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Four boxed Britains accessories to include 17151 Dunker Church Tactical Scene, 17440 Pup Tents, 17465 3" Ordnance Cannon, and 17588 British Tank Support Infantry, plus 10 x other related accessories featuring Britains, Unimax etc

Group of economy plastic cap badges and collar badges, some by A Stanley & Sons of Walsall, badges including Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Corps of Signals, Army Catering Corps etc. (~70)

Collection of around sixty military cap and other badges held on three belts to include Gordon Highlanders, Royal Artillery, Gloucestershire Regiment, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, Air Training Corps, Military Police, New Zealand NZR shoulder title, Earl of Carrick's Own Ayrshire Yeomanry, Black Watch, Royal Scots, Cameron Highlanders, Lincolnshire Regiment, Royal Lancashire, Army Ordnance Corps, Highland Light Infantry etc. The badges do appear to have age but we cannot be 100% certain of authenticity.

A Pair of 19th Century Flintlock Duelling Pistols by W. Ketland & Co., London, each with 24cm octagonal blued steel barrel with Board of Ordnance proof marks, the top flat engraved LONDON, with foliate engraved barrel tang, signed lock plate, walnut full stock with blued steel ramrod pipes, trigger guard and pineapple finial, with horn tipped wood ramrod, 39cm, contained in a later brass bound walnut case, the hinged cover with brass escutcheon engraved A.C, enclosing a green baize lined interior fitted with accessories including a copper lyre shape combination flask, steel bullet mould, ebony handled turnscrew and nipple brush, mahogany cleaning rod with brass jag, and a parquetry decorated oak mallet.Both actions work, hold at full and half cock. Restored condition. Later case and added accessories.One pistol has minor dings to the extremities on the barrel, particularly to the right side near the muzzle; there is a fine diagonal split to the left fore-end which runs through the retaining bar escutcheon. There is minor bruising to the stock which appears to have been revarnished. The other pistol has minor bruising to the stock around the two barrel retaining bar escutcheons. The case has been relined.

A First World War Group of Four Medals, awarded to LT.COL.J.(John) F,(Frederick) TYRRELL, Indian Ordnance Department, comprising 1914-15 Star (Major), British War Medal, Victory Medal with MID oak leaf, India General Service Medal 1909, with clasp AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919 and MID oak leaf, swing mounted as worn, together with printed research material including a typed service history, entries from the Supplement to the Illustrated London News, his Last Will and Testament and death certificate etc

A Collection of Thirty Four Second World War Period Ordnance Survey Maps, of Great Britain, mainly on cloth, with some on paper, including Land Aerodromes, Landing Grounds, Water Aerodromes, Seaplane Mooring Areas or Anchorage, Airship Bases, list available, in a canvas map case.

An Early 19th Century British Naval Officer’s Flintlock Pistol by Ryan & Watson, c.1800, the 22cm octagonal brass barrel faintly engraved LONDON to the top flat, with Tower Ordnance marks, signed blued steel lockplate, cock and frizzen pan, with slide safety, the walnut full stock with brass ramrod pipes, trigger guard and escutcheon side plate, with facetted bag butt and brass tipped wood ramrod, 36cm.Action works, holds at full and half cock. Sliver of wood missing both sides of stock, otherwise good condition.

A 19th Century Ordnance Survey Map of Newcastle, 25” to 1 mile scale, plates LXXXVIII.14 - LXXXVIII.16, hand-tinted lithograph mounted on canvas, 163.5 x 301.5cms wide, contained in original ‘Revenue Office’ cloth slipcase.

A QUANTITY OF ORDNANCE SURVEY AND TOWN MAPS

Mixed Ordnance Survey maps. UK P&P Group 2 (£20+VAT for the first lot and £4+VAT for subsequent lots)

Quantity of Ordnance Survey maps. Not available for in-house P&P

A silver box with wood lined interior with plaque inside inscribed 'From The Officers 5thBn7thRajput Regiment,' dimensions 18.5cm x 10cm. And a silver cigarette case decorated with the coat of arms of the Royal Corps Army Ordnance. And a souvenir knife possible from Nepal, with gem and engraving decoration.

First World War - Ernest Welch - War Medal & Victory Medal pair awarded to 280094 Sjt E.W. Welch Hamps R. Territorial Force War Medal to 754 A. Sjt E.W. Welch Hamps R. KGV Territorial Force Efficiency Medal to 280094 Sjt E.W. Welch 6/Hamps R. QEII Imperial Service Medal to Ernest William Welch, very fine and better. Ernest William Welch’s ISM was announced in the London Gazette dated 29th March 1957 as Skilled Labourer, Command Ordnance Depot, War Office, Portsmouth. With copied LG and MIC, numbers confirmed.

Second World War - Major T. W. Jackson - 1939-1945, Burma Stars, Defence Medal, BWM with MID oakleaf un-named as issued and GSM S.E. Asia 1945-46 clasp to Major T.W. Jackson I.A.O.C. swing mounted as worn, good very fine or better, with matching ribbon bar and set of swing mounted miniatures. With excellent album of official correspondence, newspaper cuttings, letters etc, Thomas William Jackson in 1939 was 3rd Engineer of the skeleton crew of HMS Grasshopper who went to the rescue of the burning Danish M/S Alsia near Ceylon, with photos, telegram of thanks etc. 1941 letter confirming his appointment as an Ordnance Mechanical Engineer in the Indian Army Ordnance Corps, Indian Army ID card with photo, much correspondence and drawings of his design for a Jeep Stretcher Mounting Equipment, promoted A/Maj 18/1/45, post WW2 served with 38th Ind Inf Workshop Coy, a few Japanese occupation banknotes. A newspaper cutting states of his going to the aid of a woman being robbed in Singapore. Post-WWII he transferred to REME and transferred to RARO 15/3/59. Also, further documents, to include; Institution of Work Managers Associate Member Certificate, 4 Corps Commanded by Certificate, The War Office letter, two Military Commissions with George VI Emergency Commission dated 5.12.1941 with Signature to upper left and QEII First Service Commission dated 21.3.1952 with signature to upper left. Superbly interesting lot well worth viewing.

Of Military Interest: An Elizabeth II Silver Trophy by Mappin & Webb for The Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Major Unit Cricket Competition, Sheffield Hallmark, 17cm high, 316g

Scotland War Office Edition, 'Orkney Island' (Mainland) - sheet 6. Ordnance survey map - published 1950, Mint condition

Scotland - 'Ullapool & Loch Ewe' War office Edition, sheet 19, Ordnance survey map, published 1949 folded mint condition

Scotland War office Edition - ordnance Survey - sheet 4, south mainland (Shetland Islands) folded, mint condition, Fair Isle inset

Scotland War Office Edition, 'Stornoway', sheet 14, ordnance survey map, published 1950, folded

Scotland 'Loch Roeg & Tarbert' War Office Edition, sheet 13, ordnance survey map, published 1950, folded - slight tear on the bottom

An unusual converted Ordnance round - engraved 'Lionel Corporation, New York' - converted to a table lamp, together with two other lamps

A military Ordnance wooden calculator, together with a set of fire irons

A mixed collection to include a 19th century baize lined walnut writing slope, a set of 20th century ordnance survey maps in a leather case, a 19th century brass cross staff in a case with instructions, and a pair of 19th century binoculars in a leather case among other miscellaneous items. H.16 W.43.5 D.22 (writing slope - closed)

Box of Ordnance Survey maps

Box of Ordnance Survey maps

Three boxes containing various books and puzzles, Ordnance Survey maps

A collection of Ordnance Survey maps

WW2 British Cap Badge Collection to include: Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Devon Yeomanry Artillery, Lothian & Border Horse, RAEC, Army Ordnance Corps, Military Police, REME, Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Signals x 2, Scots Guards, Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars x 2, South Lancs, Manchester Regt, KRRC, Duke of Lancasters Own, Hertfordshire Regt, Bays, Liverpool Regt, South Staffs, KSLI, The Queens Regt, Worcestershire Regt, The Buffs, Bucks, East Lancs, WW1 RE Officers Bronze, RAVC, The Loyal Regt, ASC, Machine Gun Corps, etc.

Collection of British Army Cap badges to include: 17th/21st Lancers: KOSB: Borders: Highland Light Infantry: Rifle Brigade: Cameron Highlanders: Seaforth Highlanders: KSLI: DLI: Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry: Royal Ordnance Corps: Ox & Bucks Light Infantry: 1st Royal Devons: Second Life Guards: The Welch Regt: Life Guards: RAF: Notts & Derbys: Grenadier Guards: Worcestershire Regt: Liverpool Regt: Hampshires: Norfolks: WW2 Plastic Economy RASC, GS Corps, RE, ROAC x 2: Bedfords: Lothians & Berwickshire Imperial Yeomanry: ACC: South Staffs: Staffs Yeomanry: Royal Dublin Fusiliers: Northumberland Fusiliers: Artists Rifles: Cambridgeshire Regt: etc.

British Home Guard Issue Enfield P17 Bayonet with single edged fullered blade 430mm in length, maker marked and dated "Winchester 1917" along with US Ordnance Proof marks. Wooden grips. Working release catch. Overall length 555mm. Complete with scabbard and brown leather Home Guard issue frog, maker marked and dated "Garstin 1941".

Nameplate KENT ex Andrew Barclay 0-4-0DM built in 1938 as works number D331. One of a pair along with AB D332 Essex supplied new to The Royal Arsenal Woolwich and later transferred to the Royal Ordnance Factory at Durham hill. Rectangular cast brass face cleaned measures 19.75in x 5.5in.

A military brass MK VII Compass, "Royal Corps Canadian Ordnance" badge, 1939-1945 Defence medal, etc.

A quantity of Ordnance Survey maps to include: Dorchester, London, Fishguard and Pembroke, etc.

A box containing a selection of mixed Ordnance Survey maps, various

A quantity of Ordnance Survey folded maps

England.- Ordnance Geological Survey.- Mudge (Lt. Col. William) and others. Thirteen numbered sections covering Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset, including sheets 20-27 and 29-33, engravings with full hand-colouring representing geological strata and rocks, various sizes, all folding with James Gardner's red diamond printed label to upper ends, numbered tabs to upper centre, folding into three contemporary green morocco slipcases with flaps detached, gilt, very worn and scuffed, 8vo, [circa 1804 to 24, or slightly later]; and five other folding Ordnance Survey maps, of Somerset, and the country of Sidmouth, the latter with geological hand-colouring, various sizes, folding, 8vo, early to mid 19th century (5)

A mahogany stationery box, together with a treen spice tower, an Army Ordnance carved wood collection plate, a set of brass postal scales, a circular wall mounted perpetual calendar; pair of Linley egg and cups, turned lidded box (qty)

Early magazines from the 1960's including the Shooting Times, Lincolnshire Poacher and a variety of Ordnance Survey maps

John Cary, Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1793John Cary, Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: Being a New Set of County Maps from Actual Surveys..., printed for John Cary, Engraver, Map and Print-seller, No.181 near Norfolk Street, Strand, published as the act directs Jan 1st 1793, large Quarto, full leather period boards, recent spine and binding replaced end papersJohn Cary (c. 1754–1835) was a prominent English cartographer, engraver, and globe-maker, celebrated for the precision and artistry of his maps. Renowned for his attention to detail, Cary played a significant role in elevating cartography to both an art form and a practical science. His surveys and innovative methods earned him commissions from various government bodies, including the Ordnance Survey, where he worked to establish accurate baselines for mapping.Cary's atlases, globes, and road maps became essential tools for travelers, geographers, and planners during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His New and Correct English Atlas is considered a landmark in British cartography, influencing the way maps were designed and utilized. Cary’s commitment to accuracy and clarity set new standards for the field, ensuring his legacy as one of England’s finest mapmakers.Book Description: The 1793 edition of Cary's New and Correct English Atlas is a carefully revised and expanded version of the original 1787 publication. This second edition reflects John Cary’s dedication to precision and includes updated maps based on actual surveys. Featuring a complete set of English county maps, the atlas is accompanied by descriptive text, providing geographical, demographic, and historical insights for each county.The maps are finely engraved and hand-colored, showcasing Cary’s mastery in combining scientific accuracy with aesthetic appeal. The second edition incorporates corrections and enhancements to the original plates, reflecting the evolving understanding of England’s geography in the late 18th century. Cary’s clear and detailed cartographic style made this atlas an indispensable tool for planners, travelers, and scholars of the era.This 1793 edition offers a rare glimpse into Georgian England’s geography

A C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Brigadier-General C. W. Clark, Royal Garrison Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin, extremely fine A C.B.E mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Colonel C. E. T. Rolland, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin and housed in a contemporary Spink & Son Ltd., fitted case, extremely fine A D.S.O. mounted group of three miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Major G. R. de la C. Corbett, Royal garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold (18ct) and enamel, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An M.C. mounted group of five miniature dress medals representative of those worn by the Reverend W. Drury, Army Chaplains’ Department Military Cross, G.V.R.; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star and clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted on modern ribands, nearly extremely fine (16) £180-£220 --- C. W. Clark was born in Oxton, Birkenhead, and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1885 and served in India, Malta and Gibraltar, before being appointed Private Secretary and Aide de Camp to the Governor of Trinidad in 1893. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1915, and was Brigadier-General, Heavy Artillery, Headquarters, 15/Army Corps. For his services during the Great War he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 15 May 1917) and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1917. He retired in 1922 and died on 21 November 1944. Charles Edward Tulloch Rolland was born on 28 November 1874 in Madras, India, the son of Colonel Alexander Tulloch Rolland of the Madras Staff Corps. Emulating his father, he was Commissioned on 16 December 1893 and promoted to full Colonel on 3 June 1921. Whilst serving as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel during the Great War he was seconded to the Research Department on 19 June 1916, and for his services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee on retirement on 1 January 1926. Garnet Robert de la Cour Corbett served with the 206th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, and for his services was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 3 June 1918). The Reverend William Drury was born in Burton on 19 June 1876 and was educated at Christ’s Hospital and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Ordained a Priest at Worcester in 1900, he was employed as Acting Chaplain to the Forces during the Boer War and was appointed Chaplain to the Forces at Woolwich, Singapore, Aldershot and Crownhill. Raised Deputy Chaplain General 1916-18, he was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 22 June 1915, 4 January 1917, 15 May 1917) and later served as Chaplain to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, from 1918-23. He died at Binstead Rectory on 24 October 1943. Sold with copied research.

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Marquis of Granby Medal 1765. A circular medals by T. Pingo, 36mm, silver, the obverse depicting the laureate head of George III facing right, the reverse featuring a robed and helmeted female standing facing left, holding a spear and palm branch, at her feet an owl and shield, with the legend, ‘Praemia Lavdi’ above, ‘D. M. Granby Mag. Gen. Ord. MDCCLXV’, in exergue, pierced for ring suspension and reverse from rusty die, very fine and very rare £180-£220 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Referenced in British Historical Medals 93; Eimer 710; Balmer R.121 (British) & R.589 (Irish); Payne p.196-7 John, Marquis of Granby (1721-70), was the Master-General of Ordnance and Captain of the Cadet Company of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich from 1763 until his death. Prize medals in gold and in silver were instituted in 1765 for award to gentlemen cadets who distinguished themselves. Bronze medals are also known to exist. Balmer, in addition, ascribes the same medal to the Irish Ordnance Department which was formed in 1756 and incorporated into the Royal Artillery in 1801.

Ordnance Survey and Landranger maps, Philip's Super Planner British Isle maps, Reise Maps of Great Britain, etc. (1 basket)

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps, A-Z street atlases, and further maps. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps, together with A-Z street atlases. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey, Landranger and Explorer maps, A-Z street atlases, etc. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey, Landranger and Explorer maps, A-Z Visitor's maps and street maps, local red book maps and sundries. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps. (1 crate)

Ordnance Survey Explorer and Landranger maps. (1 crate)

‘If television had come before the movies I might think otherwise, but the cinema today is so cheap and so perfect and so universal in its appeal that I doubt if television can stand up to it for a long time to come.’ So observed Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale in his capacity as Controller of the B.B.C. in November 1934. The fine Knight Bachelor’s Great War C.B. group of nine awarded to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale, Royal Navy, ‘a handsome blue-eyed man with a barking manner’; in a far cry from his distinguished naval career – which included service in the M’wele anti-slavery expedition of 1895-96 - he served as Deputy Director-General and Controller of the B.B.C. in 1923-38, in which role he was noted for his ‘famous quarter-deck manner … belied as often as not by an ultimate twinkle in his eye’ The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co case of issue; Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarked London 1933, in its fitted case of issue; East and West Africa 1887-1900, for Mwele 1895, no clasp (Lieut. C. D. Carpendale, H.M.S. St George); 1914-15 Star (Capt. C. D. Carpendale, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Commre. 2. Cl. C. D. Carpendale. R.N.); Jubilee 1897, silver; Coronation 1902, silver; Jubilee 1935, good very fine or better (9) £2,000-£2,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. Knight Bachelor London Gazette 22 June 1932. C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘For war services.’ Charles Douglas Carpendale was born on 18 October 1874, the son of the Reverend William Henry Carpendale and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in July 1888. A diligent student, he gained 12 months sea time and was immediately appointed a Midshipman in July 1889, in addition to being awarded the Ryder Memorial Prize. Having then served on the Mediterranean station in H.M.S. Collingwood, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub. Lieutenant in October 1893. Appointed to the cruiser St. George - flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, C.-in-C. at the Cape of Good Hope, in March 1895, he was advanced to Lieutenant and witnessed active service in the Naval Brigade in anti-slavery operations in 1895-96. The Arab Chief Mbarak, with his stronghold at Mwele, had been slave raiding contrary to new legislation introduced by the British Government and he refused to see a delegation sent to meet him. Reprisals were inevitable, and a Naval Brigade under Rawson marched inland and captured Mwele with a loss of three killed and 11 wounded; just nine no-clasp East and West Africa Medals with the ‘Mwele 1895-96’ edge inscription were awarded to officers. Returning to the U.K. in early 1896, Carpendale obtained a 1st Class Certificate in gunnery in Excellent and was appointed to the command of the torpedo boat destroyer Whiting, in which capacity he was present in the 1897 Jubilee Review and received the Medal. Further foreign service ensued, on the North America and China stations, followed by a appointments in the Naval Ordnance Department at the Admiralty and at the R.N.C. Greenwich, and he was advanced to Commander in June 1904 and to Captain in December 1910. Back at sea in the period leading up to the Great War, he served in the cruiser Edgar, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Le C. Egerton, C.B., Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope and South Africa Station, and in the cruiser Good Hope as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Frederick C.D. Sturdee, C.V.O., G.M.G., Commanding the 5th Cruiser Squadron. In September 1914, he took command of the cruiser Donegal, serving with the 6th Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet, and he remained likewise employed until appointed to the command of the light cruiser Colleen in August 1915. Then on relinquishing this appointment in July 1917, he took command of the cruiser Achilles in the North America and West Indies Squadron, prior to ending the war as a Commodore 2nd Class in Charge of Auxiliary Patrol. He was awarded the C.B. in June 1918 and mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 16 September 1919, refers), and appointed an A.D.C. to the King. Carpendale’s final seagoing appointment was in command of the Benbow in 1919-21, in which period he landed a party of Royal Marines at the time of the Occupation of Constantinople during the Greco-Turkish War. He was advanced to Rear-Admiral and – at his own request – was placed on the Retired List in the summer of 1923. He was however advanced to Rear-Admiral (Retired) in October 1926. B.B.C. Subsequently recruited by Lord Reith, he served as Deputy Director-General and Controller of the British Broadcasting Corporation (B.B.C.) in 1923-38, in addition to holding the Presidency of the International Broadcasting Union in 1925-35. Throughout his service he was mainly concerned with administration, but his personal touch was nonetheless widespread and, in emergencies such as the General Strike of 1926, he was always ready and welcome to lend a hand in the studio. His common-sense approach - feet firmly on the ground - was appreciated by all and smoothed the way for the Corporation’s rapid expansion, as well as serving as a means of calming more temperamental members of staff. In fact, Carpendale’s transparent integrity and famous ‘quarter-deck manner’ – always accompanied by a twinkle in his eye and a ready smile – did much to promote confidence in his leadership, so much so that it said the staff adored him. He was certainly well-known for his participation in their social activities, ranging from dances and sporting events to taking part in plays. But such physical activity was very much up his street, his recreations including winter sports, riding and mountaineering. The Admiral, who was appointed a Knight Bachelor in June 1932 and served as the Ministry of Information’s Liaison Officer at the Air Ministry in the Second World War, died in March 1968. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

The Naval General Service medal awarded to Rear-Admiral F. J. Thomas, Royal Navy, for his services as acting Lieutenant on board the Spartiate at the battle of Trafalgar; he afterwards performed valuable services at Cadiz and elsewhere on the coast of Spain, being promoted to Commander and thanked for his ‘patriotism, bravery, and zeal’ Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (F. I. Thomas, Act. Lieut. R.N.) engraved correction to initials, cleaned, otherwise good very fine £8,000-£10,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2000. 88 clasps for Trafalgar issued to H.M.S. Spartiate. In the weather column Spartiate fought under Sir Francis Laforey in the great victory of Trafalgar, her losses amounting to five killed and twenty wounded. The Minotaur and Spartiate were the two rearmost ships in the weather column, but exchanged broadsides with several of the combined fleet. They managed to cut off the Spanish 84-gun ship Neptune, of which they contrived to get alongside, and which, after a fight of over an hour, surrendered. The Spartiate had her foretopsail yard shot away, and her masts, yards, and rigging in general were a good deal damaged (The Trafalgar Roll by R. H. Mackenzie refers). Frederick Jennings Thomas was born in the New Forest, Hampshire, on 19 April 1787, younger son of Sir John Thomas of Wenvoe Castle, Glamorgan. He entered the navy in March 1799, as First Class Volunteer on board the Boston, on the American and West India station, serving in that ship, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, until August 1803. During that period he proved a volunteer on every occasion that involved difficulty or danger. In one instance, while conducting a valuable prize to Bermuda, he thwarted a plan laid by the greatly superior number of prisoners for re-taking the vessel. In September 1803 he joined the Prince of Wales, bearing the flag of Sir Robert Calder, and took part in the action fought on 22 July, 1805, with the combined fleets of France and Spain off Cape Finisterre. He was nominated Acting Lieutenant of the Spartiate on 19 September, and on 21 October, shared in the glories of Trafalgar. His appointment to the Spartiate being confirmed in February 1806, he served in her off Rochefort, and in the Mediterranean where he assisted at the blockade of Toulon, in the defence of Sicily, and a variety of operations on the coast of Italy, until November 1809. In December 1809 he joined the Antelope, bearing the flag of Sir John Thomas Duckworth, in which he conveyed His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador to Cadiz. On his arrival there, Thomas succeeded, although the French army had surrounded the city, in obtaining information on their movements in the interior of Andalusia, which proved of advantage to the interests of Spain, and was forwarded by him to the British government. He also, at imminent hazard, made a survey of the enemy’s lines and fortifications, which he communicated in a chart to Lord Mulgrave, First Lord of the Admiralty, whose thanks he received in return. Continuing at Cadiz, Thomas was enabled to furnish government with the first information of the enemy’s intention of attacking the valuable fortresses of Tarifa and Cueta. While successfully engaged with a detachment of armed vessels, he boarded, and after a desperate resistance, retook two valuable Spanish ships which had been beguiled by the French under their batteries. In towing these from the shore he was for four hours exposed to a galling fire. He was subsequently presented with the thanks of the merchants of Cadiz in a gold box for his ‘energy and personal risk in defence of the trade.’ In an unsuccessful attack made in October 1810 by the troops under Lord Blayney on the castle of Frangerola, the gun-boat he was in was sunk after an action of two hours, and he himself wounded. Nevertheless he landed and remained with the army, still engaged with the enemy, until obliged to retire on board the Rambler. For his conduct he received the thanks of the Commander-in-Chief, was awarded a second promotal commission, and appointed second-in-command of the flotilla. On 5 July 1811, he made a valiant but ineffectual attempt to capture a French armed schooner in the River Guadalquivir. He subsequently, having volunteered his services, bore an important part in the expulsion of the French from Seville and, in about August 1812, became senior commander of the flotilla. During his service on the coast of Spain he was at the storming of twelve batteries, at the spiking or capture of several hundred pieces of ordnance, and at the capture and destruction of some 150 sail of vessels. Towards the end of 1813 he was acting Captain of the San Juan, flagship of Rear-Admiral Linzee at Gibraltar, and returned to England with Linzee in the Eurotas in 1814. His post rank having been confirmed in December 1813, he had no further employment afloat and, having married in 1816, settled in the neighbourhood of Southampton. He accepted the retired rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 October 1846, and died at Hill, near Southampton, on 19 December 1855.

The 3-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Lieutenant John Meares, Royal Marines, for his services as 2nd Lieutenant on board the Active, being wounded in action at Lissa and mentioned in despatches Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 June Boat Service 1810, Lissa, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (John Meares, 2nd Lieut. R.M.) original ribbon, toned, extremely fine £12,000-£16,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Peter Dale Collection, July 2000. 25 clasps issued for Boat Service 28 June 1810, 123 clasps issued for Lissa; and 64 clasps issued for Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811. Capture of twenty-five vessels at Grao, 28 June 1810 ‘The British frigates, Active, thirty-eight, Captain J. Gordon, and Cerberus, thirty-two, Captain H. Whitby, under the orders of Captain W. Hoste, of the Amphion, thirty-two, were cruising in the Gulf of Trieste, in the month of June. On the morning of June 28th, the Amphion chased a convoy laden with naval stores for the arsenal at Venice, into the harbour of Grao. Captain Hoste decided upon the capture or destruction of the vessels, which, owing to the shoals, could be effected only by boats. In the evening he signalled to the Active and Cerberus, to send their boats to him at midnight, but owing to her distance in the offing the Active was unable to obey the signal in time. At the hour appointed the boats of the Amphion and Cerberus, commanded by Lieutenant W. Slaughter, second of the Amphion, assisted by Lieutenants D. O'Brien, and J. Dickenson, pushed off, and before daylight landed a little to the right of the town. On advancing the British were attacked by a body of French troops, and armed peasantry, who were charged with the bayonet, and a sergeant and thirty-five men made prisoners. The town was then entered, and the vessels, twenty-five in number, taken possession of, but it being low water, it was late in the evening, and only after great exertions they were got afloat, and over the bar. In the mean time the boats of the Active came up, and assisted in repelling another attack of the enemy, taking their Commander and twenty-two men prisoners. Five vessels were brought out with their cargoes, and a number of small trading craft, laden with the cargoes of eleven vessels which were burnt. At eight p.m., the boats and the prizes had joined the ships, which had anchored about four miles from the town. The loss of the victors in this dashing affair, was four men killed, and Lieutenant Brattle of the Marines, and seven men wounded. Lieutenant Slaughter was promoted to the rank of Commander in the month of November following.’ (Medals of the British Navy by W. H. Long refers). Action off Lissa, 13 March 1811 ‘In 1811, Captain W. Hoste in the Amphion, thirty-two, having under his command the Active, thirty-eight, Capt. J. A. Gordon; Cerberus, thirty-two, Captain H. Whitby; and the Volage, twenty-two, Captain P. Hornby, was cruising in the Adriatic. On March 13, off the Island of Lissa, he met with a French squadron of four French and Venetian frigates of forty guns each, two of thirty-two guns, a corvette of sixteen guns, and four smaller vessels, more than double his force. Hoste formed his line of battle, and with the signal, ‘Remember Nelson’ at his masthead, awaited the attack of the enemy, who bore down in two divisions and attempted to break his line. They were received by so well directed a fire that their leading ship La Favourite became unmanageable, and in endeavouring to wear, ran on the rocks. Part of the French squadron then engaged the British to leeward, while their other ships continued the action to wind-ward, thus placing Hoste between two fires, a French frigate taking her station on the lee quarter, and a Venetian frigate on the weather quarter of the Amphion. After a severe contest both were compelled to strike.. The remainder of the enemy then bore off, the Amphion was too crippled to pursue, but the Active and Cerberus chased and captured the Venetian frigate Corona of forty-four guns. Another French frigate, which had struck her colours and surrendered, taking advantage of the disabled state of the Amphion stole off, and with the smaller vessels escaped. The French Commodore Dubourdieu was slain in the action, and his ship being on the rocks was set on fire by her crew and destroyed. The loss of the British was fifty men killed and one hundred and fifty wounded. The loss of the French was much greater. (Medals of the British Navy by W. H. Long refers). The Alceste, Active and Unitié with French frigates, 29 November 1811 On November 29th, as the thirty-eight gun frigates Alceste, and Active, Captains M. Maxwell, and J. A. Gordon, and Unitie, thirty-two, Captain E. Chamberlayne, were cruising in the Adriatic, near the island of Augusta, three strange sail appeared, which proved to be the French forty-gun frigates Pauline, and Pomone, and the frigate built store ship Persanne, from Corfu to Trieste, laden with brass and iron ordnance. On discovering the British frigates, the French ships made sail to the north west, and were chased by the Alceste, and her companions. At eleven a.m. the Persanne finding she could not keep way with the Paulino and Pomone separated from them, and bore up before the wind, and the Unitie was ordered by Captain Maxwell to go in pursuit of her. The Alceste and Active continued the chase of the Pauline and Pomone, and at twenty-four minutes past one p.m. the Alceste under a press of sail to get alongside the French Commodore, a short distance ahead, exchanged broadsides with the Pomone, but a shot carrying away her main top-mast, the wreck fell over on the starboard side, and the Alceste dropped astern. Cheers of ‘Vive l'Empereur,’ arose from both the French ships, but the Active coming up, took the place of the Alceste, and brought the Pomone to close action about two p.m. Shortly after, the Pauline stood for the Alceste and both ships about half-past two p.m. became closely engaged. After an action of thirty minutes, the French Commodore, seeing that the Pomone was getting the worst of it with the Active, and observing the eighteen-gun sloop Kingfisher, Captain E. Tritton, approaching in the distance, hauled his wind, and stood to the westward under all sail. The Alceste then ranged up on the larboard beam of the Pomone and opened fire on her, the Active having unavoidably shot ahead. The main and mizzen masts of the Pomone fell overboard, and immediately afterwards she hoisted a Union Jack in token of surrender. Neither of the British frigates being in a condition to pursue the Pauline, the French Commodore escaped, and reached Ancona in safety. In the mean time the Unitié pursued the Persanne and was galled considerably by her stern chasers. About four p.m. the British frigate got near enough to open her broadside, the Persanne returned it, and immediately hauled down her colours. The sails and rigging of the Unitié were considerably damaged, but she had but one man wounded. The Persanne had two men killed, and four men wounded. The casualities on board the Alceste, out of a crew of two hundred and eighteen men and boys, were a midshipman and six men killed, and a lieutenant and twelve men wounded. The Active had a midshipman and seven men killed, her gallant captain lost a leg, and two lieutenants and twenty-four men were wounded. The fore-mast of the Pomone fell soon after her capture, and her hull was so shattered by the well directed fire of the Active that she had five feet of water in her hold. Out of her crew of three hundred and thirty two men, fifty were killed and wounded, among the latter being her cap...

The unique and poignant Great War M.C., D.C.M., M.M. group of seven awarded to Sub-Lieutenant C. B. Wheeler, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Royal Naval Division, who was twice wounded Later a member of the Federation of Malaya State Volunteer Force, he died of wounds at Singapore in February 1942, while serving as a recently appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - or was a victim of the shocking Japanese atrocities Military Cross, G.V.R.; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (CZ-2224 P.O. C. B. Wheeler. Nelson Bn., R.N.V. R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (CZ-2224 A.L.S. C. B. Wheeler. Nelson Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (CZ-2224 C. B. Wheeler, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. C. B. Wheeler. R.N.V.R.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Malaya (Sgt. Colin B. Wheeler, M.C., D.C.M., M.M. F.M.S.V.F.), mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fine (7) £14,000-£18,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013. The combination of M.C., D.C.M., M.M. is unique to the Royal Naval Division. M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919: ‘On 27 September 1918 he was in charge of the section of two Stokes guns and was following his Battalion when the Battalion was suddenly held up by hostile machine gun fire. Taking a Lewis gun he crawled forward and cleared the enemy post thus helping the Infantry to obtain their objective. On 30 September 1918 at the Canal de L’Escaut, he again did good work causing considerable casualties to the enemy with a Lewis gun. Throughout the operations he showed conspicuous gallantry and able leadership.’ D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He handled three trench mortars with marked ability, and greatly assisted in clearing up a difficult situation. He set a fine example throughout.’ M.M. London Gazette 26 March 1917. Colin Bain Wheeler was born on 6 July 1896, and enlisted in the Clyde Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as an Ordinary Seaman in November 1914. Posted to Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division in June 1915, he was embarked for the Dardanelles, but was wounded in Gallipoli on 13 July and admitted to hospital in Alexandria - a sojourn extended by a bout of scarlet fever. Rejoining his battalion at Mudros in January 1916, he was embarked for France in May, and was transferred to 189th Stokes Mortar Battery, R.N.D., in which capacity he won his M.M. as an Acting Leading Seaman. Douglas Jerrold’s history takes up the story: ‘Such was the situation half-an-hour after the attack, when Lt.-Colonel Monro, commanding the Hood Battalion, was wounded, and Lt.- Commander Asquith, who had gone forward on the heels of his old battalion in the slender disguise of staff learner studying the effects of the artillery barrage, took command. To his energy and enthusiasm the success of the 189th Brigade's operations on this occasion was largely due. Well before 8 a.m. on the 4th, Lt.-Commander Asquith had got the Hood Battalion back to their correct alignment, and although touch could not be gained with the Hawke Battalion (who had probably by now edged further to the left, assuming the attack to have failed on the right) the situation was no longer critical. Dawn saw us with a fair hold on all our objectives, but with an awkward gap in the first and second enemy lines, and a machine-gun post still obstructing the consolidation of the essential defensive flank. The history of the rest of the battle is soon told. Several attempts to subdue the two strong points and to close the gaps were made during the morning of the 4th, but without success. At 3.50 p.m., however, the enemy post on our left was rushed by the Nelson and Hawke after an effective bombardment from a Stokes gun, skilfully handled by Leading Seaman Wheeler, of the 189th L.T.M. Battery.’ Having then been advanced to Petty Officer and added the D.C.M. to his accolades for the above cited deeds, he was wounded on 24 April 1917 and evacuated home. Then in October of the same year, he joined an Officer Cadet Battalion in Ayrshire, from which he emerged as a newly commissioned Temporary Sub-Lieutenant in April 1918. Ordered back to France that August, when he joined Anson Battalion, Wheeler was detached for service in the 188th Light Trench Mortar Battery, R.N.D. in the following month, and won his third decoration for his good work with a Lewis gun a few days later - thereby winning the unique distinction of having won the M.C., D.C.M. and M.M. for services in the R.N.D. Demobilised in June 1919, he stated that he intended to take up employment as a tea planter and, true to his word, settled in Malaya. A long-served member of the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, he was awarded the Efficiency Medal in June 1938 (The F.M.S. Government Gazette refers), but his subsequent part in the desperate struggle for Singapore in February 1942 appears to have been undertaken as a recently appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (London Gazette 31 March 1942 refers). By the latter date, however, he was dead, official records listing his demise as 14 February, the day before the surrender of the colony. Moreover, he is listed on the Singapore Civil Hospital Grave Memorial, a sure indication of a sorry end: ‘During the last hours of the battle of Singapore, wounded servicemen taken prisoner and civilians massacred by the Japanese were brought to the hospital in their hundreds. Many were already dead on arrival, many more succumbed later, and the number of fatalities was such that burial in a normal manner was impossible. Before the war an emergency water tank had been dug in the grounds of the hospital, and this was used as a grave. Some 300 civilians and 107 members of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth were buried in this collective grave ... A bronze panel, affixed to the memorial over the original grave, bears the inscription, ‘Beneath this Cross lie 107 British soldiers and 300 civilians of many races, victims of man’s inhumanity to man, who perished in captivity in February 1942. The soldiers are commemorated by name at Kranji War Cemetery.’ The exact nature of Wheeler’s end at the hands of the Japanese will probably never be known, but events at nearby Alexandra Hospital are worthy of mention in the current context. Sinister Twilight, by Noel Barber, takes up the story: ‘While this was happening, other Japanese troops were forcing all the patients to get out of the wards. The men who could not move were bayoneted. In the broiling heat, two hundred patients - together with a few R.A.M.C. personnel - were paraded in the grounds. All the patients were desperately ill. Some could barely hobble. Many collapsed. It made no difference. Herding them into groups of four or five, the Japanese roped them together with their hands behind their backs. They were then marched to the old servants’ quarters behind the hospital - a building consisting of several small rooms, ranging in size from nine feet by nine to ten by twelve. Between fifty and seventy patients were jammed into each room. Wedged together, it was impossible for them to sit down and it took several minutes for some patients to get their arms above their heads and make a little more room in this modern version of the Black Hole of Calcutta. There they were left for the night. Water was promised but none arrived - though those nearest the open windows could watch the Japanese soldiers sitting down on the grass, eating tinned fruit. From time to ti...

The important Victorian K.C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Robinson, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches and specially promoted to Captain for his services in the Syria operations of 1840, besides being awarded the Turkish Gold Medal, the Order of Nishan el Ifikhar and a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) neck badge, 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1855, and breast star, in silver, with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse engraved ‘R. & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmiths Jewellers &c. to the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert and all the Royal Family, Panton Street, London’; Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Robert S. Robinson, Commr.); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; St Jean D’Acre 1840, gold, some light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. K.C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 7 December 1868. Robert Spencer Robinson was born on 6 January 1809, the third son of Sir John Robinson, Bt., Archdeacon of Armagh, by Mary Anne, second daughter of James Spencer of Rathangan, Kildare, and grandson of William Friend (1715-1866), Dean of Canterbury. He entered the Royal Navy in December 1821 and first saw action as a Midshipman in the boats of H.M.S. Sybille against pirates in the Mediterranean in 1826. Having then passed his examination, he served on the South America station in the Dublin, followed by further appointments in the Mediterranean in the Asia and Tyne. Advanced to Commander in June 1838, he took command of the Hydra in March 1840, in which capacity he distinguished himself in the Syria operations of 1840, gaining advancement to post-rank and the Turkish Order of Nishan el Ifikhar; he was also the recipient of a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey (see Naval Medals 1793-1856, by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, for further details of these awards). Over the next decade he remained on half-pay but in 1850 he took command of the Arrogant in the Channel Fleet and, in June 1854, he commissioned the Colossus, which formed part of the Fleet in the Baltic and Kronstadt in 1855. Having then served as Captain of the Steam Reserves in Plymouth and Portsmouth, he was advanced to Rear-Admiral in June 1860 and joined a commission to enquire into the management of Royal dockyards. And it was direct from this role, in February 1861, that he was appointed Controller of the Navy, an office which he occupied for the next 10 years. Much has been written about Robinson’s time in office, for it encompassed a vital chapter in the Navy’s transition from wood-built to iron-built ships, in addition to advances in science and design that heralded a swathe of new ordnance, armour and engines, and crucial improvements to dockyards and ship-building. Much of this vital modernisation faced both internal and external opposition, but Robinson remained firm in his convictions and pulled no punches, the defence analyst Edward Luttwak crediting him with a convincing display of ‘amoral navalism’, namely ‘professionals agitating for the enlargement of the force at their disposal without regard for either the constraints imposed by politics and foreign policy - or any other factors for that matter - or the actual menace posed by rival forces.’ Thanks to Robinson’s unorthodox approach, and his keen eye on developments taking place in France and elsewhere, the Royal Navy maintained its domination of the High Seas, and he maintained his assertive approach as a Lord of the Admiralty under Hugh Childers in 1868-71. A well-known Naval contributor to The Times, Robinson also published Results of Admiralty Organisation as Established by Sir James Graham and Mr. Childers (1871). Innovation rarely comes without mishaps, however, a case in point being the loss of the recently launched H.M.S. Captain in September 1870, in a Force 9 to 11 gale off Cape Finisterre. She capsized with a loss of 472 lives, among them the son of H. C. E. Childers, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Childers partly, and unfairly, attributed the Captain’s loss to Robinson, thereby bringing an end to the latter’s term in office at the Admiralty. In addition to his appointment as K.C.B., Robinson was advanced to Vice-Admiral in April 1866 and to Admiral in June 1871. Placed on the Retired List in the following year, he died at his residence in Eaton Place, London on 27 July 1889, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

The impressive K.C.B, C.V.O. group of ten awarded to Admiral Sir Richard “Crush-me Dick” Poore, Bt., Royal Navy, who was mentioned for gallantry in action with the Naval Brigade against the Malays in Perak, and for distinguished services with the Armoured Train in Egypt; he was later Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1911-15 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, fitted with gold pin for wearing; The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s, neck badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C274’; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (Sub. Lieutt. Richd. Poore. R.N. H.M.S. “Philomel”); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut: R. Poore, R.N, H.M.S. “Invincible”); British War Medal 1914-20 (Adml. Sir R. Poore.); Coronation 1902, silver; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, these last seven on original ‘Cavalry’ style mounting bar as worn; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Grand Officer, silver breast star; Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown set of insignia, comprising sash badge, gold and enamels, and breast star by Cravanzola, Roma, silver, gold and enamels, generally good very fine or better (13) £12,000-£16,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Richard Poore was born on 7 July 1853, and joined the Navy as a Cadet in December 1866. As Sub-Lieutenant of the Philomel, he served with the Naval Brigade during operations against the Malays in the Straits of Malacca in 1875-76, attached to the Larut Field Force, comprising 7 officers and 98 seamen and marines. During the advance of this force from the mouth of the Larut to Qualla Kangsa, a detachment of the troops was attacked by a concealed body of Malays and would have been cut to pieces but for the extreme gallantry by shown by the seamen, who had been formed up as a guard for Brigadier-General Ross, in command of the Field Force. Lieutenant Wood, Sub-Lieutenant Poore, and seamen Henry Thompson, Harry Bennett and David Sloper gained special commendation for their bravery in this affair (all three seamen being awarded the CGM, the only such awards for this campaign). Poore was specially promoted to Lieutenant for his services during this campaign. Poore was Lieutenant of Invincible at the bombardment of Alexandria, 11 July 1882, where he had the honour of firing the last shot, as described by Frank Scudamore in his chapter on Lord Kitchener from A Sheaf of Memories: “The signal to cease fire had been made from the Flag-ship, and was, of course, instantly obeyed; but it appears that on the Invincible was a piece of ordnance – an early type of quick-firer (I believe) – which when once prepared for action could not be unloaded without considerable danger to its gun-crew. “Gunnery Jack” who had to deal with this weapon was Lieutenant Richard Poore - now Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Bart. (retired), but then affectionately known in the Service as “Crush-me Dick.” He accordingly asked and received permission to fire his piece. Every ship in the fleet, of course, had read the signal, and all glasses were braqués on the fort, which was Poore’s objective. “ ‘Crush-me,’” said Kitchener, “laid his gun well and true, and the shell sped. An excellent shot – it landed plump in the centre of the upper works. An immense cloud of dust and debris darkened the air for a moment. But when this cleared away, an old woman rushed frantically from an outhouse and chased in some fowls, afraid lest harm befall them.” Some hours earlier during the bombardment, seeing that the gunners in the lower battery of Mex had abandoned their guns, a party of twelve volunteers, under Lieutenant Bradford, including Lieutenants Poore and Lambton, landed through the growing swell and breaking surf, and spiked six smooth-bores, and disabled two 10-inch rifled muzzle-loaders by exploding charges of gun-cotton in their muzzles. In the period that followed, Lieutenant Poore was of great assistance to Captain J. A. Fisher, who devised and improvised an armoured train which at once became exceedingly useful for reconnoitring purposes, and which was first employed in action on July 28th. Lieutenant Poore served in the armoured train throughout the remainder of the campaign. The train had a busy day on August 4th, when it accompanied a strong reconnaissance to Mallaha Junction, and there came into contact with Arabi’s outposts, and on the following day, the train was for the first time seriously engaged. On the 5th it steamed out under Captain Fisher at about 4pm. On board were Sir Archibald Alison, Admiral Seymour, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Tuson, R.M.A., and 7 other officers including Poore. A train followed with 700 men of the Marine battalion, and in conjunction with a military force from Ramleh, and another contingent of 200 blue-jackets and 1000 Marines, engaged some 2,000 of the enemy at Mallaha Junction. On our side two men were killed and 16 wounded. The armoured train continued to make reconnaissances of this kind but the value of them was doubtful, as the positions taken were never held. Poore, still Lieutenant of the Invincible, next served with the Naval Brigade landed for service in the Sudan, with the Nile Expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum, in 1884-85. His services during this campaign were equally distinguished, especially when in command of the steamer Nassif Rheir while passing the Cataracts between Wadi Halfa and Dongola, and when crossing the desert with the 2nd Division of the Naval Brigade. He was mentioned in dispatches and promoted to Commander for these services. Poore was later promoted Captain of the Royal Yacht; he was ADC in attendance on King Edward VII on the occasion of his Coronation, 9 August 1902; promoted Rear-Admiral in August 1903, and Rear-Admiral in Mediterranean Fleet in November 1904; awarded C.V.O. on 11 August 1905, on the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Cowes; promoted Vice-Admiral in March 1907, and Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station, February 1908 to December 1910; K.C.B. June 1909; Admiral, 17 July 1911; Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1911-15; retired 1917; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour 1917; Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy 1917. Admiral Sir Richard Poor, who had succeeded his father as 4th Baronet in 1893, married in 1885, Ida, daughter of Bishop Graves of Limerick. She was the author of Recollections of an Admiral’s Wife, 1916, An Admiral’s Wife in the Making, 1917, and Harbour Lights, 1922. Admiral Poore died on 8 December 1930.

‘As an authority on gun matters, he is unrivalled – the greatest authority on Fire Control questions in the British Navy.’ So concluded Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in assessing the capabilities of Frederic Dreyer, his Flag Captain at Jutland, in a report dated 4 October 1916. The important G.B.E., K.C.B. group of fourteen awarded to Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Royal Navy, Flag Captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe in the Iron Duke at Jutland; a noted expert in naval gunnery, Dreyer’s fire-control system was adopted by the Admiralty in the lead up to the Great War, a timely development that undoubtedly contributed to the award of the C.B. (Military) for the battle of Jutland and to Iron Duke’s unrivalled reputation for speed and accuracy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, G.B.E. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, 2nd type, set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt, and enamels, and breast star, silver and enamels, with full dress sash, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s, set of insignia by Garrard, London, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, minor damage to blue enamel on reverse, and breast star, silver, gold and enamels, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s, breast badge, converted for neck wear; 1914-15 Star (Capt. F. C. Dreyer, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. F. C. Dreyer. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast badge, gold and enamels, hairline cracks to white enamel; United States of America, Distinguished Service Medal (Navy), the medals and foreign awards mounted court-style as worn, unless otherwise described, nearly extremely fine (16) £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, April 2004 G.B.E. London Gazette Coronation Honours List May 1937. K.C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1932. C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 22 June 1914. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘Commanded and handled the Fleet Flagship most ably during the action. The rapidity with which hitting was established on ships of the enemy’s fleet was the result of long and careful organisation and training of personnel.’ French Legion of Honour, Officer London Gazette 12 December 1918. [Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class London Gazette 8 March 1920] [Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class London Gazette 1 October 1917] U.S.A. Distinguished Service Medal (Navy) London Gazette 16 September 1919. Frederic Charles Dreyer was born on 8 January 1878, the son of a Danish astrologer who was granted British citizenship in March 1885. He entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in July 1891 and was appointed a Midshipman in July 1893. Having then gained advancement to Lieutenant in July 1898, he took a First with Honours in an advanced course for Gunnery and Torpedo Lieutenants and served in that capacity in battleship H.M.S. Exmouth in 1904-07. It was in this period that he commenced his pioneering research into fire control, work which resulted in him joining the revolutionary Dreadnought for an ‘experimental cruise’ in 1907. Of special interest to Dreyer was the fact that she was the first battleship to have a uniform main battery, rather than a few large guns complemented by a secondary armament of smaller guns. The result of his work - Dreyer’s Fire Control Table - was indicative of his approach to gunnery, namely plotting ranges and bearings versus time, using a range clock and other accessories to help relay data, and to develop a continuous hypothesis of range and deflection to send to guns’ crews. Their Lordships of the Admiralty were duly impressed, and he was advanced to Commander and appointed Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance. Dreyer’s talents also caught the eye of another noted gunnery expert, Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, under whom he served as Flag Commander in the Prince of Wales in 1910-12. A spell on the War Staff having then ensued, he was advanced to Captain in June 1913 and awarded the C.B. (Civil) in June 1914. By the outbreak of hostilities, Dreyer was serving as Flag Captain to Jellicoe in the Orion, following which he accompanied the Admiral to his new command, the Iron Duke. Given his senior role in the battle, Dreyer’s name looms large in numerous histories. Few of them fail to pay tribute to his skilful command and the fact that Iron Duke’s gunnery record for speed and accuracy was unrivalled, a record assisted by executing the classic ‘crossing the T’ manoeuvre. It was indeed to Dreyer that Jellicoe turned as the opposing sides closed each other in the early evening of 31 May 1916, requesting his Flag Captain’s opinion as to the most favourable direction in which to engage the enemy fleet, then heading north in pursuit of Admiral Beatty’s squadron. In Dreyer’s own words, ‘I reported to him that the most favourable direction was to the southward, and would [then] draw westwards as the sun sank.’ As evidenced by Iron Duke’s subsequent actions, he was bang on the mark, for at 1830 hours she had a clear view of the Koenig lit up against the sinking sun: in less than five minutes, Iron Duke fired nine salvoes, hitting the Koenig seven times. She also took out the German destroyer S-35. Arguably the most momentous moment aboard Iron Duke was awaiting news of the enemy’s precise position, a period of deep concern for Jellicoe and Dreyer. When Beatty finally imparted that information, Jellicoe reacted swiftly, a moment captured by Dreyer, who was standing by the compasses on the manoeuvring platform: ‘I then heard at one the sharp, distinctive step of the Commander-in-Chief approaching - he had steel strips on his heels. He stepped quickly onto the platform round the compasses and looked in silence at the magnetic compass card for 20 seconds. I watched his keen, brown, weather-beaten face with tremendous interest, wondering what he would do. With iron nerve he had pressed on through the mist with his 24 huge ships, each weighing 25,000 tons or more, until the last possible moment, so as to get into effective range and make the best tactical manoeuvre after obtaining the news of the position of the enemy Battle Fleet, which was his objective. I realised as I watched him that he was as cool and unmoved as ever. Then he looked up and broke the silence with the order in his clear, crisp-cut voice to Commander A. R. W. Woods, the Fleet Signal Officer, who was standing a little abaft me, “Hoist equal-speed pendant, south-east.” Woods said, “Would you make it a point to port, Sir, so that they know it is on the port-wing column?” This was a small matter and not actually necessary in view of Jellicoe’s habit of commencing the deployment in the Iron Duke while the signal was being answered. Jellicoe replied at once, “Very well. Hoist equal-speed pendant south-east by east.” ’ Of such moments, history is made. Jellicoe would later pay tribute to Dreyer in The Grand Fleet 1914-1916: ‘The mist rendered range taking a difficult matter, but the fire of the Squadron was effective. Iron Duke, having previously fired at a light cruiser between the lines, opened fire at 6.30 p.m. on a battleship of the Konig class at a range of 12,000 yards...

The South Atlantic and Lebanon operations group of three awarded to Leading Air Engineering Mechanic (Electrical) P. Roberts, Royal Navy, who flew on operational missions as an ‘extra gunner’ in Sea King helicopters in the Falklands, prior to qualifying for the rare ‘Lebanon’ clasp for like services South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (ALAEM(L) P Roberts D112421W 846 Sqdn); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Lebanon (ALAEM(L) P Roberts D112421W RN); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (ALAEM(L) P Roberts D112421W RN) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (3) £1,400-£1,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Peter Roberts was born in Merionethshire, Wales on 27 September 1953, and joined the Royal Navy as an Engineering Mechanic (Air) in June 1969. Having worked on Canberra aircraft and Wessex helicopters in the interim, he joined No. 846 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.) in September 1980. And it was in this capacity that he journeyed south to the Falklands in the carrier Hermes in April 1982. By Robert’s own account, he subsequently flew operational missions as ‘an extra gunner’ in the squadron’s Sea King helicopters, in addition to assisting in the preparation of a Wessex helicopter for an S.A.S. mission to the Argentinian mainland: stripped down for maximum speed and range, it dropped off an S.A.S. recce team before flying to Chile; the helicopter was torched on landing and the crew repatriated via the (neutral) German embassy. It was during his tour of duty in 846 N.A.S. that Roberts also participated in the Lebanon operations of February 1983 to March 1984. One of the unit’s helicopters, and seven support personnel, were transferred to the support ship Reliant, from which he made several trips to Lebanon, acting as an ‘Air Gunner operating a machine-gun, plus a chaff dispenser.’ Roberts was finally discharged in May 1987. Sold with the recipient’s hand-written summary of the salient points of his career, together with an Ordnance Survey map of San Carlos Bay, showing missile sites; a ‘Crossing the Line’ certificate; Grin & Bear It booklet published by the Falklands Task Force; Intrepid Observer magazine published on board the Intrepid, and a copy of his Royal Navy Certificate of Service.

The campaign group of six awarded to Admiral F. G. Eyre, Royal Navy, who served in the Senior Service for over 50 years, a career encompassing active service in the Zulu War to transport duties in the Great War and a spell of ‘special service’ in connection with the manufacture of poison gasses South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (F. G. Eyre, Midsn. R.N, H.M.S. “Boadicea”); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (R. Adml. F. G. Eyre.); Jubilee 1897, silver; Coronation 1911; Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, 3rd Class neck badge, gold and enamels, in its Cravanzola, Roma, fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. Francis George Eyre was born at Marylebone, Middlesex on 4 February 1864, the son of the Rev. Charles Eyre, onetime Rector of Great Melton, Norfolk; his elder brother, Cresswell, also enjoyed a distinguished naval career. Young Francis entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in July 1876 and, on passing out, joined the steam corvette H.M.S. Boadicea on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station. It was during this seagoing commission that he was appointed Midshipman and present in operations in the Zulu War. Following his promotion to Sub. Lieutenant in early 1883, Eyre attended a gunnery course at Excellent before joining the Albatross on the China Station, where he was advanced to Lieutenant in April 1886. Over the coming decade or so, besides several seagoing appointments, he attended numerous courses and gained 1st Class Certificates in Seamanship, Torpedo and Pilotage, in addition to Gunnery. He also gained steady promotion, being appointed Commander in June 1898 and Captain in June 1903, when he took command of the cruiser Venus in the Mediterranean. In November 1905, Venus was part of a British Squadron that was ordered to be present at Genoa for the opening of the new harbour by the Italian King and Queen. In the course of the latter’s visit to the British flagship Goliath, the steamboat of the Italian ship Garibaldi was involved in an accident and received assistance from the Royal Navy. For these services the King of Italy bestowed decorations on selected officers and men of the British ships present, and Eyre was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Crown. On returning home, he was appointed Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance in January 1911, in which post he was advanced to Rear-Admiral and remained employed until July 1914. As there were very few commands for Flag Officers on the outbreak of war, Eyre characteristically offered his services in any capacity in which they might be of use. Thus, in July 1915, he was granted pay and allowances for ‘Special Service’ in connection with the manufacture of poison gases. His next appointment was for duties with the Transport Service, and he was employed in this capacity in the Mediterranean until early 1916. Promoted to Vice-Admiral in October 1918, Eyre was placed on the Retired List at his own request in February 1919. Having then been advancement to Admiral (Retired), he died in January 1941, aged 77. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

The notable Great War D.S.M. group of three awarded to Officer’s Steward R. H. Buckett, Mercantile Marine Reserve, for his part in the famous contest fought between the auxiliary cruiser Alcantara and the German raider Greif in February 1916: as a result of the point-blank nature of the engagement both ships were sunk with heavy loss of life Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (R. H. Buckett, Off. Std. (M.M.), H.M.S. Alcantara, 29 Feb. 1916) partial correction to ship’s name; British War and Victory Medals (R. H. Buckett. Asst. Std. M.F.A.) nearly extremely fine (3) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: D.S.M. Dix Noonan Webb, September 2005, since reunited with British War and Victory Medals but note missing 1914-15 Star. D.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1916. The original recommendation states: ‘Officer’s Steward Richard Henry Buckett behaved with great coolness and assisted wounded when the ship was sinking.’ Richard Henry Buckett was born in Shalfleet, Hampshire on 22 July 1866 and was serving in the the S.S. Alacantara on the outbreak of war in August 1914. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in the same month, she was converted for use as an auxiliary cruiser. She subsequently joined the 10th Cruiser Squadron and was placed under the command of Captain T. E. Wardle, her chief duty being patrol work between Scapa Flow and the coast of Norway. At about midday on 28 February 1916, in a position of 60 miles E. of the North of the Shetlands, the Alcantara was due to rendezvous with her relief ship, the Andes, when a wireless message instructed her to remain thereabouts and keep a sharp lookout for a suspicious steamship coming out of the Skagerrak. But it was not until about 8.45 a.m. on the following morning that Captain Wardle spotted smoke on the horizon on his port beam. During the course of making passage to this unidentified steamship, he received a wireless warning from the Andes that this was in all probability the vessel he was seeking, so Wardle signalled to the latter to stop, and fired two rounds of blank ammunition. By this stage the two ships had approached to within 1,000 yards of each other, the Alcantara coming up astern and lowering a boarding boat. At that moment, however, the “stranger” - which had Norwegian colours painted on her side and the name Rena-Tonsberg - dropped her bulwarks and ran out her guns. She was, in fact, the enemy raider Greif, and the intense nature of the ensuing 20 minute duel is best described in Deeds That Thrill The Empire: ‘From the very first the British gunners got home on the enemy. His bridge was carried away at the first broadside, and then, systematically, our guns searched yard by yard along the upper works of the enemy, seeking out the wireless room from which were emanating the meaningless jargons that “jammed” the Alcantara’s wireless. This had been set to work at once to call up assistance - a proper fighting precaution in any event, but doubly so in this case, seeing that it was quickly apparent the Greif carried considerably heavier ordnance than her own. Before long the enemy’s wireless was smashed, and our guns promptly turned themselves upon the hull and water-line of their opponent. In a few minutes the Greif had a great fire blazing aft; a few more, and she began to settle down by the stern; and as the Alcantara’s guns methodically and relentlessly searched her from stem to stern her return fire grew more and more feeble until, after about fifteen minutes’ fighting, it died away almost entirely. On paper, judging by the difference between the armaments, the Alcantara ought to have been blown out of the water by this time; but, although she was hit frequently, the actual damage she sustained was almost negligible. The Greif was already a beaten and doomed craft when other vessels came up in answer to Alcantara’s wireless. The first to arrive was the Andes, Captain George B. W. Young (another converted unit of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line), and a few rounds from her apparently completed the enemy’s discomfort. Not long after, a “pukka” cruiser appeared on the scene; but it is reported that, seeing the Alcantara had already made a hopeless mess of her opponent, this cruiser clicked out the signal “Your Bird” and went about her other business! But the fight was not yet over. The Greif had again begun to blaze away with the one or two guns that remained intact when there happened one of those misfortunes that are apt to occur to the most efficiently handled ships. An unlucky shot carried away the Alcantara’s steering-gear, and her captain was immediately robbed of the weapon upon which he had chiefly depended for the destruction of his enemy - his seamanship. The Alcantara, though nearly all her guns were intact, became unmanageable, and for the first time in the action she was swung round by the seas into such a position that her full broadside was exposed to the enemy. There had, too, been no half-measures in fitting out the Greif for her work. She carried not only a powerful equipment of guns, but also torpedo tubes, and, although she was fast settling down in the water, she was able to bring them to bear now on a most favourable target - a big ship lying broadside on with disabled steering-gear. The first two torpedoes that were fired missed, in spite of the short range. The third caught the Alcantara squarely. Whereby it happened that after some twenty minutes of the most fierce and closely contested fighting the naval campaign had seen, the two principal combatants found themselves making headway towards the bottom in company. The Greif was the first to go. It is believed that, like the Moewe, she carried a big cargo of mines to be strewed where they would be most likely to entrap our warships. However that may be, she blew up with a tremendous explosion and went to the bottom, just a few minutes before the mortally injured Alcantara turned over on her side to find a resting place within a few hundred yards of her ... Of the 321 officers and men with which the Greif entered the fight, five officers and 115 men were rescued from the sea and made prisoners by the British destroyers that came upon the scene. The remaining 201 went to the bottom with their ship. The Alcantara’s loss amounted to five officers and 69 men, of whom nearly all were killed by the final torpedo.’ Buckett, who was among the survivors and awarded the D.S.M. for gallantly assisting the wounded, was subsequently lost in the armed boarding ship Stephen Furness, when that vessel was torpedoed in the Irish Channel on 21 December 1917 and went down with the loss of six officers and 95 ratings. A native of Ningwood on the Isle of Wight, he was 51 years of age and left a widow, Emily Jane Buckett. He is also entitled to the 1914-15 Star.

The important Jutland C.B. group of seven awarded to Vice-Admiral A. Craig-Waller, Royal Navy, who commanded H.M.S. Barham on that memorable occasion; in company with her consort Valiant, Barham was credited with being the most accurate British battleship engaged at Jutland, when she fired a staggering total of 337 15-inch shells with commendable results: but her achievements came at a cost, six direct enemy hits causing her casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamels, in Garrard, London case of issue gilt inscribed ‘A. W. Craig’; 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. W. Craig, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals,with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. W. Craig. R.N.); France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamels, these last four mounted as worn; Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with central cabochon, with neck cravat in its original black lacquered case of issue together with various fitments; Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Military Division, 2nd Class neck badge, gold and enamels by Edouard, in original case of issue and outer paper envelope, both marked for 2nd Class, the mounted group contained in an old leather case, the lid gilt inscribed, ‘Vice-Admiral A. Craig-Waller, C.B.’, good very fine or better (7) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, July 2000. C.B. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘The Rear-Admiral commanding reports that the ships under his command were handled and fought by the captains in the manner one would expect from those officers and in accordance with the best traditions of the British Navy.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 15 September 1916. Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class, with swords London Gazette 5 June 1917. Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class London Gazette 29 August 1917. French Legion d’Honour, Officer London Gazette 27 May 1919. Arthur William Craig (later Craig-Waller) was born at Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland on 18 June 1872, the son of a clergyman. Having attended the training ship Britannia as a Cadet in 1884-85, he specialised in gunnery and passing out with five Firsts was advanced to Lieutenant in June 1892. A succession of seagoing appointments having ensued, he was advanced to Commander in December 1902 and to Captain June 1908, in which rank he served as Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance in 1909-11. By the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, however, Craig-Waller was back at sea with command of the battleship Albemarle, in which capacity he remained employed until June 1915, when he removed to the battleship Barham. And it was for his command of Barham in the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland that he gained wider fame and recognition, not least her excellent gunnery discipline which inflicted serious damage on the S.M.S. Derfflinger, Lützow, Moltke, Seydlitz and von der Tamm. Admiral Scheer later paid tribute to Barham and her consorts, describing their arrival on the scene of battle as a critical moment for his battle cruisers: ‘The new enemy fired with extraordinary rapidity and accuracy.’ Barham’s rate of fire was indeed phenomenal: she expended 337 15-inch and 25 6-inch shells and, with Valiant, was credited with a combined total of 23 or 24 hits, thereby winning them the accolade of the most accurate British battleships engaged. But Barham also suffered severe damage, most notably when Admiral Evan-Thomas turned the 5th Battle Squadron north at around 1650 hours on the 31 May, a manoeuvre that placed Barham in the killing zone of Admiral Hipper’s battle cruisers. One heavy calibre shell from the Derfflinger detonated above Barham’s medical store compartment, blowing a 7ft by 7ft hole in her main deck and sending lethal shell fragments through her middle and lower decks; another destroyed the ship’s sickbay, killing the staff and its patients, including eight boy ratings. In total, Barham was hit by five 13-inch shells and one 11-inch shell and suffered casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded. Craig-Waller - who had also done his best to persuade Evan-Thomas to follow Beatty’s main battle group in the absence of a signal - was appointed C.B., in addition to being awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class, with swords; his subsequent award of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, in August 1917, likely reflected his part in the battle, too. Appointed to the command of the battleship Renown in April 1918, Craig-Waller was appointed an A.D.C. to the King in February 1919, awarded the French Legion d’Honour in May 1919, and advanced to Rear-Admiral in November 1919. He retired in the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1922 and submitted an account of the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland to the R.U.S.I. Journal in the 1930s; see Volume 80, Issue 520. Having then volunteered his services after the renewal of hostilities in September 1939, by which date he was aged 67 and ‘employed on A.R.P. work’, the Admiral died in Walton-on-Thames in February 1943.