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Lot 503
A four medal group to 546558 Sgt. H.S. Laraman RAF comprising WW2 War and Defence Medals, ERII General Service Medal with Malaya bar, and ERII LSGC Medal, mounted together with RAF cap badge and enamelled silver medal, together with RAF Certificate of Service Book and RAF Airman's Service Book and two RAF 245 Fighter Squadron enamel badges,
Lot 528
A group of medals relating to the Churchill family comprising Queen Victoria Baltic Medal 1854-55 (unnamed), New Zealand Maori Wars 1860-1861 (C. Churchill A.B. H.M.S. Pelorus), WW1 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal to Pte E.G. Churchill (Devon Regiment) with cap badge, and a WW2 Defence Medal to A.L Churchill, (with named box) together with various badges and ribbon bars etc
Lot 182
* Military Daguerreotypes. A group of two one-sixth plate daguerreotypes, early 1850s, the first of a British officer with blue and gilt highlights, leather case, the second of an elderly man wearing an unidentifiable medal, heavy scratching and chemical spots, gilt and black passe-partout frame with Belgian label to verso, glazed, plus a ninth-plate daguerreotype of a British military officer, circa 1845, overall scratching from earlier cleaning and tarnishing to lower edge, leather case, plus a ninth-plate ambrotype of a British Sergeant, late 1850s, tinted red highlights, leather half case, some edge wearQty: (4)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London.
Lot 74
Collection of medals attributed to 21023228 Trooper R. Ball SAS including a general service medal (clasp absent) and at fault together with two dog tags. A set of miniature medals for Palestine and Malaya and MID clasp and a pair of miniature medals (un-named). A regular Army and Good Conduct medal; single miniature medal with Northern Ireland clasp; and SAS shoulder title. Trooper R. Ball started his career in the Kings Royal Rifle Corp as a rifleman and later joined the SAS and was one of the first ranking men to be fully commissioned in the SAS, ending up as Major, he was one of a handful of men that received an MBE.
Lot 236
Three Shire Horse Society medals, awarded to a Southrey Bronnie, belonging to a Messrs T Smithson and Son, Friskney 1914, another similar awarded to the same horse at Tattershall 1915, a medal awarded to Southrey Royal Princess, belonging to the same at Swineshead 1926, each hallmarked in silver, and a Britain's first decimal coin set.
Lot 222
Three: Company Quarter-Master Sergeant F. S. Butler, Northamptonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (8731 Sjt. F. S. Butler. North’n. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (5876278 C.Q.M. Sjt. F.Butler. North’n R.) very fine (3) £50-£70 --- Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms pair.
Lot 227
Five: Aircraftman J. V. Fitzpatrick, Royal Air Force, later Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (104883. 2.A.M. J. V. Fitzpatrick. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2049857 Gnr. J. V. Fitzpatrick. R.A.) mounted as worn, surname partially officially corrected on last, heavy edge bruising to the Great War pair, therefore good fine and better (7) £100-£140 --- Sold together with a renamed Boer War pair, comprising Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek; and King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, both unofficially renamed ‘3096. Pte. J. Fitzpatrick. R. Dublin Fus.’
Lot 231
Three: Sergeant A. W. Paul, 1st Foreign Service Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, late 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment and 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps British War Medal 1914-20 (8 Sjt. A. W. Paul. 25-Lond. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (8 Sjt. A. W. Paul. 25-Lond. R); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R., with Second Award Bar (8 Sjt: A. W. Paul. 25/Cyc: (C. of L.) B. Lon: R.); together with a Royal Military Tournament 1898 Medal with ‘R.M.T. 1899’ clasp, bronze, in its D. George Collins case of issue, with some verdigris; and a 26th Middlesex Cyclist Volunteer Rifle Corps medal, 9ct. gold and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘1907 Point to Point Race. Sgt. A. W. Hall.’ in its Benet Fink & Co. fitted case of issue, generally nearly extremely fine (5) £200-£240 --- Albert William Paul, a native of Herne Hill, London, served initially with the 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps and then from 1 August 1908 he served with its lineal successor, the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment, with Regimental Number 8. This Battalion's Great War service was undertaken in India and the North West Frontier where, in 1917, it participated in the Waziristan Campaign. Paul subsequently transferred to the 1st Foreign Service Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry which formed at Plymouth and went to India in February 1917 where it joined the Rawalpindi Brigade in the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division. Disembodied on 2 April 1919, Paul was not entitled to a Star or Victory Medal: this group, therefore, is his full entitlement.
Lot 232
Pair: Corporal J. R. Jones, Royal Air Force General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (355317. Cpl. J. R. Jones. R.A.F.) in named card box of issue; Defence Medal, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. R. Jones, Dykelands, Forden, Welshpool, Mont.’, extremely fine £400-£500
Lot 234
Six: Stoker Petty Officer W. Attey, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Eclipse was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943 Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. H.M.S. Hasty.); together with a named sporting prize medal for 1937-39, good very fine (6) £180-£220 --- William Attey, a native of Cardiff, was born in 1902 and served during the Second World War as a Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Eclipse. He was killed in action when the Eclipse hit a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943, and sunk within five minutes. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with original Admiralty certificate of death; identity tag; and riband bar.
Lot 235
Five: Leading Stoker A. Cooper, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 65921 A. Cooper. L. Sto. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, edge knocks to first, nearly very fine and better (5) £60-£80
Lot 236
Four: Driver J. C. Hitchings, Royal Engineers, who was captured and taken prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1874543 Dvr. J. C. Hitchings. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- John Charles Hitchings, a native of Aberdare, South Wales, was born on 12 July 1919 and attested for the Royal Engineers on 16 July 1937. He served with the 7th Armoured Division during the Second World War, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941. Whilst held at Krusdorf P.O.W. Farm Camp he escaped on 1 May 1944, but was re-captured at Halbenrain on 5 May 1944. Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire.
Lot 239
Eight: Warrant Officer Class I J. F. Causon, Royal Military Police General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya, second clasp loosely affixed, as issued (5119775 [sic] Pte. J. Causon. C. of M.P.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (5179775 W.O. Cl.1 J. F. Causon R.M.P.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (5179775 W.O. Cl.1. J. F. Causon R.M.P.) attempt to obliterate rank on first, the silver medals lacquered, generally good very fine, the last the rare 1st issue (8) £600-£800 --- One of only approximately 125 E.II.R. 1st issue Meritorious Service Medals issued to the entire Army.
Lot 24
A Great War 1917 ‘Battle of Arras’ M.M. awarded to Private B. Hibbard, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (17477 Pte. B. Hibbard. 8/Som:L.I.) later replacement suspension soldered directly on to medal disc, the planchet good very fine £100-£140 --- M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917 Bert Hibbard was born in 1896 and attested for the Somerset Light Infantry on 9 March 1915. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 July 1915: the British War and Victory Medal Roll states that he served with the 1st Battalion but he was decorated for his bravery whilst serving with the 8th (Service) Battalion, receiving the Military Medal in 1917. The Schedule Number of his M.M. signifies that this was an award for the Arras Offensive, April-May 1917, where the 8th Battalion were engaged as part of the 37th Division. He was discharged on 14 January 1919, aged 23 years, and awarded a Silver War Badge.
Lot 240
Three: Warrant Officer Class I F. R. Bristow, Corps of Military Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4528402 F. Bristow. C. of M.P.) officially re-impressed naming and erasure at 3 o’clock (’R’ for Replacement erased?); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (4528402 W.O. Cl.1. F. R. Bistow [sic]. C.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (4528402 Cpl. F. R. Bristow. C.M.P.) number officially corrected on last, about extremely fine (3) £120-£160
Lot 243
Three: Midshipman J. S. Rickcard, Royal Navy, who was killed in action aboard H.M.S. Exeter at the battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure (Midshipman John Scott Rickcord, R.N.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- John Scott Rickcord, R.N., H.M.S. Exeter, was killed in action at the battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939. He was buried at sea and is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. He was aged 20, son of Percival Scott Rickcord and Charlotte Mary Dorothy Rickcord, of Crowthorne, Berkshire. Sold with a copy of The Cruise of H.M.S. Exeter, printed for private circulation by W. H. Smith & Son, 1940, with ink inscription ‘To Mr & Mrs Rickcord. In memory of your son John, H.M.S. Exeter, May 1938 - December 1939’.
Lot 246
Five: Petty Officer S. Hubbard, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (P/KX. 86231 S. Hubbard. C.M. (E).R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (KX 86231 S. Hubbard. P.O.S.M. H.M.S. Contest), contact marks, nearly very fine or better (5) £120-£160
Lot 249
Four: Able Seaman W. F. Tuthill, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. F. Tuthill, 49 George Street, Biggleswade, Beds.’; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 100042 W. F. Tuthill. A.B. H.M.S. Barham.) nearly extremely fine (4) £60-£80
Lot 25
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant D. Martin, Scottish Rifles Military Medal, G.V.R. (30502 Sjt: D. Martin. 9/Sco: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (30502 Sjt. D. Martin. Sco. Rif.) extremely fine (3) £280-£320 --- M.M. London Gazette 10 September 1918. David Martin attested for the Scottish Rifles in Glasgow, and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold together with a photographic image of the recipient in civilian attire.
Lot 250
Five: Seaman K. Richardson, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star, 1 clasp, Burma; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, all privately impressed ‘K. Richardson. Sm.’, good very fine Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer F. A. B. Haynes, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, all privately engraved ‘F. A. B. Haynes, C.E.R.A. P/M 26933’, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. Haynes, 89 Ophir Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hants’, good very fine Three: J. W. Bordiss, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all privately impressed ‘J. W. Bordiss. R.N.’, nearly extremely fine (12) £80-£120
Lot 251
Five: W. L. Costa, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. L. Costa, 221 Gloucester Road, Croydon, Surrey’, extremely fine Four: H. Millow, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. H. Millow, 102 Ariel Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hants.’, extremely fine Four: J. B. Muckells, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. B. Muckells, 81 Newcombe Road, Fratton, Portsmouth’, extremely fine Pair: R. Kitson, Royal Navy Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. R. Kitson, 41A Henry Street, Chatham, Kent’, extremely fine (15) £80-£120
Lot 252
Seven: Attributed to Lieutenant-Commander T. Hand, M.B.E., Royal Naval Reserve, later Harbour Master, Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal 1992, unnamed as issued; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1985, bronze; together with an unofficial ‘Arctic Convoy’ Medal 1939-45; together with seven miniature awards, including that of the M.B.E., all mounted for display along with a plaque for the S.S. Bryony, and a coloured photograph of the recipient wearing his medals being introduced to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, generally good very fine and better (8) £200-£240 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1978: Captain Thomas Hand, lately Harbour Master, Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority. Thomas Hand was born in South Shields on 4 January 1914 and was a merchant seaman by trade. First apprenticed on a Tyne Tramp running to New Zealand, amongst other experiences he was shipwrecked on the New South Wales coast, saw the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and arrived in New York after a 79 day voyage from the Philippines the day before the end of prohibition. He received his Master’s ticket in 1941, and was granted a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve on 19 May of that year. He served during the Second World War as a temporary Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve, and commanded the Flower-class corvette H.M.S. Bryony from 9 December 1942 to mid 1945, serving on convoy escort duties in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean, including taking part in the celebrated Russian Convoy PQ-18. On 3 November 1943 Bryony picked up 14 survivors from the French merchantman Mont Viso that was sunk in convoy KMS-30 by the German submarine U-593 about 40 miles north-east of Tenes, Algeria. Shortly afterwards she attacked the U-boat with eight depth charges, causing sufficient damage to the submarine that it was forced to break out of its patrol. Hand relinquished his commission on 2 February 1946, and resumed his career with the mercantile marine, ultimately becoming Harbour Master of Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority in 1955. He retired in 1978, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in that year’s Birthday Honours’ List. Sold with the recipient’s Board of Trade Continuous Certificate of Discharge; a portrait photograph of the recipient, and a coloured photograph of him being introduced to the Queen; and other ephemera.
Lot 253
Four: Marine S. Carter, Royal Marines 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (PO.216865 S. Carter. Mne. R.M.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Sold with the following associated items: RM and RMLI cap badges; RM Rifle Association silver medal ‘1923 D of Edinburgh’s Aegean Cup’ (S.Carter PO.216865); RM Rifle Association bronze medal (Won by Royal Marines H.M.S. Malaya S. Carter PO.216865 Gibraltar Cup 1925); Royal Tournament silver medal (1927 Tug of War 130 Stone Royal Marines R.M. Portsmouth Marine S. Carter); and Royal Tournament bronze medal (Plymouth Royal Marine Command Tug of War 130 Stone Portsmouth 1927).
Lot 254
Six: Trooper A. T. Dive, Life Guards 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937 (295009 Tpr. Dive L.G.) contemporarily impressed naming, mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £60-£80 --- Arthur Thomas Dive was born at Rye, Sussex in 1912. He is confirmed on the roll of the King George VI 1937 Coronation Medal. Sold with a Life Guards cloth arm badge in gold wire embroidery with blue silk on black cloth ground; a Life Guards shoulder title; two ‘red on khaki’ war service chevrons and a 7th Hussars cloth sleeve badge embroidered with the Warsaw Mermaid.
Lot 255
Six: Lance-Bombardier E. J. Harvey, Royal Artillery, formerly Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, who served as the personal Driver to Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Burma 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. E. J. Harvey, 175 Fair Oak Road, Eastleigh, Hants’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (897071. Gnr. E. J. Harvey. R.A.) nearly extremely fine (6) £180-£220 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1945: ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India 16 November 1943 to 15 May 1944.’ Edwin John Harvey was born in Richmond, Surrey on 14 October 1920, and enlisted in the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry at Midhurst, Sussex, on 19 April 1939. He served during the Great War with the Royal Artillery as the personal driver to Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches- he was the only man from his unit to receive the Burma Star. Post-War he served as a Motor Transport Driver for the Admiralty at the Royal Naval Air Station, Eastleigh. Sold together with a presentation silver cigarette case, 117mm x 84mm, the outside engraved ‘E. J. H.’, the inside engraved ‘L/Bdr. E. J. Harvey, Surrey & Sussex Yeo., from Brigadier E. C. Mansergh. 1940: Dursley - H.M.T. Highland Bde. Middle East 1941: Gallabat - Keren - Massawa - Amba Alagi - Western Desert - Almaza 1942: Libya - Matruh - Fuka - Ruweizat Ridge - El Alamein - Iraq 1943: India - Arakan 1944: Imphal - Kohima Rd. - Tiddim Rd. - Burma’ Sold also with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, this mounted in a glazed frame; the recipient’s Record of Service; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; and Driving Licence; a H.Q. 5th Indian Division, SEAC letter of testimonial signed by Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and dated 22 March 1946; and various other ephemera including buttons, letters, newspaper cuttings, and postcard photographs.
Lot 256
Three: Bombardier W. Connelley, Royal Artillery, who was killed in action during Operation Lustre, 26-27 April 1941 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (751491 Bmbr. W. Connolley. R.A.) edge bruising to last, nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- William Connelley, a native of Bradford, Yorkshire, served during the Second World War in 106 (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, and was killed in action during Operation Lustre. On the night of 26-27 April 1941, following the fall of Greece, H.M.S. Wryneck sailed with H.M.S. Diamond to assist in the rescue of British personnel from the Dutch troopship Slamat, which had been disabled in air attacks. After picking up 700 crewmen and troops, the two ships came under sustained air attack from a force of Ju87 dive bombers. Wrynack and Diamond were both sunk around 20 nautical miles east of Cape Maleas, Greece. Of the 983 men from all three ships, only 66 survived. Connelley was amongst those killed, and is commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Greece.
Lot 257
Four: Bombardier D. P. C. Ledger, Royal Artillery, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War following the fall of Crete 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (1458405 Bdr. D. P. C. Ledger. R.A.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Douglas Philip Capon Ledger was born on 27 August 1916 and attested for the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) in May 1939. He served with them during the Second World War, and was taken Prisoner of War following the fall of Crete in June 1941. He escaped whilst on Crete but was re-captured owing to malaria, and was held for the rest of the War predominately at Stalag VIII B, being liberated on 21 April 1945. Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire.
Lot 258
Six: Bombardier T. G. Marshall, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6015061. Bdr. T. G. Marshall. R.A.) mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (6) £50-£70
Lot 259
Five: Captain R. L. Pryce, Royal Engineers, attached Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, Indian Army, who was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Burma 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt. R. L. Pryce. R.E.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 19 July 1945. Ray Leighton Pryce was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 4 January 1942. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 October 1942, he served during the Second World War in the Arakan from 1944 to 1945 with the 93rd Field Company, Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, as part of the 25th Indian Division. The regimental history of the Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners 1939-1947 includes the following account by Captain W. W. Guthrie, M.C.: ‘We arrived in the Maungdaw area in late March 1944. Contact with the enemy was taking place mainly high up on the west side of the Mayu Range inland from Maungdaw and slightly south of the tunnel road to Buthedaung... Besides manning our perimeter… we improved the single access road to the tunnel area… At other times we played infantry, making shallow reconnaissances to the south… After the monsoon there was more extensive patrolling in force and we accompanied the infantry on these sorties. On an expedition with the Oxford & Buckinghamshires… we were subject to mortar fire from the foothills. One round landed among Ray Pryce’s Mahrattas leaving one man with severe leg wounds.’ For his distinguished services in Burma, Pryce was Mentioned in Despatches. He subsequently joined the Bath branch of the Burma Star Association in 1976.
Lot 26
‘It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ The Edge of the Sword by Anthony Farrar-Hockley The outstanding and rare Korean War ‘Battle of Imjin River’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private D. M. R. Walker, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Black Watch and Highland Light Infantry, who was severely wounded in a lone charge against the encroaching enemy on the slopes of Gloster Hill at the Battle of the Imjin, 24 April 1951: ‘slinging his Bren gun to the hip position, he sprang into position and started shooting- almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved.’ Taken Prisoner of War he was again wounded during an American air attack, before escaping, only to be recaptured by the Communists and spending a further two years in captivity Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (6) £20,000-£26,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s, November 1990. M.M. London Gazette 8 December 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea.’ The original recommendation states: ‘During the second phase of the battle of the Imjin River on the night of 23-24 April 1951, the position of the Battalion’s HQ became untenable and a hurried move was made to a ridge immediately south of the original position. This new position had only just been reached and was yet unorganised when, at dawn, an attack materialised. The enemy were engaged by members of the Signal Platoon and among them was Private Walker. Failing in their direct assault up the line of the ridge, some enemy worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Their close approach remained undiscovered until grenades and automatic fire started clipping the crest of the ridge. The Signal Platoon replied with grenades but no direct fire could be brought to bear over the crest. The enemy could only be located by one standing on the edge of the crest, who would then be exposed to the close range fire of the enemy. Grenades failing to dislodge the enemy, Private Walker decided to shoot it out with them. Slinging his Bren gun to the hip position and shouting for some grenades to be thrown to cover his action, he sprang to the very edge of the crest and started shooting down the steep slope. Almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved. The enemy made a rapid withdrawal and there was no further trouble at this point. Private Walker’s initiative, fighting spirit, and great gallantry were most praiseworthy.’ Douglas Michael Robertson Walker was born in Croydon on 26 November 1926, and volunteered for wartime service on 14 April 1943, adding 18 months to his age. After initial training with the General Service Corps, he joined the Black Watch on 1 July 1943, and saw active service in France and Germany. From D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Highland Division supported the Airborne Division in the Eastern Salient between Caen and the Normandy coast. By July the 1st, 5th, and 7th Battalions were fighting around the Caen countryside and took part in the drive to Falaise, thundering south in Armoured Personnel Carriers by the light of searchlights reflected off the clouds. Walker was wounded on 17 August 1944 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion. He was not officially 18 years old. On 8 February 1945 the 1st and 7th Battalions led the assault on Germany, the 1st Battalion being the first troops to set foot on the Reich. On 22 March 1945 the Black Watch crossed the Rhine, and swept up towards Bremen and Bremerhaven, mopping up pockets of last ditch resistance. From April 1945 Walker served in Palestine, before moving to the Canal Zone on rotation in December 1945, spending Christmas Day 1945 at Ismalia, Egypt. Returning to Palestine in April 1946, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry on 3 August 1946. During this month the H.L.I. were overseeing the return to Greece of King George of the Hellenes, and were based at Vouliagmeni on the outskirts of Athens, before moving later in the year to Drama in North Greece. In February 1947 Walker moved with the Battalion to Salonika, before being posted to a wireless outpost in the Konitza Mountains on the Albanian frontier. He returned to Scotland with the Battalion on 7 November 1947, and was discharged on 10 April 1948 having completed 5 years with the Colours. Battle of Imjin River On the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 Walker was employed as a salesman in Bristol. He immediately volunteered for service in Korea, and re-enlisted at Bristol on 22 August 1950. Posted to the Gloucestershire Regiment he sailed with them aboard the Empire Windrush for Korea, landing at Pusan on 10 November 1950. Posted to the Signal Platoon under Captain R. A. St. M. Reeve-Tucker, he was present at the Battle of Imjin River where, on the night of the 22 April 1951, a Chinese attack developed along the whole of the Regiment’s front. Over the next three days a large number of Chinese troops subjected the Battalion’s positions to almost continuous assault. At 8:00 a.m. on 24 April Colonel Carne ordered ‘B’ Company to break contact with the enemy, with whom they had been strongly engaged, and to join the Battalion on the steep and rugged feature known as Hill 235, and later renamed ‘Gloster Hill’. Their final dash for safety however was threatened by enemy forces which had worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Taking matters into his own hands, Private Walker embarked on a lone mission to repel the encroaching enemy. Witnessed through the field glasses of both the Adjutant, Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockley and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Henry Cabrel. It appeared to this watching group, now joined by the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel James Carne, that, had it not been for Private Walker’s heroic act of gallantry, their survival of B Company would have been in jeopardy. In his book The Edge of the Sword, Anthony Farrar-Hockley recalls Walker’s lone charge: ‘Private Allum, a signaller in HQ Company, declared: “You’d better come up quick Sir, there’s another party of Chinks just around the end of the ridge and they’re going to head B Company off. Walker’s got the Bren on them.” Accompanied by the Colonel we hurried up the slope only to discover Walker gone. “Where’s Walker?” I asked. “I thought you said he was here with a Bren?” “He was Sir”, said Allum. “He was right by this rock when...” “There he goes” shouted Henry Cabrel, pointing down the hill. It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ Walker, now wounded by a bullet to the lung, was taken by his comrades to the Regimental Aid Post. That night the battalion again beat off a determined enemy attack, inflicting heavy ...
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Five: Company Quarter-Master Sergeant G. H. V. Cornille, Royal Signals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7685343 C.Q.M.S. G. H. V. Cornille, R. Sigs.) mounted as worn Five: Sergeant F. J. Wilson, Royal Signals 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22828995 Sgt. F. J. Wilson. R. Sigs.) mounted as worn, very fine and better (10) £100-£140
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Four: Sergeant P. Lynch, Royal Irish Fusiliers, who was Mentioned in Despatches during the Second World War 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (7043341 Sgt P Lynch R Ir F) the last a somewhat later issue with officially re-impressed naming, generally good very fine and better (4) £70-£90 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘During the recent period on the east bank of the Senio, Sergeant Lynch has acted both as Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Commander. In either capacity, he has been outstanding as an example to his men, whether it be at hurling grenades, or firing the 2 inch mortar and the PIAT, from which the latter his Platoon fired 300 bombs during one night. His enthusiasm at tormenting the enemy had a great effect on the morale of his men.’
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Five: Sergeant P. A. Leonard, Royal Army Medical Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named lid of card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Ph. A. Leonard, 19 Perth Str.’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7344719 Sjt. P. A. Leonard. R.A.M.C.) good very fine (5) £60-£80 --- Sold together with the recipient’s two identity tags stamped ‘(CE) 7344719 Leonard P.A.’ and ‘Leonard CE 7344719’; a very small silver and enamel badge bearing the dates ‘Aug 22 Sep 22’; a compass in a plastic and metal case inscribed Pioneer; a small book entitled ‘The Perfect Ceremonies of Craft Masonry’ and a booklet containing the by-laws of Leopold Lodge, these in card box envelope addressed to ‘P.A. Leonard Esq., 132 Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancs.’, post dated 6 January 1972.
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A Second War D.F.M. awarded to Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Flight Sergeant A. M. McKelvie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Lancaster was shot down over Waterloo on 3 June 1942 during the 1,000 Bomber Raid on Cologne Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (971310 Sgt. A. M. Mc.Kelvie. R.A.F.) suspension claw sympathetically repaired, cleaned, good very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 22 August 1941. The original Recommendation, dated 25 June 1941, states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during raids into enemy territory. This N.C.O.’s work both in the air and on the ground has never left anything to be desired. The majority of his flights have been during the winter months and he has shown great skill in the working of the set under most adverse conditions. His determination and enthusiasm have had an excellent effect on the other Wireless Operator/Air Gunners in this Squadron.’ Alastair Macnab McKelvie was born in Cowdenbeath in 1907 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939. Qualifying as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, he served with 144 Squadron, and having completed his first operational tour was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. Embarking upon his second Operational Tour with 61 Squadron in 1942, McKelvie was killed in action on 3 June 1942 when his Lancaster R5613, piloted by Pilot Officer R. E. Clark, D.F.M., was shot down homeward-bound by a Bf110 4km east of Waterloo, having taken part in the 1,000 Bomber raid on Essen. There was only one survivor, the Air Gunner Sergeant W. R. Griffiths, who managed to evade capture. McKelvie is buried alongside four of his crew in Brussels Town Cemetery; the final crew member has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold together with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
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Five: Warrant Officer Class II E. E. Bottom, Royal Military Police 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (7685599 W.O. Cl.2. E. E. Bottom. R.M.P.) minor official correction to last, nearly extremely fine (5) £60-£80 --- Edward E. Bottom ‘joined the Corps in September 1939 and served in Venice and Egypt and amongst many home Command Provost Units. He served for a period at Mytchett and finished his service in the Depot as R.Q.M.S. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1962 and retired to open a greengrocer’s ship in Knaphill on 6 April 1962.’ (extracts from the Royal Military Police Journal refer).
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