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Lot 1411
A Great War ‘Jutland’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Rear-Admiral H. S. Currey, Royal Navy, Commander and Executive Officer of H.M.S. Marlborough, the only ship to be torpedoed during the battle distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., the edge of the lower arm inscribed ‘H. S. Currey 1916’; 1914-15 Star (Commr. H. S. Currey, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. H. S. Currey, R.N.); Jubilee 1897, silver (H. S. Currey); Russia, Order of St Stanislas, 2nd Class with swords, gold and enamels by Eduard, the ring stamped ‘56’ and with St Petersburg mark for 1907-17, the horizontal reverse arms inscribed ‘H. S. Currey 1917’, the first five court mounted by Hunt & Roskell as worn and contained in Hunt & Roskell carrying case with fitted recess below the pad for the St Stanislas badge, good very fine (6) £4000-5000 d.S.O. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘In recognition of services as mentioned in the foregoing despatch’, viz: ‘Honours for service in the battle of Jutland. Remarks of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney [second in command Grand Fleet]. Commander Hugh Schomberg Currey, R.N. Executive officer of ‘Marlborough’ whose untiring energy and skilful work greatly assisted in saving the ship after she was torpedoed.’ Order of St Stanislas, 2nd Class with Swords London Gazette 5 June 1917: ‘Conferred by the Russian Government on Officers of the Grand Fleet for distinguished service rendered in the battle of Jutland.’ H.M.S. Marlborough, flagship of Vice-Admiral Burney Commanding the First Battle Squadron, was the only ship of the Grand Fleet to be hit by torpedo in the battle of Jutland, a remarkable point that was not lost on Admiral Jellicoe in his despatch: ‘One of the features of the action was the large number of torpedoes that crossed our line without taking effect on any ship except Marlborough. Sir Cecil Burney estimates that at least twenty-one torpedoes were seen to cross the line of his squadron. All were avoided by skilful handling, except that single one, and it is notable that the Marlborough herself evaded seven. Similarly the Fifth Battle Squadron, in rear of the First Battle Squadron, avoided a considerable number and the other squadrons had similar experiences.’ The following narrative of events were noted by an officer from the fore-top of H.M.S. Marlborough: ‘At 6.54 we were hit by a torpedo. We thought at the time it might have been a mine, for we saw no track of a torpedo whatsoever, but we know now for certain that it was a torpedo as bits of one were found later in the ship. It hit on the starboard side, and aloft the top swayed a lot and finally took up a list to starboard, so that I imagined one strut of the tripod mast had been shot away; but looking over the side of the top I saw that it was the whole ship that had taken a list to starboard. The shock caused some of the switches on the electrical switchboard to jump, and one of the gunnery control instruments got out of step; also some fuses of the telephone circuits went, but they were very quickly, replaced. a few minutes after we were hit we passed a destroyer, the Acasta, close on our port hand, flying 6 flag - ‘Am in danger of sinking’ - and the ‘Not under control’ signal; she had a collision mat stretched out over her starboard quarter. I was afraid for a moment that we were going to collide with her, as we passed so close to her that from aloft she was almost hidden by our ram, and we seemed to be practically on top of her. But she came by all clear, and her men cheered as we passed. at about 7 o'clock, when we were just getting ‘square’ again after the torpedo explosion, three tracks of torpedoes were seen approaching on the starboard side, all three apparently going to cross our track. The bridge were informed, and the ship was turned to port to avoid them, so that two passed ahead and one astern of us. Five or ten minutes before this some German destroyers had appeared on our starboard bow, so presumably these torpedoes, as well as the one that had hit us, came from them. directly after we had dodged these three torpedoes a four-funnelled cruiser of apparently the Roon class came into sight on our starboard beam, range 9,800 yards, bearing exactly on the beam, Green 90. She was stopped and already badly damaged, but we opened fire on her and fired four salvoes. The third and fourth salvoes hit her, opened up her sides, and revealed a deep red flame inside her hull. This was at 7.3, and two minutes later we ceased fire, as she appeared to be completely disabled and was sinking fast. we now sighted three battleships, and at 7.6 shifted target on to the left-hand one of them - they were ships of the Konig class, carrying two funnels wide apart. We opened fire at a range of 10,750 yards, and fired 14 salvoes. The sixth, the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth were all distinct hits. From the sixth salvo a large cloud of grey smoke appeared near her foremast, and from the twelfth salvo two hits could be seen under her bridge, rather low down. at 7.10 we fired a torpedo from the fore submerged tube at the disabled enemy cruiser. At 7.19 a flotilla of German destroyers appeared on our starboard quarter, approaching us, and fire was quickly opened upon them with the 6-inch battery. Also one 13.5 inch salvo was fired from the turrets. Two destroyers were hit, and the remainder immediately turned away to starboard and disappeared from sight behind a dense cloud of funnel smoke. Fourteen minutes later (7.33) the tracks of the torpedoes they had fired were observed approaching from the starboard bow and beam. The tracks were quite clear to us from aloft, and could be picked out when nearly a mile away. At once we reported to the bridge, and they altered course to starboard, so that No. 1 track, the farthest off, passed ahead of us, but Nos. 2 and 3 were nearly on top of us before the ship commenced swinging. No. 2 passed so close to the stern that we lost sight of its track from the top, and we should certainly have been hit if the stern had not been swinging away under the influence of helm; and No. 3, which I saw break surface when about 500 yards on our beam, came straight for the ship, and its track came right up against our starboard quarter - it must have been running below its depth and went right under the ship. The fact that these three were as clear as daylight, whereas no track was visible from the torpedo that had hit us at 6.54, made one think that it was a mine, not a torpedo by which we had been hit, but, as I said, other certain evidence showed that it was a torpedo.’ Remarkably, only two stokers had been killed by the explosion of the torpedo. As Executive officer of H.M.S. Marlborough, Commander Currey was responsible for damage control and organizing repairs to the ship. At 3 a.m. on 1st June Vice-Admiral Burney reported that he had transferred his flag to Revenge and that Marlborough, her speed now reduced to 12 knots, was proceeding with Fearless in company and a few hours later four destroyers were detached to screen Marlborough. At 6.50 p.m., after a long day of repair work and damage assessment, Marlborough reported - ‘All compartments between 78 and 111 stations starboard from outer bottom to middle or main deck probably flooded. All double bottom compartments between these stations on starboard side vertical keel damaged and probably double bottom compartments vertical to 2nd longitudinal on port side also damaged. Boilers, auxiliary machinary in ‘A’ boiler room not damaged, except air blower and Diesel engine oil pump. ‘A’ boiler room partially flooded but water is being kept under.’ Marlborough arrived safely in the Humber on the morning of 2nd June, screened by Fearless and eight destroyers. Commander Currey was praised for his ‘untiring energy and skilful work,’ which ‘greatly assisted in saving the ship after she was torpedoed’ and was subsequently awarded the
Lot 516
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, G.C.S.I., Knight Grand Commander’s collar badge, 110mm x 58mm, gold and enamel with a fine quality central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, suspended from a five-pointed silver star with small gold ring for attachment to collar, a particularly good quality early badge, extremely fine and extremely rare £6000-8000 £6000-£8000
Lot 517
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, K.C.S.I., Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge in gold and enamels with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star with small gold ring and original gold ribbon loop with sprung catch; and breast star in silver, gold and enamels, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, two small stones lacking, complete with full neck cravat, the set contained in its Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue, good very fine and rare £5000-6000 £5000-£6000
Lot 519
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge in gold and enamels with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring for neck ribbon, contained in its Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue, nearly extremely fine £2500-3000 £2500-£3000
Lot 531
Family group: the Order of St. John insignia attributed to Mr Waynman Dixon the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Chevalier of Honour insignia consisting of a neck badge, 41 x 41mm., unembellished, gold and enamel, arms inscribed, ‘W.D. 24.6.1885’, swivel ring suspension, with ribbon, with gold and enamel stick-pin, in Philips Brothers & Son, London case of issue, enamel damage to both pieces, nearly very fine and rare the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Knight of Grace set of insignia, neck badge, 52 x 52mm. and breast star, 52 x 52mm., both embellished, silver and enamel, with neck ribbon, in Philips Bros. & Son, London case of issue, star with bent points and severe enamel damage; neck badge with minor enamel damage; with gold and enamel stick-pin, fine and better the Order of St. John insignia attributed to Mrs Waynman Dixon the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Lady of Grace shoulder badge, 42 x 42mm., silver and enamel, with bow ribbon, in case of issue; together with a similar miniature dress badge in case of issue, extremely fine three: Miss Betty Waynman Dixon, Voluntary Aid Detachment british War and Victory Medals (B. W. Dixon, V.A.D.); Defence, unnamed, these extremely fine (lot) £550-650 Mr Waynman Dixon was admitted as a Chevalier of Honour of the Order of St. John on 21 April 1885. He became a Knight of Grace post-1888. Mrs Anne Elfleda Dixon was admitted as a Lady of Grace on 30 April 1915. insignia to Mr Waynman Dixon sold with a letter from the Grand Priory of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, dated 11 December 1906, informing him of his appointment by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, to be a Selected member of the Chapter-General; two papers on the wearing of St. John insignia and two newspaper cuttings. attached to the lid of the insignia to Anne Elfleda, Mrs Dixon, is an old note, ‘Mrs Waynman Dixon, Decoration of The Order of St. John J. as Lady of Grace about 1906’. betty Waynman Dixon, was born in Sheffield c.1880. Believed to be the daughter of the above, she served with the V.A.D. in France, attached to the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R., 8 November 1916-17 May 1918. For her services she was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 24 December 1917). Also with an amband of ‘The St. John Ambulance Association’. £550-£650
Lot 710
Brancepeth Nos. 1 & 2 & Sunny Brow Miners Memorial Medal, obv. civic building, rev. inscribed, ‘Presented by his fellow workmen in honour of R. Laws who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918’, 26mm., 13.35g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1920, ring suspension, pitted, very fine £100-140 Ralph Laws was born in and enlisted at Willington, Co. Durham. Serving with the 19th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, he was killed in action in France on 17 April 1918, aged 31 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. He was the son of George Laws of 5 Park Villa, Low Willington, Co. Durham. £100-£140
Lot 712
Deaf Hill Lodge Welcome Home Medal, obv. a wreathed shield, rev. inscription (name engraved), ‘Presented to J. Grieves in appreciation of Services Rendered in the Great War’, 28mm., 9.33g., 9ct. gold and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £80-100 £80-£100
Lot 713
Gateshead Tribute Medal, obv. shield and legend, rev. inscription (name engraved), ‘Presented to Gnr. W. T. Delph by the Gateshead War Honours Recognition Committee Mons Star 1914’, 33 x 21mm., 7.06g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, ring suspension, good very fine £120-160 Ex D.N.W. 28 June 2000, lot 649. gunner Walter T. Delph, 31st Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 August 1914. Awarded the 1914 Star, he was later discharged. Sold with copied m.i.c. £120-£160
Lot 716
Gowerton Tribute Medal 1914-19, by Fattorini, Birmingham, silver medal, obv. with a gold central disk inscribed, ‘C. Humphreys’, enclosed by a gold thistle wreath, rev. inscribed, ‘Gowerton’s Appreciation for Services in Great War 1914-1919’, 28.5mm., ring suspension, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £60-80 Gowerton is situated near Swansea. £60-£80
Lot 717
Kenfig Hill Services Rendered Medal 1918, by Fattorini, Bradford, ornate medal, obv. bearing the initials ‘T.E.’, rev. inscribed, ‘Presented to Writer Tom Edwards of Kenfig Hill in recognition of Services Rendered in the Great War 1918’, 35 x 29mm., silver and gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, ring suspension, in case of issue, good very fine £40-60 Kenfig Hill is situated in Glamorgan. £40-£60
Lot 719
Malleable Works War Fund Souvenir Medal 1914-18, by Fattorini, Bradford, obv. coat-of-arms, rev. inscription, ‘Presented by the South Durham Officials & Workmen in Memory of F. N. Urwin who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918’, 25mm., 15.92g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1920, ring suspension, good very fine £100-140 Frederick Norman Urwin was born in and lived and enlisted at Stockton-on-Tees. Serving with the 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment he was killed in action in France on 7 October 1916, aged 24 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Urwin of 8 Dixon Street, Stockton-on-Tees. £100-£140
Lot 720
Newport (Monmouthshire) Returned Prisoners of War Cross 1914-19, obv. Britannia, with shield of Newport, greets an infantryman, rev. arms of Newport, ‘Prisoner of War, Newport is Proud of You’, unnamed, 33 x 33mm., 12.50g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1920, ring suspension, extremely fine £90-£110
Lot 726
Washburn Valley Tribute Medal 1914-18, by Fattorini, Bradford, obv. ‘In Appreciation for War Services 1914-1918’, rev. inscribed, ‘Presented to J. C. Beecroft by the inhabitants of the Washburn Valley 1921’, 28mm., 8.94g., 9ct gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921, ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £80-100 corporal John C. Beecroft served in the Household Battalion Grenadier Guards. Sold with copied m.i.c. £80-£100
Lot 727
Great War Tribute Cross 1914 (3), gold straight-armed paty cross, 32 x 32mm., obv. ‘22 Loyalty 1914’; rev. ‘Presented to W. J. Marshall (name engraved) by F.L.C.’, ring suspension, in fitted case of issue, lid inscribed, ‘W. L. Marshall, 1914’; two others in bronze, without cases, named to ‘J. W. Gray’ and ‘E. Cheffers’, good very fine and better (3) £100-140 awarded by Sir Frederick Lucas Cooke of London to his workers who enlisted in 1914. Known to be awarded in gold, silver and in bronze. £100-£140
Lot 729
Great War Tribute Medal 1914-19, obv. blue enamelled shield, with initials ‘CBR’, inscribed, ‘Great European War 1914-1919’, rev. inscribed, ‘Presented to Pte. S. Peel, Gordon Hdrs. 1919’, 32 x 21mm., 4.34g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, ring suspension, very fine £80-100
Lot 730
Great War Tribute Medal, obv. crossed oil can and spanner, ;718’ ‘Somme Arras Ypres 1916-1919’, rev. ‘France Belgium Germany’, and inscribed, ‘T. H. Pickett’, 22mm., 5.60g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, ring suspension, nearly very fine £60-80 private Thomas H. Pickett, Royal Army Service Corps, attached M.T. 1st Indian Army G.H.Q., died on 24 January 1919. He was buried in the Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. £60-£80
Lot 795
Viceroy’s Medal for Rifle Shooting, obv. Hardinge coat-of-arms, rev. Victory standing right with wreaths, holding one aloft, with inscription (rank, name and unit engraved), ‘Presented by Lord Hardinge Viceroy of India to [erasure] Lce. Sgt. H. Grace, Oxford & Bucks Lt Infty for Rifle Shooting’, 51mm., gold, 60.85g., pierced with ring suspension, in an unrelated case, edge bruising, contact marks, very fine £450-550 6830 Serjeant H. Grace, 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was awarded the D.C.M. in the Great War. d.C.M. London Gazette 22 January 1916. ‘For conspicuous gallantry at Kut-al-Amara (Mesopotamia) on 28th September 1915. He sent messages to the artillery by heliograph under heavy fire, although he had to stand in full view of the enemy’s redoubts in order to do so’. henry Grace was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and enlisted at High Wycombe. Serving as a Serjeant with the 1st Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I., he died on 21 April 1916, aged 33 years. He was buried in the Kut War Cemetery. Sold with copied research. £450-£550
Lot 812
Group of medals and papers to the Paske family: three: Major-General W. Paske, Indian Army punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Ensign, 28th Bl. Native Infy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lieut., 3rd Punjab Infy.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Captn., 28th Bengal N.I.), mounted as worn, some contact marks, very fine a Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. F. Paske, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., complete with top bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Capt., Oxford L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D oak leaf (Lt. Col.); Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1937, mounted court style as worn, very fine and better national Service League Medal (Major A. G. Paske, September 1910) 18ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1910, 24mm., complete with ‘N.S.L. For Merit’ gold brooch bar, extremely fine (lot) £2600-3000 Major-General William Paske william Paske was born on 20 May 1828 and baptised in Madras. He was commissioned an Ensign in the Indian Army on 11 February 1845. He was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1852, Captain, in the Bengal Staff Corps in June 1857, Captain in the Army, July 1858, Major in February 1865, Lieutenant-Colonel in February 1871 and Colonel in February 1876. Paske retired with the rank of Colonel on 14 August 1876 and on 28 October 1876 was promoted to Major-General. In the 2nd Sikh War, he served with the 28th Bengal Native Infantry in the force under General Sir H. M. Wheeler against the forces of Ram Singh. During 1850-53 he served in the expedition against the Ranezais and other hill tribes on the N.W. Frontier. In the suppression of the Indian Mutiny he was employed in watching and pursuing mutineers and mutinous regiments in flight. He received the thanks of the Secretary of State for India, the Governor-General and Chief Commander of the Punjab, for his assistance in suppressing the mutiny in the wing of the 4th Native Infantry at Hooshyarporein 1858. Latterly living in Elgin Crescent, Kensington, he died on 29 February 1908. Sold with framed photograph of the recipient in uniform; commission documents (10) for the ranks of Ensign (2), Lieutenant (2), Captain (3), Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel; an ‘In Memoriam’ card for his wife Eliza, who died in May 1882, and some copied research. lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Paske d.S.O. London Gazette 4 June 1917. ‘Maj. and Hon. Lt-Col., Oxf. and Bucks. L.I., Spec. Res.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917; 15 May 1917; 5 July 1919. george Frederick Paske, 3rd son of the above, was born on 30 April 1864 and baptised in Clapham Surrey. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Oxford Militia on 10 April 1886 and was promoted to Captain in March 1890. Appointed an Honorary Captain in the Army, 2 November 1900, with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; he served in the Boer War in the Orange Free State, February-May 1900. Promoted to Major in September 1906. During the Great War he served as Major and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion Ox. & Bucks. L.I., serving in Gallipoli and France as an Assistant Provost-Marshal. For his wartime services he was three times mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. Paske relinquished his commission whilst retaining his rank, on 16 September 1920. Lieutenant-Colonel Paske died on 6 January 1945. Sold with three M.I.D. certificates; photograph of the recipient in uniform and some copied research. major Arthur Goldingham Paske arthur Goldingham Paske, 2nd son of William Paske, and an elder brother of George Frederick above, was born on 2 October 1861 and baptised in Missouri, India. He was commissioned into the 3rd Middlesex Militia in February 1881, was a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers in July 1881 and a Captain in the Reserve in December 1888. He was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 21 December 1889 and was promoted to Lieutenant in July 1892 and Captain in February 1900. He was latterly a Major in the Reserve of Officers and sometime Mayor of Aylesbury. Sold with a silver Cup, inscribed, ‘A. G. Paske, 2nd 1/4 Mile, Ealing, 1880’; a silver napkin ring, inscribed, ‘A. G. Paske, 1885’, and a framed document bearing the Armorial Bearings of Major Arthur Goldingham Paske; also with commission document appointing A. G. Paske as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Middlesex (Royal Westminster) Regiment, and Musketry Certificate, 1888. sold with a large quantity of items and papers relating to the Paske family, including the ‘Paske’ Family tree showing family members from the 16th Century, in metal protective case; the ‘Haselfoot’ Family tree (with whom the Paske family had connection) showing family members from the 16th Century, in metal protective case; Grant of Arms to Theophilus Paske-Haselfoot, with seal in metal case, all contained in damaged leather case of issue; belts (2); wooden shield of Clare College Cambridge; hat plumes in card case; Swagger Stick commemorating the Coronation of 1937. £2600-£3000
Lot 356
A 1950s 18ct white gold mounted aquamarine and diamond dress ring, set with a circular face set with central aquamarine (approximately 1.5ct) surrounded by nineteen small diamonds, and a pair of similar pendant earrings, each of octagonal form and set with a central rectangular cushion cut aquamarine (approximately .30ct) surrounded by fourteen small diamonds
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