A fine Great War ‘Third Battle of the Scarpe’ M.C. group of four awarded to Major A. W. Lavarack, Royal Fusiliers, who was decorated in 1917 for his part in the capture of Oppy, near Arras, commended by the C.O. of the 17th Royal Fusiliers for his ‘suggestions’ and ‘coolness’ during the Battle of Cambrai, and wounded in action during the German Spring Offensive Subsequently appointed Secretary and later President of the English Golf Union, Lavarack selected and accompanied two gifted amateur golfers to Baden Baden Golf Club in Germany in the aftermath of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, successfully masterminding a last-minute victory in the Golfpreis der Nationen Trophy, more commonly known as the ‘Hitler Trophy’ over the much-fancied young German pairing Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Oppy Village. Major A. Whitley Lavarack. 17th. R.F. June. 1917.’; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. W. Lavarack. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Major A. W. Lavarack.) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917. Arthur Whitley Lavarack was born at Willesden, Middlesex, on 25 December 1883. Given the nickname ‘Tiny’ on account of his 5 foot 2 inch stature, Laverack spent his childhood and teenage years in Hendon and Austria, devoting his time to engineering and invention. Granted a patent in America for a ‘recreative switchback apparatus’ bearing a heavy resemblance to a Cornish wheelhouse of the 1800s, his creativity was only stifled by the outbreak of the Great War. Appointed Second Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on 4 November 1915, he is recorded by author Edward Wyrall as one of the original contingent of the 17th (Service) Battalion. Sent to France on 16 November 1915, Lavarack joined 30 officers and 994 other ranks in the Annezin, and later Cuinchy, sectors. According to Wyrall, life at Cuinchy was pretty miserable: ‘In the front line, water and mud - anything from waist to knee deep - produced a condition almost indescribable. The hours men spent crouching against the walls of the trenches (for to show one’s head meant almost certain death from a sniper’s bullet) were passed in dull agony... shell holes and mine craters frequently overlapped one another, mostly full of stinking water, foul from decaying bodies which still lay beneath the turgid surface.’ Engaged at Guillemont and the Battle of the Somme, it was said that a subaltern’s life in the Royal Fusiliers at this time was worth only about a week’s purchase, so dreadful were the casualties among the officers. At the Battle of the Scarpe on 3-4 May 1917, two ‘fresh’ companies of the 17th Royal Fusiliers moved forward to assist the Canadians, one to Arleux Loop and the other to the old British line west of the loop. Noted as present by Wyrall, Lavarack was awarded the Military Cross. Oppy proved a turning point for the Battalion, for as Wyrall noted: ‘The old Battalion which had landed in France in 1915 was becoming extinct’. The surviving officers were now in command of inexperienced men, with strong leadership being ever more vital. On 30 November 1917, the Germans launched a savage rain of shellfire onto the Bapaume-Cambrai Road. Keen to retake the salient held by the Royal Fusiliers near Vendhuille, prodigious numbers of infantry left their trenches at 9 a.m. and began to swarm around British front line units. Holding back the surging masses of grey-clad figures, Captain W. N. Stone and Lieutenant S. Benzecry were both recommended for the V.C., the former being posthumously awarded the decoration in the London Gazette of 13 February 1918. Wyrall notes that the Commanding Officer of the 17th Battalion was keen to praise others: ‘...to Captain and Adjutant A. W. Lavarack, for the suggestions that he made and the coolness which he maintained which were of invaluable assistance to me, especially as both my signalling and intelligence officers were wounded earlier in the fighting.’ The early days of the Spring Offensive brought further challenges for Lavarack and his comrades. Facing a ‘grey avalanche’ at Miraumont, Courcelette, Le Sars and Loupart Wood, Wyrall notes an onslaught no less in magnitude than that faced by Stone and Benzecry in the Rat’s Tail a few months previously. Wounded in action, Lavarack was fortunate to reach the sanctuary of a casualty clearing station. Returned home at the cessation of hostilities, he then determined to spend the next 40 years enjoying the manicured fairways of the best golf courses up and down the breadth of the British Isles - in somewhat marked contrast to the Western Front. Appointed Paid Secretary to the English Golfing Union in 1934, Lavarack soon found himself meeting the German Führer who was considering a ‘spin off’ spectacle after the Berlin Olympic Games: ‘A difficult interview with Hitler is one of the odder golfing memories of Major A. Whitley Lavarack, who succeeds Mr. Alan Sowden, of Ilkley, as president of the English Golf Union at the Union’s annual meeting in London today. Major Lavarack, who has been secretary of the Union since 1925, spent much of his early life in Austria. When Hitler came to power, there was some talk that he would ban golf in Germany. Herr Heinkel (sic), the then president of the German Golf Union, asked Major Lavarack to use his influence to put over the golfers’ point of view. An interview was arranged. After Major Lavarack had explained the game and extolled its health-giving virtues, Hitler said impatiently: “If I allow my people to play golf it must be arranged that we win everything.” Major Lavarack said diffidently that this was not always possible. Hitler replied sharply: “If we do not win all the time I shall plough up the courses”.’ (Recollections of Major Lavarack, published in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, 10 March 1954). It is difficult to understand why mid 1930s Germany held any interest in golf or golf tournaments at all, more so why the Führer would spend his own reichmarks on an amber-laden plate trophy. Germany had no golfing tradition, nor champions, and only around 50 courses. More pointedly, author Alan Fraser in his book The Hitler Trophy notes that ‘Hitler was to golf at that time what Tiger Woods is to painting today’. With time at a premium, the Head of the German Golf Union successfully sourced two talented amateur players, but was unable to convince the I.O.C. to admit golf into the programme for the 1936 Olympic Games. Instead, Karl Henkell arranged what he hoped would be a prestigious addendum, an international tournament that would be close enough in time, if not place, to be recognised as part of the Olympiad; christened Der Grosse Preis der Nationen, the tournament was designed to allow golf to wrap itself around the Olympic flag, offering further spectacle for the top German dignitaries. Emboldened by the success of a pre-Olympic tour of America, Henkell sent invitations to 36 countries inviting them to compete at Baden Baden Golf Club; 28 immediately declined. With an increasing awareness of German clubs expelling Jewish players, Switzerland and Sweden soon followed. This left England under the stewardship of Lavarack as one of the remaining half-dozen to accept, alongside France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Netherlands. Accompanying Lavarack to Baden Baden were English golfers Tom Thirsk and Arnold Bentley. A seasoned pair, they faced 72 holes of strokeplay with the combined scores of both players determining the winner. From the calm surrounds of his Black Forest digs, Lavarack sent telegrams to his men: ‘Bes...
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Four: Driver T. H. Martin, Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (T-24105 Dvr: T. H. Martin. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T-24105 Dvr. T. H. Martin. A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (T-24105 Dvr: T. H. Martin. 35/D.T. A.S.C.) heavy polishing and contact marks from Star, therefore good fine (4) £120-£160 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 14 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the forces in France during the present war.’ Thomas H. Martin attested for the Army Service Corps in January 1906. Drafted to France 11 August 1914, he served throughout the Battle of Mons with No.5 Field Ambulance, Army Service Corps, joining the subsequent retreat. According to the National Roll of the Great War, he also took an active part in the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne, Ypres (I and II), Neuve Chapelle, Loos, the Somme and Arras, and in the Retreat and Advance of 1918. Awarded the M.S.M. for ‘conspicuously good work’, Martin was discharged in March 1919.
Pair: Corporal E. H. Dunnett, 12th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (East Anglian), who was killed in action on the Western Front 18 July 1917 British War and Victory Medals (21180 Cpl. E. H. Dunnett. Suff. R.) generally very fine or better Pair: Private J. Chambers, 7th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 28 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (43937 Pte. J. Chambers. Suff. R.) good very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (50534 Pte. J. W. Atkinson. Suff. R.; 27727 Pte H. C. Everett. Suff. R.) generally very fine or better (6) £70-£90 --- Edward Henry Dunnett was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He served during the Great War with the 12th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (East Anglian), and was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 July 1917. Corporal Dunnett is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. John Chambers was born in Pentlow, Essex. He served during the Great War with ‘D’ Company, 7th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, and died of wounds on the Western Front, 28 April 1917. Private Chambers is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Pair: Lieutenant A. G. MacKay, 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, attached Royal Flying Corps, who served as an Observer with 12 Squadron, and was killed in action on 18 May 1917 when his BE2e was shot down by the German ace and Pour le Merite recipient Lieutenant Karl Allmenröder - often flying as wingman to the Red Baron, this was Allmenröder’s 15th victory of the War, out of an eventual total tally of 30 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. G. Mac Kay.) good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Arthur Gordon MacKay, a native of Montreal, Canada, attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, and was posted to the 20th (Reserve) Battalion. He served during the Great War attached to the Royal Flying Corps, and was killed in action on 18 May 1917 when his BE2e of 12 Squadron, piloted by Second Lieutenant Benjamin Strachan, with MacKay as Observer, was shot down by the German ace and Pour le Merite recipient Lieutenant Karl Allmenröder. The casualty report stated that they did not appear to notice their attacker until it was too late, and although MacKay returned fire, the wings of their machine crumpled as they folded back and upwards, giving neither man any chance of escape as they plunged to the ground. This was Allmenröder’s 15th victory of the War; he went onto score a further 15 kills, giving him a total tally of 30 victories, before his own death on 27 June 1917. MacKay is buried alongside Strachan in Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
6th-5th century B.C. Modelled in the half-round, the figure wearing a conical hood with open front, detailed facial features and ribbed beard, left arm bent, right arm drawn across the body in the folds of a mantle, vertical border to the left chest; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. figure in similar pose in the British Museum under accession no.643.7. Collection J. Gréau, Terres Cuites Grecques, Vases Peints et Marbles Antiques, Paris, 1891, p.100-101, no.388, where this piece is drawn. 48 grams, 83 mm (69 grams total, 10.9 cm high including stand) (3 1/4 in. (4 1/4 in.)).Ex. Julien Gréau (1810–1895) who was an omnivorous French collector with a predilection for antiquities. Collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras and Rouen, thence by descent. bwith Millon & Associes Auctions, Paris, 6th December 2021, lot 41 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of Collection J. Gréau, Terres Cuites Grecques, by H. Hoffmann, 1891, where this piece is published. [No Reserve]
650-600 B.C. With flared base, press-moulded facial detail, irregular arms encircling a naïve figure of a swaddled baby; old inked collector's number '113' to reverse and label with same; later drilled hole to underside. 87 grams, 82 mm (3 1/4 in.).Collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras and Rouen, thence by descent. with Millon & Associes Auctions, Paris, 6th December 2021, lot 41 [Part]. [No Reserve]
650-600 B.C. Of piriform profile with lateral loop handles below the broad shoulder, short neck with flared mouth; bands of painted geometric ornament to the shoulder and equator; circular vent to one face and similar to the reverse with horizontal bar; old collector's labels '8.', 'No.357' and 'Chypre'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 96 grams, 14 cm high (393 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand) (5 1/2 in. (6 1/8 in.)).Collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras and Rouen; thence by descent. with Millon & Associes Auctions, Paris, 6th December 2021, lot 6. [No Reserve]
650-600 B.C. With globular body, three stub legs, flared mouth with spur to the lip; loop handle to the rear; bands of incised geometric ornament. 119 grams, 10.6 cm (4 1/8 in.).Collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras and Rouen, thence by descent. with Millon & Associes Auctions, Paris, 6th December 2021, lot 1. [No Reserve]
Three Years With The 9th (Scottish) Division by Lieut. Colonel W D Croft CMG DSO Published by John Murray London 1919 First Edition (Second Impression). The author became the commanding officer of 27th (Lowland) Brigade of which the 9th Scottish Division was part and the book covers his experiences of the WW1 battles on the Somme, Vimy, Arras, Ypres, Gouzeaucourt etc. The book measures approx 14cm x 20cm, hard back with gilt lettering on spine, a gilt thistle on front cover, gilt page edging to top edge, 303 pages, with illustrations and folding maps at rear. The book shows some light signs of age otherwise is in very good condition (see photographs)Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
WW1 Rare Battlefields of France and Belgium. My Tour Of The Battlefields, 1921 by John Hall Published by Roberts & Newton Ltd Crouch End London 1921 First (and probably only) Edition signed by the author on the title page and inscribed To J. Butler Esq. with the writer's best wishes Sincerely Yours John Hall 6, 8, 23. This is a very interesting and unusual book. John Hall undertook a tour of The First World War battlefields in October 1921 accompanied by his son in law, Mr S G Wood. This book is his account of his travels and makes very interesting reading (unusually this auction cataloguer made the effort to find the time and read most of this book!). Mr Hall meets all sorts of characters and hires a car (called Henry) to transport him to various battlefield sites in France and Belgium. Mr Hall has a camera with him and takes photographs of the numerous places, people and sites that he visits including the British tank cemetery at Menin Road Ypres, Hell Fire Corner, Arras, Cafe St Pierre, a mine crater at Messines, Hooge Wood, Kemmel cemetery, Hop Store cemetery, Nieuport, Paris etc. Inside the book was a vintage presentation card with a Lest We Forget poem, a JH monogram and the address of Dunelm, 36 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, E11. An internet search could not find this book mentioned anywhere but an Estate claim notice in the East London Observer for Friday 28th July 1944 was found that notes John Hall died 3rd July 1944 late of 36 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead. This is a fascinating and rare (possibly unique) book and measures approx 14cm x 21.5cm, 50 pages, hard back, nicely printed pages containing text and numerous interesting black and white photographs that have not been published elsewhere, no dust jacket, the book shows some light signs of age , wear and has some marks on the front and back covers otherwise is in very good condition (see photographs)Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
A PAIR OF FRENCH WROUGHT, CAST AND BENT IRON GARDEN BENCHES ATTRIBUTED TO THE SAINT SAUVEUR FACTORY, ARRAS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY each 74cm high, 161cm wide, 56cm deep overallFor a related pair of benches, see Christie's, Amsterdam, The Piet Jonker Collection, 24th April 2014, Lot 221 (€3,750). Condition Report: Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Look to have been cleaned and now with colour variance to surface after repatination and weathering. One retaining label, slight variances in form from use and manufacture, some screw/bolts missing, wear from use and exposure Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection. Condition Report Disclaimer
A NEAR PAIR OF FRENCH WROUGHT, CAST AND BENT IRON GARDEN ARMCHAIRS BY THE SAINT SAUVEUR FACTORY, ARRAS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY One with plaque for 'SOCIETE ANONYME, DE, SAINT SAUVEUR' each 83cm high, 63cm wide, 55cm deep overall Condition Report: Please note amended description- this is A NEAR PAIR OF FRENCH WROUGHT, CAST AND BENT IRON GARDEN ARMCHAIRS- slight variances in size and form notably to arms Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Look to have been cleaned and now with colour variance to surface after repatination and weathering. One retaining label, slight variances in form from use and manufacture, some screw/bolts missing, wear from use and exposureCondition Report Disclaimer
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein signed Arras and Vimy Ridge great war cover. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
A pair of Trench art vases dated 1915 and 1917, decorated with the badge of the Royal Engineers with the battle honour 'Arras' above, 23cm high. A 13pdr case decorated for The Queen's (Royal West Surrey', 28cm. Another 'Verdun' amongst oak leaves and three others. 7 vases. *CR All showing some signs of age, but generally nice examples.
A Great War Victory medal named to Lieut G.C.T. Salter R.A.F. Unmounted in box of issue with ribbon. Geoffrey Charles Taylor Salter was born in 1898, the son of Charles Edward Salter, Doctor of Medicine and Annie Gertrude Salter of South Cliff House, Prince of Wales Terrace, Scarborough. A Second Lieutenant from the 23rd May 1915 he initially served with the 3rd Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment attached to the Tank Corps before being attached to the R.A.F. Salter was awarded the Military Cross on the 18th June 1917 For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the attack on Monchy-le Preux on April 11th 1917 'He handled his tank with the greatest skill and gallantry and although under heavy fire, he cleared a trench of the enemy, which he handed over to the infantry'. His Tank, a MkII Male tank serial number 578, and crew number C21, was known as 'The Perfect Lady' she eventually blown to pieces by artillery leaving one of the seven crew dead and five others wounded. One of three tanks in the Southern Section of the day's attack she can be seen in three photographs in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. At the time of the award he is with the E. Yorks Regiment Special Reserve and Machine Gun Corps. He clearly transferred to the R.A.F. where he seems to have served as a Forward Observation Officer. He is reported as being missing or wounded on the 11th May 1918, and by the 28th is recorded as deceased whilst serving with the 20th Squadron of the R.A.F., he died whilst observing from an FE2d fighter bomber He is commemorated on the Arras Flying Service Memorial. With box and ribbon for his War Medal and another empty box, named to his younger brother 2. Lieut J.H.R. (John Henry Raymond) Salter who served with the Royal Flying Corps and tragically, also died in October 1917 whilst flying a Sopwith Scout B2161 over France. With an Africa Star, a silver gilt N&E Yorkshire Masonic medal, Bar Golfing Society medals and other items. With typed notes regarding the two brothers and their family. *CR Medal as issued. Other items mixed but mostly good.
A FIRST WORLD WAR BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND A SILVER CIGARETTE CASE (2)The memorial plaque detailed William Harry Shillito, He served with The Sixth Battalion, The East Kent Regiment, Died 11th July 1917, Aged 20 and is remembered with honour on The Arras Memorial, the silver cigarette case detailed Souvenir of The South African War 1901, Private D. H Shillito, Chester 1900
A collection of Trench Art items and two belts. Including a shell case desk calendar, shoe horn, small dagger with punched name ALBERT to blade, a salt pot (?), a matchbox holder marked 'Ypres Arras Mons', and '1914 RE 1918', and two belts, one with tapestry panel decorated with flags and 'E 1914 1918 R'.
WW2 BOB fighter pilot John Squier 64 sqn signed 70th ann Battle of Arras RAF flown cover. Single vendor Battle of Britain RAF Collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A Great War C.M.G. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. T. Cantan, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the front line at Arras on 16 April 1916 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (Capt. H. T. Cantan. 2/ D. of C.L.I.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 Cpt. H. T. Cantan. D. of C.L.I.) engraved naming; 1914 Star (Major. H. T. Cantan. D. of Corn: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. T. Cantan.); together the related miniature Boer War pair, these mounted as worn, minor enamel damage to the central medallions of the CMG and light contact marks to the Boer War pair, otherwise good very fine and better (6) £2,400-£2,800 --- C.M.G. London Gazette: 23 June 1915. M.I.D. London Gazettes 22 June 1915 and 15 June 1916. Henry Thomas Cantan was born in Kent in 1867 and served in the ranks of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, rising to the rank of Colour Sergeant, prior to being commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 18 May 1892. He served as Captain in South Africa during the Boer War, on duty under the Military Governor of Pretoria, and afterwards served commanding a section of 4th Mounted Infantry, where he was present at the Relief of Kimberley and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, including the actions at Paardeberg and Driefontein. The medal roll for the Q.S.A. additionally notes that he also served attached to the South African Constabulary from December 1900 to August 1902. He was taken Prisoner of War on 31 March 1900 at Koornspruit, and was released at Waterval on 6 June 1900. In 1902 he was appointed Superintendent of Gymnasia at the Curragh. Cantan served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 November 1914, and was promoted temporary Lieutenant-Colonel on 16 December 1914, being confirmed in that rank on 1 March 1916. He was killed in action when in command of his battalion, in the front line at Arras, on 16 April 1916, and is buried at Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Pair: Flight Sub-Lieutenant C. R. W. Hodges, 4 (Naval) Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service, who was killed when his Sopwith Camel was shot down during a dogfight on 18 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Flt. S. Lt. C. R. W. Hodges. R.N.A.S.) the Victory Medal officially re-impressed, extremely fine (2) £500-£700 --- Charles Raymond Walker Hodges was born on 22 September 1897, and joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a temporary Flight Sub-Lieutenant on 25 June 1916. He obtained his R.A.C. Certificate No. 3439 at Eastbourne on 18 August 1916, and was posted to No. 4 (Naval) Squadron R.N.A.S. On 18 August 1917, he was piloting Sopwith Camel B3938 in formation with 4 others when attacked by 20 enemy aircraft. He was apparently hit early in the fight for he got into a spin as if out of control, billowing smoke, east of Dixmude. Reported missing presumed killed. He is commemorated by name on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. There is also a memorial to him in the Church of St John the Baptist at Thaxted, Essex, which reads: ‘MEMORY/ OF/ FLIGHT SUB LIEUT. C. RAYMOND WALKER HODGES R.N./ AGED 19 1/2 YEARS/ ELDER SON OF MAJOR CHARLES E. WALKER HODGES RFA/ AND OF LOUIE E. WALKER HODGES/ SHOT DOWN 10 MILES/ EAST OF DIXMUDE AT/ 12000 FEET UP IN A/ FIGHT AGAINST HEAVY/ ODDS/ AFTER HIS/ FLIGHT OF FIVE PLANES/ HAD ACCOUNTED FOR/ THREE OUT OF A TOTAL/ OF TWENTY SIX ENEMY/ MACHINES, ON AUG 18TH 1917/ A MODEST HERO/ LOVED BY ALL’. Sold with record of service and various copied combat reports for the period May to July, 1917.
WW1 casualty pair and plaque, awarded to Pte Charles Maurice Harley of the 14th (Severn Valley Pioneers) Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Notes: Pte Harley was killed in action on March 25th 1918 at the first battle of Bapaume. He is commemorated at the Arras Memorial. His medal index card confirms his medal entitlement. Condition: very good. The medals are complete with their original ribbons.
A framed WW1 casualty pair and plaque, awarded to 5190 / 322392 Rifleman Frank Thomas Pead of the 6th London Regiment (City of London Regiment). To include: the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and Death Plaque, all housed in a period framed with glazed front. Notes: Rifleman / Pte Pead was a native of Bow in London. Official records state that he was originally reported missing on May 21st 1917, but it was later reported that he was killed in action on the same day. Records also state that his service reckons from January 21st 1917 through to May 21st 1917, meaning that his time served was tragically exactly 4 calendar months. He was 22 at the time of his death, and he is commemorated at the Arras Memorial. Frame size 31.5cm x 36.6cm. Condtion: generally good. A few small chips to the edge of the frame. The medals and plaque are toned with age, and the ribbons are a little sun faded. They don’t appear to have had any polishing, and there is a good level of detail present. The frame is sealed at the back, so we have not been able to inspect the backs of the medals and plaque, but it is assumed that the condition to these areas are good.
A 1914 Star trio, awarded to 5592 Pte F.C.Berryman of the 13th Hussars. To include: a 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 13th Hussars cap badge, 1st Life Guards cap badge, and a 11th Hussars cap badge. Notes: Pte Frederick C. Berryman first entered the conflict on October 6th 1914. He served with the 13th Hussars, the 11th Hussars, and the 1st Life Guards. There is an entry in the National Roll of the Great War for a F.C.Berryman of the 1st Life Guards, which states that he saw service at Ypres, Arras, Vimy Ridge, the Somme, and many other engagements. Pte Berryman would not appear to be entitled to the clasp for the 1914 star. He was a native of Woolston, Southampton. Condition: good. Some age related toning to the medals and badges. The medals are mounted on a bar for wear, with each hanging on their original silk ribbons.
Preussen: Teil-Nachlass des Generalleutnant Richard Willmann, Kommandeur der 31., 37. und 20. Infanterie-Brigade, Träger des Pour le Mérite für Militärverdienste mit Eichenlaub.1.) Orden Pour le Mérite, für Militärverdienste, mit Eichenlaub Miniatur, Vergoldet und emailliert, an Knopflochdekoration mit dreifach durchzogenem Band und aufgelegtem Eichenlaub, rückseitig gemarkt J. Godet & Sohn, Berlin, 2.) Erkennungsmarke "Kgl. Preuss. 31. Inf. Brig. Kommandeur, 3.) Feldgrauer Kragenspiegel für Generale, dazu 4.) Feldschnalle seines Sohnes Oberleutnant d.R. Friedrich Karl Wellmann.Die Verleihungsbegründung des am 23. Dezember 1917 verliehenen Pour le Mérite liest sich wie folgt: "Generalleutnant Wellmann befehligte bei Beginn der Schlacht bei Cambrai den 8 km breiten Abschnitt der Gruppe Arras, Riencourt-Jucky. In den überaus kritischen Tagen des 20.-24. November hat Generalleutnant Wellmann nicht nur mit seiner in Flandern im September schwer abgekämpften Division seinen Abschnitt restlos gehalten, sondern er hat auch noch dazu den schwer bedrohten Abschnitt Juchy-Moeuvres übernommen und alle Angriffe auf diesen in tatkräftiger, ruhiger und sehr geschickter Führung blutig abgeschlagen, ohne dabei eine weitere Schwächung seiner eigenen Front zu scheuen. Nur dieses entschlossene Festhalten bei Moeuvres mit geringen Kräften hat es der Gruppe ermöglicht, die allmählich eintreffenden Reserven fast sämtlich in den Bourlon-Wald zu werfen und dort einen Durchbruch zu verhindern. Ich schlage deshalb den auf allen Schlachtfeldern, zuletzt bei Riga wohlbewährten Generalleutnant Wellmann zur Verleihung des Ordens "Pour le Mérite" vor". Für das Eichenlaub am 26. Oktober 1918 liest sich wie folgt: "Generalleutnant Wellmann hat in den schweren Abwehrkämpfen der letzten Wochen die Verteidigung seines Gruppenabschnitts in glänzender Weise gleitet. Besonders in den letzten schweren Tagen ist es seiner tatkräftigen und umsichtigen Führung zu danken, daß alle mit gewaltigen Artillerie unternommenen Angriffe des Feindes gescheitert sind. Dauernd hat er seine Person voll und ganz eingesetzt, seine eiserne Energie und seine persönliche Einwirkung haben es vermocht, die ihm unterstellten Truppen ungeachtet ihrer Erschöpfung und geringen Stärke immer wieder zum Gegenangriff fortzureißen".Zustand: II
An Early XX Century Picture Postcard Album, to include: topographical views of Ely, Stirling Castle, Pevensey, Athens, WWI interest - Summerdown Camp Eastbourne, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Arras, the Somme. Bordighera, Salonika, etc.view of the camp chalets by road with several people (looks Edwardian) and carriages in distance.
TATTEGRAIN, Francis(1852 Péronne - 1915 Arras) Jäger in den DünenÖl/Malkarton. Rechts unten signiert. 1908. 29 x 42 cm. Gerahmt : 36,5 x 49,5 cm. Der Mann mit Flinte und Jagdhund im hellen Sonnenschein auf sandigem Boden. Altersspuren. Französischer Maler, Schüler von Lefebvre und Boulanger. Literatur : Thieme/Becker. Aufrufzeit 28. | Okt 2023 | voraussichtlich 18:07 Uhr (CET) TATTEGRAIN, Francis(1852 Péronne - 1915 Arras) Hunters in the DunesOil/painted cardboard. Signed lower right. 1908. 29 x 42 cm. Framed : 36.5 x 49.5 cm. The man with shotgun and hunting dog in the bright sunshine on sandy ground. Traces of age. French painter, student of Lefebvre and Boulanger. Literature : Thieme/Becker. Call time 28 | Oct 2023 | probably 18:07 (CET).*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
WW1 1st South African Infantry Group of Three Medals. Awarded to PTE W BOWIE 1ST S.A.I. Comprising: 1914/15 Star 2ND INFANTRY British War Medal, South African Bilingual Victory Medal. Mounted for display. ... Accompanied by a quantity of research. Private William Bowie served with the 1st Cap Colony Regiment, he was a native of Govan Scotland and had travelled to South Africa employed as a engine pattern maker. He volunteered for service in German South West Africa before reenlisting into the 1st South African Regiment. He landed in France on the 16th April 1916. At Arras he suffered Trench Foot and was discharged February 1918.
Silver plate cigarette case with SS Duchess of Athol emblem/cartouche to front together with modern sketch, small framed arras 1915 scene souvenir on silk and plate cigarette case of Royal Army Ordnance Corp and Soviet cap badge together with First World War French set of six postcards depicting First World War German soldiers put together resembles a portrait of a gentleman
First World War British Casualty Death Memorial plaque to Lance Corporal John Charles Finlayson Service No S/22789 5th Battalion Highlanders who died on 12th March 1917 aged 37 remembered with honour at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery 11.G.1 together with photographs of Second Lieutenant Ambler on horseback and military portraits with the Cheshire Yeomanry and the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment together with another military cavalry postcard and Victorian CDV of Cavalry Officer. He enlisted in August 1914 and was commissioned from Sergeant in the Cheshire Yeomanry to Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment in March 1915, he joined his battalion in France in December 1915 but as a result of Court Marshall he was dismissed from service in April 1916 due to drunkeness. He re-enlisted as a Pte soldier and returned to France in Autumn 1916 and killed in 12th March 1917 in Arras
Frankreich.: Frankreich mit Angränzenden Länderen. Grenzkolor. Kupferstichkarte v. Bodenehr aus Atlas Curieux, um 1720. Blgr. 18 x 22 cm. ╔Dabei:╗Die Grenzen von Frankreich u. Spanien... - Die Grenzen von Frankreich und Spanien an dem Mittelmeer - Arien u. St. Venand ... - Arras Mitt Nahe... 5 tlw. teil- o- grenzkolor. Kupferstichkarten aus Bodenehr, Atlas Curieux, tls. grenzkolor. Blgr. bis 18 x 29 cm. - Tls. leicht gebräunt u. fl.
Three: Private I. Jackman, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 British War and Victory Medals (40167 Pte. I. Jackman. W. York. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (40167 Pte. I. Jackman. W. York. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280 --- Ingham Jackman attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Bradford and served with the 15th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was reported missing, presumed killed in action, on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
A Great War Battalion Commander’s D.S.O., M.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. P. Burnett, 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, this adapted to slide fitting for mounting purposes; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. R. P. Burnett. S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. R. P. Burnett.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, original court-style mounting though now a little frayed, the Great War trio rather polished on the obverse, otherwise better than very fine (7) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For Military Operations in France and Flanders’. M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 18 December 1917, 28 December 1918 and 9 July 1919. Richard Parry Burnett was born on 18 March 1891, in Rotherham, Yorkshire. His family moved to Oxley, Wolverhampton, and he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School. Qualifying as a civil engineer, he volunteered for military service on 5 August 1914, and was selected for a commission into the 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, raised in Litchfield. Appointed Captain in May 1915, he appears to have been a member of the Battalion’s advance party, landing in France on 16 July 1915. The Battalion joined 51st Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division, which had been selected for home service, but that was reversed and they proceeded to France, landing in July 1915 and concentrating near St Omer. They moved into the Southern Ypres salient for trench familiarisation and then took over the front lines in that area. In the spring of 1916 they were in action at the Bluff, south east of Ypres on the Comines canal, then moved south to the Somme, seeing action during the Battle of Albert in which the Division captured Fricourt, and the Battle of Delville Wood. Appointed Major in July 1916, he was wounded in the right foot on 10 July on the Somme. In November 1916 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 8th South Staffordshires. In 1917, the Battalion moved to Arras and saw action in the First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and the Capture of Roeux. Wounded again on 27 May, this time in the arm and head, he was sent as Quartermaster to the Army Infantry School upon his recovery. Returning in April 1918, Burnett was attached to the 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) as commanding officer. He remained with the 7th Royal Fusiliers until its return to England in May 1919. He then applied for a permanent commission and this was granted in January 1921 to the York and Lancaster Regiment. During the inter-war years, Burnett served at home and in India, and only regained his Great War rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on his retirement from the Army in December 1938. At the outbreak of the Second World War he rejoined the Regiment, and in 1941 was commanding the 11th Battalion. He relinquished command of the 11th Battalion on 12 May 1942, and was appointed Commander (Acting Colonel) of the Cambridge sub-area the same day. Appointed Temporary Colonel in November 1942, he relinquished command of the Cambridge sub-area on 15 March 1943. He subsequently received a glowing reference from Brigadier General Lesslie: "I was in command of the 190th Infantry Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, in France, from June 1918 until April 1919. Throughout this period Temp. Lt-Col. R. P. Burnett D.S.O. M.C. commanded the 7th Royal Fusiliers, one of the three Battalions of the Brigade, and I was, therefore in constant touch with him. I regarded him as a very efficient Commanding Officer, capable, energetic, tactful, possessed of initiative and not afraid of responsibility, he set a fine example to the personnel of his unit, and to him, to a great extent, is due the credit of the excellent record of this Battalion during the closing months of the War. If proof is needed that I was right in my appreciation of his qualifications, and of his general good service, it lies in the fact that he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and was later selected for a Commission in the Regular Army. It gives me great pleasure to record that, in my opinion, he well deserved this recognition. I am confident, moreover, that however employed, he will continue to add to the fine record of service which he has already achieved.” Lieutenant-Colonel Burnett died in March 1971 at Wincanton, Somerset. Sold with original documents including Warrant for D.S.O. (mounted on board), three M.I.D. certificates (all Field Marshal Haig), full record of service (Army Form B199A), two portrait photographs in uniform, and a certified true copy of Brigadier-General Lesslie’s testimonial dated May 1931; together with copied research.
A ‘First Day of the Somme’ Officer Casualty Victory Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant R. W. Twining, Devonshire Regiment, late Royal Devonshire Yeomanry, who was buried alive at Wailly by a German artillery barrage and exhumed by his comrades later that day Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. R. W. Twining) nearly very fine £200-£240 --- Richard Wake Twining was born in Salcombe, Devon, on 8 May 1895, the only son of Canadian-born Dr. Vincent Twining. An able and gifted boy, Twining was sent to Epsom College on 1 May 1908, being a boarder of Fayrer House. Excelling academically, he progressed to Carr House in the Upper School and saw two seasons with the rugby 1st XV. In July 1913, he passed the first exam for a medical degree and in October 1913 went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, following in the medical footsteps of his father and grandfather. Serving two months with “C” Squadron of the Royal Devonshire Yeomanry, Twining was discharged to a commission with the Devonshire Regiment on 19 November 1914. He served nine months at Beaumont Barracks, Aldershot, before transferring at his own request to the 1st Battalion and crossing the Channel to France on 14 April 1916. For the people of Devon, 1 July 1916 is forever associated with the slaughter of the 8th and 9th Battalions at Mansel Copse. As his comrades were cut down by enemy machine guns, Twining and the men of the 1st Battalion launched a feint or ‘dummy attack’ at Wailly to the south of Arras. It was here that he was buried during a German counter-barrage, later confirmed in a witness statement by Second Lieutenant J. R. H. Tweed, 3rd Battalion, attached 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. He was aged just 21. More sorrow was to come to the family, however, when his cousin, Mary Twining, a former V.A.D. nurse, was found at the foot of the cliffs at Bolt Head in 1919.
A Great War ‘Trench Raid’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Corporal F. Thomas, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was awarded the M.M. for his gallantry during the night of 6-7 February 1917, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 May 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (3-6076 Pte. F. Thomas. 1/D.C.L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6068 Pte. F. Thomas, 2: D. of C. Lt. Infy.) initial officially corrected; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, top clasp facing slightly bent (6068 Pte. T. [sic] Thomas. D. of C.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (3-6076 Pte. F. Thomas. D. of Corn: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (3-6076 Pte. F. Thomas. D. of Corn. L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fine; the Great War awards good very fine (6) £500-£700 --- M.M. London Gazette 26 March 1917. Fred Thomas was born at Bodmin, Cornwall, in 1877 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Truro on 29 November 1899. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 16 August 1900 to 25 August 1902, and transferred to the Army Reserve on 28 November 1907. He was discharged on 28 November 1911, after 12 years’ service. Following the outbreak of the Great War, Thomas was recalled from the Special Reserve and served with the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on the Western Front from 27 December 1914. For the next two years the Battalion was present during some of the heaviest fighting, notably at Ypres in April 1915, and at High Wood on the Somme in July 1916, suffering over 500 casualties at Meaulte on 1 August 1916. He was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during an enemy trench raid carried out by “A” Company on the night of 6-7 February 1917, the Company report stating: ‘The raiding parties consisted of 4 officers and 109 other ranks, with the Lewis Gun teams employed for flank protection. Each main party was sub-divided into small groups usually consisting of not more than 8 other ranks. Each small group was allotted a special objective and had been carefully trained to find their way to it.... On the night of the assault the moonlight was brilliant as the parties left the trenches at Zero hour minus one minute. The right part was immediately observed by the enemy who opened heavy rifle fire and a barrage of trench mortar bombs on the north of Mill Crater, and several men were hit. Our barrage opened exactly at Zero hour and effectually crushed the enemy opposition, although during the whole time the raiding parties were in the trench the enemy kept up a barrage of L.T.M. which burst principally on the north of Mill Crater... No machine gun fire was encountered on the right, and very little on the left. The wire on the right was thin and presented no serious obstacle, but on the left three belts of wire were encountered. All parties were in the enemy trench by Zero hour plus three minutes... Six dug-out we bombed and destroyed with mobile charges which proved remarkably effective... two of the dug-outs were known to be occupied by the occupants would not come out.’ Proceeding with the Battalion to Arras in April 1917, Thomas was killed in action in the Fresnoy area on 8 May 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with copied service papers; medal roll extracts; Battalion War Diaries; and other research, including full details of the services for which he was awarded the Military Medal.
M SHAFER, pair, of gilt framed and glazed watercolours, labelled to gilt mount, "Arras & Louvrain" signed lower left "Louvring Belgium Shafer, and the other arras France; and Quantity of framed and glazed black and white lithographs, prints etc of architectural interest; and an Antique style map, "Hertford", AND a quantity of unframed black and white etching prints of architectural buildings and landscapes and another modern print
An extensive collection of early Manchester United memorabilia originally owned by Jack Mew the United goalkeeper between 1912 and 1926, content including a large, rare and interesting collection of printed newspaper match reports and press cuttings including notable content for Manchester United during the wartime seasons 1916-17 and 1917-18, match coverage opposition including Blackburn Rovers, Rochdale, Manchester City, Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Preston N.E., Southport, Liverpool, Burnley, Port Vale, Blackpool, Bury, Stoke and Southport Central, the collection also with additional reporting including proceedings from Court when the professional footballer Enoch West lost his case against allegations of match fixing; United player Sandy Turnbull was still missing in action (later established that he was killed in the Battle of Arras 3rd May 1917, aged 32); an Xmas Day British Army inter-regimental football match on the frontline; another reporting on a further match fixing case that would result in United player George Anderson being sentenced to Prison; United player Robinson joining the Army; also a fine team-group photograph taken before the match v Bolton 28.8.1920; player selection cards, postcards, photographs, telegrams, content relating to the F.A. Tour of South Africa in 1920; and other miscellaneous items including magazines and incomplete United match programmes, some stuck down in a scrapbook, the collection an invaluable and fascinating resource
ASSORTED SILVER & PLATED COLLECTIBLES, including enamelled teaspoons variously decorated bowls and handles inscribed Llandudno, Arras, Ypres, Gibralter, 1953 coronation, White Ensign Club, Albert etc., a silver gilt butter knife with porcelain handle (broken), and a George V 5-piece cruet, cased plated grape shears, silver money clip (qty)
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