Four: Bandsman F. Sherwin, Royal Irish Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (2471 Pte. F. Sherwin. 1/R.... Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen, Belfast, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between third and fourth clasps (3576 Pte. F. Sherwin, 1st Rl: Irish Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (3576 L/Corp: F. Sherwin. R. Ir: R.); Khedive's Star, dated 1884-6, reverse impressed ‘2471 RIR’, mounted for display, the first with edge bruising and pitting from star, good fine, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £400-£500 --- Frank Sherwin was born in London and enlisted for the 69th Brigade of Infantry at Westminster 16 December 1879, aged 14 years 6 months, a musician by trade. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment, on the same day and transferred to the 1st Battalion at Hyderabad on 6 October 1881. He served overseas in India, October 1881 to September 1884; Egypt, September 1884 to September 1885; and South Africa, December 1899 to November 1901. He was appointed a Bandsman from 13 July 1885, was promoted to Band Corporal on 13 May 1900, and discharged on termination of his 2nd period of service on 31 December 1901.
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A Great War 1919 ‘Balkan theatre’ M.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. D. Pollock, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. W. Pollock.) mounted as worn, minor official correction to BWM, very fine (3) £140-£180 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 12 December 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Balkans, and with the Army of the Black Sea.’ Douglas Warren Pollock was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 16 June 1915, and served with them during the Great War in Egypt from February 1916. He was promoted Lieutenant on 29 July 1916, and for his services during the Great War was created a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
A Second War ‘North West Europe’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Captain H. S. Young, 12th Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps, who was Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, Commander of 30 Corps, during the campaigns in North Africa and North West Europe, 1942-45 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with War Office named card box of issue addressed to ‘Capt. H. S. Young, Vann House, Finchampstead, Berks’ and Army Council medal award slip confirming campaign stars and medals, nearly extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 11 October 1945: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe. Captain Harold Stephen Young (170413), 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), Royal Armoured Corps (Beckenham, Kent).’ The original recommendation submitted by Lieutenant-General B. G. Horrocks, Commanding 30 Corps, states: ‘Capt Young has for three years been ADC to the present Comd 30 Corps, during the campaigns in Africa and North West Europe. During the operations in the Reichswald Forest, at the Crossing of the Rhine and in the subsequent advance into Germany Capt Young was responsible for the organisation and control of the Tactical HQ and Command Post of 30 Corps. On many occasions Capt Young performed the duties usually carried out by a second grade staff offr and bore responsibilities far beyond those normal for his rank. He has during the whole period under review given untiringly of his services. By his unerring efficiency and easy grace combined with unremitting devotion to duty and willingness to accept heavy responsibility he has influenced in a vital and personal manner the successful outcome of the operations.’ At the end of this recommendation is an added note written by Horrocks which reads: ‘He has been of the greatest assistance to me personally and his contribution to the success of this Corps has been considerable.’ Harold Stephen Young’s war had begun with the 6th Cavalry Training Regiment at Maidstone; he was moved to Shorncliffe during the autumn of 1940 when the invasion was a strong possibility and given the task of patrolling the cliffs of Dover on a horse, armed with a sword. After attending the Horsed-Cavalry Officer Cadet Training Unit at Weedon, Young was commissioned and asked in what regiment he wold like to serve. Thinking rightly that there was no future for horsed cavalry, and not being inspired by tanks, he asked if he could join the Fleet Air Arm. He was told there was such an enormous waiting list there was no point in adding his name to it. He was then sent on a cavalry mechanisation course and afterwards posted, voluntarily, to the 12th Lancers. While on patrol in the desert he was caught in a Stuka attack and wounded. Although the wound was not serious, it made it impossible for him to sit in a tank for long periods, so he became a liaison officer. Horrocks had arrived in the Middle East with an ADC named Spooner, an infantryman. Spooner was an excellent ADC but had no desert experience, and therefore suggested that someone used to the desert should replace him as ADC. Horrocks therefore chose Young, and retained him till the end of the war, except for short periods when illness intervened. (Horrocks. The General who led from the Front, by Philip Warner, Hamish Hamilton, London, refers). Horrocks makes the following observations in his own autobiography, A Full Life, published by Collins in 1960: ‘By now Harold Young of the 12th Lancers had become my A.D.C. and we remained together, except for the period when I was in hospital, up to the end of the war. Few people realise what an important part an A.D.C. plays in the military hierarchy. He can be of the greatest assistance to his commander or he may be a complete menace. A General in battle leads a lonely lifewith immense responsibility resting on his shoulders. For much of the time he is putting on an act, disguising his innermost feelings. He alone must make the decisions which affect the lives of thousands of his men, for battles cannot be run like board meetings. A Commander will spend a large part of every day driving round units accompanied by his A.D.C. and it makes all the difference if they get on well together so that the mask can be dropped when they are alone. An A.D.C,. can act as a buffer between a commander and an all-too-importunate staff, but this has to be done with considerable tact or the A.D.C. will be accused of becoming swollen-headed. The sensible, sympathetic A.D.C. who is trusted and liked by both the commander and staff is worth his weight in gold, and he can do a great deal to make the wheels go round smoothly. I was very lucky with mine. Later on in Europe Young was joined by Lord Rupert Nevill who in spite of a very youthful appearance turned out to be extremely shrewd. Both of them really became personal staff officers and I would say quite seriously that their contribution to the successful battles fought by my corps was out of all proportion to their rank and age.’ Sold with a ‘XXX Corps’ bronze commemorative medal detailing the Corps’ participation in the fighting from Alamein to Cuxhaven, and listing the Corps’ actions in North West Europe 1944-45, viz, Normandy, Mount Pinçon, Crossing of the Seine, Brussels and Antwerp, The Advance to Arnhem, The Ardennes, The Reichswald, Crossing of the Rhine, & Final Advance into Germany; and an autographed copy of A Full Life by Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., LL.D. (Hon.), inscribed in ink on the inside cover - ‘To Harold, With many thanks for all your constant support and help during some difficult times. Brian Horrocks, 7 Sep 1960.’ Captain Young is mentioned at length several times.
A rare Boer War D.C.M. and Great War ‘Mesopotamia, attack on Dujailah Redoubt March 1916’ Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Captain W. G. Hudson, 1/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R., with Second Award Bar (2208 Serjt: W. G. Hudson. 1st Devon: Regt.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2208 Sergt. W. G. Hudson. 1st Bn. Devon: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (2208 Sgt. W. G. Hudson, Devon: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2208 Clr-Serjt: W. G. Hudson. Devon: Regt.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. W. G. Hudson.); Coronation 1911 (2208 Sergt. Mjr. W. G. Hudson 6th Bn. Devon Regt.) privately engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2208 C. Sjt: W. G. Hudson. Devon Regt.) medals unmounted, contact marks and minor edge nicks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (8) £7,000-£9,000 --- Provenance: Spink, July 2010. D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and resource in getting up ammunition and supplies under heavy fire during an action.’ Annotated Gazette states ‘Es Sinn 8.3.16’. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 10 October 1916; 27 August 1918; and 5 June 1919. William George Hudson, was born at Karachi, India (now Pakistan) on 31 May 1870, enlisted into the Devonshire Regiment in November 1888 and served with the Regiment in Egypt until the end of 1892, being promoted to Corporal in December of that year. He arrived in India in January 1893, was promoted to Sergeant in September 1895, and served with the North West Frontier Force in Tirah, July 1897. He served with the Regiment in South Africa from September 1899 to January 1902, and was present at the Defence of Ladysmith, operations in Natal, including the action at Elandslaagte, 21 October 1899, and operations in the Transvaal, including the action at Belfast, 26-27 August 1900 (awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Mentioned in Despatches). He was posted to the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, in April 1904, and received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in November 1906. Hudson served with the 6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment during the Great War in the Mesopotamia Theatre from 5 January 1916 to 11 November 1918, being thrice Mentioned in Despatches and awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal, for the period in which the Battalion was part of the 36th Brigade involved in the unsuccessful attack on the Dujaila redoubt, 8-9 March 1916, as part of the efforts to break the siege of Kut, in which the Brigade suffered 24 per cent casualties. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 13 June 1916; appointed Adjutant, 24 August 1916; returned with the unit to India, 3 April 1919, demobilized back in England, 5 November 1919; Captain, 6th Devonshire Regiment Territorial Army Reserve, 26 June 1920; appointed Officer-Commanding Barnstaple Depot, 1920; retired in May 1927, after 38 years’ service. He combined these duties with a post as Physical Education Instructor at Barnstaple Boys’ Grammar School before finally severing his links with the Regiment to become a publican. In the 1930s he was ‘mine host’ at the “Golden Fleece” in Gloucester. Captain Hudson died in Gloucester in 1937. To be sold with the following original related items and documents: 3 Territorial Army Rifle Association prize medals, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1924), reverse engraved ‘Lord Lieutenant’s Challenge Shield 1925 Captain Hudson’; bronze (2), reverses engraved ‘High Sheriff’s Challenge Shield 1925 Captain Hudson’ and ‘Lord Lieutenant’s Challenge Shield 1926/2nd/ 6th Bn Devonshire Regt.’; original commission appointing William George Hudson as 2nd Lieutenant, Territorial Force, dated 13 June 1916; certificate appointing the recipient Quarter Master, Territorial Force, dated 29 June 1920; three Mentioned in Despatches Certificates, dated 24 August 1916 (Lt-Gen. Sir Percy Lake), 15 April 1918 (Lt-Gen. W. R. Marshall), and 7 February 1919 (Lt-Gen. Sir W. R. Marshall); and a fair copy of the recipient’s record of service, together with other copied research.
A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant W. Lodge, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (97538 Serjt: W. Lodge. R.H.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (97538 Serjt. W. Lodge, U Bty., R.H.A.) good very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. William Lodge was born in Red Marley, Gloucestershire, in 1875 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery in London on 30 May 1893. Promoted Corporal on 10 February 1899, he served with ‘U’ Battery in South Africa during the Boer War from 21 December 1899 to 5 December 1901, sometime being attached to the 14 pounder Maxims, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Sannah’s Post on 31 March 1900. For his services in South Africa during the Boer War he was promoted Sergeant on 5 September 1900; was Mentioned in Lord Roberts’ Despatch (London Gazette 10 September 1901); and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry at Blakfontein. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 1 April 1902, and was discharged on 29 May 1905, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.
A fine Great War ‘German Spring Offensive’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Squadron Sergeant-Major H. C. Steane, 11th Hussars Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (46044 S.S. Mjr: H. C. Steane. 11/Hrs:); 1914 Star, with clasp (5263 Sjt. H. C. Steans. 11/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5263 W.O. Cl. 2. H. C. Steane. 11-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (534939 W.O. Cl. II. H. C. Steane. D.C.M. 11-Hrs.) generally very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. At a period when the regiment was extremely short of officers, owing to heavy casualties, he showed the greatest coolness and courage in reorganising troops and covering a retirement of the regiment during a most critical period.’ Annotated Gazette states ‘E. of Vermand, 22 March 1918.’ 11 D.C.M’s awarded to the 11th Hussars in the Great War, only four of which were gazetted with a citation. Henry C. Steane was a native of Coventry who served with the 11th Hussars in France and Flanders from 15 August 1914. He won the D.C.M. for gallantry on the second day of the great German Spring offensive in March 1918. The regimental War Diary of the 11th Hussars describes the retreat from the action in the face of overwhelming German forces east of Vermand at 11.40 a.m. on 22nd March: ‘Lieut-Colonel Anderson received the following from 72nd Brigade (By this time the troops N. of the Omignon River had fallen back, and our left was seriously endangered) “Withdraw fighting, through Green Line which is being held by 50th Division, to main Tertry - Bouvincourt Road and form up along road. 72nd Brigade will open at Estrees.” By this time all available runners were out trying to get touch, but Lieut. Lumley re-joining from a Musketry Course at this moment, and bringing with him 4 men, was ordered to get the message through at all costs. This was successfully accomplished and the retirement commenced. At this time some 2000 Germans could be seen advancing down the hill towards Vermand. A detachment of signallers, runners, & etc from various units was organised to cover the flank, and the retirement was successfully conducted under cover of 2 Coys, 10th Dublin Fusiliers.’ Sold with copied War Diary entry and copied Medal Index Cards for both Steane and Steans, these cross referenced.
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class I J. Tandy, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry at Fins on the second day of the German Spring Offensive Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (109090 C.S. Mj: J. Tandy. R.O.D. R.E.); 1914-15 Star (109090 Spr. J. Tandy. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (109090 A.W.O. Cl.1. J. Tandy. R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (109090 C.S. Mjr: J. Tandy. R.O.D. R.E.) good very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the evacuation of a position. In spite of very heavy shell fire, he three times brought away guns and rolling-stock, not leaving the position until the whole place had been cleared. His great courage and contempt of danger was worthy of high praise.’ Annotated Gazette states ‘Fins, 22-3-18.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present War.’ James Tandy, a Signalman at Bank Quay Station, Warrington, attested for the Royal Engineers in July 1915, and served with the Railway Operating Division during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 October 1915. Advanced Company Sergeant Major, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry at Fins, south-east of Bapaume, on 22 March 1918, the second day of the German Spring Offensive, and shortly afterwards was promoted Regimental Sergeant Major. Sold with copied research, including various newspaper extracts containing a photographic image of the recipient.
A fine and rare Great War ‘Ledeghem, October 1918’ operations D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant C. Hayes, 1st/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt. C. Hayes, 1/2 Mon: R.); 1914 Star, with slide-on clasp (1774 Pte. C. Hayes. 1/2 Mon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1774 Sjt. C. Hayes. Monmouth. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt. C. Hayes. 1/2 Mon: R.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, thus good fine or better and a unique combination to the Regiment (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: The Collection of Medals to the Monmouthshire Regiment formed by Lt. Col. P. A. Blagojevic, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006. The only D.C.M., M.S.M. combination to the Monmouthshires for the Great War. D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1920: ‘For marked gallantry and devotion to duty during continuous service with the Battalion, particularly during the operations east of Ledeghem on 14 October 1918. He was in charge of two sections detailed to advance with the leading wave of infantry and secure the crossing of the Heulebeek by laying infantry foot-bridges. Under very heavy shell fire he succeeded in getting to his objective.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the forces in France during the present war.’ Clifford Hayes, a native of Pontnewynydd, was a pre-war Territorial who was called up on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 and embarked for France that November, where, no doubt, he witnessed incidents from the famous “Christmas Truce”. Nor was he the only member of his family to answer the call for King and Country, The Free Press of Monmouthshire reporting that: ‘Mr. John Hayes, late Master Tailor, 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment, who resides at 24 Machine Meadow, Pontnewynydd, has five sons serving their King and Country ... four in the Territorials and one (Ivor) in the New Army (4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers). Two of their sons, Francis John Hayes and Herbert Hayes, served through the South African War in the 2nd Battalion of the famous 24th (South Wales Borderers) Regiment. Francis John holds the Queen’s and King’s Medals for the South African campaign. Herbert is still serving his old regiment at the depot in Brecon [Ivor was subsequently killed in action in Gallipoli on 7 August 1915].’ Then in June 1918 The Free Press of Monmouthshire reported that Hayes’ parents had received a copy of their son Clifford’s G.O.C., 29th Division Commendation Certificate: ‘I have read with much pleasure the reports of your regimental commander regarding your gallant conduct during the past three years and at Cambrai: I have ordered your name and deed to be entered in the record of the 29th Division.’ And in the following month another feature reported on the award of his Meritorious Service Medal: ‘On the recommendation of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Evans, commanding the Monmouthshire Regiment, Sergeant Clifford Hayes has been awarded the M.S.M., and was decorated with the ribbon by the General before his comrades in France on 3 July 1918, when his record was read out: He has rendered most valuable service with the Battalion in France since 5 November 1914. He has always undertaken difficult and dangerous tasks with cheerfulness under heavy shell fire, which has served as a fine example to the men working under him. He set an excellent example of coolness and courageous conduct during the operations near Cambrai 20 November to 6 December 1917.’ As cited above, it was following further gallantry enacted in the operations at Ledeghem in October 1918, that Hayes was awarded his D.C.M. He had, however, one final duty to perform prior to being demobilised: ‘On 19 July, a Colour Party consisting of Lieutenant H. T. Nelmes, M.C., Lieutenant H. L. I. Hughes, Sergeant W. Williams, D.C.M., M.M., and Sergeant C. Hayes, D.C.M., representing the Battalion, marched in the Great Peace Demonstration in London’ (Battalion history refers).
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant F. S. Barham, Royal Horse Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (79971 Bmbr: F. S. Barham. F.14/Bde: R.H.A.); 1914-15 Star (79971. Gnr. F. S. Barham. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (79971 Cpl. F. S. Barham. R.A.); War Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1022916 Sjt. F. S. Barham. (M.M) R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (1022916 Sgt. F. S. Barham. M.M. R.A.) contact marks to Great War awards, these nearly very fine, the last three nearly extremely fine (7) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917. M.S.M. awarded per Army Order 98 of 1953 without annuity. Frederick S. Barham attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Reigate, Surrey, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 January 1915.
A Second War M.M. group of seven awarded to Staff Sergeant T. Sharp, Canadian Army Medical Corps Military Medal, G.VI.R. (460418 S/Sgt. T. Sharp. 61st Bn.) engraved naming; British War and Victory Medals (460418 S/Sgt. T. Sharp C.A.M.C.); 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these last four unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (7) £160-£200 --- No record of an M.M. award to this man has been traced, and consequently this lot is therefore sold as found.
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Captn. John Wilson, 30th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Needes Collection, Glendining’s, April 1940 (purchased by Needes in January 1899); Dix Noonan Webb, March 2011. John Wilson joined the Madras Establishment as a Cadet in 1807; Ensign, 7 March 1809; Lieutenant, 24 October 1811; Captain, 1 May 1824; died at Salisbury on 18 May 1891.
Five: Band-Sergeant W. Reynolds, King’s Royal Rifle Corps India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (4001 Lce. Corpl. W. Reynolds 1st Bn. K.R. Rifle Corps.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (4001 Band-Serjt: W. F. Reynolds. K.R.R.C.) clasps mounted in this order with unofficial rivets between 4th and 5th clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4001 Band-Serjt: W. F. Reynolds. K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4001 Band-Sjt: W. Reynolds. K.R.R.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (4001 Sjt. W. Reynolds. K.R.R.C.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £500-£700
Pair: General W. F. Curtis, formerly commandant 21st Hussars, late 1st Bombay Light Cavalry Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan (Captn. Wm. Fredk. Curtis, 1st Lt. Cavy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Major W. F. Curtis, Land Trans. Corps.) good very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800 --- William Frederick Curtis was born on 4 May 1810, in Wanstead, Essex. From his obituary in The Times, 6 September 1882, it was stated that ‘General William Frederick Curtis, formerly Commandant of the 21st Regiment of Hussars was originally an officer of the Bombay Army. He entered the Honourable East India Company’s military service of their Bombay Establishment, in 1829, and received a Cornet’s commission on 26 June 1830. He was posted to the 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers) in 1833, and in 1832-33 served with a field force against the Khosas in Naggur Parkur, as well as the capture of Balmeer. He attained the ranks of Lieutenant in 1834, and in 1835 served against the Bheels in the Mahee Kanta province. In 1839 he was aide-de-camp to the then Governor of Bombay but resigned that appointment when his regiment, the 1st Light Cavalry, was ordered to join the Bombay column of the Army of the Indus, taking part in campaigns in Scinde and Afghanistan, including the capture of Kundak, Dadun and Kujjak. He was promoted to rank of Captain and in 1848 to 49 was engaged in the siege and capture of Mooltan. He received the Punjab medal with clasp for his services. From 1851 to 1857 he served on the staff as Deputy Judge Advocate-General at Bombay, having achieved rank of Major in 1854, and the same rank in his regiment in 1857. In that year he was chosen to organise the Land Transport Corps in Persia, and took part in the brief campaign in the South of Persia. For his services he received the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1857 he took command of the 1st Bombay Lancers and served with it in the campaign against mutineers in Central India. In 1860 he attained the regimental rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was in charge of the Twenty First Hussars. He was promoted to Major-General in 1876. In 1881 he became Lieutenant-General and then General in the same year.’ His services as given in Hart’s Army List read: ‘... was present at the taking of Balmeer, Kundak, Dadur and Kujjak (mentioned in despatches). Punjab campaign, including siege of Mooltan in 1848-49 (mentioned, Medal with Clasp). Served as Director of Transport Corps in the Persian campaign of 1857, including the battle of Kooshab and bombardment of Mohumrah (mentioned, Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, and Medal). Served in the Indian mutiny campaign in Central India in 1858, and was present in the actions of Sindwaho (wounded), Korye, and Koondye (mentioned, Medal).’ General W. F. Curtis died in Upper Norwood, Surrey, on 2 September 1882. He left an only son, Captain William Frederick de Hubbenet Curtis, of the Royal Horse Artillery.
Six: Second Lieutenant W. T. Gillard, Royal Field Artillery, late Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (69010 Sergt. W. T. Gillard. C. Batty. R.H.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg (69010 Serjt: W. T. Gillard. R Bty: R.H.A.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (78977 B.S. Mjr. W. T. Gillard. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. T. Gillard.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (69010 Sjt: W. T. Gillard. R.H.A.) nearly very fine (6) £300-£400 --- W. T. Gillard served with the 33rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 22 January 1915.
Pair: Bombardier J. Farrow, ‘Q’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (80987 Gunr. J. Farrow. K. By. R.H.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets affixing date clasp (80987 Bmr: J. Farrow. Q.B. R.H.A.) good very fine (2) £600-£800 --- James Farrow was born in Stratford, Essex, in 1872 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Woolwich on 15 October 1890, having previously served in the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Essex Regiment. He served with K Battery in India from 23 September 1892 to 17 December 1898, and took part during the operations on the North West Frontier of India 1897-98. Transferring to the Army Reserve on 20 December 1898, he was recalled to Army Service on 9 October 1899, and served with Q Battery in South Africa during the Boer War from 24 October 1899 to 6 January 1902. Promoted Bombardier on 12 June 1900, he reverted again to the Reserve on 3 April 1902. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Pair: Saddler Corporal S. Molyneux, Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (13645 Dvr. S. Molyneaux [sic]. K. By: R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (13645 Sd. Cpl. S. Molyneaux [sic]. R.H.A.) cleaned, very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Samuel Molyneux was born in Oakham, Rutland, in 1877 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery on 27 January 1896. He served with K Battery in India from 7 December 1896 to 30 March 1904, and was present during the operations on the North West Frontier 1897-98. He suffered a fracture to his little finger on his right hand on 24 June 1906, and was promoted Saddler Corporal in C Battery on 19 October 1912. He was discharged on 27 February 1914, after 18 years and 32 days’ service, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 73 of that year. He was later an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Three: Colour Sergeant Instructor F. A. Mihill, Northamptonshire Regiment, later Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteers and Essex Regiment India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (3650 Lce. Corpl. F. Mihill 1st. Bn. North’n Regt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (18603 C. Sjt. F. A. Mihill. Essex R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1st. Cl: Sergt. Instr. F. A. Mihill. 1st. Bn. B.B. & C.I.R. Volrs.) edge bruising, very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Frederick Albert Mihill was born in Chatham, Kent, in 1873 and attested there for the Northamptonshire Regiment on 11 December 1891, having previously served in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Essex Regiment. He served with the 1st Battalion in India from 16 February 1894, and was promoted Corporal on 30 November 1898; Sergeant on 11th August 1900; and Colour Sergeant on 4 April 1903. He transferred to the Indian Unemployed List as a 2nd Class Sergeant Instructor, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles on 25 September 1907, and was promoted 1st Class Sergeant Instructor on 4 October 1908. Mihill transferred to the 1st Battalion Essex Regiment (presumably to stay in India) on 1 September 1909, but soon returned as an Instructor for the Auxiliary Forces of India, and served with the 1st Battalion Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteers, being awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with Gratuity per Indian Army Order 239 dated 25 April 1910. He was discharged on 4 January 1913, having been appointed a Platform Inspector with the Indian Railways. Following the outbreak of the Great War Mihill re-enlisted in the Essex Regiment at Bombay on 25 January 1915, and was promoted Colour Sergeant the same day. He joined the 3rd Battalion on 16 March 1915, and was appointed acting Company Sergeant Major on 14 October 1915. After serving during the Great War both in India and at home with various Reserve and Garrison Battalions (and so not entitled to the Victory Medal) he was finally discharged on 6 November 1919, and died in Devon in 1955. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Pair: Captain D. M. Hamilton, C.M.G., Royal Navy, who served as a Naval Transport Officer at Boulogne in 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. D. M. Hamilton. R.N., H.M.S. Terpsichore.); 1914 Star (Capt. D. M. Hamilton, R.N. Transport Staff.) very fine, the second scarce (2) £200-£240 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1917: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military operations in France.’ Invested by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 30 June 1917. Granted private permission to wear Turkish Order of Liakat, 12 December 1908 (record of service refers). M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 (Sir J. French, France), 15 June 1916 (Sir D. Haig, France), 4 January 1917 (Sir D. Haig, France), 15 May 1917 (Sir D. Haig, France), and 5 July 1919 (Sir D. Haig, France). Order of Legion of Honour London Gazette 25 January 1918. David Monteith Hamilton was born at Nowshera, Punjab, India, on 12 October 1874, son of Colonel G. M. Hamilton, Army Pay Corps. He entered the Royal Navy aboard the training ship Britannia as Midshipman on 15 March 1891; commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, 14 September 1894; Lieutenant, 1 April 1897; Commander, 31 December 1907; Captain upon retirement, 20 February 1917. Lieutenant Hamilton joined H.M.S. Terpsichore at the Cape on 7 February 1901 (Queen’s South Africa medal), but was ordered home on 18 March 1901 to be appointed Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral Bridge, C-in-C China, a position he held until March 1904. Recalled for service on 5 August 1914, he was appointed to Boulogne for Special Transport Duties, being appointed Deputy Naval Transport Officer and Senior British Naval Officer at Boulogne; Deputy Naval Transport Officer, Dunkirk, 27 August 1917; reverted to Boulogne, 26 March 1919 (1914 Star). Captain Hamilton reverted to the Retired List on 8 April 1920, and died in London on 18 May 1942. Sold with research including copied record of service.
Three: Quartermaster Sergeant W. F. Porter, ‘Q’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg (64409 Sgt. W. F. Porter, Q.B. R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (64409 C.S. Mjr: Inst: Gnry: W. F. Porter. R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (64409 Q.M. Sjt. W. F. Porter. R.A.) light contact marks to first two, very fine, the MSM better (3) £500-£700 --- William Frederick Porter was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1868 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery on 1 November 1887. He served with them in India from 19 February 1889 to 4 November 1895, and was promoted Bombardier on 24 February 1897, and Corporal on 31 May 1898. He served with ‘Q’ Battery in South Africa during the Boer War from 19 December 1899 until being invalided home on 21 April 1900, and was promoted Sergeant on 10 February 1900. He was appointed Company Sergeant Major Instructor in Gunnery on 18 December 1900, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 90 of 1906. His final promotion was to Quartermaster Sergeant on 1 August 1907, and he was discharged on 31 October 1908, after 21 years’ service. He was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal per Army Order 192 of October 1944. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Belfast (17214 Bomb: F. Costello. U Bty., R.H.A.) good very fine £240-£280 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. Thomas Lysaght, alias Francis Costello, was born in Killenora, co. Clare, Ireland, in 1874 and attested for the Royal Munster Fusilier at Ennis on 25 May 1893. He deserted on 11 December 1896, and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery under the alias of Costello on 19 November 1896. He served with ‘U’ Battery in South Africa during the Boer War from 21 December 1899 to 26 June 1902, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Sannah’s Post on 31 March 1900. For his services in South Africa during the Boer War he was Mentioned in Lord Roberts’ Despatch (London Gazette 10 September 1901), and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry at Blakfontein. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 26 April 1903. Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.
Six: Nursing Sister E. M. Dutton, Army Nursing Service Reserve and French Red Cross, who was taken Prisoner in Salonika Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister E. M. Dutton.) officially re-impressed naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Nursing Sister E. M. Dutton.); British War and Victory Medals (E. M. Dutton.); Serbia, Kingdom, Order of St. Sava, 2nd type, Fifth Class badge, silver-gilt and enamel, Bishop with red robes, unmarked, some enamel damage to tips of arms; Cross of Mercy 1912, gilt and enamel; together with the recipient’s Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve badge, silver, all mounted for display and housed in a glazed display frame, generally very fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- Miss Ethel Mabel Dutton was born at Surbiton, Surrey, on 2 November 1867 and served with the Army Nursing Service Reserve during the Boer War in South Africa as a Nursing Sister at 3 General Hospital, Kroonstad. Upon the outbreak of the Great War the British Red Cross archives show her as being part of the Cheshire 16/16 V.A., having engaged in October 1914, and the summary of her service shows ‘six weeks hospital duty, secretarial work at Richmond House Military Hospital, Chester and Hoole.’ She subsequently served with the British Committee of the French Red Cross during the Great War in the Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and European Turkey theatre of War from June 1915 as part of the Wounded Allies Relief Committee, and is recorded as having been taken prisoner by the Bulgarians. Released, she returned to England in February 1916. She died at St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, on 31 December 1945. Sold with Medal roll extracts and some copied research. FO372/1162 confirms the award of the Serbian Cross of Mercy; the Order of St. Sava is unconfirmed.
Four: Battery Sergeant Major R. Campbell, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Robert Campbell. C. Troop. R.H.A.) depot impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Sergt. Robt. Campbell. Rl. H. Art.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Batty. Sergt. Major R. Campbell, B. Bde. R.H.A.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Robert Campbell. G. Troop. Royal Horse Artillery) contemporarily impressed naming, plugged and fitted with a Crimea-style suspension, traces of lacquer, generally very fine (4) £700-£900 --- Robert Campbell was born in Glasgow in 1834 and attested there for the Royal Horse Artillery on 10 November 1852. He served with C Troop in the Crimea from May 1854 to June 1856, and was promoted Bombardier on 29 September 1855, and Corporal on 23 February 1856. Promoted Sergeant on 4 November 1856, he saw further service with E Troop in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny from 7 November 1857 to 21 April 1862, and was wounded slightly in the neck on 11 June 1858. He was advanced Battery Sergeant Major on 18 January 1864, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal shortly before finally being discharged on 25 November 1873, after 21 years and 16 days’ service. He was later an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (Lt. I. H. McHang [sic], 4-16 Punjab R.) good very fine £140-£180 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 3 May 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’ The original Recommendation, dated 12 February 1945, for an Immediate Award, states: ‘Arakan, 31 January to 12 February 1945. Lieutenant-Colonel McHarg commands the 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment. After a series of independent operations in the Akyab-Minbya area his Battalion joined 51 Indian Infantry Brigade which had recently captured Kangaw, and the feature Melrose, overlooking the road. On disembarkation at the beach he found that a strong Japanese force had firmly established itself on the northern portion of Hill 170, 500 yards away. Enemy motor machine guns were firing from the dense jungle bordering the chaung flanking the hill. The open paddy between the beach and Hill 170 was under constant and heavy artillery fire. Lieutenant-Colonel McHarg was instructed to assist the Commandos to evict the enemy from their positions, which so gravely threatened the beach, the base, and the line of communication to the battalions forward in the Kangaw area. Rapidly collecting, under cover, his troops who were arriving in numerous small craft, he first destroyed the motor machine guns and enemy parties in the flanking jungle. It was now dark, but he probed the enemy positions on Hill 170 with fighting patrols. Having suffered a number of casualties he stopped his patrols and kept the enemy pinned all night. Early the ... [page 2 of Recommendation missing at the Public Records Office].’ M.C. London Gazette 8 February 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India.’ The original Recommendation, dated 1 July 1944, for a Periodic Award, states: ‘Kaladan, 10 April to 6 June 1944. Temporary Major I. H. McHarg took over as Officer Commanding of the 7/16 Punjab Regiment from Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Hubert when the latter assumed command of Hubforce in the Kaladan Valley. Without previous experience of battle or command of a battalion, Major I. H. McHarg conducted the Battalion in operations throughout with excellent results. The operations were not of a normal character, with improvisation and isolation being two of the many difficulties confronting him. Throughout the period the Battalion was engaged for all intents and purposes as a detached unit. Temporary Major McHarg showed skill in conduct of operations and his administration of the battalion under difficult circumstances was most satisfactory resulting in very satisfactory results of all engagements with the enemy. During the five nights fighting on the frontier positions Major McHarg showed determination, courage, and devotion to duty. His conduct was an inspiration to all ranks.’ Ian Hume McHarg was born on 25 November 1912 and was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Unattached List, Indian Army, on 1 September 1932, and was appointed to the 4th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment on 12 November 1933. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 December 1934, he served with the 4th Battalion on the North West Frontier of India in the Mohmand campaign in 1935, as well as on the North West Frontier 1936-37 (also entitled to an India General Service Medal 1936-39 with both clasps). Promoted Captain on 1 September 1940, and temporary Major on 24 June 1943, he served during the Second World War in Burma in command of the 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, and was awarded both the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross. He retired with the rank of Honorary Colonel on 25 February 1949.
1914-15 Star (2) (56105. Pte C. H. Heffer. R.A.M.C.; Nsg-Sister M. A. Lang); Victory Medal 1914-19 (I. A. M. Plunket.) good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Cecil Howard Heffer, a native of Sutton, Surrey was 19 when he attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps on 23 February 1915. He served with the R.A.M.C. during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 May 1915 and at some point was attached to the Leinster Regiment, proceeding with them to the Middle East, and was with them when he was killed in action on 16 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial. Sold with personal effects, including correspondence to his father, identity discs, Red Cross Arm band, shoulder titles &c. Mary Agnes Lang served during the Great War on board a hospital ship as Nursing Sister from June 1915; her Medal Index Card indicates that her 1914-15 Star was ‘issued by the Government of India’. Irene A M Plunket served as an Orderly with the British Committee of the French Red Cross in the Balkans from April until November 1917.
1914-15 Star (250 Pte. H. I. Lock. Ceylon Plr. R.C.) good very fine, scarce to unit £60-£80 --- Herbert Ingram Lock served with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps before being commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment (attached Machine Gun Corps) as Lieutenant. Research shows that there was a H. I. Lock working as assistant manager at the Nagahatenne K29 Tea Estate near Elpitiya in 1914, presumably the same man. The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force, the predecessor to the Ceylon Army which was formed in 1949. It was a volunteer regiment based in Kandy and made up solely of European tea and rubber planters. The regiment sent a force of eight officers and 229 other ranks to Egypt in September 1914 (Lock’s MIC show he was amongst their number) where they were deployed in defence of the Suez Canal. After which the unit was transferred to the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and in 1915 was dispatched to Anzac Cove (‘Z’ Beach) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The CPRC also performed operational duties as guards to ANZAC headquarters staff. Lock is shown as being entitled to the Silver War Badge.
British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (3DG-5644 Pte. J. Ansell. 6-D. Gds.; D-1341 Pte. R. G. Stephenson. 1-Dns.; 81249 Pte. H. Yearsley. N. Ir. H.; 1284 Pte. J. J. Joyce. K. Edw. H.) edge bruising to third, generally very fine (4) £100-£140 --- John Ansell attested for the 6th Dragoon Guards and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914, subsequently transferring to the 3rd Dragoon Guards and later to the Corps of Dragoons. Robert G. Stephenson attested for the 1st Royal Dragoons and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 October 1914, subsequently transferring to the Corps of Dragoons. Harry Yearsley attested for the North Irish Horse and served with them during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the Army Cyclist Corps. Joshua J. Joyce attested for King Edward’s Horse and served with them during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the Labour Corps.
British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (128494 A. Sjt. J. W. Purves. R.A.; L-39145 Dvr. A. Philbin. R.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (318956 A. Cpl. V. Huntingford. R.A.; 323993 Spr. J. S. Catlin. R.E.; 205391 Spr. J. K. Cruickshank. R.E.; 22192 Spr. G. Smith. R.E.) minor official correction to Catlin, generally very fine (6) £80-£100 --- John William Purves attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Gravesend, Kent, on 5 November 1914 and served with the A.A. Reserve Brigade during the Great War, being promoted Acting Sergeant on 20 June 1918. He was hospitalised with bronchopneumonia on 25 November 1918, and was discharged from hospital on 2 January 1919. Victor Huntingford was born on 14 November 1895 and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 19 July 1915. He was appointed Acting Corporal on 7 October 1918, and was demobilised on 21 August 1919. Joseph S. Catlin attested for the Royal Engineers and served with the Railway Operating Division during the Great War in Egypt. He died on 7 November 1918 and is buried in Gaza War Cemetery. James K. Cruickshank attested for the Royal Engineers and served with them during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Army Medical Corps George Smith attested for the Royal Engineers and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 May 1915. Sold with copied research.
Victory Medal 1914-1919 (6) (Lieut. S. J. Cottle; 31808 Pte. F. T. Hopkins. M.G.C.; 87609 Pte. A. E. Roff. M.G.C.; 7963 Sjt. F.H.Taylor. A. Cyc. Corps.; 11157 Pte. H. E. Kny. A. Cyc. Corps.; 026084 Cpl. G. H. Foweraker A.O.C.) generally very fine (6) £100-£140 --- Sidney Joseph Cottle was commissioned into the Devonshire Regiment from the Royal Fusiliers on 25 January 1915. He landed in France just over a year later on 5 February 1916 and was attached to the Machine Gun Corps when he was killed in action on 31 July 1917, the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres. The BWM/Victory medal roll shows him under the heading “Tank” and indeed the Tank Corps, formerly the Heavy Branch MGC, had been formed just four days prior to his death. It is likely that he was one of those killed when the tanks got bogged down in the mud at Passchendaele. He is buried in Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium. Francis Thomas Hopkins, a native of Kennington, London, served with the 61st Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai on 30 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial. Alfred Edward Roff, a native of West Ealing, London, served with the 171st Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 11 July 1917. He is buried in the Cite Bonjean Cemetery, Armentieres, France. Frederick H. Taylor served with the Army Cyclist Corp as Lance Corporal during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1915. He subsequently joined the Machine Gun Corps as a Sergeant and was discharged to the Class Z Reserve in May 1919. Harry Ernest Kny was born in Amblecote, near Stourbridge, and died of malaria in Salonika on 19 November 1917. He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria. Gordon Hamilton Foweraker died at home on 9 May 1919 and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Brighton (Bear Road) Cemetery, Sussex.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (Capt. H. G. Robinson; Lieut C. Garred; 2. Lieut. D. H. Fenner R.A.F.; Major A. G. Gibson) generally very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Harold Godfrey Robinson was born in Clevedon, Somerset, on 27 October 1886, and was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment as a Second Lieutenant in May 1907, being promoted Lieutenant in October 1909. He was serving on the Northwest Frontier with the 2nd Battalion in 1914, and by 1917 was serving with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 12 June 1917 and is buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, France. Claude Garred was born on 23 April 1890 and at age 18 attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 July 1915 before being commissioned Second Lieutenant on 21 December 1916, and was promoted to Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 21 June 1918. David Horace Fenner joined the Royal Flying Corps as 7225 Airman, Second Class before receiving his commission as Second Lieutenant, and joined the Royal Air Force upon its formation on 1 April 1918. Two Majors with the name A. G. Gibson are noted as serving during the Great War, in the Army Service Corps and Royal Army Medical Corps respectively.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (Major A. E. Notley) good very fine (4) £70-£90 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916. M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916. Albert Edward Notley served with the Army Service Corps during the Great War, initially as a Staff Sergeant Major, on the Western Front from 9 August 1914. He was commissioned Quartermaster (Second Lieutenant) on 15 December 1914 and for his services during the Great War was advanced Major, was awarded the Military Cross, and was Mentioned in Despatches.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (32203 Pte. J. W. Emmerson. R.A.M.C.) very fine £80-£100 --- M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918. James William Emmerson was born in Sunderland, co. Durham, and attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps at Ferryhill. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 May 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the 27th Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. He died on 28 July 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Lt. B. M. Grubb. Q.A.R.A.N.C.) surname partially officially corrected; mounted together with the recipient’s Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps cape badge, nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- Miss Barbara Murray Grubb was commissioned Lieutenant in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps on 20 September 1948, and was promoted Captain on 20 September 1954. She resigned her commission on 30 April 1960.
1939-45 Star (2); Africa Star (3), 2 clasps, 8th Army, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star (3), 1 clasp, Burma; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (6), one stipple engraved to ‘1729 Pte. Yohane. R.A.A.C.’; Africa Service Medal (72473 J. H. Wood); New Zealand War Service Medal; Indian Independence Medal 1947 (21133213 Rfn Balbahadur Thapa GR) nearly very fine or better (19) £80-£100
Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (2), one with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver (2), all unnamed as issued; together with: Canadian Legion, Vimy Pilgrimage medal 1936, silvered metal; Grand Lodge of Manitoba, gilt metal medal with top bar ‘Fifty Years, inscribed ‘Presented to Bro. Thomas Sharp, initiated 30th March 1905’; Army Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, Life Member’s medal, gilt and enamel, inscribed ‘Thomas Sharp, Dominion Association January 6th 1964’; and two collar badges for ‘CMC’ and RCAMC’, good very fine or better (10) £60-£80
Three: Gunner A. E. Marston, Royal Field Artillery 1914 Star, with clasp (56979 Gnr: A. E. Marston. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (56979 Gnr. A. E. Marston. R.A.) very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Alfred E. Marston served with 35 Brigade R.F.A. in France and Flanders from 6 October 1914. He transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps on 22 September 1917, and retransferred to the Royal Artillery on 27 February 1919. Also entitled to Silver War Badge (RA/3829). Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
Army L.S. & G.C. (2), V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (498. Cr. Sergt. A. Gothard, 91st Foot); E.VII.R. (5478 Sjt: A. W. James. E. Kent Regt.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Q.A.2172 M. Kennedy, Qd. Sean. R.N.R.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2575323 Dvr. R. G. Stoner. R. Sigs.) the last with official correction to 3 digits of number, generally good very fine or better (4) £160-£200
A C.B. mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Major General G. H. L. Milman, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s badge, gold and enamel, of ‘bulbous’ design, lacking integral gold riband buckle; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, mounted for wear, good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Gustavus Hamilton Lockwood Milman was born on 6 December 1824, the son of Lieutenant-General Francis Miles Milman. He was made Gentleman Cadet on 3 August 1840 and commissioned into the Royal Artillery. He was advanced to Lieutenant in May 1844, Second Captain in November 1850 and Captain in February 1855. He served as Captain in the Crimean campaign from May 1855, including the siege and fall of Sebastopol, in the trenches with the Siege train, and according to the Army Lists at the bombardments of 6 and 17 June. According to Jocelyn however, he commanded No. 5 Company, 4th Battalion RA and was present with this battery during the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Bombardments of Sebastopol. For his services in the Crimea he was made Brevet Major (November 1855) and was granted the Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh (Fifth Class). He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in December 1864 and retired with the honorary rank of Major General in 1875. He served as Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria and for his services was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He died on 28 March 1915
Four: Corporal H. E. Watts, Royal Engineers 1914 Star, with clasp (15116 Sapr: H. E. Watts. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (15116 Spr. H. E. Watts. R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (1858856 Cpl. H. E. Watts. R.E.) mounted for display, contact wear and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £140-£180
A C.B. group of twelve miniature dress medals attributed to Brigadier General E. J. Granet, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Modder River, Paardeberg, Johannesburg; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Knight’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, all unmounted, generally very fine and better (12) £120-£160 --- Edward John Granet was born in 1858 and was educated at Eton and The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He entered the Royal Artillery in 1878 and served in Afghanistan during the Second Afghan War, and subsequently in Egypt and the Sudan. Advanced Major in 1896, he served in South Africa during the Boer War as Battery Commander of the 62nd Battery, R.F.A., and distinguished himself at the Battle of Modder River, 28 November 1899. Promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, for his services at Modder River he was Mentioned in Lord Roberts’ Despatch of 2 April 1901. He subsequently served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Intelligence in South Africa, 1901-02. From 1902 to 1905 Granet served with the Headquarters of the Army and took part, in this capacity, in the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Promoted to full Colonel in 1906, from 1906 to 1910 he was Assistant Director of Remounts, and in 1911 was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. From 1911 to 1915 he served as military attaché in Rome and Berne. Following the outbreak of the Great War Granet was promoted to Brigadier-General in March 1915 and appointed Commander Royal Artillery of the 11th (Northern) Division. In June the division was ordered to the Dardanelles, and Granet commanded the divisional artillery at Gallipoli, landing at Suvla Bay on 7 August 1915. On 13 August 1915, just six days after landing, Granet was seriously wounded in action. Invalided to Egypt and then back to the UK, he was then “specially attached” to His Excellency Count Luigi Cardona, Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Army, during his stay in the UK for meetings with the Headquarters Staff, British Army, and for these services he was created an Officer of the Italian Order of St Maurice and Lazarus. In 1918, his wounds still serious enough to preventing him taking on an operational role, Granet transferred back to Bern as military attaché, where he died on 22 October 1918. He is officially listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour as having ‘died of wounds as a result of injuries sustained in Gallipoli”. He is buried in Vevey Cemetery, Switzerland.
A C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. mounted group of ten miniature dress medals attributed to Colonel E. M. Birch, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s badge, gold and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, lacking integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Third Class badge, silver-gilt and enamel; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, mounted as worn, minor enamel damage to last; the Boer War campaign pair nearly very fine, the rest generally very fine and better (10) £240-£280 --- E. M. Birch served in the South African War 1899-1902 with 83rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900 including the action at Vet River (5 & 6 May), the VC action of Houtnek (Thoba Mountain) (7 May) and the engagement of Zand River (10 May). He was present during operations in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, on the Zululand Frontier of Natal in September and October 1901 and the Cape Colony 1900-02. For his services in South Africa he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901) and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 27 September 1901). He was invested by the King on 24 October 1902. Birch served in the Great War from 10 January 1915 as GSO2 New Armies, British Expeditionary Force from 10 January 1915 to 17 May 1916. He served as GSO1 25th Division under Major General E. Bainbridge from 18 May 1916 to 11 January 1917 being promoted Lieutenant Colonel 1 June 1916 (including Vimy Ridge). He was GSO1 Fifth Army from 12 January to 18 May 1917 and then GSO1 17th (Northern) Division under, firstly, Major General T. Pilcher and, secondly, Major General P. Robertson (from 13 July 1917) until the end of the war. For his services during the Great War he was created a Companion of St. Michael and St. George in 1917 and given the Brevet of Colonel on 3 June 1918. He was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919 and was made Officer of the Legion of Honour by the French and awarded the Order of Saint Anne (Third Class) by Imperial Russia. He is mentioned in British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-18: Defeat Into Victory (by Simon Robbins) and How the War Was Won: Command and Technology in the British Army (by Timothy Travers).
A C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Brigadier-General C. W. Clark, Royal Garrison Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly pin, extremely fine A C.B.E. mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Colonel C. E. T. Rolland, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly pin and housed in a contemporary fitted case, extremely fine A D.S.O. mounted group of three miniature dress medals attributed to Major G. R. de la C. Corbett, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold (18ct) and enamel, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (11) £120-£160 --- C. W. Clark was born in Oxton, Birkenhead, and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1885 and served in India, Malta and Gibraltar, before being appointed Private Secretary and Aide de Camp to the Governor of Trinidad in 1893. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1915, and was Brigadier-General, Heavy Artillery, Headquarters, 15/Army Corps. For his services during the Great War he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 15 May 1917) and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1917. He retired in 1922 and died on 21 November 1944. Charles Edward Tulloch Rolland was born on 28 November 1874 in Madras, India, the son of Colonel Alexander Tulloch Rolland of the Madras Staff Corps. Emulating his father, he was Commissioned on 16 December 1893 and promoted to full Colonel on 3 June 1921. Whilst serving as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel during the Great War he was seconded to the Research Department on 19 June 1916, and for his services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee on retirement on 1 January 1926. Garnet Robert de la Cour Corbett served with the 206th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, and for his services was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 3 June 1918).
An unattributed O.B.E. mounted pair of miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone, mounted court style as worn, good very fine An unattributed mounted group of ten miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue; U.N. Korea 1950-54; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R.; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland; Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army; United States of America, Bronze Star, mounted court style for wear, nearly very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland; Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977; Malaysia, Federation, General Service Medal (PPA) 1967, mounted as worn, very fine The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type badge, silver, mounted for wear; General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., mounted for wear; Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., T. & A.V.R., nearly very fine (23) £100-£140
An unattributed M.B.E. mounted group of seven miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed M.B.E. mounted group of seven miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed M.B.E. mounted group of six miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed M.B.E. mounted group of three miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type badge, silver; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine (23) £100-£140
An unattributed M.C. mounted group of seven miniature dress medals Military Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed M.C. mounted group of six miniature dress medals Military Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R., mounted as worn, very fine (13) £70-£90
An unattributed group of six miniature dress medals Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, mounted separately for display purposes, good very fine An unattributed mounted group of three miniature dress medals British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Mashonaland 1897, no clasp; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Rel. of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine (17) £100-£140 --- Sold together with a modern base-metal miniature of the Army Gold Medal for Barrosa.
An unattributed mounted group of six miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of seven miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial; France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1940, with gilt star emblem on riband, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn and housed in a Morton & Son, Dundee case, very fine An unattributed mounted group of six miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of five miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., Territorial, mounted as worn, good very fine An unattributed mounted group of four miniature dress medals France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, with three additional E.II.R. award bars, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted group of three miniature dress medals Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted pair of miniature dress medals Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine An unattributed mounted pair of miniature dress medals War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, very fine (47) £100-£140
The rare Memorial Plaque to Private A. T. Ansted, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, who, having been ‘unnerved by shellfire’ on the Somme was executed for desertion on 15 November 1916, one of 346 British soldiers to be ‘shot at dawn’ during the Great War Memorial Plaque (Alfred Thomas Ansted) very fine and extremely rare £2,400-£2,800 --- Alfred Thomas Ansted attested for the Royal Fusiliers on 21 September 1905 and served with the Colours for 8 years, before transferring to the Reserve in 1913. Recalled for service, he served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 February 1915. He originally went absent without leave in May 1916 and for this received a suspended sentence. However, he went absent again in August 1916 from Guillemont on the Somme and two months later handed himself in to the Military Police at Corbie. During his trial he claimed to have been ‘unnerved by shellfire’. Found guilty of cowardice, he was summarily executed by firing squad on 15 November 1916, and is buried in the Bertancourt Military Cemetery, France. Along with the other soldiers executed for desertion and cowardice, Ansted was officially pardoned by the British Government in 2006. He was subsequently commemorated on the ‘Shot at Dawn’ Memorial in the National Arboretum. The issue of Memorial Plaques to deserters is uncertain. The official line seems to be that those who were executed, at least, would have forfeited both medals and the right to a Plaque as well as their pension. Certainly in this case, although Ansted has a Medal Index Card showing initial entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio, both the 1914-15 Star roll and the British War Medal and Victory Medal roll clearly state ‘No Medal - Shot for Desertion’. Similarly, his entry in the Army Register of Soldiers’ effects shows, under ‘war gratuity’, just the words ‘not admissible’, and his ‘Dependant’s Pension’ card reads ‘Refusal’. However, as this plaque bears a unique name it seems that in this case at least a plaque was officially issued. Whether that was through an administrative error, upon request, or for another reason is not known. Certainly this was the exception rather than the rule, and consequently this plaque is extremely rare, and may well be a unique issue to a soldier shot at dawn during the Great War.
Memorial Plaque (Frederick Henry Harvey Finch) small spot of verdigris, very fine £40-£50 --- Frederick Henry Harvey Finch, a native of Angmering, Sussex, served with the Army Veterinary Corps and died whilst serving at the Woolwich Depot on 24 January 1917. He is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Angmering (St Margaret) Churchyard. The Plaque seems to be his sole entitlement.
Pair: Sergeant H. D. White, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914 Star, with clasp (7013 L.Cpl. H. O. White. 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal (7013 Sjt. H. D. White. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Served in France with 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, from 13 August 1914, and subsequently served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (No. 13947), the Labour Corps (549231), and the Army Service Corps (NAC/452002). Sold with copied Medal Index Cards, the Star shown with second initial ‘O’, the pair with second initial ‘D’, the two cards cross-referenced.
The Commission Document to Major-General Sir Owen E. P. Lloyd, V.C., K.C.B. Commission Document appointing Owen Edward Pennefather Lloyd, Gentleman, a Sub-Lieutenant in the North Tipperary Militia Force, dated 23 January 1875, folded, with small holes in places and water damage to top corners, therefore fair condition £200-£240 --- V.C. London Gazette 2 January 1894: ‘On 6 January 1893, during the Kachin Expedition, Burma, while an attack was in progress on Fort Sima, Surgeon Major Lloyd went, with an Indian N.C.O., to the assistance of the Commanding Officer who was wounded. Surgeon Major Lloyd then stayed with the officer while the N.C.O. went back to fetch further help in carrying the wounded man back to the fort, where he died a few minutes later. The enemy were within ten to fifteen paces during this time, keeping up a heavy fire, and Surgeon Major Lloyd was wounded while returning to the fort.’ Note: The Indian N.C.O. referred to above was awarded the Indian Order of Merit. K.C.B. London Gazette 2 June 1923. C.B. London Gazette 24 June 1910. Owen Edward Pennefather Lloyd was born in co. Roscommon, Ireland, on 1 January 1854, the son of Major M. P. Lloyd, 59th Foot, and was educated at Fermoy College, Cork, and Queen’s University, Cork. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in the North Tipperary Militia on 3 February 1875, and was subsequently commissioned a Surgeon on the Army Medical Staff on 4 August 1878. He served in South Africa during the Zulu and Transvaal Wars, before proceeding to India, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the Kachin Expedition in Burma on 6 January 1893, whilst attached to the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Advanced Major-General on 18 September 1918, he served as Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Army Medical Corps from October 1922 to January 1924, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 Birthday Honours’ List. He died at St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, on 5 July 1941, and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Lloyd was invested with his Victoria Cross at Mandalay, Burma, by Brigadier-General George Bird on 24 March 1894. His V.C. is held by the Army Medical Service Museum.
Award Certificate for the Polish Order of Virtuti Militari Fifth Class awarded to Szer. Jan Gawronski, 43 p.s.k., dated 15 November 1921, small tear to bottom left hand side, folds and pin marks, generally fair condition £60-£80 --- Jan Gawronski served as a Strzelec (Rifleman) with the 43rd Kresowy (or Kresowa) Infantry Rifle Regiment. The Regiment returned to Poland from France in 1919 as part of the 13th Infantry Division of the Second Army Corps and took an active part in the fighting around Warsaw against the Red Army in 1920. Sold with some copied research.
Five: Acting Staff Sergeant E. W. Wagstaff, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (1684 Pte. E. W. Wagstaff. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1684 A.S. Sjt. E. W. Wagstaff. R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ernest W. Wagstaff.); together with a R.A.O.B. Jewel, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Bro. E. W. Wagstaff by the Sir Wm. Jones Lodge 3940 as a mark of esteem for services rendered, June 1922’, nearly very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Ernest W. Wagstaff attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 September 1914.
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