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Two French Hornby O Gauge 'Démontable' Stations, comprising No 18 'Arras' and No 20 'Monaco', both G-VG, contents not checked exhaustively, boxes F-G, some fading (2 sets)

A collection of six French silver hallmarked souvenir tea spoons, the spoons with town crests to the top and each bowl etched with the towns name, to include Etaples,Arras, Dunkerque, Saint Omen, Ypres ans Calais. Measures approx 11cm long. 

Lieutenant R Borlase Smart (Machine Gun Corps.) ROI, RBA, RWA, RBC, SGA, 1881 - 1947, "Town Hall Arras 1917", charcoal and watercolour, 43cm x 60cm, provenance David Cohen Fine Art Great War Exhibition 1988, Catalogue No. 122

Attributed To Charles - François Daubigny (French 1817 - 1878) Oil On Board Untitled River Scene. Depicting the river Oise near Barbizon, Seine-et-Marne, France. Signed to bottom right, label verso panel; printed and hand written 'No. 146', label verso frame; printed; 'Leclerc, 3 Place Du Theatre, Arras'. Housed in wide varnished oak frame with inner gilt gesso oak leaf motif mount. Later varnished, panel size, 24 x 38.75 cm, frame size, 46 x 60.5 cm. Provenance, private collection France, sold by Leighton Fine Art, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 2017.

Heinrich Schlitt, German (1849 - 1923) Oil on Canvas, Dwarf Seated on Mushroom, Signed Lower Left and Signed "G. Arras" Lower Right. Measures 13-7/8" H x 11-1/4" W, frame measures19-1/2" H x 16-5/8" W. Condition: Good condition, craquelure Domestic Shipping: $85.00 Min Est. $1000.00 Max Est. $1500.00

6 items of WWI Trench art: darkwood tank; base of shellcase ashtray with small AA gun; dagger made from large shell fragment, 12” overall; crucifix made from German rifle cartridge cases with tablet “Ypres”; miniature coal scuttle and urn “Arras” made from 37mm cases; 4 other items. GC

A dip pen incorporating a Stanhope view of Arras

WW1 British Map collection. A large extensive collection of approx 70 maps many bearing Officers names to the front and penciled notes. Covering such famous battle areas as Ypres, Arras, Mons, Cambrai, etc. Including eight Trench maps: Belgium sheet 28 NW edition 3D, Zonnebeke 28 NE1, edition 7A, France Sheet 28 SW edition 5A, Trench map sheet 36 SW3: Trench map sheet 57C SW edition 4A: Trench map 36c NW1 provisional edition No.2: Belgium sheet 28 SW & SE edition 1A: France sheet 57b.

M SCHAFER (19th/20th century) BritishBruges, Belgium; together with Arras, FranceWatercolours heightened with bodycolour, both signed and titled, framed and glazed. 20 x 25 cm. (a pair) (2) CONDITION REPORTS: Both generally good condition, expected wear, some staining/fading, minor losses/repairs to frames.

A WW1 death plaque with three possibilities as to whom it relates to. Firstly, Private 22198 Henry William Scott 1st battalion East Surrey regiment, killed in action 24th April 1917 and mentioned on the Arras memorial. Secondly, Private 11864 Henry William Scott 2nd battalion, Wiltshire regiment, killed in action 25th September 1915 at the battle of Loos and commemorated on the Loos memorial. Thirdly, petty officer Stoker 16003 Henry William Scott serving on HMS Cornwallis, killed in action 9th January 1917 in an engagement with a submarine off Malta, aged 45 and commemorated on the Chatham naval memorial.

A WW1 death plaque with four possibilities as to whom it relates to. Firstly, Private 4951 James Balls, 8th battalion Easr Surrey regiment, killed in action 3rd May 1917, aged 24 and commemorated on the Arras memorial. Secondly, Private DM2/165506 James Balls RASC MT'E' Siege Park, died 5th January 1919 aged 22, Cologne south cemetery. Thirdly, Private 11474 James Balls, Queen's own Royal West Kent regiment, killed in action 27th September 1917 and buried at Godewaersvelde British cemetery. Finally, deckhand James Balls, merchant navy Dredger Marcurius, London, died 28th June 1916, aged 65 and commemorated on the Tower Hill memorial.

1914 star trio M1-03677 Pte A E Tuckwell ASC he was attached M Anti Aircraft Bty when KIA 22/4/1917 Battle of Arras, remembered on Arras Memorial. Born Bayswater, GVF

Military Medal WW1 Casualty group - MM (452208 Pte A Tibble 2/11 London R.), BWM & Victory (452208 Pte A Tibble 11-Lond R) and Death Plaque (Albert Tibble) plus addressed plaque envelope. MM L/G 12/12/1917, attached 175th Infy Brigade, one of 6 awards for 3rd Ypres Sept 1917. Killed In Action 24/3/1918 serving with 21st (County of London) Bn (1st Surrey Rifles). Born Fulham. On the Arras Memorial. Plus his brothers Death Plaque 2103 Pte Jack Tibble 1st/13th Kensington Bn, London Regt, Died 8/7/1916. Buried Abbeville Communal Cemetery. With plaque envelope. With much copied research   (4+1)

Military Medal, British War & Victory Medals, Memorial Plaque and framed Memorial Scroll. Awarded to Pte. Michael Corcoran 16th Public Schools Battalion The Middlesex Regiment. MM L.Gaz: 9.7.17. One of 6 awards to the Battalion for the action at Arras, Battle of the Scarpe April 1917. KIA France 31.5.17 during a late attack at Arras. MM mint and toned condition. Plaque dark toned patina. Scroll v.g.c. in frame. Unusual to find the complete set of MM, pair, plaque and scroll. MIC confirms BWM/VM only.

A DEVONS CASUALTY PAIR. British War & Victory medals, named to 7947 Pte M Tidwell Devon. R. Mark Tidwell served in the 1st Battalion, serving in France from the 22/8/1914 and is entitled to a 1914 Star & Clasp. Died of Wounds on the 25/4/1916, Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery. Arras. No NOK details are noted. Though Forces states a born in Brandiscombe Devon, then resident of Buckrell, Devon when enlisting.

A A & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS DEATH PLAQUE. Named to Alexander Beattie Gordon. The son of John and Jessie Gordon, of Elm Cottage, Wards, Elgin, Morayshire. Aged 21 yrs, KIA 21/3/1918 whilst serving in the 4th Battalion, commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Charles - François Daubigny (French 1817 - 1878) Oil On Board Untitled River Scene. Depicting the river Oise near Barbizon, Seine-et-Marne, France. Signed to bottom right, label verso panel; printed and hand written 'No. 146', label verso frame; printed; 'Leclerc, 3 Place Du Theatre, Arras'. Housed in wide varnished oak frame with inner gilt gesso oak leaf motif mount. Later varnished, panel size, 24 x 38.75 cm, frame size, 46 x 60.5 cm. Provenance, private collection France, sold by Leighton Fine Art, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 2017.

Great War Cover Third Ypres The First Battle of Passchendaele 12 October 1917 and The Second Battle of Passchendaele 26 October-10 November 1917 PRINTED autograph Edward Rimmer, Postmark 80th Anniversary The Third Ypres The Battle of Passchendaele, Whitehall, London 12. 10. 97. Private Edward Rimmer 6th Battalion Kings Own Liverpool Regiment fought on the Somme at Arras and during the Third Ypres campaign at Passchendaele. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95.

Great War Cover The Battle of Cambrai 20-28 November 1917 signed by Guy Botwright. Postmark 80th Anniversary The Battle of Cambrai, Whitehall, London 20. 11. 97. Lieutenant G Botwright, Royal Army service corps served at the Battle of Arras Amiens and Cambrai. He was wounded by shellfire during the third battle of the Aisne in May 1918. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95.

RAF WWI medal pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to Lieut. F.J.Brotheridge R.A.F, Frederick Brotheridge, was a pupil at King's School Gloucester and joined the Gloucestershire Regiment at the age of 18 before joining the Royal Flying Corps flying a Sopwith Camel in No. 3 Squadron, first on reconnaissance flights and later shooting down enemy aircraft. He was killed on the 19th May 1918 and is mentioned on the King's School memorial and the Flying Services Memorial at Arras, his older brother George also an ex pupil of King's School served with the Gloucestershire Regiment and was also killed after only 3 days at the front and is commemorated alongside his brother on the school memorial.

A collection of WWI postcards including postcard book of Arras, Gloucestershire Regiment etc., together with WWII photographs/postcards, Guernsey occupation, Royal Engineers, General Montgomery etc

Fine British Officers Sword, Owned by Brigadier-General Rudolf George Jelf, CMG, DSO, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Veteran of the Chitral and Malakand Expeditions, Served with the 1st Battalion at the Battle of Talana, Before Being Besieged at Ladysmith, ADC to the Viceroy of India Pre-WW1, WW1 Serving as a Company Commander with the 2nd Battalion KRRC at Mons where he was Wounded Before Becoming the CO of the 1st Battalion at the Battle of Festubert Before Taking Command of the Inexperienced 73rd Infantry Brigade, Saving Them From Annihilation at the Battles of Loos and Fosse 8, the Brigade’s Survival, According to General Hubert Gough was Totally Down to Jelf’s “Great Qualities he Displayed”. Late Victorian Rifle officer’s presentation sword by Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 32376, blade etched and polished with crowned royal cipher, arms and foliage together with ‘R.G.JELF FROM FITZROY SOMERSET’, regulation nickel plated gilt and chequered grip strap, wire bound fishskin covered grip, in its leather field service scabbard, leather dress knot. Blade 82,5cms, overall 97.5cms. Good condition. Rudolf George Jelf was born in August 1873 and was educated at Eton College and Sandhurst before commissioning into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, being posted to the 1st Battalion serving in india, where he first aw action during the expeditions to relive the sieged garrison of Chitral and also the Storming of the Malakand Pass. Soon after, he sailed with his battalion to South Africa where he was involved in the 2nd Boer war, taking part in some of its earliest actions, including the Battle of Talana, where his battalion saw heavy actions before falling back to the town of Ladysmith where they were besieged by the Boer forces. After being relieved from Ladysmith, Jelf served with the Mounted Infantry section of the 1st Battalion. Between the wars, Jelf served in India as the Aide de camp of the Viceroy of India, where he was involved in the Delhi Durbar, returning home just before the outbreak of WW1 where he was a company commander with the 2nd Battalion KRRC, which he served with them at the battle of Mons which he was awarded the DSO for before being wounded and sent home, which after recovering was given command of his old battalion just before the battle of Festubert where e led them before yet again being given another command, of the inexperienced, badly trained 73rd Brigade of the 24th Division, which he commanded them at the battles of Loos and Fosse 8, which he saved them from destruction, according to the corps commander, General Hubert Gough wrote: “No commander had ever been called upon to undertake a more terrible task-an inexperienced and disorganised Brigade, under terrific artillery fire, an enemy superior in training and equipment-especially in bombs- all was crumbling around him. That the fight did not end in complete disaster was due to the great qualities and devotion he displayed, but when I told him this, he was very surprised.” He continued at the Brigade commander throughout the Battle of the Somme, before he was given a new brigade to command, the 86th Brigade of the 29th Division, a well experienced Brigade which he commanded throughout the Battles of Arras and 3rd Ypres, before being posted home in March 1918 just before the Spring Offensive for a Reserve Brigade, before being awarded the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 1919, before in 1920 being given command of his first battalion taking them to Ireland to help quell the rebellion and Irish war of independence. By 1922, he had also commanded the 3rd Battalion, holding a Regimental record to be the only Commanding Officer to command three different battalions in the Regiment. He was a keen Cricketer, golfer and hunter and died in October 1958.Sword knot finial has become detatched 

Eleven WWI Silk Postcards, including 'Arras 1915', contained in a frame.

DECORATION' CATALOGUE: MORRIS AND COMPANY CIRCA 1909 hardback cloth binding incorporating THE MERTON ABBEY ARRAS TAPESTRIES; MORRIS WALL-PAPERS; PRINTED LINENS AND COTTONS; SILK AND WOOD TAPESTRIES AND BROCADES; MORRIS CARPETS & ORIENTAL RUGS; EMBROIDERY WORK; SPECIMENS OF FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY & INTERIOR DECORATION; UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE; DECORATED INTERIORS, FITMENTS, PANELLING, WALL-PAINTINGS, ETC.; also a CHANGE OF ADDRESS BROCHURE, from 449 Oxford Street to 17 George Street, Hanover Square; a REPRINTED PAGE FROM COUNTRY LIFE, dated June 1924; and a pamphlet on THE CORONATION THRONES (4)

A George V 9ct gold mounted military officer's walking cane, the domed pommel engraved with battle honours, Marne, Alsne, Loos, Ypres 1916, Somme 1916, Arras, Somme 1917, Passchendale 1917/1918, Ypres 1918, Passchendale 1918, Germany 1919, malacca shaft, 91.5cm long

A pair of WWI trench art artillery shells, wrigglework inscribed, 'Ypres, Loos, Armentieres, Somme, Arras, Somme - Lieut. D.S. Tailyour, R.F.A.', 22cm high; the other, 'Officers - Captain G.E.W. Franklyn M.C., Lieut. T.H. Tacon, D.S. Tailyour, H. Dare, P. Brownlow, T. Scott, J.A. Stitt, B Battery, Late D, 44th Bde. R.F.A.' (2)

WWI IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY MILITÄRPASSGrenadier-Regiment "Königen Olga" (1.Württ.) No.119 6 Kompanie and 2.Kompanie Inf.Regt.627 noted, battle engagements include Arras, Artois, Flandern, Isonzo, Udine, Piave, Pradamano, Vorgesen and Monchy-Cambrai, bearing various Officer signatures, together with period uniform photographs of the soldier (medal ribbons visible on one)

WW1 1914-15 Star Medal Trio 18th (Western Ontario) Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, the medals were awarded to “53655 PTE R BLISS 18/CAN INF”. The medals are complete with ribbons and mounted for display with printed forwarding slip. The 18th Battalion were mobilised in London, Ontario, Canada. They embarked for England in April 1915 and disembarked in France on 15th September 1915. They fought as part of the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian division. The regiment took part in many of the major actions of WW1 including the Somme, Passchendaele, Arras, etc.

VICTORIA CROSS: Selection of small 12mo signed clipped pieces and slightly larger cards etc., brief A.L.S. (1) by various recipients of the Victoria Cross comprising Harry Cator (1894-1966, British Captain of the British Army; awarded for his actions near Arras, France, on 9th April 1917 during the Arras offensive), George Chafer (1894-1966, English Private of the British Army; awarded for his actions east of Meaulte, Somme, France, on 3rd - 4th June 1916), William Coltman (1891-1974, English Captain of the British Army; awarded for his actions during the operations at Mannequin Hill, north-east of Sequehart, France on 3rd - 4th October 1918), Gabriel Coury (1896-1956, English Captain of the British Army; awarded for his actions near Arrow Head Copse, France, on 8th August 1916) and George Dorrell (1880-1971, English Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army; awarded for his actions at Nery, France, on 1st September 1914; brief A.L.S.,  G. T. Dorrell, one page, 8vo, Effingham Junction, 29th September 1966, to Mr. Clark, sending his autograph although regretting that he has no available portrait). Three have added their ranks, regiments etc., alongside their signatures. Three are laid down and with a few other minor faults, G to VG, 5

 BOTTERELL HENRY: (1896-2003) Canadian Fighter Pilot of World War I with the Royal Naval Air Service and later the Royal Air Force, who, at the time of his death (aged 106) is believed to have been the last surviving pilot in the world to have seen action in the Great War. A colour 28 x 19 Limited Edition print entitled Balloon Buster by artist Robert Taylor, the image depicting Botterell flying an RFC Sopwith Camel having just destroyed a German observation balloon, his sole air victory of the war, near Arras on 29th August 1918. Signed in bold pencil to the lower border by Henry Botterell, and also by artist Robert Taylor.Limited Edition numbered 70/600. Attractively matted in black, grey and light grey to incorporate the embroidered wings of the Royal Flying Corps beneath the signatures and framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 37 x 28. EX 

KIRKPATRICK IVONE: (1897-1964) British Diplomat who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at the outbreak of World War I. Kirkpatrick was severely wounded in action against the Turks during the Battle of Gallipoli in August 1915 and resumed his war service in 1916 employed in intelligence and propaganda activities for the GHQ intelligence service. During the last year of the war Kirkpatrick served as a spymaster in Rotterdam, running a network of Belgian resistance agents operating in German-occupied Belgium. A fascinating original manuscript written by Kirkpatrick, being an account of his visit to the Gallipoli Battlefields and Greece, the typescript comprising eighteen pages, folio, n.p. (London), n.d. (1927), on the blind embossed stationery of the Foreign Office, with some holograph corrections and signed ('I.K.') by Kirkpatrick with his initials at the conclusion. The typescript begins with a brief introduction explaining that the account is based on notes made during a recent trip to the Eastern Mediterranean and 'as no-one will have the time or the energy to wade through the whole work' it is divided into three parts, the Gallipoli battlefields, Crete and the Dodecanese, and continues, in part, 'On arrival at Constantinople we had to obtain permits for Gallipoli through the Embassy and wait for the first boat to Chanak….The embarkation was preceded by a scene of hideous confusion on the quay. Swarms of men, women and children were struggling to have their papers stamped at each of three little windows, so arranged that anyone who had finished his business at one window was unable to leave it  owing to the crowd surging round the other. Further confusion was caused by the Customs…..The S.S. Asia was a squalid little boat…..Eatable food is not procurable on board any Turkish ship, so we brought our own…..Needless to say no effort was made to sail punctually…..The night was distressingly uncomfortable…..At 11 a.m. we arrived at Chanak. The War Graves Commission's launch met us…..we went to the police office to have our papers stamped. There we were told that they were not in order and that three photographs were required…..Bored and hungry and dissatisfied we were led through the streets of Chanak to a photographer's booth….our photographs were eventually taken….After an hour we secured the still wet photographs and returned in triumph to the police office, where the same police officer informed us blandly that we had put ourselves to unnecessary trouble, since photographs were not required. The War Graves man with us showed no surprise or irritation at the behaviour of the Turkish police; he was evidently accustomed to it…..at last we crossed the straits….to Kilia Bay, where the War Graves Commission have their establishment. We were met by Captain Rule-Jones, the officer in charge…..Captain Jones gave the impression of ruthless efficiency. He has a difficult task both in dealing with the Turks and in keeping his gardeners, masons and mechanics up to the mark. He told us numerous stories of Turkish official obstruction. Sometimes his letters are returned to him on the ground that the stamp has not been put on straight…..he is not allowed to walk from Chanak to Nagara Point on the ground that he should stick to his own graves and mind his business…..Nevertheless he seems to cope most successfully with his difficulties, and he deserves the greatest credit for the condition of the cemeteries and the battlefields. There are thirty-two cemeteries in all, which have to be visited two or three times a week each. They are beautifully sited and well looked after……The battlefields are almost exactly as they were left in 1915. It is quite easy to find any given portion of trench…..On the afternoon of our arrival we motored to Anzac. The following day we spent on the Suvla battlefield and the following day at Helles. The obelisk at Helles on which are inscribed the names of the 30,000 British missing is extremely fine. It stands as a land mark at the mouth of the straits and can be seen for forty miles…..we made an expedition by car from Chanak to Troy. There is little to be seen there…..Running over the mound of Troy was a Turkish entrenchment built during the war to resist a landing…..', the second part of Kirkpatrick's account relaying his visit to Crete, Mitylene and Smyrna, 'So far as I could judge….the island looked more prosperous than when I was there in 1915…..The town of Smyrna is a melancholy spot, rather like Arras in 1918. Only the Turkish bazaar and the Turkish houses on the hill behind it remain. The rest is a mass of dusty ruins…..We were told that the destruction of Greek villages and the expulsion of the inhabitants all over Asia Minor was having a disastrous effect upon the economic life of the country……Sir Percy Loraine had written to recommend us to Major de Lacy of McAlpine and Sons, who are building a port at Candia, and we therefore expected that he would show us some civility…..We spent four days at Crete. During this time we visited the excavations at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans and those at Phaestos by the Italian school…..Major de Lacy told us that the incompetence of the Greek administration of Crete did not end with the port. No effort is made to develop the rich resources of the island…..the local officials are as corrupt as they can be…..The population of the island look far from prosperous. We were told that they lived on a little coarse bread and a few olives…..Nevertheless the Cretans have for three thousand years been famous for the docility of their disposition, and there seems to be no reason to anticipate a revolution……The Greeks do absolutely nothing to preserve monuments or antiquities….' and the third part relating to Rhodes and some Dodecanese Islands, including visits to Patmos, Leros ('The only local industry here is Greek millionaires, who own villas and yacht during the summer. On the other side of the island there is an Italian naval base which no one is allowed to visit'), Kalymnos ('It is the only productive island….and exports about one million kilograms of tobacco a year - approximately 12 per cent of the total consumption of Italy'), Cos and Symi ('The local industry is sponge fishing. The fishermen sail as far south as Tripoli in Africa to find their sponges…..It may be of interest to note that Sir Rennell Rodd is an honorary citizen of Symi.') before arriving at Rhodes, 'Certainly the work that the Italians are doing in Rhodes is extremely impressive…..the greatest pains has been taken to maintain the architectural traditions of the island….The island outside the town also bears witness to the material prosperity brought by the Italian occupation…..We were told that the inhabitants still hanker after Greek rule, but we saw no evidence of this. They looked extremely contented and had been well drilled in the Fascist salute, which they executed on any provocation…..There is no British colony in Rhodes. The only British subject is the consul, Mr. Perkins, who is also Lloyd's representative. He is an amiable old gentleman who enjoys the esteem of the Italian authorities…..In Turkey and in Greece the tourist is obstructed rather than helped, but in Rhodes we were encouraged to go everywhere and see everything…..I attach a few picture postcards produced by the Italian official propagandist service….' and finally returning to Athens six days later via the island of Patmos ('The Governor told us that he was taking tactful steps to see that the valuable library in the monastery should be properly looked after') before sailing to Marseilles for their voyage back to England.OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CANNOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA Ltd FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

Charles - François Daubigny (French 1817 - 1878) Oil On Board Untitled River Scene. Depicting the river Oise near Barbizon, Seine-et-Marne, France. Signed to bottom right, label verso panel; printed and hand written 'No. 146', label verso frame; printed; 'Leclerc, 3 Place Du Theatre, Arras'. Housed in wide varnished oak frame with inner gilt gesso oak leaf motif mount. Later varnished, panel size, 24 x 38.75 cm, frame size, 46 x 60.5 cm. Provenance, private collection France, sold by Leighton Fine Art, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 2017.

Framed WWI Silk Souvenir from France Arras

An Arras porcelain glass cooler (seau à verre) c.1775-90, the rounded form painted in underglaze blue with the Ronda pattern, painted AR and P mark, 12.4cm high. Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 3406-1853 for an identical example from the Bandinel Collection.

Pair: BWM, Victory (3121 Pte W J Gover, Berks Yeo) GVF/NEF, with memorial plaque to William James Gover. Note: William James Gover, 3121, Pte Berkshire Yeomanry, transferred to Worcestershire Regt (Pte 39817), and again to 25th Bn Machine Gun Corps (142970), K.i.a. 24th March 1918, aged 21 and commemorated on the Arras Memorial

A World War I Casualty Medal pair awarded to Petty Officer 18601 James Henry Nash of The Royal Marine Light Infantry James Nash died on Thursday, 3rd August 1916 aged 18 years old, his Memorial is Bay 1 of the Arras Memorial, group comprising British War Medal and War for Civilisation Medal, collection of World War II medals comprising 1939-1945 Star, Africa Start, Atlantic Star, Burmah Star, 1939-1945 Medal and Defence Medal, a 1954 safe driving competition medal and a silver championship medal for years 1928-1929.

MEMORIAL PLAQUE to 203024 Pte Percy Burman 1st Battalion London Regiment, killed at Passchendaele. Percy was born in Forest Gate, London, lived in Hornsey and enlisted in Whitehall. His previous service number was 6484, which shows he was a pre-war territorial. Percy was killed in action on 16th of October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele. He had previously suffered wounds at The Battle of Arras. His body was never recovered, and he is remembered on the Menin Gate. The Plaque is complete with case.

NO RESERVE Litografia. Lithography. Robida Albert. Les Villes Martyres. Reims, Louvain, Senlis, Malines, Arras, Termonde, Soissons, Ypres. Paris: E. Baudelot, [1914]. Serie di 8 litografie, ognuna con un portfolio di 4 pagine, che ritraggono alcune città francesi distrutte dai tedeschi durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale e quindi definite "martiri". 8 lithographies depicting some French towns destroyed by German Army during the First World War.

Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields, three volumes, The Yser and the Belgian Coast, Arras and the Battle of Artois, and Rheims and the Battle for its Possessions, published 1919

Housman (Clemence & Laurence, illus.) The Were-Wolf, 1,000 copies only, original cloth, faded and chipped, 1896 with Housman (Laurence) Green Arras, illustrations and original cloth with decorations by the author, 1896; Of Aucassin & Nicolette....Together with Amabel and Amoris, illustrated, original vellum, marked, c1902. 8vo plus 10 others by the author, 8vo (13)

A FRAMED WWI 1914-15 STAR TRIO OF MEDALS, together with Memorial Death plaque commemorating the service of 11444 Gunner Samuel Hardingham, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action 9th April 1917, the first day of the 'Battle of Arras' also in a separate frame are a copy scroll and the original transmittal slip for the plaque, also included is a large glazed frame containing a Sepia photo of Hardingham and his wife, prior to the start of the Great War, all complete

A trench art tobacco jar fabricated from Imperial German artillery shell cases and a button, engraved Souvenir de la Guerre, Arras, and decorated with engraved bands of swastikas, 9 cm x 9 cm

Outstanding Great War and Irish Troubles Handwritten Diary Covering the Period 1914-1921 Compiled by the Commanding Officer of the 11th Hussars, Lieutenant Colonel R.J.P.Anderson C.M.G., D.S.O. As a professional soldier, educated at Winchester, with considerable experience of earlier campaigns, including the North-West Frontier and Boer War he brings a perceptive and seasoned eye and broader perspective to the actions he describes. As well as the Great War there is considerable Irish interest covering a difficult period in 1920 & 1921. The diary is clearly written in two Correspondence books (Field Service) and entries are therefore full of detail and very readable. The diary starts with a general hand drawn map of the units movements following its retirement from Mons and a telling list of those Officers who embarked, all but six of whom were killed or wounded. By August 18th the Hussars are deployed and significant action and casualties are daily occurrences. This a source reference of considerable importance, and confusion, friendly fire as well successes against the Germans are all described with units, places and dates and times confidently written. The attrition of experienced Officers and men during the First Ypres battle comes across very clearly. Wounded by a shell, along with 3 others he is evacuated to England. He returns to the front in March 1915, one of his first tasks is to visit the well preserved grave of a fellow Officer with whom he was obviously close. He is called on to bolster the French following the surprise Gas attack and he describes the difficult fighting that resulted and his lucky escape from shell fire. The hand drawn coloured maps, many showing trench lines are exceptional well executed. On the Somme he is called upon to provide a cavalry force ready to exploit the breakthrough expected but not achieved "back in billets a very depressed lot" He details the moves and plans for further exploitation, which again come to nothing. "It really looks as though there was no future for us except as infantry" He also provides a very detailed account of similar experiences waiting for an opportunity to use cavalry during the Arras operations and the withdrawal to the Hindenburg line in 1917, together with much on the problems the cavalry were facing in terms of forage, suitable stabling, low quality replacements and the appalling weather. Also much perceptive description and comment on the poor state of the French army after the lack of success of their Spring Offensive. Interesting experience during the Cambrai battle where a planned attack is cancelled at the last moment and has to use his men in a dismounted role. During the confusion of the German March Offensive he takes command of all troops in the 72nd Brigade holding off a German attack and doing considerable execution, forced to withdraw his troops suffer heavy casualties and loose most of their horses. He describes a bayonet charge and hand to hand fighting. Includes a copy of Douglas Haig's famous "Backs to the Wall" order tipped-in. He takes part in the famous Amiens battle in a mounted role and the change of mood is very clear from his writing. On news of the Armistice he writes "it seems to good too be true". Part of the Occupation force in Germany he returns in February 1919 to England. As a regular Officer his service continues in Egypt (where his wife manages to visit) and later in Ireland (1920), with both interesting commentary on the troubles and description of ambushes and "murders". ie Dec 12th 1920 "At Cork last night at 7.30 a bomb was thrown into a lorry load of Auxiliary Cadets, killing one and wounding the remainder. In a few hours half of Patrick Street was in a blaze.." etc. etc., Overall an exceptional contemporary account, well written and providing valuable insights. A highly important source reference (two volumes with two loose maps charting Anderson's movements in 1914)

WORLD WAR ONE GROUP OF THREE AND GOLD TRIBUTE MEDAL 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and 9ct gold Tribute Medal of Alfreton Urban District PS-2691 PTE C B FURMSTON R FUS [2 LIEUT C B FURMSTON on pair, S C/LT C B FURMSTON M.G.C. FROM THE PEOPLE OF ALFRETON on last], Memorial Scroll and an extensive collection of 19th and early 20th c Furmston and Newman family correspondence, cartes de visite, cabinet and other photographs, real photographic and other postcards of Blackwell, Alfreton and Derbyshire, many relating to the life and ministry of Lieutenant Furmston's father the Revd Samuel Charles Furmston (1849-1916) Vicar of Blackwell, Derbyshire (several 100s)Lieutenant Clement Barrington Fumston, born 1894, killed in action at Arras, April 9,1917.++++

WORLD WAR ONE GROUP OF THREE British War Medal, Victory Medal and Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal GV 2362 PTE F COOMBES DEVON R [FRED COOMBES on last] Private Fred Coombes (24718) of 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment died 5 September, 1917, aged 39 (Arras Memorial).

LEWIS JOHN WOOD (BRITISH 1813 - 1901), GRAND PLACE, ARRAS, FRANCE oil on millboard, signed, titled and dated 1854 verso 25cm x 19.5cm Framed Label verso: Charles Roberson & Co., 61 Long Acre, London

Death Plaque named to 9203 Sgt James Henry Butcher 7th Bn Suffolk Regt. Killed In Action 28/4/1917. Born Worlington, Suffolk. On the Arras Memorial. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry during operations at Pozieres on 8/9th August 1916. When all the men I/C of a Machine Gun had all become casualties within 20 yds of the enemys trench, he succeeded in bringing the gun back under heavy machine gun & rifle fire. (1)

Death Plaque to 60592 Pte Alfred Charles Pratt 9th Bn London Regt. Killed In Action 3rd May 1917. Born Mortlake. On the Arras Memorial. Also served South African Campaign, and on the North West Frontier of India (1897). Lot includes Memorial Scroll, Memorial Card, and a bundle of letters sent home from the front (qty)

Military Medal BWM & VM to 393301 Pte. G.T. Phillips 1/9th Bn. London Regiment (7088 Pte. G.T. Phillips 9 - Lond: R: BWM. VM). Medals near mint condition. MM for gallantry on 14.4.17. Arras (L/Gaz: 18.6.17) at Heninel Trench. His citation from P247 of the Regimental History as follows: 'The Great Crisis at Arras' Another recipient of the Military Medal was a young headquarters' runner, Rfn. George Thomas Phillips. On two occasions when volunteers were asked for he went forward through a very heavy artillery barrage and machine gun fire to get touch with the assaulting companies. His information was always accurate and of the greatest value, and he was at all times entirely regardless of personal risk. On his own initiative he organised leaderless men into groups, and by his own coolness and self confidence in the face of great danger was splendid example to all. (one of 7 awards to the 9/London Regt) superb group with citation & other research.

Military Medal, BWM, VM and Memorial Plaque to 43333 Pte. M Corcoran 16th Bn. Middlesex Regiment with his framed Memorial scroll. Michael Corcoran Pte. 43333 16th Bn. Middx. Regt. (Public Schools Battalion). MM L/Gaz: 9.7.17 for gallantry in the attack at Arras. Battle of the Scarpe April/May 1917. One of the 6 awards to the battalion for this action. MM mint & toned, BWM toned. Plaque dark toned, scroll in contemporary frame. Scroll vgc. Frame a little worn on outside edges. With some research. Nice lot

Great War Smith & Wesson: 455 MKII hand ejector revolver. W/D ownership and sold out of service marks. (So marked when sold by the Armourer to an officer). Pistol dates to 1915. Back strap is stamped to J.G. Kircup - Captain John George Kircup - M.C. 25th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. To France. 7th Jan 1916 MC awarded in London Gazette of 18th July 1917. For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty at Arras on 9.4.17 (First Day of the Battle). He led his company with great dash & initiative. He reformed the men under a heavy barrage and reached his final objective. Throughout he set a splendid example of courage and coolness. Home address is noted as: 212 Westmoreland Road, Newcastle on Tyne. With its EU Certificate of deactivation (cylinder swings out and rotates, trigger works on single and double action). Pistol retains most of its original blued finish with some muzzle wear from service. Good chequered walnut grips with SOW Medallion.  VGC

BWM to 120334 A/Cpl Ronald Mutimer RGA. KIA FR: 23.7.17. Entitled to MM: L/Gaz: 28.7.17. Award for Arras in April 1917. (1)

A collection of Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918), Soissons before and during the war, The Yser and The Belgian Coast, The Somme volume 1 & 2, Rheims, Amiens, Lille, Battle-Fields of The Marne 1914 and Arras Lens-Douai and The Battles of Artois

A pair of WWI brass trench art shell cases, with engraved floral decoration, reserve banners etched Cambrai and Arras.

North Somerset Yeomanry NCO’s arm badge.Die-stamped white metal crowned star bearing ‘ARMA PACIS FULCRA’ circlet and central crowned GvR cypher.LoopsFought at Ypres, Frezenberg, Loos, Arras, Scarpe, Amiens, Beaurevoir, Cambrai etc.GC

An interesting pair of brass trench art lanterns in the form of captains helmets, one inscribed E W Bloom 1917, Viny Ridge Arleaux, Fresony Hill 70 Passchendale, with further illustrations of planes, further inscribed April 9th 1917 - 3rd May 1917 Fresony, the other inscribed 1914 - 1918 Arras, Somme, 10cm diameter approx (2)

A fascinating collection of personal effects relating to WWI First World War soldier ' Q. S. Greene '. Comprising of: his gold hallmarked topped swagger stick / walking cane (hallmarked for Richard Hedley Whittaker of London, c1916 and monogrammed ' QSG ' (92cm long), his monocular spotting lens by Carl Zeiss and a trench art brass shell engraved for ' Ypres 1916 '. Also included is a rare ' Tower Of London ' British Legion ceramic poppy on metal pole, purchased by the family to remember Q. S. Greene. The poppy measures approx; 49cm long in total. All consigned direct from the family, who have supplied this background information: Q.S Greene, an American, was a keen sailor and, at the outbreak of WW1, he tried to join the Royal Navy, but they were not recruiting. He was eventually commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 15th March 1915 and joined the 4th Battalion of the Coldstream Guards in April 1915. He was posted to France as a Lieutenant in August 1915, He was wounded twice and is mentioned in CP Blacker’s WW1 book called “Have you forgotten yet”? He married an English girl whilst recovering from his wounds and his son was born 2 months after he had been killed as an Acting Captain at Arras on 29 March 1918

A fascinating collection of WWI First World War Bristol related personal effects relating to a Captain James Redgers of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Comprising of: his uniform buttons, cap badges and related, his hallmarked silver pocket watch by Schwer & Co of Bristol, his 1928 marriage certificate, his ' 61st South Midland Division ' Gallantry certificate(dated 1917 for: 'After his Platoon Commander had been wounded, he took over the command of the platoon during the advance, and by good leadership minimized casualties, the platoon being under heavy machine gun fire at the time ,' and his original Warrant for being promoted to Captain, and a small silver plated drinks cup engraved ' Sgt Redgers - Rifle Meeting - Arras. 15.10.17 '. His WWI Army service book is also included and shows his positions (and injuries) throughout the war. Several photographs of Redgers in uniform are also included, along with his Gloucestershire Regiment swagger stick. Rare and interesting collection. 

Assorted collectables including a World War I era oak pedestal fruit bowl of coopered design, the rim stamped with Great War locations such as Ypres, Somme, Arras, etc and emblem of the Devonshire Regiment, the foot with plaque 4th Bn. TF, with stamp beneath 'Do not remove from the Sergeant's Mess', together with a Players Navy Cut tin plate box, three ashtrays made from part shell cases, walking cane with Clevedon dedication, selection of Great War magazines etc Condition:

Great War Interest - A selection of World War I framed certificates and ephemera to include; two Honourable Discharge Certificates, French Legion D'Honneur certificate, view of Arras, an In Memoriam hand written record of events in 1915, and a printed document recording the use of a building as a hospital during the war, together with a roll of unframed maps of Clevedon and surrounding area Condition: