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Lot 306
First World War regimental pattern Sgian Dubh to the Seaforth Highlanders, the knife belonged to 2nd Lieutenant John 'Jack' Aitken M.C. , Seaforth Highlanders, who was awarded the Military Cross by George V on the 5th of April 1919 for his gallantry in saving a wounded soldier under fire on 28th August 1918, while engaged in the assault on the Drocourt-Queant Line while attached to the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, part of 10th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division during the 2nd Battle of Arras, entry in the Edinburgh edition of the London Gazette reads, ' T/2nd Lieut. John Aitken, attd. Sea. Highrs. (2nd Bn.) , For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty east of Arras from 28th August to 4th September. He commanded first a platoon and later a company which had lost all its officers. After a night attack, finding his platoon enfiladed by machine gun fire, he reorganised them in a less exposed position, he then went out to bring in the wounded, fetching one officer from within fifteen yards of the machine gun. His courage and cheerfulness were a great encouragement to all ranks.', a native of Edinburgh, Jack Aitken was born in 1897 and passed away in 1959, the Sgian Dubh has a carved bog oak grip with early type Seaforth pattern St Andrews badge on star shaped etching, foiled citrine to top enclosed in thistle mount, it is housed in a pebbled leather covered wood scabbard with plain brass mounts, the blade has unfortunately suffered some rust damage and staining but is still a fine memento of a very gallant soldier
Lot 88
First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( W.L. ELIN. V.A.D. ) records show a Winifred Laura Elin of the Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, service from 10/09/1914 to 05/01/1919, served as a nurse ( no pay) at Lady Inchapes Hospital for Officers, London, and Bas Hospital, Bolougne, another record shows the following service, France J.C. 15-8-18 - 5-1-19. Wimereux Rest Station 15.8.18, transfer Terlingtham Rest Station 9.9.18, transfer F.A.U. Hospital Dunkirk 22.10.18, transfer No 1. Anglo Belge Hospital 20.12.18 - 5.1.19
Lot 29
First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( B-19812 SJT. C.C. MCKEAND. R.FUS.), together with a miniature medal bar for the same two medals, a George VI Special Constabulary Medal ( COLIN. C. MCKEAND. ), medal ribbon bar for the BWM, Victory Medal and Special Constabulary Medal, a silver locket, maker J.W.T. ,and a Players Cigarettes card with the insignia of the British 12th ( Eastern) Infantry Division in the First World War, box of issue for the S.C. Medal states Newcastle Upon Tyne and 'Long Service Medal awarded in 1945' , records show Colin Campbell McKeand entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, 9th ( Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Regiment) served on the Western Front with the 36th Brigade of 12th Infantry Division for the duration of the war, (3)
Lot 90
First World War Royal Red Cross 2nd Class awarded to a Mrs Attfield, with accompanying letter from the War Office in London Dated 29th September 1922 informing her that the R.R.C. 'awarded by His Majesty the King in recognition of her valuable services is being forwarded by registered post.', it is believed Mrs. Attfield was a Red Cross Nurse serving at the Voluntary Aid Detachment Auxiliary Hospital at Ampton Hall, Suffolk, the medal is housed in a fitted case by Garrard & Co Ltd, London, together with a CDV and two portrait photographs believed to be Mrs. Attfield, a quantity of postcards showing nurses and wounded soldiers , many at the V.A.D. Hospital. Ampton Hall, a Red Cross Nurse rank epaulette, a National Hospital Service Reserve sleeve badge, and a silver lapel badge in the form of a cross pattee suspended from a bar, London, 1905, maker Bladon & Humphries, engraved, ' Met Hospital 1905', to the front, and intitials, ' L.F. ' to the reverse, (Qty)
Lot 37
First World War pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal ( 891356 GNR. H. GREEN. R.A. ) together with an Elizabeth II Imperial Service Medal ( HARRY GREEN) a headed letter from the Central Chancery at St James Palace conferring the award of the I.S.M. to Harry Green dated 23/8/55, original photograph of Gunner Green in the uniform of the Territorial Royal Field Artillery, another of him in civilian clothes, an envelope containing Isle of Ely Constabulary buttons and collar numerals marked ' Harry Greens Isle of Ely Constabulary uniform buttons', an envelope containing London & North Eastern Railway and British Rail buttons, a white metal plaque engraved, ' Presented to Mr H.Green on the occasion of his marriage, from his colleagues at the March Post Office', and a photograph of Mr Green in postmans uniform astride a motorcycle, Qty)
Lot 552
First World War trench art in the form of a German 77mm field gun shell case with an engraved frieze top and bottom framing a scene of men picking fruit from trees, also scratched into the side of the case and barely legible, some parts under the later engraving, is a name and the date 1917, and further down 'Capt.' an illegible name and the initials'R.F.C'., the casing is stamped on the bottom '3 Polte Magdeburg, Dez. 1915, Sp252' for batch number three, Polte armaments factory, Magdeburg, December 1915 and the control/inspection mark/number for Patronenfabrik Polte Magdeburg
Lot 97
Second World War Women's Transport Service, F.A.N.Y. ( First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ) embroidered shoulder title, this all women unit, affiliated to the Territorial Army, formed as the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and was active in both nursing and intelligence work during the First and Second World Wars, the original role was to ride horseback, hence 'yeomanry', to rescue wounded soldiers and provide first aid, at the start of WW2 they formed the Women's Transport Service and this later became the cover for women who volunteered for espionage work for the Special Operations Executive
Lot 323
First World War post cards,the embroidered silk postcard is a common souvenir of the First World War,this small collection of six cards include birthday and Christmas greetings, a ‘silk pocket’ effect also features in three of the cards into which a tiny pre-printed card can be found. the embroidered postcards were very popular with British soldiers who often sent them home, they were sold in thin paper envelopes but were seldom sent through the post in them, usually they were mailed with letters, for this reason, they are often unwritten, with no marks on the back, any message having been sent in an accompanying letter, one of the birthday cards has the message written on the back, `For Sonny, 5th Birthday, 14th/4/17, From Daddy', The hand-embroidery is thought to have been carried out in domestic houses as ‘out-work’ by civilians in France and Belgium, and in the UK by Belgian refugees, (6)
Lot 261
Second World War Royal Air Force Coastal Command grouping to a member of the Caterpillar Club, Squadron Leader Richard Pennock Burton, born in 1920, Richard Burton attended Aldershot County High School, he joined the Territorial Army in June 1938 as a Gunner in 318 Battery Royal Artillery and was mobilised when war broke out in 1939, in June 1941 he transferred to the Royal Air Force and trained as a pilot in Canada and the United States, during a training flight at the United States Naval Air Station Pensacola his aircraft caught fire and he was forced to make an emergency parachute jump with his instructor, writing to the Irving Air Chute Co. to inform them of his jump and to claim his Caterpillar Club badge he was informed that due to war time conditions the Caterpillar pins were no longer being issued but were replaced by membership cards, on completion of training Burton was posted 246 Squadron at Bowmore then 423 R.C.A.F. Squadron at Archdale and on to 204 Squadron at Jui in West Africa, a Coastal Command Squadron flying Sunderland Flying Boats, after the war he was posted to various R.A.F. training establishments including No.3 Flying Training School, Feltwell, as an instructor, ending his career flying jet aircraft such as the Meteor and Vampire, the grouping includes a scarce Coastal Command Irving sheepskin lined flying jacket with its integral high visibility yellow hood still intact, zip body and puller missing from the front with AM zips to the sleeve, no sign of a label ever being present, together with a pair of Irving Flying suit thermally insulated trousers, Air Ministry label with contract No. B24376/39/C.1.(750), size 5, dated 1940, braces fitted, Leslie Irving, an American, first manufactured the classic flying jacket, in 1926 he set up a manufacturing company in the U.K. and became the main supplier to the R.A.F. in WW2, also included is Sqn Ldr. Burton's R.C.A.F. Pilots Flying Log Book, first entry June 1942, last entry July 1960, a letter explaining in detail his emergency parachute jump while under training, letters from the Irving Air Chute Company admitting him to the Caterpillar club and promising to send a pin should one become available, ephemera from his time in West Africa including poignant letters from the mother and wife of an airman killed in an accident, autographed Officers mess opening souvenir booklet, Victory Thanksgiving Service booklet and hymn sheet,an arrest and charge sheet for flying to low over a beach, and slips informing him of his close arrest and release from arrest, pilots graduation booklet from No.3 F.T.S. Felltwell where he trained as an instructor, ephemera from the U.S.N.A.S.Pensacola, Soldiers Service and Pay Book ( Gunner Burton), Transfer to R.A.F. form,Field Service Pocket Book, medal ribbon bar for the Atlantic Star, Defence Medal 1939-1945 British War Medal with M.I.D. emblem and Territorial Army Efficiency Medal,cap badges to the Royal Artillery and West Yorkshire Regiment ( believed to be his fathers), photographs in training at Pensacola, and later group photographs,(Qty)
Lot 35
First World War pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal ( 203900. A-CPL. J. THOMAS. NORTH'N. R.) together with a medal ribbon bar for War and Victory Medals, a silver plated cigarette case engraved ' Skewen & Neath Abbey. The War. Presented to Cpl. J. Thomas 1914-18', an enamel Cardiff City Special Constabulary lapel badge and the top part of a white metal territorial Force shoulder title, 'T/16', records show Acting Corporal James Thomas of the Northamtonshire Regiment ( later 90445 Labour Corps) entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal (Qty)
Lot 278
First World War grouping of items to the 5th ( Rifle) Battalion The Kings ( Liverpool) Regiment, a T/5/KINGS shoulder title in gilding metal, three loops to the reverse, remains of black paint in places, two Kings Regiment bi metal cap badge, sliders to the reverse, four 'Rifles' pattern black tunic buttons, a 55th Division embroidered formation sign with Kings Regiment collar badge attached, a 5th Kings Regimental Association lapel badge, a 55th Division lapel badge, together with a silver Royal Artillery pendant, a Gurkha Rifles lapel badge, a Scottish Clan badge to the Clan Cameron, a Lancastrian rose pendant, and a further lapel badge copper pendant and Civil Defence button, (Qty)
Lot 481
First World War trench art wooden box, an interesting item, the box, possibly teak, has the lid carved with a stand of arms and trophies featuring the crescent and star symbol of the Ottoman Empire surmounted by the dates 1334-1918, the only reference to the date 1334 we can find is the Battle of Adramyttion when a Christian league defeated the fleet of the Turkish Beylik of Karasi, so possibly a souvenir combining this with the Turkish defeat in 1918, 10 cm x 8 cm x 2.5 cm
Lot 71
Second World War R.A.F. Navigators, Air Bombers & Air Gunners Flying Log Book to 1816613 Sergeant Sidney Stone of 626 Squadron, who was killed in action on operations over France on 1st July 1944, first entry in log book dated 15th Sept. 1943, last entry dated 30th June 1944 and simply reads, ' Ops, a/c did not return', it was Sgt. Stones seventh operational mission, together with group of medals, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 British War Medal
Lot 43
First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( ASST. NURSE. G.I. WHITE), together with a silver State Registration Badge of the General Nursing Council of England and Wales,Birmingham 1930,maker Thomas Fattorini, engraved to the reverse, 'G.I. White R.F.N. (Registered Fever Nurse) 621, 18.5.23, Regd. No. 700947', records show Assistant Nurse Gladys Irene White, born 1899 in Warwickshire, of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve) entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, copies of medal record, census records, and Register of nurses included, (3)
Lot 76
Second World War group of three medals, 1939- 1945 Star, France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 British War Medal, mounted with a Royal Mint Normandy Campaign commemorative medal, together with a First World War British War Medal ( 28793 PTE.R. ECCLES. S. LAN. R. ), a Black Watch cap badge, a French D-Day commemorative medal, a five years distinguished service A.C.C. medal ( Association of Conservative Clubs) engraved to J.A. Heaton 1913, a seven years service National Savings medal, and a silver sweetheart ring , Birmingham, 1982, maker D&W, Robert Eccles was born in Southport, Lancashire, son of John and Ellen Eccles, formerly 36060 of the Liverpool Regiment he was killed in action on 22/11/16 in Mesopotamia while serving with the 6th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal (Qty)
Lot 550
Princess Mary's Gift Fund 1914 box, brass box with hinged lid which is decorated with embossed detail, in the center Princess Mary's head in profile surrounded by a wreath and with 'M' each side, in each corner and to the sides, the name of an ally, in center; along bottom edge a plaque bearing 'CHRISTMAS 1914', the Gift Fund was inaugurated by Princess Mary in October 1914 to provide a gift to every serviceman at the front or at sea for the first Christmas of the War
Lot 83
German War Merit Cross first class with swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1939 1. Klasse mit Schwertern im Etui), late war example in zinc with silver wash, stamped on the reverse with the Lieferant makers number '3', for Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid, housed in presentation case with print of medal to domed lid
Lot 454
A Second World War Royal Air Force cap badge in gilding metal, buttons, R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve lapel pin numbered 7353 to the reverse, a Flight Sergeants rank crown, and spent bullet belonging to Sergeant Pilot David Denchfield with a newspaper clipping reporting that his parents had been informed that he was a prisoner of war, together with items belonging to his father Herbert, a First World War veteran, including a white metal identity bracelet engraved, ' 42390 Pte. Denchfield, 2nd R. Innis. Fus.', a bi metal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers cap badge and 1916 economy issue example, both with sliders removed, a Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers shoulder title in gilding metal, two hexagonal lugs to reverse, two General Service buttons, two items of trench art, a bullet case with General Service button to the base, and a brass disc with scalloped edge and tunic button for the Kings Royal Lancaster Regiment fixed to the centre, a pre First World War pamphlet to The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers giving the history and distinctions of the Regiment up to the Boer War, and a quantity of family photos and post cards, records show Private Herbert Denchfield of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers entitled to the 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal, he also served in the Army Service Corps with the regimental number 367505, Herbert David Denchfield was born 2/11/19 at Eckington near Stavely, he worked as a clerk after finishing his education at Hemel Hempstead Grammer School, he joined the R.A.F.V.R. in May 1939 and was called to full time service on 1st September 1939, after pilot training he joined 610 (Spitfire) at Acklington, on a Blenheim bomber escort to St.Omer on 5/2/1941 the squadron was attacked by a force of Me 109's and Denchfield's Spitfire was hit, he baled out and was captured by the Germans, a nice father and son group of items, (Qty)
Lot 385
First/Second World War Metal 2 pdr ammunition box containing, long arm magazines including, 9mm Sten gun, .556 AR15, .556 Ruger, 7.62 H&K G3, in various conditions, small calibre pistol magazines, mills bomb casings, L2A2 training grenade casing, light machine gun ammunition feeder bag, shell fuses in relic condition, two R.A.F. aircraft gauges, a spotlamp, and assorted training area relics, (Qty)
Lot 177
Chronicles of an African Trip by George Eastman, 1927, first edition, a photo journal of his African Safari, the end papers showing route maps, privately printed for the author in Rochester, New York, by John Smith Co, with photographs by Martin Johnson, Eastman himself and others, the presentation slip laid in and printed, 'to my old comrades in the Kodak Organisation, G O Eastman', 8vo, cloth and paper covered boards.
Lot 196
A collection of stamps, three albums of international stamps including some Russian and Asian, First Day Covers and First Day Cover Cards, including over one hundred and thirty First Day Cover Cards, sixteen First Day Covers, all circa 1980 British and seven 1970's South African commemorative First Day Covers, together with a volume of 'The Coronation of Edward VII, by Loftie, 1902, calf and Morocco gilt tooled binding.
Lot 42
A late Victorian Belleek bust, modelled as 'Queen of the Hops', with foliate hair decorations, raised upon a circular socle, first period black mark, 29cm high.The bust has come away from its base currently held in place by a bolt, some chips to leaf decoration and a single indentation to bridge of nose.
Lot 359
An 18th Century silver fish slice by William, & Patrick Cunningham, Edinburgh 1795, the blade spearhead shaped with pierced decoration and cartouche monogrammed "L.G." and ribbed wooden handle, 29cm long, with two silver basting spoons, London 1804 and 1807 and a continental silver punch ladle with turned wooden handle, 36cm long (4) Condition Report: . I think the fish slice handle is original, the only damage is to the punch ladle bowl, it has two line dents, one 19mm. long and another about 10mm. long, it also has small areas of crumpling either side of the first dent mentioned. The fish slice and basting spoons are in good condition. .
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