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Lot 1249

A Leica Camera System Leitz Visoflex II, eye level magnifier, simple magnifier, Leitz Canada Elmar 1:3.5 65mm lens, serial number 1697435, literature, with boxes.

Lot 1250

A Leitz Wetzlar Elmar Camera Lens, 135mm, F4, serial No. 1802614, UVA filter, lens hood, leather case.

Lot 1268

A Collection of Leica Leitz Camera Accessories, to include:- lens hoods, filters, lens caps, flash holder.

Lot 1298

A Leitz Summicron F=3.5 cm 1:3.5 Camera Lens, Nr. 1640237, Hota 39mm UV filter.

Lot 1326

A Leica M3 Rangefinder Camera, 1959, chrome, serial No. 972410, with Leitz Summicron F=5cm 1:2 lens, Nr. 1514125, Leitz UVA filter and lens hood, original Leica leather case, instruction booklet.Lot 1326 - it appears in working condition, no visible scratches to lens, case in good condition apart from scratches to base.

Lot 155

An Imperial Russian silver and enamelled compact, Moscow circa 1890, lens form, the lid with painted rose over pale blue guilloche enamel, engine turned and chased decoration, 4.5cm diameter

Lot 162

A Norwegian enamelled silver compact, lens form, decorated throughout in pale blue guilloche enamel, the lid painted with chrysanthemums, 5cm diameter

Lot 306

An Arts and Crafts silver magnifying letter opener, Stewart Dawson and Co., London 1910, the circular lens held in entwined and knotted tendrils, the blade set with a turquoise cabochon, 16.5cm long, 0.80ozt

Lot 647

A 19th Century lacquered brass tripod telescope, telescopic mechanism, lens cover, 133cm long, (lacking tripod)

Lot 749

A Minolta 505SI camera, Sigma lens 135-400 mm 1:4.5-5.6, Sony Handycam, etc

Lot 750

A 19th century leather bound brass two draw telescope, open 91 cm, closed 51 cm, objective lens 1.2 inch, optics complete

Lot 752

A Canon A-1 camera, Finepix S602 zoom camera, Agfa Silette camera, Kodak vest pocket camera model 3, Brownie 44B camera, Zenit EM camera, Ohnar zoom reverser, Hoya zoom close-up lens, Finepix tele conversion lens, Fuji wide conversion lens, Canon lens 200 mm 1:4

Lot 4370

Amended estimate: A Micro Precision Products Ltd. Micro technical camera, with standard lens and Schneider Kreuznack 1:6,8/90 lens, twelve film holders, other accessories, in a leather case, together with a tripod

Lot 89

A small Roman ribbon glass shallow dish Early 1st Century A.D.The lens-shaped vessel comprising bands of translucent blue, opaque red, opaque yellow, opaque white, opaque green, a colourless glass reticelli rod with opaque yellow spirals, and a strip of blue reticelli rod with white spirals around the rim, 9cm diamFootnotes:Provenance:With Gallery Ueda, Tokyo, 1983. Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 9 December 1999, lot 464. With Barakat Gallery, London, 1999.David G. Giles Collection, London, acquired from the above April 2008. The Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection (NFB 308), acquired from the above on the 8 June 2015.Published:Gallery Ueda, Ancient Art II, Tokyo, no.14.This striped mosaic shallow dish belongs to a small group of similar lens-shaped striped mosaic small dishes including examples in the Toledo Museum of Art, The Corning Museum of Glass, and Landesmuseum Trier. In these bowls several lengths of composite mosaic canes, each containing themselves different lengths of opaque, translucent and even reticelli strips were laid side by side and secured by a reticelli rim. See David F. Grose, Early Ancient Glass, The Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo 1989), pp.220, 252, 293-4, no.359. Sidney M. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY, 1979), p.197, no.534, and Karin Goethert-Polaschek, Katalog der römischen Gläser des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier (Mainz am Rhein1977), pp.15-16, nos.4-6, pl.1.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 233

A quantity of cameras to include Nikon, Cannon, Lumix, a Tamron lens and accessories

Lot 1257

A Minolta Autocord twin lens reflex camera, No. 360918, with View Rokkor 1:3.2 f=75mm and Rokkor 1:3.5 f=75mm lenses, with leather case and cardboard box.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1251

A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 camera with Ross 105mm Xpres f/3.8 lens, No. 74808, with leather case.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1252

A Topcon Horseman Press camera with Tokyo Kogaku Super Horseman 1:5.6 f=150mm lens and black bellows.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1247

A Leica IIIa camera, No. 157493, circa 1935, with Leitz Elmar f=5cm 1:3.5 lens.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1259

Two Yashica-635 twin lens reflex cameras, No. 650476 and No. 4120040, each with Yashikor 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses, cased.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1256

A Leica IIIc camera, No. 497131, circa 1950, with Summar f=5cm 1:2 lens.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1258

A Minolta Autocord twin lens reflex camera, No. 412431, with View Rokkor 1:3.2 f=75mm and Rokkor 1:3.5 f=75mm lenses, with black leather case.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1254

A Franke & Heidecke Rolleiflex baby grey twin lens reflex camera, Serial No. 2009526, with Heidosmat 1:2.8/60 and Xenar 1:3.5/60 lenses, within grey case.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1253

A collection of cameras and accessories, including a Pentax P30 camera with Sigma zoom 1:4.5 f=70-210mm lens, a Pentax P50 camera with Sirius 1:8.8 f=500mm lens, a Zenit EM camera with Sunagor 1:2.8 f=135mm lens and a Sigma Zoom-Master 1:2.8-4 f=35-70mm lens.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1250

A Franke & Heidecke Rolleiflex twin lens reflex camera, Serial No. 1031039, with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f:3.5 f=7.5cm lens, leather cased, with tripod.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1248

A collection of Leica cameras and accessories, including an M3 camera, No. 964591, circa 1959, with Summicron 1:2/50 lens, leather cased, a Leica III camera, No. 153893, circa 1935, with Summar f=5cm 1:2 lens, three viewfinders, a Hektor f=13.5cm 1:4.5 lens, a Super-Angulon 1:4/21 lens, a Leica-Meter MC and Otsro 1:4.5/135 extension tube and a P. Angenieux Paris Type Y1 F.90 1:2.5 lens.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 1260

A Yashica-A twin lens reflex camera, No. A2100018, with Yashikor 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses, cased, together with a Yashica-D twin lens reflex camera, No. D7111459, with Yashikor 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 363

Pentax ME Super camera with SMC Pentax-M 1:17 50mm lens, together Inter-City MC Auto Zoom 1:4.5 f=80-200mm lens, Zeiss Ikon, etc.

Lot 367

Minolta X-300 Camera with MD 50mm 1:1.7 lens, together with a quantity of lenses to include; Sigma Apo Zoom 1:3.5 ~ 4.5, f=50 ~ 200mm, Tokina 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5, etc.

Lot 376

Rolleiflex T Synchro Compur camera, no. T 2193693, Franke & Heidecke, with Heidosmat 1:2,8/75 lens, Carl Zeiss Tessar 1:3,5 f=75mm, with outer case and booklets

Lot 1303

2 vintage Zeis Ikon cameras in original brown leather cases & concertina fold-out lenses. A Zeiss Ikon Compor F90588 with Tessar 1:4,5 f=10,5cm Carl Zeiss Jena lens, circa 1940. Together with a Zeiss Ikon Prontor-s with Novar-Anastigmat 1:4,5 f=7,5cm lens - case complete with shoulder strap.

Lot 1306

A Vintage Zenit EM camera with Helios 44m lens complete with leather protective case and neck strap. With a cased set of Henri Boussod, Paris binoculars.

Lot 1307

A vintage Praktica BCA eletronic camera with 1:1.8 f=50mm MC Pentacon lens. Lot also includes a BC2400 flash gun a boxed 2 x Teleconverter, neck strap, instruction books and a Delta Jessop Atlantic Tripod.

Lot 1308

A Pentax Espio 738G camera (with zoom lens) with carry case & instruction book. Together with a Canon Prima 105 camera with zoom lens, also with carry case.

Lot 159

A 19th century lignum vitae connoisseur's lens, circular magnifying glass, turned handle with brass axehead finial, 22cm long

Lot 161

A 19th century mahogany connoisseur’s lens, the magnifying glass 12cm diam, 21cm long overall

Lot 567

Cartography - a 19th century lacquered brass tripod map reading lens, 4.5cm diam

Lot 647

Photography and Projection - a brass Special Urban 5 inch cine lens, 4.5cm diam; another, 2 inch (2)

Lot 778

A Taylor-Hobson Maxim JM 4.5" projection lens, 114mm f/2.4, No.239800, 14cm long

Lot 783

An early 20th century brass and mahogany two-draw pocket telescope, aperture cover to eyepiece, brass lens cap, 18cm extending to 35.5cm long

Lot 963

Photography - a Zeiss Ikon Contax I camera, the lens Carl Zeiss Je r1454765 Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm, leather case

Lot 325

Brass Artillery Telescope by 'W. Ottway & Co, Ealing' dated 1909, front lens absent

Lot 1095

An early 20th Century glass decanter, circa 1920, in the Regency manner, fluted upper body below three applied and faceted neck rings, with a lens cut target form stopper, height 24.5cm.

Lot 80

A Second World War RAF Aerial Plate Camera, the lens marked WW27795 REF. No.14A/3439 and with broad arrow, the cylindrical tube with plaque embossed FARADAY & SON, LONDON, and set with a single carrying handle, the sides with two pairs of graduated quartered square sights, the wood box base with sliding back and set with an ivorine Shutter Speeds tablet and faintly marked S1, the control panel stamped H-B MFG.CO.LTD. LONDON,

Lot 97

A Second World War Despatch Rider's Helmet, with dark green finish, felt padded liner, leather neck protector and chinstrap, the leather sweatband embossed BMB 1944, 7 1/2, together with a pair of goggles (2)Liner is missing three securing rivets, minor paint flakes and scuffs. Goggles with a small chip to one lens.

Lot 262

A Canon AE-1 program camera; a Makinson lens; others lenses; etc

Lot 360

A Pentax Asahi Spotmatic F SLR 35mm camera body, Takumar 55mm lens; others Tamron 28mm, 80-210mm; Rollie P35 slide projector; Russian 20x50mm spotting telescope etc

Lot 382

Cameras - Canon T70 35mm SLR camera body, another AE-1, each with 50mm lens, 70-300 zoon lens

Lot 171

Four: Pipe Major G. Allan, 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), Canadian Infantry, late Scots Guards, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 21 August 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (2755 Piper G. Allan, Scots Gds); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2755 Piper G. Allen. [sic] Scots Guards.) suspension mount bent; British War and Victory Medals (426676 Sjt. G. Allan. 46-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, first two fine, last very fine or better (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- George Keith Allan was born in Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland in March 1880. He served for 12 years with the Scots Guards, including during the Second Boer War, before emigrating to Canada where he became a Brewer. Allan enlisted in the 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), Canadian Infantry in March 1915, and is mentioned in the Suicide Battalion by J. L. McWilliams and R. J. Steel as forming the 46th’s Pipe Band. Allan advanced to Pipe Major and served with the Battalion at Ypres, the Somme, Vimy, Lens and Passchendaele. According to the Suicide Battalion Allan went ‘On a toot’ with another piper without asking for official leave, and when the pair returned the CO (Colonel Dawson) reduced them both to Private and ordered them to be sent out on the next attack. Allan received his fatal wounds in this attack, and the other piper is recorded as losing his fingers from his wounds. Private Allan died of wounds on the Western Front, 21 August 1917, and is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient as part of the 46th Battalion Pipe Band.

Lot 199

Pair: Staff Sergeant E. R. Maclellan, 1st Wireless Section, Canadian Engineers, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 27 July 1917 1914-15 Star (428579 Pte E. R. Maclellan); British War Medal 1914-20 (428579 S. Sjt. E. R. Maclellan. 7-Can. Inf.); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (428579 S. Sgt. E. R. Maclellan) last in damaged case of issue, good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Edwin Raymond Maclellan was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada in July 1891. He initially served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, before transferring to the 1st Wireless Section, Canadian Engineers. Maclellan advanced to Staff Sergeant and died of wounds, 27 July 1917, while on duty, proceeding to a Wireless Telegraph Station in the forward area near Lens, he was severely wounded in the chest, and left thigh, by splinters from an enemy shell that exploded near him. After receiving first aid, he was taken to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station where he died the same day. Staff Sergeant Maclellan is buried in the Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.

Lot 551

The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Brigadier J. P. Girvan, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., V.D., 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the most decorated officer of the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) 2nd type badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with Second Award Bar and integral top ribbon bar; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted as worn, very fine (12) £200-£300 --- Also entitled to Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration, G.V.R. C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For conspicuous gallantry opposite Cherisy on 1st September, 1918. He commanded his battalion with the greatest skill and ability, pushing resolutely forward in face of extreme machine-gun fire, and after a personal reconnaissance continuing his advance and capturing and consolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For marked gallantry and ability in the attack on Canal du Nord on 27th September, 1918. Crossing the canal on light bridges, and the River Agache by planks, under heavy machine-gun and sniping fire, he pushed on. He personally attacked and captured an enemy machine gun, shooting the gunner and turning the gun on the enemy. He went on and assisted in capturing Chapel Corner and the village of Marquion, and then gained his final objectives. His courage and dash were a fine example to his command.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout an attack he led his company with the greatest skill and courage, continually going forward into our own barrage at great personal risk in order to check men who were advancing too fast. He directed his men amidst the fiercest shelling, and it was due to his gallant personal example that hostile counter-attacks were fruitless. His reports were invaluable, and it was largely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917. John ‘Jack’ Pollands Girvan was born born on 28 November 1887, at Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 1907, he became a clerk in the Civil Service. He was a fine athlete, winning numerous championships as a member of the Argonaut rowing club. He belonged to an active militia when he attested on 14 September 1914, at Valcartier, Quebec. During the Great War, he married Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Girvan sailed on 3 October 1914, with the first contingent, arriving in England on 16 October 1916. On 4 February 1915, the 15th Battalion battalion paraded in light marching order for ‘Inspection & Review’ by H.M. the Kin, followed by the March Past, at North Larkhill camp. The following week, they boarded S.S. Mount Temple, at Avonmouth, on 12 February 1915. After a very rough voyage with high seas, they arrived at St Nazaire, in France, on 15 February 1915. Two days later, they arrived at Hazebrouck in Belgium, moving into billets at Caestre the next day and into billets in Armentieres on 23 February 1915. The 15th Battalion entered the trenches for the first time on 24 February 1915, suffering their first casualty on the night of the 27th. They entered the trenches at Rue Petillon, on 6 March 1915, pulling out three days later. In April 1915, the Canadians moved to the Ypres area and took part in the battle of Kitchener’s Wood (Second Battle of Ypres). The 15th Battalion held the line against the German chlorine gas attack, but suffered heavy casualties. The battalion was at the apex of the Canadian position on 24 April. The 15th Battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any Canadian unit, with over 647 casualties, being hit by the heaviest of the gas, and was overrun by the Germans. Girvan’s No. 1 Company, was on the extreme right flank of the Battalion’s three forward companies and was very lucky to have survived. In the battle of Festubert, on 15 May 1915, the battalion again suffered heavy casualties. Girvan was promoted to be Sergeant, in the field, ‘A’ Company, 15th Battalion, on 11 June 1915. He was appointed to Temporary Commission, and posted to 15th Battalion on 26 September 1915; granted 5 days leave, 17 October 1915; granted 7 days leave, 5 January 1916; to be Captain, 27 April 1916; granted leave of absence from 25 May to 2 June 1916. On 3 June 1916 the Battalion conducted the first Canadian counter-attack of the war against Observatory Ridge, in opening stages of the battle of Mount Sorrel, again suffering heavy casualties. Now a Major commanding No. 3 Company, he was wounded during the battle of Flers–Courcelette on 24 September 1916, by a bullet wound which penetrated his right chest at the sternum, and travelled down and lodged in abdominal muscle. He was admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, on 27 September 1916, and to Yorkhill War Hospital, Glasgow, on 1 October 1916. He was discharged on 18 October 1916, but was declared unfit for service for three months and granted leave to Canada, 21 October 1916 to 21 January 1917. Girvan returned to England in late March of 1917, and was appointed Acting Major on 28 April 1917. Then, awarded the Croix du Guerre, on 1 May 1917. Here he spent several months in Bramshott Camp, Hampshire, where his future wife Jean Sword was undergoing training at the camp hospital, and they undoubtedly spent some time together. Girvan returned back to France where, on 30 July 1917, he was indemnified for loss of kit. He was in command of No. 1 Company leading the forward assault of the 15th Battalion during the battle of Hill 70, and was awarded the Military Cross for this action in which the 15th Battalion assaulted and captured Puits 14 and Bois Hugo as part of the Canadian Corps assault on Hill 70 near Lens, France. The battalion was in the first wave of the assault on the Corps’ exposed and vital left flank. Having secured all their objectives on the morning of 15 August 1917, the battalion defended its position for a day and half against numerous German counter attacks until it was relieved and withdrawn from the line. Girvan was struck off the strength of the 15th Battalion to attend a Command Officers Course at Aldershot on 27 June 1918 for 8 weeks, and during this time married Nursing Sister Jean Sword. Girvan, now second in command of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, proceeded overseas to the 15th Battalion, from Witley, on 20 August 1918. For the third time, he landed in France, on 23 August 1918, and rejoined his unit on 26 August. With the Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Bent severely wounded, Girvan took command as the Acting Commanding Officer. Upon the C.O.’s return, several times Girvan acted as C.O. while the commander was away. On 30 August 1918, he narrowly escaped death when the Battalion H.Q. dugout took a direct hit from a German artillery shell. Gir...

Lot 80

The outstanding and well-documented Second War C.B.E., Great War ‘Cherisy, 1 September 1918’ D.S.O., ‘Canal du Nord, 27 September 1918’ Second Award Bar, and ‘Hill 70, August 1917’ M.C. group of thirteen awarded to Brigadier J. P. Girvan, 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the most decorated officer of the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Infantry Battalion in the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with Second Award Bar, lacking integral top ribbon bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (27071 Pte. J. P. Girvan. 15/Can: Inf:; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. P. Girvan.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp, unnamed as issued; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed (Major J. P. Girvan D.S.O. M.C. 48th Highrs. of C.) complete with integral top suspension brooch; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Major J. P. Girvan D.S.O. M.C. 48th Highrs of C.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914 1916, with bronze Palme, silver awards all dark toned from long-term display, generally good very fine and better (13) £6,000-£8,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Brigadier J. P. Girvan, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Canadian Army.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 February 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For conspicuous gallantry opposite Cherisy on 1st September, 1918. He commanded his battalion with the greatest skill and ability, pushing resolutely forward in face of extreme machine-gun fire, and after a personal reconnaissance continuing his advance and capturing and consolidating a position some 6,000 yards in front of the jumping-off line. His courage and leadership were admirable.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., 15th Bn., Can. Inf., 1st C. Ont. R. ‘For marked gallantry and ability in the attack on Canal du Nord on 27th September, 1918. Crossing the canal on light bridges, and the River Agache by planks, under heavy machine-gun and sniping fire, he pushed on. He personally attacked and captured an enemy machine gun, shooting the gunner and turning the gun on the enemy. He went on and assisted in capturing Chapel Corner and the village of Marquion, and then gained his final objectives. His courage and dash were a fine example to his command.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918: Capt. (A./Maj.) John Pollands Girvan, M.C., Canadian Inf. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout an attack he led his company with the greatest skill and courage, continually going forward into our own barrage at great personal risk in order to check men who were advancing too fast. He directed his men amidst the fiercest shelling, and it was due to his gallant personal example that hostile counter-attacks were fruitless. His reports were invaluable, and it was largely due to him that the enemy were held back from the captured ground.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1916. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917. John ‘Jack’ Pollands Girvan was born born on 28 November 1887, at Kingarth, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 1907, he became a clerk in the Civil Service. He was a fine athlete, winning numerous championships as a member of the Argonaut rowing club. He belonged to an active militia when he attested on 14 September 1914, at Valcartier, Quebec. During the Great War, he married Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Girvan sailed on 3 October 1914, with the first contingent, arriving in England on 16 October 1916. On 4 February 1915, the 15th Battalion battalion paraded in light marching order for ‘Inspection & Review’ by H.M. the Kin, followed by the March Past, at North Larkhill camp. The following week, they boarded S.S. Mount Temple, at Avonmouth, on 12 February 1915. After a very rough voyage with high seas, they arrived at St Nazaire, in France, on 15 February 1915. Two days later, they arrived at Hazebrouck in Belgium, moving into billets at Caestre the next day and into billets in Armentieres on 23 February 1915. The 15th Battalion entered the trenches for the first time on 24 February 1915, suffering their first casualty on the night of the 27th. They entered the trenches at Rue Petillon, on 6 March 1915, pulling out three days later. In April 1915, the Canadians moved to the Ypres area and took part in the battle of Kitchener’s Wood (Second Battle of Ypres). The 15th Battalion held the line against the German chlorine gas attack, but suffered heavy casualties. The battalion was at the apex of the Canadian position on 24 April. The 15th Battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any Canadian unit, with over 647 casualties, being hit by the heaviest of the gas, and was overrun by the Germans. Girvan’s No. 1 Company, was on the extreme right flank of the Battalion’s three forward companies and was very lucky to have survived. In the battle of Festubert, on 15 May 1915, the battalion again suffered heavy casualties. Girvan was promoted to be Sergeant, in the field, ‘A’ Company, 15th Battalion, on 11 June 1915. He was appointed to Temporary Commission, and posted to 15th Battalion on 26 September 1915; granted 5 days leave, 17 October 1915; granted 7 days leave, 5 January 1916; to be Captain, 27 April 1916; granted leave of absence from 25 May to 2 June 1916. On 3 June 1916 the Battalion conducted the first Canadian counter-attack of the war against Observatory Ridge, in opening stages of the battle of Mount Sorrel, again suffering heavy casualties. Now a Major commanding No. 3 Company, he was wounded during the battle of Flers–Courcelette on 24 September 1916, by a bullet wound which penetrated his right chest at the sternum, and travelled down and lodged in abdominal muscle. He was admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, on 27 September 1916, and to Yorkhill War Hospital, Glasgow, on 1 October 1916. He was discharged on 18 October 1916, but was declared unfit for service for three months and granted leave to Canada, 21 October 1916 to 21 January 1917. Girvan returned to England in late March of 1917, and was appointed Acting Major on 28 April 1917. Then, awarded the Croix du Guerre, on 1 May 1917. Here he spent several months in Bramshott Camp, Hampshire, where his future wife Jean Sword was undergoing training at the camp hospital, and they undoubtedly spent some time together. Girvan returned back to France where, on 30 July 1917, he was indemnified for loss of kit. He was in command of No. 1 Company leading the forward assault of the 15th Battalion during the battle of Hill 70, and was awarded the Military Cross for this action in which the 15th Battalion assaulted and captured Puits 14 and Bois Hugo as part of the Canadian Corps assault on Hill 70 near Lens, France. The battalion was in the first wave of the assault on the Corps’ exposed and vital left flank. Having secured all their objectives on the morning of 15 August 1917, the battalion defended its position for a day and half against numerous German counter attacks until it was relieved and withdrawn from the line. Girvan was struck off the strength of the 15th Battalion to attend a Command Officers Course at Aldershot on 27 June 1918 for 8 w...

Lot 836

A Pentax SF7 camera and lens and three other lenses, a Sigma auto-focus zoom, F=75 300mm, multi-coated, a Tamron SP Teleconverter 2x, and a Tamron SP 500mm 1:8 Tele Macro, all in cases (4).

Lot 837

A Minolta 5000 35mm SLR camera with a Vivitar Series 1 autofocus zoom 77mm 28-300mm lens, a Minolta AF Lens 50 Macro, flash and accessories, a Rollei A110 camera in hard case and a Lumix DMC-TZ 60. CONDITION REPORT: Not tested, no guarantee of working order.

Lot 368A

Pentax ME Super with zoom lens and two other lenses in travel case. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 373

Pair of vintage cameras, Chinon CS camera with Zenit 135mm lens, Praktica BC1 with Zeiss 35mm f2.4 lens with flash guns. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 374

Air Ministry 8 inch F/2.9 lens no 161421. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 157

A 1962 vintage Rolleicord VB twin lens reflex camera, with leather case and accessories and spare lens, serial number 2626750.

Lot 197

A Micro Precision Products Microcord twin lens reflex camera, with two Ross of London lenses, cased. 

Lot 241

A Yashica Minister III camera, with a 1:2,8 f=45mm lens, cased, together with an Ensign Ful-Vue camera. (2)

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