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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.

Four hallmarked silver military badges, comprising a WWI HMS Australian Infantry Battalion badge with white, green and blue enamels, inscribed 'Aut Vincere Aut Mori', diameter 3.1cm, also a Berkshire Regiment badge, Royal Corps Army Ordnance enamel badge and further crown badge, combined approx 31.5g (4).

Collection of old maps, including Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew's, etc, together with old newspapers and a box of postcards

A COLLECTION OF MAPSmostly Ordnance Survey, various scales and series, from 1920s to modern

Ordnance Survey, Geographia, Gall & Inglis & Bartholomew's maps - Trains illustrated 1951, Silhouettes of Italian and German aircraft books - civil aircraft markings by J.W.R Taylor, Francis & Days album of Famous Old Songs No1, 8, 9 & 10 - Experiments with Mice Johnny Dankworth & EEH! AH! OH! OOH! The Goons 78 records - stamps and postcards

2 local area Ordnance maps, Coronation mugs, celebration plates, pewter items. Tazo collector's Force pack with Tazos

Large selection of Ordnance Survey maps including Gloucestershire, Carmarthenshire, Northamptonshire, Kent etc.

A box containing a shove ha'penny board and Ordnance Survey maps

Collection of Approximately 10 WW1 Trench Maps:Including: 1. Belgium and Part of France, Scale 1:40,000, Dated January 19182. France, Scale 1:250000, Published by the War Office 1914, Reprinted 19333. Gouzeaucourt Scale 1:20000, Details and Trenches Revised 24-10-174. Battle Area around Ypres 1:100005. Map No 61 Trenches Corrected to 3-9-17 Scale 1:10000 N.Corps Topc 6. Gouzeaucourt Scale 1:20000, Details and Trenches Revised 8-12-177. Trenches Corrected Edition 7.A 4-3-17 Scale 1:100008. Gonneliieu Edition 3A Trenches Corrected to 30-9-17 Scale 1:100009. Spriet Scale 1:10000 Edition 1 - Trenches Corrected From Information Received to 4-10-1710. France 1:40000 Edition 1 Ordnance Survey Dated January 1918France, Scale 1:250000, Published by the War Office 1914, Reprinted 1933 by the War Office. Others may also be reprints, but the majority look to be Original maps from the period. Please view the images.

Collection of Vintage Military Buttons Featuring Various Emblems and InscriptionsThis collection comprises 34 vintage military buttons made from metals such as brass and potentially silver, with designs representing different military units, ranks, and countries. The buttons vary in size and include round and slightly domed shapes, each featuring intricate details like crowns, shields, and monograms. Notable items within the collection include a button from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, which showcases an embossed crown and a shield with three artillery icons, inscribed around the edge with "ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS." Another highlighted piece features a design engraved with a crown and laurel leaves, and inscribed with the word "WATERLOO," suggesting historical significance. The collection also includes buttons marked with "MEDICAL CORPS" and "ROYAL ENGINEERS," indicating their association with specific military branches. These buttons range in diameter, with smaller ones approximately 1.5 cm and larger ones around 2.5 cm. The patina on these items adds to their aged appearance and historical value.

J Maggs, Old English Coaching Inns together with a group of Ordnance Survey maps and The Manchester and Glasgow Road 2 vols.

Victorian Mechanic.- Anderson (Sir John, inventor of ordnance manufacture machinery and arsenal manager, 1814-86) [Scientific notes], autograph manuscript notes, together c. 65pp., a few pen and ink hand-coloured illustrations, all loose, unbound, 200 x 127mm., 1855-60; and another, an ALs from Hewitt Davis, agriculturalist, v.s., v.d. (c. 65). *** First mentioned, includes: Asphalt, Lime, Steam Engines Specification, Liscard Battery etc.

Durham.  Ordnance Survey Maps, Durham City. A bundle of 25" scale sheets in a bespoke carrying case with qtr. calf back with title label.

CARTOGRAPHY, IRELAND. Two leather pouches with linen backed maps of Ireland. In one, a group of maps, which we assume cover the whole island. One states: 'This Map was Constructed By Order of the Government for trhe Specific Purposes of the Railway Commisssion'. Some mention mineral deposits. Dates for these maps c. 1839. 'A General Map of Ireland to Accompany the Report of the Railway Commission Shewing the Principal Physical and Geological Structures of the Country'. 'Constructed in 1836 and Engraved in 1837-8' Published by Hodges and Smith, Dublin and James Gardner, London. Then a second map covering the whole island: 'To Queen Victoria. This map of Ireland Compiled from the Surveys of the Board of Ordnance and other Approved Documents by J. and C. Walker is with Her Majesty's Gracious Permission Most Respectfully Dedicated By Her Devoted Subject, Edward Holt etc.

Two WWI medals awarded to 011529 Private L Baker, Army Ordnance Corps, comprising 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal, also a gold plated For Queen and Country Medal with Distinguished Service, and two five year bars (3).

LARGE GROUP OF MAPS, including Ordnance survey and RAC

GROUP OF PLANS AND MAPS SOME OF RAILWAY INTEREST Including map LM & SR Shipley Rating Plan and ordnance survey maps

ORDNANCE SURVEY; four large size maps of Manchester formerly of C.W. Provis & Sons Manchester, comprising 1/1056 (1850), 1/2500 (1890), and 1/500, 2 vols, c1891, linen backed photozincographed maps with some hand colouring and annotations, bound in four volumes, (4).

Cartography - Nottingham maps: Ordnance Survey 1:2500 (6in:1 mile) sheet XXXVIII SW 1902; 25in:1 mile planning map of New Lenton and Old Radford accompanied by numerous typed planning schedules rolled with a variety of plans on tissue (qty); Town Planning - Nottingham Corporation, 6 large maps of housing schemes with a number of other, related, items, 1934; planning maps of Sneinton, 1933; maps relating to sale to Nottingham Corporation of land Sneinton Dale and Cardale 1933; map of proposed layout of the Colwick Estate, Nottingham, 1925 (qty); colour printed index chart of 25in OS maps of Derbyshire, as revised to 1899; another similar index chart of both 6in and 25in maps of Derbyshire, monochrome (2) (quantity)

TWO FRAMED PRINTS TO INCLUDE AN ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP OF WILMSLOW AND AN AVRO LANCASTER AEROPLANE AND SPITFIRES

A collection of approximately 70 assorted vintage Ordnance Survey New Popular Edition maps. Some cloth backs.

H.M. EMMANUEL & SON: A late 19th / early 20th Century 18ct gold open-faced pocket watch, enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, blued steel spade hands, English lever escapement with ruby endstone and frosted 3/4 plate movement, jewelled chatons, temperatire compensated balance, backplate signed H.M. Emmanuel & Son 12 & 13 Ordnance Row Portsea, By Appointment to the Queen no. 55336, monogram to case back. Movement loose from glass side. 93.1g total, 5cm diameter

A box of antique ephemera to include folding Ordnance Survey map of Suffolk, 19th Century documents, a section of a book relating to Suffolk and Norfolk, Customs Declaration and various other ephemera

British Military Infantry and Corps cap and/or collar badges, two in plastic, comprising samples to Royal Corps of Signals (two part), Royal Engineers, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Army Chaplains Department (Jewish), Kings African Rifles, Royal West Kent and set of six Royal Army Ordnance Corps, amongst others - original and reproduction seen (33).

Flintlock pistol early 19th Century by Sutherlands, the barrel, lock and hammer maintaining most of original brown finish, the side plate, ramrod ferrels and trigger guard of brass and the full walnut stock retaining most of its original finish with several minor dings but no splits, chips or wood missing, ramrod with a dark metal tip, brass butt end. The locking mechanism on half and full cock, in good working order and with flint. There are two proof marks on top of the barrel, opposite the hammer, one being a crown above GR and crowsfoot, the other appears to be crossed swords. The makers name SUTHERLANDS shows clearly on the side lock together with a crown and crowsfoot stamped above and on the metal stock retainer, a crown above 25 is stamped. A nice, clean piece.(1) 'British Board of Ordnance Small Arms Contractors 1689-1840'' by De Witt Bailey lists Ramsay & Richard Sutherland as being contractors to the Board of Ordnance from Feb 1809 to May 1818. Barrels, locks, rough stocked & set up, complete arms. Later they provided rifles from Oct 1823 to July 1825.

World War One British War Medal and Victory Medal pair officially named as issued to 33477 PTE. W.R. DOBSON. MANCH.R. According to online sources, Private William Robert Dobson served with 16th Battalion Manchester Regiment during WW1 and was entitled to the BWM and VM. Sold together with World War Two Defence Medal And War Medal, contained within the box of issue with damaged label partially obscuring initials of name, as sent to 'R.B. Dobson Esq' at an address in Lancaster and with original compliment slip and 'ticker tape' annotated 1155402 CPL confirming award of the two medals. Also, a Battle for Britain Commemorative Medal with Royal Air Force clasp, in box of issue with Bomber Command Association card to Life Member William R.B. Dobson and Bomber Command Commemorative Medal in box of issue, together with two RAFA collar pins and VR cloth badge and two pencil sketches of individuals, several photographs WW1 period including a small Regimental group photo, an Ordnance Survey map of Midlands and Wales, annotated R.A.F. (WAR), a Royal Air Force Note Book for Workshop & Laboratory Records Form 620 completed by 1155402 Flight Mech/Rigg W. Dobson, together with Bomber Command Association sympathy card addressed to the wife of William R.B. Dobson. Also sold with several bullets and a number of military buttons and badges, including cap badges for RAF, ATS, Royal Warwickshire and several cloth patches, including Combined Operations, Commando and rank badges. (Lot)

ARMS AND ARMOUR: 13 VOLUMES comprising: Thomas, Bruno, Gamber, Ortwin & Schedelmann, Hans, Arms and Armour: Masterpieces by European Craftsmen from the Thirteenth to the Nineteenth Century, London, 1964; Stone, G. C., A Glossary of the Construction Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times, New York, 1961; Wagner, Eduard, Cut and Thrust Weapons, 2nd impression, Feltham, 1967; Munday, John, Naval Cannon, Aylesbury, 1987; Meakin, Penny, The Meakin Diaries: Sheffield in the Trenches, London, 2014; Wood, Alan, History of the World's Glider Forces, Wellingborough, 1990; Davis, Tom & Bodsworth, John, Small Arms Training 1937 Pamphlet Manual, 2nd edition, 2004, with hand-written dedication by the author; Blackmore, H. L., The Armouries of the Tower of London: 1 - Ordnance, 1976; The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Royal Armouries Special Issue, 1990; Dike, Catherine, Walking Sticks, Aylesbury, 1990; May, R.N., Commander W. E. & Kennard, A. N., Naval Swords and Firearms, London, 1962; Dixie Buckles, Union City, 1974; and The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Guns from the Sea, London, 1988 (13 volumes)

FOUR VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASES, HOWARD JAMES, BIRMINGHAM, 1877-1888 one rounded oblong, one side covered in scroll foliage, the other inscribed 'F.J. CHETTOE / KINGSWINFORD / TO / G.M. CHETTOE' surrounded by further foliate engraving, with suspension ring to side, 1877; one plain rectangular, one short side with suspension ring, the other with strike and hinged to release the sprung lid to the gilt interior stamped for the retailer 'H.M. EMANUEL & SON. ORDNANCE ROW PORTSEA, 1882; one canted oblong, plain excepting engraved initials FJ to one side and a crest to the other, button release to sprung top, 1888; and one oblong plain to one side and engraved with a stylised crane and bamboo to the other, 1880; 65mm longestAll reasonably good condition

Ordnance Survey Maps of Sheffield, two XV11 Century Robert Morden Maps, The West Riding of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, C. Ashmore, (Sheffield Artist), watercolour of a cow in a field, signed bottom left together with a Claude Rowbotham signed aquatint, St. Pauls from the foreshore, Southwark signed bottom right:- One Box.

A Collection of Black and White Postcards of Steam Locomotives, copyright and published by Railway Photographs Liverpool, and Potomatic Hertfordshire, together with two ordnance survey maps of railways 1946.

World War II interest - H.R.H. Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary): Letter to her son Gerald Lascelles dated December 11th 1940 including '...we had a noisy time Friday night when the warning came at 9.10 and from 10.30 onwards we heard gunfire and explosions and machines. They dropped incendiary and I believe about 50 bombs on Leeds but I cannot make out that the damage or casualties are serious...'. Also an envelope stamped 'GROW MORE FOOD / DIG FOR VICTORY' and dated March 1941 addressed to Gerald Lascelles, containing letter from Princess Mary regarding WWII related visits, inspections of Ordnance Depots and the ATS, 'lunching in the Mess' as well as a luncheon with the Duchess of Devonshire and Duchess of Northumberland. Also letters sent to Gerald Lascelles at Eton College dated October 23rd 1940 includes '...I heard 27 evacuees are coming to the village on Friday from London!', dated November 6th 1940 includes '...and visited evacuee families from London' as well as describing inspections of Royal Signals and ATS, and one dated 1941 '...Next Sunday Feb 2nd, I am to broadcast at the end of 6 O'clock news, about blood-transfuion. They want 100,000 blood donors in the East and West Ridings'. (5) FOOTNOTE: During the Second World War, Princess Mary was controller and then controller commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). The ATS was the women’s branch of the British Army from 1938 to 1949. By the end of the war, approximately 200,000 members of the ATS from across the British Empire had served in the United Kingdom and overseas. PROVENANCE: Private collection of Angela Lascelles (wife of The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, First Cousin of Queen Elizabeth II) and thence by descent.

[ Cumbria ] An Ordnance Survey map of the Lake District, 1958, in contemporary wooden frame under glass, 108 cm x 89 cm overall

A group of Second World War Ordnance Survey War Revision military maps of Great Britain

A set of Great War British Army prismatic binoculars, un-marked aside from engraved Ordnance Broad Arrows, [Commercial binoculars loaned to or procured by the War Office via the Optical Munitions Orders or the Lord Roberts' Loan Scheme, etc.]

An 1835 linen lined map of North Wales by J & A Walker twinned with two Ward & Lock books, Looe & South Cornwall & Newquay & North Cornwall, a Bacon's Gem map of London a/f, Ordnance Survey maps & other publications

An early 20th century leather fuse or ordnance carrier, decorated in polychrome with Royal coat of arms, 11.5cm diam

Ordnance Survey Maps Collection - To Include Stafford 1953, London N.E. 1946, London N.W. 1948, Swindon 1947, Doncaster 1955, and others. Conditions: Excellent to Excellent Plus.

Ordnance Survey Maps and former Military maps of 1943, former plans for Mildenhall airbase Plus other items and materials - Conditions: Generally Excellent to Excellent Plus.

A WW1 medal trio awarded to 4521 Pte. C. Turner, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, with corresponding miniatures (the 1914-15 Star having 5th Aug-22nd Nov clasp); together with a WW2 War/Defence Medal pair awarded to F.C. Scott of 40 Kingsknowe Crescent, Edinburgh, with related paperwork; a cased Imperial Service Medal awarded to John Drysdale Scott; a Royal Army Ordnance Corps cap badge and a base metal wristwatch Condition Report:Available upon request

A quantity of ordnance maps 

A quantity of ordnance survey maps 

Ordnance survey maps 

North Staffordshire interest - a selection of WW1 and WW2 campaign medals. To include: a WW1 Victory Medal named to 13876 Pte Joseph Grindley of the 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, and a WW1 British War Medal named to 12726 Pte Peter Johnson of the 8th North Staffordshire Regiment. Plus a WW2 Royal Army Ordnance Corps medal group, comprising of the Italy Star, 1939-45 Star, the 1939-45 War Medal, the card issue box named to J Bowden of Fenton, Stoke on Trent, plus the issue slips. Notes: Pte Joseph Grindley enlisted for service on September 7th 1914 as a Kitchener volunteer. He first entered the conflict in the Balkans, serving with the 7th Battalion at Gallipoli. He is further entitled to the 1915 Star, and the British War Medal, plus the Silver War Badge on account of him being discharged on November 17th 1917 (Para 392) at the age of 33. Pte Peter Johnson first entered the conflict in France on July 18th 1915. He is further entitled to the 1915 Star and the Victory Medal. Condition: good. Some normal age tarnishing to the medals, plus the WW1 medals have replacement ribbons. A little wear to the paper slips and card box.

Crudely finished 2 band percussion musket in the Enfield style with an overall length of 47” Barrel at 30.5” smooth bored at approx. .600” with fixed iron rear sight and fixed blade fore-sight. The top barrel strap is cracked at joint with breech. Plain Enfield-style lock and hammer with no marks. Wood to dark patination with some marks and chips with evidence of old repairs. L/h lock securing plate has been made-up with crude brass strap. No proof, makers or ordnance marks evident other than No. 2855 stamped to wood on r/h side of butt. Enfield pattern ramrod present. Enfield pattern components but in generally poor condition with poor wood/metal fit and may be amalgamation of parts or modified commercial example but complete.

A copy of White's county map of Lincolnshire, showing all the railways, names of stations, etc., AF, various other maps, to include Ordnance survey, maps of around Sleaford, Fulbeck, Hougham, Boothby, Pagnell, Welby, Osbourneby, etc., all unframed.

A Territorial Efficiency Medal, awarded to J.H. Chilton, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, George VI to the obverse.

A collection of buttons, including The Royal Army Ordnance Corps, The Irish Guards, The Royal Army Cyclist Corps, and The Machine Gun Corps.

A quantity of Ordnance Survey and other maps

A group of Ordnance Survey maps (23) mostly one-inch editions

Ordnance Survey maps. A collection of 203 of the full series of 204 1980s & 1990s Ordnance Survey maps. Featuring all information regarding public rights of way & tourist information. 1:50000. Lacking No. 100 for Malton, Pickering and surrounding area. Some edgewear commensurate with age, remaining generally bright & smart otherwise. Along with a small collection of vintage atlases & c31 Pathfinder maps. A good collection.Each map measuring approx. 23cm x 13.5cm closed.

° ° Ordnance Survey - Very Large Scale Plans of the suburbs / environs of Bury (Lancs), 5 sheets (as numbered), scale: 5 feet to 1 mile, each 61 x 90cms. (approx.) 1849. *apart from the usual named features, culvert, bench marks, wells, pumps, lamp posts, trees and some shrubs (etc.) are marked

FIVE BOXES OF BOOKS AND MAPS, to include approximately one hundred and eighty Ordnance Survey maps of the U.K, books include subjects Architecture, Gardening, Walking, etc. (s.d/a.f)

A box containing various maps and ordnance surveys of Great Britain and Isles, to include Cornwall, Leeds, Liverpool, Ireland, ect.

A GEORGIAN SAWBACK SIDEARM, MARKED HUDLEY; B 57; MARK OF ORDNANCE. We offer in-house international shipping for all items - you will receive a quote with your invoice. The standard cost for posting 1 or 2 swords is £30+VAT within the UK and £90+VAT to the US.

A small quantity of books on Hereford and Wales, to include:three Ordnance Survey maps.