (5) £60-£80 --- A.R.R.C. London Gazette 21 June 1918: ‘Miss Jean Elizabeth Sword, Nursing Sister, Can. Nursing Service, No. 12 Can. Gen. Hospl., Bramshott, Hants.’ On 24 October 1916, Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword returned to England from No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France. On 3 November 1916, she was posted to Canada, where, during the following three months it is presumed she and Major John P. Girvan came to know one another. Jean returned to England, before John, on 2 February 1917. Nursing Sister Sword had acted as a blood donor on 22 April 1918, but due to general weakness and an irregular heartbeat, she was hospitalised following the transfusion until 26 April, and then granted sick furlough until 6 May 1918. She married Major John P. Girvan, M.C., 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, in London on 6 July 1918, whilst he was attending a Command Officers Course at Aldershot and shortly before he returned to France to take command of his battalion, going on to win the D.S.O. and Bar. Sold with copied research including Marriage Certificate dated 6 July 1918; Buckingham Palace Telegram and War Office letter concerning award of the Royal red Cross; two photographs of Nursing Sister Sword in nursing uniform, one with R.R.C. medal ribbon; a news cutting announcing the death of their elder son, John Maybin Girvan, late Captain and Adjutant, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, who jumped into Normandy before the landings, was wounded and taken prisoner, continued his profession as a mining engineer after the war until killed instantly by a falling rock at El Aguilar, Argentina, where he was superintendent of a mine; and a letter of condolence from the High Commissioner for Canada, London, upon the death of her husband in 1961. For the recipient’s husband’s medals and his related miniature awards, see Lots 80 and 551. For the recipient’s related full sized awards, see Lot 103.
Hungary, Great War Commemorative Medal 1914-18 (8), silvered; together with a Liberation of Upper Hungary Medal 1938, bronze; a National High School Sports Achievement Medal, silvered-bronze; a Jesuit College Achievement Medal, silver; and a Communist period Army Long Service Medal for 15 Years’ Service, gilt and enamel, generally nearly very fine and better (12) £60-£80
Dad's Army collection of 4 BBC DVD by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Signed by Bill Pertwee, Colin Bean X2 and Frank Williams. All autographs 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 £9.99
Charlie Dimmock signed Autograph Editions Official Stone and Soil FDC post marked July 2000, set on nice descriptive page. Dimmock (born 10 August 1966) is an English gardening expert and television presenter. She was a member of the team on Ground Force, a BBC gardening makeover programme, airing from 1997 to 2005. Since then, Dimmock has presented numerous TV shows in the UK and US, including The Joy of Gardening, Charlie's Garden Army and most recently Garden Rescue. All autographs 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 £9.99
Ian Lavender signed Dad's Army 10x8 black and white photo. Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army. All autographs 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 £9.99
John Hunt 16x12 mounted signature piece. John Hunt, Baron Hunt, KG, CBE, DSO, styled as Sir John Hunt from 1953 to 1966, was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. All autographs 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 £9.99
Cabot Watch Company (CWC) gentleman's British Army military wristwatch with luminous hands and hour markers, Arabic numerals, railroad minute track, black dial, stainless steel case marked to the back '0552/6645-90 5415317 53796 90' beside ministry broad arrow and quartz movement, case diameter 35mm
A scarce Kenya Campaign Medal for the Shifta Campaign pair awarded to Warrant Officer Class II P. J. Bunting, Royal Signals Kenya, Republic, Campaign Medal 1963-67, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23213056 S. Sgt. P. J. Bunting R. Signals.) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted; an an unofficial British Forces Germany 1945-89 Commemorative Medal (23213056 WO Bunting P. J. 1958-1974), with related miniature award, edge bruise to LS&GC, otherwise good very fine, the first scarce to British personnel (3) £240-£280 --- Approximately 65 Kenya Campaign Medals awarded to British personnel who served with the Kenyan Forces in operations against the Somali Shiftas for 30 days (not necessarily continuously) between the period 12 December 1963 and 30 November 1967, and given permission to wear per Defence Council Instruction 276 of 1968. P. John Bunting attested for the Royal Signals in early 1956 and was awarded the Kenyan Campaign Medal for service with the Kenyan Forces against the Somali Shiftas during the period 12 December 1963 and 30 November 1967. Sold with copied research including extracts from The Wire which contains a photographic image of the recipient.
Montenegro, Kingdom, Bravery Medal, silver (Rev: F. R. Barry. C.F. Sept: 26-28. 1916.) contemporarily engraved naming, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, embossed case of issue, suspension altered to a straight bar swivel suspension, nearly extremely fine £100-£140 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He tended and dressed the wounded under very heavy fire with the greatest courage and determination. He set a splendid example throughout the operations.’ The Reverend Frank Russell Barry was born on 28 January 1890, the son of the Reverend G. D. Barry, and was educated at Bradfield and Oriel College, Oxford. He served during the Great War with the Army Chaplains’ Department as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class in the Mediterranean theatre of War from 31 December 1915, and subsequently on the Western Front, taking part in the operations on the Somme, the Ancre, Arras, and Passchendaele. For his gallantly during the operations at Mouquet Farm, near Thiepval, on 26-28 September 1916 he was awarded the D.S.O., and was also Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917) and awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valour from the King of Montenegro.
A Second War Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin pair awarded to Lieutenant V. N. Kovalenko, 235th Guards Rifle Regiment Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Gold Star Medal of a Hero of the Soviet Union, 2nd type, gold, reverse impressed, ‘1402’, rectangular riband suspension with screw-backed fitting, suspension ring twisted; Order of Lenin, 5th type, variation 1 breast badge, gold, platinum, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘15797’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension, very fine and better (2) £5,000-£7,000 --- Vasily Naumovich Kovalenko was born at Ivanovoselische, Globinsky District, Poltava Region, Ukraine, on 3 December 1920, and joined the Red Army in 1940. He served during the Great Patriotic War from July 1942, and as a Guards Senior Lieutenant commanded an Artillery Battery of the 235th Guards Rifle Regiment, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front, during the forced crossing of the Dnieper. On 26 September 1943 his battery was amongst the first to land on the opposite bank of he river, near Borodaevka, and in the fight for the bridgehead it destroyed two weapon emplacements and eliminated a large group of enemy soldiers. On 10 October 1943 Kovalenko skilfully directed the fire of his battery during the repelling of the enemy counterattack, and as a result two enemy tanks were disabled and their crews captured alive. For his gallantry he was appointed a Hero of the Soviet Union on 26 October 1943. Kovalenko graduated from Leningrad Highest Artillery Officer School in 1945. The following year he transferred to the Reserve, but was recalled in 1952 and served for a further four years, being advanced Captain. He subsequently retired to Odessa. In addition to the Gold Star Medal of a Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin, he also received the Orders of the Patriotic War, First and Second Class; two Orders of the Red Star; and various campaign medals. Sold with the recipient’s original Bestowal Document for a Hero of the Soviet Union, in embossed red leather folder; the recipient’s original Awards Booklet, which confirms both numbered awards; a presentation silver cigarette case, given to the recipient on his 40th birthday, with inscription to reverse; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
A United States of America Second War Army Good Conduct pair awarded to Private First Class Arthur F. Perry, 103rd Infantry Regiment, who was killed in action 15 January 1945, during the battle for Luzon Island United States of America, Army Good Conduct Medal, slot brooch ‘Arthur F. Perry’; Philippines Liberation Medal, slot brooch, very fine (2) £60-£80 --- 36170413 Private First Class Arthur F. Perry, from White Cloud, Newaygo County, Michigan, served with the 103rd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division. He died on 15 January 1945 and is buried at Manila American Cemetery. ‘The 103rd Infantry Regiment landed on the island of Luzon (Philippines) on 9 January 1945 and was one of the leading elements during the Battle of Luzon. As the left wing of the invasion force, they pushed inland, encountering stiff opposition from fanatical Japanese enemies. The 103d Infantry went ashore at 0700, with the 152nd following at 1300 to set up firing positions on the beach. The landing was unopposed and the regiment moved inland by column of battalions, with 3rd in the lead, followed by 2nd, and 1st in support. As the day went on, Japanese resistance began to increase. Using 75mm guns, the Japanese would initiate long-range ambushes on the 103rd, retreating when approached by riflemen. This delaying tactic did not inflict many casualties, but it did slow the regiment’s advance. The next day saw the 103rd making good time but it was still slowed by harassing enemy attacks. Riflemen, acting in conjunction with artillery fire, steadily advanced and destroyed several of the Japanese guns. Everything changed on the morning of 11 January, when 2-103 Infantry began the assault on Hill 200. It was a heavily fortified position, with caves, tunnels, and trenches dug into the hillside for both infantry and artillery. It took five days of brutal fighting to take the hill, characterised by heavy supporting fire from the 152nd FAB, the 105mm howitzers in the 103rd’s Cannon Company, and the 103rd’s organic mortars. The rest of the battalion worked on securing the perimeters around the hill with aggressive patrolling, which sparked intense fighting. By 16 January, Hill 200 and its environs were in U.S. hands. An enemy armoured counterattack in the vicinity of barrio Potpot resulted in a long night for the men of 3-103rd Infantry, as they fought off the attack and destroyed eleven Japanese tanks.’
A United States of America Silver Star and Purple Heart pair awarded to Master Sergeant John P. Pappas, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, who displayed gallantry in action on 23 December 1950 in the vicinity of Sinbul-san, Korea United States of America, Silver Star, gilt with central silver star, machine-engraved ‘John P. Pappas’, slot brooch; Purple Heart, gilt and enamel, slot brooch, unnamed, in case of issue, good very fine (2) £200-£240 --- John P. Pappas, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy in Korea, while serving with the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, on 23 December 1950. General Orders: Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 349 (1951) ‘Master Sergeant John P. Pappas, RA35999845, (then Sergeant), Army Medical Service, a member of Clearing Company, 2d Medical Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, displayed gallantry in action on 23 December 1950 in the vicinity of Sinbul-san, Korea. On that date Sergeant Pappas was attached to a unit of the Republic of Korea Army. The unit was assigned the mission of destroying an enemy guerrilla band disrupting the main supply route from Pusan northward. During the attack the commanding officer was killed, causing disorganization among the men. Sergeant Pappas with complete disregard for his own safety, exposed himself to intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire to reorganize the unit to lead the attack in a successful completion of the mission. Through intense enemy fire Sergeant Pappas moved about directing medical care and the evacuation of the wounded. The gallantry displayed by Sergeant Pappas reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.’ Pappas later served in Vietnam.
A United States of America Vietnam War Bronze Star and Air Medal group of nine awarded to Staff Sergeant Willard S. Hudson, Tactical Communications Chief 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), the ‘Black Knights’ United States of America, Bronze Star, bronze, engraved ‘Willard S Hudson’, with oak leaf cluster emblem on riband; Air Medal, bronze, engraved ‘Willard S Hudson’, with oak leaf cluster emblem on riband; Army Commendation Medal, bronze, engraved ‘Willard S Hudson’; Army Good Conduct Medal, with five knots emblem on riband; Vietnam Service Medal, one silver and one bronze stars on riband; National Defense Service Medal, bronze; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, bronze; South Vietnam, Service Medal, 1 clasp, 1960, all with crimp brooches; Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm, generally very fine or better (9) £200-£240 --- Air Medal, 26 June 1970, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airmobile) 19th Artillery: ‘For meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight August 1969 to June 1970 in the Republic of Vietnam.’ (certificate dated 26th June 1970). Air Medal second award – no details, probably similar for July to December 1970. Bronze Star, 3rd July 1970, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airmobile) 19th Artillery: ‘For Meritorious Achievement in ground operations against hostile forces during the period August 1969 to August 1970 in the Republic of Vietnam.’ Bronze Star second award – no details, probably similar for September to December 1970. Army Commendation Medal: ‘For Meritorious Achievement during the period April 1970 to June 1970 in the Republic of Vietnam.’ Silver and bronze stars to Vietnam Campaign Medal for six Campaigns: Vietnam Defense Campaign 1965-66; Tet Counter Offensive 1969; Vietnam Summer, Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter, Spring, 1969-70; Sanctuary Counter Offensive 1970; Southwest Monsoon 1970. Willard S. Hudson was born on 29 September 1941, in Apopka, Florida, and enlisted into the Army on 7 January 1964. He was posted to 39th Transport Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia, and became a switchboard operator with 616, then 515 Transport Battalions, also at Fort Benning. Promoted to PFC at the end of January 1964. He served in Vietnam between 23 July 1965 and 10 November 1965, with 515th Transport Company, “Road Runners”, at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. There, the 515th had the primary mission of transporting troops and cargo from port facilities to their final destination, often times the front lines themselves. Hudson was hospitalised in Vietnam for about a month in September, reason unknown. On 19 November 1965, he was at Fort Buckner, Okinawa, as Communications Specialist, where he gained artillery experience, becoming a Tactical Team Chief. In November 1966, he was posted to the Republic of Korea, as Tactical Communications Chief, where he remained until December 1967. In May, while in Korea, he was promoted to Sergeant and on 1 January 1968 he was in Germany where he remained until April 1969. On 5 June 1969, he was back in Vietnam for his second tour, serving as Tactical Communications Chief, A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalr. Division (Airmobile). Promoted to Staff Sergeant in August 1969, in October he joined the 1/13th Signal Battalion, in December, 1/5th Cavalry, and in May 1970, the 2/19th Artillery, all units of the 1st Cavalry Division. Hudson left Vietnam for the final time on 9 December 1970, and was posted to Germany on 1 February 1971. On 3 February 1974, he joined 716th Military Police Company, at Fort Riley, Kansas, serving with various Military Police units at Fort Riley until the end of January 1976, when he was posted to Korea as Communications Chief, of the 2nd Military Police Company, 2nd Infantry Division. He was back at Fort Riley by mid-January 1978, where he remained in various security positions until he retired on 31 January 1981. He died on 12 September 1986, aged 45. Sold with a file containing original award certificates for the Bronze Star, Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal, with original citations for the first two, together with service papers and other research.
German Second World War Cuff Titles. Army Railway Direction Service Brussels cuff title, introduced February 1941 and after 7 months withdrawn and replaced with the arm badge, subsequently the cuff title is rare. Luftwaffe Hermann Goring Division cuff title, full length, used, as removed from a tunic, stitches remain, enlisted ranks version, good condition (2) £140-£180
German Second World War Cuff Titles. Waffen SS Ostturkischer, green and silver Bevo weave, full length, unused. Army Propaganda Company Bevo weave in silver on black, full length, unused. Reichskriegerbund cuff title (Old Comrades) for District Nordost, Bevo silver weave on blue, as removed from a tunic, good condition (3) £300-£400
German Second World War Army Officers Collar Patches. A large group all individual single collar patches comprising 1 Reichwehr Infantry. 2 Third Reich Infantry. 4 Third Reich Medicals. 5 Third Reich Mountain Troop. 4 Third Reich Panzer. 1 Third Reich Panzer Grenadier. 2 Third Reich Cavalry. 2 Third Reich Signals. 1 Third Reich Pioneer, moth damage. 8 Third Reich Artillery. 1 Third Reich Transport. 4 Miscellaneous, generally good condition (35) £200-£240
A German Second World War Army Zeltbahn. A splinter pattern camouflage armed forces zeltbahn, these were utilised either individually as a rain cape or with three button together acted as a tent, this example having all of its zeltbahn buttons present. Some period patching and stitching. Maker marked Berlin date 1938 stamped to one corner of the zeltbahn, reasonable condition £50-£70
German Second World War Medal Riband Bars. 14 medal riband bars comprising Armed Forces Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached with the Afrika Italian Medal. War Service Cross Second Class with swords, Armed Forces Long Service ribbon with eagle and swastika motif attached, Entry into Austria Medal and Entry Czechoslovakia Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, War Service Cross with swords, Russian Front riband. Iron Cross Second Class, Luftwaffe Long Service Medal with Luftwaffe motif attached, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. Luftwaffe Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached, Entry into Austria Medal. War Service Cross Second Class with swords, two Luftwaffe Long Service ribbons one with gold and one with silver Luftwaffe motifs attached. War Service Cross Second Class with swords with two Armed Forces Long Service ribbons with outstretched winged eagle and swastika motifs attached. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal, Russian Front Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Austria Medal, West Wall Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal, Russian Front Medal, Army Long Service Medal with outstretched winged eagle and swastika motif attached, West Wall Medal. War Service Cross Second Class. Armed Forces Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached. Iron Cross Second Class with Armed Forces Long Service Medal with outstretched winged eagle and swastika attached. Iron Cross Second Class, Russian Front Medal, Armed Forces Long Service Medal with silver eagle and swastika motif attached without pin back suspension, generally good condition (14) £80-£100
An important Medical C.B. group of three awarded to Inspector-General Stephen Woolriche, Medical Department The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, Georgian hallmarks, date letter partially obscured but probably 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, with narrow gold swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees (S. Woolriche, Medl. Charge of 7th Divn.); Waterloo 1815 (Stephen Woolrich, Dep. Insp. of Hosp. Medical Staff.) fitted with replacement silver clip and ring suspension, some minor chips to the first, light edge bruising and contact marks to the last two, otherwise very fine and better (3) £8,000-£10,000 --- Stephen Woolriche was born on 3 June 1770, and was a surgeon’s mate when he was gazetted as Regimental Surgeon to the 111th Foot on 30 May 1794. From March 1798 to 22 May 1806, he was on half-pay, when he exchanged on full-pay to the 4th Foot. He was appointed Surgeon on the Staff on 18 June 1807, and as Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on 26 May 1814; Brevet Inspector of Hospitals, 9 December 1823; retired half-pay, 25 May 1828; Inspector-General of Hospitals, 22 July 1830. Woolriche was one of the first seven officers of the Army Medical Department upon whom the C.B. (Military) was conferred for the first time in 1850. He died at Quatford Lodge, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, on 29 February 1856. He served in Holland in 1799 under Sir Ralph Abercromby and the Duke of York; with the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807; and, with the rank of staff-surgeon, was principal medical officer with the reserve, commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley at the battle of Kioge; after four years colonial service, he joined the Peninsula army, with which he served from the battle of Salamanca until the end of the war; and was present in charge of the 7th division of the army, commanded by Lord Dalhousie, at the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, for which he has received the War Medal with two Clasps. At the renewal the of war in 1815, he joined the army at Brussels, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and was appointed to take charge of field-duties in the event of a general action; in this responsible situation he was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, where he was occupied several days and nights before the field was cleared of the numerous wounded, including British, Belgian, French, &c. &c. In 1827 he embarked for Portugal with the army, under Sir William Clinton, as chief of the medical department on that service. (Hart’s Army List 1856 refers).
German Second World War Driving Licences and Other Documents. Comprising 4 Army and Luftwaffe driving licences all with individual photographs, all are of the same double folded and sometimes triple folded linen type, Gefreiter in a Panzer Jager unit; Luftwaffe recipient in bomber squadron, officer the image shows the wearing of a uniform, hatless, pilots badge at breast; A rare driving licence to a member of Regiment General Goring 5th Battalion with photograph in uniform; Army driver in uniform, hatless; together with a Truppen Ausweis ausweis double sided printed card in Infantry Regiment 64, an empty folder for a Kriegsmarine ausweis, civilian employee for the armed forces as a film projectionist. Pass with photograph in civil dress with added paper pass with identical image, 2 individual items. All the paperwork has an English translation written with each piece, reasonable condition £80-£100
German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945. By Brian L. Davis, published by Arms and Armour Press, London, 1971, 224pp., with numerous b/w photographs, hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, Volume 1: 1933-1940. By Brian L. Davis, published by Arms and Armour Press, London, 1991, 256pp., with numerous b/w photographs, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition Uniforms and Insignia of the German Foreign Office and Government Ministries 1938-1945. By Jill Halcomb, published by Agincourt Publishers, 1984, 233pp., with numerous b/w photographs, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition Helmets and Headdress of the Imperial German Army 1870-1918. By Colonel R. H. Rankin, published by N. Flayderman, New Milford, 1965, 152pp., with numerous b/w photographs, hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition Pickelhauben (Spiked Helmets): German Headdress 1650-1918. By Eric J. Johansson, published by H.S.M. Publications, Missouri, 1982, 180pp., with numerous colour photographs, with index, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition Uniforms and Badges of the Third Reich, Volume 1: NSDAP. Published by Military Collectors Service, 76pp., with numerous b/w illustrations, hardbound, good condition Waffen SS - Its Uniforms, Insignia, and Equipment 1938-1945 By D. S. V. Fosten and R. J. Marrion, published by Almark Publications, London, 1971, 112pp., with numerous b/w photographs and illustrations, softback, reasonable condition Uniforms of the Luftwaffe 1939-1945 By Matthew Cooper, published by Almark Publications, London, 1974, 80pp., with numerous b/w and colour photographs, softback, reasonable condition Casques a Pointe et Coiffures Prestigieuses de l’Armée Allemande 1842-1918 [French text] Two Volumes (Infantry and Cavalry), by Jean-Louis Larcade, published by Jacques Grancher, Paris, 1985, 160pp. and 197pp., with numerous b/w and colour photographs, hardback, both volumes with dust-jackets, good condition (lot) £40-£50 --- Sold with a bound folder of loose plates of German helmets; and other pamphlets and publications, including ‘Die Uniformen’ [in German]; and ‘German Military Police Units 1939-45’, the last part of the Osprey Men-at-Arms series.
A German Second World War Feldgendarmerie Gorget. A very nice example of the all steel Feldgendarmerie Gorget, to the face side the large outstretched winged eagle and swastika of the armed forces with the buttons and the lettering all picked out in luminous paint to be able to be seen in the dark. Standard grey shirting wool material to the reverse side with the lozenge shaped makers mark. Complete with its matching all steel neck chain, good condition £600-£800 --- Note: Only three manufacturers produced the Army Field Police Gorget, C. E. Juncker of Berlin; F. W. Assmann of Ludenscheid; and J. C. Maedicke of Berlin. This particular example has the M trademark for Maedicke.
A rare ‘Sierra Leone’ C.M.G. and ‘Boer War’ D.S.O. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Tarbet, South Lancashire Regiment, late Inspector-General of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top ribbon bar; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, 1892, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Asst. Inspr. A. F. Tarbet, Lagos Hausa Force) officially engraved naming; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (Major A. F. Tarbet, C.M.G., D.S.O. S. Lanc. Regt.) officially engraved naming, mounted court-style as worn, somewhat tarnished, otherwise very fine and better (4) £2,800-£3,400 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 9 January 1900: ‘In recognition of services in connection with the Military operations in 1898-9 in the Sierra Leone Protectorate: Major Alexander Francis Tarbet, 3rd Battalion the Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), late Inspector-General of the Sierra Leone Frontier Police.’ Only 5 awards of the C.M.G. for Sierra Leone: two Naval officers and three Army officers. D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’ Alexander Francis Tarbet was born on 29 December 1860, son of William Tarbet, of Bedford. He was educated at Wellington College, and joined the 4th Royal Lancashire Militia in 1881. He served in Methuen’s Horse, with the Bechuanaland Field Force in 1885, and with the Lagos Hausa Force, 1887-94. He held the appointment as Private Secretary to the Governor of Lagos, Sir Gilbert Carter, K.C.M.G., from 1892-94, during which time he commanded the Lagos Hausas in the Jebu Expedition of 1892 (despatches London Gazette 1 July 1892; Medal with clasp). In 1894, Tarbett was appointed Inspector-General to the Sierra Leone Frontier Force, and helped to quell the disturbances in Sierra Leone during 1897-99, when he commanded the Frontier Police on the Karene Expedition (despatches London Gazette 29 December 1899; Clasp; created C.M.G.). He served during the South Africa War 1900-01, as a Railway Staff Officer (graded as a D.A.A.G.), Lines of Communications, and afterwards as Commandant, Jagersfontein Road. He took part in operations in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900; in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, February to April 1900; and operations in Orange River Colony, November 1900 to July 1901 (despatches London Gazette 10 September 1901; Queen’s Medal with 3 clasps; created D.S.O.) Tarbet resigned his commission in 1907 but rejoined the 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment as Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1914 and served with that regiment at Home until the end of the war.
German Second World War Tinnies and Accessories. A selection of six tinnies comprising Reunification of the Saar 1934; Day of Work 1934; Day of Work 1935; 1st May 1936; Hitler Youth Day Badge 1936; and an Eagle tinny. All of them have their original pins and hooks and are all in nice condition. Accompanied by an M.29 eagle RZM marked with twisted and grooved lapel pin fixing; and an Army officers cap cockade of two-piece construction, good condition (8) £50-£70
Miscellaneous German Second World War and Related Militaria. Comprising a finger ring with central shank being the fascist symbol over the Third Reich swastika. A lozenge form arm badge in the form of the insignia of the British Fascist Movement. German Kriegsmarine medical trade patch. German Second World War army side cap Bevo woven eagle with rust stains. Third Reich bayonet portapee knot in pink and field grey. German army officer’s silver cap cord. A 16.5cm Bakelite container marked Sturm Berlin 1914 with an instrument inside, which appears to be a form of compass or level. A roll of 16mm German wartime film. 5 British Great War War Saving Committee lapel badges with swastika centres. An impressive French badge, which appears to be a badge from the Vichy Marshal Petain’s bodyguard, nice enamels. A shield shaped badge showing a Luftwaffe 88mm flak gun with Luftwaffe eagle and swastika above with the original name of the owner and the date 1944 on the reverse side. A single part of a 2 part Stalag 8E identity disc, a German Mother and Child Association with pin back suspension. A piece of German wartime soap marked Karlsruhe with stamped to the back Kriegseife, reasonable condition £50-£70
German, British, and Overseas Great War and Second World War Metallic Badges. Comprising 5 British Great War War Savings Committee enamel badges, 2 square, 3 circular. 1 nicely enamelled red, white and black pin showing the Third Reich swastika but located within an English, London, Forest Gate jewellers presentation box indicating it could possibly be of British vintage circa Great War (the swastika was in use in many European and Scandinavian countries as symbol of luck up until the end of the Great War. 2 Russian stars. 2 Italian Second War military badges. German Second War motorcyclist identity disc. 5 separate German Day badges. 2 highly interesting down swept winged eagle and swastikas over a red cross with swastika to the centre with the paper attachment of a bernstein (amber) manufacturers labels attached with twisted and screwed lapel pin fixings. NSKK side cap button. Third Reich Wound badge in black miniature. An M.29 Third Reich eagle and swastika miniature. 5 accompanying Third Reich mixed badges. A card containing 9 motifs that would attach to medal ribbons, Police, Customs, Luftwaffe, Prague Castle Bar, Faithful Service Medal. 9 further unidentified Third Reich related items. Bavarian 25 year Fire Police Long Service Medal. Free French Croix de Guerre with swords. 1 Fascist Italian cap badge. 1 Royal Army badge. 1 German 1928 overseas flight stallion, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140
German Second World War Insignia. Comprising a Volksturm arm band, printed type; a SA Sports badge, maker marked, finish missing; a Bevo woven army side cap eagle; a Railway collar patch; and a 1 piece stamped aluminium army cap eagle with one of the three fitting pins missing, reasonable condition (5) £60-£80
German Second World War Cloth Insignia. Three double sided Bevo woven army sports vest eagles, one with stitch marks as removed from a vest, the other two unused, some age foxing. Armed Forces Bevo woven edelweiss badge, cut from roll. Another identical. Printed Aserbaidschan volunteer sleeve patch, Georgian printed arm patch. Another identical. Naval rank sleeve patch with slight mothing. Strassen Erlaubnis arm band, slight scorching. DJ sleeve patch, Bevo woven. Naval moth damaged trade patch. printed shield OST. Kriegsmarine Obermatt rank patch. Printed Idel-Ural Russian volunteer sleeve patch. Armed forces edelweiss badge machine embroidered, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
A Great War C.B.E. group of four awarded to Veterinary Colonel T. W. Rudd, Royal Army Veterinary Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Vety: Lt. T. W. Rudd. A.V. Deptt.) minor official correction to ‘Lt.’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. T. W. Rudd.) mounted with C.B.E. for display, nearly extremely fine (4) £360-£440 --- C.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 July 1919. Thomas William Rudd was appointed Veterinary Lieutenant in 1895; Major, 28 August 1910; Lieutenant-Colonel, 18 December 1915; Acting Colonel, 24 March 1918; Deputy Director Veterinary Services. Served on the N.W. Frontier of India 1897-98, Malakand, Veterinary Officer to 1st Brigade from 5 August 1897 (Medal with Clasp). His Great War Medal Index Card shows service in Theatre 5 (G) IV in 1915 which is specifically on the Landakai Malakand border of India from August to October 1915 and did not qualify for the 1914-15 Star (duly ‘deleted from roll’ on his M.I.C.). He went to France in 1918.
German Second World War Cloth Insignia. Comprising a Field Police arm badge, as removed from tunic, well worn, orange on green. Another in circular form, non trimmed with slight moth damage. Army Jager arm badge, machine embroidered. Coastal Artillery enlisted ranks yellow on green breast eagle. A Land Customs style eagle, cut from the centre of a Customs cuff band in Bevo weave, silver on green. Army triangular form overseas cap eagle with matching Bevo cockade, sewn together. The one piece triangular Army M.43 cap eagle with integral national cockade. Kriegsmarine overseas cap eagle, Bevo woven yellow on blue. Coastal Artillery overseas cap eagle, yellow on green. Kriegsmarine enlisted mans breast eagle, machine embroidered yellow on blue. Another identical. DAF officers overseas cap eagle in Bevo silver weave. Enlisted ranks DAF cap eagle for the overseas cap. An unusual gold bullion wire woven eagle in a miniaturised form of a diplomatic style eagle, it would appear to be of Italian manufacture but we cannot identify this piece. Bevo woven gold eagle with integral national cockade for the overseas cap, generally good condition (lot) £180-£220
German Second World War Metallic and Cloth Insignia. Comprising a General-Luftzeugmeister triangular form badge worn on the right breast of overalls. 2 tropical national coloured Tropheim shields, one with re-soldered pins. 1 bronze, 1 silver army drivers badge without backing plates. Coastal Artillery shoulder board. A scarce field post officials shoulder board. Customs officials shoulder board. Luftwaffe cloth paratroopers qualification badge. Luftwaffe cream work overall sleeve rank patch. 2 SA shoulder boards, which are both glued to cards. Kriegsmarine medical personnel trade patch, glued to card. Kriegsmarine Engineers sleeve patch, glued to cloth backing. A group of 5 Red Cross pieces of insignia which comprises of 2 arm triangles in different constructions. 2 Red Cross sleeve shields, 1 machine woven, 1 Bevo woven. 1 Red Cross collar patch. Waffen SS Obersturmbannfuhrers camouflage uniform strip of insignia for one sleeve. Army farriers trade patch. Army Obergefreiter trade patch on green. Another army Gefreiter trade patch in herringbone twill. Army technical artisan sleeve patch, pink machine woven on field grey green. Army tropical Obergefreiters rank patch. Army Obergefreiter rank patch grey on field grey green, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140
German Second World War Metallic and Cloth Insignia. Comprising a Kriegsmarine naval medical cadet sleeve badge. Another identical. Naval engineers trade patch. Naval writer’s sleeve badge. Naval Obermatt white deck uniform rank patch. Army medical sleeve patch. Another medical sleeve patch. Army fireworker’s personnel sleeve patch. Luftwaffe mechanisor’s administrator’s sleeve patch. Obergefreiter sleeve patch, army for the herringbone twill work uniform. LDO paper packet for the Luftwaffe Ground Combat badge. Eastern Front Medal ribbon. A large 5cm SA badge showing an SA man horse riding, pin back suspension. GFP Secret Field Police shoulder board motif in metal. A miniature 16mm SS 8 year Long Service Medal. Hitler Youth membership pin with one red section of the badge enamel broken. Red Cross cap insignia in enamels, pin suspension missing. A 1935 Hitler Youth aluminium award. WWI Iron Cross 2nd class. 1914 War Honour Cross and silver Wound Badge without swastika lapel pin. Miniature Tank Assault Badge with lapel pin fixing missing. Glider qualification badge in blue and white enamels. Shooting Association enamel badge with lapel fixing missing. DAF pin badge with half of a lapel pin present. A German Catholic Association Day badge. A quantity of what is possibly Winters Help Work badges being the shields and coats of arms of areas and towns within Germany, Austria and Northern Italy. Gau Berlin Day badge in plastic without any fitting. 3 Medal ribbon bar motifs all showing the swastika. 2 police badges for fitting to the police bayonet, fittings pins missing, one in silver, one in bronze. Reunification of the Saar tinny corroded without suspension pin. An individually numbered 0846 mission pass for the Fokke Wolf aircraft factory in Bremen. Miniature Hitler Youth proficiency badge with pin missing. A grouping of 4 separate RZM tickets that have been removed from items and mounted on card, 1 is SS that has not been mounted on card. What appears to be a work pass number 174 for a factory (Ruhrstahl AG). A post WWII Polish shield shaped badge 1814 to 1945 Grunwald, Berlin laid on green and maroon ribbon. Third Reich tinny Flugtag Bremen with pin back suspension. Adolf Hitler porcelain Day badge showing the head of Hitler. Italian youth ONB cap badge with all pins fitted, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140
German Second World War Wehrpass and Soldbuchs. An Army wehrpass to Walter Berger, photograph in civil dress, served from 1944 to 1945, very few entries. Army soldbuch, photograph of an unidentified Grenadier, large pass photograph wearing uniform, hatless, served in Grenadier Battalion 79 and 87, very few details, no awards. Luftwaffe soldbuch, served from 1941, no photograph served with a Flieger Regiment from 1941 to 1943, no further details, some entries, served briefly with Regiment Hermann Goring in Holland, no awards. Army driver’s licence, double folded linen type, no photograph, dated 1942. Armed Forces Catholic prayer book, generally good condition (5) £40-£50
The outstanding and well-documented Second War C.B.E., Great War ‘Cherisy, 1 September 1918’ D.S.O., ‘Canal du Nord, 27 September 1918’ Second Award Bar, and ‘Hill 70, August 1917’ M.C. group of thirteen awarded to Brigadier J. P. Girvan, 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the most decorated officer of the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with Second Award Bar, lacking integral top ribbon bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (27071 Pte. J. P. Girvan. 15/Can: Inf:; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. P. Girvan.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp, unnamed as issued; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed (Major J. P. Girvan D.S.O. M.C. 48th Highrs. of C.) complete with integral top suspension brooch; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Major J. P. Girvan D.S.O. M.C. 48th Highrs of C.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914 1916, with bronze Palme, silver awards all dark toned from long-term display, generally good very fine and better (13) £6,000-£8,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For conspicuous gallantry opposite Cherisy on 1st September, 1918. He commanded his battalion with the greatest skill and ability, pushing resolutely forward in face of extreme machine-gun fire, and after a personal reconnaissance continuing his advance and capturing and consolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For marked gallantry and ability in the attack on Canal du Nord on 27th September, 1918. Crossing the canal on light bridges, and the River Agache by planks, under heavy machine-gun and sniping fire, he pushed on. He personally attacked and captured an enemy machine gun, shooting the gunner and turning the gun on the enemy. He went on and assisted in capturing Chapel Corner and the village of Marquion, and then gained his final objectives. His courage and dash were a fine example to his command.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout an attack he led his company with the greatest skill and courage, continually going forward into our own barrage at great personal risk in order to check men who were advancing too fast. He directed his men amidst the fiercest shelling, and it was due to his gallant personal example that hostile counter-attacks were fruitless. His reports were invaluable, and it was largely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917. John ‘Jack’ Pollands Girvan was born born on 28 November 1887, at Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 1907, he became a clerk in the Civil Service. He was a fine athlete, winning numerous championships as a member of the Argonaut rowing club. He belonged to an active militia when he attested on 14 September 1914, at Valcartier, Quebec. During the Great War, he married Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Girvan sailed on 3 October 1914, with the first contingent, arriving in England on 16 October 1916. On 4 February 1915, the 15th Battalion battalion paraded in light marching order for ‘Inspection & Review’ by H.M. the Kin, followed by the March Past, at North Larkhill camp. The following week, they boarded S.S. Mount Temple, at Avonmouth, on 12 February 1915. After a very rough voyage with high seas, they arrived at St Nazaire, in France, on 15 February 1915. Two days later, they arrived at Hazebrouck in Belgium, moving into billets at Caestre the next day and into billets in Armentieres on 23 February 1915. The 15th Battalion entered the trenches for the first time on 24 February 1915, suffering their first casualty on the night of the 27th. They entered the trenches at Rue Petillon, on 6 March 1915, pulling out three days later. In April 1915, the Canadians moved to the Ypres area and took part in the battle of Kitchener’s Wood (Second Battle of Ypres). The 15th Battalion held the line against the German chlorine gas attack, but suffered heavy casualties. The battalion was at the apex of the Canadian position on 24 April. The 15th Battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any Canadian unit, with over 647 casualties, being hit by the heaviest of the gas, and was overrun by the Germans. Girvan’s No. 1 Company, was on the extreme right flank of the Battalion’s three forward companies and was very lucky to have survived. In the battle of Festubert, on 15 May 1915, the battalion again suffered heavy casualties. Girvan was promoted to be Sergeant, in the field, ‘A’ Company, 15th Battalion, on 11 June 1915. He was appointed to Temporary Commission, and posted to 15th Battalion on 26 September 1915; granted 5 days leave, 17 October 1915; granted 7 days leave, 5 January 1916; to be Captain, 27 April 1916; granted leave of absence from 25 May to 2 June 1916. On 3 June 1916 the Battalion conducted the first Canadian counter-attack of the war against Observatory Ridge, in opening stages of the battle of Mount Sorrel, again suffering heavy casualties. Now a Major commanding No. 3 Company, he was wounded during the battle of Flers–Courcelette on 24 September 1916, by a bullet wound which penetrated his right chest at the sternum, and travelled down and lodged in abdominal muscle. He was admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, on 27 September 1916, and to Yorkhill War Hospital, Glasgow, on 1 October 1916. He was discharged on 18 October 1916, but was declared unfit for service for three months and granted leave to Canada, 21 October 1916 to 21 January 1917. Girvan returned to England in late March of 1917, and was appointed Acting Major on 28 April 1917. Then, awarded the Croix du Guerre, on 1 May 1917. Here he spent several months in Bramshott Camp, Hampshire, where his future wife Jean Sword was undergoing training at the camp hospital, and they undoubtedly spent some time together. Girvan returned back to France where, on 30 July 1917, he was indemnified for loss of kit. He was in command of No. 1 Company leading the forward assault of the 15th Battalion during the battle of Hill 70, and was awarded the Military Cross for this action in which the 15th Battalion assaulted and captured Puits 14 and Bois Hugo as part of the Canadian Corps assault on Hill 70 near Lens, France. The battalion was in the first wave of the assault on the Corps’ exposed and vital left flank. Having secured all their objectives on the morning of 15 August 1917, the battalion defended its position for a day and half against numerous German counter attacks until it was relieved and withdrawn from the line. Girvan was struck off the strength of the 15th Battalion to attend a Command Officers Course at Aldershot on 27 June 1918 for 8 w...
A Great War ‘Salonika’ O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. G. Ashton, East Surrey Regiment, he commanded the 2nd Battalion at Ypres 1915 until wounded and later commanded the 1st Battalion in North Russia, Ireland, Egypt and Sudan 1919-23 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarks for London 1919; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, West Africa 1908 (Captain C. C. G. Ashton. E. Surrey Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Major C. C. G. Ashton. E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. C. C. G. Ashton; Greece, Republic, Military Cross 1916-1917; Russia, Empire, Order of St Vladimir, 4th Class breast badge with swords, gold and enamels, both sword hilts with partial post-1908 Kokoshnik marks, illegible marks to eyelet, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (7) £1,200-£1,600 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Balkans). M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (Salonika). Greek Military Cross London Gazette 21 July 1919. Order of St Vladimir not gazetted. Cecil Charles Gough Ashton, known as ‘Father’ or ‘Uncle Dick’ to his friends, was born on 17 December 1870. He was commissioned in The East Surrey Regiment on 13 August 1882. from R.M.C. Sandhurst, joined the 1st Battalion at Agra in 1893 and served with the Battalion in India and UK. From September 1908 to August 1911 he was seconded for service with the Royal West African Frontier Force. He commanded the Depot at Kingston from 1912 to August 1914, and was then appointed to raise, command and train the 7th Battalion. On 22 April 1915, he was appointed to command the 2nd Battalion at the start of the battle for Ypres in 1915. On 25 April he was wounded but remained in command but in August 1915 he was invalided to U.K. He then commanded, in succession, a Service Battalion of The Gordon Highlanders and of The Royal Irish Rifles. He again commanded the 2nd Battalion from 25 April 1918, and, on 21 June 1919, having brought the 2nd Battalion (which had been reduced to a cadre) from Turkey back to the Depot he was transferred to command the 1st Battalion which he led in England, North Russia, Ireland, Egypt and Sudan until 21 June 1923. For his services during the 1914-18 War he was made an O.B.E. and awarded the Greek Military Cross. He retired from the Army on 5 January 1924, and died on 16 December 1952.
An extremely rare ‘Sudan Campaign’ R.R.C. and Order of St. John group of four awarded to Superintendent Sarah E. Webb, Army Nursing Service, later Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service, who was erroneously awarded the Royal Red Cross First Class a second time - this before Second Award Bars were possible - and was Mentioned in Despatches for her services in the Boer War Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Associate’s shoulder badge, silver, with heraldic beasts in angles; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Superintendent S. E. Webb); King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Supt. S. E. Webb) cleaned and mounted for display; together with a Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service cape badge this fine, and related miniature cape badge, good very fine (5) £2,400-£2,800 --- R.R.C. London Gazette 15 November 1898: Miss Sarah Emily Webb, Army Nursing Service ‘In recognition of her services in tending the sick and wounded in Egypt, in connection with the recent operations in the Soudan.’ Miss Sarah Emily Webb was born in Ireland on 30 April 1856 and joined the Army Nursing Service at Netley on 1 May 1886. She served with them in Egypt and the Sudan, and was awarded the Royal Red Cross 1st Class for her services in tending the wounded and sick following the Sudan Campaign. As a Superintendent she saw further service in the Boer War, was Mentioned in Lord Roberts’ Despatch (London Gazette 10 September 1901) and was erroneously awarded the Royal Red Cross 1st Class a second time (London Gazette 27 September 1901). As Second Award Bars to the Decoration were not introduced until 1917, Miss Webb was instead created an Honorary Associate of the Order of St. John (London Gazette 26 June 1902). Appointed a Matron in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service on 17 February 1903, Miss Webb resigned from the service on 17 June 1904. Then aged 44 years, she married Major Andrew Hosie, R.A.M.C., at St. John’s, Waterloo Road, London, on 7 June 1904. After their marriage they made their home at Barsham Lodge, Sandown, Isle of Wight. With the outbreak of war in August 1914 she offered her services and was appointed Matron of Parkhurst Hospital, Isle of Wight - a position she held until her resignation due to ill-health in April 1916. Following on from this she was subsequently awarded the Silver War Badge. She died at her sister’s home at 47 Garville Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin, on 29 July 1944. Sold with a copy of The Tale of a Field Hospital by Sir Frederick Treves; and copied research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. C. Beckett, Shropshire Light Infantry, late 24th Canadian Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘2nd Lieut. William Charles Beckett King’s Shropshire L.I. 1917’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. W. C. Beckett.) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £500-£700 --- M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘Temp. 2nd Lt. William Charles Beckett, attd. Shrops. L.I. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Although severely wounded, he led a raid into the enemy’s front line, and with great courage and determination remained until he had brought it to a successful issue. His presence had a great moral effect on his party.’ William Charles Beckett went to France on 16 September 1915, as a Private (65060) in the 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion and is entitled to the 1914-15 Star. Commissioned into the Imperial Army, Beckett was attached to the Shropshire Light Infantry when he won his Military Cross. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 5 March 1918. M.I.D. not confirmed. Sold with copied gazette entry and Medal Index Card which gives three addresses including 25 Stationary Hospital, B.E.F. Rouen, and another at Coningsby Road, Finsbury Park, London N20.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Major F. W. Prentice, Tank Corps, late Royal Engineers, who had previously served as an Assistant Storekeeper on the R.M.S. Titanic, and survived her sinking on her maiden voyage in April 1912 by jumping 100 feet from the poop deck over the propellors just as the stern disappeared into the freezing North Atlantic Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (32144 Cpl. F. W. Prentice. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. W. Prentice.) nearly extremely fine (4) £8,000-£10,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 15 October 1918: ‘For great initiative and gallantry during an attack. After the infantry were established on the final objective he patrolled his tank in front, destroying hostile machine-gun groups, smashing one gun and capturing another. He then directed his tank through the protective barrage to subdue guns on the far side. On one occasion he got out of his tank, followed by a gunner, and captured several of the enemy, pulling one out of a trench by his gas mask.’ The original Recommendation, for an Immediate Award, adds further details: ‘On July 4, 1918, during the attack on Hamel and Vaire Wood, near Corbie, this officer showed the very greatest initiative and gallantry. After seeing the infantry established on the final objective, he patrolled up and down in his tank in front of them, destroying hostile machine-gun groups: smashing one gun and capturing another which had been firing at our infantry. As hostile machine-guns were still firing from beyond our artillery protective barrage, this officer directed his tank through our barrage in order to subdue the machine-guns which were harassing our infantry. On one occasion Second Lieutenant Prentice got out of his tank, followed by a gunner, and captured several enemy out of a trench, pulling one out by his gas mask. During the action this officer showed a total disregard of personal safety. He only withdrew from the battle on account of mechanical trouble caused by a bullet from an anti-tank rifle. By his fine personal example he gave his crew the utmost confidence throughout the action.’ Frank Winnold Prentice was born at Downham Market, Norfolk, on 17 February 1889 and prior to the Great War was employed as a Storekeeper by the White Star Line. He joined the crew of the Titanic in April 1912, having previously served in the Celtic, for the monthly wage of £3 15s, and served in her on her maiden voyage from Southampton. On the night of 14-15 April 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with the loss of over 1,500 souls. Prentice was amongst the survivors - in his own account of the disaster he recalls how he and fellow storekeepers Michael Kieran and Cyril Ricks jumped from the stern in the final moments of the sinking, jumping off well over 100 feet above the water almost over the warning notice ‘Warning: This vessel is triple screwed, keep clear of the blades’ board which was mounted on the poop deck railing. Ricks broke his leg during their abandonment of the ship, but Prentice found him in the water and stayed with him until he died. Finding some wreckage to cling to, he eventually managed to swim to Lifeboat 4, and was pulled aboard. Before abandoning the ship, Prentice recalls that he took a bottle of brandy with him; still clinging to it as he was picked up by a lifeboat the bottle caught the eye of the officer in charge of the lifeboat, who promptly took it from him (before Prentice had drunk any of it) and threw it overboard. Eventually picked up by the Carpathia, Prentice disembarked at New York City on 18 April 1912. (The recipient’s own account, as told in the documentary Titanic: A Question of Murder, refers). Prentice returned to England and signed on to the Oceanic on 10 July 1912. He later recalled that he was on board when one of Titanic's lifeboats was found drifting in mid-Atlantic with four dead aboard. Following the outbreak of the Great War the Oceanic was converted into an armoured cruised and sailed from Southampton on 25 August 1914. Her naval service was to last just two weeks, for on the morning of 8 September 1914 she ran aground on the notorious Shaalds of Foula reef off Shetland. Once again Prentice had to jump into the water and again he was picked up by a lifeboat. Deciding that he had more than pushed his luck with ships and the sea, he decided at that point to join the Army. Prentice attested for the Royal Engineers, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 January 1915. He was commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant in the Tank Corps on 28 August 1917, and was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry during the attack on Hamel and Vaire Wood on 4 July 1918. Advanced Major, in later life Prentice reflected, ‘I’ve had a lot of experiences during my life Two World Wars. Badly shattered right arm. Another wound in the leg. And all anyone wants to know about is the Titanic. (Ghosts of the Titanic, by Charles Pellegrino refers). He died in Bournemouth, Dorset, on 30 May 1982. Sold with copied research, including two VHS video cassettes containing the recipient’s recollections; a copy of Ghosts of the Titanic, by Charles Pellegrino, in which the recipient is mentioned and quoted; and a Royal Life Saving Society Swimming Proficiency Medal, bronze, the reverse named ‘A. P. Prentice, July 1938.’
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