A fine Second War M.B.E., Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea group of seven awarded to Chief Officer B. Beavis, Mercantile Marine The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea (Chief Officer Bernard Beavis, M.V. “Anglo Canadian”, 6th April 1942) in fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2011 (when MBE and Lloyd’s Medal only). M.B.E. London Gazette 24 November 1942: ‘When sailing alone, the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft with torpedoes and bombs for over two hours. She was handled with great skill by her Master and her armament was used to good effect. Although she evaded all attacks by torpedo carriers, she was hit by a bomb and set on fire. By the persistence and courage of her fire-fighting parties, well led by the Chief Officer [Beavis] and Carpenter, she was saved.’ Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery Lloyd’s List and Shipping Gazette 16 December 1943: ‘The ship, sailing alone, withstood attacks by Japanese aircraft for over two hours before she was hit by a bomb and set on fire. Throughout the action, Captain Williams managed his ship with outstanding skill and determination. Although they knew an unexploded bomb was somewhere nearby, and in spite of smoke and fumes which overcame three of the party, Chief Officer Beavis and Carpenter Bergstrom courageously led the fire fighters into the store-room. It was largely due to their efforts that the ship was saved. Later, the Master, the Chief Officer and the Carpenter carried the bomb ashore, where it was exploded.’ Bernard Beavis, who was born in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight in May 1908, was decorated for his gallantry as Chief Officer of the Anglo Canadian on 6 April 1942, when, as cited above, she was subjected to protracted attack in the Vizagapatam Roads, in the Bay of Bengal - a full account of the action appears in David Masters’ In Peril on the Sea, including mention of the bomb disposal incident: ‘The reason became plain later on when they started to remove a heap of sawdust in a corner. Lying underneath was a big unexploded bomb. A glance told Captain Williams that it was a time-bomb. It might go off at any moment. There was not a minute to lose. They must get it on deck and dispose of it as quickly as possible. Calling on the Chief Officer [Beavis] and Carpenter to help him, the three managed to carry the bomb up on deck, where they roped it off and put three men to guard it. Then the Captain sent for a bomb disposal expert to examine it. After some time an officer came along. He was quite unflurried. Looking at the bomb he jotted down particulars in his notebook. “I will arrange for its disposal,” he said, and calmly took his departure. It was to Captain Williams a tense situation. There was the time-bomb threatening instant destruction to ship and crew if it went off. No one had the slightest idea when zero hour would arrive. It might be seconds, or minutes, or hours. It can be imagined with what anxiety Captain Williams waited for the disposal squad to come along. The longer he waited the more disturbed he became. “The best thing we can do is to remove the bomb ourselves before it explodes on board,” he said at last to the Chief Officer. The latter agreed. He was as anxious as the Master to see the last of it. “Give me a hand,” said Captain Williams. Lifting the bomb between them, they managed to get it ashore and carry it to some waste ground, where they deposited it. They were two very brave men. For aught they knew a shattering explosion might have come at any moment to blow them to pieces. To save the ship and any loss of life among the crew they took the grave risk unto themselves. The bomb lay on the waste ground only forty yards away. If it went off now it might give them a bit of a shaking, but it could not destroy the ship. Having seen many bombs explode round the ship the previous day, they knew that a miss was as good as a mile. Later on some Royal Engineers took the bomb to a field where they dumped it and left it to explode in its own time. It went off exactly 127.5 hours after hitting the ship. But no one was to know that. Of course the Japanese intended the bomb to explode shortly after impact, but it was either wrongly set or the mechanism was faulty. In due course an account of the spirited defence of the Anglo-Canadian against the Japanese aircraft and the courageous action of the Captain, Chief Officer and Carpenter in removing the time-bomb filtered through to official quarters where the achievements of officers and crew were recognised by the award of the O.B.E. to Captain Williams, the M.B.E. to Chief Officer Beavis, the B.E.M. to Carpenter Bergstrom, the D.S.M. to Gunlayer R. Watson and Corporal A. F. Charlton and the B.E.M to greasers R. J. Dunn and A. E. Hayes while Captain D. J. Williams, Chief Officer B. Beavis and Carpenter Eugene Bergstrom who risked their lives to carry the bomb up on deck and dump it ashore were accorded the additional honour of Lloyd’s War Medal.’ Alas, the Anglo Canadian’s survival was short-lived, for she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-153 south-east of Bermuda in June 1942 - of her crew of 40 sailors and 10 gunners, one man was lost, and the survivors had to endure 14 days at sea in open boats, one commanded by the Chief Officer, until reaching St. Kitts. Sold with copied research, including the Master’s lengthy account of the loss of the Anglo Canadian and his crew’s subsequent journey to St. Kitts; and a photographic image of the recipient.
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A fine Second War ‘London Blitz’ G.M. pair awarded to Police Constable W. Griffiths, Metropolitan Police George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Willis Griffiths); Defence Medal, the first with repaired suspension loop, good very fine (2) £2,800-£3,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009. G.M. London Gazette 28 March 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘In the Enfield area of Middlesex, in the northern suburbs, a high explosive bomb practically demolished a house in Bush Hill Road, Winchmore Hill, at 11.15 p.m. on 1 December 1940, fracturing gas and water mains and trapping a woman below the debris. P.C. W. Griffiths, together with Inspector J. C. Pulham, climbed over the debris, broke down a door and removed many bricks which were holding it fast. The Constable then cut through one of the rafters with a saw and was able to crawl below the floor, clearing a passage through the pile of bricks and mortar. Owing to the confined space this had to be done by scraping it away by hand and passing it back. The woman was found to be trapped behind a spring mattress, part of which was resting on her legs while another mattress was obstructing the approach to her. The two officers were able to drag the second mattress away with a rope and a small coal shovel was then used to remove sufficient debris to enable a doctor to reach the woman and give her an injection. A saw and some pliers were then passed to the constable who sawed through the mattress frame and released her legs and broke the spring away from the frame, allowing her to be released after the rescue action had taken two hours. On 16 November, the Inspector went to the rescue of a man entombed in a demolished house in Park Way, Enfield, where he had managed to wriggle under some wreckage and lift it in such a way that he took the weight of the casualty while other members of the party completed the rescue. On 13 November, he rescued an elderly woman casualty who was trapped in her bedroom in a house in Bush Hill Park by climbing a partially destroyed staircase to the third floor. Despite the fact that a fire had broken out in the house he carried her to safety.’ Willis Griffiths joined the Metropolitan Police in November 1926 and was posted to “Y” Division, a unit whose area of operations included parts of London, Hertfordshire and Middlesex. He was invested with his G.M. at Buckingham Palace on 21 December 1941. The attack launched on London on 1 December 1940 was a subsidiary raid to a large strike on Southampton, the Luftwaffe having to rely on ‘DR’ (Dead Reckoning) as cloud and mist obscured much of the city. Encountering medium flak of moderate accuracy, the 17 attacking aircraft dropped around 30 tonnes of H.E. bombs, most of the evening’s damage being sustained in the outer suburbs, of which Enfield was one.
A Second War ‘aircraft carrier Pacific theatre’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Ordnance Artificer J. G. Faulkner, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Indefatigable Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (O.A. 2 J. G. Faulkner. P/MX. 51368) on original mounting pin; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine and better (6) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1946. John Geoffrey Faulkner was serving early in the Second World War as an Ordnance Artificer aboard the battleship Royal Oak and was fortunate to have been on leave (7-15 October) when she was sunk by U-47 whilst at anchor in Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939, with the loss of 834 lives. Originally thought to have been one of those killed, his wife received an Admiralty condolence letter which was later illustrated together with his lucky ‘Leave Ticket’ in a book on the sinking of the Royal Oak. Faulkner most probably joined the ship’s company of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Indefatigable when she was commissioned at Clydebank in mid-1944. If so, he would have served off Norway prior to Indefatigable’s departure for the Pacific in November of the same year. More certain is the fact he was decorated for services in that ship in the Pacific (Seedie’s refers). By early 1945, the Fleet Air Arm aircraft of the carriers Indefatigable, Illustrious, Victorious and Indomitable were hotly engaged against assorted Japanese targets with the British Pacific Fleet during Operation ‘Iceberg’, with air strikes on the Sakishima Islands and in support of the U.S. landings at Okinawa, 23 March to 25 May 1945. It was at the commencement of the latter operation, on 1 April 1945, that Indefatigable became the first British victim of a kamikaze aircraft, being hit on the flight deck above her ‘island’ superstructure, the detonation of the Zero’s 500lb bomb wrecking both flight deck barriers, the flight deck sick bay and the briefing room - eight men were killed instantly, and the final casualty total was four officers and ten ratings killed, and 16 wounded. Five days later it was the turn of Illustrious to suffer a similar kamikaze attack. Following repairs at Sydney, Indefatigable returned to an operational footing, and her aircraft were in action right up until 15 August 1945, on which date they fought the last air-to-air combat of the War. Throughout this period she remained under threat from further kamikaze attacks. Most probably, however, the catalyst behind the award of Faulkner’s D.S.M. dated back to Indefatigable’s first painful experience of ‘The Divine Wind’ on 1 April 1945. Sold with a contemporary ‘Track Chart of H.M.S. Indefatigable from Commissioning 10th Dec. 1943 - Arrival at Portsmouth 16th March 1946’, and copied research.
Five: Acting Leading Seaman H. J. Baldwin, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-53, E.II.R., 1st issue (P/J.107030. H. J. Baldwin. A/L.S. R.N.) official correction to first prefix letter; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J.107030 H, J. Baldwin. A.B. H.M.S. Excellent.) with Admiralty enclosure for Second War medals and box of issue for N.G.S. in registered packet addressed to recipient, extremely fine and rare (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- Approximately 145 medals or clasps issued for six months’ consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines in different parts of the world. The medal was issued with three obverse types, viz. G.VI.R., 2nd issue, and E.II.R., 1st and 2nd issues.
Pair: Chief Petty Officer R. M. K. Adam, Royal Navy, Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, B. & M. Clearance Mediterranean (D/JX. 911556 R. M. K. Adam. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.911556 R. M. K. Adam. P.O. H.M.S. Osprey.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare (2) £2,400-£2,800 --- Approximately 60 ‘Bomb and Mine Clearance Mediterranean’ clasps issued to men of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team and men of the seaman branch employed in the removal of recovered bombs and mines. The clasp was awarded for six months’ consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines during the period of 1 January 1953 to 31 December 1960. The majority of the work centred around Malta and, in particular, the main harbour of Valletta where large quantities of bombs were recovered from a number of merchant vessels that had been sunk by air attack during the Second War, such as the motor vessels Talbot and Pampas. ‘The MFCD Team were responsible not only for mines and unexploded ordnance in the water, but also any enemy aircraft bombs found on land. The largest bomb dealt with by Adam and the other members of the team, was a 1,000 kg German aircraft bomb known as ‘Herman’. This was the largest bomb made by the Germans in WWII. The explosive content was a staggering 600 kg (1,320 lbs) of high explosive. It was discovered outside the main entrance to St. John’s Cathedral in Valetta. A statue now marks the spot.’ Robert Muir Kerr Adam was born in Glasgow on 10 January 1937, and entered the Navy as a Boy 1st Class in 1952, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in January 1955, and subsequently: Able Seaman in December 1955; Leading Seaman in December 1962; Petty Officer in December 1964; Chief Petty Officer in 1972; and eventually retiring in 1977. Adam was a member of the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team from 3 June 1957 to 31 December 1959, and, according to his Record of Diving Service was engaged in ‘Much hazardous operational Bomb and Mine Disposal. NATO C.D. exercises... all forms of C.D. operations, with vast experience of air diving.’ In the photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team taken in 1960, the cap tallies show that the team were stationed at H.M.S. Phoenicia, the Royal Navy diving base at Manoel Island, Malta. Admiral Charles E. Lambe, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Malta, highlighted in a letter dated 17 January 1958, the scope of the work undertaken by the Diving Team during the pervious year: ‘Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team I wish to draw the attention of the Fleet to the work carried out during the past year by the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team which has involved some 50 separate operations to render safe, often underwater, and dispose of, over 900 missiles of various kinds. These have included the disposal of a live magnetic-acoustic mine containing 1,536 lbs of high explosive, and a bomb containing 2,100 lbs of high explosive. 18 bombs have been found to contain a particularly sensitive trembler type anti disturbance fuse. The operation concerning the mine mentioned above was probably the highlight of the year’s endeavours. The mine, a German type C which was found lodged against a jetty in Benghazi harbor, was rendered safe after two and a half hours’ work underwater and subsequently lifted and ditched in deep water. Examination of parts removed from this mine showed that, despite 16 years’ immersion, it was still I working and lethal condition. Expression of gratitude for this operation have been received from consular and local government authorities at Benghazi.’ Adam received his N.G.S. medal in March 1967 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Vernon, and his L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity of £20 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Osprey Sold with group photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team at Malta in 1960, a cloth and bullion diver’s badge and copied record of service including full diving history and confirmation of both medals.
Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (R.M.A.8600 Act. Bomb. W. C. Ballard, H.M.S. Albemarle, 1906. 6in. B.L.) minor edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £300-£400 --- William Charles Ballard was born in Eastney, Portsmouth on 24 July 1882. A grocer’s assistant by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines at Eastney on 2 January 1900. He was posted to the Royal Marine Artillery in August 1900. Ballard served on the battleship H.M.S. Albemarle between January 1906 and August 1908, and was advanced to Bombardier in July 1907. As an Acting Bombardier aboard the ship, he won the Naval Good Shooting Medal in 1906. He was appointed a Corporal in May 1911, and later a Sergeant in March 1914. During the Great War he served at home, being awarded the Long Service Medal in October 1915. Sergeant Ballard, R.M. died on 21 September 1916 and was buried in the Portsmouth (High Road) Cemetery. Also entitled to a British War Medal. Sold with copied record of service.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, unofficial rivets between fifth and sixth clasps and top retaining rod (13314 Bomb C. S. Secker, A,B, R.H.A.) very fine £100-£140 --- Charles Smith Secker was born at Old Buckenham, Norfolk, on 17 May 1875. A groom, he served in India with “H” Battery from 14 October 1897, before transferring to “A” Battery on 3 January 1900 and arriving in Natal shortly thereafter. The Battery landed in time to assist at Vaal Krantz from 5-7 February 1900 and in operations leading to the Relief of Ladysmith, including the shelling of Boer positions around the town. It further accompanied General Buller in his northern advance, rendering excellent service at Laing’s Nek, Alleman’s Nek, Bergendal and other minor actions. In the Paardeplatz-Lyndenburg district, “A” Battery witnessed heavy fighting and recorded many losses; of 126 officers and men on the medal roll, 11 were killed or wounded. Returned home and reverted to Gunner for misconduct on 21 January 1901, Secker was discharged to reserve on 20 January 1903. Sold with copied research.
A Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book to Pilot Officer A. M. Murray, D.F.C., Royal Canadian Air Force A standard-issue Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book with just a single page of entries covering the period 20 April to 15 May 1943; together with the recipient’s Commission Document appointing him a Pilot Officer, dated 4 November 1944, some water damage to cover, reasonable condition £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.F.C. London Gazette 20 July 1945. The original Recommendation, dated 15 March 1945, states: ‘Pilot Officer Murray has completed a tour of operations as an air bomber in Halifax IlI aircraft with this squadron. He has flown against some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe and the majority of his attacks have been against vital objectives in Germany itself. On 30 October 1944, when his aircraft was hit by a shower of bombs from a higher aircraft over Cologne, he displayed outstanding initiative and courage. An incendiary bomb killed the navigator and fell into the bottom of the aircraft. Immediately, P/O Murray seized the bomb and threw it through the parachute hatch. As he was then on the bombing run he aimed his bombs on to the target indicators and then went back to give aid to his colleague. After doing everything possible to help the navigator, whose skull was crushed, he went forward and took over the task of navigating the aircraft back to this country. On this occasion this officer's resourcefulness and courage were an inspiration to others in the crew and were largely responsible for a safe return to base. On other occasions, under enemy fire from fighters and flak, P/O Murray has shown the greatest fortitude, and with a complete disregard for the safety of his own life he has pressed home his attacks. His photographic record is an admirable one. It is recommended that this officer's outstanding record of courage, initiative, determination and devotion to duty throughout a hazardous tour be recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’ Alpine McLean Murray was born in Capheath, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in 1919, and began his pilot training in April 1943. Posted to 158 Squadron, flying Halifax bombers as part of No. 4 Group, Bomber Command, he flew his first operational sortie on 23 September 1944, a raid on Neuss. Further targets over the next six months included Cologne (30 October 1944, navigator killed), Munster, Essen (four times), Saarbrucken, Mainz (twice), and Dortmund. Commissioned Pilot Officer on 4 November 1944, he flew his final sortie on 14 March 1945, a raid on Homburg. Sold with various photographs and photographic images of the recipient; original letters detailing the citation of the D.F.C.; two Royal Air Force passes; copied record of service; and other ephemera and research.
A fine Second War ‘Operation Dynamo’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Leading Patrol Man E. B. Wilkinson, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallant deeds as a pom-pom gunner in the destroyer H.M.S. Keith Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 152120 E. B. Wilkinson, A.B., H.M.S. Keith); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (C/JX. 152120 E. B. Wilkinson, D.S.M., Ldg. Smn., R.N.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (C/MX. 804298 E. B. Wilkinson, D.S.M., L.P.M., R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, good very fine or better (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014. D.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1940: ‘For good services in the withdrawal of the allied armies from the beaches of Dunkirk.’ The original joint recommendation states: ‘The following members of the pom-pom crews showed great courage in keeping their guns in action up to the end.’ Eric Bradley Wilkinson was serving aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Keith at the time of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches between the 26 May and 4 June 1940. After completing a short refit at Chatham the Keith sailed for Dunkirk at 1732 on 30 May when she took off about 1400 troops, these being disembarked at Dover. At 0305 the next day she again sailed for Dunkirk where she acted as flagship for the Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker, who had charge of all sea forces on the coast. And from the time of her arrival until her sinking at about 0940 on 1 June, she was almost continually in action with enemy aircraft, two of which were shot down - her 3” H.A. gun was found to be most effective in warding off the attackers, so much so that all 3” ammunition was expended before the arrival of the final attacks which sank the ship. Of H.M.S. Keith’s demise on Saturday, 1 June 1940, A. P. Divine’s Dunkirk states: ‘Actually Keith was damaged in the first attack, though she did not suffer a direct hit. A near miss jammed her rudder, and she turned in small circles for some time. In the second attack she was hit almost at once down her after-funnel and very near misses damaged her side severely. She was moving at high speed and turning at the moment of impact, and she at once listed heavily to port. Enormous clouds of steam came up through the after-funnel and boiler-room casings. Still turning, she lost speed rapidly as the steam went, and in a little her commander was compelled to bring his ship to anchor. Captain E. L. Berthon (he had won his D.S.C. at Zeebrugge during the great attack on St. George's Day, 1918) had taken the place of Captain D. J. R. Simson, Captain (D.) of the 19th Flotilla, who had been killed at Boulogne on May 24th. By the time the anchor took hold Keith was listing almost 20 degrees to port and had no more than two feet of freeboard on that side. At this point, however, she seemed to steady up and sank no farther for the time being. Though Keith was still afloat, she was clearly out of action. Admiral Wake-Walker, with his staff, disembarked into M.T.B. 102, which had closed the destroyer immediately after she was damaged the second time, and headed down the roadstead to call up tugs. But the tugs had already turned towards the battered ship - the Admiralty tug St. Abbs, the tug Vincia and the tug Cervia. Captain Pim, in H.M. Skoot Hilda, was also making his best speed towards the wreck. Before they could reach her she was hit in a third attack. This time the bombs dropped under the bridge, and she heeled right over and sank almost instantly. Hilda picked up fifty survivors from the water, including Lieutenant-General W. G. Lindsell, the Quarter Master-General, and other staff officers. The tug Vincia picked up 108 officers and ratings, including staff officers from both British and French headquarters, and St. Abbs, which closed her just before she sank, took off Captain Berthon and more than 100 survivors. All the while there was no cessation in the fury of the Luftwaffe's attack. Farther down the water the dive-bombers were peeling off at 10,000 feet and coming down with a terrifying snarl of their motors to within a few hundred feet of the water. While the work of rescue was in progress the destroyer Basilisk, which had been held ready to give supporting fire in the event of enemy attack along the beach, was bombed. St. Abbs, under the orders of Captain Berthon, turned towards the spot to rescue survivors. Aircraft were flying overhead continuously and a Junkers 88, at high level, let go a single bomb. By a thousand to one chance it hit the hurrying tug amidships. She disintegrated and sank, leaving Captain Berthon and the comparatively small number of men who now survived, a second time in the water.’ Sold with copied research.
Vinyl - 6 Rock LPs to include King Crimson In The Court Of (Island ILPS 9111 A2/B4 pink 'i' label), Groundhogs Thank Christ For The Bomb (blue Liberty LBS83295 textured sleeve), Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (with postcard), Diamond Head Borrowed Time (with poster), Foghat self titled (textured sleeve), Aphrodite's Child 666 (Vertigo spaceship labels) sleeve damaged so G. Sleeves Vg+ overall, Vinyl Ex overall although all require cleaning.
Vinyl - 8 Doom Metal / Death Metal / Thrash albums and one 12" to include: Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (Sweden 2003 Double album, Powerline Records, PLRLP 02), Candlemass – Chapter VI (UK 1992, Music For Nations, MFN 128), Candlemass – Tales Of Creation (UK 1989, Music For Nations, MFN 95), Sempiternal Deathreign – The Spooky Gloom (Dutch 1989, with Purple Insert, Foundation 2000 Records, DQL 8099), Sepultura – Slamdown (German 1991, Tracy Lord Productions, SPE 1014), Sepultura – Death Metal (German 1989, Quaak records), Pantera – Planet Caravan (UK 1994, Red Vinyl 12”, EastWest Records America, 7567-95836-0), Noctum – Final Sacrifice (EU 2013 Limited Edition, Metal Blade Records, 3984-15235-1), Bomb Disneyland – Why Not? (UK 1989, Non Stickered sleeve, Vinyl Solution Records, SOL-16) Condition VG+ overall
Vinyl - Krautrock - Klaus Schulze 8 albums to include: Mirage (German 2009, Revisited Records SPV 304031 LP) EX / EX, “X” (German 2009 double album + 16 page booklet, Revisited Records SPV 304041 2LP) EX / EX, Irrlicht (French 1997, Spalax Music, LP 14121) EX / EX, Moondawn (Canada 1976, Bomb Records BOMB 111) VG- / EX, Dune (German 1979, metallic cover, Brain Records 0060.225) VG+ (writing on cover) / EX, Blackdabce (French 1978, Virgin Records 2933 726) VG+ / VG+, Timewind (UK Virgin records OVED 24) VG / VG++, Picture Music (German sleeve, Belgium vinyl 1976, Ariola Records 27 853 ET / BRIAN 1067) VG / VG
A retro garnet and yellow metal bomb ring. The ring having a spherical head set throughout with round cut garnets to split shoulders on a multi strand tapering band having twisted detailing. Unmarked, tests indicate 14ct gold. Total weight approx 3.8g. Approx size I. Head measures approx 13.5mm.
Vanguards By Lledo Emergency Service and Similar Vehicles (16), all boxed, Automobile Association VA4001 Ford Anglia Van, VA22001 Reliant Regal van, VA3002 Austin A40 van, VA14002 Austin Mini Van, VA11000 Morris Minor, RAC, VA4005 Ford Anglia Van, VA11005 Morris Minor van, VA14000 Austin Mini Van, VA17000 Austin A35 van, VA00413 Ford Anglia Van set, VA1004 RAF Morris Traveller, VA10003 Coastguard Morris Traveller VA26002 Hillman Imp Coastguard, VA14012 Somerset Fire Brigade Austin Seven Van, VA07308 Ford Cortina LT Radio Control, VA60001 RAF Bomb Disposal Ford Zephyr, VA12003 German Fire Brigade VW Beetle, ST1002 St Andrews Ambulance Service Vans of the 1960s two model set, G-E, boxes VG-E, (18)
A collection of crested ceramic WWI military vehicles and other items, many of Great War interest, including: a model of the HMS Lion, with Whitley Bay crest, by Savoy China; a model of a Zeppelin 332, with Inverness crest; a ‘George Stephenson’ model plane, with Wylan-on-Tyne crest, by Swan China; a model of an Incendiary Bomb dropped from a German Zeppelin, 1915, by W.H. Goss; and others, by makers including The Corona China, Arcadian China, and others.
Star Wars - Galactic Heroes - Hasbro. A selection of Twelve Star Wars Galactic Heroes Twin Figure packs appearing in NM condition, some of the rubber holding the figures in place has perished in the boxes. Lot includes: Luke Skywalker / Darth Vader. Super Battle Droid / Bomb Squad Clone Trooper. Anakiin Skywalker / Stap and similar. (This does not constitute a guarantee). [MP]
HERMES Frères Paris, circa 1925. Epaulettes de Commandant d'InfanterieTroisième RépubliqueContre-épaulette et épaulette en passementerie de fil doré, frange « à graines d'épinard», surmontées de boutons demi-sphère frappés de deux canons croisés et bombe éclatante. Doublure en velours noir.Traces d'utilisationFootnotes:HERMES Frères Paris, circa 1925. Infantry Commander's EpaulettesThird RepublicCounter-epaulette and epaulet in gold thread trimmings, 'spinach seed' fringe, topped with half-sphere buttons struck with two crossed cannons and a bursting bomb. Black velvet lining.Wear.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
WW1 Mills Bomb Grenade: Inert grenade with brass base plug stamped o23.I.D.&D8/16 , clean body with spring only inside Please note due to the nature of this item we are not able to offer in house post and packing on this lot. Only available to bidders in the UK who can collect in person or arrange in person collection. International bidders please only bid if you can arrange personal UK collection.
Mills Grenade Money Box: Inert trench art painted Mills bomb grenade turned into a money box with coin split to front and removable base. Only available to bidders in the UK who can collect in person or arrange in person collection. International bidders please only bid if you can arrange personal UK collection.
§ Roy De Maistre C.B.E. (Australian / British 1894-1968) Two Figures oil on board Dimensions:41cm x 33cm (16 1/8in x 13in) Provenance:ProvenanceCelia Broadbent (neé Keogh) and by direct descent to the present owner.LiteratureJohnson, Heather, Roy De Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968, Sydney: Craftsman House, 1995, p.27, plate 7, illustrated. Note: Celia Broadbent was de Maistre’s cousin once removed, and his executor and friend; her older sister, Camilla Margery Keogh, was the subject of ‘La Folie', considered one of de Maistre’s major works Roy de Maistre: ‘Fellas doing things to Fellas’Described as ‘the man who taught Francis Bacon to paint’ (Ronald Alley interviewed by Heather Johnson 1988), Roy de Maistre moved from his native Australia to London in 1930, where he lived for the rest of his life. He had trained at Sydney Art School and the Royal Art Society, had spent two years travelling in Europe between 1923 and 1925 and had had two solo exhibitions, at the Macquarie Galleries in Sydney in 1926 and 1928. Despite this successful start to his career, de Maistre looked to London for a more progressive art world into which he was immediately admitted. In his first year in the English capital, de Maistre had a solo show at the Beaux Arts Gallery and a joint exhibition of paintings and furniture with Francis Bacon, held in the latter’s studio at 7 Queensberry Mews.De Maistre’s friendship with Bacon was closest in the early 1930s, though they remained in contact until the former’s death in 1968. There is some debate as to whether they had studios in the same buildings but on different floors, but what is certain is de Maistre’s fascination with Bacon’s working spaces, which he painted on several occasions. As de Maistre’s biographer, Heather Johnson, has declared ‘the main importance of the association between de Maistre and Bacon is the influence on their respective work…in the early 1930s de Maistre had just as great or greater influence on Bacon.’ (Heather Johnson, Roy de Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968, Craftsman House, Roseville East, 1995, p.22).The 1930s were a particularly fertile period in de Maistre’s career; his work featured in cutting-edge publications, such as Herbert Read’s 1933 Art Now and in group exhibitions including at the Zwemmer Gallery and Leicester Galleries. He had solo exhibitions at the avant-garde Mayor Gallery in 1934 and at the Calmann Gallery four years later. In 1934 he established the School of Contemporary Painting and Drawing with Martin Bloch, with its stated aim acting as a manifesto for his own work, namely ‘to help the pupils to give expression to their enjoyment of the beauty and significance of things seen and experienced; to understand and appreciate the materials they use and to recognise the logic of the laws of colour and composition’ (see Johnson, op.cit., p.82).Two Figures dates from this important period. Johnson explained that in this painting, compared with other contemporary works, ‘de Maistre has…concentrated on a sensitive and intellectual rapport between the figures rather than a purely sexual one, the blending of the figures and their closeness is much more successful’ (Johnson, ibid., p.28). Two Figures is all the more significant given de Maistre’s instructions to his Executors that, following his death, ‘a large body of work, described as ‘fellas doing things to fellas’ be destroyed (see Johnson, ibid., p. 28). The two men are seen unclothed, caught in a moment of intimate relaxation – both have their eyes closed and are viewed in profile. Bold black outlining provides the structure of a pictorial design based on shallow depth, whilst a harmonious palette, direct technique and frank appreciation of the male form create an image which is at once sensual and bold.In contrast, Crucifixion of 1945, whilst based on earlier notes and studies, was painted in response to the dropping of the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima on 6 August of that year. By this point in his career, de Maistre was becoming known as a modernist religious painter, not least with the acquisition in 1944 of a work of the same Biblical scene to Iona Abbey. De Maistre formally converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1951. The 1940s saw him receive solo exhibitions in Leeds and Birmingham and culminated in one at Adams Gallery, London in 1950.The influence of Bacon’s working methods can arguably be detected in Man and Tree of 1959. Johnson posits that Bacon’s use of Portrait of Innocent X by Diego Velázquez in a series of works started in 1951, may have encouraged de Maistre to look to past masters for inspiration. Indeed, she established that Man and Tree is based on a work by Henri Matisse, reproduced in an article about Fauvism in the December 1934 issue of the D’Aci I D’Alla magazine, of which de Maistre owned a copy. (M. A. Cassanyes, ‘Fauvisme’, D’Aci D’Alla, no.179, vol. XXII, December 1934 see Johnson, ibid., pp.163 and 165). This work dates from the period during which de Maistre was preparing his retrospective exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, which opened in May 1960.All three of the works by de Maistre presented here formerly belonged to Celia Broadbent (née Keogh). She was a daughter of the artist’s cousin, Camilla Keogh (1866-1948) who was one of his most significant patrons and muses. Celia went on to support de Maistre herself, not least in asking him to design tapestry versions of some of his paintings, which she then stitched (see Johnson, ibid., p. 112).As de Maistre’s patron, Rab Butler, proclaimed: ‘His most impressive quality as an artist was his absolute integrity. He went through long periods of difficulty in earning his living from painting because he refused to conform to any standards other than those which he had rigorously laid down for himself.’ (quoted in Johnson, ibid. p.55)
§ Roy De Maistre C.B.E. (Australian / British 1894-1968) Crucifixion, 1945 signed (lower right), oil on canvas Dimensions:25cm x 20.5cm (9 7/8in x 8in) Provenance:ProvenanceCelia Broadbent (neé Keogh) and by direct descent to the present owner.Celia Broadbent was de Maistre’s cousin once removed, and his executor and friend; her older sister, Camilla Margery Keogh, was the subject of ‘La Folie', considered one of de Maistre’s major works. Note: with label signed and inscribed THIS CRUCIFIXION, painted from notes and studies made at St. Jean-de-Luz in 1932 was begun on the day after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima - painted in Sorrow for the innocent victims and in condemnation of those politicians who perpetrated this appalling act of mass murder in defiance of Christian love and compassion. / 13 Eccleston Street, London, 1945. (to reverse) Roy de Maistre: ‘Fellas doing things to Fellas’Described as ‘the man who taught Francis Bacon to paint’ (Ronald Alley interviewed by Heather Johnson 1988), Roy de Maistre moved from his native Australia to London in 1930, where he lived for the rest of his life. He had trained at Sydney Art School and the Royal Art Society, had spent two years travelling in Europe between 1923 and 1925 and had had two solo exhibitions, at the Macquarie Galleries in Sydney in 1926 and 1928. Despite this successful start to his career, de Maistre looked to London for a more progressive art world into which he was immediately admitted. In his first year in the English capital, de Maistre had a solo show at the Beaux Arts Gallery and a joint exhibition of paintings and furniture with Francis Bacon, held in the latter’s studio at 7 Queensberry Mews.De Maistre’s friendship with Bacon was closest in the early 1930s, though they remained in contact until the former’s death in 1968. There is some debate as to whether they had studios in the same buildings but on different floors, but what is certain is de Maistre’s fascination with Bacon’s working spaces, which he painted on several occasions. As de Maistre’s biographer, Heather Johnson, has declared ‘the main importance of the association between de Maistre and Bacon is the influence on their respective work…in the early 1930s de Maistre had just as great or greater influence on Bacon.’ (Heather Johnson, Roy de Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968, Craftsman House, Roseville East, 1995, p.22).The 1930s were a particularly fertile period in de Maistre’s career; his work featured in cutting-edge publications, such as Herbert Read’s 1933 Art Now and in group exhibitions including at the Zwemmer Gallery and Leicester Galleries. He had solo exhibitions at the avant-garde Mayor Gallery in 1934 and at the Calmann Gallery four years later. In 1934 he established the School of Contemporary Painting and Drawing with Martin Bloch, with its stated aim acting as a manifesto for his own work, namely ‘to help the pupils to give expression to their enjoyment of the beauty and significance of things seen and experienced; to understand and appreciate the materials they use and to recognise the logic of the laws of colour and composition’ (see Johnson, op.cit., p.82).Two Figures dates from this important period. Johnson explained that in this painting, compared with other contemporary works, ‘de Maistre has…concentrated on a sensitive and intellectual rapport between the figures rather than a purely sexual one, the blending of the figures and their closeness is much more successful’ (Johnson, ibid., p.28). Two Figures is all the more significant given de Maistre’s instructions to his Executors that, following his death, ‘a large body of work, described as ‘fellas doing things to fellas’ be destroyed (see Johnson, ibid., p. 28). The two men are seen unclothed, caught in a moment of intimate relaxation – both have their eyes closed and are viewed in profile. Bold black outlining provides the structure of a pictorial design based on shallow depth, whilst a harmonious palette, direct technique and frank appreciation of the male form create an image which is at once sensual and bold.In contrast, Crucifixion of 1945, whilst based on earlier notes and studies, was painted in response to the dropping of the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima on 6 August of that year. By this point in his career, de Maistre was becoming known as a modernist religious painter, not least with the acquisition in 1944 of a work of the same Biblical scene to Iona Abbey. De Maistre formally converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1951. The 1940s saw him receive solo exhibitions in Leeds and Birmingham and culminated in one at Adams Gallery, London in 1950.The influence of Bacon’s working methods can arguably be detected in Man and Tree of 1959. Johnson posits that Bacon’s use of Portrait of Innocent X by Diego Velázquez in a series of works started in 1951, may have encouraged de Maistre to look to past masters for inspiration. Indeed, she established that Man and Tree is based on a work by Henri Matisse, reproduced in an article about Fauvism in the December 1934 issue of the D’Aci I D’Alla magazine, of which de Maistre owned a copy. (M. A. Cassanyes, ‘Fauvisme’, D’Aci D’Alla, no.179, vol. XXII, December 1934 see Johnson, ibid., pp.163 and 165). This work dates from the period during which de Maistre was preparing his retrospective exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, which opened in May 1960.All three of the works by de Maistre presented here formerly belonged to Celia Broadbent (née Keogh). She was a daughter of the artist’s cousin, Camilla Keogh (1866-1948) who was one of his most significant patrons and muses. Celia went on to support de Maistre herself, not least in asking him to design tapestry versions of some of his paintings, which she then stitched (see Johnson, ibid., p. 112).As de Maistre’s patron, Rab Butler, proclaimed: ‘His most impressive quality as an artist was his absolute integrity. He went through long periods of difficulty in earning his living from painting because he refused to conform to any standards other than those which he had rigorously laid down for himself.’ (quoted in Johnson, ibid. p.55)
Twenty Three Noteworthy LP's to include Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb (Liberty LBS83295, 1970), original UK 1st pressing, G. Fiarport Convention - Leige and Lief (Island ILPS 9115, 1969), UK 1st pressing, G+ Small Faces - Small Faces (Decca LK4790, 1966) original UK pressing, VG, Jethro Tull - Stand Up (Island ILPS9103), 1969), UK 2nd pressing, G+. also, Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, Sparkes - Sparks, A Woofer in Tweeters Clothing, Kimono My House, The Flock - The Flock, and albums by Mick Ronson, Hawkwind, The Pantangle, Cockney Rebel, Queen, Medicine Head, The Band, etc.
British WWII No.36 Mills Bomb made by 'T.A & S.' T. Ashead & Sons. Dudly Worcestershire. In very good condition, the spoon and filler plug non-matching but base plug made by the same maker dated 1943, possibly has been re-painted but the body is in immaculate condition and comes with a pressure plate dated 1940 made by F Parramore, Caledonian Works, Sheffield.
British WWI No.23 Mills Bomb made by P.T. Co. 1917 in very good condition with remnants of original factory lacquer, it is complete with 'Drill' detonator, scarce brass base plate made 1916 by (C.A.V.), C.A. Vandervell & Co. Sadly the filler plug has been drilled through otherwise the body is in excellent condition.
WW2 Period RAF Officer's Cap by Brill of Leeds. A very good example of the regulation pattern, retaining King's crown bullion cap badge. The interior with leather sweatband and tailors label of Brill of Leeds. Also ink intiels "P.B.C." Overall VGC chinstrap absent. The vendor has attributed the cap to Flying Officer Philip Burwood Crisp DFC who served with 158 and 77 Squadrons as a Bomb Aimer. These Squadrons formed part of 4 Group Bomber Command based in Yorkshire.
TWO NINTENDO POCKETSIZE GAME AND WATCH MULTISCREEN GAMES, the first Bomb Sweeper BD-62, box in a worn condition, model without batteries and untested but in a good condition, includes warning slip, battery stickers and instructions, price sticker to the front, the second Goldcliff MV-64, box not as creased, noticable scratch to the front, but overall good condition, batteries not included and untested, includes battery sticker, warning slip, and instructions
An important collection of 320 photographs of China c1920's, to include many of the Shameen (now Shamian) shootings and bombing of June 1925; Dr Sun Yat-Sen and his staff at Canton (x7), funerals of the French bomb victims, the anti-British procession which preceded the firing and victims of the bombings and firings and other events of the Yunnah-Guangxi War of 1925. Many of the photographs, (mainly 8.5 x 13.5cm) were taken by CPO Percy Peter Baker of HMS Cicala and have been mounted and annotated, smaller commercial views are also included.
A4 size sheet containing one photo measuring 8.4 x 6.1 cm, the photo described: On the way to Tobruk. Explosion of an air bomb during an attack on a convoy on October 25, 1941. Photo taken from the Hero destroyer. From a set of photos by Lt. Andrzej Gołaszewski from the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade and the Polish 2nd Corps. The general condition is visible in the photos.
Quantity of twenty one 20th Century RAF World War I and World War II insignia to include First World War Pilots Wings, Observers Cloth Wings, Radio Operator, Air Gunner, Navigator, Engineer, Bomb Aimer Qualifications etc, Bomb Disposal Volunteer Reserve Warrant Officer, Canada and Poland Shoulder Titles, RAF and RFC cap badges etc (23)
Second World War Royal Canadian pilots wings (Brevet) Second World War Royal Australian Airforce made RAAF pilots wing brevet together with Royal Air Force qualification brevet wings insignia to include navigator, bomb aimer, signaller, air gunner, engineer together with RAF Observer brevet wings together with small frame of two First World War RAF cap badges and four RAF Medical Corps wings
Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 scale diecast Handley Page Halifax BIII "Friday The 13th" (item no AA37204, 1418/2001). Model in dusty and fair overall condition although one tab on plastic open bomb bay door partially snapped, left wing mass balance missing and the transparencies are fogged slightly
NO RESERVE Čapek (Karel) Krakatit, first edition, title in red & black, small ink ownership name to title, final errata leaf and adverts at end, contemporary half cloth, gilt, rubbed, 4to, Prague, 1924.⁂ First edition of Čapek's science-fiction novel that pre-empted the arrival of the nuclear bomb.
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