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Great War Memorial Scrolls (2) ‘2nd. Lt. Charles George Edric Clowes, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.; Pte. Ernest Ratcliffe, Royal

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Lot 435

Great War Memorial Scrolls (2) ‘2nd. Lt. Charles George Edric Clowes, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.; Pte. Ernest Ratcliffe, Royal Lancaster Regt.’, ‘2nd’ struck through on first, the second mounted for display in a glazed frame; Mentioned in Despatches Certificates (2) ‘Sergeant R. Knight, Royal Army Pay Corps, dated 20 December 1940; Flight Lieutenant A. H. Wood, Auxiliary Air Force, dated 1 January 1942’, the first mounted on card, the second housed in a glazed display frame, generally good condition (4) £80-£100

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A mounted display of British Red Cross Society medals and badges, comprising British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service

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Lot 446

A mounted display of British Red Cross Society medals and badges, comprising British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service 1914-18 (2), one with Mentioned in Despatches emblem affixed; white embroidered Red Cross uniform badges (2); V.A.D. Detachment embroidered uniform badge; Red Cross and Order of St John, small white metal ‘Penny a Week Fund’ lapel badge (2); Red Cross County of Surrey pin badge, engraved to reverse ‘18862 V. M. Morris’; British Red Cross Society hat or cap badge with enamelled centre (2), one modern bright gilt finish, lacking pin fitting, the other older aged brass lacking one blade fixing; cap ribbon cockade with affixed pin back brass and enamel cap badge; silvered and enamel Junior Red Cross Proficiency badge engraved to reverse ‘O587 Hygiene 8.8.52.’; 4 black bakelite / plastic buttons, two large and two small; 1942 Red Cross qualification clasp, gilt and enamel; brass shoulder title; small 1914-15 lapel stick pin badge, hallmarked silver and enamel; Boy’s Life Brigade Semi Jubilee Fund 1925, gilt and enamel lapel badge with red cross to centre; Junior Red Cross ‘Serve One Another’ lapel pin badge; Boys Brigade First Aid Proficiency badge with red cross to centre; British Red Cross Society gilt and enamelled pin back lapel badge; Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing Medal, engraved to reverse ‘35904 R. S. Bowerman’, generally very fine (lot) £60-£80 --- The British Red Cross Society Medals for War Service 1914-18, have hand-written attributions to ‘D. J. Newell, Mentioned in Despatches’, and ‘Y. M. V. Russell’.

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A selection of miscellaneous medals, including a Medallion to commemorate the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ir

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Lot 448

A selection of miscellaneous medals, including a Medallion to commemorate the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland in 1868, this in poor condition; a Great War Tribute Medal from the Citizens of Lidcombe 1918, silver (Cpl. W. E. Simpson); a Great War Silver War Badge ‘132571’, with brass wound stripe; a London County Council ‘King’s Medal’ for good attendance, silver, 1 clasp, 1911-12 (F. Kitchen.), with an undated second clasp, and ‘L.C.C.’ top riband bar; a London County Council ‘King’s Medal’ for good attendance, bronze, 1 clasp, 1911-12 (M. Chatfield.), with ‘L.C.C.’ top riband bar; two Association of Conservative Clubs Distinguished Service Medals, bronze and enamel, the first with two ‘Five Years’ clasps, ‘M. J. Blades 1904’; the second with three ‘Five Years’ clasps, ‘H. Edmunds 1957’, both with top ‘Distinguished Service’ riband bars; a Salvation Army Long and Faithful Service Medal, silver and enamel, ‘Major George W. P. Read. 1917’; three Safe Driving Competition Badges, the first the War substitute for the Gold Medal, ‘E. A. Owen’, with top 1941 riband bar; the second a 5 years Driver Award, ‘E. A. Owen’, with top 1936 riband bar; the third a bronze medal for 25 Years, 1926-1950, ‘G. P. Lucking’, with additional clasps for 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and top 1950 25 [Years] riband bar; a British Securicor Medal for Long Service, silver, unnamed; three National Saving Bank Long Service Badges, for 7 Years, 15 Years, and 20 Years; a Royal Irish Rangers 1689-1989 Commemorative Medal, unnamed; a Gordon Highlanders Glengarry cap badge; a Canadian lapel badge; a Yachtsman lapel badge; a George IV pendant with five miscellaneous tokens; a Royal Dublin Society silver oval medallion, ‘Spring Show 1939, Long Service Award, Edward Farrelly, 42 Years Service’; a U.S.S. Constellation Commissioning Medallion 1961, bronze; and a Pakistan Republic Medal 1956, generally very fine (lot) £100-£140

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A fine Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private S. Powner, 2/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York

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Lot 45

A fine Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private S. Powner, 2/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was taken prisoner at Vaulx-Vraucourt on 2 September but escaped amid the confusion of a shell bursting amongst the escort party, dashed back to secure a Lewis gun and turned it with great effect on the enemy as he fought his way back to his Company Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (57911 Pte. S. Powner 2/4 York & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (35853 Pte. S. Powner. York. R.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (3) £900-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919: ‘When only he and his section leader escaped becoming casualties, from the effect of the heavy barrage by the enemy on their trench, near Vaulx-Vraucourt, on the 2nd September, 1918, they were surrounded and made prisoners. A shell burst among the group, disorganising the escort. Private Powner, who had been knocked down by the explosion, dashed back with great courage and presence of mind, and secured a Lewis gun, which he turned on the enemy with great effect, and fought his way back to his company, where he carried on the fight with fine gallantry and determination.’ Sydney Powner was born on 22 September 1898, at Hanley, Staffordshire, son of James and Emma Powner. He attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers on 24 July 1916, by which time he was living in Cheshire, and was given the regimental number ‘12515’. Although at that time he would have been 17 years old he gave his age as 18 years 7 days and his occupation as a wagoner. There is no record of when Powner was first posted overseas but, on 30 April 1918, he was tried by District Court Martial for disobeying a lawful command from his superior officer and sentenced to 91 days detention. His sentence appears to have been rescinded for, on 29 June 1918, he was transferred to the 13th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, and given the number ‘35853’. From there he was again transferred, on 8 August 1918, to the York and Lancaster Regiment, with another new number, ‘57911. Powner was awarded the D.C.M. for his actions with 2/4 York and Lancaster Regiment, near Vaulx-Vraucourt on 2 September 1918, during the attack on the Drocourt-Queant Switch line. He was then wounded in the arm on 14 September during the attack on Havrincourt, and evacuated to England via Rouen. On 19th November he was posted to the Tank command at Catterick and, on 6 January 1919, he was posted to the 3rd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, prior to his discharge and transfer to Class Z Army Reserve on 4 March 1919. In April 1921, at which time he gave his occupation as Farmer, he re-enlisted in the Army for 90 days emergency service and was discharged in July of that year. In 1927 he wrote to the Army record office requesting a reference for his time in the Army as he was looking to join the Police Force but it is not known if he was successful in this respect. He died in East Staffordshire in 1980. Sold with copied research including record of service, gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, War Diary extracts for August and September 1918, and a small photograph of Powner in later civilian life.

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A selection of Primrose League badges, comprising two Honourable Order of the Grand Star badges, the first with ‘Special Serv

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Lot 450

A selection of Primrose League badges, comprising two Honourable Order of the Grand Star badges, the first with ‘Special Service 1893’ top riband bar, the second with ‘Special Service 1897’ top riband bar; a Warden’s Badge, with Special Service top riband bar, two Delegate clasps, for 1908 and 1909, and a General Election Special Service 1910 bar; a pre-1888 Associate’s full dress badge; a Dame’s full dress badge; a post-1888 Associate’s Badge with General Election Special Service 1895 bar; and an Associate’s lapel pin badge, all mounted for display in a glazed frame, generally very fine (7) £100-£140

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France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Italy Campaign Medal, silver, by Barre, silver, this last lacking ring suspe

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Lot 470

France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Italy Campaign Medal, silver, by Barre, silver, this last lacking ring suspension, polished and worn, therefore fine, the first better France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with trophy of arms suspension, lacking blue enamel to reverse; Croix de Guerre (2), bronze, the first with reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star on riband; the second undated, as issued by the Free French Forces during the Second World War; Croix du Combattant, bronze; Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71, planchet only, bronze, generally nearly very fine and better (7) £100-£140

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A well documented Great War ‘Western Front, April 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant) W. J

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Lot 48

A well documented Great War ‘Western Front, April 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant) W. J. England, 1st South African Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3558 Sjt: W. J. England. 1/S.A. Inf:); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (2nd Lt. W. J. England.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great courage and resource in dealing with an attempt to cut off his platoon by the enemy. His great coolness set a splendid example throughout.’ The citation as shown on the accompanying Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate states: ‘This N.C.O. displayed great resource and initiative in dealing with an attempt by the enemy E. of Fampoux to isolate his platoon & by quickly reorganising all the rifles in his vicinity, successfully smashed the movement. He bore himself throughout the operations of 12th April 1917 with great coolness & set a fine example to his men (Awarded D.C.M. - B.R.O. 24/5/17).’ The certificate dated 15 January 1918 and signed by the Commanding Officer of 1st South African Infantry. On 12 April 1917, the South African Brigade formed up to advance from the village of Fampoux towards the German chemical works at Roeux. An attempt to capture these works the previous day had been made by the 2nd Seaforths and the Royal Irish Fusiliers but both Battalions had been decimated. When the South Africans began their advance, the promised British bombardment did not arrive and the Germans did not miss the opportunity to cause heavy casualties within yards of of the advance beginning. British guns finally began a creeping barrage which was so fast that it was useless to the struggling advancing men and when the men eventually reached the German front line the barrage had missed it and the enemy line was intact. The attack was a total failure and the South African Brigade was virtually wiped out, only being able to participate in minor operations for the remainder of the war. William John England was born in Manchester, England, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915, aged 29, giving his sister, Daisy, as his next of kin, living at Paarl, Cape Province. He proceeded to England for training from October 1915 and first served in Egypt from 12 January 1916, before proceeding to France where he served from 21 April 1916 to 9 February 1918. England was granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South African Infantry on 2 November 1918, and returned to the front in France on 8 November 1918. He was released from service on 23 July 1919, and returned to his home at Sea Point, Cape Town. Sold with original large Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate with hand-written citation; Commission document as 2nd Lieutenant in South African Infantry, in O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to him at Sea Point; named card boxes of issue for campaign medals; 1924 South African Passport with photographs of himself and his wife; portrait photograph in uniform with collar dogs marked ‘C38’; a group photograph taken after training in England; metal identity disc; Driving Licence dated March 1939; together with two miscellaneous Citizens of Cape Town booklets and copied research including full record of service.

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of five Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron c

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Lot 485

A German Great War Iron Cross group of five Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘32 R.V. Pforzheim’; Austria, First Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze, with crossed swords device on riband; Hungary, Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, silvered; Bulgaria, Kingdom, Great War Commemorative medal 1915-18, bronze, mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (5) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron c

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Lot 486

A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, non-combatant’s issue without swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘PS’; Austria, First Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze; Hungary, Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, silvered; mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (4) £70-£90

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A rare Irish Merchant Marine Medal awarded to R. Grimes, a merchant seaman who was killed when the S.S. Kyleclare was torpedo

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Lot 489

A rare Irish Merchant Marine Medal awarded to R. Grimes, a merchant seaman who was killed when the S.S. Kyleclare was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on 23 February 1943 Ireland, Free State, Merchant Marine Service Medal 1939-46, with 3 Additional Award Bars and integral top riband bar, good very fine, rare £600-£800 --- Only 508 Merchant Marine Medals were ever awarded, 299 of which had no clasp, 122 with one clasp, 34 with two clasps, and 58 with three clasps. As the award criteria for clasps to the Merchant Marine Medal was two years service per bar between 1939 and 1946, the fact that Grimes died in 1943 would suggest that he could have qualified for no more than two clasps. The Steamship Kyleclare was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-456 whilst about 100 miles west of the mouth of the River Douro, Portugal on 23 February 1943. Eighteen men, including the Captain were drowned. Grimes is confirmed on the roll of the casualties for the Kyleclare. The Commander of the U-456, Kapitan Leutnant Max Teichert, later claimed that he could not see the Kyleclare’s neutral markings as she was low in the water, listing to starboard and his periscope was awash. Just a few weeks later the U-456 was herself sunk with all hands in the mid-Atlantic by a Canadian escort vessel. Sold with an original photograph of recipient in uniform; and two original letters to his widow, the first from the Limerick Steam Ship Company Limited, dated 4 March 1943, ‘We very much regret to inform you that the above mentioned vessel [S.S. Kyleclare] is considerably overdue, and we have no news of her since leaving her last port. We are therefore gravely concerned as to her whereabouts...’; the other from the Department of Industry and Commerce (Transport and Marine Branch), dated 3 June 1943, ‘I am directed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 23rd ultimo enquiring as to the safety of your husband who was serving on the missing S.S. Kyleclare, and to inform you that no news regarding the ship has come to hand.’, the letters, photograph and medal all mounted on a display board overlapping one another, causing some damage to the second letter.

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Japan, Empire, War Medal 1904-05, bronze, with clasp; War Medal 1914-15, bronze, with clasp, suspension crudely broken, with

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Lot 492

Japan, Empire, War Medal 1904-05, bronze, with clasp; War Medal 1914-15, bronze, with clasp, suspension crudely broken, with clasp detached but present; War Medal 1914-20 (2), bronze, both with clasp; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Red Cross Membership Medal (4), silver; bronze (2); aluminium, the first two lacking ring suspension; Taisho Enthronement Medal, silver with gold appliqué; Capital Rehabilitation Commemorative Medal, silver, a number contained within the original balsa-wood boxes of issue; together with a large number of reduced-sized awards; lapel badges; and other miscellaneous items, generally very fine (lot) £120-£160

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Russia, Empire, Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Patriotic War 1812-1912, bronze (2); Commemorative Medal for the

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Lot 498

Russia, Empire, Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Patriotic War 1812-1912, bronze (2); Commemorative Medal for the 300th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1613-1913, bronze; together with a commemorative medal for Field Marshal Count Suwarrow for the defeat of the French 1799, bronze; and a Kingdom of Bulgaria Medal for Merit, Ferdinand I, bronze, the first three all with suspension loops but lacking their larger suspension rings, generally nearly very fine (5) £80-£100

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Spain, Franco Period, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander’s Star, 71mm, silver-gilt and enamel, lower limb chipped; Ord

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Lot 499

Spain, Franco Period, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander’s Star, 71mm, silver-gilt and enamel, lower limb chipped; Order of Military Merit, First Class Cross, gilt and red enamel; Order of Aeronautical Merit, Second Class Cross, silver, gilt, and white enamel; War Cross, silvered, gilt, and enamel, good very fine or better (4) £100-£140

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Medal for Bravery (3), silver and enamel, the reverses officially numbered ‘685927’; ‘93

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Lot 516

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Medal for Bravery (3), silver and enamel, the reverses officially numbered ‘685927’; ‘932748’; and ‘3272816’, all with riband suspension; Medal for Military Merit (5), silver and enamel, the reverses officially numbered ‘363702’; ‘193673’; ‘297447’; ‘764703’; and ‘1615009’, the first with screwback suspension, the latter four all with riband suspension, generally very fine (8) £80-£100

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of Maternal Glory (5), First Class (2), silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverses o

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Lot 518

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of Maternal Glory (5), First Class (2), silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverses officially numbered ‘1144523’ and ‘821088’, both with Monetny Dvor mint mark and gilt and enamelled riband suspension; Second Class (2), silver and enamel, reverses officially numbered ‘1578275’ and ‘1620343’, both with Monetny Dvor mint mark and silver and enamelled riband suspension; Third Class, silver, reverse officially numbered ‘1462588’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and silver and enamelled riband suspension, good very fine (5) £60-£80

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War Medals ands Decorations. By D. Hastings Irwin, published by L. Upcott Gill, London, 1910, Fourth Edition, 536pp. ,with in

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Lot 525

War Medals ands Decorations. By D. Hastings Irwin, published by L. Upcott Gill, London, 1910, Fourth Edition, 536pp. ,with index and numerous plates and line drawings, hardback, fair condition The Grand Fleet 1914-16. By Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, published by Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, 1919, 517pp., with index and appendices, and 9 photographic plates and 13 plans and diagrams, hardback, fair condition The Concise Story of the Dover Patrol. By Admiral Sir R. H. Bacon, published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London, 320pp., with index and appendices, and 25 illustrations and charts and 12 diagrams, hardback, spine detached but present, fair condition The Clan Line in the Great War. By Archibald Hurd, published by Cassell & Co., Ltd., London, 1924, 136pp., with twelve photographic plates, hardback, reasonable condition The Welch Regiment in the [First] World War. By Colonel Rees Banfield, Reprinted from the Western Mail, 39pp., with some photographs, and with a list of honours and awards to the Regiment, paper covers, fair condition Armed Forces Decorations and Awards of the United States of America. Published by the Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., 1989, 34pp., including index, in full colour with photographs of each award, paper covers, good condition (6) £40-£50 --- Sold together with a photocopy of ‘Some Notes on Prussian Orders’ by A. A. Purves.

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A rare Great War 1917 ‘French theatre’ R.E.8 Aerial Gunner’s M.M. group of nine awarded to Air Mechanic 2nd Class T. A. H. Le

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Lot 55

A rare Great War 1917 ‘French theatre’ R.E.8 Aerial Gunner’s M.M. group of nine awarded to Air Mechanic 2nd Class T. A. H. Lea, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late 1/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (T.F.). He was wounded in action serving with the Army in Gallipoli in 1915, prior to transferring to the Royal Flying Corps and becoming 1 of the first 12 R.F.C. gunners to be formally trained at Hythe in December 1916. He distinguished himself as an Aerial Gunner whilst serving with 52 Squadron in France, in particular when attacked by 6 hostile enemy aircraft south east of Mory, 18 September 1917. On the latter date he helped fend off the swarm of enemy aircraft, forcing one down, prior to succumbing to the same fate with his pilot Second Lieutenant S. Canning. Lea re-engaged for service as Lieutenant with the Royal Corps of Signals (T.F.) between the wars, and advanced to Major during the Second World War Military Medal, G.V.R. (49338 2. Cl. A.M. T. H. Lea. 52/Sq: R.F.C.); 1914-15 Star (3071 Pte. T. H. Lea. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, loose (401031. 2. A.M. T. H. Lea. R.F.C.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, reverse officially dated ‘1944’, with 2 additional G.VI.R. long service award bars, mounted court-style by Spink & Son Ltd as originally worn, with related miniature awards similarly mounted, the last lacking additional award bars, all housed in a leather Spink & Son Ltd case, lacquered, generally nearly very fine or better (lot) (9) £2,000-£3,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘Lea. Thomas Henry 2nd A.M. Aerl. Gunr. No. 52 Squadron, R.F.C. Has shown conspicuous ability in action since joining the R.F.C. in the Field as an Aerial Gunner on 8.5.1917. He has had several combats with hostile aeroplanes and has proved himself to be a gunner upon whom his pilot can rely for protection with absolute confidence. On the eighteenth ultimo [September] he put up a very fine fight against heavy odds, defending his machine against a simultaneous attack by six hostile aeroplanes, and by good shooting succeeded in forcing one of them to land close to the enemy’s front line. Recommended for the Military Medal 4.10.17.’ Approximately 167 M.M.’s, and 2 Second Award Bars were awarded to the Royal Flying Corps for the Great War. Thomas Alfred H. Lea was born in Wilmslow, Cheshire in January 1898. He enlisted in the 1/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (T.F.), 12 November 1914, aged 16 years and 10 months. Lea served with the Battalion in the Gallipoli theatre of war from 11 June 1915, and received a gun shot wound to the right thigh the following month being admitted to the Clearing Hospital on ‘W’ Beach, 12 July 1915. Lea transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class, 5 September 1916, and was one of the first 12 Royal Flying Corps gunners to be formally trained. He graduated from Hythe, 22 December 1916, and was posted for operational service as an Aerial Gunner with 52 Squadron in France in May 1917. The Squadron was equipped with R.E.8’s and mostly tasked with reconnaissance and light bombing duties. Lea flew with Second Lieutenant S. Canning as his pilot, and they engaged 6 enemy aircraft in aerial combat south east of Mory, 18 September 1917. Lea successfully forced one of the enemy aircraft down, before he and Canning were forced down themselves, landing at an Allied Advanced Landing Ground. Their aircraft was claimed as the 6th ‘Victory’ of Leutnant V. Schobinger of Jasta 12 (he went on to add another 2 to his score, and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, and the Knight’s Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order). Lea transferred to the Royal Air Force as Private 1 in April 1918. He was posted to No. 1 Officer Cadet Wing in May 1918, and graduated as a Flight Cadet, 5 October 1918. Lea was transferred as Second Lieutenant to the Unemployed List in February 1919. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals (T.F.) in August 1931, and advanced to Major in July 1939 (awarded his Efficiency Decoration in September 1944, and the additional clasps both in January 1955). Major Lea retired in March 1948, and died in Bangor, Wales in October 1966. M.I.D. unconfirmed. Sold with copied research.

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Rhodesian Internal Affairs Badges c.1960. Three badges, brass with blackened lettering, the first two for a Kraal Head; the t

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Lot 562

Rhodesian Internal Affairs Badges c.1960. Three badges, brass with blackened lettering, the first two for a Kraal Head; the third for a Chief’s Messenger, good condition (3) £80-£100

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A Great War 1917 ‘Hill 60, Ypres’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sapper O. Palmer, 1st Tunnelling Company, Australian Enginee

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Lot 58

A Great War 1917 ‘Hill 60, Ypres’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sapper O. Palmer, 1st Tunnelling Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, who was gassed, 9 April 1917, and died of Pneumonia in Belgium, 24 February 1919 Military Medal, G.V.R. (233 Sapr O. Palmer. 1/T’Lg: Coy Aust: E.); British War and Victory Medals (233 Spr. O. Palmer. 1 Tun. Coy A.I.F.) mounted for display, surname partially officially corrected on first two, nearly extremely fine (3) £700-£900 --- M.M. London Gazette 25 May 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘Noises in the the half-untamped Hill 60 gallery were heard and on April 5th, the Germans could be heard working a winch in some neighbouring shaft. Four days later the enemy raided the British trenches searching for mines, and blew in the entrances of some of the shallow infantry subways and captured five Australian tunnellers. The damage on the surface was extensive but, except for impeded ventilation the ‘deeps’ were intact. Twenty-five British infantrymen in one of the subways were asphyxiated by gas from the German demolition charges despite the fine efforts of Sapper Palmer and others to guide them clear. An Australian officer died as a result and several Australians were gassed in this rescue work.’ Oscar Palmer was the son of Mr F. W. Palmer of Selwyn Road, Plaistow, Essex. He resided in Temora, New South Wales, Australia, and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Cootamundra in September 1915. Palmer embarked for the Middle East with 1 Company, 1 Mining Corps in February 1916, and served with the 1st Tunnelling Company, Australian Engineers in the French theatre of war, April 1916 - May 1917. He distinguished himself during the tunnelling operations at Hill 60, Ypres (1st Tunnelling Company moved into the position in November 1916 and stayed until the Battle of Messines in June 1917) and was gassed in the process, 9 April 1917. Palmer was on leave in the UK in January 1919, and rejoined his unit, 13 February 1919. He was admitted to No. 2 Australian Field Ambulance two days later, and transferred to No. 20 Casualty Clearing Station. Sapper Palmer died of Pneumonia, 24 February 1919, and was buried in Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied service papers, a copy of Beneath Hill 60 by W. Davies and a DVD of the documentary Beneath Hill 60.

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Miscellaneous German and Italian Second World War Documents and Photographs. Comprising 35 mixed press photographs and some o

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Lot 600

Miscellaneous German and Italian Second World War Documents and Photographs. Comprising 35 mixed press photographs and some originals of both German and British soldiers in the Second World War in various actions. Third Reich womans Frauenschaft pass holder. 2 Third Reich postal savings bank books. A printed Frei Korps Sauerland badge accompanied by the German publication of the Frei Korps Sauerland 1976 publication. 13 Fascist Italian coloured postcards. German soldiers songbook. 27 individual both small and large German Second World War death cards. 2 Adolf Hitler postcards. 5 Adolf Hitler individual images all taken from the Deutschland Erwache cigarette card book. 46 individual cigarette card images of Austria including some good political images. 44 individual photographs by a cigarette card company in Hamburg of the Olympic Games 1936, with two in their original packet. Single Feldpost stamp dated June 1940, franked and written. Winter Help Work booklet. A quantity of which appears to be a first day cover for stamps from the General Governments dated November 1939, franked in Krachow, generally good condition (lot) £50-£70

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A scarce Second War 1940 ‘Fall of France’ Evader’s M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant G. Roskell, Royal Air Force, who w

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Lot 61

A scarce Second War 1940 ‘Fall of France’ Evader’s M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant G. Roskell, Royal Air Force, who was wounded whilst taxiing aircraft on his aerodrome during a German air attack, 14 June 1940. His arm was amputated the same day, and two days later with the Germans approaching he left hospital, partly walking, partly begging for lifts and arriving in Nantes on 17 June 1940. After a number of unsuccessful attempts to get out of France, and in a continual race against the advancing Germans, Roskell managed to get in to Unoccupied France and out through Marseilles and the American Consulate in December 1940 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (613552 Sjt. G. Roskell. R.A.F.) minor official correction to surname; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for display, suspension slack on first, nearly very fine (3) £3,000-£4,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘On June 14th, 1940 this Sergeant Pilot was wounded as a result of a German air attack on his aerodrome. His arm was amputated on the same day. Two days later, as the Germans were approaching, he left hospital and, partly walking, partly begging for lifts, succeeded in reaching Nantes on June 17th. A week later the Germans occupied Nantes where Sgt. Roskell was in hospital. After two months he escaped with French help, crossed the line of demarcation on foot, and eventually reached Perpignan. He was unable to raise sufficient money for guides so was obliged to return to Marseilles where he was repatriated by the Medical Board. This sergeant showed great courage and persistence in attempting to escape whilst badly wounded.’ Approximately 119 Military Medals awarded to the RAF during the Second World War. George Roskell was born in Leyland, Preston in June 1919. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a Fitter Airframes Engineer in June 1938, and subsequent postings included to No. 7 F.T.S., Peterborough in July 1939, where he re-mustered to become a Fitter II (Engines). Roskell was posted to No. 2 Air Depot at Henlow in September 1939, and moved with them to France. The following month he was posted to No. 1 Salvage Section as part of 72 Wing, and then joined No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit in February 1940. He advanced to Sergeant (but was not aircrew as erroneously listed in recommendation), and was serving with 226 Squadron, and had been taxiing aircraft when his airfield was attacked by German aircraft, 14 June 1940. 226 Squadron flew Battles, and was one of the day-bomber squadrons that made up the Advanced Air Striking Force in France. The latter took a hammering during the fall of France, regardless of which 226 Squadron carried on fighting a retreating battle until its surviving aircraft flew back to the UK on 15 June 1940 (the day after Roskell was wounded). Roskell’s M.I.9 debrief adds the following: ‘On 14 June, while engaged in salvage work, connected with the coming evacuation of the aerodrome in the village of Sooge (sic), about 30 miles north of Paris, I was hit by pieces of a bomb in a G.A.F. raid. Was removed in an ambulance with two other (L.A.C. Victor MacFarlane - slight injuries, L.A.C. Taylor - right leg blown off) Air Force personnel to a hospital in Sooge. There was also a Canadian, Pte. Thompson, George, lying in hospital with internal trouble. My fore-arm was amputated the same day. Two days later, having been told that the Germans were rapidly approaching, MacFarlane [also awarded the M.M. for his gallantry during evasion], Thompson and I left, and shortly afterwards we were picked up by a French convoy and taken as far as Angers. We walked south for about ten miles and were picked up by another French ambulance and taken to Nantes (17th June). We were admitted to a large French Military Hospital on the outskirts of Nantes. A week later the Germans occupied Nantes, took over the hospital, but, fortunately, the French were able to smuggle us out and took us to a small hospital in a convent in the centre of town. A week later the Germans had evidently been informed of our whereabouts as they entered the hospital and we were informed that we were P/W and were not to leave the buildings. We were two months in this convent, and towards the end of this period a Frenchman, Monsieur B. (a dental mechanic working in Nantes), came and offered to get us out. About 30th September we availed of his plan and scrambled over the outside wall into the street, where the Frenchman and two others were waiting to guide us. They took us to the house of a friend of theirs and we hid there for seven days; during this time the Frenchman got us civilian clothes and collected about 5,000frs. for us from among his friends. We went with him, and two other Frenchmen and a Frenchwoman, in a train to Angouleme, which we reached the following evening. We then took a small local train to Celle Frome and went on foot to La Pladieure at the line of demarcation and were guided across by friendly farmers. Once in Unoccupied France we went by train again to Limoges and Toulouse and from there to Perpignan, where we intended to cross the Pyrenees into Spain. As we could not raise sufficient money between us for guides and the necessary bribing, we decided to maker for Marseilles, where we approached Mr. Fullerton, the American Consul. On his advice we three Air Force personnel went to 36 Rue de Forbin, where the Rev. Caskie looked after us during our stay in Marseilles. On the 14th December I went before the Mixed Medical Board at the Michel-Levy Hospital and was passed for repatriation, as being unfit.’ Roskell left Gibraltar on 14 February 1941, and arrived at Greenock on 23 February. He was eventually transferred to Halton Hospital, and was presented with his M.M. by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace, 5 May 1942. Sergeant Roskell was discharged ‘Medically Unfit’ in August 1941, and died in Chelmsford in 1981. Sold with copied research.

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The ‘Bill Speakman V.C. Action’ Korea M.M. group of five awarded to Corporal J. R. Pender, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, for

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The ‘Bill Speakman V.C. Action’ Korea M.M. group of five awarded to Corporal J. R. Pender, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, for his magnificent gallantry when ‘United’ ridge was attacked by an entire Chinese Division; as ‘B’ Company KOSB was on the point of being over-run, acting entirely on his own initiative Pender joined Speakman’s party of grenade throwers, taking up a position right next to Speakman, despite being exposed to heavy machine-gun fire; for almost four hours Pender charged repeatedly, firing his Bren machine-gun from the hip and ‘mowed down the enemy not hit by the grenade party’; like Speakman, he was seriously wounded but carried on fighting, until the KOSBs had withdrawn with all their casualties Military Medal, G.VI.R, 2nd issue (22202755 Pte. J. R. Pender, K.O.S.B.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22202755 Pte. J. R. Pender, M.M., K.O.S.B.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22202755 Pte. J. Pender, K.O.S.B.) surname partially officially corrected; General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Radfan, Borneo, clasps mounted in this order (22202755 Pte. J. R. Pender, K.O.S.B.) mounted court style, generally good very fine (5) £14,000-£18,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 23 December 1951. The original Recommendation, submitted by Major D. H. Tadman, O.B.E., on the same date that he put forward Bill Speakman for the V.C., states: ‘On 4 November 1951, Private Pender was serving as a Bren gunner in ‘B’ Company which was situated on “United”. At approximately 1600 hours the Company was subjected to very heavy artillery and mortar fire, and shortly afterwards attacked by wave after wave of the enemy. The fighting very soon became confused and as a result Private Pender attached himself to a grenade party organised by Private Speakman. Without hesitation, and with no regard to his personal safety, he took up position on the right of the party in the face of heavy machine-gun fire. He made and continued to make repeated rushes forward at the enemy as they assaulted, firing the Bren gun from the hip. As a result of his action the crest of the Company position was kept clear. Private Pender displayed the greatest gallantry and skill and mowed down the enemy not hit by the grenade party. With his jersey filled with Bren magazines he continued to expose himself to the enemy’s fire and after being badly wounded refused to be evacuated. During the final withdrawal of the Company from “United” Private Pender again displayed outstanding courage and disregard for his own condition by continuing to fire his Bren gun to cover the withdrawal. He called again and again for more and more magazines until the operation was successfully accomplished. His personal courage and devotion to duty throughout the action, for the major part of which he was badly wounded, deserves the highest praise.’ Pender’s gallantry was closely linked with that of Bill Speakman, given the direct reference to the V.C. winner in his M.M. recommendation. Speakman’s V.C. is one of just four V.C.s awarded for the Korean War, all of which are displayed in different museums. His citation reads: ‘From 0400 hours, 4th November, 1951, the defensive positions held by 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, were continuously subjected to heavy and accurate enemy shell and mortar fire. At 1545 hours, this fire became intense and continued thus for the next two hours, considerably damaging the defences and wounding a number of men. At 1645 hours, the enemy in their hundreds advanced in wave upon wave against the King's Own Scottish Borderers' positions, and by 1745 hours, fierce hand to hand fighting was taking place on every position. Private Speakman, a member of ‘B’ Company Headquarters, learning that the section holding the left shoulder of the Company's position had been seriously depleted by casualties, had had its N.C.O.s wounded and was being overrun, decided on his own initiative to drive the enemy off the position and keep them off it. To effect this he collected quickly a large pile of grenades and a party of six men. Then displaying complete disregard for his own personal safety he led his party in a series of grenade charges against the enemy; and continued doing so as each successive wave of enemy reached the crest of the hill. The force and determination of his charges broke up each successive enemy onslaught and resulted in an ever mounting pile of enemy dead. Having led some ten charges, through withering enemy machine gun and mortar fire, Private Speakman was eventually severely wounded in the leg. Undaunted by his wounds, he continued to lead charge after charge against the enemy and it was only after a direct order from his superior officer that he agreed to pause for a first field dressing to be applied to his wounds. Having had his wounds bandaged, Private Speakman immediately rejoined his comrades and led them again and again forward in a series of grenade charges, up to the time of the withdrawal of his Company at 2100 hours. At the critical moment of the withdrawal, amidst an inferno of enemy machine gun and mortar fire, as well as grenades, Private Speakman led a final charge to clear the crest of the hill and hold it, whilst the remainder of his Company withdrew. Encouraging his gallant, but by now sadly depleted party, he assailed the enemy with showers of grenades and kept them at bay sufficiently long for his Company to effect its withdrawal. Under the stress and strain of this battle, Private Speakman's outstanding powers of leadership were revealed and he so dominated the situation, that he inspired his comrades to stand firm and fight the enemy to a standstill. His great gallantry and utter contempt for his own personal safety were an inspiration to all his comrades. He was, by his heroic actions, personally responsible for causing enormous losses to the enemy, assisting his Company to maintain their position for some four hours and saving the lives of many of his comrades when they were forced to withdraw from their position. Private Speakman's heroism under intense fire throughout the operation and when painfully wounded was beyond praise and is deserving of supreme recognition.’ Speakman’s reaction after being informed that he had been awarded the V.C. was to ask, “What about the other guys?”. The ‘B’ Company Sergeant Major received the D.C.M. for zeal and leadership throughout the campaign; Pender and two other men (Wood and Buchanan) from Speakman’s group of grenade throwers were awarded the M.M.; the remaining ‘other guys’ (including Duncan and Wilson) were not decorated. The War Office strictly limited the number of higher gallantry awards for the Korea War; although around 60,000 men served in Korea, of whom over 1,100 were killed, the authorities approved fewer higher-tier bravery citations than the intensity of the fighting warranted, especially for iconic and desperate hand-to-hand struggles where British forces were vastly outnumbered, such as the battles near the Han and Imjin rivers in 1950-51 before the UN defence lines were stabilised in 1952-53 as armistice arrangements were slowly and painfully negotiated. John Rodger Pender was a Bren gunner in ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers. The KOSB were holding a defensive line on the recently captured “United” ridge feature which was suddenly subjected to a massive Chinese artillery bombardment followed by an infantry onslaught. The British Popular Press of the time dubbed the PLA counterattack “Charlie Chinaman’s Gunpowder Plot”, because it was launched on Sunday 4 November 1951,...

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A Second War ‘Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship’ B.E.M. group of five awarded to Gunner R. J. Gallagher, Royal Navy British

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A Second War ‘Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship’ B.E.M. group of five awarded to Gunner R. J. Gallagher, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (A.B. Richard J. Gallagher. C/JX.188421. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 28 April 1942: ‘The vessel was attacked by enemy aircraft. Preparedness of the guns crew, of which Gallagher was in charge, and the accuracy of their fire, undoubtedly prevented the attack from assuming a more serious nature. The enemy was probably damaged.’ The original Recommendation, dated 6 March 1942, gives further details: ‘Richard John Gallagher was serving in the S.S. Bondicar on 23 June 1941 when that vessel was attacked by enemy aircraft. The defensive armament was used with good effect and damage was probably inflicted on the enemy. Preparedness of the guns crew, of which Gallagher was in charge, and the accuracy of their fire, undoubtedly prevented the attack from assuming a more serious nature. The enemy was probably damaged. One year previously Gallagher had been strongly recommended by the Master of his ship for his conduct under fire and the training of his gun’s crew.’ Richard John Gallagher was born in Greenwich, on 8 August 1900 and joined the Royal Navy as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Pembroke I on 12 August 1918. He subsequently joined H.M.S. Dragon on 2 August 1919 and was promoted Able Seaman aboard this ship on 7 May 1921. Discharged on reduction of the service on 5 November 1922, he subsequently Gallagher joined the Merchant Navy, and served during the Second World War in the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship S.S. Bondicar as an Acting Able Seaman (Seaman Gunner) from 18 May 1940. Gallagher was first Recommended for an award by the Master of the Bondicar on 27 June 1940: ‘This rating has been indefatigable in his efforts to train an efficient gun crew from ship’s personnel. His efforts have been successful and reflect credit upon him. Gun drill with 12 pounder, Lewis Gun and Rifle has been carried out for 2 hours daily. Highly efficient in action (against) aircraft at Tyne 26 June 1940.’ On 23 June 1941 the Bondicar was again attacked by enemy aircraft, the Master reporting in his service record: ‘Guns opened fire, plane appeared to be falling, crew behaved very good’, and it was for these services that he was awarded the B.E.M., his award being presented to him by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 21 July 1942. He was discharged from the Royal Navy on 1 November 1944, and died in London in 1966. Sold with a D.E.M.S. embroidered patch; and copied research.

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Family Group: A Second War B.E.M. awarded to Police Constable W. G. Grant, Portsmouth Police Force, for his gallantry during

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Family Group: A Second War B.E.M. awarded to Police Constable W. G. Grant, Portsmouth Police Force, for his gallantry during the Portsmouth Blitz on 27 April 1941 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (William George Grant) on original mounting pin, nearly extremely fine Pair: Driver W. T. Grant, Australian Imperial Force British War and Victory Medals (11065 Dvr. W. T. Grant. 3 F.A.B., A.I.F.) very fine (3) £240-£280 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 19 September 1941: William George Grant, Police Constable, Portsmouth Police Force (in a joint citation with Miss Jessie Eskdale Walker, Section Leader, First Aid Party, Portsmouth, and John Maurice Holder, Police Constable, Portsmouth Police Force): ‘While a First Aid Party were rendering assistance to air-raid victims, a bomb fell nearby and most of the Party were killed or severely injured. Miss Walker, although suffering from shock and the effects of blast, remained at her post and began rescue work. She was joined by Constables Grant and Holder, who had also been badly shaken by the explosions. The two men entered damaged property and brought out injured people and these were attended to by Miss Walker. A gas main caught fire and conditions were extremely dangerous but Miss Walker and the two Constables continued working and many casualties were rescued and given first-aid treatment. All three showed devotion to duty with no regard for themselves.’ William George Grant served during the Second World War with the Portsmouth Police Force, and was awarded the British Empire Medal for his gallantry on the night of 27-28 April 1941. The recipient’s own account states: ‘After the sounding of the Alert on the night of 27 April 1941, together with P.C. Holder, I left my lodgings at 245 Chichester Road, North End, in civilian clothes, and patrolled that vicinity for the purpose of dealing with any incendiary bombs which might be dropped. Later it came to our notice that high explosive bombs had been dropped in the city, and we decided to change into uniform and report to our station. As we approached Beresford Road we saw that an air raid incident had occurred there, and that a high explosive bomb had fallen near the junction of Laburnum Grove. A number of houses had been damaged and there were casualties lying on the ground. We commenced to help generally... Suddenly there was a blinding flash followed by a loud explosion, and I lost consciousness momentarily. When I recovered I saw masonry and other objects falling down on top of us. I heard cries of help from various directions. Going to the crater we found that a land mine had dropped on the edge of the original crater. Several members of the First Aid Party and Rescue Squad lay near the crater, some dead and others injured.... From No, 57 Beresford Road we heard a man crying out “I am nearly buried”. Holder and I climbed over the debris surrounding the front of this house and in the passage found a man buried up to his neck in debris. We dug him out, and using a door as an improvised stretcher, carried him to the junction of Laburnum Grove and Beresford Road, where we met Miss Walker. She was the only surviving member of the First Aid Party who was not a casualty. At this time a gas main which had been fractured was blazing furiously, enemy aircraft were overhead, gunfire was extensive, and high explosive bombs were still falling. Together with Miss Walker we attended to other people who were lying injured. The heat from the fire was almost unbearable, but to render aid to the people who were injured we had to work near it. We also found several people in shelters who were injured, and Miss Walker dressed their injuries, working heroically and without thought for herself.’ William Thomas Grant, father of the above, was born in Portsmouth, and having emigrated to Australian attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Lithgow, New South Wales, on 11 September 1915. He served with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 April 1916. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Colonel John Vandeleur, 12th Light Dragoons, late 71st Foot; he was severely wounded at Fuentes D’Onor and later comman

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Pair: Colonel John Vandeleur, 12th Light Dragoons, late 71st Foot; he was severely wounded at Fuentes D’Onor and later commanded the 10th Hussars Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive (J. Vandeleur, Ensn. 71st Foot & Lieut. 12th Lt. Dns.); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. John Vandeleur, 12th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with contemporary replacement silver clip and bar suspension, the second with edge bruising and contact pitting, otherwise good fine, the first good very fine (2) £6,000-£8,000 --- John Vandeleur was born in 1793 and attended the Royal Military College. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the 71st Foot in 1809 and sailed with its 1st Battalion to Portugal in September 1810. He served with them in the Lines of Torres Vedras and was severely wounded at Fuentes de OnÌƒoro on 5 May 1811. His wounds were so severe that he was sent back to England to recuperate and shortly after arriving home he was promoted to Lieutenant. He exchanged into the 12th Light Dragoons and returned to Portugal with them in the autumn of 1812. In August 1813 Lieutenant Vandeleur was able to convince his cousin, General John Ormsby Vandeleur, to take him on as an extra aide-de-camp. He served in that position through the invasion of France in the autumn of 1813 and the winter of 1814, until the British Army returned to England after the abdication of Napoleon in April 1814. During that period he was present at Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Adour and Bordeaux. Lieutenant Vandeleur served at Waterloo with his regiment and was part of the Army of Occupation of France. He was promoted to Captain, 28 February 1822; Major, 1 October 1825; Lieutenant-Colonel, 18 December 1827; He received a special gold medal at the Queen’s coronation (The Waterloo Roll Call refers); Colonel, 10th Hussars, 23 November 1841. He died at Ballinacourty, County Limerick, on 1 April 1864. See Letters of Colonel John Vandeleur 1810-1846, privately published in 1896; reprinted by Frontline in 2015 under the title With Wellington’s Outposts: the Peninsula and Waterloo letters of John Vandeleur, edited by Andrew Bamford.

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Pair: Surgeon J. O. Goodridge, Royal Navy, who served under Commander (later Captain) Henry Kellet in H.M.S. Starling in Chin

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Pair: Surgeon J. O. Goodridge, Royal Navy, who served under Commander (later Captain) Henry Kellet in H.M.S. Starling in China and in H.M.S. Herald in the Arctic 1845-51 in search of Sir John Franklin China 1842 (J. O. Goodridge, Asst. Surgn., H.M.S. Starling.); Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, suspension on the second with neat repair and refitted, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- John Octavius Goodridge was born circa 1810 or 1811 and was appointed an Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy on 17 September 1835. He was assistant Surgeon in H.M.S. Starling during the First China war, and was serving aboard H.M.S. Hermes when promoted to Surgeon on 20 September 1843, and appointed to H,M.S. Royal William. He was appointed as Surgeon to Herald on 10 February 1845, this ship, in company with Plover, being engaged on surveying work in the Pacific from 1846. Both ships were sent to the Bering Strait to await the arrival of Franklin. Sailing south for the winter Herald was in the Arctic in 1848 and for short periods in 1849 and 1850. During the surveying work both Herald Island and the Plover Islands were discovered and charted while Surgeon Goodridge had the honour of his name being given to the Goodridge Islands and Goodridge Peninsula on the coast of British Columbia. He served in Herald until 16 June 1851, when he was paid off having invalided himself with a rectal prolapse and stricture, and being deemed ‘unfit for further service at sea.’ In retirement he lived at Childe Okeford, Dorset, where he died on 25 November 1865, from a septic finger, aged 57. He had married on 28 April 1852, and had three sons and a daughter. Sold with a folder of research, including extracts from the ‘Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Herald during the years 1845-51’ in which Goodridge is several times mentioned.

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Three: Attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, G.C.B., Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55; Arctic Medal 1

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Three: Attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, G.C.B., Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55; Arctic Medal 1818-55; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Fatshan 1857, mounted as worn in this order, all unnamed as issued but attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord, Richard Vesey Hamilton, Royal Navy, contained in leather case retailed by Phillips of Cockspur St., London, accompanied by extensive research and a copy photograph of Admiral Hamilton wearing the three medals mounted in the same order and style, good very fine, the last better (3) £2,000-£3,000 --- Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton was born at Sandwich, Kent, on 28 May 1829, the younger son of the Rev. John Vesey Hamilton, vicar of St. Mary’s Church, Sandwich, and his wife Frances Agnes Malone. He was educated at the Royal Naval School, Camberwell, and entered the Royal Navy in 1843, proceeding in the Virago to the Mediterranean. In 1850 he volunteered for service in one of the expeditions fitted out by the Admiralty in that year to search for the Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin. He proceeded to the Arctic as mate in the Assistance and on his return in 1851 was promoted Lieutenant. He served in the Arctic in Assistance 1850-51, Resolute 1852-54 and with Assistance again 1852-54. He was First Lieutenant of Desperate in the Baltic, from 16 January 1855, and was discharged to Haughty on 4 Mar 1856. He was appointed Lieutenant and Commander of Haughty and, for his part in the action in Fatshan Creek on 1 June 1857, he achieved immediate promotion to Commander and, much later, in 1875, received a C.B. in recognition of this action. He left the ship on 21 September 1857 following his promotion. After leaving Haughty on 6 December 1857, he commissioned Hydra on 4 June 1858, and was promoted to Captain on 27 January 1862. He left Hydra on 15 July 1862 to join Vesuvius. He was promoted Rear Admiral on 17 September 1877; Vice Admiral 17 February 1884; and was created K.C.B. on 21 June 1887, when Commander-in-Chief, China Station; Admiral 18 October 1887; Second Sea Lord, 31 December 1888; First Sea Lord, 24 October 1889 until 27 September 1891, when he became President of the Royal Naval College Greenwich. He was transferred to the Retired List (aged 65) and ceased to be Admiral President on 1 October 1894. He died on 17 September 1912, aged 83. Attribution: The medals are unnamed but are housed in a contemporary fitted case (Phillips, Cockspur Street, London) and is of a style that a senior officer would have commissioned. The case appears contemporary, and the ribbons are of older weave and seem to be original. Research suggests that that only four officers had this combination of medals - T. B. Collinson, R. P. Jenkins, and R. Wynniatt (medals known) being the other three. None rose to Flag rank apart from Hamilton who was First Sea Lord in 1889-91. A portrait of Admiral Richard Vesey Hamilton in the National Maritime Museum (Negative No. 6573) shows him in the uniform of a full Admiral (with G.C.B. sash and star) wearing his medal group both in the order as mounted but also with the 2nd China medal significantly lower than the others, just as in this group. The portrait would have been painted in or after 1895 when he received the G.C.B. This medal group has been attributed to Hamilton for many years and the portrait evidence is compelling.

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Three: Petty Officer W. H. Morgan, Royal Navy, Sailmaker’s Crew attached to Shannon’s Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny,

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Three: Petty Officer W. H. Morgan, Royal Navy, Sailmaker’s Crew attached to Shannon’s Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny, who later survived the destruction of H.M.S. Bombay by fire off Montevideo in December 1864 Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, clasp loose on ribbon; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (W. H. Morgan, Sailmrs. Crew. Shannon.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, the first cleaned, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- William Henry Morgan was born on 8 September 1837, and christened on 15 October following at St. Dunstan in the West, City of London, to William Morgan, a shop-man, and his wife Sarah. He joined the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class aged 14 and was placed on the books of H.M.S. Victory on 4 June 1851. He was transferred to Furious on 15 December 1852 until 20 August 1856. He was advanced to Boy 1st Class on 20 November 1854, and to Ordinary Seaman, 19 May 1856. The Furious was present in the Crimea from September 1854 to September 1855, earning Morgan his Crimean medals. He joined H.M.S. Shannon on 1 October 1856, as Sailmaker's Crew and was present as part of the Naval Brigade in the operations that resulted in the Capture of Lucknow. The Shannon returned to England on 1 January 1859, and after shore leave he briefly joined Cossack before transferring to Cumberland. He was promoted to Sailmaker's Mate on 23 November 1862, and joined H.M.S. Bombay on 25 February 1864, being appointed Ship's Corporal 2nd Class on the same date and rapidly raised to Ship's Corporal 1st Class on 29th April. or Petty Officer 1st Class. On 14 December 1864 Ship's Corporal Henry Morgan experienced a mariner's worst nightmare when H.M.S. Bombay was totally destroyed by fire off Montevideo. ‘The following despatch, addressed to Lord Clarence Paget, was received at the Admiralty last night:- Lisbon, Jan. 15, 2:30 P.M. “Admiral Elliot reports the total loss of Her Majesty's ship Bombay by fire, at Montevideo, on the 14th December. Mr Smallhorn, Assistant-Surgeon, of the officers, alone is missing; but 93 of the crew are supposed to be lost. Lieutenant Stirling, bearer of the despatches, proceeds by French packet to Bordeaux today.” H.M.S. Bombay a 2nd Rate 84 gun ship of the line was flagship to Rear Admiral Charles G. J. B. Elliot, under the command of Captain Colin Alan Campbell. Originally built as a teak wood sailing ship in Bombay in 1828, she had been lengthened and converted in April 1864 to a Line-of-battle screw steamer of 400 horsepower at Chatham. She had a complement of 619 officers and men. Captain Campbell's report states that the Bombay was ordered to leave Montevideo for gunnery operations at 6:15 a.m. on 14 December 1864. The ship's company had been exercising the guns at general quarters until forenoon close to Flores Island and English Bank. “At 1:45 p.m. we again went to quarters keeping the foremost lower deck guns exercising at targets until nearly 3:00 p.m. At 3:35 p.m. the fire bell was rung and a fire reported to me in the after magazine. A good supply of water was raised and I ordered the after magazine flooded. Both main and lower decks were full of smoke. No man could stand on the orlop deck and flames started coming out of the after hold. I directed the quarter-boats to be lowered and the sick to be placed in them. At 3:52 p.m. I ordered the boom-boats to be got out and the cutter, pinnace and 1st launch were hoisted out the starboard side. At 4:00 p.m. the boats were out with the exception of the 2nd launch. Flames started coming out of the hatchways igniting the awnings and sails rendering it impossible for the men to work. The sick were already in the boats and the crew followed. I instructed that all gratings, hammocks and anything that would float be thrown over the side to assist those already in the water. At 4:15 p.m. the mainmast went over the side quickly followed by the mizzenmast at 4:40 p.m. The foremast fell at 5:50 p.m. and the after magazine exploded at 8:25 p.m. The ship immediately sank in 8 fathoms of water.” With no telegraph in Montevideo two officers from the Bombay travelled by the first available vessel to Lisbon, Portugal with the despatch outlining the disaster. Admiral Elliot advised the Admiralty that he had found passage for 200 officers and men, including Morgan, on the Steam Vessel Herschel which arrived in Liverpool 6th February 1865 (the Herschel sank while navigating the River Plate almost exactly one year to the day in December 1865). All the ship's officers and men were brought before a court-martial which was convened on H.M.S. Victory on 8 February 1865. For the duration of the court-martial the Ship's company were berthed on the Training Ship Duke of Wellington. Captain Campbell, of H.M.S. Bombay stated in defence, “that the heroic conduct and steady discipline of both officers and men who remained on board the ship nobly doing their duty under the momentary expectation of explosion of the magazine, while large shells were bursting between decks, was only equalled by the devotion displayed by many of those in the boats, who, notwithstanding the fact that some of the guns were shotted, that some of the masts were falling over the side, that the whole ship was wrapped in flames, and that an explosion was imminent, pulled in and picked off those who, unable to swim, were still clinging to the ship, thus saving by means of the ship's boats alone 525 lives out of 619.” On 20 February 1865, the court, having investigated the tragic loss of the Bombay, could find no evidence of the source of the fire and that the officers and crew were blameless, instead blaming the shipyard work which caused a complete state of ventilation that allowed the fire to spread so rapidly. The crew were paid wages and granted leave with all passes being paid by the Admiralty. Before being dismissed, a letter from Lord Paget was read to the crew stating: “Their Lordships cannot allow the ship's company to be broken up without expressing their admiration of the noble conduct of both officers and men under the trying circumstances in which they were placed. My Lords are satisfied that if human efforts could have saved the Bombay from destruction they would not now have had to lament the loss of a ship, which, under any circumstances in which she might have been placed, would have reflected the highest credit on the British Navy.” William Morgan does not appear in the transcripts of the court-martial although two Ship's Corporals died in the disaster. On 18 February 1865 he signed off H.M.S. Bombay and after shore leave joined H.M.S. Terrible, during which time, in conjunction with the S.S. Great Eastern, they laid the first successful Atlantic cable. He was discharged to shore on 15 February 1867, at which time he took the opportunity to get married, to Louisa Lockwood, at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, on 9 March. He returned to sea in H.M.S. Nymph on 30 April 1867, and afterwards served aboard St. Vincent, 15 July 1867; Prince Consort, 1 July 1870; Caledonia, 18 September 1871; and St. Vincent, 25 September 1872, until 1 April 1876, when he retired to pension having served a total of 21 years 136 days. Throughout his latter service he retained the rank of Ship's Corporal 1st Class. The regulations existing at the time required that all Ship's Corporals should be at least 5 foot 7 inches or taller but Morgan's height is listed as 5 foot 3 inches. He does not appear to have been issued with his L.S.G.C. Medal. Henry Morgan and Louisa had issue 7 children. In 1881 he is shown as being a Greenwich Pensioner and Greengrocer but the censuses of 1891 and 1901 show him as the Pier Master at...

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Three: Private R. Bex, Royal Marines, who served in the Arctic in H.M.S. Assistance, in the Crimea in H.M.S. Medusa, and in t

Noonans Mayfair

Lot 74

Three: Private R. Bex, Royal Marines, who served in the Arctic in H.M.S. Assistance, in the Crimea in H.M.S. Medusa, and in the Third China War in H.M.S. Urgent, when he met his death in 1860 Arctic Medal 1818-55 privately engraved (Richard Bex); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, privately engraved (Richard Bex); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, privately engraved (Richard Bex) the first with neat solder repair to star and claw suspension; all three privately engraved in upright serif capitals and appear to have been engraved by the same hand; the first has additional faint crude scratch engraving ‘R. Bex’ to both east and west faces and the third has additional scratch engraving ‘Richard Bex’ to the edge; some rubbing to the edge of the second, contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- Richard Bex was born in Godalming, Surrey, in February 1825 or 1826. By trade a shoemaker, he enlisted into the Royal Marines on 18 October 1845. He joined Assistance on 21 February 1852, as a Private, Royal Marines for the voyage in search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. He was paid off from Assistance on 17 October 1854, after returning home, the ship having been abandoned in the Arctic. He was then in Medusa 24 February 1855 to 19 July 1856, during the Crimean War. He joined Urgent on 16 November 1858, during the Second China War and was "Discharged Dead" at 8.30 pm on Sunday 14 October 1860 on the Woosung River, his body being taken ashore the following day for burial. It seems likely that he was not entitled to the medals for the Crimea. Whilst it is confirmed that he was aboard Medusa, for the Crimea campaign, Medusa was in the Black Sea between the qualifying dates of 1 October 1854 to 9 September 1855, though for only two months. The Crimea medal roll for Medusa has 58 names awarded to the ship, but there is also scrawled across each sheet -"Not entitled to Turkish Medal" and the heading for the ship's name has (’not on list of those entitled') - and this may indicate that she was not entitled to the British medal either. Although Douglas-Morris includes Medusa amongst those entitled to the Crimea Medal, she is not included in the listing of ships in British Battles and Medals; indeed the latter does not list the ships entitled to medals without clasps. However it does seem that the medals (whether Turkish or British - or both) were sent to the ship ("Delivered on board"), but, immediately under the ship's name at the head of the listing of the crew, is a cryptic note saying that a letter: "....from Commander in Chief dated 9th June 1856 states that out of the original number of medals issued to this ship, 58, Captain Osborne had returned 43 and accounted for the remaining 15 as stated against the men's names. Bex is noted as being still on board and that his medal was returned. He therefore does not appear entitled to either the Turkish Medal or the Sebastopol clasp and it is likely that his Crimea Medal was returned in accordance with the Commander in Chief's instruction. In relation to the medal for the Second China War, he does appear on the Urgent medal roll for the medal with clasp ‘Taku Forts 1860’, is noted ‘Discharged Dead’ but no mention of medal being issued. Sold with copied research

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Three: Private D. Lanaghan, 89th Foot Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, clasp loose on riband (3177 Pte. Darby Lanaghan 8

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Lot 75

Three: Private D. Lanaghan, 89th Foot Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, clasp loose on riband (3177 Pte. Darby Lanaghan 89th. Regt) contemporarily engraved naming; France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, silver, gilt, and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with double ring suspension, the first and third both with top contemporary top silver riband bars, and all housed in a fitted display case, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700 --- Darby Lanaghan was born in Longford, Ireland, in 1836 and attested for the 89th Foot at Newry, Co. Down, on 20 June 1853. He served with the Regiment in Gibraltar for 11 months, the Crimea for 18 months, at the Cape of Good Hope for 12 months, and in India for 7 years and 11 months. For his services in the Crimea he was awarded the French Medaille Militaire, the citation stating: ‘Private Darby Lanaghan performed zealous and constant service in the trenches from the arrival of the Regiment on 15 December 1854 to 9 September 1855, and did not miss a single duty.’ Lanaghan was discharged on 4 February 1874, unfit for further service, after 20 years and 28 days with the Colours. Sold with copied research.

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Four: Bandmaster A. Barry, 67th Foot China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Sergt. Andw. Barry. 67th. Regt.);

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Lot 78

Four: Bandmaster A. Barry, 67th Foot China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Sergt. Andw. Barry. 67th. Regt.); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (2892, Band Mr. A Barry, 6th. Foot.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2892 Band Mr. Sergt. Andw. Barry, 67th. Foot.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Bndmstr. A. Barry. 67/Foot.) contact marks ands edge bruising, especially to first, China nearly very fine, the rest better (4) £600-£800 --- Andrew Barry was born on 27 July 1832 and attested for the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot as Drummer Boy on 24 July 1846. He was promoted Corporal on 15 September 1858; Sergeant on 5 August 1859; and Bandmaster on 1 January 1864. He served with the Regiment in Gibraltar, the West Indies, Canada, India, China, Hong Kong, the Cape Colony, Burma, and Afghanistan, and was discharged on 29 June 1880, after 29 years and 338 days’ man’s service. He was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal, together with a gratuity of £10, in February 1907. Sold with copied record of service and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

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Three: Surgeon John Brunt, Royal Navy, later Mercantile Marine Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Brunt.

Noonans Mayfair

Lot 81

Three: Surgeon John Brunt, Royal Navy, later Mercantile Marine Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Brunt. Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. “Agincourt”; Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (J. Brunt.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, the Egypt pair nearly very fine, the second good very fine, and an unusual combination (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- John Brunt was born on 24 September 1851, and having qualified as a doctor entered the Royal Navy as a Surgeon at Plymouth Hospital on 1 October 1879. He was next appointed to Netley Hospital (November 1879) and joined his first ship H.M.S. Royal Adelaide in March 1880, and subsequently served as Surgeon aboard London (April 1881), Duke of Wellington (June 1881), and Agincourt (September 1881). Whilst employed in the latter ship in Egyptian waters he earned the Egyptian medal and Khedive’s bronze star. He served next in Boscawen (September 1883), R.M.A. Division Eastney (September 1884), Flora (August 1886) and Duke of Wellington (April 1889). On 21 June 1889 he was allowed to withdraw from the Royal Navy after nine years service with a gratuity of £1,000.00 under the terms of an Order in Council dated 1 April 1881. In 1900 he joined the Merchant Marine as a Surgeon, served with the Union Castle Steamship Company and whilst aboard the Hawarden Castle employed on Transport Duties during the Boer War he gained entitlement to the Transport medal and clasp. Sold with copied R.N. record of service.

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Three: Chief Petty Officer F. H. Bowles, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. H. Bowles, A.B. H.

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Lot 83

Three: Chief Petty Officer F. H. Bowles, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. H. Bowles, A.B. H.M.S. “Chester.”); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (F. H. Bowles, P.O. 1st Cl: H.M.S. Edinburgh.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, some very minor marks from star, otherwise good very fine, the first very scarce to ship (3) £260-£300 --- Only 21 Egypt medals issued to H,M.S. Chester. Frederick Bowles was born at Newbury, Berkshire, on 3 December 1858, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Fisgard on 28 May 1875, and was made an Ordinary Seaman 2nd Class aboard Boscawen in December 1876. After receiving advancement to Ordinary Seaman in September 1877, he was drafted to Raleigh (1877-81), and subsequently sent to Alexandra to serve aboard the tank vessel Chester from 10 July 1882 until 30 October 1882, followed by time aboard Ruby until November 1882. As an Able Seaman he served aboard Canada (1883-86), followed by a commission aboard Edinburgh (1887-90) where he received advancement to Petty Officer 1st Class (Captain's Coxswain) and his L.S. & G.C. medal. He was made Acting Chief Petty Officer in July 1895, and had his request to serve an additional five years, over and above the 20 years he had originally signed on for, approved in December 1896. He was pensioned to shore from Seahorse (1899-1901) on 1 December 1901, and discharged from the Royal Fleet Reserve having reached the age limit on 3 December 1908. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts

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Pair: Driver R. Prince, Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (36362 Drive

Noonans Mayfair

Lot 95

Pair: Driver R. Prince, Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (36362 Driver R. Prince “F” By. R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (36362 Dvr: R. Prince. R.H.A.) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Richard Prince was born in Torquay, Devon, on 19 December 1859, and joined the Royal Navy as a Domestic First Class on 1 April 1878. He was shore discharged, time expired, on 24 October 1882, and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Portsmouth on 10 January 1883. He served with the Artillery in India from 8 September 1883 to 13 December 1893, and again from 17 September 1895 to 25 April 1903, and saw active service on the Punjab Frontier. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 10 of 1903, and was discharge on 31 July 1903, after 20 years and 203 days’ service, of which almost 18 years had been spent soldiering in India. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

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Four: Chief Petty Officer J. W. Lewis, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. W. Lewis, P.O. 1st Cl: H.M.S

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Lot 98

Four: Chief Petty Officer J. W. Lewis, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. W. Lewis, P.O. 1st Cl: H.M.S. Magicienne); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (J. W. Lewis, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Magicienne.); British War Medal 1914-20 (134978 J. W. Lewis. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (134978 J. W. Lewis, C.P.O., H.M.S. Caesar.) official correction to ship, mounted for display, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £600-£800 --- Jesse William Lewis was born at Wymering, Hilsea, Hampshire on 23 August 1869. He joined the Royal Navy on 23 September 1885, giving his trade as market gardener. His promotion to Chief Petty Officer in January 1909 was steady although he was disrated on one occasion. He earned his first two campaign medals as a Petty Officer aboard H.M.S. Magicienne, and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal whilst serving in H.M.S. Caesar in September 1908. Lewis was pensioned in August 1909. However, in May 1915 he was recalled for service, earning the single British War Medal for service at various shore bases until demobilised in April 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

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A collection of retro music magazines, all first issues, to include: Q; Kerrang; The Face; Rock World (with Freddy Mercury tr

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 140

A collection of retro music magazines, all first issues, to include: Q; Kerrang; The Face; Rock World (with Freddy Mercury tribute booklet); Mojo; Hit Words; The Hit (with give-away E.P.) Rock Power; Soul & Blues; Encore; Superpop; Mega Metal; Underground; RAW; Disco 45; Black Music; Black Beat International; DeeJay; Cream; Supersonic (with give-away disc) and many others. (Qty)

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A collection of good mixed LPs, artists to include: The Beatles White Album, numbered first pressing (0180229); Cream; Richie

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 192

A collection of good mixed LPs, artists to include: The Beatles White Album, numbered first pressing (0180229); Cream; Richie Havens; The **** of the Mothers (Frank Zappa); Led Zeppelin; John Mayall; Ananda Shankar; Curved Air (Picture disk); Human League; Seals & Crofts; and others. (Qty)

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The Who - My Generation, first pressing on Brunswick Label; together with The Small Faces - Nutgone, first pressing.

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 230

The Who - My Generation, first pressing on Brunswick Label; together with The Small Faces - Nutgone, first pressing.

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A first pressing of Supertramp Breakfast In America, with orange printed interior and lyrics printed on the inner sleeve; tog

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 260

A first pressing of Supertramp Breakfast In America, with orange printed interior and lyrics printed on the inner sleeve; together with Supertramp's Famous Last Words LP. (2)

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Newcastle Big Band LP, 1 of 2000 produced, white label stamped 'Special Issue', Electric Bass credited to Gordon Sumner (Stin

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 278

Newcastle Big Band LP, 1 of 2000 produced, white label stamped 'Special Issue', Electric Bass credited to Gordon Sumner (Sting), as his first recorded performance. (1)

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Led Zeppelin - The first 4 albums on red/plum label. Records generally appear G/VG with wear to covers

Harper Field

Lot 1242

Led Zeppelin - The first 4 albums on red/plum label. Records generally appear G/VG with wear to covers

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Various microphone related musical equipment including one Sennheiser e835 microphone, two Behringer XM1800s, a First So

Harper Field

Lot 1335

Various microphone related musical equipment including one Sennheiser e835 microphone, two Behringer XM1800s, a First Sound wireless microphone, Shure L3 wireless receiver, Roland RH-50 headphones, five microphone boom stands, two music stands and a selection of microphone and speaker cables

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[Dore] Enid by Alfred Tennyson illustrated by Gustave Dore, published Edward Moxon 1868 first edition with full-page steel en

Harper Field

Lot 139

[Dore] Enid by Alfred Tennyson illustrated by Gustave Dore, published Edward Moxon 1868 first edition with full-page steel engraved plates, folio volume bound in gilt cloth

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Angliae Notitia: or The Present State of England: The First Part. Together with Divers Reflections upon The Ancient State The

Harper Field

Lot 140

Angliae Notitia: or The Present State of England: The First Part. Together with Divers Reflections upon The Ancient State Thereof by Edward Chamberlayne printed by T.N. for F. Martin printer to the Royal Society 1676 The Nineth Edition with several Additions, BOUND WITH The Second Part 1676 being The Sixth Edition - in full polished leather with raised bands (spine some wear & lacking a frontispiece)

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[Rare Dust-Wrapper] The Ballad of Beau Brocade & Other Poems by Austin Dobson with 50 Illustrations by Hugh Thomson publi

Harper Field

Lot 141

[Rare Dust-Wrapper] The Ballad of Beau Brocade & Other Poems by Austin Dobson with 50 Illustrations by Hugh Thomson published Kegan Paul 1892 first edition in bright gilt decorated cloth binding - complete with rare printed paper dust-wrapper

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[SIGNED] Hopkins of the Mayflower Portrait of a Dissenter by Margaret Hodges, published Farrar Straus and Giroux 1972 first e

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Lot 142

[SIGNED] Hopkins of the Mayflower Portrait of a Dissenter by Margaret Hodges, published Farrar Straus and Giroux 1972 first edition in dust-wrapper INSCRIBED from 'Fletcher and Peggy Hodges' on endpaper

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The Manchester Man by Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks illustrated by Charles Green and Hedley Fitton, published 1896 first edition wit

Harper Field

Lot 145

The Manchester Man by Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks illustrated by Charles Green and Hedley Fitton, published 1896 first edition with portraits, plates, initials and maps bound in gilt cloth. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam illustrated by Willy Pogany published Harrap with coloured plates and text decorations in decorated cloth (2)

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Tretchikoff The People's Painter edited by Andrew Lamprecht with essays by Andrew Lamprecht, Ashraf Jamal, Yvonne du Toit, Bo

Harper Field

Lot 149

Tretchikoff The People's Painter edited by Andrew Lamprecht with essays by Andrew Lamprecht, Ashraf Jamal, Yvonne du Toit, Boris Gorelik and Melvyn Minnaar, published Jonathan Ball, 2011 first edition with many colour reproductions, bound in gilt lettered colour card covers

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Seven albums and a quantity of loose first day covers up to 2012.

Chalkwell Auctions

Lot 671

Seven albums and a quantity of loose first day covers up to 2012.

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A group of seven first day cover albums up to 2012 plus stamps.

Chalkwell Auctions

Lot 694

A group of seven first day cover albums up to 2012 plus stamps.

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A large group of stamps and first day covers in large ledger albums.

Chalkwell Auctions

Lot 699

A large group of stamps and first day covers in large ledger albums.

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A group of first day covers, some with coins.

Chalkwell Auctions

Lot 700

A group of first day covers, some with coins.

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Belgium loose book of stamps from 1863 to 1960's inc railway stamps, German occupation 1914-16 (48 pages many loose stamps) p

Barry L Hawkins

Lot 53

Belgium loose book of stamps from 1863 to 1960's inc railway stamps, German occupation 1914-16 (48 pages many loose stamps) plus an Italy and Belgium lighthouse stock book, 5 pages first half 20th century

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3 copies of 'The illustrated London News' all First World War October 1914, and two from 1915 (June and August) all in very

Barry L Hawkins

Lot 64

3 copies of 'The illustrated London News' all First World War October 1914, and two from 1915 (June and August) all in very good condition

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A First edition (1948) Enid Blyton - Mystery of the hidden house book, plus two volumes of 'The Badminton library' of sports

Barry L Hawkins

Lot 66

A First edition (1948) Enid Blyton - Mystery of the hidden house book, plus two volumes of 'The Badminton library' of sports and pastimes Big game shooting (vol I and II) and two Mabel 'Lucie' Attwell books - 'A little bird told me' 1964 and 'pop up book of prayers' 1974.

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Books relating to Fauna and Flora inc First book of Botany

Barry L Hawkins

Lot 92

Books relating to Fauna and Flora inc First book of Botany

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3 ladies skirt suits. A maroon velvet matching top and skirt (size 10 & 12), a 3 piece skirt suit by First avenue in pink

Beeston Auctions

Lot 306

3 ladies skirt suits. A maroon velvet matching top and skirt (size 10 & 12), a 3 piece skirt suit by First avenue in pink (size 14) and a pink peplum hem skirt suit with ribbon decoration (size 14).

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Philately. Two albums of Royal Mail presentation packs and first day covers, British Composers, Charles Darwin, Anniversaries

Golding Young & Mawer

Lot 167

Philately. Two albums of Royal Mail presentation packs and first day covers, British Composers, Charles Darwin, Anniversaries and others, 1980 to 1996, enclosed in two albums.

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A 1982 MG MGB Sports car, soft top, historic vehicle, registration DMJ 186X, petrol, orange/red, first registered 08/04/1982,

Golding Young & Mawer

Lot 1A

A 1982 MG MGB Sports car, soft top, historic vehicle, registration DMJ 186X, petrol, orange/red, first registered 08/04/1982, MOT expired 30/06/22, V5 present.

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Circle of Johannes Kerseboom (British, circa 1679-circa 1707)Portrait of Miss Coningsby, half-length, wearing a gold coloured

Bonhams

Lot 107

Circle of Johannes Kerseboom (British, circa 1679-circa 1707)Portrait of Miss Coningsby, half-length, wearing a gold coloured dress, blue shawl and white lace collarOil on canvas, oval 45.8 x 35.7cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/16in).Footnotes:This and the following Lot 108 are portraits of the daughters of Thomas, first Earl Coningsby, Margaret (d.1761) and Frances (d.1781) by his second wife, Frances Jones (1674-1714) daughter of Richard Jones, first Earl of Ranelagh. Lord Coningsby ensured that after his death each was a Countess in her own right, hence they are usually portrayed in red. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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