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A diamond set cluster ringfeaturing a centre round brilliant cut diamond claw set, surrounded by eight brilliant cut diamonds

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 315

A diamond set cluster ringfeaturing a centre round brilliant cut diamond claw set, surrounded by eight brilliant cut diamonds claw and grain se,t surrounded by eight brilliant cut diamonds claw and grain set to a split band with a rectangular cross section.total approx. weight 5.5g total approx. finger size 'M'Condition: Very good condition, tested 18ct with no marks, sizing bar to inside, total approx. size of centre stone 4.5mm total approx. size of first cluster stone 2.3mm total approx. size of second cluster stone 3.5mm

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The Gold Sovereigns of the First World War: 1914 & 1918both; Effigy of King George V facing right by Bertram Mackennal, r

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 509

The Gold Sovereigns of the First World War: 1914 & 1918both; Effigy of King George V facing right by Bertram Mackennal, reverses; Benedetto Pistrucci's St George on a horse slaying a dragon. 1914; Royal Mint - London, 1918; Royal Mint - Bombay, both in capsules with certification & statement of authenticity; The Bradford Exchange, issuing authority; United Kingdom, there are two sovereigns in this set, (2)diameters 22mm., total weight approx 16g.Condition: Good condition, circulated, unexamined out of capsule. bottom coin in photo; inscription reads; The Bradford Exchange, Coins of Distinction, Edition. This coin is not gold.

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A matched set of six early 19th century French .800 silver gilt and mother of pearl handled dessert knives and other itemsfir

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 62

A matched set of six early 19th century French .800 silver gilt and mother of pearl handled dessert knives and other itemsfirst French marks, together with a set of six mother pearl handled forks with gilt tines, etc., first length 20cm., Condition: Knives in good condition, with some rubbing to gilt Other items commensurate with age

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A collection of silver to include a George V hand mirrorvarious dates makersfirst a hand mirror, London, 1912, Goldsmiths &am

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 4

A collection of silver to include a George V hand mirrorvarious dates makersfirst a hand mirror, London, 1912, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, engraved with tied ribbons and floral garlands, musical instruments and a flower basket, initialled, together with a late Victorian silver cased travel clock with gadrooned and foliate engraved case and brass ring strut support, a late Victorian aide memoire, leather lined interior with compartment and propelling pencil, initialled, an oval trinket box, shoe horn, button hook, a folding fruit knife with mother of pearl grips, and a silver plated tobacco box engraved Major Elwell Lichfield, (qty)first length 27cm., weighable silver approx. 6ozt Condition: Hand mirror in good condition commensurate with age. the clock winds and hands set but does not appear to run, no guarantee can be offered as to the full working order. grips on folding knife cracked Other items are in condition commensurate with age

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An American silver basket and and dishfirst stamped sterling, oval with raised petal edged sides, second stamped sterling Fis

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 13

An American silver basket and and dishfirst stamped sterling, oval with raised petal edged sides, second stamped sterling Fisher, circular with raised pierced border and gadrooned rim, (2)first length 30.4cm. weight approx. 17.86oztCondition: Good condition

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An Elizabeth II silver mounted Dartington crystal claret jug and a silver mounted decanter on standfirst London, 2000, millen

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 53

An Elizabeth II silver mounted Dartington crystal claret jug and a silver mounted decanter on standfirst London, 2000, millennium hallmark, J A Campbell, amphora form, plain silver mount with scroll handled, the decanter, Birmingham, 1992, J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd, in the shape of a rugby ball on a galleried mahogany base, (2)first height 31.5cm.Condition: Good condition

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An American Gorham & Co silverplated twin handled butlers tray and two other traysfirst rectangular with raised border de

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 78

An American Gorham & Co silverplated twin handled butlers tray and two other traysfirst rectangular with raised border decorated in relief with dense flowers and foliage within faux bamboo rims, c scroll handles, stamped Gorham Co 0323 together with a Christofle circular tray engraved Rumpelmayer and a smaller twin handled tray with fruiting vine border, (3)first handle to handle 81 cm., Condition: Commensurate with age but good, some surface scratches and wear

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A collection of silver to include an American porringer first stamped sterling Wallace, with pierced handle, engraved 'Nina'

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 15

A collection of silver to include an American porringer first stamped sterling Wallace, with pierced handle, engraved 'Nina' together with a twin handled trophy cup and cover, Sheffield, 1924, Fattorini & Sons Ltd, an electroplated chalice by Elkington & Co. and matching silver paten, London, 1903, Blunt & Wray and pair of 19th century German filled silver candlesticks, (6)first length 16.5cm., weighable silver approx. 10.24oztCondition: Porringer with dings and knocks. both candlesticks with solder repairs

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A George II silver sauceboat and a Victorian christening mugfirst London, date letter rubbed but 1752, maker marks indistinct

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 20

A George II silver sauceboat and a Victorian christening mugfirst London, date letter rubbed but 1752, maker marks indistinct, of typical form with wavy edged rim and leaf capped scroll handle, on shell capped legs with stepped hoof feet, engraved with an armorial, second, Sheffield, 1855, Atkin Brothers, engraved with ferns, (2)first length 18.5cm., weight approx. 11.72oztCondition: first legs pushing sides slightly. Mug in good condition

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A collection of assorted findingsincluding safety chains, single earrings, ring shanks, brooch pins etc.Condition: First hand

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 383

A collection of assorted findingsincluding safety chains, single earrings, ring shanks, brooch pins etc.Condition: First hand inspection suggested.

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A collection of mostly American silver serving items and other silvervarious makers, comprising a pair of servers by Alvin Mm

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 54

A collection of mostly American silver serving items and other silvervarious makers, comprising a pair of servers by Alvin Mmfg Co., a pair of German .800 serving tongs, a sauce ladle, a pair of cream ladles, an angel. cake cutter/server, a set of six tea knives with filled silver handles, a pair of cast salt spoons with figural terminals and shell bowls, etc., (qty)first length 24cm., weighable silver approx. 20.68oztCondition: Commensurate with age

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A George V Arts and Crafts silver porringer and a assorted coffee spoonsfirst London, 1930, D & J Welby Ltd, of planished

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 23

A George V Arts and Crafts silver porringer and a assorted coffee spoonsfirst London, 1930, D & J Welby Ltd, of planished bellied form, with twin serpent scroll handles, engraved Patricia, interior gilt, together with a set of six Hanoverian rattail coffee spoons, an Albany pattern sifter spoon and three seal top coffee spoons, (qty)weight approx. 12.09ozt Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Some rubbing to gilt interior

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A Kenneth Jay Lane gold plated hinged collar necklace and a cuff bangle first brushed matte finish, signed Kenneth Lane, seco

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 423

A Kenneth Jay Lane gold plated hinged collar necklace and a cuff bangle first brushed matte finish, signed Kenneth Lane, second of sculptural design with a brushed satin finish, signed KJL, (2)first width 17cm.Condition: Very good condition, apparently unworn

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A George V silver photograph frame and other itemsvarious dates, markersthe frame, Birmingham, 1914 makers marked rubbed, rec

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 17

A George V silver photograph frame and other itemsvarious dates, markersthe frame, Birmingham, 1914 makers marked rubbed, rectangular with strut support together with an American silver pen tray with foliate border, a christening mug, a small American campana vase on weighted base, an American specimen vase and a plated vase, (qty)first height 19cm., weighable approx. 5.66ozt Condition: The frame with knocks and dings. The christening mug in very poor condition. Other items in fair condition

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A collection of silver to include photograph frames and other items various dates, makers marksto include a rectangular easel

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 12

A collection of silver to include photograph frames and other items various dates, makers marksto include a rectangular easel back photograph frame with feature hallmarks, Sheffield, 2001, Mappin & Webb, a smaller photograph frame, A Tiffany & Co. rectangular pin tray engraved C & E 1974 an engine turned Kigu, powder compact, a cased set of coffee spoons with harlequin guilloche enamel bowls and bean terminals, etc., (qty)first height 20.6 cm., weighable silver approx. 7.59oztCondition: frames, tiffany pin tray and compacts. The enamel bowls of the coffee spoons with some nibbles. The salt and mustard pot wit blacking

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A 19th century silver-gilt and turquoise crowned cross pendant brooch and other jewelleryfirst, cut down collet set, the crow

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 440

A 19th century silver-gilt and turquoise crowned cross pendant brooch and other jewelleryfirst, cut down collet set, the crown with brooch fitting suspending a a detachable pedant cross terminating in a pendant drop together with a four row coral bead bracelet, a bloodstone pendant in the form of a book, a jet panel bracelet, a silver pendant pierced with putti etc., (qty)first length 10cm., Condition: Commensurate with age. Crowned cross pendant in good condition commensurate with age. coral bracelet with two stands absent. bloodstone book with slight chip to one corner

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A pair of American silver overlaid glass trivetsfirst stamped Sterling Webster, circular with pierced foliate design, togethe

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 58

A pair of American silver overlaid glass trivetsfirst stamped Sterling Webster, circular with pierced foliate design, together with a silver plated pair stamped Raimond, (4)first diameter 15.1 cm.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age

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A pair of Chinese export .900 silver novelty pagoda pepperettes and another early 20th Centuryfirst marked WH 90, for Wang Hi

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 74

A pair of Chinese export .900 silver novelty pagoda pepperettes and another early 20th Centuryfirst marked WH 90, for Wang Hing, the larger example bearing artisans mark and stamped KMS for Kwong Man Shing, (3)first height height 7.5 cm., weight approx. 3.7oztCondition: Good condition. Some slight blacking to screw fitting of one pot

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A single row jade necklace, a pair of ear jade pendants and a jade ringfirst the beads alternating with smaller gilt lustre b

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 396

A single row jade necklace, a pair of ear jade pendants and a jade ringfirst the beads alternating with smaller gilt lustre beads, the push clasp with safety catch stamped 14K, together with a pair of Chinese green jade disc ear pendants inset with auspicious Chinese characters and a jade ring, (3)first length 70cm.,Condition: Single row necklace Clasp closes snugly, gilt lustre coating on spacer beads chipped and rubbed on several. One disc pendant lacking post

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Two modern silver photograph frames and other itemsvarious dates, makerscomprising an Art Nouveau style photograph frame with

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 29

Two modern silver photograph frames and other itemsvarious dates, makerscomprising an Art Nouveau style photograph frame with easel support, Sheffield, 1995, Carr's, an oval photograph frame, a pair of napkin rings, an apostle top coffee spoon and a French silver plated fox knife rest, (6)first height 21cm., weight approx. 2.29oztCondition: Commensurate with age.

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An early 19th century carved coral cluster brooch and a selection of silver and costume jewelleryfirst tests as gold, togethe

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 443

An early 19th century carved coral cluster brooch and a selection of silver and costume jewelleryfirst tests as gold, together with a Victorian silver and gilt hinged cuff bangle decorated with a raised banded of thistles, a Victorian foliate engraved cuff bangle and another later of similar design, a paste set heart shaped duet clip, a Victorian oval locket chased with roses, an early 19th century silver and white paste shoe buckle unmarked, adapted as a brooch, a Russian amber and gilt metal panel bracelet watch with concealed dial, graduated polished amber nugget necklace (qty)first length 2.5 cm., weight approx. 4g Condition: Shoe buckle with absent brooch pin. larger cuff bangle with knocks to plain side. Mostly fair to good condition. Viewing recommended in person

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A late Victorian silver mounted glass table match striker and two advertising examplesfirst Chester, 1899, A Bromet & Co,

Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 67

A late Victorian silver mounted glass table match striker and two advertising examplesfirst Chester, 1899, A Bromet & Co, globular ribbed form, the others plain, one engraved Schweppes Soda the other Apollinaris, with blue lettering(3)first height 5.5 cm.Condition: Commensurate with age. The colouring of the letter of Schweppes Soda is rubbed and Apollinaris striker with some loss to lettering colouring

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Numismatist interest - a large number of one penny coins, latter half of the 19th century through first half 20th century, ap

Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 224

Numismatist interest - a large number of one penny coins, latter half of the 19th century through first half 20th century, approx. 2400 coins; along with half pennys, three pennys, shillings, two shillings, and half crowns, qty.

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Royal Crown Derby Posie including; trinket dishes, bell, milk jug, cream jug, sugar bowl; etc, mostly seconds; Royal Crown De

Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 56

Royal Crown Derby Posie including; trinket dishes, bell, milk jug, cream jug, sugar bowl; etc, mostly seconds; Royal Crown Derby Royal Pinxton Roses plate, 25cm dia, first quality.

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A pair of Royal Crown Derby 1128 old Imari pattern wavy rim plates, 21.6cm; another, circular, 21.2cm diameter, all first qu

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Lot 19

A pair of Royal Crown Derby 1128 old Imari pattern wavy rim plates, 21.6cm; another, circular, 21.2cm diameter, all first quality, printed marks, (3).

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PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) A group of three humorous drawings depicting life in the Ruhleben intern

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 108

PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) A group of three humorous drawings depicting life in the Ruhleben internment camp in Germany, comprising 'The Royal And Ancient Game in Ruhleben' (golf), 'The Birdcage for unruly Ruhlbenites' and 'Veterans Going the Pace, Ruhleben Atheltic Sports August 1917', two signed, dated 1915, watercolour, pen and crayon, largest 35cm x 25cm Percy Wood was born in Hull in 1877. According to citizen registries, he worked in Berlin as a language teacher. When the outbreak of the First World War necessitated the round-up of all foreign 'aliens', Wood was held at Ruhleben internment camp alongside other male citizens of the Allied Powers who were living, studying, working or on holiday in Germany at the outbreak of World War I. They also included the crews of several civilian ships stranded in German harbours or captured at sea. There were numerous fishermen captured from trawlers which had been sunk in the North Sea in the first days of the war: they were mainly men from Hull, Yorkshire; and Grimsby and Boston, Lincolnshire. Numbers in the camp varied between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners, most of them British. The German authorities adhered to the Geneva Convention and allowed the camp detainees to administer their own internal affairs. Gradually, a mini-society evolved. Letters, books, sports equipment and a printing press were all allowed into the camp, and the detainees organised their own police force, magazine, library and postal service. The latter, known as the Ruhleben Express Delivery, was organised by Albert Kamps and began operating in July 1915. Soon it was handling over 6,000 pieces of mail per month, and 16 different postage stamps were issued. In April 1916, however, the German postal authorities declared the service illegal, and it ceased operating. Wood is noted as an artist for several of the camp magazine publications, alongside sending work home to family in England. He is further recorded as holding an exhibition of humorous drawings in the studio at Ruhleben in April 1917 alongside fellow camp artists Wade and Walker.

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Aviation Interest - A collection relating to Major Robert Hobart Mayo O.B.E, designer of the Short-Mayo Composite aircraft an

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 192

Aviation Interest - A collection relating to Major Robert Hobart Mayo O.B.E, designer of the Short-Mayo Composite aircraft and consulting engineer of long and varied experience in aeronautical engineering.Comprising a silver ashtray, Birmingham 1936, with inscription 'R.H.M from E.M, I.S.R, G.R.S, CH.J, M.PR, JCH, 6.2.38, Quis Separavit, 10cm wide; a silver Aero Golfing Society miniature propellor, a .925 silver cigarette case with engine turned detail, a Mappin and Webb silver-plated salver, decorated with a Fairey Delta 2 aeroplane and the inscription 'World Air Speed Record 1132 mph 10th March 1956 R.H. Mayo', 21cm diameter; and a group of related paperwork and diaries, including signed Christmas Card from Fairey Aviation Company, notebooks with details of various journeys, circa 1930s-40s, and desk and tablet diaries for the years 1920 - 1926, 1929 and 1931-1935 inclusive. Entries outline various flying tests, conferences and other observations.Robert Mayo joined the staff of the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1913 and became head of the experimental department. He qualified as a pilot in December 1914 and served in the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War. Returning to England, he became Flight Commander in the Testing Squadron at Martlesham Heath. He was personally responsible for the flying trials of various new aircraft types. In 1917, he was appointed head of the Design (Aeroplane) Section at the Air Ministry, and he retained this post until 1919, when he resigned to take Consulting Engineering. He was a consulting engineer and technical manager for Instone Air Lines (later Imperial Airways) from 1923 to 1924. Robert Mayo became a prominent official in competition flying; he was a timekeeper for the Schneider Trophy contest in 1929 and chairman of the Records, Racing and Competition Committee of the Royal Aero Club in later years. He flew over one hundred different aircraft types and had a thorough knowledge of aircraft and engines used in various commercial services.

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A First World War Daily Mail poster, 'MURDER BY THE KAISER - INNOCENT MOTHER & BABIES DROWNED IN THE LUSITANIA, May 10th

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Lot 204

A First World War Daily Mail poster, 'MURDER BY THE KAISER - INNOCENT MOTHER & BABIES DROWNED IN THE LUSITANIA, May 10th 1915', with a harrowing photograph of the dead victims, 51cm wide x 75cm high, unframed (some tears and creases at the folds, dog-eared edges)

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NAVAL AND RNAS Interest. A good First World War photograph album containing 43 black and white photographs, corners partially

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Lot 197

NAVAL AND RNAS Interest. A good First World War photograph album containing 43 black and white photographs, corners partially laid down into album, majority of photographs captioned faintly below in black ink, album size 37cm x 27.5cm, latter portion of pages left blank.Subject matter comprising: Multiple photographs of the German Fleet Surrendering on Armistice Day, November 1918, including:German fleet being escorted along the River Forth on Armistice Day 1918, photographed from an airship by RAF serviceman D. Hardee. Marked to the reverse ‘ROYAL AIR FORCE – This sensitive paper is the property of His Majesty’s Government and is prepared solely for official purposes. The irregular possession of official photographs is an offence under the Defence of the Realm Act. 20.5cm x 15.5cm.Two of The North Sea Rendezvous with the N.S.8 airship flying above the surrendered German ships in line, 26cm x 20cm and 24.5cm x 19cmThe German Fleet Flagship SMS Friedrich der Grosse leading Kaiser-class battleships, HM Government markings to reverse, 25.5cm x 15.5cmBritish battle cruisers from the Grand Fleet, with possibly HMS Lion in the foreground and two others in the distance, 12.5cm x 7.5cmAllied French ships, a Danton-class semi-dreadnought battleship in the foreground, 25cm x 20.5cmOver-head close-up of the SMS Friedrich der Grosse during the surrender, 24.5cm x 20cmA line of British destroyers, including HMS VectisA series of eleven photographs of the experimental airship landing of British airship SSZ 59, depicting the Submarine Scout class non-rigid airship before, during and after landing the afterdeck of carrier HMS Furious during landing trials on 27 May 1918. Photograph sizes 15.5cm x 8cm up to 16cm x 10.5cm (an act never successfully repeated)Three photographs of the aftermath of the Zeppelin L-31 crash at Potters Bar, 1916, 23.5cm x 16.5cm. This L-31 airship was part of a raid on London but was shot down by RFC pilot Tempest, at the loss of all crew, including Lieutenant Heinrich Mathy, the record holder for the most raids over Britain during the First World War, who decided to jump from the burning airship before it crashed. Mathy momentarily survived the landing and was found face up alive up the field near the burning wreckage by farmers, but he passed away shortly after.

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MEDAL PAIR- India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98', engraved running script naming [3572 PTE. T.

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Lot 140

MEDAL PAIR- India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98', engraved running script naming [3572 PTE. T. PINCHIN 1ST BN SOM. LT. INFY] and Queen's South Africa Medal, 2 clasps, 'South Africa 1902' and 'Transvaal', lacking ribbon [3572 PTE. T. PINCHEN SOMERSET L.I] (2)Thomas John Pinchin [or variously spelt Pinchen] no. 3572, confirmed on medal rolls. Born about 1874 in Somerset. Attested in February 1892. Overseas service includes the East Indies from 19th December 1893 - 14th March 1903 and South Africa from 18th March - 10th September 1902. Chelsea Soldier's records state he fought in the First Mohmand Campaign against the Hadda Mulla and the Pashtun Mohmand tribe in the face of the spreading uprising along the North-West Frontier of India.

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CRIMEAN WAR. Lt. Colonel Honourable James Stuart, 1st Rifle Brigade (1827–1870). Four autograph letters signed, to his mother

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Lot 70

CRIMEAN WAR. Lt. Colonel Honourable James Stuart, 1st Rifle Brigade (1827–1870). Four autograph letters signed, to his mother, offering first-hand accounts of key events during the Crimean War: Alma, 21st September 1854; Heights Above Balaklava, 7th November 1854; Before Sebastopol, 18th June 1855; and Crimea, 10th September 1855. Excerpts include:Alma, 21st September 1854 (the day following the Battle of Alma) Stuart writes of the recent battle in which the Allied forces succeeded in driving the Russians from their fortified position: "We had a regular action yesterday & drove the Roussians back from a very strong position, the fire was very severe but thank God I am not touched." He reports heavy casualties among the British forces but commends the performance of the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade: "The 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade did not disgrace itself."Heights Above Balaklava, 7th November 1854 (aftermath of the Battle of Inkerman) Reporting from Balaklava, Stuart describes the severe losses sustained in the Battle of Inkerman: "Some regts. were almost cut to pieces... the total loss about 2500 worse than Alma." He notes the overwhelming Russian numbers, the valiant response of British forces, and significant enemy losses, including the deaths of Russian generals: "Sir J. Carthcart sent sharpshooters (&) artillery killed 5 or 6 of their generals."Before Sebastopol, 18th June 1855 (the failed assault on the Redan) Stuart recounts the disastrous assault in which he commanded a covering party of 100 men. Despite enduring heavy fire, the assault was unsuccessful: "We were to take Sebastopol this morning but did not!" He details the confusion and casualties: "After losing a frightful lot of men the cmd was given to retire... Out of 100 men & 2 officers under me, 1 officer I am afraid is mortally wounded & between 20 & 50 casualties." The failure left Stuart deeply disheartened: "All together a melancholy affair... a disgraceful and disastrous affair."Crimea, 10th September 1855 (fall of Sebastopol) Stuart describes the aftermath of the fall of Sebastopol, noting the failed English assault on the Redan and his role in the trenches: "The English attack on the Redan failed... We, the 4th Division, were not engaged so I am all safe." He observes the destruction within the city and the continued danger from mines: "I believe there are some mines to be exploded by electric wire when any body of troops sufficiently large approach."

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A poignant First World War M.M Killed In Action medal group with death plaque and related letters. Corporal George Jay, Milit

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Lot 162

A poignant First World War M.M Killed In Action medal group with death plaque and related letters. Corporal George Jay, Military Foot Police, No. 3 Traffic Control Company. Medals: Military Medal, 1914 Mons Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal, named to "P-416 L.CPL G. JAY M.F.P". Death plaque to 'George Jay' with original envelope. With an extract from routine orders regarding the award of the Military Medal, "On 5th June 1917, A/Cpl. Jay was on traffic duty on a road which was being shelled. There was a convoy of lorries containing Gas Cylinders, one of which had been struck by a shell, and there were several casualties:- including two deaths. Cpl. Jay got the remaining lorries out of the way without delay, and sent for ambulances. He then assisted in rendering first aid to the wounded men and stayed with them until the ambulances arrived. Having seen the wounded men removed in the ambulances Cpl. Jay removed the bodies of the men who had been killed, and took charge of their effects. He then resumed his patrol on the road, which was still being subjected to heavy fire." Further included is a photograph of the temporary gravesite cross, three photographs of George Jay and his wife, two regimental photographs, four silk postcards home from George, and several heartfelt letters, clearly showing how much he meant to his fellow serving police: 1. Captain M Peace, Commanding No. 3 Traffic Control Company (Mobile Police), 26th March 1918: "It is with the most profound regret that I have to transmit to you the unhappy news that your husband was most severely wounded about midday on the 24th inst & succumbed to his wounds about two hours later. I feel his loss very severely for, not only by myself, but by everyone who came into touch with him, he was regarded as the very essence of courage and devotion. He joined my company a year ago, & during that time, by his untiring devotion to duty, his fearless bravery, he carried with him the men the men under him, & won the confidence & deepest respect of his officers. He was buried yesterday, in a little field cemetery close to the spot where he fell & with the full honours of a brave soldier..."2. Sgt. C Gray, 3rd T.C.C, condolences to his wife, 'he was one of the very best. Well liked by everybody and a more cheerful comrade one could never wish to meet. He gave his life for his King and Country and died whilst doing his duty in trying to look after others ... I am enclosing a sketch of the cross we have had erected over his grave. I am trying to get a photo taken and if I succeed I will be sure to get a copy. he N.C.O's and men of the 3rd Traffic Control Co and the Military Police in the immediate neighbourhood all join me in deep sympathy for you and the children and hope that the enclosed sum of £20-8- which has been contributed by them, will assist you in a practical way..."3. P.1261 Corporal F. Blythe, 2nd April 1918, similar contents, 'No N.C.O enjoyed greater love and respect than did Corporal Jay, from the rest of the N.C.Os & men and his loss has been deeply mourned by all but by none more than by myself. I am an old G.E. Ry policeman, a pal of poor old George in civil life as well as Army life ... As soon as I heard he was wounded I went to him at once, but he was unconscious & remained so till the end. He has been buried amongst other heroes, & a nice cross erected over the grave, which will always receive attention from us while we are here."4. Sympathy letter from Major A.C. Chauncy, Chief of Police of the Great Eastern Railway, 4th April 1918 Corporal Jay was born on 8th August 1879. He joined the Great Eastern Railway in 1911 and was one of the first to answer the call at the outbreak of war. He died from wounds sustained in action in France on 24th March 1918. He left behind his widow, Rosena, and four children. He is buried at the Ypres Reservoir Cemetary in Belgium, and his portrait can be viewed on findagrave.com. The British Transport Police History Group also recently worked with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to get George Jay's Military Medal recognised on his headstone. Condition:Please see photos for the death plaque and the edges of the medals. There are some very minor small knocks and a couple of scratches to the edge of the MM. The Victory has the usual expected tarnishing and likewise some small edge knocks. The star has a small knock to the reverse of one point. No signs of any significant knocks, bruising, repolishing or renaming.

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Second World War 'All-in Fighting' book by Captain W.E. Fairbairn (of Fairbairn & Sykes fame), 1942, Faber & Faber Lt

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Lot 60

Second World War 'All-in Fighting' book by Captain W.E. Fairbairn (of Fairbairn & Sykes fame), 1942, Faber & Faber Ltd., 132 pages including numerous diagrams on close-fighting methods including killing and taking German prisoners, with original dustwrapper. As used by Special Forces etc.Condition:Some minor spotting and foxing to dust jacket. Some crease to upper right hand edge of boards. To the interior, there are a couple of further marks to the front endpaper and first blank page. The top right corners of the pages are slightly creased. The interior is free of foxing but there are various small marks visible throughout, which is consistent with the type of paper used for this book - please see photos

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ADOLF HITLER, 'Mein Kampf'1939 presentation wedding copy, printed by Waldheim-Eberle, Nachf, published by M. Müller & Soh

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Lot 119

ADOLF HITLER, 'Mein Kampf'1939 presentation wedding copy, printed by Waldheim-Eberle, Nachf, published by M. Müller & Sohn, Vienna VII, with dedication page 'The newlywed couple, with the best wishes for a happy and blessed marriage, presented by the city from the Mayor of the City of the Uprising' (Graz) with date inscription '3rd March(?) 1939', hardcover boards, front cover with Coat of Arms of the City of Graz.Footnote: The Mayor of Graz was Julius Kaspar (April 7, 1888 – May 9, 1945, St. Veit, Graz), a German National Socialist politician and lawyer. Following Austria's annexation into the German Reich, he initially served as the acting head of the city government of Graz on March 12, 1938, before becoming the city's Lord Mayor in 1939, a position he held until the end of World War II. Kaspar held the rank of SS First Lieutenant (membership number 293072) and applied for membership in the NSDAP on May 27, 1938, backdated to May 1 of the same year (membership number 6,324,745). In 1940, he declared Graz a "Jew-free" city. Toward the war's end, he defied orders from Gauleiter Siegfried Uiberreither, including an instruction to destroy Graz's main bridge. While attempting to flee Graz, Kaspar was shot and killed near St. Veit by unknown assailants. The illegal activities of the Nazis during the Corporative State dictatorship led to Hitler awarding Graz the title of “City of the Popular Uprising”.

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A collection of First World War single/orphaned campaign medals, comprising eight 1914-18 War medals to "2123 WKR. M. LANFEAR

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A collection of First World War single/orphaned campaign medals, comprising eight 1914-18 War medals to "2123 WKR. M. LANFEAR Q.M.A.A.C"; "E. TALL. PBR. M.F.A"; "R.M.A 4-S DR. H. WOODLEY"; "1801C A.H. DAVIDGE L.S. R.N.R"; "219029 F. BECKETT R.E."; "J7154 J. MOREN P.O. R.N."; "20-211 PTE. R. PATTERSON R. IR. RIF" and "T2-016968 A.E. GRINTER A.S.C"; single Victory Medal to "010572 A.S. SJT. E.H. WILLIS A.O.C"; sold together with a cased Imperial Service Medal named to 'DORA CHURCH'; an Agricultural medal to 'W. Godsell' for 47 years of employment, a single 1939-45 medal, miniature WW2 dress medal and a silver Stamford Horticultural Society medal named to F.A. Hewitt, 1862 (14) (sample photographed)

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LOCAL INTEREST. A First World War Battle of Loos Killed in Action medal group and death plaque to 16685 Private Alfred Bradle

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Lot 149

LOCAL INTEREST. A First World War Battle of Loos Killed in Action medal group and death plaque to 16685 Private Alfred Bradley, 5th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal [16685 PTE. A. BRADLEY K.S.L.I] and death plaque [ALFRED BRADLEY] with original envelope and certificate of issue. Sold together with a small amount of photocopied research.Footnote:Private Alfred Bradley was born in 1880 at Brimfield, Herefordshire, the son of William Richard and Jane Bradley. He was killed in action, aged 35, on the 25th September 1915, on the 1st day of the Battle of the Loos. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The 5th KSLI was part of the 14th (Light) Infantry Division, VI Corps, which took part in diversionary attacks on the opening day of the offensive. He landed in France on 9th June 1915. Information taken from the Ludlow Advertiser states he was reported wounded on 16th October 1915, previously reported wounded now reported wounded and missing on 6th November and now reported killed on 4th December.

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First World War Letters from Lance Corporal Henry Reginald Clark, 6th Platoon, B Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1916. A

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First World War Letters from Lance Corporal Henry Reginald Clark, 6th Platoon, B Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1916. A collection of correspondence from Lance Corporal H.R. Clark, 25/95, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, written during his service in Egypt, 1916. This lot includes three autograph letters with envelopes, three field service postcards, and three picture postcards. The letters, written to family members, provide personal reflections on training, life at the front, and a brief period in a military hospital.Excerpts include:1st April 1916: Writing from a training location, Clark describes the harsh conditions: “Our lot landed here a month ago and have been doing some very solid training since. I can tell you it is no joke marching through loose sand under a hot sun, with a full pack up, weighing about 80 pounds with rifle and ammunition. The flies here are an awful nuisance and are our worst enemies at present, for they carry all kinds of disease.”8th June 1916: Anticipating a return to the front line, he writes: “I expect we will be going back to the front line again soon; at any rate, I hope so, for there is always something to see in the trenches, plenty of excitement and (music?).”Reflecting on the war's impact on England, he adds: “I expect everything is changed in London since the war. You say, Vi, that the Zeppelins have not visited England lately, it must be that the fleet gave them such a shake up.”15th June 1916, Military Hospital: Writing from a hospital bed, Clark reassures his family after falling ill: “You will look when you see that this is written from the military hospital, but old Fritz has got one on to me this time. On the 13th, while in the trenches, I and a lot of my unit were ordered into hospital with German measles and influenza, but you don’t want to worry, for I will be back with my company again in a few days’ time.”He reflects on the dangers faced by his comrades: “As you thought, all our home leave is stopped indefinitely on account of the big advance. The fighting is very heavy down our way, but although a lot of my mates have been knocked out, I have got off with only a few scratches and a bruised left shoulder so far.” Footnote:Henry Reginald Clark was born on 26th November 1893. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company. Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916. He is listed as wounded in the field in France on 1st October 1916 and rejoined his unit on the 6th October. Appointed T/Sgt on 27th October. He served in the Raglan Home Guard in WW2. His full service records are available online.

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LOCAL INTEREST - A First World War Killed in Action medal trio and death plaque to 11519 Private Albert Jones, 6th King's Shr

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Lot 147

LOCAL INTEREST - A First World War Killed in Action medal trio and death plaque to 11519 Private Albert Jones, 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal named to "11519 PTE. A. JONES SHROPS. L.I". Sold together with a small amount of photocopied research.Footnote:The 6th Service Battalion was formed by companies at different towns in the county, and it left the depot for Blacktown on 10th September 1914. The Battalion became a unit of the 60th Brigade and, on 21st/22nd July 1915, entrained for Folkestone en route to Boulogne. Pte. Jones was killed in action on 13th August 1915, aged 24, and buried at the Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetary, Fleuxbaix (Grave reference I.A.22).The unit war diary for 13th August 1915, 6th Battalion at Rouge de Bout and trenches at Petillon: "Casualties during the day - 1 man killed (gunshot wound to the head), 1 man seriously wounded (gunshot wound to head) and 1 man slightly wounded (remained at duty). 8.30pm "A" Company to relieve "D" Company and two platoons of "B" Company in the trenches." Albert Jones was the man killed on this day and he was the first man from the 6th Battalion to be killed in action. Sergeant E.S. Williams was the man seriously wounded and later died of his wounds.Thomas Albert Jones, known as Albert, was born in 1891 at Rushbury, near Munslow, Craven Arms. He was the son of John and Jane Jones and the husband of Rose Elizabeth Jones of 82, Elkington Street, Aston, Birmingham. He enlisted at Ludlow in late August 1914 and landed in Franche on 24th July 1915. He is commemorated on the War Memorials both at Ludlow and Wistantow.

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY. A mixed lot of approximately 104 Second World War black and white photographs by Air Ministry, Keystone an

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY. A mixed lot of approximately 104 Second World War black and white photographs by Air Ministry, Keystone and other similar agencies, primarily relating to the campaigns in Germany, Belgium and Holland, circa 1944-45, including American and French Colonial soldiers, some good battle shots and views of the general devastation, printed captions verso, sizes from 14cm x 18cm x 20.5cm x 15cm A mixed group of subjects, including:Lt. Chester L. Slaughter searching a trench, a deceased German soldier nearbyMen of the U.S. 78th Division with destroyed German tanks in the backgroundBritish and Canadian transports and equipment, together with active shots, including First Canadian Artillerymen firing Bofors gunsThe ruins of the German power plant in Weisweiler following its capture by the AlliesCollaborators being rounded upDead Germans in No-Man's-Land and more (approximately 104)

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A small mixed First World War related group of documentation, comprising two letters (28th October and 12th November 1926) fr

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Lot 52

A small mixed First World War related group of documentation, comprising two letters (28th October and 12th November 1926) from the Imperial War Graves Commission regarding the reburial of Gunner W. Faulkner, 286th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery; an envelope addressed to Miss Minnie Wood, censor type used 1917-18 in Italy; together with various envelopes and postcards etc to Mrs Wilson, Mrs Marchall and Mrs Swan, including two picture postcards and a folder of reprinted WW1 photographs.

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First World War Poster - THE EMPIRE NEEDS MEN - Australia, India, New Zealand - All Answer the Call, Helped by the Young Lion

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First World War Poster - THE EMPIRE NEEDS MEN - Australia, India, New Zealand - All Answer the Call, Helped by the Young Lions the Old Lion defies his Foes. Enlist Now'. Designed by Arthur Wardle, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Poster No. 58. Printed by Straker Brothers Ltd, 760mm x 500mm

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The First World War Diaries of 334846 Pioneer Lawrence Horton, Royal Engineers, 'E' Special Company, 1917–1920 A group of thr

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The First World War Diaries of 334846 Pioneer Lawrence Horton, Royal Engineers, 'E' Special Company, 1917–1920 A group of three small pocket diaries, accompanied by a larger loose note page on YMCA BEF stationery. The named diaries span from 30th April 1917 to 1st January 1920 and are complete with daily entries, including training at home and fighting in France. Sold with photocopied research materials and full written transcripts of the diary contents.Horton enlisted on 8th May 1917 as Private 18783 in the 5th Training Reserve Battalion and transferred to the Chemist’s Division of the Royal Engineers on 1st November 1917. After completing additional training, he arrived in France on 23rd March 1918. His diary entries offer insight into his experiences at the front, with detailed observations of his work, the challenges faced, and his daily routines. Entries include:11th April 1918: “Went up the line for the first time at Cambrin. Very quiet indeed. Lots of aeroplanes up. Two of our planes bombed Fritz trenches.”5th May 1918: “Went up the line. Got ready to discharge the gas but it was washed out.” Similar entries on the 8th and 10th note failed attempts due to wind, but on 12th May: “Gas discharged at 10.30pm. Successful.”23rd June 1918: “Went up the line at Meteren. Had some narrow escapes.” The following day: “Went up the line at Nieppe Forest carrying cylinders for 'L' Company. Had a narrow escape from a shell-burst about 5 yards away.”The diaries also reference periods of relative inactivity, including duties as a billet orderly and attendance at YMCA events. Horton’s later entries document his participation in building a light railway near Calonne and carrying supplies under fire, as noted on 5th October 1918: “Went up the line at Sandcourt carrying guns, bombs etc. 4 casualties, Sgt. Harrison killed.”The Armistice is marked tersely on 11th November 1918: “Hostilities ceased at 11am. Attached to 2nd American Army.”Horton was discharged on 22nd October 1919 at Chatham, entitled to the British War and Victory Medals.These diaries provide a concise and unembellished perspective on life in the Special Brigade, documenting the monotony and peril of service in a gas warfare unit during the Great War. Condition:Bindings are secure but exteriors generally dog eared and worn. Please see photos

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The First World War pocket diary of Private James McDonald, No.307558, 14th and 1/8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. France and

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The First World War pocket diary of Private James McDonald, No.307558, 14th and 1/8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment. France and Italy, December 1916 to 12th July 1918. A compact diary measuring 3 x 5 inches, with 76 filled pages of daily entries documenting Private McDonald’s service during WW1. The diary includes detailed accounts of his training, movements, experiences in the trenches, and encounters on the Western and Italian fronts. Sold together with a full typed transcription. Notable Entries:24th December 1916: "Left Chiseldon for France on the 24th Dec 1916 - Marched to Chiseldon Stn accomp(anied) by Brass & Flute bands. They played Gren(adier) Guards, Tipp(errary), The Girl I Left Behind Me and as the train went off they played 'The Swanee River' & Auld Lang Syne. Arrived in S(ou)th Hampton at 11.320am. Left ditto at 8.15pm with the transport ship H.M.S Victoria."1st February 1917: "Issued with 3 bombs. 50 rounds amm(unition). Ready to proceed up the line taking over the French position. Left at 4pm arrived at 8pm Peronne District. Support trenches. Western Front Gas Guard."4th February 1917: "Painful duty of burying the dead. Very bad night of shells, snipers, a hot time. Out from 1am coming back we lost our way, had to wait in a dugout until morning, unsafe to go out."18th March 1917: "Arrived at Halle 2am. Patrol duty the whole night. No sleep very tired. The Germans evacuate. Marched on to Maimont then Peronne (City). The last Germans must have left this city time ago. No sign of any Boches. Was one shot coming through the city. What a city of destruction, burning b(ui)ld(ing)s a sad sight. (On sentry). Bridges blown up. Was brought across the canal on ponte (RE). The wells poisoned with arsenic (lovely day)."16th August 1917: "Left between 4am-5am marched to Canal Bank had breakfast there. What a quantity of batteries we saw on our road up. Left Canal Bank 7.15am. Excitement commences. Passed through a heavy barrage of fire shells dropping quite close to us. Had to change our route shell drops right by our side. Got a shower bath it landing in a hole full of water. Met a lot of British & German soldiers coming down the line. Got into a trench where we were sniped at a great deal, two chaps gets wounded in this trench."22nd August 1917: "Left at 12.45am for the Canal Bank to be in reserve. We had to (put) on our gas helmets before leaving camp owing to gas shells (Mustard Gas). It did make our eyes water."1st November 1917 - 15th December 1917: A sequence of entries detailing McDonald's admission to hospital, confinement to bed, and recovery before returning to duty.6th January 1918: "Arrived at San Remo. Stopped there for a short time ... Italian ladies & gentlemen gave us cigs, matches & (?) there, arrived at Aquatic. All along the way the Italians gave us a grand reception."27th April 1918: "Out on a forward position from 5am to 8pm. One of our Company's made a stunt. 1 prisoner taken. What a night of rain. Slpt through the bombard(ment). Never heard it." Condition:Binding is secure but the covers are dog eared with a fold to the front top right and a damp stain to the lower left, alongside losses to spine - please see photos

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY. Second World War - D-Day Landings at Normandy and the subsequent Allied advance into France. Approximately

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY. Second World War - D-Day Landings at Normandy and the subsequent Allied advance into France. Approximately fifty-five black and white photographs, some Second World War period and others later re-prints (1950s - 1980s), printed captions verso, largest 25.5cm x 20cm; sold together with a quantity wirephotos, including D-Day ceremonies with Queen Elizabeth II, President Reagan and Queen Beatrix of Holland, and a modern newspaper segment. Subjects includeU.S Navy Beach Battalion digging in for their first night ashore in FranceTroops going ashore in Ducks (DUKW)Tanks and equipment being unloaded on the beaches531st Engineer Shore Regiment clearing landminesThe liberation of CaenDead German being passed by American soldier on a street in FranceFrench civilians injured by artillery and tank fire in the village of Dombasle (September 1944)American paratroopers sweeping the streets of St. Mere before the push to CherbourgAnti-Tank gun and crew entering Dochamps, 17th January 1945and others (55 black and white photos, 30+ wirephotos)

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CRIMEAN WAR - Colonel Atwell, Kars and Our Captivity in Russia, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, with Royal

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CRIMEAN WAR - Colonel Atwell, Kars and Our Captivity in Russia, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, with Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer's Mess bookplate, 8vo (spine much faded) together with Sandwith, Humphrey, The Siege of Kars, 2nd edition, published by John Murray 1856, complete with frontispiece and two fold-out maps 8vo (spotted) (2)

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LOCAL INTEREST - A First World War medal trio to 8184 Private William Owen, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1914 Mons Star

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Lot 146

LOCAL INTEREST - A First World War medal trio to 8184 Private William Owen, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1914 Mons Star with clasp, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory medal, with bi-metal KSLI cap badge and Field Service Pocket Book 1914. Sold together with relevant typed and printed research, including service papers, regimental defaulter sheets and discharge records. Provenance:Footnote:William Owen was born in Broseley in 1887, the son of William and Mary Owen. By the 1901 census, at age 14, he was listed as a tile worker living at 18 Roper's Hill, Madeley (now Newbridge Road, Ironbridge). A contemporary newspaper article lists him as a moulder at the Ironbridge Coalbrookdale works as a moulder at the outbreak of war.Service Details:22nd August 1906: Enlisted at Shrewsbury into the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI).29th November 1906: Transferred to the 1st Battalion, KSLI.16th February 1907 - 19th March 1913: Served in India.16th November 1913: Transferred to the 2nd Battalion, KSLI.22nd March 1913: Entered the Army Reserve.5th August 1914: Mobilised at Shrewsbury.9th September 1914 - 1st July 1915: Served with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders.7th November 1916 - 15th December 1918: Served in Salonika and Macedonia.4th December 1918: Posted to the 2nd Battalion, KSLI.16th December 1918 - 16th April 1919: Served in South Russia (one of seven officers and 464 men).31st March 1920: Discharged from service with the rank of Lance Corporal.His brothers all likewise served during WW1: John, with the 4th KSLI; Frank, with the 9th North Staffs, killed at Gallipoli on 8th August 1915) and Robert, 7th KSLI, died of wounds in France on 24th October 1918.

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A pair of First World War L. Petit Fabr binoculars in C&R. Brinsley leather case, dated 1917 with War Department arrow, c

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A pair of First World War L. Petit Fabr binoculars in C&R. Brinsley leather case, dated 1917 with War Department arrow, case inscribed to Sgt. Phillips 7 PLTProvenance: Sergeant Frederick Phillips, no. 11801, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Sold together with family photographs of Phillips and biographical detail. Phillips was awarded the Military Medal. Newspaper state Phillips died at Berrington Military Hospital from pneumonia and was formerly a clerk in the Cambrian Railways officers at Oswestry.

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CRIMEAN WAR. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) Four black and white salt print photographsBalaclava, from Guards Hill, 1855, 257mm x 3

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CRIMEAN WAR. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) Four black and white salt print photographsBalaclava, from Guards Hill, 1855, 257mm x 324mm, together with Cavalry Camp, Looking Towards Kakikoi, 1856, 256mm x 335mm, plus [Camp of the 71st Regiment], 1856, 238mm x 341mm, printed titles (to first two only) and publisher's dated imprint details to lower margins of original mounts, conserved in archival borders window mounts; sold together with another, Captain Burnaby, Grenadier Guards, & Nubian Servant, 1856, 165mm x 145mm, unmounted (4)

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Local interest - A First World War medal pair of 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal to "2707 PTE. W. SANDALLS SHROPS. YEO.";

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Lot 88

Local interest - A First World War medal pair of 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal to "2707 PTE. W. SANDALLS SHROPS. YEO."; sold with Shropshire Yeomanry cap badge, KSLI cap badge, a Buffalo medal ribbon with Hare & Hounds Lodge No 2490 clasp and safe Driving Award, in small jewellery box. Notes: 2707/160567 Walter Sandalls, Shropshire Yeomanry. Lived at 14 Charlotte Row, Ellesmere. Also entitled to the Silver War badge. Enlisted on 26th October 1915 and was discharged on 26th July 1917. His brother, Pte. Joseph Henry Sandalls, was killed on 21st October 1917, aged 29, while serving with the Australian Infantry Fore (54th Battalion) and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetary. After the war, Sandalls became a milk delivery driver and eventually opened his own shop in Ellesmere.

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A First World War era leather-clad Naval powder monkey, decorated with Royal Coat of Arms (worn), with handle, 36.5cm high

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A First World War era leather-clad Naval powder monkey, decorated with Royal Coat of Arms (worn), with handle, 36.5cm high

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Three small albums of First World War and immediate post-war photographs and photographic postcards, including seventeen take

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Lot 99

Three small albums of First World War and immediate post-war photographs and photographic postcards, including seventeen taken in Jerusalem of Biblical Sights during 1914-18, annotated in pencil to the reverses, mainly 6 x 8"; thirty taken by a soldier in Egypt and the Middle East, circa 1916, including soldiers on camelback before a pyramid, local scenes and people, 8cm x 11cm and smaller; and a misc grouping of twenty-one including a group shot of R.A.O.C Warrant Officer's & Sergeants with their families, 1919 and views of field artillery etc

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Two First World War Royal Air Force instructional posters, 'Low Flying - Avoid Barrages' and 'The Last Loop', printed by Leis

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Two First World War Royal Air Force instructional posters, 'Low Flying - Avoid Barrages' and 'The Last Loop', printed by Leisure Sports Limited, Thorpe Park, Surrey, likely post-war reprints, for Official Use Only, both framed, 88.5cm x 63.5cm and 63.5cm x 88.5cm overall (2)Condition:'Low Flying' has a small tear middle right, approx. 4cm.

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Three First World War medal pairs, comprising 1914-1918 and Mercantile Marine medals to "HERBERT KNOTT"; 1914-15 Star and 191

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Three First World War medal pairs, comprising 1914-1918 and Mercantile Marine medals to "HERBERT KNOTT"; 1914-15 Star and 1914-1918 Medal to "9559 PTE F. BOX. WILTS R." and pair of 1914-18 and Victory Medal named to "15577 PTE. J. PERROTT. GLOUC. R."; with matching dress miniatures (6 full size, two miniatures)Notes: Herbert William Stephen Note was confirmed as entitled to both medals and also served as a merchant seaman in WW2. Pte. John Perrott, 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, was listed as missing, presumed dead on 13th October 1915 in France and later confirmed KIA. He was also entitled to the 1915 Star. The 10th was dispatched to France in August 1916 despite not having completed the hoped-for period of training for this 'new service' battalion. The battalion fought at the Battle of Loos in September-October of that year and formed part of the vanguard advancing on German lines. 900 men from the 10th Btn went into battle, but at a battalion roll call just several days later, only 9 officers and 276 other ranks were still fit for active service. After surviving this battle, the 10th had a brief rest before being ordered to attack German firing lines on the afternoon of the 13th. The Battalion failed to reach the objective due to heavy rifle and machine gun fire from enemy trenches and was compelled to fall back at night time. This attack resulted in six officers and 150 other ranks killed and wounded, including Perrott. Private Frank Box served in the Balkans and was also entitled to the 1914-15 Star, which is missing.

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CRIMEAN WAR. Captain Henry William Heaton, 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. Four autograph letters signed, 24th Decem

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CRIMEAN WAR. Captain Henry William Heaton, 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. Four autograph letters signed, 24th December 1855 - 16th June 1856, to his mother. Contents mainly discuss personal matters and the conditions. Sold together with an article cutting of monuments at the Crimea and Scutari, two further related press cuttings and nine pen and watercolour drawings including the British and Turkish flags, battle scenes and the Malakoff. Sold with full typed transcriptions of the letters. Excerpts include: Camp Sebastopol, Christmas Eve 1855 Heaton writes of the practicalities of winter encampment, including the importance of building stables to protect ponies from the cold. He also humorously recounts dealing with rats in his quarters: "You will be glad to hear that my cat has cleared off all the rats or nearly so now. Now & then they pay me a visit - you sometimes find a huge beast in your bed." Heaton assures his mother that his face has recovered from rat bites and describes the management of clothing by the officers’ servants: "Our servants do [wash our clothes]. They manage very well." (Part letter, with the remainder transcribed and held in the National Library of Wales.)Constantinople, Wednesday, 26th March 1856 Heaton comments on the uncertainty of troop movements while stationed in Constantinople: "We are to leave at 4 o'clock, at least report says so, but our departure has so often been put off I can't feel at all certain that we shall go this evening." He expresses his impatience with the current location: "I hope we shall, very much, for I have had quite enough of this place." Heights before Balaklava, 25th May 1856 Heaton describes a "Trench Ball" held to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday, which he attended alongside French and Russian guests. His account humorously details his experiences dancing: "You would have laughed to have seen me in the tender embrace of a Frenchman flying about the room in the waltz... The most amusing part of my performance was a quadrille with an old Frenchwoman... she put her arms around my waist and twirled me about like a whip top."Heaton also discusses the presentation of French war medals to selected soldiers and criticizes the Emperor’s allocation: "I certainly think the Emperor was most shabby not to give to the officers as well... The medal is a very pretty one and I would have given a great deal to have got one." Footnote:Henry William Heaton was born on 18th July 1833 at Osmond Thorp, Leeds, Yorkshire, the son of William, a Worsted Spinner Master and Amelia Maria Heaton. Henry enlisted as Ensign, without purchase, into the 14th Regt of Foot on 22nd December 1854. He married Fanny Gardiner at the Parish Church, Halifax on 17th December 1857. London Gazette 11th January 1861: Commission signed by the Queen - 3rd Manchester or 40th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. Henry William Heaton, late of 14th Foot, to be Adjutant from 8th December 1860. His first wife, Fanny, died on 15th June 1875 and Henry re-married to Anne Hodgkinson of Bowden on 18th April 1876. Anne died on 30th June 1898 and Henry married Jessie Elizabeth Gamble on 11th October 1901. In the census of the same year, he is listed as Agent to the Earl of Ellesmere, living at Hotel Metropole, St. Martin in the Field, Strand, London. He died on 27th February at his home in Highfield, Worsley, Manchester and was buried on Wednesday 2nd March at St. Mark's Church. Extract from the Nottingham Evening Post, Monday 29th February 1904: "Captain Henry William Heaton died suddenly at Worsley from heart failure. Capt. Heaton served with the 14th Foot Regiment and was in the Crimean campaign. He was one of the best shots in the country and has figured in the English representative eight. He was keenly interested in the Shire Horse Society, was an authority on game fowl, and was considered one of the best judges of shire horses, pigs and pigeons in the country. He was for many years steward to the Earl of Ellesmere, and was in his 71st year."

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PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) A group of three First World War original drawings created at the Ruhleb

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PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) A group of three First World War original drawings created at the Ruhleben internment camp in Germany, illustrated in pen, crayon and watercolour, comprising 'The Four Corners of the Ruhlysian Fields', dated 1918, 'Impressions of a Jagg Cricket Match Ruhleben' and 'Maiden Efforts in Water-colour, Ruhleben, May 1918, each signed, unframed, 36cm x 25cm Percy Wood was born in Hull in 1877. According to citizen registries, he worked in Berlin as a language teacher. When the outbreak of the First World War necessitated the round-up of all foreign 'aliens', Wood was held at Ruhleben internment camp alongside other male citizens of the Allied Powers who were living, studying, working or on holiday in Germany at the outbreak of World War I. They also included the crews of several civilian ships stranded in German harbours or captured at sea. There were numerous fishermen captured from trawlers which had been sunk in the North Sea in the first days of the war: they were mainly men from Hull, Yorkshire; and Grimsby and Boston, Lincolnshire. Numbers in the camp varied between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners, most of them British. The German authorities adhered to the Geneva Convention and allowed the camp detainees to administer their own internal affairs. Gradually, a mini-society evolved. Letters, books, sports equipment, and a printing press were all allowed into the camp, and the detainees organised their own police force, magazines, library, and postal service. The latter, known as the Ruhleben Express Delivery, was organised by Albert Kamps and began operating in July 1915. Soon, it was handling over 6,000 pieces of mail per month, and 16 different postage stamps were issued. In April 1916, however, the German postal authorities declared the service illegal, and it ceased operating. Wood is noted as an artist for several of the camp magazine publications, alongside sending work home to family in England. He is further recorded as holding an exhibition of humorous drawings in the studio at Ruhleben in April 1917 alongside fellow camp artists Wade and Walker. Condition:The Four Corners picture has a small damp stain, please see photographs Please note the cricket illustration is signed 'Podwop' and might be by a different artist, but is inscribed to D.P Wood on the reverse, please see images

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LOCAL INTEREST. A First World War Killed in Action medal trio with death plaque to 17479 Private Frank Lamb, 5th Battalion Ki

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Lot 148

LOCAL INTEREST. A First World War Killed in Action medal trio with death plaque to 17479 Private Frank Lamb, 5th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal [17479 PTE. F. LAMB SHROPS. L.I"] and Victory Medal [17478 PTE. F. LAMB K.S.L.I"] and a gilt medal Oddfellows jewel, with death plaque 'FRANK LAMB'. Sold together with a small amount of photocopied research.Footnote:Frank Lamb was born in May 1881 at Longford near Newport, Shropshire, the son of a single mother, Clara Lamb. He married Sarah Ellen Pye at Newport, in 1903. The 1911 Census lists him as a coal salesman at Canal Wharf, aged 29, living with his wife and three children, at 4, Turners Lane, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire.He died on the 25th September 1915, aged 34, and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His obituary in the Wellington Journal of the 13th November 1915 reads: "Pr. FRANK LAMB, Turner's Road, has been officially reported as missing since Spetember 25. He joined the 5th K.S.L.I in March last, and went to France in July. Locally he was widely known and very popular. For 16 years he had been manager at Edgmond Canal Wharf for the Lilleshall Company. His active association with the Oddfellowship in the Newport District raised him to the position of Grand Master."

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A group of five military-related photograph albums, including four relating to Major-General Sir Kenneth Gray Buchanan, Seafo

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Lot 104

A group of five military-related photograph albums, including four relating to Major-General Sir Kenneth Gray Buchanan, Seaforth Highlanders Kt, CB, CMG, DSO (25 January 1880 – 7 June 1973). With North-West Frontier interest.The first album, inscribed 'India, 1905', includes several views in Pakistan, circa 1907-14, including troop marches, Captain F.E. Daniell's wedding group portrait, 8th April 1907 at Rawalpindi, a picket of Afghan Infantry at the boundary line between the British and Afghan Territory on the N.W Frontier, numerous personal smaller photographs, smaller photographs of the Kyhber Pass region, an inter-war portrait of Major-General Buchanan, ephemera including a Government House Peshawar table plan, 3rd February 1925, military Polo Tournament Programs in Rawalpindi and Peshawar, 1924 and 1925, newspaper clippings, family photographs, parades, earlier photographs in India including Garwhal, Kashmir, Rampur and Delhi, circa 1905-6. The remaining three smaller albums relating to Buchahan comprise India, 1911 and British home views circa 1915-18, with mainly family photos including Buchanan at home on leave.Sold together an only partly filled album of Colonial interest, with larger Indian views, circa 1891-96, including residence houses, Simla, marches from Faizabad, Mess Tent on March, Camp at Lucknow, a good troop portrait of the 4th B.J, Marriage group portrait, a pair of tableaux vivants and some newspaper clippings relating to Manchester Regt and an Indian earthquake. The larger hardcover albums with poor condition exteriors/boards and spines detached.

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PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) Three humorous pen and watercolour drawings created at the Ruhleben inte

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Lot 107

PRISONER OF WAR ART - Percy P. Wood (British b.1877) Three humorous pen and watercolour drawings created at the Ruhleben internment camp in Germany, comprising 'Pouring Sardine Oil on Troubled Doors', 'Life in a Loft, A Musical Box, Going to Roost, Up With the Lark' (four scenes around camp); and 'Cutting Comic Figures' (ice skating), each signed and dated 1917 and 1918, unframed, 25cm x 18cm up to 35cm x 24cm, with inscribed and printed stamps to the reverse including a Ruhleben ink stamp Percy Wood was born in Hull in 1877. According to citizen registries, he worked in Berlin as a language teacher. When the outbreak of the First World War necessitated the round-up of all foreign 'aliens', Wood was held at Ruhleben internment camp alongside other male citizens of the Allied Powers who were living, studying, working or on holiday in Germany at the outbreak of World War I. They also included the crews of several civilian ships stranded in German harbours or captured at sea. There were numerous fishermen captured from trawlers which had been sunk in the North Sea in the first days of the war: they were mainly men from Hull, Yorkshire; and Grimsby and Boston, Lincolnshire. Numbers in the camp varied between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners, most of them British. The German authorities adhered to the Geneva Convention and allowed the camp detainees to administer their own internal affairs. Gradually, a mini-society evolved. Letters, books, sports equipment and a printing press were all allowed into the camp, and the detainees organised their own police force, magazine, library and postal service. The latter, known as the Ruhleben Express Delivery, was organised by Albert Kamps and began operating in July 1915. Soon it was handling over 6,000 pieces of mail per month, and 16 different postage stamps were issued. In April 1916, however, the German postal authorities declared the service illegal, and it ceased operating. Wood is noted as an artist for several of the camp magazine publications, alongside sending work home to family in England. He is further recorded as holding an exhibition of humorous drawings in the studio at Ruhleben in April 1917 alongside fellow camp artists Wade and Walker.

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CRIMEAN WAR. Lieutenant James Hornby Buller, 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment. Autograph letter signed, to his father. October

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Lot 76

CRIMEAN WAR. Lieutenant James Hornby Buller, 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment. Autograph letter signed, to his father. October 21st 1854, the Heights above Sebastopol. This letter is written shortly before Buller was listed as severely wounded whilst on duty in the trenches before Sebastopol on 24th October 1854 and again while being carried back to the camp. Four sides, 18cm x 11cm, with external envelope. Excerpts include:21st October, Heights above Sebastopol "On the 22nd of September we disembarked from the Mauritius—but as I told you, were embarked again the same evening. On the 23rd we disembarked at the Katchka River & marched 4 miles & joined our division which is the 4th commanded by Sir Geo. Cathcart. On the 24th we went to Balbec. The Russian Army or rather part passed within two miles on the night of the 23rd retreating, but they did not attack us or we might have suffered.""On the 26th we had a long hot march without water as the Russians had cut it off and the men suffered awfully. On the 27th we marched to the Heights above Sebastopol and found we were the only division arrived. Up to the present time we have been waiting here, the Russians occasionally amusing themselves by throwing a shot in amongst us, which so far has not touched one of us, altho' a few yards more or less would...""We have lost as yet but few men, all from Cholera which the experience of the cold renders more fatal. We get a little biscuit, salt pork, a wine glass of Rum, a little coffee & sugar for the Day, but nothing more we can get. £5 has been offered for a Bottle of Brandy.""It was first exciting, hearing the shot whistling by right & left of you, but now unless very near it passes unheeded. The cause of our delay is that the Siege Train has not arrived & if we were to begin without it, no one can say the amount of lives that would be lost. For every night the Russians are putting up fresh Batteries & putting their ships' Guns into them." Footnote:James Hornby Buller (1831-1895) retired on half-pay with the rank of Captain on 10th November 1856. He later became a Lieutenant-Colonel by purchase on 28th May 1870. His first wife, Catherine Anne Buller, died on 9th December 1874 and was the daughter of Sir William Williams Bart. of Tregullon, Cornwall. She bore James a son and four daughters. In 1877, he took as a second wife Emily Augusta, daughter of Major Henry Dashwood; R.H.A. Buller was granted the honourary rank of Colonel on 28th September 1877 and became a member of H.M Bodyguard. He died in 1895, and the following year his estate at Down Hall.

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A First World War Killed in Action medal trio to "17335 PTE. J.F. WILSON NOTTS & DERBY R."1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal

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A First World War Killed in Action medal trio to "17335 PTE. J.F. WILSON NOTTS & DERBY R."1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory medal, sold together with original envelope addressed to his mother and the letter of award for the 1914-15 Star.Private James Frost Wilson of the 2nd Battalion (Sherwood Foresters) Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment was born about 1898 in Langley Mill, Derbyshire. His father was the one-time proprietor of the Sir James Frost Hotel in Ilkeston before he died in 1904. Aged just 17, Pte. Wilson died of wounds sustained in France on 21st May 1915 whilst under the care of the 18th Field Ambulance. He is buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension.The heroic circumstances of his death were reported at an Ilkeston council meeting held on 1st June 1915 and published in Nottingham Daily Express, 2nd June 1915.“The Mayor (Mr. J. Macdonald) at the outset alluded to the recent losses the town had sustained by the war, and read a letter from the Front respecting the heroic manner in which Private Wilson, an office boy on the Corporation staff, met his death. He was only 17 years of age. The writer of the letter, who was in the same regiment as Wilson, said: “I am sure Ilkeston has every reason to feel proud of such a young hero. Jimmy was one of a party who went to rescue some men of ours who were entombed in a trench that had been blown up. The rescue was rendered difficult by the poisonous fumes. Wilson was untiring in his efforts to reach the men, and after making three attempts he had to be carried away. He was at once conveyed to hospital and everything was done for him, but after four days he died. He was buried among the brave Sherwoods who have given their lives for their country. Had he lived he would have been the means of bringing to Ilkeston the D.S.M., [sic] if not the highest possible honour, for I know his conduct was to be mentioned.”“The Mayor said the Council would desire him to express their sincere sympathy with his mother and relatives on the death of this young lad. He well remembered an occasion when twenty volunteers were asked for in connection with the Territorial Forces, and young Wilson presented himself. He was regarded as too young. “I shall never forget,” said the Mayor, “the sorrow which was quite apparent in him that he was not one of those selected on that occasion. Dr. Tobin said to him, “Wilson, you had better go home because you are too young.” The following day the lad went to Nottingham and enlisted.”The battalion war diary entry for 16th May 1915 (TNA WO 95/1616/3):“Quiet day except for a few “little willies” into our right company ('A') & some more big trench mortar bombs into Railway Fort. During the afternoon the Sappers examining the mine in Railway Fort were overcome with gas (CO). [Carbon Monoxide] Several men were more or less affected in attempting to rescue the Sappers & Pte. Savage, 'B' Company, gallantly lost his life after having rescued several of his comrades. Total casualties from gas: –– Pte. Savage & 2 Sappers killed. Lieut. Perry (M.O.) [Medical Officer] & 8 men admitted to hospital suffering from the effect of gas.” and gas.

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