A Second World War Submariner’s D.S.C. group of nine awarded to Senior Commissioned Engineer A. G. W. Stokes, Royal Navy, for services as Warrant Engineer in H.M. Submarine Shakespeare during Mediterranean patrols, including two Special Operations and the sinking of the Italian Submarine Velella in the Gulf of Salerno on 7 September 1943 Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1943 and hallmarked London 1943; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., coinage head (M.35095 A. G. W. Stokes. E.R.A. 1 H.M.S. Titania.); Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, very fine and better (9) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.S.C. London Gazette 23 November 1943: ‘For bravery and skill in successful patrols in one of H.M. Submarines.’ Seedie’s Submarine List states: ‘Mediterranean Patrols and two Special Operations. Sank the Italian Submarine Velella in the Gulf of Salerno on 7 September 1943.’ Commanded by Lieutenant M. F. R. Ainslie, who won a D.S.O. for the same operational period [the same gazette carried further awards of 2 D.S.Cs, 1 bar to D.S.M., three D.S.Ms and five mentions]. Shakespeare did indeed enjoy a busy and successful commission as part of the 8th Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean, one of her more notable achievements being her victorious “Sub-on-Sub” encounter with the Italian Velella in the Gulf of Salerno on 7 September 1943 - Ainslie fired a salvo of six torpedoes, four of which found their mark with spectacular results (‘there was not much left of the enemy submarine’). It was in this same patrol that the Shakespeare carried out one of her ‘special operations’, namely the delivery of a C.O.P.P. party, including three S.B.S. men, for beach reconnaissance work, the type of clandestine activity that often befell a submarine’s lot in the Mediterranean at this time - namely the Allied landings in Sicily and Italy. So, too, the risk of attack from prowling aircraft - including the Allied variety - one such incident being described by Ainslie in his war patrol report for June 1943: ‘The Officer of the Watch reported an aircraft attacking from the starboard beam. Almost as soon as sighted the aircraft delivered its attack - a type not previously experienced. The whole thing was over in a few seconds, the sequence of events being as follows: firstly, a sheet of sparks and flame from the aircraft, secondly, a deafening roar and thirdly, several projectiles hitting the water some 20 to 30 feet short of the submarine just before the conning tower. There was no explosion but personnel inside the submarine stated afterwards that they were quite convinced at the time that we had been hit by a torpedo or bomb, the noise was so great, and the submarine jumped to such an extent.’ Arthur George William Stokes served in the engineering branch of the Royal Navy and received his L.S. & G.C. medal as an Engine Room Artificer 1st Class whilst serving in the Submarine Depot Ship Titania. He was appointed Warrant Engineer in July 1938 and served in H.M. Submarine Shakespeare from 3 November 1941 until 11 September 1944, during which period he took part in 13 war patrols under Lieutenant Ainslie, and a final patrol under her new skipper Lieutenant D. Swanston, 17-27 August 1944. With Shakespeare about to depart for the Far East where she had further adventures, Stokes transferred on 11 September 1944, to H.M. Submarine Spearhead to oversee her commissioning and launch on 2 October 1944. His final wartime appointment was to H.M.S. Kestrel on 7 December 1944. He was promoted to acting Commissioned Engineer in June 1945 and to Senior Commissioned Engineer in April 1947. He was still serving in May 1953 and died on 2 February 1975.
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A superb Second War Arctic convoy Fleet Air Arm Telegraphist-Air-Gunner’s D.S.M. group of five awarded to Acting Petty Officer Airman C. A. Vines, Fleet Air Arm, for the sinking of U-973 by his Fairy Swordfish of the escort carrier H.M.S. Chaser, off Narvik on 6 March 1944 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Temp. A.P.O. Airmn. C. A. Vines. FAA/FX 115046); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (5) £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s, March 1989. D.S.M. London Gazette 30 May 1944: ‘For outstanding courage, determination, or devotion to duty in H.M. Ships ... Chaser ... in successfully escorting convoys to North Russia in the face of attacks from enemy submarines and aircraft.’ Seedies Roll (Fleet Air Arm List) confirms: 6 D.S.C’s, 3 D.S.M’s and 6 mentions awarded to the escort carrier H.M.S. Chaser, ‘For services while escorting a North Russian Convoy in February and March 1944. A Swordfish aircraft shared in the destruction of U-472 off North Cape on 4 March 1944 and on two successive days Swordfish aircraft destroyed U-366 and U-973.’ The following account is taken from ‘The Nottingham Journal’ 20 May 1944: ‘Biggest Russia Convoy Routs U-boat Packs, Planes, Ships Blast Way There… The second kill was made by a Swordfish piloted by Lieutenant E. B. Bennett, R.N.V.R., aged 24; with Sub-Lieutenant Kenneth Horsfield, aged 22, as Observer; and Petty Officer Clifford A. Vines, aged 22, as rear gunner. Bennett tells the story: “It was bitterly cold” he said “when we saw a U-boat on the surface 12 miles away, heading straight for the convoy. We quickly took a bearing and climbed into the clouds. We flew for five minutes then dived through a gap and saw the submarine immediately below. I got her fixed in my bomb sights and attacked with bombs. She was taken completely by surprise and I saw bombs hit it. As we climbed away to port my rear-gunner Vines gave her 500 rounds of machine gun in her conning tower. It was good shooting. The U-boat was by now zigzagging out of control. About two minutes later she turned hard astarboard her stern rose some 60 degrees, and she sank. We dived low and saw some 15 survivors struggling in the water. We signalled a destroyer H.M.S. Boadicea, who rushed to the spot and picked up those alive, numbering about three men.’ The U-boat sunk by Vines’ aircraft was U-973, a type VIIC U-boat, commanded by Oblt Klaus Paepenmoller. It was sunk on 6 March 1944 in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway by rockets from a 816 Squadron Fairey Swordfish piloted by Lieutenant E. B. Bennett of the escort carrier H.M.S. Chaser. Out of her crew of 53 there were only 2 survivors. Sold with approximately 45 wartime photographs, many ‘official’, including a group photo of ‘Naval Airgunners Course 28, H.M.S. Kestrel, Worthy Down, Hants’ and another of the three Tel-Airgunners of the successful Swordfish crews, each of whom received the D.S.M.
A good Second War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer R. Goldsmith, Royal Navy, whose command of a 4-inch gun in H.M.S. Porchester Castle against a surfaced U-Boat contributed to the latter’s destruction in September 1944 – conclusive evidence being found in ‘a glove and fresh human remains’: his ship was later used to portray the Saltash Castle in the famous film, The Cruel Sea Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. R. Goldsmith, C/JX. 136270); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 136270 R. Goldsmith, A./L.S., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-34; Coronation 1953; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (JX. 136270 R. Goldsmith, D.S.M., C.P.O., H.M.S. Woodbridge Haven), minor official correction to ship’s name on the last, contact marks, generally very fine and better (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 15 May 1945. The original recommendation states: Brief description of action or operation: ‘On the 9th of September while acting with support group screening convoy ONF 254 “Porchester Castle” detected and destroyed a U-Boat. Definite proof of destruction was obtained.’ Specific act or service for which recommendation is forwarded: ‘For outstanding devotion to duty, ability and determination as captain of the 4-inch gun. He gave great encouragement to the guns’ crew enabling them to maintain an accurate and rapid fire on the U-Boat which surfaced 200 yards on the starboard bow. This Petty Officer always sets an excellent example to his men and is a very definite asset to the ship.’ Robert Goldsmith, a native of Gillingham, Kent, was serving in the corvette H.M.S. Porchester Castle at the time of the above related action fought on 9 September 1944, while she was serving in a convoy support group north-west of Ireland. In the company of the frigate Helmsdale, she detected, pursued and destroyed the U-484, after the latter had been forced to the surface. And it is clear Goldsmith’s part in the action was crucial, the Commodore, Western Approaches, supporting the recommendation for his D.S.M. in the following terms: ‘Although the stem of the U-Boat surfaced for only a very short time, 4-inch gunfire was opened with exemplary speed and effectiveness. The readiness of this team reflects very well on this Petty Officer’s drive and determination.’ Recent research has established that Porchester Castle’s victim was the U-484 and not the U-743 as earlier believed. That she achieved a convincing victory is beyond dispute – ‘a glove and fresh human remains’ being found at the scene of the U-Boats demise. And before the year was out, Porchester Castle had shared in the destruction of another U-Boat on 11 November 1944, on this occasion the U-1200, south of Ireland. Sold with copied research including recommendation and action reports.
Three: Leading Wireman E. J. Trendell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action on Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, whilst serving in Landing Craft Tank (Armoured) 2191 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. A. M. Trendell, 15 Ripon Road, Plumstead, London SE18.’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280 --- Edward Joseph Trendell served during the Second World War as a Leading Wireman, and took part in the D-Day landings in the Landing Craft Tank (Armoured) 2191. Beaching on the easternmost flank of the Queen Red sector of Sword Beach, 2191 discharged her Centaur tanks before she was approached by a mobile German 88mm gun from her portside. ‘A crew member shouted a warning and her commanding officer, Sub Lieutenant J. Roney, gave the order for the gun crews to open fire. However, against an 88mm the men aboard 2191 stood little chance. The first shell to hit exploded immediately portside of the bow door. The blast killed Sub Lieutenant Sidney Green and Wireman Edward Trendell, both of whom had been manning the portside winch (the mechanism for lowering and raising the door or ramp).’ Trendell was aged 20 at the time of his death. He is buried in Hermanville War Cemetery, France. His medals were sent to his mother Ada Mary Trendell.
Seven: Ordnance Artificer First Class H. Thursby, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1949-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (MX. 47125 H, Thursby. O.A. 1. H.M.S. Nelson), mounted as worn, generally good very fine (7) £200-£240 --- Herbert Thursby was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal in May 1944, shortly before participating in the Normandy operations in the battleship H.M.S. Nelson.
Seven: Chief Electrical Artificer L. C. Stephens, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (M.26976 L. C. Stephens. B. Art. R.N.); 1939-45 Star (L. C. Stephens E.A. D/M 26976); Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany (L. C. Stephens. E.A. H.M.S. Rodney.); Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43 (L. C. Stephens. E.A. H.M.S. Rodney.); Italy Star (L. C. Stephens. E.A. H.M.S. Orion.); War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf (L. C. Stephens. E.A.), the Second War awards all contemporarily named; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Bar (M.26976 L. C. Stephens. E.A.1. H.M.S. Rodney.) mounted as worn, the BWM polished, therefore good fine, the rest good very fine or better (7) £400-£500 --- Lionel Charles Stephens was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 12 March 1902, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer on 27 July 1917, serving in H.M.S. Indus (entitled to just a British War Medal). Advanced to Electrical Artificer on 9 May 1924, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 4 April 1939, and served with the Royal Navy throughout the Second World War in H.M.S. Rodney and Orion, being twice Mentioned in Despatches, firstly ‘for outstanding zeal, patience, and cheerfulness, and for setting an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld’ (London Gazette 1 January 1942); and secondly ‘for gallantry, skill, determination, and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy (London Gazette 28 November 1944). He remained in the Royal Navy after the Second World War, and was awarded a Second Award Bar to his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Sold together with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 1 January 1942.
A superb Second War 1944 Coastal Force ‘Dog Boat’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Leading Seaman D. Falk, Royal Navy: wounded and forced to abandon ship after an action with 11 enemy E-Boats off Le Havre on 9 July 1944, he swam 600 yards, despite shrapnel wounds to both his shoulder and thigh, to tow a life raft back to five of his crewmates; after 4 hours in the water they were rescued, but despite Falk’s efforts two of them died of their wounds later that night Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A.B., D. Falk. C/JX. 366014); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 5 December 1944: ‘For great bravery in fire-fighting when a Light Craft was set on fire in action.’ Donald Falk served during the Second War manning the twin Vickers machine guns on Motor Torpedo Boat 434, for the duration of its life - from her completion in January 1943 as MGB 115 (later re-designated MTB 434, under the command of Sub-Lieutenant E. A. Archer) to 9 July 1944; on the latter date, as part of the 1st MTB Flotilla, Falk’s crew set off for Le Havre which was still in enemy hands. ‘On the way over the Skipper told us “E” Boats would be coming out “10 at a time”. We were only 2 MTBs. We reached Le Havre at 10:00 a.m. and we had not long to wait. Eleven “E” Boats came out and we immediately attacked them. Eleven to two we did not stand much chance. The gun fire was furious, and we were hit repeatedly. Our boat caught fire. The Skipper shouted “Abandon Ship”. Our other MTB picked up a few of our survivors from the sea. The “E” Boats were still firing on them and they had to leave five of us behind in the water’ (recipient’s account refers). Wounded by enemy shrapnel in the left thigh and shoulder, Falk was one of the five left behind in the sea. ‘After a short while we spotted a life raft in the water approximately 600 yards away. As I was the only swimmer out of the five of us I was the only one with a chance to swim for it. I had no life jacket - the last one had been taken by a non-swimmer. I reached the raft and managed to tow it back to the others - at least then they had something to cling to. We were in the sea for approximately 4 hours before we were picked up by a Canadian MTB’ (ibid). Arriving back in base the five sailors, four of whom were wounded, were put on board a hospital ship, although two would die that night as a result of their wounds. Falk survived and was awarded the D.S.M. for his gallantry during this action, prior to being discharged at the end of the War. Sold with the recipient’s Certificate of Wounds and Hurts, and a hand-written personal account of the D.S.M. action. M.I.D. unconfirmed.
An unusual Second War ‘Invasion of the South of France’, Operation Dragoon D.S.M. group of six awarded to Petty Officer Rigger J. J. Wright, Royal Navy, a Fleet Salvage crane driver from H.M.S. Byrsa who rescued two cranes under close range enemy mortar fire at Toulon Docks Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. Rigger J. J. Wright. C/JX. 583600) mounted on original investiture pin; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 27 March 1945: ‘For distinguished service and gallantry during the invasion of the South of France - Petty Officer John Joseph Wright, C/JX. 583600.’ The original recommendation states: ‘On 24 August 1944 in a narrow street approaching Toulon docks two mobile 15 ton cranes in Wright’s charge became the target of close range enemy mortar fire. One crane was immediately hit, but Wright first turned the undamaged crane and then in full view of the enemy ran back and turned the other and brought it to safety. His outstanding courage and coolness undoubtedly saved these valuable and irreplaceable pieces of equipment.’ Description of action on recommendation dated 6 December 1944: ‘Operation “Dragoon”. Moving up of advanced salvage parties and equipment from the landing beaches to points of Toulon and Marseilles.’ John Joseph Wright was a skilled mechanic who volunteered and joined the Royal Army Service Corps at Chatham on 25 October 1939, and was sent as a driver to Egypt on 12 November 1939, at Abbassie Barracks, Heliopolis. He was driver to Generals Wilson, Stone, O’Connor and Sir James Marshall Cornwall and served in Egypt, Corsica, Italy, Southern France, Belgium and Germany. On 7 December 1942 he volunteered for the Royal Navy and was accepted. He was posted to the Royal Navy Fleet Salvage branch and was in a party of 30 Officers and men of H.M.S. Byrsa during the invasion of Southern France, holding the rank Petty Officer Rigger (crane driver). There were two of these 15 ton vehicles, the other driven by his brother. After the landings they were held up by a German Fortress at St. Tropez and were under heavy mortar fire. His brother was in trouble with his crane, so he drove to him and let him drive his vehicle, whilst under fire he got the other one started. He picked up two men from the Salvage Fleet, who were sheltering from mortar shells, and took them to safety. He finished his service on H.M.S. Lynx. After the war he lived at his home town of Strood, Rochester, and worked for some time at Chatham Dockyard. Sold with some copied research.
A fine Second World War D.S.M. awarded to Chief Electrical Artificer E. A. Head, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the cruiser H.M.S. Bellona during Operation Counterblast, a spectacular night action off Norway in November 1944 when nine enemy ships were destroyed: in the words of Rear-Admiral McGrigor, ‘We caught the Hun in his nightshirt’ Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C.E.A. E. A. Head, C/MX. 46689) mounted on original investiture pin, extremely fine £1,600-£2,000 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 11 December 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘For his services as Chief Electrical Artificer in charge of Fire Control during the night action off the southern coast of Norway on 12 November 1944. The unremitting diligence and forethought which this Chief Petty Officer has consistently displayed had their reward on the night in question. No material breakdown occurred, reflecting the greatest credit on Head. He set a fine example of thoroughness in preparation and steadiness in action, and showed skill, devotion to duty and steadiness in action.’ Ernest Arthur Head, a native of Gillingham, Kent, was serving in the cruiser H.M.S. Bellona at the time of the above cited deeds, which ship had recently served off Omaha in the Normandy landings and participated in another successful night action in the Bay of Biscay on 5/6 August 1944, south-west of St. Nazaire, in which eight ships from an enemy convoy were sunk. But, as stated, it was for his part in Operation Counterblast on the night of 12/13 November that Head was recommended for his D.S.M. by Bellona’s C.O., Captain (afterwards Vice-Admiral Sir) C. F. W. Norris, D.S.O., R.N., an action described in the following terms in Gordon Holman’s The King’s Cruisers:
‘The luck came shortly after 11 p.m. as they were off Egersund Fjord. It was very dark, but there was good visibility and a calm sea, and keen eyes that had got used to the darkness had no difficulty in making out an enemy convoy steaming north. With the escort, which included “M” class minesweepers, it stretched over a distance of several miles, and was directly in the path of the British warships. For a few tense minutes, Admiral McGrigor allowed his force to close the enemy, the guns ranging all the time. Then, at about two miles range, the Kent fired her first 8-inch broadside.
The shells fell like a sledgehammer blow among the vessels of the convoy. One leading escort ship was hit straight away and began to sink. The Bellona and the destroyers had opened fire, too, and other enemy ships were hit. One, probably filled with ammunition, blew up, lighting the whole scene with a vivid red flash.
Tracer shells weaved an odd pattern in the darkness, and some of the German vessels sent up distress signals. The convoy had scattered and, probably not knowing the strength of the opposition, survivors of the escort were attempting to fight back. One approached the Kent, firing hard, but was hit aft and then lost in the darkness. Another, that was interfering with the destroyers, had a brief period of attention from the Kent and gave no more trouble.
Shore batteries designed to protect these convoys joined in the action, but in the words of the Admiralty communiqué, ‘their fire, although spectacular, was ineffective and none of H.M. ships sustained any material damage’. It was estimated that at one time our cruisers and destroyers were engaged within two and a half miles of the Norwegian coast.
After 20 minutes there was a lull, but when several vessels were seen drawing away, Admiral McGrigor sent in the destroyers. They delivered the final attack by the light of starshells and well under the German shore guns.
Of 11 ships in the convoy, nine were either blown up or sunk and one was driven ashore. In the whole of our force the casualties were two killed and less than a dozen wounded. In the Kent three men were wounded by splinters.
Summing up afterwards, Admiral McGrigor said, “We caught the Hun in his nightshirt. His shore batteries did not interfere until a quarter of an hour after the show started, although once I was so close to the land that I had to alter course to avoid a shallow patch. I will give their ships their due, they fought back very courageously”.’ Yet again, just two months later off Norway, the Bellona and her consorts contributed to another impressive score sheet. The King’s Cruisers continues: ‘ ... This time, however, the Germans, with vivid memories of the previous occasion, were on the alert. As soon as the attack opened, coastal batteries answered our guns. The convoy escort attempted to lay a smoke-screen and powerful searchlights were switched on to “blind” the British force ... There were seven or eight ships in the convoy, including a large tanker and two “M” class minesweepers. Although the smoke made it difficult to get an exact estimation of the final situation, three of four of them were claimed as sunk and the others were either set on fire or driven ashore. The attack was pressed home very close to the rugged Norwegian shore and when the British force was withdrawing at high speed Captain Norris made a signal from the Bellona, “We thought the Admiral was going to call on the Mayor when he made that turn to port” ... Another element did enter into this action, and it was fortunate that Admiral McGrigor had with him two escort carriers. Enemy aircraft shadowed the withdrawing force and, when daylight came, followed up with torpedo-bombers. Naval fighter aircraft from the carriers intercepted the enemy and broke up the attack. One enemy plane was shot down and we lost two aircraft, but both pilots were rescued.’ Bellona ended the War on the Arctic run, completing at least six convoys in the period November 1944 to April 1945. Sold with copied research including Admiralty recommendation and operational reports.
A Second War B.E.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer Rigger M. Philip, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (P.O. Rgr. Melville Philip, R/JX. 196627); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 196627 Dev. B. 16527 M. Philip, A.B., R.F.R.), this last with minor official correction to surname, generally good very fine (5) £260-£300 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘This Rigger has been exceptionally outstanding, both for his own example of seamanship and for his leadership in moulding together his Riggers Mates in H.M. Boom Defence Vessel Signet into a really first class team. On several occasions during last winter, great initiative was shown by this rating when extricating ships that had fouled the A./T. Baffle defences at Scapa during gales and his skill and behaviour were especially commended by the Commanding Officers of H.M. Ships Chaser and Fencer and also by the Chief Salvage Officer, Scapa, when these ships were being cleared by H.M.S. Signet.’ Melville Philip was invested with his B.E.M. at Buckingham Palace on 26 June 1945. The Boom Defence Vessel Signet went into Admiralty service in May 1939 and was based at Scapa by the time of the famous Royal Oak disaster in October of the same year. Sold with copied research.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Thomas McGillwray.) suspension claw re-affixed with traces of brooch mounting to obverse, very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Turl Collection, Spink, July 2010. Thomas McGillwray (listed as ‘MacGillwray’ on Admiralty Claimants’ List) served as Private, Royal Marines in H.M.S. Revenge during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P. C. de Villeneuve on 21 October 1805. At Trafalgar, the Revenge ‘was in the lee column. In attempting to pass through the enemy’s line and secure an advantageous position athwart the hawser of the French Aigle, she fouled the latter’s jib-boom, and while the ships were interlocked delivered a couple of broadsides into the Frenchman’s bows. Then, standing on, she was in the act of hauling up on the port tack, when a tremendous fire was poured into her lee quarter by the Spanish Principe de Asturias. Three two-deckers also hemmed her in, and greatly punished her until they were driven off by the approach of other British vessels. Her injuries in the battle were in consequence severe and her losses heavy, the latter amounting to twenty-eight killed and fifty-one wounded, including her captain. Her bowsprit, three lower masts, maintop mast, and gaff, were badly injured. She received nine shots below the copper; her stern, transoms, and timbers, and several beams, knees, riders, and iron standards, were very much damaged, and so was her hull generally. She had several chain plates shot away, several of her lower deck ports destroyed, and three of her guns dismounted.’ (The Trafalgar Roll, The Officers, The Men, The Ships, by Colonel R. H. Mackenzie refers). For the Naval General Service Medal awarded to G. H. Brison, who served in H.M.S. Revenge on and off the coast of Syria 35 years later, see Lot 24.
Seven: Lieutenant-Commander A. W. Ellis, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches for Korea 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. A. W. Ellis. R.N.) minor official correction to first part of surname; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (7) £300-£400 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 6 November 1953. Arthur Woodhouse Ellis was appointed Midshipman, Royal Navy, on 1 September 1941, and was serving in H.M.S. Neptune when she was sunk off the Libyan coast as part of the Malta Convoys on 19 December 1941. He was advanced Sub-Lieutenant on 16 June 1943 and Lieutenant on 19 June 1945, and was Mentioned in Despatches for services in Korean waters whilst serving aboard the sloop H.M.S. Crane. He transferred to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 16 March 1953.
Five: Lieutenant G. Welch, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Belfast during the Korean War 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Cd. Gnr. G. Welch. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s riband bar, good very fine (5) £240-£280 --- Geoffrey Welch was promoted to Acting Gunner (Warrant Officer) on 8 October 1948 and promoted to Commissioned Gunner (Sub Lieutenant) with the same seniority date joining H.M.S. Encore in December 1948. He joined the Cruiser H.M.S. Belfast in October 1949 and served aboard this ship in the Korean War. Following the cessation of hostilities, he joined the Aircraft Carrier H.M.S. Implacable on 26 October 1953, and then the Aircraft Carrier H.M.S. Theseus on 21 August 1954. Welch joined the new entry Naval Air Mechanic training establishment H.M.S. Gamecock at Nuneaton, Warwickshire on 7 November 1955, changing his rank to Sub Lieutenant (Special Duties List) with the same seniority as Commissioned Gunner. Promoted Lieutenant (Special Duties List) on 1 April 1957, he remained at Gamecock until 1960, when he then joined the Cruiser H.M.S. Birmingham. Appointed to H.M.S. Terror (the Naval Base at Singapore) in 1963, and finally to the Destroyer H.M.S. Undaunted in 1964, he retired in 1965.
A post-War ‘Royal Yacht’ C.V.O., C.B.E. group of nine awarded to Captain J. S. ‘Fish’ Dalglish, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. London during the Yangtze incident and was the first Commanding Officer of Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘C553’, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (Cdr. J. S. Dalglish. R.N.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; together with the related miniature dress medals, both sets mounted for display, good very fine (9) £2,800-£3,400 --- C.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1955: ‘For services in H.M. Yacht Britannia.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1963. M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1946: ‘For winding-up operations in the Far East.’ James Stephen Dalglish, widely known as ‘Fish’, was born in Kensington, London, on 1 October 1913, eldest son of Robin Campsie Dalglish, later Rear-Admiral. He was educated at Ampleforth and Dartmouth, and in January 1931 joined the battleship Rodney as a Naval Cadet. He was promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 1 January 1934; Sub-Lieutenant, 1 May 1934; Lieutenant, 1 June 1935; Lieutenant-Commander, 1 June 1943; Commander, 30 June 1948; Captain, 30 June 1954; retired, 31 August 1963. In August 1939 Dalglish was appointed to Kempenfelt as Gunnery Officer of the 18th Destroyer Flotilla, but after less than a month he was posted back to Excellent, where his duties included gunnery training of the armed merchant cruisers. In February 1940 he began a two-year posting in Faulknor, leader of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, engaged on patrols in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, and then to Gibraltar as part of Force H, escorting warships and convoys to Malta. In February 1942, following a refit at Southampton, Faulknor escorted convoy PQ9 to Murmansk. In April 1942, Dalglish commenced an 18-month appointment on the staff of the gunnery school at Chatham. Having been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, Dalglish was appointed to the cruiser Swiftsure in September 1943. He served in this ship for the rest of the war, at home and in the Mediterranean, before sailing for the Far East in October 1944, where Swiftsure took part in Operation Iceberg which lasted until the end of May 1945, when the last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was crushed. Following an appointment in April 1947 as Staff Officer Force T, the naval component of the British occupation force in Japan, Dalglish was appointed Staff Gunnery Officer of the 5th Cruiser Squadron at Hong Kong and serving in Sussex. After his promotion to Commander in June 1948, he successfully applied to remain in Hong Kong as Fleet Gunnery Officer on the staff of Admiral Alec Madden. In April 1949, Admiral Madden decided to visit Shanghai for St George’s Day, and he and his staff embarked in the cruiser London. At this time civil war was raging between the Communists and the Nationalists. The capital of Nationalist China was Chungking, which lay on the upper Yangtze. On 20 April the frigate Amethyst was proceeding upstream to relieve another ship as guard-ship there. As she approached Chungking, about 140 miles upstream from Shanghai, she suddenly came under heavy fire from communist batteries on the north bank. One of the first shots struck the bridge, badly injuring the captain and helmsman. Amethyst then went aground and while thus immobilised was hit several more times, suffering 17 killed and 10 wounded. Some of the ship’s company, including the wounded, were evacuated to the south and an uneasy truce developed. Admiral Madden decided that London should go to the assistance of Amethyst and, on the 21st, advanced upstream with her battle ensigns flying. As a staff officer, Dalglish had no particular duties but was assigned to “A” turret where, in his own words, ‘I had precisely nothing to do but to sit at the back of the gunhouse talking with the Ordnance Artificer’. Long before reaching Amethyst, London came under heavy fire, ‘the Communists opened fire at a range of less than a mile with solid armour-piercing (anti-tank) bullets and larger high explosive shells from field guns. London was a very big ship and difficult to miss at that close range, the former penetrated the ship like butter and the latter wreaked terrible damage... London opened fire with everything and I have little doubt that our 8-inch, 4-inch and pom-pom gunfire caused havoc ashore... Poor London was hit over 250 times! The turret I was in was put out of action by armour-piercing bullets severing the electric cables and then an H.E. hit on the turret roof flipped off one of the three armour plates and we were open to the sky! We were achieving nothing for Amethyst so we eventually turned in the river and retreated, with nineteen dead and many more wounded.’ London returned to the U.K. and was eventually scrapped. Admiral Madden and his staff, meanwhile, transferred to the cruiser Belfast, and returned to Hong Kong. Soon after, Dalglish returned to the U.K. and was cheered to receive news during the voyage of Amethyst’s successful escape from the Yangtze. On his return from the Far East Dalglish had a period ashore, first attending the Joint Services Staff Course, then instructing the Sub-Lieutenant courses at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Towards the end of 1952, he was selected to be Executive Officer of the Royal Yacht which was still under construction on the Clyde. First, however, he had to have experience in command and, for the first three months of 1953, he commanded the destroyer Aisne. He took up his appointment to the Royal Yacht (subsequently named Britannia) on 8 April 1953. He and the other officers supervised the final stages of construction, fitting out and selection of the ratings - it was a sought after posting, with over 1,000 applicants for just 200 vacancies. The new company then had to be trained in the peculiarities of service in a Royal Yacht - for example, orders had to be given and executed silently. Dalglish was gratified to learn that the Queen would tour the Commonwealth in early 1954 in the liner Gothic and that the Flag Officer Royal Yachts would accompany her which meant that Dalglish would be the first (acting) Captain of the Britannia. On 14 April 1954, Prince Charles and Princess Anne embarked, escorted by various members of the royal household, and Britannia sailed for Malta, where she arrived on 22 April. The Flag Officer and other officers from Gothic took up their appointments, and Dalglish reverted to his role as Executive Officer. Britannia then sailed for Tobruk where, on 1 May, the Queen and Prince Philip embarked for the final stage of their journey. The following day, the Mediterranean Fleet, commanded by Lord Mountbatten, executed an impressive manoeuvre, steaming past Britannia at 25 knots at a distance of only 300 to 400 yards. On 15 May Britannia conveyed the Queen up the Thames to the Pool of London, right by the Tower. It was a grand occasion, with hundreds of thousands of spectators, hundreds of boats crammed with people, everyone cheering and waving and sirens hooting. Dalglish was still aboard Britannia for the July/August trip to Canada but, having been promoted to Captain in June 1954, left the Yacht in October. He received further recognition for his services to the roy...
A B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Petty Officer L. C. Mills, Royal Navy, who as Gunnery Instructor trained the Devonport Field Gun Team which set a new record at the Royal Tournament in 1953 British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (C.P.O. Leonard C. Mills, D/JX.137768); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (JX.137768 L. C. Mills. P.O. H.M.S. Drake) slight contact marks and edge bruise to last, otherwise very fine and better (8) £300-£400 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1959. Leonard Charles Mills was born in 1917 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy seaman prior to the Second World War. He served during the War in H.M.S. Rodney, and was advanced Petty Officer in 1942 and Chief Petty Officer in 1952. A specialist in Gunnery, as Gunnery Instructor he trained the Devonport Field Gun Team which set a new record at the Royal Tournament in 1953. He was presented to the Queen aboard H.M.S. Eagle at Malta on 5 May 1954, at the end of the Royal Tour. Awarded the B.E.M. in the News Years Honours of 1959, he retired from the Royal Navy in 1962. Known as ‘Mr. Field Gun’, in the words of Commander J. M. B. Walkey, O.B.E., R.N., ‘he was the best Chief Petty Officer that I have met in 37 years in the Navy, completely loyal, utterly trustworthy (except occasionally on paynights), and the younger seamen almost worshipped the ground he trod on.’ (letter included with lot refers). Sold together with Buckingham Palace enclosure for the B.E.M.; letter of congratulations from the City of Plymouth, dated 2 January 1959; card commemorating his presentation to the Queen in May 1954; letter, mounted on card, from the Prime Minister just prior to his retirement, dated 30 August 1962, and signed ‘Harold Macmillan’; and a photograph of the Devonport Field Gun’s Crew of 1953 featuring the recipient as Instructor.
The General Service Medal awarded to Marine H. C. Hopkins, 45 Commando, Royal Marines, who was wounded in action in Radfan in May 1964 whilst attached to the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Radfan, South Arabia (RM.19268 H. C. Hopkins. Mne. R.M.) about extremely fine £1,000-£1,400 --- H. C. Hopkins enlisted in to the Royal Marines in 1961 and was wounded in action by shrapnel to the left hand at Wadi Dhubsan in Radfan on 26 May 1964, while serving as a Signaller with ‘X’ Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines, attached to the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment. His patrol was advancing down a steep-sided valley to assault tribesmen when it came under fire from several directions simultaneously with several commandos wounded and killed. The following account of the action appears on the Britain’s small wars website under the title ’45 in the Radfan’: ‘On 25 May, X Company, Four Five, flew up to join 3 Para on Arnold’s Spur. The Wessex helicopters of 815 Squadron, H.M.S. Centuar, had now come into the theatre of operations to relieve the R.A.F. Belvederes. X Company, once established on Arnold’s Spur, began to make final plans for the raid on the Wadi Dhubsan. The Wadi Dhubsan lay some 2,000 feet below the Bakri Ridge and the sides were steep. To the west of Dhubsan, and half a mile south of the Bakri Ridge, lay the Jebel Haqla, a flat topped feature rising to over 1,500 feet, which dominated the surrounding wadis. It was known that the Wadi Dhubsan was a stronghold of the dissidents and was therefore the next objective. Throughout the afternoon, sections of X Company moved cautiously to the edge of Arnold’s Spur and began to reconnoitre their routes for the following day. C Company, 3 Para, moved to establish pickets on the Jebel Haqla as A Company, 3 Para, descended the steep escarpment to secure the western end of Dhubsan. X Company’s task was to advance 1,000 yards and conduct a sweep as far as the village of Hawfi. The pickets of 3 Para reported some fifty dissidents coming up the Dhubsan and did not make their presence felt. For the next 600 yards, X Company progressed in silence until suddenly Sergeant W. Patterson of 1 Troop spotted a group of dissidents way up on the steep ridge to the right. 3 Troop was in the lead on the wadi floor. The leading sections under command of Corporals Jan Bickle and Terry Warterson took cover behind a wall and opened fire, sending the well armed dissidents scuttling behind a rock, dragging their wounded with them. The dissidents, from the protection of their well-concealed sangars, opened up from all directions to the front of X Company. The Marines slowly picked their way up the slope, dodging from rock to rock with the enemy fire increasing every minute. The high-pitched drone of a Scout helicopter, carrying the Commanding Officer and Intelligence Officer of 3 Para, could be heard approaching from the rear. The Scout became the target for a strong barrage of enemy fire and was hit on several occasions. The pilot, Major Jackson, skilfully kept the helicopter under control and landed it safely in front of 3 Troop and the Marines dashed forward to give it protection. Lieutenant-Colonel Farrar-Hockley then ordered A Company, 3 Para, to move up on the high ground. Air strikes were authorised and X Company began to lay out bright red and orange fluorescent panels with the panels pointing towards dissident sangars, thus giving the Hunter pilots, approaching at over 400 m.p.h., a clear reference point to the target. Moving out from behind cover with the bright panels, Captain R. Brind, Second in Command, X Company, soon became the target for heavy fire and was shot through the thigh and stomach. He completed his task and was dragged to safety, before sustaining further injury through steady sniper fire, by Marines Brownett and Robertson and was treated for his wounds by one of X Company’s Naval Sick Berth Attendants, S.B.A. Williams. 1 Troop, commanded by Lieutenant J. Barr, came under the heaviest fire. The majority of the troops were down in the bottom of the wadi near the wall, where Marine Kimber with the G.P.M.G. had been keeping up a steady rate of covering fire; the Marines approached the top of the knoll. Marine David Wilson, the troop signaller, was shot through the chest by enemy fire and died almost immediately as Lieutenant Barr began to drag him behind a rock. 1 Troop suffered another casualty when Marine Dunkin was shot in the knee and his leg was later amputated. As is the custom in the Marines on these occasions, the kit of Marine David Wilson was later auctioned amongst his comrades in X Company and the proceeds forwarded to his relatives. The Company group of 150 men raised £700 in the auction. His cap badge (on his green beret) fetched £100.’ Note: Marine David Wilson’s General Service Medal was sold in these rooms in May 2016. Sixteen Royal Marines died on active service in Radfan 1961-67. Sold with copied research.
Alexander Davison’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, pewter, unnamed as issued, contained in its original copper-gilt frame with integral loop and original split ring for suspension, good very fine £2,000-£2,400 --- Provenance: Trafalgar bi-Centenary Sale, Christie’s, October 2005 (Lot 63). It is believed that copper-rimmed pewter medals commemorating Nelson and H.M.S. Victory (designed by T. Halliday) were hastily commissioned by Alexander Davison, Nelson’s Agent, for award to the crew of H.M.S. Victory who took part in the battle and were in London at the time of Nelson’s State Funeral, with the intention that Victory’s crew members would wear them during the funeral ceremonies and the great procession. When Victory returned to England carrying Nelson’s body, most members of her crew volunteered to be brought to London to participate in the various memorial ceremonies which lasted for over five days, culminating in the great funeral procession through the streets from the Admiralty in Whitehall to St Paul’s Cathedral on 9 January 1806.
A post-War ‘Fleet Air Arm’ B.E.M. group of four awarded to Chief Air Engineering Mechanic (Electrical) P. J. Anderson, Royal Navy, who served with 820 Naval Air Squadron aboard H.M.S. Invincible during the Falklands War British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (CAEM (L) Peter J. Anderson, D069032A) in its Royal Mint case of issue; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (069032 P. J. Anderson. E.M. (A) 1. R.N.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (CAEM(L) P J Anderson D069032A 820 Sqdn); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (D069032A P J Anderson POEL (A) HMS Daedalus) the last three mounted as worn, some minor edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 31 December 1983: ‘Chief Air Engineering Mechanic (Electrical) Peter James Anderson D069032A.’ Served in No. 820 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War, which unit’s Sea Kings were assigned to H.M.S. Invincible. - H.R.H. Prince Andrew being among the aircrew. During the conflict the Squadron flew over 4700 hours, with Invincible spending 166 days continuously at sea - a world record for continuous carrier operations. Sold with copied London Gazette and nominal list of 820 Squadron during operation ‘Corporate’ and other copied research.
Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, the reverse field contemporarily engraved ‘Jas. Mason, H.M.S. Conquerer [sic]’, contained in copper-gilt glazed frame with watch-fob suspension, corrosion and pitting, therefore good fine £600-£800 --- Provenance: The Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006 (Purchased from Spink, March 1909, £1-5-0.) James Mason was born in London and served as an Able Seaman, aged 27, aboard H.M.S. Conqueror at the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P. C. de Villeneuve on 21 October 1805. At Trafalgar the Conqueror was the fourth ship in the weather column, following immediately after the Victory, Temeraire and Neptune, ‘she engaged the French flagship Bucentaure and the Spanish four-decker Santissima Trinidad. She shot away the former's main and mizen-masts by the board, her fore-mast in a few minutes sharing the same fate; when, after a loss of over four hundred killed and wounded, a white handkerchief was waved from her in token of submission, and Captain Atcherley, Royal Marines, and a party from the Conqueror was sent on board. There they received the swords of the French Commander-in-Chief, Villeneuve, and the senior military officer, General Contamin. The Conqueror, with the Neptune, then turned her attention to the Santissima Trinidad, whose main, mizen, and fore-masts were soon shot away, and she also struck to the two Britishers, which were immediately borne down upon by five of the enemy's ships until other British ships came to the assistance. While the remainder of the combined fleet were making their escape to Cadiz, the Conqueror hauled across the course of one of them which only had her foresail set. Her brave captain stood upon the poop holding the lower corner of a small French jack while he pinned the upper corner with his sword to the stump of the mizen-mast. She fired two or three guns, probably to provoke a return and so perhaps spare the discredit of a tame surrender. The Conqueror's broadside was ready, but Captain Pellew, unwilling to injure the brave French officer, fired a single shot across her bow. The captain lowered the flag, took off his hat, and bowed his surrender. The Conqueror's losses in the battle amounted to twelve killed and wounded, including four officers. She had her mizen topmast and main top-gallant mast shot away. Her fore and main-masts were badly wounded, and her rigging of every sort much cut, while several shot had struck her on the larboard side between wind and water. One of the enemy's shot also cut away the head of the figure at the ship's bow, and the crew, through the first lieutenant, asked permission to have it replaced by one of Lord Nelson. The request was granted, and when the Conqueror arrived at Plymouth after towing the Africa to Gibraltar, a figure of the hero, remarkable for the correct likeness and superior workmanship, and which the crew ornamented at their own expense, was placed at her bow.’ (The Trafalgar Roll, The Officers, The Men, The Ships, by Colonel R. H. Mackensie, refers)
Pair: Marine P. D. Richardson, Royal Marines General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, N. Iraq & S. Turkey (Mne P D Richardson PO48697K RM); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £700-£900 --- Sold with a photograph of the recipient on patrol in the Kani Masi Valley, Kurdistan, in 1991.
Three: Aircraft Engineer First Class W. A. Clarke, Fleet Air Arm Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone, without rosette (AEM1 W A Clark [sic] D238456L RN); Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (AEM1 W A Clarke D238456L RN); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fine and better (3) £360-£440
Pair: Marine R. W. Reynolds, Royal Marines Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (Mne R W Reynolds P059173H RM); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (Mne R W Reynolds P059173H RM) impressed naming, mounted as worn with rosettes on both ribands, nearly extremely fine (2) £400-£500
The Distinguished Service Medal 1914-1920. Compiled by W. H. Fevyer, published by J. B. Hayward & Son, 1982, 121pp., including index, hardback, with dust jacket, very good condition The Distinguished Service Medal 1939-1946 Compiled by W. H. Fevyer, published by J. B. Hayward & Son, 1981, 163pp., including numerous appendices, hardback, with plastic dust jacket, very good condition The Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840. Compiled by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, Naval and Military Press edition, 403pp., hardback, very good condition The Naval Good Shooting Medal 1903-1914. Compiled by R. J. Scarlett, published by The London Stamp Exchange, 1990, 113pp., hardback, very good condition The Azoff Campaign 1855. By Peter Duckers and Neil Mitchell, published by Kingswood Books, 1996, 253pp., including index, hardback, with dust jacket, very good condition Afloat and Ashore, the Royal Navy during the Boer War 1899-1902. By Peter Singlehurst, published by Token Publishing, 2006, 184pp., with various b/w photographs, hardback, very good condition The Africa General Service Medal to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Compiled by W. H. Fevyer and J. W. Wilson, published by The London Stamp Exchange, 1990, 130pp., including numerous appendices, hardback, very good condition The White Ribbon, A Medallic Record of British Polar Exploration. By Neville Poulsom, published by Seaby Ltd., 1968, 216pp., with various b/w plates, hardback, with dust jacket, dust jacket somewhat worn, otherwise good condition Tracing your Naval Ancestors. By Bruno Pappalardo, published by the Public Record Office, 2003, 222pp., with appendices and index, softback, very good condition (9) £80-£100
British Battles and Medals. 7th Edition, compiled by John Hayward, Diana Birch, and Richard Bishop, published by Spink, London, 2006, 798pp., including appendices and index, illustrated throughout, with colour riband chart, hardback, minor scuff to cover, otherwise very good condition The Great War Medal Collectors Companion. Volume 1, by Howard Williamson, privately published, 2001, 581pp., including index, illustrated with numerous colour photographs throughout, numbered 2383 out of a limited edition of 3,500 copies, hardback, very good condition Collecting Medals and Decorations. By Alec Purves, published by Seaby Ltd., 1968, 192pp., including index, hardback, with dust jacket, good condition The Standard Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals with Valuations. 3rd Edition, compiled by E. C. Joslin, published by Spink, London, 1976, 130pp., including index, illustrated with 61 colour and b/w plates, with colour riband chart, hardback, with dust jacket, good condition Medals, the Researcher’s Guide. By William Spencer, published by The National Archives, 2006, reprinted 2007, 224pp., including index, illustrated with 31 colour plates, hardback, with dust jacket, very good condition (5) £60-£80 --- Sold with a copy of The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Appeal Spink Auction catalogue, 6 September 2012, softback.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (Hy. Bishop, O.S., H.M.S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and overall contact marks, good fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- 75 medals were awarded to H.M.S. Eclipse, including 60 dated ‘1863 to 1865’, the only ship to receive medals with these reverse dates. Henry Bishop entered the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Scourge on 2 July 1860. He advanced to Boy 1st Class in July 1861 and transferred to H.M.S. Formidable in February 1862. He joined H.M.S. Eclipse on 1 October 1862, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in July 1863, and to Able Seaman in July 1865. He served in Eclipse until 9 February 1867, when he joined H.M.S. Supply and then H.M.S. Fisgard on 4 March 1868, being discharged ‘shore Invd’ on 6 April 1868. Sold with copied medal roll entry and record of service.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1866 (1302 Sergt. Saml. Spence, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.) officially impressed naming, nearly very fine £500-£700 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Samuel Spence was born at Lisburn, County Antrim, and attested for the 12th Regiment at Belfast on 13 April 1853, aged 17 years 10 months. He served abroad in New Zealand for 6 years 53 days and in the Australian Colonies for 6 years 76 days. Awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1872, Spence was finally discharged on 16 January 1876, after which he settled with his family in North Sydney, New South Wales. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, the reverse field contemporarily engraved ‘J. Durman Marine H.M.S Spartiate’, unmounted, good fine £400-£500 --- James Durman, Private, Royal Marines, served in H.M.S. Spartiate during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P. C. de Villeneuve, 21 October 1805. At Trafalgar the Spartiate was in the weather column and ‘she fought under Sir Francis Laforey... her losses amounting to five killed and twenty wounded... The Minotaur and Spartiate... exchanged broadsides with several of the combined fleet. They managed to cut off the Spanish 84-gun ship Neptune, of which they contrived to get alongside, and which, after a fight of over an hour, surrendered. The Spartiate had her foretopsail yard shot away, and her masts, yards, and rigging in general were a good deal damaged.’ (The Trafalgar Roll, The Officers, The Men, The Ships, by Colonel R.H. Mackenzie refers). Durman lived to claim, and received, the Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 with clasp Trafalgar.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (734 John Calver, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Calver was born in the Parish of Framsden, Suffolk, and enlisted into the 12th Regiment at Ipswich on 31 December 1860, aged 18. He served abroad in New Zealand from 1863 to 1866, and in Afghanistan in 1880, receiving medals for both campaigns in addition to the L.S. & G.C. medal. He was discharged in the rank of Sergeant at Bury St Edmunds on 10 December 1882. Sold with copied discharge papers.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (1351. Wm. Brown, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- William Brown was born in the Parish of St Francis, Dublin, and attested there for the 14th Regiment on 16 July 1860, aged 20. He was discharged at York on 12 July 1881, having served in New Zealand from February 1861 until the end of the war in 1866, and afterwards in Australia until March 1870 when he departed Melbourne for England. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm New Zealand medal and a detailed biography of his service in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (1121. John Simonite, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt.) polished, nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Simonite was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and attested for the 14th Regiment, from 3rd West York Militia, at Tynemouth, Northumberland, on 2 March 1859, aged 26, a scale cutter by trade. He served in New Zealand for 5 years and 319 days between 1860 and 1866, and afterwards in Australia for 3 years and 309 days. He transferred to the 18th Regiment on 13 March 1870, serving with the 2nd Battalion until 10 October 1874, when he transferred to the 1st Battalion. He claimed his discharge at Ferozepore in October 1878 and was finally discharged at Netley on 11 February 1879. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm New Zealand medal and a detailed biography of his service in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (215. Andrw. Sloan, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt.) officially impressed naming, nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Andrew Sloan was born at Ballybay, County Monaghan, and attested there for the 2/14th Regiment on 23 March 1858, aged 18 years 2 months. He transferred to the 2/18th Regiment (No. 2245) on 24 August 1869. He was discharged on 26 November 1878, after 5 years 11 months service in New Zealand, and 3 years 10 months in Australia. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm New Zealand medal and a detailed biography of his service in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (661. John Knowles, 2nd Bn. 18th Ryl. Irish Regt.) officially impressed naming, nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Knowles was born in Liverpool and attested for the 18th Regiment at Manchester on 27 September 1858, aged 25, a tailor by trade. He served in New Zealand for 6 years 2 months, and then in Australia for 6 months. He claimed his discharge at Aldershot on 2 October 1879, being then in possession of four good conduct badges and the New Zealand medal. Although his conduct was described as ‘very good’, he had in fact been reported in the Victorian Police Gazette of 9 August 1870 as having ‘deserted from H.M. 18th Foot, at Melbourne, on the 30th July.’ There is, however, no mention of this in his service papers. The medal roll confirms his service in New Zealand from 1863 to 1866, and his presence at Orakau and Keteonatea. Sold with copied discharge papers and detailed but incomplete biography of his service in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (3315 J Waters, 40th Regt.) officially impressed naming, nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Waters was born in the Parish of St John’s, Waterford, and attested there for the 40th Regiment on 17 March 1854, aged 16 years 6 months. He served abroad in the Australian Colonies for 8 years; in New Zealand for 2 years 10 months; and in India for 4 years 6 months. Promoted to Corporal in May 1867, and to Sergeant in September 1870, he was appointed Provost Sergeant from March to November 1876, and awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal and gratuity of £5 on 15 March 1876. Provost Sergeant Waters was discharged at Netley on 13 February 1877, having claimed it at a Regimental Board held at Dum Dum, India, the previous November. The medal roll confirms he service in New Zealand in 1863 and 1864 and his presence at Rangiriri and Waiari. Sold with copied discharge papers and detailed biography of his service in New Zealand and elsewhere.
Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, unnamed, contained in a hinged and glazed copper-framed case with loop suspension, some very light hairlines, otherwise brilliant extremely fine and rare thus £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Captain W. A. Tinlin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 (740 W King, 40th Regt.) very fine and scarce £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Jubilee Collection, Glendining’s, May 1992. 33 medals to the 40th Foot with reverse date for 1864.

William King was born in Galway, Ireland, and attested for the 2/9th Foot at Glasgow on 7 February 1861, aged 18. He transferred to the 40th Foot on 20 August 1863, and served in New Zealand in 1864 where he was present at Paterangi, Waiari, and the three-day-long battle of Orakau. He was discharged at Dublin on 9 August 1872, being then ‘in possession of the War Medal for New Zealand.’ Sold with copied discharge papers and detailed biography of his service in New Zealand.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (630 Sergt. Jas. Bearup, 43rd Lt. Inftry.) contact marks, about very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- James Bearup was born in the Parish of St George in the East, London, and attested for the 64th Regiment at Rochester, Kent, on 24 June 1850 at the age of 18, a tailor by trade. He served in Persia and India for 11 years 10 months, taking part in the Persian campaign and the Indian Mutiny. He volunteered to the 43rd Light Infantry in February 1861 and served with that regiment in the New Zealand Wars of 1863-66, being was present at the actions at Gate Pa (29 April 1864) and Te Ranga (21 June 1864), and one skirmish at Taranaki. He was afterwards transferred to the 1st Administrative Battalion, West York Rifle Volunteers in April 1868 and was finally discharged 12 July 1870, then being ‘in possession of medal and clasp for Persian campaign, medal for Indian Mutiny & medal for New Zealand.’ Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (287. Corpl. & Sergt. Jas. Farey. 43rd Lt. Inftry.) officially impressed naming, polished, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- James Farey (Farrey or Farry) was born at Croydon, Surrey, and enlisted into the 43rd Light Infantry under the alias of John Gasson at Rochester on 21 April 1859. He served with the 43rd in New Zealand in 1863-66 and is confirmed on the medal roll as having been present at Maketu (21 April 1864), Gate Pa (29 April 1864), Te Ranga (21 June 1864), and skirmishes in Taranaki or Wanganui. In addition to the New Zealand medal, Farey also received the L.S. & G.C. medal in January 1894. He was discharged at Manchester on 19 April 1880. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (338 Wm. Notley, 50th Qn’s Own Rgt.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- William Notley was born in the Parish of Hessett, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and attested there for the 50th Regiment on 11 February 1858, aged 20 years 3 months, a volunteer from the West Suffolk Militia. He joined the regiment in Ceylon where he served for 3 years 9 months before moving to New Zealand in November 1863. In January 1864 he was part of an 19-man detachment attached for service with the Land Transport Corps, serving at Whata Whata and Mere Mere, and by June 1864 at Queen’s Redoubt. For most of the next two years he was serving at Wanganui until being posted to the left wing of the 50th Regiment at Taranaki from 1 October 1866. He arrived in Sydney in June 1867 and eventually sailed for England aboard the Himalaya in March 1869. He was recommended for the L.S. & G.C. medal in April 1876 which he duly received the following year, and was discharged at Colchester on 1 April 1879. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr 1805 (John Burns.) very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: J. B. Hayward, August 1973; Lee Bishop Collection, Spink, July 2009. John Burns was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, and joined the Royal Navy in 1805. Borne on the ship’s books of H.M.S. Caesar as an Able Seaman from June 1805, he served in the Caesar during ‘Strachan’s Action’ on 4 November 1805, when she suffered 4 men killed and 25 wounded; later service including in the Indiaman Bombay Castle and in H.M.S. Caledonia. On being ‘paid off’ from the latter, and after three weeks ashore, he was told to report to H.M.S. Prince Frederick; however, he never returned for service and on 28 September 1814 he was logged as a deserter. Ironically this fact was seemingly missed or not noted by the Clerk processing Burns’ application for his Naval General Service Medal many years later. Note: One other man of this name appears on the Admiralty Claimants’ List with his entitlement given as Lissa. However, the medal with clasp Lissa awarded to the other John Burns was sold in these rooms in September 2019 and high-resolution photographs of both medals are available to view on our website, thus securing for all time the two medals’ uniqueness and saving them from the devaluing effect of ‘a name in common usage’.
Pair: Private John Mahoney, 65th Regiment New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1865 (3103 John Mahoney, 65th Regt.) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3103 John Mahoney 65th Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Mahoney was born at Bantry, Cork, and attested there for the 65th Regiment on 21 December 1852, aged 17 years 6 months. He served abroad in New Zealand for 10 years 10 months, and afterwards in the East Indies for 3 years 9 months. A Private throughout his service, his conduct was described as very good and he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal with £5 gratuity in August 1871. He was finally discharged on 25 January 1875, having claimed it at a regimental board at Lucknow in October 1874. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
Pair: Private John Hayward, 65th Regiment New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1865 (744. John Hayward, 65th Regt.) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (744. Pte. J. Hayward, 65th Foot) light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Only 25 medals issued to the 50th with these reverse dates. John Hayward was born in the Parish of North Bradley, Wiltshire, and attested for the 65th Foot at Trowbridge on 1 January 1861, aged 18. He served in New Zealand from January 1864 to August 1865 when the 65th departed Te Awamutu for Auckland and the return to England. In January 1871 the 65th departed for India and Hayward served there until January 1877, when he proceeded to England for service with the Depot at Pontefract. He was recommended for, and received, the L.S. & G.C. medal with a £5 annuity in 1879, and was discharged at Pontefract on 30 May 1882. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (516 Saml. Bradshaw, 68th Lt. Infty.) officially impressed naming, light edge bruising, otherwise very fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Samuel Bradshaw was born in the Parish of Marsden, near Burnley, Lancashire, and attested for the 68th Regiment at Burnley on 24 April 1858, aged 19, a collier by trade. The 68th Light Infantry arrived in New Zealand from Burma in 1864; Bradshaw was one of a party of reinforcements that arrived from England to join the 68th in March 1864. The regiment was involved in the actions at Gate Pa in April 1864 and Te Ranga in June 1864, with Bradshaw’s presence at both actions being confirmed on the medal roll. He returned to England in June 1866 but departed for India in February 1872, where he served until early 1879; he then returned to England to claim his discharge at Sunderland which was finally granted on 10 June 1879. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
Pair: Sergeant W. Gregor, 70th Regiment New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (601. Corpl. Wm. Greyor (sic), 70th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (601. Sergt. W. Gregor, 70th Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine or better (2) £500-£600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- William Gregor was born in the Parish of Calne, Wiltshire, and attested for the 70th Regiment at Liverpool on 8 May 1859, aged 18, carver by trade. He departed for New Zealand in April 1861 and arrived there in July, but it was not until the outbreak of the Waikato war in 1863 that he saw his first actions - at Koheroa on 17 July 1863, and the attack on Pukekohe Stockade on 14 September 1863. After a further two years of campaigning, and some minor skirmishes in New Zealand, Gregor arrived back in England in April 1866, serving in England and Ireland until October 1871, at which time the regiment was ordered to India. After an uneventful period of 6 years and 5 months’ service as a Sergeant in India, Gregor arrived home at Kingston-on-Thames in March 1878, where he was then engaged in administrative and regimental duties, particularly as a drill instructor for recruits. In this same year he received his L.S. & G.C. medal from the Officer Commanding the Depot at Kingston. In April 1878 he was appointed Colour Sergeant, and the following year was appointed as a sergeant instructor to the 1st Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers. He was discharged from the 70th at Kingston-on-Thames on 24 August 1880, and immediately appointed to the permanent staff of the 1st Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers as Sergeant Instructor. He retired in the rank of Staff Sergeant circa 1903, and died on 16 October 1911, aged 69. Sold with copied discharge papers and a detailed biography of his military service.
Five: Head Naval Nursing Auxiliary Sarah C. Williams, Royal Navy and Voluntary Aid Detachment Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953 (S. C. Williams. Head V.A.D.) contemporarily engraved naming; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (0001 S. C. Williams. H.N.N.A. R.N.H. Chatham.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, with one Additional Award Bar (29930 A/Sis. S. C. Williams. Priory for Wales S.J.A.B.) mounted as worn, generally nearly extremely fine and the earliest possible number on the LS&GC (5) £500-£700 --- Sarah Catherine Williams was awarded her Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, with official number 0001, on 13 July 1960, whilst serving at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham.
Pair: Corporal James West, 1st Waikato Regiment New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (Corpl. J. West, 1st Waikato Rt.) engraved naming, fitted with engraved silver suspension brooch; Empire Veterans’ Association, bronze cross, unnamed as issued, toned, very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- James George West was born at Andover, Hampshire, in 1835. He emigrated to Australia and enlisted into the 1st Waikato Regiment at Melbourne on 16 September 1863, stating that he had prior service with the 93rd Regiment (but no medal entitlement). His draft departed almost immediately for New Zealand, arriving at Auckland on 5 October. He served continuously with No. 7 Company of his regiment and rose to be a Corporal. He served at the battle of Te Ranga on 21 July 1864. West afterwards settled at Opotiki where he received a town block Land Grant, together with two farm blocks, at nearby Waioeka. He later served with the Opotiki Volunteer Rangers who were involved in a number of actions against the Maori between 1868 and 1870, including: Waimana George on 10 February 1868; Whakatane in March 1869; Tauaroa on 18-19 March 1869; and Waikorowhiti on 7 February 1870, as well as many other small skirmishes. He was later employed as a builder, carpenter and undertaker by the borough council of Te Aroha. He joined the Empire Veterans’ Association in 1900 (No. 2028) and assembled in Auckland in 1903 to receive the bronze ‘badge’ of the association from the Governor. He died at Auckland on 29 April 1913, aged 78, and was buried in an unmarked grave in Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland. Sold with detailed research.
An unusual Boer War D.S.O., Great War 1918 O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant Colonel C. P. Crane, 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and Royal Irish Constabulary. He served as an officer with the latter in Kerry, Dongegal and the South Eastern Province between 1880 and 1894, and as Private Secretary to the Inspector General, Sir Andrew Reed between 1895 and 1897. Crane served during the Great War with the 11th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, and in command of the 2/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment from June 1915 until July 1916 Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1917; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (Capt. & Adjt. C. P. Crane 12/Impl. Yeo); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. C. P. Crane.) mounted for wear, with (4) related miniature awards also mounted for wear, and both housed in a custom made Spink & Son Ltd, Piccadilly leather case, generally good very fine or better (lot) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901. O.B.E. London Gazette 7 January 1918. Charles Paston Crane was born at Holden Clough, Yorkshire in August 1857, and was son of the Reverend Canon Crane of Killarney, Ireland. He was educated at home and later at Exeter College, Oxford (B.A.; Honours in Modern History, 1878; M.A., 1901). Crane joined the Royal Irish Constabulary as a Cadet in 1879, and served through the Land Agitation in Kerry from 1880 to 1889. He served on special duty in Donegal and the South Eastern Province in 1889 and 1894, and was Private Secretary to the Inspector-General (Sir Andrew Reed) between 1895 and 1897. Crane was employed as Resident Magistrate in Donegal from 1897 to 1900, and was seconded in 1900 to serve as Captain and Adjutant of the 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, in the South African Campaign up until May 1901. Crane subsequently served as Adjutant of the 12th Battalion until June 1901, and then in the same capacity of the Mounted Troops, Potchefstroom Column from 26 August 1900 until 30 January 1901 (Imperial Yeomanry). He served in operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, between March and May 1900; in operations in Orange River Colony between May and August of the same year, including actions at Rhenoster River and Wittehergen (1 to 29 July); in operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, from August up to 29 November 1900; in operations in the Transvaal from 30 November 1900 until March 1901; and in operations in Orange River Colony between March and April 1901 (D.S.O., M.I.D. - and presented with his D.S.O. by H.M. the King on 29 October 1901). Crane was seconded for service with the Army in September 1914, and was appointed Major in the 11th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. He served in this capacity until March 1915, when he was subsequently appointed to the command of the 2/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Crane commanded the latter from June 1915 until July 1916, and then the 43rd Provisional Battalion from July until October 1916 (O..B.E., M.I.D.). Crane advanced to Lieutenant Colonel, and in later life wrote the travel guide to Kerry in the Little Guide Series. In 1908 he married Mary Alice Caroline, the second daughter of Colonel and Lady Mary Skrine of Warleigh Manor, Somerset. Colonel Crane died at Sloane Gardens, London in January 1939.
A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Private C. Child, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war at Colesburg, 6 January 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2767 Pte C. Child. Suffolk Regt) surname partially corrected; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (2767 Pte C. Child 1st Suffolk Regt) number and surname corrected, toned, good very fine (2) £800-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901. Charles William Child/Childs was born in Norwich, Norfolk. He attested for the Suffolk Regiment at Bury St. Edmunds in June 1890, and served with the 2nd Battalion in the East Indies from December 1892 until January 1898. Child served with the Battalion during the Second Boer War, and was taken prisoner of war at Colesburg on 6 January 1900. He was discharged in June 1902, having served 12 years with the Colours. Sold with copied service papers.
A Great War ‘French theatre’ M.M. awarded to Private W. H. Kelly, 11th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire) Military Medal, G.V.R. (41394 Pte W. H. Kelly. 11/Suff: R.) nearly very fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. William Henry Kelly initially served during the Great War with Hertfordshire Regiment, and then the 11th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire), before serving with the Devonshire Regiment.
Five: Lance Corporal F. J. Petch, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8094 L. Cpl. F. J. Petch. 2/Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8094 Pte. F. J. Petch. Suff. R.); War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal, mounted for wear, generally very fine (5) £180-£220 --- Frederick John Petch attested for the Suffolk Regiment in September 1910. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 15 August 1914. Petch was taken prisoner of war at Le Cateau on 26 August 1914. He was discharged due to wounds on 26 March 1919 (entitled to Silver War Badge).
Pair: Private S. Starling, Suffolk Reigment 1914 Star, with clasp (3-9350 Pte. S. Starling. 2/Suff: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9350 Pte. S. Starling. Suff. R.) worn, good fine Pair: Private A. Scase, Suffolk Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 11 October 1916 British War and Victory Medals (25093 Pte. A. Scase. Suff. R.) generally good very fine Pair: Private A. W. Smith, Suffolk Regiment British War and Victory Medals (201111 Pte. A. W. Smith. Suff. R.) VM missing suspension ring, very fine or better (6) £100-£140 --- Sidney Starling served during the Great War with the Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 10 October 1914. Arthur Scase was born in Great Ashfield, Suffolk. He served during the Great War with the 7th battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Private Scase died of wounds on the Western Front on 11 October 1916. He is buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France.
Pair: Captain W. B. Squirl-Dawson, Suffolk Regiment 1914 Star (Lieut: W. B. Squirl-Dawson. Suff: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. W. B. Squirl-Dawson) (2) £140-£180 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915. Wilfrid Brittain Squirl-Dawson was born in Dunster, Somerset in 1883, and resided with his parents at Higham Lodge, Higham, Suffolk. He was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment in October 1902. Squirl-Dawson served during the Great War with the 3rd Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 15 September 1914. He advanced to Captain, and died in St. Audrys Hospital, Melton, Suffolk in March 1966.
Pair: Private E. S. Goddard, Suffolk Regiment 1914 Star (3-8074 Pte E. S. Goddard. 2/Suff: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (3-8074 Pte. E. S. Goddard. Suff. R.) very fine 1914-15 Star (1593 Pte (A. Sjt) A. H. Goddard. Suff. Yeo.) very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Edward S. Goddard served during the Great War with the Suffolk Regiment in the French theatre of war from 30 August 1914. Albert H. Goddard served during the Great War with the Suffolk Yeomanry in the Egyptian theatre of war from 8 October 1915. He was commissioned Lieutenant in April 1917, and subsequently served with the Rifle Brigade.
Four: Sergeant A. C. Woolnough, Suffolk Regiment 1914 Star (225 Sjt A. C. Woolnough. 1/4 Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (225 Sjt. A. C. Woolnough. Suff. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2087 Sjt: A. C. Woolnough. 1/V.B. Suffolk Regt) generally very fine or better (4) £120-£160 --- Allen C. Woolnough served during the Great War with the 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 8 November 1914. He was discharged 2 April 1917.
Family group: Three: Sergeant H. G. Walne, Suffolk Yeomanry, who was commissioned Second Lieutenant in to the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, and killed in action whilst serving with them on the Western Front, 11 April 1917 1914-15 Star (1145 Sjt. H. G. Walne. Suff. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (1145 Sjt. H. G. Walne. Suff. Yeo.) nearly extremely fine Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Par. Offr. Henry G. Walne) with Second World War identity discs for recipient as a Captain in the 6th Suffolk Battalion, Home Guard nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200 --- Horace George Walne was born in Saxmundham, Suffolk. He attested for the Suffolk Yeomanry at Ipswich in March 1908, and advanced to Corporal in May 1914. Walne advanced to Acting Sergeant in November 1914, and served with the 1/1st Battalion, Suffolk Yeomanry in the Egyptian theatre of war from 3 October 1915. He was discharged in April 1916, on the termination of his period of engagement. Walne was commissioned in to the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Second Lieutenant Walne was killed in action on the Western Front on 11 April 1917, and is buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France. Henry G. Walne was the father of the above, and resided at ‘The Hall’ in Kettleburgh, Wickham Market, Framlingham.
Pair: Private L. V. Garwood, Suffolk Yeomanry and Suffolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (1826 Pte. L. V. Garwood, Suff. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1826 Pte. L. V. Garwood. Suff. Yeo.) edge bruise to last, nearly very fine Pair: Private H. Game, 12th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (East Anglian), who was killed in action on the Western Front, 4 March 1917 British War and Victory Medals (34391 Pte. H. Game. Suff. R.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (4192 Pte. H. Gurnell. Suff. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (43312 Pte. W. J. Garner. Suff. R.) generally very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Harry Game was born in Combs, Suffolk. He served during the Great War with the 12th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (East Anglian). Lance Corporal Game was killed in action on the Western Front on 4 March 1917, and is buried in Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Four: Private W. Brianton, Suffolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (3-9517 Pte W. Brianton. Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-9517 Pte. W. Brianton. Suff. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (William Charles Brianton) generally good very fine Three: Private A. C. Haddock, Suffolk Regiment British War and Victory Medals (1078 Pte. A. C. Haddock. Suff. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1078 Pte A. C. Haddock. 4/Suff: R.) very fine (7) £100-£140 --- William Brianton served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in the French theatre of war from 3 December 1914.
A Great War ‘French theatre’ M.S.M. group of four awarded to Company Quartermaster Sergeant C. R. Kerridge, 11th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire) British War and Victory Medals (17250 C. Sjt. C. R. Kerridge. Suff. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (17250 C.Q.M. Sjt. C. R. Kerridge. 11/Suff: R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Charles R. Kerridge) good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ Charles Reginald Kerridge was native of Thornton Heath, London. He served during the Great War with 11th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire) on the Western Front.
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