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Six: Captain G. F. Wigginton, General List, late Corps of Military Police 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, with Army Council enclosure in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. G. F. Wigginton, 2 Salisbury Road, East Cosham, Portsmouth, Hants’; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (Sergt. Guy F. Wigginton) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £80-£120 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 19 July 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ Guy Francis Wigginton was commissioned Second Lieutenant, General List, from the Corps of Military Police on 4 October 1941.

Five: Captain C. R. Atkins, Royal Military Police 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army Emergency Reserve Decoration, E.II.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘250498 Capt. R. C. Atkins R.M.P.’, with integral top riband bar, good very fine (5) £140-£180 --- C. R. Atkins was awarded his Army Emergency Reserve Decoration in March 1957.

Five: Captain (Quartermaster) A. E. P. Secker, Corps of Military Police, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (313259 Cpl. A. E. P. Secker. C. of M.P.) nearly extremely fine (5) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazettes 26 July 1940 and 20 December 1940. Albert Edward Percival Secker was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the Corps of Military Police on 10 July 1940.

Five: Warrant Officer Class II E. E. Bottom, Royal Military Police 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (7685599 W.O. Cl.2. E. E. Bottom. R.M.P.) minor official correction to last, nearly extremely fine (5) £60-£80 --- Edward E. Bottom ‘joined the Corps in September 1939 and served in Venice and Egypt and amongst many home Command Provost Units. He served for a period at Mytchett and finished his service in the Depot as R.Q.M.S. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1962 and retired to open a greengrocer’s ship in Knaphill on 6 April 1962.’ (extracts from the Royal Military Police Journal refer).

Seven: Sergeant D. J. James, Royal Military Police, later Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1063965 Pte. D. J. James. C.R.M.P.); Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (1063965 Sgt. D. J. James. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (7) £100-£140

Four: Sergeant A. Kilby, Royal Military Police 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (779563 Sjt. A. Kilby. R.M.P.) mounted court-style, extremely fine (4) £60-£80

Three: Private F. Phillips 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs L. Phillips, 1 Ashvale, Ashvale, Caerleon, Newport, nearly extremely fine 1939-45 Star; Africa Star (3); Pacific Star; Burma Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal (5); War Medal 1939-45 (9), generally good very fine and better (24) £80-£120 --- F. Phillips served and died during the Second World War.

Four: Attributed to Major R. A. Lake, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Colonial Office enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Major R. A. Lake, c/o W. Lake Esq., South Park, Witheridge’, extremely fine (4) £60-£80 --- Richard Arthur Lake was born on 7 April 1917, the son of William Lake Esq., and was educated at Cambridge University. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 7th Gurkha Rifles on 1 November 1942, and was promoted Lieutenant on 15 May 1943, Temporary Captain on 4 June 1943, and Acting Major on 27 June 1945. The 1946 Indian Army Lists show Lake as having served as an Intelligence Officer of a Force. Following the cessation of hostilities Lake embarked for Colonial Service in Kenya, and served (amongst other appointments) as Senior Education Officer, Nairobi Region, from April 1951; Under Secretary in the Office of the Chief Secretary, from August 1961; Deputy Secretary (Service), The Governor’s Office, Nairobi, from May 1962; and Assistant Director of Personnel from March 1963. He died in September 1986.

Five: Major G. Trubridge, 3/1st Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (Major G. Trubridge 3/1 G.R.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- Geoffrey Trubridge was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 1st Gurkha Rifles on 20 September 1942, and was promoted Lieutenant on 20 March 1943, and Temporary Captain on 11 August 1944. He served with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles during the Second World War in Burma, with the regimental history of the 1st Gurkhas recording that he rejoined the 3rd Battalion at Imphal in May 1944 from an ‘outside job’, and on the 21 May commanded “A” Company in an attack on Irengbam: ‘When the leading Company, “A,” under Captain G. Trubridge, advanced on the 21 May it drew considerable fire as it approached the village, but the enemy could not face the final charge of yelling Gurkhas and fled in panic. Fugitives trying to make off across the fields were engaged by L.M.G.s and mortars. Two bewildered prisoners were taken…’ Promoted Major on 1 July 1945, Trubridge went on to see further active service with the 3rd Battalion in French Indo-China, 1945-46, and in April 1946 he was part of a detachment sent to the east coast of Borneo to assist Dutch troops in the repatriation of Japanese Prisoners of War. He then served with 2nd Battalion from August 1946 to demobilisation.

Five: Captain R. B. Howick, Machine Gun Battalion, The Jat Regiment, Indian Army 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (Capt. R. B. Howick. 9 Jat. R.) good very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Robert Bernard Howick was born on 17 March 1923 and was commissioned in the Jat Regiment on 15 November 1942. Promoted Lieutenant on 15 May 1943, he served during the Second World War with the 7th Battalion and then the Machine Gun Battalion of his regiment in Burma. The Machine Gun Battalion saw extensive and arduous active service from Imphal to the Sittang River, 1944-1945. Companies of the battalion nearly always operated independently in support of various forces. From joining the unit in 1944 Howick served as the only company officer of “W” Company and eventually, from May 1945, as company commander. After Burma the battalion saw further service in French Indo-China, qualifying for the General Service with clasp South-East Asia 1945-46. ‘MG Jat’ was organised as four MG Companies (W, X, Y, and Z), each with an establishment of twelve guns, and was the MG Battalion of the 20th Indian Division. The following notes on Howick’s active service in Burma are extracted from the battalion history published at Bangalore in July 1947: Capture of Monywa ‘From Maukkadaw one platoon of W Company under Lieutenant Howick left to join 100 Infantry Brigade where they received orders to form part of a strong mobile column which was to move as rapidly as possible through Budalin to occupy Monywa… The force duly left on the 4th January [1945], but on approaching Budalin found 32 Infantry Brigade in contact with the enemy who contrary to expectations were making a stubborn stand, in well dug in positions inside the village. The platoon then came under command of 32 Brigade, subsequently being joined by the remainder of W Company which remained with the Brigade right through the Burma operations... Monywa was the Division’s first large prize so far, and had been an important base for the Japs this side of the Irrawaddy… W Company under Major Davies and Lieutenant Howick played their share in its recapture.’ The Irrawaddy Crossing During the battle of the Irrawaddy shore W Company supported 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in a desperate action ‘One battalion of 32 Brigade [1 Northamptonshires] had been given the task of making a diversionary landing from Myaung to the South of the main crossing. No. 3 platoon were to cross with the assaulting troops to assist consolidation, while No. 2 platoon gave supporting fire from a sandbank in mid river. The landing was effected according to plan on the 13 February and that night Major Davies, and Lieutenant Howick with Company H.Q. and the remaining platoon crossed to join the platoon with the Northants on the bridgehead... The Japanese reacted strongly to this surprise landing, and launched counter attacks, one after the other mainly at night, all of which were repulsed, assisted by our M.G. fire which took heavy toll of the enemy and won many tributes from the men of the Northants. The bridghead was only 800 yards by 300 yards in very soft sand, and no cover of any description, but in spite of these conditions and merciless enemy Artillery fire day and night the morale of the men remained magnificently high… By the end of the month the bridghead was still firmly holding out… We left W Company entrenched with the Northants on their small bridgehead across the Irrawaddy. Not a day or night passed without incident, and the machine guns were constantly in action, beating off enemy attacks, dealing with jitter parties, map shoots and harassing shoots. Enemy artillery continued to pour shells down on to this relatively small and completely exposed area, making any movement by day a very hazardous procedure, and one not indulged in lightly. With the remainder of the Brigade across the river… the by now completely isolated party had completed its task… Thus ended a very trying period of 25 days, spent in exposed positions, subject to constant attacks, and continual shelling, added to which was blazing heat and myriads of flies… many individual acts of gallantry were performed, and the Company with Major Davies and Lieutenant Howick can truly say they had done a difficult job well… A most appreciative signal was received at Battalion H.Q. from the C.O. of the Northants, thanking W Company for the very excellent support they had rendered, and for the magnificent manner in which they had carried it out.’ Final Advance in Burma 32 Brigade now advanced across country to cut the Mandalay road, and ‘Mopping up of nearby parties of enemy was carried out with machine gun support whenever required… Lieutenant Howick was with the company throughout as Company Officer and frequently out with detached platoons.’ These operations continued until the end of March followed by a rest period from 1-9 April. 32 Brigade, with W Company, still attached, then formed a mechanised column to act as spearhead of the next advance, to Taundingwi, which was accomplished in six days. The history continues: ‘From the 23 to the 27 April, one platoon under Lieutenant Howick with guns and ammunition on bullock carts moved South with the 4/2nd Gurkha Rifles, and by the end of the month the Company had concentrated North of Allanmyo on the Rangoon Road... W Company continued with 32 Brigade and reached Tharrawaddy in May. Major Davies had left the company at Tharrawaddy to proceed on leave in India, leaving Lieutenant Howick in charge. While in India orders came through sanctioning Major Davies his home leave in lieu of repatriation, and that was the last we saw of him for about six months.’ Presumably Captain Howick remained in charge of W Company for the remainder of the campaign in Burma and the move to Saigon in French Indo-China, where the task of disarming and rounding up 72,000 Japanese was hampered by a state of near civil war and considerable unrest. The Battalion was still on active service and in action with rebels on a number of occasions. There were casualties and several awards for gallantry were earned during this period. Around October 1945 Howick went on leave to India and was away for several months but must have returned before the Battalion was disbanded in India in August 1946 as he appears in the group photograph of officers present on disbandment.

Three: Lance-Naik Belam Sing Bisht, 1/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army, who was killed in action during operations on Ramree Island on 4 February 1945 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, all officially impressed ‘8796 L/Nk Belam Sing Bisht, R. Garh. Rif.’, very fine (3) £40-£50 --- Belam Sing Bisht served with the 1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles during the Second World War, and was killed in action during operations on Ramree Island on 4 February 1945. He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma.

Six: T. C. Hewes, 2/5th Field Regiment Artillery, Australian Forces 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially named ‘NX23883 T. C. Hewes’, very fine Three: R. Abrahams, 53 Australian Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment, Australian Forces 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially named ‘NX83811 R. Abrahams’, good very fine (9) £70-£90 --- Thomas Charles Hewes enlisted into the Australian Army at Paddington, New South Wales, on 3 June 1940, and served with the 2/5th Field Regiment Artillery during the Second World War. He was discharged on 12 March 1945. R. Abrahams enlisted into the Australian Army at Paddington, New South Wales, on 14 January 1942, and served with the 53 Australian Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment during the Second World War in New Guinea and Borneo. He subsequently served with the Liverpool Prisoner of War and Internee Camp Garrison.

Five: Attributed to W. Zalewski, Polish Forces Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr Zalewski W., 17 Tamworth Road, Two Gates, Tamworth, Staffs.’; Poland, Republic, Cross of Merit, 1st issue, 3rd Class, bronze, with separate crossed swords suspension; Monte Cassino Cross 1944, reverse numbered, ‘47115’; Vatican, Holy See, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, bronze; together with a miniature Defence Medal; Monte Cassino Cross 1944; and Polish Army Medal, generally good very fine (5) £80-£120 --- Sold together with the recipient’s identity tag named to ‘Wawrzyniec Zalewski’; an Italian Air Force religious protection medal, 26mm, the obverse with the words ‘Maria Virgo Lauretana Aeronautarum Patrona’, the reverse inscribed ‘Dio Protegga Le Ali D’Italia’; a miniature medal, with short chain, the obverse featuring an aeroplane and a tower, the reverse with the words ‘Vergine Lauretana Benedici I Tuoi Figli In Volo’; and a Hepolite Pistons metal and enamel lapel badge inscribed ‘Hepolite for Speed’.

A rare inter-War ‘North West Frontier 1935’ Immediate D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Captain F. J. Doherty, Indian Medical Service, attached 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), 12th Frontier Force Regiment, for gallantry in the action on Point 4080 against Mohmand tribesmen, on which occasion Captain Godfrey Meynell, M.C., of the same regiment won a posthumous Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. F. J. Doherty, I.M.S.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Service Medal of the Order of St John (W/784 Dr. F. J. Doherty. P. for W. 1962) mounted court-style, nearly extremely fine (8) £3,000-£4,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 24 December 1935: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in action in connection with the recent Mohmand operations, North West Frontier of India, 1935:- Captain Francis John Doherty, M.B., Indian Medical Service, attached 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army.’ This same gazette announced the award of the Victoria Cross to Captain Godfrey Meynell, M.C., 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), 12th Frontier Force Regiment, who was killed in action in the attack on Point 4080. This was the only V.C. awarded in the rein of King Edward VIII. Lieutenant Godfrey John Hamilton, of the same regiment also received the D.S.O. for the same action; his wife was the author M. M. Kay. M.I.D. London Gazette 8 May 1936. Francis John Doherty was born on 5 August 1909, son of Bernard Doherty and Mary McWilliams. He was educated at Queen’s University, Belfast (M.B.); Lieutenant (on probation), Indian Medical Service, 5 February 1934; Captain, 23 August 1935 (Seniority 5 February 1934); married Enid Joan Watkins of Cardiff, 1936. Served in the operations against the Mohmand tribesmen, North West Frontier of India, 1935, including the V.C. action on Point 4080, 29 September 1935 (D.S.O. and M.I.D.); Staff Captain, G.H.Q. India, 13 October 1936 to 18 October 1937; acting Major, 1 May-18 July, 1941, and 10-21 February 1942; temporary Major, 22 February 1942; Major, 5 February 1944; Retired 11 December 1948, with Hon. rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and took up practice in Wales; Serving Brother of the Order of St John, London Gazette 19 April 1968. On 29 September 1935 at Mohmand, in the Nahaqi Pass within the Khyber Pass on the North West Frontier, in the final phase of an attack, Captain Meynell, seeking information on the most forward troops, found them involved in a struggle against an enemy vastly superior in numbers. He at once took command, and with two Lewis guns and about thirty men, maintained a heavy and accurate fire on the advancing enemy, whose overwhelming numbers nevertheless succeeded in reaching the position and putting the Lewis guns out of action. In the hand-to-hand struggle which ensued, Captain Meynell was mortally wounded, but the heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy prevented them from exploiting their success. Regimental records suggest that when the bodies of his men were mutilated by the enemy (as was their custom), Captain Meynell sought to defend those bodies even as he himself was dying. Captain Meynell was five times wounded, and his last words were, ‘Be brave, we shall soon get help.’ The total British losses were 24 killed, 49 wounded, and nine missing. The tribesmen's casualties were 150. The British withdrew under cover of artillery fire and aerial bombing. The troops re-occupied the position next day, and within a few hours the tribesmen sued for peace.

Pair: Driver A. Styles, Royal Army Service Corps Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (T/22520874 Dvr. A. Styles. R.A.S.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £80-£120 --- Sold with Army Medal Office enclosure letter for medals, R.A.S.C. brass cap badge, U.N. cap badge and a ribbon bar.

Pair: Sergeant E. Wilson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22457848 Cfn E Wilson REME); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22457848 Sgt. E. Wilson. REME.) the first a somewhat later issue and named accordingly, good very fine and better (2) £140-£180 --- Edman Wilson was born in South Shields on 10 October 1932 and attested for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Honiton on 15 February 1951. He was discharged on 22 March 1953, but re-attested for the R.E.M.E. on 20 January 1954. He served with them in Korea, Malaya, East Africa, Aden, Bahrein, Singapore, Germany, British Guiana, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, and at home, and was discharged on 23 May 1973, after 25 years and 237 days’ service. Sold together with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service Red Book; Certificate of Qualifications; Army Board letter informing the recipient of the award of a pension; Certificate of Discharge; the recipient’s Passport; and other ephemera.

Pair: Sergeant M. R. Enderby, Royal Military Police, later Royal Army Pay Corps General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (23203089 Sgt. M. R. Enderby. R.M.P.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (23203089 Sgt. M. R. Enderby. RAPC.) very fine and better (2) £100-£140

Pair: Staff Sergeant L. P. Harris, Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22248941 Sgt. L. P. Harris. R.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22248941 S. Sgt. L. P. Harris. RMP.) edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (2) £100-£140 --- L. P. Harris was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 65 of May 1964.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class I R. P. Rushmer, Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (14450793 Sgt. R. P. Rushmer. R.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (14450793 W.O. Cl.2. R. P. Rushmer. RMP.) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- Sold with copied extracts from the Royal Military Police Journal, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Pair: Sergeant J. W. Lindop, Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (21050842 Pte. J. W. Lindop. R.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (21050842 Sgt. J. W. Lindop. RMP.) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140

Three: Sergeant N. M. Horton, Royal Signals, later Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22821074 Cpl. N. M. Horton. R. Sigs.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (22821074 Sgt. N. M. Horton. R. Signals.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22821074 Cpl. N. M. Horton RMP.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Norman Martin Horton was born on 19 May 1937 and attested for the Royal Signals at Wolverhampton on 8 September 1952. In 1958 he volunteered for Parachute Training and after qualifying served with 16 Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signals Squadron in Germany, Cyprus, Jordan, Libya, Borneo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and was discharged on 22 October 1968. After a year with Coventry City Police he re-enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps at Coventry on 15 August 1969, before transferring to the Royal Military Police on 12 September 1971, and saw further service in Belgium. He was discharged on 14 August 1978, after 25 years and 45 days’ service. Sold with cloth rank and unit insignia; copied Certificate of Service Red Book; and other research.

Pair: Staff Sergeant J. W. Woolacott, Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22774196 Cpl. J. Woolacott. R.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22774196 S.Sgt. J. W. Woolacott. RMP.) extremely fine (2) £100-£140

Pair: Staff Sergeant J. A. Wesley, Royal Signals General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan (21126429 Sgt. J. A. Wesley. R.Sigs.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (21126429 Sgt. J. A. Wesley R. Signals) both in named card boxes of issue; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, extremely fine (2) £140-£180 --- John Aubyn Wesley was born on 18 March 1930 and attested for the Royal Signals at Norwich on 29 September 1947. He served with them in the Middle East, Germany, Cyprus, the Far East, and at home, and was discharged on 23 May 1973, after 25 years and 237 days’ service. Sold together with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service Red Book; Certificate of Qualifications; Army Board letter informing the recipient of the award of a pension; various photographs, certificates and letters; various rank and unit insignia; and other ephemera.

Pair: Sergeant V. H. Helm, Royal Army Ordnance Corps General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23657053 Cpl V H Helm RAOC); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23657053 Sgt V H Helm RAOC) mounted court-style as worn, the GSM a slightly later issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£120 --- Volker “Buck” Hagen Helm, of 17 Woodside Road, Chilwell, was the son of Les Helm, who also served in the Ordnance Corps. He served in HQ Company, Ordnance Depot Cyprus from 1963, where he represented the Army against the Royal Air Force breaststroke. He saw further service overseas with 154th Forward Ammunition Depot in Germany; HQ BAOR Northag as a Sergeant; ANZUK (the tripartite force) in Singapore; and HQ British Forces Belize, where he served as Sergeant Supply Clerk of 3 Base Ammunition Depot. He was discharged in February 1983 (various entries in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Journal refer).

Pair: Sergeant D. Dunkley, Royal Military Police General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23961626 Sgt D Dunkley RMP); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23961626 Sgt D Dunkley RMP) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140

Pair: Sergeant J. L. Whelan, Royal Military Police General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23928551 Cpl. J. L. Whelan RMP.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23928551 Sgt J L Whelan RMP) good very fine (2) £100-£140

Maharajpoor Star 1843 (1st Lieutenant J. N. Sharp Bt. Captain Engineer Department of the Army of Gwalior) fitted with contemporary adapted bar suspension and ribbon buckle, toned, good very fine and rare £1,000-£1,400 --- John Nickson Sharp (commonly spelt John Nixon Sharp) was born in Coventry in 1811, the son of the local historian and writer, Thomas Sharp of Coventry and Leamington (1770-1841). Sharp was educated at the Indian Army College at Addiscombe, 1827-28, also studying at the Chatham Engineers’ school of sapping and mining under Lieutenant-Colonel Paisley in 1829 as a Gentleman Cadet, H.E.I.C. service (ranked as Ensign). He entered the Bengal Army as 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers on 12 December 1828. He arrived in India in September 1830 and in October was posted to Delhi for duty with the Sappers and Miners; he commanded a company of S & M until late 1834. In May 1834, he was appointed Assistant to the Executive Engineer of the Allahabad Division of Public Works, continuing in that role until August 1835 when he transferred in the same capacity to the Cawnpore Division, for the purpose of superintending the construction of a bridge on the Cawnpore-Allahabad road. In April 1838, he was appointed Executive Engineer of the Mhow Division of Public Works, but never joined as he was retained (in a temporary capacity) in the Cawnpore Division and in December 1839 was posted to the force assembling for the siege of Jhansi. On the surrender of the fort, no action having taken place, he was ordered back to Cawnpore and from there sent to supervise repairs at Allahabad fort. In August 1840, he was appointed Executive Engineer of the Dacca Division but was also ordered to remain where he was until January 1841 and then proceeded towards Dacca. However, he was soon recalled to Allahabad and in the Spring of 1841 fell into the temporary charge of the Allahabad Division with, from May 1842, additional responsibility for the Trunk Road from Fatehpur to Allahabad, and in January 1843, he was formally appointed to the charge of the Division. In August 1843, he was appointed Officiating Executive Engineer of the Agra Division, a position made permanent on October. In December, Sharp joined the Army of Exercise, afterwards titled the Army of Gwalior, and proceeded on active service with the Right Wing of the army and was present in the battle of Maharajpoor on 29 December (Bronze Star). On the conclusion of the Gwalior campaign he returned to his appointment in Agra, where he served until November 1846 before going on leave to the Presidency, and then to the U.K. on long furlough in January 1847. He returned to India in January 1851 and was then appointed to officiate as Garrison Engineer at Fort William and Civil Architect for the Presidency, holding that post until October 1852, when he was posted to Mian Meer as Officiating Executive Engineer, a post in which he was confirmed in May 1854, receiving promotion to Major in the same year. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed as Officiating Garrison Engineer at Fort William and Officiating Civil Architect for the Presidency, but at his own request this was cancelled in the following month, and he remained at Mian Meer until his death there in 1856. His major work during his time at Mian Meer (1851-56) was the design and construction of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. In June 1856, he was appointed Officiating Superintending Engineer of the First Circle of Public Works in the Punjab, which appointment he held until his death, from cholera, at Mian Meer on 17 August 1856. He was buried in The Royal Artillery Cemetery in the Cantonment at Lahore, where an inscription reads: Beneath this lies interred the body of Major John Nixon Sharp, Bengal Engineers, sometime Executive Engineer at this station. He died of cholera on 17th Aug. 1856 in the 45th year of his age. This tomb is erected by friends of both services as a tribute of respect to his memory. He is also commemorated by a tablet in St. Mary of Magdalene’s Church, which he designed and built at Mian Meer, which is inscribed: In Memory of Major J. N. Sharp, Bengal Engineers, and sometime Executive Engineer in this station who died of cholera 17th August 1856, aged 45 years. This tablet is erected by Friends in India to whom he was known as a large hearted and high minded man, a consistent Christian and a conscientious servant of the State. Next to the good name he left behind him, this beautiful Church, of Which he was the Architect, is his noblest Monument. Sold with comprehensive research including detailed biography of his father and family, and copied pictures of the Church at Mian Mar and his tomb.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (Surgn. Major W Hemphill. 50th. Regt.); together with an erased New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866, traces of brooch mounting to reverse of first with suspension re-affixed, rank partially corrected/ enhanced, edge bruising, nearly very fine; the erased medal better (2) £300-£400 --- William Hemphill was born in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, on 16 February 1830 and qualified M.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1851. He entered the Army Medical Department as an Assistant Surgeon on 14 July 1854 and served with the 48th Foot in the Crimea from 21 April 1855, being present at the Siege and Fall of Sebastopol. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot on 13 July 1858, and was advanced Staff Assistant Surgeon on 9 April 1861. He served On Duty with the 50th Foot in New Zealand 1864-66, and was advanced Staff Surgeon on 1 February 1867, and Surgeon Major on 14 July 1874. He retired with the honorary rank of Deputy Surgeon-General on 22 July 1879 and died at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on 20 February 1898. Sold with copied research.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4042 Pte. E. Dear. 19/Hrs.) very fine £100-£140 --- Roll shows additional entitlement to clasp ‘Orange Free State’ and to K.S.A. with 2 clasps. Edward Dear was born at Stortford, Hertfordshire, and attested for the 19th Hussars at London on 14 February 1894, aged 19 years 8 months, an engine driver by trade. He served in the East Indies from September 1898 to October 1899, and then in South Africa until August 1902. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on 21 December 1902. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4901 Pte. F. Burrington. Nthptn: Regt.) good very fine £80-£100 --- Frank Burrington was born in the Parish of St Pancras, London, and attested for the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment at London on 10 April 1896, aged 18 years, a cloth worker by trade. He served in South Africa from 21 October 1899 to 1 April 1904, the remainder of his time at Home, transferring to the Army Reserve upon his return from South Africa. He was finally discharged on 9 April 1912. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm Q.S.A. and entitlement to K.S.A. with two clasps.

‘The surge of adrenalin, the half dozen or so pilots, that were all we could normally muster, sprinting to their aircraft, the tiredness and the hangovers disappearing as though they had never been, the flat-out climb to 20,000ft, the mud on our flying boots freezing fast to our rudder bars in our unheated and unpressurised cockpits, the long shallow tension-building dive south to meet the enemy, sometimes seeing the sun lift over the horizon from 20,000ft and again, after landing, on the still darkened earth. The day only just begun and already behind us the savage, lethal action, death for some, and for those safely back on the ground the memory of two sunrises in one morning and thoughts quickly suppressed of friends not yet accounted for. And life, at least until the next telephone call. Adrenaline-filled life. One sustained electrifying high.’ The recipient’s own memories of his time at Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain. The important Second War 1942 ‘fighter operations’ D.S.O., 1940 Immediate ‘Battle of Britain’ D.F.C. and 1941 Second Award Bar group of seven awarded to Spitfire ace, Group Captain C. B. F. Kingcome, Royal Air Force, one of the outstanding characters of the Battle of Britain, who, during its height, led 92 Squadron with great success from Biggin Hill. Shot down and hospitalised in October 1940, he returned to fly with the squadron until appointed to the command of 72 Squadron, February 1942, leading them as the fighter escort of Esmonde V.C.’s Swordfish detachment for their ill-fated ‘Channel Dash’ action. One of the youngest Group Captains in the R.A.F., aged 25, he commanded 244 (Spitfire) Wing, Desert Air Force, providing fighter support For the Eighth Army from Africa into Sicily and then through the campaign in Italy. His D.S.O. citation stating ‘He has destroyed a total of 11 enemy aircraft, probably destroyed 5 and damaged 13. His claims are traditionally modest...’ Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1942’, with integral top riband bar; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1940’, with Second Award Bar, reverse of Bar officially dated ‘1941’; 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, these mounted for wear; and riband bar for first three awards, generally very fine or better (7) £30,000-£40,000 --- Provenance: Bentley Priory Auction, Spink, September 2012, when sold by the recipient’s widow. D.S.O. London Gazette 15 December 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘Wing Commander Kingcome has lead the Kenley Wing on 22 offensive sweeps; including the Battle of Dieppe. He has made a total of 357 operational sorties, 207 of which were offensive sweeps, and has flown 535 operational hours. He has destroyed a total of 11 enemy aircraft, probably destroyed 5 and damaged 13. His claims are traditionally modest. Throughout the period of his command of this Wing, his coolness and ability in action - coupled with his natural powers of leadership has proved a great inspiration to the Squadrons. He is practically the last operational pilot of his ‘vintage’ and has displayed tremendous resolution and athleticism to remain on operations so long.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 25 December 1940. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer has led his flight and during the last week, the squadron, with judgement and a really good offensive spirit. He has personally destroyed 6 enemy aircraft and probably 4 more, and by his leading has been responsible for the destruction of many others. He has infected the pilots he has led with his own determination and confidence and proved himself a most able Flight Commander.’ D.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 29 July 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer who received his D.F.C. last October at the time had 5 enemy a/c destroyed and probably 4 more. He has now increased his score to 10 destroyed 4 probably destroyed and 10 damaged, and during the past 9 months has on many occasions led the squadron with distinction. At all times he has shown real determination, judgement and courage and has set a very high standard to the other pilots which has reflected itself in the achievements of his squadron.’ Charles Brian Fabris Kingcome was born in Calcutta, India in 1917 and educated at Bedford School. He entered the R.A.F. College, Cranwell in January 1936 but soon after beginning his pilot training he was seriously injured in a car accident and told he would never fly again due to permanent double-vision. Despite this setback, after six months of operations and recuperation, he managed to return to Cranwell and at the end of his final term was delighted to learn of his posting to No. 65 Fighter Squadron at R.A.F. Hornchurch, part of 11 Group, responsible for the air defence of southern England, including London. 65 Squadron, Hornchurch - Battle of France, Dunkirk Having been selected for one of the five vacancies with Fighter Command that year, he enjoyed ‘a most marvellous life...if I wanted to take off and fly up to a friend of mine who had an airfield or station somewhere a hundred mile away for lunch, I would just go. It went down as flying training. I didn’t have to get permission or flight paths. I just went. If you wanted to do aerobatics, you just went.’ (A Willingness to Die, B. Kingcome refers) As a newly appointed Pilot Officer, he flew Gloster Gladiators from the late summer of 1938 but within a few months the squadron’s dated biplanes were replaced, ‘The most significant event at pre-war Hornchurch came about when we re-equipped from Gladiators to Spitfires, somewhere between six and nine months before the war began. As one of the first squadrons to be re-equipped, we gained the huge advantage that we were already experienced Spitfire pilots by the time we came to the outbreak of war, and most importantly by the time of the Dunkirk evacuation. Dunkirk was, indeed, the first occasion on which the home-based fighters saw any sustained action.’ (Ibid) Although not sent to France with the B.E.F., he took part in the battle of France, sharing a Dornier 17 on May 25, and was tasked with providing cover for Operation Dynamo, the withdrawal from the beaches of Dunkirk, ‘At Hornchurch the taste of war at last began to tingle our palates as we anxiously followed the desperate retreat of the Allied troops as they were slowly driven into a coastal trap around Dunkirk... My vantage point for the unfolding epic was in the air above the beaches... As I sat in the relative safety of my Spitfire cockpit, it was the clouds that were my main problem. Our orders had sent us in at 30,000ft, too high for the best of the action, whereas the Hurricanes were patrolling at 15,000 feet. Needless to say we cheated and kept slipping down to see what was happening... the task of providing air cover was hampered not only by the extent of the cloud cover but also by its nature. It stood in patchy layers from about 1,000ft upwards - ideal for marauding bombers but not for our purposes... allowing little time for interception... Nevertheless I managed to fire my guns in anger for the first time, and had the basic fact brought home which I tried to forget: namely, that while the aircraft in your sites was an inanimate object, the human beings it contained were frail flesh and blood. In those early days the German bombers carried little or no armour, and one of the first indications that you were regis...

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, South Africa 1902 (9752 Pte. W. Douglas, Scots Gds:) very fine £80-£120 --- William Douglas was born at Selkirk and was a mill worker by trade when he attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Edinburgh on 9 July 1892, aged 18 years 1 month. He transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards on 6 August 1892, and was discharged to the Army Reserve on 1 July 1899. Recalled for service in October 1899, he served in South Africa with the 3rd Battalion from 21 October 1899 until 10 July 1900, when he was invalided home. He returned to South Africa on 15 April 1902 and served there until 21 July 1902. He was finally discharged on 8 August 1908.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Talana, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6059 Pte. B. Donohoe, Rl. Dublin Fus:) extremely fine £200-£260 --- Bernard Donohoe was born in Dublin and attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Naas on 22 March 1897. He served in South Africa from December 1898 to February 1902, during which period he was tried and imprisoned for 14 days in February 1901, and again for 124 days in April 1901, being released on 5 August 1901. In February 1902 he went to the East Indies, where he served until 18 November 1903, being transferred to the Army Reserve in March 1904. He was found guilty of fraudulent enlistment when he attested for the Wicklow R.G.A. in February 1905 and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment. He was finally discharged on 21 March 1909, upon termination of his first period of engagement. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts which show he is also entitled to the K.S.A. with 2 clasps.

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (786887 Gnr. J. Alford. R.A.); together with a King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct emblem affixed to the riband of the War Medal 1939-45, minor edge bruise, good very fine £80-£120 --- King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct London Gazette 11 July 1941 James Alford attested for the Royal Artillery on 23 October 1928 and served with the 4th Light Battery in India, before transferring to the Army Reserve on 8 February 1935. Recalled for service during the Second World War, he was advanced Sergeant, and was awarded a King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct, presumably for his services during or in the aftermath of enemy air raids.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. R. C. T. Sivewright. M.C. 11H.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £300-£400 --- C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 31 December 1982: Colonel Robert Charles Townsend Sivewright, M.C., D.L., Vice-Chairman, Council of Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations.’ M.C. London Gazette 23 August 1945: In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe.’ The original citation states: ‘On 21 April 1945 Lieutenant Sivewright was in command of a Troop of armoured cars which was ordered to reconnoitre to Apensen and Harsfeld. No tank or artillery support was available and the enemy infantry and bazooka parties were extremely active. On nearing Apensen the Troop met a road block covered by infantry with bazookas. Lieutenant Sivewright immediately engaged this party with all weapons. So effective was his fire that three were killed and five wounded. The road block was cleared and Lieutenant Sivewright moved on to Apensen where there were about 50 infantry in the village Enemy snipers were very active but by maintaining the initiative and taking offensive action all the time Lieutenant Sivewright succeeded in clearing the village and taking 30 Prisoners of War. This was a very fine action by a Troop of armoured cars unsupported by any other arms and was entirely due to the courage and initiative displayed by Lieutenant Sivewright.’ Robert Charles Townsend Sivewright was born in 1923 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) on 30 January 1943. He served with them during the Second World War, and was awarded the Military Cross, before seeing further service in post-War Malaya. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, Regular Army Reserve of Officers, on 8 April 1964, he served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1977, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1983 New Year’s Honours’ List. He died in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, in 1994. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (22362246 Cpl. E. Dixon. RMP.) extremely fine £70-£90 --- Eric Dixon was born in 1930 and attested for the Royal Military Police on 27 April 1959. He served in Gibraltar and the Far East, and was for a while a guard dog handler with the R.M.P. He was discharged on 26 April 1970, after 11 years’ service. Sold together with the recipient’s Regular Army Certificate of Service Red Book.

Pair: Major William Turner, 13th Light Dragoons, who has his horse shot from under him and afterwards wrote a fine account of the battle and march on Paris Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse (W. Turner, Lieut. 13th Lt. Dgns.); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. W. Turner, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, the second with light contact marks, otherwise good very fine, the first extremely fine (2) £5,000-£7,000 --- William Turner was appointed a Cornet in the 13th Light Dragoons on 23 May 1811, and promoted to Lieutenant on 6 February 1812. He served in the Peninsula from June to October 1812, in April 1814, being present at the battle of Toulouse, and in 1815 at the battle of Waterloo. He was promoted to Captain in the 78th Foot on 3 November 1819, and was placed on half-pay on 27 June 1822. He was made Brevet Major in the 78th Foot on 10 January 1837, and died on 7th December 1849, aged 59 years. He is buried in St Peter’s Churchyard, Norbury, Staffordshire, where a Cross was erected in his memory. A long and detailed letter from Lieutenant William Turner, which gives a graphic account of the battle of Waterloo and the march to Paris was published in C. R. B. Barrett’s History of the XIII Hussars. It reads: ‘Villepeut, near Paris, 3rd July 1815. My dear Busby,—I assure you it is with the greatest pleasure I can find time to inform you I am perfectly sound and in good health and spirits. We marched into this village last night from near Louvres, and are only nine miles from Paris and can distinctly hear the firing, which takes place at Paris, between the Prussian advanced posts and the French. This war cannot possibly last long, for every town and village is completely ransacked, and pillaged by the Prussians and neither wine, spirits, or bread are to be found. The whole country from the frontier to Paris has been laid waste by the march of troops, and the crops nearly destroyed, we are waiting for the Prussians when that infernal City Paris will be attacked and no doubt pillaged, for it is a debt we owe to the whole of Europe, all the inhabitants for leagues round here have taken themselves and their effects into Paris, so that it will be worth taking if we loose 20,000 men. You have no idea of the enthusiasm of the troops and their determination to carry before them everything in their way, the Prussians are also determined soldiers and I expect in one week Paris will be completely sacked and perhaps burned. Our Rocket Brigade went to the front yesterday, and Blucher is much exasperated because they have detained the flags of truce. I will as shortly as possible give you some particulars of what I have seen since I wrote to you at Ghent, three days after I joined the Regiment at Castes near Grammont, where we were quartered for some days and had a review by Lord Uxbridge with the other Cavalry Regiments. On 15th June I rode to see the City of Brussels 16 miles distant, it is a handsome and pleasant place, returned in the evening home (very fortunately); at 7 next morning 16th instant was rousted out of my bed by a Sergeant to say we were to march immediately, soon turned out but owing to the Regiment being so distributed about the country we were not able to march before 11 A.M., we then marched by Eughien [Enghien], Brainale, Cante and Nivelle and arrived on the field of battle near Genappe about 10 P.M. just as the battle ended, (nothing to eat all day), bivouacked all night in corn, at 3 A.M. turned out, had . . . at 10 A.M. rode over the field of battle which was covered with dead, went to the front when I was near being shot by four Frenchmen, whom I took for Belgians, they all fired but luckily missed me . . . and the officer who was with me retired, and soon after began the retreat. The Cavalry in the rear went slowly, the French followed the Hussars and Life Guards on one road, we and the 15th on the other were about 300 yards distant when the 7th charged and the Life Guards charged in support. We then continued retiring and one of the heaviest showers I ever felt made us wet to the skin, we halted close to the village of Mont St Jean with the whole Army. It was a dreadful rainy night, every man in the Cavalry wet to the skin and nearly all the Infantry as bad; nothing to eat all day, being without rations and our baggage at Brussels. At 4 A.M. on the memorable 18th June turned out and formed on the field of battle in wet corn and a cold morning without anything to eat, nothing but some gin, which I purchased from a German woman, saved and enabled me and three other officers to stand the fatigues of the day. About 10 A.M. the French began to move large columns of troops in our front, and about half-past eleven the Battle began, we were put with the 15th and commanded by General Grant, we were on the right of the great road and nearly the right of our line, we covered the Artillery of Captain Macdonald’s troop who behaved well, before two o’clock we had three officers and several men killed by Cannon Balls and Shells, we were then put close to some Belgian Artillery, to keep them to their guns and there we suffered from musketry and roundshot; we then moved to the right of the line to charge the French Lancers but they retired. We then came back to our place close to the Artillery which the French Imperial Guard a Cheval and Cuirassiers had taken, we immediately formed up in line with the 15th, gave three cheers, and went at them full speed, they retired immediately and we charged after them all down their position up to their Infantry, when we were ordered to retire, which we did but in confusion, we formed and told off again having lost a good many men; I shot one Frenchman with my pistol but did not use my sword, (I had the misfortune to break the double barrelled one in marching up the country or else I should have shot two); at 4 P.M. the French Cavalry came up again but on our trotting to meet them they immediately retired, we then came back on our side of the hill beyond our guns; the Battle was now most dreadful and the field covered with dead and dying in all directions. Lord Wellington repeatedly passed us, when we Huzzared him; the French Cavalry advanced again to the muzzle of our guns, the Gunners were ordered to retire and we charged them again in the grandest style between our masses of Infantry; they retreated and we charged them close to their Infantry, who were formed in Squares the same as ours; in this charge I am sorry to say the black mare I purchased from Paddock. got two musket balls in her close to my knee just behind the shoulder joint, it was with difficulty I got her to the rear of the Artillery when I dismounted and sent her to the rear by a Dragoon, whose horse I mounted as he was. We still continued retiring on guns when the havoc amongst us was dreadful, one cannon-ball killed General Grant’s horse, Col. Dalrymple’s horse and took off his leg, it then passed between Wallace and me, we remained here still exposed, every minute some man or horse falling, Captain Goulburg (Goulburn) at whose side I was, had just mounted a trooper after having had his horse wounded, when he was knocked off by a spent ball but fortunately without injury, about half-past six we charged again down the hill and then retreated to our guns; again about 8 P.M. the great attack was made when the French were repulsed, we were immediately ordered to charge as our Infantry were . . . General Hill came in our front and called out “now 13th come on” he took of his hat with several other Generals we immediately Huzzared with the whole of the Infantry and charged, the French retired in the greatest confusion, our Infantry advancing kept us at a trot for...

Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Canadian Army, Navy, & Colonial Forces Veterans Medal 1901, silver, unnamed as issued; Confederation of Canada Centenary Medal 1967, unnamed as issued; Uganda Independence Medal 1962, unnamed as issued; together with an unofficial Coronation Medal 1902, silver, good very fine and better (6) £70-£90

Pair: Company Sergeant Major E. R. Fraser, Machine Gun Corps Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (24141 C.S. Mjr: E. R. Fraser. 168/Coy. M.G.C.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sergt. Ernest R. Fraser.) nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£120 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 4 June 1917.

Pair: Sergeant C. Marsden, Corps of Military Police Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (2866928 Sjt. C. Marsden. C.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (2866928 Cpl. C. Marsden. Co. of M.P.) about extremely fine (2) £100-£140

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (7683155 W.O. Cl.1. G. Dobson. R.M.P.) extremely fine £70-£90

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2069. Sergt. R. King. York & Lanc. R.); together with a cast copy Militia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (8318 Pte. J. Lister. 3/W. York: Regt.) light pitting, very fine (2) £80-£120

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (2) (7681895 Cpl. R. Grundy. C. of M.P.; 7681526 Cpl. C. W. Lovegrove C. of M.P.) minor edge bruise to latter, very fine (2) £70-£90

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2319615 W.O. Cl.2 J. Spafford. R.Sigs.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R., ‘Edwardvs VII Kaisar-i-Hind’ (Corpl. J. F. Gill. N.W. Ry: Voltr. Rifles.) engraved naming, latter partially officially corrected, very fine (2) £70-£90

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2) (3382248 Sjt. J. Bannon. C.M.P.; 6334932 Pte. C. Russell. C.M.P.) good very fine (2) £60-£80

Army L.S. & G.C. (2), G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (6841653 Sjt. G. S. Hobby. R.M.P.); E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24138604 Cpl R Burke RMP) minor edge nicks to last, nearly extremely fine (2) £60-£80

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Lieutenant James Mill, 13th Light Dragoons, who was wounded in the hand by a sabre in the battle, and retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 50th Foot Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. James Mill, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with steel clip and later ring suspension, the clip a little loose, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- James Mill was born in Montrose, Scotland, in 1789 and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. He was commissioned as Ensign in the 78th Foot on 25 January 1810, was promoted to Lieutenant on 7 November 1811, and transferred to the 13th Light Dragoons on 20 February 1812. He served with the 13th Light Dragoons in the Peninsula from December 1812, and was present at the battles of Vittoria, Nivelle, Vive, Orthes, Aire, St Gaudens, and Toulouse. Placed on half-pay in 1814 upon the disbandment and reduction in the regiment, Lieutenant Mill returned to full-pay on 17 April 1815, and was present with the regiment at the battle of Waterloo where he was slightly wounded in the hand by a sabre. Promoted to Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons on 24 March 1816, he was placed on half-pay very soon afterwards on 25 May. He transferred as Captain to the 78th Foot on 6 November 1817, the regiment being posted to Dublin in the same month. He was promoted to Major in the 78th on 8 April 1826, placed on half-pay (unattached) in May 1829, and returned to the full-pay of the 50th Foot on 25 August 1848, but retired on the same date with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. He had inherited substantial property in the Caribbean and lived there with his family for a period of time. He returned to England in about 1851 and lived at Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, until his death on 1 January 1868. Mill received the M.G.S. medal with 5 clasps but this has never appeared on the market.

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Captain Brook Lawrence, 13th Light Dragoons, who succeeded to the command of the regiment at Waterloo after Lieutenant-Colonel Shapland Boyse was wounded, and was promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel by the Prince Regent for his ‘conduct in the Battle of Waterloo’ Waterloo 1815(Capt. B. Lawrence, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, light marks, otherwise good very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Brook/Brooks Lawrence was appointed Cornet in the 13th Light Dragoons on 24 February 1797; Lieutenant, 16 January 1799; Captain, 3 February 1804; Brevet Major, 4 June 1814; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 18 June 1815. It is evident from the regimental history of the 13th Light Dragoons that Lawrence served in the Peninsula and is mentioned for his presence in the gallant little affair at St Gaudans in March 1814: ‘On the following day the Thirteenth Dragoons pursued the enemy in the direction of Mont de Marsan; and on the 2nd of March, they were engaged in a slight affair at Ayre. The British divisions continued to move forward, and the French were everywhere driven before the allied army. The Thirteenth shared with their old comrades of the “ragged brigade,” the gallant Fourteenth, in the advance-duties of the army, which brought them repeatedly into collision with the enemy. On the 22nd of March, as three troops of the Thirteenth Light Dragoons, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Patrick Doherty, with Major Boyse, Captain Macalister, Lieutenants Doherty, Drought, and Lawrence, and Brigade-Major Dunbar, approached St. Gaudens, four squadrons of French cavalry were discovered drawn up in front of the town. Undismayed by the superior numbers of the enemy, the Thirteenth advanced to the charge, and such was the ardour and determined bravery with which they rushed upon their numerous opponents, that the French horsemen were overthrown at the first shock, and they galloped in disorder through the streets; but they rallied at the other side of the town, and prepared to resist the few British troopers whose audacity they were desirous to punish. The Thirteenth being supported by the Third Dragoon Guards, dashed through the town, and rushing sword in hand upon the French squadrons, broke them in an instant, and pursued them for two miles, cutting many down, and taking above a hundred prisoners, and sixty horses. The ground was covered with cavalry equipments, arms, and dead and wounded men and horses. The conduct of the Thirteenth was highly commended in Major-General Fane's report of this action; the officers and soldiers were also thanked in orders by Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, and the signal gallantry evinced by Captain James Macalister, who commanded the advance on this occasion, was rewarded with the rank of major in the army. The Thirteenth nobly upheld, on this occasion, their well-earned fame as bold horsemen and dextrous swordsmen; and, by their promptitude in rushing to the attack, showed that they possessed the true spirit of good cavalry, adding another to the many proofs they had already given of the insufficiency of the mere preponderance of superior numbers to resist the shock of a determined charge.’ At Waterloo the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Shapland Boyse, while Brook Lawrence, although a Brevet Major in the Army, was the senior Captain in the Regiment and, as will be seen, commanded it by the end of the day: ‘At daylight on the morning of Sunday, June 18, the brigade consisting of the 7th Hussars, 13th Light Dragoons, and 15th Hussars, under the command of Major-General Grant, moved to the right centre of the position occupied by the army, and took up its post on the left of the road leading to Nivelles, in rear of the brigade of Guards commanded by Major- General Byng. A portion of the Guards brigade occupied the house and gardens of Hougomont, and in the rear of this and the orchard, where others of the Guards were, the cavalry brigade took post. Between 10 and 11 A.M. the furious attacks on Hougomont began, and most sanguinary conflicts took place. But despite the attacks of the enemy again and again renewed, the Guards held their ground and the French were repulsed. Meanwhile the cavalry brigade was exposed to a most heavy artillery fire, which, coupled with musketry, lasted until between 3 and 4 P.M. During this time many casualties took place, men and horses being killed and wounded. About noon Lieut. – Colonel Boyse had his horse killed under him by a cannon-shot, and in the fall was so severely bruised as to be compelled to leave the field. The command of the regiment therefore devolved on Major B. Lawrence. Lieutenant Packe and Lieutenant Irving were about the same time wounded, the former by a splinter of a shell which struck him in the hip, and the latter by a spent ball which hit him in the jaw. Both of these officers were removed to the rear. The brigade had not, however, been stationary during these long hours. It had been moved more than once, but hitherto no opportunity had arrived for more active operations. However, the enemy now pushed forward two strong columns of cavalry supported by infantry, in an endeavour to force the British position. The cavalry brigade received orders to charge. It charged, and the charge succeeded. The enemy broke and were pursued until the approach of a fresh body of the enemy’s cavalry on the left flank was detected. The brigade then retired and formed in the rear of the infantry. Shortly after the regiment was brought on to the attack by Lord Uxbridge and Lord Hill, and charged a square of the enemy’s infantry, which it completely broke, routed, and dispersed. There were several other attacks, till at length the enemy were completely driven from the position. But the losses of the regiment had been most severe. The continual artillery fire of round-shot, shell, and grape, besides musketry, had sadly thinned the ranks. Captain Gubbins was killed by a cannon-shot, Lieutenant Geale and Lieutenant Pymm had both been mortally wounded by musketry fire, while Captain Gregorie and Lieutenant Mill, though with sabre wounds in their hands, yet were able to continue with the regiment in the field. The afternoon passed, and towards evening the enemy in their last endeavours renewed their attacks, and renewed them with redoubled fury. Forward were sent their massive columns of cavalry and infantry—columns which were received with the utmost determination by the British, and, as all know, repulsed. Lord Hill again ordered up the brigade and also that commanded by General Dornberg, which was formed up on the left. Cheering them on, the two brigades were launched against a heavy column of infantry. At it they rode, delivering their charge amid a most severe and galling fire. But the cavalry brigades were not to be denied. The charge was perfectly successful. The enemy faltered, gave way, and was routed. It was the beginning of the end. In this desperate attack the casualties were also numerous. Lieutenant Doherty received a severe wound: a grape-shot contusion in his groin, which only missed killing him owing to his watch. The watch, a doubled-cased one, was flattened. He was also severely wounded in the head by a musket–shot. Lieutenant Bowers was similarly shot in the head. For nearly three months these two officers lay sick at Brussels, and even when they did join the regiment were not completely cured for some time after. Captain Doherty received a wound in his hand, another a musket-shot in the arm and a contusion in his side by a blow from a sabre. Despite this he did not quit the field. The losses in horses too were heavy. Major Lawrence lost three killed and wounded, and hardly an officer escaped h...

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (58 Pte. H. Lack. 4/Nthptn: Regt.) edge bruising, very fine £70-£90 --- H. Lack was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of January 1909.

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Corporal James Fox, 18th Hussars, who famously took the bâton of Marshal Jourdain at Vittoria and was rewarded with ten dollars by Lord Wellington Waterloo 1815 (Corp. James Fox, 18th Regiment Hussars) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, the usual asterisks erased from either side of the suspension clip, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: C. S. Nicklin’s Collection 1911; on sale at Baldwin’s in July 1912; Glendining’s, June 1917; Montague Collection, and Ernest Blair Collection 1937. James Fox was born in the Parish of Castelbar, County Mayo, and enlisted into the 18th Hussars at Dublin on 27 November 1806, a taylor (sic) by trade. He was promoted to Corporal on 25 March 1814, and was present with the regiment in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. He was discharged on 10 June 1816, ‘Having completed his first period of service.’ He did not serve long enough to obtain a pension and does not appear to have lived to claim an M.G.S. medal. The part played by Fox at Vittoria is related in Memoirs of the Eighteenth Hussars, ‘Marshal Jourdain’s Bâton’, by Colonel H. Malet: ‘After pressing the enemy’s centre, which was retiring in great confusion, the Hussar Brigade entered Vittoria at a gallop, and turning to the right through the eastern gate along the road leading to Pampeluna. The Regiment followed the 10th Hussars, pursuing the rear of the French Army along the Pampeluna road until sunset, when they halted and bivouacked for the night. The strength of the French engaged was 27,000, and that of the Allies 20,000. A part of the Regiment captured the equipages of King Joseph, and were close to him when he fled precipitately from the field. Corporal Fox, of the Regiment, took the famous bâton of Marshal Jourdain, but took off the gold ends; the wooden part and its case was stolen from him by a friend in the 87th, and this case and stick was presented to Lord Wellington by the Colonel of that regiment. Referring to the matter of this bâton, I here quote from Major Hughes’ letter to his brother, in which he says:- Corporal Fox, of the Regiment, the real person who took the bâton of Marshal Jourdain at Vittoria, brought me the golden ornaments at the end, which bore the following legend:- “Seror, Belli, Decus, Pacis.” and on the reverse, “Jean Baptiste Jourdain, nommé par l’Empereur Napoleon, Maerschal de l’Empire Floreat, etc., etc.” The stick part had been stolen from him by a drummer of the 87th. I sent the rest with a letter to Lord Wellington, and in reply the following letter was received:- “Lord Fitzroy Somerset’s compliments to Major Hughes, and is directed by Lord Wellington to acknowledge the receipt of his letter of the 21st of December, and to return his thanks for the ornaments belonging to the bâton which were sent by the same occasion. “The Marquess of Wellington requests that Major Hughes will have the goodness to give ten dollars to the Hussar who gave him the ornaments, and Lord Fitzroy Somerset will repay the sum to the Paymaster of the Regiment the first time that that officer has occasion to come to headquarters. “St Jean de Luz, Dec. 28th.” This victory gained for Wellington the bâton of a Field-Marshal, which was notified to him in a most flattering letter from the Prince Regent. “You have sent me among the trophies of your unrivalled fame the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of England.”

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3677 Pte. J. Gill 18th Hussars) light contact marks, otherwise better than good very fine £180-£220 --- Only eight men of the 18th Hussars received the medal and clasp for the Relief of Chitral 1895, all attached to the Army Signalling Staff. As a Lance-Corporal, Gill received the Q.S.A. with four clasps and the K.S.A. with two clasps. He was discharged after completing his first period of service on 9 August 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

‘The regimental stretcher-bearers did most excellent work during the day, one of them, Private Levey, being deserving of particular commendation.’ A Boer War ‘Relief of Ladysmith’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Corporal Alfred Levey, 13th Hussars Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (4311 L.-Corpl: A. levey. 13th Hussars.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4311 Pte. A. Levey, 13/Hussars); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4311 Corpl: A. Levey. 13th Hussars.) edge bruising and contact marks, polished overall, therefore good fine or better (3) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902; Army Order 10/03; details TNA WO 108/170. M.I.D. London Gazette 29 July 1902. The following extract is taken from The 13th Hussars in the South African War 1899-1902: ‘On December 15th [1899] there was a remarkable eclipse of the moon. At 4 A.M. Dundonald’s brigade, with the 7th Battery Royal Field Artillery, moved out of camp and moved off to operate against the left flank of the enemy. The 13th was halted on the high ground facing Hlangwani, while Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry and the South African Light Horse with the Composite Regiment went on dismounted to attack the hill. The force that could be employed at this point was insufficient, they lost heavily, and had to retire. The squadron under Major Williams was sent to help in the retirement. Lieutenant Bayley, who had been sent on with the signallers with the battery, was under heavy fire, and Private Humphrey was wounded. Another signaller, Private Wright, who was attached to the South African Light Horse, was also wounded in the attack on Hlangwani. On the left, things were going worse, and it was clear that the brigade would not reach the Tugela river that night. At 3 P.M. the order to retire was given, Major Smithson’s squadron being sent to escort the naval guns out of action. One gun was found deserted by the native drivers, and the oxen had scattered. However, some other drivers were found, the oxen collected, and the gun safely withdrawn. During the retirement news came that Colonel Long’s guns had had to be left on the field, and when the regiment arrived near Chieveley station they were ordered to go out and cover these guns, as an attempt to bring them in after dark would be made. But this order was almost immediately cancelled, and about 5 P.M. the 13th reached its camp. During the day Lieutenant-Colonel Blagrove’s horse was hit. The weather was extremely hot, there was hardly a breath of wind, and the horses had been without water since the evening before. The regimental stretcher-bearers did most excellent work during the day, one of then, Private Levey, being deserving of particular commendation. The names of the others were: Gallagher, Thompson, Twyman, Carstairs, Ellis, Meadon, and Smallwood. A regimental order 16/12/99 was issued on the subject by Major Lambkin, senior medical officer of the cavalry brigade. Had it not been for the devotion of these eight men, a number of wounded belonging to the other mounted corps engaged would have had to lie on the field wounded and unattended to for many hours.’ Alfred Levey was born in Melbourne, Australia, and attested for the 4th Hussars at London on 1 September 1892, and served with this regiment in India from September 1896 to March 1899, at the end of which month he transferred to the 13th Hussars. He was transferred to the 1st Class Army Reserve on 31 August 1899, but was recalled to Army service under Special Army Order of 7 October 1899, for service in South Africa. He was discharged on 31 August 1904, his discharge papers noting that he was subsequently paid a £20 gratuity issuable with the D.C.M. on 28 July 1908.

The Wellington College King’s Prize Medal for 1912 awarded to Colonel H. B. Stokes, C.B.E., M.B.E., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who was seriously wounded by shellfire on the Somme in 1916 and was fortunate to survive the sinking of the Lancastria off St. Nazaire in 1940 Wellington College King’s Prize Medal, G.V.R., 45mm, gold (22ct., 45.0g) (Herbert Bland Stokes 1912) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £1,800-£2,200 --- C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1959: ‘Colonel Herbert Bland Stokes, M.B.E., Chairman, Board of Governors, Bristol United Hospitals. M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 11 July 1940. The Queen’s / King’s Medal, Wellington College The first Speech Day [at Wellington College] took place in June 1859, just six months after the College opened, and may have been modelled on similar events at Rugby School. It included two Chapel services as well as the prize-giving ceremony. We don’t know what prizes were given, but by the next year Queen Victoria had consented to give the Queen’s Medal, awarded ever since [a King’s Medal awarded during a King’s reign]. The original statutes, now on display in College, state that this was to encourage students to emulate the virtues of the Great Duke in whose honour the College is founded. The list of good qualities required of the winner is considerable, and includes Cheerful submission to superiors, unselfish good fellowship with equals… a readiness to forgive offences towards himself… and above all, fearless devotion to duty and unflinching truthfulness. In the early years, the Master, teachers and prefects would consult with one another as to who was the most worthy winner of this prize. However, for many years now it has been awarded to the Head of School. (Wellington College Records refer) Herbert Bland Stokes was born at Salem, Madras, India, on 7 April 1894, the youngest son of Sir Gabriel Stokes, K.C.S.I., and May Florence (née Fuller) and was educated at Wellington College where he was the recipient of the prestigious King’s Prize Medal. Having obtained a commission in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 23 September 1914, he was advanced Captain in May 1915, subsequently appointed Staff Captain and Adjutant and embarked for France in January 1916 where he served as Brigade Bombing Officer. Stokes was very severely wounded by shellfire on the Somme on 10 April 1916 and, returning England, was put on light duties until the war’s end, demobilised, with permanent rank of Captain, on 9 January 1919, and awarded a Silver War Badge. However, on 3 September 1939, following the renewal of hostilities, he insisted on rejoining the Army, in his old rank of Captain, at the age of 45. On 16 September, Stokes left for France with the British Expeditionary Force. Officially his Regiment was the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, but the Army recognised his experience as the Chief Executive of Queen Charlotte's hospital in London, and based him in Dieppe organising medical supplies, which came under the general heading of the Quartermaster General. By mid-May as the German Blitzkrieg was sweeping through Belgium, Stokes’ letters indicate the evacuation of medical staff from Dieppe to points further west; the last letter he wrote from France, nearly a week after Dunkirk, describes ‘a wonderful old watering-place’ - probably Deauville. Now in the rear party, Stokes was charged with seeing all medical personnel and patients across the Channel. Around the 7 June, his camp moved to Nantes, a town some 30 miles inland from the port of St Nazaire. On Saturday 15 June the order came through that the camp was to be evacuated within seven hours. Stokes got everyone safely away, and, having waited behind for two officers to return from reconnoitring, he finally made the move from Nantes to St. Nazaire and scrambled aboard H.M.T. Lancastria at 10:00 a.m. on Monday 17 June. Operation Aerial - Last out of France Operation Aerial, the codename for the rescue of Allied troops left in France after Dunkirk, freed 163,000 people, on a scale comparable to Operation Dynamo, but it received little publicity. Over 150,000 troops were still in France two weeks after Dunkirk was all over, and while the Nazis were already strutting about in Paris, many of these troops left behind were sadly killed or taken prisoner, but a large number of Army units were ordered to evacuate from other ports further west. Unlike at Dunkirk they were not yet at immediate risk from land attack by the Germans, but they certainly were at risk from the air. One of those ports, St Nazaire, became the scene of the worst loss of life that Britain has ever suffered from one vessel. This was the sinking of one of the ships involved in the rescue, the Lancastria. For the sake of morale the whole episode was completely hushed up at the time. Sinking of the Lancastria - ‘A Definitely Unpleasant Show’ At 3:50 p.m. on 17 June, the Luftwaffe bombed the Lancastria, crammed with thousands people, off St. Nazaire, holing her below the waterline, causing her to list rapidly and discharge 1,400 tons of oil into the sea. Hundreds of men who had not eaten for days were making their way below decks to the restaurant areas. Moments later, a second bomb penetrated a forward hatch and exploded. Some men died in the water, burning in the oil-slick onto which the Germans had dropped incendiaries; others broke their necks jumping from the ship. Within 25 minutes the Lancastria, listing ever more steeply, turned completely upside down with men still clinging to her hull, and sunk with at least 5,000 casualties, possibly many more. The Luftwaffe continued attacking even after that, so that other vessels were unable to go to immediate aid. Stokes was picked up after one and a half hours in the water clinging to a lifebelt with four other men. With typical understatement, he wrote shortly afterwards from Devonport Hospital, ‘There is very little wrong with me except some twisting of the back and the effect of an hour and a half’s swim after the Boche had got our ship with a couple of eggs. Thank Heaven I saw all the hospitals and personnel in our charge away without being bombed on the 15th. I and the others, very few left, got on board on the 17th, but we did not have the luck, as ours was the only boat they got. A definitely unpleasant show.’ It is now known that by noon on the 17th June, the Lancastria had between 7,500 to 9,000 people on board, grossly overloading her. Of this number, exactly 2,447 survived. Simple subtraction shows that the dead therefore numbered between 5,000 and 6,500, but no one will ever know for sure as no one knows exactly how many were aboard. There were only 2,000 lifejackets. Despite the overall success of Operation Aerial, the losses caused Churchill to order the news to be suppressed, so the story is in danger of remaining a forgotten footnote. ‘The newspapers have got quite enough disaster for today,’ he wrote. Also he did not want to take the edge off the ‘Finest Hour’ broadcast speech which he was preparing. Stokes’ son, Adrian later wrote that his only memory of the episode is of his father showing him a gleaming pair of shoes, polished ready for his return to duty. ‘Not bad,’ he said, ‘considering they spent some time in the sea.’ Stokes was awarded the M.B.E. in July 1940 and remained in England for the rest of the war. He was rapidly promoted to Major and then Lieutenant Colonel and on 1 October 1943 he was appointed Colonel in charge of Administration in the South Midland District. He was granted the rank of Honorary Colonel on demobilisation on 24 August 1945 and was created a C.B....

A Selection of miscellaneous sporting and other medals and medallions, including a North China Command Inter Unit Championship 1927 Tug-o-War Prize Medal, bronze; Biscester Garrison Cross Country Championship Winners Medals, named to ‘Capt. Batty’, silver; a British Railways Staff Association 1965 Table Tennis Prize Medal, silver; a Rangoon Races Medal, bronze; together with unnamed sporting prize medals for Rugby, Cross-Country, and Athletics; two St. Mary’s Schools, Bryanston Square, London, Bronze Medals for Good Attendance, both named to ‘Dalton Figg’, with July 1888 and 1889 date bars; an Army Temperance Association, India, Medal, silver; and other miscellaneous items, including a Bronze Medallion commemorating the 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey 1965; and two sets of ‘Britain’s First Decimal Coins’, containing 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p, and 1/2p, generally very fine (lot) £40-£50

A Collection of Presentation Items given to Field Marshal the Lord Bramall, K.G., G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff i) A large silver-plated salver, 410mm in diameter, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Lt. Col & Mrs. Bramall from Members Clps. Mess 2nd Bn. Royal Green Jackets’ ii) A silver-plated salver, 202mm in diameter, inscribed ‘Presented to H.E. Lt.-General Sir Edwin Bramall, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Vice-President of the Scout Association, Hong Kong Branch, from The Scouts of Hong Kong, March 1976’ iii) A hallmarked silver salver, 252mm in diameter, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Lieut. General Sir Edwin Bramall, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Hong Kong, 16th. March 1976’, and additionally engraved with the subscribers’ signatures iv) A pair of small silver bowls, with stylised dragon handles, the first inscribed ‘To H.E. General Sir Edwin from Royal Life Saving Society Hong Kong’; the second inscribed ‘To Lady Bramall from Royal Life Saving Society Hong Kong’ v) A pair of three pronged silver Thai candelabra, the first inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, with the compliments of General Serm Nanahorn, Supreme Commander, Royal Thai Armed Forces, 26th November 1979’; the second inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, from General Prem Tinsulanonda, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, as a remembrance of your visit to Thailand 25-28 November 1979’ vi) A silver-plated bowl, 202mm in diameter, inscribed ‘To Gen. Sir Edwin & Lady Bramall from L C P L Karna 1980-81’ vii) A silver-plated salver, 235mm, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Gen Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., A.D.C., by 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) on 4th Mar 1982’ viii) A magnificent Presentation Gurkha Kukri, the blade 450mm in length, housed in a velvet scabbard with silver mounts, complete with all accoutrements, and fitted with a plaque inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., A.D.C. Gen., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, by Rt-Hon’ble General Simha Pratap Shah. Tri Pa Pa, Chief of the Army Staff, Royal Nepalese Army, 1982’, and housed in a presentation wooden case ix) United States of America Presentation Sword, the steel bladed finely etched, the steel scabbard inscribed ‘To General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, 14 July 1979 - 1 August 1982 from the Officers and Men of the United States Army’ x) A fine hallmarked silver salver, 305mm in diameter, the centre with a large embossed rose, the outer rim inscribed ‘To Field Marshal Sir Edwin and Lady Bramall from Ellice and Rosa McDonald, 21st January 1983’ xi) A hand-chased model of an Indonesian sailing dhow, silver, 225mm long x 180mm high, mounted on a wooden base with blue cloth inlay, with a plaque inscribed ‘Presented to Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the Defence Staff, by General L. B. Moerdani, C in C Indonesian Armed Forces, Jakarta, 1 November 1984’ xii) A silvered butter dish, with glass inlay, the base inscribed ‘Presented to Lady and Field Marshall [sic] Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., from Sgt Krishna and Family, 1984’ xiii) A hallmarked silver circular Ashtray, 152mm in diameter, the outer rim inscribed’ Lord Bramall, President, Age Concern, London, 1985-2001.’; together with a presentation model of a Thai temple and accompanying Thai stupas; a presentation Gurkha Kukri; and four medallions, generally good condition and a fine presentation collection £2,000-£3,000 --- Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall, was born in Tonbridge, Kent, on 18 December 1923 and was educated at Eton. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 22 May 1943, and served with them during the Second World War, taking part in the Normandy Landings. For his services in North-West Europe he as awarded the Military Cross. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 25 January 1965, Bramall was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Green Jackets, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and served with them in Borneo, being Mentioned in Despatches He subsequently served as Commander of the Forces in Hong Kong from 1 December 1973, with the rank of Lieutenant-General, and was promoted full General on 25 June 1976. Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1979 New Year’s Honours’ List, he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to the Queen later that year, and was appointed Chief of the General Staff (the professional head of the British Army) on 14 July 1979. In this role he strongly supported the plan to re-capture the Falkland Islands. Bramall was promoted Field Marshal on 1 August 1982, and was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff (the professional head of the British Armed Forces) on 1 October of that year. He retired in November 1985, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Bramall. An active member in retirement at both the House of Lords and Lord’s Cricket Ground, he served as President of the M.C.C. in 1988, and was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1990. He died on on 12 November 2019. This is an age restricted lot that is not suitable for general shipping: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping; alternatively the lot can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.

A Selection of Miscellaneous Ephemera, including two Princess Mary Christmas 1914 tins, these both empty; a Memorial Card for Sergeant T. C. Stewart, 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles, who was Killed in Action on 6 June 1916; various letters relating to Sub-Lieutenant A. C. Scott, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died in active service on 16 October 1941; Memorial Scroll, ‘Lance-Corporal K. U. Brown, Highland Light Infantry’; named Army Council enclosure ’Pte R H Green’; a Silver Identity Bracelet to ‘F.Lt. J. C. S. Turner. 7789’, later Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died in active service on 12 September 1945; a silver Legion of Frontiersman Medal for Long Service and Efficiency, unnamed; a Cape Colony National Rifle Association Skilled Shot Medallion ‘Capt. R. W. Mc.Cluskie. C.P.R. 1912.’ in case of issue; Commission Document appointing G. N. Wise a Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps, Territorial Army, dated 15 June 1956; together with his identity tags; a Hertfordshire Regiment beret; and various buttons, cloth insignia, letters, photographs, and other ephemera, generally nearly very fine and better (lot) £100-£140

Specimen Medal: Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Laswarree, Battle of Deig, Defence of Delhi, a silver-gilt specimen contained in glazed lunettes, with plain outer band, extremely fine and rarely seen with these clasps £600-£800

A Great War ‘Italian theatre’ O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph ‘Bob’ Curling, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1919; 1914 Star (Capt. J. Curling. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. Curling.); Italy, Kingdom, War Cross, mounted court-style as worn together with Italian silver Altipiani medal, extremely fine (6) £500-£600 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in Italy.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (Italy, Earl of Cavan’s despatch of 18 January 1919) Italian War Cross London Gazette 20 May 1919. Joseph Curling was born on 26 August 1880, in Newfoundland, Canada, and was educated at Eton College in 1895-98. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery on 6 January 1900, becoming Lieutenant on 3 April 1901, and Captain on 4 April 1908. He served in South Africa from December 1905 to September 1907, and then in Ceylon as A.D.C. to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Brevet Colonel Sir H. E. McCullum, Bart., G.C.M.G., until January 1909. He returned once more to South Africa from October 1909 to November 1911, and then in India until March 1913. He went to France with the B.E.F. on 16 August 1914 and was promoted to Major on 30 October 1914. His war services are best given in his Senior Officers’ School Confidential Report of March 1921 which states: ‘August 1914 to January 1915 - Captain of “J” Battery R.H.A. With Chetwode’s Independent Cavalry Brigade. Fighting at Mons and throughout the retreat. Cavalry action at Cerizy. The advance to the Aisne including the fighting on the Marne. Attached 4th Cavalry Brigade. Fighting on the Chemin des Dames. Belgium: the advance to the Lys. Withdrawal from the Lys at Warmeton. Fighting round Wytschaet and Messines. Attached 4th Divisional Artillery. Beginning of Trench Warfare in the Messines Sector. February 1915 to May 1915 - IXth Division, trained A/52nd Brigade. May 1915 to April 1916 - Attached 3C Reserve Brigade for training Officers. May 1915 - Appointed Chief Gunnery Instructor No. 2 R.F.A. Cadet School. October 1916 - Reorganised No. 2 R.F.A. Cadet School and appointed 2nd-in-Command. April 1917 - Appointed Commandant No. 2 R.F.A. Cadet School. September 1917 to France to command A Battery 96th Army Brigade in XIVth Corps - Polkem Ridge; Lange march. Gassed in November. December 1917 to Italy - Posted to 35th How[itzer] Battery - Trench Warfare on MONTELLO and ASSIAGO. April 1918 - Posted to command 103rd Brigade 23rd Division in ASIAGO. Austrian attack in June 1918. Piave Offensive in October 1918.’ After the War he was Superintendent Remount Service Depot, 2-16 June 1919, and Assistant Commandant Remount Service Depot,17 June 1919 to 14 February 1920. He retired in 1920 and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (retired pay) on 19 December 1925, with seniority 26 April 1920. He became sales manager for Messrs. Munn and Underwood, the Southampton motor-car dealers, and in April 1936 joined the firm of Messrs. Percy Hendy, Ltd. Lieutenant-Colonel Curling died of pneumonia in January 1937. Sold with a good number of original photographs, both of the recipient in uniform and of other family members; original warrants for the O.B.E. and Italian War Cros; M.I.D. Certificate; S.O.S. confidential report quoted above; several original letters home from Pretoria 1907 and on active service in Italy in 1918; Last Will and Testament and other family documents, including photographs of and relating to his son, Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. M. Curling, R.A., who won the Military Cross and three mentions in Italy in 1944-45; together with additional copied research and Medal Index Card.

Second Award Clasps (2): Army L.S. & G.C., very fine and better (2) £40-£50

The mounted group of six miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George O. B. ‘Gubby’ Allen, Royal Artillery; a noted cricketer, he captained England in 11 Test Matches, and later became an influential administrator and the dominant figure at Lord’s Cricket Ground The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue; United States of America, Legion of Merit, Officer’s badge, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £200-£300 --- Provenance: ‘The cricketing collection and archive of Sir George “Gubby” Allen’, Dreweatt Neate, March 1992 (when sold alongside his full-sized medals and a number of other associated lots). Knight Bachelor London Gazette 14 June 1986: ‘For services to cricket’.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 29 December 1961: ‘For services to cricket.’ T.D. London Gazette 21 April 1950. U.S.A. Legion of Merit London Gazette 20 March 1947. The original citation states: ‘Lieutenant Colonel George Oswald Browning Allen, British Army, displayed exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services for the United States Air Forces in Europe from August 1943 to May 1945, as General Staff Officer in charge of a specialized branch of military intelligence at the British War Office. Through his intimate knowledge of American requirements and interests, he thoroughly exploited the sources of intelligence, providing an accurate knowledge of enemy anti aircraft resources, its location, capabilities, tactics and strength. His keen appreciation of the problems faced by our bombardment aircraft was of great value in providing our operations and intelligence personnel with necessary information and advice. His driving spirit and harmonious nature enabled his unit to become a well integrated joint organization of exceptional value to the American Air Force. Colonel Allen made a definite contribution to the success of Allied air operations in Europe.’ Sir George Oswald Browning ‘Gubby’ Allen was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 31 July 1902 (where his uncle had played one Test Match for Australia against England), and moved to England at the age of 6. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he played first class cricket for Cambridge University and Middlesex, his county career lasting from 1921 to 1950. A fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, he made his Test debut in 1930, and in total played 25 times for England, including on the ‘Bodyline’ tour of Australia, and captained England on 11 occasions. In total he scored 750 test runs, with a highest score of 122, and took 81 test wickets, with best match figures of 10 for 78. Fittingly, his best performances with both the bat and ball were at his home ground, and he is one of only five cricketers to make it onto all three ‘Honours Boards’ at the home of cricket. During the Second World War Allen served with the Royal Artillery as a General Staff Officer in Military Intelligence, and was awarded the American Legion of Merit. Resuming his cricket playing post-War, he later became an influential cricket administrator, serving as chairman of the England selectors from 1955 to 1961, as well as becoming the dominant figure at Lord’s Cricket Ground, serving as both Treasurer and President of the M.C.C. Awarded the C.B.E. in 1961, he was knighted in 1986 for his services to cricket, and died in his house overlooking Lord’s Cricket Ground on 29 November 1989. A stand at Lord’s is named in his honour. Sold together with the original auction catalogue and receipt from the Dreweatt Neate auction; and copied research.