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Three: Private A. M. Pringle, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Dieppe Raid in August 1942 1939-45 Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these all unnamed as issued, together with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (B.37414 Pte. A. M. Pringle); Birks Memorial Bar (Pte. A. M. Pringle. R.H.L.I. Died in his Country’s Service 19 Aug. 1942) nearly extremely fine (5) £300-£400 --- Alfred Meredith Pringle served as a Private with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and was killed in action in the Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, on 19 August 1942. He is commemorated by name on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey. Sold with small group photograph of five soldiers, R.H.L.I. cap badge, ‘The Beaver Club, London, named membership card, named enclosure slip for campaign medals, and enclosure letter for Memorial Bar.

Silver Medal with ball and ring suspension attached to a bar inscribed ‘N.W. Provs. & Oude’, 35mm, the obverse featuring a five pointed star with crown on top, with central shield inscribed ‘The Provincial Medal awarded to the Best Shot among the Volunteers in the Province’, laurel wreath around, the reverse engraved ‘1904-05 Won by Lieut. R. Moodie Cawnpore Volunteer Rifles 57 Points’ within laurel wreath, the edge plain, suspended from a green riband, nearly extremely fine £40-£50

Five: Sapper A. E. Styants, Postal Section, Royal Engineers, late Royal Scots Fusiliers India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (4305 Pte. A. Styants , 1st Bn, Ryl. Sco: Fus:); 1914 Star (30084 Sapr: A. E. Styants. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (30084 Spr. A. E. Styants. R.E.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (Albert Ernest Styants.) very fine and better (5) £400-£500 --- I.S.M. London Gazette 3 September 1935: ‘Styants, Albert Ernest, Sorter, London Postal Service.’ Albert Ernest Styants served with the Postal Section, Royal Engineers, in France and Flanders from 21 November 1914. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and London Gazette entry.

Pair: Chief Stoker E. E. Pope, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (154583 E. E. Pope. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (E. E. Pope, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Euryalus.) good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Ernest Edward Pope was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire on 12 September 1870. He commenced naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Asia, on 23 April 1890. He then served in H.M.S. Serapis, H.M.S. Volage, and H.M.S. Victory II, and was advanced to Leading Stoker Second Class on 16 October 1894, and Leading Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Victory II, on 28 October 1895. He was further promoted to Acting Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Trafalgar, on 2 April 1902, and was confirmed as Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Wellington, on 2 April 1903. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1905. He continued in naval service including service in H.M.S. Bafleur, H.M.S. Formidable and H.M.S. Illustrious, until he was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Victory in April 1912. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth the same month, for service during the Great War in H.M.S. Victory and H.M.S. Excellent, and was demobilised in October 1917.

A post-War B.E.M. and rare Zoological Society of London Bronze Medal pair awarded to Mr. E. B. Tanner, Overseer of Birds, Zoological Society of London, who served with the Royal Naval Air Service as a Rigger on Airships during the Great War British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Edward B. Tanner) in Royal Mint case of issue; together with the recipient’s Zoological Society of London Bronze Medallion (Edward B. Tanner, B.E.M. For Long and Devoted Service 1908-1956.) in fitted case; together with the small companion medal for wear, bronze, with top riband bar inscribed ‘Zool: Soc: Lond:’ and engraved ‘E. B. Tanner, B.E.M.’, in fitted case, extremely fine; the Z.S.L. award rare (3) £600-£800 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 26 May 1953. Edward Bradstock Tanner was born in Kensington, London, on 27 July 1890, and served with the 9th Battalion, London Regiment from 23 January 1911. Transferring to the Royal Naval Air Service on 9 March 1916, he served during the Great War as a Rigger on airships, and was discharged on 20 February 1919. Two postcards included with the lot feature Sea Scout Zero airships; the main role of these craft during the Great War was to escort convoys ands to scout or search for German U-Boats. In civilian life Tanner was employed by the Zoological Society of London, as a Bird Keeper, in due course rising to become Overseer of Birds, and received the Society’s Bronze Medal upon his retirement in 1956. He died in London on 14 June 1977. The Zoological Society of London’s Medal was designed by Thomas Landseer in 1837, and is awarded in Gold, Silver, and Bronze, with the Bronze Medal being awarded exclusively to Z.S.L. Staff. Tanner was the 22nd recipient of the Bronze Medal, and his award was the first time that the medal had been awarded for Long and Devoted Service; previous awards had typically been for the success in breeding and rearing of young endangered species. Sold with copied research.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Belmont, Modder River (282365, Sto: G. W. Keeler, H.M.S. Monarch.) engraved naming, nearly extremely fine £200-£240 --- George William Keeler was born in Horsford, Norfolk, on 11 February 1877 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 17 April 1896. Advanced Stoker on 23 September 1897, he was posted to H.M.S. Monarch on 6 October 1899, and served as a member of Monarch’s naval brigade that landed for active service during the Boer War. Transferring to H.M.S. Venerable on 12 November 1902, his service was regularly punctuated by various periods in the cells, and on 6 November 1903 he was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour for improperly leaving his ship and striking his superior officer. He was released and dismissed from the service on 6 November 1904, with the corner of his Parchment Certificate of Service being cut off. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., suspension dated ‘1912-1932’ (Amelia Rawlings) mounted as worn on lady’s bow riband, toned, nearly extremely fine £260-£300 --- Amelia Rawlings ‘joined the Royal Household as Housekeeper at Windsor Castle on 19 April 1912. Over the years her duties were extended to include responsibility for the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. She retired on 1 November 1939.  Following her retirement Mrs. Rawlings moved, as Caretaker, to Adelaide Cottage in the Home Park, Windsor. In 1940, ill health necessitated her move to Frogmore Cottage where she was visited by both Queen Mary and Sir Owen Morshead, The Librarian, Windsor Castle. Mrs. Rawlings died on 25 March 1944.’ (Royal Archives refers). For her services Mrs. Rawlings was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal on 1 January 1943, as well as receiving both the 1935 Jubilee and 1937 Coronation Medals. She is mentioned in Counting One’s Blessings: The Collected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, edited by William Shawcross as ‘a formidable figure who was devoted to Queen Mary, who thought highly of her. In retirement lived in Windsor Home Park.’

Pair: Sergeant R. Bland, 34th Regiment Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (R, Bland. 34th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (4309. Sergt. R. Bland, 34th Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £400-£500 --- Richard Bland was born in Lancaster and attested for the 34th Regiment at Preston on 10 December 1855, aged 15 years, a weaver by trade. He served as a Boy, under age, until appointed as a Private on 1 April 1857. He was appointed Drummer on 1 July but reverted to Private on 6 October 1857, and remained ‘under age’ until 10 December 1858. Promoted to Corporal in July 1861, he was tried and reduced to Private in February 1862. He re-engaged on 11 September 1867, being promoted to Corporal in February 1868, and to Sergeant on 11 August 1867. Despite his previous misdemeanour he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal with £5 gratuity on 1 May 1879. Sergeant Bland was discharged at Carlisle on 3 February 1880, having served a total of 21 years 56 days, including 6 years 5 months in India; he served a further 14 days before joining the Staff of the 1st Royal Lancaster Militia. His discharge papers relate that ‘he is in possession of the Medal for long service and good conduct, and the Indian Mutiny Medal and clasp for Lucknow.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

A Documented Belgian Second War ‘Intelligence’ pair awarded to N. A. G. Stilman, ‘Zero Group’, Belgian Resistance Belgium, Kingdom, War Commemorative Medal 1940-45, bronze, with ‘Crossed Lightning Bolts’ emblem on riband; Medal of the Resistance 1940-45, bronze; together with the related miniature awards, good very fine (2) £200-£240 --- Nestor Achille Ghislain Stillman was born at Rièzes on 18 April 1894 and is confirmed as having been an ‘Intelligence Agent’ who served with ‘Zero Group’ of the Belgian Resistance during the Second World War. The ‘Crossed Lightning Bolts’ emblem was only awarded for Intelligence Work, and his entitlement to this emblem is confirmed on his Award Document. Sold together with the Award Document for the War Commemorative Medal, named to Monsieur Nestor A. G. Stillman, and dated 1 October 1946; the Award Document for the Medal of the Resistance, named to Monsieur Nestor Achille Ghislain Stillman, and dated 1 October 1946; and some copied research.

A scarce Second War ‘North-West Europe’ Immediate M.M. group of eight awarded to Staff Sergeant T. H. E. Walters, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, for his repeated gallantry in an Armoured Recovery Vehicle extricating flaming tanks from battle positions and uncleared minefields Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7588463 Sjt. T. H. E. Walters. R.E.M.E.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (7588463 S/Sgt. T. H. E. Walters. R.E.M.E.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Talana Herbert Edward Walters) edge prepared prior to naming; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (7588463 S/Sgt. T. H. E. Walters. M.M. R.E.M.E.) number officially corrected on last, light contact marks, generally good very fine (8) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.M. London Gazette 12 April 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘On 8 January 1945 “A” Squadron was detached to support 8 Infantry Brigade in the attack on Wanssum Wood, and Sergeant Walters in command of the Squadron A.R.V. accompanied it. A tank received a direct hit in Wanssum, and Sergeant Walters went up to it in its battle position under extremely heavy D.F. fire and towed it out although it was still on fire. He then went down to help the Canadians recover seven “Kangaroos” which were blown up on an uncleared minefield, and were under direct observed fire from the other side of Maas. Subsequently he went back to recover one of the Squadron’s tanks from the same minefield, but was driven back by the accuracy of the fire from the further bank; however, he returned after nightfall and worked on it until 02:00 the following morning in spite of continuing harassing fire and enemy patrols. During the period Sergeant Walters was in command of the only available A.R.V. and throughout displayed outstanding initiative in his efforts to recover the maximum number of vehicles and a complete disregard for his own safety.’ Talana Herbert Edward Walters was born on 2 December 1921 and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during the Second World War. In civilian life he was employed at the Ministry of Defence, and was awarded the Imperial Service medal upon his retirement in 1987 (London Gazette 13 February 1987). He died in 1995.

Five: Corporal A. C. Black, Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (420372. Cpl. A. C. Black. Lothians.) generally very fine and better (5) £100-£140 --- The 2nd Battalion Lothians and Border Horse, served in 26th Armoured Brigade, part of the newly formed 6th Armoured Division, equipped with Crusader tanks. The regiment embarked on troopships for Tunisian Campaign at the end of 1942, and thereafter served during the Italian campaign until the end of the war.

Three: Flight Lieutenant C. J. Pridham, Royal Air Force War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (Fg. Off. C. J. Pridham. R.A.F.) 2nd clasp secured by thread; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Act. Flt. Lt. C. J. Pridham. R.A.F.) mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better (3) £140-£180

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (5373325 C. Sjt. G. C. Richards. Oxf. & Bucks.) extremely fine £70-£90 --- George Cecil Richards attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1934. He appears on the 1935 Jubilee Medal Roll for India, as Company Sergeant Major, 2nd Battalion O.B.L.I., and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal without annuity per Army Order 98 of 1953.

Three: Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer H. Hassett, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M.2096 H. Hassett. 2 S.B.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.2096 H. Hassett. S.B.P.O. H.M.S. Concord.) contact marks especially to obverse of BWM, otherwise very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Harry Hassett was born on 20 June 1888, at Stonehouse, Devon. He commenced naval service as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant in H.M.S. Vivid I, on 1 June 1910. He served in several R.N. Hospitals and ships, including R.N. Hospital Plymouth, H.M.S. H.M.S. Talbot, R.N. Hospital Hong Kong, and H.M.S. Doris, being advanced to Sick Berth Attendant, on 30 December 1910, and Leading Sick Berth Attendant, at R.N. Hospital Plymouth on 5 August 1920. Promoted Sick Berth Petty Officer on 2 September 1920, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in August 1925, and was advanced to Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer in H.M.S. Vivid II (Plymouth Hospital) on 14 September 1929. Discharged to pension in May 1932, he was recalled for war service in November 1939, serving in H.M.S. Drake II (Plymouth Hospital) and H.M.S. Eaglet. He was invalided from the service in July 1943.

Four: Captain E. J. V. Baumgartner, Royal Engineers, later Royal Welsh Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. J. V. Baumgartner); France, Republic, Academic Society of International History (2), neck badge, 83mm including wreath suspension x 60mm, gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Medal, bronze, with rosette on riband; together with the related miniature awards, very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Eric Jocelyn Vane Baumgartner was born in Ceylon on 20 April 1887 and was educated at Bedford Grammar School. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers, he served with them during the Great War in Egypt from March 1916, before transferring to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and was advanced Captain. In civilian life he was employed by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps on 14 June 1940, before resigning his commission on 3 October 1940. He changed his surname by Deed Poll to Percy on 18 October 1940, and died in Risborough, Buckinghamshire, on 6 January 1962. The circumstances concerning how he earned the French awards are not known. Sold with copied research.

Five: Private H. Williams, South Wales Borderers, who was reported missing in action in the Western Desert in June 1942, but subsequently re-joined his battalion India General Service 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (3908466 Pte. H. Williams. S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, suspension claw re-riveted on IGS, minor edge bruise, otherwise very fine and better (5) £100-£140 --- Howard Williams enlisted into the South Wales Borderers on 21 August 1933, and he is confirmed on the medal roll for the India General Service Medal with the North West Frontier 1936-37 clasp, but entitlement to the North West Frontier 1937-39 clasp has not been confirmed. He was discharged to the Army Reserve in 1939, but was recalled for service in the Second World War, and served in the Western Desert. Reported missing in action on 21 June 1942, he subsequently re-joined his unit.

Three: Regulating Petty Officer W. P. Payne, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.46190 W. P. Payne Ord. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M,39782 W. P. Payne, A/R. P.O. H.M.S. Vivid.) contact marks and edge bruising, generally nearly very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Wiliam Pretoria Payne was born on 21 May 1900, at Kingstown, Dublin. He commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges, on 5 November 1915, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Valiant, on 21 January 1918, and Able Seaman, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 13 September 1918. He was further advanced to Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Valiant on 15 April 1921. He passed the examination for advancement to Petty Officer in in March 1925, and was appointed Acting Petty Officer in H.M.S. Malaya on 10 November 1930, being confirmed in that rate in H.M.S. Bee (Cockchafer) on 10 November 1931. He was appointed Acting Regulating Petty Officer, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 16 March 1933, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June of that year. He was confirmed as Regulating Petty Officer, H.M.S. Drake II, on 16 March 1934. He was shore pensioned on 20 March 1940, but was recalled the following day for war service. He saw service in the Second World War, and was paid a war gratuity in respect of service in H.M.S. Forth. He was released from naval service in November 1945.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3565 Pte. J. Beale. Oxford L.I.) suspension claw tightened, edge bruising, nearly very fine £70-£90 --- James Beale was born at Witney, Oxfordshire, in 1872 and attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Oxford on 21 January 1891. He was appointed to be Bugler in the 1st Battalion on 5 January 1893, and served with the Battalion in India from 4 December 1893 to 10 February 1902, seeing service on the North West Frontier of India with the Mohmand Field Force (entitled to the India General Service Medal with clasp Punjab Frontier 1897-98). Promoted Corporal on 26 June 1899, he was tried by Regimental Court Martial on 22 September 1899 for ‘using insubordinate language’, and reduced to Private. He saw further service in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 February to 4 October 1902, and was discharged on termination of his period of engagement on 20 January 1903. Sold with copied service papers.

A scarce Second War ‘North-West Europe’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant L. E. Chappell, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, for the repeated recovery of stranded and damaged tanks under enemy shell fire Military Medal, G.VI.R. (14207232 Sjt. L. E. Chappell, R.E.M.E.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure for M.M. and War Office enclosure, Campaign Medals enclosure and newspaper cuttings, generally very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945. The original recommendation states: Sgt Chappell has been in command of the Recovery Crews of his section throughout the campaign. During recent operations, recovery tasks were carried out under extremely difficult conditions but Sgt Chappell displayed organising and technical skill of a very high order. Tanks were bogged in soft mud, their recovery necessitated Sgt Chappell being exposed for considerable lengths of time in full view and range of the enemy. On numerous occasions he successfully effected the recovery of tanks under fire. During times of danger his coolness and cheerfulness, coupled with a complete disregard for his personal safety, inspired the crews working under him to give their last ounce, thus achieving the recovery of many tanks which would otherwise have been lost. His work has been outstanding.’ Leonard Edwards Chappell was a native of Sutton, Surrey. He was educated at Mina Road School, Camberwell, and served during the Second War with 836 Heavy Recovery Section, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (4799 Serjt. E. Betts. Oxford: L.I.) light polishing, nearly very fine £100-£140 --- Ernest Betts was born at Ashenden, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1876 and attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Aylesbury on 30 May 1894. He served with the 1st Battalion in India on the North West Frontier with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, and the Mohmand Field Force (entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895-1902 with clasps for Punjab Frontier 1897 - 98, and Tirah 1897-98). He saw further service in South Africa during the Boer War from 9 January to 15 October 1902, and was appointed Lance Sergeant on 9 February 1902. He was discharged on termination of his engagement on 29 May 1906. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

An outstanding Great War ‘Zonnebeke 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private H. G. Chamberlain, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who personally accounted for six enemy snipers ‘stalking them when they declared themselves’ and subsequently died of severe wounds in April 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20655 Pte. H. G. Chamberlain. 2/Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (20655 Pte. H. G. Chamberlain. Suff. R.) together with Memorial Plaque (Henry George Chamberlain) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation London Gazette 6 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During operations, an enemy aeroplane flew over our lines and fired a white light, which was answered by a hostile sniper near by. Entirely on his own initiative he went in search of the sniper, found three in a shell-hole, killed them all, and returned with Very lights and a trench lamp. He afterwards accounted for three more snipers, lying out for hours in No Man’s Land and stalking them when they declared themselves.’ Annotated gazette states ‘Zonnebeke 20 [or 26] September 1917’, while contemporary news reports give a slightly longer citation, adding ‘He also entered a German pill-box and killed twelve more Germans single-handed.’ Henry George Chamberlain was born at Pirton, Hertfordshire, was resident at Hitchin and enlisted there into the Suffolk Regiment. He served with the 12th, 11th, 9th and, finally, 2nd Battalions in France and Flanders, part of the 76th Brigade in the 3rd Division. He died of severe wounds received in action on 20 April 1918, aged 39. His next of kin is noted as being an aunt, Elizabeth Gazely, of Pirton, Hitchin. Private Chamberlain is buried in Pernes British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research including two extracts from The North Herts Mail, and war diary extracts.

Forfarshire Constable’s Medal, 44mm, in silvered pewter, the obverse with St. Edward’s crown ‘GIVR’ script cypher, ‘Forfarshire Constable’ around the top rim and ‘No. 242’ at the bottom, the reverse plain, pierced with small ring suspension, nearly extremely fine, rare £200-£240 --- Referenced in John C. Green’s ‘Scottish Insignia as used by Old Police Forces’, p.89. Prior to the formation of the county constabulary in 1840, many Scottish authorities employed constables to Keep the Peace. This medal was presumably worn by the recipient when on duty to signify his rank.

‘I was particularly pleased and proud to hear the splendid news of your thoroughly well-deserved Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and very much wanted to drop you a line to send you my most heartfelt congratulations. To say that I am full of admiration for your truly exceptional courage, initiative and endurance, not to mention your selfless commitment to protect your comrades, is a serious understatement.’ (HRH The Prince of Wales in a letter dated 8 October 2013) The outstanding ‘Afghanistan 2013’ C.G.C. group of five awarded to Corporal J. E. H. Griffiths, 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment, late Cheshire Regiment, who, having suffered a broken back and shrapnel fragments to his face in a bomb attack at Camp Folad, Helmand, Afghanistan in 2013, attended to other wounded men first despite his own debilitating injuries before confronting a party of insurgents which had entered the base throwing grenades and firing automatic weapons - dressed in light fatigues without protective equipment, he found a light machine-gun and engaged the enemy in a prolonged close range fire fight, thus allowing the wounded to be evacuated before leading an assault on the insurgents and clearing them from the base, only afterwards accepting medical treatment for his wounds, the seriousness of which necessitated his evacuation to the U.K. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, E.II.R. (Cpl. J. E. H. Griffiths Mercian 25230885 2013) with its Royal Mint case of issue; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25230885 Pte J E H Griffiths Cheshire); Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25230885 Pte J E H Griffiths Mercian); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (LCp. J E H Griffiths Mercian 25230885); Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (5) £100,000-£120,000 --- C.G.C. London Gazette 4 October 2013. The original recommendation states: ‘On the evening of 25 March 13, with no warning, a massive Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), tore through the outer wall of the joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) base. Estimated to be made up of half a tonne of explosives, the VBIED left a 40m gap in the perimeter wall, exposing the base to a well organised and complex attack. The cookhouse, where Corporal Griffiths and his fellow soldiers had been eating their evening meal was destroyed as was the operations room, which had been hit by 2 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs); resulting in casualties. Realising that a small number of determined insurgents had already gained entry into the patrol base and were less than 50m away from him and the other casualties, despite being seriously injured and wearing no protective equipment, Griffiths rallied the dazed soldiers around him. Armed with a light machine gun that he had grabbed in the chaos, Griffiths faced down the enemy who were throwing grenades and firing automatic weapons, placing himself and one other soldier between the casualties and the insurgents. His immediate actions halted the insurgents at the northern wall of the base, allowing the casualties from the initial explosion to be extracted. As other uninjured soldiers began to arrive, Griffiths who could have stepped back to receive treatment for his injuries, shrugged off his injuries and aided by the Sergeant Major, led a small team of soldiers as they charged forward in order to secure the base. Griffiths’ actions certainly saved the lives of his wounded comrades and contributed significantly to the successful defence of the base.’ Josh Edward Hayden Griffiths from Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside joined the British Army in September 2006. Having served previously in Afghanistan as well as Iraq and Northern Ireland, Griffiths was deployed with C Company (Cheshire), 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment to Afghanistan as part of Herrick 17 on 6 October 2012. On 25 March 2013 at ISAF Patrol Camp Folad, Nad-e Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, Corporal Griffiths was 23 days from the end of his tour and preparing to eat his evening meal when a pick-up truck packed with half a tonne of explosives was driven by a suicide bomber through the wall of the base. The resulting explosion tore a 40m gap in the perimeter wall; it was the start of an attack that was to last for several hours: ‘I was thrown around as well as everyone else and the next thing I remember it was dark and I was on my back. I heard one of the lads scream out.’ The cookhouse was utterly destroyed by the blast, as was the operations room. Griffiths’ back had been broken by the blast and grenade fragments were embedded in his face, just millimetres from his left eye. He was one of fifteen casualties (of whom one later died): ‘My first instinct was to see who was hurt and help. One of the lads was shouting that another was badly injured. We had to crawl through the debris in the dark to get him out... I heard one of the lads scream out, so I approached him and helped and then I climbed out of the tent to see if there were more casualties. When I did that, there were rounds snapping past and I thought, “That's a bit close.”’ Still disorientated, dressed in a combat shirt and fatigues without protective equipment, he grabbed a light machine gun and leaving the collapsed cookhouse, he was immediately confronted with a group of insurgents inside the walls of the base launching grenades and assaulting his position with automatic weapons less than 50m from him and the other casualties: ‘The job just took over and I pushed forward... I think adrenalin kicked in. Around me there were a lot of casualties. As soon as I was out in the open air, bullets where whizzing past my head, missing me by millimetres... I turned left and there were the insurgents standing there... they were also firing rocket propelled grenades. All I could think was ‘I have to stop them or they’ll kill me and my mates... I knew my friends were in trouble so I thought I’ve got to go out there and take the fight to them before anything happens to my lads.’ For some time an intense fire fight ensued at a range of just 25m. Despite his debilitating injuries, Griffiths killed one insurgent and his immediate response halted the insurgents at the northern wall of the base, allowing his injured comrades to be extracted: ‘I thought I’ve got to stay there... rather than me getting killed or my mates getting killed I wanted to kill them first.’ Inspired by Griffiths’ instinctive courage and leadership, other uninjured British soldiers began to arrive and join the fray, launching grenades back at the insurgents. Griffiths then, having consulted with the Sergeant-Major, decided that the best way to protect the base was to lead an attack on the enemy. With utter disregard for his own safety, he and the Sergeant-Major then led a small team as they charged forward and defeated the insurgents. Only once the base was secure did Griffiths agree to step back and receive medical treatment for his wounds. It was only afterwards that he realised he not only had damaged his eye, but had also broken the fourth vertebrae in his back in the original explosion when the vehicle hit the base. He later reflected: ‘When I got taken back to Camp Bastion and was lying in a hospital bed I thought about what happened – replaying what happened in my head... I was devastated we had lost a soldier. It is an amazing honour to receive the award and I am very proud but I’d much rather it hadn’t happened and he was still with us.’ Griffiths was later evacuated back to the UK due to the seriousness of his injuries. To be sold with the following original letters and...

South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (900. Corpl. F. Denney. 58th. Foot.) a slightly later issue, good very fine £240-£280 --- Note: The latest published transcript of the medal roll lists the recipient as ‘J. Denney’.

A Q.G.M. awarded to Constable J. R. Young, Metropolitan Police, for tackling armed and violent persons in London and Swanley, Kent, in November 1973 Queen’s Gallantry Medal (John Raymond Young) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200 --- Q.G.M. London Gazette 17 December 1974: ‘John Raymond Young, Constable, Metropolitan Police. In the early hours of the morning Constable Young, with another officer [Constable Anthony Roy Beer], was on duty in plain clothes in an unmarked police van when they saw three men in a car who were acting suspiciously. The two policemen decided to follow the car which accelerated away quickly when the occupants realised they were being followed. The officers continued the pursuit for some distance until the men abandoned their car and ran off. Constable Young chased one of the men into a school playground; he shone his torch on the man and shouted “Stop, Police”. The man stopped, turned round and the Constable saw that he was armed with a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun. The man fired at the officer from a distance of 15 yards and wounded him in the left leg. Constable Young took cover behind a nearby pile of sand and the man ran away once more. In spite of his wound, the officer took up the chase again, shining his torch on the offender. While still running, the gunman turned and fired another shot but fortunately missed Constable Young. The officer switched off his torch and continued to follow the man until he lost sight of him. All three men escaped but the gunman was subsequently caught and arrested. In his determined pursuit of a man who had already shot and wounded him Constable Young displayed devotion to duty and courage of a very high order.’ Constable A. R. Beer was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct: ‘For services leading to the arrest of an armed criminal who had fired his weapon at two police officers. This incident occurred in November 1973. In January 1996, John Raymond Young QGM, who had left the police and was working as a private detective, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for jury tampering in a case of armed robbery and kidnapping. Sold with copied London Gazette entry and citation, together with two original contemporary news cuttings and another copied cutting, and copied Downing Street and Whitehall letters advising of the award of the Q.G.M.

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To John H. Stokes. For Gallant Service. 24/5/32.) lacking ribbon buckle, suspension slack, nearly very fine £140-£180

Six: Able Seaman, later Steward A. E. Bonnett, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (J.86735 A. E. Bonnett. Boy I R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (L.15174 A. E. Bonnett. Std. H.M.S. Victory.) very fine and better (6) £60-£80 --- Arthur Edmund Bonnett was born on 24 July 1902, at Shoreham, Sussex. He commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 19 February 1918. He was advanced to Boy First Class on 26 October 1918, then serving in H.M.S. Pembroke I, and H.M.S. Courageous. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Galatea, H.M.S. King George V, and H.M.S. Malaya, being appointed Ordinary Seaman on 24 July 1920, and Able Seaman, H.M.S. Columbine (Vanity) on 7 September 1922. He then served in several ships including H.M.S. Vampire, H.M.S. Egmont, H.M.S. Barham, and H.M.S. Assistance. He transferred in July 1930 to become Officers Steward Fourth Class, and his service number was changed to L.15174. He was appointed Assistant Steward, H.M.S. Fisgard, on 1 October 1931, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in August 1935. Promoted Steward, H.M.S. Victory II on 1 May 1939, he was rated Temporary Leading Steward, H.M.S. Pyramus, on 29 April 1943, and was released from naval service in November 1945.

A Group of Imperial German Bestowal Documents. A group of bestowal documents to Leutnant Herman Schlinder, comprising Bavarian Military Service Order Fourth Class, dated March 1915; Bavarian Landwehr Service Award Second Class; and the Bavarian Prince Regent Luitpold Medal in bronze with jubilee band awarded 1911; together with the 3 patents, the last patent pen signed by King Ludwig of Bavaria, good condition (6) £80-£100

The Victory Medal awarded to Miss Ethel Bankart, who served as an Orderly with the Serbian Relief Fund 1915-18 Victory Medal 1914-19 (E. Bankart.) extremely fine, scarce to unit £60-£80 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006. Miss Ethel Rose Bankart served in Serbia with the Serbian Relief Fund from 1 April 1915 to November 1918. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

A Great War O.B.E. group of three awarded to Major D. A. D. Sewell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut: D. A. D. Sewell. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-1919 (Lieut. D. A. D. Sewell) generally very fine (3) £180-£220 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 12 December 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1920. Italian Order of the Crown, Knight London Gazette 1 April 1919. Douglas Arden Dalrymple Sewell was born at Madras, India in 1895 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 8 August 1914. Appointed Adjutant of the 7th Battalion on 26 October 1914, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 March 1915, and was wounded. He was promoted Lieutenant on 10 June 1916, and subsequently served as Adjutant of the 14th Infantry Base Depot. Seconded for service with the Tank Corps on 22 January 1917, he was promoted Staff Captain on the Military Secretary’s Staff on 6 December 1918, and promoted Temporary Major on 1 May 1919. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches, appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and was created a Knight of the Italian Order of the Crown. Sewell is recorded in the October 1943 Army List as Major, O.B.L.I. (Reserve of Officers), with Seniority from 29 August 1922. Having exceeded the age limit he ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers on 18 May 1948, and died at Bournemouth, Hampshire, in 1959.

Three: Warrant Officer Class 2 H. R. D. Haffner, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Defence Medal; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22546843 S/Sgt. H. R. D. Haffner. R.E.M.E.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Brunei (22546843 W.O. Cl. 2. H. R. D. Haffner. R.E.M.E.) mounted as originally worn, surname officially corrected on both, generally nearly very fine or better, scarce (3) £100-£140

Four: Warrant Officer Class II Frederick Hatt, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914 Star, with copy slide clasp but not entitled (L-11376 Pte. F. Hatt. 4/R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals ((L-11376 W.O. Cl. II. F. Hatt. R. Fus.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued,. mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Frederick Hatt first entered the war on 7 October 1914 and is not entitled to the clasp on his 1914 Star. Sold with copied medal roll entry and Medal Index Card.

A Great War ‘Western Front 1916’ M.C. and ‘Gallipoli, April 1915’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major William Callaghan, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who landed at ‘V’ Beach from the River Clyde on 25 April 1915 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘7661 R.S.M. W. Callaghan 1st R. Muns: Fus:); Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7661. S. Mjr: W. Callaghan. 1/R. Muns: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (7661. C.S. Mjr. W. Callaghan, R. Muns. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (7661 W.O. Cl.1. W. Callaghan. R. Mun. Fus.); Jubilee 1935; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7211075 W.O. Cl. 1 W. Callaghan. M.C. D.C.M. R. Mun. Fus.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (7) £3,000-£4,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917. One of only three Warrant Officer recipients of the M.C. to the Regiment. Decoration presented on 9 January 1918. D.C.M. London Gazette 16 May 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He refused to go to hospital when wounded, and on three other occasions remained at his duty when sick. He has set a fine and gallant example.’ Annotated gazette states ‘Gallipoli, 28th April.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 May 1916 [Sir Ian Hamilton’s despatch of 11 December 1915, for Gallipoli]. William Callaghan was born on 30 July 1883, probably in London but his father Michael was originally from Tralee, County Kerry. He enlisted into the Munster Fusiliers in 1904 and joined the 1st Battalion in India, and later Rangoon, Burma, where in 1912 Callaghan was serving as Armourer Sergeant. The battalion left Burma in December 1914, being recalled to the U.K. to form part of the 86th Brigade in the newly formed 29th Division. In March 1915 the Division sailed for Alexandria and thence to Tenedos in preparation for the Gallipoli landings. C.S.M. Callaghan landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The landing was made at ‘V’ Beach from the collier River Clyde, which was beached near the village of Sedd-El-Bahr a little after 6am. The Munsters suffered heavy casualties from machine-guns and snipers, with many men drowning. The remnants took cover under a low sand bank. The landing was suspended and the Battalion was only able to land fully later that evening after dark. Overnight, elements of the battalion advanced in conjunction with the 2nd Hampshires but were soon forced to fall back. However, by 8am on the 26th, ‘Old Castle’ had been occupied and the advance through the village commenced. It was occupied despite heavy sniper fire and by 3pm the assault on Hill 141 commenced. This was captured by 4pm and by 5pm troops were taking up outpost positions extending from the left of ‘Y’ Beach to the right of Hill 141. At 6.30 on 27 April the battalion was relieved and fell back to ‘Y’ Beach, having suffered over 600 casualties. Later that day the battalion was sent to hold Lighthouse at Hill 138 and entrenched for the night. The following morning, the 28th, the battalion advanced to take over trenches and act as Reserve for 29 Division’s attack on Achi Baba. The battalion at this time became a little disorganised as small bodies of troops were detached to plug gaps in the line. On the 29th the Munsters and the Dublins advanced 1,000 yards and entrenched, beating off a Turkish counter-attack on 1st May and being relieved on the 2nd. The battalion moved up to the front line again on 4 May and on the 7th made an advance of 200 yards. A night attack was made early in the morning of the 9th and an advance of 500 yards made before enfilading fire made the position untenable and they were forced to retire. By 11 May the battalion had been reduced to 379 officers and men. Having received some reinforcements, 28 June saw the battalion attack on Bruce’s Ravine and further casualties mounting to some 159 in killed, wounded and missing. 5 July saw a heavy Turkish counter-attack while the battalion was in the Worcester Flat Trenches, which was successfully beaten off. On 16 July the survivors of the battalion were taken off from ‘Y’ Beach aboard H.M.T.B.D. Savage and headed for Mudros, only to return to ‘V’ Beach on the 21st. On 20 August, the battalion was transferred to Suvla Bay, where landings had been effected on the 6th. The following day the battalion attacked Hill 112 on the Anafarta Ridge, but the attack failed and incurred heavy casualties of 314 killed, wounded and missing. By 1 September, the battalion was in trenches on the front line but, on 8 September, were withdrawn to Imbros, returning to Suvla on the 21st. October and November were spent in the usual trench warfare and, on 14 December, the battalion evacuated Suvla Bay and landed once more at Helles. The battalion left Gallipoli for the last time on 2 January 1916, landing in Egypt and then arriving at Marseilles on 22 March 1916. Shortly after arriving on the Western Front, the battalion joined 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division with whom they served for the remainder of the war. R.S.M. Callaghan was awarded the Military Cross for his services with the 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers in France during 1916, which included actions in the Loos salient, at Bernafay Wood on the Somme, at Ginchy, and at Messines. He was one of only three Warrant Officers in the Munsters to be awarded the Military Cross. In April 1918 the battalion was transferred to the 172nd Brigade, in 57th Division, being in the vicinity of Lille at the time of the Armistice. Callaghan remained in the Army after the war and in 1922, following the disbandment of the Munsters, transferred to the West Riding Regiment at Halifax depot. He was gazetted Lieutenant on 23 November 1926, and promoted to Captain & Quartermaster on 23 November 1934. He died while still serving in the army after complications following a routine operation in September 1936. Sold with comprehensive research including several copied images of Callaghan, one showing him wearing his medals.

A post-War 1960 Military Division B.E.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. R. Ryer, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached 2nd Battalion, The Queen’s Own Nigeria Regiment British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (14461821 Sgt. David W. R. Ryer, R.E.M.E.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (14461821 Sgt. D. W. R. Ryer. B.E.M. REME.) mounted for wear, light contacts marks overall, and edge cut to last, very fine (4) £200-£240 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 3 June 1960. The original recommendation states: ‘Sergeant Ryer joined the army in 1945 in the RASC. In 1946 he saw service in Greece and continued to serve with the Middle East Land Forces until September 1949. He was promoted Cpl in September 1948 and Sgt a year later. He returned to the United Kingdom in September 1949. He voluntarily transferred to the REME in 1951, and came to Nigeria in August 1953 serving with Nos 1 and 3 Command Wksps before joining this battalion in March 1954. Since then he has twice extended his service to enable him to complete the task which he had set himself of making his Nigerian successors completely competent in their duties before he leaves them to manage their own affairs. Sergeant Ryer is in charge of the technical repair and maintenance of all vehicles and other mechanical equipment on charge to 2nd Queen’s Own Nigeria Regiment. His untiring energy, and will to succeed, with which he has infected his subordinates, has improved the standard of vehicle mastership in this unit beyond recognition. It is due to his efforts, and his alone, that a very high standard has been attained despite tremendous difficulties caused by the steady reduction in the amount of European assistance and supervision available. At the same time as making this great contribution to day to day administration Sgt Ryer has devoted practically all the very little spare time left to him to instructing Nigerian NCOs and other ranks in their technical duties. This has gradually lead to the assumption of responsibilities by his subordinates so successfully that a very high standard can now be maintained in his absence. The admiration and respect which he has gained among Nigerian NCOs and other ranks, and the sound grounding he has given them by his untiring efforts for the later managing of their own affairs, is worthy of the best traditions of the Colonial Forces and deserving of the highest recognition.’

Copy Medal: Conspicuous Service Cross, E.VII.R., very fine £60-£80 --- The Conspicuous Service Cross was instituted in 1901 and converted to the Distinguished Service Cross in 1914. During its short life, only eight awards of the C.S.C. were made: five for South Africa 1899-1902, two for China 1900, and one for Somaliland in 1904.

Four: Private A. J. Pratley, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all crudely privately engraved ‘A. J. Pratley. O.B.L.I.’; together with five O.B.L.I. regimental prize medals and miscellaneous unit insignia, very fine Four: Private Leslie P. Green, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Oxfordshire Special Constabulary 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Leslie P. Green) mounted as worn; together with a white metal Oxfordshire Special Constable lapel badge, very fine (8) £60-£80

Four: Private G. Smith, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Royal Flying Corps, who was employed by the Great Western Railway 1914-15 Star (1514 Pte. G. Smith. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (20086 Pte. G. Smith. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal, contact marks and polished, nearly very fine (4) £80-£100 --- George Smith was born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, in January 1891 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 10 February 1912, giving his profession as railway porter. He served with 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915 and received a slight shrapnel wound to the face and chin on 16 March 1916. He is noted on a casualty form as being a Bugler, when admitted to 31st Ambulance Train, in August 1917, for ‘I.C.T.’ (Inflammation of Connective Tissue). He later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, as an aero fitter, being renumbered 406937, transferring in as A.M. 2, on 5 January 1918, and was promoted to A.M. 1, on 30 July 1918. He was transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve on 11 March 1919. Sold together with cast white metal oval Great Western Railway Company badge with blackened background with two lugs; hallmarked silver Great Western Railway Fifteen Years First Aid Efficiency fob medal (5032 George Smith 1945); National Union of Railwaymen 30 Years Membership lapel badge in silver and enamels; small white metal pendant with photograph, inscribed in ink to reverse ‘G. Smith’; three railway staff buttons, one large ‘GWR’ maker marked ‘Compton Sons & Webb, London’, and two smaller buttons with locomotive motif.

Silver Medal with straight bar suspension, 38mm, the obverse featuring a kneeling rifleman in the firing position, by J. S. Wyon, ‘In Defence of Our Queen and Country’ around, the reverse engraved ‘Captn. Dickinson’s Medal held by the Annual Best Shot N. 6 Compy. Victoria Rifles.’ within oak and laurel wreath, the edge plain, suspended from a blue riband with red edges, suspension claw loose, scratch to obverse field, edge bruising, nearly very fine £40-£50

Canada, Cross of Valour, gilt and enamel; Order of Canada, Officer’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of Nova Scotia, Member’s badge; silver-gilt and enamel; Medal of Bravery, E.II.R., silver, the first and third mounted court-style for individual wear, extremely fine (4) £120-£160

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (No. 48122. Chinese L.C.) die flaw to reverse field, suspension re-affixed, therefore good fine £50-£70

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal Harold Martin, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, for gallantry at night in capturing a German officer and three men in September 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1892 L. Cpl. H. Martin. 1/4 R. Lanc: Regt.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (200198 L. Cpl. H. Martin. R. Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1892 Cpl. H. Martin, R. Lanc. R.) mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 9 October 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and resource on the night of 8th-9th September 1915, near “Point 423”. He was on duty at a listening post about 12.30 a.m., when he saw a German Officer and two men approaching him. He remained silent till they were quite close, when he sprang suddenly into view shouting “Hands up”! They dropped their arms and put their hands up. He then saw a fourth German, and ordered the Officer to make him lay down his arms and join the party, which he did. He then stood guard over his prisoners and shouted for an escort, which marched them in. Lance-Corporal Martin then returned to his post, after collecting one revolver and three rifles belonging to the prisoners.’ Harold Martin was a native of Hallamshire and served in France with the 1/4th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment from 3 May 1915. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and illustration of the incident from Deeds that Thrill the Empire.

Waterloo 1815 (Ely Scholfiel-, Gun---, Royal -oot Artill---) fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension, severe edge bruising and overall wear affecting several letters of naming, poor condition £900-£1,200 --- Ely Scholfield enlisted into the Royal Foot Artillery in December 1811 and served at Waterloo in Captain and Brevet Major J. Brome’s Company. Sold with copied medal roll entry and some research notes.

1914 Star (No. 9363 2/Gde. Ward Servant Manuel (A.H.C.)); 1914-15 Star (No. 13273/Cl. S.A.S./ Sardar Khan, I.M.D.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (2438 Br. Bagga Khan, A.B.C.; 7740 W-Servt. Bhullan, A.H.C.; S.A.S. Ghulam Dast Gin Khan, I.M.D.) generally nearly very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Manuel and Bhullan served with the Army Hospital Corps; Sardar Khan and Ghulam Dast Gin Khan with the Indian Medical Department; and Bagga Khan served with the Army Bearer Corps.

A Great War ‘German East Africa’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lieutenant David Suttie, 7th South African Infantry, late Royal Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1451 C.S. Mjr: D. Suttie. 7/S.A. Inf:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (3122 Sgt. D. Suttie, 2nd Rl: Highldrs:); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (2nd Lt. D. Suttie) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917: ‘For devotion to duty. This Warrant Officer, by his untiring energy and devotion to duty has set an excellent example to the N.C.O.’s and men of the regiment.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 8 February 1917 (General J. Smuts’ despatch of 27 October 1916, for East Africa). David Suttie was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, on 1 August 1869. He served in the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) from 10 December 1886 until 11 March 1893, then joined the Dundee City Police as a constable before rejoining the Black Watch for service in the Boer War as a Sergeant from 1 February 1900 until 16 February 1901 (Queen’s medal with 4 clasps). Suttie remained in South Africa and joined the Transvaal Town Police, serving with them from February 1901 until the end of June 1908 by which time he was a Police Superintendent. By the time of the Great War, Suttie was living in Johannesburg and was employed as an electric pumpman by the Chamber of Mines. He attested for service in the South African forces on 11 November 1915, then aged 46 years, and was promoted to Sergeant-Major on 23 November 1915. He served with “A” Company, 7th South African Infantry in German East Africa from 1 December 1915 until 22 February 1917, as part of the force operating against von Lettow-Vorbeck. As part of 2nd South African Infantry Brigade they initially took part in General Smuts’ two-pronged invasion of G.E.A., being part of the column directly commanded by Smuts himself. In the period January to May 1916, 7th S.A.I. took part in operations south of Mount Kilimanjaro, including the ill-fated battle of Salaita Hill on 12 February, the capture of the Latema-Reata Hills on 11 March, and the crossing of the Himo River. In May 1916 the regiment was transferred to Van Deventer’s column, taking part in the march southwards from Dodoma to Morogoro, finally reaching Kilossa in October. He spent a month in Dodoma hospital in November and December 1916 suffering from lumbago. In January 1917 he was promoted Acting Regimental Sergeant Major and returned to South Africa the following month, where he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on 28 March. He re-embarked for G.E.A. on 18 June but was admitted to Dar-es-Salaam hospital with myalgia on 27 September. He returned to the Union, was admitted to Durban hospital on 21 October 1917, suffering from malaria, and was released from service on 22 December 1917. He re-enlisted in the 1st S.A.I. on 23 August 1918, on this occasion giving his age as 39 when, in fact, he had just turned 50! He was finally discharged on 10 February 1919. Sold with his Black Watch regimental diary for 1931 (issued through the South African Corps of Commissionaires) together with copied research including Boer War muster-roll for Angus which lists Suttie with a small photograph of him in uniform, S.A. service papers and various London Gazette entries.

Five: Chief Petty Officer W. G. Howitt, Royal Navy, who won the Naval Good Shooting Medal in 1913, when serving in H.M.S. Princess Royal, and subsequently served in her at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (180011, W. G. Howitt, Act. CPO., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (180011 W. G. Howitt. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (180011 W. G. Howitt, P.O. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Impregnable.); Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R. (180011 W. G. Howitt. P.O. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Princess Royal. 1913 4 In. B.L.) BWM partially officially corrected, very fine and better (5) £300-£400 --- William George Howitt was born on 6 July 1878, at Southampton, and commenced naval service as Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent, on 30 June 1894. He was appointed to H.M.S. Australia, on 24 October 1895, and to H.M.S. Imperieuse, on 5 March 1896, being advanced to Ordinary Seaman on 6 July 1896, and Able Seaman on 12 December 1897. He served in numerous ships during his naval career, including H.M.S. Tauranga, H.M.S. Excellent, H.M.S. Barfleur, H.M.S. Prince George, H.M.S. Impregnable, and H.M.S. Leviathan. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1911. Howitt was appointed to H.M.S. Princess Royal on 13 November 1912, and was awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal in 1913. He was promoted Acting Chief Petty Officer on 5 March 1915, and was confirmed in this rate on 5 March 1916. He served in H.M.S. Princess Royal for the majority of the Great War, and was present at the Battle of Heligoland Bight, in August 1914, before proceeding to the Caribbean Sea to prevent the German East Asia Squadron from using the Panama Canal. After the East Asia Squadron was sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December, Princess Royal rejoined the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron. During the Battle of Dogger Bank, the ship scored only a few hits, although one crippled the German armoured cruiser Blücher. Shortly afterward, she became the flagship of the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron. H.M.S. Princess Royal was moderately damaged during the Battle of Jutland and required a month and a half of repairs. Howitt then transferred to H.M.S. Iron Duke from 29 November 1916, and then to H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth to 21 April 1919, when he was demobilised to shore.

Three: Chief Yeoman of Signals F. R. Lawes, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.9658 F. R. Lawes. L. Sig. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.9658 F. R. Lawes. Y.S. H.M.S. Impregnable.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Francis Reginald Lawes was born on 6 September 1893, at Stokenham, Devon. He commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges II, on 21 September 1910. He was appointed Ordinary Signalman, on 6 September 1911; Signalman, H.M.S. King Alfred on 27 September 1912; and Leading Signaller, H.M.S. Endymion, on 13 October 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Vivid I, H.M.S. Blake (Musketeer), H.M.S. Egmont, H.M.S. Blenheim (Larne) and H.M.S. Northesk, being appointed Yeoman of Signals on 1 November 1918. Following the Great War he saw service in several ships, including H.M.S. Britannia, H.M.S. Diligence (Wren), H.M.S. Sandhurst (Wren), H.M.S. Volunteer, and H.M.S. Hood, being awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1926, and appointed Chief Yeoman of Signals, on 30 March 1927. He was discharged to pension on 5 November 1933. He was recalled for war service on 26 August 1939, but was deemed to be permanently unsuitable for naval service (P.U.N.S.) and released immediately.

A Collection of Shooting Medals and Badges awarded to Major R. A. Barzey, Royal Artillery Comprising a National Rifle Association Medallion, silvered, the reverse engraved ‘Bisley Meeting 1948, Rajah of Kolapore Imperial Challenge Cup’; N.R.A. 100 Roll Lapel Badges (3), for 1938, 1939, and 1948; N.R.A. Rifle Clubs Medal, bronze; N.R.A. Grand Aggregate 1948 Medal, bronze; M.R.A. Championships Medal 1948, silver; M.R.A. Severn Tunnel Medal 1947, bronze; Welsh Twenty Club Medals (2), one gilt and enamel, the other bronze and enamel; M.R.A. Birmingham Bisley Crosses (2), one silver and enamel, one bronze and enamel; Glamorganshire Rifle Association Championship Medal 1949, silver-gilt; together with a T.A. Lapel Badge; and 10 cloth badges, the majority relating to the National Rifle Association, Glamorgan Rifle Association, or Bisley Competitions, generally good very fine (lot) £100-£140 --- Sold together with two mounted photographs, of the ‘Mother Country’ team that won the Kolapore Cup at Bisley in both 1946 and 1948 (with Barzey scoring 138 in 1946 and top scoring with 143 in 1948); two Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Highest Possible Score Certificates, both named to the recipient, and dated 1 March 1948 and 12 December 1948 respectively; Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Daily Telegraph Small Bore Rifle Club Competition Winner’s Certificate, 1938; and N.R.A. Journal British Hundred Roll Certificate, dated 1946.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (4086 Corpl. A Buddle 1st Bn. 6th Regt.) toned, very fine £180-£220 --- Alexander Buddle is confirmed on the medal roll as a Corporal. The presence of a regimental number suggests a slightly later issue.

A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Commander E. Duffett, Royal Navy, whose career in the Royal Navy spanned almost half a century The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (E. Duffet [sic], Ldg. Sean., H.M.S. Active.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (E. Duffett, Gunr. R.N. H.M.S. Cygnet.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. E. Duffett. R.N.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, very light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. O.B.E. London Gazette 1 April 1919: ‘For valuable services in connection with recruiting.’ Edward Duffett served very nearly fifty years in the Royal Navy, commencing his time as a Boy 2nd Class in 1870 and ultimately receiving the O.B.E. as a Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April 1919. Born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 3 September 1855 he joined the service as a Boy 2nd Class serving in H.M.S. Inconstant on 13 April 1870. He served in H.M.S. Spartan for two years and was advanced Able Seaman in June 1875. Drafted to H.M.S. Active on 15 April 1877, he served in her during the South African War, rising to Leading Seaman in April 1878 and to Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1879 with immediate advancement to Petty Officer 1st Class one month later. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 November 1883 as a Petty Officer 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Neptune just two months prior to his promotion to Gunner, R.N., on 4 January 1884, when he was appointed to H.M.S. Cygnet for her commission ending on 15 March 1887. Duffett subsequently served as a Gunner R.N. aboard H.M. Ships Cygnet (1884-87), St. Vincent (1887-90), Gannet (1890-94), Excellent (1894-1900), and Tamar (1900-02), and received promotion to Chief Gunner R.N. on 1 April 1903. He served on the books of H.M.S. President (1906-08) and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in October 1908. When due to be placed on the Retired List on reaching the age of 55 years in September 1910 he received special dispensation, retaining employment in the Recruiting Service since he was ‘very largely responsible for working up the recruiting in his District’, serving on the books in H.M.S. Pembroke from April 1911 to the cessation of hostilities for duties with the East London Recruiting District. He received promotion to Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October 1916, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the end of the War. Reverting to the Retired List on 1 January 1920, he died from chronic bronchitis on 26 February 1942, aged 86 years. Sold with copied research. Note: Duplicate South Africa Medal and clasp issued on 16 February 1887.

Silver Medal with ring suspension, 35mm, the obverse featuring a central shield bearing the Arms of Paddington, ‘26th Middlesex Paddington Rifle Volunteers’ around, the reverse engraved ‘Regimental Championship 1906 Color Sergt. A. A. Robertson. Points 148.’ within laurel wreath, the edge plain, suspended from a purple riband with top silver riband buckle, about extremely fine £50-£70

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Captn. W. B. Legard. 31st. Regt. N.I.) nearly extremely fine £600-£800 --- Provenance: George McIlroy Collection. William Barnabas Legard was born at Ganton, Yorkshire, on 27 December 1809, the son of the Reverend William Legard, Vicar of Ganton, and was commissioned Ensign on 18 June 1828. Posted to the 30th Bengal Native Infantry, he exchanged to the 31st Bengal Native Infantry on 12 August 1830, and served in the action against the Chuars in 1832. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1834, he saw further action against the Kols in 1837-38, and then took part in the First Afghan War, being present at the Capture of Ghazni (Medal) and the Capture of Kelat. Promoted Captain on 2 February 1845, he saw further action in the Second Sikh War, being present at the action at Sadulpur, the Battles of Chilianwala and Goojerat, and the pursuit of the Sikhs and Afghans to Peshwar (Medal and two clasps). He took part in the operations against the Kohat Pass Afridis in February 1850, and subsequently helped suppress the Santal Revolt of 1855. Legard served with the 31st Bengal Native Infantry in Saugor District during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, and was promoted Major on 20 June 1858. The Revolt in Central lndia, by R. G. Burton gives the following account: ‘On 18 July a company of the 31st, with two Europeans officers, was sent from Saugor to Bencika. On 21 July the rebels from Bencika, having been reinforced from Shahgarh, advanced with one gun to attack this detachment, but they were repulsed and their gun was captured. The rajah sent a message on 25 July to say that he would give up the European prisoners from Lalitpur, and the detachment moved out to receive them, but was treacherously fired on. He then sent word that he would exchange them for the gun, but this was evidently false; and as Major Legard, who commanded the detachment, was not strong enough to attack the rebels, he withdrew to Saugor, taking the captured gun. The two companies of the 31st, with two guns which they manned, and some eighty of the 3rd Irregular Cavalry, as well as two companies of the 42nd, remained at Damoh, and had several engagements with the rebels, killing some fifty men in one fight.’ Legard remained on duty at Saugor, and on 27 August attacked a party of the rebels assembled at Sumrskoh, about five miles from Sunodah; one man was killed and his head sent into Saugor. He was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 31 December 1861, and died at Shalford, Surrey, on 27 January 1890. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of a portrait of the recipient.

Three: Plumber R. J. Netherton, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (159918 R. J. Netherton. Pbr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (159918 R. J. Netherton, Plumr., H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh.) good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Richard James Netherton was born on 27 January 1869, at Plymouth, Devon. He commenced naval service as a Plumber’s Mate in H.M.S. Indus, on 16 April 1891, and was advanced to Plumber in H.M.S. Vivid II, on 27 February 1896. He served in several ships including H.M.S. Indus, H.M.S. Europa, H.M.S. Niobe, H.M.S. Sutlej and H.M.S. Caernarvon. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1906, and was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Actaeon on 1 April 1913, but was recalled for service in the Great War, and appears to have spent most of the War serving in H.M. Hospital Ship St. Margaret of Scotland, which was provided and equipped for the Royal Navy by the Scottish branch of the British Red Cross Society. He was demobilised from H.M.S. Impregnable, on 29 December 1919.

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 B. Whiteley, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Arabian Peninsula (2547211 Sjt. B. Whiteley. R.E.M.E.) unofficial retaining rod between clasps; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2547211 w. o. cl. 2. B. Whiteley. R.E.M.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (2547211 W. O. Cl. 2. B. Whiteley. REME.) mounted for wear, with (2) named identity discs, generally very fine or better (5) £360-£440

Four: Captain T. J. Mackie, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (Capt. T. J. Mackie. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. T. J. Mackie.); Coronation 1937, unnamed, the first three mounted as worn, together with mounted set of four miniatures, nearly extremely fine £80-£100 --- Sold with a George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, hallmarked silver prize medal 1913 (”Cockburn” House Team Cpl. J. H. Mackie) and five various British Medical Association medals, including three with ‘Vice President’ top suspension bars and two with ‘Pathology & Bacteriology’ bars, variously dated 1924, 1927 and 1932, these all unnamed.

Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (LCpl D F Macdonald REME 25192046) mounted as originally worn, good very fine £100-£140

Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, silver, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, all on original (Gentleman’s) mounting pins, with lady’s bow ribands stuck on with adhesive for display purposes, edge bruise to first, very fine and better (3) £100-£140

Pair: Police Constable H. Williams, Metropolitan Police Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. H. Williams); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, very fine (2) £50-£70 --- A Station Police Sergeant Herbert Henry Williams, Metropolitan Police, appears on the medal roll for the 1935 Jubilee Medal.

Abyssinia 1867 (529 S. Salisbury 1st Battn, 4th K.O.R. Regt.) suspension neatly repaired, heavy edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £200-£240 --- Sold with copied medal roll entry confirming Private Samuel Salisbury.

Three: Sergeant J. Rowe, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Tank Corps and 11th Hussars, who was taken Prisoner of War in the retreat to Dunkirk 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (549782 Sjt. J. Rowe. Oxf. & Bucks) minor edge bruising to last, generally very fine Three: Private N. E. Rogers, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner of War in the retreat to Dunkirk 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (5382297 Pte. N. E. Rogers. Oxf. & Bucks.); together with a Dunkirk Commemorative Medal, minor edge bruising to EM, generally very fine (7) £140-£180 --- James Rowe attested for the Tank Corps on 23 July 1929, transferring from the 11th Hussars. Following the termination of his engagement he re-enlisted into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 5 January 1938 and served with the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was taken prisoner of war in May 1940, in the retreat to Dunkirk, and was held at Camp 383, Hohenfels. N. E. Rogers attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was initially reported missing in May 1940, in the retreat to Dunkirk, but was subsequently confirmed as a prisoner of war and was held at Camp 344, Lamsdorf (Oberschlesien).

Germany, Prussia, Military Merit Medal, F.W.III.R, Second Class Medal, silver; Hohenzollern Campaign medal 1848-49, combatant’s type, bronze; Military Long Service Decoration, F.W.III.R., Cross for 25 Years’ Service, gilt; King Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897, bronze; together with a reduced size version; Railway Long Service Decoration, for 25 Years’ Service, by Godet, Berlin, maker’s name and silver mark to reverse, with pin-back suspension, good very fine and better (6) £120-£160