Davies, George R. 'Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains', Purchased by Gorer and Exhibited at the Galleries of Dreicer & Co. (Jewels), New York, 1913, quarto, publisher's gilt green cloth. Presentation copy with inscription, 'With the Compliments of The Printer', along with a handwritten note on headed paper, 'From George W. Jones at St. Andrew's House, Droitwich, Worcestershire', dated 1940 and addressed to 'Billie' [William F. Northend]. Together with 'Collection d'Anciennes Porcelaines de Chine et Pierres Dures par Gorer, 170, New Bond Street', Exposee a l'Hotel Astoria, Paris, 1912, quarto, publisher's gilt blue cloth. Both books feature vibrant colour plates, some light foxing and wear to binding of the former. (2)Provenance: Originally from the library of William F. Northend (1887-1968), master printer at Northend's in Sheffield (son of the founder of the firm, J. W. Northend). By descent.
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Omega, a circa 1960's gent's 18ct gold Omega automatic Constellation wristwatch, 3cm circular champagne dial with baton numerals and date aperture at 3 o'clock, integral textured gold strap with Omega clasp, approximate weight all in 89gCondition: case with light wear and repairs to strap, backplate inscription, movement not working, service advised, sold as seen
Audemars Piguet, an 18ct gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak wristwatch, 3cm circular textured dial with an ocatgonal bezel, date aperture at 3 o'clock. backplate No.054, integral 18ct gold bracelet strap, approximate weight all in 105g, with certificate of authenticityCondition: light wear, movement not tested, service advised
Baume & Mercier, a lady's steel Baume & Mercier Hampton wristwatch, 2cm square mother of pearl dial with dagger hands, diamond set numerals and crown, date aperture at 6 o'clock, backplate No.3913844, integral satin and gloss steel bracelet strapCondition: light wear, movement not tested, service advised
Jaeger Le Coultre, a lady's 18ct gold Jaeger Le Coultre wristwatch, 2cm circular dial with baton hands and numerals, backplate No.1412221, 1432074, integral 18ct gold textured bracelet strap, approximate weight all in 45gCondition: lacking crown, light wear, movement not tested, service advised
Cartier, a circa 1999 Must De Cartier silver gilt tank wristwatch, 2.5cm rectangular white dial with Roman numerals, date aperture at 3 o'clock, sapphire set crown, No. 08064PL, 2413, tan leather strap and Cartier clasp buckle fastening, boxed with paperworkCondition: light wear, not ticking, service advised
Longines, a 1970's lady's 9ct gold Longines Automatic wristwatch, 2cm circular silvered dial, baton hands and numerals, date aperture at 3 o'clock, Ref No.15213, on an integral 9ct gold bracelet strap with Longines branded clasp, approximate weight all in 33g, boxed with paperworkCondition: light wear only, not ticking, service advised
Rolex, a 1960's gent's gold Rolex Precision wristwatch, 3cm circular champagne dial with dagger hands and baton numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, coronet branded crown, tan leather strap and Rolex buckle, fully boxed with paperwork/guarantee dated 1968Condition: light wear only, ticking, service advised
Waltham, a late 19th Century Waltham Traveller gold plated full hunter top wind pocket watch, the outer cover with an engraved monogram, 4.5cm white enamel Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial, movement No.12447465, on a 9ct gold chain with a scroll and a 9ct fob, approximate weight 64gCondition: light wear only, ticking, service advised
Three Staffordshire Prattware polychrome pot lids, two mounted in light wood frames, titled 'The Skaters', 'Xmas Eve' and 'Dangerous Ice Skating', circa 1880, Skaters 10.7cm, Xmas Eve 7.5 cm diameter, Dangerous Skating 7.5cm diameter (3)Condition: Skaters: good. Dangerous Ice: stained. Xmas Eve: rim chip repaired
Three Staffordshire Prattware polychrome pot lids, mounted in light wooden frames, titled 'The Swings', 'The Picnic' and 'Blue Belle Tavern', circa 1880, Swing 10.5cm diameter, Picnic 12.5cm diameter and Blue Belle Tavern 13cm diam (3)Condition: The Swing: two small rim chips. The Picnic: two chips to flange. Blue Bell: rim scufs
Two Staffordshire Prattware polychrome pot lids, one mounted in a light wooden frame, titled 'St Paulsand River Pageant' and 'Sandringham ,The Seat of HRH The Prince of Wales', circa 1880, St Pauls 10cm diameter, Sandringham 11cm diameter (2)Condition: St Pauls: nibbles to flange. Sandringham: rim nibbles and flange chip
Three Staffordshire Prattware polychrome pot lids, mounted in light wooden frames, titled 'The Enthusiast', 'The Village Wedding' and 'A Pair', circa 1880, Enthusiast Wedding 10.5cm diameter, A Pair 11cm diameter (3)Condition: Enthusiast: flange chips and stained. Village Wedding: stained. A Pair: rim scuffs
George Leslie Hunter (Scottish, 1877-1931), 'Flowers and Fruit', signed u.r., oil on board, 55cm by 45cmNote: Hunter along with Samuel John Peploe, Francis Cadell and John Duncan Fergusson, were the four leading members of the Scottish Colourists. Hunter is best known for his landscapes and striking still life and interior scenes. This painting exemplifies Hunter's talent for depicting light and colour, at its best, in an otherwise ordinary domestic environment.Provenance: T & R Annan and Sons, Glasgow, 1965
*A Boer War Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith and Great War M.S.M. Group of 6 awarded to Colour-Sergeant Joseph Walmsley, 12th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, late 1st Battalion, comprising: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2nd type reverse, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (4720 Pte J. Walmsley, Manch: Regt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4720 Serjt: J. Walmsley. Manch: Regt); British War and Victory Medals (33306 C. Sjt. J. Walmsley. Manch. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., type 2 (Joseph Walmsley.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (33306 C.Q.M. Sjt. - A. R. Q. M. Sjt. – J. Walmsley 12/Manch: R.); minor traces of adhesive to obverse, light contact marks and some edge bruising to first two medals, otherwise generally very fine or better (6). M.S.M.: London Gazette: 03 June 1919 (Peace Gazette) – ‘33306 Coy./ Q. M. Sjt. (A./R./Q.M. Sjt.) Walmsley, J., 12th Bn. [Manchester Regiment] (Portland). Having seen action during some of the hardest fighting of the Boer War at Elandslaagte, Ladysmith and Belfast, Joseph Walmsley continued to see service in the Great War. Initially a Home Defence battalion, the 12th Manchesters were soon needed for service on the Western Front. Arriving at Boulogne in July 1915, the battalion was soon put into action at Ypres, and in 1916 it took part in the battles of the Somme and at Delville Wood, continuing through Arras in 1917, the Spring Offensives of 1918, and until the end of the war.
*A Rare Great War ‘Senussi Campaign’ Armoured Cars M.C. Group of 7 awarded to Lieutenant John Davies Lawrence, Manchester Regiment, who commanded a Rolls Royce armoured car in action at the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert while on secondment to the Motor Machine Gun Corps, capturing 4 officers and 109 other ranks in the process. He later served as a ‘Bimbashi’ in the Equatorial Battalion of the Egyptian Army as part of the Turkhana Patrol in 1918, and also took part in the fighting against the Aliab Dinka during the uprising of late 1919, comprising: Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved in contemporary upright capitals (2nd Lieut. J. D. Lawrence. Manchester Regt Nov. 1915); 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. J. D. Lawrence. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, the latter with M.i.D. bronze spray of oak leaves (Lieut. J.D.Lawrence.); Africa General Service, 1902-1956, single clasp, East Africa 1918 (Lieut. J. D. Lawrence. Equatorial Bn. E.A.); Egypt, Order of the Nile, Officer’s 4th class breast badge in silver and enamels; Khedive’s Sudan, 1910-22, 2nd issue, single clasp, Aliab Dinka (Lieut. Manch. R.), with impressed naming; together with a matching set of seven individual dress miniatures, all mounted together in glass-fronted wooden case, about extremely fine, and rare (14) M.C.: London Gazette: 4 June 1917 - ‘Whilst repairing one of his two Armoured Cars in the desert (he) received a helio message from W.D.A. to proceed at once to operate against DAKHLA OASIS in conjunction with No. 1 L.C. patrol*. After working all day on the car he was able to start at midnight and owing to his skill in guiding the car over unknown ground was able to overtake the L.C. patrol 10 miles short of DAKHLA, having travelled all night. The Senussi main camp at AIN BARABI being found evacuated he pushed on to TENEDA taking 1 officer and 2 other ranks prisoners. Next morning pushing on quickly to BUDHKULU a party of 50 Senussi were encountered and after a short fight surrendered. Here the cars had to wait for supplies and on their arrival, he proceeded to MUT where another 50 prisoners were taken, 3 officers and 7 other ranks of whom were ex-Coastguard. Work in the Oasis itself was difficult for the Armoured Car owing to the narrow bridges.’ M.I.D.: London Gazette: 6 July 1917 (For Senussi campaign), and 18 January 1921 (For Aliab Dinka) Egypt, Order of the Nile: London Gazette: 4 August 1922 - ‘for good services rendered during operations against the Aliab Dinkas in the Mongalla Province, Sudan, 1919-20’. Lieutenant John ‘Jack’ Lawrence was born on 19 February 1896, in the suburb of Jeppestown, Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Henry Lakin Lawrence, a Mining Engineer, and Emma Lawrence. Educated at Horton Preparatory School, Ickwellbury, Bedfordshire, and then at Tonbridge School (1911-1913), he proved himself as a prominent sportsman, winning school colours at cricket, football and rugby. Here he also took up an interest in the military, serving as a Sergeant Cadet with the Tonbridge School Contingent, Junior Division, Officers Training Corps. He was initially apprenticed to the Midland Railway from 1913 to August 1914, but on 9 April 1914 he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Upon the outbreak of war, Lawrence was posted to Palestine on 10 September 1914, returning to the U.K. in March 1915 having been ordered to attend the Royal Military College. While at Sandhurst, on 20 October 1915, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army (Manchester Regiment) and posted for employment with M.G.C. In March 1916 he was posted to Egypt, and he was officially seconded to the Motor Machine Gun Service on 20 October 1915. In Egypt he joined the Armoured Cars of Nos. 11 & 12 Light Armoured Motor Brigade, M.G.C., Desert Column, taking part in the Senussi Campaign in the Western Desert. His unit consisted of one Rolls Royce Armoured Car (commanded by Lawrence himself) and tender; six Ford cars and 12 motor bicycles. The remaining personnel consisted of two officers and 58 other ranks, with two Vickers and two Lewis guns in support. For his service in the Senussi campaign Lawrence was mentioned in despatches and awarded the M.C. Lawrence left the M.G.C. on 10 September 1917, being afterwards transferred to the Equatorial Battalion, part of the Egyptian Army which was serving in the Sudan. Placed in command of No. 2 Company of the Equatorial Battalion, he took part in operations against the Northern Turkhana, Marille, Donyiro in Southern Sudan , west of Lake Rudolf, between 20 April and 19 June 1918 (British Battles and Medals, refers). Known as the ‘Turkhana Patrol’ this patrol was sent out to oppose and disrupt tribal slaving and cattle raiding, and saw some heavy fighting. The campaign itself was commanded by Major Richard Finch White, Essex Regiment, and having been present, for the duration with the , Lawrence became one of just seven British Officers, serving with the Egyptian Army, to earn the Africa General Service Medal with clasp “East Africa 1918”. At the end of October 1919 a war-party of the Aliab Dinka attacked a police-post south of Bor (now capital of the Jonglei State in South Sudan), at Menkamon on the White Nile, killing eight policemen. This outbreak of violence quickly spread and Major Chancey Stigand, Egyptian Army (and Governor of Mondalla Province) sought to stamp it out with a few companies of the Equatorial Battalion, including those under the command of Lawrence (the article ‘Chauncey Stigand, Soldier, Governor and Writer’ by Henry Keown-Boyd, refers). As explained in the same article, owing to a shortage of officers Stigand accompanied one of the patrols himself, whereupon it was twice ambushed in quick succession overnight and in the morning on 8 December, in the long grass by several hundred Aliab Dinka tribesmen. Stigand himself, the Officer Commanding Troops Kaimakam (Lieutenant-Colonel) White, Yuzbashi (Captain) Saad Osman and twenty-four other ranks and carriers were killed. The remaining four officers, Bimbashi F. C. Roberts, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., (Worcs Regt), Bimbashi W. H. Wynne-Finch, M.C. (Scots Guards), A. H. Kent–Lemon (York & Lancs) and John Davies Lawrence, M.C. (Manch. Regt) were able to rally and restore the situation despite these losses, making a fighting and reaching Tombe on 13 December 1919. Keown-Boyd writes that: ‘The four surviving British officers - all veterans of the Great War and accustomed to reacting swiftly in desperate circumstances, rallied their companies and drove off the enemy, thus averting even greater disaster.’ Lieutenant Lawrence subsequently took part in the retaliatory operations against the Aliab Dinka, Bor Dinka and Mandari tribes in early 1920, for which he was awarded the Khedives Sudan medal with clasp ‘Aliab Dinka’. He was also awarded the Order of the Nile ‘for good services rendered’ during these difficult operations. Unfortunately, it appears that Lawrence contracted Malaria during this period, as he was examined by a Medical Board on 14 October 1920, which confirmed his disability from malaria (rated at 50%). After a lengthy period of treatment (and after his third Medical Board examination, on 6 January 1921) he was discharged to return to his regiment, relinquishing his commission on the same day. ... For further information please see the catalogue pdf on www.mortonandeden.com
*An Indian Mutiny and Army L.S.G.C. Pair awarded to Sergeant Michael Scanlon, 1st Battalion, 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert’s Light Infantry) Foot, who served with the 1st Battalion, 34th (Cumberland) Foot during the Indian Mutiny, comprising: Indian Mutiny, 1857-59, single clasp, Lucknow (M. Scanlon, 34th Regt); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R. swivel type (966 Sergt M. Scanlon. 1st. Bn. 13th Foot); Pair loose, heavy contact marks and reverse edge bump to first, suspension slightly bent, good fine or better, the second very fine (2) ergeant Michael Scanlon was born c.1833 at Newcastle, in Limerick, Ireland, and he attested for service with the 1st / 34th Foot at Limerick on 3 August 1852, at the age of 19. He served with this regiment in the Crimea (for which he is entitled to the Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp, and Turkish Crimea medal) and also during the Indian Mutiny at Lucknow. He later transferred to serve in the 1st / 13th Foot, on 1 October 1862, with whom he was later awarded his L.S.G.C. with gratuity. Offered with a copy of his discharge papers confirming the above medals and his full entitlement as described.
*A Second China War and Army L.S.G.C. Pair awarded to Colour-Sergeant Edmond Ryan, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Foot, comprising: Second China War, 1857-1860, single clasp, Canton 1857 (Sergt. Edmd. Ryan. 59th Regt), officially impressed; Army Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R., 2nd type (1855-1874) with silver metal bar and brooch pin (2961 Colr. Sergt. Edmond Ryan 59th Foot); Pair loose, the first cleaned about very fine with some light scratches, the second extremely fine with dark cabinet toning (2) Colour-Sergeant Edmond Ryan is confirmed on the Second China War medal roll, and is entitled to the above clasp.
*Shanghai Jubilee Medal, 1893, silver issue, reverse engraved and named (A. G. H. Carruthers.) with ring suspension and modern replacement ribbon, attractive light tone, good extremely fine Alfred George Harrison Carruthers (1870-1924) was born on 26 February 1870 at Inverness, Scotland, the son of Walter Carruthers and Mary Carruthers (née Ferguson), an important local family who owned and ran the ‘Inverness Courier’ and the printing company ‘Robert Carruthers & Sons’. Having completed his education at Fettes College, Edinburgh, he passed his examinations and joined the Chinese Maritime Customs Service as 4th Assistant B at Swatow in February 1889. He received the support and sponsorship of the Marsh family of Hong Kong during his application, the most important of whom was Sir William Henry Marsh KCMG, twice Governor of Hong Kong. He appears also to have been a cricketer (and in particular, a bowler) of considerable talent, and an important member of the Shanghai Cricket Club. In the Shanghai vs. Hong Kong match of 3-4 October, 1892, for example, he took 13 for 70 over the two days, helping his side win comfortably by 157 runs. Later records confirm that Alfred Carruthers was an Agent/Officer Maritime Customs Service and resident in Shanghai in 1901, at 2 Park Road. He is also later recorded as being amongst the leading officers in the Swatow during WWI between 1916 and 1918. He married a WWI Nurse, a Lilian Constance Keys, at Victoria, Canada, on 30 December 1918. Research suggests that he spent 30 years in China, and reached the position of Deputy Commissioner of the Chinese Customs Service, being invalided from further service in January 1921. Later emigrating to Australia, he died on 21 June 1942, at Sydney, Australia. with the Chinese
*A Scarce and well-documented Hong Kong Plague and Q.S.A. Pair awarded to Private T. Jones, Shropshire Light Infantry, comprising: Hong Kong Plague, 1894, silver issue, with single privately made clasp engraved ‘China’ (Private T. Jones, S.L.I.); Queen’s South Africa, 1899-1902, 3rd type reverse, single clasp, Transvaal (4072 Pte. T. Jones. Shrops: L.I.); Pair loose, good very fine (2) Private Thomas Jones was born in February 1873 in Knighton, Radnorshire. Having previously worked as an Engine Cleaner, he attested for service with the Shropshire Light Infantry at Manchester on 14 March 1893. He served with them while stationed in Hong Kong during the Plague of 1894 (bubonic plague), where the Shropshire Light Infantry became known as the ‘Whitewash Brigade’ for their efforts in controlling the outbreak. He also served in South Africa, and was later transferred to the Army Reserve at the termination of his period of service at Shrewsbury, on 7 September 1902, aged 29 years. He was discharged from the Army Reserve on 13 August 1909. Jones re-enlisted into the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry upon the outbreak of hostilities again Germany on 30 September 1914, and served with the B.E.F. in France. Taking part in hard fighting, he was eventually discharged on 8 June 1916 as ‘no longer physically fit for war service’, owing to the effects of Neurasthenia (an outmoded term considered to be a weakness of the nerves, and often associated with what we would now call ‘shell shock’). This pair is also offered with a number of original documents including: Parchment Certificate of Character 1902; Parchment Reserve Certificate 1903; Parchment Certificate of Discharge 1905; Parchment Certificate of Discharge from the Reserve 1909; Character Certificate 1916; Certificate of Discharge 1916; Ministry of Pensions papers (3). Ex Hamilton Collection, September 1976
*A China 1900 ‘Relief of Pekin’ and WWI Long Service Group of 5 awarded to Petty Officer George H. West, Royal Navy, comprising: China 1900, single clasp, Relief of Pekin (G. H. West., A.B. H.M.S. Orlando.); 1914-15 Star (192030, G. H. West, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (192030 G. H. West. Act. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (192030 G. H. West, P.O., H.M.S. Assistance.); Group loose, lightly polished, the first with minor correction to rate, a few light contact marks to last, generally good very fine (5) George Henry West was born in Alverstoke, Hampshire in April 1881, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in January 1897. He was promoted to Able Seaman while serving aboard H.M.S. Orlando between February 1899 and July 1900, and was present during the Relief of Pekin. Serving as a Petty Officer during WWI, he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in May 1914 while serving with the repair ship Assistance, and he appears to have remained with that ship throughout the Great War, being pensioned ashore in July 1921.
*A Rare Boer War, Russo-Japanese War and Great War C.M.G. Group of 11 awarded to Colonel Edward Agar, late Royal Engineers. A Pollock medal winner in 1878, he undertook Intelligence and Special Service roles both before and during the Boer War, and was soon afterwards attached to the Japanese Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05. During the Great War he served on the General Staff, and was later British Representative on the Dano-German Boundary Commission for Slesvig 1920-21, after which Slesvig was returned to the Danish Crown. An impressive and unusual combination of awards to an Intelligence Officer, comprising: The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s South Africa, 1899-1902, 2nd type reverse with ghosted dates, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major E. Agar. R.E.); King’s South Africa, 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. E. Agar. R.E.); British War Medal (Col. E. Agar); France, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, in gold and enamels; Belgium, Order of Leopold I, Officer’s breast badge with swords, in silver-gilt and enamels; Japan, Russo-Japanese War Medal 1904-05; Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, later repair to uppermost red cabochon; Russia, Order of St Anne, 2nd class neck badge by Edouard, in gold and enamels; Denmark, Slesvig Medal 1920, light surface marks and scratches to last, adhesive marks to the ribbons on reverse, generally nearly extremely fine (11) C.M.G.: London Gazette: 1 January 1919 – ‘For services in connection with the war’ Legion of Honour: London Gazette: 15 April 1916. Order of St Anne: London Gazette: 24 November 1916 Order of Leopold: London Gazette: 21 September 1917. Order of the Rising Sun: London Gazette: 10 October 1918. Colonel Edward Agar was born on 30 May 1859 in Bombay, India, the son of Major Edward Walter Agar, late Bombay Infantry, and Eliza Agar (née Cordelia). Educated at Cheltenham College between August 1870-76, during which time he won numerous academic prizes. He attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, between 1876-78, where he ‘passed in’ First in order of merit, and ‘passed out’ First Engineer, having won the Pollock Gold Medal and Prizes for Mathematics and Mechanics, German, Spanish, and Italian. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1877, being promoted to Captain in 1888, Major in 1896, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1903, and Colonel in 1908. He passed staff college in 1886, qualified in German as a voluntary subject and in Russian as an extra subject, and served subsequently as Staff Captain (Intelligence), Headquarters of Army, 1891-94; Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General (Intelligence), Headquarters of Army, 1894-96. Agar served in the Boer War of 1900-02, in command of the 26th Company, Royal Engineers, and took part in the operations in the Orange River Colony, and in the Transvaal (for which he was mentioned in despatches). According to the book ‘Spies in Uniform’ by Matthew S. Seligmann, Agar was apparently considered for the role of military attaché in Berlin in May 1903 (this a quite typical ‘cover’ position for an Intelligence Officer within an embassy). Unfortunately, at this stage in the early development of British Intelligence, officers were expected to be of sufficient private ‘means’ to self-fund, and to pay for their own accommodation and often quite lavish lifestyle. Despite being considered ‘a very cheery little fellow’ who had ‘quite nice manners…and the necessary tact and discretion’ for a sensitive post, in his case (and at this time) Agar was not considered to be wealthy enough, despite his merits as an individual [this would begin to change during and after WWI]. Consequently, he was chosen very soon after to serve abroad on attachment to the Japanese Army in Manchuria between July and September 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War. No doubt serving in an intelligence capacity, he was the author of a report on Russian and Japanese Field Defences (for which he received the Japanese War Medal and 3rd class Order of Sacred Treasure). This aspect of his service, in particular, is well worthy of further research. Colonel Agar retired in 1911 but was then recalled in 1914 to serve as a General Staff Officer, First Class (G.S.O.1) at the War Office between 1914 and 17. Between 1917 and 20 he was Colonel in charge of records, Royal Engineers (Transport Section), and in the years after the war, Colonel Agar served as British Representative on the Dano-German Boundary Commission 1920-21, by which the Duchy of Slesvig was returned to the Danish Crown. Colonel Agar died in France on 28 October 1930. Sold with a quantity of research including copy M.I.C. which confirms entitlement to British War Medal only (Theatre of War: Western Europe ‘A’; qualifying date, 24 September 1917), gazette entries and other related material. Ex DNW, 17 September 2009, lot 1259
A Great War 1914 ‘Mons’ Trio awarded to Private Henry Prior, 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, who later served with the Labour Corps, comprising: 1914 Star, with rosette (7827 Pte H. Prior. 2/Durh: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7827 Pte. H. Prior. Durh: L.I.); Group swing-mounted on card, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (3) This entitlement, but without clasp or rosette, is confirmed upon his M.I.C. *A Great War ‘Mons’ Trio and Memorial Plaque awarded to Lance-Corporal Frederick Goodacre, 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action during his battalion’s offensive on the first day of the Battle of Loos, on 25 September, 1915. The Battle of Loos reportedly claimed more lives of Leicestershire soldiers than any other in WWI, comprising: 1914 Star, with later replacement clasp ‘5th Aug.-22nd Nov. 1914’ (8609 Pte. F. Goodacre. 2/Leic:R.); British War and Victory Medals (8609 Pte. F. Goodacre. Leic. R.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Goodacre); Medals court-mounted for display, memorial plaque separate, medals toned extremely fine, plaque good very fine with one or two spots of verdigris (4)
*An Interesting Great War ‘Yeomanry’ Officer Casualty Trio and Memorial Plaque awarded to Second Lieutenant Neville Evelyn Northover, Wiltshire Regiment, late Grantham Troop, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Having survived the U-Boat attack upon the S.S. Mercian en route to Egypt, he was later promoted from the ranks and killed in action on 4 September 1918 near Kemmel, Ypres while attached to the 15th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, comprising: 1914-15 Star (1467. Pte. N. Northover. Linc. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. N. E. Northover.); Memorial Plaque (Neville Evelyn Northover); Medals swing-mounted on card, toned, extremely fine (4) Second Lieutenant Neville Evelyn Northover was born c.1892 in Poole, Dorset, the son of Edward and Henrietta Northover, of Southsea, Hampshire. Online research from an excellent local interest website for Hough on the Hill, Lincs, suggests that in 1911 he was a ‘farm pupil’ with Thomas & Mary Lord at Eastern House, Hough. He played cricket for Hough, and in 1914 he was living in Honington. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914 he attested for service as a Trooper with the Grantham troop of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry, and in 1915 he was sent to Egypt aboard the S.S. Mercian. This vessel was attacked by a U-Boat on 3 November 1915, during which time its soldiers exchanged gunfire during a sustained attack and chase by the enemy, managing to reach safety in Oran despite taking casualties and damage aboard the ship. Seeing service in Egypt and Palestine, Private Northover was commissioned from the ranks, and made Second Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment (his father was from Tisbury, Wiltshire). He was later attached to the 15th (Yeomanry Battalion), Hampshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 4 September, 1918, where the Hampshire Yeomanry was detailed to attack German trenches near Kemmel. Troops were gathered at 4am for an attack upon a light railway to the west of Bois Quarante. A misplaced artillery barrage resulted in the men being met by a hail of machine gun and sniper fire, causing heavy casualties. Although they failed to hold their second objective in the face of a German counterattack, they did manage to secure the light railway. In total, the battalion lost 8 officers and 90 men killed or missing in this attack, with a further 6 officers and 220 wounded, some of whom had been gassed. Neville Northover was buried at Voormezeele, near Ypres. Offered with copied research from the aforementioned website (as used in this write up), and other related research.
Two Great War 1914-15 Trios to the Royal Marine Light Infantry (2), comprising: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (PO.15033, Pte. H. J. Flannigan, R.M.L.I.) and (Ply.12056 Pte. F. R. Arkell); the first swing-mounted on bar as worn, the second group loose, all with original ribbons, minor edge bruises in places, generally very fine or better (6)
Miscellaneous Great War Medals and Pairs to the Royal Navy, comprising: 1914-15 Star (K.2946, A. G. Morgan, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War Medal and Victory Medal Pairs (2) (L.8530 A. J. Sim. O.S.2 R.N.) and (K.37858 G. Prior. STo. 1 R.N.); with discoloured original ribbons, some light marks, generally good very fine (5)
A Double G.S.M. Pair awarded to Rifleman H. G. Smith, 1st Battalion, Green Jackets, comprising: General Service Medal, 1918-62, E.II.R., single clasp, Brunei (23708554 Rfn. H. G. Smith. 1 Green Jackets.); General Service Medal, 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (23708554 Rfn. H. G. Smith. 1 Green Jackets.), second clasp with unofficial rivet bar; Pair swing-mounted on bar with reverse brooch pin, and offered with original Royal Mint card box, light hairlines, uneven tone, otherwise about extremely fine (2)
*The Important Sudan, Boer War, and Great War C.M.G. and D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Colonel Charles. M.A. Wood, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Bimbashi in the Egyptian Army, and second son of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G. He saw action in the Sudan and was mentioned in despatches for his part in the Battle of Omdurman, where he was one of just two British officers commanding the anti-Mahdist Tribal Irregulars. As a result of his success with unorthodox fighting units he was one of the first British officers called upon to help raise the Chinese Wei-Hai-Wei (or First Chinese) Regiment between 1898 and 1899. Afterwards he served as Captain and Adjutant with the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Boer War, and latterly served as Assistant Adjutant-General of the British Armies in France between 1916 and 1918, comprising: The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., in silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3rd type reverse, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt. & Adjt. C. M. A. Wood, North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, the latter with bronze M.I.D. spray of oak leaves (Lt. Col. C. M. A. Wood); Coronation 1911; France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with silver mark to tie in lower wreath; Turkey, Order of Medjidie, Officer’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, the reverse privately inscribed (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.), engraved in typical upright capitals; the second with slightly recessed centre both sides and minor enamel loss to wreaths, Legion d’Honneur with slightly bent finial point and minor enamel damage, campaign medals once lacquered with light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (10) C.M.G.: London Gazette: 12 December 1919 – ‘for services rendered in connection with the War’ D.S.O.: London Gazette: 4 June 1917 (General Citation) Legion d’Honneur: London Gazette: 15 April 1916 – ‘distinguished services in connection with the War’ M.i.D.: London Gazette: 30 September 1898; 10 September 1901; and 15 May 1917. Charles Michell Aloysius Wood (1873-1936) was born on 2 April 1873, the son of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G, then serving in the 90th Regiment. Receiving his education at Beaumont College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers on 19 November 1892. He was soon afterwards promoted to Lieutenant during a period of secondment to the 4th Battalion Egyptian Army between October 1894 and November 1895, with the rank of Bimbashi. He was then appointed A.D.C. to Sir Alfred Milner, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope, in April 1897. In 1898, Wood witnessed active service in the Sudan and was present at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, and the subsequent taking of Khartoum. He was one of just two officers seconded to the Egyptian Army to command the anti-Mahdist Tribal Levies. For this, he was mentioned in despatches and appointed to the Fourth Class of the Turkish Order of the Medjidie. Later that year, he also took part in the occupation of Crete. Having evidently shown his ability to instruct and command local levies, he was sent to China between 1898 and 1899 to assist with the creation of The Wei-Hai-Wei (or 1st Chinese Regiment). This force of 1,000 men, created in 1898, was raised purely from the men of Shantung Province to fight for and defend the British enclave of Wei-Hai, and it was led by British officers and Colour Sergeants only. In the book ‘Fists of Righteous Harmony: A History of the Boxer Uprising in China in 1900’ by Henry Keown Boyd, Charles Wood is mentioned as part of this unit’s early history: ‘Among the first British officers to join it was Captain Charles Wood, son of the celebrated Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC, a former Sirdar of the Egyptian Army. Wood Junior was no stranger to unconventional soldiering as he had fought at the Battle of Omdurman as one of only two British officers with the anti-Mahdist tribal levies.’ Although Wood left to take part in the Second Boer War after roughly one year training this regiment, it would later serve during the Boxer Rebellion with some distinction. Having then been advanced to Captain and appointed Adjutant, Wood served in South Africa, participating in operations in Orange Free State, Transvaal and Cape Colony, and he was again mentioned in despatches. Between October 1901 and December 1904, Wood served as A.D.C. to the Commander of 1 Indian Army Corps, in Southern Command, and he was advanced to Major in December 1910, upon taking up duties as a G.S.O. at the War Office until May 1911. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, he was serving as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, where he remained until his appointment as Assistant Adjutant-General to Australian H.Q., Salisbury Plain, in the summer of 1916. The appointment was short-lived, as just a month or so later he was embarked for France to serve as Assistant Adjutant-General to the British Armies in the Field, in which role he remained until early 1918. For his Great War service he was awarded the C.M.G., D.S.O. and mentioned in despatches for a final time. Wood, who was promoted to Colonel in April 1919, was placed on the Retired List in March 1929. He married Olive, daughter of Major Herbert Miles, R.A., in 1915, and died at his home in Bude, Cornwall, in April 1936. This lot is offered with a substantial folder of mainly photocopied research, but also with an original press cutting of his obituary in the Morning Post, also containing research concerning his father. Howe and Tandy setting a ‘Senior Doubles’ canoeing record, 1961. Sold by direct descent
*The Rare Gold Sea Gallantry Medal for Foreign Services awarded to Martin Valladares, who helped to save the lives of seven crew from the barque Minnie Graham, which had become wrecked upon dangerous ‘Hormigas’ rocks near Callao, Peru, on 24 February 1878, whilst en route from Valparaiso. Unable to safely reach the rocks from his own vessel, Valladares volunteered to swim out with a line from his rescue boat to the rocks, and remained until all of the remaining crew had been safely sent across the line and rescued aboard the S.S. Huacho, comprising: Board of Trade Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., small gold issue, For Gallantry and Humanity, with gilt suspension and top bar (Martin Valladares -1878.), engraved in upright capitals; a few light surface marks and hairlines, minor reverse edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine. The British barque Minnie Graham was built in Glasgow by MacDougall’s in 1870, and was owned by Messrs. Browne and Watson of Glasgow. Whilst en route from Valparaiso to Callao, it struck submerged rocks near Callao, upon which it was wrecked on 24 February 1878. It was here that Martin Valledares, a Peruvian national and crewmember of the recuse ship S.S. Huacho, earned his Sea Gallantry medal for saving the lives of seven beleaguered crew. The original citation for this award reads as follows: ‘Minnie Graham was wrecked on the Hormigas [Ants] rock near Callao, 24th Feb. 1878. Six of the crew made a raft and got on to the shore and communicated intelligence when the Peruvian Government and the P.S.N.Co. [Pacific Steam Navigation Company] sent each a ship to the assistance of the remainder (7). The surf preventing approach to the rocks, a seaman of the Co.’s vessel [S.S. Huacho] volunteered, and swam through the surf with a line, by means of which they were all dragged on board the ship’s boat. Valladares leaving the rocks last.’ The crew were subsequently removed to Lima, Peru. This lot offered with some useful copies of original archive entries and citations, the medal itself rare in gold, and possibly unique to a Peruvian national. Ex Morton & Eden, American Numismatic Society part 2, 26 October 2006, lot 1016
*China, Republic, Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain, a European-made First Class breast star of unusual style and high quality workmanship, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with arms of cross and beaded inner circle ornaments in translucent red enamel over guilloche base, reverse with plain backplate, flat vertical brooch-pin and two wire retaining hooks, width 105.5mm, import marks struck on brooch-pin and wire keeper, light overall wear, very fine to good very fine. Supplied by Robert Seniso, January 1992.
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