Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (176. Sgt. R. Worrall Mil: F: Police.) engraved naming, pawn broker’s mark to reverse, good very fine £100-£140 --- Richard Worrall was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, in May 1858 and attested for the Worcestershire Regiment at Worcester on 11 May 1876, having previously served in the Worcestershire Militia. He served in the Natal from 13 December 1878 to 11 January 1880 (entitled to a South Africa Medal with clasp 1879), before transferring to the Reserve on 26 August 1881. He re-enlisted in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry on 2 August 1882, and served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt from 25 August to 27 December 1882. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 19 March 1886, and was promoted Corporal on 25 March 1888, and Sergeant, on 11 March 1894. He was discharged on 17 October 1894, after 18 years and 160 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service.
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The Peninsula and Waterloo pair awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Johnstone, Grenadier Guards Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Nivelle, Nive (W. Johnstone, Ensn. 1st Ft. Gds.); Waterloo 1815 ([Ca]pt. W. Fred. Johnstone, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guard.) first two letters of rank and last of unit obscured by suspension, fitted with contemporary silver loop and bar suspension, the first very fine, the second with edge bruising and contact wear, fine or better (2) £4,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: Gaskell Collection 1908; Mackenzie Collection 1934; Sotheby, December 1991. William Frederick Johnstone was commissioned as an Ensign in the First Foot Guards on 12 December 1811; Lieutenant & Captain, 16 March 1814; Captain & Lieutenant-Colonel, 10 January 1837. He served with the 1st Battalion in the Peninsula from April 1813 to April 1814, and was present at Bidassoa, Nivelle, Nive, Adour and Bayonne. He was afterwards present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo, and also at the capture of Peronne, 26 June 1815. Johnstone [Johnston in later Army Lists] went on half-pay with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 10 January 1837, retired on 30 October 1840, and died in 1877. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, where the inscription on the monumental cross raised in his memory is now illegible.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (16. Corpl. R. Monaghan. Mily. Mtd. Police.) suspension claw re-affixed, with traces of the planchet previously having been held in a mount, nearly very fine £50-£70 --- Richard Monaghan was born in Kilcleagh, Westmeath, Ireland, in 1845 and attested for the 4th Dragoon Guards at Mullingar, Westmeath, on 16 September 1863. Promoted Corporal on 22 June 1877, he transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 August 1877, and was promoted Sergeant on 1 July 1882. He was discharged on 15 September 1884, after 21 years’ service, his entire service being at home. Sold with copied record of service.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (61. Corp: G. Penny. Mil: Md. Police.) minor edge nicks, good very fine £100-£140 --- G. Penny attested for the 1st Dragoon Guards on 20 May 1868 and transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 January 1878. Promoted Corporal on 23 December 1885, he died at Curragh Camp on 16 July 1886.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (269. L/Cpl. A. Carter. Mil. M. Police.) minor edge bruising, very fine £70-£90 --- Alfred Carter was born in 1859 and attested for the 1st Dragoon Guards on 19 December 1878. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 24 August 1888, and was accidentally killed when he was hit by a mail train on 20 May 1895.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (256. Sergr. A. Green. Mil: F. Pce.) nearly extremely fine £80-£120 --- A. Green was born in 1863 and attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment on 15 June 1881. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 1 December 1886, and was promoted Corporal on 22 June 1895, and Sergeant on 6 December 1898. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 September 1899, and was discharged on 31 December 1902, after 21 years and 6 months’ service.
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (514 L.Cpl. T. Brand. M.M.P.; 522 L.Cpl. W. Thorndyke. M.M.P.) light contact marks, nearly very fine and better (2) £100-£140 --- T. Brand attested for the 11th Hussars on 18 December 1891, and transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 October 1902. He was promoted Corporal on 11 January 1911, and was discharged on 17 December 1912, after 21 years’ service. W. J. Thorndyke was born in Gibraltar in 1872 and attested for the 18th Hussars on 5 December 1890. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 January 1903, and was discharged on 4 December 1911, after 21 years’ service.
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (593 Sjt: W. Allen. M.F.P.; 596 Cpl. A. E. Alliston. M.F.P.) good very fine (2) £80-£120 --- William Allen was born in Sunningdale, Berkshire, in 1874 and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment at Egham on 9 August 1892. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 19 December 1898, and was promoted Corporal on 1 April 1905, and Sergeant on 1 March 1909. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 92 of 1911, and was discharged on 8 August 1913, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service. A. E. Alliston was born in 1872 and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 20 August 1890. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 15 February 1899, and was promoted Corporal on 17 February 1906. He was discharged on 19 August 1911, after 21 years’ service.
Pair: Captain W. W. Hartopp, Royal Horse Guards, late 1st Royal Dragoons, with whom he rode in the charge of the Heavy Brigade at the battle of Balaklava when he was severely wounded by a gunshot through the leg; he received his Crimea medal from the hand of the Queen at Horse Guards in May 1855 Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Cornet W. Hartopp Royal Drags.) contemporary engraved naming in the style of Hunt & Roskell, rubbed in parts; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, fitted with replacement scroll suspension, the first with repaired suspension, contact wear and polished, therefore fine (2) £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Spink, April 1993. William Wrey Hartopp was born on 22 April 1836, son of the politician Edward Bourchier Hartopp and his wife, Honoria Gent, daughter of General William Gent. He was educated at Eton from where he purchased a Cornetcy in the 1st Royal Dragoons on 11 March 1853. He sailed for the Crimea with Lieutenant-Colonel Yorke’s Regimental H.Q. party aboard the Rip van Winkle. He charged with the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava and was shot through the leg immediately afterwards, when the Royals moved on in support of the Light Brigade but became exposed to a heavy crossfire from enemy guns and infantry in captured redoubts on both flanks of the valley. Lieutenant-Colonel Yorke and Captains Elmsall and Campbell were also severely wounded at this time. Invalided back home to England, Hartopp received his Crimea medal from the hand of the Queen at Hyde Park on 18 May 1855. Having recovered from his wound he returned to the Crimea in July and witnessed the action at Tchernaya and the final stages of the siege of Sebastopol. Hartopp exchanged into the Royal Horse Guards on 1 February 1856, returning home from the Crimea about two weeks later. He was promoted to Captain in the Royal Horse Guards, by purchase, on 1 April 1859, and continued in that rank until his retirement from the Army on 19 August 1871. He afterwards moved to Penerley Lodge at Beaulieu in Hampshire with his wife. While out fishing on 20 July 1874, he was killed in an accident, with his body found wrapped around a tree having apparently fallen over a style. Sold with further research including copied reports of Balaklava from The Times, and copied transcripts of several letters written home from the Crimea, including his own account of Balaklava.
Three: Private J. Channing, Rifle Brigade Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. Jno. Channing 1st. Batn. ..ge.) engraved naming, naming partially obscured; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3742. Pte. J. Channing, 1st. Rifle Bde.) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact marks to Crimea, with suspension claw re-affixed and clasp carriage damaged, thus fair; the Turkish Crimea heavily polished, thus good fine; minor edge bruising to LS&GC, this otherwise good very fine (3) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1998; Michael Haines Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2002. John Channing was born in Musbury, near Axminster, Devon, in December 1833, and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Dorchester on 13 May 1854. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served for just five months in the Crimea, but in that time was present at the battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkermann, and at the siege of Sebastopol, earning the medal with four clasps. He also served in British North America for 8 years 9 months, and was discharged on 10 August 1875, after 21 years 90 days’ service. After his discharge he set up business as a dairyman in Bristol. Sold with copied record of service.
An unusual South Africa 1877-79 pair awarded to Private John Lloyd, 1/24th Foot, later Sergeant in the Old Wigan Volunteers, who, operating as a despatch rider, was ‘largely instrumental in obtaining assistance on the occasion of the massacre by Zulus of Europeans at Isandhlwana’ South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (174. Pte. J. Lloyd. 1-24th Foot.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2014 Sjt. J. Lloyd. 1/V.B. Manchester Regt.) suspension slack on the first, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £2,000-£3,000 --- John Lloyd enlisted at Cardiff on 7 May 1874, aged 21. On completion of his service he resided at 223 Warrington Road, Lower Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, and was employed as a fireman at a colliery owned by the Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Company. He joined the 21st (Wigan) Rifle Volunteers in which he attained the rank of Sergeant; he was made an Honorary Member of the Sergeants’ Mess of the 1st V.B. Manchester Regiment (Wigan Detachment) on 1 January 1906, and also of the Sergeants’ Mess of the 5th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment on 1 January 1925. He died on 26 November 1925, aged 72, and is interred at Wigan Cemetery. ‘Ince Zulu War Veteran’s Death. We regret to record the death, which occurred on Thursday last week, at his home, 223, Warrington-road, Lower Ince, of Sergt. John Lloyd, one of the veterans of the Zulu War, and an old member of the Wigan Volunteers. He was 72 years of age. As a time-serving man in the Regular Army he belonged to the old 24th Welsh Regt., and to the last he was imbued with a keen spirit of Esprit de Corps, being fond of singing, in both the Welsh and English languages (he was a native of the Principality), “All honour to the Old 24th.” He had vivid recollections of the Zulu War, perhaps the chief incident connected with which was that he was on the spot the day following the disastrous massacre of Isandhlwana in 1879; as a despatch rider he rode out to where the massacre had taken place, and finding that the Europeans had suffered heavily he immediately returned, and set going the machinery for sending up military help. On leaving the Regular Army, in which he served as a private, he joined the old 21st Rifle Volunteers in Wigan, and later was a member of the old 1st Batt. Volunteers. He commenced his Volunteer service in the time of the late Sergt.-Major Butters in the early ‘nineties. On leaving the Regular Army he took up employment as as a colliery fireman with Messrs Pearson and Knowles. Mr Lloyd was an honorary member of the 5th Batt. Manchester Regt. Sergeants’ Mess.’ Sold with the following original documents: (i) Large portrait photograph of Lloyd in later life wearing his South Africa medal (ii) Original photographs of other family members (4) and of his grave (2) (iii) Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co. Dayman’s Pay Ticket in the amount of £1-8-10 (iv) Sergeants’ Mess membership cards for 1st V.B. Manchester Regiment and 5th Battn. The Manchester Regiment (v) Two newspaper obituary notices, one as quoted above, the other headed ‘Death of Old Wigan Volunteer’ with similar details.
The rare silver medal presented to Major-General Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Colonel-in-Chief 21st Foot, Governor of the Ionian Islands, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebrations of his Imperial Highness Archduke Carl Ludwig as a Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa in 1843; this medal was presented to all living holders of Order, of which Adam was made a Knight for his services at Waterloo where the rout of the Old Guard by his Brigade was the turning-point of the battle and ensured victory Austria, Empire, Order of Maria Theresa, Jubilee Medal 1843, Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Osterreich, silver, by I. D. Boehm, 52mm, officially impressed on the edge (Sir Friedrich Adam) dark toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare £1,000-£1,400 --- The Order of Maria Theresa Jubilee Medal was presented in 1843 to all living holders of this rare military order. Each medal was officially impressed to the individual recipient, some of whom chose to adapt them to be worn. At the time of the Jubilee there were five holders of the Grand Cross, including the Duke of Wellington, 17 holders of the Commander’s Cross, and approximately 140 holders of the Knight’s Cross. The silver medal presented to the Duke of Wellington was sold in these rooms on 1 December 1993, and that to General Sir James MacDonnell on 12 May 2015. Frederick Adam was born in 1781, 4th son of Rt. Hon. William Adam, of Blair Adam, Lord Lieutenant for County Kinross, by the 2nd daughter of the 10th Lord Elphinstone. He received an ensigns commission in 1795, but continued his education and studied ‘the art of war’ at the Military Academy, Woolwich. He was made Lieutenant in the 26th Foot in 1796, and Captain in 1799. He served with the 27th Foot in Holland from July to October 1799, and was present in several actions. He served four months in the 9th Foot, as Captain, and then exchanged into the Coldstream Guards. Served in Egypt, and was promoted Major in 1803, and in 1805, at the age of 24, purchased command of the 21st Foot. Served in Sicily, and at the battle of Maida. He was appointed A.D.C. to the Prince Regent in 1811, and, in 1813, obtained command of a brigade in the army, and was sent to Spain. His command lay on the eastern side of the Peninsula, where there was a great lack of good commanders, but Adam maintained his good reputation, despite several reverses. When the French stormed and took Ordal on 12 September 1813, he had his left arm broken and his left hand shattered. He was made Major-General in 1814. The rout of the Old Guard at Waterloo by General Adam’s Brigade was the turning-point of the battle, and ensured victory. He died on 17 August 1853, very suddenly at Greenwich railway station.
A good Omani Order of the Special Royal Emblem and Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry group of ten awarded to Major W. G. Wood, Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces, late Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who served as the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer in Northern Oman Oman, Sultanate, Order of the Special Royal Emblem, Expatriate Officer’s type, silver, with Omani crown emblem on riband, in fitted Asprey, London, case of issue; Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal, for Gallantry, bronze, with Khunjar gallantry emblem on riband; Peace Medal, bronze, with Omani crown emblem on riband; Tenth Anniversary Medal, silvered; Glorious 15th National Day Medal, bronze; Great Britain, 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22231899 W.O. Cl.2. W. G. Wood. RAOC.) mounted court-style as worn, edge bruising, generally very fine (10) £1,000-£1,400 --- William George Wood joined the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces on 7 August 1976, and was awarded the Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry. The Recommendation states: ‘Ra’ees [Major] William George Wood is the Officer Commanding the Ammunition Sub Depot of the Base Ordnance Depot and the senior Ammunition Technical Officer in Northern Oman This entails being on continual stand-by to deal with Explosive Ordnance Disposal requests routed through the Royal Oman Police. He has been called to deal with a number of unexploded bombs and rockets dating from 1958 which he has made safe with deceptive ease. On at least two occasions he displayed gallantry of a particularly high order. In June 1978 he had to recover an unexploded aircraft rocket from a well at Izki and because of the risk of damage to life and property he subsequently drove with it cushioned on his lap to an area where it could be safely destroyed. This was a most hazardous operation carried through with courage and skill. On 19 July 1979 he was again tasked to deal with an unexploded bomb located 800 feet below Halhal in the Jebel Akdar. Access to the bomb could only be gained by Ra’ees Wood being winched down from a helicopter. He had not flown in a helicopter before and he was therefore briefed on winching techniques prior to being winched down with his detonating equipment onto a ledge by the bomb. The fuse was lit and Wood was winched back into the helicopter to await detonation at a safe distance. No detonation occurred and after the prescribed safety time allowance Wood was winched back down to the bomb. This experienced officer was immediately aware, having seen the state of the detonator, of the danger of an immediate explosion which would have put his life and that of the helicopter crew at risk. With complete disregard for his own safety he urgently waved the helicopter away instead of asking to be winched up. He then calmly removed the faulty detonator from the charge and prepared a second. The helicopter returned, the fuse was ignited, Wood was winched back up to the helicopter, and the detonation was ultimately successful. Wood’s entire service in Oman has been characterised by tireless effort and leadership of the highest possible order. He has removed the risk of loss of life and damage to civilians and their property, and put his own life at risk on their behalf. The incidents at Izki and Halhal are examples of this officer’s outstanding personal courage and devotion to duty.’ Sold with the Bestowal Document for the Omani Order of the Special Royal Emblem, named to Major William George Wood, and dated 18 November 1985; the original typed Recommendation for the Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry, mounted on card with embroidered ribbon surround; the recipient’s riband bar; and related miniature awards for the 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; and Army L.S. & G.C., these mounted as worn.
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order (Army Awards) 1923-2010. Three Volumes, compiled by Doug V. P. Hearns, and published by Naval & Military Press 2011, including full citations and recommendations for every one of the 3,292 awards of the Distinguished Service Order, including additional awards Bars, in the period (with the exception of some of the most recent awards, where the operational details are still restricted for security reasons), and biographical and service details for every recipient, including Honorary Awards 1940-56, 1,665pp, soft-back; together with an additional copy of Volume 3 (containing details of all the post-Second War awards), very good condition and a most useful reference (4) £200-£240
Army Lists. A Selection of 9 Army Lists, comprising 1956, March 1963, February 1964 (Gradation List), 1974 (Part III - Biographical), Spring 1974 (Part 1), 1976 (Part 1), 1981 (Part 1), 1987 (Part 1), 1992 (Part 1), all paperback; together with four bound copies of ‘The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Chronicle’ being the complete record for the years 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950, all with indexes, hardback, the spine damaged on the 1964 Army List, otherwise generally good condition commensurate with age, the more recent publications in better condition (13) £60-£80
Eton School Registers 1841-99. A complete set of the six Registers covering the period 1841-99, giving biographical details of all old boys educated at Eton during that period, including much useful information on subsequent Army service &c., published chronologically over the period 1903-10, with information current to date of publication, with index, cloth bound, covers slightly frayed, otherwise generally good condition (6) £80-£120
School and College Registers. Eton School Register, Part VI, 1889-99, giving biographical details of all old boys educated at Eton during that period, including much useful information on subsequent Army service &c., published in 1910, with information current to date of publication, with index, cloth bound, good condition Marlborough College Register, 8th Edition, 1843-1933, being a list of all those educated at Marlborough during the period, with limited biographical details, published in 1936, cloth bound, cover somewhat faded, generally good condition Merchant Taylors’ School Register 1561-1934, being a list of all those educated at Merchant Taylor’s from the earliest times up to 1934, with minimal biographical details, 2 Volumes, published in 1936, cloth bound, covers somewhat faded, generally good condition The Record of Old Westminsters, being a biographical list of all those educated at Westminster from the earliest times up to 1927, 2 Volumes, published in 1928, cloth bound, covers somewhat damaged, therefore fair condition (6) £70-£90
German Second War Army Shoulder Boards. 7 Army shoulder boards, comprising a Panzer Grenadier other ranks slip-on with light apple green piping; a mid-War Infantry other ranks with white piping; a mid-War Army N.C.O.s with white silk piping; a mid-War Artillery with red piping; an early M.36 Cavalry N.C.O.s dark green centred board with yellow piping; a mid-War Transport other ranks slip-on, with blue silk piping; and a Transport Leutnant’s stitch-on shoulder board, good condition (7) £80-£120
German Second War Army and Luftwaffe Shoulder Boards. 5 Army and Luftwaffe Shoulder Boards, comprising a Transport and Supply mid-War N.C.O.s slip-on, with light blue piping; an Artillery mid-War field grey centred with red piping; an early M.36 Transport wool, with blue piping; an early Infantry Regiment 223 N.C.O.s dark green centred slip-on; and a Luftwaffe flight section other ranks, with yellow piping, generally good condition (5) £70-£90
A German Second War Police Buckle and Other Insignia. Enlisted mans two-piece aluminium buckle; together with a Fire Police arm shield for the town of Brietlingen; Army artillery signal sleeve insignia; Transport officers single collar patch bullion weave; Army Obergefreiter sleeve patch; Army transport officers collar patch wool embroidered DRGM, ink stamped on the back; Army or Navy large Bevo woven sports vest eagle; and a Volksturm armband; together with a section of shrapnel 9cm long painted upon it Berlin 1945; five mixed Reichsmarck and French wartime banknotes; a substantial amount of both mixed French and German coins; and other ephemera, good condition (lot) £40-£60
Three: Major J. D. Grubb, Durham Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (2366. Corp: J. Grubb, 2/Durh: L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (3974 C. Sgt. J. D. Grubb, Durham Lt. Infy.); Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, heaving pitting to first from Star, this therefore fine, the others nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- John Dickman Grubb ‘entered on his military career at the age of 16, when he enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry. He was stationed at Sunderland, Dublin, the Curragh and Galway, and was then drafted to Malta and subsequently to Gibraltar. He served in the 1885 Egyptian Campaign, for which he obtained the medal and bronze star, and afterwards served in India. In 1900 he served in South Africa, and two years later returned to England, obtaining his discharge in 1905. He was appointed instructor of drill and swimming under the Darlington Education Authority, and in 1906 accepted a similar appointment in Blackpool. He held this appointment until the outbreak of the Great War, when he immediately rejoined the colours. At this time he held the rank of Regimental Sergeant-Major, but in 1915 he was gazetted Lieutenant, and four months later Captain, and Major before the year was out. Major Grubb was stationed at Catterick Camp and Hornsea, later being transferred to the staff of the Northern Command Headquarters, York. He was appointed to raise Labour Battalions and, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, took a unit to France. On returning to England he took over the West Hartlepool recruiting office. Later he took up the duties of military representative in the district and at the time of the Armistice had five tribunals to attend. Demobilised in December 1918, he took up the position of recruiting officer at Middlesbrough for the post-War army. He terminated his duties, under the age clause, in October 1919. In 1921 Major Grubb obtained a post in the Ministry of Labour, which he held until March 1928, after which he returned to Blackpool.’ (newspaper cutting with lot refers). Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.
Three: Sergeant P. McIntyre, Indian Miscellaneous List, late Highland Light Infantry India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (No. 3147 Corpl: P. McIntyre. 2. High: L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Sergt.P. McIntyre Ind Misc List); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed, very fine (3) £200-£260
Five: Lance-Corporal J. Beagley, Military Mounted Police, late 13th Hussars Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, clasps all tailor’s copies (5252 Pte. J. Beagley. 13th. Hussars.); 1914-15 Star (P.2381. L-Cpl. J. Beagley. M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-2381 L.Cpl. J. Beagley. M.M.P.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-2381 L.Cpl. J. Beagley. M.M.P.) very fine and better (5) £240-£280 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’ J. Beagley attested for the 13th Hussars at Stockport, Lancashire, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War. Transferring to the Military Mounted Police, he saw further service during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 November 1915, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 13 February 1919.
Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 F. Gage, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between first and second clasps (5092 Pte. F. Gage. 18th. Hussars.); 1914 Star (657 L.Cpl. F. Gage. M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (657 T. W.O. Cl. 2. F. Gage. M.M.P.) contact mark to King’s forehead of BWM; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (657 Sjt: F. Gage. M.M.P.) initial officially corrected; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (657 A.S.S. Mjr: F. Gage. M.M.P.); with Corps of Commissionaire’s Badge, silver and enamel, reverse engraved ‘F. Gage’, generally very fine (7) £300-£400 --- F. Gage, a native of High Wycombe, attested for the 18th Hussars in January 1900, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War, before transferring to the Military Mounted Police in November 1905. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914 was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917), and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 1 January 1918). He was discharged on 22 January 1921. Sold with two German bread tickets supposedly acquired by the recipient whilst in Germany after the Great War.
Pair: Corporal C. Clatworthy, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between fourth and fifth clasps (290 Corpl: C. Clatworthy. M.M. Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (290 Corpl: C. Clatworthy. Mil: Mtd: Police) contact marks, very fine (2) £200-£240 --- Charles Clatworthy was born in Exeter, Devon, in 1866 and attested there for the Royal Artillery on 12 February 1884. He served with the Artillery in India from 19 January to 9 December 1886, and transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 21 September 1889. Promoted Corporal on 1 October 1895, he served with the Military Mounted Police in South Africa during the Boer War from 22 October 1899 to 29 April 1901, and subsequently in Egypt from 21 February 1903 to 22 October 1904. He was discharged on 11 February 1905, after 21 years’ service.
Family Group: Three: Corporal G. Watson, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police) contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Driver G. H. Watson, Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (T4-062248 Dvr: G. H. Wartson. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T4-062246 Dvr. G. H. Watson. A.S.C.) very fine (6) £220-£260 --- George Watson was born in Edinburgh in 1864 and attested there for the Royal Dragoons on 18 May 1885. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 12 December 1892, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 15 October 1899 to 11 November 1902, his only overseas service. He was promoted Corporal on 21 February 1903, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 July of that year. He was discharged at Aldershot on 17 May 1906, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.
Pair: Sergeant O. Dutton, Military Foot Police, late Royal Berkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith (567 Corpl: O. Dutton. M.F. Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (567 Sjt: O. Dutton. M.F.P.) very fine (2) £140-£180 --- O. Dutton attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 20 August 1891 and transferred to the Military Foot Police on 9 February 1898. Promoted Corporal on 1 April 1904, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 April 1911, and was discharged on 19 August 1912, after 21 years’ service.
Three: Sergeant W. B. Sheath, Military Foot Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (530 Corpl: W. Sheath. Mil: Foot Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (530 Corpl: W. J. [sic] Sheath. Mil: Foot Police); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (530 Sjt: W. B. Sheath. M.F.P.) good very fine (3) £200-£240 --- Walter Bertrand Sheath was born in Newport, Isle of Wight, in 1871 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Portsmouth on 26 June 1891, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. He served with the 1st Battalion in India from 5 February 1893 to 2 April 1896, before transferring to the Military Foot Police on 6 January 1897. He served with the Foot Police in South Africa during the Boer War from 16 October 1899 to 13 November 1902, and was promoted Corporal on 1 April 1903, and Sergeant on 26 March 1907. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 270 of 1909, and was discharged on 25 June 1912, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.
Pair: Corporal E. Simmons, Military Foot Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between fifth and sixth clasps (511 Corpl: E. Simmoms. M.F. Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (511 Corpl: E. Simmons. Mil: Ft: Police) contact marks and obverses of both medals (including clasp facings) heavily polished and worn, therefore poor to fair, the reverses and naming details nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Edward Simmons was born in Clerkenwell, London, in 1865 and attested for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in London on 18 June 1885, the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Transferring to the Military Foot Police on 12 April 1896, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 October 1904. He was discharged at Dover on 17 June 1906, after 21 years’ service, of which 7 years and 81 days had been spent overseas. Sold together with the recipient’s original Parchment Certificate of Discharge.
A well-documented Second-War ‘Customs and Excise Inspector’s’ I.S.O., Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. Lindsay, Northumberland Fusiliers, later Lancashire Fusiliers, who served with the Volunteer Company, Scottish Rifles during the Boer War, and was wounded in action during the Great War The Imperial Service Order, G.VI.R., silver, gold, and enamel, reverse engraved ‘Lt.-Colonel David Lindsay, M.C. 12th. June 1941.’; Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. D. Lindsay.’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (7939 Cpl. D. Lindsay. Vol: Coy. Scot: Rifles.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. D. Lindsay. North’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. D. Lindsay.) minor edge bruise to BWM, good very fine or better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- I.S.O. London Gazette 12 June 1941: David Lindsay, Esq., M.C., Inspector, First Class, Board of Customs and Excise. M.C. London Gazette 17 April 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward through a heavy hostile barrage to the new front line and returned with most valuable information. Later, he took command of a company, and was largely responsible for saving a critical situation.’ David Lindsay was born in Glasgow on 19 October 1878 and in civilian life was employed as an Inland Revenue Officer. Following the outbreak of the Boer War he attested for the Scottish Rifles at Glasgow on 8 March 1900, was promoted Corporal on 8 March 1901, and served in South Africa with the 2nd Volunteer Service Company, attached 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles, from 15 March 1901 to 19 May 1902 (also entitled to the two date clasps to his Q.S.A.). He was discharged on 19 May 1902, after 2 years and 80 days’ service. Following the outbreak of the Great War Lindsay was commissioned Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers on 17 December 1914, was promoted Captain on 1 April 1915, and served with the 16th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 November 1915. He was wounded on the night of 23 December by gun shot to the left thigh, whilst commanding ‘C’ Company, thus being the battalion’s first officer casualty, and was evacuated to England on 31 December 1915. After being discharged from hospital he returned to France on 10 November 1916, and served as a Brigade Intelligence Officer from 23 February to 9 September 1917, being promoted Major on 1 July 1917. He transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers on 27 February 1918, and served with both the 16th and 15th Battalions for the remainder of the War. For his services during the Great War with the Northumberland Fusiliers he was awarded the Military Cross, and was presented with his M.C. by H.M. the King at Buckingham Palace on 26 September 1918. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 May 1921, he transferred in this rank to the Reserve of Officers on 31 January 1922. Returning to his civilian job with the Board of Customs and Excise, Lindsay was advanced Inspector, First Class, and was created a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1941, being invested with the I.S.O. by H.M. the King at Buckingham Palace on 15 July 1941. He died in Deepdene, Surrey, on 1 October 1961. Sold together with a large quantity of original documentation and letters, including the Bestowal Document for the Imperial Service Order, dated 12 June 1941, together with a copy of the Statutes of the Order; Commission Document appointing the recipient a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lancashire Fusiliers (Regular Army Reserve of Officers), dated 31 January 1922; Document appointing the recipient a Freeman Citizen of Glasgow; the recipient’s Officer’s Record of Service Blue Book; various War Office and Central Chancery letters regarding his military appointments and the awards and investitures for both the I.S.O. and M.C.; various letters congratulating him on the award of the I.S.O.; a large quantity of postcard and other photographs; and a large quantity of copied research. Sold also with various certificates and ephemera relating to Alan William Lindsay.
Five: Lance-Corporal G. C. Steward, Norfolk Regiment, later Military Foot Police 1914 Star, with clasp (7932 Pte. G. C. Steward. 1/Norf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (572 Pte. G. C. Steward. Norf. R.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (1514 L.Cpl. G. C. Steward. M.F.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (7681525 Pte. G. C. Steward. C. of M.P.) nearly very fine (5) £220-£260 --- George C. Steward attested for the Norfolk Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914, before transferring to the Military Foot Police.
Four: Lance-Corporal F. E. Young, Military Mounted Police 1914 Star, with copy clasp (764 L.Cpl. F. E. Young. M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals (764 L.Cpl. F. E. Young. M.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (764 L.Cpl. F. E. Young. M.M.P.) traces of verdigris to first, very fine (4) £140-£180 --- F. E. Young served with the Military Mounted Police during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 October 1914.
Four: Sergeant F. G. Halsey, Military Foot Police 1914 Star (1257 L.Cpl. F. G. Halsey. M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals (1257 T.Sgt. F. G. Halsey. M.F.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (7681330 Sjt. F. G. Halsey. C. of M.P.) nearly very fine (4) £140-£180 --- F. G. Halsey served with the Military Foot Police during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 August 1914.
A post-War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 C. Blair, Royal Army Service Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (S/57366 W.O. Cl. 1. C. Blair. M.B.E. R.A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (S/57366 W.O. Cl. 1. Blair. M.B.E. R.A.S.C.) last officially renamed, generally very fine (7) £200-£240 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1951. The original recommendation states: ‘This Warrant Officer has been recommended previously for an M.B.E. in the New Years Honours Lists 1950 and 1951 and similarly for the Birthday List 1950. The citations on these occasions were as shown below: New Year 1950: ‘In recommending this Warrant Officer for the award of an M.B.E. I am of the view that it would indeed be difficult to find a case more deserving of consideration in time of peace. He has been employed in A.G.8. since 1 April 1946, and has given outstanding service throughout this period. During the past year in particular he has been subjected to quite abnormal conditions, all of which he has overcome in the most exemplary manner. Owing to reductions in staff the clerical work of the Branch has frequently been at breaking point, but on each occasion by his own personal example, initiative and untiring work Blair has averted a crisis. He has been fighting personal ill-health or illness in his family throughout this period, has been uncomplaining and cheerful and the requirements of the Service have always been put before his own personal problems, acute though they have been. To weld into a happy and hardworking team a mixed staff of military and civil servants, many of whom are over 60, is a remarkable achievement, which reflects the greatest credit on such a young Warrant Officer. Birthday 1950: ‘S.S.M. Blair was most highly recommended for the award of a M.B.E. in the New Years Honours List 1950, in view of his outstanding service over many years, the extremely difficult circumstances under which he fulfilled his task as Chief Clerk, A.G.8. up to August 1949, and the success with which he had welded into a happy and hardworking team the mixed staff of military and civilian clerks comprising the establishment of A.G.8. Since that period he has continued to render outstanding service, and his personal example, initiative and untiring devotion to duty have been maintained at the outstanding level on which the previous recommendation was made. Additionally he has devoted himself to the recreational interests of the personnel at Stanmore outside normal working hours.’ New Year 1951: ‘S.S.M. Blair has continued to deserve the high praise given in these previous citations and I would most strongly recommend that he be given the award in recognition of his outstanding services since 1946.’
Family Group: A Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Major R. J. MacBrayne, 1-15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army, who was Mentioned in Despatches whilst serving with the East African Forces Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. R. J. MacBrayne. 1/15/Sikhs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. R. J. MacBrayne.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Maj. R. J. Mac Brayne M.C. 1-15 Sikhs.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, Kurdistan (Major R. J. MacBrayne.) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature dress medals, and all housed in a glazed display frame, good very fine and better Four: Attributed to D. W. MacBrayne, Royal Corps of Signals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. W. MacBrayne, High Abbot Hill, by Ayr; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards and riband bar, extremely fine (10) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘For distinguished service in the Field.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1917: ‘For gallant and distinguished service in the Field with the East African Force.’ Robert Jaffray MacBrayne was born on 12 April 1882 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Unattached List, from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on 8 May 1901, being appointed to the Indian Staff Corps. He was promoted Lieutenant on 8 November 1902, and Captain in the Ludhiana Sikhs on 8 May 1910, and served with them during the Great War as part of the East African Force, being Mentioned in Lieutenant-General the Hon. J. C. Smuts’ Despatch of 30 April 1916. He saw further service in Mesopotamia, and then on the North West Frontier during the Third Afghan War, and was advanced acting Lieutenant-Colonel whilst serving as Senior Special Service Officer with the Patiala Imperial Service Infantry on 1 June 1919. David Woodburn MacBrayne, the son of Robert Jaffray MacBrayne, was born on 4 July 1924, and served with the Royal Corps of Signals during the Second World War.
Five: Acting Bombardier S. E. Davies, Royal Marine Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches and decorated for services with the Naval Mission to Serbia at the defence of Belgrade and subsequent retreat of the Serbian Army in 1915 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 12733. Gr. S. E. Davies.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (R.M.A. 12733 Act. Bomb. S. E. Davies; Serbia, Kingdom, Silver Oblitch Bravery Medal; Serbia, Kingdom, Silver Medal for Military Virtue, generally good very fine and rare (5) £600-£800 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 21 January 1916: ‘For services with the British Naval Mission in Serbia.’ [2 officers and 2 ratings Royal Navy; 2 officers and 2 other ranks R.M.L.I., and 6 Gunners R.M.A.] Samuel Eber Davies was born at Netherton, near Dudley, Worcestershire, on 18 February 1894, and enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery at Birmingham on 20 October 1894, aged 17 years 8 months. He was promoted to Gunner in January 1913, and was appointed Acting Bombardier in September 1916, after which he was embarked aboard H.M.S. Repulse for the remainder of the war. He was discharged from the Royal Marine Artillery on 5 July 1922. The purpose of the Naval Mission to Serbia was to prevent the Austrian monitors and patrol launches from using the Danube. As the Serbians had no floating forces and were weak in artillery, the Austrian monitors were free to bombard Serbian positions at will. Directly after the re-occupation of Belgrade by the Serbians in December 1914, a party of R.M.L.I. and seamen were sent hither from Malta. This mission was strengthened in February 1915 by the arrival from England of eight 4.7-in, guns, accompanied by eight R.M.A. ratings under Sergeant C. A. Pearce. The eight 4.7's were organised in four batteries of two guns each, the R.M.A. providing the higher numbers of No. 1 Battery, and seamen those of the remainder. The 4.7 batteries were widely separated to command the rivers, only the R.M.A. No. 1 Battery, under Sergeant Pearce, being close to Belgrade itself, its position being on Veliki Vrachar Hill, on the south-east of the city. By 1 October the Austro-Germans had effected a great concentration opposite Belgrade, and on the morning of the 3rd a terrible bombardment was opened. It was estimated that in the first 24 hours some forty-eight thousand shells fell upon the doomed city. No one had better cause to appreciate the magnitude of Belgrade's bombardment than the occupants of No. 1 Battery on Veliki Vrachar Hill. Commanded by a Serbian artillery officer, with another Serbian officer as second-in command, the battery was composed of Sergeant Pearce with a Corporal and four gunners of the Royal Marines, and a small crew of Serbian soldiers to assist with the heavy work. Of the latter Sergeant Pearce said he could not speak too highly. For the first four days the battery reserved its fire, waiting for the first sign of the enemy to attempt to cross the river. On the 7th they could wait no longer, but opened fire on the batteries along the river front, and for the rest of that day carried on an engagement with no less than 24 Austrian guns. The inevitable happened. As soon as the battery opened fire the aeroplanes corrected the range, and the enemy shells, instead of passing overhead, began to fall upon it, slightly wounding Gunners Carter and Davies. They managed to keep up the unequal contest all day long, and most of the next day, until those two guns were all that was left of Belgrade's defences, and nearly the whole of the Austrian artillery was concentrated upon them. Inevitably, on the night of the 7th, the No. 1 gun was put out of action, and on the following day the No. 2 gun suffered a similar fate. In face of heavy fire, the breech blocks and carriers of both guns were stripped, and under cover of darkness the gun detachments retired to a small village a few miles from Belgrade. In all two were killed and fourteen wounded, these remarkably small casualties being attributed to the excellent construction of the battery. Sergeant Pearce and his gallant little team now joined the rapid retreat of the Serbian army which began on the 12th November, in the face of the advancing Austrians and Bulgarians. Reaching Ipek in Montenegro in late November the most difficult part of the journey remained to be made. The way was across the mountains of Albania to Scutari. Winter had set in, the tracks were so bad and so congested with the debris of the Serbian army that all wheeled transport had to be abandoned, and there was in consequence a great shortage of food. On 13 December the men of the batteries reached Podgaritza, on the 15th Scutari, and on the 19th San Giovanni di Medua. Sergeant Pearce was by now ill with dysentery but the remainder of the party were embarked on H.M.S. Dartmouth and proceeded to England, where they arrived on 29 February 1916. Sergeant Pearce and Corporal A. H. Turner were each awarded the D.S.M., and the four Gunners R.M.A. Gunners of No. 1 Battery (including Davies) were all mentioned in despatches for the battle of Belgrade. Pearce was uniquely awarded the Gold Medal for Bravery and the Gold Medal for Military Virtue, the other members of the battery between them being awarded a further 14 Serbian decorations, probably making them the most highly decorated battery in the history of the Royal Marine Artillery. It is interesting to note that on 1 May 1915, a unit of the Scottish Women’s Hospital was attached to the mission, and that, on 21 December 1916, Samuel Davies married a Scottish lass, Williamina Trail, in Glasgow. Sold with research, including copied record of service and copied extracts from Britain’s Sea Soldiers 1914-1918 - Royal Marines in Serbia, both of which confirm the two Serbian awards.
Family group: A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. Elsbury, 7th London Regiment, attached 3rd Battalion, Tank Corps, late 1st South African Infantry for gallantry near Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918; he had previously been brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry, especially at Cambrai in November 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R. unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Pte. A. Elsbury. 1st Infantry); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. A. Elsbury.) together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted for display Pair: Serjeant W. H. Elsbury, 5th Company Army Service Corps, Australian Imperial Forces, attached 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade in Sinai and Palestine 1914-15 Star (182 Pte. W. H. Elsbury. 5 A.S.C. A.I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (182 Sjt. W. H. Elsbury. 5/A.S.C. A.I.F.) together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted for display, very fine and better (7) £800-£1,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918. The following recommendation is taken from The Tank Corps Honours and Awards 1916-1919, a shorter, redacted version of which was published in the London Gazette of the above date: ‘During the action near Villers-Bretonneux on April 24, 1918, this officer led his section of light tanks into action with the greatest gallantry and determination. Finding a large body of enemy drawn up ready to attack, he charged right into the midst of them, and by running them down and firing on them at point-blank range inflicted on them exceedingly heavy casualties. There is no doubt that this action completely disorganised two battalions of the enemy and prevented the attack developing in this sector during a very critical period. Later he rescued the crew of another tank, which had been put out of action, under heavy fire and at great personal risk. On April 25-26, 1918, he assisted in carrying out two valuable reconnaissances, on each occasion under heavy fire. Lieut. Elsbury has been previously brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry and initiative, especially at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.’ Arthur Elsbury served as a Private in the 1st South African Infantry, 7 October 1914-18 July 1915. He was commissioned into the 7th Battalion London Regiment on 24 June 1916. In January 1916 he was attached to the recently formed ‘C Battalion, Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps, which in June 1917 became the 3rd Battalion Tank Corps. He entered France in October 1916. He served as Tank Commander in 12 Section, ‘C’ Company of the Mark V Heavy 3rd Tank Battalion, fighting in Belgium and his service was brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry and initiative at Cambrai in November 1917. Promoted to Lieutenant in December 1917. As a Section Commander at the battle of Villers Brettoneux, April 1918, he earned his Military Cross. In the action, it is recorded that an attack by just six Whippet tanks on two German battalions resulted in at least 400 of the enemy killed. Sold with comprehensive research, including copied gazette, Medal Index Card, record of service, various metal and cloth insignia, a reprint of The Tank Corps Honours and Awards 1916-1919, and Tanks and Trenches, edited by David Fletcher, together with a ‘Tank Corps’ Christmas card 1918, inscribed, ‘To All at Home From Dad, 18.12.18’, and copied record of service for his brother below. William Henry Elsbury, brother of Arthur, was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales. A Clerk by occupation, he attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 14 December 1914. Posted to the 5th Company Army Service Corps, A.I.F., he embarked for active service abroad in April 1915, travelling on the Star of England. Was in Egypt in 1916 and was attached to the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade in April 1916-August 1917. Admitted to hospital suffering from malaria in July 1917. Promoted to Sergeant in December 1918. Embarked at Kantara on H.T. Essex for Australia and demobilisation in February 1919.
Four: Acting Sergeant W. F. Taylor, 2nd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, attached Military Mounted Police, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the French Medaille Militaire for his services with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1914-15 Star (6359 Cpl. W. F. Taylor. 2-R.R. of Cav.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (6359 A.Sjt. W. F. Taylor. 2.R.R. of Cav.); France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, gilt, and enamel, significant enamel damage to last, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400 --- French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 21 May 1917: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ William Frank Taylor was born in 1886 and attested for the 6th Dragoon Guards on 18 January 1902. He transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards on 25 January 1903, and was discharged on termination of his first period of engagement on 17 January 1914. He re-enlisted in the Army Reserve (Section D) on 7 February 1914, was mobilised on 5 August 1914, and was posted to the 2nd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry on 12 August 1914, serving with them during the Great War as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt from 9 April 1915, being Mentioned in General Sir Archibald Murray’s Despatch of 1 March 1917 (London Gazette 6 July 1917). Attached to the Military Mounted Police, he was further honoured with the award of the French Medaille Militaire, and was appointed Acting Sergeant on 29 April 1916. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 13 February 1919. Sold together with the recipient’s original Mentioned in Despatches and French Medaille Militaire Certificates; original Statement of Service; Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; Third Class Certificate of Education; Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity; an original portrait photograph and various group photographs; and various other ephemera and research.
Seven: Acting Captain I. P. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. I. P. Morris. R.E.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. I. P. Morris.) in named card box of issue, with outer OHMS envelope for all Great War campaign awards, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris. Government Laboratory, Cairo. Egypt.’; War Medal 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure slip in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris, 20 Endell St., London.’; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in box of issue; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, by Lattes, Cairo, silver, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, in damaged box of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; together and the recipient’s related group of miniatures (lacking the War Medal 1939-45), these mounted as worn, in Spink, London leather case, extremely fine (7) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1919. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 July 1918: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Belgian Order of the Crown, Chevalier London Gazette 25 July 1918 ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Egyptian Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 22 September 1933: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered.’ Ivor Prys Morris was born in 1890 at Penllwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales and was commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 15th Battalion (1st London Welsh) Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 23 February 1915. He served on the General List during the Great War in France from 18 September 1915 and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Engineers, Special Brigade on 18 January 1916, receiving further advancement to Acting Captain on 1 October 1917. For his services on the Western Front during the Great War, he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of The Crown (5th Class). Between the wars, Morris was in the employ of the Egyptian Government, his valuable services being recognised by the award of the Order of the Nile (4th Class). He saw further service during the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Pioneer Corps from 3 February 1941. Sold together with the recipient’s engraved copper calling card template in paper surround ‘Mr. Ivor P. Morris.’.
Pair: Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth, Army Chaplains’ Department 1914-15 Star (Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth. A.C.D.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth.); together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, very fine (3) £70-£90 --- The Reverend Hubert Walter Howell Ainsworth was commissioned temporary Chaplain the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplains’ Department, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 October to 28 November 1915, and subsequently in Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and the island of the Ægean Sea from 6 December 1915 to 11 November 1918.
Family Group: Pair: Gunner F. Mancy, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (163544 Gnr. F. Mancy. R.A.) polished and lacquered, good very fine Eight: Major F. V. Mancy, Royal Signals India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (2323120 Sgln. F. V. Mancy. R. Signals.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (23231§20 Sigmn. F. V. Mancy.R. Sigs.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 copy clasp, 8th Army; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. F. V. Mancy. R. Sigs.) polished and lacquered, edge bruising to first, good very fine (10) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 4 April 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe.’ Frank Vernon Mancy was born in Aldershot on 1 July 1910, the nephew of Gunner Frank Mancy, Royal Garrison Artillery, and was educated at Bideford Grammar School. He attested for the Royal Signals on 9 March 1933, and served for 10 years in the ranks before being granted an emergency commission as Lieutenant on 10 March 1943. Promoted Captain on 10 March 1949, ands Major on 10 March 1955, he died accidentally from severe crushing injuries to the chest and abdomen whilst still in service on 6 July 1960. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Private A. Baker, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1918 British War and Victory Medals (G-24742 Pte. A. Baker. E. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (Archibald Baker) mounted on a wooden base, with Buckingham Palace enclosure; Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Archibald Baker, East Kent Regt.’, in OHMS scroll tube holder addressed to ‘Mr. F. Baker, Red Cottages, Wigginton, Tring, Herts.’ nearly extremely fine (4) £180-£220 --- Archibald Baker was born in Wigginton, Hertfordshire in 1899 and attested for The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) at Watford, Hertfordshire. He served with D Company of the 6th (Service) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action by shell-fire on 3 May 1918. Corporal A. B. Smalley, of D Company, 6th The Buffs, gave the following details of the circumstances of the recipient’s death: ‘He was struck in the head by a piece of shell and killed instantly... No name can be given to the battle, as it was a general engagement along the line.’ Baker is buried in Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet. Sold together with a quantity of ephemera including the recipient’s hand written military cookbook containing a large number of field cooking techniques and recipes - recipes typically in quantities for a strength of 100 men, indicating that Baker was likely one of D Company’s cooks (typically 2 cooks per company); Imperial War Graves Commission Memorial Scroll, slightly torn, in tube; two Buffs Christmas Cards, inscribed by the recipient; War Office Army Form B. 104-82, death notification; handwritten letter of condolence to the recipient’s sister from Corporal A. B. Smalley, D Company, 6th The Buffs, providing further details of the circumstances of the recipient’s death; another similar letter from the Officer Commanding D Company; The Buffs cap badge; the recipient’s “Active Service” Testament 1916 and “Helps to Worship booklet” these both inscribed; “A Form of Prayer” booklet.
Three: Corporal G. James, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, later Corps of Military Police British War and Victory Medals (3048 Cpl. G. James. R.W. Kent R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (6188376 Cpl. G. James C. of M.P.) the Great War medals polished, thus fair to fine, the LS&GC good very fine (3) £60-£80
Four: Corporal W. E. F. Farmer, Machine Gun Corps and Corps of Military Police British War and Victory Medals (145904 Pte. W. E. F. Farmer. M.G.C.); Defence Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (7811657 Cpl. W. E. F. Farmer. C. of M.P.) minor edge bruising, good very fine (4) £80-£120
Pair: Worker Jessie A. Pyper, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (1306 Wkr. J. A. Pyper. Q.M.A.A.C.); together with a British Red Cross Society medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘194. Jessie Pyper.’; British Red Cross Society ‘For Service’ Badge, reverse numbered ‘10497’; and a British Red Cross Society lapel badge, good very fine (5) £60-£80 --- Jessie Anne Pyper attested for Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 July 1917. She was discharged on 1 November 1919.
Pair: Captain H. C. H. W. Moffat, Deputy Provost Marshal, Western Command British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. C. H. W. Moffat.) good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Provenance: Brigadier Brian Parritt Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. H. C. H. W. Moffat is shown in the November 1914 Army List as the Staff Captain No. 9 District Eastern Command (Late A Motor Reserve). In the March 1915 list he is still shown as Staff Captain No. 9 District having been granted a Temporary-Majority on 5 October 1914. In the August 1916 list he is shown as Assistant Provost Marshall and from April 1917 until December 1918 he is shown as Deputy Provost Marshall, Western Command, Chester.
A rare Great War sniper’s D.C.M. group of five awarded to Lieutenant V. S. Van Renen, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late Cape Peninsula Rifles, decorated for ‘conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5800 Sjt: V. S. Van Reenan. 2/K.R.R.C.) note spelling of surname but as in London Gazette; 1914-15 Star (R-5800 Pte. V. S. Van Renen. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. V. S. Van-Renen.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Lt. V. S. Van Renen. R. of Officers.) court mounted, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 1 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter. Throughout the campaign he has always displayed great courage, and has been most successful as a sniper.’ Valentine Sebastian Van Renen was presumably born in South Africa and served as a Corporal and Sergeant in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles from 25 June 1890 to 1 July 1898. He served as Company Sergeant-Major in the Cape Peninsula Rifles from 7 July 1903 to 31 December 1912. Van Renen joined the British Army on 13 October 1914, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who he joined in France on 23 November 1914, but ineligible for the 1914 Star. The following entry from the Regimental history would seem to tie in perfectly with Van Renen’s arrival in France and the award of his D.C.M.: ‘On December 26th the Brigade (2nd Brigade/1st Division) marched into Cambrin, and took over the line from the Bethube-La Basse road to the Canal, relieving the South Staffords. It was still freezing, and the trenches were in very good condition, except that the front parapet was barely bullet-proof, and that the Germans had attained an ascendancy in sniping, which made it almost impossible to use any of the loopholes in our own parapet. We had, however, lately received a draft of Rhodesians and of other men from our Overseas Dominions. A number of these men were selected from these and from the Battalion generally, and formed into a section of Battalion snipers under Lieutenant Rattray. Thanks to their enterprise and accurate shooting, we soon got the upper hand of the German snipers, and this ascendancy was maintained in every section of the line.’ Van Renen was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29 August 1917, and sent to the 7th Battalion, K.R.R.C., located near Ypres, and spent the following five months in operations around that sector. At the end of January 1918, the unit moved to the St Quentin area where it helped stop the last German offensive in March. The Battalion afterwards transferred to Amiens where, on 20 June, it was disbanded. Van Renen was promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, K.R.R.C., on 28 February 1919, and left the Army on 1 April 1920. Returning to South Africa after being released from the Army, Van Renen settled in the Sea Point area of Cape Town. In December 1927 he applied for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces L.S. & G.C. by virtue of his 23 years in uniform, viz 8 years in the D.E.O.V.R., 9 years 6 months in the Cape Peninsula Rifles, and 5 years 6 months in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. His request was approved and the medal was issued in March 1928.
Three: Sergeant E. P. Symonds, Military Foot Police British War and Victory Medals (739 Sjt. E. P. Symonds. M.F.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (739 Sjt. E. P. Symonds. C. of M.P. -Foot-) good very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Edwin P. Symonds attested for the Military Foot Police on 11 October 1897, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 August 1914 (entitled to a 1914 Star). He was discharged on 13 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: Acting Sergeant G. H. Cozens, Military Foot Police, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal for his services with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force British War and Victory Medals (P-1924 A. Sjt. G. H. Cozens. M.F.P.); Serbia, Kingdom, God Medal for Zeal, bronze-gilt, better than very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal London Gazette 26 February 1920: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ George Henry Cozens attested for the Military Foot Police at Southampton, and served with them during the Great War as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. For his services he was Mentioned in Lieutenant-General G. F. Milne’s Despatch of 8 October 1916 (London Gazette 6 December 1916) - the only member of the Military Foot Police so honoured - with the Commander of the British Salonika Army going on to say: ‘I take this opportunity to bring to notice the excellent work performed by the Military Police. In an unaccustomed situation with troops of five allied nations in addition to a mixed population, their work has been performed with cheerfulness, zeal, and discretion, and the method employed in control of traffic and the movement of inhabitants had invariably proved effective.’ Sold with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, and copied research.
Pair: Private S. A. Frier, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade British War and Victory Medals (3131764 Pte. S. A. Frier. C.M.G. Bde.) good fine Pair: Private J. O. Landry, Canadian Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (527791 Pte. J. O. Landry. C.A.M.C.) nearly very fine Pair: Private D. Bryce, Canadian Forestry Corps British War and Victory Medals (273021 Pte. D. Bryce. C.F.C.) very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (334134 Spr. G. R. Trapp. C.E.; 1015860 A.Sjt. C. W. Simpson. B.C.R.; 2595820 Pte. C. R. Alexander. E.O.R.; 3131746 Pte. H. Weber. W.O.R.; 3160553 Pte. R. Defayette. Q.R.); together with an erased Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R., in case of issue, nearly very fine (12) £120-£160 --- Simpson Aaron Frier was born in Ellis, Ontario, on 5 November 1896 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Stratford, Ontario on 9 January 1918, serving with the Canadian Machine Gun Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front. Joseph O. Landry was born in Peterboro, Ontario, on 12 December 1883 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Toronto on 8 May 1916, serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Daniel Bruce was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 11 May 1875 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Toronto on 7 March 1916, serving with the Canadian Forestry Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold with copied research.
Three: Jemadar Hayat Muhammad, 26th Punjabis British War Medal 1914-20 (Jem. Hayat Muhammad, 26 Pjbs.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (4501 Colour Havdr. Hayat Muhammad 26th Punjabis); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (4501 C. Havr. Hayat Muhammad Khan, 1/Bn., 26/Punjabis.) very fine and a rare double award of the M.S.M. (3) £200-£300 --- Jemadar, 27 January 1917.
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