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Five: Stoker Petty Officer H. Smith, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Lancaster during the Messina Earthquake rescue operations of 1908 1914-15 Star (307888, H. Smith, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (307888 H. Smith. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (307888 H. Smith. Sto. 1 H.M.S. Columbine.); Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruise to last, generally very fine (5) £180-£220 --- Henry Smith, who was born on 1 July 1886 in Bethnal Green, London, entered naval service on 14 October 1904, seeing service in H.M.S. Lancaster in April 1908 to 1911, during which he was awarded the Messina Earthquake Medal by the Italian Government. He spent much of the Great War in patrol boats, before he was invalided from Chatham Naval Hospital in 1925 with tuberculosis.

Ten: Stoker Petty Officer W. Farmer, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (LZ. 2213. W. Farmer, A.B., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (LZ. 2213 W. Farmer. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 3 clasps, Palestine 1936-1939, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (K. 58391 W. Farmer. S.P.O. R.N.), minor official corrections; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (K. 58391 W. Farmer. Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.), good very fine (10) £240-£280

Three: Leading Stoker A. Besgrove, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (289736, A. Besgrove, L. Sto., R.N.), with minor official corrections; British War and Victory Medals (289736 A. Besgrove. S.P.O. R.N.), good very fine Three: Able Seaman J. Russell, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (175737, J. Russell, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (175737 J. Russell. A.B. R.N.), very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman A. G. Ruddlesden, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J. 88579 A. G. Ruddlesden. Ord. R.N.), very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Arthur Besgrove was born in Rawulpindi, India on 15 January 1876, and entered naval service on 11 August 1898, serving during the Great War in H.M.S. Roxburgh. James Russell was born in Lanarkshire on 3 March 1878, and entered naval service on 1 September 1893, serving until his engagement expired in March 1908. Re-engaged for service on the outbreak of war, he served in Torpedo Boat 19 between 1917-19, when he was demobilised, having been awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in August 1917.

Five: Leading Stoker W. J. Field, Royal Navy, late Royal Fleet Reserve 1914-15 Star (SS. 112397, W. J. Field, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS. 112397 W. J. Field. L. Sto. R.N.), BWM partially re-impressed; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (William James Field); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (SS. 112397 (P.O. B. 7420) W. J. Field. L. Sto. R.F.R.), generally very fine (5) £70-£90 --- I.S.M. London Gazette 20 May 1955: ‘Leading Stoker, 1st Class, R.N. Armament Depot, Priddy’s Hard’ William James Field, who was born in Poplar, London, on 24 March 1892, entered naval service in June 1912, and spent the Great War in H.M.S. Superb and Victory X (P. 34), before being discharged to shore in January 1920.

Family Group: A Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Major R. J. MacBrayne, 1-15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army, who was Mentioned in Despatches whilst serving with the East African Forces Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. R. J. MacBrayne. 1/15/Sikhs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. R. J. MacBrayne.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Maj. R. J. Mac Brayne M.C. 1-15 Sikhs.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, Kurdistan (Major R. J. MacBrayne.) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature dress medals, and all housed in a glazed display frame, good very fine and better Four: Attributed to D. W. MacBrayne, Royal Corps of Signals 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. W. MacBrayne, High Abbot Hill, by Ayr; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards and riband bar, extremely fine (10) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘For distinguished service in the Field.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1917: ‘For gallant and distinguished service in the Field with the East African Force.’ Robert Jaffray MacBrayne was born on 12 April 1882 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Unattached List, from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on 8 May 1901, being appointed to the Indian Staff Corps. He was promoted Lieutenant on 8 November 1902, and Captain in the Ludhiana Sikhs on 8 May 1910, and served with them during the Great War as part of the East African Force, being Mentioned in Lieutenant-General the Hon. J. C. Smuts’ Despatch of 30 April 1916. He saw further service in Mesopotamia, and then on the North West Frontier during the Third Afghan War, and was advanced acting Lieutenant-Colonel whilst serving as Senior Special Service Officer with the Patiala Imperial Service Infantry on 1 June 1919. David Woodburn MacBrayne, the son of Robert Jaffray MacBrayne, was born on 4 July 1924, and served with the Royal Corps of Signals during the Second World War.

Five: Leading Seaman W. E. Prance, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (239621, W. E. Prance, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (239621 W. E. Prance. L.S. R.N.); Defence Medal 1930-45; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Willaim Edgar Prance), mounted as worn, very fine (5) £50-£70 --- I.S.M. London Gazette 13 July 1951: ‘Postman, Cardiff’.

Nine: Able Seaman L. P. M. Drake, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J. 31514, L. P. M. Drake, Boy. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 31514 L. P. M. Drake. Ord. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (J. 31514 L. P. M. Drake, A.B. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J. 31514 L. P. M. Drake. A.B. H.M.S. Nelson.), minor contact marks, otherwise very fine (9) £200-£240

A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of the Lys’ M.C. pair awarded to Captain A. N. Brown, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 May 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. A. N. Brown.); together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fine (3) £600-£800 --- M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was the only survivor of the company officers of the battalion, and although badly shell-shocked, led his company to their battle position in the front line. When all his company posts had been annihilated, he took charge of another company which he commanded through the remainder of the operations, keeping battalion headquarters fully informed as to the situation.’ Andrew Norman Brown was educated at Durham University, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry on 26 January 1916. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916, he served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry at the Battle of the Lys on 8 April 1918. Promoted Captain on 12 April 1918, he was killed in action at the Battle of Chemin-des-Dames on 27 May 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.

Four: Able Seaman (Rigger) F. Milham, Royal Navy, who served in H.M. Yacht Victoria and Albert 1914-15 Star (213319 F. Milham. Smn. Rigger., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (213319 F. Milham. Smn. Rigger. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (213319 Frank Milham, A.B. (Rigger) H.M.S. Agincourt.), this last officially re-impressed, nearly very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Frank Milham was born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 1 December 1883 and entered naval service on 18 January 1901, serving in H.M.S. Agincourt during the Great War, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1917. He served in the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert from June 1922 until he was shore pensioned in November 1928.

Three: Able Seaman C. L. Vidler, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.28229. C. L. Vidler. Boy.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.28229 C. L. Vidler. A.B. R.N.) nearly very fine Pair: Chief Motor Mechanic J. Olding, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-15 Star (M.B.104 J. Olding. C.M.B. R.N.V.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (M.B. 104 J. Oldomng. C.M.M. R.N.V.R.) heavy pitting from star, good fine Pair: Leading Aircraftman E. J. Bond, Royal Naval Air Service British War and Victory Medals (F.14420 E. J. Bond. L.A.C. R.N.A.S.) VM officially re-impressed, minor edge nicks, good very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Charles Leonard Vidler was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, on 3 May 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 24 October 1913. He served during the Great War in a variety of ships, including H.M.S. Defiance, Adventurer, Excellent, and the Q-Ship Hyderabad, and was advanced Able Seaman on 1 February 1917. He was shore discharged on 2 May 1928, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. Edwin James Bond was born in London on 17 August 1897 and joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 16 May 1916 for the duration of hostilities. Sold with copied research.

Nine: Stoker G. E. Webber, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K. 28039 G. E. Webber. Sto. 1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 28039 G. E. Webber. Sto. 1. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (KX. 93048 G. E. Webber Sto. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K. 28039 G. E. Webber. Sto. 1. H.M.S. Cornwall.), good very fine (9) £140-£180 --- G. E. Webber joined the Royal Navy in 1913 and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1928.

Five: Acting Bombardier S. E. Davies, Royal Marine Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches and decorated for services with the Naval Mission to Serbia at the defence of Belgrade and subsequent retreat of the Serbian Army in 1915 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 12733. Gr. S. E. Davies.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (R.M.A. 12733 Act. Bomb. S. E. Davies; Serbia, Kingdom, Silver Oblitch Bravery Medal; Serbia, Kingdom, Silver Medal for Military Virtue, generally good very fine and rare (5) £600-£800 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 21 January 1916: ‘For services with the British Naval Mission in Serbia.’ [2 officers and 2 ratings Royal Navy; 2 officers and 2 other ranks R.M.L.I., and 6 Gunners R.M.A.] Samuel Eber Davies was born at Netherton, near Dudley, Worcestershire, on 18 February 1894, and enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery at Birmingham on 20 October 1894, aged 17 years 8 months. He was promoted to Gunner in January 1913, and was appointed Acting Bombardier in September 1916, after which he was embarked aboard H.M.S. Repulse for the remainder of the war. He was discharged from the Royal Marine Artillery on 5 July 1922. The purpose of the Naval Mission to Serbia was to prevent the Austrian monitors and patrol launches from using the Danube. As the Serbians had no floating forces and were weak in artillery, the Austrian monitors were free to bombard Serbian positions at will. Directly after the re-occupation of Belgrade by the Serbians in December 1914, a party of R.M.L.I. and seamen were sent hither from Malta. This mission was strengthened in February 1915 by the arrival from England of eight 4.7-in, guns, accompanied by eight R.M.A. ratings under Sergeant C. A. Pearce. The eight 4.7's were organised in four batteries of two guns each, the R.M.A. providing the higher numbers of No. 1 Battery, and seamen those of the remainder. The 4.7 batteries were widely separated to command the rivers, only the R.M.A. No. 1 Battery, under Sergeant Pearce, being close to Belgrade itself, its position being on Veliki Vrachar Hill, on the south-east of the city. By 1 October the Austro-Germans had effected a great concentration opposite Belgrade, and on the morning of the 3rd a terrible bombardment was opened. It was estimated that in the first 24 hours some forty-eight thousand shells fell upon the doomed city. No one had better cause to appreciate the magnitude of Belgrade's bombardment than the occupants of No. 1 Battery on Veliki Vrachar Hill. Commanded by a Serbian artillery officer, with another Serbian officer as second-in command, the battery was composed of Sergeant Pearce with a Corporal and four gunners of the Royal Marines, and a small crew of Serbian soldiers to assist with the heavy work. Of the latter Sergeant Pearce said he could not speak too highly. For the first four days the battery reserved its fire, waiting for the first sign of the enemy to attempt to cross the river. On the 7th they could wait no longer, but opened fire on the batteries along the river front, and for the rest of that day carried on an engagement with no less than 24 Austrian guns. The inevitable happened. As soon as the battery opened fire the aeroplanes corrected the range, and the enemy shells, instead of passing overhead, began to fall upon it, slightly wounding Gunners Carter and Davies. They managed to keep up the unequal contest all day long, and most of the next day, until those two guns were all that was left of Belgrade's defences, and nearly the whole of the Austrian artillery was concentrated upon them. Inevitably, on the night of the 7th, the No. 1 gun was put out of action, and on the following day the No. 2 gun suffered a similar fate. In face of heavy fire, the breech blocks and carriers of both guns were stripped, and under cover of darkness the gun detachments retired to a small village a few miles from Belgrade. In all two were killed and fourteen wounded, these remarkably small casualties being attributed to the excellent construction of the battery. Sergeant Pearce and his gallant little team now joined the rapid retreat of the Serbian army which began on the 12th November, in the face of the advancing Austrians and Bulgarians. Reaching Ipek in Montenegro in late November the most difficult part of the journey remained to be made. The way was across the mountains of Albania to Scutari. Winter had set in, the tracks were so bad and so congested with the debris of the Serbian army that all wheeled transport had to be abandoned, and there was in consequence a great shortage of food. On 13 December the men of the batteries reached Podgaritza, on the 15th Scutari, and on the 19th San Giovanni di Medua. Sergeant Pearce was by now ill with dysentery but the remainder of the party were embarked on H.M.S. Dartmouth and proceeded to England, where they arrived on 29 February 1916. Sergeant Pearce and Corporal A. H. Turner were each awarded the D.S.M., and the four Gunners R.M.A. Gunners of No. 1 Battery (including Davies) were all mentioned in despatches for the battle of Belgrade. Pearce was uniquely awarded the Gold Medal for Bravery and the Gold Medal for Military Virtue, the other members of the battery between them being awarded a further 14 Serbian decorations, probably making them the most highly decorated battery in the history of the Royal Marine Artillery. It is interesting to note that on 1 May 1915, a unit of the Scottish Women’s Hospital was attached to the mission, and that, on 21 December 1916, Samuel Davies married a Scottish lass, Williamina Trail, in Glasgow. Sold with research, including copied record of service and copied extracts from Britain’s Sea Soldiers 1914-1918 - Royal Marines in Serbia, both of which confirm the two Serbian awards.

Five: Colour Sergeant J. A. Barnett, Royal Marine Artillery 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 12872. Gr. J. A. Barnett.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 12872 Cpl. J. A. Barnett.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (PO.212872 J. A. Barnett. Sgt. R.M.); Royal Marines Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (PO.212872 C. Sgt. J. A. Barnett. 28.2.1951), the first four mounted as worn, nearly very fine or better (5) £400-£500 --- James Alfred Barnett was born on 4 July 1894 in Richmond, Surrey and enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 Mar 1912. He served with them during the Great War and afterwards took receipt of his medals while stationed at the R.M.A. Eastney barracks in Portsmouth. Barnett was awarded the Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 18 July 1927 and the Royal Marines Meritorious Service Medal on 28 February 1951.

Family group: A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. Elsbury, 7th London Regiment, attached 3rd Battalion, Tank Corps, late 1st South African Infantry for gallantry near Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918; he had previously been brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry, especially at Cambrai in November 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R. unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Pte. A. Elsbury. 1st Infantry); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. A. Elsbury.) together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted for display Pair: Serjeant W. H. Elsbury, 5th Company Army Service Corps, Australian Imperial Forces, attached 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade in Sinai and Palestine 1914-15 Star (182 Pte. W. H. Elsbury. 5 A.S.C. A.I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (182 Sjt. W. H. Elsbury. 5/A.S.C. A.I.F.) together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted for display, very fine and better (7) £800-£1,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918. The following recommendation is taken from The Tank Corps Honours and Awards 1916-1919, a shorter, redacted version of which was published in the London Gazette of the above date: ‘During the action near Villers-Bretonneux on April 24, 1918, this officer led his section of light tanks into action with the greatest gallantry and determination. Finding a large body of enemy drawn up ready to attack, he charged right into the midst of them, and by running them down and firing on them at point-blank range inflicted on them exceedingly heavy casualties. There is no doubt that this action completely disorganised two battalions of the enemy and prevented the attack developing in this sector during a very critical period. Later he rescued the crew of another tank, which had been put out of action, under heavy fire and at great personal risk. On April 25-26, 1918, he assisted in carrying out two valuable reconnaissances, on each occasion under heavy fire. Lieut. Elsbury has been previously brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry and initiative, especially at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.’ Arthur Elsbury served as a Private in the 1st South African Infantry, 7 October 1914-18 July 1915. He was commissioned into the 7th Battalion London Regiment on 24 June 1916. In January 1916 he was attached to the recently formed ‘C Battalion, Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps, which in June 1917 became the 3rd Battalion Tank Corps. He entered France in October 1916. He served as Tank Commander in 12 Section, ‘C’ Company of the Mark V Heavy 3rd Tank Battalion, fighting in Belgium and his service was brought to notice for fighting his tank with gallantry and initiative at Cambrai in November 1917. Promoted to Lieutenant in December 1917. As a Section Commander at the battle of Villers Brettoneux, April 1918, he earned his Military Cross. In the action, it is recorded that an attack by just six Whippet tanks on two German battalions resulted in at least 400 of the enemy killed. Sold with comprehensive research, including copied gazette, Medal Index Card, record of service, various metal and cloth insignia, a reprint of The Tank Corps Honours and Awards 1916-1919, and Tanks and Trenches, edited by David Fletcher, together with a ‘Tank Corps’ Christmas card 1918, inscribed, ‘To All at Home From Dad, 18.12.18’, and copied record of service for his brother below. William Henry Elsbury, brother of Arthur, was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales. A Clerk by occupation, he attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 14 December 1914. Posted to the 5th Company Army Service Corps, A.I.F., he embarked for active service abroad in April 1915, travelling on the Star of England. Was in Egypt in 1916 and was attached to the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade in April 1916-August 1917. Admitted to hospital suffering from malaria in July 1917. Promoted to Sergeant in December 1918. Embarked at Kantara on H.T. Essex for Australia and demobilisation in February 1919.

Seven: Acting Captain I. P. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. I. P. Morris. R.E.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. I. P. Morris.) in named card box of issue, with outer OHMS envelope for all Great War campaign awards, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris. Government Laboratory, Cairo. Egypt.’; War Medal 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure slip in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris, 20 Endell St., London.’; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in box of issue; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, by Lattes, Cairo, silver, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, in damaged box of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; together and the recipient’s related group of miniatures (lacking the War Medal 1939-45), these mounted as worn, in Spink, London leather case, extremely fine (7) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1919. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 July 1918: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Belgian Order of the Crown, Chevalier London Gazette 25 July 1918 ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Egyptian Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 22 September 1933: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered.’ Ivor Prys Morris was born in 1890 at Penllwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales and was commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 15th Battalion (1st London Welsh) Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 23 February 1915. He served on the General List during the Great War in France from 18 September 1915 and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Engineers, Special Brigade on 18 January 1916, receiving further advancement to Acting Captain on 1 October 1917. For his services on the Western Front during the Great War, he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of The Crown (5th Class). Between the wars, Morris was in the employ of the Egyptian Government, his valuable services being recognised by the award of the Order of the Nile (4th Class). He saw further service during the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Pioneer Corps from 3 February 1941. Sold together with the recipient’s engraved copper calling card template in paper surround ‘Mr. Ivor P. Morris.’.

Three: Private H. A. Paskins, Royal Sussex Regiment, who died at sea on 19 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli 1914-15 Star (4-2082 Pte. H. A. Paskins. R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2082 Pte. H. A. Paskins. R. Suss. R.); together with a football prize medal, silver and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘W.S.F.A. 08-09 H. Paskins.’ minor chip to enamel on last, nearly extremely fine (4) £70-£90 --- Henry Arthur Paskins was born in 1896 at Hove, Sussex and attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment shortly after the outbreak of the Great War. He served with the 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force) in the Gallipoli theatre of war from 8 August 1915 and died of wounds at sea on 19 August 1915. Buried at sea, he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Three: Second Lieutenant D. C. Maclean, Reserve Brigade, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1914-15 Star (R-4963 Cpl. D. C. Maclean. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. D. C. Maclean.) very fine Three: Corporal F. Hearfield, East Yorkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6879 A.Cpl. F. Hearfield. E. York. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (4862 Pte. S. Hearfield. 1/V.B. E. Yorks: Regt.) suspension broken from last; together with an Imperial Service bar, and East Yorkshire Regiment cap badge Pair: Private J. Moston, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (9268 Pte. J. Moston. Ches. R.) very fine Pair: Private T. McInnes, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 May 1915 British War and Victory Medals (S-1857 Pte. T. McInnes. A. & S. Highrs.) very fine 1914-15 Star (Sec/5 Dhoby Anthony.) nearly very fine (11) £120-£160 --- Donald Campbell Maclean attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 July 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on the Reserve List on 6 May 1917, and subsequently received a Silver War Badge. Thomas McInnes attested for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 May 1915. He was killed in action on 19 May 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold together with two unnamed West Essex Regiment of Yeomanry Appointment Documents, one of which is signed ‘George Palmer, Lt. Colonel.’

Three: Major W. E. Tayler, York and Lancaster Regiment 1914-15 Star (Major W. E. Tayler. York & Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major W. E. Tayler.) mounted as worn,very fine Three: Second Lieutenant R. E. Forster British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. R. E. Forster); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, good very fine Pair: Ordinary Telegraphist H. J. Bygrave, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 7535 H. J. Bygrave. O.Tel. R.N.V.R.) good very fine (8) £80-£120 --- William Edward Tayler was commissioned temporary Captain in the York and Lancaster Regiment on 6 October 1914, and served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front.

Pair: Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth, Army Chaplains’ Department 1914-15 Star (Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth. A.C.D.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Rev. H. W. H. Ainsworth.); together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, very fine (3) £70-£90 --- The Reverend Hubert Walter Howell Ainsworth was commissioned temporary Chaplain the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplains’ Department, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 October to 28 November 1915, and subsequently in Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and the island of the Ægean Sea from 6 December 1915 to 11 November 1918.

Six: Sergeant A. W. Dyer, Military Foot Police, later Royal Artillery 1914-15 Star (P/1159 L/Cpl. A. Dyer M.F.P.) renamed; British War and Victory Medals (P/1159 L/Cpl A. Dyer. M.F.P.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, with two Additional Award Bars (2202104 Sjt. A. W. Dyer. R.A.) traces of verdigris to VM, nearly very fine and better (6) £60-£80

The Order of St John and Boer War group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran, K.P., P.C., Royal Horse Guards, Lord Mayor of Belfast and Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Mary, one of the last two surviving non-Royal Knights of St Patrick Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (Captain A. J. C. Earl of Arran, R.H.G.); Coronation 1911; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, 4th class breast badge, silver, gold, and enamels, mounted court-style together with mounted miniatures of the first three and four various ribbon bars, good very fine (4) £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: Earl of Arran Collection, Spink, 2003; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, son of the 5th Earl of Arran and the Hon. Edith, daughter of Viscount Jocelyn, was born in 1868. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Horse Guards, in 1889, becoming Lieutenant in 1892 and Captain in 1895. He was known as Viscount Sudley until 1901, when he succeeded to the Earldom upon the death of his father. He served for a while attached to the Egyptian Cavalry (Order of Medjidie, invalided), and served in South Africa during the Boer War with the Royal Horse Guards (Bt. Major, Queen’s medal 4 clasps). He was subsequently Brigadier Commanding all Officers’ Training Corps in Ireland 1909-12. He was invalided in 1914 and took no active part in the war. During the Second World War he raised and commanded the St Mawes Home Guard. The Earl of Arran was invested a Knight Companion of the Order of St Patrick on 13 December 1909, the fourth member of his family to be so honoured. After partition in 1921, the Earl’s house was one of many to be burnt down and he removed with his family to live in England. At the time of his death, on 19 December 1958, he was one of the last two surviving non-royal Knights of St Patrick.

Eight: Petty Officer W. J. Pocock, Royal Navy, late Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine British War Medal 1914-20 (22095 L.A. W. J. Pocock. D.H. R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (William. J. Pocock.); Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 146570 W. J. Pocock. P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (40 S.C., W. J. Pocock. 2, Hd. R.N.R.), last officially re-impressed, generally very fine and better (8) £140-£180

Three: Chief Master at Arms H. C. Porter, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (Ch. M.A.A. H. C. Porter. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (350188 H. C. Porter. M.A.A., H.M.S. Triumph.), good very fine Pair: Leading Seaman G. Bauckham, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (J. 27728 G. Bauckham. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 27728 G. Bauckham L.S. H.M.S. Marlborough.), nearly very fine (5) £80-£120

Five: Petty Officer S. W. Craske, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (194727 S. W. Craske. P.O. 1 R.N.); Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (194727. Sidney William Craske. P.O. 1 Cl, H.M.S. Andes.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sidney William Craske) mounted as worn in this order, good very fine (5) --- I.S.M. London Gazette 15 August 1941: ‘Office Keeper, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.’

Seven: Stoker Petty Officer H. Press, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K. 28628 H. Press. Sto. 1. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 28628 H. Press. S.P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K. 28628 H. Press. S.P.O. H.M.S. Calypso), mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine or better (7) £140-£180

Three: Engine Room Artificer First Class, A. C. Ball, Royal Navy, who was awarded a Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum for his attempt to save a life in Wallingford, Oxfordshire in December 1917 British War and Victory Medals (M. 8003 A.C. Ball. E.R.A.5 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M.8003 A. C. Ball. E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Medway) edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Archibald Charles Ball was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1898 and enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer in August 1916. On 9 December 1917 Ball was awarded a Royal Humane Society ‘Testimonial on Vellum’ for attempting to save a life at Wallingford, Oxfordshire. He later saw active service aboard the battleship H.M.S. Royal Oak. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in August 1933 whilst serving with H.M.S. Medway, having attained the rate of Engine Room Artificer First Class. He re-entered the Royal Navy on 3 September 1939 and saw service during the Second World War with H.M.S. Jackdaw (Royal Naval Air Station Crail).

Family Group: A scarce Great War ‘Palestine operation’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant P. S. J. Randall, 1st, late 3rd County of London Yeomanry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (260204 Sjt: P. S. J. Randall. 1/1 Co: of Lond: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (3271 Pte. P. S. J. Randall. C. of Lond. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (3271 Sjt. P. S. J. Randall. 1-Co. of Lond. Y.) , good very fine Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2351 Clr. Sjt. A. C. Randall. 1/Wilts: V.R.C.) impressed naming, good very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- Only 6 D.C.M.s were awarded to the 1st County of London Yeomanry for the Great War (2 for Gallipoli, 4 for Palestine). D.C.M. London Gazette 4 March 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried a most important despatch under very heavy fire, showing the greatest contempt of danger.’ Percival Sydney James Randall was born in 1890 at Tisbury, Wiltshire and was educated at Salisbury Cathedral Choristers School. He initially served with the 1/3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters) during the Great War in the Egyptian Theatre from 26 April 1915. The Sharpshooters departed Egypt in August 1915, bound for Gallipoli where they were dismounted for service and, having landed at Suvla Bay on 18 August, suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Scimitar Hill. Promoted Sergeant, Randall was subsequently transferred to the 1/1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge’s Hussars) with which regiment he was serving at the time the award of his D.C.M. The 1/1st County of London Yeomanry served with the 8th Mounted Brigade in Salonika from November 1916 but were withdrawn in June 1917 and returned to Egypt from where they moved up to the Palestine Front to join the Yeomanry Mounted Division in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. In October 1917, at the end of the stalemate in Southern Palestine, the regiment fought at the Battle of Buqqar Ridge where Major A. M. Lafone - in command of two isolated troops at Point 720 - won a posthumous V.C. in a heroic last stand. They also fought the following month at the Capture of the Sheria Position followed by the pursuit towards Jerusalem and the Battles of Muggar Ridge and Nebi Samwil outside Jeruslaem. The holy city surrendered on 9 December. Randall was discharged Class Z on 4 May 1919 and died at Tisbury, Wiltshire in 1950. Andrew Charles Randall, father of the above, was born in 1857 at Fugglestone, Wiltshire.

Three: Leading Seaman H. Millson, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J. 61121 H. Millson. Boy. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J. 61121 H. Millson. L.S. H.M.S. Wallace.), mounted as worn, good very fine Three: Leading Seaman C. A. White, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J. 43962 C. A. White. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J. 43962 C. A. White. L.S. H.M.S. Cornwall.), polished, contact marks, nearly very fine Pair: Shipwright 1st Class C. A. J. Trotman, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (M. 7903 C. A. J. Trotman. B. Shpt. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M. 7903 C. A. J. Trotman. Shpt. 1. H.M.S. Dorsetshire.), contact marks, very fine (8) £140-£180

Seven: Able Seaman A. S. Barnes, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J. 79182 A. S. Barnes. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J. 79182 A. S. Barnes. A.B. H.M.S. Warspite.), this last officially re-impressed, mounted as worn, nearly very fine (7) £80-£120

Eight: Able Seaman A. D. Clarke, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J 80390 A. Clarke. Ord. R.N.); Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (P/J80390 A. D. Clarke. A.B. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue (J. 80390 A. D. Clarke. A.B. H.M.S. Comorant.), last officially corrected, the Great War pair nearly very fine, the rest generally good very fine and better (8) £140-£180

Three: Engineer Room Artificer F. C. Avent, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M. 13067 F. C. Avent. E.R.A. 3 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M. 13067 F. C. Avent E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Adventure.), nearly very fine Three: Engineer Room Artificer N. Horbury, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M. 14530 N. Horbury. B. Art. R.N.; E.R.A. 5 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage suspension (M. 14530 N. Horbury. E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Caradoc.), campaign awards polished, generally nearly very fine (6) £80-£120 --- Frederick Charles Avent, who was born on 19 September 1893 in Torquay, Devon, entered naval service on 22 April 1915, and served during the Great War in H.M. Ships Vivid, Tamar and Resolution. Norman Horbury, who was born on 22 January 1900, served in H.M.S. Indus from July 1915 to July 1919. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in March 1933.

Pair: Trooper H. Tatton-Sykes, Household Battalion British War and Victory Medals (106 Tpr. H. T. H. Sykes. Household Bn.) mounted for display together with a Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, V.R., silver-gilt (H. Tatton-Sykes, Committee, 1901) the second with scratching in the fields, otherwise very fine (3) £240-£280

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Riley, Worcestershire Regiment, for his gallantry in rescuing several wounded comrades under heavy fire at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 12 March 1915; severely wounded himself, his left leg was subsequently amputated Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (12877 Pte. J. Riley. 1/Worc: Regt.); 1914 Star (12877 Pte. J. Riley. 1/Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12877 Pte. J. Riley. Worc. R.) mounted as worn, very fine (4) £800-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Neuve Chapelle. Whilst advancing with his platoon in the attack he attended to several wounded men at great personal risk. Subsequently he was severely wounded in the head and both legs whilst performing similar acts of gallant conduct.’ John Riley attested for the Worcestershire Regiment at Worcester on 6 January 1912, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 November 1914. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 12 March 1915, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal:The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War gives the following additional information: ‘Outside the trenches the open ground was littered with dead and wounded. Many of the latter were dragged into safety by brave men who dashed out from the trenches and brought in their stricken comrades in spite of the enemy’s fire. Great bravery was shewn by Privates F. E. Riggs and J. Riley, both of whom, although wounded more than once, continued their work of rescue as long as their strength endured.’ Riley was discharged on account of his wounds on 21 March 1916, ‘no longer physically ft for war service’, and received a Silver War Badge, as well as the following testimonial from Halesowen Rural District Council: ‘The Rural District Council of Halesowen offer to you their heartiest congratulations on your safe return from this terrible War and they wish to place on record their high appreciation of the honour you have done the District by your great bravery which has resulted in you receiving the Distinguished Conduct Medal. You were already a soldier at the commencement of the War and in its early stages were brought from Egypt. In the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 13 March 1915 you whilst under heavy fire assisted in carrying several wounded soldiers including an Officer to safety until you were so badly wounded yourself that you could not continue the work. You were whilst doing this wounded in several places as a result of which you have lost one of your legs. Having passed through many dangers you have been permitted to return safely though wounded to your home and it will be a life long satisfaction to you to know that you have done your part to help your King and Country in their hour of need We are all proud of you and trust that you will have a long life to enjoy the honour you have so well deserved and obtained.’ Sold with the recipient’s large Honourable Discharge Certificate, this mounted on card; a post card photograph of the recipient; his original Certificate of Service and Discharge; two letters from Halesowen Rural District Council; and copied research.

Pair: Private G. McCourt, Seaforth Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-9693 Pte. G. McCourt, Sea. Highrs.) mounted for display, extremely fine British War Medal 1914-20 (316625 Pte. F. G. Hughes. Tank Corps.), together with Indian States, Bahawalpur, War Medal 1914-19 (1158. Kot Dafr. Ahmad Nawaz Shah, Bahwlpr. Transt. Cps.) nearly extremely fine, the last very fine (4) £60-£80

Four: Corporal W. E. F. Farmer, Machine Gun Corps and Corps of Military Police British War and Victory Medals (145904 Pte. W. E. F. Farmer. M.G.C.); Defence Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (7811657 Cpl. W. E. F. Farmer. C. of M.P.) minor edge bruising, good very fine (4) £80-£120

Pair: Worker Jessie A. Pyper, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (1306 Wkr. J. A. Pyper. Q.M.A.A.C.); together with a British Red Cross Society medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘194. Jessie Pyper.’; British Red Cross Society ‘For Service’ Badge, reverse numbered ‘10497’; and a British Red Cross Society lapel badge, good very fine (5) £60-£80 --- Jessie Anne Pyper attested for Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 July 1917. She was discharged on 1 November 1919.

A rare Great War sniper’s D.C.M. group of five awarded to Lieutenant V. S. Van Renen, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late Cape Peninsula Rifles, decorated for ‘conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5800 Sjt: V. S. Van Reenan. 2/K.R.R.C.) note spelling of surname but as in London Gazette; 1914-15 Star (R-5800 Pte. V. S. Van Renen. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. V. S. Van-Renen.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Lt. V. S. Van Renen. R. of Officers.) court mounted, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 1 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter. Throughout the campaign he has always displayed great courage, and has been most successful as a sniper.’ Valentine Sebastian Van Renen was presumably born in South Africa and served as a Corporal and Sergeant in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles from 25 June 1890 to 1 July 1898. He served as Company Sergeant-Major in the Cape Peninsula Rifles from 7 July 1903 to 31 December 1912. Van Renen joined the British Army on 13 October 1914, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who he joined in France on 23 November 1914, but ineligible for the 1914 Star. The following entry from the Regimental history would seem to tie in perfectly with Van Renen’s arrival in France and the award of his D.C.M.: ‘On December 26th the Brigade (2nd Brigade/1st Division) marched into Cambrin, and took over the line from the Bethube-La Basse road to the Canal, relieving the South Staffords. It was still freezing, and the trenches were in very good condition, except that the front parapet was barely bullet-proof, and that the Germans had attained an ascendancy in sniping, which made it almost impossible to use any of the loopholes in our own parapet. We had, however, lately received a draft of Rhodesians and of other men from our Overseas Dominions. A number of these men were selected from these and from the Battalion generally, and formed into a section of Battalion snipers under Lieutenant Rattray. Thanks to their enterprise and accurate shooting, we soon got the upper hand of the German snipers, and this ascendancy was maintained in every section of the line.’ Van Renen was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29 August 1917, and sent to the 7th Battalion, K.R.R.C., located near Ypres, and spent the following five months in operations around that sector. At the end of January 1918, the unit moved to the St Quentin area where it helped stop the last German offensive in March. The Battalion afterwards transferred to Amiens where, on 20 June, it was disbanded. Van Renen was promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, K.R.R.C., on 28 February 1919, and left the Army on 1 April 1920. Returning to South Africa after being released from the Army, Van Renen settled in the Sea Point area of Cape Town. In December 1927 he applied for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces L.S. & G.C. by virtue of his 23 years in uniform, viz 8 years in the D.E.O.V.R., 9 years 6 months in the Cape Peninsula Rifles, and 5 years 6 months in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. His request was approved and the medal was issued in March 1928.

Three: Acting Sergeant G. H. Cozens, Military Foot Police, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal for his services with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force British War and Victory Medals (P-1924 A. Sjt. G. H. Cozens. M.F.P.); Serbia, Kingdom, God Medal for Zeal, bronze-gilt, better than very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal London Gazette 26 February 1920: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ George Henry Cozens attested for the Military Foot Police at Southampton, and served with them during the Great War as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. For his services he was Mentioned in Lieutenant-General G. F. Milne’s Despatch of 8 October 1916 (London Gazette 6 December 1916) - the only member of the Military Foot Police so honoured - with the Commander of the British Salonika Army going on to say: ‘I take this opportunity to bring to notice the excellent work performed by the Military Police. In an unaccustomed situation with troops of five allied nations in addition to a mixed population, their work has been performed with cheerfulness, zeal, and discretion, and the method employed in control of traffic and the movement of inhabitants had invariably proved effective.’ Sold with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, and copied research.

Family Group: Pair: Acting Corporal H. Blunden, Military Foot Police British War and Victory Medals (P-9407 A.Cpl. H. Blunden. M.F.P.), very fine Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (2595 Sergt. Drumr. H. Blunden, 18th. Middx. R.V.) engraved naming, good very fine (3) £70-£90

Four: Wing Commander R. G. Frith, Auxiliary Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force a Camel pilot in 45 Squadron who was shot down and taken Prisoner of War in November 1917 - a short but gallant combat career described in detail in an article in the Cross & Cockade Journal British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. G. Frith. R.A.F.); Defence Medal; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Wg. Cdr. R. G. Frith. A.A.F.) good very fine (4) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2012 (when sold without the Defence Medal). Roy Godfrey Frith was educated at Whitgift Grammar School and served in the ranks of the South African Scottish for a few months prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant, General List, for duty in the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. Having then qualified for his pilot’s certificate, he was posted to No. 45 Squadron, a Camel unit operating out of St. Marie Cappel, near Cassel, in mid-October 1917, under Major A. M. Vaucour, M.C. He subsequently participated in numerous sorties prior to being downed in the following month, the whole in support of the recently launched Passchendaele offensive, as described in detail in James Brown’s article “Fleeting Fighter” in the Cross & Cockade Journal (Volume 10, No. 3, 1979). Frith’s first encounter with enemy Scouts during a patrol flown on 18 October, when dogfights were played out over Moorslede and Becelaere, quickly followed by another combat on the 21 October, with about 20 enemy Scouts near Houthulst, and, on the 22nd, a successful ground-strafing operation against enemy troops and transport, each of the Squadron’s Camels expending around 850 rounds. On 27 October, Frith participated in no less than three operational patrols, all of which produced close encounters and combats with enemy aircraft, with both sides taking losses; so, too, in an attack on an enemy ammunition dump, which was left burning furiously. On 29 October, he was back in action in a dogfight with 16 enemy Scouts and two-seaters over Moorslede, while on 30 October he fought an inconclusive combat with a two-seater in the vicinity of Westroosebeke. A few days later, on 5 November, Frith’s luck ran out, and he was shot down and taken Prisoner of War while piloting Sopwith Camel B5175 on an observation patrol over Moorslede, most probably by Leutnant Paul “The Iron Eagle” Baumer of Jasta 2, who ended the War as a 43-victory ace and recipient of the Blue Max. Frith survived captivity and was placed on the Unemployed List in February 1919. He subsequently joining the Auxiliary Air Force, and was advanced to Flight Lieutenant in July 1938, while serving in No. 903 (County of London) Squadron, a Balloon Section of the A.A.F., and to Squadron Leader in August 1939. Mentioned in Despatches for his services in a Balloon Section during the War (London Gazette 8 June 1944), he was advanced to Wing Commander, and received the Air Efficiency Award in May 1947.

Three: Private H. Lamb, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (147367. Pte. 2. H. Lamb. R.A.F.); Defence Medal, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Harry Lamb, 76, Keswick Road, Blackpool, Lancashire’; together with the recipient’s Great War aluminium identity tag ‘H. Lamb 147367 R.F.C. Wes.’, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- H. Lamb served as a dispatch rider with the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold together with the recipient cloth side cap, with R.F.C. cap badge; two additional R.F.C. cap badges; and various postcards and postcard photographs.

A rare and early Great War D.C.M. pair awarded to 2nd Class Air Mechanic J. E. Prance, Royal Flying Corps, for gallantry in repairing an aeroplane whilst under fire at night close to the front line during the battle of Neuve Chappelle in March 1915; in March 1917, the B.E.2d in which he was Observer was shot down by the ‘Red Baron’, crash-landing near Loos to become Richthofen’s 22nd victory in air-to-air combat - both pilot and observer survived but Sergeant Prance received bullet wounds in his leg Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2008 2/Cl: Air Mech: J. E. Prance. R.F.C.); 1914-15 Star (2008 2.A.M. J. E. Prance. R.F.C.) extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- One of only 92 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps. D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June, 1915: ‘For gallant conduct and valuable services on the night of 10th-11th March 1915 in assisting to repair one of our aeroplanes which had been forced to descend near the firing line whilst being heavily shelled by the enemy. The machine was enabled to fly away by the following morning. Prance’s D.C.M. is amongst the first five such awards won by the Royal Flying Corps, all won in two separate incidents, for similar services, on the night of 10-11 March 1915. Prance’s action is described and illustrated in Deeds that thrill the Empire (p. 167). One of only 92 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps. John Edward Prance was born at Bideford, North Devon, his father being the Harbour-Master there. He attested as 2nd class Air Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps Military Wing on 31 October 1914, and at the time of winning the D.C.M. was serving with 9 Squadron based at St. Omer. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 July 1915, and to Sergeant on 1 December 1915. After training as an Observer he was appointed Flight Sergeant on 1 April 1916. On 4 March 1917, on loan from 16 Squadron to 2 Squadron, he was Observer in a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d, piloted by Lieutenant J. B. E. Crosbee, when they were attacked by Baron von Richthofen in a Halberstadt D.II scout plane. After a brief engagement, Prance received bullet wounds in the leg and Crosbee crash-landed the plane one kilometre north of Loos, becoming the Red Baron’s 22nd victim. Prance was later commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps and took up his duties as an instructor at Reading. In June 1918, Prance was urgently summoned home to face the shattering news that his baby daughter, born earlier that year, had died. Powerfully built and only 33 years old, he immediately complained of feeling unwell and was ordered to bed with a raging high fever and severe tonsillitis, unable even to attend his daughter’s funeral. On the following day, his fever increased and he died, a victim of the ‘Spanish’ flu epidemic which was to sweep around the world killing tens of millions - many more than who died in the war itself.

Pair: Major A. W. Haddon, Canadian Forces British War and Victory Medals (Maj. A. W. Haddon.) both re-impressed, good very fine Pair: Captain E. Clarke British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. Clarke.) good very fine Pair: Captain J. H. McLachlin British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. H. Mc Lachlin.) nearly very fine Pair: Lieutenant D. Logan British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. Logan.) very fine Pair: Lieutenant J. R. Smith British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. R. Smith.) nearly very fine Pair: Second Lieutenant M. B. Locke British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. M. B. Locke.) nearly very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (Major J. Mills; Capt. M. R. Kerr.; Capt. A. W. Maxwell.; Lieut. W. Smith); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. S. L. Biggs.) generally very fine (17) £240-£280 --- All of the above officers are believed to have served with the Canadian Forces during the Great War.

Pair: Private W. Collard, 3rd Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (460688 Pte. W. Collard. 3-Can. Inf.) very fine Pair: Private A. V. Dallin, 4th Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (195060 Pte. A. V. Dallin. 4-Can. Inf.) lacquered, very fine Pair: Acting Corporal J. Carruthers, 26th Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (709564 A. Cpl. J. Carruthers. 26-Can. Inf.) contact marks, nearly very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (841883 Pte. J. Low. 42-Can. Inf.; 436281 Pte. L. A. Waterhouse. 49-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (8261 Pte. W. Styles. 2-Can. Inf.) nearly very fine and better (9) £100-£140 --- William Collard was born in Tiddington, Somerset, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 14 June 1915, serving with the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front. Albert Victor Dallin was born in Bristol on 29 June 1891 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 13 October 1915, serving with the 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front. Joseph Carruthers was born in Scotland on 5 April 1897 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in New Brunswick on 4 November 1915, serving with the 26th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged on 17 May 1919. James Low was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 25 June 1883 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Montreal on 26 March 1916, serving with the 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 March 1917. He was killed in action in the trenches east of Lens on 31 March 1918, and is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France. Leonard Arthur Waterhouse was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 13 March 1896 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Edmonton on 8 January 1915, serving with the 49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 October 1915. He died of wounds at No. 9 Canadian Field Ambulance on 2 May 1916, and is buried in Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private S. A. Frier, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade British War and Victory Medals (3131764 Pte. S. A. Frier. C.M.G. Bde.) good fine Pair: Private J. O. Landry, Canadian Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (527791 Pte. J. O. Landry. C.A.M.C.) nearly very fine Pair: Private D. Bryce, Canadian Forestry Corps British War and Victory Medals (273021 Pte. D. Bryce. C.F.C.) very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (334134 Spr. G. R. Trapp. C.E.; 1015860 A.Sjt. C. W. Simpson. B.C.R.; 2595820 Pte. C. R. Alexander. E.O.R.; 3131746 Pte. H. Weber. W.O.R.; 3160553 Pte. R. Defayette. Q.R.); together with an erased Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R., in case of issue, nearly very fine (12) £120-£160 --- Simpson Aaron Frier was born in Ellis, Ontario, on 5 November 1896 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Stratford, Ontario on 9 January 1918, serving with the Canadian Machine Gun Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front. Joseph O. Landry was born in Peterboro, Ontario, on 12 December 1883 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Toronto on 8 May 1916, serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Daniel Bruce was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 11 May 1875 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Toronto on 7 March 1916, serving with the Canadian Forestry Corps during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold with copied research.

Eight: Master at Arms R. P. McArthur, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (J. 77980 R. P. McArthur. Boy. 1 R.N.); Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (M. 39752 P. M. McArthur. M.A.A. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M. 39752 R. P. McArthur. R.P.O. H.M.S. Tamar.), mounted as worn, very fine (8) £180-£220

Eight: Temporary Warrant Engineer G. O. G. Symons, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in H.M.S. Calpe during Operation Jubilee British War Medal 1914-20 (M. 29692 G. O. G. Symons. Act. E.R.A. 4. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M. 29692 G. O. G. Symons. E.R.A. 1. R.N. H.M.S. Berwick.), good very fine (8) £140-£180 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 20 October 1942. Seedie’s Roll records this for service in H.M.S. Calpe during Operation Jubilee.

Pair: Chief Petty Officer W. J. Gooding, Royal Navy, who was seriously wounded in 1892 British War 1914-20 (149266 W. J. Gooding. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R (149266 W. J. Gooding, Act. C.P.O., H.M.S. Cornwallis.), contact marks, very fine Three: Seaman D. Murray, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (4047B. D. Murray. Smn. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st type (315 E. D. Murray. Smn. R.N.R.), last officially re-impressed, very fine (5) £60-£80 --- William John Gooding was born in Oakhampton, Devon, on 22 November 1873; entering naval service on 8 May 1889. His service record notes he was ‘seriously wounded in expedition to destroy Toniatoba’ in 1892. Promoted a Chief Petty Officer in 1906, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 30 November 1906. Shore pensioned in 1913, he was recalled for war service, spending the Great War in H.M.S. Vivid and Defiance.

Family group: Pair: Chief Cook C. Kenney, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (116687 C. Kenney. Ch. Ck. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (C. Kenney, Sh. Cook, H.M.S. Magicienne), good very fine Five: Petty Officer C. H. Kenney, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J. 18203, C. H. Kenney, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 18203 G. H. Kenney. L.S. R.N.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 18203 C. H. Kenney. P.O. H.M.S. Vernon), Great War awards polished, nearly very fine (7) £120-£140 --- Charles Henry Kenney was born in Portsmouth on 11 July 1861, and entered naval service as a Cook’s Mate in H.M.S. Duke of Wellington on 9 August 1881. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1891, he was advanced Chief Cook in April 1894. Re-engaged for service as a Chief Cook on 2 August 1914, he remained so employed in H.M.S. Victory I until he was demobilised on 1 August 1916.

Three: Jemadar Hayat Muhammad, 26th Punjabis British War Medal 1914-20 (Jem. Hayat Muhammad, 26 Pjbs.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (4501 Colour Havdr. Hayat Muhammad 26th Punjabis); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (4501 C. Havr. Hayat Muhammad Khan, 1/Bn., 26/Punjabis.) very fine and a rare double award of the M.S.M. (3) £200-£300 --- Jemadar, 27 January 1917.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant A. Hughes, Manchester Regiment (Territorial Force) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (275269 R.Q.M. Sjt: A. Hughes. 2/7 Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (275269 W.O. Cl.2. A. Hughes. Manch. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (275269 W.O. Cl.II. A. Hughes. Manch. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (5445 C.Sjt: A. Hughes. 4/V.B. Manch: Regt.) impressed naming, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 August 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During many days of active operations he displayed the greatest courage and disregard of personal danger in getting up rations: on one occasion forcing his way through extremely heavy shell fire. He set a splendid example of energy and resource.’ Arthur Hughes attested for the Manchester Regiment (Territorial Force) and served with the 2nd/7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was invested with his D.C.M. by the Alderman Tom Fox, Lord Mayor of Manchester, at a ceremony in Manchester’s Albert Square on 12 June 1920. Sold with copied newspaper photographs showing the recipient receiving his D.C.M.

Eight: Petty Officer D. J. Gilder, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (J. 103957 D. J. Gilder. P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 103957 D. J. Gilder. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.), mounted as worn, edge knock to last at 11 o’clock, very fine (8) £140-£180

A collection of Masonic items, to include a brass ashtray or dish, a base metal medal stamped IPA Verbindungstelle Karlsruhe, and another Corp de Police Lausanne, and two Masonic craft books, one stamped Mackenzie and Co, etc.

A collection of various commemorative coins and medallions, to include a zinc alloy longest reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth antique medal with antique gold finish, edition number 995, in fitted case, various commemorative five pound coins, and a Sapphire Jubilee 2017 commemorative blue titanium coin, etc.

A bronzed metal marine spitfire coin, with certificate of authenticity, number 36 of 250, in fitted case and an Avro Vulcan commemorative medal, limited edition number 326 of 558, with certificates and fitted box.

A pair of First World War medals awarded to a 10162 Private T Keating, stamped S.Wales BROD of the South Wales Border Regiment, to include 1914/15 star, the Victory medal and the Campaign medal, a King and Empire Services rendered pin badge.

Seven medals, the first two medals awarded to Frederick Lidgey including 1914-1918 George V medal, George V For War Service Mercantile Marine 1914-1918, the third is a Victoria For Long Service in the Volunteer Force awarded to Sergeant A. Burrow 3rd GRV 1895, the fourth is a Victoria Afghanistan medal 1878-79-80 awarded to 628 Fifth J.O Neill 1/12th Regiment and lastly an Egypt 1882 Khedive medal and two WWI medals, awarded to 2896 Pte J. Lane Gloucester Yeomanry 1914-1918 Star and The Great War medal. 

WWII medals, including a group awarded to Frederick John Lidgey (ph) Second Engineer Officer including George VI 1939-45 medal, The Africa Star, The Atlantic Star, 1939-45 Star, The Burma Star, he went down with his ship S.S Marcella on the 13th March 1943 sunk by U-boat 107.Note: none of the medals are engraved, the information comes directly from the family.

Korean medals, including 1950-53 Korea medal, Korea General Service medal, Korean War medal, National Service 1939-60 medal. 22313465 Pte. S.A. King K.S.L.I.

WWII service medals, including George VI Defence medal, 1939-45 medal, The France and Germany Star, 1939-45 Star.