WW2 American, Korean War & Vietnam Medal and Document Grouping Awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Alice A Long W.A.C, group consists of cased Legion of Merit, Legion of Merit with bronze cluster, US Bronze Star, Joint Services Commendation medal, National Defence Service medal, WW2 American Campaign Service Medal and Vietnam Service Medal. Accompanying the group is a folder of original documents including the citations for the Legion of Merits and Bronze star. Various photographs of Lt Col Long from WW2 up to the 1970’s. Selection of presentation plaques mainly relating to her service during the Korean war. She was a member of S.H.A.P.E and her ID card and dog tags are amongst the paperwork. Good complete grouping to a high ranking female in the American armed forces.
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Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque, awarded to “WILLIAM ROONEY”. Medal is complete with the original card outer case. Multiple casualties are listed for William Rooney including a 26th August 1914 casualty of the Lancashire Fusiliers, 31st October 1914 casualty of the Royal Warwickshire regiment, plus others.
Great War 1914-15 Star Trio and Memorial Plaque Lancashire Fusiliers, medals were awarded to “4027 PTE J STREET LAN FUS”. Bronze memorial plaque with paper envelope named “JOSEPH STREET”. Complete with original ribbons. Private Joseph Street was a native of Oldham, was killed in action on 15th February 1916 whilst serving with the 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. A newspaper article that appeared in the Manchester Evening News on March 9th 1916 states that he was a Labourer at Messrs Platts Old Works. The war diary from this period indicates that a trench raid counter attack took place on the morning of 15th February 1916 and it was in this action that private Street was killed. He is remembered with honour at the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
Selection of Cap Badges of Sussex Regiment Interest, including officers silver (not hallmarked) and enamel with two lug fittings to the reverse, officers bronze cap / collar with two lug fittings, brass 5th Cinque Ports battalion with slider fitting to the reverse, bi-metal Ardingly C.C.F with two lug fittings and white metal volunteer example with two lug fittings to the reverse. Various conditions. (5 items)
5x Officers Bronze OSD Regimental Cap Badges, consisting of 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion Royal Sussex regiment with blade fittings to the reverse, Royal Sussex regiment with two blade fittings to the reverse, East Surrey regiment with two blade fittings to the reverse, Middlesex regiment with two blade fittings to the reverse and Royal West Kent regiment with two blade fittings to the reverse. Various conditions. (5 items)
Royal Signals Officers Field Service Cap, of blue cloth body with bullion wire regimental badge, bullion wire piping to the side flap and crown. Brass regimental buttons to the front and sky blue coloured top. Black velvet cushioned band to the interior with the original size label. Cap shows minimal service wear; Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Scottish Officers Glengarry cap with bullion embroidered regimental badge on tartan backing. Complete with the original tallies to the back of the cap and blue cloth ball to the top of the cap; WW2 period Royal Artillery officers coloured field service cap with bronze regimental flaming grenade badge, blue cloth bottom section with red cloth top having bullion wire edging, brass kings crown regimental buttons to the front. Officers quality lining to the interior which shows service wear; Royal Army Ordnance Corps dress side / field service cap of blue cloth body and red top section, gilt and enamel small type cap badge, bullion wire piped edges and brass regimental buttons to the front. Interior with inked name label. Evidence of service wear to the cap. (4 items)
Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque, named to “STANLEY EAGLIS”. Remains in good condition. CWGC does not list any casualty under the name Stanley Eaglis, however the vendor of this lot was a Lancashire Fusiliers collector and CWGC lists one Stanley Eagles as a casualty on 28th September 1916 serving with the 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, interesting research project, possible spelling error on the plaque.
Luftwaffe Bronze Grade Fighters Operational Flying Clasp Award in Original Case of Issue, fine mid war un-maker marked example with much of the original blackened finish to the central winged arrow. Original pin and catch fixing to the reverse of the award. The blue leatherette case with gilt tooled “frontflugspange fur Jager bronze” to the lid. Both award and case remain in very good condition.
Selection of Kings Liverpool Regiment Cap Badges, consisting of officers bronze with J R Gaunt tablet to the reverse and two blade fittings, brass 6th battalion with slider fitting, blackened and white metal 7th battalion, white metal 8th battalion with slider, 10th battalion white metal with two lug fittings and Liverpool Pals bronze cap / collar badge with two lug fittings. Various conditions. (7 items)
Chinese or Japanese bronze vase with flared neck and an oval body modelled as a grotesque animal with open mouth, flat tail and standing on four feet, a band of foliate cloisonne to the neck and cloisonne flower to the front of the body with a band of stylized leaves and patterning, height 25cm
SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEDALLIONS:- A "Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain & Ireland" medal, uninscribed, by Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1946 (cased), a smaller bronze medal from the same society, inscribed (cased), three "Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland" medals, each with inscription & presentation date (1845, 1912 & 1926), a similar smaller example with inscription & date 1875, a "Saline & District (Dunfermline) Ploughing Society" medal, uninscribed, hallmarked Birmingham 1946 and an "East Kilbride Open Show" medal for "Best Bull, Ayreshire Breed, 1892"; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 8.8 oz weighable silver (8)
SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEDALLIONS:- A "Central Deeside Agricultural Association" medal for the "Best Display of Corn", 1901, an "Ayrshire Agricultural Association" medal inscribed on the reverse, hallmarked Chester 1958 (cased), four various small "Highland and Agricultural Scoiety of Scotland" medals (all inscribed for ploughing), mixed dates, 1875-1906, two other slightly larger examples, a "Renfrewshire Agricultural Society" medal, inscribed (cased), another similar (also cased) and three late Victorian bronze "Inverness Farmer Society" medallions, inscribed, mixed dates 1895-1906; the latter three 1.75" (4.6 cms) diameter; 7 oz weighable silver (13)
Attributed to Arthur Dooley (1929-94), a polished and patinated bronze and steel sculpture: Centurion, the elongated warrior with cloak, shield and spear, on a rectangular base, circa 1970-80, 69 cm high.*Biography Originally employed as a dockyard welder, Dooley enlisted into the Irish Guards in 1945, deserting to join the Palestine Liberation Army and an inevitable period of detention on his recapture. Working as a cleaner in Saint Martins School of Art, London he eventually became a student there in 1953. He returned to Liverpool to become a sculptor and to make ends meet, he was employed by the police. His preferred medium was scrap metal.
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* Laurence Stephen Lowry [1887-1976]-The Lowrys; The Artist's Mother. The Artist's Father. Self-Portrait of The Artist:-three prints with title page No.242 in an edition of 300each signed in pencil, sheet size 36.5 x 27cm,together with the accompanying Morris Singer Foundry bronze medallion of L S Lowry by Lea Salomon.
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