*The Extremely Rare Great War Royal Naval Division D.C.M. M.M. and Bar Group of 7 awarded to Chief Petty Officer James T. Marchant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Serving in the Hood & Nelson Battalions of the Royal Naval Division, he was recognised for his gallantry on three occasions during his service on the Western Front, being recommended for the D.C.M. on 21 August 1918 at Achiet-Le-Petit for storming and capturing a machine gun nest, and attempting to capture another during which he was severely wounded. He later served with the Australian Navy in WW2. An extremely rare combination of gallantry medals for a Royal Naval Division group, and this a unique combination of medals and awards to the R.N.D., comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (TZ-2118 C.P.O. J. Marchant. M.M Hood. Bn: R.N.V.R.); Military Medal, G.V.R., with second award bar (TZ-2118 P.O. J. Marchant. Nelson Bn: R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (KP.844 J. T. Marchant, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (T.Z.2118 J. Marchant. C.P.O. R.N.V.R.); War Medal, 1939-45 (N74834 J. Marchant); Australian Service Medal, 1939-1945 (N74834 J. Marchant); Group swing-mounted in two parts, the first three, and last four, each on bar with reverse brooch pin, lightly polished, toned, very fine, and a rare and unique combination to the Royal Naval Division (7) D.C.M.: London Gazette: 16 January, 1919 – ‘When the advance of the company was held up by severe machine-gun fire at Achiet-le-Petit on 21st August, 1918, he displayed great gallantry and initiative in rushing the machine gun and capturing the crew. Later on while bombing another machine gun he was severely wounded, but declined to leave his men until he fell exhausted by loss of blood, and had to be carried from the field of battle. He set a splendid example to his men.’ M.M.: London Gazette: 9 July 1917 Bar to M.M.: London Gazette: 19 March 1918 (original recommendation reads as follows) – ‘[From Lt. W. D. Wellwood, O.C “A” Company, to C.O. of Nelson Battalion] On the morning of the 30th December 1917 when moving up to the counter attack he went forward during a halt and found the enemy in possession of the remainder of the trench; he came back and warned me and taking four O.R’s with him he moved them out to the flanks, carried out a rapid fire causing the enemy to keep low whilst the Company withdrew to a suitable situation and got some bombs. During the day his valuable assistance to the wounded saved many lives and when any casualty occurred he was on the spot immediately rendering assistance. In the attack in the afternoon his conduct was also splendid as he kept running up and down the line under a heavy barrage and machine-gun fire, keeping the men in touch and extended properly and encouraging them all by his splendid example. I trust that Chief Petty Officer will receive due recognition of his splendid work.’ Chief Petty Officer James T. Marchant was born 30 July 1890 at Spennymoor, County Durham, was later a resident of Ushaw Moor, County Durham. He worked for a time as a Miner before joining the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve as an Ordinary Seaman on 30 November 1914, and was quickly added to the ranks of the new 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. After an initial period with the Chief Military Instructor’s Staff involved with training at Crystal Palace, he was promoted to Leading Seaman on 16 April 1915, and then to Petty Officer on 17 November 1915. During 1916 his service records indicate that he moved between the various R.N.D. battalions and units with some regularity, largely behind the front lines, however he soon found himself in the thick of the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front from March 1917 onwards. He re-joined the Nelson Battalion of the Royal Naval Division on 26 February 1917, and during this time was recommended for his first Military Medal, received just a few months later in July. The timing of this award would appear to correspond to the various operations and actions which were taking place in the Ancre valley, where the Royal Naval Division saw heavy fighting in and around Miraumont, and was most likely awarded for the attack and capture of the Gavrelle Windmill (part of the Battle of Arras) soon afterwards. Later that year, the R.N.D. took part in the Second Battle of Passchendaele of late October / early November 1917 – widely recognised for its brutal fighting, endless enemy shelling, and appalling mud and rain. He was promoted to Chief Petty Officer on 19 November 1917, and was recommended for a bar to his M.M. for his gallantry on 30 December 1917 while serving with “A” Company of the Nelson Battalion, in gallantly attacking and clearing a trench during an enemy attack, and for rendering assistance to the wounded men of his company, saving ‘many lives’ in the process (a rare original ‘copy’ of this M.M. citation is included with this lot). After a short period of training at home, and two week’s leave, he returned to the Western Front, this time joining the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division on 14 April 1918. It was with this Battalion that he would earn his third gallantry award, the Distinguished Conduct Medal. During an attack upon German positions at Achiet-le-Petit on 21 August, 1918, he led an attack upon a machine gun post, in which he was able to silence it and capture its crew (typical German MG08 machine-guns had a crew of 4). On the same day, he attacked another machine gun, and while ‘bombing’ the position with grenades he received severe gunshot wounds to the right knee and one arm, but remained in action until he fell exhausted from blood loss. He was duly returned home to recover from these wounds at the Lord Derby Hospital Warrington, in Tidworth, and then at home in Ushaw Moor, receiving his medal on 31 January 1919. This marked the end of his military career in an active sense, resulting in his eventual discharge owing to disability on 8 April 1920. Emigrating to Australia after WWI and living at Tuggerah, New South Wales, he volunteered for WW2 service in the Australian Navy at Newcastle, New South Wales, on 18 June 1940. After nearly two years of service, reaching the rank of Staff-Sergeant, he transferred to the Citizen Military Force on 14 April 1942 (now aged 52) with whom he served out the remainder of the war until his discharge on 10 June 1945. Research suggests that only three similar D.C.M. M.M. and bar groups were awarded to the R.N.V.R. in WWI: one to CZ2047 Petty Officer J. G. Cowie, Hood Battalion, R.N.V.R. (his D.C.M. with two bars); one to TZ618 Chief Petty Officer W. Brown, Hood Battalion, R.N.V.R.; and the last to CH/S/1191 Corporal L. Insley, R.M.L.I. (Att. M. G. Bn.). The group offered here is unique, by virtue of its Australian WW2 entitlement. This group offered with some useful related research, officially reproduced documentation obtained from the M.O.D. in 1982, original ‘copy’ of the recommendation for his second M.M., and original ‘copy’ of his D.C.M. citation. Ex Glendining, 25 November 1992, lot 467
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*The ‘London Blitz’ George Medal awarded to Master William John Allum, Tug Master, Port of London Authority, for his ‘great initiative, resource and leadership’ shown on the River Thames during the very first night of the Blitz, on 7 September 1940. Allum, with his help of his deckhand, Allen, boarded a stricken vessel near the docks which had received a direct hit from an enemy bomb, going aboard and putting out several fires in an attempt to save the ship. He then, with the assistance of another tug, moved the damaged, flaming vessel away from the docks to a safe berth, comprising: George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st type (William John Allum.) with original ribbon and brooch pin; minor obverse edge knock at 6 o’clock, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine G.M.: London Gazette: William John Allum, Master, Tug, Port of London Authority (joint citation with Henry Edward Allen, Deckhand) ‘During a heavy air attack on the Docks the tug was putting out fires on barges and towing others out of danger. The tug Master ‘was hailed from a lifeboat by members of the crew of a motor vessel and informed that their vessel had been bombed and set on fire. Allum arid Deckhand Allen boarded her and having put out several fires commenced to play a hose on the stern of the ship which was threatened by fire from the dock-side. Allum decided that the vessel must be shifted. He accordingly called for and obtained volunteers from another vessel to go aboard to assist in the removal of the burning ship. Both tugs then proceeded to move her to a safe berth, Deckhand Allen going aboard and acting as dock pilot and directing the volunteer crew aboard. Allen was a member of the first crew of the tug who had remained on duty with the night shift. The conduct of the tug Masters and their Crews under circumstances of great danger is worthy of the highest praise and in particular Tug Master W. Allum displayed great initiative, resource and leadership. Deckhand H. E. Allen showed great devotion to duty as well as coolness and courage. Research suggests that Master William John Allum may have served with the Royal Navy during the Great War. A man of the very same name, born 25 July 1895 in Limehouse, London, joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 25 July 1913, remaining in service until his discharge on 7 January 1920, as an Able Seaman. It would seem likely, therefore, that this was the same man, serving with the Port of London Authority in WW2 during the Blitz, and that he has an additional WWI medal entitlement. William John Allum was awarded the George Medal for his courage on the first night of the London Blitz, which would continue for a further 56 nights. The first night of the Blitz saw vast fires catch fire along the various Thames docks, where quantities of timber, rum and sugar burned for several days (the Quebec Dock, in particular, was recorded as having the fiercest fire ever known in the UK). The Port of London Authority played an enormous and vital role in assisting with general organisation of the crucial Thames River and Estuary, providing emergency fire services to damaged ships and docks, in wreck and debris removal from the battered city, and in the bringing in of crucial food and supplies into the heart of London.’
*A Superb WW2 Blitz and ‘Bomb Disposal’ George Medal Group of 4 awarded to Lieutenant John Percy Walton, 22 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers, for his ‘deliberate and cold-blooded courage of the highest order’ in defusing large quantities of highly-dangerous, live and unexploded enemy bombs on numerous occasions, including at a Gasworks in Romford and a Cement Factory in Purfleet. During these occasions he performed this delicate and extremely dangerous work under ‘appalling conditions’ while deprived of sufficient breathable air, and often while enemy bombing raids were still on-going. He was killed six months later on 1st April 1942 while attempting to deal with and defuse a ‘Balloon Bomb’ near Great Wakering, comprising: George Medal, G.VI.R. (Lieut. John Percy Walton, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, 1939-1945; Group mounted on card for display, offered with original O.H.M.S. box of issue, a photograph of the recipient, Royal Society of St George certificate for the G.M., and a newspaper cutting from the ‘Manchester Evening News’ concerning the original sale of these medals at Sotheby’s; toned, extremely fine, and superb bomb disposal group (4) G.M.: London Gazette: 28.10.1941 – ‘For conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner’ Lieutenant John Percy Walton was granted an emergency commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 19 February 1940, and served with 22 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers. As recorded on the Royal Engineers Association Bomb Disposal Website: “Awarded for actions at the Gas Works, Romford, Essex on the 5th November 1940 and at Tunnel Cement Works, Purfleet, Essex on the 12th March 1941. Lt Walton working in the Colchester area had dealt with one hundred bombs, many before the raid was over. On 5th November, he dealt with four bombs in twenty four hours all Category A. Two of these were in the gas works, a third was inside a gas holder. It was a 250kg armed with a 17 and 50 fuze. He rendered it safe, the air conditions allowed him to work for only twenty minutes at a time. If the work wasn’t dangerous enough, an air raid was under way at the time. Due to his actions minimum damage was caused and services resumed quickly.” Tragically Lieutenant Walton was killed in action during another Bomb Disposal operation at Halfway House Marshes, near Great Wakering, on 1 April 1942, where he and a fellow bomb disposal engineers set off a ‘Balloon Bomb’. His assistant, Sergeant C. F. Bristow, G.M. (who had won his G.M. in the same events above) was wounded by the explosion, and died of his wounds three days later. Lieutenant Walton was buried at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire. The full citation of the incidents behind his award of the G.M.; written by Major-General G.B.O. Taylor (Director of Bomb Disposal Branch), tells a remarkable story of the recipient’s continued ‘deliberate and cold-blooded courage of the highest order.
*The Albert Medal awarded to Works Manager James Kennedy Chapman for saving the life of his colleague Thomas McCormack from the inside of an iron stoke hold tank in the steamer S.S. Cairngorm, at the Mercantile Dry Dock at Jarrow, on the River Tyne. He also attempted to save the life of another colleague, before he also was overcome and incapacitated by the same poisonous fumes on 27 November, 1908, comprising: Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ´Presented By His Majesty to James Kennedy Chapman For Gallantry in Saving Life At Jarrow on the 27th November. 1908´, tiny verdigris spots, otherwise nearly extremely fine Albert Medal: London Gazette: 23.7.1909 James Kennedy Chapman, joint citation with Thomas McCormack - ´On the 27th November, 1908, workmen were engaged painting the inside of an iron tank in the stokehold of a steamer lying in dry dock at Jarrow. Owing to the fact that very strong fumes were given off by the anti-corrosive paint or solution used the men were working in relays, each squad of three men being relieved after 10 to 15 minutes had elapsed. A workman named Graham was overcome by the fumes, and the chargeman, Archibald Wilson, sacrificed his life in endeavouring to save Graham. Thomas McCormack, who had already been affected by the fumes while at work in the tank, went to Wilson´s assistance, but was himself rendered insensible, and was rescued by James Kennedy Chapman, Works Manager at the Dock, who, having pulled McCormack out, re-entered the tank and endeavoured to save Graham, but was himself overcome by the fumes. The rescue of Chapman and Graham was eventually effected from the top of the tank. James Kennedy Chapman was born 3 February 1860 in Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland, the son of Alexander Chapman and Margaret Chapman (née Whitton). Research suggests that c.1885 he moved to the important shipbuilding town of Jarrow, then part of County Durham, but now part of Tyne and Wear. Working initially as a Boilersmith, by 1908 he was working as a Works Manager at the Mercantile Dry Dock Company. With the S.S. Cairngorm in dry dock for repairs in late November 1908, it was here that Chapman gallantly rescued his colleague Thomas McCormack, before then also attempting to save the original casualty, Alexander Graham, at which point he was himself incapacitated and saved by others nearby. Tragically, the first rescuer, Archibald Wilson, died as a result of his attempt to save Mr Graham. The various men had been working in 15-minute shifts whilst applying an anti-corrosive chemical (‘Ritchie’s’ bitumen paint) to the inside of the stoke hold tank – a vast iron tank 43 feet long, 14 feet wide, but only 3 feet high. Despite taking some precautions, the noxious fumes soon began to render each of them unconscious in turn. As recorded in the coroner’s report, considering the various acts of bravery: ‘Chapman showed the greater bravery. He entered the tank first; but apparently he was in a responsible position and therefore more was expected of him.’.´ Bearing these considerations in mind, both Chapman and McCormack were recommended for the Albert Medal, being presented with their medals by the King at Buckingham Palace on 22 July 1909, with a posthumous award of the same medal to the widow of Archibald Wilson. In addition to this, Chapman and McCormack were each also awarded bronze medals by the Carnegie Hero Trust Fund, and were entered into the Roll of Heroes. Chapman sadly died on 10 October 1925, and the Shields Daily News records that Chapman had been a deacon at the Ellison Street Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Bede Lodge of Freemasons. As such, Chapman did not therefore live to see his Albert Medal upgraded for a George Cross, whereas McCormack was able to, making this incident the earliest act for which the George Cross was subsequently bestowed. Ex Sotheby 1970, and Spink, 23 April 2009
*The Rare Gold Sea Gallantry Medal for Foreign Services awarded to Martin Valladares, who helped to save the lives of seven crew from the barque Minnie Graham, which had become wrecked upon dangerous ‘Hormigas’ rocks near Callao, Peru, on 24 February 1878, whilst en route from Valparaiso. Unable to safely reach the rocks from his own vessel, Valladares volunteered to swim out with a line from his rescue boat to the rocks, and remained until all of the remaining crew had been safely sent across the line and rescued aboard the S.S. Huacho, comprising: Board of Trade Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., small gold issue, For Gallantry and Humanity, with gilt suspension and top bar (Martin Valladares -1878.), engraved in upright capitals; a few light surface marks and hairlines, minor reverse edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine. The British barque Minnie Graham was built in Glasgow by MacDougall’s in 1870, and was owned by Messrs. Browne and Watson of Glasgow. Whilst en route from Valparaiso to Callao, it struck submerged rocks near Callao, upon which it was wrecked on 24 February 1878. It was here that Martin Valledares, a Peruvian national and crewmember of the recuse ship S.S. Huacho, earned his Sea Gallantry medal for saving the lives of seven beleaguered crew. The original citation for this award reads as follows: ‘Minnie Graham was wrecked on the Hormigas [Ants] rock near Callao, 24th Feb. 1878. Six of the crew made a raft and got on to the shore and communicated intelligence when the Peruvian Government and the P.S.N.Co. [Pacific Steam Navigation Company] sent each a ship to the assistance of the remainder (7). The surf preventing approach to the rocks, a seaman of the Co.’s vessel [S.S. Huacho] volunteered, and swam through the surf with a line, by means of which they were all dragged on board the ship’s boat. Valladares leaving the rocks last.’ The crew were subsequently removed to Lima, Peru. This lot offered with some useful copies of original archive entries and citations, the medal itself rare in gold, and possibly unique to a Peruvian national. Ex Morton & Eden, American Numismatic Society part 2, 26 October 2006, lot 1016
*A Rare Sea Gallantry Medal, Lloyd’s Medal and Great War Mercantile Marine Group of 4 awarded to Sydney W. Warren. He was awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal for his ‘extraordinary exertions’ alongside 14 other crewmembers of the S.S. Menominee while rescuing 23 men from the steamship Glendower during an Atlantic storm on 12 January 1899, comprising: Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large silver issue (Sydney Warren Wreck of the “Glendower” on the 12th January 1899), fitted with a silver scroll suspension and ribbon for wear; British War Medal (Sidney W. Warren); Mercantile Marine Medal (Sidney W. Warren); Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, small bronze issue (S. Warren. “Glendower” 12 Jan. 1899); Medals swing-mounted on card, contact marks and small edge nicks to first, generally good very fine (4) The S.S. Glendower, of Leith, was sinking in extremely high seas in the Atlantic Ocean when the S.S. Menominee, of Glasgow, under the command of Master Harry Bocquet, hove in sight and launching two boats succeeded in rescuing her crew (The Sea Gallantry Medal, pg. 277, by R. J. Scarlett, refers, referring to the original citation). The original citation also records in addition that ‘The weather was very bad, with very heavy sea, & the rescuers ran great risk.’ Sidney Warren, the Menominee’s Carpenter was awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in silver for Gallantry and £2, presented to him in London, as well as the Lloyd’s medal in bronze, for his role in the rescue. A total of 15 Sea Gallantry medals in silver were awarded for the rescue. He continued to serve during the Great War. Offered with some useful copied documentation, and a copy of the original citation.
*The Orders, Medals and Decorations awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel the Right Honourable Martin Michael Charles, Baron Charteris of Amisfield G.C.B. G.C.V.O. O.B.E. Q.S.O. P.C. Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he served as an officer in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in WW2 and saw action in North Africa during which time he was temporarily paralysed by ‘Nile Rheumatism’. Returning home to convalesce in October 1940, his hospital ship S.S. Yorkshire was subsequently torpedoed and sunk, seeing him cast adrift and then rescued before recuperating in Britain. Back in action in 1941, he took command of ‘A’ Company, 2nd Battalion, K.R.R.C., part of the 7th Motor Brigade, and fought in and around El-Alamein, Tobruk, Gazala and then in the Italy campaign. After the war he served as Head of Military Intelligence (G.S.I.) in Palestine 1945-46, and was fortunate to have not been present during the infamous King David Hotel bombing, which had targeted the offices of the senior figures of the British Administration. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and was a refined, charming and well-connected individual with a keen wit and sense of humour. He was appointed Private Secretary to H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and heiress presumptive to the British throne in 1950, and was the first to receive word from Britain of the death of King George VI during a visit to Kenya. Continuing to serve H.M. The Queen as her Assistant Private Secretary (1952-1972) under Sir Michael Adeane, and then as Private Secretary (1972-1977), the culmination of his role was his central involvement in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations of 1977. Upon his retirement in 1977 he became Provost of Eton College, and was appointed permanent Lord-in-Waiting and Life Peer as Baron Charteris of Amisfield, created on 7 February 1978, comprising: Orders and Decorations: The Most Excellent Order of the Bath (Civil Division), Grand Cross set of insignia by Garrard & Co., comprising sash badge, in silver-gilt, bearing hallmarks for London dated 1940, and breast star, in silver gilt and enamels, in fitted case of issue; The Royal Victorian Order, Grand Cross set of insignia by Collingwood, comprising sash badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, both numbered ‘952’ to reverse, in fitted case of issue; France, Legion d’Honneur, Grand Officer’s set of insignia by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, comprising officer’s breast badge in gold and enamels (minor enamel loss in lower part), and breast star in silver, both bearing hallmarks, in fitted case of issue; Medal Group: Queen’s Service Order, in silver and enamels, reverse engraved (Martin Michael Charles Charteris); with original box of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer’s breast badge, in silver; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with clasp ‘8th Army’; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, the latter with bronze M.i.D. spray of oak leaves; General Service Medal, 1918-62, single clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Major. M.M.C. Charteris. K.R.R.C.); Coronation Medal, 1953; Jubilee Medal, 1977; Group court-mounted with brooch pin by ‘John G. Southern – Military Tailor’, with associated riband bar, and a folder of official warrants of appointment, toned, extremely fine, and a rare combination of medals and awards to an important figure in modern royal history (16). O.B.E.: London Gazette: 13 June, 1946 M.V.O.: London Gazette: 1 June, 1953 (Coronation Honours) C.B.: London Gazette: 12 June, 1958 K.C.V.O.: London Gazette: 2 June, 1962 (Birthday Honours) K.C.B: London Gazette: 3 June, 1972 (Birthday Honours) G.C.V.O.: London Gazette: 1 January, 1976 (New Year Honours) G.C.B.: London Gazette: 11 August, 1977 Q.S.O.: London Gazette: 31 December 1977 Royal Victorian Chain: London Gazette: 7 July, 1992. Martin Michael Charles Charteris was born on 7 September 1913 at Halkin Place, London, the second son of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, and Lady Violet Catherine Manners. Educated at Eton College, and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 31 August 1933, being promoted to Lieutenant on 31 August 1936, and serving in the jungle in Burma in 1937. Soon after the outbreak of war in 1939, he was left temporarily paralyzed by a tropical virus (then called ‘Nile Rheumatism’) in Egypt, and in the process of returning back to Britain from Gibraltar to convalesce in October 1939, he was playing chess on deck with his Doctor when the hospital ship Yorkshire was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay. He was nearly drowned as he was dragged underwater, having only recently regained any strength at all after his paralysis. Somehow surfacing he was rescued by a life raft and eventually picked up (as recorded in his account published in the Sunday Express of 25 February 1940) by an American vessel. Being neutral at this stage in war, the American ship was carefully inspected by the U-Boat but was in the end left alone. After his recovery, he returned to active service in North Africa in 1941, taking command of ‘A’ Company, 2nd Battalion, K.R.R.C. – part of the 7th Motor Brigade. His battalion saw a great deal of fighting against Rommel’s famous Africa Corps in and around Tobruk, el-Alamein, and at the Battle of Gazala, with his unit fighting in direct support of British M3 Grant tanks. In one of his wartime letters, he wrote: ‘The Gazala Line was like a shield held out in front of Tobruk, El Adem, and the coastal communications; its right rested on the coast, but its left, as must always be the case in Libya, hung open and undefended in the great desert to the south. It seemed highly improbable that the enemy would sweep south of Hacheim with his armour. We went east pretty fast…It was like General Post. There were British columns and German ones, cannoning off each other like blindfolded people: you could see the lolloping Verey lights, and like a bass string accompaniment you could hear as a background to everything the grunting, coughing, mumbling of the Panzers rolling east…The battle swung to and fro and for many days hung in the balance; indeed at one time we came so near to a great victory that I can hardly bear to think of what might have been. For my own part, I swung to and fro with the battle. For several days I was around Hacheim, and was filled with admiration for the Free French. I was at El Adem, Knightsbridge, on the edge of the Cauldron, and for two wild days behind the enemy at Mteifel.’ He was promoted to Captain on 31 August 1941, and continued to serve in WW2, being mentioned in despatches on 24 June 1943, promoted to Major on 7 September 1944, to Acting Colonel on 27 January 1945, and Acting Brigadier on 27 February 1945. In his personal life at this time, he married Hon. Gay Margesson, the daughter of David Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson, on 16 December 1944, at Jerusalem. Returning to military service, it is likely his latter wartime career was spent serving in an Intelligence capacity. After a period of work as an Instructor at Haifa Staff College, he was appointed Chief of Military Intelligence (G.S.I) in Palestine between September 1945 and September 1946, which included a good deal of counter-terrorism work undertaken against the ‘Lehi’ Zionist Paramilitary Organisation (known in British circles as ‘the Stern Gang’). ....For further information please see the catalogue pdf on www.mortonandeden.com
*Record of British Naval Valour (Naval Victories), 1817, copper box medal, by Thomas Webb, with the reverse after Flaxman, head of Nelson left, rev., Bellona advancing across the sea; containing all twelve circular coloured roundels of naval actions with descriptive texts, of events from 1780 to 1816, published by Edward Orme, 1817, the inside of lid and base with monochrome print of a compass, 74mm (BHM 1056; Hardy 83; MH 508); contained within original red morocco case of issue, inscribed in gilt letters ‘RECORD OF BRITISH NAVAL VALOUR’, very slight trace of verdigris to obverse, most roundels connected by small amounts of old tape, otherwise extremely fine
Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, immediate award, disc and claw only (217041 R.Q.M. Sjt E. Loughman. Lab. C.); lacking scroll suspension, about very fine W.O. Class II Edward Loughman, of Gorton, Manchester, served initially with the Manchester Regiment in WWI, before later being transferred to the Labour Corps. His MIC confirms his entitlement to a BWM & VM pair, with a given address of Gaite bar, Bassin Soubet Stores, Boulogne, France. His name is also confirmed in ‘The Meritorious Service Medal: The Immediate Awards 1916-1928’ by McInnes.
Miniatures: *A Rare Miniature Group of 6 attributed to Herbert Shepherd, one time Japanese Consul in Buenos Aires, Argentina, comprising six dress miniatures, in silver, gilt and enamels, mounted with original ribbons upon a gold pin: Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie (this missing centre-piece); Japan, Order of the Rising Sun; Thailand, Order of the White Elephant; Japan, Red Cross Merit Medal; Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure; a rare combination of awards, one centre-piece lacking, otherwise good very fine (6)
*China, Republic, Order of the Golden Grain, Third Class neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, with original suspension including riband carrier, width 63mm, generally very fine, with neck riband in original cloth-covered case of issue including name of the medal (case with small front section detachedc and missing)
*China, Republic, Warlords: Yunnan Province, Tang Ji Yao, Second Class Order breast star, circa 1922, in silver-gilt, of hollow, high relief construction with a central orange stone, reverse with Chinese characters and vertical brooch-pin, width 59mm, in its original well-made silvered brass silk-lined case of very strong construction, with etched decoration and name of the medal on the lid, good very fine
Italy, Order of the Crown, breast badge in gold and enamels, by Cravanzola, Corso Umberto I, Rome, extremely fine, in fitted case of issue with crowned ‘VE’ monogram; with Bulgaria, Cross for Military Merit, Sixth Class, and Netherlands, Order of Orange Nassau, Officer’s breast badges (2), one Military and the other Civil Division, and silver medal, Civil Division, about extremely fine or better, all in cases of issue (5)
Spain, The Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight’s 4th Class Breast Badge, second issue (1847-68), in bronze gilt and enamels, 40mm width; and The Order of Isabella the Catholic, 6th Class medal (1907-31), in silver, 33.5mm width; both with original ribbons and gilt riband bars with brooch pins to reverse; also offered with Great Britain, The Royal Victorian Order, miniature Member’s M.V.O. breast badge in silver; good very fine (3)
Sir George James Frampton RA, (1860 ~ 1928), a patinated bronze model of Peter Pan, dated 1921, after J.M.Barrie's original commission in Kensington Gardens, portrayed standing with left foot forward, his pipes held to his lips in his left hand, the shaped base dated, monogrammed GF and inscribed PP within a circle in the maquette, atop a rectangular Connemara marble socle, 51cm high overall, 34cm wide CATALOGUE NOTES: Sir George Frampton was born in London, the son of a stone carver, he trained as an architect before studying sculpture at Lambeth School of Art and later at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a Gold Medal and a Travelling Scholarship to Paris to the studio of Antonin Mercie, in 1887 Alongside Hamo Thornycroft, Harry Bates, Alfred Drury, Bertam Mackennal, and Alfred Gilbert, Frampton was a central figure of the New Sculpture movement, who rejected classical prototypes in favour of new allegorical subjects, expressing abstract ideas about the human condition. Part of the New Sculpture phenomenon was what came to be termed the ‘Cult of the Statuette’, which had links to concepts of the house beautiful and the home as a place where art could inspire or give expression to an aesthetic ideal. In the 1880s and 1890s the production of statuettes became a major new business and an important method by which the New Sculpture was disseminated Frampton received numerous honours and produced many public monuments, including a number of statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Mary, and the Edith Cavell Memorial 1920. His most iconic work is his sculpture of Barrie’s famous literary character, Peter Pan. Placed in Kensington Gardens, overnight and without permission as a surprise gift to local children, Frampton’s Pan is both enchanting and unsettling, reflecting the eternal youth for which Pan was famed Cf Lyon & Turnbull, Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860, 6th April 2016, lot 413 Also Christie's London, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, 11th December 2014, lot 9
Possibly from the workshop of Louis-François Roubiliac (1702 ~ 1762), a patinated bronze bust of a child, second half 18th century, the smiling face turned to sinister beneath a full head of tousled hair; atop a circular section waisted socle, 31.5cm high CATALOGUE NOTES: Roubiliac was born in Lyon, later apparently moving to Dresden to train in the studio of Balthasar Permoser, himself a product of Bernini's workshop. Permoser was working for the Protestant Elector of Saxony, and later in Paris in the studio of his fellow-townsman Nicolas Coustou. Disappointed in receiving second place in the competition for the Prix de Rome in 1730, he received his medal but not the chance to study in Rome moving instead to London A 1938 article published by Bellamy Gardner first suggested that the Chelsea Factory porcelain bust of the Laughing Child, now in the Ashmolean Museum was modelled by Roubiliac, and scholars have questioned whether the attribution is tenable ever since. While Esdaile accepted it, both Penny and Baker refrained from linking it to him securely - but kept him as a prominent candidate based on circumstantial evidence. Whoever the author - and even Flaxman's name has been raised - the head is clearly based on 17th century Baroque prototypes and in particular Bernini (whom Roubiliac greatly admired) and Duquesnoy. In 2012 another, previously unrecorded Chelsea porcelain bust appeared at auction, being acquired by Bath's Holburne Museum Unusual for its small scale in the context of English 18th century bronze work, the model is sometimes found paired with the bust of a crying child. If intended as pendants, together they may reveal their original identification as the young Heraclitus and Democritus, the cheerful (i.e. laughing) and gloomy (i.e. crying) Greek philosphers A marble version of the Laughing Child by Joseph Nollekens is held at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg Cf. Sotheby's London, European Sculpture & Works of Art, 8th December 2006, lot 132
A 9ct gold double curb link bracelet suspending a French gold 1865 one hundred francs and Mexican 1943 gold coin/medal, both in unmarked yellow metal mounts, total approx 149g. CONDITION REPORT: The reverse of coins reads '37.5 Gr. ORO PURO' to both sides of a winged figure and with '1821 - 1943' below.
Waltham; a gold plated full hunter Waltham pocket watch with Roman dial and Arabic subsidiary second dial, together with a 9ct yellow gold double Albert fob chain with Hartlepool military sports 9ct gold medal, the fob chain 19g. CONDITION REPORT: There is heavy wear to the ring loop, no glass, light surface scratches to dial, winding crown is not catching and movement af.
A WWI trio and Territorial Force Efficiency medal awarded to 'T.L.BROTHWOOD R.A.M.C', with matching ribbon bar, and two WWII medals posthumously awarded to Sergeant W.L. Stott (unascribed), with a letter from the Under-Secretary of State for Air, etc. CONDITION REPORT: The WWI medals have same recipient but with varying numbers and ranks, 1914-15 Star awarded to '796 Pte. T.L BROTHWOOD.MAN.CH.R.', Territorial Force Efficiency medal ascribed to '398003 CPL T.L. BROTHWOOD.10-MANCH.R.' and two further medals with same recipient '184 A.CPL.T.L. BROTHWOOD,R.A.M.C'.
A group of three silver rowing medals 1868-1870, plus three further silver sporting medals, three bronze sporting medallions and Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society lifesaving award, also three agricultural certificates. CONDITION REPORT: Two rowing medals named J.W. Leigh, one named J.W. Leigh and others. The Liverpool medal named Irene Fegan.
Boxing David Price signed boxing colour photo. High quality 16x12 colour montage photo. David Price (born 6 July 1983) is a British professional boxer. He held the British, English, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles between 2012 and 2013, and was one of the division's top-rated prospects in the early 2010s until several knockout losses derailed his career. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and three ABA titles; all in the super-heavyweight division. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Football Patrick Vieira 14x12 overall 9x6 signed mounted colour photo pictured playing for France. Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French former footballer and current head coach of New York City. A former midfielder, Vieira began his career with French club Cannes in 1994. He moved to Italian side A. C. Milan the following season, but was unable to break into the starting line-up, and was subsequently sold. He rose to prominence during a hugely successful spell at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he eventually became club captain, and won three Premier League titles - one unbeaten - and three FA Cups. He transferred from Arsenal in 2005 and spent one season at Juventus but following the club's relegation for their part in a match-fixing scandal, he moved to Internazionale. There, Vieira won three Serie A titles, before moving to Manchester City for two seasons, where he retired in 2011 after adding another FA Cup winners' medal to his personal honours. At international level, Vieira obtained 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides; he was also a member of the French team that finished runners-up in the 2006 World Cup. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Norman Hunter autographed large photo. High quality 16x12 photograph signed by Leeds United legend Norman Hunter. English former footballer who played for Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley and England. He was part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad, receiving a winner's medal in 2007. He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends. Known for his tackling, he was nicknamed Bites Yer Legs Hunter. The nickname originated from a banner held up by Leeds United fans at the 1972 FA Cup final against Arsenal; the banner simply read Norman bites Yer legs. Brian Clough effectively popularised the nickname by referring to it during the pre-match discussion in the TV studio. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Gymnastics Beth Tweddle 12x 10 mounted signature piece including 5x4 colour photo and 7x4 signed colour promo card both mounted. Elizabeth Kimberly Tweddle MBE (born 1 April 1985) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She was the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympic Games. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Golf Henrik Stenson 12x8 signed colour photo. Henrik Olof Stenson (born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays both on the PGA and European Tours. He is the first male Swedish and first male Nordic major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon with a major championship record score of 264. A two-time European Tour Golfer of the Year (2013 and 2016), he has spent over 300 weeks ranked in the World top ten and his career high ranking of second is the best by any male Swedish golfer. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Stenson won the silver medal finishing two strokes behind gold medallist Justin Rose. Had he won, Stenson would have claimed victories on all six continents on which golf is played, a feat Rose accomplished with the Olympic win, joining Hall of Fame members Gary Player, David Graham, Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Tennis Steffi Graf 6x4 signed B/W promo card. German former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles put her second on the list of major wins in the female competition since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23). In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least four times. Graf was ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 total weeks-the longest period for which any player, male or female, has held the number-one ranking since the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals began issuing rankings. She won 107 singles titles, which ranks her third on the WTA's all-time list after Martina Navratilova (167 titles) and Chris Evert (157 titles). She and Margaret Court are the only players, male or female, to win three Grand Slam tournaments in a calendar year five times (1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1996). Notable features of Graf's game were her versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork and her powerful forehand drive. Graf's athletic ability and aggressive game played from the baseline have been credited with developing the modern style of play that has come to dominate today's game. She won six French Open singles titles (second to Evert), seven Wimbledon singles titles, four Australian Open titles, and five U. S. Open singles titles. She is the only singles player (male or female) to have achieved a Grand Slam since hard court was introduced as a surface at the US Open in 1978. Consequently, Graf's Grand Slam was achieved on grass, clay, and hard court while the previous five Grand Slams were decided on only grass and clay. Graf reached thirteen consecutive major singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open, winning nine of them. She won 5 consecutive major singles tournaments (1988 Australian Open to 1989 Australian Open), and seven out of eight, in two calendar years (1988 Australian Open to 1989 US Open, except 1989 French Open). She reached a total of 31 major singles finals. Graf is regarded by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. Navratilova included Graf on her list of great players. In 1999 Billie Jean King said Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time. In December 1999, Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press. Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named her as the best female player of the 20th century. In March 2012, Tennis Channel picked Graf as the greatest female tennis player ever in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all time. Along with countryman Boris Becker, Graf was considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany, where it has remained a highly popular sport ever since. Graf retired in 1999 while she was ranked world No. 3. She married former world No. 1 men's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001. They have two children - Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle. Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Tennis Steffi Graf 6x4 signed colour promo card. Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles put her second on the list of major wins in the female competition since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23). In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least four times. Graf was ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a record 377 total weeks-the longest period for which any player, male or female, has held the number-one ranking since the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals began issuing rankings. She won 107 singles titles, which ranks her third on the WTA's all-time list after Martina Navratilova (167 titles) and Chris Evert (157 titles). She and Margaret Court are the only players, male or female, to win three Grand Slam tournaments in a calendar year five times (1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1996). Notable features of Graf's game were her versatility across all playing surfaces, footwork and her powerful forehand drive. Graf's athletic ability and aggressive game played from the baseline have been credited with developing the modern style of play that has come to dominate today's game. She won six French Open singles titles (second to Evert), seven Wimbledon singles titles, four Australian Open titles, and five U. S. Open singles titles. She is the only singles player (male or female) to have achieved a Grand Slam since hard court was introduced as a surface at the US Open in 1978. Consequently, Graf's Grand Slam was achieved on grass, clay, and hard court while the previous five Grand Slams were decided on only grass and clay. Graf reached thirteen consecutive major singles finals, from the 1987 French Open through to the 1990 French Open, winning nine of them. She won 5 consecutive major singles tournaments (1988 Australian Open to 1989 Australian Open), and seven out of eight, in two calendar years (1988 Australian Open to 1989 US Open, except 1989 French Open). She reached a total of 31 major singles finals. Graf is regarded by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time. Navratilova included Graf on her list of great players. In 1999 Billie Jean King said Steffi is definitely the greatest women's tennis player of all time. In December 1999, Graf was named the greatest female tennis player of the 20th century by a panel of experts assembled by the Associated Press. Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named her as the best female player of the 20th century. In March 2012, Tennis Channel picked Graf as the greatest female tennis player ever in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all time. Along with countryman Boris Becker, Graf was considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany, where it has remained a highly popular sport ever since. Graf retired in 1999 while she was ranked world No. 3. She married former world No. 1 men's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001. They have two children - Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle. Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Olympics Torvill and Dean 8x6 signed colour photo. Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) are British ice dancers and former British, European, Olympic and World champions. At the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics the pair won gold and became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving twelve perfect 6. 0s and six 5. 9s which included artistic impression scores of 6. 0 from every judge, after skating to Maurice Ravel's Bolero. Their performance was watched by a British television audience of more than 24 million people. The pair turned professional following the 1984 World Championships, regaining amateur status briefly ten years later in 1994 to compete in the Olympics once again. The pair retired from competitive skating for good in 1998 when they toured one last time with their own show, Ice Adventures, before re-joining Stars on Ice for one more season. Their final routine was performed to Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years, a routine they had devised a few years earlier for competition. Although remaining close friends, the pair did not skate together again until they were enticed out of retirement to take part in ITV's Dancing on Ice. Both are from Nottingham, England, where the local National Ice Centre is accessed through a public area known as Bolero Square, in honour of the pair's Olympic achievements. There is also a housing estate in the Wollaton area of the city with a street named 'Torvill Drive' and another named 'Dean Close' which is located just off Torvill Drive, with many of the surrounding roads named after coaches and dances associated with the pair. In a UK poll conducted by Channel 4 in 2002, the British public voted Torvill and Dean's historic gold-medal-winning performance at the 1984 Winter Olympics as Number 8 in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Olympics Swimming Karen Pickering 6x4 signed b/w Speedo promo card. Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain, who made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships. Pickering competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won her first medal in 1993, at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, where she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle. With that performance Pickering became Britain's first Swimming world champion. She was a member of the British swimming squad from 1986 to 2005 and has a collection that includes 8 World Championship medals (4 gold), 14 European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and a Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 including 4 gold. The 2002 Commonwealth Games saw Karen win three medals, two gold and one silver, in front of her home crowd, a career highlight which was crowned with the honour of carrying the English flag at the closing ceremony. For her services to swimming Karen was awarded an MBE in the 1994 New Years Honours List. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Olympics Swimming Eleanor Simmonds 4x8 signed colour promo card. Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE (born 11 November 1994) is a British Paralympian swimmer competing in S6 events. She came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals for Great Britain, despite being the youngest member of the team, at the age of 13. In 2012, she was again selected for the Great Britain squad, this time swimming at a home games in London. She won another two golds in London, including setting a World Record in the 400m freestyle, and a further gold medal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, this time setting a world record for the 200m medley. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Athletics Paula Ratcliffe 6x4 signed colour Nike promo card. Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is an English long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), and 2002 Chicago Marathon winner. She was the women marathon world record holder from 2002 to 2017 when she was surpassed by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany. Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country. She has also been European champion over 10, 000 metres and in cross country. On the track, Radcliffe won the 10, 000 metres silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and was the 2002 Commonwealth champion at 5000 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Olympics in four consecutive games (1996 to 2008), although she never won an Olympic medal. Her running has earned her a number of accolades including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, IAAF World Athlete of the Year, AIMS World Athlete of the Year (three times) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has also been nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions. In 2010, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame. She ended her competitive running career at the 2015 London Marathon. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Athletics Sally Gunnell 4x6 signed colour promo card. Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE DL (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track and field athlete who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 m hurdles. She is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles, and (as of 2017) is the only female 400 m hurdler in history to have won the Olympic and World titles and broken the world record. She also worked as a television presenter, predominantly for the BBC until January 2006. She was made an MBE in 1993 and an OBE in 1998. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Athletics Cathy Freeman 6x4 signed colour Nike promo card. Catherine Astrid Salome Cathy Freeman, OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She would occasionally compete in other track events, but 400m was her main event. Her personal best of 48. 63 currently ranks her as the sixth-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-three time at the 1996 Olympics. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first Australian Indigenous person to become a Commonwealth Games gold medallist at age 16 in 1990. 1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Championships, in the 400 m event. In 1998 Freeman took a break from running due to injury. She returned from injury in form with a first place in the 400 m at the 1999 World Championships. She announced her retirement from athletics in 2003. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Athletics Dame Kelly Holmes 6x8 signed colour bio card. Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set British records in numerous events and still holds the records over the 600, 800 and 1000 metre distances. Inspired by a number of successful British middle distance runners in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Holmes began competing in middle distance events in her youth. She joined the British Army but continued to compete at the organisation's athletics events. She turned to the professional athletics circuit in the early 1990s and in 1994 she won the 1500 m at the Commonwealth Games and took silver at the European Championships. She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1995 Gothenburg World Championships but suffered from various injuries over the following two years, failing to gain a medal at her first Olympics in Atlanta 1996. She won silver in the 1500 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 800 m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; her first Olympic medal. Holmes won the 1500 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 800 m bronze at the Munich European Championships that year. The 2003 track season saw her take silver in the 1500 m at the World Indoor Championships and the 800 m silver medals at the World Championships and first World Athletics Final. She took part in her final major championship in 2004 - she turned in a double gold medal-winning performance at the Athens Olympics, finishing as the 800 m and 1500 m Olympic Champion. For her achievements she won numerous awards and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2005. She retired from athletics in 2005 and has since made a number of television appearances. She participated as a contestant in the 2015 series of Bear Grylls: Mission Survive and was the runner-up after the 12-day survival mission. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Athletics Kriss Akabusi signed Success comes in cans book sleeve. Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, known as Kriss Akabusi MBE (born 28 November 1958) is a British former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete. His first international successes were with the British 4×400 metres relay team, winning a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, golds at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and 1986 European Athletics Championships, and another silver at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. He progressed individually in 400 metres hurdles from the late 1980s onwards, taking bronze at the 1989 IAAF World Cup. His time of 47. 93 seconds to win the 1990 European Athletics Championships was a British record, and he also won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He reached the peak of his career over the next two years, winning a hurdles bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships and anchoring the British team to a narrow victory over the American team in 2:57. 53 minutes - a British record for the 4 × 400 m relay. He followed this with a British 400 m hurdles record of 47. 82 seconds to take the bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he also won bronze with the 4×400 m relay team. Since retiring from athletics, he has worked as a television presenter and motivational speaker. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Boxing Audley A Force Harrison 4x6 signed colour promo card. Audley Hugh Harrison, MBE (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first ever British boxer to win Olympic gold in that division. Harrison turned professional the following year after signing a contract with BBC Sport, and went on to have seventeen fights on the network before their cancellation of all boxing broadcasts. In his professional career he challenged for the WBA, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. In 2009, Harrison won the Prizefighter tournament, his first of two. He became the European heavyweight champion in 2010, after defeating Michael Sprott in a rematch of their 2007 bout. In 2013, Harrison won his second Prizefighter tournament, becoming the first boxer to do so. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Tennis Pam Shriver 4x4 signed album page. Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player known primarily as a doubles specialist with success also as a singles player. She currently is a tennis broadcaster for ESPN. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 titles, including 21 women's singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title. In Grand Slam tournaments, Shriver won 21 doubles titles and one mixed doubles title. She also won a women's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul with Zina Garrison as her partner. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Football Juan Sebastian Veron 12x8 signed colour photo pictured in action for Inter Milan. Argentine footballer who as the chairman for Estudiantes de La Plata, where he had served as Director of Sports. A former midfielder, Verón's career started in Estudiantes, continued in Argentina's Boca Juniors, and included stints in several clubs in the Italian Serie A (where he won the Scudetto with Lazio and with Internazionale, and a UEFA Cup with Parma), and England's Manchester United and Chelsea. In 2006, Veron returned to Estudiantes, where he remained until his retirement in 2014, aside from a brief spell with Brandsen. He has announced his short return to first team will occur in Copa Libertadores 2017. At international level, Veron obtained 73 caps for Argentina between 1996 and 2010, scoring 9 goals. He represented his nation at three FIFA World Cups, and at the 2007 Copa América, where he won a runners-up medal. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Tennis Steffi Graf 10x8 signed b/w photo. Stefanie Maria Steffi Graf (born 14 June 1969 is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Her 22 singles titles put her second on the list of major wins in the female competition since the introduction of the Open Era in 1968 and is third all-time behind Margaret Court and Serena Williams. In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Furthermore, she is the only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least four times. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
Tennis Boris Becker 8x6 signed colour Puma promo card. Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six major singles titles at age 17. He also won five year-end championships, 13 Masters Series titles, and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. Tennis magazine ranked him the 11th best male player of the period 1965-2005. At times Becker struggled with his early success and fame, and his personal life has been turbulent. Since his playing career ended, he has engaged in numerous ventures, including coaching Novak Djokovic for three years. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
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