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Click here to subscribePostcards, Silks, a place name selection of 5 embroidered silks inc. 'Gruss Aus der Heimat' tree lined cottage with mountains in background (scarce), 'Remember of Arras' with town crest, 'Souvenir de Belgique' coat of arms to centre & embroidered portraits to left and right of King and Queen, 'Souvenir of Ypres' showing bombardment, and finally 'Greetings from Port Dinovnic' town crest to centre (mainly gd)
KONVOLUT AUS 24 STADTANSICHTEN UND GRAFIK 18. bis 20. Jh. Unterschiedliche Techniken wie Kupferstich, Radierung, Zeichnung oder Reproduktionsdruck auf Papier. Min. 9 x 14 cm, max. 32 x 48,5 cm. Leicht gebräunt, part. min. fleckig, part. leicht besch. Das Konvolut umfasst Stadtansichten von Hamburg, Arras, Brest, Calais, Dijon, Lyon, Marseille und Zürich, ein Guckkastenbild von Wien sowie Landschaften und vier Drucke von Hans Thoma. Part. im Passepartout.
A Great War, May 1917, Third Battle of the Scarpe casualty pair of medals and Memorial Plaque to the 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), British War and Victory medals, “6862 PTE. J.G. JOYCE 9-LOND R.”, bronze Memorial Plaque, “JOHN GEORGE JOYCE” 39 year old John George Joyce, a Cellarman from Battersea, London, served in France from 31st December 1916 with the 9th Battalion London Regiment. Renumbered as 393109, he was killed in action serving with the battalion during the attack on Cavalry Farm on 3rd May 1917. Sadly, his body as never recovered, and he is remembered on the Arras Memorial
A World War I pair of medals, comprising Great War and Victory medals, named to Pte. T.W.Harris, 15-Lond R, 3966, together with paperwork relating to Thomas William Harris, who served with the 1/15th London Regiment, and Middlesex Regiment, 4th Battalion, KAI 28/04/1917, commemorated on Bay 7, Arras Memorial.
Pair: Captain B. Perkins, Worcestershire Regiment, who was wounded by gun shot at Arras on 23 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. Perkins.) very fine (2) £50-£70 --- Benjamin Perkins was born on 25 September 1892 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 13th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, on 22 June 1915. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from November 1916, and was wounded by gun shot to the right leg and foot at Arras on 23 April 1917. Advanced Captain on the General List, he was demobilised in January 1919. Sold with copied service papers and a USB memory stick of copied research.
A fine Great War ‘German Spring Offensive’ 1918 D.C.M. and ‘Battle of the Somme’ 1916 M.M. group of twelve awarded to Colour-Sergeant W. A. Barnby, 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment, a committed territorial who was gassed at Passchendaele in November 1917, wounded on the Aisne in May 1918, and later joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with them during the Second War in Africa and Italy, being mentioned in despatches during the latter campaign Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200343 Cpl.-A. Sjt:- W. A. Barnby. M.M. 1/4 E. York: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (1908 Pte. W. A. Barmby. 4/E. York: R.-T.F.) note spelling of surname; 1914-15 Star (1908 Pte. W. A. Barnby. E. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1908 A. Sjt. W. A. Barnby. E. York. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with two additional service clasps (4336419 Sjt. W. A. Barnby. 4-E. York. R.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (4336419 C. Sjt. W. A. Barnby. D.C.M. M.M. 4-E. York. R.) official correction to two digits of number, very fine or better (12) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 August 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed great coolness in organising and reforming his men under heavy fire. Later he showed fine leadership and courage in rallying his men under heavy shell fire, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘East of Estaires, 10 April 1918.’ M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916. Probably an award for operations on the Somme during September and October 1916. M.I.D. London Gazette 24 August 1944: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Italy. - 4336419 Sergt. W. A. Barnby, D.C.M., M.M., Royal Army Medical Corps.’ Walter Arthur Barnby was born in Hull, Yorkshire, in March or April 1895, the son of Arthur and Emma Barnby. He enlisted in the 4th Battalion (Territorial), East Yorkshire Regiment in 1908 and landed in France with the Battalion during the Great War on 17 April 1915, initially as Private, No. 1908. The Battalion was part of 150th Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division with whom they served until July 1918, taking part in the 2nd Battle of Ypres in 1915; the Battle of the Somme in 1916; the Battle of Arras and Passchendaele in 1917; and the Battles of Lys and Aisne during the German offensive of 1918. By that time the battalion had been reduced by losses to a cadre and was transferred to Lines of Communication and attached to 116th Brigade, 39th Division. Under the re-numbering of the Territorial Force in 1917, Barnby was given the new number 200343. Barnby was gassed in November 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele, and again wounded in action on 27 May 1918, during the 'First Assault' of the Battle of the Aisne. Company Sergeant-Major Barnby was demobilised, 20 February 1919, but re-engaged serving as 4336419 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. In 1923 he was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal under Army Order 299, for 12 years’ service in the Territorials. He was also awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) in the early to mid 1930s and in February 1950 received two clasps to his T.E.M., each clasp signifying a further 6 years’ service. He was discharged, 20 May 1935 but again re-enlisted (retaining his service number) on 18 July 1935. He was transferred to 160th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, on 30 September 1938, and served with the Corps in Africa and Italy during the Second War, being mentioned in the espatches for services in Italy in 1944. Sold with original photograph in uniform with medal ribbons, original M.I.D. Certificate, XI Corps D.C.M. Card ‘For great coolness and initiative in action under heavy shell fire. 10.4.18.’, and various related documents including Soldiers’ Service and Pay Book, together with copied research.
Three: Private J. Pate, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 18 June 1917 1914 Star (3-7826 Pte J. Pate. 2/Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-7826 Pte. J. Pate. Suff. R.) good very fine (3) £100-£140 --- James Pate served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 30 August 1914. Private Pate was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 June 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Collection of British First World War Trench Maps, the maps are attributed to Brigadier General Herbert Cecil Potter (10/10/1875-11/6/1964) Officer Commanding the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Division, during the Battle of the Somme and 3rd Battle of Ypres, the maps, detailed below, are of areas in which Potter served throughout the war from 1914 and include detailed information of enemy trenches marked in red on each map, some are particularly evocative, the map of Hebuterne containing the village of Serre with 'Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke', 'John' Copses, all clearly marked and bring to mind the tragic first day of the Battle of the Somme, a map of Delville Wood is annotated in pencil with 'Delville Wood and Guillemont, 9 Bde attack 16/8/1916' , another map gives the 'German Order of Battle, Cambrai 1 Dec 1917', a map of the 'Seine, Meuse, and Rhine Basins Showing Areas of Occupation of the Allied Armies Jan 1919' is marked with the ink stamp of 'HQ 9th Infantry Brigade', the maps were given to the vendor when a young man by General Potter's son Major Cecil Potter, a family friend in Somerset, some are heavily used and stained with the mud of the front line, many of the annotations on the maps are believed to have been made by General Potter contemperaneously, while some, particularly on the French made maps, are believed to have been done by Major Cecil Potter post warBrigadier General Herbert Cecil Potter CB, CMG, DSO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst, joined the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant 29/2/1896, promoted Lieutenant, March 1899, then Captain, December 1900, seconded to a Mounted Infantry Column in South Africa 1901-02 (2nd Boer War) served in the Sudan in 1908 and the Western Front throughout the First World War, wounded through both legs in August 1914, he returned to the front line and given command of 9th Infantry Brigade in April 1916, during the Battle of the Somme General Potters recce of High Wood with two other officers, and the realisation that it was clear of Germans and could be occupied easily is detailed on Page 137/138 of 'Somme' by Lyn MacDonald, '...There was not a German to be seen. The commanders decided to look for themselves. General Potter of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division, with Lieutenant Colonel Elliot and Major General Watts Commander of the 7th Division were not so foolhardy as to expose themselves by walking along the track at the top of the slope but, hugging the the shelter immediatley below, clambered along to the ruined windmill, a hundred yards or so to the right.... looking across the gentlest of valleys, where the ridge on which they stood sloped down to a hollow and rose almost imperceptibly to the dark mass of High Wood itself,...Nothing stirred in the cornfields. High Wood was silent...Then they crossed the cornfield almost to the edge of High Wood. Not a shot was fired. High Wood was empty. Jubilant, excited, and anxious to push ahead, they almost ran back to the line. The troops were fresh and ready to go...', tragically, the information was not acted on in time, the Germans reoccupied the wood and High Wood was not taken until September after heavy fighting and many casualties, Potter was twice wounded at the Somme in August 1916, the second time by a 'large shell which sat down beside me and made me stone deaf for some days', Potter also served at the Battle of Arras April-May 1917, and the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) July-November 1917, as well as the Queens South Africa Medal with three clasps Potter was awarded a medal and clasp, 4th Class Osmanieh, 3rd Class Mejidieh in Sudan (1908),mentioned in depatches in WW1, decorated with the Legion of Honour by Sir Douglas Haig in November 1915, made DSO in 1917 and CMG in 1918, he retired from the army in 1927, the maps included in the lot are;Delville Wood Map, large scale, trench lines/road names marked in red (Fleet Street, High Holborn, Bond Street, Regents Street, etc) with reverse marked in pencil (believed by Major Cecil Potter) 'Delville wood and Guillemont, 9 Bde attack 16/8/1916'Trench Map - Hebuterne, Ordnance Survey 1916, scale 1:10,000 , 'Trenches corrected to 19:8:16', trench lines printed in red, additional markings in pencil (Bounderies, Pendant Alley, etc),'Matthew Copse', 'Mark Copse', 'Luke Copse', 'John Copse', which formed part of the British front line and forming up points for some of the Pals battalions are clearly marked, front of map marked 'Brigadier, Serre, Aug 1916''Seine, Meuse, and Rhine Basin Showing Areas of Occupation of the Allied Armies Jan. 1919', 1:1,000,000 scale map, showing Belgian, British, American, and French zones outlined in red, marked in pencil 'Occupation zones of the Rhineland 1919' bears stamps of 'HQ 9th Infantry Brigade' and 'General Staff 3rd Division' dated 7th February 1919French issue map of Melun, 1:80,000 scale, bottom left corner marked 'Revisee 1888', marked in pencil 'France, 1/80,000 map of Melun area (SE of Paris) probably issued in case of further retreat by BEF in August 1914'Map of Cambrai, 1:100,000 scale, British intelligence map showing German Order of Battle, Army Groups, Armies, Corps, Divisions, down to Regiments, including rest billets, all printed in red, marked to reverse 'German Order of Battle, Cambrai, 1 Dec 1917'Trench map, Ordnance Survey 1915, sheet 36c N.W. 3 and part of 1, scale 1:10,000, shows town of Loos, trench lines in red including 'Loos Road Redoubt', marked to the front in pen '**** 1915'Trench Map, scale 1:10,000, France, La Bassee, trenches marked in red including Holenzollern Redoubt, units marked in pen (19th Bde, Kings, 2nd South Staffords), marked to the front in pencil '1915'Trench Map, France, Sheet 57c S.W., scale 1:20,000, trench lines marked in red, Bazentin, Longueville, Guillemont, High Wood, Delville Wood, Flatiron Copse, Sabot Copse, Arrow Head copse, etc all shown, mud stained, marked in pencil to front 'Bazentin/High Wood'French issue map, Provins, marked bottom left corner 'Revisee 1888', marked in pencil 'Large scale map of Provins area (SE of Paris) probably issued in case of further retreat by BEF in August 1914', (qty)
Wedgwood Florentine Arras Green pattern dinner service with green and for eight covers comprising, eight dinner plates, eight side plates, eight dessert plates, gravy boat & stand, sauceboat & stand and vegetable dish & cover, pattern no. W4170 (29)Condition Report:Gravy boat stand: Cracked and repaired. All plates have some knife and fork marks. Signs of use overall, but no chips or cracks.
Three: Warrant Officer Class II A. W. Ganley, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (16716 W.O. Cl. II. A. W. Ganley. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (16716 Cpl. A. W. Ganley. R.G.A.); Memorial Plaque (Alfred William Ganley) in card envelope, good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Alfred William Ganley attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery and served as a Battery Sergeant Major with the 146th Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 23 March 1918, during the German Spring Offensive; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with the recipient’s Account Book; various Gunlaying Certificates; and a damaged portrait photograph of the recipient.
An interesting selection of WW1 medal singles, including an officer casualty and a military medal winner.To include: a Victory medal named to 2nd Lt P.Ward - This is believed to relate to 2nd Lt Philip Ward, Manchester Regiment. He died 27th December 1917 aged 19.Also, a BWM named to 3.8312 Pte. W. Othick Yorkshire Regiment. He is also entitled to the 1914 star and the Military Medal.Othick is mentioned in the National Roll of the Great War, where it is noted that he ‘volunteered in 1914, and later that year was sent to the Western front where he saw 4 years of active service.He fought in the Battle of Ypres, the Somme, Arras, and many other important engagements. He was wounded 3 times in action. He was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in the field’.Plus, a 1914-15 star named to 7433 Pte George Bird North Staffordshire Regiment. He is also entitled to the BWM and Victory medal.And, a Victory medal named to 204746 Pte Arthur Jepson York’s & Lancs Regiment. He is also entitled to the BWM and Silver War Badge (Badge Number B87981).4 items.Condition: All medals are complete with ribbons, with the 1914-15 star ribbon being a later replacement.Each medal is in good condition, with only normal age related signs of wear.
Slevogt, Max -- "Douai"3 Zeichnungen. Bleistift auf Notizbuchpapier. 1914.Je 12 x 19,4 cm. Alle unten links bzw. rechts mit Bleistift signiert "Slevogt".2 Blatt verso mit Bleistift datiert und betitelt „Vor der Kommandantur“ sowie 1 Blatt recto bezeichnet "b. Arras". Der nordfranzösische Ort Douai liegt an der Grenze zu Belgien und damit an der Westfront, an der sich Slevogt 1914 als offizieller "Kriegsmaler" der Bayerischen Armee aufhielt. Schöne ausdrucksstarke Zeichnungen, mit denen Slevogt meisterlich und mit lockerem Strich die detailreiche Architektur, aber auch die Soldaten auf dem Feld festhält. Es handelt sich um folgende Blätter: "Kolonnenverschiebung an der Port de Valenciennes in Douai", entstanden am 31. Oktober 1914; "Prinz Leopold von Bayern beobachtet die französische Stellung bei Arras", vom 20. Oktober 1914 und "Vor der deutschen Kommandantur in Douai", vom 3. Oktober, vollendet am 19. Oktober 1914. Wir danken Dr. Karoline Feulner, Max Slevogt-Forschungszentrum, Landesmuseum Mainz, für freundliche Hinweise vom 11. April 2023.Literatur: Hans-Jürgen Imiela, Max Slevogt. Eine Monografie, Karlsruhe 1968 (S. 414-416)Kriegstagebuch, Verlag Bruno Cassirer, Berlin 1917 (Abb.7, 23 und 6) - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
SELECTION OF MEDALS AND BADGESincluding a Georges Leygues Naval insignia badge, a 'Glory to our liberators' Benes and Stalin 1945 badge, a 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley Lion badge, an Arras Town WW1 sweetheart brooch, a Monastic Provincial Grand Lodge Bi-Centenary of Glasgow 1739-1939 medal, a boxed Trinity College London Prize for Proficiency in Music medal, Paris souvenir medals, and a boxed Diamond Jubilee of Confederation of Canada 1867-1927 commemorative medal
A SET OF GARDEN FURNITURE COMPRISING A CIRCULAR TABLE AND SIX CHAIRSMODERN, ATTRIBUTED TO ARRAS FURNITUREThe table 73cm high, 121cm diameter, each chair 79cm highCondition Report: Painted surface is later, this has rubbing, scratching, chips through the top later revealing the metal below, there are also signs of age and use in an exterior setting including surface dirt and deposits, some discolouration All elements appear solid and stable overallPlease see additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
WALLER HUGH PATON RSA RSW (Scottish 1828-1895) Arras Castle Isle of Mull Watercolour, signed and dated 1893 lower right, 32cm x 48cm, frame 53cm x 68cm. Some foxing. Faded. Picture away from the frame. Frame and glass damaged.Glass cracked at lower left frame.The painting come from a deceased estate.
A group of six comprising Military Cross, unnamed as issued, 1914-15 Star named to 2520 Pte J. Crabtree L.N.Lan R. War Medal and Victory Medal named to Capt J.J. Crabtree, Second World War Defence and War Medals, unnamed as issued. Mounted as worn. James Joseph (Jimmy) Crabtree (1895-1965) was born in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe, the second son of James Crabtree a Brewer from Burnley who married Margaret a Clitheroe girl in 1884. He was a pupil at Stoneyhurst College, Clitheroe and later worked as a clerk in one of the cotton mills owned by the chairman of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. He was to become a very successful goalkeeper before and after the First World War playing a total of 77 games in the Football League. Initially playing for Stonyhurst College he played for Clitheroe Amateurs and performed so well that he made ten appearances for Blackburn Rovers proir to the War, deputising in goal for the final game in 1914 when Blackburn clinched the championship. He also played in goal for England amateurs in 1914 when England beat Wales 9-1 at Home Park, Plymouth. After the War he made 60 appearances for Rochdale who played in the third Division, despite being the regular keeper, on one occasion he scored two goals whilst playing at left back. In 1924 he joined Accrington Stanley where he managed just six first team appearances. Crabtree's Military career began almost as soon as Britain entered the War, being amongst the first to volunteer joining the 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on the 5th September 1914. He left for France on the 11th February the following year and his abilities were soon recognised as he was recommended for Officer Training on the 9th October 1915. He returned to France as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st Loyal North Lancs. He was wounded during fighting at the Battle of Morval on the 25th September 1916, the final objective of Flers-Courcelette as part of the Battle of the Somme when this area was held by the German 1st Army. A short spell in Hospital saw him return to his unit by December and he saw further action at the Battle of Arras and then at the Third Battle of Ypres known as Passchendale. Whilst fighting at St Julien, on the 26th September 1917 his courage and leadership led to the award of the Military Cross (London Gazette 26th September 1917, p9974. The London Gazette of the 9th January 1918 p596 providing a citation:. 'For Gallantry and Distinguished Service in the Field: When his company commander had been killed and the other officer wounded, he led his company on and captured his objective in spite of heavy machine gun fire. He afterwards reorganised the company, which had suffered many casualties, and successfully consolidated his position. During the three days which followed, his splendid cheeriness and disregard for personal safety very greatly inspired his men. Four weeks later he was wounded for a second time and returned home to Britain to recover, he would not return to the fighting leaving the Army in 1919. Playing his part for a second time between 1939 and 1945 he served with the Border Regiment and was promoted from a War Substantive Captain to Captain from 1st April 1949 with seniority from the 3rd July 1940. He continued his part in football becoming a linesman and referee in later years. Married to his wife Frances he worked as Travelling representative for a brewery, perhaps his Fathers'. He died on the 1st December 1965 and is buried in his home town of Clitheroe. With the case for the Military Cross, his Amateur International blazer badge, enameled 9ct gold medal for the East Lancs Charity Cup 191-13 Blackburn Rovers, J. Crabtree, 12.19g. Ribblesdale Cricket League 9ct gold Championship medal named to J. Crabtree 1923. 12.89g. Border Regiment shoulder title and cap badge. Clitheroe school badge, Preston Catholic College silver and enamel badge and Lancashire Referees Society badge *Condition: All in good condition with only light rubbing or surface marks.
A Great War ‘Fampoux, April 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour-Sergeant J. Connell, 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, for gallantry on the first day of the battle of Arras Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6667 Sjt: J. Connell. 1/E. Lanc: R.); 1914 Star (6667 Pte. J. Connell. 2/E. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6667 C. Sjt. J. Connell. E. Lan. R.) medals unmounted, very fine or better (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He took command of the remainder of his platoon and carried on with the consolidation. His fine example under heavy fire was of the greatest value at a critical time.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘North of Fampoux, 9 April 1917’. John Connell served in France and Flanders from 20 October 1914, initially with the 2nd and later with the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. He won the D.C.M. for gallantry north of Fampoux on 9 April 1917, the first day of the battle of Arras. Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, annotated Gazette, and War Diary entries.
A fine Great War ‘Monchy, July 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private H. Edgington, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, who was wounded in the leg in August 1916, and killed in action on 17 September 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (191 Pte. H. Edgington. 7/E. Surr: R.); 1914-15 Star (191 Pte. H. Edgington. E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (191 Pte. H. Edgington. E. Surr. R.) together with Memorial Plaque (Harry Edgington), medals unmounted, extremely fine (5) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 17 September 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. With two comrades he held a block in our trench against a strong party of the enemy at a most critical moment, when our advanced posts had been captured. Subsequently he posted himself and his comrades in shell-holes, causing such casualties to a fresh hostile attack that the enemy bolted back to cover. By the very great initiative and exceptional gallantry of these three men a very awkward situation was got well in hand.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Nr. Monchy, 11 July 1917.’ Harry Edgington was a native of Dorking and enlisted into the East Surrey Regiment, serving in France from 1 June 1915. He was invalided to England with a gun shot wound in the right leg received on 10 August 1916, returned to France on 25 October and was posted to join the 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, on 22 November 1916. The 7th Battalion formed part of the 37th Brigade in the 12th Division and, in early March 1917, Edgington was attached to Brigade’s Sniping Company. He won the D.C.M. for gallantry near Monchy on 11 July 1917, which award was gazetted four days before he was killed in action near Arras on 21 September 1917. He is buried in the Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais. Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, annotated Gazette, and War Diary entries.
A Bronze medal by Lovis Botte from the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, named to the reverse 'Ecole Normale Primaire D'Instituteurs A Arras' 6.2cm in original gilt tooled leather case. With a Royal Mint Queen Victoria 1897 Jubilee souvenir bronze medal in case of issue, an Edward VII Coronation medal, an 1887 badge and small George V coronation medal (5) *Condition: All in nice condition, first with attractive luster, leather case distressed.
* Battle of France. Air Ministry Certificate of Competency and Licence to Fly Private Flying Machines, blue cloth certificate issued to Hector Yeats Lawrence in 1937, Lawrence was killed in action during the Battle of France on 18 May 1940, small passport size black and white portrait photograph plus identity card issued to his wife QTY: (1)NOTE:Hector Yeats Lawrence served during WWII with 15 Squadron, RAF, he was killed in action on 18 May 1940 (Battle of France) whilst flying Blenheim IV L8853 LS-V. The aircraft failed to return from a raid on Le Cateau and was reportedly shot down by Me109s of 3/JG 2, it crashed near Preux-au-Bois, North East of Arras, Northern France. Two crew killed and one taken POW.
A CASUALTY MILITARY MEDAL GROUP TO GUNNER MAGUIRE RFA MM correctly impressed 9474 BMBR C C Maguire B.71/ BDE RFA1914/15 Star Correctly impressed 9474 GNR C C Maguire RFAPair correctly impressed 9474 BMBR C C Maguire RACondition GVF+Cyril Clifford was born in West Ham, Essex, in 1897. The son of Frederick and Emily Maguire, at the time of the 1911 census, the family were living at 20 Marlow Road in East Ham. Cyril was fourteen years old and working as a Warehouse Boy in ' City Clothing.' When the Great War broke out, Cyril enlisted in East Ham, joining the Royal Field Artillery. He landed in France on the 8th of July, 1915. While serving with RFA B Battery 71st Brigade, Maguire was awarded the Military Medal, gazetted on the 9th of December 1916. Just over four months later, he was sadly killed in action on the 19th of March 1917. Cyril is buried in Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.
The Orders and Medals to Sir George Henry Henderson, C.B., K.B.E., comprising: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Civil Division), Companion's neck badge (C.B.), silver-gilt, London 1939, in Garrard & Co case of issue, nearly extremely fine; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division), Knight Commander's neck badge and breast star, silver, gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co case of issue, about extremely fine; 1914-15 Star (1991 SJT. G. H. HENDERSON. R. SCOTS.), British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (LIEUT. G. H. HENDERSON.); Jubilee Medal 1935; Coronation Medal 1937; Coronation Medal 1953; the last six mounted for wearing, good very fine and better [9]; together with the grants of dinity and covering letters for the C.B. and the K.B.E.; a facsimile of a letter written by by the recipient while a prisoner of war; two books: Jack Alexander, 'McCrae's Battalion'; and Tom Steel, 'The Life and Death of St Kilda'; and the recipient's silver cased open face pocket watch.CB (openwork oval) is 33.34mm wideBy direct descent.George Henry Henderson was born in Wooler, 18/05/1889, and attended Duke School, Alnwick before entering the Civil Service (Board of Education) in 1907. He attested at Edinburgh 02/09/1914 and went to Egypt as a Sergeant in the 5/6th Battalion Royal Scots 15/09/1915. Discharged to a commission 06/11/1916, he was posted to the 16th Battalion Royal Scots 11/12/1916 and was in command of a platoon of A Company when they participated in the attack on Roeux 28/04/1917 - part of the Battle of Arras. "I mopped up the houses and cellars in my area, taking a few prisoners.....we encountered what appeared to be a preliminary counter-attack by the enemy. For some time we maintained our position by rifle fire and bombing in the hope of reinforcements arriving." Henderson attracted the attention of a sniper, and received "a through and through wound of the front of the right thigh....the openings [of which] were large & ragged" and was made a prisoner. He attributed his eventual recovery from his wound to the ministrations of British NCOs and Russian doctors among his fellow prisoners "as the Boche did very little for us, especially in the way of food." Interned in Switzerland, he was repatriated 09/12/1918, and resumed his career in government service. In 1933, as General Inspector Department of Health for Scotland, he superintended the evacuation of the few remaining inhabitants of the remote island of St Kilda.
AN ASSORTMENT OF MILITARY RELATED ITEMS TO INCLUDE A BAYONET, KUKRI, CAP, BADGES, BOOKS, maps compass etc, this lot includes a Czech bayonet missing its scabbard, a tourist style kukri, 916 dated compass with a cracked glass, Arras match box cover, South Staffs cap badge, 3rd Kings Own Hussars cap badge and shoulder title, 2 sets incomplete cigarette cards, soft back books and auction catalogues and an observer book on British Awards and Medals, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
British War Medal 1914-20 (6) (27968 Pte. F. G. Brown. R. War. R.; 16683 Pte. E. H. Parry. R. War. R.; 242692 Pte. W. Pettifer. R. War. R.; 2099 Pte. F. Sanders. R. War. R.; 40745 Pte. G. England. Yorks. L.I.; 43525 Pte. J. R. B. Houghton. Manch. R.) generally very fine and better (6) £120-£160 --- Frederick George Brown was born in Wimborne, Dorset. He attested into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front. After contracting Trench Fever and a spell in hospital in England, he returned to France and later died of wounds on 15 April 1918. He is buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France. Evan Henry Parry, a native of Birmingham, attested at Warwick into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. William Pettifer was born in Birmingham in 1873 and attested into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for service during the Great War. He served with the 1st/6th Battalion on the Western Front, and was killed in action, aged 44, on 9 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Frederick Sanders was born in Birmingham and attested into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914, and died of wounds on 30 April 1915. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. George England was born in Mangotfield, Bristol. He attested into the Yorkshire Light Infantry and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 August 1916. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 1/5th Battalion on 9 July 1917 and is buried in Ramscappelle Military Cemetery, Belgium. John Reginald Burkett Houghton was born in 1896 and attested into the Manchester Regiment for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front and was killed in action, aged 21, whilst serving with the 21st Battalion, on 10 January 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Memorial Plaque (Harold Percival Victor Jarvis; Arthur Herbert Kinge) first in card envelope, some polishing to obverse of first with partial drill hole and scratches to reverse with soldered wire attached; otherwise generally good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Harold Percival Victor Jarvis served as a Private with the 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 4 April 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France. Arthur Herbert Kinge served as a Private with the Royal Artillery during the Great War, before transferring to the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 May 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2. Lieut G. P. Davidson) in case of issue, very fine £80-£120 --- Gordon Parsons Davidson was born in Toronto, Canada in December 1892. He initially served during the Great War as a sergeant with the 32nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry before being commissioned in the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Second Lieutenant Davidson was serving with the latter on the Western Front when he was killed in action on 3 May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
A rare Great War April 1917 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private H. W. Green, 10th Hussars, for the notable cavalry V.C.-action at Monchy-le-Preux on 11 April when, with the Essex Yeomanry, they suffered heavy casualties in their heroic defence of the village over several days Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11558 Pte. H. W. Green. 10/Hrs:); 1914-15 Star (11558 Pte. H. W. Green. 10th Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (11558 Pte. H. W. Green. 10-Hrs.) medals unmounted, good very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000. --- D.C.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He formed a dressing station in a dug-out and got a large number of wounded into it, and for several days continued to render assistance to wounded men, exposing himself continuously.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Monchy, 11 April 1917.’ On 9 April 1917 the British and Canadians began an attack which would become known as the Battle of Arras. The opening day was a spectacular success with the Canadians capturing Vimy Ridge but the British cavalry was held back too far behind the lines to exploit the temporary disarray in the German defences. At dawn on the 11th of April, elements of the 15th (Scottish) and 37th Divisions were holding positions in and around the village of Monchy-le-Preux. The 10th (Prince of Wales’ Own Royal) Hussars, along with other regiments from their Brigade, were ordered to circle round the village and advance to a position between Monchy and the River Scarpe. At 8.30am, in a blizzard, the Hussars began their advance along with the Essex Yeomanry and, as they crossed the southern slope of Orange Hill to the north of Monchy, they came under shell and machine gun fire which caused a number of casualties and forced the survivors to take shelter in the streets of Monchy itself. Here they became trapped under heavy shell fire for over three days, engaged in heavy fighting with the streets being strewn with the bodies of troopers and their horses. One eyewitness recounted that: ‘The main street of Monchy was indeed a terrible sight, and the horrors are not being exaggerated when it is described as being littered with dead men and horses. In one place the horses were lying so thick that it was necessary to climb over them in order to pass along the street.’ The Hussars lost 27 men killed during the attack and 157 wounded, and between themselves and the Yeomanry, around 900 horses are thought to have become casualties. Lance-Corporal Harold Mugford, Machine Gun Corps, attached Essex Yeomanry, was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action. Harold W. Green served with the 10th Hussars in France from 18 October 1915. His was one of only 10 D.C.M.’s won by the 10th Hussars during the Great War, two of which were awarded for Monchy-le-Preux.
The outstanding and rare Great War 1917 'Sergeant Pilot's' immediate D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant R. C. Taylor, 13 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, for his gallantry when attacked by six enemy scouts, during which he enabled his observer to down one and send another out of control. Two months later, he was posted missing in action, later confirmed as being killed in action Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4400 Sjt: R. C. Taylor. 13/Sq: R.F.C.) nearly extremely fine and one of approximately only 10 aerial combat DCMs awarded to N.C.O. pilots during the Great War £5,000-£7,000 --- Approximately 92 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War - of these awards approximately one third were awarded for aerial combat, whilst only around 10 awards were made to Sergeant Pilots. D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When sent out with an Observer to take important photographs he saw six hostile Scouts approaching him. Realising that there would be no further chance of doing the work as clouds were coming up, he continued taking the photographs until the hostile Scouts came within fifty yards’ range, although his machine was the only British one in the vicinity. He then turned on them, and by skilful manoeuvring enabled his Observer to crash one. Another was then attacked and driven down in a spin, after the remaining four retired, and he completed the photographs. He has always shown the greatest determination and gallantry.’ Robert Charles Taylor, a native of Willesden, London, was born on 5 April 1896 and joined the Royal Flying Corps on 26 March 1915. A fitter and turner by trade, he was original ranked 2/AM, before being promoted 1/AM on 15 September 1915. Promoted Corporal on 1 August 1916 and Acting Sergeant on 20 November that year, he then applied for pilot training. After training, Taylor was confirmed Sergeant and was allocated Aero Certificate No. 5430 on 26 April 1917. As such, he would have been counted as one of just 32 Sergeant Pilots at the Front in the summer of 1917. After spending the last two years on the Home Establishment, Taylor joined 13 Squadron in July 1917, which was an artillery observation and photo-reconnaissance squadron operating on the Western Front. Equipped with RE8s, or ‘Harry Tates’ as they were commonly called, the crews had mixed feelings about this type, which was vastly slower and less manoeuvrable when compared to the German fighters it was up against. However, it was reasonably satisfactory for the job and pilots that flew it aggressively did gain aerial victories. The RE8 remained in service until the end of the War. Taylor was clear a confident and skilful pilot and his Combat Report for the action that won him the D.C.M., dated 3 September 1917, with Lieutenant F. D. Steel as Observer attests to this: ‘About 09.10 a.m. when on Photography, seven hostile machine attacked us while over OB16. Six of these driven on our tail in V formation. The nearest hostile machine commenced firing at a distance of about 25 yards. Observer opened fire on this machine and saw his tracer bullets hit the Pilot whose machine immediately rolled over and over, and went down out of control and was wrecked. The Observer immediately opened fire on the next nearest machine and after five bursts of fire the hostile machine commenced to spin and was seen to fall from 5,000ft, and disappeared into clouds still spinning and was not seen again. Observer then cleared a stoppage in his gun and opened fire on the next machine with the third drum. By this time our machine had descended to the height of 2,000ft over the British Lines when the remaining hostile machine turned back. Our machine being hit through the right hand rear strut, right hand aileron strut, right hand top plane and tail plane, we returned to landing ground.’ Continuing operational flights for the next couple of months, Sergeant Taylor, flying RE8 A3640, along with 2/AM W. H. Swift as Observer were posted mission in action over Cambrai on 20 November 1917. They took off at 10:00 for an artillery patrol over XVIII Corps Front but were not heard from again. Both Taylor and Swift were not confirmed as having been killed in action until 13 August 1918, which is probably the reason that Taylor has Royal Air Force service records. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial. Note: Taylor’s family were issued with his British War and Victory Medals in 1923 and these were likely never kept with the D.C.M. which had been awarded to Taylor himself before he died. Sold with copied research.
Three: Lance-Corporal W. Bailey, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (11619 Pte. W. Bailey. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (GS-11619 Pte. W. Bailey. R. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (William Bailey) in card envelope, good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- William Bailey was born in Burslam, Staffordshire, in 1884 and attested there for the Royal Fusiliers. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Pair: Private R. H. Dobinson, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (18582 Pte. R. H. Dobinson. York. R.) some slight edge digs, otherwise very fine Pair: Private A. Allen, West Riding Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 September 1916 British War and Victory Medals (18809 Pte. A. Allen. W. Rid. R.) some staining, very fine Pair: Private E. G. Williams, Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (15033 Pte. E. G. Williams. Wilts. R.) some scratches, otherwise good very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Robert Henry Dobinson was born in Escombe, Bishop Auckland, County Durham and attested into the Yorkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. He served with the 6th Battalion at Gallipoli from 28 September 1915 and saw later service with the 9th Battalion on the Western Front, where he was killed in action on 14 August 1917. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Arthur Allen was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and attested into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He transferred to the West Riding Regiment and served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion, where he was killed in action on the Somme, on 4 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Ernest George Williams was born in in Aston, Warwickshire and attested into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He transferred to the Wiltshire Regiment, serving on both the Western Front and in the Balkans theatre with the 7th Battalion. Returning to the Western Front with the 1st Battalion, he was killed in action on 24 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
RAF. Wg Cdr P.O. Sturley MBE Signed 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Arras FDC. British Stamp with 13 May 87 postmark. 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.
Four WWI Victory medals to Cameron Highlanders to include S12790 Private Malcolm Smith of C Company 6th Battalion KIA 26th September aged 25 Battle of Loos; 201303 Private John McKenzie of D Company 7th Battalion KIA 28th March 1918 aged 24 Arras; 2921 Private Robert Gibson of 1st/4th Battalion DOW 28th September 1915 aged 29; and 3/2898 Serjeant Archibald McPhee of 5th Battalion KIA 25th September 1915 aged 26 Battle of Loos. Each with copy papers. (4)
NATALIBUS (PETRUS DE)Catalogus sanctorum: vitas, passiones & miracula commodissime annectens: ex voluminibus selectus, title printed in red and black within architectural woodcut border, large woodcut of the Crucifixion, double column text illustrated throughout with approximately 1600 woodcuts of saints, some within historiated initials, printer's device on verso of final leaf, some occasional light damp-staining (mostly marginal), a few small rust marks, title stained, various early and later ink inscriptions to title-page (recto and verso), below crucifixion woodcut and on colophon, pencil and ink notes on front free endpaper, eighteenth century French mottle calf, rebacked and recornered, gilt panelled spine spine with repeated floral tool and raised bands [Adams N50], 4to (253 x 170mm.), Lyon, N. Petit and H. Penet, 1534Footnotes:Provenance: Jean Roussel (possibly the priest at the Eglise Saint-Gervais, spiritual adviser to Pierre and Madame Acarie, 'Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation'), inscription on title-page ('Sum Joannis Roussel'), followed by a quote from Proverbs in Latin ('Give me neither poverty nor riches...'); Gabriel de Villars, presentation inscription dated 1599 on final page and signature on title-page; Monastery of Saint Vedast, or Vaast, Arras, inscription in upper margin of title-page; Claude-Robert Jardel (of Braine, 1712-1788, antiquary, bibliophile and manuscript collector), ownership inscriptions on title ('Ex libris Jardel' and 'Jard[el]/ 17[?]', in margin, cropped), verso of title ('Ex Biblioth. Claude Rob. Jardel') and beneath crucifixion woodcut ('Ex libris Claud. Rob. Jardel'); Sir Francis Palgrave (1788-1861, archivist and historian), inscribed on fly-leaf 'For my dear Inglis/ F.P./ 14 Jul.[?] 1843'; Inglis Palgrave (1827-1919, economist, son of Sir Francis Palgrave and brother of Francis Turner Palgrave, compiler of the Golden Treasury), bookplate; Edward Ingram Watkin (1888-1981, Catholic philosopher, pacifist and writer), lengthy notes on verso of front free endpaper, mostly in pencil, concerning the early and recent provenance (...'[in 1919] I purchased this book from Messrs. Baker... given to my daughter and son-in-law November 4 1964'); Richard and Magdalen Goffin (the son-in-law and daughter referred to above), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Twenty one WWI British Photographs of the Western Front, some with official titles to reverse including: 'How Boche blew up the house before he left Boyelles', 'German big shells bursting', 'Dominion journalists visit Arras Cathedral', 'A shell shattered village which has changed hands many times during the fighting', 'Battle of Menin Road-German Prisoners being marched through Ypres after the great combined attack of the British, Australian and South African Troops', etc.
WW2 BOB fighter pilots Frederick Barker 264 sqn signed 70th ann Battle of Arras cover and 40th ann BOB cover signed by James Farmer 302sqn, Tich Havercroft 92sqn and Sandy Johnstone 602sqn fixed with biographies to A4 pageGood 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
WW2 BOB fighter pilot Donald Grant 804 sqn signed 70th ann Battle of Arras cover fixed with biography to A4 pageGood 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
PAUL MANSARD, 19TH-20TH CENTURYBATAILLE DE LA SOMME-BOIS DE THIEPVAL; BASILIQUE D'ALBERT, SOMME; ARRASeach signed and titled and one dated: Paul Mansard / Bataille De la Somme-Bois de Thiepval; Paul Mansard / Albert; Paul Mansard / Arras / 1917 lower margincoloured etchingimage: 14.5 x 18.5cm; 5 3/4 x 7 1/4inframe: 24.5 x 29.5cm; 9 3/4 x 11 1/2intogether with watercolours by W. Hills (20th Century), Study of a barn and English School (20th Century), Rocks with sea beyond; M Oliver Rae (1868-1956) Polperro; Paul Mansard (19th-20th Century), Cathedral, and a poster of the Derryard Action, signed by David Rowlands (8)Paul Mansard was a pseudonym of the French artist H. Dupont who also went by the name of Marcel Augis.*sold without reserve
A Hand Painted ‘King’s Colour’ of The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s). A fine quality hand painted design of the Regiment’s King’s Colour, Foolscap folio, by the College of Arms, London, dated 26 September 1924 and signed by H. F. Burke, Garter King of Arms and Inspector of Regimental Colours, with Battle Honours for Mons, Messines 1914 ‘17 ‘18, Ypres 1914 ‘17, Somme 1916 ‘18, Arras 1917, Bapaume 1918, Macedonia 1915-18, Gallipoli 1915-16, Palestine 1917-18, and Baghdad, extremely good condition £100-£140 --- The regiment, originally the 62nd Regiment of Foot, was re-designated ‘The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s)’ in 1921.
Three: Second Lieutenant L. E. Davis, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Army Service Corps, who was wounded at Glencoe Wood on 25 August 1917 1914-15 Star (S4-038822 Sjt. L. E. Davis. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. L. E. Davis) very fine Three: Lieutenant T. H. Webb, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was twice wounded on the Western Front 1914-15 Star (1955 Pte. T. H. Webb. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. T. H. Webb) traces of verdigris, otherwise very fine Pair: Lieutenant R. A. W. Kennedy, Highland Light Infantry, attached 7th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. A. W. Kennedy) mounted as worn, very fine (8) £120-£160 --- Leonard Edgar Davis was born in Addlestone, Surrey on 13 June 1895. He attested for the Army Service Corps on 7 November 1913, and was promoted Sergeant on 4 August 1914. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 December 1914 and was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 26 April 1917. Returning to France in June 1917, he joined the 5th Battalion at Arras and was wounded by a gun shot to his leg at Glencourse Wood, Ypres, on 24 August 1917. A Medical Board report dated 11 July 1919 states that the injury sustained a fracture to his right femur and knee, which resulted in a 2.5” shortening of his right leg. Thomas Harry Webb, a student at Culham College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, attested for the 4th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 23 September 1913. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915 and was wounded on the Somme on 19 July 1916, with multiple gun shot wounds to his right forearm. Commissioned on 26 April 1917, he returned to his battalion in July 1917 and was further wounded by a shell splinter to his cheek on 28 August 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 26 October 1918. Ronald Alexander Whitelaw Kennedy was born in Glasgow in 1893. He was commissioned into the 2/5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry for service during the Great War, and served in Salonika from May 1917, attached to the 7th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He died in York on 20 February 1966.
1914 Star (9904 Pte. F. J. Mooring. 2/ Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (5711 Pte. P. A. Heady. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Frederick James Mooring (also recorded as Mooren) was born in Sutton Courtney, Berkshire, in 1891 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, serving with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914 (also entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star). He was killed in action on 25 September 1915, on the first day of the Battle of Loos. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Percy Arthur Heady was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front before transferring to the Lincolnshire Regiment, and was killed in action whilst serving with the 10th Battalion on 10 June 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Pair: Private G. E. Gardener, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner at Kut-al-Amara and subsequently award the M.S.M. for his conduct whilst in captivity 1914-15 Star (9645 Pte. G. E. Gardener. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9645 Pte. G. E. Gardener. Oxf & Bucks. L.I.) obverse of both medals heavily polished, therefore about fine 1914-15 Star (1579 Pte. A. Adams. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (143426 Bdr. R. F. C. Watts. R.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (10480 PCpl. H. Paul. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with an unofficial Occupation of Japan Medal 1946-52 (R.K Watts R.N.) very fine (6) £80-£100 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920. George E. Gardener attested into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War and served in Mesopotamia with the 1st Battalion from 24 February 1915. He was taken prisoner during the siege of Kut-al-Amara and subsequently awarded the M.S.M. ‘in recognition of devotion to duty and valuable services rendered whilst prisoners of war interned’ (London Gazette 30 January 1920, with the award dated 5 May 1919). Albert Admans attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. Advanced Sergeant, for his gallantry he was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 11 November 1916). He was also awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1920. Hosea Paul attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 May 1915. For his gallantry during the attack on Hillside Wood, Vis-en-Artois, as part of the Arras offensive, he was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 28 July 1917).
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