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Click here to subscribeBahamas Gold 50 Dollars 1973, struck to commemorate Independence Day (10 July 1973), weight 15.65g, .500 gold (12ct); obv. Machin portrait of the Queen, rev. 2 flamingos & rising sun in background; set in a mount (which should be removable without damaging the coin), a few light hairlines o/wise BU
George V, Sovereign 1928SA (Pretoria Mint) light contact marks VF, set in a hallmarked 9ct gold ringmount with attached chain, total weight 13.37g, together with a half sovereign 1912 light contact marks, scratch in rev. field o/wise GVF or+, also set in a hallmarked 9ct gold ringmount with small loop attachment,, total weight 5.26g
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 3 x crowns: 1889 Fine/GFine, 1897 LXI AVF & 1937 AEF, all dark tone, minor contact marks, Victoria 4 x Maundy coins: 3 x 1883: 4d obv. contact marks AEF, 2d Fine, & 1d obv. contact marks AVF & 2d 1878 ex-mount (solder remnants on edge at 12 o'clock) & obv. hairlines o/wise GVF, all dark tone; an accumulation of 470+ Victoria bronze pennies & 28 x halfpennies, various dates, all Bun Head to Old Head & all low grade, total weight 4.32kg, 2 x tokens: Aylesbury halfpenny 1796 obv. 'TO THE FRIENDS FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY' around bust of William III, rev. Cap of Liberty on a pole, milled edge, bust worn Fair o/wise AFine & a 'Conder' halfpenny token, (part of the late 18th century political & social series), obv. 'LOUIS. XVI ET M. ANTOINETTE. ROI ET REINE DE FRANCE' around conjoined busts of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, rev. in 6 lines 'MUR.d BY THE FACTIOUS. LOUIS XVI..JAN.21 M.ANTOINETTE OCT.16. 1793' plain edge, dig in obv. field, rev. scratches o/wise VF & a Bank of England 10 shillings Fforde ((19Z) virtually UNC; lot also includes a quantity of foreign coins (a few silver) & a few UK bronze & cupro-nickel
Gold Proof Medalet commemorating Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1556 & also King Charles 1 of Spain 1516-1556; obv. CAROLUS V ROMANO IMP. SEMP. AUGUSTUS around helmeted bust half-length right wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, rev. double-headed imperial eagle & shield of arms, 21mm, 5.87g, .900 gold (tested & verified), minor handling marks o/wise as struck
Spain, Gold Medalet commemorating Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera 1903-1936, son of Spanish military Dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera & founder of the Fascist 'Falange Española' dedicated to the overthrow of the Republican Government obv. JOSE ANTONIO PRIMO DE RIVERA PRESENTE! around bust & dates 1903-1936, rev. ESPANA: UNA, GRANDE Y LIBRE ARRIBA ESPAÑA! around arrows & yolk (symbols of Francoism) & roses (symbols of love & reverence); 22mm, 7.03g, .900 gold (tested & verified), milled edge; prooflike ABU, together with an identical, but larger, silver medalet with portrait of Primo de Rivera etc, 32mm, 10.32g, .999 silver, small dig on bust o/wise prooflike ABU
3 x Shillings comprising: Charles II 1663, first bust variety, obv. scratch down bust & flecking in field o/wise Fine, Anne 1711 fourth draped bust, deliberate faint scratches in obv. field behind bust o/wise good edge & surfaces AVF & George III 1817 GFine, together with William IV groat 1836 VG/Fine, Victoria farthing 1879 normal 9, peripheral lustre GVF, £1.80 face value pre-47 silver wt. 198g, 13 x silver threepences & 50+ UK & foreign low grade coins, mostly bronze & cupro-nickel coins (includes 5 x silver)
United Kingdom Piedfort Proof Ecu Set 1992, a 7-coin set of trial patterns, designed by Raphael Maklouf, for a proposed EU coinage, each with a common obverse of Neptune & Europa alongside a globe with a map of Europe & the EC’s 12 star symbol & with reverses depicting various aspects of the UK; the set comprises 10 ecu St George & Dragon (gold-plated nickel-silver), 5 ecu ‘The Three Graces’, 2 ecu Britannia with shield & trident, 1 ecu helmeted bust of Britannia, ½ ecu Lion Passant, ¼ ecu Houses of Parliament & 1/10 ecu The Mayflower, with certificate of authenticity, in fitted case of issue FDC; a similar set of 7 ecu coins, card-mounted, non-proof UNC & a 5 ecu in a plastic case, together with ‘The Royal Silver Wedding Coins’ 1972, a set of 6 sterling silver commemorative medalets with obverses depicting conjoined busts of the Queen & Prince Philip, & busts of Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward & a Royal Corgi & all with rev. Royal Shield of Arms & Supporters; struck by the Franklin Mint Surrey, no certificate, in case of issue, some light peripheral toning o/wise FDC; lot also includes a set of 2 x £2 coins 1989 ’Tercentenary of the Bill of Rights’ & ‘Claim of Right’ in Royal Mint presentation pack BU, proof 50p 1973 & Britain’s First Decimal Coins
Bronze Replica of the Columbian Exposition Medal 1893 originally awarded to R. Thorne & Sons Limited, 76mm (3), 238g (8½ oz), the obv, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, depicts Columbus, arms outstretched, arriving on the shore of America & the rev, designed by Charles Barber, features a central tablet inscribed 'WORLD'S COLOMBIAN EXPOSITION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIII' and the name of the recipient, the tablet is flanked by flaming torches & below is the Santa Maria under full sail; above the tablet are two winged angels either side of a globe; small piercing in centre of rev. & some very minor surface pitting o/wise very good condition, together with an English cast iron copy of the German Lusitania Medal, with the original incorrect date of the sinking (5 May 1915), the correct date being 27 April 1915; 55mm, 72g, as issued & Belgium a silver(?) WWI commemorative medallion, obv. left-facing bust of Albert I in military uniform, 'ALBERT ROI DES BELGES' below, rev. in four lines: 'PAYS PETIT - PEUPLE GRAND - SOLDATS HÉROIQUES - CAMPAGNE 1914-1915' with loop attachment at 12 o'clock, 30mm x 30mm, 10.29g, good condition
Beverley 3d Copper Token 1813, obv. 'THE BEVERLEY NEW FRIENDLY SOCIETY ESTABLISHED 1789' around a shield depicting three rows of wavy lines with a beaver above the top row (similar to the Coat of Arms of Beverley), rev. 'THREE PENNY TOKEN 1813' around inscription in three lines 'THOMAS LECK FATHER;' 38mm, 28g, trivial rim imperfections & a few minor rev. contact marks o/wise GVF or+, VERY RARE
A Collection of Eleven 18th & 19th Century Copper Tokens comprising: 2 x Wellington penny tokens: 'Cossack' rev. VF+ & Britannia & wreath rev., both with obv. portrait of Wellington, undated; Birmingham, Union Copper Company penny 1812 rev. 'Payable in Cash Notes' small partially drilled hole on obv., Birmingham Donaldson & Co Stocking Manufacturers halfpenny 1792, figure '3' stamped in centre of obv., Doncaster Birkinshaw penny 1812 VF, Malton farthing 1815, rev. ESTO JUSTUS VF, British Copper Company 'Rolling Mills at Walthamstow' penny 1812 GVF, 2 x Hull lead Works I K Picard pennies 1812' 'Payable in Bank of England or Hull Notes' one with verdigris stains on rev., London 'Payable at I Fowler Whale Fisheries' halfpenny 1794, obv. head of Neptune & trident & Province of Nova Scotia penny token 1824, obv. bust of George IV, rev. thistle VF; generally Fine or + unless o/wise graded, together with a copper medallion 'Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs' obv. 'FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR' around right-facing uniformed bust in high relief, lion rampant below & 'L H 1900' to left of lion, rev. seated winged angel pointing at centre of a target, 29mm, with loop attachment at 12 o'clock, EF
A Collection of 100+ Foreign Banknotes, majority high grades, mostly South & Central American countries including Costa Rica 1 colon 1917 unsigned remainder (Banco Anglo-Costarricense) UNC, & Paraguay 3 pesos ND (1865) VG to AFine & Middle & Far Eastern countries including Thailand 2 x 100 baht printed in 2002 commemorating 100 years of Thai banknotes & with a facsimile of a 100 tical note dated 1st April 1902 on rev. UNC & a 100 baht note commemorating the birthday of Queen Sirikit in 2004 UNC, together with an album containing 90+ foreign coins, mostly low denomination base metal, 2 x BU sets comprising UK 1999, 8 coins 1p to £2 & Hong Kong 7 coins 10 cents to 10 dollars; lot also includes 4 x UK banknotes comprising 3 x £1: Page (HX75), 2 x Somerset (BU70 & DX29) & 10 shillings O' Brien (Z28X), AUNC to UNC
A Collection of Miscellaneous BofE, Scottish & Foreign Banknotes comprising: Bank of England: 3 x £10 series ‘C’ Portrait issue: Hollom (A19), Fforde (A69) cashier’s marks in ink on obv. & Page (M11 replacement note) AVF to VF & £5 Page series ‘D’ pictorial issue (AN74) AUNC; Scotland: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc: £20 2000 B/55 EF, £10 2001 D/10 VF & £5 2000 B/71 AEF, The Clydesdale Bank Limited £1 1945 prefix B, VG, Clydesdale Bank plc £10 2006 A/DV GFine, The National Bank of Scotland Limited £1 1949 B/A, ink marks Fine, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited £1 1942 S/7 Fine & Bank of Scotland £1 1947 F VG; the 14 x Foreign Banknotes include: The Central Bank of Ireland 2 x £10 ‘Lady Lavery’ 1975 31D & 33D VF & £10 1978 CGC AVF, USA National Currency, Federal Reserve Bank of New York 20 dollars 1929 B, numbers written in pencil on obv. o/wise Fine, Silver Certificates 3 x consecutively numbered 1 dollar 1957B UNC & National Currency, ‘The First National Bank of Norwood’ 10 dollars blue seal. 6322 1902 UNC; lot also includes 10 x 19th century share certificates for various American Railway Companies, all in very good condition & a Morgan Silver Dollar 1921, minor contact marks AEF
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, Unissued Promissory One Pound 18**, 'I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound, Here, Value recd, Entd-----the ----day of ----- 18-- For Leathams, Tew, Trueman, Tew & Compy,' Bank building to left, minor handling marks at corners & two small pieces of adhesive tape on rev o/wise a clean, undamaged note, RARE AUNC
Spain, Principality of Catalonia, Barcelona 5 Pesetas 1811, obv. 'EN BARCELONA' & wreath around value '5 PESETAS,' sprig of leaves below, rev. wreath of oak leaves around diamond-shaped coat of arms, 26.9g, .921 silver (tested & verified), a few faint contact marks/hairlines o/wise good edge & surfaces, AVF, VERY RARE
Spain, 8 x Silver Coins, various dates 1725 to 2011 & comprising: 2 reales 1725J Philip V, Seville Mint, rev. centre worn & scratched o/wise AFine, 1 real 1859 Isabella II, mm 6-pointed star, good edge & surfaces AVF/VF, 5 pesetas 1897(97) SG-V, Alfonso XIII, mm 6-pointed star, sometime cleaned, minor contact marks, very good edge, GFine/AVF, 50 centimos 1904(04), Alfonso XIII, mm 6-pointed star, rev. small edge knocks at 5 & 6 o'clock o/wise Fine/AVF, 100 pesetas 1966(68) obv. bust of General Franco, good edge/surfaces AEF/EF, 2000 pesetas 1994 Juan Carlos I, 'International Monetary Fund & World Bank,' rev. Bank of Spain Building & IMF - WB Assembly logo BU, 2000 pesetas 2000 Juan Carlos I, '500th Anniversary Birth of Charles V,' rev. bust of Charles V, UNC & proof 5 euros 2011 'Girona' in the series of 5 euro coins depicting Spanish cities & towns, obv. crowned arms
5 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: Cuba 1 peso 1916, good edge & surfaces GVF or+ & 1 peso 1953 'Centennial of Jose Marti,' contact marks & several small digs on bust & on rev. centre o/wise VF & Spain 2 x 2000 pesetas 1994 'International Monetary Fund & World Bank' rev. Bank of Spain Building & IMF-WB Assembly logo, one with light peripheral toning AUNC, other coin EF & 3 euros 1998 '500th Anniversary of the Discovery of Venezuela' obv. facing busts of Ferdinand & Isabella, with certificate of authenticity, in wooden case of issue; all individually encapsulated, together with Cuba silver proof medallion, issued 1993, commemorating the first native settlers to discover Cuba prior to the arrival of Europeans, 1oz, .999 silver, encapsulated, handling marks & numerous hairlines o/wise BU
Bolivia, Silver 8 Reales 1770 PTS, Potosi Mint, obv. 'CAROLUS III.D.G.HISPAN.ETIND.REX' around crowned arms, JR to left & 8 to right, without dot after 'CAROLUS;' rev. VTRA QUE VNUM' around crowned globes between crowned pillars; 26.91g, .943 silver (tested & verified), a few very light hairlines o/wise very good edge & surfaces, light golden tone, GVF or+
UK, 5 x Crowns comprising: Victoria 1889 numerous contact marks o/wise AFine & 1893 LVI contact marks o/wise AFine, George V 1935 good edge & surfaces GEF, 1951 hairlines & light contact marks o/wise GEF, 1960 EF, together with 6 x foreign silver coins comprising: France silver proof 100 francs (15 euros) 1996 obv. 'Grand' Place de Bruxelles' 37mm, 22.2g, .900 silver, with certificate of authenticity, in case of issue FDC, Spain frosted silver proof 2000 pesetas 1990 'Barcelona Olympics' obv. conjoined portraits of King Juan Carlos & Crown Prince Filipe, rev. Olympic logo, 38mm, 25.7g, .925 silver, no certificate FDC, Turks & Caicos, 2 x silver proof 20 crowns 1997 commemorating the Queen's Golden Wedding, different obvs, both 24ct gold-plated, both with light verdigris stains around rims, each 39mm, 32g .999 silver, with certificate of authenticity, a Maria Theresa restrike silver thaler 1780X peripheral toning o/wise EF & a trade dollar 1898B Bombay Mint, 26.9g, .900 silver, contact marks, light scratches o/wise VF; all individually encapsulated except Maria Theresa thaler
Victoria, Crown 1890, a couple of minor rim imperfections & light contact marks o/wise toned Fine, together with George VI crown 1937, trivial contact marks, obv. toning spots o/wise GVF & £3 face value pre-47 silver, wt. 402g, almost all shillings & £0.60p face value pre-20 silver wt. 62.7g, including crown 1820 with enamelled rev & obv. pin & crown 1822 holed at 6 o'clock
A Collection of Silver Coins from Various Commonwealth Countries comprising: Canada 10 dollars 2015, colourised rev. depicting a blue jay surrounded by pear tree blossoms (from the series 'Colourful Songbirds of Canada'), 15.87g, .999 silver, FDC & 5 dollars 2014, maple leaf rev, 1oz .999 silver, encapsulated, BU; New Zealand proof 5 dollars 2014, rev. kairuku penguin, 1oz .999 silver, FDC & prooflike dollar 2015 rev. brown kiwi with colourised tree branches in background, 1oz .999 silver, in presentation pack BU; Bermuda proof 3 dollars 1998, triangular shape, obv. Queen's portrait by Maklouf, rev. 'Deliverance' sailing to Virginia in 1610, 20g, .925 silver, peripheral blue/gold toning o/wise FDC as struck; Singapore proof 5 dollars 2011 obv. arms of Singapore, rev. colourised orchid, native to Singapore, 31.1g, .999 silver, in display case, FDC, East Caribbean States proof 10 dollars 1998 struck in aid of the Montserrat Volcano Appeal Fund, colourised rev., 28.28g, .925 silver, some light toning o/wise FDC, all with certificates of authenticity & in cases of issue (except Canada 5 dollars 2014), together with 4 x Brilliant Uncirculated sets comprising: New Zealand 1993 6 coins 5 cents to 2 dollars, Falkland Islands 1992 8 coins 1 pence to £2 & 2 x Hong Kong 1993 & 1997 each 7 coins 10 cents to 10 dollars & Canada a complete set of 12 x quarter dollars commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation 1867 -1992, each depicting a different scene from each province & territory in Canada, set also includes a 1 dollar coin, all mounted on a display card with the provinces of Canada highlighted in the background, all BU
Roman, Valens (Emperor AD364-378), Gold Solidus, obv. 'D.N.VALENS PER F AVG' around diademed, draped & cuirassed bust, rev. 'RESTITUTOR REIPVBLICAE' around Valens, in military dress, standing facing & holding labarum & Victory on a globe, plain cross in field; stars either side of mm ANT (Antioch Mint) followed by officina letter (Greek gamma); 3.93g, .932 gold (tested & verified), a few light scratches in rev. field o/wise full, undamaged flan with full, clear legends & very good detail both sides, a very attractive coin, GVF or+
Bahamas, Gold 50 Dollars 1973 commemorating Independence Day; obv. Machin portrait of the Queen, rev. two flamingos (national bird of the Bahamas), sun rising in background, JP mintmark (Pinches of London); 29mm, 15.68g, .500 (12ct) gold; no certificate, in Pinches case of issue, minor handling marks o/wise FDC
Victoria, 7 x Silver Coins comprising: 2 x crowns: 1844 VIII star stops, scattered light contact marks, minor rim imperfections, overall AFine & 1890 minor contact marks, a couple of minor rim imperfections o/wise GFine to VF, double florin 1889 light contact marks Fine & 4 x halfcrowns: 1874 worn Fair, 1889 AFine, 1890 scratch on bust, AFine & 1897 AFine/GFine; lot also includes a cupro-nickel £5 1998 'Prince Charles 50th Birthday'
Victoria, Gold & Silver Set 1887 'Golden Jubilee', an 11-coin set comprising gold £5 minor hairlines, 40.17g, GVF, £2 16g, hairlines o/wise lustrous EF, sovereign normal JEB initials, scattered light contact marks, 7.97g, Fine/VF, half sovereign normal JEB initials, high shield, trivial contact marks, 4g, GEF & silver crown, double florin, halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence & threepence, all with light toning (except threepence - deep blue toning) & minimal contact marks, EF or + (except shilling VF), in fitted black leatherette case with '1887'in gilt on lid, an attractive high grade set
Victoria, 3 x Sovereigns comprising: 1879M (Melbourne Mint), Young Head, Pistrucci St George & Dragon rev, numerous hairlines, small contact marks on bust o/wise VF, 1891M (Melbourne Mint), Jubilee Head, Pistrucci St George & Dragon rev, horse with longer tail, hairlines, Fine/AVF & 1893 Old Head, Pistrucci St George & Dragon rev, light contact marks/hairlines Fine/AVF
A German Second World War Allgemeine SS Belt and Buckle. A good condition O & C produced all one-piece steel nickel buckle. O & C marked to the interior. These are 1mm narrower than the standard Waffen SS Buckles and have always been considered to be worn by Allgemeine personnel only. Good finish remaining, slight rusting to the double pronged belt fixing system, on its 90cm long combat weight belt leather, good condition £180-£220
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (2898 Cpl. A. J. Davis. 4/O. & B.L.I.) toned, extremely fine £60-£80 --- A. J. Davis was serving as Corporal in 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, when he was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 304 of 1 December 1908.
An Order of St. John pair awarded to Private J. Allen, 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (4284 Pte. J. Allen. 4/O. & B. L.I.) better than very fine (2) £100-£140 --- J. Allen was awarded the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of 1 January 1909.
Five: Warrant Officer H. C. Perrin, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (W/O H. C. Perrin (517729) R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (W/O H. C. Perrin. (517729) R.A.F.) good very fine (5) £120-£160
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3521 Q.M. Sjt: W. Aries. O. & B. L.I.) extremely fine £50-£70 --- William Aries attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 9 December 1890 at the age of 18, having previously served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. He was promoted Corporal in 1892; Sergeant in 1894; Colour Sergeant in 1898; and was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant on 10 November 1906. He was discharged on the termination of his second period of engagement on 8 December 1911, having qualified as an instructor of musketry and the use and mechanism of the rifle calibre machine gun in 1898. The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was his sole medal entitlement. He died in 1952. Sold together with a small photographic image of the recipient.
Three: Sergeant E. F. Johnson, Royal Horse Artillery, later Police Sergeant, Metropolitan Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (32715 Gnr: E. F. Johnson, O Bty., R.H.A.); China 1900, no clasps (32715 Gnr: E. F. Johnson. Vickers-Maxim Bty:); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. E. Johnson.) mounted for wear, minor edge bruising, generally very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Ernest Frederick Johnson was born in Aldersgate, London. He attested for the 1st Dragoons in the city of his birth in January 1899. Johnson transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery later the same month, and advanced to Bombardier in November 1903. He served in South Africa, October 1899 - July 1900 (invalided with Enteric Fever, 31 May 1900), and in China November 1900 - October 1902. Johnson was discharged, 5 January 1911, having served for 12 years. He subsequently served as a Sergeant with ‘R’ (Greenwich) and ‘Z’ (Croydon) Divisions of the Metropolitan Police. Sold with copied research.
Five: Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant B. A. Palmer, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (5257 Sjt. B. A. Palmer. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (5257 Sjt. B. A. Palmer. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5257 Sjt. B. A. Palmer. O. & B.L.I.) very fine and better (5) £140-£180 --- Bernard Arthur Palmer was born in 1879 and attested for the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers at the age of 17, on 20 June 1896. A few months later, on 10 August 1896, he sought a regular army engagement, and attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Much of his regular army service was spent in India, with the 2nd Battalion O.B.L.I., serving there from 1898 to 1914. Having initially landed in France on 5 December 1914, Palmer served during the Great War in Turkey and Asia. He again served in India from December 1915 to April 1919, and was appointed Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant of the 1st (Reserve) Battalion, O.B.L.I. on 1 December 1917. He returned to the United Kingdom for demobilisation on the termination of his second period of engagement on 9 May 1919, and died in Bristol in 1955.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (Lieut. J. H. Bate. A.I.F.; Lieut. H. T. Williams A.I.F.; 2406 Pte. T. W. Board 3 Bn. A.I.F.; 6522 Pte. R. Huggins 8 Bn. A.I.F.; 766 Pte. W. H. Sentance 20 Bn. A.I.F.; 3160 Cpl. O. J. Kiellerup 59 Bn. A.I.F.) generally nearly very fine and better (6) £160-£200 --- John Henry Bate served with the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company during the Great War on the Western Front, and was promoted Lieutenant on 13 August 1917. He was severely gassed on 13 March 1918, and was discharged from hospital two months later. Thomas William Board, a native of Sydney, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 3rd Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 22 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. Roy Huggins, a native of Warrenheip, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 8th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 12 February 1917, and is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Ernest Betland, a native of Forbes, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 17th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 15 May 1917, and is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, France. Walter Horace Sentance, a native of Waratah, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 20th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 August 1918, and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. Otton James Kiellerup, a native of Melbourne, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 59th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 119 July 1916, and is buried in VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France. Sold with copied research.
Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class M. O. Wicken, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Queen Mary was sunk during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 1914-15 Star (268967, M.O. Wicken, C.ERA. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (268967M. O. Wicken. C.E.R.A. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (268967. M. O. Wicken. C.E.R.A. 2Cl. H.M.S. Vernon.) good very fine (4) £300-£400 --- Maurice Oscar Wicken was born in Southwark, London, on 16 January 1876 and joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class on 18 February 1897. Advanced Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class on 11 June 1910, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 February 1913, and joined H.M.S. Queen Mary on 4 September 1913. He served from the outbreak of the Great War in Queen Mary, and was promoted Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class on 11 June 1915. He was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when, under the command of Captain C. I. Prowse, Queen Mary engaged the German ships SMS Seydlitz and SMS Derfflinger during the opening phase of the Battle. One of Derfflinger’s shells scored a direct hit on Queen Mary’s ‘Q’ turret detonating the magazines and breaking the ship in two. She was sunk with the loss of 1,266 crew and only 18 survivors. Wicken was amongst those killed, and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
A good Second War 1943 D.F.M. group of six awarded to Sterling rear gunner Sergeant, later Master Gunner, D. Collins, 149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, for his gallantry during an attack by a night-fighter whilst on a raid to Berlin, 1 September 1943 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1581322. F/Sgt. D. Collins. R.A,F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (M. Gnr. D. Collins. (1581322). R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (W/O. D. Collins. (1581322). R.A.F.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fine, the rank of Master Gunner on the GSM rare (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 11 February 1944 (jointly recommended for the D.F.M. with Sergeant D. J. D. King): ‘Flight Sergeant Collins as rear gunner and Sergeant King as mid-upper gunner have together completed many operational sorties against some of the most heavily defended enemy targets such as Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, the Ruhr and others in the Rhine Valley. On one occasion, these two gunners volunteered to fly with a strange and uncertain crew in order to maintain maximum squadron effort. The target was Berlin. During the bombing run, an enemy night fighter, identified as a Ju. 88, attacked inflicting damage to their aircraft but with cool co-operation, the mid-upper gunner directed the defensive action whilst the rear gunner opened fire. The attack was successfully defeated and the enemy aircraft was claimed as damaged. As a team, these two gunners are unimpeachable, their keenness for battle and determined devotion to duty being of a quality demanded only by the highest standard of Bomber Command. Their reluctance to be withdrawn from operations is most evident. I recommend most strongly that they be awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, a recognition they assuredly deserve.’ Dennis Collins served during the Second War as a Flight Sergeant, and rear gunner, with 149 (East India) Squadron (Sterlings), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He flew in numerous operations with King, and with Sergeant C. Saunders as their regular pilot. On the above trip to Berlin, 1 September 1943, their pilot for the raid was Pilot Officer R. Gill. Their Sterling suffered damage whilst taking evasive action from the enemy night-fighter.
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