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Lot 450
Victoria, 'Golden Jubilee' Specimen Set 1887, 11-coin set comprising £5, double sovereign, sovereign, half sovereign, crown, double florin, halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence and threepence, issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Victoria's accession to the throne on 20th June 1837, in contemporary black leatherette case with VR monogram in gilt on lid, the crown with light scratches to bust and minor dig to obv. left field, evidence of cleaning and hairlines across the set, otherwise the silver with a pleasant blue/rose toning, overall VF or better
Lot 452
George VI, Gold 'Coronation' Proof Set 1937, 4 coins comprising: £5, double sovereign, sovereign and half sovereign, each obv. bare head left, rev. Pistrucci's St. George and the dragon, in Royal Mint red leather case of issue with crowned GRVI monogram and 'SPECIMEN COINS 1937' in gilt lettering (case in good order), hairlines and evidence of light cleaning across the set, particularly affecting the half and double, overall an attractive set, near FDC
Lot 456
George VI, Silver Specimen Set 1946, 5 coins from halfcrown to sixpence (including English and Scottish shillings), in leather display case with gilt highlights, pleasant light gold toning, AUNC; together with an Elizabeth II, Silver Proof Crown 1977 'Silver Jubilee', encapsulated in Royal Mint display case (lacking certificate); George V, Crown 1935 'Silver Jubilee', obv. bare head left, rev. St. George and the dragon, VF; a small quantity of pre-1947 silver including a halfcrown, florins and a sixpence, gross weight 95.3g; and a 9ct gold dress stud incorporating a cross pattée in chain-link form pendant, weight 2.39g
Lot 469
Elizabeth II, Britannia Silver Proof Collection 1997, 4-coin set comprising £2 (40mm, 32.454g, 1oz fine silver), £1 (27mm,16.227g, ½oz fine silver), 50p (22mm, 8.114g, ¼oz fine silver) and 20p (16.5mm, 3.246g, 1/10 oz fine silver), each obv. Maklouf portrait of the Queen, rev. design by Philip Nathan depicting Britannia holding a trident and standing in her chariot drawn by two horses, encapsulated in Royal Mint green leatherette case of issue with certificate of authenticity, light toning, signs of handling, otherwise near FDC
Lot 471
The UK Silver Proof Coin Set 2009, 12 coins including the iconic 'Kew Gardens' 50p with rev. design by Christopher Le Brun featuring the pagoda at Kew encircled by vines, in addition the set comprises £5 'Accession of Henry VIII', 3 x £2: 'Robert Burns', 'Charles Dickens' and 'Technology', and 'The Royal Arms' 50p to 1p; limited edition no. 3235 of 7500, encapsulated in Royal Mint leather case of issue with certificate of authenticity, light toning, otherwise near FDC to FDC
Lot 516
Mixed Collection, comprising: a large quantity of copper and bronze coinage, highlights include: 8 x George V pennies 1935(x2) and 1936(x6), light contact marks, otherwise lustrous EF to AUNC; a quantity of George VI pennies and halfpennies including many lustrous AUNC; Victoria 'Bun Head' penny 1864 plain 4 in date, VG; George III 'Cartwheel; penny 1797, near Fine; Isle of Man halfpenny 1839, polished otherwise near Fine; 4 x brass threepences 1946, near Fine; mixed foreign coinage including Australia shilling 1948; USA 'Liberty Bell' half dollar 1948; USA 'Braided Hair' cent 1844, Good; Sudan billion 20 piastres AH1312/12 (AD1894), AVF; commemorative including 6 x Britain's First Decimal Coins specimen sets; and 15 x cupro-nickel crowns; and 3 x banknotes, comprising: 2 x Bank of England 10 shillings Series A signed O'Brien and Wartime Emergency issue, UNC; and USA $1 series 1935 D, AEF
Lot 517
Assorted Collection of Coins and Medals, comprising: Austria, 50th Anniversary of Johann Strauss' Debut 1894 AE medal (60mm, 82.99g), design by Anton Scharff, obv. Strauss bust right, rev. musical instrument beside palm frond, concert hall in background, light contact marks and rim nicks, otherwise AEF; a 14ct gold pendant, obv. the Acropolis, rev. trireme, edge stamped '585', weight 1.50g; mixed British and foreign coinage, including 21 x UK threepences, sixpence, shilling etc.; France 2 francs 1866; Italy 1 lira 1866; 2 x South African republic: shilling 1896 and threepence 1893; 2 x Switzerland ½ francs 1950 and 1952; and 9 x USA: 'Peace' dollar 1928, 7 x half dollars: 1951, 1952, 1964 and 1967(x4), and 'Standing Liberty' quarter dollar; from Poor to EF; an Elizabeth II proof 50p 1973 'Accession to the EEC', in case of issue; Britain's First Decimal Coins specimen set; and a quantity of mixed British & foreign base metal coinage
Lot 527
Mixed Lot of Silver Coinage, Medals and Banknotes, to include: Diamond Jubilee of Victoria, Bronze Medal (56mm, 73.02g), design by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock and W. Wyon, obv. old veiled bust left, rev. young head left divides inscription, (Eimer 1817a; BHM 3506), in Royal Mint red leather case of issue with gilt decoration, light contact marks, EF; 3 x Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales Medals, obv. CAERNARVON CASTLE over bare head right, rev. royal coat of arms, one struck in .925 silver (51mm, 64.21g), the others AE, in display cases, EF to GEF; 2 x Germany, Munich Olympics 1972 Silver Medal (each .999 silver, 27mm, 4.02g), obv. Munich city scene, rev. inscription in 5 lines, UNC; Victoria Crown 1897 obv. old veiled bust left, rev. Pistrucci, peripheral toning, GFine; a quantity of pre-1947 sixpences, gross weight 221g, mostly VG to near Fine with a few better examples; 24 x cupro-nickel crowns, and a quantity of pre-decimal currency including cupro-nickel sixpences, brass threepences, pennies etc.
Lot 546
3 x Historic Medals, comprising: Silver Jubilee of George V 1935, Silver Medal (32mm, 15.68g), obv. conjoined busts of King and Queen left, rev. Windsor Castle, (Eimer 2029b; BHM 4249), in Royal Mint case of issue, light contact marks, toned, EF; National Rifle Association 1860, AE Medal (49mm, 62.06g), design by G.G. Adams obv. THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCATION 1860. in four lines within wreath, rev. longbowman and rifleman standing, motto SIT PERPETUUM ('May it last forever') in exergue, (Eimer 1542; BHM 2682), in case of issue, hairlines, otherwise AUNC; and The Metropolitan College of Pharmacy 1899, AE Medal (63mm, 111,58g), obv. engraving 'AWARDED TO HUBERT BAMBRIDGE 1899 FOR DISPENSING' within wreath, rev. Hygeia standing holding cups in laboratory setting, in presentation case, UNC
Lot 547
5 x Commemorative Medals, comprising: (1) London Missionary Society, the Launching of the Missionary Ship ‘John Williams’ 1844 (41mm, 20.80g), white metal, obv. 3-masted ship under full sail, details of the ship’s dimensions and date of launch, rev. details of the ship’s purpose – to convey missionaries to the islands of the South Pacific in order to promote the Gospel, (Eimer 1384; BHM 2201), good edge and surfaces, EF or better; (2) Sunday Schools Centenary 1880 (44mm, 26.46g), white metal, obv. bust of Robert Raikes, rev. Christ blessing children ‘Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me’ in exergue, holed at 12 o’clock, numerous contact marks/hairlines otherwise EF; (3) Wellington Memorial Calendar Medal 1856 (41mm, 17.78g), white metal, issued by E. Moses & Son (tailors & dressmakers, London), obv. ‘WELLINGTON BORN MAY 1ST 1769 DIED SEPTR 14TH 1852’ and ‘PRESENTED BY E. MOSES & SON’ around bust of Wellington left, rev. calendar of dates of every Sunday in 1856, 40mm, obv. hairlines & light contact marks, EF; (4) Germany, ‘The Year of the Three Kaisers’ (36mm, 16.39g), white metal, obv. ‘WILHELM II . FRIEDRICH III . WILHELM I’ around conjoined busts facing right, rev. ‘DAS DREI-KAISER-JAHR 1888’ around crowned heraldic eagle, lustrous AEF/GEF; and (5) Belgium, '16th Interparliamentary Conference' Silver Medalet 1910 (30mm,, 12.18g, .999 silver), design by J.Lecroart, obv. ‘XVI CONFERENCE INTERPARLEMENTAIRE BRUXELLES 1910’ around bust of Pax right, rev. wreath of oak leaves around dates 1889 and 1910, good edge and surfaces, GVF
Lot 556
2 x Sequential Serial Numbers – Bank of England, White Five Pounds 1944 signed Peppiatt and dated 29th November 1944, London, consecutively numbered E76 050550 and E76 050551; together with another White Five Pounds 19444 serial no. E76 050553, (Pick 342), the third GVF, the two sequential with light discolouration to left field otherwise AUNC
Lot 560
2 x Bank of England, White Five Pounds 1950, both signed Beale and dated London 1st February and 15th March respectively, (Pick 344), both with pen graffiti to rev., and the former with ink stamp for 'Millgate Hotel, Long Millgate, Manchester', otherwise light folds and corner creasing, Fine
Lot 6
3 x Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt AE, all with obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon right, comprising: Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC) AE drachm (47mm, 96.26g) rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ around eagle standing left on thunderbolt, looking back with both wings open, E between legs, (SNG Copenhagen 142; Svoronos 446; BMC 158-63, pl. VI, 4), verdigris patches, centration dimple, Fine; and 2 x Ptolemy IV Philipator (221-204BC): (1) AE 41 (41mm, 76.70g) rev. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing on thunderbolt left, cornucopia to left field to left field, possibly ΔI ? between legs, AVF; and (2) AE 41 (41mm, 49.53g) rev. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt looking back at cornucopia on shoulder, Λ (lambda) between legs, (BMC 36, pl. XV, 3; cf.Svoronos 1166), light surface deposits, GFine
Lot 140
2 x George V, Crowns comprising: 1927 'Wreath' Proof obv. bare head left, rev. crown within wreath (S.4036; Bull 3631; ESC 367), verdigiris patches and light contact marks, AEF; and 1935 'Silver Jubilee' obv. as before, rev. modernist St. George and the dragon, (S.4048; Bull 3651: ESC 375), verdigiris light contact marks, VF
Lot 142
2 x George V, Crowns comprising: 1927 'Wreath' Proof obv. bare head left, rev. crown within wreath (S.4036; Bull 3631; ESC 367), verdigiris patches and light contact marks, GVF; and 1935 'Silver Jubilee' obv. as before, rev. modernist St. George and the dragon, (S.4048; Bull 3651: ESC 375), verdigiris light contact marks, AVF
Lot 145
Mixed Collection, comprising: George V crown 1935 'Silver Jubilee' (S.4048, Bull 3652) specimen example in red cardboard case of issue, light contact marks, otherwise AUNC; 2 x Victoria crowns: 'Jubilee Head' 1892 and 'Old Head' 1896, near Fine; 2 x halfcrowns 1920 and 1933, florin 1932 and threepence 1918; 4 x USA silver 'Kennedy' half dollars 1964, GEF; 3 x cupro0nickel crowns and a quantity of mixed copper
Lot 191
Mixed Collection of Silver and Commemorative, comprising: Diamond Jubilee of Victoria 1897, Bronze Medal (56mm, 76.25g), design by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock and W. Wyon, obv. old veiled bust left, rev. young head left divides inscription, (Eimer 1817a; BHM 3506), in Royal Mint red leather case of issue with gilt decoration (case damaged), light contact marks, verdigris, AEF; a First World War Pair, comprising: British War Medal and Victory Medal for A. Sjt. H.A. Allen, Middlesex Regiment, light contact marks, VF; pre-1920 silver including 2 x crowns: George IV 1821 (Good), and Victoria 1890 (cleaned VG), 2 x double florins 1890 (Good to VG); 3 x halfcrowns: William IV 1837, and 2 x George V 1914 and 1917 (Good to VG), and a quantity of threepences, gross weight 182.5g; pre-1947 silver halfcrowns, florins, shillings etc., gross weight 209.3g; Canada, silver $1 1959 obv. young head right, rev. canoe right, label and glued to obv.; 2 x UK Specimen Sets: 1967 6 coins from halfcrown to ½d; and 1982 7-coin set from 50p to ½p, UNC in Royal Mint packet; 2 x Britain's First Decimal Coins; 50 x cupro-nickel crowns; 5 x foreign mid-20th century banknotes for Belgium, the Netherlands and France; further base metal and commemorative coinage including France, Louis XVI 12 deniers (sol) 1792, holed, Poor to Fair etc.
Lot 200
Assorted British Silver, comprising: 5 x crowns: 3 x Victoria: 'Jubilee Head' 1891(x2) and 'Old Head'1893; Edward VII 1902; and George VI 1937; Good to Fine; double florin 1887 rev. Arabic 1 in date, light contact marks, otherwise toned GVF; 3 x halfcrowns: 1923, 1926 and 1942, light contact marks, AEF to GEF; 13 x shillings: 1887(x2), 1897, 1899, 1902, 1910, 1914, 1916(x4), 1942 and 1945, near Fine to AUNC; 2 x sixpences: 1887 and 1916, VF to EF; and a quantity of threepences, including Victoria, Edward VII, George V and George VI, many in high grades, gross weight 144.1g
Lot 214
11 x Canada Interest, to include: silver proof $20 1988 'Calgary Olympics' (.925 silver, 40mm, 34.107g), encapsulated in Royal Canadian Mint case of issue with certificate of authenticity; 3 x silver $1 1858-1958 'British Columbia Centenary', hairlines and light contact marks, EF; 6-coin proof set 1967, from silver $1 to bronze 1 cent, UNC; Canada Centennial Bronze Medallion, obv. conjoined bust of Victoria and Elizabeth II left, rev. maple leaf, UNC; and 5 x Bank of Canada, including: $2 1937 issue signed Gordon and Towers (Pick 59b), pencil graffito to obv., VF; and 4 x $1: 1937 issue signed Gordon and Towers prefix L/M (Pick 58d), VF; 2 x 1967 issue signed Beattie and Rasminsky (Pick 74b), VF; and 1973 issue signed Lawson and Bouey (Pick 75d), stamps for Expo '86; together with 3 x USA half dollars 1964(x2) and 1967; 2 x Australia 50 cents 1981 'Marriage of Prince Charles and Diana'; and 8 x commemorative cupro-nickel crowns
Lot 538
Yolande Ponpeye (1929 1979) Lost To Archie Moore For Light Heavyweight Boxing Title In 1956 Signed Album Page With Photo. 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
Lot 1
An outstanding Great War D.S.O. and Second Award Bar group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. Kirkpatrick, East Kent Regiment, who afterwards commanded the Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, and was mortally wounded in March 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (2d. Lieut. H. F. Kirkpatrick 1st Bn. “The Buffs”); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Jubaland, Somaliland 1908-10 (Lieut. H. F. Kirkpatrick, E. Kent: Rgt:) officially engraved naming, second clasp loose on ribbon; 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. F. Kirkpatrick E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. F. Kirkpatrick.) light contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918. D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while in command of his Battalion. The enemy attacked and drove the troops of another division which caused the left flank of his Battalion to become exposed. By his magnificent courage and leadership he succeeded in restoring the situation.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916, 22 May 1917, and 11 December 1917. Harry Fearnley Kirkpatrick was born on 8 January 1876, second son of Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) on 1 April 1895; Lieutenant, 4th May 1896; commissioned from the Militia as 2nd Lieutenant, The Buffs, 15 May 1897; Lieutenant, 9 October 1899; Captain, 15 February 1901; Temporary Major, 1 April 1905; retired as Captain, 5 February 1913. Captain Reserve of Officers, then Major 3rd (Special Service) Battalion, The Buffs, 5 December 1914; Acting Lieutenant-Colonel 1917, commanding a Battalion of the Royal Naval Division. Joining the 1st Buffs on the Punjab Frontier of India in November 1897, he was involved in the attack and capture of The Tanga Pass. Seconded to the East Africa (later King’s African) Rifles, in January 1901, he took part in operations against the Ogaden Somalis in Jubaland, in late 1901 and then in Somaliland against the Dervishes in 1908-10. Retiring in February 1913, he was recalled in November 1914 as a Staff Officer with 3rd Buffs. Seconded to the Royal Naval Division, which came under Army Control in July 1916, he took over command of the Anson Battalion after the Battle of Ancre in December 1916. This period saw the capture of the Hindenburg Line, the Arras and Passchendael offensives, and the capture of Varlet Farm on 26 October 1917, when 50 prisoners were taken. D. Jerrold’s The Royal Naval Division (1927) details his command of 188 Brigade during the Battle of Welsh Ridge in December 1917: “he wisely decided to postpone until dusk counter-attack on the Ridge with his support Bn. (the Anson) which then succeeded”. Harry was awarded the D.S.O. and Bar in 1918, and had thrice been Mentioned in Dispatches. During the Great German Attack in the early hours of 21 March 1918, Kirkpatrick, again in command of the brigade, led the fighting withdrawal and the Defence of Albert. On the 25th the brigade, reduced by casualties to no more than a battalion, halted on the Albert - Bapaume road with its left at Courcelette Mill. K. Tallett (RND magazine No. 8) writes: ‘188 Bde. withdrew to Courcelette amid many rumours of the enemy being behind or to the side of it, in the absence of friendly troops. There was much confusion. There were sporadic fire-fights during the late evening and early night, one of which claimed the life of Lt.-Col. Kirkpatrick, who was badly wounded in the abdomen and died of his wounds.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Kirkpatrick was mortally wounded at Courcelette on 25 March and died of his wounds on 27 March 1918. He is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1.
Lot 101
An Indian Mutiny C.B. pair awarded to Major-General C. J. B. Riddell, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘TD’ over ‘HD’ for Thomas & Henry Davies, a wonderful example of a Georgian badge refurbished by Garrard in the late 1850s for subsequent re-issue, fitted with narrow swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, in its R. & S. Garrard & Co. fitted case of issue; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Lt. Col. & Bt. Col. C. J, B, Riddell, C,B, R. Arty.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, some very minor enamel chips to the first and very light contact marks to the second, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- Charles James Buchanan Riddell was born on 19 November 1817, third son of Sir John Buchanan Riddle, 9th Bart., M.P. for the burghs. of Selkirk, Lanark, &c. He was appointed a gentleman cadet, Royal Artillery, on 7 February 1832; 2nd lieutenant, 19 December 1834; 1st lieutenant, 10 January 1837; 2nd captain, 12 December 1845; captain, 27 May 1850; lieutenant-colonel, 24 September 1855; brevet colonel, 24 September 1858; colonel, 19 May 1865; major-general (retired), 8 August 1865. Major-General Riddell commanded the siege artillery of Outram’s force on the left bank of the Goomtee at the siege and capture of Lucknow in March 1858; also commanded the artillery of Lugard’s column at the affair of Tigree, relief of Azimghur, operations in the jungle, and capture of Jugdespore (Three time mentioned in despatches; brevet of colonel; created C.B.; medal with clasp). Riddell afterwards served in the West Indies, and filled a staff appointment at Woolwich. He married, 11 February 1847, Mary, 2nd daughter of Field-Marshal Sir Dalrymple Ross, G.C.B., and by her had a daughter, Mary Frances, who died on 29 April 1900. Major-General Riddell died at Chudleigh, South Devon, on 25 January 1903, in his 86th year. Sold with a good quantity of original documentation, including Warrant for Companion of the Bath, signed by the Queen and dated 26 July 1858; letter from the Herald’s College transmitting warrant for same and noting ’Badge sent to Lord Clyde for presentation’; nine commission documents, the first five on vellum, reflecting his various steps in rank from December 1834 to August 1865, each with the reigning monarch’s signature; various portrait photographs of Riddell and his family, including two silhouettes created in 1843 and 1845; various news cuttings and obituary notices, notes of services and promotions, etc.
Lot 106
A post-War C.B.E. group of four awarded to Brigadier J. M. Green, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 4 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, Near East, Cyprus, subsequent clasps loose on riband, as issued (Lt. Col. J. M. Green. M.B.E. R.N.) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similar mounted, light contact marks, good very fine and better (4) £600-£800 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1957. M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946. John Michael Green was born in Lancashire on 19 June 1904, and was commissioned second lieutenant, General List, on 16 March 1942. Posted to the Royal Engineers, he served with them during the latter stages of the Second World War, and then throughout the immediate post-War years. He retired on 16 March 1962, and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier. He died in Surrey on 16 January 1989. Sold with the recipient’s silver identity bracelet; various riband bars and rank and unit insignia; named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the M.B.E.; and a photographic image of the recipient.
Lot 116
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant P. Wells, Royal Field Artillery, late Hampshire Yeomanry, who was wounded at Arras in June 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. P. Wells.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (415 Sjt. P. Wells. Hamps. Yeo.) unit officially corrected on last, light contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 7 November 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack. He went forward alone, under heavy enemy barrage, and returned with valuable information regarding the infantry situation. By his courage and initiative in getting the information through he was instrumental in enabling the guns to ward off a counter-attack.’ Philip Wells was born in Winchester on 1 May 1888 and attested there for the Hampshire Carabiniers on 4 August 1908, whilst employed as a book seller at the family bookshop P & G Wells, 11 College Street, Winchester. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 25 May 1916, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) on 27 March 1917. He was wounded by gun shot to the left leg at Arras on 15 June 1917, and having returned to England was demobilised on 11 February 1919. He relinquished his commission on 1 April 1920, and died in the family bookshop in Winchester on 7 April 1942. Sold with a large quantity of copied research.
Lot 12
Pair: Lieutenant E. Greg, 3rd Foot Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Eustace Greg Lieut. 3rd Regt. The Buffs) naming engraved in contemporary upright capitals; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Eustace Greg Lieut. 3rd Regt. The Buffs) naming engraved as before, light contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £300-£400 --- Eustace Greg was commissioned Ensign in the 3rd Foot on 15 May 1855, promoted to Lieutenant on 9 November following, and arrived in the Crimea on 14 January 1856. He resigned his commission in 1857.
Lot 13
Pair: Colonel Walter Carr Mackinnon, 3rd Foot, Chief Instructor at the School of Musketry, Hythe, late 87th Irish Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. W. C. McKinnon 87th Regt.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 (Major W. C. Mackinnon. 3rd Foot.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and unique to the Buffs (2) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999. Walter Carr Mackinnon served with the 87th Fusiliers in Bengal throughout the Indian Mutiny. He exchanged as Captain to the 3rd Foot on 25 December 1865, and was subsequently appointed Assistant Adjutant General of Musketry in Bengal. He took part in the expedition against the Jowaki Afridis in 1877-8, and was promoted to Major on 23 August 1878. He went on half pay of the 3rd Foot on 13 September 1879, but was made Lieutenant Colonel on 28 May 1884, and appointed Chief Instructor to the School of Musketry at Hythe. He retired with the rank of Colonel on 9 March 1899.
Lot 130
A Great War ‘Boesinghe, July 1917’ D.C.M. and 1916 M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. C. M. Phippin, Grenadier Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11467 Sjt: T. C. M. Phippin. 1/G. Gds:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (11467 Cpl. T. C. M. Phippin. 1/G. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (11467 Pte. T. C. M. Phippen. G. Gds:) note spelling of surname; British War and Victory Medals (11467 Sjt. T. C. M. Phippin. G. Gds.) medals unmounted, light contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1917; citation published 26 January 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In spite of constant shelling, by which the cable was frequently broken between Brigade and Battalion Headquarters, he personally organised a party and laid five lines himself, maintaining communications at a critical time by his gallant and prompt action. On the following day he displayed similar initiative and skill in connecting up the forward companies with their Battalion Headquarters.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Boesinghe 30 July 1917.’ M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. Thomas Charles Moore Phippin was born in 1885 in the Parish of Cwmburla, Swansea, and enlisted into the Grenadier Guards at Swansea on 25 April 1904, aged 18 years 7 months, a warehouse man by trade. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on the expiration of his Army Service, 25 April 1907, and was mobilised at London on 5 August 1914. He served in France with the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, from 4 January 1915, was promoted to Corporal in July 1916 and to Sergeant in April 1917. He was admitted to hospital having been gassed on 9 April 1918, and convalesced in the U.K. from 11 April to 1 August, 1918, before returning to France. He returned Home on 25 January 1919, and was demobilised on 31 March 1920, returning to his position as a Police Constable in the Prison Service. He died at Somerton, Somerset, on 19 March 1955, aged 69. Sold with copied discharge papers, Battalion War Diary extracts and other research.
Lot 131
An outstanding ‘Epehy, September 1918’ D.C.M. and M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant C. F. West, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, who, when driven back by heavy machine-gun fire, ‘collected five men, followed one of our Tanks closely, and rushed a machine-gun post on the outskirts of the village, killing the team of six men and capturing two machine-guns.’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (G/3147 Sjt. C. F: West. 7/R. Suss: R.) small official correction to unit; Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-3147 Sjt. C. F. West D.C.M. 7/R. Suss: R.) 1914-15 Star (G-3147 Pte C. F. West, R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-3147 Pte C. F. West. R. Suss. R.) mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘For most conspicuous gallantry near Epehy on 18th September, 1918. When the battalion was held up and driven back by severe machine-gun fire, he, on his own initiative, collected five men,, followed one of our Tanks closely, and rushed a machine-gun post on the outskirts of the village, killing the team of six men and capturing two machine-guns. Owing to the heavy fire from other strong points in the village, he was unable to rejoin his company, but held this post for eight hours until the village had been mopped up. He did fine work.’ M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. Charles Frederick West was a native of Arundel, West Sussex, and served in France with the Royal Sussex Regiment from 31 August 1915. In the attack on the village of Epehy on 18 September, 1918, the war Diary records that ‘The Battalion attacked at dawn. Very heavy M.G. fire owing to Epehy not being mopped up by the troops in front. Alpine Corps fought hard for the village. Our casualties about 200 OR.‘ In addition five officers were killed and eight wounded. Sold with copied research including Battalion War Diary for September 1918.
Lot 137
A Great War ‘Battle of Cambrai, Masnières’ November 1917 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant P. W. Easter, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20764 Sjt: P. W. Easter. 1/Essex R.); 1914-15 Star (20764 Pte. W. Easter. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (20764 Sjt. P. W. Easter. Essex R.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 4 March 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading his platoon forward when the company was held up by machine-gun fire, turning the flank of the strong point and enabling the company to proceed. Later, he led his platoon across a footbridge under heavy fire, volunteered to establish a post in front of our line, and having done so, successfully commanded it until ordered to bring it back.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Masnieres, 20 November 1917’. The King’s Lynn News & County Press of 16 February 1919, announced: ‘A Bircham Totfts Medallist. Sergt. Percy Easter, Essex Regt., has been awarded the D.C.M. for bravery in leading his men during an attack. He joined the Army in Aug., 1914, and went through the Dardanelles campaign. Then he was sent to Egypt and later to France, where he was made a sergeant. In a charge at Cambrai his captain was killed and his lieutenant wounded, and the sergeant led the men. He was wounded by a bullet, but his tobacco pouch saved his life. After treatment in a base hospital he was sent to a private hospital in the West End of London. He is well again, and is expecting to rejoin his regiment in France.’ Another edition on 23 February 1918, carried a photograph of Sergeant Percy Easter. Percy W. Easter served with the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment, in the Balkans from 9 October 1915. He was discharged to Class “Z” Reserve on 26 April 1919. Sold with copied gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, together with copied press articles and several articles on the Camprai operations of November 1917.
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A good Great War ‘Delville Wood’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant E. A. Woodward, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5-4510 Sjt: E. A. Woodward. 1/K.R.R.C.); 1914-15 Star (5-4510 L.Cpl. E. A. Woodward. K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (5-4510 Sjt. E. A. Woodward. K.R. Rif. C.) mounted court-style for display, the first with small edge bruise and light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He displayed great bravery in repulsing a strong enemy bomb attack, and, despite heavy casualties, and lack of regular bombers, he organised fresh bombing parties with great success.’ Ernest Woodward served with the 1st Battalion in France from 24 November 1914. He won the D.C.M. for his actions during the capture of Delville Wood, 27-29 July, 1916. The regimental history describes Woodward’s distinguished gallantry during the 1st Battalion’s attack on the morning of 27th July: ‘The 1st K.R.R.C. reached its first objective by 7.15 a.m. with small loss. The trench was full of dead and wounded Germans, and also contained three machine guns, destroyed by artillery fire. At 8.08 a.m. the second wave passed through the first wave, advanced to the next objective, and consolidated there. The advance was continued at 8.38 a.m., the final objective reached at 8.50, and a line dug, 150 yards from the edge of the wood, facing north and north-east. Two companies of the supporting regiment which came up on the right dug in too far inside the wood and left the right of the K.R.R.C. in the air. From 9 a.m. onwards the enemy shelled the wood heavily. About 9.30 a.m. the enemy were seen in large numbers north of the wood, massing for a counter-attack, while parties of them began to creep up to the eastern edge of the wood, and at 10 a.m. made a heavy bombing attack, effecting a lodgement 70 yards inside the wood. The 1st K.R.R.C. at once attacked this party and drove them back about 40 yards, but suffered very severely in doing so; Sergeant Woodward, 1st K.R.R.C., here particularly distinguished himself at the head of his bombers, and his commanding officer reported that it was in great measure due to his efforts that the enemy were driven back with very heavy loss to them.’ Sold with copied research including gazette entry, battalion war diary for July 1916, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.
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