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Lot 1321
Rare and interesting brass drumhead clock/barometer, the 5.5" barometer chapter ring inscribed E. Bourdon and Richard's Patent Parts, Gold Medal Exhibition 1849 and Council Medal, Universal Exhibition London 1851, enclosing a 3.75" clock dial, the movement with platform escapement and inscribed Richard á Paris, no. 229 on the back plate, the brass casing surmounted by a ring handle (key); also with a hinged folding shagreen travelling case
Lot 348
An interesting collection of WWII items relating to 2nd Lieutenant Stanislaw Jasienski, the medal group comprising: Campaign Medal (with M.I.D. oak leaf), Defence Medal, France and Germany Star, Italy Star, Africa Star and 1939-1945 Star, together with a 1943 letter of recommendation from Brigadier G W Lathbury, DSO MBE, an Italy folding silk map, a South Meditteranean folding silk map, a framed certificate commemorating him being M.I.D, loose European coinage, his identity tags and other items. Also included in the lot is a hand-written account by his wife, detailing his movements and capture in 1943/44, having been injured in battle. Jasienski was dropped into Brittany in June 1944 and was shot and then captured, serving time as a POW before being liberated by the Americans.
Lot 366
A 19th Century framed and glazed presentation certificate from The Great Exhibition of 1851 presented to W.H.B & J Richardson, reads 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851 - I Hereby certify that Her Majesty's Commissioners upon the Award of the Jurors have presented a Prize Medal to Messrs W.H.B & J Richardson for Cut Glass shown at the Exhibition', below a winged angel, 59cm x 43cm, framed. Provenance - William Haden Richardson and thence by descent.
Lot 8
A WWI First World War medal pair and Memorial Plaque to one 33480 Private William John Dowsell of the Hampshire Regiment, believed to have been killed in action on the first day of the Battle Of Menin Ridge Road, 20th September, 1917, aged 19. Comprising War Medal and Victory Medal, both with original ribbons (impressed 33480 Pte W. J. Dowsell, Hamps. R.), and Memorial Plaque which is complete with card envelope, letter, and paper envelope. Also included is the official Imperial War Graves Commission letter stating his memorial was erected in Hooge Crater Cemetary, Belgium. Dowsell was born in Olveston, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol. Consigned from the family. History of William Dowsell (taken from: sites.southglos.gov.uk/war-memorials/people/william-john-dowsell/): George, the father of William, ran a coal merchant and hauliers business from Haw Lane in Olveston. His wife Hannah was born in the village, while George came from Yate. The family comprised George, born in 1896 and William, born in January 1898, with Edith arriving at the beginning of the new century. Originally the family name was spelt Dowswell but by the time both boys joined the army, they were recorded as Dowsell Before William enlisted at Bristol on the 6th of May 1916 at the age of 18 he had been employed as a brick maker. Within four days he was posted to the 9th Royal Berkshire Regiment but was subsequently transferred to the 15th Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment. By this time, William’s father George had emigrated to America while Hannah and her daughter Edith had moved to Rose Cottage in Tockington The 15th Battalion was involved in the significant attack at Flers on the Somme on the 15th of September 1916 when the British Army first deployed tanks. The Battalion then moved into Flanders and was engaged in the Ypres Salient throughout the winter of 1916/17, mostly in the Hedge Street line and tunnels. The third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, started on the 31st of July 1917. On the 20th of August with the Battalion in action at Tower Hamlets to the south-east of Ypres on the Menin Road, Second Lieutenant Moore of the 15th Battalion won a VC. William was Killed in Action in the continuing action at Tower Hamlets and the Tower Trench system in the area of Gheluvelt on the 20th of September when 89 men of the 15th Battalion were Killed in Action and 255 were wounded. William is buried in the Hooge Crater Cemetery outside Zillebeck some two and a half miles from Ypres William’s brother George survived the war but was seriously wounded in the chest and was temporarily repatriated to the UK where, after recuperation, he guarded German prisoners of war. George was greatly affected by the brutality of war, particularly so when he was told that his comrades had shot and killed the German sniper who inflicted the injury to his chest, it transpired that he was only a young boy.
Lot 85
Effects Of Reginald F. Downer of Bath Police Constabulary . Comprising; Downer's Son Rex's ' Buzzer Practice ' Air Ministry Morse Code machine (Stamped with AM markings 10F/4067), his uniform stable belt, a silk Royal Signals handkerchief, a photograph album of 1930s holiday photographs of various European destinations, various cap badges and loose photographs. Also includes an original c1940s BBC script belonging to Reginald Downer featured as a caller. His ' For Faithful Service In The Special Constabulary ' medal and ribbon, in the box of issue, is also present - impressed for Sergt Reginald F. Downer. Consigned from the family. Downer appears to have lived in Bath.
Lot 269
World Brilliant Uncirculated sets and other coins, including BUNC 1983 Cyprus, 1983 Canada, Jordan, 1984 St Helena and Ascension Island, Tuvalu, 1983 Vanuatu, 1983 Cook Islands, Seychelles 1982, Alderney D-Day coin, Viscayan Republic two coin set, Queen Mother 90th birthday crown, two Mayflower Pilgrims commemorative three medal set, 3x1981 crown, 2x 1980 crowns, Gibralter 1972, with others, (qty)
Lot 337
Royal Mint 1994 Commemorative Fifty Pound note and Fifty Pence coin set, a Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles silver medal, Falklands Islands 1982 silver coin, Queen and Duke of Edinbrgh 1972 silver wedding stamps, and a 2016 silver Five Pounds, a 1977 Isle of Man proof set by Pobjoy Mint, a UN silver medal, silver 200 Escudos coin, and a National Trust silver medal, (10)
Lot 354
Republic of Panama 20 Balboas, (130g), 1971, 1976 and 1978 Canada dollar, Mauritius 25 Rupess, Bermuda 1988 Dollar, New Zealand 1984 Five Dollars, Yemen Royalist 1966 Crown, 500th Anniversary Henry VIII birth (152g), with a bronze version, a Jersy 1991 One Pound silver proof, and silver plated Metropolitan police medal, (12)
Lot 358
2017 Proof Coin Set Collection Edition, with The Royal Wedding silver and bronze medals (1.58oz), US 1976 Bicentennial Dollar set, UK ECC entry 1973 silver medal, Diamond Jubilee crown, 2003 BUNC Five Pound, with a selection of various coins including commemorative crowns, first decimal sets, etc, (qty)
Lot 360
Various coin packs of coins with supporting documents and booklets, Diana memorial crown, 1996 silver proof Two Pound coin and BUNC Two Pound, The National Trust silver medal (153g), New Zealand coin and note pack, The Seventh Centenary of Simon de Montforts Parliament 1265-1965 medal (96g), Pearl Harbour 1oz .999 and silver medallion, Spitfire creator silver medal (153g), Concorde silver crown and BUNC crown, British Motoring crown, Titanic memorial, UN silver proof Two Pound coin, Coaling St Lucia token, a Titanic commemorative reprint 1912 newspaper, and a Sir Isaac Newton commemorative medal (154g) with print, (qty)
Lot 463
A mixed lot, including a 1914-1918 WWI medal to 5502 Pte W Marsden Liverpool Regiment, Helsa, Sekonda Citron, Milan, Cadola wristwatches, badges including US Coast Guard, Toronto University, a set of Japanese masks, two Chinese cash money pieces in turquoise, a Barclays Bank Messenger Dominion, Colonial ad Overseas badge, etc, (qty)
Lot 507
Various medals, cloth titles and military ephemera, including WWI trio to Gunner A.F.L. Lormop, another 14-19 medal, a military headdress splume in case, a miniature MBE and French medal set, WWII medals, with various ribbons, badges and insignia, together with a framed naval officer with ‘Exmouth’ as the hand written title, with a red and gilt sash, (qty)
Lot 334
A mixed collection of coinage and bank notes to include a 1898 shilling, 1942 US 'Liberty Walking' one dollar, 1936 Mercury head dime, 1864 Indian head one cent and others together with 1899 Imperial Russian 50 ruble note, Soviet examples and others along with WWI medal miniatures of Victory medal, British war medal and 1914-15 StarLocation: port
Lot 129
Fifteen Various Volunteer Service And Shooting Medals Mostly VictorianOf silver, gilt-bronze, bronze and white-metal: mounted on card in a later glazed mahogany display case (16)Footnotes:The small medal top centre is an example struck for the visit of 2,400 Belgian Guardes Civiques to England. A return visit after 1,100 volunteers had attended the Tir National in Brussels in 1866For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 701
LONDON, TOWER BRIDGE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL CIRCA 1886 The circular gold medal within wreath with a view of the proposed bridge, with blue enamel stating Memorial Stone Laid 21st June 1886, the reverse with the Prince of Wales feathers, crown suspender, to a red and white ribbon with enamel suspension bar with City of London arms SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 8.2cm long including suspension, wreath 3cm diameter GROSS WEIGHT: 26.2 grams Condition Report: Some tarnishing and signs of light wear Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 100
Three: Private A. Butcher, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1914 Star (4004 Pte. A. Butcher. 2/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (4004 Pte. A. Butcher. Rif. Brig.) together with metal wound stripe and Silver War Badge No. B319189 in its numbered box, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Albert Butcher served in France and Flanders with the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, from 7 November 1914. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which shows that he also served in the East Kent Regiment.
Lot 101
Three: A. Greatrex, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem 1914 Star (A. Greatrex, B.R.C.S. & O. St. J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (A. Greatrix [sic], B.R.C. & St. J.J.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240 --- Albert Greatrex served with the British Red Cross Society during the Great War as a Hospital Orderly. His Medal Index Card states that he landed in France on 30 August 1914; whereas the medal roll for the British War and Victory Medals states that he served in France from 5 October 1914 to 10 November 1914, and was invalided home.
Lot 102
Pair: Duffadar Gopal Singh, 9th Horse 1914 Star (2667 Sowar Gopal Singh, 9/Horse); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2667 Dfdr. Gopal Singh, 9 Horse) good very fine 1914-15 Star (4) (No. 3647 Sowar Mir Dad Khan, 7/Hariana Lncrs.; No. 1285 Dafr. Arjan Singh, 16/Cavy.; No. 1535 Sowar Balbir Singh, 16/Cavy.; No. 4031 Sowar Atta Mohd Khan, 25/Cavy.) some staining in places, generally fine and better (6) £80-£100
Lot 106
Three: Petty Officer J. S. Cox, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (119082. J. S. Cox. P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (119082 J. S. Cox. P.O. R.N.) number and rank a little rubbed on VM, otherwise very fine Three: Cook A. E. Spence, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.11428, A. E. Spence, Ck. Mte., 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.11428 A. E. Spence. Ck. Mte. R.N.) very fine (6) £80-£100 --- James Seymour Cox was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 3 December 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent, on 15 March 1882. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Euryalus, on 3 December 1884, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Baccante, on 13 February 1887. He transferred to the Coast Guard Section as Boatman at Kingstown (East Ferry) on 7 June 1895, and subsequently served at Limerick and the South of Ireland, being advanced to Petty Officer in November 1911. He reverted to serve in H.M.S. Albemarle on 1 August 1914, and served in the Great War in H.M.S. Victory I and H.M.S. Fisgard. He was invalided on account of defective teeth in October 1919. He had been awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1896. Alfred Edwin Spence was born at Moniaive, Dumfries, Scotland, on 20 August 1896, and was a baker by trade. He joined the Royal Navy as a Second Cook’s Mate, H.M.S. Victory, on 18 January 1915, and was confirmed in that rate on 4 March 1915. He was advanced to Cook’s Mate, H.M.S. St. Vincent, on 1 January 1916, and Cook on 17 May 1919. He was invalided with neurasthenia on 25 December 1919.
Lot 108
Three: Stoker Petty Officer F. J. H. Burt, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K. 10238, F. H. J. Burt, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.10238 F. H. J. Burt. S.P.O. R.N.) light contact marks, very fine Three: Wireman Second Class W. Smallwood, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.14134 W. Smallwood, Wmn. 2. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.14134 W. Smallwood. Wmn. 2. R.N.) good very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Frederick Harold John Burt was born in Southampton on 2 September 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Nelson on 23 January 1906. He was advanced to Stoker First Class in H.M.S. Royal Arthur on 19 November 1906, and to Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Venus on 1 November 1913. During the Great War he served in several ships including H.M.S. Attack, and was most likely aboard H.M.S. Attack, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in March 1921, and was appointed Chief Stoker in H.M.S. Coventry the following month. He died in service, of injuries sustained in an accident on board H.M.S. Coventry, on 8 March 1923. William Smallwood was born in Birmingham on 16 October 1892 and joined the Royal Navy as an Armourer’s Crewman in H.M.S. Vernon on 9 July 1915. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Victory II, H.M.S. Phaeton and H.M.S. Acteon, and was shore discharged on 4 March 1919.
Lot 109
Three: Stoker Petty Officer J. Roberts, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Monmouth sank with the loss of all hands at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 1914-15 Star (276533, J. Roberts, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (276533 J. Roberts. S.P.O. R.N.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £120-£160 --- James Roberts was born in Devon on 1 February 1873 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 19 April 1894. He was advanced to Leading Stoker in H.M.S. Donegal on 11 August 1905, and to Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Monmouth on 17 January 1907. After service in several other ships he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in May 1913, and returned to H.M.S. Monmouth in July 1914, serving in her during the Great War. He was killed in action during the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914, when H.M.S. Monmouth was lost with all hands, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Lot 11
A rare Second War C.B., inter-War ‘North West Frontier 1930-31 Operations’ D.S.O., Great War ‘1914 Operations’ M.C. group of twelve awarded to Major-General C. A. West, Royal Engineers, latterly Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F. The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, the reverse central medallion slightly recessed, and with traces of repair; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 star, with clasp (Lieut: C. A. West. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. A. West.) the VM renamed; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier, with M.I.D. oak leaf 1930-31 (Major C. A. West. D.S.O., M.C., R.E.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Second War awards inscribed Boots-style ‘Maj. Gen. C. A. West’, rank on the Defence Medal partially corrected; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fine (12) £3,600-£4,400 --- C.B. London Gazette 8 June 1944. D.S.O. London Gazette 7 May 1932: ‘For distinguished services rendered in the field in connection with military operation on the North-West Frontier of India during the period October 1930 to March 1931.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915. Clement Arthur West was born in India in August 1892 and was educated at King’s School, Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers in July 1912, he was advanced to Lieutenant shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. West arrived in France with the 54th Field Company, R.E. on 5 October 1914, and was subsequently present at Mons, Le Cateau, the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, La Bassee and Ypres, and remained on active service until 1 February 1915, services for which he was awarded the Military Cross and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17 February 1915). He was also severely wounded during this period. Returning to active duty with 227th Field Company, R.E. in August 1916, he was employed in the battle of Thiepval in the following month, prior to being assigned to the British 66th Division as Adjutant to the Commander Royal Engineers (C.R.E.) that October. West remained similarly employed until July 1918 and was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 December 1917). Between the wars West enjoyed a series of staff appointments, in addition to another stint of active service on the North West Frontier as a Brigade Major between 1930-31, the latter operations resulting in him being awarded the D.S.O. and a further Mention in Despatches. In May 1932, he became a G.S.O. 2 at Army H.Q., India, but in October 1934 he returned home to take up a new appointment as Deputy Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, West served as a Brigadier on the General Staff 1940-42, during which period he joined a delegation sent to the New Zealand Government. Advanced to Major-General on the General Staff in 1943, he next became a District Commander, Home Forces, and latterly an Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F., being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1944. He retired in January 1947 and died in September 1972. Sold with a portrait photographic image of the recipient and copied research.
Lot 115
Three: Able Seaman J. W. Callaghan, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (216615, J. W. Callaghan, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (216615 J. W. Callaghan. A.B. R.N.) good very fine Three: Joiner F. E. Coltherup, Royal Navy, who died at sea when H.M.S. Valerian was sunk in the ‘Havana-Bermuda Hurricane’ of October 1926, one of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.8132 F. E. Coltherup. Car. Cr. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.8132 F. E. Coltherup. Jr. R.N.) medals impressed in later style and therefore likely to be his duplicate set (see footnote), nearly extremely fine (6) £80-£100 --- James William Callaghan was born at Battersea, London, on 15 November 1884 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 2 August 1901. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Euryalus, on 2 May 1904, and Able Seaman on 1 April 1905. He served in H.M.S. Zealandia, from 14 May 1912 to 30 September 1917, being further advanced to Leading Seaman in July 1916. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Victory I and H.M.S. Excellent. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1919, and was advanced to Petty Officer, H.M.S. Antrim, on 1 August 1920. He was discharged to pension in October 1922. Frederick Ernest Coltherup was born at Portsmouth on 11 July 1894 and was by trade a carpenter. He joined the Royal Navy as a Carpenters Crewman, H.M.S. Victory, on 25 August 1914, and was advanced to Leading Carpenters Crewman, H.M.S. Canada, on 1 September 1917, and Joiner Third Class on 1 October 1918. He was further advanced to Joiner Second Class, H.M.S. Canterbury, on 1 September 1920, and Joiner First Class, H.M.S. Victory II, on 1 September 1923. He was serving in the Sloop H.M.S. Valerian, in October 1926, which sank in a hurricane off Bermuda, after helping in hurricane relief operations, with the loss of four officers and eighty four men, including the recipient, one of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the Royal Navy. It is likely that his original medals were lost at sea at the same time, and a duplicate set was applied for and issued to the administrators of his estate.
Lot 116
Three: Able Seaman and Navy Diver T. W. Cobon, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (146550, T. W. Cobon, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (146550 T. W. Cobon. A.B. R.N.) very fine Three: Able Seaman W. H. Tredree, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.7859 W. H. Tredree. A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.7859 W. H. Tredree. A.B. R.N.) very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Thomas William Cobon was born at Blakeney, Norfolk, on 4 September 1872 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent on 1 October 1888. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Northumberland, on 4 September 1890, and Able Seaman, H.M.S. Orlando, on 20 October 1892. He qualified as a Navy Diver, in December 1895. He was discharged to shore on expiration of his period of service in September 1902, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve, but re-enlisted for a further period of service in the Royal Navy in October the same year. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1906 and was discharged to pension in November 1912, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Pembroke, M.F.A. Empress, and the naval base at Osea Island. He was demobilised in April 1920. William Henry Tredree was born at Oxwich, Gower, Glamorgan, on 21 January 1893and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges II on 6 April 1910. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Mars, on 21 January 1911, and Able Seaman, H.M.S. Bellerophon, on 28 February 1912. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Diana from 18 April 1913 to 27 September 1917, when posted to serve in H.M.S. Vivid I. He was discharged ‘free’ on compassionate grounds in March 1920.
Lot 12
A good Second War ‘1945’ C.B.E., 1943 ‘Htizwe Bridgehead’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier A. W. Lowther, Indian Army, late Devonshire Regiment, a veteran of the Great War and North West Frontier, who went on to command the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment in Arakan in 1943, and then commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade, March 1943 - January 1945 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1943’, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. W. Lowther.) VM rank given as ‘2. Lieut.’; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut. A. W. Lowther, 1/76/Pjbs.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Major A. W. Lowther, 3-1 Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, first four campaign awards mounted for wear, with riband bars, BWM and VM a little polished, otherwise generally very fine or better (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘Arakan/Burma. Brigadier Lowther assumed command of 4 Ind. Inf. Bde. on 29 Mar 43, and relinquished on taking home leave on 19 Jan 45. He has commanded his Brigade with continuous success and ability during two successive operational seasons. During many engagements, Brig. Lowther has set a fine example of determined leadership, and the successes of his Bde, and their final efficiency are in no small measure due to the continuous hard work, keenness and determination with which he has carried out his duties as their Commander. He has in fact, built up a fine Brigade, well trained and efficient, from the very small beginnings which existed in the early days of 1943. Throughout, Brig. Lowther’s services to his Brigade, and the Division, have been characterised by the quiet confidence with which he has carried out the tasks allotted, and by an unfailing determination to succeed. His services have been exceptional, and in my opinion [Major General C. E. N. Lomax, Commanding 26th Indian Division], fully merit the award of the C.B.E. for which I very strongly recommend him.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 June 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘At Htizwe, Burma, 10 - 16 March 1943. On 12 Mar 43 his battalion position was attacked during several hours. The attack was repulsed and the battalion ordered to be withdrawn to a new position. Col. Lowther skilfully withdrew his battalion to a new position in daylight from close contact with the enemy. The following day his battalion was again attacked in a position held by the battalion and ancillary troops under command. The enemy affected a lodgement and succeeded in penetrating. The first counter attack failed; a second ejected the enemy with great loss, resulting in the capture of much material and very valuable documents. On orders from Bde HQ on 14/15 Mar Col. Lowther successfully withdrew his battalion and all attached troops in his area across an unfordable river, from close contact with the enemy. He conducted a similar operation, equally successfully, on the following night. Col. Lowther displayed a great tactical ability and initiative throughout, rectified many critical situations by his personality and showed complete disregard for his own safety. His example combined with skilful and determined leadership undoubtedly saved the Bde from disaster.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 October 1944 and 5 April 1945. Albert William Lowther initially served during the Great War as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment, prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the I.A.R.O. in July 1918. He was posted to the 76th Punjabis, and served with them in the Mesopotamian theatre of war and subsequently on the North West Frontier. Lowther advanced to Lieutenant in 1922, to Captain in 1932, and served as Major with the 3/1st Punjab Regiment (formerly the 76th Punjabis) on the North West Frontier. Lowther transferred to the 2nd Battalion, and commanded them during the Second World War in Burma. The Battalion received more gallantry awards than any other unit of the Indian Army for the Second World War. Lowther commanded his Battalion as part of the 55th Indian Infantry Brigade, 14th Indian Division during the First Arakan Campaign and was rewarded with the D.S.O. for his skilful withdraw from the Htizwe Bridgehead when the Division was overrun by the Japanese in March 1943. Lowther was promoted to Brigadier, and commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade from 23 March 1943 - 19 January 1945. The latter served as part of the 26th Indian Division, 15th Indian Corps in the Arakan and Burma.
Lot 121
Four: Gunner R. Manktelow, Royal Marine Artillery 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 8166, Gr. R. Manktelow); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 8166 Gr. R. Manktelow); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8166 Reginald Manktelow, Gunner, R.M.A.) very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Reginald Manktelow was born in Battersea, London, on 12 September 1881, and was enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery as a Private on 30 May 1899. He was promoted to Gunner 2nd Class on 11 February 1900, and to Gunner on 10 April 1900. For the next decade he was embarked, interspersed with periods ashore, in the following ships: Dreadnought, Empress of India, Caesar, Vivid, Barfleur, Vengeance, and Africa. On 4 July 1911, he was embarked on the newly launched battleship H.M.S. Hercules and remained in this ship throughout the Great War, including an active part in the battle of Jutland, where she fought in the 6th Division along with Marlborough, Revenge and Agincourt. She was the 23rd ship in line after deployment. She engaged enemy battlecruisers from 19.00-19.15 achieving hits with her fifth and sixth salvoes. She fired 98 rounds from her main armament during the whole engagement. She was straddled and hit by splinters, but sustained no damage or casualties. Turned to avoid several torpedoes, one of which was seen to pass right alongside. Hercules had a reputation as 'A pugilists ship' amongst the men. Many a 'troublemaker' was posted to Hercules. Discipline was strict. She was equipped with a boxing ring. Breaches of discipline, especially those that resulted in arguments or fights, would very often be dealt with by 'volunteering' those involved to fight in the ring. Large wagers were often placed on these bouts by both the officers and men. Another punishment meted-out, was to lock miscreants in the brig with a length of used heavy hawser. The offender was allowed out as soon as he had, with his bare hands, unpicked the hawser. This might take days and result in ripped and bleeding nails. Gunner Manktelow received his L.S. & G.C. medal in March 1915 and left Hercules on 29 January 1919, when she was reduced to the Reserve Fleet.
Lot 123
Five: Flight Cadet E. C. Taylor, Royal Air Force and West Kent Yeomanry, later Observer, Royal Observer Corps 1914-15 Star (1228 Pte. E. C. Taylor W. Kent Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (319891. F. Cdt. E. C. Taylor R.A.F.); Defence Medal, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. E. C. Taylor, Stonefield, Ashford Road, Bearsted, Nr. Maidstone, Kent’, with enclosure; Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Bar (Observer E. C. Taylor) last in card box of issue, also with named card box of issue for Second Award Bar, Great War awards mounted for wear, generally good very fine or better (5) (5) £300-£400 --- Edward Cunningham Taylor was born in September 1896, and served during the Great War with the 1/1st West Kent Yeomanry in the Gallipoli theatre of war from 6 October 1915. He subsequently transferred to The Buffs before transferring as Flight Cadet to the Royal Air Force in 1918. Taylor was demobilised with the honorary rank of Second Lieutenant, and served with the Royal Observer Corps during the Second World War. Sold with following original documentation: Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform; envelope with 3 Egyptian Stamps on, addressed to ‘270731 Flight Cadet E. Cunningham Taylor (West Kent Yeomanry), Central Letter Officer, Training Brigade, R.A.F., E.E.F.’; 2 notebooks filled with notes in pencil on Lewis Gun training by recipient.
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Four: Farrier Lance Sergeant H. C. Matthews, Royal Horse Artillery 1914-15 Star (34256 S. Sth. Cpl H. C. Matthews. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (34256 Cpl. H. C. Matthews. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1036179 Cpl. H. C. Matthews. R.H.A.) very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Henry Charles Matthews attested for the Royal Horse Artillery in May 1904 and served during the Great War in the Egypt theatre from 30 March 1915. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 April 1923, and was discharged on 14 April 1925. Sold with copied research, including the recipient’s Certificate of Service, and various photographs including a named group photograph from the Farriers’ Class, Army Veterinary School, Aldershot. March, 1910.
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