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Lot 610
British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. C. A. Lely.) middle initial officially corrected; Victory Medal 1914-19 (106445 Sjt. W. D. MacLeod. 1-C.M.R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46, unnamed as issued to Indian personnel, nearly very fine and better (10) £60-£80 --- Cyril Allan Lely was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) on 26 April 1917, and served with the 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial Force) during the Great War on the Western Front.
Lot 611
An interesting British War Medal awarded to Captain N. A. Rew, Royal Engineers, who post-War designed over 40 War Cemeteries for the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. N. A. Rew.) very fine £60-£80 --- Noel Ackroyd Rew was born in Streatham, South London, in 1880 and was educated at Berkhamsted School and the Slade School of Fine Art. An architect by profession, he attested for the Inns of Court O.T.C. on 7 February 1916, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 21 October 1916. He served with the 93rd Field Company during the Great War on the Western Front, was appointed Adjutant (with the rank of acting Captain), and was gassed at Armentières, being removed to No. 7 General Hospital. Relinquisihing his commission on account of his wounds (the effects of gas had temporarily blinded him), he resumed his Architectural career, and was employed by the Imperial War Graves Commission. From 1919-28 Rew designed a total of 42 War Cemeteries in France and Belgium, including Hooge Crater Cemetery in Belgium, and Rancourt Military cemetery on the Somme. One of his best-known designs was for Orchard Dump cemetery in France, where he chose an attractive local stone for a rubble wall linking two shelter features. He died in 1971. Sold with copied research including details of the various C.W.G.C. Cemeteries that he designed.
Lot 613
The British War Medal awarded to Private R. Tansey, 42nd Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action in October 1916 British War Medal 1914-20 (418304 Pte. R. Tansey. 42-Can. Inf.) surname re-impressed; together with Canadian Memorial Cross (418304 Pte R. Tansey) brooch fitting to reverse, good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Reginald Tansey was killed in action on 7 October 1916.
Lot 614
The Victory Medal awarded to Captain C. I. Prowse, Royal Navy, commanding officer of H.M.S. Queen Mary who was killed at the battle of Jutland when a German shell ignited Queen Mary’s magazines Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. C. I. Prowse. R.N.) extremely fine £200-£300 --- Cyril Irby Prowse was appointed Captain of the battle cruiser Queen Mary on 13 October 1914. During the battle of Jutland she engaged the Derfflinger, putting one of her turrets out of action, and then scored four hits on SMS Seydlitz. The German battlecruiser hit back striking ´Q´ turret before sending more 12 inch shells to hit near ´A´ and ´B´ turrets before scoring another hit on ´Q´ turret. Queen Mary´s forward magazine exploded, the ship listed to port and began to sink amid more explosions with the loss of 1,245 men. There were just 18 survivors. Prowse's younger brother, Brigadier-General Charles Bertie Prowse, C.B., D.S.O., was killed a month later on 1 July during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He had decided to move his 11th Brigade headquarters into the captured German front line, and while assembling men of the Seaforth Highlanders in the British trenches he was shot in the back by machine gun fire. The brothers are remembered on the Prowse window at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Yeovil, Somerset, and by a memorial tablet at St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton, Somerset.
Lot 615
Bilingual Victory 1914-19 (2nd C/W O. J. A. Eaton. S.A.S.C.); 1939-45 Star (2); Atlantic Star, clasp, France & Germany; Defence Medal (2); War Medal 1939-45; B.R.C.S. Medal for War Service 1914-18; French Croix de Guerre 1914-18, named in reverse centre ‘265727 S. Stirland’, good very fine or better (9) £50-£70
Lot 64
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (E. Sattinstall, 52nd L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £240-£280 --- Ellis Sattinstall was born at Halifax, Yorkshire, and attested for the 56th Foot at Bradford on 5 December 1842, aged 18 years 11 months, a wool comber by trade. He volunteered to the 80th Foot on 1 April 1843, and served with that regiment in the Sutlej campaign at the battles of Ferozeshuhur and Sobraon (Medal with clasp), and in the Burma campaign at the capture of Pegu (medal with clasp). He volunteered for the 52nd Light Infantry on 1 February 1854, and was present during the Indian Mutiny at the siege and capture of Delhi (Medal with clasp). He was discharged at Chatham on 9 February 1864. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Lot 643
Australia Service Medal (NX11350 R. J. Boman) good very fine £40-£50 --- Reginald John Boman was born in Sydney on 4 March 1916 and attested for the Australian Imperial Forces at Paddington, New South Wales. He served with the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, and was killed in action in Papua New Guinea fighting the Japanese. He is buried in Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.
Lot 652
Four: Fireman W. J. Wise, London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade Jubilee 1897, L.C.C.M.F.B., bronze (William J. Wise); Coronation 1902, L.C.C.M.F.B., bronze (William J. Wise); London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, 1st type (William John Wise); Khedive’s Star 1882, mounted as worn with space for presumably an Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89, very fine and better (4) £140-£180
Lot 653
Family group: The 1902 Coronation Medal attributed to Sir Alfred Seale Haslam, Kt., M.P., Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1901-04 Coronation 1902, Mayors’ and Provosts’ issue, silver, unnamed as issued, together with a miniature of the same, both contained in red leather Elkington & Co. Ltd. cases Four: Lieutenant E. S. Haslam, 4th North Midlands Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (Lieut. E. S. Haslam. R.F.A. British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. S. Haslam); Coronation 1937, together with mounted group of four miniature medals, extremely fine (10) £200-£260 --- Sold with a coat button of the Derbyshire Volunteer Corps of 1800, in excavated condition and lacking reverse fitment, with vellum note of attribution dated ‘Little Chester, 1886. Mr. A. S. Haslam’. Alfred Seale Haslam was born on 27 October 1844, 4th son of William Haslam, Derby. He trained as an engineer at Midland Railway Works, Derby, later under Lord Armstrong’s Company. He started Haslam Engineering Works in Derby in 1868, and was the first to invent, manufacture, and to fit up Haslam’s patent refrigerating plant in the Colonies, and to fit up the machinery and cold chambers on board ship and on shore, which established an important business in conveying perishable food from the Colonies to Great Britain; Mayor of Derby, 1890-91, when he received H.M. Queen Victoria when she paid a State visit to the town, and was knighted in 1891; Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1901-04; contested Derby as Liberal Unionist, 1892; M.P. (L.U.) Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs., 1900-06; donated to the Nation statues of Queen Victoria erected in the City of London, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Derby. He lived at Breadsall Priory, near Derby, and died on 13 January 1927, leaving a son and two daughters. Eric Seale Haslam served in France as a Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery from 1 March 1915. He was also a Captain in the 4th North Midland Brigade, R.F.A. (T.F.), known as the ‘Derbyshire Howitzers’.
Lot 657
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Ge. Patterson. Capt. Qr. Dk. Men. H.M.S. Minotaur 20 Yrs) pawnbroker’s graffiti in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £500-£600 --- George Patterson/Pattison was born at Shields, Durham, on 2 January 1832. His record of service (ADM 139) is incomplete but it does confirm his service aboard H.M.S. Minotaur as a Petty Officer 1st Class from 1 January 1873 until 15 May 1873, when he was shore pensioned. Furthermore, the Naval and Military Gazette for May 17, 1873, carries the following announcement: ‘MINOTAUR, armour-plated screw ship, Capt. Fitzroy, flagship of Rear-Admiral Hornby, late in command of the Channel squadron, was paid off at Portsmouth on Thursday last, and the crew granted the customary leave. George Patterson, captain of the quarter deck was recommended to the Lords of the Admiralty to receive a medal and £15 gratuity for long services. Admiral Hornby’s flag was struck at sunset, and the ship placed in the third class Steam Reserve.’
Lot 658
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Henry Barrett, Boatsns. Mate, H.M.S. Spiteful, 31 Yrs.) light edge bruising and other marks, otherwise very fine £500-£600 --- Medal issued 4 December 1852. Also entitled to N.G.S. for Syria as Boatswain’s Mate aboard H.M.S. Medea. Henry Barrett entered the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Snapper on 16 November 1818. His subsequent ships were Pike (May 1821 to September 1824); Nimrod (November 1825 to March 1827); Ocean (March 1827 to May 1830); Dryad (May 1830 to September 1832); Griffon (February 1833 to August 1836); Fly (September 1836 to August 1840); Medea (September 1840 to August 1842); Caledonia (July 1845 to January 1848); Agincourt (March 1848 to October 1849; and finally Spiteful (October 1849 to 27 November 1852). Sold with copied statement of service.
Lot 660
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Willm. Wheeler Ships Corpl H.M.S. Durham 20 Yrs.) scarce variety with years on edge, toned, good very fine £400-£500 --- William Wheeler was born at Southsea, Hampshire in January 1839, and joined the Royal Navy as a Cook’s Mate aboard H.M.S. Highflyer on 26 August 1856, in which ship he earned the China medal without clasp. He was traced for Pension & Medal on 7 March 1877 whilst serving as Ship’s Corporal aboard H.M.S. Durham and was Shore Pensioned on 23 March 1877.
Lot 662
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Willm. K. Hein. Ships Cook H.M.S Amethyst.) very fine £120-£160 --- William Kent Hein was born in Falmouth, Cornwall on 15 July 1842. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1859 as a Boy 2nd Class and was posted to H.M.S. Russell. He transferred to the gunboat H.M.S. Haughty in May 1862, remaining with her until May 1867. He served aboard H.M.S. Amethyst from June 1874 to June 1878 and it was whilst in the crew of this ship he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Following this he transferred to H.M.S. Royal Adelaide and then onto H.M.S. Impregnable shortly after, and was invalided out of the service in July 1882 following treatment at Plymouth Hospital.
Lot 663
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Geo. Cole. Carp. Mte. H.M.S. Aurora.) light contact marks, good very fine £120-£160 --- George Cole was born in Minwear Landshipping, Pembrokeshire on 24 August 1833. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in June 1864 and was first posted to H.M.S. Saturn. He went on to serve with H.M.S. Nankin and Cadmus before transferring to H.M.S. Aurora in February 1875. It was whilst part of this ship’s crew that Cole was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His later naval career included service with H.M.S. Royal Adelaide, Zephyr, Bellerophon, Indus, Valiant and Impregnable. He was discharged with a pension in July 1884.
Lot 664
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Js. Burne Gunrs. Mte. H.M.S. Eagle.) light contact marks, very fine £120-£160 --- James Burne was born in Plymouth on 29 September 1838. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in August 1854 as a Boy 2nd Class and first served with H.M.S. Algiers. Shortly after joining this ship, Burne sailed to the Crimea, receiving a Crimea Medal with the clasp ‘Sebastopol’. Following his return home, he continued his service with several other ships including H.M.S. Ajax, Exmouth, Caesar, Cambridge, Liverpool and Juno. He joined H.M.S. Eagle in October 1873 and whilst serving in this ship was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in October 1876.
Lot 667
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Wm. Nicholas, Capt. Stewd. H.M.S. Terror.) good very fine £120-£160 --- William Nicholas was born in Pembroke in December 1843. Having previously served with H.M.S. Favorite, in October 1875 he was posted to the guard ship at Bermuda, H.M.S. Terror, as Captain’s Steward and remained with her until May 1878. It was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He later served with H.M.S. Agincourt from June 1880 until June 1887.
Lot 668
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Jno Sye Sailmr H.M.S. Thalia) good very fine £140-£180 --- John Sye was born at Falmouth, Cornwall, on 22 October 1842, and joined the Navy as a Sailmaker aboard H.M.S. Canopus on 20 September 1864, transferring to Maeander the same day. He joined Flora in February 1866, and Thalia in August 1871 where he remained until 22 March 1875. His medal was awarded to 4 August 1875.
Lot 669
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (John Foyle. Carp. Crew. H.M.S. Topaze.) nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- John Foyle was born in Sidmouth, Devon on 17 August 1840 and joined the Royal Navy during the 1860s. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with H.M.S. Topaze, having joined her crew in 1872. He remained with this ship until May 1877, at which time he transferred to H.M.S. Indus. His later service included postings to H.M.S. Royal Adelaide and Britannia. He was discharged to pension in June 1884.
Lot 67
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg (2923. Pte: A. Manders. 1/Oxfd: L.I.) nearly extremely fine £280-£320 --- Arthur Manders was wounded in action at Paardeberg on 18 February 1900. He was born in the Parish of Watlington, Oxfordshire, and enlisted for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Oxford on 6 January 1888. He served in India and Burma from September 1890 to January 1896, and in South Africa from December 1899 to 2 December 1900. He was discharged on 27 April 1901. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm medal and clasps.
Lot 678
Family Group: Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (F. J. Starr, Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Camperdown.) very fine Three: Able Seaman W. A. Starr, alias W. A. Blake, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.42753 W. A. Starr. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.42753 W. A. Blake. A.B. H.M.S. Curacoa.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £200-£240 --- Frank James Starr was born in Frome, Somerset on 17 October 1861. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in July 1882 as a Stoker 2nd Class and first served in H.M.S. Asia. He later served with numerous other ships including H.M.S. Neptune, Duke of Wellington, Serapis, Magicienne and Fox. In July 1900 Starr was sent to H.M.S. Camperdown and it was whilst with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in August 1902 and was finally discharged in October 1911. Following the outbreak of the Great War, he re-enlisted into the Royal Navy at the age of 51, and served as a Chief Stoker with H.M.S. Victory II from August to September 1914. William Albert Starr was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 3 November 1899, the eldest son of Frank James and Jessie Sophia Starr. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in November 1915 as a Boy Second Class under the alias of William Albert Blake and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Ganges. In February 1916 he was posted to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Drake and was part of her crew when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-79 on 2 October 1917, off the northern coast of Ireland. The surviving crew were taken off before she capsized. For the remainder of the Great War he served with the dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Monarch. Following the war he served with several ships and shore establishments including the destroyers H.M.S. Winchester and Venomous, and the battlecruiser H.M.S. Renown. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with the light cruiser H.M.S. Curacoa. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Starr was serving with the shore establishment H.M.S. Raven before transferring to the Fleet Air Arm depot ship H.M.S. Mashobra in October 1939. After this ship was bombed off Harstad, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft, Starr was transferred to H.M.S. Victory. He died in service on 24 June 1945 and is buried in Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery.
Lot 682
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (H. E. Cook, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Endymion.) nearly extremely fine£100-£140 --- Henry Edward Cook was born in Sheerness, Kent on 28 March 1866. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1885 and first served with H.M.S. Pembroke, transferring to H.M.S. Penelope the following June. He went on to serve with other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Comus, Terror and Wildfire II. He was posted to H.M.S. Endymion in June 1899 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He later served with H.M.S. Severn and Bacciante and died of Acute Peritonitis at Naples on 28 April 1903 whilst on the crew of the later vessel.
Lot 684
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (F. Miller, Sto., H.M.S. Hibernia.) edge bruising, very fine £100-£140 --- Frank Miller was born in Valetta, Malta on 11 December 1856. He joined the Royal Navy in May 1877 as a Stoker 2nd Class and was first posted to the flagship of Malta’s naval base, H.M.S. Hibernia. He later served with many other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Condor, Euphrates, Thunderer, Polyphemus, Dolphin and Nile. In March 1896, for the sixth time during his career, Miller was posted to H.M.S. Hibernia, and it was during this period that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in June 1897.
Lot 685
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (John Smith, P.O. 1st. Cl., H.M.S. Hood.) contact marks, nearly very fine£100-£140 --- John Smith was born in Cardiff on 29 December 1864. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in August 1880 as a Boy Second Class originally joining H.M.S. Impregnable before transferring to H.M.S. Implacable and Lion. In March 1882 he was posted to the ironclad battleship H.M.S. Superb and was present when the ship took part in the bombardment of Alexandria, where she fired 310 shells at the Egyptian forts. She received ten hits in return, seven of them on her armour, with no casualties. For this service, Smith was awarded the Egypt Medal with ‘Alexandria 11 July’ clasp and Khedive’s Star. He went onto serve with a large number of other vessels including H.M.S. Implacable, Duncan, Cambridge, Valorous, Monarch and Imperieuse. Smith was posted to H.M.S. Hood in May 1893 and it was whilst he was serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His later naval career included postings with the ships and shore establishments H.M.S. Vivid, Pembroke, Endymion, Wildfire, Vernon and Repulse.
Lot 686
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Wm. Hy. Simmonds, Blksh, H.M.S. Neptune) minor edge bruising, good very fine £100-£140 --- William Henry Simmons was born in Devonport, Devon on 6 March 1850. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1868 and was first posted to H.M.S. Prince Consort as a member of the blacksmith’s crew. He served with numerous ships including H.M.S. Black Prince, Vanguard, Magpie, Hercules and Arab. In July 1882 he was posted to the wooden screw corvette H.M.S. Thalia and was part of her crew during operations off the coast of Egypt. For this service, Simmonds was awarded the Egypt Medal and Khedive’s Star. He remained with Thalia until December 1882 and following this went onto serve with H.M.S. Indus, Victor Emmanuel, Albatross and Hotspur, finally joining H.M.S. Neptune in May 1887. It was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in April 1888.
Lot 688
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (James Coghlan Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Topaze) minor edge bruise, good very fine £100-£140 --- James Coghlan was born in Annalong, County Down on 10 January 1849. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1866 as a Boy 1st Class and first served with H.M.S. Royal George. He transferred to H.M.S. Trafalgar in January 1868 and then went on to serve in several other ships including H.M.S. Pallas, Audacious, Vanguard, Iron Duke and Valiant. In December 1876 Coghlan was posted to H.M.S. Topaze and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His later service included H.M.S. Belleisle, Royal Adelaide and Lord Warden.
Lot 689
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Alex. Turner, P.O. 1st. Cl., H.M.S. Trafalgar.) contact marks, nearly very fine £100-£140 --- Alexander Turner was born in Southampton on 26 January 1865. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1881 with the rank of Boy 2nd Class and was first posted to H.M.S. St. Vincent, transferring to H.M.S. Alexandra in June 1882. During the Anglo-Egyptian War, Turner was borne in Alexandra when she took part in the Bombardment of Alexandria on the 11 July 1882, when a group of 15 British ships shelled the forts of the city, which were being held by Egyptian soldiers under Ahmed ‘Urabi. It was during this action that Israel Harding, a fellow rating from H.M.S. Alexandra, was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantly picking up a live Egyptian shell from the deck and putting it out before it exploded, thereby saving the lives of many of the ship’s crew. For his service, Turner received an Egypt Medal with the clasp ‘Alexandria 11 July’ and a Khedive’s Star. He remained with Alexandra until September 1885, after which he was transferred to H.M.S. Excellent. Following this posting, Turner went onto serve with various other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Calliope, Vernon, Rodney, Pembroke and Achilles. In May 1893 he joined the crew of the battleship H.M.S. Trafalgar and whilst serving with this ship was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Lot 692
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (Robert Felton, P.O.1 Cl., H.M.S. Aeolus.; 268109 George Jones, C.E.R.A. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Cambrian.) very fine or better (2) £80-£120 --- Robert Felton was born in Queenstown, County Cork on Christmas Day 1871. He enlisted into the Royal Navy on April 1887 as a Boy Second Class and first served with H.M.S. Impregnable. He was transferred to H.M.S. Lion in May 1887 and remained with her until December 1888. His further service included postings to H.M.S. Icarus, Swiftsure, Acorn, Duke of Wellington, Thunderer, Briton and Royal Sovereign. He joined H.M.S. Aeolus in March 1905 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having attained the rate of Petty Officer First Class. Felton was invalided out of the Royal Navy in June 1907 whilst serving with H.M.S. Goliath. George Jones was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, on 2 December 1872. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in February 1896 and first served with H.M.S. Vivid II as an Acting Engine Room Artificer. He transferred to H.M.S. Marathon in April 1896, remaining with her until June 1897. Following this, Jones saw further service with several other ships including H.M.S. Phoebe, Ringarooma, Britannia, Espiegle and Europa. In September 1907, Jones was posted to H.M.S. Cambrian and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having attained the rank of Chief Engine Room Artificer. His later postings included H.M.S. Terrible, Highflyer, Hannibal and Kent. On the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with H.M.S. Defiance, transferring to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Tiger in October 1914. He was on the ship’s crew during its involvement in both the Battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915 and the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. In March 1917, Jones transferred to H.M.S. Vivid II and on 22 October 1917 he died in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth. He is buried in Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, Cheshire.
Lot 693
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (268624 W. H. Matthews, E.R.A. 1 Cl, H.M.S. Defence.; 268486 Walter Stark, C.E.R.A. 2 Cl, H.M.S. Excellent) minor edge bruising, nearly very fine or better (2) £80-£120 --- William Henry Matthews was born in Penzance, Cornwall on 5 March 1872. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in November 1895 and first served with H.M.S. Vivid, transferring to H.M.S. Defiance in January 1896. He then went onto serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Philomel, Katoomba, Blake, Cambrian, Edgar and Europa. Matthews was posted to H.M.S. Defence in February 1909 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having reached the rate of Engine Room Artificer First Class. On the outbreak of the Great War, he was on the crew of H.M.S. Blake, later serving with H.M.S. Dreel Castle from June 1918. Matthews was demobilised in April 1919. Walter Stark was born on 6 November 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in June 1895 and first served with H.M.S. Victory. He transferred to H.M.S. Camperdown in October 1897, later moving to H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, then Bellona. Following service with H.M.S. Royal Arthur, Wallaroo, Crescent and King Alfred, Stark was then transferred to H.M.S. Excellent in September 1910. It was whilst serving with this shore establishment that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having reached the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class. During the Great War, Stark served with H.M.S. Woolwich and Magpie. He was demobilised in June 1919.
Lot 694
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (279609 Henry Brinson. Stoker P.O., H.M.S. Essex.; 152002 John Cunningham, Sh. Corpl. 1Cl, H.M.S. Berwick.) generally very fine and better (2) £80-£120 --- Henry Brinson was born in Bridport, Dorset on 20 May 1871. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1895 and was first posted to H.M.S. Victory. He went onto serve with several other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Collingwood, Royal Sovereign, Trafalgar, Thames, Exmouth and Pandora. Brinson transferred to H.M.S. Essex in April 1907 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. On the outbreak of the Great War Brinson was serving with H.M.S. Victory II, moving to H.M.S. Research in September 1917, a depot ship for armed trawlers. He remained with her until his demobilisation in September 1919. John Cunningham was born in Temple Robin, County Cork on 5 June 1873. He enlisted into the Royal Navy on November 1889 and first served with H.M.S. Impregnable, transferring to H.M.S. Lion in December 1889. Following this he saw further service on ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Neptune, Calypso, Cambridge, Arethusa, Royal Sovereign and Alexandra until March 1906 when he was transferred to H.M.S. Berwick. It was whilst serving with this ship that Cunningham was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in June 1913, but joined the Royal Fleet Reserve in May 1914. On the outbreak of the Great War he was recalled and served with several vessels including H.M.S. Ocean, Vengeance and Powerful. He was demobilised in July 1920.
Lot 695
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (162932 C. H. Harding, Po. 1Cl. H.M.S. Fisgard.; Harry Stone, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Duncan.) very fine (2) £80-£120 --- Charles Herbert Harding was born in Reforne, Portland in Dorset on 3 September 1876. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in September 1891 and was posted to H.M.S. St. Vincent, followed by H.M.S. Dreadnought. He continued his service with many other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Camperdown, Cruiser, Grafton, Majestic, Victorious, Goliath and Terrible. In December 1907, he was assigned to the shore establishment H.M.S. Victory I (H.M.S. Fisgard) and during this posting was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His later service included H.M.S. Imperieuse, Ariadne, Europa and Cormorant. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with H.M.S. Victory moving to H.M.S. Research in October 1915, a depot ship for armed trawlers. He was demobilised in March 1919. Harry Stone was born in Andover, Hampshire on 27 July 1867. He enlisted into the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class in October 1882 and was assigned to H.M.S. St Vincent. He continued his service with numerous ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Valourus, Comus, Severn, Revenge, Royal Oak, Sparrow and Katoomba. He joined H.M.S. Duncan in October 1903, remaining with her until June 1905. It was during this period that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Following this his postings included H.M.S. Argonaut and Venus before he was discharged to pension and transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in July 1910. He was recalled at the outbreak of the Great War and served aboard the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Armadale Castle. He died in service on 29 April 1917 from a compound fracture of the leg, a kidney abscess and degeneration of the heart, and is buried in Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery.
Lot 696
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (W. J. Moyse, Blksmth., H.M.S. Magnificent.; 166523 F. C. Lee, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Forth.) contact marks to first, generally very fine and better (2) £100-£140 --- William John Moyse was born in Devenport on 20 March 1868. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in October 1889 as a Blacksmith and first served with H.M.S. Indus. He went onto serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Australia, Euphrates, Royal Sovereign, Blanche, Calypso and Cleopatra. In February 1899 Moyse was posted to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Aurora and was part of the crew during her involvement in the Boxer Rebellion operations. For this he was awarded the China War Medal 1900. After further postings he joined H.M.S. Magnificent in July 1904, and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in January 1912, but was recalled on the outbreak of the Great War, first serving with H.M.S. Argonaut and then King Alfred. He was discharged again in September 1916. Frederick Chapell Lee was born in Maker, Cornwall on 30 September 1875. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in April 1892 as a Boy Second Class and first served with H.M.S. Impregnable. He went onto to serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Lion, Empress of India, Endymion, Royalist, Colossus, Resolution and St George. Lee transferred to H.M.S. Forth in June 1908 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having reached the rate of Petty Officer First Class. His later postings included H.M.S. Ramillies and Warrior, and on the outbreak of the Great War was serving on the crew of H.M.S. Suffolk, before transferring to the battlecruiser H.M.S. New Zealand. He was demobilised in January 1920 while serving with H.M.S. Impregnable.
Lot 697
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (Joseph Woodley, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Magnificent.; 170796 F. W. Tyers, Mechanician, H.M.S. Exmouth.) contact marks, nearly very fine or better (2) £80-£120 --- Joseph Woodley was born in Ugborough, Devon, on 14 February 1870. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1890 and was posted to H.M.S. Indus, transferring to H.M.S. Cambridge in March 1891. Following further service in ships and establishments including H.M.S. Leander, Vivid, Defiance, Pique and Tamar, Woodley was posted to H.M.S. Goliath in September 1900, which at the time was serving on the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion. He later joined H.M.S. Magnificent in July 1904, remaining with her until November 1906, and it was whilst serving aboard this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. After various other postings, he transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in January 1912 and was recalled on the outbreak of the Great War, serving with H.M.S. Vivid II until October 1914. Frederick William Tyers was born in Oakham, Rutland, on 12 November 1872. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in December 1892 and first served with H.M.S. Victory. He transferred to H.M.S. Malabar in August 1893 before moving to H.M.S. St George in October 1894. During his service aboard this ship, he was awarded the East & West Africa Medal 1887-1900 with the clasps ‘Brass River 1895’ and ‘Benin 1897’. He continued his career with several other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, Excellent, Pandora, Queen and Drake before transferred to H.M.S. Exmouth in May 1907. It was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His further service included postings with H.M.S. Roxburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Thetis, Sentinel and Fisgard. On the outbreak of the Great War, Tyers was serving with the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Achilles and remained with her until October 1915.
Lot 698
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (143525 Alfred Osborne, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Sapphire.; 340177 F. W. Manning, Blacksmith, H.M.S. Waterwitch.) contact marks to first, this nearly very fine, the second better (2) £80-£120 --- Alfred Osborne was born in Portsmouth on 15 October 1865. He enlisted into the Royal Navy on 24 December 1887 and was first posted to H.M.S. Pembroke. He later served with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Tyne, Alecto, Hood, Wildfire II, Northampton and Rosario. In January 1905 he moved to H.M.S. Sapphire and remained with her until January 1907. It was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. After various other postings, Osborne was discharged with a pension in January 1910. He was recalled during the Great War and awarded a single British War Medal for home service, attaining the rank of Chief Stoker. Frederick William Manning was born in Abbotsbury, Dorset on 21 June 1872. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in June 1894, being appointed the rate of Blacksmith’s Mate and was first posted to H.M.S. Victory. He served on several other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Achilles, Vernon, Duke of Wellington, Formidable and Royal Arthur before transferring to H.M.S. Waterwitch in March 1908. During his service aboard this ship, Manning was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He left Waterwitch in March 1910 for postings with H.M.S. Edgar and Revenge. On the outbreak of the Great War he was serving aboard H.M.S. Invincible before transferring to Amethyst in March 1915, remaining with this ship until the end of the war. She was involved in the support bombardment for the Gallipoli Landings in 1915 and the search for the German commerce raider Mowe in late 1916. Manning was demobilised in April 1919.
Lot 699
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (268308 Alfred Mc.Dowell. C.E.R.A. 2 Cl, H.M.S. Swiftsure.; 156904 R. L. G. Staddon, C.E.R.A. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Niobe.) generally very fine and better (2) £120-£160 --- Alfred McDowell was born in Canning Town, London on 14 July 1870. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in October 1894 and first served with H.M.S. Victory. He transferred to H.M.S. Malabar in February 1896 followed by H.M.S. Vernon and Monarch. He was part of the crew on the later during its involvement in the Second Boer War, for which McDowell was awarded a Queen’s South Africa Medal. Following his return, McDowell went onto serve with H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, Terrible and Dominion. In October 1908 he was posted to H.M.S. Swiftsure and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having reached the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class. On the outbreak of the Great War, McDowell was serving with H.M.S. Southampton and was posted to the light cruiser H.M.S. Castor in January 1915. McDowell was with this ship during the Battle of Jutland, where Castor served as ‘Flotilla Cruiser’ with 11th Destroyer Flotilla, and he was personally commended for his good serve during the battle (London Gazette 15 September 1915). McDowell continued to serve with Castor until the end of the war and was still part of the crew during her involvement in the Russian Intervention of 1918-19. He was demobilised in February 1919. Roger Llewelyn Glanville Staddon was born in Turnchapel, Plymouth, Devon on 7 February 1868. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1892 and was first posted to H.M.S. Vivid II. He then went onto serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Collingwood, Edgar, Magdala, Triumph and Challenger. In October 1907 Staddon joined H.M.S. Niobe and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having attained the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class. After further service with H.M.S. Europa, Gibraltar and Warrior, he was invalided out of the service in June 1909, being considered no longer fit for duty. During the Great War Staddon served with the Mercantile Marine for which he was awarded the British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals.
Lot 7
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of eight awarded to Major W. G. Older, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (9639 Sjt. W. Older. 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9639 Pte. W. Older. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9639 Sjt. W. Older. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (5373215 W.O. Cl. II W. Older M.M. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (5373215 W.O. Cl. 2. W. Older. M.M. Oxf & Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the last nearly extremely fine (8) £400-£600 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. According to his obituary this was awarded for action in the operations on 23 October 1918, at Capelle Village, on the river Escaillon. M.S.M. awarded under terms of Army Order 98 of 1953, without annuity. Walter George Older served in France with the 2nd Battalion from 13 August 1914, and was wounded later that year at Ypres, and evacuated to England. On leaving hospital he was posted to the 3rd Battalion and promoted Sergeant. Rejoining the 2nd Battalion in August 1917, he became Signalling Sergeant and was awarded the Military Medal for action in the operations on 23rd October, 1918. He embarked for India in 1922 and on 16 July was promoted to Warrant rank as Company Sergeant-Major of “D” Company, an appointment he held until transferred to the 1st Battalion in the same capacity with Headquarters Wing. In 1930 he went to the Bucks Battalion as acting Regimental Sergeant-Major, where he served with great success until discharged to pension in November 1936. The outbreak of war in 1939 found him once again wearing the bugle horn as Regimental Sergeant-Major of the 5th Battalion. In July 1940 he was commissioned as Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 4th Battalion. He afterwards served at the Depot, the ITC, and the end of the war saw him at Cowley Barracks. When he retired in 1947 he was a Major commanding a training company. He was afterwards employed as a civilian administrative officer at Regimental Headquarters, Cowley Barracks, until his final retirement at the end of 1957. His total service covered 46 years. Leaving Oxford he took over a sub-post office and business at Freemantle, Southampton, and was so employed when he died, after a sudden and short illness, on 17 July 1962, aged 67 years. Sold with OBLI cap badge mounted with pin, Bucks Battalion cap badge, Bucks Battalion silver and enamel sweetheart brooch, and copied obituary from The Gorget.
Lot 700
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (Edward Hollands, Ch. Stoker., H.M.S. Wildfire.; 154978 Fredk. Pethick, Off. Std. 1 Cl, H.M.S. Blenheim.) light contact marks to first, good very fine and better (2) £80-£120 --- Edward Hollands was born in Newington, Kent on 24 July 1870. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1890 and first served with H.M.S. Pembroke, transferring to H.M.S. Victoria the following March. He then went onto serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Agamemnon, Colossus, Grafton, Mersey and Tyne. Hollands was posted to H.M.S. Wildfire in June 1902 and it was whilst serving with this shore establishment that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having attained the rate of Chief Stoker. Hollands was discharged in December 1911, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve in October 1912. On the outbreak of the Great War, he was recalled and went onto serve with H.M.S. Europa, St George, Egmont and Hannibal before being demobilised in February 1919. Frederick Pethick was born in Grade, Cornwall on 4 May 1872. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1890 and first served with H.M.S. Indus, transferring to H.M.S. Vivid in October 1891. He then went onto serve with numerous other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, Majestic, Magicienne, Sans Pareil and Cambridge. Pethick was posted to H.M.S. Blenheim in January 1909 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, having reached the rate of Officer’s Steward First Class. After further service with H.M.S. Colossus, Doris and Vivid he was demobilised in June 1921.
Lot 701
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.20818 W. G. Rendall. L. Sto. H.M.S. Salmon) edge bruising and polished, therefore fine £80-£120 --- William George Rendall was born at Dorchester, Dorset, on 8 October 1895, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 14 October 1913. He served for much of the Great War aboard the Royal Sovereign but, from 1 March to 24 April 1918, he served aboard Daffodil which had been requisitioned specially for the raid on Zeebrugge when she was to carry two of the three seamen demolition parties. Despite being hit in the engine room by two shells, she was able to maintain her position holding Vindictive against the wall of the Mole. It is noted on Rendall’s record of service that he ‘Participated in ballot for V.C. granted for operations against Zeebrugge & Ostend, 22-23 April 1918’. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal whist serving aboard H.M.S. Salmon during the period November 1926 to October 1928. Sold with copied record of service to end of 1928.
Lot 706
The Royal Navy Long Service Medal awarded to Stoker Petty Officer I. T. Bowdler, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Cameron was bombed during an enemy air raid whilst in drydock at Portsmouth Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K.63690 I. T. Bowdler. A/S.P.O. H.M.S. Glorious.) edge bruising, very fine £140-£180 --- Idwin Thomas Bowdler was born in Pontywain, Monmouthshire, on 13 March 1906 and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 13 March 1939. Advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 5 July 1939, he transferred to H.M.S. Cameron, one of the first eight destroyers transferred from the U.S. Navy, on 1 October 1940, and was killed in action when she was bombed during an enemy air raid whilst in drydock at Portsmouth. He is buried in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Hampshire. His widow, Georgina Bowdler, née Abela, was originally from Curmi, Malta.
Lot 707
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (2) (MX.47003 S. V. Morris. Ptr.1. H.M.S. Westcliff.; M.37612 S. H. Cooper. S.B.P.O. H.M.S. Ganges.) nearly extremely fine (2) £60-£80 --- Sidney Harry Cooper was born in Brighton, Sussex on the 23 November 1901. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in July 1923 as a Probationary Sick Birth Attendant serving at Chatham Naval Hospital. He later saw service with other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Ganges, Repulse, Revenge and Nelson. He was awarded his Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1938 whilst serving with H.M.S. Ganges, having reached the rate of Sick Berth Petty Officer.
Lot 709
King’s African Rifles L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (5309 C.S. Mjr. Napier Amos, K.A. Rif) edge bruising, heavy contact marks, worn, therefore fair £80-£120 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2006. Napier Amos enlisted in the King’s African Rifles on 10 May 1917, and was promoted Corporal on 1 January 1921 and Sergeant on 1 March 1922. He served on a special engagement with the Somaliland Camel Corps for three years from 1 October 1924, and was promoted Company Sergeant Major on 1 April 1932. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1935, shortly before retiring on 20 September 1935.
Lot 710
Three: Company Sergeant-Major P. Whight, Royal Garrison Artillery, late 1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (No. 1915. C.S.M. P. Whight. 1st Sx V.A. E.D.R.A.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1 C.S.Mjr. P. Whight. R.G.A.) the number ’1’ a later addition; together with a small pocket watch and three shooting medals, the first in silver engraved ‘1st S.A.V. No. 6 Comp. Challenge Cup 1894 Won by C.S.M. Whight.’; the second in bronze engraved ‘Miniature Rifle Meeting 1904, 1st R.G.A.V. Co. Sgt. Maj. Whight.’; the third in silver engraved ‘1st R.G.A.V. 1905’, very fine (7) £180-£220 --- Philip Whight was appointed Temporary Captain in the Sussex Volunteer Regiment on 24 January 1917. He relinquished his commission in the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment on 15 December 1919 and was granted the honorary rank of Captain.
Lot 712
Pair: Sick Berth Attendant A. W. Keller, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (6785 A. W. Keller. S.B.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension (32810 Sgt. A. W. Keller. Bristol. S.J.A.B. 1945) extremely fine (2) £70-£90 --- Albert William Keller was born at Aldershot, Hampshire, in November 1904. He served with the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve as a Sick Berth Attendant and as a Sergeant with the Bristol St. John Ambulance Brigade, and was awarded his Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June 1947. He died in Bristol in 1973, aged 68.
Lot 713
An Air Efficiency Award to Flight Lieutenant G. A. Waller, D.F.C., who served as a Navigator on Blenheim nightfighter patrols with 29 Squadron during the Battle of Britain and was decorated in 1944 in respect of his services as a Radar Operator, in particular his part in the destruction of three enemy aircraft, in Mosquito nightfighters of 604 Squadron Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Flt Lt G A Waller RAFVR) officially impressed naming, with named lid of original card box of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-£800 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 20 October 1944: ‘This officer is a first class navigator and has shown great keenness during his tour of operations against the enemy. He has assisted in the destruction of three enemy aircraft.’ George Alfred Waller, born in 1918, joined 601 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force before the war as an Aircrafthand. Called up on 24 August 1939, he remustered as an Airman Air Gunner and with training completed, served with 23 Squadron, first being mentioned in the Operations Record Book dated 25 May 1940. He flew a number of sorties in Blenheims of 23 Squadron from Martlesham and Debden, before joining the Blenheim nightfighter unit, No. 29 Squadron, at Digby in June as a Sergeant Navigator, thus becoming a contemporary of the abundantly decorated J. R. D. ‘Bob’ Braham and his radar operator Bill ‘Sticks’ Gregory both of whom were flying with the squadron at the time. Waller was in Blenheim L 1371 on 28 September when it was hit in the starboard wing by British anti-aircraft fire during an evening patrol. He and Pilot Officer J. Buchanan were unhurt and returned safely to Digby. After the advent of the Beaufighter and greatly-improved AI equipment, Waller retrained as a radar operator and was flying as such by November 1940. He was commissioned Pilot Officer in June 1943 and awarded the D.F.C. in 1944 as a Flying Officer with 604 Squadron (flying Mosquitos from February 1944) having by then assisted in the destruction of three enemy aircraft. He was released from the Royal Air Force in 1950, as a Flight Lieutenant, and he died in 1983. Sold with a file of research. Note: a D.F.C., reverse engraved 1944; 1939-45 Star with Battle of Britain Bar; Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany Bar; Defence Medal and War Medal group of five attributed to Flight Lieutenant G. A. Waller (with no Air Efficiency Award) was sold by Glendining on 26 March 1998. The medals sold on that occasion were accompanied by a slip from Buckingham Palace, copy birth certificate, various newspaper cuttings and an Officer’s Medical Record Card.
Lot 714
Cadet Forces Medal, G.VI.R., with additional service clasp (Fg. Off. H. P. T. Walsh. R.A.F.V.R.(T).) very fine £100-£140 --- Cadet Forces Medal Air Ministry Order N.751 of 1950, with effect from 16 November 1948. Clasp Air Ministry Order N.112 of 1961, as Acting Flight Lieutenant with effect from 16 November 1960. Herbert Patrick Thomas Walsh was appointed Acting Pilot Officer on probation in the RAFVR for duty with the Air Training Corps in No. 1288 Squadron on 10 April 1941. Enfield Wing was formed on 1 October 1941, consisting of Nos. 36, 1276 and 1288 Squadrons. He was promoted to the substantive rank of Flying Officer on 1 April 1947, and had his service extended by four years on 11 April 1954, and again on 11 April 1958. Sold with copied AMO’s and London Gazette appointments.
Lot 717
Seven: Fireman W. E. Jude, Bradbury Wilkinson Fire Brigade, London Private Fire Brigades Association Defence Medal; London Private Fire Brigades Association L.S. & G.C. (2), obverse, coat of arms, 38mm, silver, claw broken and detached from medallion (S 54); another, bronze (217); Corporation of the City of London, Private Fire Brigades Challenge Shield Competition Medal, complete with brooch bar (2) bronze, reverse engraved, ‘Presented by the Lord Mayor to W. Jude. Bradbury Wilkinson F.B. Feb. 11th 1911’; another, reverse engraved ‘Presented by the Lord Mayor to W. E. Jude. Bradbury Wilkinson F.B. Feb. 28th 1920’; Prize Medal, 28.5mm., silver, obverse engraved, ‘B.W. & Co. Fire Brigade’ (2) with brooch bar dated 1912, hallmarks for Birmingham 1912, reverse engraved ‘C.O. Cup Competition 15th June 1912 W. E. Jude’; another, undated brooch bar, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921, reverse engraved ‘C.O. Cup Competition December 1921 W. E. Jude’; A.R.P. lapel badge, standard U.K. pattern, silver hallmarks for London 1936; City of London Police Reserve lapel badge, gilding metal and enamel, reverse impressed ‘2679’, very fine and better unless stated (9) £80-£120 --- The London Private Fire Brigades Association was founded in 1899.
Lot 718
A fine Royal Humane Society Medal in silver awarded to Lieutenant J. P. Palmes, Royal Navy, who, having been wrecked together with ten fellow Royal Navy officers in the pinnace H.M.S. Seringapatam, off English Bay, Antigua, on 26 August 1838, volunteered to accompany W. R. Smith, R.N. in a two mile swim through shark infested waters to shore, thereby effecting the launch of rescue boats and the ultimate rescue of the remaining members of the stricken party, the latter having endured some five in hours in the water clinging to the wreckage of their capsized vessel Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful), (J. P. Palmes, Armo. R.N. 1838) unmounted, some edge bruising, very fine £400-£500 --- The following citation, which mistakenly refers to Palmes as Palmer, appears in Acts of Gallantry by Lambton Young: ‘On the 26th August 1838, as eleven officers started for a cruise in the pinnace of H.M.S. “Seringapatam”, from English harbour, Antigua, to Falmouth Bay, about two miles to leeward, the wind was fair, the afternoon very fine, and all seemed to promise them a pleasant excursion. Having made a short stay at Falmouth harbour, they hauled their wind, and made three or four tacks, coming back to the ship. The boat made little or nothing to windward, the wind being light, and standing in on the starboard tack, she was taken by a sudden squall. The helm was put “a lee,” but the boat not coming to the wind, so as to lift the sails, was capsized under every stitch. She, however, went over so gradually, that every one had time to creep to windward and seat himself on the gunwale. All sail being on the boat, it protected them, in some measure from the breaking of the sea. No one, unfortunately, being in possession of a knife, righting the boat was quite an impossibility. Their destruction at this moment would almost appear inevitable, being upwards of two miles from land, and the boat’s gunwale only six inches awash; accordingly, Mr Smith, a very bold swimmer, thought he might, in company with another, gain the shore, the only apparent chance of saving their lives. Being all of them but very indifferent swimmers, they remained by the boat, except Mr Palmer, who, although confident in himself of sinking in the attempt, determined, in so good a cause, to try his luck. These two noble adventurers then quitted the wreck, and before the poor fellows had got half way to terra firma, were visited by the monsters of the deep, whilst struggling for the lives not only of themselves, but nine fellow-creatures. Two sharks actually grazed Smith’s legs, to whom must be attributed the salvation of the whole. Still fearless, he gloriously persisted in the arduous task he so generously undertook; and concealing the fact of his narrow escape, cheered up the heart of his companion; nor did Smith ever once lose command of himself on this awful occasion. Being obliged several times to dive, as it were, to feel his way, still nearly a mile from land, and the sea-lawyer distinctly visible hovering for his prey, let the reader picture to himself any situation more critical, or a deed more gallant than the presence of mind exhibited by Smith. Palmer was so exhausted that Smith had to support him once or twice; but fearing that this stopping would attract the sharks, he saw the necessity of spurring him up for a last push. At last, after a tedious and frightful swim, they both, to their utmost astonishment and delight, landed on the beach. Smith not being very much fatigued, and yet alive to the fate of his fellow-sufferers, ran to spread the news. “Bad news flies on the wings of the wind,” and the report spread like wildfire; men, women, and children all ran frantic at the news of so melancholy an occurrence. They had been upwards of two hours reaching the shore, and the accident having taken place at 4.30pm, drew daylight nearly to a close. The boats were immediately manned, and despatched forthwith in search of the wreck, while Smith and Palmer (who from exhaustion had been unable to move from the beach for some time) procure other boats to aid in the rescue of their comrades. They pulled in search of the boat; the dark clouds of night were just shutting in, and although hope lived in the breast of every soul, fears still existed as to their safety; in short, the people on shore seemed to think their recovery impossible, for sharks, on once tasting blood, never relinquish their hold till no living soul survives to tell the tale. The boats all taking different directions, each shaped the course thought most certain of success. They pulled incessantly in a zigzag way, so as to cross their wake. Hour after hour passed on; the coal-black clouds and white-topped sea arose, to add to the gloominess of the scene; the rain fell in torrents, and the lightning burst forth in sharp and vivid flashes, as if to mask their efforts and renew their fears. Despondency here took root in every heart, and the hope of ever again seeing their friends had nearly failed. At three in the morning the barge brought the pinnace and all hands on board. The gunner who commanded her certainly had taken the best course, by going to leeward instead of to windward, and tracking up, on his way down he was joined by Mr. Smith, and had not got far down after this, when they observed the wreck. It was then past nine o’clock, making it nearly five hours the poor fellows had held on to the boat. Driven to extremes, four had lashed themselves to oars (for only one of the nine could swim fifty yards), and luckily had not left the pinnace on their perilous adventure five minutes, when the barge came to their assistance, and all were saved. The pinnace was towed on shore, baled out, and the two boats returned, having picked up about five or six miles to leeward of where she capsized, and drawn some distance from the shore. Had it not been for Smith’s swimming on shore, everybody must have perished. “To save a poor fellow from a watery grave, is worthy a Briton, who conquers to save.”’ John P. Palmes, was born at Naburn, Yorkshire in 1816, the third son of George and Margaret Isabella Palmes and younger brother of Bryan Palmes, Captain in the 57th Light Infantry, who died at Barbados in 1839. He entered the Royal Navy as a Volunteer 1st Class on 2 December 1830. Having passed his examination on 10 November 1838, he served for some time at Portsmouth, as Mate, in the Queen 110, flag-ship of Sir Edward Codrington and was promoted Lieutenant while in the Royal George yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, 7 March 1842. His succeeding appointments were: March 1842 to the Thunderer 84, Capt. Dan Pring, employed in the Mediterranean and on particular service - December 1844 as Additional to the Hydra steam sloop, Capt. Horatio Beauman Young, on the coast of Africa - April 1845, to the Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore William Jones, on the same station - 1846 to the Belleisle 24, troop-ship, Capt. John Kingcome - and, 1847 to the Howe 120, Capt. Sir James Stirling, fitting at Portsmouth.
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