Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (C. Steel, 3rd Foot Guards) extremely fine £1200-1400 At St. Sebastian the storming party consisted of volunteers from several regiments including the Scots Guards, and a study of the original manuscript roll indicates that in this regiment at least, successful claimants for the clasp were restricted to proven stormers only. Steel also served in the Waterloo Campaign, in Lieutenant-Colonel Master’s Light Company, commanded by Captain George Evelyn, personnel from which included the heroes Sergeants Brice McGregor and Joseph Aston, also the memoirist, Private Matthew Clay. The Company was involved in fierce fighting at the defence of Hougoumont and were chiefly responsible for the closing of the gates, cited by the Duke of Wellington as the key to victory. £1200-£1400
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Ghuznee 1839 (Capt. L. Fyler, H.M. 16th Lancers), engraved in running script on reverse, fitted with a replacement silver mount and straight bar suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine £1000-1200 Lawrence Fyler entered the 16th Lancers as a Cornet by purchase on 7 September 1826; purchasing the rank of Lieutenant in July 1828, and Captain in February 1834. Captain Fyler served with the 16th Lancers during the campaign in Afghanistan under Lord Keane, including the siege and capture of Ghuznee (Medal). Also at the battle of Maharajpore (Medal), 29 Dec 1843. He served in the 1st Sikh War in 1846 (Medal), including the battles of Buddiwal and Aliwal. At Aliwal he was severely wounded by a musket shot whilst charging with his squadron at a large body of infantry with three guns to their front. His squadron broke through and dispersed them, these being the last of the enemy's infantry which had stood their ground; for this service he received the Brevet rank of Major. He gained the rank of Major by purchase in April 1848 and served in the 2nd Sikh War with the 3rd Light Dragoons (Medal). He then served in the Crimea with the 12th Lancers from 17th May 1855, and was present at the battle of the Tchernaya, siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal and Clasp, and 5th Class of the Medjide). He received the Brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1854 and was promoted to that rank in July 1857 and attained the rank of Colonel in October 1858. Sold with copied service details. £1000-£1200
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (P. Cunningham, 90th Lt. Infy.) suspension refixed, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £400-450 Phillip Cunningham, 90th Light Infantry, served as part of the 1st Relief Force. He died as a Chelsea Pensioner on 26 March 1902. Sold with copied Death Certificate and copied roll extracts. £400-£450
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (TJFF/7074 Tpr. Abdel H.Y. Akle, TJFF) light scratches to obv., good very fine, scarce £140-180 The Trans Jordan Frontier Force, created in 1926, was disbanded on 9 February 1948 - many of its members being absorbed into the Arab Legion. £140-£180
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23052500 Pte. E. Miller, H.L.I.), mounted as worn, good very fine £40-60 E. Miller served his National Service with the Royal Corps of Signals, July 1954-June 1956, and then joined the Regular Army, serving with the Highland Light Infantry as a Piper, June 1955-June 1958. With the Army Reserve, 1958-62; then with the Territorial Army in the Leeds Rifles as a Pipe Major, 1965-66; the 52nd Lowland Volunteers as a Drum Major, 1974-75; the 15th (Scottish) Battalion Parachute Regiment as a Pipe Major, 1982-85, and finally with the Royal Corps of Transport as a Pipe Major, 1985-86. sold with copied Record of Service and other research; also with several photographs. £40-£60
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, G.C.S.I., Knight Grand Commander’s set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 110mm x 58mm, the central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria set within an openwork ornamental border, oval border of gold bearing the motto of the Order ‘Heaven’s Light Our Guide’, surmounted by and pendant from a five-pointed star with small suspension loop, the whole badge and suspension being lavishly set with diamonds; and breast star, 90mm, the body worked entirely in gold, with central five-pointed star of silver set with diamonds, and set upon a gold and enamelled ribbon bearing the motto of the Order in silver and also set with diamonds, the reverse with large gold pin for wearing, complete with full dress sash, nearly extremely fine and very rare £25000-30000 established in 1861 the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India originally comprised of just one class of Knight Companions who wore a breast badge. It was enlarged and extended in 1866 to include Knight Grand Commanders (G.C.S.I.) and Knight Commanders (K.C.S.I.). The British Sovereign was, and still is, Sovereign of the Order. All insignia was returnable prior to Indian Independence in 1947 and is consequently rare in any class. the G.C.S.I. insignia awarded to Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy of India 1910-16, which was sold as part of the Richard Magor Collection, DNW July 2003, realised £36,000. £25000-£30000
Four: Colour Sergeant Daniel Burgess, Royal Marine Light Infantry crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (-. Burgess, R.M. H.M.S. Agamemnon) depot impressed naming, initial illegible through edge bruising; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Dl. Burgess, Cr. Sergt. R.M. H.M.S. Cadmus 21 Yrs.); Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Daniel Burgess, Col.Sergt. 53rd Co. R.M.L.I.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, all cleaned and lacquered, the first with contact marks, therefore good fine, otherwise generally very fine (4) £1200-1500 ex Douglas-Morris Collection, DNW February 1997. daniel Burgess was born in Harwich, Essex, circa 1827, and was aged 19 years 6 months when he enlisted for the Chatham Division on 3 February 1847. He served afloat for 14 years of his total servitude of 21 years aboard H.M. Ships Asia (1845-51), Agamemnon (1852-56), Russel (1858-1862), and Cadmus (1864-68). During this period he received promotion to Corporal in September 1856, Sergeant in April 1859 and ultimately to Colour Sergeant in September 1866. He was amongst the men selected to receive the L.S. & G.C. medal when H.M.S. Cadmus paid off in June 1868, and was pensioned to shore on 20 July 1868. His M.S.M. Annuity commenced on 15 June 1895. £1200-£1500
Four: Colour Sergeant James Roach, Royal Marine Light Infantry china 1857-60, 2 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Js. Roach, Colr. Sergt. 47th Co. R.M.L.I. 21 Yrs.); Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (James Roach, Colr. Sergt. Plymo. R.M.L.I.) officially impressed naming, cleaned, nearly extremely fine (3) £1000-1200 ex Douglas-Morris Collection, DNW February 1997. only about 40 Edward VII Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medals were awarded, of which 13 are known extant. only one man, John Cree, received the award of the Royal Marine M.S.M. between George Hancock (known Victorian issue) and James Roach. Since the type of medal despatched to Colour Sergeant John Cree, R.M.L.I., on 8 February 1904 is unknown, this award to James Roach is either the first or the second Edward VII Royal Marine M.S.M. to be issued. james Roach was born in Kingsbridge, Devon, and enlisted in the Plymouth Division aged 19 years on 4 June 1852. He was drafted to H.M.S. Sybille in June 1853 and served ashore in China with the Royal Marine Battalion during 1857 prior to being disembarked in his home port in May 1858. He was promoted to Corporal in May 1858, to Sergeant in November 1861, and to Colour Sergeant in April 1869. His twelve years of service afloat was above average for a Marine, a period which included service aboard H.M. Ships Assurance (1864-68) and Implacable (1870-72). He was pensioned and discharged to shore with 21 years servitude on 19 June 1873, and not unusually was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal without gratuity after he had left the service, retrospectively approved on 23 May 1874. £1000-£1200
Three: Colour Sergeant Philip Hoyle, Royal Marine Light Infantry baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Philip Hoyle, Colr. Sergt. R.M.L.I. 1st March 1906) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine (3) £700-800 ex Perkins Collection, Sotheby December 1990. only about 40 Edward VII Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medals were awarded, of which 13 are known extant. philip Hoil was born on 11 May 1836, at North Malton, Devon, and was a labourer when he attested for 12 years for the Plymouth Division on 9 July 1854, aged 18 years 2 months. He remained at Plymouth until he embarked on H.M.S. Cornwallis, from 15 February 1855 to August 1856, earning the medal for the Baltic Campaign before disembarking to his home Division. He embarked with the Royal Marine Battalion on H.M.S. Sanspareil in March 1857 and transferred to H.M.S. Princess Charlotte in November 1857, where he remained until disembarking at his home port in May 1861 after a period of over four years in the Second China Wars for which he earned the medal and clasp for Taku Forts 1860. He remained at the Plymouth Division until November 1863 when he embarked to H.M.S. Royalist as a super-numery and transferred to H.M.S. Aboukir, from which he was discharged back to H.M.S. Royalist in April 1864 and from which he disembarked to the Plymouth Division in April 1867. He remained with the Plymouth Division until May 1870 when he embarked to H.M.S. Sphinx until August 1870, when he transferred to H.M.S. Aboukir before being discharged to H.M.S. Niobe in August 1871. There he remained until paid off in July 1874 to H.M.S. Sphinx and the following month returned to Plymouth Division where he remained until discharged with 'Exemplary' character on 3 August 1875. during his service he spent 13 years 86 days afloat and 7 years 303 days ashore for total servitude of 21 years and 24 days, earning promotion from Private to Corporal in August 1858, to Sergeant in September 1862, and to Colour Sergeant in July 1869. He also reckoned 5 Good Conduct Badges towards additional pension. He was awarded his Royal Marine M.S.M. 31 years after leaving the service. sold with copies of Attestation papers, Statement of Services, Certificate of Services, and Record of Service. £700-£800
Pair: Sergeant Levi White, Royal Marine Light Infantry royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Levi White, Sergt. 6th Co. R.M.L.I.) engraved naming; Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., Field Marshal’s bust (PO. 14th Coy. Levi White, Clr. Sergt. R.M.L.I.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine (2) £500-600 a complete list of Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medals awarded between 1884 and 1918 has neither survived nor been reconstructed. Approximately 35 George V Admiral’s bust Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medals were awarded, of which 7 are known. £500-£600
Four: Colour Sergeant Robert Langham, Musician, Royal Marine Light Infantry british War and Victory Medals (Ch.15823 Mus. R. Langham, R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (Ch.15823 Sgt. R. Langham, R.M.L.I.); Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Ch.15823 C.Sgt. R. Langham 28.2.1951) the first three mounted as worn, nearly very fine, the last extremely fine (4) £250-300 Robert Langham was born on 2 April 1893, in London, and was a schoolboy when he enlisted in the Chatham Division of the Royal Marines on 1 April 1908, a day before his 15th birthday; he re-engaged on 13 March 1923. He served in the 13th Coy, Chatham Division, from enlistment until discharge on 1 April 1932, after total servitude of 24 years of which 3 years 1 day was under age. Ranked as Bugler until 5 April 1910, he was promoted to Private (ranked as Musician) from 30 March 1912. He was elevated to Corporal only in October 1922 but quickly to Sergeant in October 1923. His final promotion was to Colour Sergeant on 20 September 1930. He was Band Sergeant from July 1929 to April 1932. At discharge, his character was rated as Very Good and he was in possession of 3 Good Conduct Badges. Upon discharge he became Pensioner No. 10969 with intended residence in Dursley, Gloucestershire. his Record of Service shows that he ‘Served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 2nd April to 11th June 1917’, and was paid a War Gratuity of £29 on 2 October 1919. He was also awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Gratuity from 5 June 1929. He received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 4 June 1924. In 1951 over 250 pensioners on the register were awarded the M.S.M. but without annuity and no more names were added. Sold with full research. £250-£300
A rare long service group of four to Constable A. F. Clegg, British South Africa Police, late Rhodesian Native Infantry and South African Constabulary queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1325 Tpr., S.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1371 3-Sjt., Rhodesia N. Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Southern Rhodesia (No.1371 Const. Alfred F. Clegg, B.S.A.P.), mounted for display, good fine and better, last rare (4) £1000-1200 Ex Upfill-Brown Collection, B.D.W. December 1991. only 130 Southern Rhodesia Long Service and Good Conduct medals awarded between 1923 and 1939. alfred Frederick Clegg joined the Royal Navy in 1907 following several years with the South African Constabulary, including service in the Boer War, but in 1910, after twice receiving voluntary discharge from the former service, he enlisted into the ranks of the British South Africa Police. With the exception of wartime employment in the Rhodesia Native Regiment, during which time he was wounded and taken prisoner, Clegg served 22 years with the B.S.A.P., and was commended for his 'promptitude and action in arresting two very dangerous criminals' on 19 April 1914. In light of a charge for drunkeness committed outside duty hours, Clegg had to personally apply for his L.S. & G.C. award which was finally granted in 1932. £1000-£1200
Four: Stoker Petty Officer J. Reid, South African Naval Service, late Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (18905 Pte., R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch.18905 Pte., R.M.L.I.); Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (No N.20014 S.P.O., S.A.N.S.) first three pitted, fine; last with light contact marks, good very fine, scarce (4) £250-300 £250-£300
Pair: Corporal J. P. Williams, Royal New Zealand Artillery permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (943 Cpl., R.N.Z.A. (1919)); New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal (Cpl., R.N.Z.A.) good very fine (2) £250-300 Approximately 159 medals awarded to New Zealand forces between November 1916 and April 1933. john Patrick Williams was born at Lyttelton, New Zealand on 20 February 1877. A Fisherman by occupation, he applied for enrolment in the Torpedo Corps of the Permanent Militia on 11 May 1896. On 4 September 1896, then a Gunner, he was recommended to the Under Secretary for Defence by the Commander, Lyttelton Naval Artillery, for enrolment in the Torpedo Corps from the Lyttelton Naval Artillery. He next applied on 27 December 1900 for enrolment in No. 2 Company, New Zealand Permanent Militia. He was directed on 21 March 1901 to report to the Permanent Militia Depot at Buckle Street in Wellington for examination, attested to No. 2 Service Company on 3 April, and took the Oath of Allegiance as a probationer on 11 April 1901. He successfully completed his probationer course at Auckland on 3 October 1901 and qualified for the rank of 2nd Class Sapper. In that rank, he transferred to the Royal New Zealand Engineers on 15 October 1902, transferred to Wellington on 13 November 1906, and to Lyttelton on 23 September 1907. The R.N.Z.E. became the Electric Light Section of the Royal New Zealand Artillery on 1 October 1907. Williams remained at Lyttelton until discharged with the rank of Corporal on 18 July 1922. The notification of his Permanent Force Long Service & Good Conduct Medal of 3 May 1919 was published in the New Zealand Gazette of 8th May 1919, p. 1305: No. 943 Corporal John Patrick Williams, Royal New Zealand Artillery, and he received his Long and Efficient Service Medal at Lyttelton on 28 February 1922 (Memo 6 May 1921). Sold with about 30 pages from his Defence Force File and New Zealand Gazette. £250-£300
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service, V.R. (Lieut-Col. R. Spencer Browne C.B. A.L.H. 12.8.05), with silver brooch bar (lacking pin), nearly extremely fine £200-250 M.I.D. London Gazette 8 February and 16 April 1901. colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 12 August 1905 ‘Lt. Col. Reginald Spencer Browne C.B. 13th A.L.H.R. (Qld. Mtd. Inf.)’. colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 7 March 1908. ‘Col. R. Spencer Browne C.B. 5th L.H.Bde.’ Reginald Spencer Browne was born at Oaklands, Appin, New South Wales on 13 July 1856. Educated at Appin and in England, he became a journalist, working for the Deniliquin Pastoral Times and the Albury Banner, becoming sub-editor of the Townsville Herald in 1877, editor of the Cooktown Herald in 1878 and editor of the Brisbane Observer in 1881. In 1882 he joined the Brisbane Courier. browne was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Queensland Mounted Infantry in 1887. Although sympathetic to unions, he commanded a flying column during the shearers' strike of 1891. Browne was promoted to Captain in 1891 and Major in 1896. He volunteered for service in South Africa, and sailed in November 1899 with the 1st Queensland Contingent. He was present at the relief of Kimberley, and operations in Orange Free State, February to May 1900; including operations at Paardeburg , 17-26 February. Actions at Poplar Grove, 7 March; Dreifontein, 10 March; Vet River, 5-6 May; and Zand River, 10 May. Operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, 29 May; Pretoria, 4 June; and Diamond Hill, 11 and 13 June. Operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 November, 1900, including action at Zilikat's Nek, 2 August. Operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria, July to 29 November, 1900, including actions at Riet Vlei, 16 July. Operations in Cape Colony north of Orange River, 1899-1900. For his services, he was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath and mentioned in despatches and awarded the Queen’s medal with five clasps. In Lord Robert’s despatch of 31 March 1900 it was recorded that ‘Mr. Carlisle assisted Major Browne to get six armed Boers out of a dark cave, 23rd April, near Krugersdorp’. He was invalided back to Australia in November 1900. In 1903 Browne became commanding officer of the 13th Light Horse Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Then in 1906 he became Commander of the 5th Light Horse Brigade and a full Colonel. He was transferred to the Reserve of Officers in 1911. browne joined the AIF on 16 March 1915 as Commander of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. This brigade was sent to Egypt, dismounted, and in August 1915 broken up. The 13th Light Horse Regiment was assigned to the newly formed 2nd Division, with which it served at Anzac; the 11th and 12th Light Horse Regiments were sent to Anzac where they were broken up into squadrons, with one squadron being attached to each of the six other light horse regiments from New South Wales and Queensland. On 28 August 1915, Browne was appointed officer commanding Australian Details Egypt, responsible for training reinforcements. Then in September Major General J. G. Legge sent for him to replace Colonel R. Linton, the commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade who had drowned following the torpedoing of the Southland. Browne took over the brigade on 8 September 1915 and served at Lone Pine and Quinn's Post but at 59 was simply too old for the rigours of the campaign. Nonetheless he stayed until he was evacuated on 10 December 1915. back in Egypt, Browne was transferred to the Training and General Base Depot at Tel el Kebir, Egypt. On 16 March 1916 he was promoted to Temporary Brigadier-General and appointed to command the Depot on 20 March 1916. When the Base moved to England, Browne went with it, taking command of the Training Depots in England on 14 June 1916. In both posts, Browne was responsible for a large and important training organisation. On 25 July 1916, his command was abolished and merged with the convalescent depots as AIF depots in the United Kingdom under Major General Sir N. J. Moore. Browne took charge of the 2nd Command Depot at Weymouth, England. This unit was responsible for receiving men unfit for service within six months and therefore to be returned to Australia. on 12 October 1917, Browne was declared medically unfit and listed for return to Australia. He paid a visit to France, and then embarked for Australia on 24 November 1917. On 10 February 1918, Browne was appointed to command the new Molonglo Concentration Camp near Canberra, where German internees were held. He was discharged from the army on 17 December 1918. From 1925 to 1927, Browne contributed weekly articles to the Courier on his memories of people and events in 19th century Queensland. These were collected and published as A Journalist's Memories in 1927. Browne died on 9 November 1943. £200-£250
Victoria Volunteer Long & Efficient Service Medal, 2nd issue, ‘Pro Deo et Patria’ (No. 4 Pte. G. Brumby, 11th Aust. Light Horse Regt. (V.M.R.)) good very fine, rare £400-500 acquired in July 1986 from R. D. Williams, of Regal Coins, Melbourne, author of The Victoria Volunteer Long and Efficient Service Medal, 1881-1901, which shows 103 Type 2 medals issued. the following details are taken from a hand written note dated 24th October 1983 in Sunbury, Victoria: ‘Part of ‘G’ Company, No. 4 Troop (Nirranda) 1st Squadron (Warrnambool) V.M.R. (Victoria Mounted Rifles), transferred to 11th A.L.H. on its foundation in 1903. George and his brother, Robert, were honourably discharged on 19.01.1905.’ Quite a few medals are known that are not shown on the Rolls or in General Orders. £400-£500
Brancepeth Nos. 1 & 2 & Sunny Brow Miners Memorial Medal, obv. civic building, rev. inscribed, ‘Presented by his fellow workmen in honour of R. Laws who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914-1918’, 26mm., 13.35g., 9ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1920, ring suspension, pitted, very fine £100-140 Ralph Laws was born in and enlisted at Willington, Co. Durham. Serving with the 19th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, he was killed in action in France on 17 April 1918, aged 31 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. He was the son of George Laws of 5 Park Villa, Low Willington, Co. Durham. £100-£140
Arctic Medal 1875-76 (W. Dougall, Ice Qr. Mr., H.M.S. Discovery), with riband buckle, edge bruise, good very fine £2500-3000 William Dougall joined Discovery from the Unicorn in April 1875, shortly before her departure for the Arctic, and was one of three members of her crew to be rated an Ice Quarter-Master. In his Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea, the expedition’s commanding officer, Captain George Nares, refers to Dougall participating in a sledge journey in April 1876: ‘23 April: Captain Stephenson and Mr. Mitchell, Hans the Eskimo, with William Dougall, Ice Quarter-Master, and Henry Petty, a Marine, arrived with twelve dogs from the ‘Discovery’, having left that ship on the 18th. They have experienced strong northerly winds during the journey, and, like the other travellers, a very rough road; but, with the exception of the leader who is severely attacked with snow-blindness, all are in excellent health.’ While in his Naval Reminiscences 1868-1891, Rear-Admiral Crawford Conybeare, who was then a Sub. Lieutenant in the Discovery, mentions Dougall in a more amusing light: ‘The Ice Quarter-Masters, who were great characters, were Alec Grey, Wm. Dougal and Ed. Taws, all dour Scots from whalers and hailing from Dundee and Peterhead. One day later [after a narwhal had been harpooned], when we were in Smith’s Sound and were all in the mess, Old Dougal came down from the deck and going to the 1st Lieutenant said, ‘Number One, the Captain is speering for ye.’ But to return to the narwhal. The three Ice Quarter-Masters fell on with their guming-knives, cut off the blubber in strips and cut up the carcass, which was all put in casks for the dogs.’ He also refers to the fact Dougall received a Jack-in-the-Box for Christmas, via the wife of Lieutenant Rawson - ‘some of the things [she gave] created shouts of laughter’, and to the occasion the dour Scot alerted him to a seal asleep on the ice astern ship - Conybeare, Officer of the Watch that Sunday, as all hands had gone over to the Alert for church, duly received a reprimand from Captain Stephenson for his well-aimed rifle shot ‘disturbing Divine service’. £2500-£3000
Regimental medal, 21st Light Dragoons 1819, circular engraved silver medal, 51mm, Obv: ‘XXI’ with crown above and ‘LD’ below, surrounded by laurel wreath bearing regimental honours ‘Cuttack’, ‘San Domingo’, Monte Video’, and ‘Africa’; Rev: engraved inscription ‘Presented to Mr John Schroeder, Veterinary Surgeon by Colonel Richard Pigot as a token of regard on the disbanding of the regt. 1819’, with reeded rim and integral loop for suspension, nearly very fine £200-250 Ref. Balmer R106. john Schroeder, Veterinary Surgeon, 25 June 1812. richard Pigot, Captain December 1793; Major April 1802; Lt.-Col. May 1806; Colonel June 1814. £200-£250
Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (2) (George Lockwood; Harold Beaumont) first in card envelope of issue, extremely fine; last badly pitted, fine (2) £40-60 Lance-Corporal George Lockwood, King’s Yorkshire Light Infantry, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 13 April 1915. Subsequently commissioned and serving with ‘E’ Company, 10th Battalion King’s Yorkshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 3 November 1917, aged 22 years. He was buried in the St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen. He was the son of George and Mary Ann Lockwood of 4 Edward Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Sold with original commemorative scroll, in card tube addressed to ‘Mrs D. Lockwood, Ivy Cottage, Crookham, Hampshire’. £40-£60
War Diary, a note book, 200 x 166mm. (approx.), handwritten in ink, the day by day recollections of Lieutenant B. Marden, 9th Lancers, for the period, 15 August 1914-1 May 1915, spine worn and repaired, covers worn, contents in good condition £200-300 Basil Jock Newton Marden was born on 17 February 1893. Commissioned into the 9th Lancers on 4 September 1912, he was appointed a Temporary Lieutenant on 15 November 1914 and attained the rank of Captain on 26 October 1915. With the 9th Lancers aboard the Welshman, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 16 August 1914. In action at Mons, Marne and Aisne; he received a wound to the head in the action at Paissy, 20 September. Recovering, he returned to the 9th Lancers based near Wulverghem on 30 October. In action at Ypres, he was shot, receiving a bullet wound to the head, 19 November. Invalided to England on 22 November, he recovered but remained in England for the rest of the war, latterly on attachment to the 7th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry. The twice wounded recipient is mentioned three times in the regimental history - The Ninth Queen’s Royal Lancers 1715-1936, by Major E. W. Sheppard. The diary, written some time after the events described, provides a lively account of a young cavalry officer during the early months of the war, describing his troop movements, fellow officers, casualties, recreation, food, war rumours etc. ‘Introduction. This book is intended to be the account of the personal adventures, ideas and feelings of a lieutenant of the 9th Lancers ....’ ‘Aug. 15. At last we are off ... arrive Southampton at 2.30p.m. and amuse ourselves as best we can on the dock until the following morning. Pater, who is R.T.O. at Southampton spends the afternoon with me on the dock’. ‘Aug. 24. In the early morning, we are attacked by apparently several divisions ...’ ‘Sept. 20. Turn out at 4.30 & rush off to Paissy to help the ‘feet’ - move round sky-line to draw gun-fire away from heroes’ who are about to bolt - good mark to the General - rather skilfully done - only one horse hit. Sent off with eight men as intercommunication between English right and French left .... am shown remains of last intercommunication patrol (R.H. Gds) officer killed - 3 horses - 4 men! This, I suppose, is to cheer me up! .... The run forwards was the most dangerous show as everyone fired as they ran, in any direction. Once there I fired at a few easy ‘masses’ until a silly fool hit me in the head. I tied it up with a tommy’s handkerchief ...’ ‘Nov. 5. Rearrange squadron & pay men - offer of armoured car rejected. ... We wander around about digging trenches etc & being sniped at & finally at dawn sleep in a farm; that is, we just collapse on the ground! Some French batteries make an infernal row in the yard - but I am soon asleep!’ ‘Nov. 18. Shelled lightly today - in the evening ‘C’ Squadron relievs the 4 D.G. in the Chau. (Chateau) stables. I didn’t expect this - a nasty dangerous place - the Chau. itself was destroyed yesterday by a minewerfer - on entering stables thro’ shell-hole we fall over what we imagine to be sacks of potatoes - they are corpses really - 120 dead Germans and over a week old - they provide some good souvenirs. The attached plan shows my dispositions [map attached] ...In the trench on the right the R.E. hurled out coils of loose barbed wire and we had an abattis made of trees ...’ ‘Nov. 19. The enemy became v. active with hand-grenades - one nearly gets me - & badly wounds 2 men, whom I had placed in the top front room. I fire 8 pistol shots ‘rapid’ at the sight of a match, struck to light one. No corpse there next day, tho’ the match goes out. When these grenades get bad, I send for another troop from Alan (Graham) & keep them in room with fixed bayonets for 2 hours sitting on dead Huns! When dawn arrives I post snipers at each hole - and we bag 10 to 15 Germans - I personally get 3 - my first separate & sure bag of the war! Alan comes on & in despite of my telling him that the front window was dangerous, we go & peep thro’ an iron loop-hole we had hoisted there. Then we both get hit by one bullet in the head ... ‘Lord I’m hit’. ‘So am I!’ And off we crawl downstairs on hands and knees, pouring with blood. I feel dizzy & cannot do much good - so we send back for some 4 D.G. officers to relieve us ...’ £200-£300
Moorsom, W. S., Historical Record of the Fifty-Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry, from the year 1755 to the year 1858, Bentley, London, 1860, xvi, 437pp., red marbled boards, spine rebound in beige leather, front cover and several pages detached, fair condition; Neville, Captain J. E. H., History of the 43rd and 52nd (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) Light Infantry in the Great War, 1914-1919, Vol. 1 The 43rd Light Infantry in Mesopotamia and North Russia, Gale & Polden, Aldershot, 1938, original bevelled green boards with gilt emblem on front cover, this in good condition (2) £100-140 £100-£140
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (Robt. Lackie, 43rd Foot) edge brusing, otherwise nearly very fine £800-1000 Robert Lackie was born in the Parish of Ahogil, County Antrim, and attested for the 43rd Light Infantry at Dublin on 3 April 1813, aged 23, a volunteer from the Antrim Militia. He served in the ‘Peninsula & France from August 1813 to June 1814; New Orleans; Army of Occupation from June 1815 to October 1818; Portugal from January 1827 to March 1828; Gibraltar seven years; North America from 15th July 1835 to 31st May 1838’. He was discharged at La Prairie, Lower Canada, on 31 May 1838, in consequence of ‘disability and impaired constitution from length of service, also a varicose state of the veins of the legs, rendering him unable to march or to perform the active duties of the service.’ Sold with copy discharge papers. see also Lot 796 for the South Africa 1834-53 pair awarded to his son. £800-£1000
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (2831 Pte. J. Edmons, 2d Bn. Oxf. L. Infy.) in (damaged) card box of issue, nearly extremely fine £180-220 James Edmons was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 17 October 1887. With them he served in India, September-October 1889; Burma, October 1889-December 1892, and India, December 1892-May 1894. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in October 1894 and finally discharged as time expired on 16 October 1899. sold with copied service papers. £180-£220
India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3507 Lce. Corpl. H. Smith, 2d Ox. Lt. Infy. Tele. Deptt.) edge bruising, good very fine £200-250 Herbert Smith was born in Rayleigh, near Southend, Essex. A Shoemaker by occupation, he attested for service in the Royal Artillery on 17 November 1890, aged 19 years, 10 months. Several days later he transferred to the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry. With them he served in India, October-November 1891; Burma, November 1891-December 1892, and India, December 1892-January 1901. In India he served with the Chitral Relief Force on attachment to the Telegraph Department and then served in the Mohmand Relief Force. Sold with copied service papers and extracts from rolls which confirm clasps. £200-£250
Special Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (4747 Pte. W. Merry, 3/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) slight edge bruising, very fine £260-300 Walter Merry was born in Oxford. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 22 November 1893, aged 19 years, whilst serving in the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India, February 1896-May 1898, then with the 1st Battalion in South Africa. Serving with the Mounted Infantry during the Boer War, he was reported as Missing in Action at Gottenburg, 1 December 1900 but was later able to rejoin his unit. For his services he was awarded the Queen’ medal with clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State (4th battalion roll) and Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley and Transvaal (1st battalion roll), and the the King’s medal with two clasps. In 1912 he was awarded the Special Reserve Long Service Medal (one of 8 to the unit). With the onset of the Great War, he served in France/Flanders, 13 August-30 October 1914. His service at the front was terminated by a gunshot wound to the back on 25 October. Returning to England he was discharged on 21 November 1915 on the termination of his period of engagement. Sold with copied service papers and roll extracts. Note: except for the medal and roll and the Q.S.A. Medal roll extract for the 4th battalion, his service number is given as ‘4646’. £260-£300
Viceroy’s Medal for Rifle Shooting, obv. Hardinge coat-of-arms, rev. Victory standing right with wreaths, holding one aloft, with inscription (rank, name and unit engraved), ‘Presented by Lord Hardinge Viceroy of India to [erasure] Lce. Sgt. H. Grace, Oxford & Bucks Lt Infty for Rifle Shooting’, 51mm., gold, 60.85g., pierced with ring suspension, in an unrelated case, edge bruising, contact marks, very fine £450-550 6830 Serjeant H. Grace, 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was awarded the D.C.M. in the Great War. d.C.M. London Gazette 22 January 1916. ‘For conspicuous gallantry at Kut-al-Amara (Mesopotamia) on 28th September 1915. He sent messages to the artillery by heliograph under heavy fire, although he had to stand in full view of the enemy’s redoubts in order to do so’. henry Grace was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and enlisted at High Wycombe. Serving as a Serjeant with the 1st Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I., he died on 21 April 1916, aged 33 years. He was buried in the Kut War Cemetery. Sold with copied research. £450-£550
Pair: Quartermaster Sergeant W. Walton, 43rd Regiment indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Colr. Serjt., 43rd Light Infantry); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (969 Qr. Master-Sergt., 43rd Foot), both with silver brooch bars, first with slight scratch to ‘Queen’s’ cheek, very fine (3) £400-450 William Walton was born in Cambridge. A Butcher by occupation, he attested into the 43rd Regiment at Cambridge on 27 August 1853, aged 18 years. With them he served in the East Indies for 12 years, 6 months, which included service in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. Attaining the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant in September 1868, he was subsequently awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal with a gratuity of £10. He was discharged in 1875 having completed his second period of limited engagement. Sold with Silver Cased Hunter Pocket Watch, by Charles Frodsham, London, inscribed, ‘Presented by the Sergts. 43rd Lt. Infty. to Qr. Mr. Sergt. W. Walton as a token of esteem after 21 years service’, hallmarks for London 1874, complete with key (condition of internal workings unknown), in case. Also with copied service papers. £400-£450
Pair: Corporal T.O. Williams, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry india General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (4906 Private, 2d Bn. Oxf. Lt. Infy.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4906 Cpl., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £100-140 £100-£140
Five: Serjeant H. J. Evans, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry india General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3902 Pte. E. Evans, 2nd Bn. Oxf. Lt. Infy.), note initial; 1914 Star (3902 Sjt., 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (3902 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3902 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals, first with edge bruising and some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (10) £240-280 £240-£280
Four: Serjeant R. L. Wood, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action, 21 October 1914 queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6753 Pte. R. S. Wood, Oxford. L.I.), note initials; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (6753 Sjt., 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (6753 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Leslie Wood), in card envelope, first with edge bruising, very fine; others extremely fine (5) £400-500 M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915 (French). robert Leslie Wood was born and lived in Ewell, Surrey, and enlisted in London. Serving with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. He was killed in action on 21 October 1914, aged 32 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. He was the son of Thomas and Emily Wood of Mount Pleasant, Ewell. Plaque in original envelope addressed to ‘Mr T. Wood, Mount Pleasant, West Street, Ewell, Surrey’. sold with a newspaper cutting mounted on card, ‘‘For all say Bob died a gallant death.’ This is a sentence in a letter which has been received describing how died a born son of Ewell, Sergt. R. L. Wood, whose mother lives at Mount Pleasant. The deceased was a much respected non-commissioned officer of the 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He had been in the army 14 years and saw service in the South African war. .... The writer obtained his information from a lance-corporal in deceased’s regiment, who said: ‘The 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Regiment was ordered to advance, and Bob, with his platoon, was going behind the hedge, when he got wounded in the leg. Although they told him to fall out, he still kept on. ‘Come on lads!’ he said. ‘I am not done yet; its no good staying here.’ He got them through the hedge, into the firing line, and fell shot through the heart. They all say Bob died a gallant death in bringing his men up as he did under a terrible fire. There is no need to try to express my sorrow to you. It is some small comfort to know he died a brave man.’ In another letter the same writer says that the lance-corporal ... helped to bury Sergt. Wood near the spot ‘where he died a gallant death’....’ £400-£500
Three: Serjeant E. Ludlow, Oxfordshire Light Infantry queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Transvaal (257 Sejt., Oxford. Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (257 Serjt., Oxford. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C, E.VII.R. (257 Serjt., Oxford. L.I.) some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (lot) £280-320 Edward Ludlow was born in Harvington, near Evesham, Worcestershire. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Warwick on 26 January 1882, aged 19 years, having previously served in the 3rd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. With the 1st Battalion he served in India, March 1883-February 1887 and in South Africa, 22 December 1899-4 October 1902. Qualified as a Serjeant Instructor in Musketry in 1898 and in the same year was recorded as the Best Shot of the Battalion. Whilst serving in the Boer War, Serjeant Ludlow was wounded in the action at Paardeberg, 18 February 1900. He was discharged at Chatham on 25 January 1903 at the termination of his period of engagement. Sold with three original photographs; his Certificate of Musketry which qualified him as a Serjeant Instructor in Musketry, September 1898; four cloth Serjeant’s chevrons, one inscribed in ink on reverse, ‘My Boer War Stripes. Was wearing these when Wounded at Paardeberg on the 18th of February 1900. God Save the Queen. Sergeant Edward Ludlow’; cloth musketry badge; metal cap badge; Shooting Medallion, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1903, unnamed, in case; copied service papers and other research. £280-£320
Six: Colour Serjeant S. G. White, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (9905 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), late issue; British War and Victory Medals (9905 C. Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), these two with contact marks and worn; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5373240 C. Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5373240 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals as above but lacking ‘Defence’, minor contact marks, about very fine except where stated (14) £220-260 Sold with Silver Cased Half Hunter Pocket Watch, by Coombes, Rangoon & London, rev. inscribed, ‘52nd Light Infantry Regimental Rifle Meeting 1931, Winner Regimental Championship, Sergt. S. J. White’, glass to front casing cracked (condition of internal workings unknown), with chain, with an Army Rifle Association Medal attached as a fob, this bronze, rev. inscribed, ‘18th Hussars Cup, 1924, Sergt. S. White’; with cap badge. £220-£260
Family group: three: Private J. Stallard, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action at Nonne Bosschen Wood (Nun’s Wood), Ypres, on 11 November 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7425 Pte., 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7425 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (James Stallard), in card envelope three: Private J. W. Stallard, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action at Nonne Bosschen Wood (Nun’s Wood), Ypres, on 11 November 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8303 Pte., 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8303 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) victory Medal 1914-19 (A-3584 Pte. G. S. Stallard, K.R. Rif. C.) extremely fine (8) £750-850 James Stallard was born in Hockley, Warwickshire, and living at Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, enlisted at Oxford. Serving with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. He was killed in action at Nonne Bosschen Wood, near Ypres, on 11 November 1914, aged 28 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and on the Stantonbury Memorial. Before the war he had been a well known boxer; known amongst his comrades in India as ‘The Mad Mullah’. john William Stallard was born in Birmingham, and living at Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, enlisted at Oxford. Serving with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. He was killed in action at Nonne Bosschen Wood, near Ypres, on 11 November 1914, aged 26 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and on the Stantonbury Memorial. He was the husband of Mrs Stallard, of 48 Grafton Street, Northampton. Before the war he had worked at Messrs. Smith, Major & Stevens, of St. James’s, Northampton. george Sydney Stallard, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war as a Private in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 19 May 1915. Later in the year he was wounded, suffering deafness and injuries to his back and hips. Invalided to Lord Derby’s Hospital in Warrington, he was subsequently discharged because of his injuries. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star. james, John William and George Sydney Stallard were the sons of James and Florence Stallard of 67 St. Mary Street, New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire. sold with framed commemorative scrolls for James and John William Stallard; copy m.i.c’s. for the three brothers; and a quantity of copied research, including extracts from The Wolverton Express. An extract from The Wolverton Express dated 16 October 1914, reprinted extracts from a letter from John William to his parents, dated 24 September. ‘I beg the finish of this war, and it is war - hell cannot be worse. It is just like waiting for death, but still, we are lucky enough to escape so far, and can safely say it is a game of luck, and trust luck will be with us to the end. .... We are not against a lot of farmers but against a nation of fighting material. One of the most touching events I have seen in this war was in Belgium, in our advance and retirement on and from Mons. .... At one large house, as we advanced on Mons, the family were just leaving, and with eyes much swollen by crying, one young girl, about 22 or 23, unable to hold herself in check, ran forward at the sight of our troops and before we were aware of her intentions, had kissed several of us on both cheeks. That sort of thing tends to touch even the hardest of hearts. The people of Belgium behaved to us splendidly. Never to my dying day shall I forget their kindness. .... the Germans ... They looted everything and everywhere; hardly a house escaped their evil work .... but as we got further, instead of household things lying about, it was the Germans themselves lying in all directions. At first it appears rather a ghastly sight - but one has to get used to more than this - things I am not allowed to speak of. .... Still, it is surprising how the boys keep up their spirits. It is beautiful to see and hear them; there is plenty of life in them. We are all the same; set faces one minute, joking and laughing the next. ... Jack and I are still side by side. We are both all gay. The Winter will be awful, I bet, it is terrible at nights now ....’ £750-£850
Four: Major E. C. Fortescue, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (Capt., Oxf. & Bucks.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major), mounted as worn; Efficiency Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for 1919, unnamed, complete with brooch bar, the four in a wooden glass-fronted case, extremely fine (4) £140-180 Edward Charles Fortescue was born in Neithrop, Oxford, in 1880. He was appointed a Captain in the 4th Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. in April 1908 and served with the 1/4th Battalion during the Great War, August 1914-October 1915. Promoted to Major in July 1916, he was later 2 i/c of the 12th Battalion London Regiment. Sold with a quantity of copied research on the recipient and his father and brothers. note: glass not suitable for posting. £140-£180
Four: Company Quartermaster Serjeant W. F. Taylor, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry british War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (265029 C. Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (337 Sjt., Bucks. Bn. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (265029 C.Q.M. Sjt., 4/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a mounted set of four miniature dress medals, good very fine and better (8) £160-200 M.S.M. London London 18 January 1919. ‘... in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders’. m.I.D. London Gazette 21 December 1917 (Haig) (France). the recipient came from Stantonbury. £160-£200
Four: Serjeant S. C. Jiggins, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Army Cyclist Corps british War and Victory Medals (117 Pte., A. Cyc. Corps); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5376800 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5376800 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), mounted as worn, edge bruising, first two worn; others nearly very fine and better (4) £100-140 £100-£140
Three: Serjeant A. Lambert, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry british War and Victory Medals (25130 A.C. Sjt., Oxf. & Bcks. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (25130 Sjt., 11/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruising, contact marks, fine (3) £100-140 M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919. ‘... in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders’. the recipient came from Plaistow. £100-£140
Pair: Private E. W. Moseley, 2nd/1st Bucks Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action, 22 August 1917 british War and Victory Medals (20357 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Edward William Moseley), in card envelope, extremely fine (lot) £120-160 edward William Moseley was born in Eton, Buckinghamshire and enlisted at Slough. Serving with the 2nd/1st Bucks Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 22 August 1917, aged 35 years. He was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery. He was the son of James Moseley and Agnes Pallot (his wife), of Eton and the husband of Nellie Ida Moseley of 58 Eton Square, Eton, Buckinghamshire. sold with three photographs of the recipient in Church Lads’ Brigade uniform and two (in frames) in Army uniform; Church Lads’ Brigade Discharge Certificate, dated 6 June 1900, discharged at his own request having joined the 1st Bucks. R.V.C.; forwarding slip and damaged envelope for Memorial Plaque; four embroidered cards - two from the recipient inscribed and dated, 17 May 1917 and 21 June 1917, and cap and other badges (5). for his son’s medals, see Lot 1275. £120-£160
Pair: Captain and Quartermaster G. F. L. Hayes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Norfolk Regiment and Army Pay Corps british War Medal 1914-20 (Q.M. & Capt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (323 S. Sjt., A.P.C.), second with minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine (2) £90-120 George Frederick Lacy Hayes was born in Calcutta on 13 September 1865 (elsewhere given as 28 March 1866). A Clerk by occupation, he enlisted into the Norfolk Regiment at Cork on 13 February 1883. He served seven years with the Norfolks, two years with the Military Staff Corps and twelve years with the Army Pay Corps, during which time he served in India, South Africa and Burma. For his services he was awarded the India General Service Medal with clasp for Burma 1887-89, the Queen’s and King’s South Africa Medals and the Army L.S. & G.C. He was discharged at his own request with the rank of Staff Quartermaster Sergeant in 1905. With the onset of war he applied for a posting in the Army and in 1915 was appointed Captain and Quartermaster to the 1st Garrison Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in India. He returned to England in June 1919 suffering from a number of medical complaints and in November was released from duty. Sold with copied servce papers. £90-£120
Three: Private R. Rowe, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14444283 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, (14444283 Pte., K.S.L.I.), minor correction to naming; U.N. Korea, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (3)£300-360 Private R. Rowe, K.S.L.I., is listed as being wounded on 29 October 1951, in the published Korea War casualty roll. £300-£360
Pair: Corporal J. F. Timberlake, Green Jackets, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22214267 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Borneo (22214267 Cpl., 1 Green Jackets) edge bruising, good very fine (2) £60-80 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry were redesignated the 1st Battalion Green Jackets in 1958. £60-£80
Group of medals and papers to the Paske family: three: Major-General W. Paske, Indian Army punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Ensign, 28th Bl. Native Infy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lieut., 3rd Punjab Infy.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Captn., 28th Bengal N.I.), mounted as worn, some contact marks, very fine a Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. F. Paske, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., complete with top bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Capt., Oxford L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D oak leaf (Lt. Col.); Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1937, mounted court style as worn, very fine and better national Service League Medal (Major A. G. Paske, September 1910) 18ct. gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1910, 24mm., complete with ‘N.S.L. For Merit’ gold brooch bar, extremely fine (lot) £2600-3000 Major-General William Paske william Paske was born on 20 May 1828 and baptised in Madras. He was commissioned an Ensign in the Indian Army on 11 February 1845. He was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1852, Captain, in the Bengal Staff Corps in June 1857, Captain in the Army, July 1858, Major in February 1865, Lieutenant-Colonel in February 1871 and Colonel in February 1876. Paske retired with the rank of Colonel on 14 August 1876 and on 28 October 1876 was promoted to Major-General. In the 2nd Sikh War, he served with the 28th Bengal Native Infantry in the force under General Sir H. M. Wheeler against the forces of Ram Singh. During 1850-53 he served in the expedition against the Ranezais and other hill tribes on the N.W. Frontier. In the suppression of the Indian Mutiny he was employed in watching and pursuing mutineers and mutinous regiments in flight. He received the thanks of the Secretary of State for India, the Governor-General and Chief Commander of the Punjab, for his assistance in suppressing the mutiny in the wing of the 4th Native Infantry at Hooshyarporein 1858. Latterly living in Elgin Crescent, Kensington, he died on 29 February 1908. Sold with framed photograph of the recipient in uniform; commission documents (10) for the ranks of Ensign (2), Lieutenant (2), Captain (3), Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel; an ‘In Memoriam’ card for his wife Eliza, who died in May 1882, and some copied research. lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Paske d.S.O. London Gazette 4 June 1917. ‘Maj. and Hon. Lt-Col., Oxf. and Bucks. L.I., Spec. Res.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917; 15 May 1917; 5 July 1919. george Frederick Paske, 3rd son of the above, was born on 30 April 1864 and baptised in Clapham Surrey. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Oxford Militia on 10 April 1886 and was promoted to Captain in March 1890. Appointed an Honorary Captain in the Army, 2 November 1900, with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; he served in the Boer War in the Orange Free State, February-May 1900. Promoted to Major in September 1906. During the Great War he served as Major and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion Ox. & Bucks. L.I., serving in Gallipoli and France as an Assistant Provost-Marshal. For his wartime services he was three times mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. Paske relinquished his commission whilst retaining his rank, on 16 September 1920. Lieutenant-Colonel Paske died on 6 January 1945. Sold with three M.I.D. certificates; photograph of the recipient in uniform and some copied research. major Arthur Goldingham Paske arthur Goldingham Paske, 2nd son of William Paske, and an elder brother of George Frederick above, was born on 2 October 1861 and baptised in Missouri, India. He was commissioned into the 3rd Middlesex Militia in February 1881, was a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers in July 1881 and a Captain in the Reserve in December 1888. He was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 21 December 1889 and was promoted to Lieutenant in July 1892 and Captain in February 1900. He was latterly a Major in the Reserve of Officers and sometime Mayor of Aylesbury. Sold with a silver Cup, inscribed, ‘A. G. Paske, 2nd 1/4 Mile, Ealing, 1880’; a silver napkin ring, inscribed, ‘A. G. Paske, 1885’, and a framed document bearing the Armorial Bearings of Major Arthur Goldingham Paske; also with commission document appointing A. G. Paske as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Middlesex (Royal Westminster) Regiment, and Musketry Certificate, 1888. sold with a large quantity of items and papers relating to the Paske family, including the ‘Paske’ Family tree showing family members from the 16th Century, in metal protective case; the ‘Haselfoot’ Family tree (with whom the Paske family had connection) showing family members from the 16th Century, in metal protective case; Grant of Arms to Theophilus Paske-Haselfoot, with seal in metal case, all contained in damaged leather case of issue; belts (2); wooden shield of Clare College Cambridge; hat plumes in card case; Swagger Stick commemorating the Coronation of 1937. £2600-£3000
The Great War ‘Salonika’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. Wheeler, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., complete with top bar, slight enamel damage; 1914-15 Star (Major, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medal, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.), rank officially re-impressed on ‘Victory’; Defence; Greece, War Cross 1916-17, 2nd Class, bronze star on ribbon, mounted as worn, very fine and better (6) £1600-2000 d.S.O. London Gazette 26 July 1917. ‘Temporary Major, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Although wounded, he assumed command of the battalion, which had no officer available, and organized an attack on the enemy’s second line. By his energy and courage he inspired confidence in all ranks, and remained in command for four hours until relieved’. m.I.D. London Gazette 28 November 1917 (Salonika). greek War Cross 2nd Class London Gazette 7 October 1919. ‘Temporary Major, D.S.O., 7th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry’. cordy Wheeler was born on 13 September 1884. Educated at West Buckland School, Devon, and Keble College, Oxford, he was sometime an Assistant Master at Wellington College, Berkshire, and Headmaster of the Lower School of Lawrence Sheriff, Rugby. With the 7th Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. he served in Salonika and was their 2i/c during 1917 and was wounded. Still in Salonika he was appointed to the command of the 11th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment on 19 May 1918 and was subsequently wounded for a second time. For his services during the war, he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. and Greek War Cross 2nd Class. Postwar he had published, The Memorial Record of the 7th (S) Batt. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. sold with D.S.O. bestowal document; D.S.O. Statutes booklet; riband bars; M.I.D. Certificate; cloth 2 wounds stripe; Salonika Reunion lapel badge, enamelled; W.W.2 Defence Medal forwarding slip, and copied research which includes extracts from the above publication. £1600-£2000
A Great War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Temporary Warrant Officer Class I T. A. Love, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, captured by the Turks at Kut-el-Amara, 29 April 1916, he commanded the men of the battalion as prisoners-of-war, being ‘vilified, insulted and reviled by the Turks’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5574 T.R.S. Mjr., 1/O. & B. L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (557 Corl., Oxford. Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5574 Corpl., Oxford. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (5574 C.Q.M. Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, small M.I.D. oak leaf (5574 T.W.O. Cl.1, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.. 1st issue (5574 W.O. Cl.II, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), mounted as worn but 1914-15 Star detached, edge bruising, contact marks, worn (7) £3000-3500 d.C.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917 (No citation). m.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916. thomas A. Love was born in Woking, Surrey. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Slough on 4 November 1897. With them he served in South Africa, December 1899-February 1902, and India, March-October 1902 and October 1907-December 1914. With the onset of war, he served with the 1st Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. in the Indian Expeditionary Force from 20 December 1914. Promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant in January 1915, he was appointed Temporary Regimental Sergeant-Major on 12 October 1915. The battalion formed part of Townsend’s besieged force at Kut-el-Amara and C.S.M. Love was captured upon the capitulation of Kut on 30 April 1916. With the officers separated from the other ranks, C.S.M. Love was placed in command of the 250 plus men of the battalion able to march into captivity. The captives, already weakened by disease, were then subjected to forced marches, starvation, beatings and indifference which was to cause untold deaths. captain Neville in his History of the 43rd and 52nd (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) Light Infantry in the Great War, 1914-1919, wrote, ‘Upon Regimental Sergeant-Major Love, D.C.M., descended the mantle of leadership, and, as ever in the history of the 43rd, this gallant warrant officer assumed it and all its responsibilities. Sick though he was, he never spared himself in his efforts to protect those in his charge. Quick to realise that the lives of his men depended on him, he enforced discipline and self-control with all the strength of his character and training at the cost of his popularity, ably supported in all his endeavours by Quartermaster Sergeant Burbidge, D.C.M., Sergeant Ward, D.C.M. and the non-commissioned officers. Vilified, insulted and reviled by the Turks, he never for one moment surrendered to the enemy, though their prisoner, nor gave up the unequal contest. His wholly admirable conduct under treatment which few Englishmen have ever been called upon to endure should be remembered by those who have the honour to serve in the 43rd as an example of leadership, courage and determination ...’ He remained a prisoner-of-war until 24 November 1918 when he was repatriated. For his services in the field between 5 October 1915 and 17 January 1916, Love was mentioned in despatches, and for these and services prior to the capitulation of Kut, he was awarded the D.C.M. of the estimated 308 rank and file members of the 43rd Regiment (1st O. & B. L.I.) and 77 reservists and others attached to the 43rd, present at the surrender of Kut on 29 April 1916, some 277 are believed to have died in Turkish captivity. sold with copied service papers, m.i.c. and other research. For his son’s medals, see Lot 1085. £3000-£3500
Family group: a Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Company Sergeant-Major W. Richardson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8238 C.S.Mjr., 2/). & B.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8238 W.O. Cl. 2, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9288 Pte. F. Richardson, 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) 1914-15 Star (8093 Sjt. E. R. Richardson, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine and better (5) £900-1000 william Arthur Richardson was born in and enlisted at Brighton, Sussex. Serving as a Company Sergeant-Major with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 23 November 1914. d.C.M. London Gazette 13 February 1917. ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. When his company became mixed with the wave in front, he reformed it and conducted its further advance. He set a splendid example of courage and coolness throughout’. c.S.M. W. Richardson, 2nd Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I., died of wounds on 11 May 1918, aged 30 years. He was buried in the Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star. frederick Richardson was born in and enlisted at Brighton, Sussex. Serving as a Private in the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. As a Corporal in the battalion he was killed in action on 30 July 1916, aged 23 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Entitled to 1914 Star clasp. edward Richard Richardson was born in and enlisted at Brighton, Sussex. Serving as a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he entered the Asiatic theatre of war on 5 December 1914. He died in Mesopotamia on 24 September 1916, aged 30 years. He was buried in the Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. the three brothers were the sons of Cain and Elizabeth Mary Richardson, of 18 Kimberley Road, Brighton. All three with copied death certificates, m.i.c. and other research. £900-£1000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Private E. Parker, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action, 24 July 1918 distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11751 Pte., 6/O. & B.L.I.) nearly extremely fine £700-800 d.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916. ‘For conspicuous gallantry in an attack when he engaged a machine gun single handed with bombs, killing two of the gunners and putting the gun out of action’. edward Parker was born in and enlisted at West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Serving as a Private in the 6th Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. he was awarded the D.C.M for conspicuous gallantry in action. Serving as a Private with ‘E’ Company, 2nd Battalion Oxf. & Bucks. L.I., he was killed in action on 24 July 1918, aged 35 years. He was buried in the Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. He was the husband of Rebecca Parker of 16 Lyndon, West Bromwich. One of only 7 D.C.M’s. to the 6th Battalion. £700-£800
A rare Second World War Fall of France 1940 D.C.M. awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major C. W. J. Roby, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5378576 Sjt. C. W. J. Roby, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), good very fine £3000-3500 d.C.M. London Gazette 20 August 1940: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in action in connection with recent operations.’ Christopher William James Roby, a reservist who rejoined the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Regiment on the outbreak of war, was decorated for his gallantry as a Sergeant in ‘C’ Company of the 4th Battalion, in May-June 1940, and, more specifically, for holding his position at Mai Cornet: ‘As the light tanks [of the 13th/18th Hussars] reached the houses on the north side of the road at Mai Cornet, they found Sergeant Roby with two sections of his platoon of ‘C’ Company, some of whom were wounded, still holding his post. His presence had been unknown to Regimental H.Q. He himself had made several attempts to get across during the attack to report, but was driven back to cover by fire. He accordingly held his post, unconcerned by what was happening, until the counter-attack appeared. For his gallantry, Sergeant Roby was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.’ Regimental records also refer to the fact that Roby and his men drove off several determined attacks before the arrival of the 13th/18th Hussars. his subsequent award of the D.C.M. was one of 12 to the Regiment for the 1939-45 War, three of which stemmed from operations in France and Belgium in 1940, but it was Roby who was chosen by his seniors to sit for the artist Eric Kennington, in 1942, when a candidate was required to represent the courage of the Regiment’s N.C.Os and men during the stand at Cassel, and elsewhere, on the retreat to Dunkirk. Described as a very fine portrait in pastel, it was purchased by the officers of the Regiment after being exhibited in London. regimental records describe a further act of bravery by Roby: ‘On the 13 January 1941 occurred an incident which caused the Divisional Commander to direct that an appropriate entry should be made on the conduct sheet of C.S.M. Roby in accordance of paragraph 1718 (B) of the King’s Regulations, 1940. The following extract from the war diary describes the occasion: no. 5378576 C.S.M. C. Roby, D.C.M., was instructing in the throwing of live grenades on Willsworthy ranges on Monday, 13 January 1941, when a soldier, who had withdrawn the safety pin from a grenade, failed to hold the lever down with his fingers, with the result that it flew away, thus actuating the firing mechanism. The soldier was in the throwing position when this occurred and, apparently losing his nerve, he dropped the grenade on the floor of the throwing pit, in which he and C.S.M. Roby were standing. About four seconds had then elapsed from the time the lever had sprung clear, but C.S.M. Roby, with great presence of mind, kicked the grenade round the corner of the wall between the bays, at the same time pulling the soldier with him on the ground. The grenade immediately exploded and C.S.M. Roby’s presence of mind undoubtedly prevented a serious, if not fatal, incident.’ Roby, who by one account was best described as ‘fit and fearless’, was advanced to Regimental Sergeant-Major at Petworth, Sussex, in 1944, where the Regiment was based on the eve of its departure for North-West Europe, and he was serving as R.S.M. of the 1st Gloucester Battalion in Germany at the War’s end. £3000-£3500
A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ M.M. group of eight awarded to Serjeant D. J. Wright, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry military Medal, G.V.R. (5469 Sjt., 1/O. & B.L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5469 Corl., Oxford. Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5469 Serjt., Oxford. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (5469 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (5469 Sjt., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5469 Sjt., O. & B.L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (5469 Sjt., M.M., Oxf. & Bucks.), mounted as worn, Q.S.A./K.S.A. with edge bruising and contact marks, fine; others good very fine and better (8) £650-750 M.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916; Edinburgh Gazette 24 October 1916. m.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1916 (General Sir Percy Lake, G.O.C. Indian Expeditionary Force ‘D’); Gazette of India 12 October 1916. In the London Gazette he is listed under the ‘Royal Army Medical Corps’. david Joseph Wright was born in 1879. He enlisted into the Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. in London on 7 July 1897. As a Serjeant in the 1st Battalion he entered the Mesopotamian theatre of war on 5 December 1914. Served in the Indian Expeditionary Force under General Lake and was most probably involved in the attempts to relieve the British and Indian force, including men of his battalion, trapped at Kut-el-Amara. In October 1916 his services were rewarded, being mentioned in despatches and awarded the M.M. He was discharged in June 1919 after completing his second period of service. Postwar he served in the Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary, being employed during the General Strike of 1926. sold with recipient’s Certificate of Education, 28 March 1905; Regimental Orders, Lucknow, 15 March 1907, Sergeant Wright listed on Married Roll; Discharge Certificate; Character Certificate; Metropolitan Police Special Constables’ Certificate of Appreciation re. the National Strike of 1926; Oxfordshire Light Infantry pamphlet; 1st Battalion Oxf. & Buck. L.I. Coronation 1911 Souvenir booklet - listing officers and men of battalion; newspaper cuttings; five original card backed photographs; together with copied m.i.c., roll and gazette extracts. Also with riband bars, cap badge and a few buttons. £650-£750
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private W. A. Kinchen, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry military Medal, G.V.R. (17053 Pte., 6/O. & B.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (35827 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (17053 Pte., Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (4) £400-450 M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916. william Albert Kinchen was born in 1895. Attesting for service in the Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. at Oxford on 29 December 1914, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 20 July 1915, serving with the 6th Battalion. Serving with the battalion he was awarded the M.M. for bravery and was wounded. Posted to the 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in April 1918, he was discharged from the regiment as a consequence of re-enlisting into the Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. in January 1919. He served in France, 20 July 1915-19 October 1917 and 30 March 1918-14 February 1919. Kinchen was discharged from the Oxf. & Bucks. L.I. on 31 March 1922. Sold with the recipient’s Certificate of Discharge, 1919; Character Certificate, 1922; newspaper cutting with photograph; Field Service Postcard; riband bar; cap badge; metal wound stripe, and copied research including m.i.c. £400-£450
A pair of Regency style malachite and gilt metal four-light table candelabra each with a glass spire finial hung with a cascade of drops above a gadrooned and stiff-leaf cast tazza with serpent handles, supporting scrolling branches with beaded drip pans, on malachite veneered and gilt metal bound pedestal bases (2) 35cm wide, 61cm high
A pair of Regency period cut glass twin-light table lustres each with spire finials and crescent surmounts hung with oval cabochons above two ornamental branches and two sconces, on faceted baluster stems and barbed circular feet 33cm wide, 64cm high, 27cm deep Property of a private Surrey collection.
A unusual pair of gilt metal wall mounted hall lanterns, circa 1900 possibly Irish, of cylindrical form, each supported on a gothic style angle bracket and a scrolling surmount hung with metal drops and miniature bells above a frieze of beaded swags on ribbon-tied tassels enclosing twin light fittings (2) 33cm wide overall, 58cm high, 23cm diameter
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