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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1853 Deeply blued paper, 1d deep brick-red (SG 1a) hint of creasing, three small to good margins, used by large part triangular obliterator, cat £325

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - Used selection of triangular issues on two part album pages incl 1853 blued paper 1d brick-red and 4d deep blue, 1855-63 PB ptg on white paper, shades incl 1d (2) 4d (8 incl pair) 6d (2) incl slate lilac, 1s (3) incl one deep dark green and two bright yellow-green, one with huge margins, 1863-64 DLR ptg, shades incl 1d (5 incl pair, one with pen cancel) and 4d (4 incl pair), cond variable but above average, several stamps with three margins, high cat value (26)

COMMONWEALTH - Mixed accumulation in seven albums/stockbooks, noted individual country colls of Ireland, Australian States, Cape of Good Hope and Malawi, mainly more general material but noted useful Cape triangulars, very mixed cond (Hundreds)

‘With the ensign at half-mast, and the Union Jack as a pall, the funeral procession, attended by all but four very bad cases, started at nine o’clock, and the burial service being read, the remains were consigned to their last icy resting place in this world. Improvising a crude cross, formed with a boat’s oar and a spare sledge-batten, it was placed at the head of the grave, with the following inscription: ‘Beneath this cross lie buried the remains of Geo. Porter, R.M.A., who died on June 8th 1876. Thy will be done. ‘Of all the melancholy and mournful duties I have ever had to perform, this has been the saddest. A death in a small party like ours, and under the present circumstances, is a most distressing event, and is keenly felt by all. During the service all were more or less affected, and many to tears.’ Commander A. H. Markham’s Northern Sledge Party Journal refers. A rare and emotive Arctic 1875-76 Medal awarded to Gunner G. Porter, Royal Marine Artillery, a member of Markham’s Northern Sledge Party whose sacrifice was commemorated by the naming of ‘Porter Bay ‘on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island Arctic Medal 1875-76 (G. Porter, Gnr., R.M.A., H.M.S. Alert), edge bruising, very fine £5000-6000 Ex J. B. Hayward (Gazette No. 7, June 1976, Item 198); of four casualties from the 1875-76 Expedition, the Arctic Medals of two of them reside in public institutions. George Porter enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery in Birmingham in September 1866, aged 18 years, giving his trade as varnisher. Having then collected one Good Conduct Badge, he committed a spate of misdemeanours in the period 1869-74, ranging from absence without leave to the loss of a ‘rammer overboard through carelessness at gun drill’, the cost of which latter implement was deducted from his wages. Then in April 1875, he joined the Alert, under Captain George Nares, in which ship, in the following month, he sailed for the unknown ‘High Arctic ‘, where, in company with the Discovery, Nares was to explore North-West Greenland and the northern regions of Ellesmere Island. For his own part, Porter was one of just seven R.M.A. men employed on the expedition, and indeed one of only 13 such servicemen who qualified for either of the Arctic Medals issued in the 19th century. And in common with his R.M.A. predecessors from the Franklin Search Expeditions, Porter was tasked with handling cannisters of gunpowder to blast frozen obstructions, and in creating ‘ice docks’ for the ships' winter quarters, the latter work again entailing the use of gunpowder, and of giant ice saws. Another duty he shared with his predecessors was that of officers’ servant, in Porter’s case to Lieutenant Pelham Aldrich, who, in his journal entry of 8 August 1875, observed: ‘My servant Porter is a character. He has just been telling me of a dinner he has had of the heart of a Walrus, which he captured this morning. I expressed a hope he would not be ill after it - "That is if it is good to eat" says he, alluding to a remark he had made about it being better than some sheep's liver we had the other morning! - and then he finished up with "I eat a tidy lot of it Sir" - "this 'Eart was ate too Sir" - I am to have some this morning though somewhat doubtful in the subject it is nevertheless a good thing to find out what we can actually devour with infinity in case of future requirements.’ By late August, the ships had reached Discovery Harbour, on the northern side of Lady Franklin Bay, Ellesmere Island, the site chosen for Discovery’s winter quarters. The Alert, meanwhile, continued up Robeson Channel to Floeberg Beach, to 82¼ 82'N - the highest latitude reached by any ship up to that time - and established her winter quarters on 1 September. Shortly afterwards, Autumn sledge parties established depots northward at Cape Joseph Henry for extended journeys the following spring, but at this stage, at least, Porter would appear to have been spared such challenging work - and the accompanying threat of snowblindness, frostbite, blistering of the skin and extreme thirst caused by inhaling cold, dry air and exhaling moisture. Instead, happily, he added a second Good Conduct Badge to his accolades on New Year’s Day 1876. Markham’s Northern Sledging Party In the Spring, three major sledging parties - two from Alert and one from Discovery - set out to explore toward the North Pole and along the north coasts of Ellesmere Island and Greenland, the journey ahead being likened by one Arctic officer to far worse than going into action - in fact he had never ‘seen such labour, and such misery after. No amount of money is an equivalent .. Men require much more heart and stamina to undertake an extended travelling party than to go into action. The travellers have their enemy chilling them to the very heart, and paralyzing their very limbs; the others the very contrary.’ And so it was, on 3 April, that Lieutenant Aldrich's Western Sledge Party and Commander Albert H. Markham's Northern Sledge Party left the ship, along with supporting sledges. Markham's party comprised H.M. Sledges Support, Marco Polo (with a boat) and Victoria (with another boat and Porter), the object of the journey being to attain the highest northern latitude possible, and to determine to possibility of a more fully equipped party reaching the North Pole. The departure was poignantly described by Markham: ‘At eleven o'clock, everything being in readiness for a start, all hands assembled on the floe, and prayers were read by [Reverend] Pullen. The hymn, "[Praise] God, From Whom All Blessings Flow," was then sung, after which the order was given to "fall in," and amidst the hearty cheers of those few who were left behind, the sledging parties moved off. The captain and officers accompanied us for a short distance, when, wishing us God-speed, they turned to go back. This was a signal for three cheers from the travellers, after which they settled down to their work, and the march was steadily commenced.’ Shortly after leaving the Alert, Markham noted a temperature of 33¼ below zero and described the travelling as ‘by no means good, snow deep, and the sledges dragging very heavily’, the former factor ‘rendering the task of writing up our journals when we halted extremely unpleasant and painful’: on the second day the temperature plummeted to 45¼ below zero. And by 10 April, after marching nine to ten hours every day, Markham wrote, ‘We experienced heavy work in cutting a road [with pick axe and shovel] through the line of shore hummocks that gird the coast, and did not succeed in reaching the depot [at Cape Joseph Henry] until eleven o'clock.’ Here the Northern Sledge Party collected provisions for 63 days. The next morning was thick and foggy, to which was added a heavy snow fall. The supporting sledges returned to the ship, and the two extended parties pressed onward: the Northern Sledge Party leaving terra firma and pushing straight out onto the rugged polar pack, while the Western Sledge Party continued exploration of Ellesmere's coast to the westward. Markham's sledges Marco Polo, Victoria and Support weighed a total of 6,079 lbs. - 15 men were dragging a staggering 405 lbs. per man - which offers some appreciation of the effort it took to get through the snow and over hummocks of ice as high as 20-30 feet. No surprises then that Markham observed, ‘The men appear a good deal done up.’ On 14 April, one of them complained of a ‘pain in his ankle and knee, both of which exhibited slight symptoms of puffiness’, and two days later he was unable to walk and was obliged to be put on a sledge, adding to the burden of his comrades. The temperature was 30¼ below zero and ‘all unanimously came to the conclusion that it was the most wretched and miserable Easter Sunday that any one of us has ever passed’: doubtless this was especially true for George Porter, who began complaining of stiff knees, which were

A rare 1st class German Atlantic Expedition 1925-27 Medal, complete with its case of issue Germany, Atlantic ‘Meteor ‘Expedition Medal 1925-27, 1st class, silver, the edge inscribed, ‘Bayer Hauptmunzamt, Feinsilber’, with silver-gilt oak leaves’ suspension, in its original gilt inscribed, red leather fitted case of issue, original riband and brooch-pin for wearing, good very fine £400-500 Issued by the Research Aid Society of German Science, and designed by the Bavarian Mint, 23 1st Class Medals were issued with gilt oak leaves to naval officers and civilian scientists, and 188 2nd Class Medals were issued with silver oak leaves to crewmen. In the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in the Great War, in a period of political and economic chaos, emerged one of the most important oceanographic expeditions of the 20th century, an expedition made possible by the establishment of the German Scientific Research Aid Council in 1920, a body charged with salvaging the pride of the country’s scientific research establishment. And it was in the spirit of that stated aim, in 1924, that Vienna-born oceanographer, Professor Alfred Merz of Berlin University, asserted that the ocean offered an open door of opportunity for exploration - that a well-planned voyage would invite solutions to many important questions of the deep - a view shared by the Council’s president, who quickly gathered the required support. As a result, the Meteor was fitted out for just such an expedition, a brigatine rig being put in place to reduce her reliance on fuel. Commanded by KapitŠn zur See F. Spiess, with Merz heading the scientific agenda, her specially trained crew numbered 123 men, including 10 officers, 29 Petty Officers, 78 ratings and 6 civilians - given that the Medal was awarded to a total of 211 recipients, it must be assumed that some of these men were exchanged during the course of her voyage, and that other individuals indirectly connected with the expedition were also eligible for the award. In any event, the Meteor departed in April 1925 and conducted a shake-down cruise to the Canary Islands to ensure readiness for the voyage. Afterwards, a strenuous around the clock programme of scientific measurements was undertaken: water temperatures, depths, atmospheric observations and collecting water samples and marine life. In the end, the Meteor criss-crossed the Atlantic on no less than 14 occasions, from the northern tropics to Antarctica, and, using the ship's early sonar, profiles of the ocean floor were created between 20¼ N and 55¼ S. In addition, the expedition established 310 hydrographic stations and made 67,400 depth soundings to map the topography of the ocean floor, and released over 800 observation balloons, while an analysis of 9,400 measurements of temperature, salinity and chemical content at varying depths established the pattern of ocean water circulation, nutrient dispersal and plankton growth - a notable discovery during this survey was the extension of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge around the Cape of Good Hope towards the Indian Ocean and the Meteor was also the first to record an entire ocean's currents and make extensive studies of surface evaporation. By the time of her return to Germany in May 1927, Meteor had spent 512 days at sea and sailed over 67,500 nautical miles, thereby achieving a victory in peace for science and for Germany. The above information has been based on research undertaken by Glenn M. Stein, F.R.G.S.

The original Boer War manuscript diaries of Shoeing-Smith F. H. A. O’Dell, 12th Company, R.E., comprising three separate, folded notebooks with detailed handwritten entries covering the periods April to October 1900 (approx. 60pp.), October 1900 to February 1901 (approx. 12 pp.), and February 1901 to December of the same year (approx. 20pp.), two with his name and unit inscribed on opening pages, and all in all a rare and fascinating record of a non-commissioned soldier’s experiences on active service in South Africa, a record that also amounts to a valuable history of the 12th Company’s activities in the Boer War, occasional staining , worn folded spines and page ends, but his neat ink and pencil entries in good sound condition (Lot) £200-250 Frederick H. A. O’Dell, from Ampthill, Bedfordshire, was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps for ‘Cape Colony ‘, ‘Orange Free State ‘, ‘Johannesburg ‘, ‘Diamond Hill ‘and ‘Belfast ‘, in addition to the King’s Medal with two dated clasps. Having arrived in South Africa at the end of 1899, 12th Company R.E. was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division.

Imperial Service Medal (7), G.V.R., 2nd issue (Alfred Edward Elkington); G.V.R., 3rd issue (Edward Hems Groom); G.VI.R., 1st issue (Henry Sharp); G.VI.R., 2nd issue (George Nicholas Chadwick; George Arthur Mitchell); E.II.R., 1st issue (Lawrence Joseph Francis Gatt); E.II.R., 2nd issue (Denver Redfern Thomas) last two in case of issue; Pair: Corporal W. Stockton, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Order of St. John, Serving Brother, silver and enamel, unnamed, with silver ‘St. John’ bar; St. John Service Medal (13502 Cpl. W. Stockton, Chester Div. No.4 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1935) in case of issue; together with a miniature Serving Sister badge, silver and enamel; St. John Service Medal (30951 A/Sts. E. M. Smith, London S.J.A.B. 1944); St. John Re-Examination Cross (2) (A70754 Beppa Sharkey) in case of issue; another (131712 George Seed) with 17 date bars; British Red Cross Society War Medal 1914-18; British Red Cross Society L.S. Medal, for 3 Years, enamelled, in card box; Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. Cape Badge, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1915; Pakistan medals (6), generally good very fine and better (22) £100-140 British Red Cross Society L.S. Medal with award slip to ‘Miss Kathleen V. Fitzgerald’, dated 26 June 1945. 591.5. The Orders and Decorations of General Sir Hilgrove Tomkyns Turner, G.C.H., K.C., Colonel of the 19th Regiment, onetime Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey and of Bermuda, soldier and courtier under Kings George III and George IV, who secured the Rosetta Stone for England in 1801, and acted as guide to Czar Alexander of Russia and to his sister The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg on their tour of England in 1814. Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant.591.5. Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner was born in 1764, and was appointed Ensign in the Third Foot Guards on 20 February 1782. He was promoted to be Lieutenant and Captain on 13 October 1789. He went to Holland in February 1793 with the brigade of guards under Frederick, Duke of York, landed at Helvoetsluys on 5 March, Marched to Tournay, in May camped at Maulde, took part in the battle of St Amand on 8 May, the action of Famars on 23 May, the siege of Valenciennes in June and July, the assault of that place on 25 July, and its capitulation on the 28th. In August Turner marched with the British force to lay siege to Dunkirk, and on the way was present at the brilliant affair at Lincelles on 18 August, when the guards at the point of the bayonet drove out of a village and of an entrenched position a superior body of French who had previously captured them from the Dutch. He was engaged in the siege of Dunkirk and in the repulse of sorties, on 6 and 8 september, the latter at Rosenda‘l, but the covering army having been compelled to by Houchard to retire to Furnes, the Duke of York was obliged to raise the siege, and Turner marched with the guards to Cysoing, between Lille and Orchies. On 5 October the British guards joined the Austrians across the Sambre for the investment of Landercy, but the siege was not prosecuted, and Turner, repassing the Sambre with his regiment, marched to Ghent. On 17 April 1794, Turner was engaged at Vaux in the successful attack by the allies on the French army posted between Landrecy and Guise, when it was driven behind the Oise and Landrecy invested. He was present in several affairs during the siege, and was at the action of Cateau, near Troixville, on 26 April, after which he went with the Duke of York’s army to Tournay and took part in the repulse of the French attack on 11 May and subsequent actions during the same month. He accompanied the army in its retreat towards Holland in July and behind the Aa in September, took part in the fight at Boxtel on 15 September, and in the retreat behind the Meuse to Nimeguen. He greatly distinguished himself at the capture of Fort St AndrŽ, under Abercromby, and accompanied the army in the retreat behind the Waal. Turner was promoted to be Captain in the 3rd Foot Guards and Lieutenant-Colonel on 12 November 1794, when he appears to have returned to England. He was promoted to be brevet Colonel on 1 January 1801, in which year he went with his regiment to Egypt, landing at Aboukir Bay on 8 March, when he was engaged with the enemy. He took part in the action of 13 March, and in the battle of Alexandria on 21 March. He was also in the action on the west side of Alexandria on 2 September. For his services in Egypt he was made a Knight of the Order of the Crescent by the Sultan of Turkey. By the terms of Article 6 of the capitulation of Alexandria, all the curiosities, natural and artificial, collected by the French Institute were to be delivered to the victors. The French sought to evade the article on the ground that the collections were all private property, and General Menou claimed as his own the Rosetta stonefound by the French in 1798 when repairing the ruined Fort St Julien, and deposited in his house at Alexandria. Turner, who was a great antiquary, was deputed by Lord Hutchinson to negotiate on the subject, and, after much correspondence and several conferences with General Menou, it was decided that, considerable care having been bestowed by the French in the preservation of the collection of insects and animals, these should be retained, but the antiquities and Arabian manuscripts Lord Hutchinson insisted should be given up. The French were very angry, and broke the cases and removed the protecting coverings of many of the antiquarian treasures. Turner obtained a party of gunners and a ‘devil’ cart, with which he carried off the Rosetta stone from General Menou’s house amid the jeers of the French officers and men. These gunners were the first British soldiers to enter Alexandria. Having seen the other remains of ancient Egyptian sculpture sent on board the Madras, Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton’s ship, Turner embarked with the Rosetta stone on board the Egyptienne frigate, and arrived at Portsmouth in February 1802. At Turner’s request, Lord Buckinghamshire, secretary of state, allowed the stone to be sent first to the Society of Antiquaries, where it remained for a little while before being deposited in the British Museum. In January 1803 Turner communicated to the Society of Antiquaries a version of the inscription on Pompey’s Pillar, taken by Captain Dundas, Royal Engineers. In July 1803 Turner was appointed an Assistant Quartermaster-General to the forces in Great Britain, and on 25 June 1804 a Brigadier-General on the staff at home. In April 1807 he was transferred as a Brigadier-General to the staff in South America, where, it is thought, he was intended by the Government to become the first British Governor of the Spanish South American possessions, the capture of these being the objective of the military expeditions in 1806-07. However, with the humiliating defeat of General Whitelocke before Buenos Aires and the subsequent withdrawal from Montivideo, by the time of Turner’s arrival in South America in December 1807 all prospect of conquest had disappeared and with it all prospects of his governorship. Turner, who had been accompanied to South America by his wife and two of his four children, returned to England via the Cape of Good Hope in the spring of 1808 and was promoted to be Major-General on 25 April that same year. General Turner was a servant of the courts of three successive monarchs, comprising George III and his two sons. Under what auspices, with what influence and exactly at what period of his career he began his intimacy with the court of George III is not known. From 1803 he was Assistant Quartermaster-General of the Home District under Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, youngest son of George III, with whom Turner seems to have developed a very close friendship. In 1809 he was appointed Gentleman attendant to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, whom he accompanied on his visits to Brighton, and in 1811, when the Prince became Regent, he was appoi

Russia, Order of St Anne, 1st type, Grand Cross sash badge by Andreas Paskewitz, St Petersburg, circa 1814, gold with enamelled centres, the four arms each set with a red crystal in a silver mount, the angles of the cross each set with a single pear-shaped paste stone in a silver mount, and the points of each arm set with three smaller round pastes in silver mounts, 82mm x 71mm excluding suspension ring, the reverse suspension loop with maker’s mark ‘A.P’ and St Petersburg assay office mark, test mark to reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, a highly important fully provenanced badge awarded to the first British recipient of this Order £60000-80000 After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814 and his exile to Elba, and in preparation for the Inter-Allied conference which took place later in Vienna, the monarchs of the Grand Alliance were invited to visit London. Alexander 1, Tsar of Russia, and King Frederick William III of Prussia accepted, but the Austrian Emperor refused and sent Prince Metternich in his stead. The King of Prussia was accompanied by BlŸcher and Hardenburg, while the Tsar was preceded by his sister, the Archduchess Catherine of Russia, who was also the widow of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. General Turner was appointed by the Prince Regent to attend on the Grand Duchess and to make all the arrangements for her stay in London and for a tour of some of the towns and great country houses of England. He was present at many of the state and social functions given to the Allied Sovereigns, and has left some interesting memoranda and correspondence illustrating the intrigues of the representatives of the various nations, the characters of the actors, and the open antipathy between the Prince Regent and the Duchess of Oldenburg, all contributing factors towards the eventual triple alliance of France, England and Austria, and the rape of Poland by Russia and Prussia. For General Turner’s service to the Grand Duchess and the Emperor during their tour of England, the Emperor made him a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Anne, of which order he is believed to be the first British recipient. Advised of the honour in a letter from Count Lieven dated 8 July 1814, the General went to considerable trouble to obtain permission to wear this order, as there existed a prohibition against the wearing of foreign decorations. In support of his claim he made the following 'Statement of Services': ‘Statement of Services of Lieut.-Genl. Sir Hilgrove Turner. Who served in all the actions of the Campaigns of 1793-94-95 in Holland, Flanders, France, and Germany in the last part of 1794 he had the rank of Field Officer. In the actions of the campaign in Egypt in 1801, in the latter part of which he served as a General Officer. He was ordered with troops to South America in 1807, arrived in the Rio de la Plata, tho’ too late for the action at Buenos Aires and was under the necessity of going with the troops to the Brazils and Cape of Good Hope. He had the honour of the charge of the monuments taken in Egypt and now deposited in the British Museum which were obtained with considerable expense and risk on his part. He commanded a body of troops in Jersey, which effected a forcible landing with the Duc d'Aumont on the coast of Normandy, to aid and assist the operations of the allies in their entrance into France, at Caen bv detaining a large body of troops from joining the great army on the frontiers last year 1815 and for which he has had the honour to receive a letter of approbation from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the War Department.’ (Ref Sir Hilgrove Turner, Soldier and Courtier under the Georges, Arthur F. Loveday, Alkham Press, 1964).

Commission Documents, all on vellum, appointing Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner to be Ensign in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards, 20 February 1782, signed by George III; to be a Colonel in the Army, 1805, signed by George III; to be Colonel of a Regiment of Infantry for Service at the Cape of Good Hope, 20 March 1811, signed by George Prince Regent; to be a General in the Army from 22 July 1830, dated 1 December 1830, signed by William IV; together with two further commissions relating to his son Frederick Henry Turner as Ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards and as Ensign & Lieutenant in the same regiment, all water damaged and dificult to read in parts (Lot) £100-150

Pair: Able Seaman F. E. Minkey, Royal Navy China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (Frcs. Minkey, A.B. H.M.S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming, naming lightly rubbed, edge bruise, otherwise very fine or better (2) £600-700 The China War medal was sent to H.M.S. Eclipse on 9 February 1867. The New Zealand War medal was sent to his brother, Thomas Minkey, on 19 January 1871, Francis Minkey having been Discharged Dead from the receiving ship H.M.S. Duke of Wellington. This is an unusual instance of the issue of the medal after death. 75 medals (13 to R.N. officers, 49 to R.N. ratings, and 13 to R.M. N.C.Os. and men) were awarded to H.M.S. Eclipse for the Second New Zealand War, of which 34 are known including 11 with reverses dated 1865, 3 with reverses dated 1863-1864, one with reverse dated 1864-1866, and the balance with reverses dated 1863-1865. Francis Minkey was born at Portsea, Hampshire, on 19 January 1841. He joined the service as a Boy 2nd Class in St Vincent on 30 May 1856, signing on for a 10 year Continuous Service from the age of 18. He transferred to the Princess Charlotte in 1857 for the East Indies and China Station and then to Acorn in 1860, in which he earned his China medal as a Boy 1st Class. In 1861 he served aboard Orpheus (wrecked on the bar across Manukau Harbour, Auckland on 7 February 1863) on the Australian Station and then was transferred to the receiving ship Seringapatam at the Cape of Good Hope in 1862. He next served aboard Eclipse from 13 April 1863 in New Zealand waters and was lent to the Waikato Flotilla from 27 July to 2 August 1863. He then moved to Curacoa for service in the Waikato Flotilla from 14 February to 26 March 1864, and then to Harrier from 19 to 24 April 1864. He was discharged to the receiving ship Duke of Wellington from Eclipse when she was paid off on 9 February 1867, from where he was Discharged Dead.

Four: Bugler H. T. R. Porter, Royal Marines East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (Bugler, R.M., H.M.S. Raleigh); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Bugler, H.M.S. Naiad) large impressed naming, clasps loose on ribbon; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Bugler, R.M., H.M.S. Naiad); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Po.5547 Bugler, R.M.L.I.) contact marks and some edge bruising, good fine and better (4) £400-500 371 ‘Gambia 1894’ clasps awarded to H.M.S. Raleigh; 117 ‘two clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901’ awarded to H.M.S. Naiad, and 271 ‘Somaliland 1902-04’ clasps awarded to H.M.S. Naiad.

Pair: Sergeant G. Barnett, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith (4277 Sgt., K.R.R.C.), extremely fine and scarce (2) £500-600 Barnett served as a Corporal in the Ashanti Expedition in 1896, one of 25 riflemen hand-picked from the 3rd Battalion, K.R.R.C., under Captain W. S. Key, who formed one section of No. 5 Company, Special Service Corps. He was subsequently one of 12 men of this detachment to serve during the Boer War and died of enteric fever in Durban on 15 February 1900.

Pair: Private J. Allen (alias McLauchlin), Leinster Regiment Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (2176 Pte., Leins. Regt.), generally good very fine and scarce (2) £400-500 Allen was awarded his Ashanti Star under the name of ‘McLaughlin’ but with the same regimental number of ‘2176’ (WO 100/79 refers). Just 26 such awards to the Leinsters; further research required to verify the ‘South Africa 1901 ‘clasp on his Queen’s South Africa Medal.

Three: Quarter-Master & Hon. Major J. Duggan, Army Service Corps Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Lt. & Q. Mr., A.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. & Qr. Mr., A.S.C.), the second with repaired and re-riveted suspension claw, otherwise very fine and better and scarce (3) £500-600 Joseph Duggan, who was born in Bristol in November 1863, served in the ranks of the Army Service Corps for 12 years before being commissioned as Hon. Lieutenant & Quarter-Master in May 1901, in which period he was present in the Ashanti Expedition November 1895 to March 1896 as a Staff Sergeant-Major. Subsequently present in operations in Cape Colony from November 1900 to May 1902, he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 29 July 1902 refers). Duggan, who was advanced to Quarter-Master & Hon. Major in May 1916, was placed on the Retired List in December 1919; sold with research.

Three: Corporal E. Thompson, Army Ordnance Corps Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (2545 Serjt., A.O.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2343 Corpl., A.O.C.), contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine and scarce (3) £500-600 Edwin (Thomas) Thompson was born in Woolwich and enlisted in the Ordnance Store Corps in September 1886, aged 19 years. Appointed 2nd Corporal in January 1893, he was present in the Ashanti Expedition from November 1895 until March 1896, when re-embarked for the U.K. Advanced to Corporal in January 1899, Thompson next witnessed active service out in South Africa, where he served from October 1899 until April 1902, and gained further advancement to Sergeant in March 1900. However, following an incident at Cork Harbour in October 1904, he was reduced to Corporal, in which rank he was finally discharged in September 1907; sold with research.

Eight: Major R. H. Green, Royal Army Medical Corps Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (8286 S. Major, R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8286 Serjt.-Maj., R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Hon. Lieut. & Q.M., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Q.M. & Major); Coronation 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (8286 Sjt. Mjr., R.A.M.C.), minor official correction to initials on the first, contact marks to earlier awards but generally very fine or better and rare (8) £600-800 Robert Henry Green, who was born in July 1868, served in the ranks 1889-1900 and as a Warrant Officer 1900-13, in which latter year he was commissioned as a Quarter-Master and Honorary Lieutenant, and in which period he saw active service in the Ashanti Expedition 1895-96 and in the Boer War 1899-1902, and was twice mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901 and 17 January 1902 refer). Stationed in Egypt on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he quickly returned home and was embarked for France, where he served until the end of the War, gaining three further ‘mentions ‘(London Gazette 22 June 1915, 1 January 1916 and 10 July 1919 refer), and advancement to Q.M. and Hon. Captain in July 1917 and to Temporary Major later in the same month. Green, who served at Woolwich 1919-20 and attained the substantive rank of Major on his retirement in September 1922, died in September 1948.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (G. R. Kinnear, Boy 1st Cl., H.M.S. Barracouta) small impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £300-350 George Robertson Kinear was born in Battersea, London on 5 February 1884. A Baker’s Boy by occupation he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 11 May 1899. Advanced to Boy 1st Class in March 1900, he served on the Minotaur, Agincourt and Sybille before proceeding to the 3rd class cruiser Barracouta in February 1901. On the crew of the Barracouta he served ashore during the Boer War and was awarded the Queen’s medal with two clasps - one of 36 men of the ship so entitled. Still on the vessel, he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in February 1902 and Able Seaman in September the same year. He was promoted to Leading Seaman when on the Excellent in April 1910 and Petty Officer when on the Neptune in August 1913. In February 1915 he was promoted to Acting Gunner. Serving as a Gunner aboard the battlecruiser Queen Mary, he was killed in action when the ship blew up during the battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Only three officers and six men survived the loss; 57 officers and 1,209 ratings of the ship lost their lives. Gunner Kinnear’s name is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied service paper.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (R. J. Bean, Ord., H.M.S. Barracouta) small impressed naming, very fine £180-220 One of 18 men of the ship to be awarded the Queen’s medal with three clasps.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (J. McD. Thompson, E.R.A. 1Cl., H.M.S. Beagle) large impressed naming, very fine £140-180 John McDonald Thompson was born in Glasgow on 11 October 1866. A Boilermaker by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy on 11 April 1889 as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class. He attained the rank of E.R.A. 1st Class when on the Duke of Wellington in April 1901. He was posted to the sloop Beagle on 24 May 1901. He died in the Cape Hospital on 16 February 1902. Sold with copied service paper and modern photographs of his grave with associated letters. The published roll lists Thompson as having been entitled to the Queen’s medal with no clasp - one of 110 so entitled. .

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Gunr. W. C. Hunt, H.M.S. Beagle) large impressed naming, good very fine £300-350 William Clark Hunt was born on 3 October 1870. He was promoted to Acting Gunner on 5 October 1900 when on the Beagle. Serving in the Boer War he was awarded the Queen’s medal with two clasps - one of 17 men of the ship so entitled. Serving as Gunner he remained on the ship until April 1904. In April 1914 he was posted to the battlecruiser Invincible. With the ship he saw action at the Battle of Falklands, 8 December 1914. The Invincible was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sturdee, who led a force of battle-, armoured- and light cruisers in action against the German East Asiatic Squadron of armoured and light cruisers commanded by Admiral Graf Maximillian von Spee. The Invincible and her sister ship, Inflexible, were instrumental in sinking the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the action. On 1 January 1915, probably for his services in that action, Hunt was specially promoted to Chief Gunner. Remaining on the Invincible, Chief Gunner Hunt was killed in action at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when his ship, which formed part of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron, forming the vanguard of the British battle fleet, came under sustained fire from German heavy units. Repeatedly hit, she blew up with the loss of 59 officers and 961 ratings - only two officers and four ratings of the ship survived. Chief Gunner Hunt was the husband of Maria A. Hunt of 15 Spa Road, Radipole, Weymouth; his name is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with some service details. .

Four: Stoker 1st Class W. A. Angus, Royal Navy, who died of wounds at Gallipoli, 27 May 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (292071 Sto., H.M.S. Doris) large impressed naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (292071 Sto. 1Cl., Hood Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (292071 Sto. 1, R.N.) extremely fine (4) £300-350 Walter Andrew Angus was born in St. Johns Wood, London on 30 November 1879. A Clerk by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in May 1899. He served on the 2nd class cruiser Doris during October 1900-May 1901 and was promoted to Stoker in February 1901. Serving during the Boer War he qualified for the Queen’s medal with clasp for Cape Colony. He attained the rank of Stoker 1st Class in July 1906 when serving on the Leander. He was discharged to shore in May 1911 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalled for service with the outbreak of the Great War, he was posted to the Hood Battalion Royal Naval Division. Serving in Gallipoli, he died of wounds on 27 May 1915 and was buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery. A duplicate Q.S.A. was sent to his mother in February 1916; his 1914 Star was sent to his sister, Mrs E. Anderson, on 29 March 1922. The clasp to 1914 Star not confirmed. Sold with copied service paper and roll extracts. .

Seven: Petty Officer 1st Class S. G. Reed, Royal Navy, killed in action aboard H.M.S. Defence at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Ord., H.M.S. Monarch) small impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (193627 P.O.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (193627 P.O.1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (193627 P.O., H.M.S. Vivid); Royal Humane Society Medal, small, bronze, successful (Sydney G. Reed. R.N. Nov. 10 1900); Royal Life Saving Society Medal, bronze (P.O.1 S. G. Reed, Oct. 1906) slight edge bruising and contact marks, R.H.S. Medal fine; others very fine and better (7) £450-550 Sydney George Reed was born in Devon on 22 June 1881. An Errand Boy by occupation, he entered into the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in May 1897, being advanced to Boy 1st Class in March 1898. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman and Gym Instructor 2nd Class on the Benbow in June 1899. As Ordinary Seaman and Gym Instructor 1st Class he served on the battleship Monarch, November-December 1899, during which time he qualified for the Q.S.A. Medal with clasp for Cape Colony (41 single clasp ‘Cape Colony’ to ship). He then transferred to the cruiser Tartar, January 1900-September 1901, which was also on duty off the coast of Africa. On the ship he was ranked as Staff Gym Instructor and was advanced to Able Seaman in July 1900. On 10 November 1900 he performed a rescue for which he was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in bronze. The citation (R.H.S. Case No. 31153) reads, ‘On the 10th November, 1900, a man belonging to the Royal Marine Light Infantry fell overboard from H.M.S. Tartar at the entrance to the Bonny River, West Africa. There was a strong tide, and the locality abounds with sharks. At great risk, Reed jumped in and supported him till they were picked up by a boat’. Further advancement followed,being promoted to Leading Seaman (Physical Training Instructor 1st Class) in October 1901 when at Vivid, Petty Officer 2nd Class in September 1904 when on Russell and Petty Officer 1st Class when on the same ship in January 1905. Based at Vivid I at the start of the Great War, he was transferred to the armoured cruiser Defence in July 1915. Still with the ship, he was killed in action at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when the ship, coming under fire from German battlecruisers, blew up with the loss of all on board - 54 officers, 845 ratings and four civilians. Petty Officer Reed was the son of Harry and Emily Reed of Plymouth and the husband of Eliza Jane Reed of 92 Hotham Place, Millbridge, Stoke, Devonport. His name is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.Sold with copied service paper.

Three: Private R. Wakeham, Royal Marine Light Infantry, an Armoured Car Section veteran of the Antwerp 1914 operations who was killed in action in April 1917 while serving in the 2nd R.M. Battalion, Royal Naval Division Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Niobe) small impressed naming; British War Medal 1914-20 (PLY. 7915 Pte., R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (PLY. 7915 Pte., R.M.L.I.) light contact marks, very fine or better (3) £300-360 Ex Barrett J Carr Collection. 129 one-clasp Queen’s South Africa Medals were awarded to the ship’s company of H.M.S. Niobe, around 60 of them to men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Richard Wakeham was born in Lancashire in December 1877 and enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry in April 1896. Posted to the Plymouth Division, he served aboard the 1st class cruiser Niobe from December 1898 to November 1900, during which period he was among those landed at Walfisch Bay, with two Maxims and a 12-pounder field gun, in February of the latter year. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in June 1911. Wakeham joined the R.M. Brigade in September 1914 and was one of around 50 Marines attached to the Armoured Car Section, R.N.A.S., and served in Antwerp, qualifying for the 1914 Star with clasp - the latter appears to have been issued to his sister in 1929. Sadly, however, he was killed in action on 28 April 1917, while a member of the 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, a component of the Royal Naval Division. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Sold with copied service paper.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (A. Rayner, Pte. R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Niobe) small impressed naming, minor edge bruising, good very fine £140-180 Albert Rayner was born in Bethnal Green, London on 9 October 1874. A Blacksmith by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines on 5 December 1893. For service in the Boer War he received the Queen’s medal with clasp for Cape Colony. 129 one-clasp Queen’s South Africa Medals were awarded to the ship’s company of H.M.S. Niobe, around 60 of them to men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Private Rayner was discharged by purchase on 12 June 1901 and enrolled into the Royal Fleet Reserve in July 1902. Sold with copied service paper.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (G. Ashmore, A.B., H.M.S. Partridge) small impressed naming, minor edge bruising, very fine £160-200 George Ashmore was born in Norwich on 4 December 1870. By occupation a Labourer, he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in March 1886 and advanced to Boy 1st Class in April 1887. Serving on the Kingfisher he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in December 1888 and Able Seaman in July 1889. Ashmore served on the Partridge, May 1899-November 1900, seeing service in the Boer War - being one of only three men of the ship to be awarded the Queen’s medal with the single clasp for Cape Colony. He was discharged on 1 February 1901 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He re-enrolled for the R.F.R. in 1906 but was ‘discharged dead’ on 29 March 1909. Sold with copied service paper.

Pair: Private R. J. Brown, Royal Marines Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9583 Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Terrible) slight contact marks, very fine (2) £550-650 Robert James Brown was born in Honiton, Exeter on 10 September 1880. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines at Salisbury on 12 March 1898. Serving on the Terrible, June 1899-August 1900, he landed with the Naval Brigade in Cape Colony and served in Natal; then in the China War he served in the relief of Pekin. On 30 August 1900 he was invalided from the Terrible and China service having received a bullet wound to his left knee. Returning home he was discharged as permanently disabled on 11 April 1901. Sold with original Parchment Certificate, copied service paper, a copied newspaper extract in which he is listed amongst the wounded in China, and a reprinted photograph of H.M.S. Terrible.

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Ml. Behan, 67th Regt.) officially impressed naming, heavy contact marks, nearly very fine £160-200 Michael Behan was born in Croom, Co. Limerick. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the 67th Regiment at Limerick on 9 May 1846, aged 20 years. With the regiment he served in Gibraltar, the West Indies, India, China and the Cape of Good Hope. He was discharged at Waterford on 2 July 1867. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg (2865 Pte. A. Hendley, 2nd Hampshire Regt.) nearly extremely fine £120-160 2865 Private A. Hendley, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, died of disease at Bloemfontein on 14 June 1900.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg (5129 Pte. W. Piper, 2 Hampshire Regt.) slight edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £120-160 5129 Private W. Piper, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, died of disease at Bloemfontein on 14 May 1900.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (2705 Corl. F. Money, 2 Hampshire Regt.) nearly extremely fine £120-160 2705 Corporal F. Money, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, died of disease at Pretoria on 14 June 1901.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4931 Pte. A. Watson, Hampshire Regt.) contact marks, some edge bruising, good very fine £60-80 Arthur George Watson was born in Madras, India. A Mender by occupation, he attested for the Hampshire Regiment at London on 24 October 1896, aged 14 years. Posted to the 2nd Battalion he served in South Africa, April 1902-September 1903; Malta, September 1903-December 1905; Bermuda, December 1905-September 1907 and South Africa, September 1907-December 1908. Sold with copied service papers. .

Pair: Private G. Winsor, 1st and 2nd Battalions Hampshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (1168 Pte., 1st Bn. Hamps. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, South Africa 1901 (1168 Pte., 2nd Hampshire Regt.) last with surname officially corrected, slight edge bruising, good very fine (2) £220-260 1168 Private G. Winsor, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, was slightly wounded near Brandfort, 3 May 1900. Sold with copied roll extracts.

Pair: Private H. Sivier, 1st and 2nd Battalions Hampshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1889-92 (1262 Pte., 1st Bn. Hamps. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (1262 Pte., 2nd Hampshire Regt.) good very fine (2) £240-280 Henry Sivier was born in Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire. A Shepherd by occupation, he enlisted into the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester on 3 December 1883, aged 18 years. With them he served in Malta, India and Burma. He was discharged at Aldershot on 20 April 1901 after completing 9 years in the Army and 7 years in the Reserve. Sold with recipient’s Army Accounts Book and parchment Certificates of Discharge and Character.

Five: Private G. Wright, 1st and 2nd Battalions Hampshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg (5509 Pte., 2nd Hampshire Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5509 Pte., 1/Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (5509 Pte., Hamps. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5509 Pte., Hants. R.) mounted court style for wear, some contact marks, good fine and better (5) £220-260 Private George Wright served in Boer War with the 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment. He re-enlisted on 16 September 1910. Serving with the 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 24 August 1914. He was ‘recommended for distinguished service, 25th April to 4th May [1915]’ for ‘taking messages under fire’. He was discharged due to wounds on 10 July 1917 and was awarded the Silver War Badge. Sold with copied roll extract, m.i.c. and other research.

Four: Private A. Mills, 1st, 2nd and 12th Battalions Hampshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5505 Pte., 2 Hampshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5505 Pte., Hampshire Regt.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (5505 Pte., 1st Hamp. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (15599 Pte., Hamps. R.); together with a pair of unnamed British War and Victory Medals, mounted court style for wear, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine and better (6) £280-320 Alfred Mills was born in Kilburn, London. A Fireman by occupation, he attested for the Hampshire Regiment on 11 January 1899. With them he served in South Africa, April 1900-March 1902; India, March 1902-February 1903; Aden, February-June 1903; Somaliland, June 1903-June 1904. In June 1900 he was sentenced to 1 years imprisonment with hard labour for quitting his post when on sentry duty without being relieved - his sentence was subsequently comuted to three months by Lord Roberts. He was discharged on the termination of his 1st period of engagement on 10 January 1911. In February 1915 when employed as a Tram Driver, he attested for service for the duration of the war. Serving with the 12th Battalion Hampshire Regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 September 1915. As a Sergeant he was transferred to ‘Z ‘Class Reserve in March 1919 and was finally discharged a year later. Mills died on 15 April 1943. Sold with copied service papers and m.i.c.

Four: Captain T. Mercer, Hampshire Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (15799 Tpr., 77th Coy. 8th Imp. Yeo.) clasps loose on ribbon; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) extremely fine (4) £160-200 Thomas Mercer was born in Edenfield, Bury, Lancashire. A Brewer Analyst by occupation and a member of the 2nd East Lancashire Regiment Volunteers, he attested for short service in the Imperial Yeomanry on 19 March 1900. With the 77th Company 8th (Manchester) Imperial Yeomanry he served in South Africa, 14 April 1900-10 June 1901 and was discharged on 23 October 1901. With the onset of the Great War he returned to military service and attained the rank of captain in the Hampshire Regiment. Sold with attestation papers. Medals in glass-fronted wooden case (glass not suitable for posting).

Four: Private M. D. O. Swart, Railway Regiment, late Cape Police Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (568 Pte. M. D. E. Swart, C. Pce.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (568 Pte. M. D. O. Swartz, Cape P.D.1.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (568 Pte. M. D. O. Swart, C.P. Dist 1.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. M. D. O. Swart, Railway Rgt.) note variation in initials and surname, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4) £350-400.

Seven: Warrant Officer Class 1 F. Day, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Medical Staff Corps Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (5267 Bugr., M.S. Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5267 Sjt. Maj., R.A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (57913 W.O. Cl.1, R.A.M.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (5267St. Sgt. 1st Cl., R.A.M.C.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed; Montenegro, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas I, silver-gilt, unnamed, mount and ring suspension; British Red Cross Society’s Balkan War Medal 1912-13, for Montenegro (Frank Day), silver-gilt and enamel, unmounted, first pitted, with edge bruising, fine; the others nearly very fine and better (7) £550-650 Sergeant-Major Frank Day, Royal Army Medical Corps, served with the British Red Cross Society’s Unit 1 in Montenegro during the Balkan War of 1912-13. One of 31 recipient’s of the B.R.C.S. Medal for Montenegro. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private J. Day, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2738 Pte., 1/D.C.L.I.) engraved in the distinctive style of the regiment; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein (2738 Pte., 2nd D. of C. Lt. Infy.) edge bruising, very fine (2) £220-260 2738 Private J. Day, 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, died of Enteric Fever at Bloemfontein on 19 May 1900. Sold with copied research including modern photographs of his grave and memorial.

Five: Captain D. J. Gibbons, Rhodesian Forces, late Imperial and Union Forces Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Pte., I.D.); 1914-15 Star (Lt., 4th Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Lt.); Colonial Auxiliary Long Service, G.V.R. (Capt., S. Rhod. T.F.), mounted as worn, the first renamed and the last with corrected rank and loose suspension, somewhat polished, thus good fine or better (5) £180-220 David James Gibbons, who is believed to have served in the South Wales Borderers and the Intelligence Department in the Boer War, settled in South Africa and served as a member of the Prince Alfred Guard at Port Elizabeth, and as an Embarkation Officer in South-West Africa during the Great War. Moving to Umtali in Rhodesia in 1925, he was appointed a Lieutenant in the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers in May of the same year and was awarded his Colonial Auxiliary Long Service Medal in 1929. ‘Well known at weapon meetings as a range officer’, he was re-employed from the Reserve of Officers in September 1939 and appointed District Recruiting Officer at Salisbury, but he died suddenly a few weeks later. Sold with two original portrait photographs, both with the recipient in uniform, together with birth and baptism certificates for his daughter, born in Port Elizabeth in 1910, and a local newspaper obituary cutting. Also see Lot 1070 for the campaign awards to his Son-in-Law.

Four: Warrant Officer Class 2 G. T. Barton, Derbyshire Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (5092 Pte., 8th Coy. 4th Imp. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (29 W.O. Cl.II, Derby. Yeo.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (29 S.S. Mjr., Derby. Yeo.) some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (4) £220-260 T.F.E.M. awarded by Army Order January 1909.

Pair: Private G. H. Bennett, Coldstream Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1019 Pte., Cldstm. Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (1019 Pte., Coldstream Guards), second with refitted suspension; the two medals connected by rods passing through the suspension and clasps, very fine (2) £100-120.

Pair: Lieutenant A. F. Redfern, 7th Goorkha Rifles, late Devon Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (Lieut. A. F. Redfern, Devon Rgt.); Tibet 1903-04, no clasp (Lieutt. A. F. Redfern, 7th Goorkha Rifles) official correction to last two letters of surname, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £600-700 Lieutenant Alan Faulkner Redfern was first commissioned in August 1900 and served with the Devon Regiment in South Africa (Despatches London Gazette 7 May 1901). He joined the Indian Army in February 1903, was posted to the 7th Goorkha Rifles and served with them in Tibet.

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 A. E. Day, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (97829 Gnr., 87th Bty. R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (97829 Sd. S. Sjt., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (97829 W.O. Cl. 2, R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (97829 Sd. Sjt., R.F.A.) minor contact marks on first and last, very fine and better (5) £200-240 Arthur Ernest Day was born in Dover, Kent. He attested for service in the Royal Artillery at London on 19 June 1893, aged 14 years, 3 months. Serving initially as a Boy, he was advanced to Gunner and posted to the 87th Battery R.F.A. in April 1897. With them he served in South Africa, January-July 1900, being invalided to England suffering from Enteric Fever. Returning to active duty, in November 1901 he was injured during the course of his duty in England, being kicked on the knee by a horse. He returned to South Africa, June 1904-June 1907 and was promoted to Saddler Corporal in April 1904, Saddler Sergeant in February 1910 and Saddler Staff Sergeant in June 1913. With the onset of the Great War he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 23 August (?) 1914. Appointed Saddler Quartermaster Sergeant in February 1915, he attained the rank of Warrant Officer 2nd Class Quartermaster Sergeant in June 1918. For his wartime services he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919). He was discharged on 18 April 1919. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Captain A. M. Mac G. Bell, Royal Scots Fusiliers, late Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 copy clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (Lieut., A. & S. Highrs.); 1914 Star (Capt., R. Sc. Fus.) very fine (2) £300-350 Alexander Murray MacGregor Bell was born in Weymouth on 4 September 1880, the second son of William Bell of Stirling, late Lieutenant-Colonel, 56th Regiment. Educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Kingston and Stirling High School, he was gazetted into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders on 30 December 1901. With them he served in South Africa and was awarded the Queen’s medal with two clasps. He was gazetted into the Royal Garrison Artillery in February 1903 and was transferred to the Dorset Regiment in May 1905. He was promoted to Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers in January 1907 and advanced to Captain in May 1912. From May 1904 to May 1905 he was A.D.C. to the Governor of Natal and was Superintendent Gymnasia, Scottish Command, February 1913-November 1914, when he rejoined his battalion in Flanders. He was appointed Adjutant in December 1914. Captain Bell was wounded at Ypres on 19 February 1918 and died of his wounds in London on 28 April 1918 and was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Kensall Green, London. He was mentioned in Field Marshal Sir John French’s despatch of 31 May 1915. The officer commanding his battalion, writing to his parents, said of him, ‘The regiment was moving across some open ground under heavy shell fire, and your son and I were together at the moment we were both knocked over. He was hit on the back and right arm. I can only assure you that his gallantry and devotion to duty has been most marked’. Sold with copied research and photograph.

Five: Private W. Ralph, Royal Lancaster Regiment, who was seriously wounded on the Somme in July 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5959 Pte., R. Lanc. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5959 Pte., R. Lanc. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5959 Pte., R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (5959 Cpl., R. Lanc. R.), mounted as worn, last clasp on the first with sewn rivets and both Boer War awards with contact marks, edge bruising and polished, nearly very fine, the Great War issues rather better (5) £250-300 William Ralph was born in Salford, Manchester and enlisted in the Royal Lancaster Regiment direct from the 3rd (Militia) Battalion in May 1899, aged 18 years. Embarked for South Africa in June 1900, after serving a sentence for desertion, he joined the 1st Battalion and qualified for the above described Medals and clasps prior to returning to the U.K. in April 1903 (copy service record refers). Shortly afterwards convicted on charges of drunkenness and disorderly behaviour, Ralph was placed on the Army Reserve, but with the advent of hostilities in August 1914, he was mobilised and embarked for France with the 1st Battalion in August 1914. A few days later his unit was heavily engaged near Harcourt, suffering casualties of 443 men killed, wounded or missing, while in October further heavy losses were sustained in the fighting around Le Touquet, but for the moment at least Ralph appears to have emerged unscathed. Having then gained advancement to Acting Lance-Sergeant in November 1915, but been reduced to Private after another run-in with his seniors over a charge of drunkenness, he was seriously wounded in the left leg during fighting on the Somme in early July 1916 - most probably on ‘The First Day ‘, when the Battalion was ordered to attack enemy positions between Beaumont-Hamel and Serre on the 1st, many men falling in No Man’s Land as a result of heavy machine-gun and shell fire. Ralph was evacuated to the U.K. a few days later and was discharged as a Private in November 1917.

Pair: Private W. Swift, Northumberland Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6908 Pte., North’d. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (6809 Pte., North’d. Fus.) note different numbers, contact marks, very fine (2) £140-180 6809 Private W. Swift, 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, was captured by the Boers at Nooitgedacht, 13 December 1900 and released two days later. General Clements' camp at Nooitgedacht was attacked before dawn on 13 December 1900 by a Boer force over 3,000 strong. The combined Boer Commandos of De la Rey and Botha attacked with such swift surprise and purpose that four companies of the Northumberland Fusiliers, who were holding the ridges on the Magaliesberg Mountain overlooking the camp, were completely overwhelmed and captured; some 100 were killed and wounded.

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel W. T. Barry, Indian Army Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut., I.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Lieut., I.S.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col.) minor contact marks, good very fine and better (3) £280-320 William Thornburn Barry was born on 10 May 1874. He received his first commission in the East Surrey Regiment in June 1894. and was advanced to Lieutenant in December 1896. Appointed to the Indian Army and the 2nd (Queen’s Own) Rajput Light Infantry in December 1898. Serving in the Boer War with the I.S.C., he was present in operations in Cape Colony, south of the Orange River, 1899-1900, including the action at Kheis, 29 May; operations in the Orange River Colony, May-November 1900, including actions at Lindley, 1 June, Rhenoster River, 11 June, and Lindley, 26 June. Served also in operations in Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July-November 1900, including the action at Ventes Kroon, 7 & 9 August, and operations in Transvaal, November 1900-May 1902. Barry was promoted to Captain in June 1903 and Major in June 1912. Appointed a Magistrate in the Lahore Cantonment in January 1904, he was transferred to the Supernumary List in January 1914. In January 1918 he was ranked as a 2nd Class Magistrate. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1920, he retired on 3 June 1924. Sold with copied roll extract, m.i.c. and other research.

Four: Serjeant J. Day, Royal Artillery, late Manchester Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (2923 Pte., Manch. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2923 Pte., Manch. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (L-34632 Sjt., R.A.) last officially renamed, mounted as worn, very fine and better (4) £100-140.

Pair: Gunner F. Templeman, Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein (75063 Gnr., 15th Coy. S.D., R.G.A.); China 1900, no clasp (75063 Gr., No. 91 Coy. R.G.A.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, contact marks, fine (2) £140-180.

Four: Major Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott, Life Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lt. Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott Bt., 2/L. Gds.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt. Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott. Bart., 2/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Major Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott. Bt.) mounted for display, in leather case by Garrard, London, lid inscribed, ‘Sir George Prescott, Bart’, good very fine and better (4) £600-800 George Lionel Lawson Bagot Prescott was born on 25 October 1875, the eldest son of Sir George Rendlesham Prescott, 4th Baronet and a Lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards. Educated at Wellington College, he succeeded to the title as 5th Baronet in 1894. He was commissioned into the Militia - the 4th Battalion Cameronians, in 1895 and was commissioned into the 2nd Life Guards in 1898. With the Life Guards he served in the Boer War. In 1907 he was promoted to Captain and retired from the Army in 1908. With the onset of war, he returned to the 2nd Life Guards and saw service with the British Expeditionary Force in 1914. He later served as Military Secretary and A.D.C. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1916. In 1919 he served with the North Russian Expeditionary Force. He died in 1942 and was succeeded by his brother - Sir Charles William Beeston Prescott as the 6th Baronet. The title became extinct in 1959. Sold with copied research. .

Five: Warrant Officer Class 1 F. Venn, Coldstream Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (383 Pte., Coldstream Guards) 1914 Star, with copy clasp (383 Sgt., C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (383A-W.O. Cl.1, C. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (383 C.S. Mjr., C. Gds.) first with edge bruising, fine; others very fine and better (5) £200-250 Frank Venn joined the Coldstream Guards on 27 January 1896. Was wounded in 1914. Retired in 1918 with a gratuity of £700. Sold with a large cloth badge.

Five: Major J. Cairns, Royal Engineers, late East Lancashire Regiment and Brabant’s Horse Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Wepener, Wittebergen, Cape Colony (1051 Trooper J. Cairne, 2/Brabant’s Horse) note spelling of surname; 1914 Star (Capt., E. Lancs. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (Major, R.E.) first with edge bruise, very fine and better (5) £520-580 During the Boer War James Cairns initially served in the ranks of Brabant’s Horse. He was commissioned in January 1900 with the 1st Edinburgh Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers and being promoted to Lieutenant in June 1901, resigned his commission in December 1903. Commissioned a Captain in the Tower Hamlets R.E. Volunteers in 1905 and from April 1906 was a Captain in the 3rd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment. Still with the battalion with the onset of the Great War, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 8 September 1914 attached to the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment. He was transferred to the Royal Engineers in 1917 and served from April 1918 as Temporary Major and D.A.A.G. at H.Q., India. Cairns was promoted to Major in August 1924 and later served as Assistant Commanding the Royal Engineers with the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade. He died on 29 January 1944, aged 64 years at Fecock, Cornwall. Sold with copied research. .

Pair: Staff Sergeant-Major H. Pearson, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (7500 Co. Q.M. Sejt., A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (7500 S.S. Maj., A.S.C.) slight contact marks, very fine (2) £90-110.

Five: Private W. Day, Royal Berkshire Regiment, late Royal Army Medical Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (10596 Pte., R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (10596 Pte., R.A.M.C.); 1914-15 Star (1466 Pte., R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1466 Pte., R. Berks. R.) first two with some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £160-200 Private Walter Day, Berkshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 30 March 1915. Later discharged and was on the Silver War Badge list. With copied m.i.c.

Pair: Private J. Doidge, Royal Sussex Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (5396 Pte., 1st Rl. Sussex Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5396 Pte., Rl. Sussex Regt.) edge bruising, heavy contact marks, worn (2) £70-90.

Four: Conductor T. S. Croce, Indian Ordnance Department, late Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (23449 Tptr., R.F.A.) rank re-impressed; British War and Victory Medals (S-Serjt., I.O.D.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Staff Serjt, I.OD.) first with some edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £140-180 Tom Seymour Croce was born in Dublin. A Telegraph Messenger by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 25 October 1897, aged 15 years, 6 months. He served initially as a Boy Trumpeter until November 1899 when he was appointed a Trumpeter. With the R.F.A. he served in South Africa, December 1899-October 1901 and was then posted to India, October 1901-June 1918, being ranked as a Gunner in December 1903 and attaining the rank of Serjeant in November 1908. He was transferred as a Staff Serjeant to the I.O.D. in September 1911 and attained the rank of Conductor in April 1923. Conductor Croce died at Netley Hospital on 27 March 1930. Sold with 14 sheets of copied service papers.

Pair: Colonel H. N. B. Good, Royal Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Colonel, Rl. Fus.); Jubilee 1897, silver (Colonel H. N. B. Good, 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers, 22nd June 1897) good very fine and better (2) £240-280 Sold with copied roll extracts for the 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and Base Depot Green Point. In the ‘Remarks’ section of the latter is noted, ‘Commanding Base Depot, Green Point, Cape Town, from 22 March 1900 till 9 May 1901 and service in Orange River Colony and Transvaal when conducting Lord Roberts Mails to Pretoria and returning from Johannesburg in charge of Boer .?. undesirables and military prisoners’. With some other copied service details.

Four: Warrant Officer Class 2 E. Cook, Royal Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (5111 Cpl., 2nd Rl. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5111 Serjt., Rl. Fusiliers); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5111 C. Sjt., R. Fus.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (5111 W.O. Cl. 2, R.F.), mounted as worn, together with a presentation shooting cup, silver, gilt interior, hallmarks for Birmingham 1910, of bowl shape with scallop design, engraved inscription to outer front, ‘Winners of the Prince of Wales Cup, 1909 / Sgt. E. Cook’, the Boer War pair joined by a shared suspension post, light contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (Lot) £400-500 Ernest Cook was born in London and enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers at Hounslow direct from the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment in October 1894, aged 18 years. Advanced to Corporal in the 2nd Battalion shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in South Africa in 1899, he remained actively employed in that theatre of war until October 1902, in which period he was promoted to Sergeant in late 1901 and qualified for the above described Medals and clasps (copy service record refers). Subsequently employed in the East Indies 1904-07, he returned to the U.K. to take up an appointment in the 6th Battalion in the latter year, and remained continuously employed in that unit until attached to the R.F.C. Cadet Wing at St. Leonard’s-on-Sea in September 1917, a period that witnessed his advancement to Colour Sergeant in August 1910 and to Company Sergeant-Major in September 1914 - and the award of his L.S. & G.C. Medal in AO 117 of 1913. Cook was finally discharged in February 1919, having latterly returned to his duties in the 6th Battalion.

Pair: Private T. G. Day, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5815 Pte., K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5815 Pte., K.R.R.C.) good very fine (2) £180-220 Thomas George Day was born in Winchester, Hampshire. A Servant by occupation, he attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps at London on 20 July 1890, aged 19 years, 3 months. With the 2nd Battalion he served in Gibraltar, December 1891-January 1895; Malta, January 1895-July 1896 and South Africa, July 1896-March 1898. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in March 1898 but was recalled to service in October 1899. With the 3rd Battalion K.R.R.C. he served in South Africa, November 1899-August 1902. Day was discharged on 4 August 1902. He died of natural causes in London on 5 August 1940. Sold with copied service papers and roll extracts.