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Lot 114
Hornby. O gauge collection of wagons, generally good plus or better, with Portland Blue Circle Cement, Robert Hudson Ltd Leeds, Manchester Oil Refinery, etc. plus clockwork with key LMS maroon 2270 0-4-0T (some paint and varnish deterioration). Contents unchecked for completeness. Viewing recommended. Qty 13+loco
Lot 2
A K.P.M. awarded to Deputy Chief Constable O. Robotham, Berkshire Constabulary King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Oliver Robotham. Dep. Ch. Const. Berks. Constab.) with original pin, in fitted case of issue, embossed ‘O Robotham Presented by H.M. King George V. February 23 1911’, edge bruise, contact marks, very fine £500-£700 --- Oliver Robotham was born in Stepney, London on 10 August 1848 and appears in the 1871 census as a Police Constable in the City of London, and in the 1881 census as a Police Officer and Housekeeper, living in Cannon Street, City of London. He subsequently served with the Abingdon Borough Police as a Superintendent, and was later appointed Deputy Chief Constable on the establishment of the Berkshire Constabulary. He was awarded the King’s Police Medal in 1910, which was presented to him by H.M. the King in February 1911. He died, aged 66, on 10 December 1914.
Lot 22
Pair: Second Lieutenant E. T. R. Hoare, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. T. R. Hoare.) very fine Pair: Acting Warrant Officer Class II T. H. Frostick, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6155 A. W. O. Cl. 2. T. H. Frostick. R. Berks. R.) very fine Pair: Sergeant J. F. Hankins, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (10134 Sjt. J. F. Hankins. R. Berks. R.) very fine (6) £90-£120 --- Edward Thompson Rowland Hoare, a Schoolmaster, was born in Bitterne, Hampshire on 27 February 1880. He attested for the Hampshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served initially with them on the Western Front from March 1916. After further service with the Dorset Regiment, he was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He died, aged 93, in Southampton on 14 June 1973. Thomas Henry Frostick, a Chimney Sweep, was born in Brentwood, Essex on 6 February 1879. He attested for service with the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. Appointed Acting Warrant Officer Class II, he saw later service with the Labour Corps. He died, aged 57, in Wallisdown, Dorset, on 20 August 1936. John Frederick Hankins, a Schoolmaster, was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1883. He attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion on the Western Front from 25 July 1915. Appointed Sergeant, he was twice hospitalised due to Shell Shock, and was discharged ‘No Longer Physically Fit’ on 27 February 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 321,778. He emigrated to Canada, and died soon after in Montreal on 21 October 1918.
Lot 15
Seven: Captain S. O. Belcher, Royal Berkshire Regiment, later Army Education Corps 1914-15 Star (11247 Sjt. S. O. Belcher. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (11247 Sjt. S. O. Belcher. R. Berks. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (7730737 W.O. Cl. 1. S. O. Belcher. A.E.C.) mounted for wear, contact marks, nearly very fine (7) £160-£200 --- Stanley Oswald Belcher was born in Cookham, Berkshire in 1893. He attested into the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War, and served on the Western Front with the 5th Battalion from 30 May 1915. He continued to serve post war, transferring to the Army Education Corps and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving as Regimental Sergeant Major. Commissioned Lieutenant on 14 April 1939, he served at home during the Second World War, and was promoted Captain. He died in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 2 November 1963.
Lot 558
A Small Collection of Royal Air Force Trophies. Comprising ‘R.A.F. Boking Championship 1923 Light Weight Winner F/O. G. Lugg’ 90mm tall, 75mm diameter, with handles, silver, with additional wooden base; ‘Tennis Trophy (Indiv.) The Sergts. Messes R.A.F. Cranwell, Presented by Air Commodore C. A. H. Longcroft, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., Winner, 1924, G. W. Mitchell. F/Sgt.’, 103mm tall, 53mm diameter, without handles, silver; ‘R.A.F. Cranwell 1925 Long Jump Second D. L. Grigg’, 51mm tall, 48mm diameter, with handles, silver, with additional wooden base; ‘R.A.F. Aboukir 1928 Mens Handicap Doubles Won by Group Capt. Brooke and Sq/Ldr. Fuller’, 98mm tall, 50mm diameter, without handles, silver; ‘R.A.F. Iraq Command Diving Championship Hinaisi 1936. Fancy Diving. First. L:A:C: M. G. Farr. 84 Sdn’, the trophy in the form of a poised diver, 100mm tall, with outstretched arms, silver, mounted on a wooden plinth bearing the inscribed silver plaque; ‘Ground Studies Trophy Sergeant F. Little Air Electronics School’, 99mm tall, 52mm diameter, with handles, electro-plated, with additional wooden base, all except the diving trophy in the form of silver cups, and all except the last hallmarked; together with ‘The Wakefield R.A.F. Boxing Trophy’ prize medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Lightweight won by A.C.II Milton R.A.F. 1928’, in wooden box, generally good condition (7) £300-£400
Lot 74
A fine post-War C.B.E., ‘Pathfinder Squadron Commander’s’ D.S.O., ‘1940’ D.F.C. and post-war Q.C.B.C. group of ten awarded to Wellington and Stirling pilot Group Captain O. R. Donaldson, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 34 operational sorties with 115 Squadron between September 1939 - August 1940, before going on to command 7 Squadron, October 1942 - May 1943. Mentioned in Despatches twice for the Second World War, awarded the Q.C.B.C. for his part during a bomb explosion at R.A.F. Marham in September 1954, and further Mentioned in Despatches for services in the Suez The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, blue enamel damage; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1943’, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver-gilt; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1940’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Near East, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Act. Gp. Cpt. O. R. Donaldson. R.A.F.) second clasp loose on riband, as issued, breast awards mounted as originally worn, with Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Emblem and a Path Finder Force Badge, all housed in custom made display case, generally very fine or better, unless otherwise stated (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1953. D.S.O. London Gazette 11 June 1943: ‘Group Captain Donaldson has completed a large number of sorties since the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. During the six months he has commanded the squadron, it has maintained its fine operational record and fresh honours have been achieved. By his sound organisation, thorough training and personal example, he has fashioned a first class fighting unit. Each operation is most carefully planned and executed and nothing which deserved his personal attention is omitted. Group Captain Donaldson’s firm and tactful handling of aircrews, his cheerful spirit and devotion to duty have earned him the unswerving loyalty of all ranks. He is a skilful pilot with a fine record of successful bombing sorties against the enemy. His example as a captain of aircraft has been an inspiration to his unit.’ O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1948. D.F.C. London Gazette 11 June 1940: ‘One night in May, 1940, this officer was captain of an aircraft detailed to attack focal points behind the enemy’s positions. In the neighbourhood of Hirson he came under heavy anti-aircraft fire which he regarded as indicating that he was near a profitable objective. In spite of the enemy fire Flying Officer Donaldson made five attacks on a road through a nearby wood. As a result a large fire and thirteen violent explosions occurred in what must have been an important enemy dump. He has consistently shown the highest degree of courage and determination.’ Q.C.B.C. London Gazette 25 January 1955: ‘The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the publication of the names of the undermentioned personnel who have been commended for gallantry displayed when two 1,000lb. bombs exploded without warning at Royal Air Force Station, Marham, on 20 September 1954.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1945 and 1 January 1946. M.I.D. London Gazette 13 June 1957 (Suez). Oliver Russell Donaldson was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada in January 1912. He was appointed to a Short Service Commission as Acting Pilot Officer on probation, General Duties Branch, Royal Air Force in November 1936. Donaldson was confirmed as a Pilot Officer the following year, and advanced to Flying Officer in November 1937. Donaldson was posted as a pilot for operational flying with 115 Squadron (Wellingtons) at Marham. Between September 1939 - August 1940 he flew in at least 34 operational sorties over Germany, Norway, France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark. Donaldson took part in the disastrous attack on the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau when they attempted to move from their berths towards Norway, 7 April 1940. The Squadron were subsequently engaged in attacking enemy shipping of Norway and occupied airfields. When the German attack on France opened, 115 Squadron began raids in Germany and, later occupied Europe. Donaldson was awarded the D.F.C., and advanced to Flight Lieutenant in September 1940. He was proceeding on a well-earned leave to Canada when his Log Book was “lost at sea due to enemy action”. Donaldson advanced to Temporary Squadron Leader in December 1941, and served as commanding officer of 7 Squadron (Stirlings) at Oakington, 2 October 1942 - 3 May 1943. In late 1942 the Squadron was one of five squadrons selected to form the nucleus of the Pathfinder Force. Donaldson was awarded the D.S.O., and advanced to Wing Commander in August 1943. He served as Station Commander of R.A.F. Wyton, July 1944 - February 1945. Donaldson advanced to Group Captain in July 1952, and was rewarded with the Q.C.B.C. for his involvement in the following incident: ‘On 20th September 1954, two 1,000lb bombs exploded on the perimeter track at Marham, killing an NCO. The squadron’s Operations Record Book shows: ‘On Monday 20th September, 2 x 1000lb bombs exploded accidentally some 150 yards from the squadron dispersal and several of the squadron’s aircraft were damaged. The damage to most was very slight but one aircraft WK133 received damage which has entailed placing it CAT3. A piece of shrapnel entered the port lower mainplane skin inboard of rib 6 and ricocheted forward passing through rib 6, the main spar and rib 7, after which it passed through the trailing edge of the aileron. The top skin of the mainplane was slightly buckled along the path of the shrapnel. As a result of this damage, the aircraft needs a complete port mainplane change.’ An additional section records: ‘One airman from the squadron, LAC Hopkins, together with two airmen from 115 Squadron, distinguished themselves by rescuing chief technician Bawley, the tractor driver. The three airmen were approximately 200 yards from the scene of the accident but within 30 seconds they had chief technician Bawley clear of the tractor, this regardless of the fact that there were four more unexploded 1000lb bombs lying on the peritrack and that shrapnel was falling about them whilst they were running towards the tractor. It was unfortunate that, in spite of their efforts, chief technician Bawley died after being admitted to King’s Lynn Hospital.” Group Captain Donaldson retired in May 1957. Sold with copied research.
Lot 137
A particularly fine Second World War Mosquito navigator's D.F.M. group of four awarded to Pilot Officer L. J. Etheridge, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who completed 50 sorties over France, Holland and Germany in 1944-45, an action packed tour that included a brace of crash-landings back in England after damage sustained in action - once on one engine with a hung-up 500lb. bomb: so, too, the spectacular daylight raids on the S.S.-occupied Chateau de Fou in August 1944 and S.S. barracks at Arnhem in the following month Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1603309. F/Sgt. L. J. Etheridge. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally good very fine (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. D.F.M. London Gazette 8 May 1945. The original recommendation states: 'Flight Sergeant Etheridge has completed 50 sorties with his pilot, Flight Lieutenant Gasson, including three daylight operations. This N.C.O. has proved himself to be an excellent operational Navigator. He has never failed to bring his pilot to the target area, often despite poor weather conditions and without navigational aids. Some of the sorties in which he was engaged involved very deep penetrations into enemy territory, where accurate navigation, without Gee facilities, was vital to the success of the missions. The results obtained by this Navigator and his pilot have been outstandingly good as the following examples will show. On the night of 6-7 August 1944, a moving light was attacked in France and due to the fact that the attack was pressed home to a low level the port engine was hit by a ricochet and caught fire at 1500 feet. The port propeller was feathered and the graviner switch operated. The return flight was made on one engine and Flight Sergeant Etheridge's accurate navigation brought them safely to England. It was found that height could not be maintained with the result that the English coast was crossed at 400 feet and a crash landing made at Ford. On the night of 4-5 October 1944, when carrying out a patrol over Holland and Germany, two trains were found in a railway station at Millingen, which were attacked with bombs and cannon. A large explosion followed the attack and later a fire started. During the same patrol a tug and six barges were found and successfully strafed. Flight Sergeant Etheridge also took part in the successful daylight operations against the chateau south of Chatellerault on 2nd August, trains at Chalons on 25 August 1944 and on the barracks at Arnhem on 17 September 1944. Flight Sergeant Etheridge possesses great determination and coolness in times of crisis. His fine offensive spirit, which is equal to that of his pilot, has gone to make an ideal Mosquito crew. In view of his fine operational record, I strongly recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.' Laurence James Etheridge was born in Hampshire in January 1921. He commenced his operational career with 107 Squadron, a Mosquito unit of 2nd Tactical Air Force's 138 Wing, operating out of Lasham, in July 1944, when, with his New Zealander pilot, Flight Lieutenant L. Gasson, he completed an offensive patrol over Vire-Falaise-Trouville sector on the night of the 24th-25th. Indeed it was to prove the first of a spate of such patrols in support of the Allied landings, 107’s Mosquito VIs targeting enemy troops, transport and communications, often with great success, according to the Squadron's Operational Record Book (O.R.B.), by means of bombing and cannon fire delivered from altitudes as low as 500-1000 feet. Success was also dependent on a bright moon, a case in point being Etheridge's third sortie - against targets in the upper reaches of the Seine, from Rouen on the night of 30-31 July - when 107's Mosquitoes strafed and bombed a variety of trains, bridges, roads and in fact, any moving lights, but not without interference from the usual flak concentrations which had a habit of 'creeping up on the unwary'. Etheridge's next sortie was of the daylight variety, one of a series of famous strikes against the S.S. and Gestapo, in this case an attack on troops of the notorious 158th “Security” Regiment - who had recently murdered members of the S.A.S. - in the Chateau de Fou, south of Chatellerault on 2 August, a spectacular raid captured on camera, and one in which his aircraft, Mosquito A-NT. 136, formed part of the third wave - never the best place to be with aroused defences: ‘In the woods to the immediate south of the Chateau, one large explosion was seen after a cannon attack, possibly from motor transport. Bombs landed all round the Chateau but no direct hit was claimed. Strikes were obtained on the roof in a cannon attack and a small fire was seen to start inside. Aircraft ‘D’ sustained the loss of one engine over the target and crash landed at Thorney Island - crew unhurt. The trip back was uneventful except for a little flak soon after leaving the target, which was successfully avoided by all except F./O. Staple in Aircraft ‘J’ ... It is doubtful if the Chateau was entirely destroyed but troops possibly hiding in the woods would have been eliminated’ (107’s Squadron Operational Record Book refers). Two days later Etheridge was part of a Squadron effort to lend support to the Army in the Caen sector, when 'much activity was seen in the battle zone and flak was very considerable', while on the night of 6-7 August, as cited above, he and Gasson were compelled to return from France on one engine, the other having been set alight by a ricochet from their own low-level cannon-fire - not mentioned, however, is the fact they were carrying a hung-up 500lb. bomb as they made their crash landing at Ford in Sussex and that said bomb exploded just two minutes after they had scrambled clear of the wreckage. Notwithstanding such a close-call, both were back in action over France, chasing trains out of Paris, the very next night. So, too, on the 8th-9th, evidence indeed of 107's constant operational agenda, another three nights of successive operations taking place between the 12th-15th, in one of which further trains were shot up in the Falaise sector. And as if this "three-nighter" agenda were not punishing enough, Etheridge and Gasson were called upon to carry out two sorties on the night of 16th-17th, both of them strikes against barges on the Seine - such was the ferocity of the flak that neither could see the results of their attacks. Bad weather then having intervened, their next sortie was flown on the night of 23-24 August, on a line between Cap D'Antifer and Lens, another on the 24th-25th, and a daylight operation against railway targets at Chalons in the afternoon of the latter date - a spectacular mission in which a number of oil-trains were hit, exploding 'with a terrific mushroom of flame and black smoke', but a mission, too, in which most of the participating aircraft were also damaged by return fire: a vivid portrayal of 107’s Mosquito VIs on a low-level railway strike over France, by David Pentalnd, is available as a limited edition print from Cranston Fine Arts. The Squadron now having moved to Epinoy, France, September started with a deep penetration sortie into Holland and Germany on the night of the 5th-6th, severe jamming preventing the use of GEE and making Etheridge's navigation role all the more difficult, while on the 9th-10th eight of 107s aircraft destroyed a brace of ammunition trains between Metz and Morhange, taking it in turns to carry out devastating cannon and machine-gun attacks. A successful sortie to Holland followed on the night of the 11th-12th, a less successful one on the 13th-14th, while on the 17th Etheridge and Gasson, piloti...
Lot 3
A Second War K.P.F.S.M. for Distinguished Service and Great War ‘Murmansk’ M.S.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Fire Officer E. F. Batchford, Reading Borough Fire Brigade, late Acting Warrant Officer Class II, Royal Army Ordnance Corps King’s Police and Fire Service Medal, G.VI.R., for Distinguished Service (Ernest F. Batchford, Div. Off. 15 (Reading) Fire Force); British War and Victory Medals (01181 A. W. O. Cl. 2. E. F. Batchford. A.O.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (01181 S.Sjt - A. S.Q.M. Sjt - E. F. Batchford. R.A.O.C.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers Long Service Medal (Second Officer E. F. Batchford - 1938.); National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, with clasps for ‘Twenty Years’ and ‘Five Years’ (4500 Ernest F. Batchford); Defence Medal, mounted for wear in this order, the Defence Medal loose, contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (8) £600-£800 --- K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette, 31 December 1946. M.S.M. London Gazette, 3 October 1919. Ernest Francis Batchford was born in Gloucester on 5 May 1893. A Fireman serving with Gloucester Fire Brigade since 1912, he attested for the Army Ordnance Corps for service during the Great War, and was appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major. His Meritorious Service Medal, awarded for Murmansk, was one of just seven such awards to his Corps. Discharged to the Reserve on 1 October 1919, he moved to Reading Fire Service where, he was later appointed Divisional Fire Officer. His King’s Police and Fire Service Medal was presented to him on 1 April 1947 by Mr. H. A. Benyon, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, at Caversham Fire Station. He died in Reading, Berkshire, aged 72, on 23 June 1965. Sold together with a Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes medal named to the recipient.
Lot 110
A scarce Edward Medal Second Class for Mines awarded to Mr. Archer Cartwright, Under Manager of the Russell Colliery, for his gallantry during the Dudley Colliery Fire on 17 April 1910 Edward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., 2nd Class, bronze (Archer Cartwright) mounted with the original investiture hook, good very fine £1,500-£2,000 --- E.M. London Gazette 5 August 1910: Mr. Archer Cartwright, Under Manager, Russell Colliery [in a joint citation with Isaiah Walker, Miner, Russell Colliery; Samuel Slater, Miner, Russell Colliery; and Anthony Willets, Miner, Russell Colliery] ‘On the 17th April 1910, an underground fire, in which the lives of two workmen were lost, occurred at the Russell Colliery, near Dudley, Staffordshire- a district where the workings are peculiarly liable to spontaneous combustion. The fire broke out at a point about 114 yards from the bottom of the downcast shaft, and when it was discovered by smoke issuing from the upcast shaft, the Manager of the mine, accompanied by several workmen, proceeded to the spot to try and put the fire out. After working for a considerable time in the heat and smoke, two of the party, Archer Cartwright (Under Manager) and Anthony Willets, were sent to the surface for tools, leaving the Manager and two workmen to proceed with the work of fighting the fire. In their absence, both the Manager, who, feeling the effects of the smoke, had walked back a short distance, and the two workmen were overcome by the noxious atmosphere. Willets, on his return, found the Manager unconscious and dragging him, in spite of his very heavy weight, to the bottom of the shaft, brought him safely to the surface. Willets and Cartwright and a third man named Samuel Slater then descended the shaft in order to try and rescue the two workmen who had succumbed. They found them and attempted to carry them back; but Willets, who was already exhausted by his previous efforts, gave signs of giving way, and Cartwright and Slater also feeling ill-effects, they were all compelled to return and leave the two unfortunate workmen. On their way back, Willets fell down unconscious, and Cartwright and Slater, being unable to help him, made their way with difficulty to the surface. They were able, however, to tell Isaiah Walker of Willets’ condition, and he volunteered to try and bring Willets out. Descending the mine alone, and crawling on his hands and knees under the smoke, Walker managed to reach Willets, whom he found lying on his face about 27 yards from the shaft. Seizing him by the shoulders, Walker managed to drag Willets to the shaft bottom, and then took him up in the cage. Walker again went down the shaft in the hope of reaching the two workmen left in the mine; but this time he was unsuccessful, and was forced to come back.’ The Dudley Colliery Fire ‘On Sunday morning a fire, which resulted in the loss of two lives, broke out in No. 5 Pit, Windmill End, known as the Russell Hall Colliery, Dudley. The victims were John Davies and Tom Robinson. It appears that four men were working in the mine on Saturday night, namely Sam Slater, Isaiah Walker, Sam Brookes, and Joe Hughes. They came up between twelve and one o’clock for their supper, and when they got back down to the bottom of the shaft they noticed something was wrong. There was a smell of fire in the main roadway. They reported this, and immediately went down again. It was then found that the timber in the mine was in flames, and they worked on the fire until four o´clock on the Sunday morning, when the two unfortunate men, Robinson and Davies, relieved them. The manager (Mr. Alderson), and the under-manager (Mr. Cartwright) were also in the workings, together with a miner named Willets. Brookes and Slater went home, but Slater and Walker remained in case they should be wanted. About five o’clock they became anxious and went down again and rendered further assistance. Willets and Mr. Cartwright meanwhile returned to the bank for tools to make a sand dam, the fire having got out of hand, and the emitted fumes being too overpowering. Willets was the first to return, and upon going into the workings found Mr. Alderson lying on the ground in a state of semi-consciousness. With great difficulty he managed to drag him to the pit bottom, and he was quickly conveyed to the bank. It was then recognised that the position of the other two men must be serious, for they were further in the workings than Mr. Alderson. Willets, although suffering somewhat from the effects of the fumes himself, pluckily returned again to the pit in company with Mr. Cartwright and several others. The fumes were so deadly that the rescue party could not endure them for many minutes together, and had to be drawn to the top with great speed. Mr. Cartwright found the bodies of the two men lying in the roadway, and tried to drag them away, but he had to beat a hasty retreat for his own safety. At six o’clock Dr. Dando, who resides nearby, was sent for, and he pluckily descended the shaft as soon as he arrived. The rescue party then attempted to put in a sand dam, which they accomplished with great difficulty. The two men, Robinson and Davies, were found dead at about 9:30 a.m. Many deeds of splendid heroism are reported. Mr. Alderson, the manager, and Mr. Cartwright, his deputy, were overcome on several occasions; in fact, at one time as many as six of the rescue party were lying unconscious in the engine house. Dr. Dando remained down the pit for more than three hours, rendering what assistance he could to the relief parties. Eventually he was overcome by the fumes, and had to be conveyed to the top in a tub. Artificial respiration was resorted to in each case, and when the men came to themselves they reeled as though they were drunk. Most of the men were sent home to bed, and Dr. Dando speaks very highly of the heroism displayed. When called, Dr. Dando lost no time in getting to the pit, hurrying from his house with his dressing gown, wasting no time in getting dressed. The men speak of his actions with the greatest admiration. “I had to restrain a number of the men”, said the doctor in an interview, “from going back in their endeavour to fetch their comrades. It would have been certain death to them. I was proud of these men. I have never seen anything to equal it. They were nobly led by Mr. Alderson, and I cannot say how it is that he is alive today. I am sure that greater deeds of heroism have never before been seen upon a battlefield. When the men were making the dam to keep back the foul air they could not hold the shovel for more than a minute. They then had to go back to the bottom of the shaft to get air, and then rush back again. They worked splendidly. Of course, as the dam was constructed the danger from the foul air became less, and they could proceed with less difficulty.”’ (Dudley Herald, 23 April 1910 refers). Archer Cartwright was born in Lye, Worcestershire, in September 1882, and was presented with his Edward Medal by H.M. King George V at Buckingham Palace on 2 August 1910. Sold with a large quantity of copied research.
Lot 403
A LARGE CHINESE GOLD, SILVER AND TURQUOISE INLAID BRONZE GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOUWARRING STATES PERIODThe hook with a bird’s head terminal and an arched shaft decorated in gold and silver with an intricate geometric pattern of lozenges, circles and spirals, on a ground filled with turquoise inlay. The underside with a circular button, 482g, 25.5cm long, 3.5cm wide.Provenance: from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 1871-1949.Published: O Kümmel, Chinesische Kunsthaus, Zweihundert Hauptwerke der Ausstellung der Gesellschaft, f Ostas, Kunsthaus, Berlin, 1930, pl.XLIII. D Goldschmidt, L’Art chinois, Paris, 1931, p.60, pl.25. O Sirén, Kinas Konst under Tre Artusenden, Stockholm, 1942-43, I, pl.76b. H F E Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1947, no.61, pl.43. & Georges A Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Adolphe Stoclet Collection (part I), Brussels, 1956, pp.376-379.Cf. M Knight, Bronze in Chinese Culture from the Shang to the Tang Dynasty, Orientations, August 1994, for a closely related hook of a similar size from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 52.58.For other similar garment hooks, see Christie’s, New York, 25th September 2020, Property from the Collection of Dr Robert and Mrs Patricia Jacobsen, lot 1529, and Sotheby’s, New York, 20th March 2007, lot 541, for an example from the Dupont d’Isigny Collection. 戰國 銅錯金銀嵌琉璃綠松石帶鉤來源：Adolphe Stoclet (斯托克萊1871-1949）收藏。出版：O Kümmel, Chinesische Kunsthaus, Zweihundert Hauptwerke der Ausstellung der Gesellschaft, f Ostas, Kunsthaus, Berlin, 1930年, 圖版XLIII. D Goldschmidt, L’Art chinois, Paris, 1931年, 頁60, 圖版25。O Sirén, Kinas Konst under Tre Artusenden, Stockholm, 1942-43年, I, 圖版76b. H F E Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1947年, 編號61, 圖版43, 及Georges A Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Adolphe Stoclet Collection (part I), Brussels, 1956年, 頁376-379。
Lot 290
A thin 18ct gold wedding band, finger size O, 0.8g gross; a pair of 9ct gold garnet stud earrings, 2.9g gross; a 9ct gold mechanical wrist watch on expanding bracelet marked '9ct', 23.4g gross inclusive of movement; an oval locket with enamel to one side; a pair of Victorian gilt and dark pink stone set drop earrings; together with three brooches and part of a buckle
Lot 168
Two Royal Doulton bone china figurines to include: 'Top O' The Hill' and 'Diana Princess of Wales', together with three Royal Worcester porcelain figurines to include: 'Masquerade', 'The Queen's 80th Birthday 2206' figure and 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Wedding Anniversary' figure. (5) (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 197
Leather suitcase, the interior revealing 2, 600th Japanese National Anniversary (1940 Medal in original box), soldier service paybook, brass compass, silver Florin, Irish coin dish, Whisky pourer, candle holder and snuffer, magnifying glass etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Service paybook issued to Possibly 84712 Speake R. O.
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