Arctic Medal 1818-55, privately engraved to the three lower edges of the medal (W. Murray 1818-1855) a little loose at claw, contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,600 --- William Murray was born at Falmouth, Cornwall, in about 1825, the son of William James Murray and Elizabeth. He commenced naval service as Boy 2nd Class, joining H.M.S. Inconstant on 24 March 1839. He joined H.M.S. Magicienne on 16 October 1841, and was advanced to Boy 1st Class on 6 May 1842. Having been advanced to Ordinary Seaman he served in H.M.S. America from 18 May 1844 to 20 October 1847. He joined H.M.S. Investigator on 16 April 1848, remaining in her until 26 November 1849. He joined H.M.S. Enterprise at Woolwich as a volunteer Able Seaman on 24 December 1849, and remained in her until 24 May 1855, thereby completing two voyages to the Arctic. He signed for the medal ‘with his mark’, on 24 June 1857. In 1871 he was a resident of Deptford, London.
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Action off Tory Island Medal 1798, 38mm, copper, the obverse showing the uniformed bust of Sir John Warren Bt. facing, the reverse depicting British and French ships engaged in battle; The Wreck of H.M.S. Foudroyant Medal 1897, 38mm, copper, the obverse showing the uniformed bust of Lord Nelson facing, the reverse depicting the Foudroyant; Jutland Commemorative Medal 1916 (2), both 45mm, the first in bronze, the second in white metal; together with a cast copy of the Sinking of the S.S. Lusitania Medal 1915, 55mm, bronze, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- The first referenced in British Historical Medals 456 and Eimer 896; the second referenced in British Historical Medals 3613 and Eimer 1813.
XVIII Hussars Regimental Medal, a Star shaped medal commemorating the campaigns in the Peninsula and Waterloo, unmarked white metal, 66mm, a 5 pointed silver star with high relief border and stippled ground, with swivelling suspension, inscribed to the obverse with the crowned motto ‘Pro Rege Pro Lege Pro Patria Conamur’ with ‘Peninsula’ and ‘Waterloo’ in the opposing top arms of the star and ‘XVIII Hussars’ within the central garter circlet, plain reverse, unnamed as issued, good very fine £80-£100
Northumberland Fusiliers Merit Medal 1836 (2), 34mm, silver, for 14 years’ service, the obverse featuring St. George slaying the Dragon, ‘Quo Fata Vocant’ on scroll above, the reverse inscribed ‘V Northumberland Fusiliers Merit March 10th. 1767’ within wreath, unnamed; 34mm, bronze, for 7 years’ service, inscribed as above, unnamed with loose bronze clip and ring suspension, the first crudely pierced twice for ring suspension, edge bruising, polished, therefore good fine (2) £60-£80
22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot Medal 1820, 36mm, silver, for fourteen years’ good conduct, obverse featuring George III receiving the medal from Colonel Crosbie on the terrace at Windsor, the Castle in the background, ‘Established under Royal Sanction’ above, ‘1785’ in exergue, the reverse inscribed ‘Reestablished by Col. Sir H. Gough 1st. January 1820’, with two palm branches below, ‘Order of Merit 22nd. Regiment’ around, unnamed and unmounted, in fitted case, minor edge nicks, very fine £60-£80 --- Sold with three Queen’s South Africa Medal clasps, for Cape Colony, Belfast, and South Africa 1902; and three copy clasps, for Paardeberg, Driefontein, and Johannesburg.
42nd Foot Medal 1819, by Parkes, a struck silver medal, the obverse with cross and St. Andrew, view of Pyrenees and legend ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, reverse with flying figure of Fame with trumpet, laurel wreath containing battle honours for ‘Corunna, Fuentes D’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula’, and in a rectangle below, ‘42 R.H.Rt.’, the rim impressed ‘Serj. Angus Mc’Pherson’, fitted with straight bar hinged suspension, very fine £240-£280 --- Referenced in Balmer, (R336a) as the type ‘a’ variant of this medal. An A. McPherson is referred to in a list of the known medals included in the book. Angus McPherson was born at Abernethy, Inverness, in 1789. He attested for the 42nd Foot (Royal Highland Regiment) in July 1803, at the age of 14, at Fort George. He served for 21 years including service in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. He is entitled to the Waterloo Medal (Captain Mungo McPherson’s Company) and the Military General Service Medal with clasps for Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and Cuidad Rodrigo. Note: A similar medal was sold in these rooms in March 2018 named to A. McPherson, although it is possible that there were two men of this name in the regiment. Sold with copied research.
Loyal London Volunteers 1803, a struck silver medal, 34mm, the obverse embossed ‘LLV First Regiment’ with trophy-of-arms, the reverse inscribed (name engraved), ‘To perpetuate the memory of Thos Davis as a voluntary defender of his country 1803’, unmounted, good very fine £60-£80 --- Sold with a copy of the Bulletin of the Military Historical Society (May 1984) containing an article on the Medal of the Loyal London Volunteers, 1803; and related research.
A Great War 1915 ‘Neuve Chappelle’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Bandsman, later Lance Corporal, A. Woodage, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 17 May 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9022 Bndsmn: A. Woodage. 2/York: Regt) suspension claw re-pinned; Russia, Empire, Cross of St George, Third Class, silver, the reverse numbered ‘183669’, generally very fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Neuve Chappelle on 13th March 1915, in voluntarily leaving his trench (his Battalion not being engaged at the time) under very heavy fire, and attending on the wounded regardless of danger. The gallantry of this Bandsman was very noticeable.’ Russia, Cross of St. George, Third Class London Gazette 25 August 1915. Arthur Woodage was born in Arborfield, Wokingham, and was the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Woodage of Little Sandhurst, Berkshire. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 14 November 1914. Woodage advanced to Lance Corporal, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 17 May 1915. On the latter date the Battalion was heavily engaged during the Battle of Festubert. Lance Corporal Woodage is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient in uniform.
The Great War Memorial Plaque to Private S. E. Adams, Dorset Yeomanry, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 21 August 1915 and was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished and gallant services Memorial Plaque (Stanley Edgar Adams) very fine £80-£100 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916 Stanley Edgar Adams was born in Holnest, Dorset, and attested at Sherborne, Dorset, for the Dorset Yeomanry for service during the Great War, entering the Egyptian theatre on 23 April 1915. He later served at Gallipoli where he was killed in action on 21 August 1915. He was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished and gallant services rendered during the period of General Sir Charles Munro’s Command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (London Gazette 13 July 1916). He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey. Sold with copied Medal Index Card
Memorial Plaque (Robert Jeffrey Wise) hole at 12 o’clock, polished, therefore fine £50-£70 --- Robert Jeffrey Wise was born in Workington, Cumberland, and resided in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attested for King’s Own Scottish Borderers during the Great War and served with the 7th Battalion on the Western Front from 9 July 1915. He was killed in action on 25 September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant T. Willamson, 2/4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, whose gallantry also earned him a Second Award Bar later the same year Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award copy Bar (200530 Sjt: T. Williamson. 2/4 S. Lan: R.) polished, edge bruise, nearly very fine £800-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion, when his platoon had suffered heavy casualties from the enemy’s shell fire, he displayed much skilful initiative in the way he reorganised it under heavy fire; he also, on another occasion, rescued a dangerously wounded man, and by his prompt action saved his life. He set a very a fine example of courage and of coolness under fire to all about him, and during the whole period under review this non-commissioned officer has shown marked ability.’ D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 November 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and initiative in an attack. When all the officers of his company had been wounded he took command of the company and led it to the objective. When the attack on his left had been held up he formed a defensive flank with great skill. He showed splendid judgement and leadership.’ Thomas Williamson was a native of Warrington, Cheshire. He served during the Great War with the 2/4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment on the Western Front (entitled to BWM and VM).
A Great War Western Front ‘Battle of Richebourg, May 1915’ and ‘Battle of Givenchy, September 1915’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant F. Merry, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9140 L. Cpl. F. Merry. 2/O. & B.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (9140 Pte. F. Merry. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9140 Sjt. F. Merry. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous devotion to duty. Although very ill, he refused to go sick, and carried on all his duties, including the voluntary collection of the wounded between the lines, till he became light-headed. He also did very good work on another occasion.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Richebourg 15 & 16 May 1915; Givenchy 25 & 26 September 1915’. Fred Merry was born on 26 September 1884, and served 7 years with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry before being transferred to the Reserve. Recalled on the outbreak of war, he re-enlisted on 2 September 1914, at Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He landed in France on 26 January 1915, joining the 2nd Battalion O. & B.L.I., then already on the western front as part of 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. Appointed Lance-Corporal in August 1915, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions during the battles of Festubert in May 1915, and Loos in September 1915. In October 1915 Merry contracted bronchitis and was invalided to England. In May 1916 he departed from Devonport to join the newly reconstituted 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, landing at Basra on 24 June 1916. He was appointed Corporal in August 1916, and promoted to Sergeant on 3 February 1917, following short periods as Lance-Sergeant and Acting Sergeant. He embarked again at Basra on 22 February 1919, bound for England and subsequent demobilisation on 25 April 1919. Fred Merry was afterwards publican of The Punch Bowl public house at Nuneaton and died at Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 23 May 1981. Sold with original Post Card portrait photograph and Certificate of Transfer to Reserve, together with comprehensive copied research including War Diary extracts.
A large quantity of Second World War documents and ephemera, including documents, photographs and a tin cigarette box relating to Regimental Sergeant Major F. Fowler, Royal Artillery, who received the Meritorious Service Medal; a Royal Artillery officer’s photograph album, mainly containing images of service in Palestine and the Middle East; a quantity of individual and group photographs and contemporary newspapers; a quantity of ephemera, relating to the Second World War and post-war Palestine, including copy General Service Medal 1918-16, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48; an Account book relating to S. H. Smith, 6th Dragoon Guards (enlisted 1869); Army paybooks (6) relating to Second Lieutenant C. R Conner, Royal Artillery; Second Lieutenant D. G. Madgett, Intelligence Corps; Signalman A. Petrie, Royal Signals; W. E. Elms; K. Shaw; Norman Westaway; Army certificates of service (3) relating to Sergeant S. E. Oxley, Royal Armoured Corps; Corporal H. Robertson, Royal Army Service Corps (2); Army service record and other documents relating to Captain H. Cockshott, Royal Army Medical Corps; R.A.F. certificate of service relating to L.A.C. T. A. Humphreys; R.A.F. service books relating to Sergeant W. H. Brumby; Corporal F. J. Adkins; Corporal L. Matthews; Documents relating to Flying Officer R. Wann, a Flight Engineer who was taken prisoner after the raid of Juvisy on the night of the 7-8 June 1944, contained within a ring binder; and other documents, photographs, and ephemera, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100 --- Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.
A selection of miscellaneous Naval medals, comprising a Marine Society Reward of Merit, silver ‘A. H. Baker 22 May 29.’; the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. Worcester General Good Conduct Medal, silver, ‘L. D. Byrne, Midsummer 1918’; Arethusa and Chichester Training Ships 3 Years’ Service at Sea with Very Good Character Medal, silver ‘E. J. Martin’; two Greenwich Hospital School Good Conduct Medals, silver, both named ‘W. F. C. Strong’ and one dated ‘1871.’; Royal Marines Volunteer Boys Corps Medal for 4 Years’ Very Good Conduct, silver, unnamed; Navy League Sea Cadet Corps Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, silver, unnamed; a Mineswepers and Patrol Vessels of the Great War Medallion ‘To the Fishermen Defenders of our Coast’, silver, unnamed; an Imperial Maritime League medallion, silvered nasd enamel; and a Mersey Division No. 3 Company Seamanship Medallion 1913, silver, generally very fine (10) £140-£180
Royal Naval Temperance Society Medals. Royal Naval Temperance Society, Membership Medal (2), silvered and enamel (RNTS.2), one with ‘15 Years’ bar, both with ‘R.N.T.S.’ top riband bar; One Year Medal, silvered and enamel (RNTS.3), with ‘Fidelity’ top riband bar; Three Year Medal, silvered and enamel (RNTS.4), with ‘Three Years’ top riband bar; Five Year Medal, silvered and enamel (RNTS.5), with ‘Victory Medal’ top riband bar, all unnamed as issued, generally very fine (5) £60-£80
Scots Guards Association Regimental Medals. Comprising a Scots Guards Association London Branch President’s Medal, gold (9ct., 14.88g), bearing the Scots Guards headdress badge to the obverse within a circlet engraved ‘*Scots Guards Association* London Branch*’, with two tier riband bar reading ‘President 1940’, and engraved suspension pin brooch engraved ‘Serjeant J. Imrie’, with tartan riband; a Scots Guards Past and Present Association President’s badge in the form of the Scots Guards badge in white metal, gilt centre with green and purple enamel detail, engraved to the reverse ‘Past and Present Association 1963 J. Imrie’, suspended from a tartan riband with suspension brooch engraved ‘President’; a Scots Guards Association President’s Medal, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Edinburgh 1975), bearing the Scots Guards badge to the obverse, the reverse engraved ‘A. M. Somerville’ within wreath, suspended from a tartan riband with suspension pin brooch engraved ‘Chairman S.G.A.’ and additional riband bar with the date ‘1980’; and a Scots Guards Warrant Officer sleeve badge, silver and gilt bullion wire embroidered badge with crossed sabres below, sphinx within wreath, Scots Guards embroidered badge with green centre, surmounted by Kings Crown, black felt background, purple satin flag, and crown with red velvet trim, the whole with heavy stiffened buff canvas or buckram backing; the badge with some wear to velvet on crown, and tarnishing to bullion wire, otherwise better than very fine (4) £160-£200
A mounted display of British Red Cross Society medals and badges, comprising British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service 1914-18 (2), one with Mentioned in Despatches emblem affixed; white embroidered Red Cross uniform badges (2); V.A.D. Detachment embroidered uniform badge; Red Cross and Order of St John, small white metal ‘Penny a Week Fund’ lapel badge (2); Red Cross County of Surrey pin badge, engraved to reverse ‘18862 V. M. Morris’; British Red Cross Society hat or cap badge with enamelled centre (2), one modern bright gilt finish, lacking pin fitting, the other older aged brass lacking one blade fixing; cap ribbon cockade with affixed pin back brass and enamel cap badge; silvered and enamel Junior Red Cross Proficiency badge engraved to reverse ‘O587 Hygiene 8.8.52.’; 4 black bakelite / plastic buttons, two large and two small; 1942 Red Cross qualification clasp, gilt and enamel; brass shoulder title; small 1914-15 lapel stick pin badge, hallmarked silver and enamel; Boy’s Life Brigade Semi Jubilee Fund 1925, gilt and enamel lapel badge with red cross to centre; Junior Red Cross ‘Serve One Another’ lapel pin badge; Boys Brigade First Aid Proficiency badge with red cross to centre; British Red Cross Society gilt and enamelled pin back lapel badge; Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing Medal, engraved to reverse ‘35904 R. S. Bowerman’, generally very fine (lot) £60-£80 --- The British Red Cross Society Medals for War Service 1914-18, have hand-written attributions to ‘D. J. Newell, Mentioned in Despatches’, and ‘Y. M. V. Russell’.
A selection of miscellaneous medals, including a St. Andrew’s Ambulance Association medal for service in the St. Andrew’s Ambulance Corps (W. Bannoche.); a New South Wales Ambulance Transport Service Board Long Service Medal (T. Ryan 1926.); a St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination Cross, bronze ‘162465 Willis H. Norkett’; Irish Association of Knights of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Medal ‘Anthony Morrissey K.M. 1973’; an Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society Services Rendered Medal ‘Geoffret Dawson Jan. 1919’; a St. John Ambulance War Service Medallion, with ‘Dublin’ suspension bar, unnamed; a Royal Hospital School Medal, unnamed; and an Irish War Hospital Supply Depot lapel badge, generally very fine (lot) £60-£80
A selection of miscellaneous medals, including a Medallion to commemorate the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland in 1868, this in poor condition; a Great War Tribute Medal from the Citizens of Lidcombe 1918, silver (Cpl. W. E. Simpson); a Great War Silver War Badge ‘132571’, with brass wound stripe; a London County Council ‘King’s Medal’ for good attendance, silver, 1 clasp, 1911-12 (F. Kitchen.), with an undated second clasp, and ‘L.C.C.’ top riband bar; a London County Council ‘King’s Medal’ for good attendance, bronze, 1 clasp, 1911-12 (M. Chatfield.), with ‘L.C.C.’ top riband bar; two Association of Conservative Clubs Distinguished Service Medals, bronze and enamel, the first with two ‘Five Years’ clasps, ‘M. J. Blades 1904’; the second with three ‘Five Years’ clasps, ‘H. Edmunds 1957’, both with top ‘Distinguished Service’ riband bars; a Salvation Army Long and Faithful Service Medal, silver and enamel, ‘Major George W. P. Read. 1917’; three Safe Driving Competition Badges, the first the War substitute for the Gold Medal, ‘E. A. Owen’, with top 1941 riband bar; the second a 5 years Driver Award, ‘E. A. Owen’, with top 1936 riband bar; the third a bronze medal for 25 Years, 1926-1950, ‘G. P. Lucking’, with additional clasps for 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and top 1950 25 [Years] riband bar; a British Securicor Medal for Long Service, silver, unnamed; three National Saving Bank Long Service Badges, for 7 Years, 15 Years, and 20 Years; a Royal Irish Rangers 1689-1989 Commemorative Medal, unnamed; a Gordon Highlanders Glengarry cap badge; a Canadian lapel badge; a Yachtsman lapel badge; a George IV pendant with five miscellaneous tokens; a Royal Dublin Society silver oval medallion, ‘Spring Show 1939, Long Service Award, Edward Farrelly, 42 Years Service’; a U.S.S. Constellation Commissioning Medallion 1961, bronze; and a Pakistan Republic Medal 1956, generally very fine (lot) £100-£140
A selection of unofficial commemorative medals, comprising a cross-shaped generic peace medal 1914-19, pressed metal with pin; circular bronze peace medal with figure of winged ‘Victory’ to the obverse and flags of the allied nations to reverse ‘European War 1914-1919; a generic peace medal 1914-19, in white metal alloy; ‘The Great War Peace Proclaimed’, bronze peace medal with red white and blue ribbon; Boer War 1900 Baden Powell Defence of Mafeking commemorative medal in lead alloy, this heavily bruised and contact marked; British Services Tattoo, Dortmund & Berlin 1947, uniface commemorative medal; H.R.H. Frederick Duke of York, ‘The Soldiers Friend 1763-1827, white metal alloy commemorative medal, large crude hole pierced for suspension; H.R.H. Duke of York, marriage commemorative medallion ‘England’s Hope’, 1893; a Masonic H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught’s silver Medal commemorating the bi-centenary of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, 1917; R.S.P.C.A., ‘Band of Hope’ brass medal with ring suspension; Free Kuwait, 1991 pin badge; Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, to Rhodesia 1910, oval bronze medal with the bust of Prince George, and to the reverse the coat of arms of British South Africa Company, with antelope supporters, lion crest and motto ‘Justice Commerce Freedom’ on a ribbon scroll below; and a French Commemorative medal of Marchal Foch, ‘Commandant en Chef des Alliees operant en France, 14 Avril 1918’, white metal with ring suspension, generally very fine (13) £60-£80
A fine Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private S. Powner, 2/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was taken prisoner at Vaulx-Vraucourt on 2 September but escaped amid the confusion of a shell bursting amongst the escort party, dashed back to secure a Lewis gun and turned it with great effect on the enemy as he fought his way back to his Company Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (57911 Pte. S. Powner 2/4 York & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (35853 Pte. S. Powner. York. R.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (3) £900-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919: ‘When only he and his section leader escaped becoming casualties, from the effect of the heavy barrage by the enemy on their trench, near Vaulx-Vraucourt, on the 2nd September, 1918, they were surrounded and made prisoners. A shell burst among the group, disorganising the escort. Private Powner, who had been knocked down by the explosion, dashed back with great courage and presence of mind, and secured a Lewis gun, which he turned on the enemy with great effect, and fought his way back to his company, where he carried on the fight with fine gallantry and determination.’ Sydney Powner was born on 22 September 1898, at Hanley, Staffordshire, son of James and Emma Powner. He attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers on 24 July 1916, by which time he was living in Cheshire, and was given the regimental number ‘12515’. Although at that time he would have been 17 years old he gave his age as 18 years 7 days and his occupation as a wagoner. There is no record of when Powner was first posted overseas but, on 30 April 1918, he was tried by District Court Martial for disobeying a lawful command from his superior officer and sentenced to 91 days detention. His sentence appears to have been rescinded for, on 29 June 1918, he was transferred to the 13th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, and given the number ‘35853’. From there he was again transferred, on 8 August 1918, to the York and Lancaster Regiment, with another new number, ‘57911. Powner was awarded the D.C.M. for his actions with 2/4 York and Lancaster Regiment, near Vaulx-Vraucourt on 2 September 1918, during the attack on the Drocourt-Queant Switch line. He was then wounded in the arm on 14 September during the attack on Havrincourt, and evacuated to England via Rouen. On 19th November he was posted to the Tank command at Catterick and, on 6 January 1919, he was posted to the 3rd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, prior to his discharge and transfer to Class Z Army Reserve on 4 March 1919. In April 1921, at which time he gave his occupation as Farmer, he re-enlisted in the Army for 90 days emergency service and was discharged in July of that year. In 1927 he wrote to the Army record office requesting a reference for his time in the Army as he was looking to join the Police Force but it is not known if he was successful in this respect. He died in East Staffordshire in 1980. Sold with copied research including record of service, gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, War Diary extracts for August and September 1918, and a small photograph of Powner in later civilian life.
Miniature Medals: India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897; 1914 Star, with clasp; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20 (2); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2), one with M.I.D. oak leaves; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R.; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, all of contemporary manufacture, generally very fine (15) £80-£100
Cases of Issue (16): The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, by Garrard, London; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type, by Royal Mint; Distinguished Service Order, by Garrard, London, Great War period; Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.) (2), both by Garrard, London, and both Great War period; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commander; British Empire Medal, by Royal Mint; Imperial Service Medal, by Royal Mint; together with eight miscellaneous or foreign cases or card boxes of issue; and the named lid of the card box of issue for the General Service Medal 1962 with clasp South Arabia, named to ‘24090124 Fus A. Jackson R Ir F’, generally good condition (17) £100-£140
A Naval General Service Brooch. The planchet of a Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, held in an outer silver band, this engraved ‘Lieut. W. T Dance. R.N.’ with glazed lunette to reverse, the whole contained in a circular brooch mount, obverse lunette missing, otherwise very fine £200-£240 --- Entitled to 29 April Boat Service 1813 Clasp (one of only two recipients of this clasp, authorised because Dance himself was promoted, the other recipient of the clasp being Midshipman Gordon G. MacDonald). William Townsend Dance entered the Navy as a Midshipman on 16 May 1806, in H.M.S. Triumph (Captain T. M. Hardy, of Trafalgar fame), with whom he continued to serve, as Master’s Mate of the Barfleur and Ramillies on the West India, Lisbon, and North American stations. He next became Acting-Lieutenant of the Orpheus, and after commanding her boats at the capture and destruction of the American letter-of-marque Whampoe of 8 guns on 29 April 1813, during which engagement Lieutenant W. M. Collins was mortally wounded, was officially promoted on 12 July of the same year. He was advanced to the rank of Commander on 23 October 1823, and was placed on half-pay in 1832. He was promoted Captain on 5 June 1834. A hand-written note with the lot states (although this has not been verified): ‘Lieutenant W. T. Dance. R.N. The medal is his: the naming underneath the silver band (named) is original naming but it has been rubbed and silver solder has flowed into it when the silver band was applied.’
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Renamed and Defective Medals (5): Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (W. G. B. Weeden. B. J. C. H.M.S. Tamar) renamed; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (2), V.R., planchet only ‘Cpl. A. Rootes Given by his Mother’ renamed; G.V.R., naming erased; together with a poor-quality cast copy Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R.; and a cast copy Belgian Prisoner of War Medal, generally nearly very fine (5) £50-£70
A Great War ‘Bois de Courton, 23 July 1918’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. Shaw, 1/6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on 25 October 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265181 Sjt: J. Shaw. 1/6 Sea: Highrs:); 1914-15 Star (1290 Pte. J. Shaw. Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1290 Sjt. J. Shaw. Seaforth.) together with Memorial Plaque (John Shaw) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 October 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In an attack he led his platoon forward with conspicuous gallantry, took his objective and maintained his position, despite very heavy shell fire. His coolness and fine leadership under very difficult circumstances were most marked.’ Annotated Gazette states ‘Bois de Courton, 23 July 1918.’ John Shaw was born at Edinkillie, near Forres, Morayshire, and enlisted at Grantown-on-Spey. Serving with the 1/6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 1 May 1915. He was killed in action at Maing, north-east of Cambrai, on 25 October 1918, aged 24, and is commemorated by name at Maing Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Sold with original Army Form B.104-82 - informing Mr Alex Shaw of Grantown-on-Spey of his son’s death and named Divisional ‘Gallantry on Active Service’ card dated for ‘23.7.18’, together with copied research including War Diary extracts covering the operations at Bois de Courton in July 1918, and those at Maing in October 1918.
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown (2), Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt centre, and enamel, with crossed swords device on riband; Silver Palms of the Order, silver, in Wolfers, Brussels, case; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R. (4), bronze, one with three bronze palms on riband, another with four bronze palms and gilt Lion emblem on riband; Yser Medal 1914 (2), bronze and enamel; Allied Victory Medal (5), bronze; Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze, with three silver and one gilt bars on riband; Combat Volunteers Medal 1914-18 (2), bronze; Frontline Fire Service Cross, bronze; Albert I Commemorative Medal 1909-34, bronze; Resistance Medal 1940-45, bronze; War Medal 1940-45, bronze; Military Combatant’s Medal 1940-45, bronze, generally good very fine (21) £100-£140
Ethiopia, Empire, Merit Medal of Menelik I, gilt; Star of Victory 1941, silver cross; Patriot’s Medal, bronze; Eritrea Medal 1952, bronze; Congo Medal 1965, bronze; together with eight miscellaneous World medals, including a Bhutan Coronation Medal 1974; a Republic of Korea Medal; and two copy Third Reich medals, good very fine (13) £140-£180
A good Great War ‘Gas Alley’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. Gerrard, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, for gallantry during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme in September 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (S-5328 Sjt: H. Gerrard. 9/Rif: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (S-5328 Pte. H. Gerrard. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (S-5328 Sjt. H. Gerrard. Rif. Brig.) together with three Rifle Brigade badges, some contact wear and edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations, when he collected a party of bombers from several units, made a block in a communication trench, and defended it against repeated attacks, in spite of heavy casualties and a small supply of bombs and ammunition. His bravery and resource was very marked.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Flers, 15 September 1916’. During the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916, the 9th Rifle Brigade lost all but one officer killed in the action known as ‘Gas Alley’, and nearly every man of the battalion killed or wounded. Most officers seemed to fall on the advance to Bulls Road from machine-gun fire on the right flank where the Guards Division had failed to keep up with the 14th Division. At 10.30 a.m. they decided to dig in and await the Guards Division to catch up, with a defensive block made in Gas Alley, near its junction with Gird Trench, with Gas Alley becoming a defensive flank. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extracts and Medal Index Card which also refers to award of S.W.B.
France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Italy Campaign Medal, silver, by Barre, silver, this last lacking ring suspension, polished and worn, therefore fine, the first better France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with trophy of arms suspension, lacking blue enamel to reverse; Croix de Guerre (2), bronze, the first with reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star on riband; the second undated, as issued by the Free French Forces during the Second World War; Croix du Combattant, bronze; Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71, planchet only, bronze, generally nearly very fine and better (7) £100-£140
France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire (3), silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, all with trophy of arms suspension, blue enamel damage to reverse of one; Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 (2), bronze; together with a related Red Cross Medal, bronze; Morocco Medal 1909, silver; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Commemorative Medal for the Great War (2), bronze; Combatant’s Cross (3), bronze; Wound Medal, Combatant’s issue, gilt with red enamel; Verdun Medal (2), bronze, one with silver ‘Verdun’ clasp; Dardanelles Campaign Medal, bronze; Soldiers of the Marne Medal 1914-18, bronze; Medal for Victims of the Invasion 1914-18, bronze; Escapers Medal, bronze; Croix de Guerre, Theatres d’Operations Exterieurs (4), bronze, one with gilt star device on riband; Overseas Medal silvered, 1 clasp, Zaire; together with a silver French Society Medal 1894, generally very fine (25) £100-£140
Germany, Baden, Field Service Medal, bronze; Bavaria, Campaign Cross 1813-14 (2), bronze; Veteran’s Campaign Cross 1848, this last with heavy traces of verdigris; Wurttemberg, Campaign Medal 1793-1815, bronze, for service in two campaigns; Germany, Imperial Military Commemorative Cross for 1813-14, bronze; together with an Austrian Army Cannon Cross 1813-14, blackened bronze; and a cast copy Prussian War Merit Medal 1815, non-combatant’s issue, generally nearly very fine and better (8) £160-£200
Germany, Hannover, Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo 1815-65, silver; Prussia, War Merit Medal 1815, combatant’s issue, bronze, very fine Netherlands, Kingdom, Veterans Cross 1813-15, silver, with import marks and test cut to reverse, nearly very fine (3) £100-£140
A well documented Great War ‘Western Front, April 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant) W. J. England, 1st South African Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3558 Sjt: W. J. England. 1/S.A. Inf:); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (2nd Lt. W. J. England.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great courage and resource in dealing with an attempt to cut off his platoon by the enemy. His great coolness set a splendid example throughout.’ The citation as shown on the accompanying Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate states: ‘This N.C.O. displayed great resource and initiative in dealing with an attempt by the enemy E. of Fampoux to isolate his platoon & by quickly reorganising all the rifles in his vicinity, successfully smashed the movement. He bore himself throughout the operations of 12th April 1917 with great coolness & set a fine example to his men (Awarded D.C.M. - B.R.O. 24/5/17).’ The certificate dated 15 January 1918 and signed by the Commanding Officer of 1st South African Infantry. On 12 April 1917, the South African Brigade formed up to advance from the village of Fampoux towards the German chemical works at Roeux. An attempt to capture these works the previous day had been made by the 2nd Seaforths and the Royal Irish Fusiliers but both Battalions had been decimated. When the South Africans began their advance, the promised British bombardment did not arrive and the Germans did not miss the opportunity to cause heavy casualties within yards of of the advance beginning. British guns finally began a creeping barrage which was so fast that it was useless to the struggling advancing men and when the men eventually reached the German front line the barrage had missed it and the enemy line was intact. The attack was a total failure and the South African Brigade was virtually wiped out, only being able to participate in minor operations for the remainder of the war. William John England was born in Manchester, England, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915, aged 29, giving his sister, Daisy, as his next of kin, living at Paarl, Cape Province. He proceeded to England for training from October 1915 and first served in Egypt from 12 January 1916, before proceeding to France where he served from 21 April 1916 to 9 February 1918. England was granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South African Infantry on 2 November 1918, and returned to the front in France on 8 November 1918. He was released from service on 23 July 1919, and returned to his home at Sea Point, Cape Town. Sold with original large Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate with hand-written citation; Commission document as 2nd Lieutenant in South African Infantry, in O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to him at Sea Point; named card boxes of issue for campaign medals; 1924 South African Passport with photographs of himself and his wife; portrait photograph in uniform with collar dogs marked ‘C38’; a group photograph taken after training in England; metal identity disc; Driving Licence dated March 1939; together with two miscellaneous Citizens of Cape Town booklets and copied research including full record of service.
A German Great War Iron Cross group of five Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Bavaria, Military Merit Cross, Third Class breast badge, bronze, with crossed swords suspension; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘B10’; Bavaria, Army Jubilee Medal 1905, bronze; Long Service Medal, Third Class, for 9 Years’ Service, silvered, mounted German-style as worn, traces of verdigris to fourth, generally very fine and better (5) £100-£140
A German Great War Iron Cross group of five Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘R.V. 9 Pforzheim’; Brunswick, War Merit Cross, Second Class, bronze; Prussia, Commemorative Medal for the German Kaiser 1914, bronze; Long Service Medal, Third Class, for 9 Years’ Service, silvered, mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (5) £80-£100
A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Saxony, Military Merit Medal, silver; Freidrich August Medal, silver; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘Ad. B. L.’, mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (4) £100-£140
A German Great War Iron Cross group of five Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘32 R.V. Pforzheim’; Austria, First Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze, with crossed swords device on riband; Hungary, Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, silvered; Bulgaria, Kingdom, Great War Commemorative medal 1915-18, bronze, mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (5) £100-£140
A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Germany, Cross of Honour 1914-18, non-combatant’s issue without swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘PS’; Austria, First Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze; Hungary, Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, silvered; mounted German-style as worn, good very fine (4) £70-£90
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, lacking ring suspension, otherwise very fine Greece, Kingdom, War Medal 1940-41, bronze; Campaign Star 1941-1945, for campaigns in the Aegean Islands, North Africa and Italy, bronze; Medal for Outstanding Acts 1940, second issue, bronze, very fine Italy, Kingdom, Medal for Italian Schools Abroad, V.E.III.R., silver; Italo-German North Africa Campaign Medal, bronze, very fine Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1920, bronze; War Service Medal 1939-45, bronze, very fine (8) £80-£100
A rare Irish Merchant Marine Medal awarded to R. Grimes, a merchant seaman who was killed when the S.S. Kyleclare was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on 23 February 1943 Ireland, Free State, Merchant Marine Service Medal 1939-46, with 3 Additional Award Bars and integral top riband bar, good very fine, rare £600-£800 --- Only 508 Merchant Marine Medals were ever awarded, 299 of which had no clasp, 122 with one clasp, 34 with two clasps, and 58 with three clasps. As the award criteria for clasps to the Merchant Marine Medal was two years service per bar between 1939 and 1946, the fact that Grimes died in 1943 would suggest that he could have qualified for no more than two clasps. The Steamship Kyleclare was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-456 whilst about 100 miles west of the mouth of the River Douro, Portugal on 23 February 1943. Eighteen men, including the Captain were drowned. Grimes is confirmed on the roll of the casualties for the Kyleclare. The Commander of the U-456, Kapitan Leutnant Max Teichert, later claimed that he could not see the Kyleclare’s neutral markings as she was low in the water, listing to starboard and his periscope was awash. Just a few weeks later the U-456 was herself sunk with all hands in the mid-Atlantic by a Canadian escort vessel. Sold with an original photograph of recipient in uniform; and two original letters to his widow, the first from the Limerick Steam Ship Company Limited, dated 4 March 1943, ‘We very much regret to inform you that the above mentioned vessel [S.S. Kyleclare] is considerably overdue, and we have no news of her since leaving her last port. We are therefore gravely concerned as to her whereabouts...’; the other from the Department of Industry and Commerce (Transport and Marine Branch), dated 3 June 1943, ‘I am directed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 23rd ultimo enquiring as to the safety of your husband who was serving on the missing S.S. Kyleclare, and to inform you that no news regarding the ship has come to hand.’, the letters, photograph and medal all mounted on a display board overlapping one another, causing some damage to the second letter.
An outstanding and well-documented Second War ‘Dunkirk 1940’ Immediate D.C.M. group of ten awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major W. J. Gilchrist, Irish Guards, later Norfolk Regiment, who served with the Commando ‘Harpoon Force’ which evacuated the Dutch Royal Family just days before the country fell, and then distinguished himself in action against the German advance to Dunkirk which resulted in the knocking out of an enemy tank - despite being wounded by three bullets that tore through his helmet and left him blind for three months he refused to leave his post. Gilchrist saw later action post D-Day with the Irish Guards during their famous stand on the ‘Bridge too Far’ at Nijmegen, and then saw further service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Korea, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2717907 Sgt. W. J. Gilchrist. I.G.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, with M.I.D. oak leaf (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. R. Norfolk.) number and unit partially officially corrected; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. D.C.M. R. Norfolk.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. D.C.M. R. Norfolk.) good very fine (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1940. The original Recommendation (for an Immediate award) states: ‘Boulogne 23 May 1940. Sergeant Gilchrist was in personal charge of an anti-tank rifle which protected the rear of the Battalion during its withdrawal into Boulogne on the 23rd May. For two hours this N.C.O., with a few men, succeeded in holding their post at a street corner, thus enabling the remainder of the Battalion to move on unmolested. Although under extremely heavy machine gun fire he showed the greatest contempt of danger and continued to keep his anti-tank gun in action. He was instrumental in hitting and setting on fire an enemy tank, thus blocking a street down which the enemy was trying to move. Later in the action he himself was wounded but refused to leave his anti-tank rifle until it and the Bren supporting it became jammed from over firing. Throughout the whole action Sergeant Gilchrist showed courage and bravery of a very high order and set the finest example to the remainder of his platoon.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 24 April 1953: ‘For gallant and distinguished service out in Korea in the period from 1st July to 31st December 1952.’ William John Gilchrist was born in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, (Northern) Ireland on 15 August 1915, and attested for the Irish Guards on 16 January 1934. Posted to the 1st Battalion, by family repute he served for sometime at Batman to the future Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, before proceeding with the Battalion to Egypt in November 1936. Appointed a Lance Corporal, he transferred to the Army Reserve on 14 May 1938. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was recalled from the Reserve, and posted to the 2nd Battalion. As such he remained on home service initially, but with the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, his battalion was ordered to depart from Dover for the Hook of Holland to cover the evacuation of the Dutch Royal Family and Government in May 1940 as part of what became known as Harpoon Force. Harpoon Force As the German blitzkrieg ravaged across Europe, old Kingdoms were been swept aside with impunity by the German army. The Dutch Royal family were next on the list and by late April 1940 their situation was on the brink. A 'Commando' style withdrawal was required. Major Haydon, Officer Commanding 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, was called to arms in order to raise a small combined force to bring the Royal Family to Britain so they might rule in exile. Harpoon Force left off from Dover aboard Hereward. The invasion had taken everyone by surprise, so about a quarter of the men were on leave and couldn’t be reached through phone or telegram. With the landing planned for Walcheren the wider aims were: 1. Secure it for use of the Royal Navy; 2. Rescue the Royal family; 3. Evacuate embassy staff and other British citizens; 4. Cover the escape route from The Hague to Walcheren. Besides this the troops already in Holland were to try and secure any gold or diamonds and destroy as much as possible to damage anything the Germans might soon 'inherit'. Harpoon Force reached the Hook of Holland at dawn on 13 May to find the place in flames and had just docked when Stukas began bombing their ship and strafing them for good measure. They also found that it wasn’t just the enemy who were shooting at them. Some of the locals supported the German invasion and began taking potshots at the 2nd Battalion from several houses, forcing them to take cover. The Irish Guards had to get to The Hague to escort the Dutch royal family, but it was hard going even when members of the Dutch resistance came to their aid. The Dutch also warned them not to accept candy or cigarettes from any local because they were likely poisoned by Nazi-sympathizers. Since Haydon was given some leeway in his orders, he chose not to sacrifice anyone to The Hague. Walcheren was under siege, so securing it was hard enough. Besides the ship’s guns, all his battalion had were a few 3-inch mortar guns, the standard issue Bren guns, some anti-tank guns, and two signal trucks. By late morning, trucks began arriving from Amsterdam, but none carried the Royal Family. They instead brought diamond-filled crates which the sailors loaded onto the Hereward. To make room for more, they began unloading the ship’s stores for the use of the resistance. With the Germans still strafing them and still not a Dutch Royal in sight, Haydon finally gave the order to secure the roads between Walcheren and the docks. They hoped that some British nationals might make it out. Shortly after noon, a fleet of cars finally made it to the docks – the Royals were fashionably late! Haydon thus passed the work to Captain Thomas Halsey, of the Malcolm, but he came back with bad news: 'Nonsense! She left yesterday!’ Crossed wires meant that Queen Wilhelmina and her party were left standing on the dock, barred from boarding. It finally transpired that Princess Juliana had been evacuated the previous evening, so they eventually were given a berth. The problem was the Queen simply refused to let the ship leave. She was not going to leave her people without the Government, who finally arrived at six o’clock that evening. The Germans had spent the afternoon taking pot-shots and bombing the docks to keep themselves amused. Harpoon Force finally weighed anchor and took their precious cargo off, but at the cost of some 36 Guardsmen. Boulogne - Immediate D.C.M. With Holland falling just two days after they returned home, the 2nd Battalion were soon sent off to France to attempt to stem the tide. Posted to Boulogne, Gilchrist, by then a Sergeant, was part of an important 6-man team that attempted to hold off the German attack at Boulogne on 23 May 1940. It was at this stage that he earned an ‘immediate’ award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal. In gaining the D.C.M. Gilchrist had suffered when three bullets ripped through his helmet. Having stayed at his post until the very last, Gilchrist was pulled from his gun and evacuated home. By the time he reached England, he had gone blind and spent some three months in a blind hospital learning braille, before waking one day to find his vision restored. Gilchrist was then posted to the 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards, and shortly after his recovery found hi...
Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Knight’s breast badge, without crown suspension, gilt and enamel; War Merit Cross (4), bronze; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Commemorative Medal for the Great War (2), bronze; Fiume Medal 1926, bronze; East Africa Medal, bronze; Medal of Merit for Italian Schools Abroad, V.E.III.R., silver, in case of issue; together with an 11th Army Commemorative Cross, bronze and enamel, generally very fine (12) £140-£180
Japan, Empire, War Medal 1904-05, bronze, with clasp; War Medal 1914-15, bronze, with clasp, suspension crudely broken, with clasp detached but present; War Medal 1914-20 (2), bronze, both with clasp; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Red Cross Membership Medal (4), silver; bronze (2); aluminium, the first two lacking ring suspension; Taisho Enthronement Medal, silver with gold appliqué; Capital Rehabilitation Commemorative Medal, silver, a number contained within the original balsa-wood boxes of issue; together with a large number of reduced-sized awards; lapel badges; and other miscellaneous items, generally very fine (lot) £120-£160
Rhodesia, General Service Medal (PR88417 Spr Adlem B. D.) nearly extremely fine Zimbabwe, Republic, Ten Year Service Medal (25003 Sgt L. B. Majiga); with Silver Baton Special Commendation device, edge bruise, very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Lovemore Bravo Majiga was, along with Sergeant Mareve, awarded the Commissioner of Police’s Special Commendation (and the right to wear the insignia of the Silver Baton), as well as a gratuity of $20, ‘in recognition of the high degree of courage and devotion to duty displayed by him when he ands Sergeant Lazarus Mareve rescued 42 passengers trapped in a minibus stranded in the rising waters of the Insiza River. (Zimbabwe Republic Police Force Order No. 364 of 25 June 1981 refers). Sold with the named Certificate for the award.
Russia, Empire, Medal for the Patriotic War, 1812, bronze issue, for civilians; Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, small silver medal; together with a copy Medal for Passage to the Swedish Coast 1809, silver; and a Soviet Union Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1945-85, bronze, generally very fine and better (4) £200-£240
Russia, Empire, Commemorative Medal for the Centenary of the Patriotic War 1812-1912, bronze (2); Commemorative Medal for the 300th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1613-1913, bronze; together with a commemorative medal for Field Marshal Count Suwarrow for the defeat of the French 1799, bronze; and a Kingdom of Bulgaria Medal for Merit, Ferdinand I, bronze, the first three all with suspension loops but lacking their larger suspension rings, generally nearly very fine (5) £80-£100
A Second War ‘Burma Operation’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant L. J. Rawlins, Hampshire Regiment, attached Gold Coast Regiment, for his gallantry firstly in saving a wounded comrade under intense enemy fire in February 1944, and secondly for effecting a daring escape from captivity having been taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese in March 1944, bringing back with him much valuable information about the enemy position and strength Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5496658 Sjt. L. J. Rawlins. Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 8 February 1945. The original Recommendation, originally for a Military Medal, states: ‘At Chathand on 15 February 1944 Sergeant L. J. Rawlins went to the assistance of an ambushed patrol that had suffered casualties, including the European patrol leader who was lying in the paddy. On reaching the scene of the ambush Sergeant Rawlins and his section came under the same heavy fire and suffered casualties. The seriously wounded patrol commander of the previous patrol was lying in the open paddy and his every movement brought down searching enemy fire. The surrounding bush had been fired by the Japs and flames were sweeping across the paddy towards the wounded European. Regardless of his personal safety, and thinking only of his wounded comrade, Sergeant Rawlins, together with one African, crossed the open paddy and carried the wounded European to safety. Again at Palegaing on 2 March 1944, Sergeant Rawlins was taking part in a night patrol to an enemy position. The patrol was ambushed and split, the officer commanding the patrol becoming cut off. Sergeant Rawlins assembled the patrol, then went alone in search of the officer. Clambering over the area, he was overpowered and disarmed by three Japs and escorted to their H.Q. Taking the Jap commander completely by surprise, despite his escort with raised bayonets, he lashed out, kicked the Jap commander in the stomach, ands made his escape. That night he spent evading capture in the enemy position and returned the following day able to give accurate and valuable information of the enemy position and strength. Sergeant Rawlins in both actions showed supreme courage, devotion to duty, and above all, self-sacrifice for the safety of his comrades.’ Lawrence John Rawlins, a native of Bitterne Park, Southampton, attested for the Hampshire Regiment and served during the Second World War in Burma attached to the 8th Battalion, The Gold Coast Regiment. Sold with copied research.
Sweden, Kingdom, Medal for Zeal and Devotion (För Nit Och Redlighet i Rickets Tjänst), Gustaf V, 31mm, silver, the reverse embossed ‘Daglönaren vid K. Flottan S. A. Andersson’, good very fine £60-£80 --- Medal awarded to persons employed by the Swedish state for 30 years’ good service. ‘Daglonaren’ translates as ‘Day worker’. The recipient probably worked continuously for the Swedish Navy, likely in shipyards or warehouses.
A Great War D.S.M. group of three awarded to Leading Seaman W. J. W. Newland, Royal Navy, for services in H.M.S. Hecla during a heavy gale in December 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (225861. W. J. W. Newland, Lg. Sean. H.M.S. Hecla. 1917); British War and Victory Medals (225861 W. J. W. Newland. L.S. R.N.) light contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £700-£900 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 8 March 1918: ‘For services in destroyer and torpedo boat flotillas during the period ending 31st December 1917.’ The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Hecla 2nd T.B.Ds. 16 December 1917. At Rathmullan a very heavy gale sprung up at about 3am. This man at very considerable risk to his life, went down into steamboats lying alongside, which had no crew in them, and by his personal exertions prevented the loss of the boats. (ADM 116/1561/MS18 refers). William Johnson Warnes Newland was born on 9 June 1885, at Blakeney, Norfolk. He commenced naval service as Boy 2 Class, H.M.S. Northampton, on 2 April 1903, and advanced to Boy 1 Class on 2 July 1903; Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Cleopatra, 2 October 1903, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Brilliant, on 13 October 1904. He became a Seaman Gunner on 14 July 1905; Gunlayer 3rd Class, 31 January 1913, and Gunlayer 2nd Class on 20 March 1915. It was not until 1 October 1915 that he was advanced to Leading Seaman in H.M.S. Tartar. He served in H.M.S. Hecla, at least nominally for pay purposes, from 9 December 1915 to 6 November 1920. He was shore pensioned on 15 June 1925, after 22 years service, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve two days later. Recalled for war service in October 1939, he served in H.M.S. Pembroke I, and H.M.S. Wildfire (Queenborough Pier). He was invalided out of the service in January 1944. He was also entitled to a 1914-15 Star and would have a medal entitlement for his Second World War Service.
Thailand, Kingdom, Medal for 15 Years’ Loyal Service, silver (2); Rama VI Coronation Medal 1911, 2nd ‘portrait’ type, silver; Rama VII Coronation Medal 1925, silver; Bangkok 150th Anniversary Meal 1932, silver; Victory Medal (4), for the Second World War (2); for the Korean War (2), silver, all with integral top riband bars, generally nearly very fine and better (9) £80-£100
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