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Pair: Lieutenant G. Smith, Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (262 S.S. G. Smith... th. Coy. 2nd. Imp: Yeo:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut. G. S... I.Y. att. A.S.C.) engraved naming, both with suspension claws re-affixed and traces of brooch mounting at 6 o’clock that has obscured the naming, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Geoffrey Smith was born in Handsworth, Staffordshire, in 1876 and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Warwick on 9 January 1900. He served initially as a Shoeing Smith with the 5th (Warwickshire) Company, 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 30 January 1900, and was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant, serving on attachment to the 10th Company, Army Service Corps. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Pair: Sergeant A. W. Swatton, Royal Engineers, who died of wounds in Salonika on 2 October 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8122 Sapper A. W. Swatton, Rl: Engrs:) minor official correction to unit; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (187 Sjt: A. W. Swatton. Hants (F.) R.E.) polished, nearly very fine and better (2) £200-£240 --- Alfred W. Swatton, a native of Fareham, Hampshire, attested for the Hampshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers Volunteers, and served with the 2nd Contingent in South Africa during the Boer War from 25 March 1901 to 9 July 1902. Advanced Sergeant, he was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 205 of 1 July 1912. Swatton saw further service during the the Great War with the 1st/7th (Hampshire) Field Company, R.E., initially on the Western Front from 20 October 1915. Proceeding to Salonika, he died of wounds there on 2 October 1916, and is buried in Struma Military Cemetery, Greece. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.

Three: Lieutenant F. W. Gould, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (2 Pte .F. W. Gould, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. W. Gould.) nearly extremely fine (3) £160-£200 --- Frederick William Gould was born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 14 December 1879 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Fort Gomer on 15 January 1900, having previously served with the 3rd Hampshire Volunteers. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 February 1900 to 17 May 1901, and was discharged on 24 May 1901, after 1 year and 130 days’ service. Following the outbreak of the Great War Gould attested for the 2nd/2nd Wessex Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, on 9 December 1915, and was mobilised on 8 May 1916. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 14 October 1917, and served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from February 1918. Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.

The Queen’s South Africa Medal and group of shooting awards won by Captain E. C. H. Grant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, attached Imperial Yeomanry, who died of enteric fever at Kimberley in August 1901 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Capt: E. C. H. Grant. Imp: Yeo:) in named card box of issue; together with the following shooting awards and badges: i. Charterhouse Cadet embroidered marksman badges for 1883 - 1884 ii. Army Regimental Rifle Matches 1889, silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1889, reverse engraved ‘Infantry Abroad 2nd Lieut. E. Grant, 1st A. & S. Highlanders 89 Points’ with additional silver ribbon bar inscribed ‘1890 - 89 points’, in B. Ninnes fitted case iii. Scottish Rifle Association 1897, embroidered arm badge iv. The Army Eight 1887, Officers Match, Regulars v. Auxiliaries, silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1896, reverse engraved ‘Captain E. C. H. Grant, A. & S. Highrs.’ the ribbon fitted with silver buckle and dated bars for 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900, in B. Ninnes fitted case v. A.R.M. Gregory Jewel 1897, 15 carat gold and enamels, reverse engraved ‘Won by Capt. Grant. A. & S.H. Aggregate 600’ in fitted case vi. Army Eight, silver-gilt medal for 1898, hallmarked Birmingham 1897, reverse engraved ‘Captain E. C. H. Grant A. & S. Highs.’ with ribbon buckle and dated bar for 1899, in B. Ninnes fitted case vii. School of Musketry, Ninnes Challenge Cup 1898, 15 carat gold and enamel, hallmarked Birmingham 1897, reverse engraved ‘Won by Capt. E. C. H. Grant’ in Ninnes Goldsmith Hythe fitted case viii. The Methuen Cup 1899, silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1899, reverse engraved ‘Won by The Hythe Staff. Av. 96.37. Capt. E. Grant’ in Ninnes Goldsmith Hythe fitted case, extremely fine (9) £400-£500 --- Edward Chetwood Hamilton Grant, Captain 1st Batalion,. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, died of enteric fever at Kimberley on 25 August 1901. He was born in May 1868, educated at Charterhouse, and entered the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders January 1888; was promoted Lieutenant in January 1890, and Captain in July 1897. Having served as adjutant of his Regiment, June 1894 to December 1897, he was then appointed an Instructor on the Staff of the School of Musketry at Hythe, which post he held till October 1899. He was District Inspector of Musketry at Aldershot, November 1899. At the time of his death he was serving as adjutant of the 24th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry to which he was appointed in April 1901, having been allowed to give up his staff appointment at Aldershot to enable him to go to South Africa. His name is inscribed on the tablet in the War Memorial Cloister erected at Charterhouse.

Pair: Acting Regimental Sergeant Major H. Caulder, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (9326 Dr: H. Caulder, A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (9326 C.S. Mjr: H. Caulder. A.S.C.) edge bruise to QSA, light contact marks, very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Herbert Caulder was born in Weybridge, Surrey, in November 1871 and attested for the Army Service Corps at Aldershot on 25 April 1890. He transferred to the Reserve on 25 April 1897, and was re-called for service on 23 October 1899, serving with No. 5 Company, Army Service Corps in South Africa during the Boer War from 9 November 1899 to 5 August 1900. Re-engaging to complete 21 years’ service on 7 April 1902, he was promoted Corporal on 1 January 1903, and Sergeant on 23 November 1906. He transferred to the Permanent Staff, Territorial Force, on 4 September 1908, and was promoted Company Sergeant Major on 20 May 1909. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, with Gratuity, per Army Order 92 of April 1911, and was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major on 1 June 1911. He was discharged on 31 October 1914. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

A rare Defence of Ookiep pair awarded to Private C. W. Whitburn, Railway Pioneer Regiment and Namaqualand Town Guard Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (1429 Pte. C. Whitburn. Rly: Pnr: Regt.); Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of Ookiep, bronze issue (C. W. Whitburn.) fitted with bronze Royal Humane Society type ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine (2) £2,600-£3,000 --- C. W. Whitburn is confirmed on the roll of the Namaqualand Town Guard as having been engaged with the enemy at O’okiep. He served subsequently with the Railway Pioneer Regiment.

Seven: Regimental Sergeant-Majoe J. W. Spalding, Royal Horse Artillery China 1900, no clasp (84965 Sergt. J. W. Spalding, B. By. R.H.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (84965 R.S. Mjr. J. W. Spalding. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (84965 W.O. Cl. 1. J. W. Spalding. R.A.); Coronation 1911 (84965 Q.M.S. J. Spalding.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (84965 B.Q.M. Sjt: J. W. Spalding. R.H.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (84965 R.S. Mjr: J. W. Spalding. R.H.A.) the first very fine, otherwise good very fine or better (7) £400-£500 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. James William Spalding was born in 1873 and enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery at Beccles on 29 May 1891. He was discharged at Shrewsbury on 27 November 1919, on termination of his second period of engagement. Sold with original Account Book (Army Form B.50.), Certificate of Discharge which confirms all medals, various parchment certificates of qualification and related documents, named card box of issue for Great War pair, and Warrant of Appointment as a Warrant Officer from 1 September 1918.

Five: Lieutenant-Commander C. Callaghan, Royal Navy, who commanded the destroyer Attack in the action off the Dogger Bank in January 1915, and subsequently at the destruction of the U12 in March 1915 Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Sub. Lieut. C. Callaghan, R.N., H.M.S. Naiad:); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. C. Callaghan, R,N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Commr. C. Callaghan. R.N.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful), (Lieut: C. Callaghan, R.N. April. 1. 1904.) complete with bronze ribbon buckle but this lacking pin, nearly very fine (5) £500-£700 --- R.H.S. Case 33159: ‘On the 1st April 1904, W. A. Edwards, in passing from the pinnace to H.M.S. Kent in Sheerness harbour, fell into the river and was soon carried 200 yds astern by the tide. Lieut Callaghan and Mc Gowan jumped in and rescued him.’ Cyril Callaghan was appointed Sub-Lieutenant in Naiad in 1903, and was specially promoted for services in connection with the disembarkation of the Somaliland expedition. As Lieutenant-Commander he commanded the destroyer Attack in Admiral Beatty’s action off the Dogger Bank, 24th January, 1915, when the Admiral was conveyed in the vessel from the Lion to the Princess Royal. Sir David Beatty wrote in his despatch (London Gazette 3rd March, 1915):- “The good seamanship of Lieutenant-Commander Cyril Callaghan, H.M.S. Attack, in placing his vessel alongside the Lion, and subsequently the Princess Royal, enabled the transfer of flag to be made in the shortest possible time.” Also commanded the Attack at the chase and destruction of thye German submarine U12 off the Firth of Forth, 10th March, 1915, when he received Letter on Vellum expressing the approbation of the Admiralty for his services in these operations. (The Naval Who’s Who 1917, refers).

Pair: Sergeant W. E. Mogridge, Hampshire Regiment Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (4245 L. Corpl. E. Mogridge. 1st. Hamp: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4245 Sjt. W. E. Mogridge. Hamps. R.) good very fine (2) £260-£300 --- Willia mEdward Mogridge was born in Rotherhithe, London, in 1875 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment in London on 12 September 1893. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 11 February 1897 to 2 February 1903, and then with the 1st Battalion in Somaliland from 20 June 1903 to 9 July 1904. He was promoted Corporal on 7 October 1904, and Sergeant on 10 July 1910, and was discharged on 11 September 1915, after 22 years’ service. He did not serve overseas during the Great War, and was belatedly awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1925. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Three: Major C. L. Lovell, Assam Valley Light Horse, who commanded the A.V.L.H. Vickers Maxim Gun Detachment in the Abor Expedition 1911-12 and was mentioned in despatches India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 (510 Captain C. L. Lovell Assam Valley Lt. Horse); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Captain C. L. Lovell A.V. Lt. Horse.); Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R. (Maj. W. C. L. Lovell 6th Assam Valley Lt. Horse I.D.F.) together with a silver A.V.L.H. shooting shield, the obverse inscribed ‘Assam Valley Challenge Trophy 1899-1900 Won by “A” Troop A.V.L.H.’, the reverse inscribed ‘Team & Score T.S.M.R.R. F. E. Holder 69 Segt. D. J. Mackintosh 66 Lce Corpl. J. W. Hayward 66 Trooper C. L. Lovell 75 Total 276’, good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 16 July 1912: ‘Assam Valley Light Horse Dismounted Detachment.—The members of this detachment showed a most soldier like spirit in volunteering, in many cases at great personal inconvenience and pecuniary loss, to accompany the expedition. They underwent considerable hardship in a most cheerful spirit and played an important part in the taking of the Kekar Monying position. Captain C. L. Lovell commanded the detachment in an efficient manner.’ This small Assam Valley Light Horse detachment comprised Captain Lovell, Squadron Sergeant-Major Webster, Sergeant Davies, Corporal Ashe, and Troopers Falconer, Floyer, Hardwicke, Henning, Kilgour, Lemon, Middleton, Southon and Whitten. Surgeon-Captain J. M. Falkener was also present on detached service.

Seven: Warrant Officer Class II A. G. Finnimore, Hampshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (9303. L. Cpl. A. G. Finnimore. 1/Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9303 Pte. A. G. Finnimore. Hamps. R.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5485193 W.O. Cl. II. A. G. Finnimore. Hamps. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (5485193 W.O. Cl. 2. A. G. Finnimore. Hampshire R.) mounted court-style for wear, the Great War awards heavily polished and worn, these good fine; the rest good very fine (7) £240-£280 --- Albert G. Finnimore attested for the Hampshire Regiment in February 1913, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. Promoted Sergeant in August 1915, he was appointed Company Quartermaster Sergeant in 1922, and was promoted Company Sergeant Major in 1924. He transferred to the 4th Battalion as Regimental Sergeant Major in 1929, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 208 of October 1931. He retired in February 1935, after 22 years’ service. ‘He was an excellent shot with the rifle and was Battalion shot in the 2nd Battalion in 1920, and in the 1st Battalion in 1924, 1927, and 1928. He was also runner-up in the Egyptian Command Championship in 1922.’ (Regimental Journal refers). Retiring to Alton, Hampshire, Finnemore served as a Captain in the Home Guard during the Second World War, and as Chairman of Alton Urban District Council 1952-53, in which capacity he was awarded the Coronation Medal. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal per Army Order 98 of 1953, and died in Alton on 23 September 1965. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient in later life.

Five: Sergeant A. Alexander, Gordon Highlanders, later Royal Army Medical Corps, who was wounded in action on the Western Front on 25 September 1915, and was awarded the Serbian Obilich Medal for Bravery 1914 Star (869 Cpl. A. Alexander. 1/6 Gord: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (869 Cpl. A. Alexander. Gord. Highrs.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (300137 Sjt. A. Alexander. R.A.M.C.); Serbia, Kingdom, Obilich Medal for Bravery, silver, unnamed as issued, suspension ring altered for mounting; together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B313542’, nearly extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- One of only 313 Serbian Obilich Medals for Bravery awarded to British personnel during the Great War. Adam Alexander was born in 1892 and attested for the Gordon Highlanders at Alford, Aberdeen, on 23 November 1911. He served with the 1st/6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 November 1914, and was wounded in action by gun shot to his left leg on 25 September 1915. Repatriated to England three days late, he subsequently contracted diphtheria and scarlet fever whilst in hospital. Transferring to the Royal Army Medical Corps on 1 November 1917, he was promoted Sergeant on 16 March 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, as well as receiving the Serbian Obilich Medal for Bravery (London Gazette 20 September 1919). He was awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 299 of 1923, and died in June 1960. Sold with the recipient’s original riband bar; a brass shoulder title; and copied research.

An extremely rare Great War 1917 Army M.S.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant G. H. Hall, Royal Flying Corps, awarded for his courage on patrols as an Air Gunner with 6 Squadron over the Western Front. Also working as a Fitter, he was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant and carried out pilot training. Second Lieutenant Hall died of fatal injuries, 24 December 1917, received four days earlier during a training flight 1914 Star, with clasp (1576 2/A.M. G. H. Hall. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1576 Sjt. G. H. Hall. R.F.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1576 Sjt: G. H. Hall. R.F.C.) mounted on card for display, polished, nearly very fine (4) £800-£1,200 --- Approximately 140 Army Meritorious Service Medals were awarded to Royal Flying Corps personnel. M.S.M. London Gazette 5 June 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘For consistent good work both as aerial gunner (on photography and patrol work) and as a fitter. By his courage as an aerial gunner and his skill as a fitter he sets an example to all.’ The Meritorious Service Medal - The Immediate Awards 1916-1928 by I. McInnes records that 23 extant Army Meritorious Service Medals to the Royal Flying Corps were known to the author at the time of publication. Only rarely was it awarded for gallantry or courage in the air. Indeed, it was not intended for gallantry in action against the enemy. The award of a D.C.M. or M.M. was considered more appropriate. And again, very few are seen with the appropriate Great War campaign medals. George Henry Hall was born in Raunds, Northamptonshire January 1896, and resided at 4 Commercial Road, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. He attested for the Royal Flying Corps at South Farnborough, 15 August 1914, and served during the Great War with 6 Squadron (R.E.5’s and B.E.2c’s) in the French theatre of war from 7 October 1914. Hall advanced to Corporal in February 1916, and to Sergeant in February the following year. The Squadron were mainly engaged in Artillery Spotting and tactical reconnaissance work. Hall returned to the UK in July 1917, to carry out officer training as a Cadet. He was commissioned Temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) in November 1917. Hall was posted for further training as a pilot to No. 31 Training Squadron the same month, and received fatal injuries whilst flying DH6 A9639, 20 December 1917. His cause of death, on Christmas Eve 1917, given as ‘Shock from injuries accidentally received by rapid descent of an aeroplane.’ Second Lieutenant Hall died in the 1st Eastern General Hospital Cambridge, and is buried in Raunds Wesleyan Methodist Chapelyard.

Three: Chief Painter E. Poole, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (169683, E. Poole, Pbr. [sic]1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (169683 E. Poole. Ch. Ptr. R.N.) very fine Three: Able Seaman P. E. Smith, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (S.S. 4575, P. E. Smith, Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.4575 P. E. Smith. A.B. R.N.) polished, nearly very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Elijah Poole was born at Torpoint, Cornwall, on 22 November 1871 and joined the Royal Navy as a Painter Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II on 24 October 1892. He was advanced to Painter First Class on 4 February 1897, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Russell, H.M.S. Pembroke II, H.M.S. Hecla, and H.M.S. Blenheim, being appointed Chief Painter on 1 October 1918, and was demobilised on 17 April 1919. Percy Edwin Smith was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire, on 26 December 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory I on 1 January 1914. He was appointed to H.M.S. Duncan on 15 March 1914, H.M.S. Queen on 4 June 1914, and H.M.S. Agamemnon, on 10 February 1915, being advanced to Able Seaman, on 1 May 1916. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Implacable and H.M.S. Dido (Spencer). He was demobilised on 19 April 1919.

Three: Chief Petty Officer J. Banks, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (227623, J. Banks, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (227623 J. Banks. P.O. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Ordinary Telegrapher R. Stell, Royal Navy, who was present in H.M.S. Russell when she struck two mines laid by U-73, and was sunk off Malta 1914-15 Star (J.37287, R. Stell, Boy. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.37287 R. Stell. O. Tel. R.N.) good very fine (6) £70-£90 --- John Banks was born at Magheramourne, Co. Antrim, on 18 November 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Black Prince on 23 July 1903. He was advanced to Boy First Class, H.M.S. Emerald, on 25 February 1904, and to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Russell, on 18 November 1905. Promoted Able Seaman on 21 December 1906, he was posted to H.M.S. Devonshire in June 1911, and was advanced to Leading Seaman. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Vivid I, and was further promoted to Petty Officer on 1 January 1917, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in December 1920. Promoted Chief Petty Officer, H.M.S. Delhi, on 5 March 1925, he was shore pensioned in November 1927, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalled for was service in November 1939, he served in H.M.S. Drake I, H.M.S. Royal Arthur, and H.M.S. Glendower. He was invalided out of the service in August 1945. Reginald Stell was born at Morecambe, Lancashire, in April 1899 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Powerful on 31 March 1915. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Russell and H.M.S. Pembroke I, being appointed Boy Telegrapher on 29 November 1916, and Ordinary Telegrapher, H.M.S. Dreadnaught, on 26 April 1917. He also served in H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, H.M.S. Erin and H.M.S. Cyclops. He was demobilised on 25 April 1919. He would have been serving in H.M.S. Russell when she struck two naval mines off Malta that had been laid by the German submarine U-73, and sank early on the morning of 27 April 1916.

Three: Chief Petty Officer R. H. J. Horne, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (176858, R. H. J. Horne, Act. C.P.O., R.N); Victory Medal 1914-19 (176858 R. H. J. Horne. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (176858 R. H. J. Horne. C.P.O. H.M.S. Apollo.) number partially officially corrected on last, good very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Robert Henry James Horne was born in Bermondsey, London, on 25 June 1877 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 9 October 1893. Advanced Acting Chief Petty Officer on 1 October 1915, he served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was confirmed in that rate on 1 October 1916. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 12 February 1918, and was shore demobilised on 7 March 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Three: Petty Officer B. J. Elsey, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.4461, B. J. Elsey, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.4461 B. J. Elsey. L.S. R.N.) contact marks, heavily polished, therefore good fine Three: Sailmaker C. Walker, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (184314, G. [sic] Walker, Slmr. Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (184314 C. Walker. Slmr. R.N.) good very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Bertie John Elsey was born at Newington, London, on 25 May 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 12 May 1909. He was appointed to H.M.S. Duncan on 17 May 1910, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman on 25 May 1911, and Able Seaman on 12 September 1912. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Ganges, H.M.S. Arethusa, H.M.S. Pembroke I, H.M.S. Termagant, and H.M.S. Lucia, being appointed Leading Seaman on 1 September 1915. In January 1918 he was appointed to H.M.S. Dolphin for service in submarines, and is noted as serving in submarine C.24, N.1 and C.17. He continued to serve in submarines after the Great War and was advanced to Petty Officer in November 1921. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1926, and was shore pensioned in May 1933, but was recalled for War service in August 1939, and was discharged from H.M.S. Waxwing in August 1945. Charles Walker was born at Portsmouth on 7 January 1880 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent on 8 June 1895. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Trafalgar, on 7 January 1898, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Royal Arthur, on 22 August 1901. He was appointed Sailmaker’s Mate, H.M.S. Topaze, on 15 July 1911, and Sailmaker, H.M.S. Bristol on 1 March 1918. He was discharged in June 1922.

Three: Petty Officer A. H. Hammett, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (219110, A. H. Hammett L.S. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (219110 A. H. Hammett. L.S. R.N.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine Three: Cook W. N. Marshall, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.5941. W. N. Marshall. Ck. Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.5941 W. N. Marshall. Ck. Mte. R.N.) mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Albert Hector Hammett was born at Stonehouse, Devon, on 28 April 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 6 January 1902. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Montague, on 28 April 1904; Able Seaman on 1 July 1904; and Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Excellent on 26 February 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Agincourt. He was shore demobilised in March 1919, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalled for war service as a Petty Officer in August 1939, he was invalided ‘P.U.N.S.’ (permanently unfit for naval service), on 11 May 1940. William Nicholls Marshall was born at Devonport, Devon, on 8 November 1893and joined the Royal Navy as a Probationer Second Cooks Mate in H.M.S. Vivid I, on 28 April 1913. Advanced to Cook’s Mate on 28 February 1914, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh, H.M.S. Vivid I, and H.M.S. Diligence (for service in H.M.S. Prince). Promoted Cook, H.M.S. Apollo, on 17 May 1919, and Leading Cook, H.M.S. Hood, on 7 April 1924, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June 1925, and was invalided to shore on 19 February 1930. His service record notes that he was later convicted of theft, and that he was deprived of his L.S. & G.C.

Three: Stoker First Class J. W. Rean, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (308688, J. W. Rean, Act. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (308688 J. W. Rean. Sto. 1 R.N.)’ together with an unofficial silver 1911 Coronation Medal, the reverse inscribed ‘Coronation Festivities George V June 22nd 1911, Buenos Aires Sailors Sports’, heavy contact marks to BWM, otherwise very fine, the last scarce Three: Electrical Artificer Second Class E. McMellon, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.14241, E. Mc. Mellon, Act. E.R.A. 4., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.14241 E. Mc Mellon. E.A. 2 R.N.) good very fine (7) £80-£100 --- John William Rean was born at Nottingham on 3 August 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Nelson on 15 August 1905. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Prince of Wales, on 18 October 1906, and at the time of the Coronation in 1911 was serving in H.M.S. Glasgow. He was posted to H.M.S. Dolphin in November 1913, and served during the Great War initially in H.M.S. Arrogant, being advanced to Acting Leading Stoker on 16 February 1915. He than served in the submarine depot ship H.M.S. Titania (for service in G 4), being advanced to Stoker First Class on 31 April 1916, and was posted to H.M.S. Cockatrice in July 1916. He was shore demobilised in February 1919. Edward McMellon was born at Glossop, Derbyshire, on 22 August 1886 and joined the Royal Navy on a hostilities only basis as an Acting Electrical Artificer Fourth Class in H.M.S. Vernon on 13 July 1915. He was confirmed in that rate on 12 July 1916, when serving in H.M.S. St. George, and was advanced to Electrical Artificer Second Class on 31 July 1918. He was shore demobilised from H.M.S. Pembroke II on 3 March 1919. Sold with a privately made silver wrist identity tag, hallmarks for Birmingham 1917, engraved ‘E. Mc.Mellon No. M14241 Electrical Artificer H.M.S. St. George’; and a gold plated locket, containing to one side a colourised photo of the recipient in uniform.

Three: Leading Seaman A. A. Aylott, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (187991. A. A. Aylott. L.S. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (187991. A. A. Aylott. L.S. R.N.) very fine Pair: Air Mechanic Third Class T. I. Patterson, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (194952. 3.A.M. T. I. Patterson. R.A.F.) very fine 1914-15 Star (SE-7913 Pte. C. W. Taylor. A.V.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (Robert M. Drew; Robert Eddys) the latter two both as issued to the Mercantile Marine, very fine (8) £80-£100

Five: Lieutenant-Commander W. Nicholls, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine 1914-15 Star (S. Lieut. W. Nichols [sic], R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. W Nicholls, R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (William Nicholls); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1922, unnamed as issued, mounted for display purposes in this order, very fine and better (5) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 5 March 1918: ‘For services in Destroyer and Torpedo Boat Flotillas during the period ending 31 December 1917.’ William Nicholls was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve on 1 July 1913, and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Caribbean from 6 December 1914, H.M. Torpedo Boat 99, from 8 January 1915, H.M.S. Zealandia from 5 April 1916, H.M. Torpedo Boat 26 from 29 October 1916, and H.M.S. Thorn from 17 December 1917. He was promoted Lieutenant on 2 August 1915, and was awarded the Royal Naval Reserve Officers’ Decoration whilst holding the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (London Gazette 26 September 1924).

Five: Petty Officer J. M. Clarke, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (C.2054 J. M. Clarke, L.S., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (2054C J. M. Clarke. P.O., R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (C.2054 J. M. Clarke, P.O., R.N.R.); Russia, Empire, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, silver, on ‘St. Stanislaus’ riband (C2054 J. M. Clarke, Lg. Sea., R.N.R. H.M.S. Jupiter) contemporarily named in the style associated with this ship, good very fine --- John May Clarke was born in Bideford, Devon in 1874, and joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1911, serving during the early stages of the Great War in H.M.S. Jupiter. In January 1915 the Admiralty received a request for assistance from the Russian Government, the latter’s icebreaker used to keep open the passage to Archangel in the White Sea having broken down. In response the Royal Navy sent out the Tyne Guard Ship H.M.S. Jupiter, an old Majestic-class battleship. She departed for Archangel in February 1915, freeing en route a number of vessels stuck in the ice, occasionally by using explosive charges. She, too, sometimes became icebound, but still managed to make a major impression on the problem, improving the safe passage of numerous vessels, many of them laden with highly important war materials, among them the S.S. Thracia. The latter was taken in tow after the use of explosive charges to free her. Throughout these operations it was not unusual for the temperature to fall as low as minus 20 degrees, a hard test indeed on the morale and well being of the Jupiter’s crew. Her mission completed by May 1915, the Tsar expressed his gratitude by the presentation of a variety of Russian Honours and Awards to her crew. Clarke remained in the Royal Naval Reserve, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 January 1920. Sold with copied service papers and other research, including various photographic images of H.M.S. Jupiter.

Three: Second Hand M. McIver, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (B.4582, M. Mc Iver, Smn., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (4582 B. M. Mc Iver. 2 Hd. R.N.R.) good very fine Three: Deck Hand J. Gray, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (DA. 1554, J. Gray, D.H., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (1554 D.A. J. Gray. D.H. R.N.R.) contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £60-£80 --- Malcolm McIver was born on Stornoway on 19 September 1888 and joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 9 March 1907. During the Great War he served in D.E.M.S. vessels, H.M.S. Pembroke, and M.F.A. Edinburgh Castle. He was demobilised on January 1919. He was awarded the Royal Naval Reserve Long Service medal in 1921, but his service record is noted that it was returned “not called for”. John Gray was born at Aberdeen on 21 December 1890 and joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 4 September 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Halcyon, H.M.S. Cleopatra, S.S. Nairn and S.S. Thalia. He was demobilised at Cromarty on 22 January 1919.

Four: Captain C. S. Hazeon, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who survived the explosion that destroyed H.M.S. Natal on 30 December 1915, and was subsequently killed in action when H.M.S. Hampshire was sunk on 5 June 1916 1914-15 Star (Capt. C. S. Hazeon, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. S. Hazeon. R.M.); Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued; Memorial Plaque (Cyril Stafford Hazeon); together with a H.M.S. Hampshire lapel badge, nearly extremely fine (5) £700-£900 --- Cyril Stafford Hazeon was born in Chiswick, London, on 25 June 1883 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 1 January 1901. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 January 1902, he served in H.M.S. Minerva from 22 September 1908 to 17 October 1910, and took part in the relief operations following the Messiana Earthquake, 28 December 1908. Promoted Captain on 1 January 1912, Hazeon served during the Great War initially in H.M.S. Natal, and narrowly escaped being blown up when the Natal was sunk by an internal explosion that destroyed the armoured cruiser whilst at anchor in the Cromarty Firth on 30 December 1915. Out of her complement of over 700 men more than half (25 officers and 380 ratings) perished. The loss of life would have been even greater had not most of the off-duty watch been absent on shore leave at the time. Hazeon transferred to H.M.S. Hampshire on 16 February 1916, and his luck ran out when he was killed in action when the Hampshire, conveying Field Marshal Lord Kitchener on a diplomatic mission to Russia, struck a German-mine off Orkney on 5 June 1916 and sank within 15 minutes with the loss of 737 lives. There were only 12 survivors. Hazeon’s body was recovered from the sea and he is buried in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; copied record of service and other research.

Four: Boatswain’s Mate H. Dempsey, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary 1914-15 Star (H. Dempsey, Bosn. Mte., M.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (H. Dempsey. Bosn. Mte. M.F.A.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 Hugh Dempsey); Victory Medal 1914-19 (H. Dempsey. Bosn. Mte. M.F.A.) good very fine (4) £60-£80 --- Hugh Dempsey was born in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, on 24 March 1884, and served with the Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary during the Great War. Sold with copied service papers and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Driver W. Phillips, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (2364. Dvr. W. Phillips. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (2364 Dvr. W. Phillips. R.A.) the latter two in named card box of issue with outer OHMS envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. W. Phillips, 15 Laurel St., Dalston, NE’, extremely fine Pair: Gunner T. E. Etherington, Royal Garrison Artillery 1914-15 Star (257. Dvr. T. E. Etherington. R.G.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (315082 Gnr. T. E. Etherington. R.A.) contact marks, worn, good fine 1914-15 Star (633. Dvr. H. S. Lowes. R.F.A.); Victory Medal (42025 Spr. J. Hamilton. R.E.) attempted erasure of naming details on last but still legible, nearly very fine (7) £70-£90

Four: Warrant Officer Class I J. Dick, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (113227. Sjt. J. Dick. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (113227 W.O. Cl.1. J. Dick. R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (113227 S. Mjr: J. Dick. R.E.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- James Dick attested for the Royal Engineers at Dundee, and served with them during the great War on the Western Front from 7 September 1915. Advanced Regimental Sergeant Major, for his services during the Great War on the Western Front he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919). After a brief period serving as a Warrant Officer Class I with the East Kent Regiment, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 29 March 1919. Sold with a Borough of Tynemouth Education Authority School Attendance Medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Jubilee Boys’ School 1904 James Eric Dick.’, in fitted red leather case of issue; and copied research.

Six: Sergeant E. S. L. Hase, Royal Engineers, who was wounded whilst serving with the 10th Signal Company in Egypt, and was subsequently Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the French Medal of Honour 1914-15 Star (56325, Cpl. E. S. L. Hase, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (56325 Sjt. E. S. L. Hase. R.E.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ernest Samuel Llewellyn Hase) in card box of issue; France, Third Republic, Medal of Honour, silver medal with swords, unnamed as issued, silver marks to edge, in case of issue, good very fine (6) £200-£240 --- Ernest Samuel Llewellyn Hase was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 1886 and attested for the Royal Engineers at Bristol on 10 October 1914, a Telegraphist by trade, having previously served in the Isle of Wight Rifles. Posted to the 10th Signal Company, he was promoted Corporal on 23 February 1915, and served with them during the Great War in Egypt from 24 July 1915, being wounded by shrapnel to the neck on 4 September 1915. Advanced Sergeant on 16 March 1916, he proceeded to France with the Reserve Army Signal Company on 8 June 1916, and saw further service on the Western Front. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17 May 1918) and was awarded the French Medal of Honour (London Gazette 29 January 1919). Hase was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 8 May 1919. Subsequently resuming his career with the Post Office, latterly as an Overseer in Bristol, he finally retired in 1946, and was awarded the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 15 October 1946). Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the Victory Medal; original Gloucestershire T.A. and A.F. Association letter confirming the award of the Defence Medal; and copied research.

Three: Private J. Hill, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (1082 Pte. J. Hill, R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (267111 Pte. J. Hill. R. War. R.) nearly very fine Pair: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant T. Dawdry, 11th Hussars, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 22 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (5716 Sq. Q.M. Sjt. T. Dawdry. 11-Hrs.) minor edge bruise to VM, otherwise nearly extremely fine Pair: Attributed to Miss M. Mitchell Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Defence Council enclosure, in OHMS card box of issue addressed to ‘Miss M. Mitchell, 43 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool’, both later issues, extremely fine 1914-15 Star (3) (56306 Pnr. S. Virgin. R.E.; 6445 Sjt. G. W. Leach. Lan. Fus.; 436041 Pte. H. A. Hussey. 4/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (Capt. T. Brodie.; Lieut. R. C. Davidson.; 9608. Pte. G. W. Houghton. 11-Hrs.) generally very fine and better (13) £140-£180 --- J. Hill attested for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 March 1915. Thomas Dawdry was born in Southwark, London, in 1885 and attested for the 11th Hussars at Stratford, Essex. He served with the Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1915, and died of wounds on 22 March 1918. He is buried in Roye New British Cemetery, France. Henry Aloysius Hussey was born in Kensington, London, on 27 July 1872 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He served with the 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 13 June 1916. A letter of condolence written to his family by a captain in his unit stated: ‘It was before daybreak on 13 June that my company was ordered to advance and take and consolidate the enemy’s front line. Private Hussey came through the barrage of artillery fire safely, and was consolidating the taken position with three other men in a small section of trench, when all four were killed by a large shell which landed amongst them.’ He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Thomas Brodie, a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, served during the Great War with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 19 June 1917. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private R. G. Jessop, West Riding Regiment 1914-15 Star (3075 Pte. R. G. Jessop. W. Rid. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3075 Pte. R. G. Jessop. W. Rid. R.) nearly very fine Pair: Lieutenant S. C. Roberts British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. C. Roberts.) good very fine Pair: Private W. S. Webster, Northumberland Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (75895 Pte. W. S. Webster. North’d Fus.) good very fine 1914-15 Star (14828 Pte. R. Hedley. North’d Fus:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (20-1312 Pte. J. W. Knox. North’d Fus.) good very fine (8) £80-£100

Four: Sergeant G. T. T. Smith, North Staffordshire Regiment, who was wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 1914-15 Star (1408 L.Sjt. G. T. T. Smith. N. Staff: R.) rank partially officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (1406 A. Sjt. G. T. T. Smith. N. Staff. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240063 Sjt. G. T. Smith. 6/N. Staff: R.) good very fine Three: Private J. Leeke, North Staffordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (7855 Pte. J. Leeke N. Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7855 Pte. J. Leeke. N. Staff. R.) contact marks, edge bruise to VM, nearly very fine (7) £200-£240 --- George Thomas Tudor Smith was born at Newton Flotman, Norfolk, on 22 June 1894 and attested for the 1st/6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Promoted Lance Corporal on 13 July 1912, he served with the Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 March 1915, and was wounded in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, on which date the battalion was in action in the Gommecourt area, and suffered 8 officer and 162 other ranks killed in action. Advanced Sergeant, he was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 275 of August 1919, and died in Lichfield, Staffordshire, on 26 September 1956. James Leeke attested for the North Staffordshire Regiment and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 July 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 21 January 1919. Sold with copied research.

Four: Quartermaster-Sergeant C. H. Fee, Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade 1914-15 Star (45632 Cpl. C. H. Fee. Can: M.M.G. Bde:); British War and Victory Medals 45632 W.O. Cl. 2. C. H. Fee. C.M.M.G. Bde.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (45632 Q.M. Sjt: C. H. Fee. 1/M.M.G. Bde: Can: M.G.C.) mounted as worn, good very fine and scarce (4) £300-£400 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. [France]

An extremely well-documented group of nine awarded to Colonel W. V. Jardine-Blake, Australian Imperial Force, who served at Gallipoli and in command of the 35th Battalion on the Western Front during the Great War, and later Commanded the Allied Geographical Section in Australia during the Second World War; seeing operational service in the Philippines, for his services he was awarded the United States Legion of Merit, one of only a handful given to the Australian Army during the Second World War 1914-15 Star (Lieut. W. V. Blake. 20/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (Major. W. V. J. Blake. A.I.F.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, the Second War awards all officially named ‘VX90028 W. V. J. Blake.); Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Australia, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘VX90028 Lt-Col (T/Col.) W. V. J. Blake A.I.F.’, with integral top riband bar, in Royal Mint case of issue; United States of America, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with gilt representation of the award on the riband, unnamed, with lapel badge, in case of issue, the Great War awards somewhat later issues, ninor edge bruise to VM, otherwise nearly extremely fine (9) £1,400-£1,800 --- One of only 7 United States Legion of Honours awarded to Australian Army during the Second World War. William Vere Jardine-Blake was born at Sydney, New South Wales, on 1 February 1894, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Commonwealth Military Cadet Corps on 6 May 1912, being posted to the 19th Infantry Regiment, Kuring-Gai Infantry. Following the outbreak of the Great War he was commissioned Lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force, and posted to the 20th Battalion. He served during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of war as an Intelligence Officer from June to October 1915, and the following year he transferred to the 35th Battalion as Captain, being promoted Major on 3 May 1917. He commanded the 35th Battalion on the Western Front from July 1917, and relinquished his commission on 6 July 1920, transferring to the Reserve of Officers. Following the cessation of hostilities Jardine-Blake joined the Western Pacific High Commission in April 1921, and held various positions over the next twenty years, mainly in the Colony of Fiji, including as Acting Officer in Command of the Constabular and Superintendent of Prisons, and Postmaster, Treasury and Customs Department. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was recalled from the Reserve of Officers and was appointed to G Branch, Directorate of Military Intelligence. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 22 March 1943, he served as Commanding Officer of the Allied Geographic Section in Australia, a unit that ultimately reported to General Douglas MacArthur, United States Forces, who commanded the Southwest Pacific Area. As well as providing Intelligence Works, Jardine-Blake also served operationally in the Philippines from 15 June 1945 (service for which qualified him for the Pacific Star, and also led to his inclusion on the roll for the United States Philippines Liberation Medal). Awarded the Efficiency Decoration on 12 November 1946, for his services during the Pacific campaign with the United States Forces he was awarded the United States Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer, on 28 May 1947, the citation stating ‘For extraordinary fidelity and exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service.’ He reverted to the Reserve of Officer on 19 August 1947. Sold with the recipient’s Bestowal Certificate for the United States Legion of Merit; various Allied Geographical Section Southwest Pacific Area pamphlets and booklets, including ‘The Native Carrier’ and ‘You and the Native’; a coy of ‘A Basis for Victory: The Allied Geographical Section 1942-45’, in which the recipient is frequently mentioned, together with a typed transcript of the original draft; a copy of the Australian Defence Force Journal, which contains a brief history of the Allied Geographical Section; and a large quantity of copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Sapper T. Favard, East African Royal Engineer Volunteers 1914-15 Star (7214 Spr. T. Favard. E. Afr. R.E. Vols.); British War and Victory Medals (7214 Spr. T. Favard. E. Afr. R.E. Vols.) extremely fine and rare (3) £100-£140 --- Thomson Favard entered the East Africa, Nyasaland, and Northern Rhodesia theatre of war as a Sapper with the East African Royal Engineer Volunteers on 13 October 1915. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which shows that he also served with the Telegraph Section and subsequently transferred to the East African Unattached List.

Three: Sergeant C. B. Martin, South African Miscellaneous Trades Company, late 11th Infantry 1914-15 Star (Sjt. G. B. Martin 11th. Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. G. B. Martin. M.T.C.); together with the recipient’s card Identity tags ‘Martin G CE SAMTC V294’, good very fine Bilingual Victory Medal (Cpl. R. Smith. M.T.C.) good very fine (4) £60-£80 --- Robert Smith attested for the South African Miscellaneous Trades Company on 14 June 1917, and was promoted Corporal on 5 July 1917. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 October 1917, and was awarded four blue overseas service chevrons. He was discharged on 15 February 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Eight: Captain R. G. A. Hankin, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Richard G. A. Hankin); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (8) £80-£100 --- Richard Granville Anthony Hankin was born in London in 1899 and served during the Great War in the Mercantile Marine. He saw further service during the Second World War as a Captain with the British Indian Steam Navigation Company, before retirement in 1952.

Four: Mr. F. S. G. Webb, Mercantile Marine, later Fire Officer in Charge, Streatham, London Fire Brigade British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Frank G. Webb); Defence Medal; London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, bronze (Frank S. G. Webb 1947) edge bruise to MMWM, other nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£100 --- Frank Sidney George Webb was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, on 11 September 1902, and served during the latter stages of the Great War in the Mercantile Marine, as an apprentice with the Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool. He obtained his Masters Certificate in 1929, and subsequently joined the London Fire Brigade in 1932 (the Elder Dempster Line having been wound-up around this time). He served during the Second World War as a Company Officer at HQ A.R.P. Section, and was appointed Officer-in-Charge at Streatham on 1 August 1948. He retired on medical grounds on 25 March 1955. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Petty Officer E. W. Fallick, Royal Navy, who was a recipient of the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving life in 1905 British War and Victory Medals (147676 E. W. Fallick. P.O. 1 R.N.) good very fine Pair: Petty Officer P. Miller, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Thunderer at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 British War and Victory Medals (219596 P. Miller. P.O. R.N.) good very fine Pair: Engine Room Artificer Third Class D. S. Pool, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals M.24848 D. S. Pool. E.R.A. 3 R.N.) very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman E. C. Peacock, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.47094 E. C. Peacock. Ord. R.N.) nearly extremely fine (8) £120-£160 --- Edward William Fallick joined the Royal Navy and was serving as a Petty Officer Second Class in H.M.S. Hecla when he was awarded the Bronze Medal of the Royal Humane Society: ‘At 10.30 p.m. on 24 October 1905, a shipwright belonging to H.M.S. Hecla, in an attempt at suicide, threw himself overboard at Kagoshima. Fallick, at great risk, went after him and kept him afloat till they were picked up by a boat.’ Advanced to Petty Officer First Class on 4 March 1906, Fallick was shore pensioned in April 1913, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Recalled for War service, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. President, H.M.S. Vivid I (Lucida), H.M.S. Colleen, H.M.S. Attentive III (Eglinton), H.M.S. Ganges, H.M.S. Dido and H.M.S. Victorious II, and was shore demobilised in September 1919. Percy Miller was born at Thames Ditton, Surrey, on 19 January 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Boscawen on 3 February 1902. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Defiance, on 19 January 1904, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Andromeda, on 25 July 1905. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Thunderer, and was advanced to Leading Seaman on 12 March 1915, and to Petty Officer on 17 October 1917, serving in Thunderer at the Battle of Jutland. He was shore demobilised on 3 March 1919. Dudley Stead Pool was born at Shenstone, Staffordshire, on 19 March 1894 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class in H.M.S. Victory II on 16 January 1917. He was advanced to Engine Room Artificer Third Class in H.M.S. Caledon on 1 September 1918, and was shore demobilised on 4 July 1919. Edward Coverdale Peacock was born at Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire, on 29 July 1888 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory I on 24 November 1915. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Attentive II and H.M.S. Amazon, and was shore demobilised on 24 February 1919.

Pair: Stoker Petty Officer W. C. Vincent, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (148771 W. C. Vincent. S.P.O. R.N.) very fine Pair: Leading Stoker J. C. Gibbon, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K.7270 J. C. Gibbon. L. Sto. R.N.) very fine Pair: Telegrapher P. I. Stone, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.86584 P. I. Stone. O. Tel. R.N.) edge bruising, heavily polished and worn, therefore fair Pair: Boy First Class A. E. H. M. Searle, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.70298 A. E. H. M. Searle. Boy 1. R.N.) very fine (8) £100-£140 --- William Charles Vincent was born at Brixham, Devon, on 10 January 1870 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Indus on 2 April 1889. He was advanced to Stoker, H.M.S. Cambridge, on 24 April 1890; Leading Stoker Second Class, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 18 September 1900; and Leading Stoker First Class at Keyham Torpedo Stores on 18 December 1902. He was further advanced to Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Cornwallis, on 1 July 1906, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1907. He was shore pensioned in March 1911, but was recalled for War service in 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Vivid II, H.M.S. St. George (Beaver) and H.M.S. Europa, but does not appear entitled to the 1914-15 Star. Joseph Charles Gibbon was born at Lambeth, London, on 8 September 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Victory II on 24 June 1910. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Impregnable, on 17 August 1911, and to Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Lord Nelson, in March 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Attentive, H.M.S. Victory II, H.M.S. Exmouth, H.M.S. St. George (Lady Betty) and H.M.S. Kent. He was discharged to shore on 30 July 1921. Percy Ivan Stone was born at Paddington, London, on 3 June 1900 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Powerful on 21 March 1918. He was advanced to Boy Telegrapher, H.M.S. Ganges, on 6 August 1918, and to Ordinary Telegrapher,on 3 June 1918. He was further advanced to Telegrapher, H.M.S. Victory I, on 30 September 1921. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June 1933, he remained in naval service until 2 June 1940 when pensioned from H.M.S. St. Angelo, but was re-employed the following day, and was advanced to Temporary Leading Signaller on 7 August 1941. He was released from Service in September 1945. Albert Edward Henry May Searle was born at Paignton, Devonand joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 10 May 1917. He was advanced to Boy First Class on 20 October 1917, and subsequently served in H.M.S. Curlew and H.M.S. Pembroke I. He was invalided out of the Navy in August 1918.

Pair: Stoker First Class W. G. Hooper, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K.36208 W. G. Hooper. Sto. 1 R.N.) light contact marks, very fine Pair: Stoker First Class D. C. Watkins, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K.40584 D. C. Watkins. Sto. 1 R.N.) good very fine Pair: Able Seaman, F. Davies, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.68576 F. Davies. A.B. R.N.) very fine Pair: Able Seaman S. Martin, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (228536 S. Martin. A.B. R.N.) very fine (8) £100-£140 --- William Garfield Hooper was born at Swansea on 6 November 1895 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, on 7 September 1916. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Vivid II, H.M.S. Dartmouth and H.M.S. Sandhurst (Rowena). He was demobilised in March 1919. Daniel Cledwyn Watkins was born at Treharris, Glamorgan, on 6 January 1899 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II on 2 February 1917. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Grafton on 1 February 1918, and was demobilised from H.M.S. Vivid II on 21 August 1919. Frank Davies was born at Rhyl, Flintshire, on 30 January 1889 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a an Ordinaty Seaman in H.M.S. Victory on 15 March 1917. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Collingwood, and was advanced to Able Seaman on 15 December 1917. He later served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Dido (Spencer) and H.M.S. Hecla (Spencer). He was demobilised in April 1919. Samuel Martin was born at Bradwell, Essex, on 11 October 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 27 October 1903. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Edgar, on 11 October 1905, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Sapphire, on 17 January 1907. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Actaeon, H.M.S. Pembroke I, H.M.S. Vivid II (Ruby), H.M.S. Hecla (Ruby), H.M.S. Blenheim (Ruby) and H.M.S. St. George (Ruby). He was demobilised on 17 July 1919; the medal rolls indicate no entitlement to the 1914-15 Star.

Three: Mr. F. S. Riordan, Senior Draftsman, Admiralty British War and Victory Medals (F. S. Riordan.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Francis Sidney Riordan) good very fine 1914-15 Star (183545, F. J. Dredge, Smmr. Mte., R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (S. Lt. C. Carter. R.N.V.R.) very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Francis Sidney Riordan was born on 29 October 1883 and joined the Admiralty as an Aprrentice Shipwright on 30 June 1898 based at Chatham. He served during the Great War as an Assistant Inspector of Shipwrights, and was advanced Senior Draftsman on 1 August 1939. He retired on 13 April 1946, and was awarded the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 21 June 1946). Sold with copied research. Sold with the following Royal Navy Documents i) Parchment Certificate of Service for Patrick Murphy, Royal Navy, who joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 21 January 1891, and was shore demobilised on 23 March 1919, serving in H.M.S. Caroline at the Battle of Jutland. ii) Second World War Parchment Certificate of Service for Dennis Stanley Humphries, Royal Navy. iii) Second World War Parchment Certificate of Service for Leslie Ronald John Stevens, Royal Navy.

Four: Private L. R. Stickland, Hampshire Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (677 Pte. L. R. Stickland. Hamps. Yeo.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (577. Pte. L. R. Stickland. Hamps. Yeo.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (204945. Pte. -L. Cpl.- L. R. Stickland. 15/Hamps: R.) mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Leslie R. Stickland attested for the Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) and served with them during the Great War. Transferring to the 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, he was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in October 1919.

Four: Major H. James, Royal Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major H. James.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Major H. James. R.A.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, mounted court-style for wear, good very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Henry James was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), and served with the 1st/1st Wessex Brigade during the Great War in Mesopotamia from October 1916. He is mentioned in the History of the Hampshire Territorial Force Association in relation to his service at Kut: ‘We remained here until the Turks evacuated Kut on 23 February, being in action all the time. My Adjutant, Major H. James, and I lived in a little dug-out for nine weeks, in front of Kut.’ For his services during the Great War James was advanced Major, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 27 August 1918 and 5 June 1919). Remaining in the Territorials, he was awarded his Territorial Decoration in 1927, whilst a Major with the 54th (Wessex) Field Brigade (London Gazette 4 February 1927). Sold with copied research.

Three: Gunner F. W. Sargent, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (348 Gnr. F. W. Sargent. R.A.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (348 Gnr. F. W. Sargent. R.A.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Sold with copy Medal Index Card.

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel K. V. Mead, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals Lieut. K. V. Mead.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Efficiency Decoration, G.V.R., Territorial, silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, mounted court-style for wear, good very fine (6) £160-£200 --- Kenneth Victor Mead was born in Portsmouth in 1897 and was educated at Taunton School and St. Thomas’s Hospital, London. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire (Fortress) Company, Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) on 11 November 1915, and was promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 July 1918, and was promoted Captain on 14 May 1924, and Brevet Major on 1 January 1932. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1936 (London Gazette 25 February 1936), and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 14 May 1938. He saw further service during the Second World War, and ceased to belong to the Territorial Army Reserve of Officers on 7 March 1953. In civilian life he was a medical practitioner in Southsea. Sold with copied research, which confirms the award of the Coronation Medal.

Pair: Private A. Gold, 38th (Jewish Legion) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (J-931 Pte. A. Gold. R. Fus.) polished and worn, good fine British War Medal 1914-20 (J-249 Pte. Goldrich R. Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (L-13391 W.O. Cl.2. W. C. Smith. R. Fus.; J-2568 Pte. H. E. Jones. R. Fus.) last lacking original ring suspension, nearly very fine Renamed Medals (2): British War and Victory Medals (2377 Pte. J. Cohen. Royal Fus.) both renamed, nearly very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Abraham Gold attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 38th (Jewish Legion) Battalion during the Great War in Palestine. He is recorded in the British Jewry Book of Honour. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and other research.

Three: Private T. Shaw, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3918 Pte. T. Shaw. Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3918 Pte. T. Shaw. Bedf. R.) very fine Pair: Private R. Whebell, Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2973 Pte. R. Whebell. Midd’x R.) very fine 1914-15 Star (S. Sergt. R. A. W. Bell, M.W.S.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10963 Sjt. R. A. Bell. R. Fus.) very fine (7) £70-£90 --- Thomas Shaw attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 26 July 1915, before later transferring to the Dorsetshire Regiment. Richard Whebell attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with them during the Great War, before later transferring to the 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment. Reginald Alfred Bell attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War, before later transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

Pair: Second Lieutenant A. W. Marslen, East Surrey Regiment, late Tank Corps and 5th (City of London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A W. Marslen.) very fine Pair: Lieutenant C. H. Pye, Royal Air Force, late 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, who was twice wounded on the Western Front British War and Victory Medals (5852 Pte. C. H. Pye. 15-Lond. R.) very fine Memorial Plaque (Frank Perton) traces of verdigris, otherwise generally very fine (5) £80-£100 --- Ambrose William Marslen, an Accountant from Henley-on-Thames, was born in Balham on 20 September 1893. He attested for the 2nd/5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment on 4 January 1916 and saw service on the Western Front from 6 January 1917, where he injured his knee whilst falling into a trench during a raid, south of Mori, on 12 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, he received a war time commission into the Tank Corps on 16 November 1917, before transferring into the East Surrey Regiment, with whom he was wounded at Cambrai, as a result of the effect of mustard gas on 20 October 1918. Invalided to the Dover convalescent home, he relinquished his commission on account of ill health contracted on active service, on 14 May 1919, retaining the rank of Second Lieutenant. Sold with detailed copy service papers and research and an original black and white photograph of the recipient. Charles Hugh Pye, a Civil Service Clerk, was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 9 March 1891. He attested for the 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment on 10 February 1916, serving on the Western Front from 22 July 1916. He was wounded, with a gunshot wound to his right thigh on 7 October 1916, whilst serving in the Somme sector and further wounded by the effects of mustard gas at Bourlon Wood on 3 December 1917. He was commissioned as an Honorary Lieutenant into the Royal Air Force on 5 July 1918 with whom he served in the U.K. before his discharge on 7 May 1919. Awarded a Silver War Badge, his Great War medals were sent to his address at 15 Homecroft Road, Sydenham, London SE26. Sold with detailed copy service records and copy Medal index Card. Frank Perton, a Trade Painter from Shepherds Bush, London, was born in November 1888 in Battersea, London and attested for Rifle Brigade on 16 January 1906. A frequent offender, he saw pre-war service at Home and in Egypt and returned from India with the 4th Battalion before entering the Western Front theatre on 20 December 1915. He was killed in action on 10 May 1915 in the Hooge area. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. A unique name on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register.

Pair: Private H. Howe, York and Lancaster Regiment British War and Victory Medals (204441 Pte. H. Howe. Y. & L.R.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (23781. Cpl. C. W. Howe. R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (52784 Pte. W. Howe. E. York. R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Henry Howe) in card envelope, edge bruising to GSM, generally very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Charles Henry Hose attested for the Royal Field Artillery, and served with ‘D’ Battery, 242nd Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 March 1915. He was killed in action on 5 June 1917, and is buried in St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Three: Private E. W. Sanders, Durham Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (53175 Pte. E. W. Sanders. Durh. L.I.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (Edward Sanders) mounted for wear, good very fine Four: Attributed to J. P. Caldicott, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with Admiralty enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. J. P. Caldicott, 55, Emlin Court Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey’, nearly extremely fine Six: Sapper J. Oswald, Royal Engineers 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935 (2214549 Spr. J. Oswald. R.E.) contemporarily engraved naming; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine An unattributed group of four 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fine An unattributed group of five Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; copy Jubilee 1977; copy Jubilee 2002, mounted court-style for wear, the two Jubilee Medals both copies, very fine (22) £120-£160

Pair: Private F. E. Chapman, 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, late 9th (City of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) London Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Messines on 10 April 1918 and died in captivity on 27 September 1918. British War and Victory Medals (394629 Pte. F. E. Chapman. 9-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Ernest Chapman) extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- Frederick Ernest Chapman was born in Camberwell, London, on 28 February 1899 and attested for the 9th (City of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) London Regiment at Kingston-on-Thames. He transferred to the 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment and was captured by the Germans at Messines on 10 April 1918 during the Spring Offensive. He died in captivity of heart failure at Friedrichsfeld Prisoner of War Camp on 27 September 1918, and is buried at Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with an Aldershot Command Athletic Association Medal, the reverse inscribed ‘Command. Military Efficiency Competitions Sept. 1917. 1st Team’ and additionally engraved ‘Physical Training. 9th Res London Regt.’. The rim engraved ‘Rfm. F. E. Chapman’; and a booklet entitled ‘The War Graves of the British Empire. The Register of the names of those who fell in the Great War and are buried in the Noyan Group of Cemeteries in France.’

Four: Captain O. E. Ridewood, Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (Capt. O. E. Ridewood. R.F.C.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, very fine and better (4) £200-£240 --- Oswald Ernest Ridewood was born in Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, on 16 July 1893, and joined the Royal Flying Corps from the Army Service Corps in 1915. After a spell with the 25th Reserve Squadron he was posted to 64 Squadron on 5 September 1916, and was promoted Flight Officer on 27 October of that year. He was advanced to Flight Lieutenant on 15 November 1916, whilst serving with 57 Squadron, and was hospitalised on 15 December 1916 with an accidental fracture and dislocation of left elbow. Recovering, he joined 39 Squadron on 10 February 1917 and then 101 Squadron on 8 May 1917, and to 83 Squadron on 28 December 1917. Promoted to Captain on 12 January 1918, he was wounded on 16 March 1918 and invalided to England. He relinquished his commission on account of wounds contracted on active service on 19 March 1919, he was entitled to a wound stripe. Whilst in service he is shown as qualifying as a night flying pilot instructor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War Ridewood joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Pilot Officer on 27 December 1940 and served with the Administrative and Special Duties Branch. He died in Scarborough on 24 September 1973. Sold with extensive copied research.

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Gahan, 2-1st Gurkha Rifles India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1935 (Lt. W. G. Gahan, 2-1 G.R.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Maj. W. G. Gahan, 2-1 G.R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, together with matching set of six mounted miniature dress medals, good very fine (6) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 25 October 1940: ‘Waziristan for the period 1st January 1939 to 31st December 1939.’ William Gerald Gahan was born in 20 April 1900 and was first commissioned on 16 July 1919, and transferred to the Indian Establishment, 1 Gurkha Rifles, on 30 November 1919. He was promoted to Major on 16 July 1937; acting Lieutenant-Colonel, to 4 May 1943; temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 May 1943 to 15 February 1944, and 11 April to 21 September, 1944.

A rare ‘Iraq’ M.S.M. and superb inter-war campaign combination group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer C. Oakley, Royal Air Force General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (3929 F/Sjt. C. Oakley. R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Mohmand 1933, North West Frontier 1935 (3929. W/O. 2. C. Oakley. R.A.F.) clasps connected by wire; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (W/O. C. Oakley. R.A.F.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (3929 F/Sjt. C. Oakley. R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (3929. W.O. 2. C. Oakley. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, light contact marks overall, therefore generally very fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- 1 of 12 M.S.M.’s awarded to the R.A.F. over a two year period for Iraq. M.S.M. London Gazette 28 October 1921. The original recommendation states: ‘For continuous good work and devotion to duty. This N.C.O. has been largely instrumental in the successful maintenance of machines in ‘C’ Flight during operations. By his example he has at all times proved himself capable of maintaining a high standard of efficiency in his Flight, and is deserving of high praise.’ Charles Oakley enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in March 1915, but never served overseas and has no entitlement for Great War campaign awards. He transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1918, and was posted for operational service with the Iraq Command in 1920. Oakley was then posted for service with 20 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at Peshawar from 15 March 1932, and continued to serve on the North West Frontier until his return to the UK in 1937. Oakley advanced to Warrant Officer in 1934 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in July 1933), and was serving as Station Warrant Officer at R.A.F. Waddington in 1937. He carried on serving during the Second World War, but appears not to have claimed his campaign medals for that conflict.

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. H. Horn, Royal Army Service Corps, late Madras Regiment and Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. R. E. Horn, 1-3 Madras R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine (5) £160-£200 --- R. E. H. Horn served with the 1st Battalion Madras Regiment during the Waziristan campaign of 1921-24. After leaving the Indian Army, he saw further service during the Second World War with both 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and the Royal Army Service Corps in North Africa, Italy and Greece, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches, as a Lieutenant-Colonel (London Gazette 23 May 1946). Sold with box of issue for Second World War medals, addressed to the recipient at 55 Harrow Road, Carshalton, Surrey.

Six: Staff Sergeant T. G. Potter, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (5496796 Pte. T. G. Potter. Hamps. R.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (5496796 Pte. T. Potter. Hamps. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (S/5496796 S. Sgt. T. G. Potter. R.A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (5496796 S. Sgt. T. G. Potter. R.E.M.E.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising to first, otherwise good very fine (6) £260-£300 --- Sold with copied medal roll extracts for the two India General Service Medals.

Four: Leading Seaman L. Woodward, Royal Navy, who died aboard H.M. Submarine Oxley on 11 September 1939, the first British submarine loss of the Second War 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (J.97242 L. Woodward. L.S. H.M.S. Nelson.) nearly extremely fine (4) £180-£220 --- Leslie Woodward died aboard H.M. Submarine Oxley when she was torpedoed and sunk by H.M. Submarine Triton on 11 September 1939, off Norway, thereby becoming the first allied submarine casualty of World War II. Due to wartime propaganda, news of her loss was relayed to the families of the crew and people Britain that she had been accidentally rammed by Triton. It was not until the 1950s that the public was made aware that the loss of Oxley was due to friendly fire by Triton. Leading Seaman Woodward was aged 36 and is commemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Three: Leading Seaman Lambert Saunders, Royal Navy, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches for services in H.M. Submarine Upholder and died when Upholder was sunk with all hands by an Italian torpedo boat in April 1942; the most successful British submarine in the Second World War, her skipper, Lieutenant-Commander M. D. Wanklyn was decorated with the V.C., D.S.O. and 2 Bars 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue addressed to his mother ‘Mrs R. Hogg, Altrincham, Cheshire’, with named Admiralty enclosure (Lambert Saunders), a cap tally for H.M.S. Adventure, and related 1914-15 Star trio to his step-father (3359 Pte. D. Hogg. D. of Lanc. O.Y.) these with named lids of card boxes of issue, extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 2 September 1941 - War Patrols from January to May 1941; Wanklyn awarded his first D.S.O., one D.S.C., four D.S.M’s and four mentions to other crew members, including Able Seaman Lambert Saunders D/JX 147943. M.I.D. London Gazette 16 December 1941 - Mediterranean War Patrols from May to October 1941; Wanklyn awarded the Victoria Cross, one D.S.C., three D.S.M’s and six mentions to other crew members, including Able Seaman Lambert Saunders D/JX 147943. Leading Seaman Lambert Saunders died on 18 April 1942 when H.M. Submarine Upholder was sunk with all hands by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso. When, on 22 August 1942, the Admiralty announced her loss, the communiqué carried with it an unusual tribute to Wanklyn and his men: "It is seldom proper for Their Lordships to draw distinction between different services rendered in the course of naval duty, but they take this opportunity of singling out those of H.M.S. Upholder, under the command of Lt.Cdr. David Wanklyn, for special mention. She was long employed against enemy communications in the Central Mediterranean, and she became noted for the uniformly high quality of her services in that arduous and dangerous duty. Such was the standard of skill and daring set by Lt.Cdr. Wanklyn and the officers and men under him that they and their ship became an inspiration not only to their own flotilla, but to the Fleet of which it was a part and to Malta, where for so long H.M.S. Upholder was based. The ship and her company are gone, but the example and inspiration remain." In all, Upholder was credited with having sunk 97,000 tons of enemy shipping, in addition to three U-boats and one destroyer.

Six: Captain H. H. F. Roser, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Section, Army Cadet Force, late Hampshire Regiment and Royal Army Service Corps, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War during the Second World War 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Malaya, clasps mounted in this order (T/22784709 W.O. Cl.2. H. H. F. Roser. R.A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (T/22784709 W.O. Cl.2. H. H. F. Roser. R.A.S.C.); Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Capt. H. H. F. Roser. ACF.) mounted court-style as worn, light contact marks, good very fine and better (6) £260-£300 --- Horace Hnry Frederick Roser was born in 1920 and attested foe the Hampshire Regiment in November 1938. He served with them during the Second World War in North Africa, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War, being held at Stalag 18A at Wolfsberg. Repatriated following the cessation of hostilities, he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps in January 1946, and saw further service with them in Malaya and Cyprus, being advanced Warrant Officer Class II, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 17 October 1957. He was subsequently, for 18 years, Cadet Administrative Assistant of the Gosport Area, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Section, Army Cadet Force, and was awarded his Cadet Forces Medal in 1974 (London Gazette 5 November 1974). He died on 6 October 1980. Sold with copied research.

Three: Sergeant John ‘Jock’ Cheyne, Gordon Highlanders, 11 Commando, who was posted to ‘L’ Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade in August 1941 and was killed in action on the first S.A.S. parachute drop in the Tmimi-Gazala raid in November 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure in card box of issue addressed to his girlfriend ‘Miss Carmichael’ at Falkirk, extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- 2876138 Sergeant John Cheyne, Gordon Highlanders, late 11 Commando, attached “L” Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, was killed in action on 16 November 1941. He was aged 25, the son of George and Helen Cheyne, of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, and is commemorated by name on the Alamein Memorial. ‘John Cheyne was born at Muiryfold Turriff on the 1st of May 1916. (The night the German Airship crossed over the district). He was the second son of George Cheyne who was a horseman at that farm. Up to May 1929, John received his early education at Woodhead, Fyvie. His father moved to Todfold, Kemnay, where he worked with Allan Forbes of Tillybin, Kintore, and John finished his education at Kemnay Secondary School. He then worked for two years on local farms. At a little over sixteen years old, he lied about his age and joined the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders serving in Gibraltar and Singapore. Following his seven years in the Gordons, he worked with J. Joss in the sand quarries at Bridge of Don. At the first sign of hostilities, he was recalled from the reserves to train conscripts, a job which he disliked, as he could not bear to train boys to go out to be killed, while he, a trained soldier, remained at home. When the 11th Scottish Commandos was formed, he was one of the first volunteers, taking part in many of the first raids [including the Litani River operation]. The 11th Commando was disbanded in the summer of 1941 and John Cheyne was one of the first to be picked by David Stirling to form the S.A.S., the elite band, who were trained to work in small numbers behind enemy lines. He perished on their first raid on the night of 17/18 November 1941. They set off from an airfield in Cyrenaica in Libya, fifty five men in five old Bombay aircraft, with the intention of parachuting behind enemy lines to place a limpet mine on every plane at Malene and Tmimi aerodromes at Gazala. They ran into a terrific thunder storm and no one knows yet what happened to most of them. He has no known grave, and his name appears on the pillar of the Alamein Memorial, in Egypt in column 69’ (Kemnay Parish Church Records refer). Cheyne is mentioned in numerous books and accounts of Operation ‘Squatter’ which also give varying accounts of his fate but it would seem most likely that he was badly injured, having broken his back on landing. Unable to walk Cheyne and another badly injured man ‘were left with a supply of water and two revolvers. Few words were said. There was little to say. Cheyne lay unconscious, “huddled in the blankets that were brought him”. The injured men were never seen again.’