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TWO WRAC (Womens Royal Army Corps) gold coloured collar dog badges, British Red Cross Collar/Cap badge and a German alloy Got Mitt Uns Ring with applied crest, small

A WW2 TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS, attributed to CPL Norman Edward TRIPPASS R.E. 1939-45, Africa Stars, Defence & War Medal, together with GEO VI Territorial Efficiency Medal named 925929 Cpl N.E.TRIPPASS. R.E, together with his Army Service Book,showing enlistment in Birmingham, May 1939, together with Army book 153, cover and note pad, all original

A BOX CONTAINING SMALL ARCHIVE TO AN ARMY CATERING CORPS SERVICEMAN, to include Full size QEII Territorial Efficiency medal named 22453173 Sgt R Sabine. ACC., with 6 year Service bar, together with miniature, both on wearing bar, together with staybright buttons Cap badges bullion Blazer badges etc, together with a pair of Military field binoculars, War Office stamp etc, poor condition.

THE GREAT WAR DSO, MC, DOUBLE GALLANTRY GROUP OF SIX MEDALS TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM PAUL, 1st BTN WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, Who was Killed in Action on 1st December 1917 in the actions around Bourlon Wood, France, the group consists of Geo V Distinguished Service Order, in box of issue, un-named as issued, Geo V Military Cross, in box of issue, un-named as issued, 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medal trio named 4306 RQM Sjt W.Paul 1/W York R, BWM/Victory named Capt W.Paul, together with Geo V Army Long Service & Good conduct medal, named 4306 QM Sjt W.Paul, Memorial Death plaque named William Paul, together with card tube containing his original Parchment scroll, and Kings Condolance note, and the original issue slip for the issue of his WW1 trio, prior to World War One Paul, was an active Freemason, and there are six boxed medals also included in the lot, together with an Acme City Officers whistle attributed to Paul, all these items contained in a leather Freemasons style small carry case, Captain Paul entered the War in August 1914 at Lichfield, part of the 18th Bgde 6th Division, to France St. Nazaire 10th September, 1914, Capt William PAUL was killed when on 30/11/1917 in actions around Bourlon Wood, He received a fatal wound and died the next Day 1st December 1917, he is buried in the Rocquingy- Equancourt Road, British Cemetery, Manancourt France. I have obtained photo copies of various documents which are inc in the lot, these include CWGC details, various pages of the War Diary for the 1st W. Yorks, which mention Paul by name in various places inc the award of DSO, Cemetery records and various entries from the London Gazette which refer to the award of the Military Cross, promotions to 2nd Lt, etc and the award of the DSO, also present are a Queens South Africa medal no bars and an India General Service medal Geo V North West Frontier Bar 1908, named to 7556 Lance Corporal D Howley 1st West Yorks R. The QSA is named 5464 Cpl D Howley W Yorks Regt, no other details known re any possible connection, this lot is a complete archive of a Mans Service for his Country, and his sad and untimely death in World War One, not known how old Paul was at the time of his death, His Merorial plaque and medals were sent to his widow, in Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffs, Captain William PAUL was born in 1878, and was at some stage employed as a Jeweller. He married his wife Amy on the 1st March, 1916 when he was 38 yrs old. A photo is available together with a copy of the Marriage Certificate to the winning bidder, please liaise with Nick Thompson

Women's Land Army 1943 corduroy breeches, size 4, Land Army hat with Land Army badge

Women's Land Army 1943 corduroy breeches, size 6, Land Army hat with Land Army badge

US Army WWII shoulder holster M7 Colt 1911 government 45 (with section cut out)

Selection of 59 mounted and framed British Army military cap badges, mainly mid-C20th with a few earlier and later examples, many county and provincial regiments represented

Ephemera relating to US Air Force including a letter fo F/O Rufus C.Kauffman 4th Flight Group on an investigation into missing equipment, US Army Air Corps postal card book and a Chenille embroidery on wool jacket patch, etc

Collection of newspapers from WWII, 5 British Edition of Yank, the Army Weekly 1942-45, Life Dec 1st 1941 & 14th May 1945, and other magazines

Land army green wool pullover and a land army type short sleeve shirt

Regulation US Army overcoat of wool with silk lining, with double breasted buttons and belt, size 44L

C19th Victorian British Army Officers levee gilt bronze belt buckle, mounted and framed

Pair of Signal Corps US Army headphone recievers together with a U.S.E.D. Dietzgen Alidade in leather case

Collection of WWII books and manuals regarding flight training in the USA, including "pre-flight study manual US cadet", 57th AAFFTD Greenville Aviation School year book, Lewis Alice messenger Army, Air Forces Periodical dated September - October 1942, Certificate of Appreciation for James Black, papers relating to the service of a USAF navigator Clarence Miller, operating bulletin 15-403, know your horizon by Sperry

WW2 era US Army commendation medal together with a selection of US Army Air Corps WW2 plastic non-war material plastic badges, plastic jeep badge and a pair of Womens Army Corps badges (Meyer)

Selection of WW2 British economy plastic cap badges and pips (mainly by Stanley and Sons) together with a US Army 1943 whistle and Acme Thunderer

Selection of British military WW2 era cloth and bullions badges and patches, including Voluntary Aid Detachment arm band, British 2nd Army patches etc

Selection of enamel regimental, sweetheart and civilian association badges, many hallmarked silver, including WW1 period Queen Mary Women's Auxiliary Army Corps enamel badge, Munitions Service Canada badge, Derbyshire Air Raid welfare badge etc (35)

Sword frog 1939-45 war medal, various cap badges, Royal Army Reserve silver hallmarked lapel badge, German infantry combat badge

Mathieu Mategot, (French, 1910-2001), a Bellevue coffee table base, the yellow painted metal base lacking its circular glass top37.5 x 104cm Provenance: By repute, from the home of Dirk Bogard in the South of FranceMathieu Mategot (1910-2001) was one of the most renowned designers in France during the 1950s. Born in Hungary, he moved to France when he was 21 years old. He volunteered for the French Army during WWII and was taken prisoner and freed in 1944. After the war, and throughout the 1950s, he designed furniture using steel and sheet metal. He was the first person to combine metal tubing with perforated sheet metal, known as rigitulle, a technique which he subsequently patented. To ensure the quality of production of his designs, he set up his own workshops and limited the number in production of each piece. In 1959, he abruptly ended his production of furniture and switched his attention to tapestries, with which he continued to work for the rest of his career. His furniture can be found on display in the Centre George Pompidou in Paris.A number of paint chips around the rim.  Lacks glass top. Paint is original.

§ Martin Bradley (British 1931-) And the crows devour their deadsigned and titled to the reverseoil on canvas49 x 59.5cmMartin Bradley was, in all regards, determined to become an artist. The son of Gladys Keokeok and army captain, James Bradley, Martin Bradley spent his early childhood in relative poverty before a wealthy benefactor offered to pay for his tuition at the prestigious St Paul’s School, London. However, when his guardian opposed his desire to pursue a career in painting, Bradley, then aged just fourteen, ran away to sea where he worked for three years as a cabin boy on the Central and South American circuit. Whilst at sea, Bradley spent much of his free time painting his shipmates - diametric to the works he is today famed for, these works were mostly academic in nature. Upon returning to London, Bradley began studying Oriental languages, art, and literature and quickly became associated with the anarchic circle of novelists and playwrights known as the ‘Angry Young Men’. Dubbed the ‘Rimbaud of Soho’ due to his nihilistic lifestyle, Bradley’s work was soon recognised by respected galleries such as Gimpel Fils and the Redfern Gallery and in 1956, he joined Gallery One. From the late 1950s, Bradley lived an increasingly itinerant lifestyle, initially living between Paris, Ibiza and Brazil, before travelling extensively throughout Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. An accomplished linguist, it was during these travels that Bradley, alongside his artistic practice, became proficient in more than ten languages, including Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese and Hindi. As demonstrated by the present lot, one could easily imagine that the motifs in Bradley’s arcane works could have been traced from the surface of ancient petroglyphs, the relics of an alien civilisation, though they also retain a decidedly modern feel. Straddling this unusual temporal space and featuring a series of cryptic runes, no doubt influenced by his extensive travels and knowledge of the Far East, the present lot is typical of Bradley’s work during the 1950s and 1960s.The canvas is in plane, though very slightly slack and has a very light layer of dust across the surface. The artist has scraped away at the red painted ground exposing areas of canvas beneath, this is intrinsic to the work and not the result of any damage. There is a very minor deformity to the top right hand side of the canvas and another to the shoulder of the crow, but these are not terribly visible and do not detract from the overall image.There are some very fine drying cracks to the paint layer along the top of the canvas and to the wings and back of the bird, though overall the paint layer appears stable with no lifting or flaking. The exposed area of the canvas along the lower edge appears a little grubby, with a few small scattered accretions.

Bank of Enterprise, Sealfast Limited, an 1914 advertising note promising to ‘pay the user of Sealfast the sum of five pounds if he can prove same injures rubber’, serial number AI/OK 1914, signature of Leslie M. Lane and a vignette of a tin of the aforementioned Sealfast at top left, extremely fine and rare Outing unlisted £120-£160 --- Leslie Mathew Lane (1890-1948) seems to have been something of a travelling salesman who appears in court records a great many times throughout the first half of the 20th century. Most of his offences are related to driving, and include the accidental killing of a woman on the strand, for which he was not sentenced. Sealfast was only sold from May 1913 until September 1914 when Lane signed up to fight in the Royal Fusiliers, Kensington Battalion although he actually served in the Army Service Corp. It is unclear what Sealfast was, or whether it actually worked.

India, A Remarkable Group of c.WWII Coupons, generally for Military and Civilian Clubs, comprising United Services Officers’ Club, Rangoon (2), United Services Officers Club, Chittagong (3), Golmuri Club (1), The “300” Club (1), Royal Connaught Boat Club (3), Poona Club (4), Willingdon Sports Club (3), N.C.O. Club, Northern ASAC (2), Calcutta American Officers’ Mess (1), Com Car Officer Club (3), Officers Club, Tezpur (2), Royal Bombay Yacht Club (5), Gulmarg Club (2), Madras Gymkhana Club (4), The B.-A. Club (2), Srinagar Club (2), 468 Bomb Group, Officers Bar (3), Dacca Club Ltd (1), Landhi Field Officers Club (2), 356 Officers Mess (2), Officers Club, 142nd General Hospital (1), Officers Club, 3rd Air Depot (2), A.T.C. Army Exchange No. 886-2 (2), Officers Club USAF (1), Officers Club Replacement Depot No.1 Malir (2), and a token for one Coca-Cola, at the Post Exchange AAF Station, Bombay (1), generally in nice condition, most with perforated edges and torn from coupon books, an incredible selection of these often very scarce issues, many of which many even be unique survivors (57 Coupons) £2,000-£2,600

Vladivostok, Russian-American Grill, 2 Rubles, 1919, blue print, denomination in red, in English one side and Russia on the other, a manuscript signature in red, a presentable very fine, interesting and very scarce £200-£260 --- This note was issued for use at an American Grill in Vladivostok, catering to the American Expeditionary Force, a contingency of 8,000 American armed forces dispatched to Siberia 1918-19 to aid the White armies fighting the Soviets during the Russian Revolution. American and British troops landed at Vladivostok where they were garrisoned for over a year, largely abandoned by the Wilson administration and eventually withdrew after it became apparent that the Red Army was going to assume control over Russia. Photograph not included in lot

Two First World War Campaign medals to Private J.J. Wrape Border Regiment, Army Temperance medal and 1889 Crookshank Cross 6 Months Sober medal

A collection of hats to include two black 1940's dark green velvet with brooch, one brown felt, one mustard coloured, late 1940's to early 1950's, with a bow, a burgundy fez and a straw boater, all 1940's, a modern mens trilby in brown, an Albert Kempf uniform makers visor hat, American Army, in two 1940's hat cases, in Rexall, items with boxes (11)

Two vintage USSR Russian Soviet Red Army Military uniform caps comprising a peaked cap and field service cap. Both hats with with red piping trim and Russian star badge with hammer and sickle emblem to the centre. 

An original 20th Century US United States Army Officers Captain uniform tunic. The dark olive jacket with belted waist having white metal Captains rank badge to each shoulder and x2 Infantry regiment badges to the front collars. A (loose) Sixth United States Army patch to the left arm.

A WWII Second World War interest desktop cigarette / cigar lighter fashioned from an inert British Army mills bomb / hand grenade. The polished grenade with flint lighter top and screwed onto flat circular base. Measures approx 12cm.

Two WWII Second World War period US United States Army webbing belt pouches. One being a desert camo example with two front magazine cartridge compartments and the other a green single pocket example with rear belt attachment hooks.

An original Vietnam War era 1955 dated British Army issue MK V Martindale Galok / Machete bush knife. The machete having a black Bakelite handle and bolo shaped machete blade dated 1955 with broad arrow inspection mark and maker's mark for S & J Kitchin Ltd Sheffield. Housed in an early 1944 Second World War era brown leather scabbard. Measures approx 55cm.

A 19th century Victorian British Army issued 1864 pattern percussion cap rifle. Complete example, complete with safety chain, original leather strap and ramrod present. VR cypher to lock plate, the butt stamped ' Pimlico 1864 ' with War Office markings and broad arrow. Various proof markings to the barrel including ' TT - S ' with crown. Adjustable sight to the barrel. Mechanism in working order. Generally fine example. Measures approx; 124cm long.

An original WWI First World War British Army recruitment poster ' Halt! Go Into Training And Help The Boys At The Front '. Printed by The Clerkenwell Press, and published by The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Poster No.45. Some minor creasing, and a small patch missing to one corner, otherwise good condition for age. Measures approx 75x51cm.

A pair of vintage believed Gulf War era British Army desert combat protective goggles. Clear yellow lens set within a rubber outer frame marked to the top ' Panorama 218 Patent Pending Universal Made In England '. Retaining the elasticated fabric strap.

A collection of assorted British Army Officers uniform belts and ceremonial sashes to include Sam Browne belts, Royal Marines white dress belt, Captain / Sergeants red sash, Crimson dress waist sash and one others.

An original British Army L1A3 SLR Self Loading Rifle ceremonial bayonet. The polished steel bayonet having a hooked pommel with working push release button and the grip secured by two deeply recessed rivets. The grip marked L1A3 9600257 D70. Cross guard with muzzle ring leading to the clipped bowie style blade housed within a matching scabbard. Measures approx 32cm.

An original WWI First World War Imperial Germany Army M14 Rifle Grenade. The grenade of cylindrical form with brass end plug, mounted on its rifle rod. Inert. Measures approx 59cm.

A collection WWII Second World War 35mm film camera negatives, each featuring images from the Second World War. A large quantity of negatives have been labelled to the end, and titles include ' Vera Lynn ', ' Army ', ' Arnhem ', ' D-Day ' for example. Many appear to be photographs taken of images in books / known publications, but some appear to be negatives of original photographs (possibly unpublished images). It is unclear if any of these negatives feature unseen images. Various lengths. Provenance unknown, and copyright ownership is also not known.

A WWII Second World War British Army entrenching shovel. Having a wooden grip handle and shaft. The socket of the shovel shows makers mark ' C. W. S Ltd ' and toward the shovel head it is dated 1940 with the broad arrow mark.

Northern Ireland / Irish Republic Army interest - an original 20th Century British Army turtle helmet painted with later IRA Irish Republic Army paintwork. The helmet having Irish flags to the front above IRA in black text. To the back reads ' Ireland A Nation Irish And Free ' and ' Ireland Unfree Shall Never Beat Peace ' between an outline of the country map.

An original WWII Second World War British Army issued Service Respirator / Gas Mask. Fabric lined rubber mask with glass eye shields and rubber hose. 1939 date and broad arrow inspection mark to under the chin., with broad arrow stamp. Housed within its original canvas satchel.

A WWI First World War medal pair and Memorial Plaque to one 33480 Private William John Dowsell of the Hampshire Regiment, believed to have been killed in action on the first day of the Battle Of Menin Ridge Road, 20th September, 1917, aged 19. Comprising War Medal and Victory Medal, both with original ribbons (impressed 33480 Pte W. J. Dowsell, Hamps. R.), and Memorial Plaque which is complete with card envelope, letter, and paper envelope. Also included is the official Imperial War Graves Commission letter stating his memorial was erected in Hooge Crater Cemetary, Belgium. Dowsell was born in Olveston, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol. Consigned from the family.  History of William Dowsell (taken from: sites.southglos.gov.uk/war-memorials/people/william-john-dowsell/): George, the father of William, ran a coal merchant and hauliers business from Haw Lane in Olveston. His wife Hannah was born in the village, while George came from Yate. The family comprised George, born in 1896 and William, born in January 1898, with Edith arriving at the beginning of the new century. Originally the family name was spelt Dowswell but by the time both boys joined the army, they were recorded as Dowsell Before William enlisted at Bristol on the 6th of May 1916 at the age of 18 he had been employed as a brick maker. Within four days he was posted to the 9th Royal Berkshire Regiment but was subsequently transferred to the 15th Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment. By this time, William’s father George had emigrated to America while Hannah and her daughter Edith had moved to Rose Cottage in Tockington The 15th Battalion was involved in the significant attack at Flers on the Somme on the 15th of September 1916 when the British Army first deployed tanks. The Battalion then moved into Flanders and was engaged in the Ypres Salient throughout the winter of 1916/17, mostly in the Hedge Street line and tunnels. The third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, started on the 31st of July 1917. On the 20th of August with the Battalion in action at Tower Hamlets to the south-east of Ypres on the Menin Road, Second Lieutenant Moore of the 15th Battalion won a VC. William was Killed in Action in the continuing action at Tower Hamlets and the Tower Trench system in the area of Gheluvelt on the 20th of September when 89 men of the 15th Battalion were Killed in Action and 255 were wounded. William is buried in the Hooge Crater Cemetery outside Zillebeck some two and a half miles from Ypres William’s brother George survived the war but was seriously wounded in the chest and was temporarily repatriated to the UK where, after recuperation, he guarded German prisoners of war. George was greatly affected by the brutality of war, particularly so when he was told that his comrades had shot and killed the German sniper who inflicted the injury to his chest, it transpired that he was only a young boy.

An album containing approximately 248 postcards of social history interest, including photographic postcards titled 'Railway Accident near Newport, Mon, Sept 28, 1907', 'Exmouth Lifeboat and Crew', 'Gt. Yarmouth Lifeboat Crew', 'The Louth Disaster, May 20th, 1920', 'W. Stockwith, No. XI Hospital, Sat', 'Illuminated Car, Aug 1905 [Portsmouth Corporation Tramways]' and photographic postcards of Royal Mail coaches, fetes, Church Army caravans, rural crafts, fairs and disasters.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

An album containing approximately 45 First World War embroidered silk greetings postcards and a group of 10 printed postcards, the majority of Belgian bomb damage, together with a silk handkerchief embroidered with the Army Ordinance Corps regimental crest.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A collection of approximately 104 aviation postcards, including photographic postcards titled 'Mr Paterson on Baby Bi-Plane at Hendon July 3rd 1911', 'No. 39 B.E. Army Aeroplane with Wireless Apparatus', 'Ekster, Royal Dutch Airline, London, Croydon Air Port', 'Helena, Imperial Airways, London Croydon Air Port', 'Duif, London, Croydon Air Port' and 'Croydon Aerodrome, Boulton Paul Biplane'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A large amount of cigarette cards and football cards, including Wills, Taddys, Morris’s etc, British Army Distinguishing marks, Ships Badges, etc, (qty), with An AA car mascot and a metal bust of Lenin, NOTE: No in house shipping is available for this lot

An early 20th century oak Army & Navy smokers cabinet with carved panelled doors over two drawers, an oil on canvas and a Henri Wintermans cigar retailers display caseLocation: RAB

A Sudanese Ansar's HelmetLate 19th CenturyWith two-piece domed steel skull secured together by a rivetted medial band and surmounted by a circular boss with bud-shaped finial, wing-headed screw for an adjustable nasal, and vandyked camail of small split-rings (surface rust overall) 21.5 cm. highFootnotes:Probably captured following the defeat of the army of Abdullah al-Taashi, the successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammed Ahmad, by General Sir Herbert Kitchener's forces at the Battle of Omdurman fought on 2 September 1898. For a similar example see George Cameron Stone, A Glossary Of The Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor..., 1934, p. 290, fig. 365 (6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .44 Percussion Remington New Army Model Revolver No. 39195, Circa 1863-75Of production specifications (worn and some pitting overall, action defective, left grip repaired, rammer retaining catch replaced): in later brown leather holster dated '1917' (2)20.3 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .44 Percussion Starr Arms Co. 1863 Model Army RevolverNo. 41421, Circa 1863-65Of production specifications, cylinder stamped '34792', and butt (worn and some old damage) stamped '147' on one side (some wear and pitting overall) 20.3 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Colt 1860 Army Model Percussion RevolverNo. 82371 For 1863The barrel with New-York address, cylinder originally with roll engraved naval engagement scene, frame cut for a shoulder-stock, brass trigger-guard originally silvered, and matching numbers (some wear and rust patination overall): in a modern black leather holster (2)20.3 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Scottish 55-Bore Percussion Sporting RifleBy Alexr. Henry, 12 South St. Andrew St., Edinburgh, No. 1085, Circa 1864With rebrowned octagonal barrel of decorative twist pattern originally signed in full along the top flat at the breech and rifled with six spiral grooves, engraved 'Patent No. 609' in front of the replacement folding-leaf back-sight, and matted beyond to the hooded fore-sight, recessed breech with platinum plug and engraved with foliate scrollwork on the top flat, foliate scroll engraved tang, border engraved flat detented lock and dolphin hammer decorated en suite, the former signed in gothic script and with engraved safety-catch, figured half-stock with chequered pistol-grip and fore-end (the latter broken through and repaired in front of the lock) each with dark horn cap, foliate scroll engraved mounts and circular hinged patch-box cover, the former comprising butt-plate and serial numbered trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, chequered trigger, sling mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 69.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Alexander Henry was born in 1828, and served his apprenticeship with T.E. Mortimer of Edinburgh, rising to become foreman of the factory before setting up in business on his own in 1853 at 12 South Street. He was a prolific inventor, with most of his innovations concerning the advancement of rifle design. His heptagonal rifling, patented in 1860, was used by the British Army for the Martini-Henry, and his falling-block design was adopted by several other countries. He continued to invent and was granted various patents throughout the 1870's, and eventually died in 1894. The business continued until 1902 when Alexander Martin succeeded to the businessFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

ARTILLERY AND MILITARYGRAY (JOHN): A Treatise of Gunnery, engraved plate, contemporary calf, W. Innys, 1731 - FOSTER (T.): Military Instruction from the Late King of Prussia to his Generals, 2 parts in one vol., third edition, 13 engraved plates, offsetting, ownership inscription of a young Henry Hardinge, later 1st Viscount Hardinge and Governor of India, contemporary calf, worn, Sherborne, Cruttwell, [c.1800] - An Abridgment of the English Military Discipline, title page repaired at gutter, bound with 'Rules and Articles', the latter ink-stained, modern half calf [ESTC R7189], Assigns of John Bill deceas'd, 1685 -MONEY (JOHN): Observations on the use of Chasseurs and Irregulars with an Army in an Inclosed Country, modern boards, T. Rickaby, 1798 - GRIFFITHS (F.A.): The Artillerist's Manual, and Compendium, 12 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, Woolwich, J.M. Boddy, Artillery Place, 1839 - Abstract of Infantry Tactics... for the Use of the Militia of the United States, 32 engraved plates, contemporary calf, heavily rubbed, Boston, Hilliard, 1830, 8vo and 12mo - and approximately seventy other publications relating to the army and artillery (a lot)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare Second War C.B., inter-War ‘North West Frontier 1930-31 Operations’ D.S.O., Great War ‘1914 Operations’ M.C. group of twelve awarded to Major-General C. A. West, Royal Engineers, latterly Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F. The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, the reverse central medallion slightly recessed, and with traces of repair; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 star, with clasp (Lieut: C. A. West. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. A. West.) the VM renamed; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier, with M.I.D. oak leaf 1930-31 (Major C. A. West. D.S.O., M.C., R.E.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Second War awards inscribed Boots-style ‘Maj. Gen. C. A. West’, rank on the Defence Medal partially corrected; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fine (12) £3,600-£4,400 --- C.B. London Gazette 8 June 1944. D.S.O. London Gazette 7 May 1932: ‘For distinguished services rendered in the field in connection with military operation on the North-West Frontier of India during the period October 1930 to March 1931.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915. Clement Arthur West was born in India in August 1892 and was educated at King’s School, Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers in July 1912, he was advanced to Lieutenant shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. West arrived in France with the 54th Field Company, R.E. on 5 October 1914, and was subsequently present at Mons, Le Cateau, the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, La Bassee and Ypres, and remained on active service until 1 February 1915, services for which he was awarded the Military Cross and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17 February 1915). He was also severely wounded during this period. Returning to active duty with 227th Field Company, R.E. in August 1916, he was employed in the battle of Thiepval in the following month, prior to being assigned to the British 66th Division as Adjutant to the Commander Royal Engineers (C.R.E.) that October. West remained similarly employed until July 1918 and was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 December 1917). Between the wars West enjoyed a series of staff appointments, in addition to another stint of active service on the North West Frontier as a Brigade Major between 1930-31, the latter operations resulting in him being awarded the D.S.O. and a further Mention in Despatches. In May 1932, he became a G.S.O. 2 at Army H.Q., India, but in October 1934 he returned home to take up a new appointment as Deputy Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, West served as a Brigadier on the General Staff 1940-42, during which period he joined a delegation sent to the New Zealand Government. Advanced to Major-General on the General Staff in 1943, he next became a District Commander, Home Forces, and latterly an Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F., being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1944. He retired in January 1947 and died in September 1972. Sold with a portrait photographic image of the recipient and copied research.

A good Second War ‘1945’ C.B.E., 1943 ‘Htizwe Bridgehead’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier A. W. Lowther, Indian Army, late Devonshire Regiment, a veteran of the Great War and North West Frontier, who went on to command the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment in Arakan in 1943, and then commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade, March 1943 - January 1945 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1943’, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. W. Lowther.) VM rank given as ‘2. Lieut.’; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut. A. W. Lowther, 1/76/Pjbs.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Major A. W. Lowther, 3-1 Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, first four campaign awards mounted for wear, with riband bars, BWM and VM a little polished, otherwise generally very fine or better (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘Arakan/Burma. Brigadier Lowther assumed command of 4 Ind. Inf. Bde. on 29 Mar 43, and relinquished on taking home leave on 19 Jan 45. He has commanded his Brigade with continuous success and ability during two successive operational seasons. During many engagements, Brig. Lowther has set a fine example of determined leadership, and the successes of his Bde, and their final efficiency are in no small measure due to the continuous hard work, keenness and determination with which he has carried out his duties as their Commander. He has in fact, built up a fine Brigade, well trained and efficient, from the very small beginnings which existed in the early days of 1943. Throughout, Brig. Lowther’s services to his Brigade, and the Division, have been characterised by the quiet confidence with which he has carried out the tasks allotted, and by an unfailing determination to succeed. His services have been exceptional, and in my opinion [Major General C. E. N. Lomax, Commanding 26th Indian Division], fully merit the award of the C.B.E. for which I very strongly recommend him.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 June 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘At Htizwe, Burma, 10 - 16 March 1943. On 12 Mar 43 his battalion position was attacked during several hours. The attack was repulsed and the battalion ordered to be withdrawn to a new position. Col. Lowther skilfully withdrew his battalion to a new position in daylight from close contact with the enemy. The following day his battalion was again attacked in a position held by the battalion and ancillary troops under command. The enemy affected a lodgement and succeeded in penetrating. The first counter attack failed; a second ejected the enemy with great loss, resulting in the capture of much material and very valuable documents. On orders from Bde HQ on 14/15 Mar Col. Lowther successfully withdrew his battalion and all attached troops in his area across an unfordable river, from close contact with the enemy. He conducted a similar operation, equally successfully, on the following night. Col. Lowther displayed a great tactical ability and initiative throughout, rectified many critical situations by his personality and showed complete disregard for his own safety. His example combined with skilful and determined leadership undoubtedly saved the Bde from disaster.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 October 1944 and 5 April 1945. Albert William Lowther initially served during the Great War as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment, prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the I.A.R.O. in July 1918. He was posted to the 76th Punjabis, and served with them in the Mesopotamian theatre of war and subsequently on the North West Frontier. Lowther advanced to Lieutenant in 1922, to Captain in 1932, and served as Major with the 3/1st Punjab Regiment (formerly the 76th Punjabis) on the North West Frontier. Lowther transferred to the 2nd Battalion, and commanded them during the Second World War in Burma. The Battalion received more gallantry awards than any other unit of the Indian Army for the Second World War. Lowther commanded his Battalion as part of the 55th Indian Infantry Brigade, 14th Indian Division during the First Arakan Campaign and was rewarded with the D.S.O. for his skilful withdraw from the Htizwe Bridgehead when the Division was overrun by the Japanese in March 1943. Lowther was promoted to Brigadier, and commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade from 23 March 1943 - 19 January 1945. The latter served as part of the 26th Indian Division, 15th Indian Corps in the Arakan and Burma.

Five: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant A. J. Southam, 21st Lancers 1914-15 Star (21L-4147 Sq. Q.M. Sjt. A. Southam, 21-Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-4147 Sq. Q.M. Sjt. A. Southam. 21-Lrs.); Coronation 1937 (- Arthur J. Southam -) contemporarily engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4147 Sq: Q.M. Sjt: A. Southam. 21/Lrs:) minor official correction to rank on last, generally very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Arthur J. Southam attested for the 21st Lancers and served with them during the Great War on the Frontier regions of India from 5 September 1915.

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel G. V. Dreyer, Royal Artillery 1914-15 Star (Capt. G. V. Dreyer. R.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major G. V. Dreyer. R.A.), unit additionally later impressed; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, North West Frontier 1930-31, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Maj. G. V. Dreyer. R.A. 22/ Mtn. Batty.) very fine (4) £500-£700 --- George Villiers Dreyer was born on 27 February 1883, the son of John Dreyer Esq., a noted astronomer, and the brother of Frederick Charles Dreyer (later Admiral Sir Frederick, G.B.E., K.C.B.) . He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery on 18 August 1900, and having been promoted Lieutenant on 8 October 1902, transferred to the Indian Army on 1 March 1910. Promoted Captain on 18 August 1913, he served during the Great War in the Asiatic theatre of 23 November 1914, and was present in the operations against the Mohmands and Swatis with 29th Mountain Battery, Indian Army, in 1915. Advanced Major on 30 December 1915, he was appointed Commandant of the Frontier Garrison Artillery, Indian Mountain Battery, in 1917, and saw further service in British, German, and Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, and Northern Rhodesia with the 22nd Mountain Battery from 15 June 1917 to 7 February 1918. For his services during the Great War in East Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 March 1918). Following the cessation of hostilities in Africa, Dreyer returned to India and saw further during the Third Afghan War. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 26th Field Brigade, on 1 January 1929, he subsequently saw further active service during the operations on the North West Frontier with the 23rd Indian Mountain Brigade, 1930-31, ands was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 6 May 1932). He is listed in the Quarterly Army List for April 1941 as an Assistant Proof and Experimental Officer at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and he died at Klosters, Switzerland, on 15 June 1965. Sold with a copy of an account of the action at Nanyati on 5 August 1917 by the recipient, who commanded the 22nd Mountain Battery during the action; copied correspondence regarding this action; and other research, including copied extracts from the war diary and a copy of the History of the 22nd Derajat Mountain Battery.

Four: Farrier Lance Sergeant H. C. Matthews, Royal Horse Artillery 1914-15 Star (34256 S. Sth. Cpl H. C. Matthews. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (34256 Cpl. H. C. Matthews. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1036179 Cpl. H. C. Matthews. R.H.A.) very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Henry Charles Matthews attested for the Royal Horse Artillery in May 1904 and served during the Great War in the Egypt theatre from 30 March 1915. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 April 1923, and was discharged on 14 April 1925. Sold with copied research, including the recipient’s Certificate of Service, and various photographs including a named group photograph from the Farriers’ Class, Army Veterinary School, Aldershot. March, 1910.

Three: Gunner W. A. Bell, Royal Field Artillery, who was twice gassed during the Great War 1914-15 Star (11820 A. Bmbr. W. A. Bell. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (11820 Gnr. W. A. Bell. R.A.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private E. Walker, Motor Transport Section Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (M2-099619. Pte. E. Walker. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-099619 Pte. E. Walker. A.S.C.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine Three: Private F. Edgar, Army Veterinary Corps 1914-15 Star (SE-9725 Pte. F. Edgar. A.V.C.); British War and Victory Medals (SE-9725 Pte. F. Edgar. A.V.C.) nearly very fine and better (9) £120-£160 --- William Arthur Bell was born at Runcorn, Cheshire, and attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Worcester on 7 September 1914. He served with the 92nd Brigade, R.F.A. during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1915, and was twice gassed, on 14 July 1917 and on 25 August 1918. He transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 15 March 1919. Edward Walker was born in 1893 and attested for the Army Service Corps Motor Transport Section at Blackburn, Lancashire, on 19 May 1915, a motor driver by trade. He served with 258 Company A.S.C. during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 July 1915, and was admitted to 32nd Casualty Clearing Station on 21 February 1916, suffering from a strangulated hernia attributable to war service. Transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital at Wimereux, and then to the U.K. on the Hospital Ship St. David, he again served in France from 8 November 1916 to 9 April 1919, with 315 Company A.S.C. and subsequently with the 3rd Auxiliary Petrol Company, A.S.C. (Motor Transport). He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 9 May 1919. Frank Edgar attested for the Army Veterinary Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 June 1915. He later transferred to the Royal Field Artillery and was re-numbered 120246.