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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Colour-Sergeant and Regimental Orderly Room Clerk, J. A. Mann, 26th Foot China 1842 (J. A. .ann. Serg. 26th Regiment Foot.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse, engraved naming (1134. Colr. Sergt. John Mann. O.R.C. 26 Cams. 1856.) the first with edge bruising and contact marks and loss of initial letter of surname, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £500-£700 --- John Mann was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and attested for the 26th Cameronian Regiment at Glasgow on 28 January 1838, aged 24, a clerk by trade. He served abroad in the East Indies, 1 year 11 months; in China, 2 years 7 months; in Gibraltar, 3 years 2 months; in Canada, 1 year 6 months; and in Bermuda, 4 years 3 months. He was promoted to Corporal in January 1840, to Sergeant in August 1842, was appointed Orderly Room Clerk in July 1847, and Colour-Sergeant in July 1854. He was finally discharged at Glasgow on 29 March 1859, being ‘now in possession of a Medal for Good Conduct and Length of Service with a Gratuity of Fifteen Pounds. He has also a Medal for services in China.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteBritish War Medal 1914-20 (F. 6745 H. J. Nash. L.M. R.N.A.S.) in its named card box of issue, extremely fine £80-£100 --- Herbert Jack Nash was born in 1893 at Hastings, Sussex. He was an electrician by occupation and joined the Royal Naval Air Service as an Air Mechanic 2nd Grade (Elec) on 21st July 1915, serving in President II, the R.N.A.S. base at Eastchurch. Promoted to Air Mechanic 1st Grade (Elec) on 15 December 1916, Leading Mechanic (Elec) on 1 November 1917, Nash was then appointed Corporal Mechanic in the Royal Air Force at the time of its formation on 1 April 1918. He saw no active overseas service and was transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 4 March 1919 in consequence of demobilisation. He died at Hastings in 1977. Sold with the following ephemera: a portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform, 80mm x 135mm; a piece of fabric 70mm x 80mm, described as ‘Piece of Zepp, 1916’, the fabric itself inscribed in pencil ‘Portion of fabric of Zepp. L15’; Issues 2, 3 and 4 of ‘Stunts’, the Journal of the R.N.A.S., dated December 1916, January 1917 and March 1917 respectively, generally good condition; menu card from Eastchurch R.N.A.S. ‘Old Boys’ Association Eighth Annual Dinner, 24 April 1926; the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to Reserve on Demobilisation; two small group photographs of British Army soldiers in tropical uniform, one inscribed to the reverse ‘Transport 249, C7, Loq. Laq. Island Nov 1918’; a short note written by the recipient to his mother; a postcard, dated 24 April 1914 showing mailing dates for R.M.S. Otranto.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteBritish War Medal 1914-20 (2) (D. E. Haggard; D. G. Pelton) second in original named card box of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£120 --- Doris Elizabeth Haggard was born on 12 March 1890 and served with the YMCA during the Great War at Rouen from June 1915 to August 1918. She subsequently married Walter Frank Sheldham, a Major in the Indian Army, and a former First Class cricketer for Somerset, and died in 1979. Dorothy G. Pelton served with the YMCA during the Great War in France from May 1917, and subsequently married a man named Dickens.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThe Victory Medal awarded to Captain G. W. Harvey, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action at Amiens on 12 April 1918 Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. G. W. Harvey.) good very fine £80-£120 --- M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He proceeded through heavy barrage to a forward observing post, where under very heavy fire and in imminent risk of capture he continued to observe till dark, at times having to go forward to a signalling station to repair the line, as his signallers were badly gassed. His observation alone stopped a very determined hostile attack, and his determination, fearlessness and resource were most valuable at a critical juncture.’ George Winfred Harvey, of Ashmeadow in Bury, Lancashire, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), and landed in France with them in March 1917. Advanced Captain, he was serving with A Battery, 169th Brigade when he was killed in action at Amiens on 12 April 1918, and he is buried at Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Sergeant J. Carroll, 53rd Foot Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon 1846 (Serjt. John Carroll, 53rd Foot.) naming impressed in a slightly later style as for M.G.S.; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse, engraved naming (John Carroll Sergt. 53rd Regt.) original steel clip and rectangular bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £400-£500 --- John Carroll was born in the Parish of Sago, County Armagh, and attested for the 53rd Foot at Liverpool on 16 June 1823, aged 19. He served abroad at Gibraltar, Malta and the Ionian Islands for 10 years 6 months, and in the East Indies fro 2 years 7 months. He was promoted to Corporal in April 1838, and to Sergeant in January 1839, and was discharged ‘unfit for further service’ on 26 September 1848. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extract.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Private H. Bailey, 61st Foot Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Henry Bailey, 61st Foot.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2141 Heny. Bailey 61st Foot) the first with re-fixed suspension and contact marks, good fine, the second good very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Henry Bailey was born in the Parish of Halse, near Milverton, Somerset, and attested for the 40th Foot at Taunton on 12 April 1844, aged 21, but volunteered to the 61st Foot on 30 June 1844, serving with that regiment until discharged at Dublin on 16 May 1865. He was then in possession of five good conduct badges and the ‘Punjab Medal of 48/49 with 2 clasps for “Chilianwala” and “Goojerat.” Bailey’s L.S. & G.C. medal was issued on 30 September 1865. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Sergeant D. McIntosh, Rifle Brigade Canada General Service 1866-70, 2 clasps, Fenian Raid 1866, Fenian Raid 1870 (913 Bglr: D. McIntosh. 1/R.B.) engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (913. Sergt. D. McIntosh. Rif: Brig:) very light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Donald McIntosh was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and was resident at Montreal, Canada, when he enlisted there for the Rifle Brigade on 16 February 1865, aged 14 years 2 months. After two and a half years as a Boy soldier, he was appointed Bugler on 1 September 1867; Bandsman, 30 July 1871; Acting Corporal, 1 April 1876; Corporal, 8 February 1878; Sergeant, 30 October 1879; Sergeant Bugler, 10 October 1883. He served in Canada 5 years 215 days, and in India for 5 years 242 days. He was discharged at Gosport on 25 May 1886, having been awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity. Sold with copied discharge papers and full confirmation of C.G.S. medal.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteGeneral Service 1962-2007, 4 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (23735653 Pte. L. Pearson. KOYLI) very fine £60-£80 --- According to the recipient’s Certificate of Service his only medal entitlement is the General Service Medal with clasps for Borneo and Malay Peninsula; the other clasps are not confirmed, and this lot is sold on the basis that he is not entitled to the clasps South Arabia and Northern Ireland.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. N. Semmens, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. N. Semmens); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these last two unnamed as issued, mounted for display, obverse centre a little depressed on the first and minor enamel damage to wreaths, very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘Major John Nelson Semmens, Inf.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 28 December 1917 and 28 May 1918.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of six awarded to Private R. A. Kenney, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (874958 Pte. R. A. Kenney. 78/Can: Inf:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (874958 Pte. R. A. Kenney. 78/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals ((874958 Pte. R. A. Kenney. 78-Can. Inf.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, these last two unnamed as issued, mounted for display, extremely fine (6) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1918; citation London Gazette 21 December 1918: ‘This man, acting as battalion scout, assisted to locate the bridges over a river under heavy fire. Later, in a counter-attack by the enemy, he with four others worked round their flank and rushed a patrol, killing six out of seven. This man was full of resource and courage.’ M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918. R. A. Kenney was born in Marringhurst, Manitoba, and served with the 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War. He was wounded on 10 August 1918, and died on 15 April 1954.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Private J. Bucheven, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded and taken Prisoner of War on the Western Front on 11 August 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (652250 Pte. J. Bucheven. 78/Can: Inf:); British War Medal (652250 Pte. J. Bucheven. 78-Can. Inf.) mounted for display with an erased Victory Medal, together with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (652250 Pte. J. Bochoven) note spelling of name, this with enclosure card and good length of original silk ribbon, extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1918; citation London Gazette 21 December 1918: ‘This man acted as stretcher-bearer during an attack on a village, and worked unceasingly in the open under heavy fire. During an enemy counter attack a few days later he continued attending to the wounded, although he himself was also wounded, until he was taken prisoner. He, however, succeeded in escaping and got back to the lines. His energy and untiring devotion to his duty were worthy of the highest praise.’ John Bucheven was born in Rotterdam, Holland, and previously served for seven years in the East Indies with the Dutch army. He was reported wounded and missing on 11 August 1918, and was later confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War, being held captive at Dulman, Westphalia. He was discharged medically unfit for further service on 6 May 1919, and died on 4 August 1929, his death attributed to his wounds, hence the grant of the Memorial Cross.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of three awarded to Acting Sergeant F. R. Brunt, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded in the face while winning his M.M. at Passchendaele Ridge in October 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (148445 Cpl. F. R. Brunt. 78/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (148445 A. Sjt.. F. R. Brunt. 78-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Ron Penhall Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006. M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. The original recommendation - extracted from Canadian archives - states: ‘For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during operations on Passchendaele Ridge from 29 October to 2 November 1917. When all the other N.C.Os had become casualties in the Brigade Tump Line Party this N.C.O. took charge and succeeded in establishing a forward dump under very heavy shell fire. Following the attack he assisted most ably in the evacuation of wounded until he himself became a casualty. He refused to leave his post in spite of his wounds and continued for 12 hours before he was forced to withdraw on account of the severity of his wounds. He displayed marked courage and conspicuous devotion to duty throughout the whole operation and is deserving of the highest praise.’ Bar to M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. Francis Ralph Blunt was born at Shelton in Staffordshire in August 1882 and enlisted in the 78th Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Winnipeg, where he had settled as a farmer, in November 1915. Arriving in the U.K. in May 1916, he was embarked for France with his unit that August, but, as verified by his service record (Canadian archives refer), he had to be evacuated to Queen Mary’s Military Hospital at Whalley, Lancashire, at the end of the year, suffering from trench foot (‘Came out of trenches on 27 November after 7 days in mud and water’). Latterly treated at Woodcote Park Hospital, Epsom, he was discharged in February 1917 and rejoined the 78th Battalion back in the Field in August of that year. Advanced to Corporal on the eve of his M.M.-winning exploits at Passchendaele in late October - early November, he recovered from his wounds - shrapnel injuries to his face - at No. 5 General Hospital at Rouen. Once again, however, he returned to active service, winning a Bar to his M.M. and being advanced to Acting Sergeant in the Field in October 1918. Shortly afterwards recommended for a commission, he returned to the U.K. to attend an O.T.C. unit at Seaford, and was accordingly discharged in the rank of ‘Cadet’ when he returned to Canada in January 1919.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front 1917’ M.M. pair awarded to Acting Corporal B. W. Lawrie, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was awarded a Second Award Bar to his M.M. in 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (460560 Pte. B. W. Lawrie. 78/Can: Inf:); British War Medal 1914-20 (460560 A. Cpl. B. W. Lawrie. 78-Can. Inf.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £200-£260 --- M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. Also entitled to Bar to M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919. Bruce Warwick Lawrie was born on 7 October 1898, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, son of Robert Lawrie, of 108 Ethelbert Street, Winnipeg. He attested on 11 August 1915, stating his trade to be that of a Sporting Goods Clerk.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private/Acting Corporal C. Burnett, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (147640 Pte. C. Burnett. 78/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (147640 Pte. C. Burnett. 78-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 2 April 1918. The original Recommendation, dated 19 January 1918, and counter-signed by General Currie on 25 January 1917, states: ‘For conspicuous good work as Lewis Gun operator with a patrol on the 12 January 1918. The patrol of which this man was a member encountered and engaged an enemy post, and it was very largely due to the coolness and skill of Private Burnett in opening fire on them with the Lewis Gun that the enemy party was successfully engaged and important identifications secured. His behaviour is considered most praiseworthy and entirely deserving of immediate reward.’

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Bandmaster W. Orton, 1st Dragoon Guards South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1377. Band Master, W. Orton. 1st D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1377. Band Mr. W. Orton, 1st Dn. Gds.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £700-£900 --- William Orton was born in the Parish of New London, North America, and enlisted into the 9th Lancers at Aldershot on 21 September 1861, for 12 years service, aged 17 years 1 month, a musician by trade. He had previously seen service as a staff drummer in the 2nd Warwickshire Militia, which he had joined on 29 May 1857. He was promoted to Corporal in August 1864, to Sergeant in April 1873, and to Trumpet-Major in October 1873 but reverted to Sergeant in August 1874. He re-engaged to complete 21 years and transferred to the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards in April 1875, on appointment as Bandmaster of that regiment. He was discharged at Gosport on 19 December 1882, having completed 21 years 91 days service, during which time he had served abroad in South Africa from February 1879 to September 1880, and afterwards in India until December 1882. He was in possession of the Zulu War medal with clasp 1879 and the L.S. & G.C. medal which he received on 1 October 1880. Sold with copied discharge papers.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private W. A. Ford, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (1001139 Pte. W. A. Ford. 78/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (1001139 Pte. W. A. Ford. 78-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Corporal H. W. Sands, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (220260 Cpl. H. W. Sands. 78/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (220260 Cpl. H. W. Sands. 78-Can. Inf.) mounted for display with an erased British War Medal, nearly extremely fine (3) £160-£200 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFive: Private J. S. Anderson, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, afterwards Edmonton Regiment, who was wounded at Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (624135 Pte. J. Anderson. 78-Can. Inf.); Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these last three unnamed as issued, mounted for display, good very fine and better (5) £80-£100 --- James S. Anderson joined the 78th Battalion in the field on 21 January 1917, and was wounded by gun shot resulting in a compound fracture of the right arm at Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917. Sold with Silver War Badge (C29222); Great War aluminium identity bracelet (78 Bn. Canadians); small 78 Winnipeg Grenadiers badge, fittings removed; two 49 Edmonton Regiment badges, large and small; and three various war service or veteran lapel badges.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFive: Private J. Moore, 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, later Veterans’ Guard of Canada, who was taken Prisoner of War on the Western Front on 17 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (288687 Pte. J. Moore. 78-Can. Inf.); Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, these last three unnamed as issued, mounted for display, extremely fine (5) £40-£60 --- J. Moore was born in Elgin, Manitoba, and served with the 78th Battalion during the Great War, being taken Prisoner of War on the Western Front on 17 September 1917. Held captive at Dulmen, Westphalia, he was repatriated on 4 December 1918. Moore joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers on 12 September 1939, and served during the Second World War on Garrison duty in Jamaica; he subsequently served with the Veterans’ Guard of Canada.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteBritish War Medal 1914-20 (7), (Lieut. C. W. Nash.; 651084 Pte. J. G. Ammann. 78-Can. Inf.; 147044 Pte. W. J. Brown, 78-Can. Inf.; 625231 L. Cpl. W. M. Dargie. 78-Can. Inf. number and name abrasively rubbed but fully legible; 2382482 Pte. G. Kippling. 78-Can. Inf.; 440994 Pte. C. C. Tinn. 78-Can. Inf.; 721072 Pte. J. H. Wilford. 78-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1000126 A.L. Sjt. G. Mitchell. 78-Can. Inf.) suspension re-pinned on the first, otherwise very fine or better (8) £140-£180 --- C. W. Nash served with the 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. J. C. Ammann originally enrolled into the 160th Battalion. He was killed in action at Amiens on 8 August 1918. W. J. Brown served in France from 13 August 1916, and was severely wounded in the hand, forearm and buttock on 18 October 1916. William Milne Dargie was killed in action north of Hill 145 in the capture of Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917. He originally enlisted into the 151st Battalion at Lloydminister on 21 March 1916. He is buried in Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, France. George Kippling died on 2 September 1918, of wounds received in the capture of Drocourt-Queant Line, aged 33. He enlisted at Malachi, Ontario, son of Edward Kippling, of Minaki, Ontario, and is buried in Beaurains Road Cemetery, France.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA rare inter-War M.B.E., Great War D.S.M. and ‘Russia 1919’ operations Second Award Bar group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Commander J. P. Canty, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, the reverse hallmarked London 1930; Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse officially impressed, ‘Baltic. July 15. 1919.’ (342015. J. P. Canty, Sh. Std., “Godetia” Minesweeping. 1917.); 1914-15 Star (342015 J. P. Canty, Sh. Std. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (342015 J. P. Canty. V.C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (J. 342015. J. P. Canty, Sh. Stewd., H.M.S. Hollyhock.) minor contact marks, otherwise generally very fine or better (6) £4,000-£5,000 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1932. D.S.M. London Gazette 17 April 1918: ‘In recognition of their services in minesweeping operations between 1 April and 31 December 1917.’ Bar to D.S.M. London Gazette 14 May 1920: ‘For services in Russia, 1919.’ The original recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Lupin. Mining and sinking of H.M.S. Gentian and H.M.S. Myrtle. Baltic July 15, 1919. ‘I cannot only endorse the remarks of the Medical Officer of H.M.S. Lupin concerning this Chief Petty Officer, but can from personal observation that he volunteered for the dinghy’s crew earlier in the day and performed the unaccustomed task of pulling an oar two and a half miles in a rough sea. He was also always to be found on the spot when boats were coming alongside and was among the first to man a painter or a fall.’ John Patrick Canty was born in Portsmouth in December 1882, the son of an Able Seaman then serving as a rigger aboard the royal yacht Victoria & Albert, and entered the Royal Navy as a Ship’s Steward (Boy) in March 1898. In the previous year, while a pupil at Greenwich School, he won the Royal Humane Society’s Medal in bronze for saving a Royal Marine from drowning in the sea at Sandgate (R.H.S. Case No. 29,272 refers). A Ship’s Steward aboard the gunboat H.M.S. Skipjack on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he remained similarly employed until removing to the sloop Hollyhock in June 1915. His C.O. in the Skipjack was Commander L. G. P. Preston, R.N., affectionately known as “L.G.P.” to his subordinates, who rose to become Admiral Sir Lionel Preston, K.C.B. And so commenced an uninterrupted wartime career in minesweeping, the details of which may be traced though his seagoing commissions in Taffrail’s Swept Channels. Thus the author’s detailed description of the occasion when Skipjack and some trawlers ran into a large minefield laid by the Kolberg off Scarborough in mid-December 1914: ‘The Skipjack was quite close to the trawlers when the stillness of the morning was rudely shattered by the thudding boom of a heavy explosion. A column of white water mingled with greyish smoke leapt out of the calm sea. It was as high as a church spire, and seemed to hang for a moment in mid-air before curling over to fall sizzling and hissing back to the surface in the midst of a blackened area dotted with silver bodies of dead fish. The detonations continued, one after the other. Within five minutes eighteen mines were swept up, or had exploded in the trawlers’ sweeps. The Kolberg’s cargo had been very thickly sown. Never afterwards throughout the whole period of the war were mines discovered in such profusion, or so close together. But the situation was alarming. The ‘safety period’ had passed. The tide was falling fast, and every minute brought the mines nearer the ships’ bottoms. The scene was extraordinary. Trawlers, most of them with their sweeps parted, were intermingled with mines torn from their moorings and floating ominously on the surface. The mines were being fired upon. Two trawlers had been blown up. One, the Orianda, unable to stop her engines, steamed on, sinking as she went, until nothing remained but the tip of her masthead travelling along the surface like the periscope of a submarine. Then this last trace of her disappeared. A second trawler, Lieutenant Parsons’ Passing, was down by the bows, badly on fire, and blowing off dense clouds of steam from the severed steam-pipe. Her sweeping consort promptly went alongside to render what help was possible. A third little ship, commanded by Lieutenant Crossley, R.N.R., was in immediate danger of sinking owing to leaks caused by the heavy explosions close alongside her. Crossley himself was below in the cramped space near the screw shaft trying to stop the inflow of water by divesting himself of his clothing and stuffing it into the stern gland. He plugged it sufficiently to allow the pumps to keen down the inrush of water, and so saved the ship. It was a hideous melee of trawlers and unexploded mines drifting with the tide. The rattle of rifles and heavier guns rent air. Now and then a mine hit by gunfire detonated with a mighty roar, or was punctured and sank bubbling to the bottom. Low water was rapidly approaching. The extent of the minefield was unknown. Commander Preston was the senior officer on the spot at the moment. In the midst of this hideous danger he did not hesitate, but gave the order to anchor as the only possible method of avoiding further heavy loss. Many men, confronted with the same problem, would have trusted to luck and beat a hasty retreat. But Preston argued to himself that the ships would be comparatively safe at anchor until the tide turned. And when it did turn, the risk of striking mines as the ships swung was infinitesimal compared with the danger of trying to extricate the whole flotilla then and there. At high water all vessels could be withdrawn in safety. So the anchors rattled down to the bottom, and for a time there was peace ... ’ In June 1915, Canty accompanied “L.G.P.” to his next command, the sloop Hollyhock, and again, in June 1916, to his final seagoing command, the Lupin, evidence indeed of how much he was valued by the future Director of Minesweeping Operations at the Admiralty. But it was during his next seagoing appointment, in the sloop Godetia, that he won his D.S.M. for minesweeping duties in 1917. A glimpse of the deeds behind that distinction being found in a recommendation for promotion for Canty, written by the C.-in-C. Fleet Minesweepers in January 1918: ‘He has been present at the clearing of all the minefields dealt with by the Fleet Minesweepers since the commencement of hostilities and has carried out his duties under the arduous conditions of minesweeping in Northern Waters in a cheerful and able manner.’ In May 1919, Canty removed to his old ship the Lupin, off Russia, a posting that would result in the award of his second D.S.M. for the above cited deeds on 15 July, when the Myrtle and Gentian were mined with heavy loss of life and casualties. The Surgeon who was lent to Lupin to treat the wounded also wrote in glowing terms of Canty’s deeds: ‘Final...

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThe Orders and Medals attributed to P. E. Lembcke, Peruvian Army, later Peru’s Consular General and Charge d’affaires in London Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Peru, Republic, Cross for Callao (1866), being a five pointed star, silver and enamel, damage to enamel and one finial ball bent; Spain, Kingdom, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Cross Star, silver, gold and enamel, in case of issue, damage to red enamel on second arm; Peru, Republic, Veterans Society Commemorative Medal for the 1866 Battle of Callao, silver-gilt; Veterans Society Commemorative Medal for the 1879 Battle of Tarapaca, silver-gilt, generally very fine (6) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor direct from the great granddaughter of the recipient. Pedro Eduardo Lembcke was born in Lima in 1846 into a family with origins in Prussia. He served as an officer in the Peruvian Army, participating in the Battle of Callao in 1866 against the Spanish during the Cincha Islands War. He later took part in the War of the Pacific against Chile, being present at the Battle of Tarapacá in 1879 following which, with Peru under pressure after the withdrawal of their Bolivian allies, Chilean forces marched on Lima where they met the remains of the Peruvian forces at Miraflores in January 1881. Here Lembcke served as second in command of the 12th Reserve Battalion holding redoubt No. 7. The battle, a bloody affair which saw both sides losing about thirty percent of their combatants, culminated in a defeat for the Peruvians, and the Chileans occupied Lima. Leaving his military career behind him, Lembcke turned to commerce and, in 1886, he took his family to London where, as befitting a wealthy merchant, they lived in some comfort, renting a property on Queen Anne’s Gate and employing eight servants. In 1895 he was appointed as Consul-General of Peru at London - there was at that time no Peruvian ambassador to the Court of St. James as these duties were covered by a resident minister based in Paris: ‘The resident representative of the Republic in London is Senor Don Eduardo Lembcke, Charge d'Afaires and Consul-General. The Legation is at 104, Victoria Street, S.W. Senor Don Lembcke is a highly cultured and accomplished man, well versed in diplomatic matters, and both speaking and writing English with great fluency and accuracy. Senor Lembcke creates an immediately favourable and sympathetic impression with all who have business with the Legation, and his ability in dealing with the complicated questions which not infrequently arise, show him to be a thorough man of the world’. (Peru Of The Twentieth Century by Percy F. Martin, F.R.G.S refers) Now moving in very fashionable circles, in 1902 Lembcke attended the Coronation of King Edward VII and in 1906, Senora de Lembcke, as the wife of the Peruvian Charge d’affaires, was invited to launch the cruiser ‘Coronel Bolognesi’ which was built by Vickers at Barrow for the Peruvian Navy. After the launch she was given a gold bracelet, set with emeralds, as a souvenir of the occasion. Lembcke was also present at the funeral of King Edward VII in 1910, as one of the 25 dignitaries who walked behind the carriage bearing HM Queen Alexandra and the Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia during the procession to Westminster Abbey. The following year he was present the coronation of HM King George V. In 1912, following the upgrading of the status of the Peruvian embassy, Don Carlos Lembcke became Peru’s Minister Plenipotentiary, a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an Ambassador and a Minister Resident. He retired late during the Great War due to poor health and died in 1919. On 27th September 1919, the Catholic News Weekly, reported: ‘We regret to announce the death of Mr. Edward Lembcke, a Knight of the Order of St. Isabella the Catholic, which sad event took place on the 17th inst., at the age of seventy-four, at his residence, 121, Cromwell Road, S.W. Mr. Lembcke had been ill for some time, but the end came rather suddenly, to the deep sorrow of a very large circle of friends, by whom he was extremely respected. He was well known in British and South American diplomatic and commercial circles, and during the war did a great deal of active and useful work for the Allies' cause in various parts of South America. The funeral took place on Monday, at St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, after a Requiem at the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, celebrated by Father Dillon Doyle. The chief mourners were: Mrs. E. Lembcke (widow), Major Charles E. Lembcke, D.S.O., of the Intelligence Department, War Office (son), and Mrs. C. E. Lembcke, and Miss Lembcke (daughter). Two other sons, Mr. Richard Lembcke, and Mr. Michael Lembcke and Mrs. M. Lembcke, being abroad, were unable to attend.—R.I.P.’ For the recipient’s son’s medals see lot 183 For the recipient’s miniature medals see lot 722.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThree: Corporal of Horse W. Boaden, 2nd Life Guards Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1060. Tpr. W. Boaden. 2nd Life Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1060. Corp: of Hse. W. Boaden 2/Life Gds.) official correction to ‘2’; Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse centre named (Tpr. W. Boaden 2nd Life Gds.) the first with edge bruising and pitting from star, good fine, otherwise good very fine (3) £600-£800 --- 2 officers and 36 other ranks of 2nd Life Guards were present at Abu Klea as part of the Heavy Camel Regiment. William Boaden was born at Tiverton, Devon, and enlisted for the 2nd Life Guards at Windsor on 17 June 1879, aged 18 years 4 months, a labourer by trade. He was appointed Lance-Corporal on 29 September 1885, promoted to Corporal on 16 March 1886, and to Corporal of Horse on 30 March 1887. He re-engaged at London to complete 21 years service on 20 January 1890, and was discharged on 3 August 1897. He served abroad in Egypt from 2 August to 19 October, 1882, and in the Soudan from 27 September 1884 to 15 July 1885, being present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and with the Nile Expedition including the battle of Abu Klea. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in July 1897. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-4618 A. S. S. Mjr: J. Harding. M.M.P.) very fine £100-£140 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918 (France). M.I.D. London Gazette 29 May 1917. J. Harding served during the Great War with the 4th Dragoon Guards in the French theatre of war from 5 October 1914. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police in October 1916.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-4778 Sjt: E. J. Wood. M.M.P.) suspension re-affixed, partially officially renamed, otherwise nearly extremely fine £60-£80 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918. E. J. Wood was a native of Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and initially served during the Great War with the Royal Berkshire Regiment (entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio - MIC gives as issued in June 1935).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (654 Sjt. W. Price. M.M.P.) toned, very fine £80-£120 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918 (France). W. Price initially served during the Great War with the 2nd Dragoon Guards in the French theatre of war from 8 October 1914. He subsequently advanced to Sergeant, transferred to the Military Mounted Police, and was attached to HQ 1st Cavalry Division.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-1980 Pte - A. Sjt - F. H. White. M.M.P.) good very fine £80-£120 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Frank Herbert White served during the Great War with the Military Mounted Police in the French theatre of war from 2 December 1915.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-4043 Pte - L. Cpl - G. T. Lucas. M.M.P.) very fine £80-£120 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Egypt).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (700 Cpl - A - S. S. Mjr. - W. A. Buckland. M.M.P.) very fine £80-£120 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 12 October 1919 (Egypt). W. A. Buckland served during the Great War with the Military Mounted Police in the Egyptian theatre of war from 22 March 1915 (entitled to 1914-15 Star trio).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-9989 Pte - A - Cpl - J. B. Gray. M.F.P.) very fine £80-£100 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919 (France). John Burgess Gray was a native of Manchester, and initially served during the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps in the French theatre of war from 23 July 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Military Foot Police (entitled to 1914-15 Star trio).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-3401 Sjt J. Scott. M.F.P.) polished, nearly very fine £80-£100 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (P-2684 Cpl W. Sheldon. M.F.P.) nearly very fine £100-£140 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France). France, Medaille Militaire, London Gazette 14 July 1919. William Sheldon served during the Great War with the Military Foot Police (entitled to a Great War Pair).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Sergeant G. Johnston, 1st West India Regiment East and West Africa 1887-1900, 4 clasps, 1887-8, 1892, 1893-94, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (2267. Sergt. G. Johnston. 1/W.I. Rgt.) unofficial rivets between clasps; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2267 Serg’t, G. Johnson. W. India R.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (2) £500-£700 --- George Johnston was born in the Parish of George Town, Demerara, Jamaica, and enlisted there for the West India Regiment on 1 September 1880, aged 20, a foundry engineer by trade. He was promoted to Corporal in July 1882, appointed Lance-Sergeant in November 1885, and promoted Sergeant on 1 December 1885. He had until that time served continuously in the West Indies but he next served on the West Coast of Africa, from 15 December 1885 to 1 December 1888, taking part in the Yonnie Expedition of 1887-88. Returning to the West Indies in December 1888, he was sent back to the West Coast of Africa in December 1891 and remained there until January 1895. During this period he took part in the expedition to the Toniataba country and the capture of Tambi on 7 April 1892. This was followed by the operations against the Sofas in Sierra Leone 1893-94, and the operations on the Gambia River in February and March 1894, resulting in the capture of Gunjur on 9 March. After another stint at home in Jamaica from January 1895 to November 1897, he returned to the West Coast of Africa once again, for the operations in Sierra Leone in 1888-89. He was discharged at Jamaica on 31 August 1901, on termination of his second period of engagement. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm all four clasps and his L.S. & G.C. medal which was issued in 1899.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (744 Sjt: - A. C. S. Mjr: - J. Cox. C. of M. P.) very fine £100-£140 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919 (Home).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteRoyal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (177956. S. Rumble, P.O. 1Cl. “Aries II” Minesweeping 1918.) good very fine £240-£280 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 24 March 1918. Petty Officer Seth Rumble was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 17 April 1918) and also received a special commendation in his service record, ‘Commander in Chief the Nore to convey to Rumble an expression of their Lordship’s appreciation for the skilful manner in which the wires were made fast round the body of seaplane N2921, on the occasion of the salvage of the same on the 2nd Aug. 1918 off Margate.’

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2212092 W.O. Cl.2. F. W. Harris. R.A.P.C.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (1463085 Gnr. H. T. Barter. R.A.) partially officially corrected; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (3), G.V.R., 1st issue (Bert Hughes); G.V.R., 2nd issue, with three Additional Long Service Bars, for the years 1941, 1945, and 1953 (James H. Were.); G.VI.R., 1st issue (Charles Bailey) edge nicks to last, otherwise good very fine (5) £70-£90

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThree: Sergeant W. M. Jones, Army Pay Department, late Royal Artillery Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (444 Sgt. W. M. Jones. A.P.D.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (444 Sgt. W. M. Jones. A.P.O. [sic]); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (3) £280-£320 --- Walter Mingay Jones was born at Woolwich, Kent, and attested there for the Royal Horse Artillery on 19 March 1883, aged 14 years 1 month, an engraver by trade. After 8 years 5 months service in the R.H.A. and now in the rank of an unpaid acting Bombardier, he transferred to the Army Pay Department and was appointed Probationary Military Staff Clerk with the rank of Corporal. He was promoted Sergeant in December 1894, and re-engaged for the Army Pay Corps at Hounslow in March 1895 to complete 21 years service. He served in Egypt from 1 July 1898 to 2 March 1904, and took part in the campaign in the Sudan in 1898. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity per Army Order 163c of 1901. He returned home from Egypt in March 1904 and was discharged on 4 April 1904. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm all medals but not the clasp for Khartoum.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteVolunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (2) (Corpl. G. P. Dullard. E. I. Ry. Voltr. Rfls; Corpl. T. Arklie 2nd Bn. Madras & S. M. Ry. Rifles) first officially renamed, very fine (2) £70-£90

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteSix: Armourer Quarter-Master Sergeant A. W. Stong, Army Ordnance Corps East and Central Africa 1897-99, no clasp (731 Armr. Serjt. A. W. Stong. A.O.C.); Ashanti 1900, no clasp (Armr:-Serjt: A. W. Strong. A.O.C.) high relief bust; 1914-15 Star (A-1357 Armr. Q.M. Sjt. A. W. Stong. A.O.C.); British War and Victory Medals (A-1357 W.O.Cl.1. A. W. Stong A.O.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (731 Ar. Q.M.Sjt: A. W. Stong. A.O.C.) light contact marks to the first two, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a rare combination (6) £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Upfill-Brown Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 1991; David Langham Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999. Although the East and Central Africa medal was normally issued with one or more clasps, at least three British recipients are confirmed as receiving no clasp medals. Alfred William Stong was born in Dublin, and attested for the Corps of Armourers in January 1891, after serving an apprenticeship in London as a Gunsmith. He served for several years in India before he was posted for service with the Uganda Rifles, taking part in operations in Uganda and Somaliland in 1898-99 (Medal). He was briefly posted for duty with the 2nd Dragoon Guards in July 1900 before being posted for duty with the Ashanti Field Force two months later, for a period of four months during the operations of the Ashanti Expedition in West Africa (Medal). He next spent a year in Hong Kong followed by another five years in India, before returning home in December 1907. In 1909 he received his L.S. & G.C. medal, and in January 1912 he was discharged having completed 21 years service. On the outbreak of war in 1914, he rejoined on the 14th September and served in France from March 1915 to January 1916, with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force for two months, and in France again from February 1916 to March 1919. He was finally discharged on 4 April 1919. Sold with full service details and copied discharge papers.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteRoyal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C. (3), G.V.R., 2nd issue (SS.6663 (Po. B.13229) R. H. J. S. Harling. A.B. R.F.R.); G.VI.R., 1st issue (2) (SSX.12564 (Po. D.127) B. J. Watson. P.O. R.F.R.; J.109118 (Ch. B.24355). C. Lloyd. A/L.S. R.F.R.) minor official correction to surname on second, very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Rowland Harry James Shotter Harling, a photographer from Caterham Valley, Surrey, was born on 1 March 1897. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 22 November 1915, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Amethyst. Discharged to shore on 22 December 1920, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 24 October 1931. He died in Eastbourne, Sussex 31 January 1972. Bernard James Watson, a painter’s mate from All Hallows, London, was born on 13 September 1908. He served in the Royal Navy from 17 January 1927 to 16 January 1934, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. He was recalled for service during the Second War. Charles Lloyd, an Errand Boy from Manchester, was born on 1 July 1907. He served in the Royal Navy from 4 December 1929 to 30 June 1937, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. Recalled for Second War service, he was invalided on 2 April 1941. His service record notes that he is also entitled to a Naval General Service Medal, with Palestine clasp.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteHong Kong Royal Naval Dockyard Police Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (I.P.C. 92 Ghazni Khan) extremely fine, rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. Approximately 280 medals were issued between 1922 and 1973. Indian Police Constable Ghazni Khan has not been found on the medal rolls which are incomplete; possibly only 33 awarded during the period 1947-52 when the G.VI.R. 2nd type medals were issued.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 1st type, silver, medallion, 56mm (For nobly proceeding in British Queen’s Boat to assistance of Crew of Schooner Happy Return on Burbo. Sea dangerous & capsized the Boat, June 1864) additionally inscribed in obverse field ‘Ed. Jones’, fitted with a contemporary silver claw and loop suspension with silver ribbon buckle, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £280-£320 --- Extract from Society Records: ‘The two latest Medals awarded were, a gold one to Mr Daniel H. Morison, and a silver one to Edward Jones, for their heroic conduct on the late occasion of the wreck of the Happy Return on Burbo, from being struck by a sea which opened the stern, filled the cabin, and damaged her rudder, so that she was not under command of the helm. On the accident being seen from the screw steamer British Queen, then entering the river, six men, all who volunteered for the service, manned one of the steamer’s boats, and under the command of Mr Morison, second officer of the steamer, succeeded in reaching the wreck after an ineffectual attempt in the gig, but so fearful a sea was running that, while they were saving the schooner’s crew, and had already got two men into the boat, a heavy wave struck it and drowned five seamen of the British Queen and the two men of the Happy Return, only Mr Morison and Edward Jones being saved.’

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Geo. Rees. 3rd Officer. S.S. Malta for Having with Boat’s Crew Rescued Crew of S.S. Dhooliah. 21/12/76) with silver brooch buckle, very fine £140-£180 --- Extract from Society Records: ‘To Captain Thomas Durrant, S.S. Malta, Mr Rees, third officer, George Black and William Robertson, quartermasters. On the 21st December 1876, at daylight, the Malta, while homeward bound, fell in with the steamship Dhooliah in the Bay of Biscay in a sinking state. Three boats from the Dhooliah brought a portion of the crew on board the Malta, all of whom refused to go back to rescue their shipmates. There was a heavy sea running. Mr George Rees, third officer of the Malta, with a crew of five volunteers, went in one of the Dhooliah’s boats and rescued all but the master and one of the crew. The Dhooliah’s boat having been stove in alongside the Malta, the same boat’s crew went in one of the Malta’s boats and succeeded in saving the master and one seaman who had remained in the Dhooliah. in all, 43 of the crew of the Dhooliah were saved. While effecting this rescue, George Black had his hand crushed and has since died from the effects of the injuries he received.’ Sold with copied certificates of competency as Only Mate, First Mate, and Master.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Mitchell Gibson. 2nd Offcr. S.S. “Canada”. For Rescuing With Boat’s Crew 10 Men From Barque “Anna” 30/11/81) with silver brooch bar, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £140-£180 --- From Society Records: ‘A Silver Clasp to his medal and a vote of thanks to Captain John Robinson of the S.S. Canada for having on the 30th November 1881, during a hard N.W. Gale in the Atlantic Ocean rescued the crew of the Barque Anna which vessel had signalled ‘Rudder is gone, am in a sinking condition.’ A Silver Medal and vote of thanks to Mr Mitchell Gibson, second officer for having with a boat crew, at great risk from the high breaking sea, rowed to the Barque and rescued her crew, ten in number. The weather was so bad that after getting the people on board the Canada the boat could not be hoisted up and had to be abandoned.’

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Capt. Alfred H. Highton. S.S. “Yucatan” for Rescuing 15 of The Crew Of “Petit Bourgeois” in A Gale, Dec. 24. 1892) with silver brooch buckle, very fine £140-£180 --- Extract from Society Records: ‘A Silver Medal and Vote of Thanks to Captain Alfred H. Highton, S.S. Yucatan, for having stood by the French barque Petit Bourgeois, for about twelve hours during a heavy gale and high sea, and finally having rescued the crew of fifteen persons; the vessel had to be abandoned on the 24th of December 1892, because she was in a waterlogged and sinking condition, and was fast breaking up.’ Alfred Halewood Highton was born at Bootle cum Linacre, Lancashire, on 21 March 1850. He joined the merchant navy, passing for Second Mate in October 1868, First Mate in April 1872, and Master in December 1876. He was employed by the White Star Line and served in the merchant navy during the Great War earning the British and Mercantile Marine War medals. He died at Maghull, Lancashire, on 13 April 1927.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Mr. Robert P. Gittins. 2nd Officer S.S. “Londonian” A Volunteer in S.S. “Vedamore’s” Boat After Being Himself Rescued From The “Londonian” On 26/11/98) with silvered brooch buckle, minor contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £200-£260 --- The heroic efforts made in rescuing men from the stricken Londonian is related in the Dictionary of Disasters at Sea, by Charles Hocking: ‘The (Wilsons & Furness - Leyland Line) liner Londonian, Capt. E. B. Lee, left Boston, Mass., for London on November 15th, 1898, with a company of 70. The cargo consisted chiefly of grain, there being also 150 head of cattle. After about a week at sea the ship ran into foul weather, increasing later to a gale, and she began to make water; her steering-gear jammed and it became impossible to keep her head-on. The ship broached to and she was thrown on her beam ends, and her engine room flooded. The cattle were driven overboard to lighten the ship which continued to drift for two days and nights, until the morning of the 25th when she was sighted by the Johnston liner Vedamore, Capt. Bartlett. The captain of the Londonian asked to be taken in tow, but this the Vedamore’s captain declined to do, though he was prepared to take off the crew. About noon therefore Capt. Lee decided to abandon his ship and the Vedamore made an attempt to get a boat alongside, but after three hours struggle the boat returned without having rescued a single man. Other efforts by rocket and line from windward of the derelict were equally unsuccessful and operations had to be suspended until daybreak when lines attached to life-buoys were floated down to the Londonian. After many hours one of these was picked up and a heavier line taken on board. A lifeboat was lashed to this and was hauled to and fro between the ships, 22 men being saved in the first journey. At the second attempt the rope broke and the boat capsized. Another boat under Mr Doran, the first officer, was lowered by the Vedamore but this was smashed, the crew barely escaping with their lives. These efforts had lasted throughout the day and there was another pause during the hours of darkness. Next morning one of the Londonian’s boats was got over the side where it at once capsized, drowning all its occupants. A second boat got away with 23 men who were taken on board the Vedamore. All day attempts to effect further rescues continued but without success. At dawn on the morning of the 28th those on board the Vedamore saw no sign of the Londonian, so with the survivors on board the ship proceeded on her way to Baltimore. Meanwhile the derelict Londonian with Capt. Lee and seven men still on board was drifting helplessly with the gale. At midnight on the 28th one of their flares was seen by the German steamship Maria Rickmers, Capt. Grolsh, which sent a boat under Mr Lenz, the second officer. After a struggle of many hours a line was passed to the ship and all the survivors were taken off. The number of drowned was 17, and 45 men were rescued by the Vedamore and eight by the Maria Rickmers’. Robert Philip Gittins was born in Liverpool in January 1866. He joined the merchant navy, passing for Second Mate in June 1890, First Mate in September 1891, and Master in February 1893. For the Londonian incident Gittins was also awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in silver; and a gold watch and chain from the citizens of Baltimore, U.S.A., in recognition of their services in rescuing their shipmates when the “Londonian” was abandoned in the North Atlantic. For service in the Great War as Master of the S.S. Antillian, he was awarded the British and Mercantile Marine War medals. He died in Cheshire on 19 March 1956.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Second Officer S. C. Grant. S.S. “Orduna” for Gallant Service. 24th Jan: 1915.) with silver brooch buckle, extremely fine £200-£260 --- The S.S. Orduna was a 15,500 ton ocean liner built in 1913/14 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the Pacific Steam Company. During the Great War she was utilised as an auxiliary cruiser and troopship. In her latter guise she transported troops from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. 2nd Officer Grant was awarded the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Medal for his part in the rescue of the Russian crew of the sailing ship Loch Torridon which had sprung a leak while transporting timber off the west coast of Ireland on 24 January 1915. The Orduna continued to have an eventful war, being targeted by a U-Boat in 1915, the fired torpedo missing its target, and in 1918 she accidentally collided with and sank the 4,400 ton steamer Konkary. Sidney Crossland Grant was born in Liverpool on 5 February 1884. He joined the merchant navy, passing for First Mate in March 1907, Master in October 1908, and Extra Master in July 1909. He was awarded the British and Mercantile Marine War medals for services as Second Officer of the S.S. Orduna, and was awarded the O.B.E. (Civil) for services as Captain of the M.V. Laguna when torpedoed by a U-boat and damaged in the Caribbean on 17 August 1942 (London Gazette 13 April 1943).

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Walter Coubrough, for Gallant Service. 3/4/1937) with silver brooch bar in its fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £160-£200 --- Walter Coubrough was one of the 30 volunteers who manned the lifeboats of the T.S.S. Vandyck awarded the Silver Medal and Certificate in recognition of gallant service rendered in rescuing the crew of 25 of the S.S. Standale which foundered off the Portuguese Coast on the 3rd April, 1937. During the rescue operations, which occupied five hours, oil was pumped overboard which, in some degree, helped to break the force of the sea. These awards were presented by The Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Alderman William Denton, J.P.) at the Town Hall, on the 16th June 1937. Sold with full report on this rescue from Society’s records.

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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThree: William Rimmer, late Pioneer, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (229401 Pnr. W. Rimmer. R.E.); Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, bronze (To William Rimmer, for Gallant Service, 12/7/30.) with bronze brooch bar in its badly damaged fitted case of issue, the first two nearly very fine, the last extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- William Rimmer received the Bronze Medal and Certificate of Thanks for rescuing a boy (9) from drowning in the River Dee at Chester, on the 12th July, 1930.