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Lot 123
A Second World War Chindit medal group, that of Richard James Hart, Royal Signals, comprising campaign medals in issue carton, together with an extensive photograph and document archive, including a photograph album covering the period 1941-1945 and service in North Africa and the Far East, the 1944 publication The Chindits, 1944, Part One, and numerous autographed and other documents pertaining to the Special Force Dramatic Society etc
Lot 125
A Second World War 26th Hussars / Chindit campaign medal group, that of Y7942712 L/Cpl Allan Smith, B Squadron, XXVI Hussars, including Pay Book and Permanent Pass, a quantity of Airgraphs and postcards, an album and loose photographs, an embroidered "ditty" bag, two Chindit formation signs and a shoulder title, silk escape map, and a number of post-War items including veterans' association badges, beret, photographs and ephemera
Lot 131
A Great War campaign medal group, comprising a 1914-15 Star trio to 75036 Pte Harry Brew, 29th Canadian Infantry, including cap and other badges, portrait and unit photographs, a large quantity of Field Service Postcards and other correspondence, together with the Canadian Expeditionary Force Death Certificate of 16406 Private Arthur Brew, 7th Battalion [A recent newspaper cutting accompanying the lot, "entitled 100 Years Ago" reads "The Brew Family and the War. Private Harry Brew, son of the late Mr Robert Brew, clogger, Irish Street, Whitehaven, is 29 years of age, and has been in the trenches for about five months. Private Arthur Brew is another son of the late Mr Brew. He emigrated to Canada seven years ago, and enlisted within two hours after England had declared war against Germany. He was last seen in the trenches on April 24, 1915. He has now been missing for about nine months. He is 24]
Lot 137
A Second World War operational parachutist qualification wing with Special Operations Executive provenance, that of 2352299 Acting Sergeant Thomas Edward Handley, Royal Signals. [Provenance: by descent to vendor. These rooms having sold Handley's Military Cross in 2014] Serving with the Royal Signals from 1940, it is believed Sergeant Handley was an early volunteer for Commando and operational paratroop training. While serving in the Middle East he was recruited by the Cairo office of Special Operations Executive. In 1943 he took part in Operation Locksmith, a mission intended to block the Corinth Canal. The four man operation was led by Lieutenant Commander C M B Cumberlege, DSO and bar, Royal Navy Reserve. The operation's objective was to sink heavy shipping by means of magnetic mines, thus creating block ships. In January the team was landed in uniform by submarine near Poros, Greece, with over two tons of munitions and explosives. While Handley maintained communications with Cairo, ultimately Cumberlege and one other, despite interventions by Italian and German forces, managed to deposit the mines as intended. However it appears the explosives either failed to detonate, or were otherwise ineffectual, as no major vessels were sunk. Thereafter the team faced treachery from hostile locals, and were ultimately involved in a fire fight with a German patrol which resulted in the capture of one of their radios, complete with secret code books. The detail of what transpired next is unclear, however it is known is that Handley received a message, almost certainly sent by the Germans using the captured wireless set, advising the team of a rendezvous with a Royal Navy submarine. The meeting was a trap which finally lead to the capture of the SOE personnel. Whilst his comrades were sent to prison at Athens, it appears Handley under duress was forced by the Germans to send false messages back to SOE Cairo. However Handley, at great personal risk, managed to insert covert 'tells' into these communications alerting Cairo of his compromised situation. Upon being 'caught at his own game' [taken from the recommendation for Handley's MM] he too was sent to Athens. The men were brutally treated, though contrary to Hitler's infamous 'Commando Order' that captured Allied commandos be summarily executed, they were taken to Germany and ultimately imprisoned in the Zellenbau of Sachsenhausen concentration camp. There they were murdered in early 1945. Handley was awarded the Military Medal while a prisoner of war. An extract from the recommendation for the award reads 'Without consideration of his personal safety, he took a grave risk the whole time in deliberately hoodwinking the enemy in a manner which has in other cases resulted in the immediate shooting of the operator."
Lot 689
Elsie Margaret Stones (known as Margaret Stones) AM MBE (Australian, b.1920) Tulipa Eicheevi, botanical study, watercolour, pencil signed, entitled verso "Tulipa Eicheevi, F&S 680, Coll. Turkey, Drawn 16.3.61", framed and mounted under glass, 23 x 15 cm Australian botanist Margaret Stones worked as principal contributing artist to "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" from 1950 to 1981 and produced more than 400 watercolour drawings for the publication. Her work is widely regarded and in 1957 she was commissioned to prepare a set of floral designs for Australian postage stamps. During her career Stones worked closely with pioneer researcher in plant embryology and cytology Winifred Curtis between 1967 and 1978 and provided the illustrations for "The Endemic Flora of Tasmania". She was awarded a silver Veitch Memorial Medal in 1976 and a gold Veitch Memorial Medal in 1985 by the Royal Horticultural Society. Stones has two genera named after her, "Stonesia" and "Stonesiella".
Lot 74
Taxidermy: A Rare Large Cased Diorama of Birds of Prey Endemic to Africa, circa 1865-1880, by Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35 Bishopsgate, Without, a collection of various Birds of Prey comprising a pair of Rock Kestrels, African Marsh Harrier on a Burchell's Coucal prey, African Barn Owl, Jackal Buzzard, Black-winged kite, Black Harrier, Juvenile Steppe Buzzard on a Bokmakierie (Bushshrike) prey, all beautifully mounted within a natural setting of faux rock work, ferns, tall grasses and fauna, set against a painted evening sky back board, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass floor standing display case, 158cm by 42.5cm by 108.5cm, taxidermists full paper trade label to interior bottom left of case Prize Medal 1862, Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35, Bishopsgate, Withoutcase exterior has been fully re-painted black, small ingress of leaked paint to upper back inside right of case interior, the plinth base it would have originally sat upon is missing, Rob
Lot 75
Taxidermy: A Rare Large Cased Diorama of Birds Endemic to Africa, circa 1865-1880, by Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35, Bishopsgate, Without, comprising to the centre a pair of Secretarybirds stood above a coiled snake prey, a Northern Black Korhaan stood upon a faux rock ledge above, and a Cape Crow to the left perched upon a lichen and moss encrusted branch, all beautifully mounted amongst faux rock work, ferns, tall grasses and fauna, set against a painted evening sky back board, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass floor standing display case raised on a plinth base, 155cm by 41.5cm by 114cm, taxidermists full paper trade label to the interior bottom left of case Prize Medal 1862, Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35, Bishopsgate, Withoutexterior of case has been re-painted, small ingress of leaked paint to back upper interior panel where re-painting has come through, Rob
Lot 76
Taxidermy: A Rare Large Cased Diorama of Birds Endemic to Africa, circa 1865-1880, by Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35, Bishopsgate, Without, comprising a pair of Juvenile Black Storks, and a Blue Crane, all beautifully mounted amongst faux rock work, ferns, tall grasses and fauna, set against a painted evening sky back board, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass floor standing display case raised on a plinth base, 155cm by 41.5cm by 113.5cm, taxidermists full paper trade label to the interior bottom left of case Prize Medal 1862, Ashmead & Co, Naturalists, 35, Bishopsgate, Withoutexterior of case has been re-painted, front glass panel has been re-placed at some point, area of damp ingress to upper left interior of case and ingress of leaked paint from outside of case due to re-painting of exterior, Rob
Lot 106
A First World War trio of medals awarded to 124 Cpl. W.C. Lowe. Army Cyclist Corps, including a 1914-1915 Star, 1914-1918 Medal and a Victory Medal, together with a Victory Medal and 1914-1918 Medal awarded to 72534 Pte. F Sheppard Royal Fusiliers*See Lot 114 for civilian medallions awarded to W.C. Lowe
Lot 114
A group of medallions awarded to W.C. Lowe including two silver examples for the Institute of Clayworkers, an Agricultural General Engineers medal, a 9ct gold Bowling pendant, 5.4 grams, together with various other medallions and an 18ct gold ring, 4 grams*See Lot 106 for military medals awarded to W.C. Lowe
Lot 174
A cased pair of medals including The Indian General Service Medal with the Bura 1885-7 clasp and The Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith and Cape Colony *Recipient rubbed clear but the presentation case bearing an attribution to 707 Pte Henry James Hutchings (1868-1901)
Lot 230
An X-Box games console, contained in a Play Station 3 box, two controllers and a quantity of games including Rainbow 6, 3 Rally Fusion, Max Payne, Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, Pirates of the Caribbean, Medal of Honour European Assault and similar This lot MUST be paid for and collected, or delivery arranged, no later than close of business on Tuesday. Please do not bid if you are unable to comply
Lot 11
BERLIN OLYMPICS: A rare printed oblong 12mo card booklet containing six ticket stubs for the athletics events of 2nd - 9th August at the Berlin Olympiade 1936. Each ticket depicts the Olympic Stadium overprinted with Leichtathletik, the date, time of the event, ticket price and ticket number, the left edge giving further details of the entrance, block and seat number, together with a perforated portion to the right edge indicating the valid date and seating block, all of which are either partially or completely torn out. A small hole to the front cover, dust toning and light age wear. G Over 650,000 tickets were sold for the athletics events during the 7-days period it was being held, and it was during these events on the 3rd August that Jesse Owens won his gold medal in the 100mts dash, then on the 4th he won a gold medal in the long jump, on the 5th he won a gold medal in the 200mts sprint and on the 9th Owens won his fourth gold medal in the 4 x 100 sprint relay. Owens' record-breaking performance of four gold medals was not equalled until Carl Lewis won gold medals in the same events at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Lot 12
OLYMPICS: Selection of vintage signed album pages, signed pieces, a few photographs etc. (each neatly laid down to album pages) by various athletes, swimmers etc., most of whom participated at Olympic Games, some of them medal winners, including Sydney Wooderson, Johnny Weissmuller, McDonald Bailey, Arthur Wint, Bill Nankeville, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Mel Patton, Catherine Gibson, Harrison Dillard, Roy Cochran, Guinn Smith, Jeanette Altwegg etc. Most of the pages have small attached newspaper portraits etc., and many are neatly annotated in ink in the hand of a collector. A few with tape stains to the left edges, not affecting the signatures, G to VG, 14
Lot 230
VICTORIA CROSS: Signed 9½ x 8 ½ Commemorative Cover, neatly trimmed front panel only, issued for the Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen, individually signed by seven Victoria Cross recipients, most for their actions during World War II, comprising Leonard Cheshire, John Cruickshank, Norman Jackson, Roderick Learoyd, Bill Reid, Leonard Trent and F. M. F. West. Each have individually signed with their names alone in blue and black inks beneath images of aircraft and a colour illustration of the Victoria Cross medal appears at the centre. About EX
Lot 236
DREXLER HENRY CLAY: (1901-1924) American Navy Ensign, Medal of Honor winner for his actions during a fire onboard USS Trenton in which he lost his life. Signed slim printed 4to piece, neatly trimmed from the United States Naval Academy year book, 1924, the page depicting Drexler in a head and shoulders pose above a witty résumé. Signed in fountain pen ink with his name alone across the printed text. The signature is faded although still legible. To the foot of the page is written Killed in explosion of turret aboard Cruiser Trenton 1926 in the hand of a collector. VG In October of 1924, while Trenton was conducting gunnery drills, powder bags in her forward turret exploded, killing or injuring every member of the gun crew. During the ensuing fire Ensign Drexler and Boatswain's Mate First Class George Robert Cholister attempted to dump powder charges into the immersion tank before they detonated but failed. Drexler was killed when the charge exploded, and Cholister was overcome by fire and fumes before he could reach his objective. Both men were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Lot 237
WOOD LEONARD: (1860-1927) United States Army Officer, Medal of Honor winner for his actions whilst carrying dispatches in hostile Indian country and in the pursuit of Geronimo's band. Brief T.L.S., Leonard Wood, one page, 4to, Chicago, 23rd July 1920, to Mr. LeFerver. Wood acknowledges the receipt of his correspondent's letter, continuing, 'I am sending you a photograph today as you request.' Some minor stains to the left edge and a small tear to the right edge, otherwise G
Lot 238
MCGONAGLE WILLIAM: (1925-1999) United States Naval Officer, Medal of Honor winner for his actions while in command of the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on 8th June 1967 during the Six-Day War. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting McGonagle in a half-length pose, in naval uniform and wearing his Medal of Honor. Signed in bold black ink to a light area of the image. Together with a T.L.S., William L. MacGonagle, one page, 4to, Escondido, California, 8th August 1994, to Steve Keyser, on the printed stationery of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. McGonagle informs his correspondent that he has received their letter and has signed their copy of the book Assault on the Liberty and autographed a photograph, adding, 'I am also enclosing an extract from “Above and Beyond - A history of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam” that you may find interesting' and the postscript, in part, 'Thank you for your service to our country too…' in his hand. Also including a T.L.S., W.L. McGonagle, one page, 4to, Escondido, California, 8th August 1994, to Tex Powell. McGonagle thanks his correspondent for the clipping about the three Medal of Honor recipients from University of Redlands. Neatly trimmed at the foot. Further including a black ink signature ('William L. McGonagle') on a 12mo card. VG, 4
Lot 239
MEDAL OF HONOR: Small selection of signed pieces and a T.L.S., by various American Marine Corps Officers who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of valour, comprising Wendell Cushing Neville (Upper portion of T.L.S., stating, in part, 'This letter will be considered as your honorable discharge from the Marine Corps Reserve as a second lieutenant (provisional) in Class 4', 16th May1922, on the printed stationery of Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps), Smedley Butler (to a piece, evidently being the conclusion of a letter) and David Porter. G, 3
Lot 240
MEDAL OF HONOR: Small selection of signed cards, A.Ls.S. and a T.L.S., by various American soldiers who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of valour, comprising George Shaw (A.L.S., in part, 'It may interest you to know that the Medal of honor was won by me in May 1903 whilst serving as a Lieutenant 27th U.S. Infantry under the command of the then Capt. John J. Pershing 15th U.S. Cav. U.S. Army at Lake Lanao… and was awarded on his personal recommendation.' 19th August 1944), Frank Anders, Albert Mills (T.L.S., in part, 'As the time is near at hand when the Military Committee of the house will take up the consideration of the Military Academy Appropriation Bill, I write to ask your special interest in it this year and your strong influence with your colleagues in bring about legislation of much importance to the welfare of the Academy', 13th January 1900, to Hon. William Sulzer, House of Representatives, on the printed stationery of West Point Military Academy), Frederick Funston (A.L.S., some water damage to the left edge) and Charles Roberts (2). Most are accompanied by the original envelope. G to VG, 6
Lot 241
MEDAL OF HONOR: Small selection of signed cards and an album page by various American Naval Officers who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of valour, comprising Richmond Hobson (2), William Badders (signed card, accompanied by the original envelope and a press cutting describing Squalus submarine disaster), Julius Townsend (signed card, accompanied by the original envelope and two press cuttings) and Harry Huse. With some minor discolouration, evidently caused by the newspaper cuttings, otherwise G, 5
Lot 571
Westminster Collection, The Pounds, Shilling and Pence collection, together with the UK Brexit set, the WW II Anniversary coin and replica medal set, The Battle of Britain 50p trio, the Datestamp UK WWI set and the Royal Mail Arnold Machin philatelic commemorative set, all boxed with certificates (6)
Lot 648
A Second World War Military Medal group awarded to Lance Sergeant G P Leonard, The QUEEN'S ROYAL SURREYS 7368885 together with The 1939-45 Star, The Africa Star (8th Army), The Italy Star, The France and Germany Star, The Defence Medal and the 1939-45 medal (7), together with the matching miniature group, which also includes The Faithful Service medal (8) Footnote: CITATION FOR GRANVILLE PATRICK LEONARD: Sergeant Leonard at GRAZZANISE on the night of 14th October 1943 was a member of a fighting patrol sent across the Volturno River with the object of discovering the enemy positions on the opposite bank. As soon as the patrol was across, it came under heavy fire and in attempting to close with the enemy the patrol commander was killed. By this time further enemy posts had opened fire, including MG's, and immediately taking command of his patrol, Sgt Leonard organised its withdrawal to the river bank. In order to do this he first posted his men as best he could to hold the enemy, then he himself ran back to the river bank and called for covering fire. Returning to his patrol he was the whole time under heavy fire from about 10 MG's which were firing in all directions. He succeeded in withdrawing his patrol to the river with one casualty, a man severely wounded, who was carried by the Sgt himself. Owing to the strength of the current, it was impossible to return by boat, and a lifeline had to be formed to get the patrol back. Sgt Leonard remained on the enemy bank with one man, giving covering fire whilst the remainder of the patrol crossed the river, and when all his men were safely across, he picked up the wounded man and, assisted by the life line, passed safely across. He was slightly wounded and dropping with fatigue but absolutely refused to be evacuated. As a result of this patrol, valuable information concerning the enemy's defences was obtained. Sgt Leonard's gallantry and powers of leadership were beyond praise, and his extraordinary display of courage, determination and endurance resulted in the extrication of his patrol from an extremely difficult situation.
Lot 653
War medals to Lt Col S A Earl, in original boxes: 1914-15 Star to 2995 L. Sjt Earl, S. Staffs R. BWM and Victory medals to 2nd Lieut Earl, and Defence medal named to Lt Col Earl; also his named silver Masonic medal and 1953 Coronation medal. Also included are Defence and War medals to D G M Earl (unnamed). Also a Silver Jubilee 1977 gilt medallion and 41 various ERII commemorative crowns, and a few other small coins
Lot 474
Medals - World War I pair awarded to S-36411 Private C.J.Hartley Rifle Brigade together with his discharge certificate dated 6th March 1919 and certificate noting the award of the War Badge for services rendered, together with World War II medals 1939-45 War Medal, the Defence Medal 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star and the Kings Medal awarded by London County Council for attendance conduct and industry during the year awarded to G Hartley 1911-12 Condition:
Lot 276
A Collection Of Costume Jewellery Silver Items And Medals A varied lot to include, large Chinese jadeite necklace, gold tone flower necklaces, boxed goldtone watch with crystal set bezel, crystal set chronograph watch and 1930's cocktail watch. Also, two reproduction Art Nouveau miniature plated photo frames, various commemorative coins, crystal set butterfly brooch and boxed, crystal set cross pendant. Finally, an antique vesta case in white metal with embossed Geisha detail, boxed Tug Of War medal dated 1925, boxed antique silver tone and copper medals and boxed, hallmarked silver and enamel medal, Madras Naval Tournament 1925 -26.
Lot 4
Victorian Period Good Quality Open Faced - Key wind Pocket Watch, with Ornate Silver Dial, Serial No 2561 to Movement. Hallmark Chester 1893, Features a Secondary Dial, Silver Markers, Large Fancy Dial. Working Order. Comes Attached to a Heavy Silver Albert Chain with Attached T-Bar, Fob, Medal and Coin. All Items In Good Condition. Weight of Albert Chain and Attachments 103.5 grams.
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