A rare 1914 ‘Affair at Nery’ group of four awarded to Sergeant S. G. Roe, “L” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery 1914 Star (57021 A.Bmbr: S. G. Roe. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (57021 Sjt. S. G. Roe. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (1032311 Sjt. S. G. Roe. R.A.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Samuel Gibbons Roe was born in Nottingham in 1892. He married Irene E. Cross at Marylebone in 1912 and served in France from 15 August 1914 with “L” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Responsible for light, mobile guns designed to provide firepower in support of the cavalry, “L” Battery and “I” Battery formed 7th R.H.A. Brigade in support of the 1st Cavalry Brigade. Heavily engaged on 24 August 1914 in the area of Quievrain and Baisieux, the guns of “L” Battery proved devastating against waves of enemy infantry; firing shrapnel shells low and with accuracy, Major Tom Bridges of the 4th Dragoons noted ‘two British guns firing away as if they had been on the range at Okehampton.’ Having survived this engagement, Roe and his comrades joined the famous ‘Retreat from Mons’ with German forces consistently nipping at their heels. Tired from endless marching and the manoeuvring of heavy limbers along cobbled and unmade roads, “L” Battery and the 1st Cavalry Brigade selected the somewhat remote, small and ancient commune of Nery as the place to spend the night of 31 August-1 September 1914. Remarkably, the German 4th Cavalry Division had similar ideas, bivouacking a mere two miles away. Thus, as the fog lifted the following morning and each side sent reconnaissance patrols out to determine the situation, the scene was set for one of the most famous engagements of the entire Great War: the Affair at Nery. The Affair at Nery At first light on 1 September 1914 the Germans launched their attack on two flanks. Fired upon by 12 artillery pieces, supported by numerous machine guns, the men of “L” Battery awoke to a scene of utter chaos and destruction. Men and horses, mostly in the open and packed closely together, were shot down in swathes. Being closest to the enemy on the east side of the village, “L” Battery received the full weight of enemy fire from 700-800 yards; as the frightened horses plunged in their harnesses, the poles of their limbers embedded themselves in the ground and the horses were pinioned as they were blown to pieces by German shellfire. Amidst this scene of hell, the surviving Gunners rallied under the command of Captain E. K. Bradbury, initially getting three guns into the fight. Expending their ammunition to the very last, “L” Battery were eventually reduced to a single artillery piece, their gallantry decisive in ‘buying time’ for the classic cavalry charge by the Queen’s Bays which ultimately restored the situation by creating confusion amongst the enemy. The action cost the British 135 casualties, including 23 killed and 31 wounded from the Battery. It also resulted in the award of three Victoria Crosses to the men of “L” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Today, the surviving ‘Nery Gun’ is preserved in the Imperial War Museum, testament to the ‘David and Goliath’ struggle of that early autumn morning. Roe survived the Great War and never claimed the clasp to his 1914 Star. He died at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, on 5 December 1946. Sold with copied research.
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Pair: Private H. W. Ford, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 August 1918 British War and Victory Medals (52551 Pte. H. W. Ford. Lan. Fus.) official correction to number on VM, very fine Pair: Private G. Allen, Welsh Regiment British War and Victory Medals (52926 Pte. G. Allen. Welsh R.) edge digs, otherwise very fine Pair: Private S. Selmes, Wiltshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (26279 Pte. S. Selmes. Wilts. R.) with named cardboard lid for box of issue, extremely fine Pair: Private K. E. Fearson, 4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (254455 Pte. K. E. Fearson. 4-Lond. R.) very fine (8) £90-£120 --- Harold William Ford attested into the Lancashire Fusiliers for service during the Great War and was killed on the Western Front on 24 August 1918 whilst serving with the 2/5th Battalion. He is buried in Houchin British Cemetery, France. George Edward Allen, from Miskin, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, attested into the Welsh Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 18th (2nd Glamorgan) Battalion. Samuel Selmes attested into the Wiltshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1st and 6th Battalions before further service with both the 6th and 7th Battalions, Somerset Light Infantry. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 16 February 1919. Kenneth Edward Fearson attested into the 4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 11 June 1918.
Five: Lieutenant-Commander P. R. K. Bell, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (Lieut. P. R. K. Bell. R.N.) official corrections to rank and initials, mounted court-style as worn, nearly very fine (5) £300-£400 --- Peter Roocroft Kenyon Bell was born in Wigan on 12 June 1925, and was appointed a Temporary Midshipman in the R.N.V.R. on 24 December 1942. On completion of his basic training ashore he was appointed on 2 September 1944 to M.T.B. 764, a Fairmile D-type Motor Torpedo Boat serving with the 52nd M.T.B. Flotilla. The flotilla under the command of Lieutenant-Commander F. C. Russel-Roberts, R.N.V.R., and was based at Dartmouth between October 1943 and November 1944. A second formation of the 52nd that included M.T.B. 764 was later raised under the command of Lieutenant Commander A. R. H. Nye. This new flotilla was based at Yarmouth, later at Ostend, and operated from November 1944 to September 1945. Completing twelve months’ service, Bell was promoted to Acting Sub Lieutenant R.N.V.R. on 12 December 1944, and also became the 1st Lieutenant of M.T.B. 764. On leaving this boat he was appointed commanding officer of M.T.B. 2013 on 24 April 1945, and received the promotion to Sub Lieutenant R.N.V.R. on 12 June 1945. In June 1945 he became 1st Lieutenant of M.T.B. 2016 commanded by Lieutenant A. C. B. Blomfield DSC**, R.N., Senior Officer of the 2nd M.T.B. flotilla. His promotion to Acting Lieutenant R.N.V.R. followed in July. In 1946, Bell accepted an invitation to transfer to the Royal Navy and was granted a permanent commission as a Sub Lieutenant with seniority of 12 June 1945. He was promoted to Lieutenant R.N. on 12 June 1947, and next appointed 1st Lieutenant of the Trawler H.M.S. Sursay on 30 November 1947. The Sursay was a specially constructed Minesweeping and Anti-Submarine Trawler, and was an ideal choice of ship for post-War mine clearance operations. Service in this ship over the next two and a half years qualified Bell for the award of the N.G.S. medal with clasp ‘Minesweeping 1945-51’. On leaving Sursay he was appointed, on 19 June 1950, to the 2,300-tonne fleet repair H.M.S. Resource, and after fifteen months in this posting he was appointed to the maintenance and trials aircraft carrier H.M.S. Perseus. Although he chose to retire in December 1951, Bell allowed his name to be placed on the emergency list of officers who would voluntarily return to active service in a national crisis. Due to the Korean War, he was never released and was immediately recalled to active service and continued to serve aboard Perseus for a further two years. In 1953 he withdrew his request for retirement and elected to remain with the Royal Navy, and his next appointment extended his service in aircraft carriers. On 7 December 1953 he joined H.M.S. Theseus, Flag Ship of Rear Admiral S. H. Carlill, C.B., D.S.O., Flag Officer Training Squadron, Home Fleet, and whilst serving in this ship he was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on 12 June 1955. After five and a half years in aircraft carriers, his next appointment was ashore to H.M.S. Victory, and the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth. On 23 April 1956 he was transferred to H.M.S. Bellerophon, Depot Ship, Portsmouth. Bell returned to sea on 1 March 1958 as 1st Lieutenant of the destroyer H.M.S. Caprice. After two years in this ship he returned ashore with an appointment in 1960 to H.M.S. Royal Arthur, the Petty Officers Leadership School at Corsham, Wiltshire. On 8 February 1963 he was appointed to H.M.S. Dolphin as 1st Lieutenant at Fort Blockhouse, where he continued to serve until he retired on 27 March 1965, after 21 years’ service. He died in on 26 March 2000 in North Devon, aged 74 years.
Pair: Chief Petty Officer R. M. K. Adam, Royal Navy, Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, B. & M. Clearance Mediterranean (D/JX. 911556 R. M. K. Adam. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.911556 R. M. K. Adam. P.O. H.M.S. Osprey.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare (2) £2,400-£2,800 --- Approximately 60 ‘Bomb and Mine Clearance Mediterranean’ clasps issued to men of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team and men of the seaman branch employed in the removal of recovered bombs and mines. The clasp was awarded for six months’ consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines during the period of 1 January 1953 to 31 December 1960. The majority of the work centred around Malta and, in particular, the main harbour of Valletta where large quantities of bombs were recovered from a number of merchant vessels that had been sunk by air attack during the Second War, such as the motor vessels Talbot and Pampas. ‘The MFCD Team were responsible not only for mines and unexploded ordnance in the water, but also any enemy aircraft bombs found on land. The largest bomb dealt with by Adam and the other members of the team, was a 1,000 kg German aircraft bomb known as ‘Herman’. This was the largest bomb made by the Germans in WWII. The explosive content was a staggering 600 kg (1,320 lbs) of high explosive. It was discovered outside the main entrance to St. John’s Cathedral in Valetta. A statue now marks the spot.’ Robert Muir Kerr Adam was born in Glasgow on 10 January 1937, and entered the Navy as a Boy 1st Class in 1952, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in January 1955, and subsequently: Able Seaman in December 1955; Leading Seaman in December 1962; Petty Officer in December 1964; Chief Petty Officer in 1972; and eventually retiring in 1977. Adam was a member of the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team from 3 June 1957 to 31 December 1959, and, according to his Record of Diving Service was engaged in ‘Much hazardous operational Bomb and Mine Disposal. NATO C.D. exercises... all forms of C.D. operations, with vast experience of air diving.’ In the photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team taken in 1960, the cap tallies show that the team were stationed at H.M.S. Phoenicia, the Royal Navy diving base at Manoel Island, Malta. Admiral Charles E. Lambe, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Malta, highlighted in a letter dated 17 January 1958, the scope of the work undertaken by the Diving Team during the pervious year: ‘Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team I wish to draw the attention of the Fleet to the work carried out during the past year by the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team which has involved some 50 separate operations to render safe, often underwater, and dispose of, over 900 missiles of various kinds. These have included the disposal of a live magnetic-acoustic mine containing 1,536 lbs of high explosive, and a bomb containing 2,100 lbs of high explosive. 18 bombs have been found to contain a particularly sensitive trembler type anti disturbance fuse. The operation concerning the mine mentioned above was probably the highlight of the year’s endeavours. The mine, a German type C which was found lodged against a jetty in Benghazi harbor, was rendered safe after two and a half hours’ work underwater and subsequently lifted and ditched in deep water. Examination of parts removed from this mine showed that, despite 16 years’ immersion, it was still I working and lethal condition. Expression of gratitude for this operation have been received from consular and local government authorities at Benghazi.’ Adam received his N.G.S. medal in March 1967 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Vernon, and his L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity of £20 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Osprey Sold with group photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team at Malta in 1960, a cloth and bullion diver’s badge and copied record of service including full diving history and confirmation of both medals.
Pair: Fusilier K. P. Meade, Royal Fusiliers Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22575008 Fus. K. P. Meade. R.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- K. P. Meade attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served in Korea as a Radio Operator with the Company Commander's group during Operation Pimlico on 25 November 1952, in which the Company suffered 22 killed or missing, and 21 wounded, and were awarded one Distinguished Conduct Medal, one Military Medal, and three Mentions in Despatches. Interestingly, Meade was the only man in “D” Company armed with a rifle. Sold with a copy of the Order of Battle where Meade is identified as the Radio Operator of the Company Commander, Major Chard; and a full account of the Royal Fusiliers part in Operation Pimlico.
Pair: Gunner K. D. McFee, Royal Horse Artillery U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP riband, unnamed as issued; Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (25130037 Gnr K D McFee RA) mounted court-style as worn, minor edge bruise to second, good very fine (2) £100-£140 --- Kadmiel D. McFee was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the Caribbean, around 1980. He served with the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, from 2001 to 2008, and was deployed on two tours of Iraq and a six-month posting to Cyprus. Sold with copied research.
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Hy. Bryan Drumr. 22nd. Co. R.M.L.I. 21 Yrs.) traces of possibly having been held in a circular mount, with replacement narrow suspension bar (having originally received a wide suspension medal), good very fine £240-£280 --- Recorded in The Naval Long Service Medals by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris as receiving a wide suspension Medal in April 1873. Henry Bryan was born in Lyllington, near Leamington, Warwickshire, on 9 December 1831 and attested for the Royal Marines at Gosport, Hampshire, on 9 September 1857, declaring 7 years and 158 days’ previous service in the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (and is recorded as having received the Crimea Medal and Turkish Medal). Appointed a Drummer on 11 September 1857, he was discharged on 6 June 1871, after 21 years and 64 days’ service, of which his entire service as a Royal Marine had been ashore with the 22nd Company. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer D. Cozens, Royal Navy, who served off North Russia on ice-breaking duties in H.M.S. Jupiter in 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (D. Couzens, Lg. Sto., H.M.S. Pearl); British War Medal 1914-20 (150731 D. Cozens, S.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (David Cozens, Ldg. Sto. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Pearl); Russia, Empire, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, small, silver (150731 D. Cozens, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Jupiter) officially impressed naming, on modern ‘St. Stanislaus’ ribbon, note variation in spelling of surname, some contact marks, very fine and better (4) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. David Cozens was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset on 29 July 1867. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 2 August 1889. He was advanced to Stoker in September 1890 when on H.M.S. Himalaya and Leading Stoker in June 1901 when on H.M.S. Britannia. He served on H.M.S. Pearl, December 1901-November 1904, qualifying for the Q.S.A., being promoted to Leading Stoker 1st Class in June 1902 and being awarded the L.S. & G.C. in September 1904. He attained the rank of Stoker Petty Officer in July 1906 when on H.M.S. Blake and was pensioned ashore on 3 August 1911. Cozens joined the R.F.R. in November 1911 and was recalled to the Royal Navy on 2 August 1914. As Stoker Petty Officer he served on the old battleship H.M.S. Jupiter, August 1914-May 1915. In January 1915 the Admiralty received a request for assistance from the Russian Government, whose icebreaker used to keep open the passage to Archangel in the White Sea had broken down. In response the Royal Navy sent out the Tyne Guard Ship H.M.S. Jupiter, an old Majestic-class battleship. She departed for Archangel in February 1915, freeing en-route a number of vessels stuck in the ice, occasionally by using explosive charges. She, too, sometimes became icebound, but still managed to make a major impression on the problem, improving the safe passage of numerous vessels, many of them laden with highly important war materials, among them the S.S. Thracia. The latter was taken in tow after the use of explosive charges to free her. Throughout these operations it was not unusual for the temperature to fall as low as minus 20 degrees, a hard test indeed on the morale and well being of the Jupiter’s crew. Her mission completed by May 1915, the Tzar expressed his gratitude by the presentation of a variety of Russian Honours and Awards to her crew. For his part, Cozens was awarded the Russian Medal for Zeal. Cozens afterwards served in the light cruiser H.M.S. Constance, January-July 1916, in which ship he was present at the battle of Jutland. He was demobilised on 31 December 1918. Also entitled to 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
A United States of America Bronze Star and Purple Heart group of three awarded to Private First Class K. N. McConnell, 258th Infantry Regiment United States of America, Bronze Star, bronze (Kenneth N. McConnell) engraved; Purple Heart, gilt and enamel (Kenneth N. McConnell) engraved; Army Good Conduct Medal, bronze (Kenneth N. McConnell) engraved, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£100 --- Kenneth N. McConnell, Company K, 358th Infantry Regiment, was born in Kalkaska County, Michigan on 28 January 1928 and enlisted in December 1942. He served in the Central Europe and Rhineland campaigns, his Purple Heart being awarded for service on 21 March 1945: ‘On 20 March the entire Battalion crossed the Nahe, moving forward behind the 1st and 2nd Battalions. At 1410, I and K Companies relieved Task Force Speiss about 750m short of Bretzenheim. It was here that an enemy raiding patrol of 50 men destroyed one of our tanks and generally raised all kinds of hell until T/5 Garret of the Battalion AT platoon hopped on a jeep and turned loose with a .50 cal. Machine gun, effectively dispersing the patrol. The attack against Bretzenheim was launched at 0550 on 21 March with I and K Companies in the assault. Enemy resistance was very determined and included heavy artillery, mortar and 20 mm AA gun fire. The town was finally secured by 1800 but only after the Battalion had suffered 36 casualties (including McConnell) and fought for almost every house. Mines and booby traps were also something to guard against. A total of 165 prisoners were taken on this day. From here the Battalion attacked Mainz at 0600 the next morning. By noon K and L companies had cleared 60 square blocks, taken 240 prisoners and once again reached the Rhine river. The city of Mainz was mostly rubble due to repeated air attacks and there was hardly a single building left intact. Numerous road blocks, mines and debris created a big problem as almost all the streets were so filled with rubble that vehicles could not pass. Following a final mop-up of the city on the morning of 23 March, the 1st Battalion relieved us and the Companies assembled in Bretzenheim as Regimental reserve.’ (90th Division History refers). McConnell died at Fife Lake, Michigan, on 21 June 1984. Sold with the recipient’s identity tags; riband bar; a religious medallion said to have been carried by the recipient during the war; and several wartime army documents.
Three: Able Seaman H. J. Beck, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Acasta was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, during Operation Alphabet- the evacuation of Norway, 8 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. H. Rhodes, 17 York Road, Erdington, Birmingham 23’; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll (Able Seaman H. J. Beck Royal Navy), in envelope of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. H. Rhodes, 28 Cliveden Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham’; named Buckingham Palace enclosure, in envelope addressed to ‘Mrs. Kathleen Beck’; and a H.M.S. Cardiff 3rd Cruiser Squadron Prize Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Cruiser Arbuthnot Winners 1927 Ord: Beck’, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Harry John Beck was born in Aston, Birmingham, on 4 September 1908, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 8 January 1924. Advanced Ordinary Seaman on 4 September 1926, and Able Seaman on 4 March 1928, he served during the Second World War as an Able Seaman in the destroyer H.M.S. Acasta from 23 August 1939, and was killed in action during Operation Alphabet on 8 June 1940. On 31 May 1940 H.M.S. Glorious sailed from the Clyde to the Norwegian coast to carry out air operations in support of the evacuation of allied forces from Norway in Operation Alphabet. On 8 June she returned to Scapa Flow, escorted by the destroyers H.M.S. Ardent and Acasta. On the way through the Norwegian Sea the funnel smoke from Glorious and her two escorting destroyers was spotted by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at about 3:46 p.m. The German ships were not spotted until shortly after 4:00 and H.M.S. Ardent was dispatched to investigate. H.M.S. Ardent and H.M.S. Acasta laid a protective smokescreen to hide the British ships, and engaged the German ships with their 4.7 inch main armament, which proved to be ineffective. Despite coming under heavy fire from the much larger guns of the Germans, H.M.S. Ardent carried out a torpedo attack. She managed to score a single hit, but was struck repeatedly by enemy shells, and eventually capsized with the loss of 10 officers and 142 ratings. H.M.S. Acasta was finally sunk after roughly two hours of fighting; the battle flag of the Gneisenau was lowered to half-mast and her crew brought to attention to honour the brave fight of Acasta and her crew. Meanwhile, the Scharnhorst switched her fire to H.M.S. Glorious at 4:32 p.m. and scored her first hit six minutes later on her third salvo, at an approximate range of 24,000 metres (26,000 yd), when one 11.1 inch shell hit the forward flight deck and burst in the upper hangar, starting a large fire. This hit destroyed two Swordfish being prepared for flight and the hole in the flight deck prevented any other aircraft from taking off. Splinters penetrated a boiler casing and caused a temporary drop in steam pressure. At 4:58 p.m. a second shell hit the homing beacon above the bridge and killed or wounded the captain and most of the personnel stationed there. Glorious was hit again in the centre engine room around 5:20 p.m. and this caused her to lose speed and commence a slow circle to port. She also developed a list to starboard. The German ships closed to within 15,000 metres and continued to fire at her until about 5:40 p.m. Glorious finally sank at around 6:10 p.m. with the loss of 1,207 out of her crew of 1,250. The whole engagement lasted just short of three hours and cost the lives of 1,519 officers and ratings. From Acasta there was just one survivor. Beck was amongst those killed, aged 31. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his widow Kathleen Hilda Beck, who had subsequently remarried. Sold with the recipient’s Parchment Certificate of Service; a Vocational Training Certificate; various photographs, including one of the recipient on his wedding day, and a postcard photograph of him outside his shop; various newspaper cuttings; letter to the recipient’s widow from the British Red Cross Society; and a copy of the book ‘The Man who hit the Scharnhorst’, the Ordeal of Leading Seaman Nick Carter.
A scarce Second War ‘1941’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Leading Stoker H. A. Holland, Royal Naval Reserve, for services with the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (237 W., H. A. Holland. Sto. R.N.R.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1937; Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (1947 V., H, A. Holland, L. Sto. R.N.R.) mounted for wear, cleaned, generally very fine or better (7) £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. D.S.M. London Gazette 6 May 1941: ‘For courage, zeal, and devotion to duty while serving with the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage.’ The Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage comprised two groups; the seagoing group which proceeded with the coastal convoys and was mainly drawn from small mercantile vessels and tugs, and those vessels which generally flew their balloons in harbour and consisted mainly of small trawlers and drifters. The former group began forming in July 1940 and was based at Sheerness until 1943 when the unit was disbanded. The seagoing barrage balloon ships were by necessity fitted with an array of anti aircraft guns and were able to provide good close support against aerial attack, destroying numerous enemy aircraft during their short existence. They were hated by enemy aircraft attacking coastal convoys and were frequently marked out as prime targets and as a result were all too frequently badly shot up, resulting in heavy casualties. Only 18 D.S.M’s were awarded to this little-known naval unit.
Nine: Chief Stoker Mechanic J. J. Blacklock, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (C/K 65976 J. T. [sic] Blacklock C.P.O.S.M. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (K.65976 J .J. Blacklock. S.P.O. H.M.S. Renown.) very fine or better (9) £500-£700 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 18 January 1944:
‘For gallant and distinguished services in H.M. ships... Warspite... in operations in the Mediterranean from the time of the entry of Italy into the war until the surrender of the Italian fleet.’ John Joseph Blacklock was born in Wigton, Cumberland, on 25 February 1907 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 15 April 1925. Posted to the battleship H.M.S. Royal Sovereign 10 October 1925, he was promoted to Stoker 1st Class on 25 February 1926, and saw service with the Atlantic Fleet, and then from 1927 with the Reserve Fleet. Posted to the light cruiser H.M.S. Ceres on 6 May 1929, he was appointed to Acting Leading Stoker on 10 September 1929, and saw service aboard her with the Home Fleet, being confirmed as Leading Stoker on 19 September 1930. He subsequently served in the destroyer H.M.S. Whirlwind; the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Vindictive, and the light cruiser H.M.S. Dragon, being appointed to Acting Stoker Petty Officer on 1 January 1934, and promoted to Stoker Petty Officer on 1 January 1935, when attached to the America and West Indies Station. Blacklock joined the light cruiser H.M.S. Achilles on 31 May 1936, and was with her for the three years she was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, before being posted to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Renown on 29th August 1939, and was aboard her on the outbreak of the Second World War. She spent September as part of the Home Fleet patrolling in the North Sea, but was transferred to Force K in the South Atlantic in October to help search for the ‘pocket battleship’ the Admiral Graf Spee, sinking the blockade runner SS Watussi on 2 December. She remained in the South Atlantic even after Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled in December and did not return to the Home Fleet until March 1940. Blacklock was awarded the Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst aboard Renown on 28 March 1940. She subsequently supported British forces during the Norwegian Campaign and briefly engaged the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 9 April of that year. Appointed Acting Chief Stoker on 18 September 1940, Blacklock joined the battleship H.M.S. Warspite on 21 November 1941, and saw service aboard her for the remainder of the war, seeing action against the Japanese as part of the Eastern Fleet; in the Mediterranean in preparation for Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily; and at the Allied landings at Salerno, during which Warspite was badly hit. Having been promoted Chief Stoker, Blacklock was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean, most probably for his actions after Warspite was hit and her subsequent withdrawal to Malta when severely crippled. Having undergone repairs, Warspite saw further action during the Normandy landings when, at 05:00 on 6 June 1944 she was the first ship to open fire, bombarding the German battery at Villerville from a position 26,000 yards offshore, to support landings by the British 3rd Division on Sword Beach. The War over, Blacklock was shore pensioned on 17 March 1947, but was recalled to the Service following the outbreak of the Korean War as a Chief Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic on 8 May 1951. Posted out to the Far East to join H.M. Naval Base Tamar at Hong Kong, he then joined the destroyer H.M.S. Cossack out in Hong Kong on 12 July 1951, and saw service in the waters on and off the coast of Korea during the Korean War, before being posted home on 16 December 1952. Promoted to Chief Mechanic (Engineering) on 18 March 1955, and was eventually invalided ashore ‘physically unfit for naval service’ on 10 August 1955. Sold with copied research.
Multi-Signed Book - The Hawker Hurricane by Francis K Mason 1962 Hardback Book First Edition with 175 pages Multi-Signed by 5 on the Title page published by Macdonald and Co (Publishers) Ltd, good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
AN EDWARDIAN STYLE RUBY AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING marked '18CT', set with an oval-cut ruby, within a border of ten round brilliant-cut diamonds. Estimated ruby weight 1.61ct, estimated total diamond weight 0.85ct, colour approx J/K, clarity approx SI1, ring size P, 4 grams grossGenerally good overall, wear commensurate with age
14 kt. gouden broche in de vorm van een viooltje, 19e eeuw. De bloemblaadjes bezet met citrien en amethist. In het hart een zaadpareltje. Met aankoopnotitie en doosje van Antiquair Juwelier Marjan Sterk bruto 5,2 gr., l. 32 x b. 23 mm [1] 14 k. gold brooch in the shape of a pansy, 19th century. The petals set with citrine and amethyst. In the heart a seed pearl. With purchase note and box from Antiquair Jeweler Marjan Sterk
Frankrijk, 18 kt gouden armband in de vorm van een slang, 19e eeuw. Om zijn nek een bandje bezet met glasparel (twee missen). De achterzijde met drie cartouches waarop 'Brevete Lion S.G.D.G.' en 'Depose Lion'. Gekeurd met Franse tête d'aigle en Nederlands importkeur voor 18 kt. goud.( Verkleuring van het goud achter de kop) bruto 34,8 gr. binnenmt. 61 x 53 mm [1] France, 18 k. gold bracelet in the shape of a snake, 19th century. Around his neck a strap set with a glass pearl (two are missing). The back with three cartouches on which 'Brevete Lion S.G.D.G.' and 'Depose Lion'. Hallmarked with French tête d'aigle and Dutch import hallmark for 18 k. gold. (Discolouration of the gold behind the head)
Georg Lauer, Duitsland. 18 kt. gouden broche. In de vorm van een cluster gestileerde linten in geel- en witgoud. De bovenkant bezet met briljant en achtkant geslepen diamanten met een totaalgewicht van ca. 0.60 ct. 25,7 gr., h. 46 x 50 mm Provenance: Uit de collectie van moeder en dochter, twee gepassioneerde juwelenliefhebbers [1] Georg Lauer, Germany. 18 k. gold brooch. In the shape of a cluster of stylized ribbons in yellow and white gold. The top set with brilliant and single cut diamonds with a total weight of approx. 0.60 ct.
14 kt. Geel- met witgouden armband. Opgebouwd uit vierkante gouden blokjes afgewisseld met briljant geslepen diamant met een totaalgewicht ca. 1.60 ct. bruto 15,0 gr., l. 19 cm [1] 14 k.. Yellow and white gold bracelet. Constructed from square gold blocks interspersed with brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approx. 1.60 ct.
14 kt. Gouden solitair oorknoppen. Elk bezet met een lichtbruine briljant geslepen diamant van ca. 0.40 ct., zuiverheid SI - P bruto 2,2 gr., diam. 6,9 mm Provenance: Uit de collectie van moeder en dochter, twee gepassioneerde juwelenliefhebbers [2] 14 k. Gold solitaire ear studs. Each set with a light brown brilliant cut diamond of approx. 0.40 ct, clarity SI - P
18 kt. Gouden armband. Opgebouwd uit rechthoekige fantasie schakels bezet met tapered geslepen diamant, de tussenschakels bezet met een kleine achtkant geslepen diamant. Totaal gewicht diamant ca. 1.15 ct. bruto 11,5 gr., l. 18,5 cm [1] 18 k. gold bracelet. Made up of rectangular fantasy links set with tapered cut diamonds, the intermediate links set with a small single cut diamond. Total diamond weight approx. 1.15 ct.
14 kt. Gouden ring 18e eeuw. Met bovenop een rozet, bezet met robijn, diamant en groen paste, imitatie smaragd. Gekeurd met Frans keur voor 14 kt. goud. bruto 4,4 gr., ringmt. 19 [1] 14 k. Gold ring 18th century. With a rosette on top, set with ruby, diamond and green paste, imitation emerald. Hallmarked with French hallmark for 14 k. gold.
Drie 14 kt. witgouden alliance ringen, één bezet met saffier, één met smaragd (mist één) en één met briljant geslepen diamant met een totaalgewicht van ca. 1.30 ct. bruto 6,7 gr., ringmt. 16, diamant, 16,5 [3] Three 14 k, white gold eternity rings, one set with sapphire, one with emerald (one is missing) and one with brilliant cut diamond with a total weight of approx. 1.30 ct.
14 kt. Witgouden collier met rozetvormige hanger, aan een staafje, bezet met briljant geslepen diamant met een totaalgewicht van ca. 0.60 ct. (lichte slijtage) bruto 2,6 gr., l. 45 cm, hanger h. 25 x b. 8 mm [1] 14 k. white gold necklace with rosette-shaped pendant, on a bar, set with brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approx. 0.60 ct. (minor signs of wear)
14 kt. Gouden solitair oorstekers, elk bezet met een briljant geslepen diamant van ca. 0.15 ct. Hieraan een paar druppels van opaak rood glas waarboven een imitatie diamant gezet in verguld zilver bruto 7,0 gr., h. 25 x b. 11 mm [4] 14 k. gold solitaire stud earrings, each set with a brilliant cut diamond of approx. 0.15 ct. Hereby a few drops of opaque red glass above which an imitation diamond is mounted in gold-plated silver
14 kt. Gouden ring, bezet met een ovale blauwe saffier (5 x 4 mm) in een entourage van briljant geslepen diamant (totaal ca. 0.10 ct.) bruto 3,8 gr., ringmt. 19 [1] 14 k. gold ring, set with an oval blue sapphire (5 x 4 mm) in an entourage of brilliant cut diamonds (approx. 0.10 ct in total)
14 kt. Gouden ring, centraal gezet met een grote lapis lazuli (diam 12,8 mm) waaromheen 8 kleinere. Hierbij een paar 14 kt. gouden oorclips, bezet met een ronde malachiet (diam. 18,7 mm) bruto 24,7 gr. ringmt. 17,75 [3] 14 k. gold ring, centrally set with a large lapis lazuli (diam 12.8 mm) surrounded by 8 smaller ones. Hereby a pair of 14 kt. golden earclips, set with a round malachite (diam. 18.7 mm)
Willi Stoll (1907 - 1989), 14 kt. gouden broche, jaren' 20 - 30. Ontworpen in de vorm van een rechthoek, het oppervlak gehamerd en gedecoreerd met een patroon van lijnen, cirkels, holle druppels en kommetjes. Centraal bezet met een dieprode cabochon geslepen imitatie bloedkoraal. De achterzijde gemerkt met 'Handarbeit 585 W. Stoll' bruto 12,4 gr., h. 27,2 x b. 39 mm [1] Willi Stoll (1907 - 1989), 14 k. gold brooch, 1920s - 1930s. Designed in the shape of a rectangle, the surface textured and decorated with a pattern of lines, circles, hollow drops and bowls. Centrally set with a deep red cabochon cut red imitation coral. The back is marked with 'Handarbeit 585 W. Stoll'
Cultivé barok parel collier. De parels met een diam. van 8-9 mm. Aan een 14 kt. gouden bolsluiting bezet met achtkant geslepen diamant. Hierbij een tweede collier met zoetwaterparels en roze koraal aan een 14 kt. gouden bolsluiting bruto 94,8 gr., l. 88 en 40 cm [2] Cultivated baroque pearl necklace. The pearls with a size from 8-9 mm. On a 14 k. gold ball clasp set with single cut diamond. Hereby a second necklace with freshwater pearls and pink coral on a 14 k. gold ball clasp
18 kt. Witgouden oorclips, centraal gezet met een mabé parel met een diam. van ca. 20 mm waaromheen drie druppels bezet met achtkant geslepen diamant, totaalgewicht ca. 0.18 ct. (één mist) bruto 24,7 gr. diam.25 mm [2] 18 k. White gold ear clips, centrally set with a mabé pearl with a diam. of approx. 20 mm, surrounded by three drops set with single cut diamond, total weight approx. 0.18 ct. (one missing)
Cultive parelcollier, bestaande uit drie rijen parels (diam. 6,5 - 7 mm). Aan een 14 kt. witgouden rozetvormige sluiting bezet met parels, smaragd en een briljant geslepen diamant (ca. 0.20 ct). Hierbij een parelarmband bestaande uit vier rijen cultivé parels (diam. 5,5 - 6mm) aan een 14 kt. witgouden sluiting bruto 133,9 gr., l. 42 en 19 cm [2] Cultivated pearl necklace, consisting of three rows of pearls (diam. 6.5 - 7 mm). On a 14 k. white gold rosette-shaped clasp set with pearls, emerald and a brilliant cut diamond (approx. 0.20 ct). With a pearl bracelet consisting of four rows of cultured pearls (diam. 5.5 - 6 mm) on a 14 k. white gold clasp
14 kt. Witgouden draadring. Centraal bezet met een ovale gefacetteerde donkerblauwe saffier ( ca. 8 x 6,5 mm) en gedecoreerd met vele bolletjes, enkele daarvan bezet met een kleine achtkant geslepen diamant bruto 4,0 gr., ringmt. 17 [1] 14 k. White gold ring made up of gold wire. Centrally set with an oval faceted dark blue sapphire (approx. 8 x 6.5 mm) and decorated with many spheres, some of which are set with a small single cut diamond
14 kt. Gouden fijne rozet ring. Bezet met briljant geslepen diamant met een totaalgewicht van ca. 0.30 ct. Hierbij vijf losse briljant geslepen diamanten (ca. 0.48 ct in totaal) [1] 14 k. gold cluster ring. Set with brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approx. 0.30 ct. Hereby five loose brilliant cut diamonds (approx. 0.48 ct in total)
Volendam, bloedkoralen collier. Van drie strengen tonvormige koralen kralen (b. 8 - 10 mm) aan een 14 kt. gouden sluiting met, achter glas, een voorstelling van een botter met haarwerk en gedecoreerd met spinnetjes, en op de hoeken, engelenkopjes. bruto 151,9 gr., l. 39 cm [1] Volendam, red coral necklace. Made of three strands of barrel-shaped coral beads (w. 8 - 10 mm) on a 14 k. gold clasp with, behind glas,s a representation of a botter decorated with hairwork. The gold decorated with cannetille, and angel heads on the corners.
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Londen, 18 kt. gouden boule ring. De bovenzijde van rood email met in het midden een rozet bezet met robijn in een entourage van briljant geslepen diamant (totaal ca. 0.30 ct). Meesterteken J & P bruto 8,4 gr., ringmt. 16 Provenance: Uit de collectie van moeder en dochter, twee gepassioneerde juwelenliefhebbers [1] London, 18 k. gold boule ring. The top of red enamel with a rosette in the center set with ruby in an entourage of brilliant cut diamonds (approx. 0.30 ct in total). Maker's mark J & P
Hans Appenzeller, 14 kt. gouden vierkante broche, 'plat matje'. Uit de 'Structured Metal collectie' (vanaf 1983). De broche licht gebogen en opgebouwd uit plat gevlochten draadwerk bruto 6,1 gr., h. 33 x 33,7 mm [1] Hans Appenzeller, 14 k. gold square brooch. The brooch slightly curved and constructed from flat braided wire
18 kt. Gouden collier, bestaande uit cultivé parels, aflopend in grootte vanaf het midden en gouden tussenkralen. Aan een dubbel hartvormige sluiting beset met kleine briljant geslepen diamanten bruto 34,8 gr., l. 44 cm [1] 18 k. Gold necklace, consisting of cultured pearls, decreasing in size from the center and gold intermediate beads. On a double heart-shaped clasp set with small brilliant cut diamonds
14 kt. Gouden moderne solitair ring. Bestaande uit twee banen geelgoud en één baan witgoud waartussen een briljant geslepen diamant van ca. 0.40 ct. geklemd zit bruto 2,4 gr., ringmt. 17,5 [1] 14 k. gold modern solitaire ring. Consisting of two strips of yellow gold and one strip of white gold with in between a brilliant cut diamond of approx. 0.40 ct.
14 kt. Gouden schakelarmband, opgebouwd uit een gourmetschakel aan een baksluiting. Gekeurd met eikenblad voor 14 kt. goud 1906-1953 netto 30,9 gr., l. 19 cm, b. 7 mm [1] 14 k. gold link bracelet, consisting of a curb link on a box clasp. Hallmarked with Dutch oak leaf for 14 k. gold 1906-1953
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