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A GOOD .44 PERCUSSION MARTIAL MARKED NEW MODEL ARMY SERVICE REVOLVER BY E. REMINGTON, USA, serial no. 118469, circa 1865, with blued octagonal 8in. barrel signed 'E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEWYORK U.S.A.' over 'NEW MODEL', pinched blade fore-sight, sighting groove to the top-strap, plain six-shot cylinder, solid frame with single action mechanism, brass trigger guard and smooth flared walnut grips, the left grip with martial cartouche and stamped '87', the frame and barrel retaining a strong amount of original blued finish.

A .44 REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, CIRCA 1863, serial no. 26,238, with 8in. octagonal barrel with dovetailed cone front-sight, the top flat stamped with the usual Remington address and patent legend and 'NEW MODEL', under barrel lever rammer and five shot cylinder, two piece walnut grips the left grip with faint inspecting officers cartouche.

A .44 COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, CIRCA 1862, serial no. 80,038, with 8in. streamlined barrel the top flat inscribed 'ADDRESS COL SAML. COLT NEW YORK U.S. AMERICA' (faint) and fitted with the creeping style rammer, open top frame cut for shoulder stock, six shot rebated cylinder, one piece walnut grips, the bottom flats and bottom strap modified for a lanyard fitting, all matching numbers including wedge, a true Civil War Colt Army that must have seen service.

A GOOD .44 REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SINGLE ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, OF THE CIVIL WAR CIRCA 1864, serial no. 92516, with 8in. octagonal barrel the top flat stamped with the usual Remington address and patent legend together with 'NEW MODEL', pillar foresight, solid frame with sighting groove to top strap, plain six shot cylinder, two piece walnut grips, all parts stamped with various sub-inspectors stamps and the left grip with the inspecting officers cartouche 'B. H' possibly for Benjamin Hannis, this is a well above average example the barrel, rammer and cylinder with much original deep blue finish, traces to the frame, excellent grips with sharp cartouche, probably never issued.

A .42 CUP-FIRE SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION 'PLANT'S PATENT 'ARMY'' REVOLVER SIGNED 'M&B' , serial no. 373, second model circa 1865, with octagonal 6in. barrel, raised sighting rib signed 'PLANT'S MFG. CO. NEWHAVEN CT.', crescent fore-sight, the left hand flat at breech marked 'M & B. NY' (for Merwin & Bray), solid iron frame, plain blued cylinder, with rear mounted ejector on the right side of frame, smooth rosewood grips, sheathed trigger, the whole and older refinish. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

A .577 (BOXER) DOUBLE BARRELLED HAMMER HOWDAH PISTOL SIGNED ARMY & NAVY, no visible serial number, circa 1890, with reblued 7 3/8in. side-by-side barrels, flat matted top-rib with dove-tailed crescent fore-sight and standing notch rear-sight, the tops of chambers signed 'ARMY & NAVY' and 'CSL LONDON' respectively, brushed bright borderline and scroll engraved action with 'Jones' style swing under-lever, borderline and scroll engraved back-action locks signed 'ARMY & NAVY', non-rebounding hammers, chequered walnut capped pistol-grip butt and walnut chequered splinter fore-end with cross-key fastener. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

A RARE CASED .32 (RIMFIRE) SMITH & WESSON MODEL NO 2 ARMY SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, CIRCA 1863, serial no. 15250, with 6in. blued octagonal barrel, the raised top-rib signed 'SMITH & WESSON, SPRINGFIELD MASS.' (no patent dates), blued plain cylinder, blued plain frame, smooth ebonised flared grips, colour hardened hammer and ejector rod, sheath trigger, the whole retaining virtually all its original blued finish and appearing little used; contained in its walnut storage box, compartmented and lined in dark green baize and containing a cleaning rod, turn-screw, oil bottle and an empty period carton for cartridges by 'Winchester Repeating Arms Co.', the revolver dates late 1863 to the height of the American Civil War. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

Selection of Military Badges including Army Educational Corps, Boys Brigade badges, R.E.M.E. and Durham Light Infantry, etc.

Argyll and Sutherland Army Cap Badge, York and Lancaster, Royal Engineers, East Yorkshire, Royal Tank Regiment and cloth badges

Collection of Regimental Badges including Royal Military Academy, Royal Engineers, Indian Army Service Corps, Service Corps, Pay Corps, Ordnance Corps, Royal Artillery including H.A.C., etc.

Collection of Cap and other Badges including Argyll & Sutherland, Tyneside Scottish, Shropshire, Scottish King's Borderers, Queen's Own Hussars, Reconnaissance Corps, Intelligence Corps, Observer Corps, Royal Military Police, Devonshire, Educational Corps, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Hampshire 1st Volunteer Battalion, Artillery, Artists, Army Cyclist Corps, A.P.L., VRI, Army Remount Service, etc.

Hornby - A boxed OO gauge Battle Zone train set # T1501 including Class 08 loco and two wagons with two Army Tanks and two trucks. The set appears unused with items still wrapped and bagged inside so appears Mint in a Very Good box with light wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Star Wars - Dr. Who - Dad's Army. Darth Vader 31" tall with cloak and saber. Dr. Who Dalek, gold and motorised. Antenna etc seem to be present. 4 x BCS Dad's Army Bobble Buddies complete series 1 and similar. Items appear in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee).

Dinky - Corgi - Britains - Lone Star - A collection of 30 plus military vehicles including Army Water Tanker # 643, Jeep # 25Y, 105 mm Gun # 609 and other similar items. They all show signs of age and use, some may have minor damage / parts missing, they appear in Fair to Good condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

A SMALL QUANTITY OF PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include 'The Last Halifax' by Terence Cuneo - commissioned by The Birmingham Evening Mail', a share certificate issued by Overend, Gurney & Company Ltd, issued to Capt. Pelly of the Indian Army, James Priddy etching in colours depicting Worcester Cathedral, Alfa Romeo ninety years of Racing presentation print, framed adverts for Parker and Swan pens, reproduction maps, topographical prints etc (box and loose)

German army dress knife in original leather scabbard overall length 40cm Eickhorn Solingen makers mark to blade

An edition of Infantry Drill Regulations United States Army, WWI publication

Britains Vintage Issue comprising No. 1335 Six Wheel Army Truck. Later variation is green, with rubber tyres and includes driver. Excellent with little sign of wear albeit suggestion of small super detailing to front, contained in excellent original box.

Dinky duo comprising No. 623 Army Covered Wagon. Excellent with little sign of wear in very good box plus Armoured Personnel Carrier.

Pair of matchbox Regular wheels comprising of Number 67 Saracen armoured car and Number 71 Army water truck. Both generally excellent in good boxes.

Matchbox Regular Wheels No. 71a Austin Army Water Truck. Excellent with no obvious sign of wear in harder to find D1 type box. Box is good with some age related wear, flap very loose one end and requires careful attention.

Indian Army, 31st Native Bengal Infantry, shoulder belt plate

WW2 BRITISH OFFICERS PARACHUTE QUALIFICATION BADGES One badge is stitched to the ribbon bar, which has ribbons for Military Cross, GSM Palestine, 1939/45 Star, Africa Star 8th Army Clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal. The other is loose. Another identical ribbon bar is present.

THIRD REICH GERMAN ARMY BELT BUCKLE aluminium unmarked example

CRIMEA MEDAL TO 2610 PTE J O'BRIEN 93RD FOOT Alma, Balaklava and SebastopolContemporarily engraved 2610 Pte J O'Brien 93rd FootWith an ornate hanging bar.Condition GVF (Pawnbrokers mark at 2 o'clock) James O'Brien enlisted on the 14th of May, 1851. He was absent without leave for four days from the 9th of September 1852; when he returned on the 14th, he was imprisoned for forty-two days.He served in the Crimean War from the 27th of February 1854 to the 16th of June 1856. His service papers and the roll show his entitlement to the medal and clasps. Service in the Indian Mutiny followed, and he is entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal, with Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow clasps. Discharged on 31st March 1866, he joined the 4th Foot of the Army Reserve in Inverness and served with them until 1881.

BOXED CRIMEA MEDAL TO ROBT LEEDER 4TH FOOT died at Scutari; before he died, he sent home two graphic letters, transcribed below. Alma and Inkermann. Officially impressed with the original box of issue. Condition EF.Robert Leeder was a native of Norfolk. While serving with the 4th Foot in the Crimea, he sent the below letters home, published in the 'Norfolk News':The 18th of November 1854, Norfolk news.Brother and Sister—Your most welcome letter was brought to me in the trenches last night at ten o'clock, and if I did not pass a joyful night, I at least passed a cheerful one after reading it by the light of a burning stick. I was glad to hear you were all in good health. I am most thankful to God that I am, and still am, spared amidst the work of death that is continually going on around me. I have deferred writing longer than I should have done, wishing to give you some decisive information, but as your letter assures me you are all most anxious to hear from me, I thought it better to write at once. Sebastopol is still in the hands of the Russians, and we find it fully deserves the name it has of being the strongest fortification in the world. This is the twelfth day we have been bombarding it, both night and day. We have set it on fire in several places on several occasions, but the resources of the besieged seem to be inexhaustible, for as fast as we set it on fire, they extinguish it, and the works we demolish during the day, they repair at night. We should have carried the place by storm long ago, but the whole place is undermined, and it is said to be the determination" of Prince Menschikoff, rather than it should fall into the hands of the allies, to blow himself, his army' and the place into the air. This is what is deterring our Commander-in-Chief from storming it, but it is believed that it will have to be done. They have 700 guns pointing towards the land and 800 towards the sea. A most harassing life it is. I have not had an hour's sleep except amidst the roar of artillery and musketry since the siege commenced. You would scarcely credit that last night after I received your letter, I slept soundly for four hours between two 68-pounders that were firing without intermission, so much for fatigue. We remain 24 hours in the trenches at a time; we are then replaced by others, return to our tents just out of the range of guns, and cook and recruit our exhausted strength. I have no idea when Sebastopol will fall but fall it must, and will for a certainty, for we will never leave it now till we take it. We are very much annoyed by a body of Russians in our rear. They make night attacks, which make it very harassing to our men. When we snatch a sleep, it is with loaded rifles in our hands. I wish you had sent me a newspaper with an account of the Alma battle in it. We had ten wounded in our regiment—five have since died. Some regiments suffered much more. We were fighting in skirmishing order with their light troops; those who fought in line suffered most. I have just heard that letters do not go away before tomorrow, so I shall write no more today. The 27th of October.—Still the same—l am finishing this in the greatest possible hurry: kind love to everybody that inquires for me - our own family in particular. Goodbye: God bless you all; I am sure you will be glad to hear I have got promotion, with a promise of further advancement if I live. I must now conclude and remain your most affectionate brother,"ROBERT LEEDER, Corporal. Grenadier Company, King's Own Regiment." Sebastopol'  A letter he sent home to his sister, published in the Norfolk News on the 6th of January 1855:'A Letter from a Norfolk Soldier. Before Sebastopol, the 2nd of December, 1854. My dear Brother and Sister, I am still spared to write once more, but I cannot boast any longer of buoyant hopes and cheerful prospects. Neither can I say a word of my good health, for the winter has set in with extreme severity, and we are neither clothed, nor housed, nor fed for it. We are in tents when off duty, but they are afloat, and we have to lay down in mud with nothing but a blanket. I need scarcely say the men are dying by hundreds. I have had wet clothes on for the last week. Today, thank God, there is some prospect of the rain abating. There is no blame to be attached to any of the authorities, for our present condition is to be entirely ascribed to unfortunate events. We should have had an abundance of warm clothing; but after the ships arrived here safely and were anchored in Balaklava harbour, about 5 miles from this place—whence we get all our supplies—a hurricane came on and drove them from their anchorage out to sea where they were wrecked. In addition to this, about 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition were lost, which was the greatest loss of all as well as £200,000 for the troops. With regard to any prospect of a termination of the siege, there is none, for the enemy just keep up as good a fire as they did the first day, and the army in the rear has received reinforcements and still continues to menace us; but we are also receiving large reinforcements both from France and England. Poor fellows, I pity the men that arrive on this scene of misery and hardship. They frequently die while on duty; it is but too common to find from six to eighteen dead from disease, besides those who may be killed by the enemy, which amounts to a number daily. I fear this gloomy letter will put you in bad spirits, for which I am extremely sorry, but indeed, it is but a faint picture of the sad reality. I am suffering from dysentery and general debility, brought on by having wet feet for days and nights together, for all our boots are worn out, and the supply lost. However, I don't despair, but with God's help, I may outlive the severities of a Russian winter; but l am scarcely a shadow of my former self, and that bright star, hope, at cheers us under our greatest troubles, is almost extinct within us, so far as this world is concerned; but we have yet a cheering confidence that if it is God's will that we are not to return to our native land once more to embrace those who are near and dear to us, we shall meet them again in a brighter and happier world. My dear sister, I should have written before, for well, I know you are all anxious about me, but, believe me, I have not had time. We are constantly on duty, seldom having time to make ourselves any warm drink, and we are obliged to eat raw pork or beef and biscuit. I hope you will write more frequently to me, for it is the only thing to cheer me; and do be kind enough to send me the News of the World if you can, but you must put two stamps on it. Pray give my kindest love to my dear parents, &c., &c. I fear you will not be able to read this, for I am shivering with the ague, and sitting up to my ankles in mud. God bless you all, and believe me to remain your most affectionate brother,ROBERT LEEDER, Corporal, 4th King's Own Regiment'Six days after the last letter was published, Robert sadly died at Scutari of dysentery.

THE IMPORTANT CRIMEAN WAR GROUP OF 4 to Lieutenant Colonel Harries 63rd Foot, who was severely wounded at Inkermann.Crimea 1854 -56, four clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastopol. Correctly engraved in a contemporary style - Major T. Harries. 63RD Foot.France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour 5th Class (Some enamel chips to obverse and reverse)Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast badge, Silver and Gold.Turkish Crimea Medal, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued.Each medal has a silver ribbon buckle.Condition GVFThe group is housed in a contemporary mount which has undergone restoration over the years.Thomas Harries was born on the 18th of February 1815 at Benthall Hall, Broseley, Shropshire. The son of Francis Blithe and Emma Gertrude Blithe, his father was a wealthy land owner, keen hunter and philanthropist.Thomas purchased a commission as an Ensign with the 63rd Regiment of Foot (West Suffolk) on the 19th of July 1833 and joined the regiment at Madras. Harries purchased his Lieutenancy on the 2nd of May 1834 and Captaincy on the 26th of January 1844.Captain Harries fought in the Crimean campaign and was present at the battles of Alma, Balaklava and Inkermann, where he was severely wounded. He was promoted to Major the day after he was wounded.His service papers note he was ' Commanding Siege and Fall of Sebastopol as Major', and he remained in Crimea until the war's end. He also took part in the capture of the Fort of Kinburn on the 30th of October 1855.His Legion of Honour was gazetted on the 5th of August 1856, and the Order of the Medjidie on the 2nd of March 1858.After the end of the conflict, he remained in the army and saw service in Nova Scotia, Canada, where he commanded the regiment. He was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the field on the 6th of June 1856 and his final rank of Lieutenant Colonel on the 17th of September 1858.Harries retired on the 16th of November 1860 and moved to live with his elder brother and his family at Cruckton Hall, Shrewsbury. Thomas lived from his pension and was obviously very wealthy from inheritance. Upon his death, on the 12th of October 1879, he left his estate to Major General Charles Vanbrugh Jenkins, a family member who had inherited Cruckton Hall.

VICTORIAN ARMY LSGC Correctly impressed 257 Pte M Stemp 96th Foot. Condition VFMaurice Stemp was born in Crawley in 1839. he attested on the 24th of February 1858, joining the 96th Foot (West Suffolk).During the course of his service, he served just under two years in the Cape of Good Hope and over four years in the East Indies. Having risen to the rank of Corporal, he was stripped of his rank for being AWOL for one day from 17th to 18th August 1867. He was never promoted again but was awarded the LSGC. Stemp was discharged on 20th February at Manchester in 1879. He died in 1883.

GROUP OF 3 AWARDED TO REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR J PEDLEY 4TH ROYAL IRISH DRAGOON GUARDS Egypt Medal, Tel-El-Kebir correctly engraved 893. Tp: Sgt. Maj: J. Pedley ... Gds (please note the service number)3rd Issue Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Correctly engraved 895 Tp: Sgt. Maj: J. Pedley. 4th. Dn. GDS.Khedive's Star, dated 1882, the reverse contemporarily engraved 'T.S. Major J. Pedley. R.I.D.G. 895Condition GF (edge bruising to Egypt and contacting from the star)Hammered for £700 at Noonan's on 29th June 2022, so after fees, the group cost just over £900.James Pedley was born in Nottingham in 1847. Aged 18, he attested for the 13th Hussars on 16th May 1865. He transferred to the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards on 31st July 1866.Pedley was appointed Shoeing Smith on 3rd August 1868, and he was made Corporal in February 1871, Sergeant on 26th April 1873, and Troop Sergeant Major on 27th February 1875.His service amounted to 26 years and 67 days’ service when he was pensioned on 21st July 1891. He only spent 75 days abroad during his service, those 75 days being in Egypt, where he took part in the battle of Tel - El - Kebir.At the time of his retirement, Pedley was serving as Regimental Sergeant Major. He was presented with a solid silver tea service, as reported in the Army and Navy Gazette on Saturday, 8th August 1891.4th Dragoon Guards. A correspondent writes from Aldershot: The corporals and troopers have presented Regtl. Serjt.-Major Pedley with a silver tea service on his retirement. The testimonial bears the following inscription: ‘Presented to Regtl. Serjt.-Major J. Pedley, (R. 1.) Dragoon Guards, by the corporals and privates of the regiment as a mark of esteem and respect on his leaving the regiment after 26 years’ service, July, 1891.’ The warrant and non-commissioned officers presented the Serjt.-Major with a valuable marble timepiece. In Serjt.-Major Pedley, the regiment loses a pattern Non-commissioned officer and one who, during his long service, had earned universal goodwill.

A PAIR TO SUB LIEUT P R FAULKS RN A helicopter pilot killed in 1975 with Sir Tommy Sopwith's Daughter in LawCSM Borneo correctly impressed Sub Lieut. P R Faulks RNSierra Leone Independence Medal - the 27th of April 1961.Swing mounted as worn.Condition NEF Peter Richard Faulks was born in Kent on the 21st of February 1939. He started his military service in the British Army, being commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment on the 10th of September 1960, as a Second Lieutenant. While serving with the Buffs in 1961, he was posted to the Sierra Leone Military Forces. For his service with them, he was awarded the Sierra Leone Independence Medal. He transferred to the Royal Navy and qualified as a helicopter pilot, serving on 848 Naval Air Squadron operating Wessex Helicopters. He saw active service in Borneo in 1966; one of his tasks was supplying a small unit of British soldiers who were stationed on top of an 8000-foot mountain in Sarawak on the Malaysian and Borneo border. Due to weather conditions, there was only a one-hour window per day to resupply the troops. Faulks was tragically killed in March 1975. He was giving a flying lesson to Mrs April Sopwith, the daughter-in-law of Sir Thomas Sopwith. Witnesses reported the helicopter seemed to have an issue with the rotors, became inverted and exploded on impact with the ground. Peter was 37 years old, and his brother Michael, a Lt Commander, died in 1973.

1914 STAR BAR TRIO AND PLAQUE to Lieutenant Edmund Swetenham Durh Li 1914 Star, with original bar. Correctly impressed Lieut E Swetenham Durh L I Pair, correctly impressed Lieutenant E Swetenham Memorial Plaque Edmund Swetenham Condition GEF. Housed in a contemporary frame. Included with the group; are his Memorial Scroll and Buckingham Palace Slip. An original Oil Painting of the recipient that was commissioned after his death. Edmund Swetenham was the only son of Clement and Louisa. He was born in Somerford Booths, Cheshire, on the 30th of April 1890. The family lived at Somerford Booths Hall, which was built in 1612. Clement had been a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy Lieutenant Swetenham was educated at Eastman's RN Academy and Army School, Stratford on Avon. He then gained a place at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Durham Light Infantry on the 19th of April 1910 as a Second Lieutenant. Edmund was based in Colchester at the time of the 1911 census. In January 1914, he was made Lieutenant. A member of the 2nd Bn, he landed in France on the 8th of September 1914. Less than two months later, on the 27th of October, he was killed by a sniper while in the trenches near Rue du Pont de Bois, Armentières. The sniper also killed 2nd Lieutenant Vaughan and wounded two other officers. Edmund is remembered on The Ploegsteert Memorial. After his death, Edmund's Colonel sent the following letter to his father, "Your son only left here a few weeks ago, full of keenness at being able to serve his country at the front, and to hear so soon of his death is a great blow to all of us. He was very popular both with his brother officers and men, and he was one of the keenest and smartest soldiers." Interestingly his mother, Louisa, died under German Occupation in WW2. At the time of the 1939 census, she was living in Kensington but moved to Beau Séjour Route de Moirmont St. Aubins, Jersey, shortly after. She died at the Bon Air Nursing Home in St. Saviour, Jersey, on the 13th of December 1944.

AN EMOTIVE 1ST DAY OF THE SOMME CASUALTY DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL AWARDED TO CPL HALLS, RIFLE BRIGADE GV Distinguished Conduct Medal, correctly impressed '5093 Pte J.J. Halls. 1/ RIF:BDE:Condition GVFJames John Halls was born on 29th August 1895 in Saffron Walden, Essex.He was named after his father, who had been a Postman in Saffron Walden before enlisting in the 2nd Bn Norfolk Regiment. While serving in the Boer War, he died in Pretoria on 3rd December 1900. On 12th December, the Daily News London reported the cause as enteric fever.James's mother raised him and his four siblings on an army pension; by 1911, James was working as a Telegraph Boy, and the family resided at 2 & 3 Upper Square, Castle Street. James enlisted in the Regular Army in London before the start of the Great War.As a member of the 1st Bn Rifle Brigade, Halls was posted to France, arriving on 15th September 1914; he was slightly wounded to the foot in December.In May 1915, the battalion was on the Ypres Salient. Halls's company was in trenches next to an area called' Shell - Trap, which was later renamed 'Mousetrap'. On 13th May, the Germans started an intense bombardment in the hopes of taking complete control of the Frezenberg Ridge.Trenches were destroyed, and James was cut off with S/5032 Corporal Herbert Edward Sunnuck. The regimental history for the 13th May 1915 states;'Halls of B Company (and another corporal) were cut off from the company for nine hours by the destruction of our trenches. They had held out in their post and, by their accurate shooting, had defeated all attempts by the enemy to dig in on the right front'.Both men were awarded the DCM, and their citations were published in the London Gazette on 3rd August 1915. Halls is as follows; 'For conspicuous gallantry on 13th May, 1915, east of Ypres. When the end of his trench had been blown in, Private Halls remained on the spot with a Non-commissioned Officer under heavy fire for nine hours firing on the enemy.Corporal Sunnuck's citation was similar, as seen below;'For conspicuous gallantry on 13th May, 1915, East of Ypres. When the end of his trench had been blown in, Corporal Sunnuck, with another man, remained on the spot under heavy fire for nine hours, firing on the enemy and taking observations.'James wrote a letter home about the action. A copy of the letter was published in the Saffron Walden Historical Journal in a journal article by Robert Pike. ' We were in position with a farm on the right known as 'Shell-trap'. We were shelled heavily from dawn till 3 pm, receiving heavy losses, resulting in me and Corporal' Sonie' (Sunnuck), a Canadian, not killed or wounded. When the shelling stopped, the Germans started coming up. 'Sonie' and I crept up the trench and fired on them. Three times this happened. During the day, we lost 170 men'.At the time of the action, James was still only 19 years old. After being awarded the DCM, he wrote the following letter home, which was also published in the Saffron Walden Historical Journal, in a journal article by Robert Pike.'We are now back from the trenches for ten days rest, the first time we have been out of the sound of the guns during nine months I have been out here. This is Sunday, and quite a treat to hear the old French bells ringing in the village church, which is about half a mile away. Since I last wrote we have taken part in a charge and captured a length of German trenches and eighty prisoners. Last Sunday we had orders to attack the German trench in front of us, but I hadn’t the heart to write and let you know, and I am glad I didn’t now, as, thank God, I came out of it quite safe, all but a cut on the face with a small piece of shrapnel, but I scarcely felt that in the excitement. Our artillery started the bombardment at 5 o’clock on Tuesday morning and it only lasted an hour, but it was terrible, and at one minute past six we gave a yell, jumped out of our trenches and rushed towards the Germans. By five minutes past six there wasn’t a German in their first line trench, except prisoners who were begging for mercy, no doubt thinking we would shoot them straight away, as perhaps they deserved, but that is not our way. We made them work to build up the trench instead, which they were only too eager to do. We lost heavily, especially by bombs and grenades, but our shells must have done terrible work, for the Germans were lying in heaps blown to pieces, but I will not try to explain how horrible it was. I’d like to be able to forget. They left everything behind them, scores of rifles, helmets and equipment etc., and you ought to have seen our boys smoking their cigars, of which we found plenty. They shelled us pretty heavily during the day and tried hard to rush us out of it again, but we stuck it until we were relieved at night very tired and parched, but glad we had done what was wanted of us. They put some gas shells over during the night, the only way of revenge they can get, but it was no go. It was a sad roll call the morning after we were relieved, but it would have been a lot worse hadn’t it been for our artillery keeping them back and stopping them from massing. Don’t worry about sending me parcels as long as I can get a smoke nothing else matters. P.S. I know you will congratulate me, Mother, on having won the D.C.M for something I did in May. I shall probably get a furlough, so look out and cheer up'.James was promoted to Corporal after winning his DCM and was subsequently wounded, it was a 'blighty wound, and he spent a period of recovery in Folkestone.Tragically on his return, he was killed in action on 1st July 1916, the First day of the Battle of the Somme. His battalion, the 1st, was part of the 11th Brigade, 4th Division. Their objective was to attack The Redan Ridge; however, the Bn's advance was checked by fire from The Quadrilateral and from Ridge Redoubt. They managed to reach and enter the German Trenches, and James was sadly killed in the brutal close-quarters fighting. James was laid to rest in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps. He was only 20 years old.

CASUALTY GROUP TO THREE BROTHERS 1914/15 Trio1914/15 Star, correctly impressed 18169 Pte A H Jackman North'n RBritish War Medal, correctly impressed 18169 Pte A H Jackman North'n RVictory Medal, correctly impressed 18169 Pte A H Jackman North'n RCondition EFPair correctly impressed, 2543 Pte F Jackman RAMCWith a photograph of FrankCondition EFPair correctly impressed, 034980 Pte E G Jackman AOC Frank, Ernest and Albert were brothers, all born in Cowley St, Oxford. Each was a clerk in the legal profession. Albert Henry was the youngest and first to enlist; he joined the Northamptonshire Regiment, serving in the 1st Bn. He landed in France on the 7th of July 1915. He would fall on the first day of the Battle Loos on the 25th of September 1915. He is remembered on the Loos Memorial. Ernest served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and later the Essex regiment. He survived the war, as did Frank, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. Condition GVF

TOBRUK PRISONER POW GROUP TO CAPTAIN E P ROGERS RASC / LATE ROYAL ENGINEERS Great War Pair - correctly impressed 234810 Spr. E. P. Rogers. R.E1939/45 StarAfrica StarWar MedalGVI Long Service Good Conduct Regular Army - correctly impressed T-31232 W.O. Cl.II. E. P. Rogers. R.A.S.C. Condition VF. Edward Peter Roger was born on 21st November 1897 at 9 York Road, Henley on Thames.Edward worked as a fitter and turner and served in the Royal Engineers as a Sapper for 18 months during the Great War. After his discharge, he moved to Lancashire and on 20th January 1921, he re-enlisted, joining the Royal Army Service Corps. By the late 1930's he had been awarded the Long Service Good Conduct Medal and had risen to the rank of Warrant Officer 2nd Class. Rogers was commissioned as a Lieutenant on the outbreak of the Second World War and, as a Captain, took part in the Africa Campaign. While serving with the 201st Guards Brigade, 903 Company RASC attached to the 1st Armoured Division, he was taken prisoner at Tobruk on 20th June 1942. Initially held in POW camps in Italy, Camp 75 at Bari and Camp 21 at Chieti, before being moved to Germany after the Italian surrender. During his transport to Germany via train, Rogers was involved in an escape attempt. However, due to an acute case of Lumbago, it wasn't possible for him to escape, although several of his fellow prisoners did. Rogers was then held in Stalag VIIA at Moosburg, Bavaria; Oflag VIIIF at Mahrisch-Trubai in Czechoslovakia and finally in Oflag 79 at Waggum Brunswick, from which he was liberated.

AN ASTONISHING WW2 NORTHWESTERN EUROPE MILITARY MEDAL to Pte Astrof or the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, who saved the lives of at least 199 men.GVI Military Medal, correctly impressed to D.76757 Pte A. Astrof. R.C.A.M.C With original investiture pin.Condition EFAllan Astrof was born in Canada in 1915, the son of William and Fanny Astrof; the family were Jewish and lived in Montreal, Quebec. He married Marion Macleod in 1937.During the Second World War, he served with the 18th Canadian Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He will have likely served in Sicily and Italy with the unit. Just after D-Day, he was attached to the Royal Highlanders of Canada (Black Watch).On the 20th of January 1945, Astrof was put forward for the Distinguished Conduct Medal for almost unbelievable courage. The DCM was not approved, and he was awarded the Military Medal, confirmed on the 30th of January 1945 and gazetted on the 12th of July 1945. The original citation is as follows;'Since the 10th of July. 1944 private Astrof has served as an orderly on a light ambulance car attached to the Regimental Aid Post of the Royal Highlanders of Canada. He has not missed a single action in which this battalion took part. In all these actions, his bravery, initiative, devotion to duty and total disregard for his own personal safety have made him an outstanding example for all to emulate. On one occasion, his battalion was surrounded in a town which was continually under enemy shell, mortar and small arms fire, and suffered many casualties. Although he was urged to remain undercover, he made repeated trips to company positions to collect wounded soldiers. He worked tirelessly for 14 hours and rescued 75 men, many of whom would have died but for his intervention. Again at GRAND MILBRUG HE, early in September 1944, his battalion suffered heavy casualties from continuous enemy shell fire. For six consecutive days and nights, he refused relief and worked almost unceasingly in the evacuation of casualties. He brought more than 120 wounded men to safety. On one occasion, when an ammunition lorry was set alight by enemy fire, he rescued the wounded driver and put out the fire single-handed, incurring the greatest risks from exploding rounds. On another occasion, when his ambulance had been knocked out by enemy fire, he carried his charges to shelter and then proceeded to fill and pile sandbags for their protection while heavy shells burst all around him. When one of his drivers became exhausted and refused to go forward because of the heavy shelling, he drove the car himself and carried on his brave work. Many of the men owe their lives to his determination and courage, and his coolness under heavy fire has been a byword among the troops he supported so valiantly'.He survived the war and returned to Montreal, and raised a family. He became ill in 1965 and bravely fought his illness until he passed away on the 19th of November, 1977. Allan was laid to rest in Montreal Memorial Park.

A MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES GSM BORNEO TO LT-COL. BARNES. Irish Guards attached 2 Para. He was awarded a Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal for raising and leading the Desert Army. GSM 1962-2007, Clasp Borneo. Impressed to LT-Col. B. A. S. Barnes. IG.The bar was loose and has been professionally reattached by a medal mounter.Condition NEF. Brian Arthur Stenson Barnes was born on 19th November 1925 in Peshawar, Pakistan. The son of Air Vice Marshall William Edward and Kathleen Barnes. Barnes was educated at Downside Abbey, located in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset. After attending Sandhurst, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant into the Irish Guards (LG 22.11.1944). His service number was 330889. He saw service in Palestine from 1947 to 1948 as a Captain with the 1st Bn and was awarded a GSM clasp Palestine 1945 to 48. In 1965 while serving in Borneo, attached to the 2nd Bn The Parachute Regiment, Barnes was Mentioned in Despatches, announced in the London Gazette on 14th December 1965. Barnes served in Dhofar and was awarded the Sultan of Oman's ' Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal.' 'Lieutenant Colonel Barnes raised the Desert Regiment, trained it to a sound operational standard in only 14 months, and commanded it successfully for eight months in Dhofar. Throughout his time in Dhofar, Colonel Barnes led by example with strong and determined leadership. Wherever his men were operating he went, never hesitating, to share their dangers, driving along roads and tracks susceptible to mining, carrying out hazardous flights and landings to be with them. He carefully preserved his resources in flying hours and used the maximum number of men offensively against the rebels. These efforts resulted in fifteen rebels reported killed, and a larger number reported wounded. He proved himself a bold and resolute leader, an inspiration to his officers and men, calm and with common sense, a fine trainer, and an able administrator. I recommend that his leadership and devotion to duty in raising, training, and finally commanding his battalion on operations be recognised by the award of the Distinguished Service Medal' Lieutenant Colonel Barnes passed away in 2004.

GROUP TO SIR DR GERMAN SIMS WOODHEAD KBE, A celebrated pathologist Cased KBE (Military) & Breast Star, with miniature KBEMiniature Territorial Decoration.Condition Near Mint in leather case of issue.The group was acquired from Woodhead's family by the vendor, who has consigned it for sale. German Sims Wood was born on the 26th of April 1855 in Huddersfield. His father was Joseph Woodhead, a Liberal Politician and Newspaper owner.A highly intelligent man, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where he was very active in sports and won many prizes for chemistry and surgery. He was a member of the Territorial Royal Army Medical Corps while at university and remained a member for the rest of his life. During his undergraduate studies, his future career was shaped by his position as assistant to Professor Lord Lister. Lister worked to improve antiseptics and surgical dressings. His postgraduate studies took place in Berlin under Professor Kock, a prominent Pathologist. He worked as a Pathologist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Edinburgh and physician at the Western Dispensary. Positions he held until 1899, when he became chair of Pathology at Cambridge University. Despite being 58 years of age when the Great War broke out, he volunteered for service. His work focused on the creation of better battlefields, field dressing stations and hospital practices for treating the wounded. He was later based at the Irish Command Depot at Tipperary, where he oversaw the benefits of open-air hospitals. Perhaps his greatest achievement was his invention of a method for applying the process of purifying water by chlorination to the water supplies for the troops in the field. For his service, he was awarded the K.B.E in 1919. Sir Woodward passed away in 1921; it is believed the war years took a tremendous toll on his health.

A COLLECTION OF THIRD REICH BADGES AND MEDALS Original Iron Cross 2nd Class maker marked on the ring '24'Original German Cross in Gold, cloth example, green army backing. Missing the metal ring. Original makers paper tag on the reverse ' G A Westmann Dresden' Original Mothers Cross in Bronze.Original War Merit MedalOriginal Eastern Front Medal, maker marked '77' on ringOriginal 25 Year Faithful Service CrossOriginal 25 Year Faithful Service Cross missing the ring. Small part of chain from an SS Dagger.

WW1 1916 Dated British Army Whistle J. Hudson & Co

WW1 1915 Dated British Army Whistle J. Hudson & Co

Boxed ER.11 officers territorial decoration dated 1959 army emergency reserve bar

Hiroshi H. Miyamura A white card (measuring 6"x4") signed in black biro - recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War. Underneath his signature, he has also written "M. O. H - Korea 51" and "U. S. Army". Good condition. 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

Maj. GERRY OWENS Signed Annapurna Expedition 1970-British Nepalese Army FDC. British and Nepal Stamp with British and Nepalese Postmarks. Good condition. 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 Dads Army 10x8 colour photo. Arthur Ian 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 and is the last surviving major cast member of the series following the death of Frank Williams in 2022. Good condition. 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

Description of the Field of Battle and Disposition of the Troops engaged in the Action fought on the 18th of June 1815 near Waterloo Illustrative of the Representation of that great Event in the Panorama Leicester-Square, 1816, A Description of the Defeat of the French Army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Allied Armies command by Field Marshall His Grace the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Prince Blucher in front of Waterloo on the 18th of June 1815 now Exhibiting in Barker's Panorama Strand near Surry-Street, 1816 & Gleig(Rev. R.) Story of the Battle of Waterloo, John Murray, 1861, hardback, Ex-Libris sticker to front cover inside page, which is a Coat-of-Arms with the Latin phrase 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'(shame on anyone who thinks evil of it)

The Grange Goathland - Vintage and complete Britain's boxed set no 1287, British Army Military Band in khaki service dress, complete, all with double articulated arms. 21 figures with original Whisstock box.

The Grange Goathland - Vintage boxed W.Britain's British Army Royal Army Medical Corps covered wagon with horses and 3 figures, with original box.

The Grange Goathland - Two vintage W.Britain's hollow lead cast British Army soldier sets, both right arm articulation: No 195 British Infantry (active service equipment with shrapnel proof helmets-1 arm damaged and fixed in place, and one gun stock broken off) and set 313, Royal Regiment Of Artillery (gunners, 1 head detached). Both with original Whisstock boxes.

The Grange Goathland - W.Britain's vintage boxed set No141, Types Of The French Army, Infantrie De Ligne with original Whisstock box. 14 hollow cast lead figures. One head broken off but present,1 head and 2 articulated arms missing, and one rifle broken.

COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN PAINTED LEAD SOLDIERS,comprising six general historical figures, fifteen Battle of Borodino figures and four Soviet figures including StalinNote: Formerly the property of the Red Army Museum, Moscow.

Charles Bosseron Chambers (American, 1880-1964). Oil on canvas painting depicting a portrait of Escamillo from Bizet's Opera "Carmen," ca. 1920s. This dramatic portrait, framed in wonderful ornate gold gilt frame, is a large, engaging, and exceptional example.Lot Essay:C. Bosseron Chambers, the famed illustrator of epic and Christian scenes, was dubbed ‘the religious Rockwell.’ Chambers’ "Light of the World" image was as famous and popular a print as Maxfield Parrish’s "Daybreak." He was known for figurative works in an illustrative manner, with many of them being either portraits or works with religious themes.An illustrator and teacher as well as painter, Chambers was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 1882. His father, a young Irish captain in the British Army, was a convert to the Catholic Church and his mother was the daughter of a French family long established in St. Louis.Charles, the youngest of several children, was sent to the Preparatory and Grammar Schools connected with St. Louis University in his earliest years, and his education in his chosen art was begun under Louis Schultz of the Berlin Royal Academy, with whom he spent six years. His next master was Aleis Hrdliczka of the Royal Academy of Vienna, and he later studied with Johannes Schumacher of Dresden for six years.After matriculating at St. Louis University, Chambers began his professional career at Palm Beach, Florida, a place chosen because of his mother’s failing health.From this period in his artistic productions date the fantastic figure compositions exhibited at the St. Louis Exposition, together with portraits of Colonel Mitchell for the Missouri Historical Society; Joseph Jefferson, the great American actor; young Master Haven; Henry Phipps; Henry M. Flagler; Mrs. Voorhis and others.In 1916 he moved to New York City, and established himself in the Carnegie Studios, Carnegie Hall, where he occupied a splendid atelier. Here he produced the Light of the World, the most popular religious painting of the early 1900s in the USA.He was a member of the Society of Illustrators, established in 1901 in New York City, and the Salmagundi Club, an early important art club in New York City. He illustrated Sir Walter Scott’s, Quentin Durward, in the Scribner Classics for Young People.His work was exhibited at the well-known John Levy Galleries in New York City in the 1930s, and his work is now in several public collections in St. Louis and Chicago, including Chicago’s St. Ignatius’s Church, Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, and the Osceola Club in St. Augustine, Florida.Sight; height: 30 in x width: 23 in. Framed; height: 39 in x width: 32 3/4 in.

A silver medallion commemorating Field Marshall Blucher, 1816, the obverse with a profile bust of Blucher facing left, the reverse with an armoured angel with a spear on the throat of a demon, 80mm, weight approx. 234g Provenance: Works of Art from the Schroder Collection.Note: The most successful and famous Prussian Army field commander of the period, Blucher was perhaps the most single-mindedly aggressive general employed by any belligerent. An uncomplicated, energic and outspoken leader, oblivious to personal danger, he has a place in German popular culture comparable with that of Wellington in Britain.Please refer to department for condition report

Machiavelli, Niccolo, Opere di Niccolo Machiavelli, 6 Vols., first edition, sponged leather bindings, gilt tooled spines, marbled endpapers, engraved portrait frontispiece of Machiavelli by Gregori after Santi di Tito to Vol. I, large arms of Earl Cowper on each title page, folding plate opposite p.333 in Vol. II showing the layout of an army camp, another opposite p.1 in Vol. IV a facsimile letter in Machiavelli’s hand, Florence: Gaetano Cambiagli, 1782-3 (6) Please refer to department for condition report

An Italian hand-written manuscript, containing a treatise on the The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, concerning its governance, finances and how to control the nobility and army, inscribed in pencil to last page 1685, damage to spine and marbled boards Please refer to department for condition report

A Leica IIIc Sharkskin Rangefinder Camera Outfit,1948/49, satin black enamel repaint, serial no. 460080, with Leitz Elmar f/2.8 50mm lens, satin black enamel repaint, serial no. 1549159, body, E, shutter working, lens, VG, some light internal haze, complete with Leitz Summaron f/3.5 35mm lens, satin black enamel repaint, serial no. 972834, body, E, elements, VG, some light internal haze, complete with Leitz Summaron-Elmar 35mm lens hood in matching finish.Provenance: Lots 125 - 149 are part of the John Robert Young collection - See lot 125 for a foreword. Notes: This camera outfit has been serviced and repainted by Peter Grisaffi. It was repainted in 2011 and recently serviced again by Peter in 2022. Below is an excerpt from a letter from Peter regarding some background of the camera: "I purchased this camera and lens from a gentleman in Singapore, Chan Onn Hon, a photographer and Leica enthusiast, a number of years ago, along with some other Leicas. It is a 1948 Leica IIIc with 'Sharkskin' vulcanite covering with the serial number 460090. I have restored this throughout and finished it in black stove enamel. All controls, knobs etc are black and the camera looks similar to the Swedish Army, black IIIg. The only chrome parts are the strap lugs, release buttons, and base-catch. It is in 'as new' condition, cosmetically and with replacement shutter and serviced. The 1958, Elmar f2.8 50mm lens has a black paint finish with just the barrel left chrome. This has been optically restored by repolishing and coating the lens elements and the mechanics of the lens have been serviced. Again this is in 'as new' condition. Both lens and body are finished in a 'satin-finish' black enamel. Therefore, if you are after a gloss black, like a Leica I, then this is not it. The satin black does not show fingerprints easily and it is discreet and hardwearing."

A collection on Army memorabilia and ephemera

19th and 20thC ephemera: to include family photographs, squadron photographs, cigarette cards; and army related items 

An old army issue black leather boot with wooden infill to repurpose as a doorstop

Two wooden display cases containing a large quantity of military cap badges including Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers, Army Educational Corps, Army Dental Corps, etc.

An old Britains die cast British Army tender with driver model of caterpillar type with rubber tyres in original box - cover missing