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Lot 1103
Cybergun Auto-Ordnance 1911 A1 US Army .177 CO2 air pistol with chequered faux wooden grips and multi-shot magazine, serial number 20B24792, in original box with instructions and accessories. PLEASE NOTE:- Before bidding please ensure that you are fully aware of any law regarding ownership and of any limitations on shipping of this item
Lot 65
A single German shoulder artilleryman’s shoulder board, with gilt pips and crossed canons, indicating a Ordnance Artillery Oberst. Scarlet red backing cloth, with plaited cord detail and applied gilt fittings. Complete with aluminium pebbled button. Condition: generally very good. The crossed canon badge has some loss of the gilt finish, revealing the darker base metal below. No holes to the fabric base, but 3 spots of old glue residue to the reverse from where it has been mounted in an album.
Lot 552
FOUR BOXES OF MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include four walking sticks, a pair of brass table lamps with cream shades (untested), a collection of Seventh Series National Grid Ordnance Survey maps, a boxed Vivitar lens 70-210mm, a boxed Miranda 500CD flash gun, a Minolta X-300 camera, a box of 1950's single records, artists include Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, etc. 1964 and 1966 Look And Learn annuals, a 1966 Dandy annual, a wood inlaid marquetry tea caddy with two lidded interior sections, candles, tapestry style table cover, etc. (s.d) (4 boxes + loose)
Lot 537
Working Papers of an Ulster Historian Gebbie (Canon John H.) Collection of Papers of Ulster Clergyman and Historian Canon John H. Gebbie, comprising: · Notes from the Ulster Journal of Archaeology and Breifne Journal; · A typed list of parish registers of Northern Ireland (all denominations), March 1968 (95 pp); · A typed list of pre-Ordnance Survey Maps and Plans, Surveys and Valuations in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for Co.s Armagh, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, March 1968 (29 pp); · A typed and photocopied extracts from the Report of the Devon Commission entitled “Exclusion of tenants in the Province of Ulster because of religion or politics, 1844” , 24 pp. As a coll., w.a.f. (1)
Lot 596
The Barony Atlas of County Louth Atlas: Irish, Co. Louth, Holbrooke (W.H.) Barony Maps of Ireland from the Ordnance Survey -The County of Louth complete in six Baronies,... with engraved plans of Drogheda and Dundalk, folio D. c. 1847, 6 fold. double page cold. maps, contemp. hf. green mor., marble boards. Scarce. (1)
Lot 590
Map: Irish (Standford (E.)) Standford's New Map of Ireland in Countries and Baronies on the Basis of the Ordnance Survey and the Census, folding, hand coloured in outline, L. (Ed. Stanford) n.d. (c. 1860), approx. 99.5cms x 79cms (39" x 31"), linen backed, original cloth slip case (label worn), as a map, w.a.f. (1)
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Lot 210
Co. Louth: O'Donovan (John) Letters.. relative to the Antiquities of the County of Louth, collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1835-36, Reproduced.. by Rev. Michael O'Flanagan, 4to Bray 1928. Typescript thro-out, cloth; Buckley (V.M.) & Sweetman (P. David) Archaeological Survey of County Louth, folio Dublin 1991; Campbell (Eve) The Field Names of County Louth, 4to Dublin 2014. (3)
Lot 428
Victorian/Edwardian and Later Scrap Albums and Ephemera (Qty), two albums, one containing typical scraps and cuttings, mainly pictorial, includes Gamages 1909 Christmas advert, (album spine missing), the other Illustrated London News, mainly the War in Egypt 1882, (album G), later ephemera, magazines, practical Mechanics Wonders of the Queen Mary, The King's Navy, Straits Annual 1938, Lincolnshire Chronicle 1933, Blue Peter 1936, 1928, Illustrated 1940, Motorboat and Yachting 1938, Daily Deeds of Sammy The Scout, Illustrated London News 1960s (3), Bacons Motoring and Cycling map South Devon, Ordnance Survey IOW, both linen backed, National Benzole Passing The Milestones, and various other mainly postwar items of ephemera, P-VG, (Qty)
Lot 858
A Reproduction Egg Carbine socket bayonet, together with an Osborn & Gunby Brown Bess Socket bayonet, plus a possible reproduction socket, a 1842 Pattern John Row Ordnance Marked Socket bayonet, a 1842 Pattern Socket bayonet by G.S, a rare 1840s Land Transport Carbine Socket bayonet, and a Unit Marked 1853 Pattern Socket (parcel), no postage for this lot, we can supply pack only at a cost, the buyer to organise own collection as soon after the sale as possible
Lot 452
A .577 FLINTLOCK REGULATION SHORTENED 1801/16 PATTERN SEA-SERVICE BELT PISTOL SIGNED TOWER, no visible serial number, circa 1805, the barrel shortened by regulation to 9in., Tower proofs, solid top-tang, borderline engraved lock, the Tower signature to the tail and GR crown device in front of the ring-necked cock, walnut full-stock, carved apron around the top-tang, working armourer's repairs to grip, heavy brass furniture except iron belt hook and under-barrel ramrod, Board of Ordnance and inspectors stamps to wood.
Lot 1061
AN 11mm FRENCH ORDNANCE MODEL M1873 SERVICE REVOLVER SIGNED ST. ETIENNE, serial no. J477, dated for 1883, with octagonal to round 4 1/2in. barrel with model designation to top, solid frame, plain stepped cylinder, field-strippable side-plate and chequered walnut grip, cleaned back to the original 'in the white' finish, complete with proof certificate. S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.
Lot 300
A SCARCE AUTO ORDNANCE 100-ROUND DRUM MAGAZINE FOR A THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN, serial no. 004966, post war issue, the front face with butterfly winding lever for loading and marked 'WIND TO 15 CLICKS' along with the Thompson trademark, a panel beneath the loading aperture stamped 'MAGAZINE TYPE 'C' THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN 100 CARTRIDGES CAL .45 WIND TO 15 CLICKS NO.' (number left blank), the reverse with another panel in a similar location stamped 'AUTO ORDNANCE CORP. NEW YORK USA PATENTED JULY 27 1920, DEC 7 1920 NO. 004966', the whole retaining all its blued finish and appearing very little used.
Lot 506
A .55 GREENE'S PATENT BRITISH ISSUE CAPPING BREECH-LOADING CARBINE SIGNED MASSACHUSETTS ARMS CO., serial no. 221, dated for 1856, with tapering round 18in. barrel, dove-tailed block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, central section of outer barrel faceted for grip, plain receiver, long plain top-tang marked 'GREENE'S PATENT JUNE 27 1854', back-action lockplate fitted with Maynard's tape priming system and marked 'MASS. ARMS CO. CHICOPEE FALLS USA 1856', a 'VR' crown cypher and 'MAYNARD'S PATENT SEPT 22 1845', plain hammer, walnut butt-stock with iron patch-box and semi-crescent heel-plate, saddle-ring to the trigger-guard tang, large trigger-guard bow with two triggers, the front unlocking the barrel for loading, ordnance stamps, and no provision for fore-end, fair amount of finish remaining.
Lot 50
FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW AND FURTHER RELATED CERTIFICATES, CIRCA 1950s ONWARDS including Territorial and Volunteer Reserve Association for the Lowlands of Scotland, Citation Award of the Lord Lieutenant's Certificate of Meritorious Service, Commendation by Director General of Ordnance Services, all framedlargest 36cm X 29cm
Lot 232
The impressive Second War K.B.E., inter-War C.B., Gallipoli operations D.S.O. group of thirteen awarded to Vice-Admiral Sir George Swabey, Royal Navy Having served ashore with distinction in Gallipoli as a Naval Observation Officer, he rose to senior rank, serving as a Commodore of Convoys 1940-41 and as Flag Officer in Charge at Portland 1942-44: during the latter posting he successfully oversaw the embarkation of an entire U.S. Army Division bound for the Normandy beaches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander’s 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels and breast star, silver, with silver-gilt and enamel centre, in its Garrard & Co., London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard & Co., London case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Commr. G. T. C. P. Swabey, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. G. T. C. P. Swabey. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1902, silver; France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Hounour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamels; United States of America, Legion of Merit, Commander’s neck badge, gilt and enamels, the suspension loop numbered ‘263’, in its case of issue, mounted court-style as worn where applicable, one or two slightly bent arm points on the French piece, otherwise generally good very fine (14) £3,600-£4,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- K.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1946. C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1930. D.S.O. London Gazette 14 March 1916: ‘He rendered very valuable assistance to the Army as Naval Observation Officer. Strongly recommended by General Sir Francis Davies and General Sir William Birdwood.’ Legion of Honour London Gazette 23 March 1917. U.S.A. Legion of Merit London Gazette 28 May 1946. George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey was born in Bedfordshire on 22 January 1881 and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in January 1895. Appointed a Midshipman in January 1897, he subsequently gained seagoing experience in H.M. Ships Cambrian and Venus in the Mediterranean and in the Crescent on the America and West Indies Stations. In 1903 he joined the gunnery establishment Excellent and was afterwards Gunnery Lieutenant in the Revenge and the Irresistible, and First and Gunnery Lieutenant of the Zealandia, in which latter ship he was advanced to Commander in 1913. Soon after the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, Swabey joined the flagship Lord Nelson, and in her sailed for the Dardanelles. He was subsequently appointed a Naval Observation Officer to the Land Forces employed in that theatre of war and was specifically awarded his D.S.O. ‘for services in action during the Gallipoli operations April 1915 to January 1916’, which period also witnessed him being mentioned in despatches by General Sir Charles Munro (London Gazette 12 July 1916). From 1916-17 he served as Executive Officer of the Lord Nelson in the Eastern Mediterranean and in June 1918 he was advanced to Captain. Between the Wars Swabey held several senior appointments, including those of Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance 1921-23; Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1924-26 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Station 1926-29, when he was the first member of the R.N. to serve on the Royal New Zealand Naval Board. Advanced to Rear-Admiral in the latter year, he was also appointed an A.D.C. to the King and created a C.B. Having been advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List in 1935, Swabey was recalled in September 1939, when he became one of that gallant band of retired Flag Officers to assume the duties of a Commodore of Convoys, in which capacity he served from 1940-41; one newspaper obituary states that ‘after two years’ service on the high seas, Swabey’s ship was sunk from under him and he was exposed for several days in an open boat.’ Then in 1942 he hoisted his Flag as Vice-Admiral in Charge at Portland, where he was entrusted with the preparation for, and execution of, the launching of one of two U.S. Army Divisions to assault the Normandy beaches in June 1944. He was subsequently presented with an official Admiralty Letter of Praise for his part in ‘Operation Neptune’, and the American Legion of Merit ‘for distinguished service during the planning and execution of the invasion of Normandy’ (Admiralty letter of notification, refers). An idea of the scale of his responsibilities in this period maybe be found in the inscription left by the Americans on a local commemoration stone: ‘The major part of the American Assault Force which landed on the shores of France on D-Day 6 June 1944, was launched from Portland harbour. From 6 June 1944 to 7 May 1945, 418,585 troops and 144,093 vehicles embarked from this harbour.’ Swabey was afterwards appointed Naval Officer in Charge at Leith, in which capacity he was awarded the K.B.E., the insignia for which he received at an investiture held on 28 January 1947. The Admiral, ‘a truly good man, kindly and modest, who feared God and honoured the King’, retired to Chichester and died there in February 1952. Sold with Buckingham Palace letter and invitation to attend Investiture on 28 January 1947; Bisley ‘Whitehead Challenge Cup’ medal, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked Birmingham 1905, with gilt enamelled ribbon bar ‘1905’ over wreath, and top suspension brooch, silver-gilt and enamel ‘NAVY’ surmounted by Naval crown, unnamed in B. Ninnes, Goldsmith, Hythe case of issue; together with studio portrait in uniform wearing medals and copied research
Lot 215
The unique and poignant Second War bomb and mine disposal G.C., D.S.C. group of ten awarded to Lieutenant-Commander W. E. Hiscock, Royal Navy In his capacity as Controlled Mining Officer at H.M.S. St. Angelo, Malta, he dealt with no fewer than 125 ‘incidents’ at the height of the island’s siege, among them an ‘Italian torpedo machine’ and other unknown types of ordnance: in dismantling the former, which contained a 650lb. high explosive charge fitted with four firing devices and a time fuse, the clock mechanism whirred into action, but Hiscock calmly neutralised the device nonetheless Tragically, he and his wife were killed in a bombing raid on Valetta in February 1942, just a few days after the announcement of his award of the G.C. George Cross (Lieut. (Acting Lieut. Commander) William Ewart Hiscock, D.S.C. R.N. 3rd February 1942); Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse hallamrked London 1940 and officially dated ‘1941’; 1914-15 Star (Act. Gnr. W. E. Hiscock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Gnr. W. E. Hiscock, R.N,.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee Medal 1935, mounted court-style for display, good very fine and better (10) £80,000-£120,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- G.C. London Gazette 3 February 1942: ‘For great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty.’ The original recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant (Act. Lt.-Commander) Hiscock was in charge of the salvage, rendering safe and stripping of an Italian Torpedo Machine, which was recovered from 15 feet of water off St. George’s Bay, Malta. The operation of salvaging itself was one of great danger as, apart from the possibility of booby-trapping, no information was available as to the technical mechanism of the explosive head, whilst its behaviour when parted from the body was a matter of complete uncertainty. Rendering safe and stripping of the explosive head after salvage had been carried out personally by Hiscock, helped by Le Bargy [Petty Officer C., awarded the D.S.M., and later still the G.M.]. During the course of the operation the clock mechanism started and it was only cool determination and skill in the face of extreme danger which allowed of a successful conclusion. The machine contained a 650 lb charge of high explosive, fitted with four firing devices, including impact and hydrostatic types.’ Further notes appear in the Honours & Awards File ADM 516/41: ‘Total of all incidents - 125. Two specifically detailed: 1. While dismantling a one-man submarine recovered off Malta and rendering it safe, a special spanner (made in the Dockyard) slipped and started the clock mechanism. The lighter was then alongside N.A.D. but he tackled the mechanism again and succeeded in stopping the clock and withdrawing the detonator. 2. A new type German mine was recently encountered and rendered safe, regardless of the danger of its detonating on the rocks, he had what can only be described as an “all in wrestling match” when it washed to and fro in the heavy scend.’ His calm tackling of these highly dangerous jobs without fuss and with unfailing cheerfulness is, I consider, the highest form of courage and worthy of a very high award.’ D.S.C. London Gazette 14 January 1941: ‘For courage, enterprise and devotion to duty in contact with the enemy.’ William Ewart Hiscock was born in Dorchester, Dorset on 13 January 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in July 1901. Subsequently appointed an Acting Gunner, R.N., in August 1914, his wartime appointments included H.M. Ships Kale, from November 1914, Medea, from June 1915 and Tribune, from June 1918, and he was mentioned in despatches for ‘services in action with enemy submarines’ (London Gazette 20 September 1918, refers). In August 1924, he was appointed a Commissioned Gunner, and, following further seagoing appointments, he joined the Admiralty’s Torpedo and Mining Department in late 1931. Advanced to Lieutenant in March 1934, he was placed on the Retired List in January 1936. Recalled shortly before the renewal of hostilities, Hiscock was posted to the Malta base St. Angelo, where he was appointed Officer in Charge of Controlled Minefields and Parties, and it was in this capacity that he dealt with no less than 125 devices in 1940-42. Awarded the D.S.C. in January 1941, for his ‘courage, enterprise and devotion to duty in contact with the enemy,’ he was also advanced to Acting Lieutenant-Commander. As alluded to in the recommendation for his subsequent award of the George Cross (G.C.), Hiscock’s gallant work extended to all manner of ordnance. A case in point would be the parachute mine that fell in the gardens of Lady Bernard’s Nursing Home in the Villa Portelli. The patients were quickly evacuated to the Blue Sisters Hospital and Hiscock, after gently lowering the mine to the ground - its parachute had got caught up on a wall and a tree - defused it. Tragically, as confirmed by his service record, he and his wife, Alice, were killed in an air raid on 15th February 1942, just 12 days after his G.C. was gazetted. A local newspaper report stated that their home in the married quarters in St. George’s Barracks, St. Julian’s, just north of Valetta, received a direct hit. They were buried in Capuccini Naval Cemetery. Hiscock’s G.C. was presented to one of his daughters by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 23 June 1942.
Lot 141
The rare Great War C.S.I. group of seven awarded to Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler, Royal Navy, Senior Naval Officer during the Persian Gulf operations 1914-15 The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s, neck badge, gold and enamel, with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and silver-gilt ring suspension, with neck cravat; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (A. H. Sadler. Midn. R.N. H.M.S. “Sultan”); 1914-15 Star (R. Adml. A. Hayes-Sadler,); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (R. Adml. A. Hayes-Sadler.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Commander’s neck badge, gold and enamels, 58mm, with neck cravat, the five campaign medals mounted as worn, the Egypt medal with light pitting, otherwise nearly extremely fine (7) £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.S.I. London Gazette 4 May 1916. One of only three operational awards of the Star of India given to Naval officers during the entire Great War. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1916. Arthur Hayes-Sadler was born on 9 October 1865, at Spa, Belgium, son of Sir James Hayes-Sadler, K.C.M.G. He entered the Royal Navy via H.M.S. Britannia on 15 January 1877, and served in various ships until appointed Midshipman on 21 June 1879. In H.M.S. Sultan, he witnessed the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and served ashore with the Naval Brigade shortly afterwards. He was thereafter promoted Sub-Lieutenant on 21 June 1883; Lieutenant on 30 June 1886; Commander on 1 January 1890; Captain on 30 June 1904; Rear-Admiral on 19 July 1915; Vice-Admiral on 3 November 1919; and Admiral (Retired) on 1 August 1924. In October 1914, Hayes-Sadler was ordered to the Persian Gulf in the battleship Ocean to conduct operations against the Turks. The key to the Gulf then, as now, was Basra, the great emporium of Mesopotamian trade, situated 70 miles up the Shatt-al-Arab. On 19 October, Ocean made a rendezvous with Dufferin and elements of the Gulf Expeditionary Force under Brigadier-General W. S. Delamain, and reached Bahrain four days later. On the 31st, the Admiralty sent authority to begin hostilities against Turkey. By 3 November, the convoy was off the outer bar of the Shatt-al-Arab, which Ocean could not cross. Next day, Hayes-Sadler armed various tugs and launches, and prepared to force a passage past the Turkish fort at Fao which guarded the entrance to the river. The following morning he set forth in the sloop Odin with an armed tug, and having silenced Fao’s guns, landed a party of Ocean’s Marines and some 600 troops who threw the enemy’s ordnance into the river. By 10 November, the whole of General Delamain’s force was ashore at Saniyeh awaiting reinforcements under Lieutenant-General A. A. Barrett. Under German influence, a Jihad had been declared, and therefore prompt action was everything. On the 17th, the land forces advanced, supported by Hayes-Sadler’s sloops, Odin and Espiegle, and two armed launches, providing fire from the river. Having put the enemy to flight, an entrenched camp was established at Sahil, and the wounded evacuated, preparatory to a strike on Basra. It was then learned that the Turks had attempted to block the Shatt-al-Arab with the sunken Hamburg-Amerika liner and two smaller vessels. Accordingly, the next day Hayes-Sadler went upstream to see what could be made of the obstacle. As he approached, he was fired on by a 500-ton gunboat, the Marmariss, by an armed launch and by a battery of 15-pounder Krupp guns. Espiegle replied with such effect that the launch was sunk, the battery silenced and the Marmariss put to flight, without the sloop suffering a single hit. Having ascertained that the obstruction could be cleared to afford a passage, Hayes-Sadler returned to the scene the following day. However, the clearance work had hardly begun when a launch appeared with a deputation from Basra, confirming the rumour that the garrison, evidently in awe of the Espeigle’s performance, had fled and pleading the British to come up and save the city from looting Arabs. To secure Basra, and capitalise on this success, it was proposed to proceed a further 45 miles to Kurnah on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates. During the early days of December, Hayes-Sadler spent much of his time in advance of the main force, conveying troops of the Kurnah detachment, finding suitable landing places, negotiating the uncharted shallows of the river and giving supporting fire. Finally on 8 December, two battalions of the 110th Light Infantry and 104th Rifles, and a Mountain battery, under Colonel Frazer, crossed the Tigris and made a concerted attack on Kurnah. However, it was felt that it was too late in the day to engage in street fighting and the attack was halted. The river flotilla continued firing until sunset and held their positions in readiness for the attack next day. Kurnah, though, had had enough, and early in the middle watch a steamer flying a flag of truce approached. Hayes-Sadler, being unable to communicate with the Generals, then took the surrender of the Turks. Thus, within a matter of weeks from the declaration of war on Turkey, Britain had a firm hold on the water-gate of Mesopotamia. On 13 December he sailed in Ocean for Suez, where he was to become Senior Naval Officer until further orders. In early 1915, Hayes-Sadler took part in the unsuccessful attempt to neutralise the forts that dominated the straits of the Dardanelles. On 4 March, Ocean was shelling Sedd-el-Bahr in support of survey and beach parties. At noon, Major Palmer, R.M.L.I., responded to a signal from the battleship to report on progress ashore, and communicated that he could not advance without a further 200 men, which Hayes-Sadler at once made ready. However, this request was denied by General Totman viewing operations from Irresistable, with the end result that the troops were forced to retire to the destroyers from which they had started. On the 18th of the same month, a second attempt was made under a revised plan which gave Hayes-Sadler command of the Second Division, comprising the 3rd, 4th, and 5th sub-Divisions. At 1.45, Admiral de Roebeck ordered the Second Division to relieve the French line which until then had been engaged in hazardous close work. As Hayes-Sadler’s ships took up their positions, the French ship Bouvet was hit with the loss of some 600 men. Closing to a range of 10,600 yards from the shore positions, the ships of the Second Division engaged their respective forts and used their secondary armament against the guns firing on the boats which were rescuing survivors of the Bouvet. By 5.10, the Irresistable was sinking and Hayes-Sadler was standing by to tow her out of action, but the former’s list, combined with the considerable cross-fire made it quite impossible. And so under a heavy fire from Dardanos and Saundere, the Ocean began to withdraw. At about five past six, a sudden heavy explosion announced that she had struck a mine, and almost simultaneously a shell found its mark, causing Ocean to take a list of 15°. Fortunately, Hayes-Sadler was able to signal three passing destroyers, the Colne, Jed and Chelmer, and evacuate the crew, albeit still under fire. However, after dark it was found that four men had accidentally been left aboard and Hayes-Sadler returned in Jed to take them off, leaving the abandoned Ocean to her fate. From August 1916, Rear-Admiral Hayes-Sadler commanded the British detachment in the Aegean, with his flag in Exmouth and then in Impla...
Lot 737
Worksplate ROBERT STEPHENSON & HAWTHORNS LTD NEWCASTLE & DARLINGTON 7136 1944 ex Austerity 0-6-0 ST. Ordered by the Ministry of Supply and numbered WD 5186 delivered to Central Ordnance Depot, Donnington, Shropshire. She was renumbered 75186 in late 1944 and to 150 circa 1951/2 then went to the Royal Engineers, Arnott, Oxon in April 1955 and was named Royal Pioneer in June of this year then to the Central Ammunition Depot, Kineton, Warwickshire in April 1956. Sold to Hunslet in September 1963 and completely rebuilt, purchased by J E Warrington for £1,500 and moved to the Bahamas Railway Society at Dinting in August 1969 and named Warrington later purchased by Peak Rail in July 1990. Oval cast iron in as removed condition, measures 13in x 8.5in.
Lot 1035
A COLLECTION OF FORTY-FIVE 19TH CENTURY ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS OF IRELAND, including 6":1 mile scale Index maps to the townland survey of various counties; and 1/2500 scale townland maps for County Armagh. Ordnance Survey Phoenix Park, 1832 -1846 (counties); 1834/1835 (townlands). Each linen backed and c. 640 x 955mm Counties: Armagh (1835), Antrim (1833), Cavan, Carlow (1840), Clare, Cork (1845), Donegal, Down (1835), Fermanagh (1835), Galway (1841), Kerry (1846), Kilkenny (1843), Leitrim, Limerick (1843), Londonderry (1832), Longford (1837), Monaghan (1836), Mayo (1839), Queenstown (1841), Roscommon (1838), Sligo (1837), Tipperary (1843), Tyrone (1834), Waterford (1842), Westmeath Districts (Armagh): Carrickblacker, Crow Hill, Derrytrasna, Drumbanagher - Goraghwood, Keady, Killylea, Killyman - Charlemont, Lisnadill, Loughgall - Blackwatertown, Loughgilly, Lough Neagh Shore, Lurgan, Markethill, Milltown, Portadown - Ballintaggart, Poyntzpass, Richhill, Tandragee, Tartaraghan & Drumcree, Tullymore(45)
Lot 74
‘There can be no greater honour bestowed upon a soldier than to have his award pinned on his war torn breast by his King/Emperor on the field of battle and within sound of the enemy’s guns; the entire spectacle being witnessed not only by his Commander-in-Chief, but his Corps, Brigade and Divisional Commanders. The field investitures carried out during this first Royal Visit established a precedent that proved immeasurable in its impact on those who witnessed them, and the awards so presented gained even greater value in the eyes of the recipient’. A scarce ‘1914 Royal Visit’ Western Front D.C.M. group of six, awarded to Corporal, later Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, W. F. Deag, 60th (Howitzer) Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for his gallant conduct whilst in charge of the Battery telephones between August and November 1914: he was one of only 32 Warrant Officers, N.C.Os., and Men who were personally presented with an unnamed D.C.M. by H.M. King George V at Hazebrouck Railway Station on 3 December 1914 during the Royal Visit to France and Flanders, and was subsequently awarded an ‘Immediate’ M.S.M. For services in Mesopotamia Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (46797 Cpl. W. F. Deag. 60/Bty. R.F.A.); 1914 Star (46797 Cpl. W. F. Deag. R.F.A.) last letter of surname officially corrected - see Footnote; British War and Victory Medals (16797 B.Q.M. Sjt. W. F. Deag. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1043673 B.Q.M. Sjt. W. F. Deag. R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (46797 B.Q.M. Sjt. W. F. Deag. D.C.M. R.F.A.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 17 December 1914: ‘Has frequently laid and repaired telephone wire under heavy fire, and has been in charge of battery telephones since commencement of the campaign. He has always performed his work very satisfactorily.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 22 September 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the British Forces in Mesopotamia.’ William Frederick Deag was born at Aldershot on 4 September 1892 and attested for the Royal Field Artillery as a Boy Soldier on 1 May 1907, aged 14. He served with 60 Battery, 44th (Howitzer) Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914, and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallant conduct between August and November 1914. Of historical importance is the fact that Deag was one of the 32 Warrant Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Men who were personally presented with a ‘blank’ (i.e. unnamed) D.C.M. by H.M. King George V at Hazebrouck Railway Station on 3 December 1914, during the Royal Visit to France and Flanders from 29 November to 5 December 1914. A footnote to the 17 December 1914 Supplement to the London Gazette required ‘Any recipient of the Distinguished Conduct medal whose name appears in the foregoing list should forward the decoration by registered post to the Deputy Director of Ordnance Stores, Woolwich Dockyard, for the engraving [sic] to be made thereon, if the number, rank, name, and corps have not already been inscribed.’ Transferring with his Battery to the 3rd (Lahore) Division, Indian Corps, on 23 June 1915, Deag saw further service in Mesopotamia, and for his services there was awarded an Immediate M.S.M. Remaining in the Army, he was advanced Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1928. He was finally discharged on 30 September 1931, and died in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1959. Note: The recipient’s Medal Index Card for the 1914 Star originally gave his name as Deay; this has been corrected to Deag, with the annotation that ‘1914 Star returned for adjust.’
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Pair: Private F. J. Swatridge, Army Ordnance Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (3177. Pte. F. J. Swatridge. A.O.C.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3177 Pte. F. J. Swatridge. A.O.C.) good very fine (2) £100-£140
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Three: Lieutenant J. J. Carney, Chinese Labour Corps, late Durham Light Infantry and Brabant’s Horse Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (20587 Tpr: J. Carney. Brabant’s Horse.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. J. Carney.) good very fine and better (3) £140-£180 --- John Joseph Carney served during the Boer War as a Trooper with the 2nd Brabant’s Horse. He later served on the Western Front from September 1917, firstly as a Second Lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry and later as a Lieutenant in the Chinese Labour Corps; initially detailed to free troops for front line duties, the Chinese labourers of 1918-20 were heavily engaged in the dangerous work of clearing the battlefields of ordnance and assisting with the rebuilding of communities in France and Belgium. Their work was hampered by a language barrier and outbreaks of disease, notably cholera at the worker’s camp of Noyelles-sur-Mer; the local cemetery contains the graves of 842 men of the C.L.C., each engraved with Chinese characters and guarded by two stone lions, gifts from China.
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A post-War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Captain B. Lloyd, Royal Engineers, who served as a Bomb Disposal Officer commanding 49 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron in the Falkland Islands from June to September 1982, ‘dealing with a large quantity of unexploded objects including bombs, missiles, rockets and mortars’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23902216 S. Sgt. B. Lloyd RE.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Capt B Lloyd RE); Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23902216 WO2 B Lloyd RE) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £2,600-£3,000 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1983. The original Recommendation, dated 4 November 1982, states: ‘Captain Lloyd is a Bomb Disposal Officer commanding 1 Troop, 49 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, Royal Engineers based at Brackenbury Camp, Felixstowe. The troop consists of ten military and fifty civilian personnel, including twenty seven Ukrainians. During the period June 1980 to November 1982 Captain Lloyd has been responsible for the successful disposal of over forty thousand items of Unexploded Explosive Ordnance in the United Kingdom. From June to September 1982 he did a similar job in the Falkland Islands, dealing with a large quantity of unexploded objects including bombs, missiles, rockets and mortars. On several occasions, in both locations, the conditions were particularly hazardous and dangerous. He achieved the safe disposal of all of these items without injury to personnel, with minimum damage to property, and at no risk to the community at large. His performance, example and leadership have inspired confidence in all those who have come in contact with him, and have been the main reason for the total success of those under his command. In addition to his normal duties Captain Lloyd has taken an intense personal interest in the welfare of the Ukrainian element of his Troop. He has spent many hours of his own time assisting them in their personal, social, and recreational affairs. Nothing has been too much trouble for him and he has become a trusted father figure in their community. In the Falkland Islands, too, he exhibited the sane qualities in his unceasing efforts to make the very best of the spartan facilities for his Troop. Captain Lloyd has shown constant courage, inspiring leadership and a high professionalism in the safe despatch of a large number of dangerous unexploded objects in both the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands. He has gone out of his way to care for his men in a manner far beyond that expected of him. His selfless, courageous, and devoted service deserve special recognition.’ Brian Lloyd was born on 5 April 1938 and attested for the Royal Engineers at Doncaster on 8 February 1962. He served at predominately at home, with the B.O.A.R., and undertook three tours of Northern Ireland, from 4 January to 3 May 1974; from 5 June to 11 October 197; and 2 to 17 May 1977. Advanced Warrant Officer Class I, he was commissioned Lieutenant on 19 May 1980 and served as a Bomb Disposal Officer commanding 1 Troop, 49 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, Royal Engineers based at Brackenbury Camp, Felixstowe. Promoted Captain on 19 May 1982, he saw further service on bomb disposal duties in the Falkland Islands, and for his services was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1983 Birthday Honours’ List. He retired on 25 May 1985. Sold with the recipient’s original Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., dated 11 June 1983, mounted in a glazed frame; Regular Army Certificate of Service Red Book (which confirms his entitlement to the Jubilee Medal); Certificate of Qualifications; and other research, including a photographic image believed to be of the recipient.
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Five: Captain A. C. Thompson, Royal Engineers, later New Zealand Forces, who was wounded in North West Europe with 20 Field Company, Royal Engineers 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Capt. A. C. Thompson. R.E.) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, E.II.R., the reverse officially named ‘A. C. Thompson Esq’, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine (6) £140-£180 --- Anthony Charles Thompson was born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 11 September 1922 and attested for the Royal Engineers as a Boy Soldier in Brighton on 30 June 1937. Having passed No. 18 Bomb Disposal Course at the School of Military Engineering, January to February 1943, he was advanced Sergeant on 26 June 1943, and served with 20 Field Company, Royal Engineers in North West Europe from 18 June 1944, being wounded on 3 July 1944. After recovering in England he was sent out again to Holland with the same unit from 1 October 1944, serving until February 1945. His conduct was described as ‘exemplary’, and he received a high recommendation from his Commanding Officer. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, on 21 February 1945, Thompson saw further service in post-War Palestine as a Captain with the No. 344 Squadron, Royal Engineers. Relinquished his commission in 1948, he subsequently emigrated to New Zealand and attested for the New Zealand Electrical Mechanical Engineers 15 November 1949 as a Sergeant. He was soon after commissioned Lieutenant into the same unit on 3 May 1951, and served as Chief Instructor and Company Commander at Papakura Military Camp, relinquishing his commission 22 May 1956 and was put on the retired list. Moving back to Farnham, Surrey, Thompson was appointed to a commission in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 17 November 1959. He transferred to the Transportation Section, Royal Engineers, on 1 October 1962, and transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport 15 July 1965 retiring as a Captain on 1 April 1967. Sold with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service Red Book; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Royal Engineers cap badge; a caricature portrait of the recipient; New Zealand Military Forces identity card, with a photograph of the recipient; a photograph of the recipient wearing his medals; and other ephemera.
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