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A Great War 1917 ‘Boesinghe’ M.M. awarded to Company Sergeant Major F. McCusker, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (1910 Sjt: F. McCusker. 1/Ir:Gds:) suspension claw re-pinned, now slack, nearly very fine £280-£320 --- M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917. Frank McCusker enlisted in the Irish Guards in November 1903. He served during the Great War with the Irish Guards in the French theatre of war from 13 August 1914 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Rudyard Kipling’s History of the Irish Guards in the Great War gives: ‘On 27th August [1917] medal ribbons were presented by the General of the 1st Brigade to those who had won honour in the Boesinghe battle, either by their cool-headedness in dealing with “surprise situations” or sheer valour in the face of death or self-devotion to a comrade; for there was every form of bravery to choose from. Lieutenant E. Budd received the bar to his Military Cross, and Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) P. Donohoe (No. 3056), No. 1910 Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) F. McCusker.... Military Medal....’ Sergeant McCusker was discharged in February 1919.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private W. L. James, 10th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-25710 Pte. W. L. James. 10/The Queen’s R.) minor edge bruise, very fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918.

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Corporal A. T. Long, Royal Fusiliers, who was previously wounded Military Medal, G.V.R. (104 Pte. A. T. Long. 3/R. Fus:) minor edge bruise, good very fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918. Alfred T. Long attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915. Wounded, he transferred to the 3rd battalion, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, most likely for gallantry during the German Spring Offensive. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private J. Williams, 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, late Welsh Horse Military Medal, G.V.R. (355943 Pte. J. Williams. 25/R. W Fus.) nearly extremely fine £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. John Williams originally attested for the Welsh Horse before being dismounted and transferred to the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The battalion deployed to France on 7 June 1918, and Williams was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry in the final months of the War. His name appears in the weekly Casualty List on 29 October 1918; it is probably therefore that he was wounded in his M.M.-gaining exploits. He was discharged on 6 March 1919.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private G. Garratt, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was wounded on the Western Front in 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (44826 Pte. G. Garratt. 5/R. Berks: R.) cleaned, good very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919 George Garratt attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, being wounded in late 1918 (War Office Daily List No. 5720 of 12 November 1918 refers). Sold with copied research.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Private H. R. Dresser, 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 2 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (22159 Pte .H. R. Dresser. 2/Midd’x R.) good very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918. Harry Richard Dresser was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and attested for the Middlesex Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 2 May 1918. He is buried in Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Palestine operations’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. Thomas, Royal Munster Fusiliers, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (20084 Cpl. -L.Sjt:- H. Thomas. 6/R.M. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (17059 Pte. H. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (17059 Sjt. H. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) suspension ring bent on VM, good very fine (4) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918. Howard Thomas attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Swansea, and served initially with them during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 16 October 1915. Posted on attachment to the 6th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was awarded his Military Medal for his gallantry with the 6th Battalion in Palestine on 27 December 1917. The Regimental History states: ‘On 27 December [1917] ... useful information as to the ground was obtained, with Sergeants Hyde and Thomas, and Private O’Connor showing particular gallantry.’ In addition, Chindwin to Criccieth: the life of Colonel Godfrey Drage, gives the following account: ‘Meanwhile the main Turkish army was still close to Jerusalem on the north-east and with plenty of fight left in them. At midnight on 26-27 December they attacked down the Nablus Road and gave the 60th Division a pretty good battle which soon involved the 53rd Division as well. At daylight the 74th Division attacked. By noon they were threatening the enemy’s flank and by the evening we were all set for a victory. The 10th Division were covering them to the north and at first we hadn’t much to do, but in the late afternoon we came up to a position known (for obvious reasons) as “Machine-Gun-Hill” and it looked like being a tough nut to crack. Our two Dublin battalions ahead of us were pinned to the ground by the heaviest fire I’d ever met. It was clear that a full dress attack would have to be mounted on the morrow and so I sent Captain Keevil forward with Lieutenant O’Keefe and two platoons of “D” Company to reconnoitre the ground as far as possible before dark. We managed to keep down the Turkish fire directly in front of us while Keevil was crossing the open and then they vanished amongst the rocks and hillocks. Almost at once there was a volley of shots. I could distinguish two Lewis-guns firing hard and hear some shouts. “Poor devils”, I thought, “that’s the end of that. I’ve lost a lot of good men just when I’II be needing them.” Then back trailed an amazing procession-at least it amazed me because the first four figures wore fur coats and because Keevil’s command seemed to have nearly doubled its strength. They reached our line safely and told their tale. Just as we lost sight of them, they’d bumped up against a strong-point well out in front of the main Turkish position and promptly rushed it. Accounts of hand-to-hand fighting are bound to be a bit confused, but Sergeants Hyde and Thomas had done extra good work, while Private O’Connor had charged the nearest machine-gun and bayonnetted the two Turks behind it. They’d come back with 4 Turkish officers and 19 other ranks, Private O’Connor’s machine-gun and both our own casualties - one wounded and one dead.’ Thomas was presented with his Military Medal by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught on 20 March 1918. Subsequently transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was discharged Class Z at the end of the War.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private H. L. Johnson, Army Cyclist Corps, who was wounded in October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (13225 Pte. H. L. Johnson. A.C.C.) scratch to obverse field, minor edge bruise, nearly very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Harry Lewis Johnson attested for the Army Cyclist Corps on 22 July 1915 and served with them during he Great War on the Western Front from 27 January 1916. He was wounded by gun shot to the left thigh on 10 October 1918, and was discharged on account of his wounds on 24 May 1919. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal J. Smith, Labour Corps, late North Staffordshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (632378 Pte. -L.Cpl.- J. Smith. Lab: C.) nearly extremely fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. John Smith attested for the North Staffordshire Regiment at Longton on 2 January 1915 and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 July 1915. He was compulsory transferred to 234 Divisional Employment Company, Labour Corps, on 1 April 1918, and for his gallantry during the latter stages of the Great War was awarded the Military Medal. He was demobilised on 26 January 1919.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant A. J. Malby, 12th Division Hospital Train, Army Service Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (T2-017117 Sjt: A. J. Malby. 12/Div: T. A.S.C.) nearly extremely fine: £180-£220 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916. Alfred James Malby was born in 1885; a carman by trade, he attested for the Army Service Corps and served with the 12th Division Hospital Train during the Great War, later attached to the 38th Division Field Ambulance. Advanced Sergeant, he was discharged to the Army Reserve in June 1919. Sold with the recipient’s original ‘Certificate of Employment During the War’; original ‘Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity’ and original ‘Certificate of Transfer to Reserve on Demobilization’ documents, these all somewhat worn.

A Great War ‘3rd Battle of Ypres’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant E. A. Cradduck, Royal Army Medical Corps, for his gallantry in dressing and bringing in the wounded at Pilchem Ridge, 31 July to 2 August 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (72277 Pte. A. E. Cradduck. 134/F.A. R.A.M.C.) edge bruise, light contact marks, nearly extremely fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917. Edward Arthur Cradduck attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps at Chatham, Kent, on 21 October 1915, having previously served for four and a half years in the R.A.M.C. (Militia), and served with the 134th Field Ambulance during the Great War on the Western Front. Having been awarded the Military Medal ‘for gallantry in dressing and bringing in wounded at Pilchem Ridge, during the 3rd Battle of Ypres, 31 July to 2 August 1917’, he was injured on 16 September 1917 when, ‘leading transport along a rough road just before dawn, he tripped over a discarded cleaning rod of a machine gun, which stuck through his boot and into his foot’. Recovering, he was advanced Sergeant on 13 February 1919, and was discharged on 13 March 1920. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. Beecroft, 1st Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade Military Medal, G.V.R. (45505 Pte. - A. Sjt: - A. Beecroft. Can. M.M.G. M.T. Coy.) minor official correction to unit; 1914-15 Star (45505 Pte A. Beecroft. Can: M.M.G. Bde:); British War and Victory Medals (45505 Pte. A. Beecroft. C.M.G. Bde.) housed in a home-made hinged wooden box, with engraved brass plaque on lid ‘45505 Sjt. A. Beecroft M.M. Canadian M.M.G. Bde. M.T. Coy.’, with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, named enclosure for M.M. and other ephemera, generally very fine (4) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919. Arthur Beecroft was born in Stonham, Aspal, Suffolk in August 1888. He emigrated to Canada, was employed as a chauffeur and mechanic, and resided at 86 Seaton Street, Toronto, Ontario. Beecroft served during the Great War with the 1st Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade on the Western Front (entitled to Silver War Badge).

A fine Great War ‘escapers’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Land, 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was wounded in action at Messines, 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. A persistent escaper, who was recaptured on multiple occasions, only to finally get away 15 June 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (460593 Pte J. Land. 13/Cann Inf [sic]); British War and Victory Medals (460593 Pte. J. Land. 13-Can. Inf) mounted for display, edge bruising overall, therefore nearly very fine (3) £800-£1,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007. M.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920. ‘... in recognition of gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity...’ John Land was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in December 1890. He served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Land was wounded at Messines 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. Land escaped 15 June 1918, and returned to England 25 July 1918. Land’s escapers debrief report, the original of which is held at the National Archives, gives the following details: ‘Place and Date of Capture: Courcelette 8th October 1916. About 5 a.m. on 8th October 1916 my battalion was sent up to attack the Regina Trench. We were surrounded and at 9 a.m. I was taken prisoner with six other men of my unit. Shortly after we were taken they marched us to Cambrai, where we arrived about midnight. At Cambrai, where we remained for 10 days only, one meal a day was given to the prisoners. There were about 100 British. The meal consisted of a bowl of very poor soup, and no ration of bread was served. We were lodged in an old French barrack. I have no complaint to make as to our treatment. On 19th October, I was sent from Cambrai to Dulmen with about 100 British prisoners, and I remained there for about two and a half months before they sent me to work on commando. I have nothing particular to say about my treatment at Dulmen, except that the food was very short indeed, as I received no parcels until I was working on commando. On 31st December, a party of 30 British prisoners, of whom I was one, was sent from Dulmen to Recklinghausen, where there are large railway works. Here the prisoners – about 100 British, 15 French, and 14 Russians – were lodged in a house adjoining the railway yard. The accommodation was not bad. There were a great number of small rooms, and each room was occupied by three prisoners. The food allowed us was quite uneatable, but we lived on our parcels and had sufficient to eat. There were six guards who looked after the prisoners and we were never allowed to go outside the works. The prisoners worked with the civilians, and the hours of work were 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m., and they were under the control of the civilian foremen. There was not much ill-treatment so long as the prisoners were willing to work, but if they refused to work or showed slackness, the foremen used considerable violence and knocked us about. In June 1917, on one occasion when I declined to work, pretending I was ill, the foreman, whose name I did not know, attacked me with a pitchfork and wounded me in the hand. I still have the scar. I escaped from Recklinghausen three times during the fourteen months I was there on commando, but I was always recaptured. The first time that I escaped in December 1917 I was recaptured six days later on the frontier, sentenced to 17 days’ imprisonment, and then set back to Recklinghausen. In January 1918 I escaped again, and it was four days before I was caught. On this occasion they gave me 28 days as I had a flashlight, and then sent me back to the same commando; and on 4th May 1918 I escaped once again, but after five days I was recaptured and given 35 days’ imprisonment because I had two maps. At the expiration of the last sentence I was not sent back to Recklinghausen, but they transferred me to Dortmund. At Recklinghausen things might have been worse, and from what I heard of other commandos I think that it can be looked upon as a good camp. So long as the prisoners did a reasonable amount of work they were treated properly. The worst case of violence I remember was that of a British prisoner named Smith. I do not know his regiment, but this man was always cursing and abusing the guards, who marked him out one day as we were passing out of the works, set upon him, and beat him very brutally. There were no visits from the Dutch Legation while I was at Recklinghausen. We were paid 90pfg. a day, but we had no chance of spending mony (sic) except that occasionally at rare intervals we could buy a few cigarettes. It was on 10th June that I was sent to Dortmund with six other British prisoners. I was there only five days, so there was little opportunity for me to obtain information about this commando. The prisoners worked in a large zinc factory. There were about 200 Russians and Frenchmen, and only about seven British. We were lodged in an old storehouse, and we all slept together on wooden stretcherbeds. The accommodation was very bad, and the general conditions also; the place was extremely dirty. I do not know the name of the firm to whom the zinc works belonged. Our hours of work were much longer than at Recklinghausen. The jobs given prisoners were mostly unhealthy, as the fumes from the furnaces were sometimes almost overpowering. For the first two days that I was on this commando I declined to work, and nothing was done to me beyond being abused by the foreman. The prisoners were employed principally in drawing furnaces and carrying coal, and they worked in shifts. The storehouse in which we were lodged was situated in the centre of the works, and we were never far away from the fumes emitted by the furnaces. I should say that this commando was a bad one, but the shortness of my stay there afforded me no opportunity to give detailed information. On 15th June, at 2 a.m. I managed to escape in company with one of the French prisoners.’

A Great War ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal E. Beaulieu, 22nd Battalion (French Canadian), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (4040227 Pte. E. Beaulieu. 22/Quebec R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4040227 A. Cpl. E. Beaulieu. 22-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19, last erased, mounted for display, lacquered, very fine (3) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. Eugene Beaulieu was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in August 1891. He was a dentist by occupation, and initially served during the Great War with the 22nd Battalion (French Canadian), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Beaulieu was wounded in action on 16 August 1918 (entitled to Silver War Badge). He transferred to the Canadian Army Dental Corps in September 1918, and returned to Canada in May 1919. Sold with copied service papers.

A Great War M.M. pair awarded to Private J. J. Andrews, 42nd Battalion, Quebec Regiment, who died of wounds in October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (2075466 Pte. J. J. Andrews. 42/Quebec R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2075466 A.L. Cpl. J. J. Andrews . 42-Can. Inf.) together with Memorial Cross (2075466 Pte. J. J. Andrews M.M.) dark toned, extremely fine (3) £180-£220 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. John James Andrews died of wounds on 11 October 1918. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant F. H. Stanton, who was a Methodist Clergyman prior to the Great War, and served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps before transferring to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (525257 Sjt F. H. Stanton. 47/W. Ont: R.); British War and Victory Medals (525257 Sjt. F. H. Stanton. 47-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, ribands frayed, toned, very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Frank Herbert Stanton was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in April 1888. He was a Methodist Clergyman prior to the Great War, and he initially served with No. 1 Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Stanton advanced to Sergeant, and transferred to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry (entitled to Silver War Badge). He died in October 1971.

A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Company Sergeant Major J. Wilson, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, attached 10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R. (628472 L. Sjt: J. Wilson. 47/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (628472 A.C.S. Mjr. J. Wilson. 47-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, reverse of suspension claw missing on BWM, suspension loose, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £260-£300 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 April 1917. John Colville Wilson was born in Fife, Scotland in September 1882. Prior to the Great War he served for over 3 years with the Black Watch; and then 5 years with the 30th British Columbia Horse. Wilson served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was attached to the 10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers for the award of his M.M.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance Corporal E. Robinson, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (845190 Pte (A.L.Cpl) E. Robinson. 47/W. Ont: R.); British War and Victory Medals (845190 L. Cpl. E. Robinson. 47-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919. Edgar Robinson was born in Ramlachie, Lambton County, Ontario Canada in December 1888.

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private H. C. Johnston, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (654879 Pte H. C. Johnston. 47/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (654879 Pte. H. C. Johnston. 47-Can. Inf.) suspension claw a little loose on BWM, otherwise good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 3 November 1918. Henry Cresswell Johnston was born in Nowanaship County, Huron, Ontario, Canada in May 1897. He served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Private R. Van Luven, 58th Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (249068 Pte. R. Van Luven. 58/Bn: C. Ont: R.) toned, extremely fine £180-£220 --- M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

A fine Australian Great War ‘Battle of Hamel’ 1918 M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal G. Trubi, 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, who along with 8 others, was detached from his company and accompanied the infantry ‘over the top’ on the first day of the battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918, leading an engineer reconnaissance which resulted in him capturing two machine gunners and their gun Military Medal, G.V.R. (2355 L.Cpl. - T.2. Cpl. - G. Trubi. 13/Fd: Coy. Aust: E.); 1914-15 Star (2355 Spr G. Trubi. 3/F.C. Eng. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2355 2-Cpl. G. Trubi. 3 F.C.E. A.I.F.) very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918. The original Recommendation states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 4 July 1918, north of Hamel. This N.C.O. made an Engineer reconnaissance of deep dugouts and machine gun emplacements in territory just captured in our advance. His dauntless bearing and coolness in face of heavy shelling and machine gun fire set a fine example to his party - leading them from one dugout to another capturing two machine gunners and their gun. The information supplied as a result of his reconnaissance was of immediate value to the Division.’ George Trubi a 24 year old Prospector, attested for the 3rd Field Company Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, on 9 August 1915 and embarked on H.M.A.T. Beltana at Sydney on 9 November 1915. He served with the 3rd, 13th, and 15th Field Companies during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry with the 13th Field Company on 4 July 1918. On this date, Lieutenant McKay, 2 N.C.O.’s and 6 Sappers were detached from the Company and accompanied the Infantry “over the top” on the first day of the battle of Hamel, a combined Australian, American and tank attack on Le Hamel. According to Lieut McKay’s report, his command proceeded to reconnoitre the ground captured by 11th Brigade; 42nd, 43rd and 44th Battalions, A.I.F, who had been tasked of taking the strong points around Hamel. Whilst the battle was still underway, McKay and his men made reconnaissances of enemy trenches and dugouts and R.E. dumps, coming under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. McKay’s report notes that one machine gun and 3 prisoners were captured, the former and two of the latter being captured by Lance Corporal Trubi. Trubi returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. Sold with copied service papers and the July 1918 War diary for 13th Field Company (on CD). A group photo of 13th Company, including Trubi, is held in the Australian War Memorial collection.

A Great War ‘1917’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant D. McM. Fullarton, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force Military Medal, G.V.R. (4-1782 L. Cpl. D. McM. Fullarton. 1/F. Coy N.Z.E.); British War and Victory Medals (4/1782 Sjt. D. McM. Fullarton. N.Z.E.F.) generally very fine or better (3) £460-£550 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918. David McMaster Fullarton embarked from Wellington, New Zealand for Egypt in February 1916. He served during the Great War with the 1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (W. Mills, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. “Temeraire”) light pitting, otherwise very fine and better £400-£500 --- Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. William Mills was born in Clifton, Bristol, on 5 January 1860, and enlisted at Walmer to No 31 Company as Private Royal Marines on 5 April 1877. He subsequently served aboard Valiant (1879-81), Temeraire (7 March 1882 to 7 February 1884), Euryalus for R.M. Battalion (8 February 1884 to 23 April 1884), Britannia (1884-85), Lion (1887-88), and Vivid (1890-91). He transferred to Chatham Division on 2 December 1891, but never served aboard another ship and was discharged on completion of his engagement on 23 December 1899. Had been in cells once, and once in gaol hence no L.S. & G.C. medal. (Ref 1997 catalogue entry)

A Great War ‘1917’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant J. D. Kelly, South African Heavy Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (W.676. Sgt. J. D. Kelly. S.A.H.A.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sgt. J. D. Kelly. S.A.H.A.) all officially renamed, generally very fine or better (3) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette: ‘On the night of 24th November, 1917, during an attack by a large party of the enemy in which they forced their way into his trench severely wounded the Officer in charge, Sergeant Kelly immediately carried this Officer back to safety. He returned at the head of his men and drove the enemy out inflicting severe losses on them. The success of this counter-attack was due principally to his conspicuous courage, devotion to duty and leadership with which he inspired his men after his Senior Officer had been wounded.’ John Dudley Kelly enlisted in the South African Heavy Artillery in February 1916, and returned to South Africa in March 1919.

The outstanding Second War Honorary ‘Intelligence’ M.B.E. and rare Great War Belgian Pilot’s D.F.M. group of twenty awarded to Capitaine-Commandant C. J. G. J. Delloye, Compagnie des Aviateurs and Aviation Militaire, who served as a Pilot with 2e Escadrille, and racked up in excess of 100 hours of reconnaissance missions over enemy lines during 1918, ‘distinguishing himself by his skill and his dash’ Continuing in service, Delloye was captured in 1940 but escaped to Britain where he was attached to the Royal Air Force as Acting Squadron Leader and served as head of the escape and evasion department of Belgium State Security in London - here he organised the routes and contacts for getting escaped and downed aircrew back to the UK as well working closely with his counterparts in MI9, including Airey Neave, organising the recruitment and cover stories for agents getting in and out of Belgium The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (No 243 Flt Warrant Officer Charles Delloye, Aviation Belge.) on 1st type horizontal striped riband; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, bilingual motto, with neck riband; Order of Leopold, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, with rosette on riband; Order of the Crown, Officer’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette and crossed swords emblem on riband; Military Cross, First Class, L.III.R., gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, with bronze palm emblem on riband; Yser Medal 1914, bronze and enamel; Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-18, bronze; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19, bronze; Combat Volunteers Medal 1914-18, bronze; Frontline Fire Service Cross 1914-18, bronze; Evaders Cross, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal 1940-45, bronze; Armed Resistance Medal 1940-45, bronze; Political Prisoner’s Cross 1940-45, silvered and enamel, with riband bar with three stars; Prisoner of War Medal 1940-45, bronze, with five bronze riband bars; Commemorative Medal for the Second World War 1940-45, bronze, with small crown emblem on riband; Medal for Military Fighters of the Second World War 1940-45, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal, bronze, generally good very fine and better (20) £4,600-£5,500 --- Provenance: The Reverend E. Hawkes Field Collection, Glendinings, November 1950 (listed as D.F.M. only, and with an estimate of £15/10/0); J. B. Hayward, 1973. One of just 4 D.F.M.s awarded to Allied airmen during the Great War (3 to Belgians and 1 to a Frenchman). Appointed Honorary M.B.E. 11 November 1946. This for his work as head of the escape and evasion department at the Belge Surete de L’etat, London. These Awards were not Gazetted but are confirmed (WO 373/153/549). D.F.M. London Gazette 19 July 1919 (originally recommended for a M.M.): ‘A pilot who has distinguished himself by his skill and his dash, and who was always to be found ready to start on difficult enterprises. During the Flanders offensive of 1918, his work was largely responsible for successful counter battery work.’ Belgium Croix de Guerre, awarded 4 February 1919: ‘A remarkable pilot for his skill. His courage and his dash. Carried out many very fruitful reconnaissance missions over enemy lines during more than 100 hours of observation flights.’ Emblem for Belgium Croix de Guerre awarded 12 June 1919: ‘Showed much courage and devotion to duty during the Flanders Offensive in 1918.’ Charles Jules Ghislain Joseph Delloye was born in Thorembais les Béguines, Belgium in July 1894. He joined the Belgian military in June 1914 and was on active service with the Compagnie des Aviateurs from 14 August 1914. Delloye was an early member of the Belgian Air Force, being one of just 175 Officers and men being called to service at the start of the War. Initially based at Antwerp, Delloye was one of the defenders of that place in the early days of the War. A huge number of Belgium troops became prisoner when that town fell, the remnants being driven back to the river Yser, where they desperately and successfully attempted to hold the line during October 1914. The defenders of the Yser were later awarded the distinctive Yser medal (Delloye’s confirmed). On 30 October 1914, Delloye was transferred to Service Arriere de L’Aviation at Calais and appears to have stayed there for the next couple of years, the Compagnie des Aviateurs being renamed Aviation Militaire in March 1915. Posted for training as a pilot to the Aviation School at Etampes on 1 January 1917, he was promoted Corporal on 21 April and was posted for operational service as a pilot to 2e Escadrille on 22 July, remaining with this squadron throughout the rest of the War. Great War 2e Escadrille was a Squadron tasked with Artillery and photography work on the Western Front, under the orders of Division d’Armee. The squadron had a nominal strength of 15 aircraft; 11 2-seaters; Spad and Breguets and 4 single seaters; Nieuports and Sopwith Camels. Unlike British, French or German Squadrons, Belgium reconnaissance Squadrons had 4 fighter aircraft as part of 15 aircraft compliment, this for their own protection during missions. This was probably due to the size of the Belgium Air Force during the War, which was a fraction of the size of the other main combatant nations. By the end of the War, Belgium had just 11 Squadrons, of these one was non operational (on paper only), 7 were reconnaissance or bomber Squadrons and 3 were fighter squadrons. A report in September 1918, noted the Belgium squadrons strength at 134 aircraft. Putting this into context, at this time the British had 200 operational Squadrons and nearly 23,000 aircraft. Delloye was advanced to Sergeant on 29 July, to Premier Sergeant on 22 September and Premier Sergeant-Major on 22 November 1917. Promoted Adjutant (senior Warrant Officer) on 22 January 1918, he would fly missions throughout, being mentioned in Orders twice for his gallantry and was one of just 4 Allied airmen to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal by the British (others receiving the MM, DCM, MC etc). In the main, it seems Delloye was a 2-seater pilot, his citations suggest this, as do a number of copy photographs of him in and around 2e Escadrille’s Breguets and Spads. However, there are also several taken in the cockpit of different Nieuports fighters; one in a series of postcards of Belgium aviators during the War (like German Sanke cards). So it seems he flew both fighters and 2-seaters. Delloye’s entry in ‘The Belgian Air Service in the First World War’, notes at least 102 missions during the War. Delloye was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Auxiliary Engineers on 6 January 1919, and transferred to the Infantry in July of the same year. He advanced to Lieutenant, 26 December 1921, and transferred back to the Belgian Air Force as Aircrew in January 1924. Delloye advanced to Capitaine Aviateur on 26 December 1935. Second World War, Escape, Head of Bureau des Evasions and MI9 Still with the Belgian Air Force at the outbreak of the Second War, on 12 May 1940 Delloye moved with his unit to Bordeaux but when France fell, he was taken prisoner. On 16 August 1940, Delloye was returned to occupied Belgium as a prisoner of war and after release was employed in the Ministry of Finance from November 1940. At the end of July 1941 he escaped from occupied Belgium with the intention of joining Belgian forces in the UK but was captured at Leon on 29 December 1941. He was subsequently interned in Valladolid, Spain, 6 January 1942 and Mir...

A post-War ‘Royal Yacht’ service R.V.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer (Cook) C. H. Bickley, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Victorian Medal, E.II.R., silver; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Clasp (LX.21082 C. H. Bickley O.C.1 H.M.S. Emerald) mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £300-£400 --- R.V.M. (Silver 13 June 1959: ‘Charles Henry Bickley, C.P.O., H.M.Y. Britannia.’ Charles Henry Bickley was born on 14 October 1911, at Exeter, Devon. A domestic gardener by trade, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as Officer’s Cook 4th Class on 25 November 1929, serving for over 30 years and rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer, serving the last 7 years on the Royal Yacht Britannia as Chief Cook. He served on a variety of H.M. Ships and shore bases including the Campbell, Dolphin, Nelson, Victory 2, Boscowen, Glasgow, Pembroke 2, Scout and Dunedin. During WW2 he served on Ark Royal (aircraft carrier) from July 1939 to March 1940; Acheron (destroyer) from March to October 1940; Argus (aircraft carrier) October 1940 to December 1942; Victory December 1942 to March 1943; Emerald (light cruiser) March 1943 to October 1944, receiving his L.S. & G.C. medal in this ship in September 1944; Glenroy (Troop and landing ship) from February to August 1945. Post war he continued to serve on the Vanguard, Anson, Howe, Excellent, Vengeance, Adamant, Bellerophon, Mauritius and the Royal Yacht Britannia from January 1954 to November 1961 and shore pension. He received his Clasp to L.S. & G.C. medal on 13 March 1960. Chief Petty Officer Bickley died in January 1985. Sold with copied research and a group photograph of the crew with the Royal family aboard Britannia.

A post-War B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant C. E. Wilks, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (4031776 Sgt. Charles E. Wilks. R.A.F); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (4031776 Cpl. C. E. Wilks. R.A.F.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (4031776 Sgt. C. E. Wilks R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (4031776 Sgt. C. E. Wilks. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, generally good very fine and better (8) £400-£500 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 31 December 1960. Sold with original named Buckingham Palace enclosure slip for the B.E.M., in envelope; and a photographic image of the recipient.

A post-War Military Division B.E.M. awarded to Corporal A. R. D. Pritchet, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (E1941444 Cpl. Anthony R. D. Pritchet, R.A.F.) edge prepared prior to impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- B.E.M. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1973. Sold with copied news cuttings relating to subsequent road traffic convictions in 1980 and 1993.

The C.M.G. attributed to Captain J. G. C. Allen, a Nigerian Colonial Administrator who served in the Colonial Forces Section of the Intelligence Corps in the Second World War and was Chief of Military Intelligence in Nigeria and Liaison Officer with the Free French Forces in West Africa The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with both full and miniature width neck ribands, in Spink, London, case of issue, minor white enamel damage to St. George’s horse on reverse central medallion, otherwise nearly extremely fine £300-£400 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 2 January 1956. James Godfrey Colquhoun Allen was born at St. Peter Port, Guernsey, in 1904, the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. C. Allen, and was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, and at the University of Munich. He commenced service as a Colonial Administrator in the Nigerian Administrative Service in 1926, becoming Assistant District Officer and later District Officer, 1929-45. He was appointed Resident in 1947, and Senior Resident in 1953. He served as the Anglo-French Cameroons Boundary Commissioner 1937-39; as Nigerian Representative with the Free French Douala, 1940; as Chief Censor and Chief of Military Intelligence, Nigeria 1940-41; and as West African Liaison Officer with Free French Forces in Equatorial Africa, 1942-43. He served as Deputy Commissioner of the Colony at Lagos 1946-52; and was Director of Administration for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company, 1957-61. During the Second World War he received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Nigeria Regiment with seniority, 3 September 1939, and subsequently transferred to the Intelligence Corps, African Colonial Forces Section, being promoted War Substantive Captain on 26 July 1942. He received the 1953 Coronation Medal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1956. He died in Bath in 1982. His personal papers and memoirs are held by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Sold with several original letters and telegrams regarding the award of the C.M.G. and letters congratulating James Godfrey Colquhoun Allen on the award; together with a newspaper cutting containing a photograph of the recipient’s investiture by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem (4), Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, with case; Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1st type (1892-1939) (2), circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, one lacking ring suspension; Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 4th type (1974-84), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles flush with the background; Service Medal of the Order of St John (4480. Ldy. Dst. Offr. A. A. Bohm Coulcher. Dist. Staff No. 10 Dst. S.J.A.B. 1925) generally very fine and better (5) £100-£140 --- Sold with three ‘1 S.J.A.B.’ shoulder titles; and two ‘National Hospital Service Reserve’ lapel badges.

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel, heraldic beasts in angles flush with background; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ethel Louise Blanchard.) in case of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star emblem on riband, good very fine (4) £60-£80

Three: Private Richard Godfrey, 1st Dragoon Guards Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (R. T. Godfrey. 1st Dragoon Gds.) officially impressed naming; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Richd. Godfrey, 1st Dragn. Gds.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 1683 R. T. Godfrey 1st Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming, fitted with scroll suspension, toned, nearly very fine (3) £700-£900 --- Richard T. Godfrey was born at Basingstoke, Hampshire, and attested for the 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards at Westminster, London, on 24 February 1854, aged 17 years, a fishmonger by trade. He served abroad in the Crimea and Turkey, 1 year 6 month; India, 8 years 2 months; and in China, 10 months [only 2 Squadrons of the Regiment served in China]. He was discharged at Dublin on 28 October 1872, being then in possession of ‘1 Good Conduct Badge, Medal for Crimea with clasp for Sebastopol, Turkish Medal; China Medal with clasp for Taku Forts & Pekin. His name appears 10 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book; he has once been tried by Court Martial.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Boulderson, 91st Highlanders, late 71st Highland Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Ensign J. Boulderson, 71st Highd. L.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (Lieut. J. Boulderson, H.Ms. 71st Regt.); South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Captn. J. Boulderson. 91st Foot.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £1,600-£2,000 --- John Boulderson was born at Madras on 8 April 1838, and was educated at Cheltenham College before purchasing a commission as an ensign in the 71st (Highland) Regiment on 1 February 1856. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 11 March 1859; transferred to 91st Highlanders in 1875; Captain, 1 April 1879; Major, 1 July 1881; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 18 March 1882. Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson served with the 71st Highlanders in the Indian campaign of 1858, and was present at the battle of Kotakeserai, recapture of Gwalior, and operations against Burgore and Dowlut Sing (Medal with Clasp). Served also throughout the campaign against the hill tribes on the N.W. Frontier of India in 1863 (Medal with Umbeyla Clasp). Served with the 91st Highlanders in the Zulu war of 1879, and was present at the action of Gingindhlovu and relief of Ekowe (Medal with Clasp). Boulderson retired with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in March 1882. He died in 1925 aged 87 and was buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire. Sold with comprehensive copied research and photographs, together with O.M.R.S. Journal for March 2021 which carries a lengthy article on Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson by the late Tony Conroy, particularly the part played by him and his regiment in the Umbeyla campaign. For the recipient’s related miniature dress medals, see Lot 627.

Pair: Private P. Grant, 9th Lancers Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (2119 Pte. P. Grant. 9th Lancers); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (2119 Private P. Grant 9th Lancers) very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Peter Grant landed in India with a draft of 92nd Highlanders from England on 24 February 1876. He transferred to the 9th Lancers on 1 June 1880, was promoted to Corporal in 1886 and discharged ‘time expired’ on 17 February 1886, the regiment then being at Shroncliffe camp, Kent. Sold with copied research including medal roll extract which shows Grant with the 9th Lancers in the Afghan campaign, Umballa and at Rawalpindi.

Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Bell, 27th Punjabis, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who died on service during the Great War Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (2nd Lieut: G. H. Bell. 2/K.O. Sco: Bord:); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1901-2 (Captain G. H. Bell 27th Punjabis); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (Capt: G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell.); Khedive’s Star, undated; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, the first with light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine or better (8) £1,400-£1,800 --- George Henry Bell was born on 11 April 1869, the son of George Coates Bell, a Surgeon Major in the Bombay Medical Department. He was educated at Dulwich College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Upon passing out in August 1888 he took up a commission in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers with whom he saw service during the next two years in the Sudan, being present at the action of Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp and bronze star) and also took part in the operations on the Nile in 1889. In 1890 his unit went to India, and a year later he joined the Indian Army as a Lieutenant, first with the 19th Punjabis before, in 1893, switching to the 38th Dogras. During this period he spent much of his service on the North West Frontier, becoming familiar with the small forts that were common there, as well as with the Punjab in general. Fort Sandeman, Mir Ali Khel, and Jamrud made him familiar with the Zhob, Baluchistan, and the Khyber, and, in 1896, he was permanently appointed to the 27th Punjabis, of which regiment he became Adjutant and was later made Captain in 1899. He went with them to Kila Drosh (Chitral), Peshawur, Bannu, and to Kajuri Kach, Jandola, Zam, Tank, and Dera Ghazi Khan. He saw active service in 1901-2 in the Waziristan Campaign (Medal with Clasp), and again in the following two years, as his regiment was sent to the Somaliland, including the action at Jidballi, in which for a time he served as Field Intelligence Officer (Medal with two Clasps). In 1906 the 27th Punjabis returned to the North West Frontier again as Major on the Staff of the 1st Division, Peshawur, at Cherat and Malakand. Rejoining his regiment at at Multan he was once more on the Waziristan borderland in 1908, at Dera Ismail Khan and Shukh Budin; and after an absence of four years the 27th Punjabis returned there in 1912. When war broke out he was commanding a detachment at Fort Jandola. In October 1914 he and his regiment were transferred to Europe, albeit along the way they were also involved in repelling an attack on the Suez Canal. Upon reaching France in August 1915 he was second in command of the regiment during the battle of Loos and was subsequently given command of the 69th Punjabis, who had suffered heavy losses in that action. He subsequently took his new regiment east, serving with them as they fought from the Suez across the Arabian Peninsula in outposts of the Aden Hinterland. In February 1916 he was ordered to Mesopotamia to take command of the 9th Bhopals. Almost immediately after reaching the front line trenches his fine constitution broke down and he was invalided to India and died while on sick leave at Srinagar, Kashmir, on 3 September 1916, his wife, Eva, having joined him from England a week earlier. Sold with pre-Great War ribbon bar and some copied research and photographs. For the recipient’s pre-war group of miniature medals, see Lot 628.

Pair: Bandmaster H. Chant, Royal Munster Fusiliers India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1885-7, clasps remounted in this order, as usual (2041 Private H. Chant 2nd. Bn. R. Muns. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (334. S; Drumr: H. Chant. R: Muns: Fus.) engraved naming, contact marks and edge bruising, the IGS somewhat worn, otherwise generally nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Henry Chant was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1861 and attested for the 70th Brigade at Belfast on 6 May 1878. Posted to the Royal Munster Fusiliers, he served with the 2nd Battalion India and Burma from 3 March 1884 to 4 December 1892, and was promoted Corporal on 22 December 1889, and Sergeant on 24 March 1892. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 173 of 1896, and was finally discharged on 5 September 1907, after 29 years and 123 days’ service, his discharge papers noting ‘... is a highly trained musician and since 1893 has been Bandmaster to the 4th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers.’ Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

Three: Colour-Sergeant R. Burns, King’s Royal Rifle Corps India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Lushai 1889-92 (3996 Lce. Corpl. R. Burns 4th Bn. K. Rl. Rif. Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3996 Clr:-Serjt: R. Burn. K.R.R.C.) note spelling of surname, clasps mounted in order as listed with some unofficial rivets; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3995 C. Sjt. R. Burns. K.R.R.C.) note regimental number, mounted for display, good very fine (3) £360-£440 --- Robert Burns was born at Whitechapel, London, and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 3 January 1887, aged 19 years 3 months, a drummer by trade. He transferred to the 4th Battalion in December 1888 for service in India. He served in Burma from October 1889 to December 1892, including the Lushai operations of 1889-92 (Medal with Clasp). Promoted to Corporal in January 1893, and to Sergeant in September 1896, he was promoted to Colour-Sergeant in August 1900 and served with the 4th Battalion in South Africa from February 1901 to March 1903, being posted to the 3rd Battalion at Home in April 1903. He was discharged at Barnet on 28 October 1905 and received his L.S. & G.C. medal per Army Order 189 of 1905. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

Pair: Private J. Edwards, 7th Hussars British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897 (4103 Pte. J. Edwards, 7th Huss.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4103 Pte. J. Edwards. 7th Hussars.) the first good very fine, the second extremely fine (2) £400-£500 --- John Edwards was born at East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, and enlisted for the 7th Hussars at Grimsby on 8 December 1893, aged 20, a fisherman by trade. He served abroad in India from September 1894 to 12 October 1895, then in Natal until November 1898; and in South Africa from 20 November 1901 to 11 July 1902. He otherwise served at Home including the Army Reserve from September 1902 until December 1905. Sold with copied service papers which confirm both medals and clasps.

Eight: Regimental Sergeant Major R. M. Newsham, Durban Light Infantry, late British South Africa Police and Natal Rangers British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troop’r R. M. Newsham. B.S.A. Police.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (484 Serjt. R. M, Newsham. Durban L.I.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Rgt. Sgt. Maj. R. M. Newsham, Natal Rangers.); 1914-15 Star (Clr. Sjt. R. M. Newsham 1st Infantry); British War Medal 1914-20 (2nd C/W.O. R. M. Newsham. B.D.C.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (2nd C/W.O. R. M. Newsham. 1st Infantry.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (No F.2347. Col. Sgt. R. M. Newsham. 1st Infy. (D.L.I.)) contact marks and edge bruising, especially to the first three, overall very fine and better (8) £800-£1,000 --- Reginald Medland Newsham was born circa. 1872 near Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. A coachbuilder by trade, he emigrated to South Africa where he served as Trooper No. 138 in the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia in 1896 and in 1897. On 1 November 1897 he enlisted in the Colonial Auxiliary Forces, to the Durban Light Infantry. He was promoted Corporal in 1898, Sergeant in 1899, and Colour Sergeant in 1904. During the 1906 Natal Rebellion he served in the Natal Rangers, attaining the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. At the outbreak of the Great War Newsham was employed by the South African Railways as a coachbuilder and aged 44 attested for service with his old regiment the Durban Light Infantry, until he was discharged and recalled to his civilian duties in the Carriage Department of the South African Railways, in July 1918, having served as Provost Sergeant and Company Sergeant Major. He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in March 1918. His discharge papers confirm service with the Base Depot Company, prior to his discharge, being the unit named on his British War Medal. With copied research, including medal roll pages, Great War copy attestation and discharge papers, recommendation and approval letters for the Long Service Medal.

Pair: Private R. Stagpole, Cameron Highlanders Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3428 Pte. R. Stagpole, 1/Cam. Hdrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, The Atbara (3428 Pte. Stagpoole, 1 Cam. Highrs.) engraved in the usual Regimental style, good very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006. R. ‘George’ Stagpole, the son of Dudley Stagpole V.C., D.C.M., (who won both the Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal whilst serving with the 57th Foot during the Maori Wars in 1863), attested for the Cameron Highlanders and served with G Company, 1st Battalion, during the Nile Expedition of 1898. He died, most probably from enteric fever, at Darmali. The medal rolls give his initial as “G” and note that his awards were sent to his father. Sold with copy medal roll extracts and copy regimental gazette entry of 1 September 1898 which states ‘G Company Notes. It was with the deepest regret that the old “Redan Troop”, fell in on Sunday morning, the 1st May 1898, to convey the remains of another brave Atbara hero to his last resting place. Private George Stagpole, was a son of Mr. D. Stagpole, V.C., Woolwich, Kent, and was very popular and esteemed by all.’

Seven: Acting Corporal J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade, later 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded at Ypres on 23 April 1915 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2961. Pte. J. Dalrymple. 2/R. Bde:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (10645 L. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (10645 A. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4-Can. Inf.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally good very fine (7) £500-£700 --- John Dalrymple, a shoemaker by trade, was born in 1875 and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Macclesfield, Cheshire on 22 August 1893. He served with his unit in Hong Kong from 22 October 1895, he then went on to Singapore and Malta, before proceeding in 1898 for service with the Nile Expedition during the Sudanese operations. Dalrymple served in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 October 1899, and was present at the actions at the Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek and Belfast. He was sentenced by Field General Courts Martial to 1 year hard labour for sleeping at his post while sentinel; the sentence was commuted to 84 days Field Imprisonment which he served from September to November 1901. He was granted permission to reside in Canada from 17 October 1906 and was discharged at the termination of his engagement on 21 August 1909. Following the outbreak of the Great War Dalrymple attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914, and served with the 4th Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 9 February 1915. He was wounded by a bullet to the right elbow at Ypres on 23 April 1915, and returned to England for demobilisation and discharge. Sold with copied medal rolls extracts, British Army Service records, Canadian Service records, and other research.

Five: Ship’s Corporal First Class W. T. Hodder, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. T. Hodder, A.B., H.M.S. Gibraltar.); 1914-15 Star (200054. W. T. Hodder. Sh. Cpl. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (200054 W. T. Hodder. Sh. Cpl. 1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (200054. W. T. Hodder. Sh. Corpl. 1 Cl. H.MS. Princess Royal) light contact marks, generally very fine (5) £300-£400 --- William Thomas Hodder was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset, on 2 February 1882 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 28 July 1898. He served in H.M.S. Gibraltar from 5 March 1901, and was advanced Able Seaman on 19 September 1901. Advanced Ship’s Corporal First Class on 4 January 1914, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 February 1915, and was shore invalided on 21 September 1916. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Pair: Corporal H. Parrish, 9th Lancers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3928. Corpl. H. Parish. 9/Lcrs.) note spelling of surname, with unofficial copper rivets to 3 of the clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3928 Corpl. H. Parrish. 9th Lancers) good very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Sold with copy of medal roll confirming all seven clasps, the Relief of Kimberly clasp is noted as ‘added’, suggesting that this was sent later, which probably explains the unofficial rivets. The K.S.A. roll states, ‘sent home, invalide’.

Four: Lieutenant G. W. B. Gough, Leinster Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (37717 Pte. G. Gough. 27th. Bn: Imp: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough. Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough.) good very fine (4) £300-£400 --- George William Blanthorne Gough was born in Shrewsbury on 20 December 1884 and served with the 27th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the latter stages of the Boer War. Commissioned temporary Lieutenant in the Leinster Regiment on 12 September 1914, he served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War at Gallipoli, and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915. The Battalion War Diary reveals that he was killed in the trenches at Rhododendron Spur, Anzac Cove by shrapnel shell while strengthening the trench subsequent to an earlier Turkish attack. He is buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey. Sold with various copied research including the recipient’s Birth Certificate, Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts; application form for appointment to a temporary commission, and Battalion War Diary extracts.

Three: Captain H. C. Macdonald, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who, after an adventurous time in West Africa, was recruited by the British Military Intelligence Department at the War Office for a secret mission to Rio de Janiero and later to St Petersburg in 1909 where he supposedly died of heart failure Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt. H. C. Macdonald. A. & S. Highrs); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 Cpt. H. C. Macdonald. A. & S. Hgrs.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, S. Nigeria 1904, S. Nigeria 1904-05 (Captain H. C. Macdonald. S.N. Rgt.) medals mounted as worn and contained in a glass fronted display stand together with corresponding mounted group of miniature dress medals, nearly extremely fine (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Matthew E. Taylor Collection, Christie’s, November 1990. Henry Craigie Macdonald was born at 32 Belsize Park, Hampstead, London, on 13 April 1868. The son of Chessborough Claudius Macdonald (late 22nd Foot), Macdonald was educated at Harrow School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and then passed into Sandhurst in 1888. After graduating from the Royal Military College he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 93rd Highlanders on 31 May 1890. From there, Macdonald was promoted Lieutenant on 7 November, 1894, and then Captain on 12 December 1899. In 1899 Macdonald was serving with the 91st Highlanders but did not sail with that battalion when it departed on 27 October 1899 for South Africa. Instead, on 15 December 1899 he took charge of 185 reservists from the Gordon Highlanders who were temporarily stationed in Edinburgh Castle, destined for South Africa. Although he missed most of the earlier battles, Macdonald was present at a number of the military operations: the advance to Kimberley, Orange Free State (February to May 1900), operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria (July to November 1900), Orange River Colony (May to November 1900) and was present at a number of engagements during those periods. It is recorded that, with his company, Captain Macdonald charged and occupied a pass at Olifantsnek. Macdonald was invalided home early in 1901 but on 13 November 1901 he returned to South Africa, on board the Orotava, in command of a draft of 52 non-commissioned officers and men. He was seconded to the West African Frontier Force on 26 September 1903, and soon saw further action. In December the Colonial Office decided to organise a military expedition under the command of Colonel A. F. Montanaro, the objectives being to punish various tribes which were closing trade routes, to bring under control the part of the Ibibbio country lying between the Cross and Imo rivers, and to establish a new military station. Due to an inspection of the Southern Nigeria Regiment by the inspector general of the West African Frontier Force, the expedition was delayed. However, a camp was prepared at Mbiakpan on 1 January 1904, ready to receive the troops. On the 7th, Colonel Montanaro and his headquarters staff arrived in camp, though it took until 12 January before the entire force was fully concentrated at Mbiakpan. The force assembled was made as strong as possible and consisted of: 15 officers, five British non-commissioned officers, two 2-95 guns and 428 rank and file. Prior to the arrival of Colonel Montanaro, a reconnaissance force commanded by Macdonald scouted as far as the Ikono town of Okpom-Itu. Macdonald reported Okpom-Itu as being unfriendly as he had seen large numbers of armed natives in the vicinity of the town. Based on this report, Montanaro decided to strike first into the Ikono district. The troops marched out on 13 January, taking the usual military precautions. However, the troops met no opposition as they passed through the first couple of towns. They even found a few guns had been laid down on the path. Unopposed, the column moved deeper into the district. It finally stopped on 15 January at a place called Ikot-Ntuen, where a standing camp was established. From this base camp a number of smaller columns went out daily in all directions. They demanded guns to be delivered to them by the local chiefs, and those who refused to comply were severely punished. Although natives in the area resisted a great number of these columns, three of the columns are recorded as having met the strongest resistance. The first example was when a column under the command of Macdonald, consisting of three sections of ‘G’ Company, were attacked on all sides by several hundred bushmen on 16 January at Mbiabon. The attack was repelled with considerable loss of life to the enemy. During this action, although severely wounded, 2197 Private Ojo Olan pursued the bushmen who had shot both him and Private Akandi Ibadan. Pte Olan, who was later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, managed to kill one of them and bring back Pte Ibadan, who had been mortally wounded. On the same day, another column lead by Lieutenant Fox was also heavily attacked and, as in the previous action, the attackers were beaten off. The third attack occurred on 22 January when a column under Captain Hosley was attacked at 0700hrs by numerous armed bushmen. The bushmen were driven off and pursued through the towns of Okpom-Ungwana and Okpom-Ita. The pursuit was finally ended late that afternoon. By 4 February most of the neighbouring Ikono towns had been dealt with and the locals had made their submissions. On 5 February the entire force marched towards Ikot-Ekpene in the Anang district of the Ibibio country with the objective of establishing a new camp. While on the march, the advance guard under Macdonald was attacked by the enemy at the town of Ikot-Ukpom. After an hour of intense fighting the enemy were forced to retire, suffering many casualties. At the same time a column near Ikot-Ntuen, under the personal command of Montanaro, was attacked and had to ‘form square’. The enemy was initially repelled but returned a short time later and attacked the column again from all sides. The fighting lasted for about three hours before the attackers were beaten off. Similarly, when a column under the command of Captain Hosley was opposed at the town of Ukana his column was attacked three times, with the enemy only deciding to retire once charged with the bayonets. The locals of the Anang district showed a more determined nature than those of the Ikono district. One notable example took place on 10 February when a column entering the town of Ikot-Ukpong suffered a fierce attack by the natives. Throughout the following day various columns visiting a collection of towns met with similar resistance. On 24 February the force moved camp to Erriam and yet again refusal to offer up arms was met with punishment. However, the tactics seem to have worked because, over a period of time, several towns in the district sued for peace. On 6 March Colonel Montanaro received instructions to divide his force and return to Calabar. Montanaro placed No 1 column under the command of Macdonald, which consisted of: 27 men ‘A’ Company, 87 men ‘G’ Company, 28 men ‘H’ Company, one British officer (Lieutenant Williams) and two British NCOs. His instructions were to complete the disarming of the Erriam district started by the previous patrol. He was further instructed to return to Ikot-Ekpene with orders to construct a permanent station. The No 2 column, which was a much larger force, was placed under the command of Major Trenchard, who had orders to proceed to the Imo River. Two days prior to this Private Ogunbi Ondo was reported as missing. To begin with it was believed that he had absconded from camp in order to loot some of t...

Family Group: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (1687 Tpr: E. M. Hoops. S.A.C.); together with a silver prize medal, the reverse engraved ‘3rd Prize Boys Championship Race Won by E. M. Hoops.’; and the recipient’s South African War Veterans Association lapel badge, gilt and enamel, toned, good very fine Pair: Staff Nurse E. C. Hoops, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
British War and Victory Medals (S/Nurse E. C. Hoops) surname officially corrected on VM; together with the recipient’s silver identity bracelet, nearly extremely fine (lot) £140-£180 --- Ernest Mostyn Hoops was born in Donegal, Ulster in September 1878, and was the son of a Doctor, and brother of Eilsea Hoops. The family moved to Canada in the 1890’s, and Hoops subsequently resided in South Africa, Argentina and Canada retiring to White Rock - where he died in 1964. Eilsea/Eileen Constance Hoops was born in Wrexham, Wales in 1885. She trained as a nurse in Vancouver, Canada, and served as a Staff Nurse with Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 September 1917. After the war she resided in Palo Alto, California, and died in Vancouver General Hospital in February 1963. Sold with a commemorative ‘horseshoe’ brooch badge for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee 1887, silver and enamel; and a commemorative brooch badge for King George VI’s Coronation 1937, bronze-gilt; and copied research including photographic images of both recipients.

Five: Petty Officer J. V. Tubb, Royal Navy China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (J. V. Tubb, A.B., H.M.S. Orlando.); 1914-15 Star (179967, J. V. Tubb, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (179987 J. V. Tubb. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (179987 J. V. Tubb, P.O. H.M.S. Royal Arthur:) light contact mars, especially to first and last, generally very fine and better (5) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007. John Vanhear Tubb was born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 6 June 1879 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 20 June 1894 He served in H.M.S. Orlando from 16 February 1899, was promoted Able Seaman on 27 May 1899, and served as a member of the Seymour Expedition in China 1900. He was advanced Petty Officer on 15 November 1911, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 June 1912. He was shore demobilised on 10 September 1919, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Four: Private R. Brown, Royal Marine Light Infantry China 1900, no clasp (R. Brown, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Isis.); 1914-15 Star (Ch.9360. Pte. R. Brown. R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. 9360 Pte. R. Brown. R.M.L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Robert Brown was born in Watford on 23 December 1877 and enlisted into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 21 October 1896. He served in H.M.S. Isis from 10 May 1898 to 18 June 1902, and then during the Great War in H.M.S. Commonwealth from the outbreak of War to 13 August 1917. He was discharged on 20 October 1917, after 21 years’ service, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, being promptly mobilised. He served the remainder of the War ashore and was demobilised on 1 April 1919. He continued to serve in the Royal Fleet Reserve until being discharged, medically unfit on 18 January 1929. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. Quirke, Indian Medical Service Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Captain. M. J. Quirke, M.B., I.M.S.); 1914 Star (Capt. M. J. Quirke, I.M.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major M. J. Quirke); Defence Medal, good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003. Michael Joseph Quirke was born at Handsworth in 1879 and qualified as a M.B. and Ch.B. at Birmingham in 1901. Prior to his military service he was House Surgeon at Queen’s Hospital and a ship’s Surgeon on the Blue Funnel Line. A Lieutenant with the I.M.S. in 1904 and Captain in 1907, he took part in the Somaliland Expedition as Chief Medical Officer, and was Mentioned in Despatches ‘for general good work’ (London Gazette 17 June 1910). He gained the Diploma of Tropical Medicine at London in 1907 and a Diploma of Public Health at Cambridge in 1913. Promoted Major in July 1913, he served in H.M. Hospital Ship Sicilia, in France and Gallipoli, 1914-15, and the North West Frontier, 1916-17, and then took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign 1917-19, serving for a time as Acting Lieutenant-Colonel. For his services during the Great War he was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette: 7 February 1919). On the Retired List in 1921, Quirke transferred to the Indian Medical Service as Divisional Sanitary Commissioner and Inspector of Vaccination, Central Range. He was in practice at Felsted, Essex during 1926-30 and was Medical Officer of Health for Upton-upon-Severn Rural District, part-time, from 1932 to 1945. During the Second World War he served in the Home Guard. He died at Hanley, Worcestershire in 1968. Sold with the recipient’s original Great War M.I.D. certificate, some copied research and a copy portrait photographic image of the recipient in uniform.

Pair: Chief Yeoman of Signals J. W. H. Copp, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (151621. J. W. H. Copp. Ch. Yeo. Sig. H.M.S. Fox.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (151621 J. W. H. Copp, Ch. Yeo. Sigs. H.M.S. Fox.) nearly extremely fine (2) £160-£200 --- John William Horn Copp was born at Exmouth, Devon, on 9 September 1874 and commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 31 October 1889. He was advanced to Signaller, H.M.S. Boadicea, on 9 September 1892 and Leading Signaller, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 19 July 1895. He was advanced 2nd Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Colossus, 11 April 1896; Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Thunderer, in June 1900; and acting Chief Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 10 October 1905. He was confirmed as Chief Yeoman of Signals, on 10 September 1909, and appointed to H.M.S. Fox on 1 June 1910. He was discharged dead, from the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, on 16 March 1911, having suffered from heart failure. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

Six: Drummer F. A. Everson, Lincolnshire Regiment, later Durham Light Infantry and Royal Scots Greys 1914 Star, with clasp (8422 Dmr: F. A. Everson. 1/Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8422 Pte. F. A. Everson. Linc. R.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (...4 Tpr. F. A. Everson. The Greys.) mounted as worn, heavily polished and worn, with heavy contact marks, therefore fair (6) £160-£200 --- Frederick Arthur Everson was born in Clerkenwell, London, on 29 December 1889 and attested for the Lincolnshire regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion pre-War in India, and having been recalled to the Colours served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front as a Drummer from 13 August 1914. A newspaper article dated 31 October 1914 lists him as missing; given that he was not taken Prisoner of War it is probable therefore that he was wounded. He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry. Everson re-enlisted into the Royal Scots Greys on 23 November 1923, his occupation recorded as ‘musician’ and declaring 12 years’ previous service (time expired) and current service with the London Regiment (Territorial Army). Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal during his second period of service, he was finally discharged on 6 November 1938, and served during the Second World War with the Auxiliary Fire Service. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient; a Lincolnshire Regiment cap badge and shoulder title; and copied research.

Five: Acting Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant E. Birtwell, East Lancashire Regiment and West African Frontier Force 1914 Star, with clasp (10767 L. Cpl E. Birtwell. 1/E. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10767 Sjt. E. Birtwell. E. Lan. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (3377805 C.Q.M. Sjt. E. Birtwell. E. Lan. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (10767 C.Q.M. Sjt. -A.R.Q.M. Sjt.- E. Birtwell. 1/E. Lan. R.), mounted as worn, very fine (5) £400-£500 --- M.S.M. London Gazette, 30 May 1919. Edwin Birtwell was born in Burnley in 1895. He attested into the East Lancashire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 22 August 1914. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for services as Acting Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant during the Great War, and saw later service with the West African Frontier Force in Nigeria. Appointed Warrant Officer Class II on 10 July 1921, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 July 1927. Sold together with his original Warrant, signed by the Governor of Nigeria, appointing him as a Warrant Officer Class II in the West African Frontier Force; his original Final Assessment of Conduct and Character on Leaving the Colours, dated 30 October 1928; and an original W.A.F.F. collar dog.

Three: Corporal F. A. Pope, Dorsetshire Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9192 Cpl. F. A. Pope. Dorset: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (9192 Cpl. F. A. Pope. Dorset. R.) contact marks, polished, better than good fine (3) £80-£100 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 28 December 1918. Francis Arthur Pope was born on 24 November 1891 and served with the 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914. Sold with copied medal index card and medal roll extract.

Three: Warrant Officer Class I H. S. Ward, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914 Star (Ch. 7234 Cr. Sergt. H. S. Ward, R.M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. 7234 H. S. Ward. Cr. Sgt. R.M.L.I.) very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Harry Santley Ward was born at Bury St. Edmunds in 1874 and enlisted in the Royal Marines there on 18 March 1893. Appointed to the Chatham Division, he was promoted Corporal in 1895, Sergeant in 1902 and Colour-Sergeant in 1912 before being pensioned and discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in March 1914, his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal having been awarded in 1908. Soon recalled to the Chatham Division on mobilisation on 2 August 1914, Ward served with the Royal Marine Brigade in the Royal Naval Division landing at Ostend, 27 August to 2 September 1914 (entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star) and most likely also at Dunkirk and the Defence of Antwerp. He returned to the Chatham Division Depot on 4 December 1914 and served there for the remainder of the war, receiving promotion to Warrant Officer Class I in 1917. Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Gunner C. J. Cockerill, Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Brigade 1914 Star (R.M.A. 7577. Gunner. C. J. Cockerill, R.M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 7577 Gr. C. J. Cockerill.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (C. J. Cockerill, Gunr. No. 7577 R.M.A.) edge bruise to last, otherwise generally very fine or better (4) £240-£280 --- Charles James Cockerill was born in Rugby in December 1867 and enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery at London, serving as a Gunner. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in September 1901, and transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in July 1907. Mobilised for service with the Royal Marine Brigade in August 1914, he served at Ostend, 27-31 August 1914. He was demobilised in March 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Gunner E. J. Pickett, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Artillery 1914 Star (R.M.A. 7215. Gunner E. J. Pickett, R.M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 7215 Gr. E. J. Pickett); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7215. E. J. Pickett, Gunner. R.M.A.) good very fine (4) £180-£220 --- Ernest James Pickett was born at South Leigh, Witney, Oxfordshire, on 14 September 1879 and attested for the Royal Marine Artillery on 29 December 1897. He served or 12 years until December 1909 before being discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve. Mobilised in August 1914 he served in 1914 at Ostend and Dunkirk, but his application for a clasp to his 1914 Star was refused. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in September 1917, and was demobilised in April 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Captain E. A. Titchmarsh, 7th Duke of Connaught’s Own Rajputs, Indian Army, late Royal Engineers 1914 Star (28112 Cpl. E. A. Titchmarsh. R.E.); British War Medal 1914-18 (28112 Cpl. E. A. Jitchmarsh [sic]. 6 Sig. Coy); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. E. A. Titchmarsh.) minor official correction to surname; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt. E. A. Titchmarsh) contact marks, very fine (4) £200-£240 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008. Edward Arthur Titchmarsh served during the Great War initially as a Corporal in the Royal Engineers on the Western Front from 8 September 1914. He was discharged to a commission in April 1915 and was appointed a Second Lieutenant with the 7th Rajputs. He served with them for the rest of the Great War as a Double Company Officer, and beyond, serving as an Acting Captain in 1918 and Captain in 1920. His Annual Confidential Report from December 1919 states, ‘This young officer is the best Company Commander in the Battalion.’ Sold with copied research.

Three: Private A. Haldenby, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action whilst on patrol on the Western Front on 28 September 1914 - for rescuing the wounded member of the patrol, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson, of the same Battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1914 Star (7317 Pte A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (7317 Pte. A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Haldenby) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Albert Haldenby was born in Minster, Yorkshire, in 1890 and attested for the Coldstream Guards. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914, and was killed in action whilst on patrol on 28 September 1914: ‘On Monday 28 September the day dawned in thick mist, but just as one of these patrols from the Tunnel Post, consisting of three men, were approaching the German trenches, the mist suddenly lifted and two of the three men were instantly shot, the third escaping to the trench, with 5 bullets in his legs and had been hit in the arms. To leave the wounded out until darkness set in, when rescue would be more feasible, meant exposure for many hours without attention, while to attempt to get them in by daylight, which entailed crossing a considerable distance in full view of the enemy and exposed the whole way to his fire, appeared an impossible achievement. Nevertheless, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson volunteered to try, and crawled out under a heavy fire to the two men, one of whom, Private Albert Haldenby, he found dead, but the other man, Private Butler, he found alive but badly wounded in three places. Having done what he could to apply first-aid dressings to the wounded man, Dobson crawled back, and then accompanied by Corporal Brown, a second volunteer, with whose help he succeeded in dragging out a stretcher, he crawled out a second time, and finally brought the wounded man back to safety. The second adventure was assisted by a partial return of the mist.’ For this act of conspicuous bravery, Lance-Corporal Dobson was awarded the Victoria Cross, and Corporal Brown was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Haldenby’s body was subsequently recovered, and he is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research

Three: Private F. Anderson, Gordon Highlanders, a ‘Piper of the Great War’ who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 21 August 1914 1914 Star (857 Pte. F. Anderson. 1/Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (857 Pte .F. Anderson. Gord. Highrs.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- Frank Anderson, a native of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, attested for the Gordon Highlanders and served as a Piper with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 August 1914. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 21 August 1914, and was held at Doberitz Prisoner of War camp. His Prisoner of War status is confirmed on both his Medal Index Card and the 1914 Star medal roll, and the International Red Cross Great War Prisoner of War records show his rank variously as Piper and Private. Although Anderson is not recorded in the book “The Pipes of War” by Seton & Grant, the book itself clearly states that it is not a complete and comprehensive record, rather an accumulation of names from contemporary accounts, and consequently Anderson can now be added to the roll of ‘Pipers of the Great War’. Sold with two original newspaper cuttings and additional copied research, including a copy of a wartime article from a local Huntly newspaper which features an article about the Anderson family and which shows a photograph of Frank Anderson in piper’s uniform stating ‘Piper Frank Anderson, 1st Gordons, Prisoner of War’.

Nine: Major and Commissary L. J. D. Wiltshire, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, late Supply and Transport Corps 1914 Star (S. Sergt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (S-Sergt. L. J. D. Wiltshire, S.T.C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (10834 S.Sjt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Major. L. J. D. Wiltshire. R.I.A.S.C.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S.Sergt. L. D. J. Wiltshire. S. & T. Corps.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S. Sgt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T.C.) mounted for dispaly, light contact marks, generally very fine and better (9) £400-£500 --- Leonard John Duncan Wiltshire was born on 26 September 1885. He served as Staff Sergeant in the Indian Expeditionary Force, 1914-16, on board H.M.S. Sicilia, and later in the Bushire Field Force 1918-19, and was awarded the G.S.M. with clasp South Persia, for service as Staff Sergeant, I.A.S.C., 144 Tally Section. He was appointed Assistant Commissary on 1 January 1935 (with rank of Lieutenant), and was advanced Deputy Commissary (Captain) on 1 January 1936 and Commissary (Major) on 1 January 1937. He is confirmed on the medal roll for the 1935 Jubilee Medal as Lieut, (A.C.) 6 D.C.C., Trimulgherry. He retired on 26 September 1938 and died in Bournemouth, Hampshire, in 1965.