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Lot 312

Tri-ang 00 Gauge early 'Battlespace' wagons and Primary Series Clockwork Train Set, R216 Rocket launching wagon in grey and yellow, R249 Exploding Car in red, R239 Bomb Transporter, R343 4-Rocket Missile Launcher, R341 Searchlight wagon and R128 Helicopter Car, all four in NATO green, all in original window boxes, G-VG., boxes F-G, R128 cellophane poor, together with RPA clockwork Passenger Set, comprising green Saddle Tank and two green coaches and key, in original box, G, lacks track, box F-G (7)

Lot 749

Postcards - Devon topo including scenes at Ottery St Mary, Bovey Tracey, Budleigh Salterton, Axmouth, Bucks Mill, Littleham etc, bomb damage at Exeter Cathedral et (68)

Lot 265

Scarce Inert No 74 AT Mark 1 Sticky Bombglass ball with remains of woollen sock covering. Lower Bakelite cap and stick handle, this with rusted remains of release catch. Complete with its pressed steel hinged top ball cover (some rusting).

Lot 759

WW2 RAF Ground Crew Wooden Tool boxes. These were ex property of Lance Corporal Ron Barton 617 Sqn. Inside of one box is written the Tyre Pressure for the Lancaster Bomber when loaded with the Bouncing Bomb. (2)

Lot 53

A group of three unframed aviation prints, including 'Sunrise Encounter' by Keith Ferris, 'Merlins Thunder' by Keith Coulson, and 'The Second Bomb Group at Budapest' by Charles Beecham, together with a print titled 'Where Forces Meet' by Peter Elleshaw (4)

Lot 76

A WWI TERRITORIAL AND VOLUNTEER FORCE ARCHIVE OF MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY, to include British War & Victory medal pair, correctly named to 321396 Cpl L. Blight R.A., together with original box of issue and packet envelopes, George V Territorial Efficiency medal, correctly named to 321396 Cpl L. Blight R.G.A. no ribbon, Volunteer Force Long Service medal, no ribbon, correctly named 88 Bomb (bombardier) J. Blight, 1st Cornwall R.G.A.V., together with an RFC cap badge (re-strike ???) RA cap badge, a lapel badge engraved to the Norris Cup 1899, won by Gr (Gunner) John Blight, 12.19.99 and a WWII era ribbon bar

Lot 132

A COLLECTION OF WWII ERA ITEMS, to include heavy metal Tel Spotting director MK1, a bottom end of a shell mounted on a wooden plinth, what appears to be a small incendiary bomb case and a large brass shell casing, lastly a USA Pilot Officers load adjuster, sliding scale from the American B-24 Aircraft, good condition all readings visible with slider etc

Lot 181

A watercolour painting entitled Dam Busting Bomber by Keith Woodcock. A night scene of an RAF Lancaster bomber from 617 Squadron on its low bombing run to a German Dam (Operation Chastise) having just dropped its bouncing bomb, with anti-aircraft flak tracers strafing in the aircraft's direction, with the scene ahead - a bomb has already exploded. Dimensions in frame; 625mm x 450mm. VGC £200-300

Lot 191

An oil painting on canvas of an RAF Lancaster Bomber. Depicting a lone bomber loaded with a bouncing bomb flying low over a seascape. By Gerald Coulson. Dimensions in frame; 545mm x 445mm. VGC £200-300

Lot 1546a

Rare Pollard oak Regency period caddy of bomb sarcophagus shape, interior with lidded canisters and basket of fruit handles, c1825, 32cm x 17cm, 19cm approx.

Lot 194

KEITH MURRAY FOR WEDGWOOD: A "BOMB" VASE, globular form, decorated in the matt straw colourway, 16cm high, another similar with ribbed decoration, 15cm high, and a matt straw ribbed beaker, 11cm high, painted and impressed markings (3)

Lot 463

*Nash (Paul, 1889-1946). A small collection of letters, notes, postcards and photographs by Paul Nash, 1930's-40's, three in pencil, one ink mostly addressed to a Mrs Earl in London, "Thank you no end for the terrific birthday parcel. I was staggered, you were good to make all those sacrifices. The biscuits - oh those dear old digestives - I finished the last yesterday! But the poor old cake, well there'll always be an England, but this looked like the poor old country after the first atomic bomb had hit it [sqiggly drawing of a devastated cake] all the same it was very tasty & some young fellows, what what what, came to tea said it was frightfully good what & awfully original what", plus a photo postcard of Margaret Nash with pencil list of words with images to verso by Paul Nash "Figure, Emblem, Image, Sign, Idol, Symbol, Phantom, Thing, Object, Individual, Enigma, Phase, Aspect, Appearance, Method, Equation, Role, Phasma, a genus of insects! & aspect of landscape", a small signed photographic print, postcards from Margaret Nash to Mrs Earl (18)

Lot 365

A rare Robot 375 'Luftwaffe' Bomb Strike Recording Camera, serial no. 047008, based on a Robot II with enlarged film capacity of 375 exposures and larger external coupled spring motor drive; it is recorded that approx. 200 units were made during World War II which were mostly fitted as bomb-strike recording cameras to the tails of Junkers Ju87 'Stuka' dive bombers: many were lost in action and it is suggested that only about fourteen remain; this example is in good condition, the motor and shutter have recently been serviced by a Robot specialist, one 10m cassette is present; the original 4cm Biotar lens has been replaced with a 53mm F2.9 Ross Xpress lens (No 139106) on a helical mount with engravings on the mount tube

Lot 807

BOXER REBELLION - Coloured Plan Defence of Foreign Legations, Peking, China. June 20th - Aug 14th, 1900, 87 x 96cms., coloured in outline & printed on blue paper, scale: 1 inch to approx. 83 feet, (1901). * identifying the various Legations in great detail, a 15 line key shows their fortifications - including barricades, tunnels, bomb proof sites etc.; prepared by H.B. Ferguson, RE.

Lot 808

BOXER REBELLION - Plan of British Legation, Peking. Shewing Defences June - August 1900. hand-coloured & lithographed, 55 x 43cms., within silk borders, scale: 1 inch to 80 feet. * with all buildings of the Legation shown & named, including defensive positions & bomb proof covers; "from a survey by Lieut. H.E.C. Cowie, RE."

Lot 305

Game and Watch - a Mario's Cement Factory Nintendo digital hand held gaming console by Game and Watch, with original box, instructions and internal polystyrene, a pocket size Nintendo Bomb Sweeper BD-62, in original box with internal polystyrene, a Nintendo Donkey Kong by Game and Watch model #360-0932-11, DK-52 with instructions and original box, a hand held double screen Hero and Princess gaming console by Systema, a Nintendo Super Mario Brothers 3 digital watch by Zeon model #8319 and a further Nintendo digital display watch by Starwing model #ZR11862 UJ Est £80 - £120 This lot MUST be paid for and collected, or delivery arranged, no later than close of business on Tuesday. Please do not bid if you are unable to comply

Lot 769

Techno/Acid/Dance Interest - A collection of over fifty 12" singles to include Mr Fingers, Arrested Development, S' Express, Slow Bongo Floyd, Soul II Soul, De La Soul, Bomb The Bass, Brand New Heavies etc. - Note: many white label/promo's also noted:- One Box

Lot 69

James Chadwick ALS dated 18/9/69. 20 October 1891 - 24 July 1974 was an English physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atomic bomb research efforts. He was the head of the British team that worked on the Manhattan Project during the Second World War. He was knighted in England in 1945 for his achievements in physics. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95

Lot 1718B

Boxed Dinky Toys, to include: 254 Police Ranger Rover, with spoked wheels; three 263 Airport Fire Rescue Tender, wheels in red white and yellow; 282 Land Rover Fire Appliance; 304 Fire Rescue gift set; and 604 Land Rover Bomb Disposal. (7)

Lot 330

World War Two Hardback book From Hull, Hell and Halifax an illustrated History of No 4 Group 1937-1948 by the author Chris Blanchett. The group will be forever associated with Yorkshire, where it was based for 11 years from 1937 to 1948. The core of the book focuses on the tremendous efforts made by the squadrons allocated to 4 Group during World War II. Backed by hard-working and loyal ground crew, night after night, many hundreds of brave young men flew off into the unknown in Whitleys, Wellingtons and Halifaxes to bring retribution to the Third Reich. Aircraft from 4 Group were the first to fly over Berlin, much to the embarrassment of Goering. They were also the first to bomb Italy. The casualty rate was horrific, especially in the early years of the war when a bomber crew rarely completed a full tour of 30 operations. Unsigned. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95

Lot 547

16 excellent RAF Obituaries of highly decorated SOE, Reconnaissance & Air Sea Rescue pilots most who never fired a shot in anger or dropped a bomb on the at the enemy. 5 featured: 1. GROUP CAPTAIN PETER VAUGHAN-FOWLER CVO DSO DFC AFC known as the 'Dashing hero of moonlight escapes. ' 2. WING COMMANDER LEONARD RATCLIFFE DSO DFC AFC 3. GROUP CAPTAIN HUGH VERITY DSO DFC Author of 'We Landed At Moonlight. ' A rumour surfaced he flew secretly into Berlin before the fall to bring out two mysterious passengers. 5. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT TOM FLETCHER DFC DFM the most decorated Air-Sea Rescue pilot recommended for the Victoria Cross. 5. WING COMMANDER TIM FAIRHURST DFC PRU Reconnaissance pilot who flew a top secret mission to the Arctic Circle in search of Tirpitz and located Scheer, Hipper & Koln. +See other side of PRU pilot Sqn Ldr Dunald Furniss DSO DFC. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95

Lot 730

WWII pattern German semi relic SD2 Butterfly bomb. Inert. Approx. 8.5cm tall x 8cm diameter.

Lot 788

WWII pattern German Incendiary bomb with internal parts and excellent markings. Inert.

Lot 797

WWII Home front Relic German butterfly bomb fragments. Found nr Cleethorpes, Lincs.

Lot 808

WWII pattern Crabtree Discharger. As used by Bomb Disposal officers when defusing German bombs and foe extracting the fuse from the bomb.

Lot 812

WWII pattern British type 848 bomb fuse. Inert. Approx. 16.5cm tall.

Lot 827

WWII German butterfly bomb fragments found near Cleethorpes Found near Cleethorpes, Lincs.

Lot 539

18CT GOLD RUBY CLUSTER RING, unusual bomb style design, 8 grams in weight, size O/P

Lot 291

Atomic Artillery and the Atomic Bomb 1945, Atomic Energy in War and Peace 1945 illustrated in dust wrapper, Inside Information by Koehler, Guided Weapons by Eric Burgess, Unser Kampf by Sir Richard Acland (6)

Lot 815

An album of registered pre stamp covers, an album of mixed covers including two Birmingham covers damaged by the IRA bomb explosion on 9th May 1979 and an album of mixed stamps including 1d reds

Lot 210

PUNK/NEW WAVE PICTURE SLEEVE 7". Compelling collection of 36 sublime sevens! Artists/titles include The Damned - New Rose (limited edition 1986 pressing BUY/DJ 6, double pack with white/black vinyl), The Cramps inc. Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?, From Los Angeles With Love , 'Venue' 1980 Live, X-Ray Spex inc. Germ Free Adolescents, I Am A Cliche, Highly Inflammable and Identity (pink vinyl), Rancid - Time Bomb and Radio Radio Radio, The Exploited, Kleenex - Ain't You/Hedi's Head (black and white poster sleeve), The Ramones - All Revved Up, PiL - Seattle (box set that is complete), Stiff Little Fingers (x6), Talking Heads, Ruts and The B-52's. Condition is largely ace Ex+.

Lot 26

NEW WAVE/ELECTRO LPS. 39 x 80s LPs to include titles from: Iggy Pop - The Idiot (OVED 277), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Phillip Boa and the Voodoo Club, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Heaven 17, Art of Noise, His Name is Alive, It's Immaterial, Gary Numan, The Human League, Japan, China Crisis, The Sisters of Mercy, The Bomb Party and more. Condition is typically Ex+ with sleeves from VG+. All sleeves to feature archive sticker to reverse.

Lot 37

ALT/AVANT/ELECTRONIC LPS. 42 audio experiments from the likes of: The Nobodys, Sparks, Anne Clark, A Drop in the Gray, The Reds, The Prophets, Laughing Academy, Propaganda, Starjets, The Dugites, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Bomb Party, Phillip Boa and the Voodoo Club, Moon Martin and others. Condition is generally Ex+ with sleeves mostly from VG+. All to feature archive stickers to reverse of sleeves.

Lot 12

A Collection of Black and White Vintage Photographs Depicting Soldiers, Bomb Damage Etc

Lot 56

A Fine WW2 London ‘Blitz’ Bomb Disposal British Empire Medal Pair Awarded to Charles Robert Small, Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Repairs Department for his Services in Assisting the Bomb-Disposal Squads of No. 7 Bomb Disposal Group, during the Blitz September 1940 – May 1941, where he assisted the Bomb Disposal Squads in hauling un-exploded bombs, and in the period assisted in defusing in total 16 German un-exploded bombs including a damaged and very unstable parachute mine on the 12th May 1941 in Ilford, where he “successfully drove his crane within 30 yards of the un-exploded bomb and attempted to crane the un-exploded bomb out… being unsuccessful, a Naval officer an small attempted to remove the casing of the mine with shears… and finally extracted the mine with the crane”. British Empire Medal, awarded to, “CHARLES ROBERT SMALL”, George VI Defence Medal un-named as issued. Medals swing mounted for wear and remain in good condition. BEM London Gazette: 13 February 1942: Charles Robert Small was employed as an Assistant Mechanical Engineer for the Ilford Mechanical Repairs Department, and was assigned to assist the Bomb-Disposal squads of the 7th Bomb disposal group an was awarded the British Empire Medal for the following events: “Since the commencement of intense bombing of London on the 7th September 1940, Mr. Small has been called upon by the Bomb Disposal Squads an the Naval authorities to assist in hauling out with the Mechanical workshops mobile crane – 4 x 1000KG UXB; 3 x 500KG UXB; 2 x 250KG UXB; 3 x 50 KG UXB; 4 x UX Parachute Mines. In all cases Mr. Small has displayed disregard for personal safety and outstanding courage in attaching the crane to the unexploded bomb or mine. In many cases, he has been called upon to operate the crane before any fuses have been withdrawn from the mine or bomb owing to the necessity of hauling the missiles into such a position that the fuses can be extracted. The most difficult UX Mine with which Mr. Small has been called upon to assist was the12th My 1941, at Sunnyside Road, Ilford, where the mine had fallen in the back garden without the parachute opening, with the consequence that the missile had become almost completely buried. Upon impact, the top of the mine had broken away revealing that it was not equipped with a magnetic unit, but before it was possible for the Naval Officer to remove the fuses and clockwork, it was necessary to bring it to the surface to give ease of access. The Naval officer and rating, with great courage, dug down to the bomb fuse on the mine and were able to remove the locking ring and attempt to withdraw the fuse. Owing to the damage to the casing, however, the fuse could not be extracted, although after great difficulty the gain was removed, at considerable personal risk, and the officer decided that before any further steps could be taken it would be necessary to bring the mine to the surface. Small drove the crane onto the footpath at a point approximately 30 yards from the mine and hitched a heavy chain on to the damaged fuse hole, in which the fuse was situated at an angle, and the other end to the pulley wheel of the crane, when an effort was made to withdraw the mine. So great was the suction of the mine in the ground that the front wheels of the crane were lifted from the ground, but the effort was without success. In view of the danger of digging round the mine after the action which had been taken, the Naval Officer and Small attempted to cut the casing of the mine with shears in order to complete the removal of the fuse but still without success. Finally, the Naval Officer and Rating dug further round the mine until it was sufficiently eased to enable the withdrawal to be completed by the crane, and when the mine was on the surface the clockwork and other fuses were removed before the bomb fuse was finally extracted by the Naval Officer by means of cutting the casing. Throughout the operation Small displayed great courage an appeared to ignore the danger which might have arisen from the rough usage which was given to the mine before the extraction of the fuses and had been completed.”

Lot 994

Royal Air Force Battle Dress Blouse and Forage Cap Attributed to Warrant Officer Arthur John Coles 39 Squadron, Member of the Goldfish Club and Taken Prisoner of War in Italy when his Beaufort Crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea on 25th February 1943, 1944 dated War Service Dress RAF issue battle dress blouse having embroidered signallers brevet wing above medal ribbons for 1939-45 star, Africa star with rosette and Defence medal. To the breast pocket is his original embroidered Gold Fish club badge. Embroidered warrant officer rank badges to each cuff. Accompanying the battle dress is his original officers type forage cap with gilt metal two piece cap badge. Some moth damage to the lower section of one of the battle dress pockets. Accompanying the set is a photograph of Arthur Coles when he was in the Police force after the war and photocopied paperwork relating to his time in captivity and an account of the night his aircraft crashed. Amongst the paperwork is a photocopied photograph of Coles wearing this battle dress and forage cap during a D-Day celebration near Banbury. Warrant Officer Arthur John Coles served as Signaller in 39th Torpedo Bomber squadron. He was part of a crew which took off from Malta after midnight on 25th February 1943, they were sent to target a convoy of Italian vessels which was heading for Naples from a Tunisian port. He states “I picked up the convoy on my ASV (radar) screen at a position 95 miles from Marettimo Island, off the coast of Sicily. Jimmy Hewetson, a Rhodesian, flew parallel with the convoy at a distance of about a mile, keeping to the dark part of the sky. He turned into attack, sighting the convoy in the moon-path, and chose one of the two merchantmen. Normally we would keep down low and climb to 60 feet to release the torpedo. Suddenly something fundamental went wrong. There was an almighty bang, and a vivid flash of light in front of me, momentary blinding me. We had flown straight into the Tyrrhenian Sea, out torpedo still in the bomb-bay! I probably owed my life to being strapped into my seat and, as was my practice during night attacks, having placed my head against my parachute which, in turn, was pressed up against the radio. As the water began lapping around my feet, I released the seat straps and moved swiftly towards the rear hatch just behind the port wing, and pulled the release catch. The rubber dinghy was stowed in the port wing.” He continues to state that whilst in the water, the aircraft sank very quickly, taking the pilot with it. The escape dinghy was sadly leaking badly and they were luckily able to signal to the Italian ship using their Aircrew whistles. Whilst on the ship, the rescued crew were looked after very well. The Italian captain explained why he had risked being sunk by British Submarines rescuing them, “His brother had been a Captain on an Italian Submarine earlier in the war and had been rescued by the Royal Navy after his submarine had been depth charged and he had been obliged to surface and surrender. Thus the Captain on the torpedo boat felt he had, in honour, a debt to repay. How lucky can one be?” He was originally held in an Italian Prisoner of War holding camp. It was whilst here that he gained a job as a office clerk which got him out of the day to day camp life. When the Italians surrendered to the Allies they were left in the camp with no guards. Many of the prisoners were free to walk out of the camp, although they were ordered to stay put. The camp was soon overtook by the German forces in Italy and the prisoners were moved by cattle truck up through the Brenna Pass into Austria and then onto Germany where he was held at Stalag IVB before being liberated by the Russians on 23rd April 1945.

Lot 160

7x WW2 Royal Air Force Aircrew Wings, consisting of pilots wing, observers brevet, bomb aimers brevet, navigators brevet, signallers brevet, air gunners brevet and engineers brevet. All generally good condition, many show evidence of removal from a tunic. (7 items)

Lot 161

Grouping of Royal Air Force Bullion Mess Dress Insignia, consisting of various wings, titles, rank badges and trade badges. Including Mountain Rescue, Bomb Disposal, Parachute Instructor, Physical Training instructor etc. (19 items)

Lot 285

Grouping of French Aviation Badges, including gilt and enamel Free French Airforce brooch badge (F.A.F.L); Free French enamel lapel badge; French Naval Air Crew badge; crude brass French Naval Pilots wing with screw back fitting; plus two other brass eagle badges one holding a machine gun the other with an aerial bomb. All generally good condition. (6 items)

Lot 148

A fragment of fuselage from Zeppelin L32 cut in the form of a German Iron Cross and struck with the inscription ZEPP L32, 1916, 32 mm x 32 mm [On the night of 23/24 September 1916, Zeppelins set out to bomb London. L32 was shot down by Frederick Sowrey, RFC, aged 23, and crashed near Snails Farm, South Green, Great Burstead, near Billericay. Its target was London, but because of an anti-aircraft barrage, it dropped its bombs near Purfleet. It began to make its way back to Germany when it was intercepted by Sowrey who was on routine night patrol. The airship was picked out in the night sky by searchlights and Sowrey launched his attack. Firing three drums of incendiary ammunition into the body of the airship, she caught alight and plummeted to the ground at sometime after 1 a.m. All 22 of the crew were killed.]

Lot 177

An inert Great War Mills anti - Zeppelin spherical bomb grenade

Lot 11

Silver spherical cigar/cigarette table lighter , height approx. 13cm, inscribed 'E.J.B from E.W.M.', the spherical bomb shaped lighter comprising central wick burner with 3 seperate parafin lighters, on wooden plinth base, marks Edward H Stockwell, London, 1878.

Lot 445

Royal Marines HMS Thunder Naval General Service Medal Clasp “Syria”Awarded to “THOMAS PALMERS” Edge knocks, one end of clasp, sprung from carriage.Confirmed on the NGS Roll as an unique name, serving with the Royal Marines. HMS Thunder was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1829. She was converted to a survey ship in 1833 and was broken up in 1851.

Lot 681

German Third Reich WW2 Luftwaffe 2nd Class Operational Flying Clasp for Bombers.A good scarce non-maker marked die-cast example awarded for 60 operational flights. Within silvered oak leaf sprays, an oak wreath with swastika to base; applied darkened downwards winged bomb to centre of voided wreath. Horizontal tapered pin fitting to the reverse. Little original finish otherwise GC.Instituted 30th January 1941.

Lot 1287

Collection of Hiroshima post bomb postcards and original photograph

Lot 426

Dinky Toys - five blister pack army vehicles, two Chieftain Tanks 683, a Daimler armoured car 676 and two Austin Para-Moke 601 (one used with more missing)), a further boxed diecast model Landrover Bomb Disposal Unit 604 with two unboxed vehicles

Lot 72

TWO CRUNCHIE CHOCOLATE BAR ADVERTISING POSTERS, from circa 1969, by the artist Dan Fern, 'Fire Fire Fire' and 'Crunchie The Taste Bomb', painted in a 1960's psychedelic style, size approximately 51cm x 38.5cm (2) (condition: very good, no major damage)

Lot 73

TWO CRUNCHIE CHOCOLATE BAR ADVERTISING POSTERS, from circa 1969, designed by the artist Chris Mcewan, the two different designs are both titled 'Crunchie The Taste Bomb' painted in a psychedelic style, size approximately 51cm x 38.5cm (2) (condition: very good, no major damage)

Lot 151

A 1940s album of depicting real full plate photographs of bomb damage of the Camberwell depot, detailing destroyed trams, trolleybus No 1565, also Clapham Depot, Poplar Depot, New Cross Dept etc.

Lot 574

Crested China - A small collection of assorted First World War crested wares formed as bombs and bullets to include a Grafton China 'The Mill's Hand Grenade' crested for Teuro (sic), various W.H Goss models of bombs dropped from Zepplin, an Arcadian 'Model of clip bullets' for Wolverhampton, a W.H Goss 'Model of Russian shrapnel shell, the original was captured by the huns and fired by them at the British' crested for Wolverhampton and a Savoy China 'Iron Rations for Fritz' bomb (12)

Lot 620

*The ‘London Blitz’ George Medal awarded to Master William John Allum, Tug Master, Port of London Authority, for his ‘great initiative, resource and leadership’ shown on the River Thames during the very first night of the Blitz, on 7 September 1940. Allum, with his help of his deckhand, Allen, boarded a stricken vessel near the docks which had received a direct hit from an enemy bomb, going aboard and putting out several fires in an attempt to save the ship. He then, with the assistance of another tug, moved the damaged, flaming vessel away from the docks to a safe berth, comprising: George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st type (William John Allum.) with original ribbon and brooch pin; minor obverse edge knock at 6 o’clock, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine G.M.: London Gazette: William John Allum, Master, Tug, Port of London Authority (joint citation with Henry Edward Allen, Deckhand) ‘During a heavy air attack on the Docks the tug was putting out fires on barges and towing others out of danger. The tug Master ‘was hailed from a lifeboat by members of the crew of a motor vessel and informed that their vessel had been bombed and set on fire. Allum arid Deckhand Allen boarded her and having put out several fires commenced to play a hose on the stern of the ship which was threatened by fire from the dock-side. Allum decided that the vessel must be shifted. He accordingly called for and obtained volunteers from another vessel to go aboard to assist in the removal of the burning ship. Both tugs then proceeded to move her to a safe berth, Deckhand Allen going aboard and acting as dock pilot and directing the volunteer crew aboard. Allen was a member of the first crew of the tug who had remained on duty with the night shift. The conduct of the tug Masters and their Crews under circumstances of great danger is worthy of the highest praise and in particular Tug Master W. Allum displayed great initiative, resource and leadership. Deckhand H. E. Allen showed great devotion to duty as well as coolness and courage. Research suggests that Master William John Allum may have served with the Royal Navy during the Great War. A man of the very same name, born 25 July 1895 in Limehouse, London, joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 25 July 1913, remaining in service until his discharge on 7 January 1920, as an Able Seaman. It would seem likely, therefore, that this was the same man, serving with the Port of London Authority in WW2 during the Blitz, and that he has an additional WWI medal entitlement. William John Allum was awarded the George Medal for his courage on the first night of the London Blitz, which would continue for a further 56 nights. The first night of the Blitz saw vast fires catch fire along the various Thames docks, where quantities of timber, rum and sugar burned for several days (the Quebec Dock, in particular, was recorded as having the fiercest fire ever known in the UK). The Port of London Authority played an enormous and vital role in assisting with general organisation of the crucial Thames River and Estuary, providing emergency fire services to damaged ships and docks, in wreck and debris removal from the battered city, and in the bringing in of crucial food and supplies into the heart of London.’

Lot 621

*A Superb WW2 Blitz and ‘Bomb Disposal’ George Medal Group of 4 awarded to Lieutenant John Percy Walton, 22 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers, for his ‘deliberate and cold-blooded courage of the highest order’ in defusing large quantities of highly-dangerous, live and unexploded enemy bombs on numerous occasions, including at a Gasworks in Romford and a Cement Factory in Purfleet. During these occasions he performed this delicate and extremely dangerous work under ‘appalling conditions’ while deprived of sufficient breathable air, and often while enemy bombing raids were still on-going. He was killed six months later on 1st April 1942 while attempting to deal with and defuse a ‘Balloon Bomb’ near Great Wakering, comprising: George Medal, G.VI.R. (Lieut. John Percy Walton, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, 1939-1945; Group mounted on card for display, offered with original O.H.M.S. box of issue, a photograph of the recipient, Royal Society of St George certificate for the G.M., and a newspaper cutting from the ‘Manchester Evening News’ concerning the original sale of these medals at Sotheby’s; toned, extremely fine, and superb bomb disposal group (4) G.M.: London Gazette: 28.10.1941 – ‘For conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner’ Lieutenant John Percy Walton was granted an emergency commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 19 February 1940, and served with 22 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers. As recorded on the Royal Engineers Association Bomb Disposal Website: “Awarded for actions at the Gas Works, Romford, Essex on the 5th November 1940 and at Tunnel Cement Works, Purfleet, Essex on the 12th March 1941. Lt Walton working in the Colchester area had dealt with one hundred bombs, many before the raid was over. On 5th November, he dealt with four bombs in twenty four hours all Category A. Two of these were in the gas works, a third was inside a gas holder. It was a 250kg armed with a 17 and 50 fuze. He rendered it safe, the air conditions allowed him to work for only twenty minutes at a time. If the work wasn’t dangerous enough, an air raid was under way at the time. Due to his actions minimum damage was caused and services resumed quickly.” Tragically Lieutenant Walton was killed in action during another Bomb Disposal operation at Halfway House Marshes, near Great Wakering, on 1 April 1942, where he and a fellow bomb disposal engineers set off a ‘Balloon Bomb’. His assistant, Sergeant C. F. Bristow, G.M. (who had won his G.M. in the same events above) was wounded by the explosion, and died of his wounds three days later. Lieutenant Walton was buried at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire. The full citation of the incidents behind his award of the G.M.; written by Major-General G.B.O. Taylor (Director of Bomb Disposal Branch), tells a remarkable story of the recipient’s continued ‘deliberate and cold-blooded courage of the highest order.

Lot 424

ARCHIBALD KNOX; a pair of polished pewter bomb vases with stylised floral decoration to the bodies and pierced angled supports, stamped 'English Pewter 0226', height 19cm. CONDITION REPORT: There is some surface wear with scratches, nicks and some small gouges, some small dents, one with two small splits at joint of body and base possibly present from manufacturer (see pic), both rims slightly misshapen due to dents.

Lot 90

Two ammunition boxes, bomb prop, pictures, signs, etc

Lot 1067

A pair of vintage mid 20th Century bomb blast proof circular bulkhead lights, possibly of Naval origin. Measures 23 cm diameter.

Lot 244

δ Banksy (b.1974)Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger)Screenprint in colours, 2003, numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil, on wove paper, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet printed to the edges, 695 x 495mm (27 1/2 x 19 3/4in) (framed)This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Lot 409

FOUR VINTAGE CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONTINENTAL SCENERY, ALL INSCRIBED AND SOME SIGNED TOGETHER WITH SOME UNFRAMED IMAGES OF WARTIME BOMB DAMAGE.

Lot 102

Photograph of Bomb Crater on an R.N AS Base in France WWI

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