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Lot 619
Bread Fruit.- Bligh (William, naval officer and colonial governor, 1754-1817).- Premiums Offered by the Society Instituted at London, for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, slightly browned, later wrappers, 8vo, by Order of the Society, By W. Adlard, 1777.⁂ Listed under the heading Premiums offered for the Advantages of the British American Colonies the Society offers To the person or persons who between the first of June and the fifteenth of August, 1778 [and then in subsequent years], shall bring into the port of London the greatest number of plants of one or both species of the Bread Fruit Tree, in a growing state, not less than three of either species; the gold medal, or fifty pounds. This was awarded to Bligh in 1794.
Lot 87
ƟBasil of Caesarea, Epistola ad Adolenscentes, in the Latin translation of Leonardo Bruni, and Basil of Caesarea, Epistola ad Gregorium Nazanzenum, in the Latin translation of Francesco Filelfo, with a short contemplative text by St. Augustine and letters addressing the Neapolitan courtier, Iñigo d’Avalos, in Latin, illuminated humanist manuscript on parchment [Italy (Milan), c. 1440-c. 1450] 64 leaves (plus a modern paper endleaf at each end), wanting single leaves after fols. 12 and 22 and a bifolium from first gathering (and thus since before the earliest pagination in the seventeenth or eighteenth century), else complete, collation: i6 (wants central bifolium), ii7 (wants last but one original leaf), iii10 (with bifolium bound into second half of quire, wants last but one leaf and last leaf a singleton to complete text), iv-viii8, ix9 (last leaf a singleton to complete text), catchwords, paginated and foliated a number of times since the seventeenth or eighteenth century, single column of 24 lines in a fine and accomplished humanist hand, rubrics and some reference words in margins in bright blue, small initials in green, blue or pink with sprigs of coloured foliage on brightly burnished gold grounds, terminating in sprays of single line blue and red foliage with coloured baubles on their stems and tiny gold leaves, four large illuminated initials in green, blue and burgundy, heightened with white, enclosing stylised foliage and on large burnished gold grounds, the frontispiece with similar initial as well as a full border of split blue bars on gold grounds with angular gold and coloured foliage, large bezants with radiating penwork strokes each ending in dots and coloured acanthus leaves, coat-of-arms in bas-de-page surmounted by helm and wheatsheaf that of Iñigo d’Avalos (see below), some trimming with loss to bottom of arms and edges of border in places, some stains to edges of leaves, one initial very slightly smudged, a few later marginalia (probably sixteenth century), else in outstanding condition on clean white parchment, 222 by 173mm.; nineteenth-century brown tooled leather over pasteboards, front board slightly bowed inwards and splits to leather at foot of spine, spine gilt-tooled with title This is an elegant humanist volume, in the distinctive style of Milanese Renaissance books, from an important library of a Neapolitan courtier whose library was lauded by Vespasiano de’ Bisticci; most probably passing after his death into the Royal Aragonese library, one of the greatest manuscript collections to have ever existedProvenance:1. Doubtless commissioned by Iñigo d’Avalos (c. 1420-1484, also Innigo, Innico, Enecus, Aenicus and Enyego, with his arms on frontispiece: “d’azzurro alla torre con tre torrette merlate d’oro, con la bordure composite di sedici pezzi alternate d’argento e di rosso”, note that the ‘alternative opinion’ for the same arms in another book of his now in the Houghton Library, kept in their curatorial file for the volume and repeated by the Schoenberg database, is to an outdated and erroneous report). The present volume was most probably produced to set the letters of “Christophorus modoetiensis” (most probably the Milanese intellectual and Franciscan author, Christoforo Pisanello) to Iñigo, each a work of humanist scholarship in itself, in an illuminated codex, alongside translations by Leonardo Bruni and Francesco Filelfo, which Christoforo may have presented to Iñigo. Iñigo served as close advisor and courtier to King Alfonso I ‘the Magnanimous’ of Aragon, Sicily and Naples, and acted as Neapolitan ambassador to the Visconti court at Milan. He was a Spaniard from a Castilian noble family, who came to Italy in the wake of Alfonso I, and rose quickly through his court. In 1435, he was stationed in the Visconti court, as one of two Aragonese officers ordered to protect Filippo Maria Visconti, and his links with the cultural life of Renaissance Milan endured long after this. On his return to Naples he was appointed commander of the Spanish troops, and in 1449 he became a royal ‘camerlengo’ (Grand Chamberlain), and in 1452 was given the lordship over the town of Monteodorisio. He continued in his offices under Alfonso I’s heir and successor, King Ferdinand I, from 1458. Iñigo warmly embraced the intellectual fruits of the Renaissance, and the access to rare books that his connections in the Neapolitan and Milanese courts brought. Vespasiano de’ Bisticci, the grand Florentine commentator on the Renaissance, gives a description of Iñigo and his library that is so close as to suggest that they knew each other personally. Iñigo, he says, was a bibliophile and a great commissioner of humanist books, who was “Dilettosi meravigliosamente di libri, et aveva in casa sua una bellisima libreria, tutti libri degnissimi di mano de’ piu begli iscritori d’Italia” (a most marvellous dilettante of books, and had in his house a beautiful library, with wondrous books by the hand of the principal scribes of Italy), and notes his books “tutto cio richiami ad un clima umanistico ben preciso” (all recalled a precise, humanistic atmosphere). He was a substantial patron of the arts, standing as protector to celebrated humanist scholars such as Pietro Candido Decembrio, Francesco Filelfo (who dedicated one of his Satyrae to him in 1453), and probably also Thomas Guardati of Salerno (who dedicated his twelfth novella to him and his twenty-first to Iñigo’s wife). In addition, his portrait was cast a medal c. 1449 by Pisanello (New York, Metropolitan Museum, Lehman collection, 1975.1.1299). 2. Most probably in the Royal Aragonese library in Naples from 1484: on the death of Iñigo d’Avalos, his library is reported to have passed into that institution (T. de Marinis, La biblioteca napoletana dei re d'Aragona, I, 1952, p. 41), one of the greatest collections of humanist manuscripts and Classical texts to have ever existed. Unfortunately, this library shared the vicissitudes of the dynasty who built it, and in 1496 it passed to the youngest son of Ferdinand I, Federico of Aragon (1452-1504). When he was forced to yield the kingdom to Louis XII of France in 1502, the library was removed from Naples, with parts of it purchased by Louis XII and Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460-1510), archbishop of Rouen. The substantial remnant remained with Federico, and passed in turn to Isabella del Balzo, his wife, who sold a number of water-damaged volumes to the humanist Celio Calcagnini in 1523. A final portion of over 300 books was shipped to Valencia in 1527 where she and her son had taken up residence. They were then slowly dispersed (see the Statius, Thebaid, Achilleid and Silvae from the Royal Aragonese library, sold in Sotheby’s, 10 July 2012, lot 27, on behalf of a Spanish private collection, and incidentally also wanting a number of illuminated leaves). The recorded volumes from the library of Iñigo d’Avalos are now scattered between Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and North America (see below). Text: The volume opens with an undated and evidently unpublished letter from “Christophorus modoetiensis” (see below) to Iñigo d’Avalos (fol. 1r), discussing the authors of the following two texts (as well as a host of other Greek authors) and the translators of those texts: Leonardo Bruni (here with the surname ‘Aretinus’) and Francesco Filelfo. This letter is in a fine humanist copy here, but seems to have accompanied an earlier gift of a book (perhaps the exemplar of this one). It signs off “Ex urbe Mediolanensi populosa”, ‘from the populous city of Milan' Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 24% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Lot 108
1954 Railway Cup - Leinster WinnersMedal: G.A.A., Football, a 9ct gold cross shaped Medal with pierced decoration, the obverse with central football, each point with enamel design Provincial arms, inscribed around edge "Inter-Provincial F'ball C'ship 1954', the reverse inscribed "Cuige Laighean" hall marked. (1)* Croke Park saw a record crowd of 49,023 spectators see Leinster claim the Football & Hurling Double in the Railway Cup
Lot 444
Edmond Fitzpatrick A.R.H.A. (fl. 1848-1883)"The Grattan Bellew Coursing Kennel," fine interior scene with eleven greyhounds, and with the owner at door, signed and dated on barrel in front right hand corner, O.O.C., approx. 51cms x 64cms (20" x 25") in contemporary gilt frame. (1)* Edmond Fitzpatrick of Freshford, Co. Kilkenny, studied at the Drawing School of Royal Dublin Society, where he won a medal in 1843. He exhibited in Ireland & England, and many of his drawings appeared in the "Illustrated Dublin Journal in 1862.
Lot 729
Stevenard à Boulogne, a champlevé enamelled carriage clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, with push repeat of the last hour at will, the platform lever escapement having a plain steel balance with an engraved balance cock as is typical of this maker, the backplate stamped to the lower portion Stevenard, H Ger W cien a Boulogne, some letters missing to read Stevenard, Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne, the white enamel dial having a repeat of the makers name, black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the early multi-piece case fully engraved with floral decoration, with side panels of engraved brass and two-tone blue inset enamel, height 17cms (handle up) 14.5cms (handle down).* Biography Pierre-Louis Stevenard, born 1801, was not only a clockmaker but a fine maker of automata and moving dolls, often incorporating the most ingenious mechanisms set within clocks. He was considered a master of his craft in France at this time and had an unsurpassed reputation. Between 1833 and 1842 he produced three most important pieces, each incorporating a miniature musician. At the Paris Exposition of 1878, at the age of 77, he showed two automata, The Physician and The Singing Lesson for which he was awarded a bronze medal. The Singing Lesson is illustrated and discussed in . Pierre-Louis Stevenard died in 1883.Reference: Automata, Alfred Chapuis and Edmond Droz, Pub. B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1938.
Lot 42
Great War Worcestershire Yeomanry Medal Pair, consisting of British War and Victory Medals, awarded to “42509. PTE. A. TURMEAN. WORC. YEO.”, also accompanied with an envelope addressed to his house in Birmingham with a small cut out photograph of the recipient in Uniform. Albert Turmean also served with the 1st County of London Yeomanry during the war.
Lot 43
Great War 18th (3rd City Pals) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, Attack on Trones Wood Casualty Medal Pair, consisting of British War and Victory medals awarded to “10221 PTE. H. TRUEMAN. MANCH.R.” Medals are housed in the original forwarding boxes. Private Harold Trueman was a resident of Ardwick, Manchester on the outbreak of WW1 and served with the 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (3rd City Pals Battalion) on the Western Front from the 18th November 1915. He was almost certainly with the battalion when they went over the top on the 1st July 1916, during their attack on Montauban. He was killed in action on the 9th July 1916 while repulsing a German counter-attack near Trones Wood. This was only two days after the battalion’s attack on the wood, costing many casualties, including the battalion commander. Harold Truman has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing.
Lot 45
Great War East Africa Medal Pair of Reverent Thomas Harold Hicks Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve, consisting of British War and Victory medals awarded to “634 VOL T HICKS NYASALAND V.R.” Medals are accompanied by a book written by Thomas Hicks titled “Hornbill Hill”. Accompanied by photocopied research from the Crockford’s Clerical Directory 1959-60, showing him as a member of the Clergy in East Africa. He is also mentioned twice in an article written by the Western Front Association relating to the conflict in East Africa, “Operations around Tunduru and the Mohesi River - For the next ten weeks Shorthose Column garrisoned, patrolled and skirmished in the Tunduru region against enemy forces led by Lieutenant Commander Jantzen. Intense patrolling took place and re-supply convoys of porters arrived from Nyasaland bringing much-needed shorts, puttees and wireless spare parts as well as food. Local Ruga Ruga irregulars were enlisted and often placed under the command of European members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve; prominent Volunteers supporting the column were 543 A Burnett & 634 T H Hicks who acted as supply buyers, Volunteer Hayter who led re-supply convoys, 472 J W Easterbrook (Intelligence Staff), 196 W G Manuel and J C Casson. In a contact on 10 September a 25-man patrol under Lieutenant N C Millman (South African Service Corps) discovered a German company camp and charged into it, routing the enemy who were there. For good work during this action 6892 Private Oyet Opia of No 3 Company received promotion.”, “On 14 November Volunteer Reverend Thomas Hicks of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve held a church service at Tunduru,”.
Lot 49
Selection of British Medal Groups, consisting of 1914-15 Star and Victory medal pair awarded to “10342. PTE. E. SMITH. CHES:R.”; British War Medal awarded to “20176. PTE. A.M. MORRIS. MANCH. R.”, accompanied by a City of Ceventry special constabulary medal named to “A MORRIS” as well as a 1919 masonic medal named to “BRO A. H. MORRIS”; British War and Victory Medal pair awarded to “438613. SPR. H.H. OWNE. R.E.”; Two Royal Red cross medals, named to “GLADYS TAYLOR” in original box name to Gladys Taylor; Silver War Badge, numbered “377425” to the reverse; 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence and British War medal, attributed to Pilot C B Romer, Coastal command. Accompanied by two photographs of the recipient.
Lot 52
Rare George VI Burma Police Medal Awarded to William James Barron District Superintendent of Police, Awarded for Service During the Mandalay Riots of 1938, bronze medal complete with its original ribbon and housed in red leatherette Royal Mint case of issue. Medal is named in the correct style “WILLIAM JAMES BARRON DIST SUPT OF POLICE”. Remains in very good condition. A report on his service held at the British Library gives the following details, “William Barron served with the Indian (Imperial) Police Service. He joined the service in 1921, held a variety of posts and gained wide experience. An officer of great physical courage and determination. A keen outdoor man and a good shot, keen on all kinds of field sports.” The report continues with details given by another officer, “I came to Burma with Mr Barron in 1921 on the same ship. His temperament which was most pleasant and normal in 1921 (and later in 1926 when I met him at home on leave), came to have become somewhat bitter in the course of the years but this did not detract from his general all round ability which was of high order, although it discarded sometimes a certain amount of forbearance on the part of colleagues and superiors. By his subordinates Mr Barron was held in great respect and awe, no one took and liberties with him. Mr Barron served with me as District Superintendent of Police when I was Deputy Commissioner, Mandalay in 1938. I cannot speak to highly of the magnificent work he did in the riots. His transfer from Mandalay on Political grounds embittered Mr Barron greatly. I recommended him for the Kings Police Medal but eventually after a lapse of 3 years he got only the Burma Police Medal – another disappointment”. William James Barron of Kineraig Greville Park Avenue Ashtead Surrey died 20th August 1944 at University College Hospital, Grafton Way, London WC1. The Burma Police Medal was instituted in 1937 and abolished in 1948. The award was given to both Burmese and European recipients, it is believed only 32 of the approximate 140 issued were to Europeans such as William Barron.
Lot 53
Inter-War Military MBE Medal Group of Six Indian Army Ordnance Corps, British War Medal “S-SGT. V. CREWS. I.U.L”, Victory medal, named to another man “S.COND. T.M.JOHNSON. I.O.D”, Defence Medal, British War Medal, 1935 Silver Jubilee Medal and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, named to “S-SGT. V. CREWS. I.O.D”. Medals are mounted for wear. Accompanied by matching set of miniatures and box for the MBE. MBE: London Gazette: 11 May 1937. Captain (Deputy Commissary) Viccars Crews, originally served with the 11th Lancers in India before transferring to the Indian Ordinance Department. Pre-WW2, he briefly served with the Tank Corps before transferring back to the I.O.D. He was awarded the MBE after retiring in 1937. He was only entitled to the British War Medal not the Victory medal.
Lot 55
WW2 River Gari (Rapido) Crossing 1944 Immediate Military Medal (M.M) Group of Five of Lance Corporal R H Bagley Royal Signals, the group consists of George VI Military Medal (M.M) awarded to “2371610 L CPL R H BAGLEY R.SIGNALS”, 1939-45 star, Africa star with 8th Army bar, Italy star and 1939-45 War medal. The medals are swing mounted for wear and accompanied by Bagley’s regimental cap badge. Signalman (L/Cpl) Robert Herbert Bagley was serving with the 8th Indian Division 13th Corps at the time of the award of the Military Medal. The award appeared in the London Gazette 7.12.1944, the citation / recommendation for the award was as follows: “On the night of 11-12 May 44 during the Gari River crossing operation L/Cpl BAGLEY R. Volunteered to remain alone with his wireless set at the Beach Signal Masters post, after his second operator had to be withdrawn suffering from shell shock. Besides operating his wireless set L/Cpl Bagley acted as telephone orderly, and on many occasions during the night crawled out of his slit trench to repair the telephone line himself despite constant and accurate shelling, mortaring and machine-gun fire. By his devotion to duty and complete disregard for his personal safety, L/Cpl Bagley maintained both line and wireless commn single handed during the most critical stage of the assault”. The crossing of the Gari river, otherwise known as the Rapido river was of vital importance to the success of the fourth and final battle for Monte Cassino. It was during the fighting on the Gari that Kamal Ram of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment was awarded his Victoria Cross. At 19 years of age, he was one of the youngest recipients of the VC during the Second World War.
Lot 56
A Fine WW2 London ‘Blitz’ Bomb Disposal British Empire Medal Pair Awarded to Charles Robert Small, Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Repairs Department for his Services in Assisting the Bomb-Disposal Squads of No. 7 Bomb Disposal Group, during the Blitz September 1940 – May 1941, where he assisted the Bomb Disposal Squads in hauling un-exploded bombs, and in the period assisted in defusing in total 16 German un-exploded bombs including a damaged and very unstable parachute mine on the 12th May 1941 in Ilford, where he “successfully drove his crane within 30 yards of the un-exploded bomb and attempted to crane the un-exploded bomb out… being unsuccessful, a Naval officer an small attempted to remove the casing of the mine with shears… and finally extracted the mine with the crane”. British Empire Medal, awarded to, “CHARLES ROBERT SMALL”, George VI Defence Medal un-named as issued. Medals swing mounted for wear and remain in good condition. BEM London Gazette: 13 February 1942: Charles Robert Small was employed as an Assistant Mechanical Engineer for the Ilford Mechanical Repairs Department, and was assigned to assist the Bomb-Disposal squads of the 7th Bomb disposal group an was awarded the British Empire Medal for the following events: “Since the commencement of intense bombing of London on the 7th September 1940, Mr. Small has been called upon by the Bomb Disposal Squads an the Naval authorities to assist in hauling out with the Mechanical workshops mobile crane – 4 x 1000KG UXB; 3 x 500KG UXB; 2 x 250KG UXB; 3 x 50 KG UXB; 4 x UX Parachute Mines. In all cases Mr. Small has displayed disregard for personal safety and outstanding courage in attaching the crane to the unexploded bomb or mine. In many cases, he has been called upon to operate the crane before any fuses have been withdrawn from the mine or bomb owing to the necessity of hauling the missiles into such a position that the fuses can be extracted. The most difficult UX Mine with which Mr. Small has been called upon to assist was the12th My 1941, at Sunnyside Road, Ilford, where the mine had fallen in the back garden without the parachute opening, with the consequence that the missile had become almost completely buried. Upon impact, the top of the mine had broken away revealing that it was not equipped with a magnetic unit, but before it was possible for the Naval Officer to remove the fuses and clockwork, it was necessary to bring it to the surface to give ease of access. The Naval officer and rating, with great courage, dug down to the bomb fuse on the mine and were able to remove the locking ring and attempt to withdraw the fuse. Owing to the damage to the casing, however, the fuse could not be extracted, although after great difficulty the gain was removed, at considerable personal risk, and the officer decided that before any further steps could be taken it would be necessary to bring the mine to the surface. Small drove the crane onto the footpath at a point approximately 30 yards from the mine and hitched a heavy chain on to the damaged fuse hole, in which the fuse was situated at an angle, and the other end to the pulley wheel of the crane, when an effort was made to withdraw the mine. So great was the suction of the mine in the ground that the front wheels of the crane were lifted from the ground, but the effort was without success. In view of the danger of digging round the mine after the action which had been taken, the Naval Officer and Small attempted to cut the casing of the mine with shears in order to complete the removal of the fuse but still without success. Finally, the Naval Officer and Rating dug further round the mine until it was sufficiently eased to enable the withdrawal to be completed by the crane, and when the mine was on the surface the clockwork and other fuses were removed before the bomb fuse was finally extracted by the Naval Officer by means of cutting the casing. Throughout the operation Small displayed great courage an appeared to ignore the danger which might have arisen from the rough usage which was given to the mine before the extraction of the fuses and had been completed.”
Lot 57
WW2 Royal Navy Medal Group of Five Awarded to Thomas Frederick Adcock Who Served Aboard HM LCT 427 on D-Day and Beyond, group consists of 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star with France and Germany Clasp, Burma Star, Italy Star and British War Medal. Group is accompanied by a considerable amount of paperwork relating to Adcock and his ww2 service, including photographs, his Royal Navy Service papers as well as personal letters to his wife and letters from his family living in Europe in the 1930s as well as letters about his family and the bombing of Coventry.
Lot 58
WW2 Royal Navy Medal Group of Six Awarded to Thomas David Allen Who Served Aboard HMS Nelson, group consists of 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star with rosette mounted to ribbon, Italy star, Defence medal and 1939-45 war medal. All medals un-named as issued. Accompanying the medals is a number of items of original paperwork, photographs, cap tally, etc. Thomas David Allen was born in Stonehaven, Plymouth on 9th February 1923. He volunteered for service in the Royal Navy on 19th April 1938. He served on various training ships and store establishments before joining HMS Nelson on 5th August 1939. He served on this ship for most of the war, only joining other shore establishments when the ship was being repaired. In July 1944 he joined the Torpedo Training School (HMS Vernon) and March 1945 HMS Victory. He continued to serve after the war and was released from service in 1953. His service record shows he volunteered for Submarine service on 31st October 1941.
Lot 59
WW2 Royal Navy ‘Channel Dash’ MID Medal Group of Six Attributed to Gunner Cyril Gerrard Holdsworth HMS Whitshed, group consists of 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star with a France and Germany Clasp, Africa Star with an North Africa 1942-43 clasp, Burma Star with Pacific clasp and a British War Medal With MID oak leaf. Medals all un-named as issued. Swing mounted for wear. The group is accompanied by photocopied research provided by the vendor attributing the group to Holdsworth. The MID appeared in the London Gazette 31 March 1942, “For daring and resolution while serving in HM Destroyers, Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gun Boats in daylight attacks at close range and against odds, upon the German Battle-Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the Cruiser Prinz Eugen.”
Lot 60
British WW2 Burma Campaign Medal Group of Four, consisting of 1939-45 star, Burma star, Defence medal and 1939-45 war medal. Medals are housed in the original OHMS card forwarding box addressed to Mr G Mayall 4 Abbots Rd Tewkesbury Glos; un-named WW2 British Campaign medal group of three consisting of 1939-45 star, Africa star and 1939-45 War medal swing mounted for wear; un-attributed WW2 British campaign medal group of five, consisting of 1939-45 star, Africa star with 8th Army bar, Italy star, Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal. Mounted onto card display backing; WW2 Admiralty issue Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal housed in OHMS forwarding box (address removed) and with Admiralty forwarding slip. (4 groups)
Lot 61
Quantity of WW2 British Campaign Medals, consisting of 2x 1939-45 stars, 2x Burma stars, 4x Africa stars, 4x Italy stars (one with MID oak leaf attached), 3x France and Germany stars, 5x George VI Defence medals, 8x 1939-45 War medals and George VI India 1939-45 Service medal. Various conditions. Some with ribbons. (29 items)
Lot 616
WW2 Royal Navy Commanders Peaked Cap Grouping Attributed to Paymaster Commander J R Cundall who served on HMS Royal Oak when she was attacked by German U-Boat U-47, fine example of a WW2 period Royal Naval commanders peaked cap having bullion embroidered officers cap badge on black mohair band, single row of bullion oak leaves to the peak. Quilted lining to the interior with Gieves Ltd tailors mark. Leather sweatband inked with owners name “CUNDALL”. Cap is housed in Gieves Ltd hat box addressed to Cundall when he was rank of Rear Admiral. Housed within the box are his bullion knotted dress aiguillettes and pair of uniform spats. Accompanying the items is his original midshipman’s tunic with gilt metal buttons. Born in 1878, John R Cundall served as a Lieutenant Paymaster during WW1 where he was awarded the 1914-15 star, British War medal and Victory medals. He rose through the officer ranks of the Royal Navy, becoming the Paymaster Commander on HMS Royal Oak. In 1939 HMS Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-47, out of a compliment of 1234 men and boys, 833 were killed. The sinking of the Royal Oak was used as a propaganda tool for the Third Reich and made a hero of the U-Boat commander Gunther Prien. Cundall continued to serve with the Royal Navy reaching the rank of Rear Admiral.
Lot 62
WW2 Campaign and Territorial Efficiency Medal Group of Five of Lieutenant L W Clements R.A.S.C, the group consists of 1939-45 star, France and Germany star, Defence medal, 1939-45 War medal and George VI Territorial Efficiency medal, “LT L.W. CLEMENTS R.A.S.C”. Medals come with tunic ribbon bar and three photographs of Clements in uniform; Accompanied by a un-attributed WW2 campaign medal group of five consisting of 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star, Italy star and 1939-45 War medal. The medals are swing mounted for wear and housed in fitted case.
Lot 63
George VI Regular Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal Awarded to Serjeant Sidney Charles Royal Engineers Who Was Taken Prisoner of War at the Fall of Hong Kong and Killed When Being Transported to Japan on the SS Lisbon Maru which was Sunk by US Submarine USS Grouper in 1942, George VI Army Long Service Good Conduct medal with Regular Army bar, named in the correct style to “1862399 SJT S CHARLES R.E.” The medal is housed in its original forwarding box. Accompanying the medal is photocopied research and a copy of the book “The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru – Britain’s Forgotten Wartime Tragedy” by Tony Banham. Sidney Charles was born on 13th April 1900 in Gillingham, Kent. His civilian trade is listed as Shipwright. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers in at Chatham on 9th June 1922. He served with various units of the Royal Engineers before being posted to 40th Fortress Company Royal Engineers in Hong Kong. He was reported missing and prisoner of war of the Japanese on Christmas day 1941. Charles along with 1,815 other British and Canadian prisoners, taken at the fall of Hong Kong were loaded onto the transport ship SS Lisbon Maru, and was on its way to Japan when it was attacked and sunk by the US Submarine USS Grouper with the loss of over 800 passengers, it was stated that some prisoners were shot by Japanese soldiers as they tried to escape the sinking ship. The Japanese did not mark the ship detailing that Prisoners of War were being transported so allied submarines had no clue as to the cargo on board. The book accompanying this medal details the event, it tells the story of many of the prisoners struggles with the Japanese soldiers who had no intention in trying to help them at first, it states that Sidney Charles was one of those men who managed to escape the ship but was eventually overcome by the water, “As Royal Engineer Sergeant Sidney Charles, born in Gillingham Kent on 13th April 1900, drifted away from his companions, he must have eventually realised that he would never see his wife, Alice, whom he had married in 1931, and son, David again.”
Lot 655
WW2 Royal Armoured Corps Officers Battle Dress, fine example of an officers tailored 1940 pattern battle dress blouse with open collar. Battle dress has regimental shoulder titles, 7th armoured division formation sign and arm of service strips to each arm. One arm only has the tank crew trade badge and service chevrons. Yellow backed rank insignia for Lieutenant Colonel. Medal ribbons for the Africa star, Defence medal and 1939-45 war medal above breast pocket. Interior remains in good condition and has the original label with date 1944. Good example overall.
Lot 66
WW2 Royal Marines & Devon Yeomanry Royal Artillery TA Medal and Paperwork Group of Sydney George Parker, the medal group consists of 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star, Italy star, 1939-45 War medal and Elizabeth II Territorial Efficiency Medal with two bars “10714841 WO CL 2 S G PARKER RA”. WW2 medals mounted for wear and Efficiency medal housed in box of issue. Accompanying the medals is a archive of photographs, paperwork and badges relating to his service in both the Royal Marines and Devon Yeomanry Royal Artillery. Amongst the paperwork is his named citation relating to the liberation of Norway. Sydney George Parker was born in Kensington, London on 9th July 1921. He served in the Auxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S) until 6th November 1940 when he enlisted in the Royal Marines. He served with Plymouth Division before serving on HMS Valiant, Malaya and Norfolk. He enlisted in the Territorial army in Tavistock on 7th May 1947 and served with the RA, RASC and later RCT.
Lot 660
Royal Navy Tunic of Captain Hugh Askew Corbett C.B.E, D.S.O, D.S.C Royal Navy, standard double breasted Royal Navy officers dress tunic with double row of gilt kings crown buttons. To the cuffs is rank lace for the of Captain in the Royal Navy. To breast are medal ribbons for C.B.E, D.S.O, D.S.C, Naval General Service medal, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star with rosette, Italy star and 1939-45 war medal with bronze MID oak leaf. To the interior pocket is the original tailors label. Remains in good condition. Hugh Askew Corbett was born in Stepney on 25th June 1916. His father was a Reverent who died of the Spanish Flu in 1919. He was educated at St Edmunds, Canterbury. In 1933 he joined the Royal Navy. His obituary gives the following details “At the outbreak of war Corbett was junior hand in Impulsive, but was soon appointed first lieutenant of Brazen. He was due to leave her to take a course in torpedo and anti-submarine warfare, but insisted on staying at sea. On 15 April 1940, while escorting a landing force to Harstad during the Norwegian campaign, Brazen and her fellow destroyer Fearless attacked the German submarine U-49. Five depth charges were dropped and the U-boat burst to the surface . All but one of the 42-man crew were saved, and while engaged in the rescue work Brazen picked up papers which gave the entire U-boat disposition for the German invasion of Norway. Corbett was mentioned in despatches. After Brazen was sunk off Dover by German aircraft on July 20 1940, Corbett served briefly as first lieutenant in the Hunt-class Tyndale, and in June 1941 he joined the newly-built Lookout, which took part in Arctic convoys, in Operation Ironclad (the occupation of Madagascar) and Operation Pedestal (to resupply Malta). Under a new commanding officer, in May 1943 Corbett took part in Operation Retribution, which prevented the escape by sea of German forces from North Africa to Sicily . Only a few hundred Germans escaped the blockade, and Corbett was awarded a DSC. In September 1943 Corbett was given command of Wheatland, and was at the Allied landings at Salerno until deployed to the Adriatic. On the night of November 1 1944, Corbett was in command of the Hunt-class destroyer Wheatland, leading the destroyer Avon Vale northwards through the shipping lanes inshore of the island of Lussino in the northern Adriatic. His mission was to prevent the evacuation of German troops from Dalmatia, and, keeping his ships hidden against the shadow of the land, he was watching carefully over the Quarnerolo Channel when he spotted two German corvettes, UJ-205 and UJ-208. Increasing to full speed, and lighting the channel with star shell, Corbett opened fire with four-inch guns at 4,000 yards, and in a fierce exchange quickly reduced one corvette to a wreck and blew up the other. Avon Vale had stopped to pick up survivors when a third German ship, the ex-Italian torpedo boat-destroyer TA-20, rounded a headland and opened fire before turning to flee. Corbett gave chase, and in a running fight sank TA-20. The action was over in half an hour, and 71 German survivors were pulled from the water that night and 20 more the next day. Corbett was awarded a DSO. He continued to serve in the Royal Navy during the post war years, being awarded the CBE in 1968. He retired from the Navy in 1969 and died in April 2012. See C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Arms, Armour & Militaria Sale 1/11/2017 for another tunic belonging to this officer.
Lot 666
Scarce State of Prussia Silver Volunteers Medal War of 1813-14, silver circular medal having Imperial Prussian eagle to the centre above “S.P.Q.F.”, around “GOTT SPRACH ES WERDE LICHT UND ES WARD LICHT”. Reverse the centre has “FUR DEUTSCHLANDS BEFREIUNG 1813. 1814” and around “SCHAAR DER FREIWILLIGEN VON FRANKFURT AM MAIN”. Medal has fixed loop suspension. Generally good condition, some contact marks.
Lot 7
Victorian Crimea Campaign Medal 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, with two clasps Alma and Inkermann, medal named in regimental depot style to, “..76 JOHN JARVIE 71. Hd……”. Medal heavily polished & contact marks. Naming partially rubbed & old lead solder repair to suspension. Comes with a photocopy of the original medal roll identifying the recipient as 3476 John Jarvie, 71st Foot (Highland Light Infantry).
Lot 72
General Service Medal 1918-62 Royal Air Force, single clasp example, Cyprus, awarded to “4146324 CPL J D G C JONES RAF”. Medal remains in good condition. Accompanied by George V Special Constabulary medal with two bars, Great War 1914-18 and Long Service 1929, awarded to “JOSEPH H ATKINSON”; Elizabeth II Special Constabulary medal with single bar Long Service 1964 awarded to “JAMES W MANSEY”. (3 items)
Lot 75
MBE Medal Group of Eleven Awarded to Major Thomas William Beard Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters, Late Suffolk Regiment, Royal Lincolns and Anglian Regiment, the medal group consists of MBE (Military), Indian General Service medal 1936-39 with single clasp North West Frontier 1937-39 “5826233 L/CPL T BEARD SUFF R”, 1939-45 star, Burma star, France & Germany star, Defence medal, 1939-45 War medal, EIIR General Service Medal 1918-62 with single clasp Malaya “5826233 W.O. C.L 2 T W BEARD R LINCOLNS”, EIIR General Service Medal 1962-2007 with single clasp South Arabia “MAJOR T W BEARD R ANGLIAN”, 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation medal and Elizabeth II Regular Army Long Service Good Conduct medal “5826233 SGT T W BEARD R LINCOLNS”. The medals are mounted into a glazed frame, which they can be removed from. Accompanying the medals is an archive of photographs, paperwork, framed and glazed bestowal document for the MBE dated 21st December 1979, case for the MBE, presentation pieces and a folder full of letters of congratulations on the award of the MBE from fellow officers who served with Major Beard during his career in the British Army, one interesting letter is on headed paper of Lieutenant Colonel P F Walter MBE MC Special Air Service (S.A.S), in which he comments about the award of the medal, “How many does that make? 11! And you must just about be the only person still serving with the IGSM!” referring to the Indian General Service Medal which he was awarded for service on the North West Frontier prior to WW2. Accompanying the medals is the official recommendation for his award, “Major Beard enlisted into the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1935. He served on the North West Frontier of India before the Second World War and during the war saw further active service in Burma and in the campaign in North West Europe. In 1959 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant (Short Service) and two years later he was selected for a Regular (Quartermaster) Commission. He retired from the active list of the Regular Army as a Major in 1967. In March 1971 on the sudden expansion of the TAVR he rejoined the Army to become the Quartermaster of 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment on consolidated rates of pay, which appointment he still holds. As a soldier and as Quartermaster of this Battalion his performance has always been outstanding. After any inspection of any of his areas of responsibility whether it is vehicles, weapons, radios, messing, barracks or clothing accounts, the staff reports are first class. The service he provides to the battalion is faultless. A further two years have passed since this recommendation was last made during which time a further series of staff inspections has resulted in excellent reports. Annual camp has also taken place and despite severe staff shortage Major Beard provided perfect Q support to the Battalion, and to young soldiers he represents all that is best in the tradition of the Regimental Officer, being always kind, firm and fair in his dealings with all. In addition to the fulltime, demanding work as Quartermaster of an Infantry Battalion he takes a very active part in the affairs of his old regiment, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. He is fit and active despite his age 61, would appear to relish further years of service, and as his Commanding Officer I could not wish for a more efficient Quartermaster. Public recognition of this outstanding record of service would seem to be very long overdue.” This group is being sold by family descent, please see lot --- and --- for swords which belonged to Major Beard.
Lot 79
Austrian Empire Military Merit Cross 3rd Class, in gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon having crossed swords; Austrian WW1 Kaiser Karl Cross with ribbon; Austrian Defence of the Tirol medal; Bulgarian Civil Merit medal in box; Royal Bulgarian Military Order for Bravery 4th Class with screw back post and brass dish with makers details; Romania Loyal Service Medal 2nd class with Swords; Romanian Crusade Against Communism medal; Italian War Merit Cross housed in the original box of issue; Spanish Civil War Victory Uprising Military medal. Various conditions. (9 items)
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