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Lot 97
Germany,a citation for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to Oberleutnant Waldemar v.Gazen Genanni Gaza. Housed in correct folder with gilt embossing by Frieda Thiersch. Some light foxing to the document, the folder with some slight scuffing and with small split at the base fold. (1)Footnotes:Waldemar von Gazen called Waldemar von Gaza was born in Hamburg on the 6th December 1917. He joined the army with Infanterie-Regiment 66 (66th Infantry Regiment) as a Fahnenjunker (Cadet) in 1936. He was promoted to Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) on 1 September 1938 and participated in the Invasion of Poland and the Battle of France as a platoon leader (Zugführer).He was promoted to Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) on 1 September 1940. He was tasked with the leadership of the 2nd company of Schützen-Regiment 66 on the Eastern Front. Von Gazen was promoted to Hauptmann (Captain) and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 18 September 1942 for his achievements in summer of 1942 and the assault on Rostov. Shortly afterwards he was made leader of the I. Bataillon (1st Battalion) of the regiment. In early 1943 he distinguished himself again in combat as the leader of a Kampfgruppe (combat formation) in the Kuban bridgehead. For these actions he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 18 January 1943. Von Gazen was made leader of Schützen-Regiment 66 in April 1943 and was officially commander of the regiment on 28 August 1943. His regiment succeeded in holding the German lines in the vicinity of Melitopol against numerous attacks by the Red Army at the end of September 1943. Von Gazen was severely wounded in these battles. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on 3 October 1943 for the achievements of his regiment. After a period of convalescence he was transferred to the Generalstab des Heeres (General staff of the Army) on 1 July 1944. Here he received a general staff traineeship. He was appointed Ia (operations officer) of the 13. Panzer-Division stationed in Hungary in early September 1944. He was transferred again and appointed Ia of the 2. Panzer-Division in February 1945. Von Gazen was taken prisoner of war at the end of hostilities in Europe and released in 1946.In addition to the Knight's Cross with swords and oakleaves he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class, Panzer badge in bronze, Wound badge in silver, Tank destruction badge and the German Cross in gold. He was additionally mentioned in the Wehrmachtbreicht. On the 3rd October 1943.The Jägerregiment 138 under the leadership of Oberstleutnant Graf von der Goltz, a Panzer group under the command of Major von Gaza as well as Sturmgeschützabteilung 243 and the Heeres-Panzerjägerabteilung 721 distinguished themselves in the defensive battles south east of Zaporizhia.He died on the 13th January 2014, aged 96.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 3069
An Edwardian 1878 Home Service Pattern Blue Cloth Helmet, with gilt brass spike and ear rosettes and a brass helmet plate to the Durham Light Infantry, lacks chin scales; a Copper Bugle, with brass mounts by Henry Potter & Co., London, dated 1911 and with Out of Service arrows; a 1907 Bayonet, the blade with issue date for June 1918, with steel mounted leather scabbard; a Swedish M1896 Mauser Bayonet, with steel scabbard; a Pair of Nickel Rowel Spurs (6)Condition report: The left side of the helmet is squashed in, lacks chin scales. The bugle is dented. Both bayonets have rust pitting to the hilts and scabbards.
Lot 3091
A Second World War Special Operations Executive Folding Knife, with 14cm plain clip point steel blade, chequered black plastic grip scales and nickel suspension loop, 33cmCondition report: Grip scales slightly warped. Small areas of light rust to metal parts. Blade with signs of resharpening.
Lot 3162
A George III 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword, the 82cm single edge curved fullered steel blade by Henry Osborn etched with crowned GR, Royal Arms, stands of arms, English rose and mounted dragoon, signed OSBORNS WARRANTED to the back edge, the steel stirrup hilt with facetted back strap, black patent leather ribbed grip lacking most of its wire binding, with steel two ring scabbard, 99cmCondition report: Some black patching to the blade, hilt and scabbard. Six small dents to the scabbard. Wire binding on the grip missing with the exception of two strands. Langet missing to the left side of the hilt.
Lot 3187
A Japanese Bamboo Staff/Club, carved with vignette scenes with monkeys, with rootball pommel, the butt later set with a large globular stone head; an African Light Wood Throwing Club, with slightly offset globular head and with horizontal broken bands of pokerwork, 46cm; three Masai Manrungu (Throwing Clubs): - one of lignum vitae with squared offset head with slightly raised medial ridge, 71cm; one of dark stained wood, the offset head carved with eyes, nostrils and a mouth, the tapering haft lightly incised with human faces, 42cm; one of orange hardwood with chip carved decoration and traces of black staining, 50cm (5)Condition report: No damage to Japanese staff. African club with crack to head and haft. 1 - Splits along the grain on the head; 2 - numerous small splits along the haft and into the head, the butt end has quite a wide 13cm split. 3 - No real damage, just wear and bruising.
Lot 3190
A Tongan War Club, of dark stained hardwood, with elongated diamond section head, ring collar and cylindrical haft with stepped conical butt, 95.5cm; a Samoan Sword Club, of light wood, the elongated diamond section head incised with triangular motifs, with plain diamond section haft inscribed PAGO PAGO, SAMOA APRIL 25th 1934, 63cm (2)Condition report: 1 - Chips to tip at each end, some wear to staining. 2 - Chip to butt
Lot 3236
A Batak Carved Horn Medicine Container, Indonesia, of compressed vertical oval form, the base carved with leaf tips, the lift-off cover secured by two beaded string bands and carved as a crouching man, 16.5cm; an Early 20th Century Tuareg Leather Cover Powder Horn, with raised ribbed decoration divided by woven leather bands, lacks stopper, 45cm; a Leather Gourd Shape Powder Flask, with light scroll tooled decoration, 20cm; a Lacquered Wood Powder Flask, of flattened pear shape, with wood stopper, 18cm; a Colonial Fly Whisk, with horse hair tail and facetted wood handle (5)
Lot 963
5 Petroleumlampen20. Jh., Messing, best. aus: Paar Schiffslaternen, vierseitig verglast und vergittert, seitliche Halterungen und zentralem Tragehenkel, je bez. "CARGO LIGHT NO. 3954 GREAT BRITAIN"; Positionslampe "Reflex", Paris, schauseitig verglast, mit Tragehenkel; Paar Schiffslaternen, dreiseitig verglaster Korpus, bez. "BOSUN LIGHT NO. 1889 GREAT BRITAIN 1926", je mit Tragehenkel, H: bis ca. 42 cm. Altersspuren.
Lot 25
Three: Major F. S. S. Brind, 17th Foot, late 19th Foot and 66th Goorkha Light Infantry, who also served with Ross’ Camel Corps in Central India Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. F. S. S. Brind, 66th Goorkha L.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lieut F F S Brind 1st Bn. HMs 19th Regt.); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Capt: F. F. S. Brind. 1/17th Regt.) very fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- Frederick Sale Sowley Brind was appointed Ensign on 4 March 1857; Lieutenant, 30 April 1858; Captain, 1 April 1870; Brevet Major, 22 November 1879; Major, 1 July 1881. Major Brind served throughout the Indian campaign of 1857-60, in defence of the Kumaon Hills, and in Rohilcuns including the affairs of Huldwanee and Buhairee, and action of Churpoorah (contused); the second Oude campaign, and with Ross’ Camel Corps in Central India (Medal). Served with the 19th Regiment in the Hazara campaign of 1868, and as Orderly Officer to Brigadier-General Bright in the expedition against the tribes on the Black Mountain (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp). Served with the 17th Regiment in the Afghan war of 1878-79, and was present, in command of the three companies that were present, in the engagement at Futtehabad (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal).
Lot 255
Three: Corporal R. Sidwell, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was severely wounded by a bomb at Gallipoli 1914-15 Star (2090 Cpl. R. Sidwell. Lan: Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (2090 Cpl. R. Sidwell. Lan. Fus.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Richard Sidwell was born in 1891 and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers. He served with the 1st/7th Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 5 May 1915, and was severely wounded with a bomb wound to his left hand at Gallipoli. He was discharged permanently unfit on 21 May 1916. His home address was at 22 Trenton Street, Cornbrook, Manchester.
Lot 258
Three: Private H. Jones, Gloucestershire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps 1914-15 Star (11433 Pte. H. Jones. Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (11433 Pte. H. Jones. Glouc. R.) light contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Private R. Bowman, Border Regiment and Machine Gun Corps 1914-15 Star (17837 Pte. R. Bowman. Bord. R.); British War and Victory Medals (17837 Pte. R. Bowman. Bord. R.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Harry Jones attested for the Gloucestershire Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 July 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and was re-numbered 162764, before being discharged Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve on 7 March 1919. Robert Bowman was born at Whitburn, Sunderland, and attested for the Border Regiment at Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 31 August 1914. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 3 September 1915; later transferring to the 65th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, he was re-numbered 74544, and saw further service in Salonika. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve on 11 May 1919.
Lot 26
Three: Brigade-Surgeon J. H. Finnemore, Army Medical Department China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Asst. Surgn. J. H. Finnemore. No. 4 B. 13th Bde. Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming; Abyssinia 1867 (Surgeon J. H. Finnemore H.M. 45th Regt.); Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Surgn. Major J. H. Finnemore, 1873-4) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (3) £700-£900 --- James Horridge Finnemore was born in Dublin on 7 October 1830, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon on the Staff on 23 June 1854; appointed to the Royal Artillery, 1 July 1857; Surgeon on the Staff, 11 January 1867; appointed to the 45th Foot, 9 November 1867; Staff, 13 April 1872; Army Medical Department, Surgeon-Major, 11 January 1873; retired on half-pay with Hon. rank of Brigade Surgeon, 11 February 1880. He served in the Royal Artillery with the expedition to China in 1860, and was present at actions of Sinho and Tangku, capture of Taku Forts, actions near Tangchow, and surrender of Pekin (Medal with two Clasps). Served with the 45th Regiment in the Abyssinian campaign, and was present at the capture of Magdala (Medal). Served in the Ashantee war of 1873-74 (Medal). Brigade-Surgeon Finnemore died in Dublin on 23 January 1908.
Lot 263
Three: Lieutenant J. E. Pogson-Smith, 8th Battalion (Pioneers), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Captain, East Kent Regiment 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. J. E. P. Smith. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. E. P. Smith.) extremely fine (3) £80-£100 --- John Edward Pogson-Smith was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 9 January 1915. He served with the 8th Battalion (Pioneers) during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 September 1915, and was promoted Lieutenant. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was commissioned Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment on 29 July 1940, and was granted the honorary rank of Captain in 1945.
Lot 274
Three: Lance-Corporal F. G. Bacon, 15th Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 29 April 1915 1914-15 Star (27795 L.Cpl. F. G. Bacon. 15/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (27795 L. Cpl. F. G. Bacon. 15-Can. Inf.) good very fine Pair: Corporal J. W. King, 48th Battalion, Canadian Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (316926 Cpl. J. W. King. C.F.A.) light contact marks, good very fine Pair: Lance-Corporal J. T. Stanley, 4th Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (11192 L.Cpl. J. T. Stanley. 4-Can. Inf.) polished and worn, therefore fine Pair: Private J. Horsfield, Canadian Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (523522 Pte. J. Horsfield. C.A.M.C.) light contact marks, good very fine (9) £120-£160 --- Francis G. Bacon was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 4 October 1892 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 20 September 1914. He served with the 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action at St. Jean on 29 April 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Lot 283
Three: Trumpeter C. H. Spicer, Hampshire Yeomanry, later Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (268991 Spr. C. H. Spicer. R.E.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (82 Tptr: C. H. Spicer. Hants: Yeo:) light contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Charles H. Spicer served as a Trumpeter with the Hampshire Yeomanry and was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 8 of 1 January 1914; and the Second Award Bar per Army Order 82 of 31 May 1932, whilst serving as a Bombardier with the Royal Artillery; in between he had served with the Royal Engineers and the 6th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry. Sold with copied research.
Lot 29
Four: Vice-Admiral C. J. Norcock, Royal Navy Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, silver, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884 (Lieut: C. J. Norcock. R.N. H.M.S. “Hecla.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £600-£800 --- Charles James Norcock was born in Plymouth in September 1847, the second son of Commander John Henry Norcock, R.N., and, having attended the Royal Naval School at New Cross and Britannia, was appointed a Sub. Lieutenant in 1867. Mentioned in despatches for his part in the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882, when he was employed as the Torpedo Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Hecla: ‘12 August, sent with twenty blue-jackets and six marines to destroy gun-cotton, which he did successfully, partly under fire. Sir B. Seymour highly approves.’ He was subsequently employed ashore and present at Tel-el-Kebir, winning a second “mention” and being advanced to Commander: ‘Employed transporting wounded from Tel-el-Kebir to Kassassin. Commander Moore strongly recommends.’ Further active service followed in the Sudan operations of 1884, when, as Commander of the Hecla, he was present in the Suakin operations (Medal with three Clasps, Khedive’s Bronze Star). Following his advancement to Captain in 1889, Norcock enjoyed a succession of senior appointments, among them Commodore 2nd Class in command of the S.E. coast of the America Station and Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Reserve 1899-1902, following which he was placed on the Retired List as a Rear-Admiral. Soon afterwards, however, he was appointed to the Admiralty Volunteer Committee, in which capacity he served until 1904, and he received his final promotion in 1907, when he became a Vice-Admiral. Norcock died in March 1933.
Lot 293
Three: Sergeant H. Mallinson, West Yorkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (203289 Sjt. H. Mallinson. W. York. R.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (6447 Pte. F. T. Chambers. 9-Lrs.; 3329 Pte. H. S. Moody. Derby. Yeo.; 20349 A. Sjt. E. Sutton. A. Cyc. Corps.; A. Sister A. V. Jackson.; 2339 Dvr A Howell. 4 M.G. Sqs. A.I.F.) generally nearly very fine or better (8) £120-£160 --- Ernest Sutton attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at York, and subsequently transferred to the Army Cyclist Corps. He served during the Great War with the 18th Battalion, and died of wounds on the Western Front on 22 October 1917. He is buried in Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with Home Secretary’s enclosure for the Defence Medal; copied Medal Index Cards; and a full set of copied service and medical records for Howell, who seemed to spend most of the Great War sick in hospital.
Lot 294
Pair: Private T. E. Bryant, West Yorkshire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 18 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (52024 Pte. T. E. Bryant. W. York. R.) edge bruise to BWM, very fine Pair: Private R. M. Watts, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 12 October 1917 British War and Victory Medals (3118 Pte. R. M. Watts. Durh. L.I.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Lieutenant W. Pearson British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. Pearson.) very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (5363 Pte. G. E. Brazier. R. Ir. Regt.) good very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Thomas Edward Bryant was born in Camberwell, London, and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Deptford. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 18 September 1918. He is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France. Roger Moffat Watts was born at Hetton, co. Durham, and attested for the Durham Light Infantry at Stockton-on-Tees. He served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 12 October 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Sold with three embroidered postcards sent home by the recipient from the front.
Lot 298
Three: Private D. Morgan, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner of War at St. Quentin in March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (6745 Pte. D. Morgan. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (202845 Pte. D. Morgan Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Dudley Morgan was born at Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, on 18 November 1898 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served in ‘A’ Company of 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was taken Prisoner of War at St. Quentin on 21 March 1918, being held for the rest of the War at Mannheim P.O.W. Camp.
Lot 30
Pair: Captain C. W. Wildman, Royal Irish Fusiliers Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Captn. C. W. Wildman. 1/R.I. Fus.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed, light pitting from star, otherwise good very fine (2) £240-£280 --- Charles Wilberforce Wildman was appointed Ensign in the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 22 May 1866; Lieutenant, 5 February 1868; Captain, 14 September 1875; retired pay Hon. Major, 27 June 1885. Major Wildman served with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Egyptian War of 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
Lot 300
Pair: Private P. Baum, Durham Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (9-6615 Pte. P. Baum. Durh. L.I.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private D. A. Howard, Seaforth Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-22225 Pte. D. A. Howard. Seaforth.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Daniel A. Howard) very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (19171 Pte. A. Kiley. S. Wales Bord.; 18217 Pte. A. H. Smith. Welsh R.; 30230 Sjt. A. H. Logan. High. L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks to first, generally nearly very fine and better Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (George J. Palmer.) very fine (9) £120-£160 --- Percy Baum attested for the Durham Light Infantry at Chichester, Sussex, on 12 July 1916, and served with the 2nd/9th Battalion during the Great War in Salonika from 6 November 1916 to 9 February 1919. He was discharged Class Z Reserve on 27 March 1919. Andrew Kiley was born in Penydaren, Glamorganshire, and attested for the South Wales Borderers at Cefn Coed, Glamorganshire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 6 September 1915 and, having proceeded to the Western Front, was killed in action on 21 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France. Albert Henry Smith was born at Halesowen, Warwickshire, and attested for the Welsh Regiment at Bargoe, Glamorganshire. He served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 December 1915, and was admitted to 2nd General Hospital on 25 May 1916. Subsequently posted for service with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, he was drowned at sea on 4 May 1917, and is commemorated on the Savona Memorial, Italy. Alexander Howe Logan was born in Glasgow in 1889 and attested there for the Highland Light Infantry. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 24 August 1918. He is buried in St. Hilaire Cemetery Extension, Frevent, France. Sold with copied research.
Lot 311
Six: Gunner H. Whitney, Royal Artillery, later Army Physical Training Corps India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1930-31, North West Frontier 1935, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (824557 Gnr. H. Whitney. R.A.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (824557 Gnr. H. Whitney. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, edge bruise to first, otherwise nearly extremely fine (6) £140-£180 --- Hugh Whitney was born in Sheffield on 6 October 1916 and enlisted into the Royal Artillery in c.1932. He served with the 3rd (Corunna) Light Battery, R.A., in operations on the North West Frontier of India in 1935; and subsequently during the operation in Waziristan against the Daur Tribe incited by the Faqir of Imp in 1936-37. He later served with both the 5th and 6th Medium Regiment, R.A., from November 1938. Returning to the U.K., he transferred to the Army Physical Training Corps on 7 March 1941, and served with them in North West Europe post D-Day. He died in Sheffield in 1999. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research. Note: North West Frontier 1930-31 clasp unconfirmed and in all likelihood not entitled.
Lot 313
Seven: Corporal H. W. Mellors, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5378585 Pte. H. W. Mellors. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) suspension claw re-affixed; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5378585 Cpl. H. W. Mellors, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with the recipient’s O.B.L.I. cap badge and Second World War ‘For Loyal Service’ lapel badge, heavy edge bruising, contact marks and polishing to first, otherwise generally very fine and better (7) £140-£180 --- H. W. Mellors served as a Bandsman in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (September 1928 Regimental Journal refers).
Lot 33
Three: Corporal William Grey, Royal Marine Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (W. Grey, Pte. R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Wm. Grey, Corpl. No. 2442 Chat. R.M.L.I.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, otherwise good fine (3) £300-£400
Lot 334
Family group: A poignant Second War Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot’s campaign group of three awarded to Flight Sergeant L. R. Carter, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who survived a mid-air collision during a dog-fight serving with 66 Squadron, 11 October 1940 - only to be shot down and killed, aged 21, whilst carrying out a fighter sweep over northern France with 74 Squadron, 6 July 1941 1939-45 Star, 1 copy clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with Caterpillar Club badge, in gold with ‘ruby’ eyes, reverse engraved ‘Sgt/Pilot L. R. Carter’, with named Air Council enclosure and portrait photograph of recipient - both mounted on thick card for framed display purposes, enclosure cut for purpose, good very fine Three: Sergeant A. W. Carter, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12886 L. Cpl A. W. Carter. Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (12886 Sjt. A. W. Carter. Bedf. R.); Defence Medal, mounted with Cap Badge on card for framed display purposes, very fine (lot) £2,000-£3,000 --- Leslie Raymond Carter was born in Shenley, Hertfordshire, and was the son of Albert William Carter. He was educated at St. Alban’s School, Shenley, and after school was briefly an engineering apprentice at Rolls Royce in Derby. Carter joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 18, in 1939. He was mobilised with the outbreak of the Second War, and carried out pilot training. Carter was posted as a Sergeant Pilot for operational flying with 66 Squadron (Spitfires) at Coltishall, 28 August 1940. Carter was posted to 610 Squadron in September 1940, and to 41 Squadron at Hornchurch, 1 October 1940. Ten days later he was involved in a fatal mid-air collision: ‘11 Aircraft ordered to patrol base at 30,000 feet. About 50 Me. 109’s were sighted at 30,000 feet and the squadron climbed to attack. During the combat F/O O’Neill and Sgt. Carter collided. F/O O’Neill crashed near West Kingsdown and was killed. Sgt. Carter baled out and landed uninjured. P/O Lecky did not return from the engagement and was later found dead near West Kingsdown. P/O Lock [later an ‘Ace’ and D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar] shot down 1 Me. 109 in flames.’ Carter described the incident in a letter to his mother, written shortly after the incident (this letter was printed in the book Despatches From The Heart - An Anthology of Letters From The Front, by A. Tapert, and later reprinted in The Sunday Express, 4 November 1984): ‘Sergts. Mess R.A.F., 41 Squadron, Hornchurch. Dear Mother, Herewith a line to let you know that I reached my base alright yesterday, & also an adventure to thrill the youth of the next generation & this one too I should imagine. After lunch we went off on a “flap” & were patrolling London to Maidstone when we get the “tally-ho” & there is the old 109 stooge trap all laid open to the boys of 41 Sqdn, being clear we could see gangs right, left, up & down so off we go into line astern & climb into the sun so that the swine can’t get can’t get such a big dive on us. Next minute something hit me amidships & most everything goes quiet after a few seconds of bumps, swings & jars & there I am sitting in the cock-pit of my Spitty with no engine & the tail & about a yard of fuselage hanging on by the tail control wires, & altimeter reading 28,000 ft. I sat still as I knew I wouldn’t catch fire & I saw the other Spit tearing towards the deck, smoking slightly. Next moment however there is a bang & the tail comes over & bangs the cockpit by my ear, & swings back & takes another crack. So I lowered the seat & sat with all my straps undone, & wireless disconnected breathing in the oxygen which luckily is still coming through, & watching the tail having a crack at me. At 17,000 I decide to get out & grabbing the tail on one of its frequent swings, held on until I am standing on the edge of the cockpit & then let go & jumped backwards. At this time the wreck is going slowly round & the starboard main planes plonks itself under my back, & there I lay for about ten seconds wondering what I had landed on & looking around I decide to get clear by going to the wing and stepping off by the trailing edge. I could now hear the battle above & so decided to do a delayed drop. I couldn’t get my head up for a start until I decided to do what I had heard previously, double up my legs, & it worked. I started rolling. I whizzed down to lower cloud level at 4,000 feet & looked for the ripcord & pulled it, according to regulations. For less time than it takes to write a couple of letters I thought I was being strangled, there being no jolt, & then was leisurely floating down to South Kingsdown, ten miles from Maidstone, into the arms of about ten L.D.V’s & forty women & kids demanding to know if I was British. I only had one minutes anxiety & that was when my wreckage came past, after I had pulled the ripcord, about fifty feet away. I have not a single cut or bruise thank the Lord & the parachute packer, whom I have just been round to thank in the normal way. Cheerio. Love to All at Home. Keep smiling. Les. P.S. I must get the adjutant to send off for my caterpillar, as it was an Irving air chute.’ Having survived that encounter, Carter was back on flying duties 17 October 1940. Five days latter, he suffered severe frostbite to his fingers - the canopy of his Spitfire being frozen partly open whilst flying a patrol at 35,000 feet. Carter was unable to fly for several months, and was placed on light duties. He was posted to 58 O.T.U. early the following year, prior to returning to operational flying with 74 Squadron (Spitfires) operating from Manston. Carter took off for a sweep over northern France, 6 July 1941. He was presumed shot down and killed over Wormhoudt, near Lille. Aged 21, Flight Sergeant Carter is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Albert William Carter was the father of the above, and served during the Great War with the Bedfordshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 30 July 1915. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 December 1917). Sold with copied research.
Lot 348
Five: Lance Corporal W. ‘Curly’ Wilson, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, later West Yorkshire Regiment and Durham Light Infantry Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22308125. Fus. W. Wilson. R.N.F.) number partially officially corrected; U.N. Korea 1950-54; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22308125 Fus. W. Wilson. R.N.F.) clasp facing buckled on right hand side; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (22308125 Pte. W. Wilson. W. Yorks.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (22308125 L/Cpl. W. Wilson. DLI.) with 2 card boxes of issue, contact marks overall, nearly very fine (5) £280-£320 --- Sold with a copy of Jungle Conflict, The Durham Light Infantry in Borneo 1965-66 by R. Harrison and J. Heron - in which the recipient is pictured and mentioned for an ambush during Operation Blaydon Races, 20-27 February 1966.
Lot 362
Pair: Chief Communications Yeoman N. P. Underwood, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (C/JX 905274 N. P. Underwood. A/L. Sig. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.905274 N. P. Underwood. C.C.Y. H.M.S. Terror.) light contact marks, nearly extremely fine (2) £120-£160
Lot 38
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel E. B. Peacock, 31st Bengal Infantry, who was present at the defence of Malakand and was severely wounded at Inayat Kili in September 1897 India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897 (Lieut. E. B. Peacock. 31st Bl. Infy.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. E. B. Peacock.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver (Captn. E. B. Peacock. 31st P.I.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (4) £300-£400 --- Edward Barnes Peacock served with the 31st Bengal Infantry on the North West Frontier of India 1897-98; was present at the defence and relief of Malakand, the action of Landakai, and operations in the Mamund country. He was severely wounded by a gunshot in the thigh at Inayat Kili on 30 September 1897 (Medal with two Clasps).
Lot 382
A well documented N.G.S. 1793-1840 awarded to Commander S. F. Short, Royal Navy, who was officially noticed for his services in operations on and off the coast of Syria and promoted Lieutenant Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Saml. F. Short, Mate.) light cabinet marks, good extremely fine £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, June 1994. Samuel Frederick Short was born in Yorkshire on 4 April 1804, and joined the Royal Navy as a Volunteer 1st Class for service in H.M.S. Brazen on 14 March 1823. He served as a Volunteer 1st Class in H.M.S. Beaver from 5 July to 18 October 1823; as a Midshipman in H.M.S. Cambridge from 25 December 1823 to 21 June 1826; in H.M.S. Gloucester from 26 June 1827 to 23 June 1828; and in H.M.S. Hyperion from 1 October 1828 to 19 July 1829, before being discharged to Haslar. Short then attended the Royal Naval College and passed his examination in 1830. He was appointed Midshipman and Mate on H.M.S. Weazel in 7 April 1830, and subsequently served as a Mate in the Charybdis, Brisk, Revenge, Megaera, Talbot, and Barham, before being appointed Mate aboard the steam vessel H.M.S. Cyclops on 9 January 1840. He served in that ship during operations on and off the coast of Syria. The Cyclops, a six-gun paddle frigate, delivered the ultimatum to Mehemet Ali in Alexandria, 9 August 1840, and delivered the subsequent rejection to Admiral Stopford, 7 September 1840. The ship was involved in the bombardment of the fort at Djebel, 11 September 1840; the bombardment and capture of the fort at Batroun, 15 September 1840, the bombardment and capture of Sidon, 28 September 1840, and the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, 3 November 1940. Short was officially noticed for his services and promoted Lieutenant on 5 November 1840. Short transferred to the Coast Guard as a Lieutenant on 6 September 1844, based at Ramsgate, and was posted to Southampton on 2 February 1857. He retired with the rank of Commander on 4 December 1863. Sold together with the recipient’s original ‘Passing Certificate’ for Lieutenant, and eight original ‘Appointing Letters’ from his first appointment as Mate of the steam vessel Cyclops in 1840, to the rank of retired Commander in 1863.
Lot 389
China 1842 (John Maddock, 49th Regiment Foot.) with original suspension, suspension neatly re-affixed, edge bruising, very fine £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003. John Maddock appears to have joined the 49th Regiment from the 11th Light Dragoons in late 1830. Then, following lengthy service out in India, he participated in the operations of the First China War, serving in Hong Kong from April to June 1841; aboard the Marion, off Rugged Island, between April and June 1842; and off Nankin or at Singapore for the remainder of the latter year. Muster rolls would further indicate that the unfortunate Maddock died at sea on 17 January 1843, while embarked with the 49th’s H.Q. Staff aboard the William Money, bound from Singapore to Calcutta.
Lot 396
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (2808. Serjt. Edmond. Bermingham. 1st Battn. 1st Royals) depot impressed naming, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £180-£220 --- Edmond Bermingham was born in the Parish of Caherconlish, county Limerick, and attested for the 1st Foot (Royals) at Limerick on 19 July 1850, aged 20. He served abroad at Turkey 3 months, in the Crimea 1 year 10 months, and in India 13 years 3 months. He was discharged at Warley on 6 July 1871, being ‘in possession of the Crimean Medal & three clasps, Turkish War Medal, also medal for long service & good conduct with gratuity of £5.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.
Lot 404
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (55 Pte. D. Sangster, 2d. Bn. Sea. Highrs.) light contact marks, good very fine £140-£180 --- David Sangster was born in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, in 1858 and attested for the Seaforth Highlanders at Stirling on 22 December 1880. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 27 December 1881 to 10 February 1891, before transferring to the Army Reserve in February 1891. He was discharged at Inverness on 21 December 1892, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers.
Lot 425
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Tpr. C. McLoone. Vrybg. M. Vol.) edge bruise and light scuffing, otherwise good very fine £260-£300 --- Charles McLoone was born in Ireland and died in the Military Hospital at Vryburg on 22 August 1902. Sold with copied Death Notice which gives his occupation as Civilian Conductor.
Lot 426
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Nat. Det. Letuka. C. Pce.) light scuffing overall, otherwise good very fine and scarce £260-£300 --- Native Detective Letuka joined the Cape Police, District No. 1, on 1 June 1898, and was discharged, time expired, on 28 February 1902.
Lot 45
Four: Surgeon Captain J. McI. Falkiner, Assam Valley Light Horse and Royal Army Medical Corps India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 (Surgn. Capt. J. M. Falkiner Lakhimpur Bn. My. Police); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. M. Falkiner. R.A.M.C.); British War Medal (Capt. J. M. Falkiner.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Surgn. Capt. J. McI. Falkiner. A.V. Lt. Horse); together with an unnamed Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fine (5) £500-£700 --- Doctor John McIntyre Falkiner, F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., was first commissioned on 1 January 1905, as Medical Officer to the Assam Valley Light Horse, and was promoted to Captain in January 1908. He served in the Abor Expedition of 1911-12, and was mentioned in despatches for this campaign (London Gazette 16 July 1912): ‘Surgeon-Captain J. M. Falkiner, Assam Valley Light Horse, served as a Volunteer Medical Officer with the Ledum Column and Lakhimpur Military Police. He has served throughout without remuneration and I consider his services worthy of commendation.’
Lot 478
1914 Star (8981 Pte. C. A. Bird. 1/Som: L.I.) nearly very fine £100-£140 --- Charles Archibald Bird was born at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, on 15 July 1894 and attested for the Somerset Light Infantry on 16 June 1910. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1914 and three days later, as part of Hunter-Weston’s 11th Brigade in General Snow’s 4th Division, arrived at Le Cateau. After marching forward 7 miles towards Briastre, the 1st Somersets occupied high ground towards Solesmes where they engaged a German Cavalry patrol and together with 11th Brigade assisted in covering the retreat of II Corps and 19th Brigade following the Battle of Mons. Withdrawn overnight, the 4th Division then took up new positions on the left flank of the 3rd Division coming under the command of II Corps just as General Smith-Dorrien decided to make his stand in the rolling country around Le Caudry, to the west of Le Cateau - Smith Dorrien declaring, ‘Very well, gentlemen, we will fight, and I will ask General Snow to act under me as well.’ Smith-Dorrien’s decision to fight this important delaying rearguard action may well have saved the British from destruction by the massive German onslaught during the general Allied retreat following sustained German successes at the four Battles of the Frontiers. The location, a long ridge running west-east with Le Cateau at its eastern end, was far from ideal. The ground was soft, so easy for the troops to dig in, but it lacked cover, was dominated by a German-held ridge to the north and, worst of all, both flanks were open. The situation on the right flank, the hills around the Le Cateau valley, was perilous from the start, as the Germans infiltrated during the night. The west, held by 4th Division, was absolutely vulnerable to flanking movements designed to encircle II Corps. Hunter-Weston’s 11th Brigade spent most of the 26 August desperately holding the position in front of Ligny while coming under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. A feature of the fighting being the greater respect shown by the Germans for British rifle prowess than at Mons where they had suffered heavy casualties. New positions were established at the eastern end of Ligny in the afternoon and a first-aid post was set up at Haucourt Church where the wounded were taken. The 1st Somersets held the village of Ligny until about 4pm when they came under renewed heavy shell fire and were attacked by several enemy battalions. Although accurate rapid rifle fire, machine gun fire and artillery stopped this attack occasioning large numbers of German casualties, the 11th Brigade began to evacuate Ligny shortly afterwards and retired towards Maincourt with little further incident. The Somerset Light Infantry had suffered heavy casualties during the battle however: approximately 9 officers wounded, 19 other ranks killed, 150 wounded and 100 missing. Bird was amongst those captured and taken Prisoner of War by the Germans at Ligny (although the Prisoner of War roll gives the date 27 August 1914 it is likely that he was captured the day before). He was transported to Senne prisoner of war camp where he remained for the rest of the war. Repatriated to the UK. on 18 November 1914, he was discharged on 10 July 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. B254456. He died in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 24 January 1963. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, Prisoner of War roll extract, and other research.
Lot 479
1914 Star (7880 Pte. F. Peadon. 1/Som: L.I.) very fine £100-£140 --- Fred Peadon was born in Somerset in 1885 and attested for the Somerset Light Infantry at Taunton on 22 January 1906. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 5 February 1911, but was recalled to the Colours on 6 August 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1914. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War by the Germans at Ligny on 26 August 1914 (for a full account of the 1st Somersets action on this date see the previous lot). Repatriated to the U.K. via Switzerland on 14 September 1917, suffering from emphysema, he was discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service on 16 November 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with copied attestation papers, Medal Index Card, and other research.
Lot 49
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (W. M. Mills, Lieut. York Lt. Infy.) old lacquer, otherwise extremely fine and rare £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Payne Collection 1911; Glendining, July 1953; Dix Noonan Webb, June 2000. William Maxwell Mills was born on the Island of St Vincent in 1783, and was appointed Ensign in the York Light Infantry Volunteers on 25 October 1803, becoming Lieutenant in October 1804, and Captain in April 1811. He served at the Capture of Martinique in March 1809, and at the Capture of Guadaloupe in February 1810, both expeditions commanded by Sir George Beckwith. He exchanged into the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in February 1815, to the 6th West India Regiment in February 1816, to the Royal York Rangers in February 1817, and to the 1st West India Regiment in December 1818, becoming Major in that regiment on 24 April 1828.
Lot 493
British War Medal 1914-20 (6) (Lieut. E. B. Buckland; 19356 Pte. D. E. Long. Norf. R.; 16145 Pte. J. Middleton. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 3617 A. Cpl. G. T. Griggs. Essex R.; 16542 Pte. W. Shepherd. R. Berks. R.; L11497 Pte. J. C. Williams. Midd’x R.) suspension broken on Long’s medal with drill hole at 12 o’clock; Middleton’s medal lacking retaining rod; Victory Medal 1914-19 (G-2248 Pte. J. W. Usher. The Queen’s R.) generally good fine and better (7) £100-£140 --- Ernest Blas Buckland was born in Argentina on 31 May 1890 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment in September 1915. Promoted Lieutenant in January 1916, he served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action near Bethune on 5 October 1916. His Commanding Officer wrote: ‘He was a splendid officer and was getting on so well, always cheery and game for anything. He is, I assure you, a great loss to the Regiment.’ He is buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarb, France. Donald Edward Long was born in Little Melton, Norfolk, and attested for the Norfolk Regiment at Norwich. He served with the 2nd Battalion in Mesopotamia from 1916, and was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 29 March 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. James Middleton was born in Birmingham and attested there for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 9 November 1914. He served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 September 1915, and subsequently with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 23 April 1919. George Thomas Griggs attested for the Essex Regiment on 19 May 1915 and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 8 July 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the right leg in Egypt on 2 November 1917, and was discharged 3 August 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 457004. William Shepherd attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 May 1915, before transferring to the Army Service Corps on 1 February 1917. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 1 May 1919. Joseph Williams attested for the Middlesex Regiment, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 September 1914. Transferring to the 3rd Battalion for service in Egypt, he drowned at sea on 3 November 1915, and is buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery, Egypt. William John Usher was born in Worldham, Hampshire, in 1895 and attested for the Royal West Surrey Regiment at Guildford, Surrey. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915, and was killed in action on 13 May 1917. He is buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
Lot 497
British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. W. H. G. Milnes. R.A.F.) light contact marks, very fine £140-£180 --- M.C. London Gazette 22 June 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When on a bombing raid at a height of 800 feet, he was attacked by four enemy two-seater machines, and by skilful manoeuvring enabled his observer to destroy one of them. In the course of five days’ operations he dropped nearly a ton of bombs on enemy troops, camps and railways from a low altitude, and also used his machine-gun with good effect. He did excellent photo-graphic work, and carried out several valuable long-distance reconnaissances. He always showed great courage and resource.’ William Henry Goodenough Milnes was commissioned Second Lieutenant from the Royal Military College in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 30 April 1917, and served during the Great War on attachment to the Royal Flying Corps from 12 May 1917, being posted to 25 Squadron on 29 September 1917. Awarded the Military Cross, he transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918, and resigned his commission on 11 September 1919. Sold with copied research.
Lot 56
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. W. F. Mayne, 2nd Batt. 59th Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and contemporary silver bar suspension engraved on one side ‘WATERLOO. 18th. June. 1815’, obverse with light marks, otherwise good very fine, the reverse nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400 --- Provenance: Sotheby, June 1898. William F. Mayne was appointed Lieutenant in the 59th Foot on 4 September 1808, and served in the Peninsula from September 1808 to January 1809, being present in the Corunna campaign. He was present in the Walcheren campaign in late 1809 and served in the Peninsula again from September 1812 to April 1814, being present at the siege of Cadiz, and the battles of Vittoria, where he was severely wounded, Nivelle, Nive, and Bayonne. He afterwards took part in the Waterloo campaign of 1815, and was promoted to Captain on 2 October 1819.
Lot 579
Memorial Plaque (Philip John Lancelot Skinner) in card envelope, good very fine £60-£80 --- Philip John Lancelot Skinner was serving as a Sub-Lieutenant in H.M.S. Formidable when she was struck by torpedoes from the German submarine U-24 in the English Channel whilst on training exercise on 1 January 1915. The first torpedo struck the Starboard side of Formidable at about 2.20am with a second hitting at around 3:05am. The light cruisers Topaze, and Diamond that had been part of the exercise alongside Formidable attempted to rescue men from the stricken vessel but heavy seas hampered the effort. Formidable began to sink at 4:45am with a loss of 35 officers and 512 men. Skinner was amongst those killed, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Lot 583
Memorial Plaque (William Aaron Bennett) good very fine £60-£80 --- William Aaron Bennett was born in Worthing, Sussex, and served with the Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War. He was aboard H.M.S. Ramsey, an armed boarding steamer (previously requisitioned from the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company), when she intercepted a vessel flying the Russian flag in the North Sea. In fact it turned out to be the German Auxiliary Minesweeper SMS Meteor which promptly hoisted the German flag and opened fire at point blank range, crippling Ramsey, which was then hit amidships by a torpedo and sunk. Between 55 and 60 of her crew were killed and the surviving 43 taken prisoner. The next day Meteor was herself intercepted by British forces and, after transferring the prisoners to a neutral ships, she was scuttled. The surviving members of Ramsey’s crew were returned home in H.M.S. Undaunted. Bennett was amongst those killed, and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Lot 588
Memorial Plaque (3) (Ernest George Huard; Harry Thomas Odams; Thomas Richard Neale) first in card envelope, some staining and traces of verdigris to second and third, otherwise generally very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Ernest George Huard, a native of Plaistow, Essex, attested for the Suffolk Regiment and served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the battle of Cambrai on 24 November 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France. Harry Thomas Odams attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9 May 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Thomas Richard Neale was born in Holborn, Middlesex, on 1 February 1877 and attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, and died at home on 29 March 1917. He is buried under a C.W.G.C. Headstone in Kingston-upon-Hull Cemetery. The Memorial Plaque appears to be his sole entitlement.
Lot 589
Memorial Plaque (2) (William George Peters; Ernest Joliffe) first in card envelope, second with small hole drilled at 12 o’clock and fitted with ring suspension, otherwise good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Wilfred George Peters, a native of Chew Magna, Somerset, attested for the Somerset Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 16 September 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Ernest Jolliffe, a native of Warminster, Wiltshire, attested for the Somerset Light Infantry and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front. Attached to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, he was killed in action on Easter Sunday, 8 April 1917, presumably in the gas attacks and shelling that preceded the Battle of Arras that started officially the following day. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Lot 608
Case of Issue: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, with wide suspension, the inside inscribed ‘R. & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmith, Jewellers &c. to the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, & All the Royal Family, Panton Street, London’ on inner silk lining, light scuffing, very fine £140-£180 --- The inscription on the inside dates this case from 1843-61, from the year that Garrard were appointed Jewellers to Queen Victoria, to the death of Prince Albert.
Lot 61
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Major J. L. Mowatt. 2nd Cy. 2nd Battn. Arty.) good very fine £500-£700 --- John Lealand Mowatt was born in Eastbourne in 1804, son of Captain J. R. Mowatt, 28th Foot, and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Bengal Artillery on 16 June 1820; Lieutenant, 1 May 1824; Captain, 20 April 1838; Major, 7 January 1848; Lieutenant-Colonel, 20 February 1855; brevet Colonel, 28 November 1855. He served in the operations against Hill tribes in Sind 1843-45; Captain 1st Coy. 2nd Bn. Transferred to 4th Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery, 24 July 1845. Served in Second Sikh War, including actions at Ramnagar, Chilianwala and Goojerat (Medal with 2 clasps). At Goojerat ‘Nos. 5 and 10, light field-batteries, were attached to the infantry division, under General Campbell. Of these, the General writes:- “I cannot find language to express my sense of the calm, steady, and admirable manner in which these two batteries were commanded and worked by Major Mowatt, the commanding officer, and by Major Ludlow, and Lieutenant Robertson. The infantry of the 3rd division had not occasion to fire a shot. The enemy were driven from their different positions, and from the field, by the fire of these two field-batteries, aided by that of the Bombay troop” (Buckle’s Memoir of the services of the Bengal Artillery refers). Colonel Mowatt died of cholera, camp Pipli, on the march to Delhi, 30 May 1857, aged 52.
Lot 7
Three: Captain W. L. Sayer, Royal Marine Light Infantry Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (William L. Sayer, Lieut. R.N.) note, should be named ‘R.M.’; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring and additional silver bar for suspension, good very fine (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- Glendining’s, July 1998. William Lawrence Sayer was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Marines on 14 November 1841, becoming 1st Lieutenant on 6 November 1840. He was 1st Lieutenant of Marines aboard H.M.S. Asia during the operations off the coast of Syria in 1840 (Medal with one Clasp and Turkish Medal). He was promoted to Captain on 9 March 1849, and served with the expeditions to the Baltic in 1854-55; and with the R.M. Battalion serving in co-operation with the French army at the siege and capture of Bomarsund (Medal). He was promoted to Major on the Retired Full-pay List on 2 February 1857.
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