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Lot 276
A South Africa trio, '3646 Pte J Rampley Manch Regt':, Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasp, King's South Africa Medal and two clasps and Edward VII Special Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, together with a family WWI pair '35086 Pte J Rampley Suff R' (5) and a WWI Memorial plaque for John Rampley.
Lot 352
An Australian WWI trio '2713 Pte E Burridge 2/Bn AIF':, 1914-14 Star, War Medal and Victory medal, together with an Australian Commonwealth Military Forces cap badge and an AIF 'Returned from Active service badge', a 9ct gold oval memory locket with photograph of recipient, a collection of related paperwork and ephemera, including an Australian passport and receipt for a post war voyage from Sydney to London.*Notes. The Burridge family were stonemasons in Devon who built Withycombe Raleigh Church, Bicton Church, the Bath House on the seafront at Exmouth and the terrace of Victorian houses on the front at Exmouth. Edward Burridge left Exmouth in 1905 at the age of twenty and travelled to New Zealand and onto Fiji where he helped build houses for missionaries. Whilst travelling to obtain supplies in Australia he noticed that the Australian Army were gathering and was soon brought up to date with the outbreak of WWI. After delivering the building supplies back to Fiji, Edward Burridge returned to Australia and joined the 2nd Battalion AIF. He took part in the landings at Galipoli and then served in Egypt for a short while before serving in France. During a short period of leave he returned to Exmouth and took the opportunity of marrying a local girl he had met 16 years earlier. At the end of the war he was returned to Australia to be de-mobbed and travelled around New Guinea taking numerous photographs. During his time travelling, both prior and after the war, he encountered many different tribal cultures including several with cannibalism.
Lot 353
A scarce Russian Order of St Anne, Medal of Distinction for Foreigners 1911 pattern awarded to Lieutenant Commander W B Rendle RN:, gold and enamel, suspension eyelet bearing the '56' mark for St Petersburg (1908-1917) with ribbon in case of issue, together with a photograph of the recipient wearing full Royal Naval Uniform and two newspaper cuttings relating to Lieut Cmdr W B Rendle.*Notes- William B Rendle was born 7th October 1875 at East Stonehouse, nr. Plymouth, Devon. He joined the naval service as a trainee seaman at the age of 12 on 8th December 1895 progressing through the ranks to Acting Bosun. Married Edith Ellen Blackmore of Exmouth on 27th April 1905. They had a son, James, born 1907 and a daughter, May, born 1909. Edith Ellen died in 1932 and it is likely that William B Rendle remarried another Edith (Edith Josephine Shiels) in 1939.He served on many ships and was widely travelled, returning to the Devonport area with his wife and daughter from South Africa on the Dunluce Castle having been put on the retired list from active service as of 7th October 1925. Following his return to the UK he resumed general duties at HMS Raleigh Naval Training Centre at Torpoint, where he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander to enable an upgrade in his pension. This appointment was terminated 7 January 1945. He died 4th December 1947 at the age of 71. His estate totalled £134.12s.10d.In 1915 he was serving on HMS Jupiter and on the 5th February 1915 Jupiter was detached from her guard ship duty to serve temporarily as an icebreaker at Arkhangelsk, Russia, while the regular icebreaker there was under refit. Jupiter made history by becoming the first ship ever to get through the ice into Arkhangelsk during the winter, her February arrival was the earliest in history there. Tsar Nicholas II authorised the striking and issue of medals commemorating the feat to all officers, petty officers and seamen (class 1, 2 and 3 respectively).
Lot 382
An Elizabeth II Devonshire & Dorset group of five to 23522532 Cpl, D J Williams:, General Service Medal (1918-62) with clasp, General Service Medal (1962-2007) with clasp, Golden Jubilee Medal 2002, replacement LSGC medal to '173526680 WO CL1 W Potts RASC' and Efficiency Medal, together with matching miniatures and a gilt embroidered regimental crest.
Lot 403
An Edward VII Tibet medal with Gyanste bar to 3712 Dvr Gholin Kirhan Mihr Khan 12th Mule Train:. *Notes. The 12th Mule Train Corps comprised British officers and NCOs with native carriers who were designated with the task of carrying supplies and equipment for the expedition. There were a large number of casualties due to the extreme weather and conditions encountered on the expedition.
Lot 405
A WWI pair to S27331 Sgt -AS Sgt T Chambury RASC:, GRV Meritorious Service Medal and War Medal, together with a silver presentation pocket watch with inscription from General Sir Leslie Rundle GCB, Malta 1914, also copies of related research.*Notes- Sir Leslie Rundle GCB was Governor and Commander of Malta 1909-1915
Lot 437
Lt. Cmdr Sidney Charles Hutchison , CVO, RNVR, WWII group of six:, CVO neck badge in box of issue, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star and War medal , with matching miniature group, ribbons and rosettes and photograph of the recipient, also a framed grant of the dignitary signed 'Elizabeth R' , two statue books of the Order and related letters etc.*Notes- Sidney Charles Hutchison (1912-2000) was among one of the first detachments to take back Hong Kong at the end of the Second World War. In 1946 he returned to the Royal Academy which he had joined at the age of 17. From 1949 to 1968 he was the RA's librarian becoming the Secretary from 1968 until 1982 when he retired.
Lot 674
An accumulation of various coins and tokens:, including a silver 1897 Jubilee medallion, a Charles II farthing 1672, a collection of Georgian, Victorian and later bronze coinage, some foreign coinage, a collection of mixed silver coinage, a collection of pennies from 1861-1967, a George III metal medal, four metal Royal medals, Victoria gilt medal with inset photo, Earls Court gigantic wheel token 1897 etc, (a lot)
Lot 253
A collection of 19th and 20th century medallions and other items, most cased, including an 1887 Jubilee bronze example, a 1902 coronation, an 1851 Exhibition medallion, an 1837 example, a Brighton Pavilion medallion, and others, along with a small enamelled flower and crown badge in Bragg box (parcel)Marked to rim 'E Walker Class XXII Prize medal of the Exhibition'Brighton Pavilion Medal is lead or base metal
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