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Lot 2600
WALKER & HALL; a George V hallmarked silver and guilloche enamel three piece dressing table set comprising a cut glass jar with silver top, a hairbrush and a clothes brush, Birmingham 1926 (3).Condition Report: Light surface wear, tarnishing to the silver. Enamel with minor age wear patina to the surface and perhaps odd tiny nicks at edge, but generally good.
Lot 3073
VICTORIA; a 'Gothic type' silver crown, UNDECIMO on edge, 1847.Condition Report: The coin does not appear to have been in a mount. There are three lines on the edge of the coin next to three of the crowns - please see images. General age toning and light surface patina with light scratches. Odd small knock to the edge.
Lot 598
A Victorian oval cameo brooch depicting Leda and The Swan within a yellow metal frame, 55 x 47mm (af)Condition Report: There is a small chip to the reverse of the cameo, and further chips to the edges, also a very fine crack showing from the back but not from the front when held up to light. Frame and pin are unmarked.
Lot 2845
OMEGA; a gentleman's stainless steel Seamaster Professional chronometer 007 edition wristwatch, with blue bezel, the face set with 007 textured logo, batons and subsidiary date aperture, diameter excluding winding crown 40mm, with box, papers and outer box.Condition Report: Hands move freely, when wound the watch appears to run although this is no guarantee of working order, light scratches to the bracelet but presented very well.
Lot 2213
JOHN ROSE; an Edwardian hallmarked silver triple section cigar case with foliate engraved detail and panel set with engraved initials, Birmingham 1904, length 13cm, approx 4.1ozt/127.8g.Condition Report: Action works well, closing tightly and releases clearly, free from any major dents or damages, no holes, light surface tarnishing only, missing the inner ribbon.
Lot 2861
TUDOR; a Prince Oysterdate Rotor self-winding gentleman's stainless steel wristwatch, the silvered dial set with batons and subsidiary date aperture, diameter 34mm, with a Rolex Oyster box and outer card box.Condition Report: Light scratches and scuffs, the bracelet is slightly sagging, wear to the boxes, when wound the watch appears to run, the fingers move freely and the date aperture is currently functioning.
Lot 2498
LEE SILVER & CO; a George VI hallmarked silver tea strainer and bowl with cast open floral decoration, Sheffield 1947, approx weight 3.09ozt/96g.Condition Report: Light age wear patina to the surface, some tarnish spots to the inside of the bowls, handle slightly bent, underside of base with some light marks / tarnish spots.
Lot 994
RALPH LAUREN; a blue textured button down Oxford shirt, with tags, collar 16", a similar light blue denim cotton pinpoint Oxford shirt, collar 16", a blue and white small check Oxford shirt, collar 16", a purple Oxford shirt, size XL, a khaki brown short sleeve button down shirt in original packaging, size XL, collar 15", and yellow cotton button down shirt, size L, all with embroidered logo to front (6)Condition Report: All shirts are unsued
Lot 2391
A silver blue guilloché enamelled and hallmarked silver gilt snuff box of rectangular form with rich blue enamel to both the lid and sides, import mark for London 1925, width 8.25cm. Condition Report: Some light surface scratches, free from any chips or losses to the enamel, free from any dents, retaining a good proportion of the gilded interior. The maker's mark is 'TK &CO'.the base is not enamelled
Lot 3149
CHARLES II; a silver 'Third Bust' crown, 1679 with TRICESIMO PRIMO border.Condition Report: The edge of the coin at 12 and 6 o'clock is slightly flattened, possibility that it may have been in a mount - 0ewse see additional images. General toning to the surface. General patina to the surface throughout with some light scratches. Rubbing to detailing of bust throughout.
Lot 2477
A Continental 800 grade silver trinket box and cover of quatroform shape, the cover with applied seated cherubs and scrolling decoration, on four scrolling feet, length 12cm, approx weight 7.58ozt/235g.Condition Report: Light r patina to surface, grubby in parts. Interior with general scratches throug use and some tarnishing. One hallmark to the front of the flange of the base.
Lot 623
A large Victorian yellow metal framed cameo brooch depicting George and the Dragon, 70 x 65mm, and a further oval cameo in 9ct gold mount (2)Condition Report: The smaller cameo has several cracks running through it, the larger cameo has a couple of old repairs to the frame, light surface scaratches to both.
Lot 2583
ALBERT CARTER; a George V cut glass dressing table bottle with hallmarked silver and enamelled cover, Birmingham 1928, also a similar example, a hallmarked silver mounted and Royal Doulton Kingsware menu holder and a hallmarked silver walking cane cap with polished hardstone ball surmount (3).Condition Report: The yellow enamel to the lid of the jar with minor and light patina, small loss to enamel at edge. Please see image.Glass base ok. Gold Art Deco enamel lid with finial has a small chip to the tip of the finial and a chip to the side of the final. Light patina to the enamel surface and some minor pin head size nicks at the edge. Hall marks rubbed. Glass base ok, patina of light scratches through use.
Lot 866
JIMMY CHOO; a caramel coloured soft leather Catherine handbag with quilted front flap to front pocket, trimmed with black patent leather, with textured brass lockplate embossed with maker's logo, two side pockets with a light brown suede type interior with certificate of authenticity and original dust bag, 32 x 22 x 14cm.Condition Report: This bag is in a hardly used condition with a very good exterior with just some very minor scuff marks and some creasing to the handles and a clean interior.
Lot 2975
An 18ct yellow gold crown wind open faced pocket watch, the white enamel dial set with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds hand, inscribed 'Waltham U.S.A.' with engraved initials to the case back, 18ct gold cuvette and signed movement, Birmingham 1920, diameter 50mm, approx 109g.Condition Report: Case back does not close tightly, very slightly sprung. Light surface scratches to glass and case. The watch has been over wound. Not currently working
Lot 2353
A sterling silver and guilloche enamel skittle shaped needle holder with ivorine interior, height 6.5cm, approx weight 26g.Condition Report: Enamel with light patina, odd minor and light scratch. Base section with some small patches which are smooth but not uniform to the wave pattern beneath - very hard to photograph this. A couple of minor nicks to the edge of the enamel on the base section.
Lot 139
A yellow metal opal and diamond ring set with three cabochon opals and four diamond chips, size P, approx 3.8g.Condition Report: The size of the ring head is approx 17.5mm, the three opals have light surface abrasions, but are free from any major damage. One has what appears to be an internal orange stained crack to the side, otherwise general surface wear. There are no clear hallmarks.
Lot 2984
THOMAS RUSSELL & SON; a late Victorian 18ct yellow gold key wind open face pocket watch with Roman numerals to the white enamel dial, 18ct gold cuvette, with signed movement numbered 66360, diameter 52mm, approx. 126.6g.Condition Report: All parts are stamped ‘18ct’, the button on the side of the watch is tight and does not move, the dial is in good condition, as is the case, free from any engravings or inscriptions, light surface wear and a couple of small dents to the sides of the watch, we cannot guarantee working order.
Lot 232
Family Group: A Second War ‘Dunkirk’ M.C. group of three awarded to Second Lieutenant P. D. R. Kindersley, Highland Light Infantry, whose actions helped extricate his battalion from a desperate situation; transferring to the newly-formed Reconnaissance Corps, he died in service in March 1941 Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1940, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘H. F. T. Kindersley, Esq., c/o Mrs. J.D. Herringham, Little Lords Mead, Lymington, Hants.’ [the recipient’s brother, at their aunt’s address], extremely fine Four: Lieutenant H. F. T. Kindersley, Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all privately engraved ‘Lt. H. F. R. Kindersley F.M.S.V.F.’, mounted for wear, with a Federated Malay States V.F. cap badge, nearly extremely fine (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- M.C. London Gazette 22 October 1940. The original recommendation, submitted by Brigadier J. G. Smyth, V.C., states: ‘On 29 May 1940 when 1st H.L.I. became surrounded by enemy tanks and infantry this officer was acting as Brigade Liaison Officer. He came through to Brigade H.Q. to report the situation of his battalion at great personal risk and later took back a message to his C.O. which enabled considerable elements of the battalion to be extricated under cover of darkness. His behaviour throughout was admirable and his reports clear, intelligent and helpful.’ Philip Douglas Ronald Kindersley was born in 1918 at Rekko Hill, Kajang, Malaya, where his father was established as a pioneer coffee and rubber planter. Sent to England for his education, Philip attended Repton School between 1932 and 1935, passing into the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1936. He was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry in 1938, the Kindersley name being familiar in the regiment through the distinguished career of his uncle, Colonel Archibald Kindersley, CMG, and his cousin, Claude Kindersley (who would receive both the DSO and MC in the approaching war), already serving with the 2nd Battalion. Second Lieutenant Kindersley served as intelligence officer of the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry when it joined the British Expeditionary Force in France. There it was assigned to Brigadier ‘Jackie’ Smyth’s 127 Infantry Brigade at his particular request, his high opinion of the regiment having been formed when its 2nd Battalion was present at the action in which he won the Victoria Cross in 1915. In mid May 1940, when the collapse of the French army and the German invasion of Holland obliged the B.E.F.’s withdrawal towards the Escaut line, 127 Brigade came under ‘Macforce’, a scratch formation created to guard the bridges over the River Scarpe between Raches and St. Amand and protect the exposed right flank. Here the H.L.I. came under sustained attack from the air, the beginning of two weeks of hard fighting during which they developed something of a speciality as a rearguard unit, in the retreat north-westwards to the Channel coast. On 29 May 1940 the Battalion was at Rexpoëde, less than 10 miles from Dunkirk, having just completed a particularly arduous march of 25 miles, hard on the heels of two successive night withdrawals. The battalion was suddenly attacked in the rear by tanks which had broken through a neighbouring formation. Determined and effective resistance was immediately organised, which kept the enemy tanks and infantry at a distance all afternoon, the position being subjected to shelling and mortar fire throughout. Any movement at once drew rifle and automatic fire. The situation was confused - the battalion out of touch with higher command and likely surrounded. It was in these circumstances that the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. Russell, gave Kindersley his task. As he recounted to a brother officer: ‘I have sent back Philip to get orders and find out what is happening. We can be quite sure that if it is humanly possible for anyone to get back, Philip will do it.’ This confidence was not misplaced; Kindersley’s journey to Brigade H.Q. under heavy fire, and his hazardous return with the order to retire, enabled the survival of the remainder of the battalion. Their arrival within the Dunkirk perimeter was a great relief to their Brigadier, as recalled by Smyth in his memoir: ‘I was particularly pleased with the H.L.I. They had had by far the worst time. They looked an awful crowd of ruffians, unshaven and black with sweat and dirt. But they were tremendously pleased with themselves. They had been up against a very awkward situation, had had a rough close-quarter scrap and given a great deal more than they had received in the way of hard knocks. They gave me a great welcome and were all full of fight and in high morale. I remembered my words to Gort when I chose them: “But they’ll fight like hell when it does start”. And they certainly did.’ When the Reconnaissance Corps was formed in January 1941, Lieutenant Kindersley was appointed to command C Squadron of 42nd Reconnaissance Regiment, in the acting rank of Captain. However, his promising career was brought to an abrupt close when a bout of scarlet fever developed into meningitis. He died at Ipswich Isolation Hospital in March 1941. Henry Francis Ronald Kindersley, the elder brother of the above, was born in 1912 and after education at Radley College he followed in his father’s footsteps as a planter in Malaya, firstly with the British American Tobacco Company, and afterwards at the Sengat Rubber Estate, Ipoh (1937-56). As an officer in the Malay Volunteers he was captured at the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, and worked on construction of the infamous Burma railway. On returning to England he made his home on the Isle of Wight, where he was active in business and the community. He died in 1970. Sold with a DVD of copied research.
Lot 200
Six: Private H. Heaford, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, later Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Harold William Hoiles Heaford) in Royal Mint case of issue; together with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service; and Imperial Service Medal bestowal Certificate, this last framed and glazed, nearly extremely fine Three: Private W. P. Deakin, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5433442 Pte. W. P. Deakin. D.C.L.I.) mounted as worn, good very fine (8) £140-£180 --- Harold Heaford was born in 1902 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Whitehall on 28 June 1922, having previously served as a Corporal in the Royal Army Pay Corps. He transferred to the Reserve on 27 June 1929, and was discharged on 27 June 1934, after 12 years’ service. During the Second World War he served as a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force; and in civilian life was employed as a Stores Supervisor at the Ministry of Defence, being awarded his Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement (London Gazette 28 September 1965). Sold with the recipient’s Army Vocational Training Certificate; Medal notification slip for the Second War awards; three R.A.O.B. Certificates and membership card; and copied research. William Percy Deakin was born on 8 February 1903 and ‘joined the Regiment in September 1924, and served until August 1952. He will be remembered by every officer who served during those years as a very outstanding Officers’ Mess waiter and best possible type of soldier of the pre-1939 War period. Coming originally from Birmingham, he was in the Mess at the Depot for many years, and saw active service with the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1939-40. He died in Truro on 26 December 1978.’ (the recipient’s obituary in The Silver Bugle, Spring 1979 refers). Sold with copied service papers, which confirm that he served overseas with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 30 September 1939 to 29 February 1940; and copied research.
Lot 496
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (... Pte. J. Milbank, 1st. Bn. D.C.L. ...) edge bruising and contact marks that has partially obscured naming, nearly very fine £100-£140 --- Provenance: Donald G. Mellen Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2015. James Milbank was born in Newington Butts, Surrey. A Carman by occupation and a member of the 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regiment, he attested for the General Service Infantry at London on 16 January 1883, aged 19 years 1 month. Posted to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, he served in Egypt and the Sudan from December 1883 to June 1886, including the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 (Medal and clasp, and Khedive’s Star), and in India from February 1888 to March 1895, including service with the Wuntho Field Force Expedition of 1891 (Medal and clasp included in this lot). He was discharged in April 1895.
Lot 12
Three: Orderly A. Cushings, St. John Ambulance Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1619 Ordly: A. Cushings, St. John Amb Bde:); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (1619. Pte. A. Cushings. Met. Corps.); Coronation 1902, St. John Ambulance Brigade, bronze (A. Cushings. Pte.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- A. Cushings served with the 18th Field Hospital in South Africa during the Boer War.
Lot 183
Three: Captain R. W. Piper, 46th Regiment of Foot Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Captn. R. W. Piper 46th. Foot) Hunt & Roskell engraved naming; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, unmarked; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, plugged and fitted with suspension claw and small fixed ring suspension, light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Spink, November 2005 (when sold without the Medjidieh). Robert William Piper was commissioned Ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1842, and was promoted Lieutenant by purchase on 11 July 1845, and Captain by purchase on 23 April 1852.
Lot 108
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (W. White. Dr. Rl. Horse Arty.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £600-£800 --- William White is confirmed as Driver (No. 1763) in ‘C’ Troop, Royal Horse Artillery. ‘C’ and ‘I’ Troops Royal Horse Artillery were present throughout the campaign in the Crimea, attached to the Cavalry division. They were the only Horse Artillery to qualify for all four clasps, and were detailed by Lord Raglan to support the Light Brigade at Balaklava. Sold with medal and clasp medal roll extracts.
Lot 302
Five: Sergeant W. G. Rich, Royal Engineers, who served with the 2nd Mounted Infantry at Suakin in 1884-85, and was Mentioned in Despatches for good services during the siege of Ladysmith Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (17632, Driv: W. G. Rich, 2/Md. Inf. R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (17632 Serjt. W. G. Rich, R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (17632 Serjt: W. G. Rich. R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (17632 Serjt: W. G. Rich. R.E.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, the first with pitting from star and light contact marks generally, nearly very fine and better (5) £700-£900 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014. William George Rich was born in Midhurst, Sussex, and enlisted for the 43rd Brigade at Brighton on 23 December 1880, aged 18 years 3 months, a clerk by trade. He was appointed to the 107th Foot, in which regiment he served just 110 days, being discharged by purchase on 11 April 1881. He re-enlisted for the Royal Engineers at Brighton on 10 October 1883, giving his trade as a carpenter. He served in the 2nd Battalion Mounted Infantry, with the small R.E. detachment of 28 men under Lieutenant A. E. Sandbach, in the operations up the river Nile and in the vicinity of Suakin, 1884-85. Rich served in South Africa with 23rd Field Company R.E. and was present throughout the siege of Ladysmith, being Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 8 February 1901) ‘for good services rendered during the siege of Ladysmith, S. African Campaign 1899’, as noted in his service papers. He received his long service medal in January 1902, and was finally discharged at Bordon Camp on 29 September 1904. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Lot 212
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1228 Bugr. J. Millbanks, 2/D of C.L.I.) minor pitting, otherwise good very fine £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Lovell Collection, Sotheby’s, November 1977; Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. 1 officer and 27 other ranks of the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry were present at Abu Klea in the Mounted Infantry Camel Corps. James Millbanks was born in London in 1860 and attested for the 46th Regiment of Foot on 24 June 1879. He is shown on the rolls as a Bugler at Tel-El-Kebir and also at Abu Klea. Sold with copied research.
Lot 85
Pair: Colonel P. H. Slee, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lt: Col: P. H. Slee, R.F.A.) officially engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. P. H. Slee. R.F.A.) officially engraved naming, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £240-£280 --- Percy Henry Slee was commissioned as Lieutenant on 26 July 1881, and subsequently: Captain on 1 January 1890; Major on 9 October 1899; Lieutenant-Colonel on 22 August 1902; Colonel on 11 December 1907; and placed on half-pay on 18 December 1909. Slee served in the South African War from 1899 until 1902, in command of Railway Section. He took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, including the action at Houtnek (Thoba Mountain). He was present in Orange River Colony, including the actions at Biddulphsberg and Wittebergen (1 to 29 July), and later in Cape Colony south of Orange River in 1899-1900, which included the action at Colesberg. Slee also served during the operations in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony from 1900 to 1902. He was Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 10 September 1901 and 29 July 1902. Made Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, he was awarded the Queen’s medal with 3 clasps and King’s medal with 2 clasps.
Lot 326
Pair: Corporal H. Murray, Imperial Yeomanry, later Highland Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (30001 Pte. H. Murray. 107th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (205 Cpl. H. Murray. 5/H.L.I.) suspension slack to first, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Hawthorn Murray was born in Arbroath, Scotland, in 1881. A saw cutter, he attested at Glasgow for the Imperial Yeomanry on 1 March 1901, serving in South Africa with the 107th (Lanarkshire) Company, 6th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, from 16 March 1901 to 22 September 1901. Discharged at his own request a month later, he likely returned home to his mother’s address at 35 Ladybridge Road, Arbroath.
Lot 618
A fine General Service Medal awarded to Colour Sergeant Major G. Hall, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding), who was awarded the M.M. in 1943 for eliminating two enemy snipers in the Tunisian desert General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (4610108 W.O. Cl.2. G. Hall. M.M. D.W.R.) pawn-broker’s mark to obverse, minor official corrections, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- M.M. London Gazette 23 September 1943. The official recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. was Platoon Sergeant in one of the Companies which attacked the Bou Aukaz feature. During the night 5/6 key ammunitions ran short and at first light Sergeant Hall went out to contact the Company on the Da Brarim feature with a view to replenishing the ammunition supply of his Company. In spite of failure by a previous Company who were driven back by heavy machine gun fire, Sergeant Hall achieved his objective and brought back both ammunition and his party complete. Later, Sergeant Hall went out to stalk a pair of snipers who were installed in a rock built “sangar”. He manoeuvred himself into position with a Piat mortar and having broken up the “sangar” with accurate mortar fire, he disposed of the snipers. Sergeant Hall’s conduct throughout the battle was an inspiring example to his men.’ George Hall served in India from 1933 until 1935 with the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding). Transferred as Sergeant to the 1st Battalion, he was decorated with the Military Medal for gallantry displayed in North Africa in the spring of 1943. At this time the Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel was in full retreat, the Germans relying heavily upon mines and sniping to ‘buy time’ and enable as many troops as possible to escape northwards through Tunisia. Aided by the Ultra code-breakers, British and Allied troops forced an enemy surrender in May 1943. Promoted Colour Sergeant Major, Hall witnessed further service in Palestine during the insurgency.
Lot 493
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (265 Lance Corporal W. Forrest 1st. Bn. York. L.I.) officially re-engraved (see footnote), nearly very fine £80-£100 --- William Forrest was born in Leeds in 1863 and attested for General Service at Barnsley on 4 August 1882. Posted to the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he served with the 1st Battalion in India and Burma from 19 September 1883 to 20 December 1887, before returning home, and transferred to the Army Reserve on 25 March 1888. He was convicted by the Civil Powers of felony on 1 August 1891, with his service terminated as a result, and his India General Service Medal forfeited. Presumably his medal was restored to him under a later amnesty; given the fact that the medal in this lot is officially re-named, and the rank, unusually, is given in full, it is safe to assume that the medal in this lot is the one that was restored to him. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
Lot 230
A Great War M.C. awarded to Captain W. E. Garrett-Fisher, Highland Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘W. E. Garrett Fisher 1918’, mounted on investiture pin, good very fine £500-£700 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918. William Edward Garrett-Fisher was commissioned Temporary Lieutenant in the 16th Battalion (2nd Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry in March 1915. He served during the Great War with the Battalion in the French theatre from 23 November 1915. Garrett Fisher advanced to Acting Captain and Company Commander in February 1917. He relinquished his commission due to ill health in January 1920, and retained rank of Captain.
Lot 267
A ‘Royal Funeral’ R.V.M. Pair awarded to Sergeant H. Pettit, Coldstream Guards, who was personally decorated by King Edward VII in the garden of Marlborough House for his part in the bearer party at the funeral of Queen Victoria Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver (8095. Sergt. H. Pettit. Coldm. Gds) contemporarily engraved; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein (8095 Sejt. H. W. Pettit, Cldstm: Gds:) mounted as worn, light contact wear, good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- Horace William Pettit was born in the Parish of St. Margaret’s, London, around 1874. He attested for the Coldstream Guards on 18 June 1890, and served in South Africa with the 3rd Battalion from 21 October 1899 to 13 August 1900. Advanced Sergeant, he served as part of the Bearer Party for the funeral of Queen Victoria at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and was personally presented with his Royal Victorian Medal by H.M King Edward VII at Marlborough House on 18 March 1901. He was subsequently appointed to the Permanent Staff of the School of Instruction on 16 March 1901. His Army Service Record adds: ‘Discharged Sergeant, Medically Unfit, 20.10.1903.’
Lot 196
Pair: Captain W. Trounson, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. W. Trounson); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Lieut. W. Trounson.) nearly extremely fine, the GSM unique to an officer in the DCLI (2) £300-£400 --- One of only three General Service Medals with the clasp S. Persia awarded to the Duke of Cornwall’s light Infantry, Trounson being the only officer recipient. William Trounson was born in Penzance, Cornwall, in June 1887 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 10 September 1915. He was promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and was seconded for duty with the Military Works Services on 30 November 1918, qualifying with them for his General Service Medal with S. Persia clasp. He was restored to the D.C.L.I. establishment on 13 May 1920, and relinquished his commission on 30 September 1921. He died in Penzance on 8 February 1943. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms that he did not qualify for a Victory Medal (and which gives his most senior rank as Captain, Indian Army); and other research.
Lot 193
Six: Captain S. L. Peter, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, later Town Clerk, Mayor, and Freeman of Launceston British War and Victory Medals (Capt. S. L. Peter.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style by Spink, London; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted ordinary-style as worn, cleaned and lacquered, nearly extremely fine (6) £220-£260 --- Stuart Luttrell Peter was born in 1894 into a distinguished Launceston family - a distant ancestor, John Peter, having been Mayor of Launceston in 1553 - and was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton. Following the outbreak of the Great War he volunteered for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 7 August 1914, and proceeded with the 4th Battalion to India later that year (although not to a theatre of War). Advanced Captain, he served with the 1st/4th Battalion in Egypt and Palestine, and was disembodied on 28 January 1919. In civilian life Peter served as Town Clerk of Launceston, and in 1937 organised the Feudal Dues Ceremony for the Royal Visit of H.M. King George VI to Launceston Castle. He served as Civil Defence Controller and Air Raid Precautions Sub-Controller for the Borough during the Second World War, and in 1953 was appointed Mayor of Launceston for Coronation Year. Admitted a Freeman of the Borough in 1955, he died in October 1972. Sold with extensive research, including a photographic image of the recipient in his robes of office.
Lot 465
Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Angus M’Pherson, 1st Bat. 92nd Highlanders.) fitted with original steel clip and replacement ring suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £2,200-£2,600 --- Angus McPherson was born in the Parish of Mayhall, Inverness. He served in the Duke of York’s Royal Highlanders from 26 December 1794 to 25 August 1802, and at the age of 25 enlisted into the 92nd Foot at Galway, Ireland, on 25 August 1806 for unlimited service. He was discharged in the rank of Corporal at Dublin on 17 November 1818, in consequence of reduction and impaired constitution. He ‘has been twice severely wounded, first while serving with the Duke of York’s Highlanders at Kildare(?) on 11th June 1798, and having had his leg broken on coming from Flushing while serving in the 92nd Foot on the 1st August 1809’. He served a total of 16 years 323 days and was admitted to an out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on 25 November 1818. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Lot 220
‘During the campaign he performed many deeds of bravery, foremost among which may be specially noted - saving the life of the late Admiral (then Captain) Lushington, R.N., when that officer was unhorsed and surrounded by the enemy; and the splendid deed of heroism for which Her Majesty decorated him with the Victoria Cross, protecting at the imminent risk of his life the wounded soldiers and sailors at the Lankester Battery on the great day of Inkerman. Three times were the English forced by overwhelming numbers to evacuate this work, and the dead and wounded lay in heaps; at length, notwithstanding the order to retire, Mr Gorman, with four other brave fellows, stood their ground until reinforcements arrived, and this important post was saved.’ The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October 1882 The fine Crimean War Naval Brigade V.C. group of four awarded to Seaman James Gorman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Albion, who was decorated for his gallantry while defending the Right Lancaster Battery at the Battle of Inkermann on 5 November 1854 when, declining the order to withdraw and leave the wounded, he proceeded to mount the defence works banquette and, using the weapons of the disabled who he was protecting, helped repel the Russian advance ‘not trusting any Ivan to get in bayonet range of the wounded’ - his award would be listed in the notable 24 February 1857 issue of the London Gazette containing the first ever awards of the Victoria Cross and his well documented later life confirms him to have been the first Australian resident to hold the V.C. Victoria Cross, the reverse of the suspension bar inscribed ‘Seaman James Gorman’, the reverse centre of the cross dated ‘5 Nov. 1854.’; Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Jas. Gorman. Lead. Sean. H.M.S. Albion.) naming officially engraved by Hunt & Roskell as issued to the entire ship’s crew of Albion and delivered on board, 30 December 1855; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring and silver loop suspension, the three campaign medals fitted with contemporary matching chased silver ribbon buckles, pins removed from the Crimean pair, all contained in an old red leather and gilt tooled case, approx. 145mm x 60mm x 22mm, the lid embossed ‘Rewards for Valour. James Gorman. V.C.’, the interior with gilt tooling and velvet lining, two brass hasp catches, one end section of case missing, the medals with some light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (4) £200,000-£260,000 --- V.C. London Gazette 24 February, 1857: ‘Thomas Reeves, Seaman, James Gorman, Seaman and Mark Scholefield, Seaman. At the Battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854, when the Right Lancaster Battery was attacked, these three seaman mounted the Banquette, and under a heavy fire made use of the disabled soldiers’ muskets, which were loaded for them by others under the parapet. They are the survivors of five who performed the above action. (Letter from Sir S. Lushington, 7th June, 1856)’ Note: The Victoria Crosses awarded to Reeves and Scholefield are both held in the Lord Ashcroft Collection at the Imperial War Museum in London. James Gorman was born in London, the son of Patrick Gorman, a nurseryman and his wife Ann (née Furlong) who were married at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster on 29 June 1829. Giving his date of birth as 21 August 1834, he was assigned on 2 March 1848 to the training ship H.M.S. Victory, Admiral Nelson’s former flagship, as a Boy Second Class, having been one of the first 200 boys to be accepted as apprentices into the Royal Navy (many years later on his marriage certificate Gorman would state his year of birth as 1835 and his father’s Christian name as James, discrepancies which are not accounted for). In September 1848 he transferred with 69 other apprentices to the 10 gun brig sloop, H.M.S. Rolla, in which ship the boys were required to cruise in the Channel until declared fit to serve aboard regular naval vessels. Gorman impressed his instructors to the degree that he was retained beyond his allotted time to act as an instructor for the next intake of apprentices, following which he was briefly appointed to H.M.S. Dragon before joining H.M.S. Howe, remaining with her until 12 July 1850. After a short stay in floating barracks, Gorman, now standing 5 feet 2 inches, with blue eyes, light brown hair and a ruddy complexion, joined H.M.S. Albion as a Boy 1st Class on 13 July 1850. Promoted Ordinary Seaman 2nd Class on 13 May 1852, just two months later he was advanced again to Able Seaman and, remaining in Albion, he would serve in this rank during the Crimean War as a member of the Naval Brigade. The Naval Brigade in the Crimea Orders for the invasion of the Crimea were received by Lord Raglan on 16 July 1854 and by early November, the allied army, having landed unopposed at Kalamita Bay, 28 miles north of Sebastopol between 14 and 18 September, had already inflicted heavy losses on the Russian Army at the Battle of Alma on 20 September and engaged them once more with indecisive results on the 25 October at Balaklava while continuing to lay siege to the port of Sebastopol. In the meantime, it had become evident from the lack of Russian naval ambition that the Royal Navy could play a larger role in the campaign and on 17 October a largely unsupported and decidedly unsuccessful naval bombardment of Sebastopol port’s coastal and harbour defences was conducted while in terms of land operations, a Naval Brigade, eventually numbering 2400 sailors, 2000 marines and nearly 160 guns, was formed for shore service. ‘The navy’s main work ashore consisted in supporting the allied artillery pounding the Russian defences or in counter-battery work. Placed under Captain Stephen Lushington, commander of Albion, seconded by Captain William Peel of the Diamond, the Naval Brigade was initially camped on Victoria Ridge, near the Woronzoff Road, just over 2 miles south of Sebastopol harbour. Its first job was simply to employ teams of ‘bluejackets’ to manhandle from the busy harbour of Balaklava the heavy siege guns and ammunition and the timber and materials necessary to construct gun emplacements. The distance was 6-8 miles, depending on the point in the front line and the men worked ceaselessly from 5.30am until after 6.30pm, often under fire. To increase the allies’ firepower ‘before Sebastopol’ heavy guns were removed from the major battleships: the powerful 8-inch guns of Albion and Retribution along with 32- and 68-pounders from Britannia, Agamemnon, Queen, Rodney, Diamond, Trafalgar, Bellerophon, Terrible, Vengeance and London; Beagle landed two of her Lancaster guns. Some ships like the Diamond which provided the first of the naval batteries under Captain Peel and immediately lost twenty 32-pounder guns, were just about stripped of their main armament. For each naval gun, the sailors brought ashore 150 rounds of shot and 30 of common shell and an appropriate supply of gunpowder. It was as Lyons recorded, a ‘Herculean’ task to get all this ordnance and ammunition ashore.’ (The Crimean War at Sea: The Naval Campaigns against Russia 1854-56 by Peter Duckers refers). The British siege positions before Sebastopol were divided into the ‘Right Attack’ and ‘Left Attack’, either side of the Victoria (or Worontzoff) ravine. The French siege positions lay between the coast near Sebastopol and then joined and secured the British left flank or ‘Left Attack’. Helping to reinforce the British right, the Naval Brigade added to the allied firepower by manning 17 guns in Chapman’s Batt...
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South African Military Badges. A good selection, including Natal Mounted Rifles, Railway and Harbour Brigade, Duke of Edinburgh Volunteers, Constabulary, Kaffrarian Rifles, Durban Light Infantry, Kimberly Regiment, Natal Rifles, Tank Corps, and South African Air Force, some reproductions and copies, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240
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