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An extremely rare ‘Northern Kurdistan’ group of five awarded to Major Duncan Brown, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. Brown. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major D. Brown.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, Northern Kurdistan (Lieut. D. Brown.); Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Two Rivers, Fourth Class breast badge, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamels, with rosette on ribbon, complete but badge detached from suspension ring; Iraq Active Service Medal, 1 clasp ‘Barzan 1932’, mounted as worn, minor enamel chips to the Iraqi Order, otherwise nearly extremely fine (5) £900-£1,200 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 23 December 1918 (Major, 211th (East Lancashire) Brigade, R.F.A.). Iraq, Order of the Two Rivers, 4th Class (Military) London Gazette 20 January 1933 (Captain Duncan Brown, Royal Army Ordnance Corps). Duncan Brown was one of 5 sons of Colonel O. Brown, Chief Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, R.A. Second Lieutenant Duncan Brown served with 21st A.A. Battery R.F.A., B.E.F. from September 1915 to October 1916. His Medal Index Card confirms 1914-15 Trio, G.S.M. for Iraq and clasp for ‘Northern Kurdistan’, and ‘Iraq Active Service Medal for operations against Sheik Ahmed of Barzan 1932’.

The group of three miniature dress medals worn by Conductor W. Parsons, Commissariat and Transport Staff, ‘the Real Hero’ of the Defence of Lydenburg South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp 1879; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted as worn; together with an unmounted miniature South Africa Medal 1877-79, no clasp, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2022 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized medals) William Parsons was one of the three senior ranks besieged at Lydenburg in 1881 during the First Boer War. He was commissioned for his gallantry during the siege, newspapers of the time, with justification, calling him ‘the Real Hero’ of the defence. The Defence of Lydenburg
Lydenburg is a small town named after Leyden in Holland, 180 miles north east of Pretoria. Besieged at Lydenburg were 54 non-commissioned officers and men of the 94th Foot; a Sergeant and 7 Sappers of the Royal Engineers; and 8 N.C.O.s and men of the Commissariat and Hospital Corps, with Surgeon Falvey in medical charge, and Conductor Parsons in charge of supplies. In overall command was Lieutenant Walter Long, a 23-year old junior officer of the 94th Foot. Long’s force of 76 men were crammed into the town’s fort, which measured 78 yards by 20 yards, and under siege, by an estimated force of 700 Boers, between 5 January and 30 March 1881 (84 days). During the siege, Lieutenant Long, was reportedly frequently ill and as next senior Officer, Surgeon Officer Falvey took over command during such periods. As an experienced ex Royal Engineer N.C.O., Conductor Parsons contributed greatly to the organisation of supplies and fortifications, on the eve of and during the siege. Very like James Langley Dalton, V.C., often called real hero of the Defence Rorke’s Drift (and also an ex-N.C.O.), it seems Parson’s was very much the brains behind the defence. Not only was Parsons noted for his work on the defences throughout the siege, he was also noted for the gallantry he showed whist leading parties to dislodge the Boers from posts too close to the Fort, as the following records show: 9 January 1881. ‘Annoyance being experienced from the Day sortie, close vicinity of some of the enemy, who had established themselves among the ruins of the old Dutch laager, Conductor Parsons volunteered and gallantly led out a party to dislodge them. Starting at noon with six non-commissioned officers and men, three natives also going with them, the Boers were driven out and made to retire precipitately down the hill. Then throwing down some shelter the latter had constructed, the party returned under a heavy cross-fire, but with only one of the natives wounded.’ 11 January 1881. ‘Towards midnight Parsons again distinguished himself. Crawling out to the old Dutch laager, from which some Boers were, firing, he coolly lighted a hand-grenade and pitched it amongst them, causing a loud explosion and fresh stampede, with the good result that the enemy did not reoccupy that ground for some days.’ 18 January 1881. ‘Conductor Parsons, with Sergeant Day and five sappers, covered by a supporting party of eight men of the 94th Regiment, under Sergeant Cowdy, sallied forth cautiously to the ruins of the old Dutch laager which had been again occupied by the enemy intending to lay a mine. They, however, failed in this purpose, being discovered after working for some time, and obliged to fall back under heavy fire, though fortunately without casualty.’ 4 March 1881 ‘The wire attached to the mine by the old officer mess-building having become covered with debris and overgrown with grass. Conductor Parsons and Volunteer Holmes remained outside the fort, on the night of the 4th, for upwards of an hour, clearing it, while the enemy's rifle-fire continued. They, it was afterwards found, had managed to take up this fougasse without damage to themselves.’ The siege continued until 30 March, when a Lieutenant of the 3/60th arrived with despatches confirming the terms of peace. Casualties during the siege were four killed, including two volunteers and nineteen wounded, or nearly a third of the defenders. As far as recommendations for awards and promotions were concerned, the Transvaal Argus of 17 September 1881 stated:
‘Lieutenant-Colonel Winsloe has been made a C.B., besides receiving promotion, no doubt for his gallant defence of the fort at Potchefstroom. Men like him and Lieutenant Dalrymple Hay, like Captain Auchinlech, who so gallantly held the fort at Rustenburg, and like Conductor Parsons, the real defender of Lydenburg, should get some recognition of their gallant conduct.’ The following March, Parsons’ gallantry was indeed recognised and with a Commission of Quartermaster, as reported in the Yorkshire Gazette of 1 April 1882:
‘A Well-Earned Promotion.- The promotion of Conductor William Parsons, of the Commissariat and Transport Staff (Son of Mr. Robert Parsons, formerly of Coney-Street, dentist) to be Quartermaster was gazetted a few days ago, and rarely has a man in the British army better earned his laurels, Quartermaster Parsons was acting-commissariat officer at Lydenburg during the eighty-four days siege of the fort by the Boers a year ago. He rendered such important service during that period as to meet with the special approval of Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., and was reported upon as “frequently displaying great gallantry.” Quartermaster Parsons also served through the Zulu War of 1879 and has a medal and clasp. He was formerly a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers, and was employed on the Ordnance Survey in Cornwall and Devon for several years. He is Fellow of the Geological Society, and Associate of King’s College, London.’ Shortly after the War’s end, accusations that Lieutenant Long had behaved cowardly during the siege led to a Court Martial and he was given the choice of resigning his commission or facing a Court decision. It may well have been that his relative inexperience, combined with his frequent illnesses and the fact that his wife was also besieged with him, led to the more experienced Parsons, taking a more of a lead in the defence. However it was also reported that on 10 March, when two Boers appeared under a flag of truce, offering favourable terms of capitulation, Lieutenant Long was in favour of accepting but Surgeon Falvey and Conductor Parsons were strongly against. An argument ensued, during which Surgeon Falvey threatened to place Lieutenant Long under arrest for cowardice. The garrison did not surrender. Long resigned, tragically later taking his own life after the criticism of his conduct during the siege. His wife, Mary Long, who was the sole female present during the siege, worked tirelessly in the improvised hospital and was reportedly an inspiration to all during these desperate days. Indeed, the fortified post was named ‘Fort Mary’ after her. Shortly after the War, she wrote a book on her experience; ‘Peace and War in the Transvaal. An Account of the Defence of Fort Mary, Lydenburg.’ Of other books, ‘The Transvaal War’ by Lady Bellairs, contains a chapter on the Defence of Lydenburg, during the course of which, Conductor Parsons deeds are mentioned multiple times. Private Whalen, 94th Foot, and Conductor Charles Jurgenson, together with Sergeant Day of the Royal Engineers were all awarded the D.C.M. for gallantry during the siege of Lydenburg. Parsons was commissioned Quartermaster, specifically for his gallantry during the siege, which at the time was considered a far greater reward, both in rank and from a financial po...

Eight: Lieutenant G. S. Whitham, C.M.G., C.B.E., York and Lancaster Regiment, who was wounded in 1915 and was afterwards employed by the Ministry of Munitions in the Department of Explosive Supply, becoming Director of Ammunition Production in 1939 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. G. S. Whitham. York. & Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. S. Whitham); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, nearly very fine or better (8) £240-£280 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 2 June 1943: ‘Gilbert Shaw Whitham, Esq., C.B.E., M.I.Chem.E., Director-General of Production Services, Ministry of Supply. Lately Head of the British Technical Mission in Turkey.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 23 June 1936: ‘Assistant Director of Ordnance Factories, War Office.’ Gilbert Shaw Whitham was born in 1889, educated privately in Chile, 1910-14, and Inns of Court, 1914-15; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, 10 February 1915; Lieutenant, 5 July 1915. Served in France from 10 July 1915, but after being wounded was employed by the Ministry of Munitions at H.M. Factory, Queensferry, 1916-17; Headquarters Department of Explosive Supply, 1917-20; Secretary Factories Branch, 1918-20; War Office, 1920, under the Director-General of Factories; Superintendent H.M. Factory, Gretna, 1921; Assistant Director of Ordnance Factories; Director of Industrial Planning (War Office), 1936; Director of Ammunition Production, 1939; Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Supply, 1941; Head of British Mission (Supply) to Turkey, September 1941; Head of Production Office, Palestine, 1942; Director-General of Production Services (Ministry of Supply, 1943; Deputy Chief (General) of the Economic Division, Control Commission for Germany, 1945; Chief of the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitution Division, Control Commission for Germany (British Element), 1945-50. Retired to Okehampton, Devon, and died on 20 August 1970.

Seven: Sub-Conductor F. J. Thatcher, Indian Ordnance Department British War Medal 1914-20 (Sub-Condr. F. J. Thatcher, I.O.D.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Sub. Condr. F. J. Tatcher [sic], I.O.D.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (4738124 S-Sjt. F. J. Thatcher, I.O.D.) number officially corrected; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S.Cond. F. J. Thatcher. I.O.D.) surname officially corrected, mounted as worn, very fine and better (7) £300-£400 --- M.I.D. unconfirmed.

An interesting and rare group awarded to Lieutenant Robert Pigou, Bengal Engineers, one of the Engineers at the Cabul Gate during the storming of Ghuznee, who was afterwards killed whilst attempting to reduce a fort in Afghanistan when, having cut his fuse too short, he was blown up and his body thrown a distance of eighty yards by the sudden explosion of the powder bags (a) Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with original suspension (b) Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Successful), (R. Pigou Armo. Vit. Ob. Serv. Dono Dat Soc. Reg. Hum. 1836) (c) Georgian silver presentation Snuff Box, hallmarked London 1825, maker’s mark ‘T.E’ for Thomas Edwards, the gilt inner lid with inscription ‘Presented to Ensign Pigou, by the E.I.C. Sappers & Miners, as a humble token of their gratitude in his saving the life of one of their comrades whilst pontoning [sic] on the river Medway on the 27th August, 1835’, the R.H.S. medal with edge bruising and contact marks, therefore nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (3) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004; Jack Boddington Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. Robert Pigou was the son of Henry Minchin Pigou, B.C.S., of Banwell Castle, Somerset, the Commissioner for Revenue at Jessore, and was born in India on 5 October 1816. He was baptised at Dacca on 13 October of that year, and in due course was sent home to Rugby School. He was nominated for his Cadetship in the Bengal Engineers by P. Muspratt, Esq., at the recommendation of ‘the executors of the late D. Stuart, Esq.,’ and was admitted to the Establishment in August 1830. Between 1833 and 1834 he attended Addiscombe and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 12 December of the latter year. He continued his studies at Chatham, and while there became conspicuous by his gallant conduct in saving the life of one Private Edward Williams on 27 August 1835. His selfless act was reported to the Royal Humane Society by Colonel Pasley in the following terms: ‘Sir, - I beg leave to make known through you the gallant conduct of Mr Pigou, yesterday, in saving a man’s life at Pontoon practice, as reported to me by Captain Alderson, of the Royal Engineers, who was the senior officer present when the circumstances occurred. The East India Company’s sappers and miners were employed at the time, in concert with the Royal sappers and miners, the men of both corps being mixed in each Pontoon, according to custom. Mr Pigou had command of one Pontoon: and in returning to his moorings, on leaving off for the afternoon, Private Edward Williams fell overboard into deep water, the tide running very strong at the time, so that he must have been drowned, but that Mr Pigou, who is an excellent swimmer, immediately plunged in after him, and saved him, all the other Pontoons being at some distance at the time. The man himself could not swim. I have noticed Mr Pigou’s conduct, in order that he may meet with that praise which he deserves; and I have great pleasure in now reporting the circumstance. I remain, C. W. Pasley, Col., R.E.’ The Royal Humane Society’s Silver Medal medal was subsequently voted to Pigou in January 1836 (Morning Chronicle 19 January 1836). Pigou arrived at Fort William in July 1836 and was appointed assistant to Captain Fitzgerald, the Garrison Engineer at Fort William and Civil Architect to the Presidency. He went on to serve in the Canal Department, and to work on the surveys of the Pertraub Kally creek and the Aolabariah Road and Canal. In July 1838, Pigou’s services were brought to the notice of the Governor-General and he was subsequently directed to join the headquarters of the Bengal Sappers and Miners at Delhi on account of his esteemed ‘scientific attainments and high promise’. Later that year he qualified as an Interpreter and was placed at the disposal of Sir William MacNaghten, the scholarly and autocratic Envoy and Minister to the Court of Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk, who was to accompany the Army of the Indus on its circuitous march into Afghanistan, following Lord Auckland’s decision to depose Dost Mohamed. Accordingly Pigou was one of the Bengal Engineer officers under Captain George Thomson, who went ahead of the Army with the 2nd and 3rd Companies of the Sappers and Miners to Rohri to make the necessary preparations for the crossing of the Indus. Under normal circumstances, given trained men, good boats or pontoons, and plenty of material at hand, building a bridge to span the river - which at this point ran in two channels, of 133 and 367 yards, separated by the fortified island of Bukkur - would not be difficult. But Thomson, Pigou and the others were faced with every difficulty. At first only eight boats could be procured and all good timber had to be floated 200 miles downstream from Ferozepore. The Sappers had to make 500 cables of grass and manufacture all the nails they required. None of the young officers had any practical experience of large floating bridges, nor could anyone speak the dialect of the local labourers. Furthermore the current was rapid and floods often endangered the whole structure. Nevertheless, the Indus was bridged successfully and, by 18 February 1839, 38,000 troops and camp followers, 30,000 camels, artillery, and ordnance carriages had crossed easily and safely. After a long and laborious march to Candahar via the sombre defile of the Bolan Pass and the mud village of Quetta, the Army was exhausted; paralysed by its loss of transport animals and on the point of starvation. On 27 June, 7,800 fighting men including the Engineers who had bridged the Indus, plodded on towards Ghuznee, which, unbeknown to MacNaghten, had been heavily fortified by Hyder Khan. The Commander-in-Chief, Sir John Keane, was ill-prepared to lay siege to the fortress and found himself in a desperate quandary. He had no more than a few days’ supplies and was being carefully watched by two large armies of Ghilzai tribesmen. Once again Keane was obliged to seek the advice of his Chief Engineer, Captain Thomson, who suggested blowing in the Cabul Gate. The gate was duly blown at dawn on 23 July by the Explosion Party, led by Captain Peat of the Bombay Engineers, and Lieutenants Durand and MacLeod of the Bengal corps. Pigou, leading some Sappers equipped with two scaling ladders, took part in the assault with the main storming party under Brigadier-General ‘Fighting Bob’ Sale, and was engaged in the hand to hand fight in the gateway. After the capture of Ghuznee, Pigou continued with the Army to Cabul which was entered unopposed on 7 August. In early January 1840, Pigou marched out from the British cantonment at Cabul with a force under Lieutenant-Colonel Orchard to reduce the fort at Pushoot, fifty miles northeast of Jellalabad. He was duly selected to lay the powder by the fort’s inner gate and ignite the charge, being three times obliged to advance to the gateway under a heavy fire. Unfortunately his efforts to flash the train were foiled by a heavy downpour of rain. Nevertheless he was praised in Orchard’s despatch for his gallant and meritorious conduct (Calcutta Gazette 15 February 1841). On 25 January 1841, he was promoted Lieutenant, and the next month took part in the expedition under Brigadier Shelton against the Sangu Khel in the Nazian Valley. On 24 February he made the fatal error of cutting his fuse too short and was unable to make good his retreat before the explosion took place. Brigadier Shelton afterwards reported, ‘A few men held out in two Forts and obliged me to blow open the gates which was effectually accomplished by Lieut. Pigou of the Engineers supported by the Li...

Bravington. A World War two period military GS/TP open face pocket watchCirca 1940Swiss unsigned keyless 15 jewelled lever movement, the nickel finish snap on case back engraved GS/TP (general service time piece) number P23766, with Government Board of Ordnance arrow, signed Bravington, white enamel dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, subsidiary dial for constant seconds51mm diameterCondition Report: Movement not currently running.Hands move when the crown is turned, the luminous paint has aged on the numerals, hands have been later lumed.Dial is chipped at 10.Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece. 

A selection of Concorde related items, small bag; etc.; 2 pairs of binoculars; an oak pair of bookends with Army Ordnance Corps badges

Quantity of GB commemorative stamps, 2 vols, album of first day covers, three old Ordnance Survey maps and sundry collectables (1 box) 

British Army issue personal dosimeters (20) issued to the 33rd Ordnance Company 1992. Worn like a wrist watch, these locket style dosimeters were designed to measure the wearers exposure to radiation on an NBC battlefield by way of a photoluminescent detector glass and PIN diode

A collection of Ordnance Survey maps and a box of labels. Featuring multiple locations within the UK and a canvas map carrier/clip board, etc.

Large folder of various Ordnance Survey maps together with a quantity of various rolled maps

Two unframed maps of Ormskirk, 1927 editions, printed by Director General at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. Also printed map of Ormskirk all used and worn condition

Inert ordnance. World War II 5cm Granatwerfer 36 mortar shell.

Inert ordnance. World War II German 88mm anti-aircraft shell, 36½" (93cm) long.

A collection of WW I linen backed maps, Trench map examples to include Belgium and France Sheet 28 S.E. Edition 5A, Wervicq 28 S.E. 1. Edition 5A, Wytschaete 28 S.W. 2. Edition 6A, Lens 11. Edition 2. France with Middlesex Regiment stamp, Belgium Edition 2. Tournai 5. and Hazebrouck 5A, each hand written A.N. Welles? and one other Ordnance Survey map for England and Wales Sheet 125. (7)

An Australian 1907 pattern bayonet, the 43cm single edged fullered blade marked to the ricassso Lithgow and with various Ordnance marks, having a two-piece grip, the pommel marked B 17497, housed in a steel mounted leather sheath stamped H.G.R.17, 55cm.

An early 19th century New Land Pattern Trooper's pistol, the 22cm barrel with King's proofs and captive ram-rod below, the lock with crowned G.R. cypher to the centre together with small crown arrow Ordnance inspection stamp and Tower to the tail, the regulation brass mounted full walnut stock, stamped with numerous Board of Ordnance markings, including a 'B.O.' storekeepers stamp dated 1806 on the wrist, 39cm.Action holds tight on both full and half cocked.Several dents and knocks to wooden frame – as in pics.Barrel very sticky and needs cleaning.Overall no major issues.

A British 1907 pattern bayonet the 43cm single edged fullered blade marked to the ricasso with a crown over GR and various Ordnance marks to the opposing side, with a two piece wooden grip, housed in a steel mounted leather sheath, 55cm.

A WW II Ordnance Survey of England & Wales, Berwick Upon Tweed, Second War Revision 1940, Sheet 1A, Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 3907, Published at the War Office 1941, 86 x 65cm, together with various other examples 1A-144, (missing 41, 51, 85 and one made into a double)

A collection of cap badges, to include Cambridgeshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment. Westminster Regiment, Hampshire, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Army Catering Corps, Royal Artillery, Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Canadian Volunteers, Canadian Tank Corps, 9th Lancers, The Buffs, R.A.F., London Scottish and Royal Army Service Corps etc., together with various cloth badges, buttons and a U.S. Good Conduct medal.

A mid-19th century Coastguard percussion pistol, the 15cm barrel with various Ordnance and proof marks and captive ram-rod below, the border engraved lock with a crown over V.R. cypher further marked Tower 1843, having a walnut stock with brass trigger guard and butt cap with lanyard ring, each numbered 17, 29cm.Old break and repair around the lock, action is good holds well on half and full cock.

VINTAGE ORDNANCE SURVEY map of Edinburgh showing Turnhouse Airport sheet, NT 17 SEwith also OS map showing Berwickshire Lauder Burgh sheet NT 54 NW with also OS Selkirkshire sheet NT 22 SW - in good condition overall with no obvious tears etc -dimensions approx 22" x 27" approxApprox 4 pieces

ANTIQUE PAISLEY PARISH LARGE WALL MAP - ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP ' SEWING' THE PARISHES OF PAISLEY 1874 hessian backed wall map - the top wooden hanger is precariously attached and can be easily reattached/repaired - otherwise it is in good condition for its age - dimensions 42" wide x 50" height approx

INTERESTING AND RARE! Revised and Reduced from Ordnance Survey 1866 FENWICK (Ayrshire) THE ESTATE OF FENWICK in the Parish of Ayr - in a tight rolled-up state and hessian backed - dimensions 39" wide x 46" height approx

ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN SOIL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND SYSTEMIC SOIL SURVEY Peebles Sheet 24 and part of Edinburgh sheet 32(SOIL) 46" x 28" approxand also a second survey mapSOIL SURVEY OF SCOTLAND - LAND USE CAPABILITY PEEBLES SHEET 24 and part of EDINBURGH sheet 32 (Land Of Capability) dimensions 27.5" wide x 41" height approxApprox 2 pieces

ORDNANCE SURVEY SCOTLAND Part series printed from an Electrotype taken in 1885 hessian backed to contain colour detail scenes of sheet 19 Bowmore (Islay)sheet 20 Killean sheet 27 Portaskaigsheet 28 Jurasheet 35 Colonsaysheet 36 KilmartinDimensions of each sheet 27" width x 21" heightApprox 6 pieces

Six volumes of the Ordnance GAZETTEER of SCOTLAND in blue bindings. Published by William McKenzie. In good order complete with plates and fold out maps.Approx 6 pieces

VINTAGE c1950's/60's COLOURFUL ORDNANCE SURVEY showing PEEBLES AND GALASHIELS and another showing EDINBURGH land utilisation survey maps - the Edinburgh map is on canvas style dimensions on larger Edin map 34"x 30" and the slightly smaller Peebles & Galashiels dimensions 26" wide x 33" width approxApprox 2 pieces

LUCKY DIP! A large box with a HUGE assortment of old (some c1930's) ordnance survey maps, mainly Edinburgh, Scotland and UK, Ordnance Survey and much more!

FASCINATING! VINTAGE ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS 1944 in colour depicting Types Of Farming in Scotland, Ireland and Wales 34" x 43"andalso OS wall map depicting Land Classification 1945 34" x 43"and alsoan OS Vegetation Map - all maps dimensions are the same 34" x 43". Approx 5 pieces

A mixed lot of ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS to include map printers such as Ordnance Survey Office, Southhampton, Caledonian Books, National Grid and Bartholomew's (maps dissected and mounted on cloth), and covering areas such as Guildford, Falkirk, & Lanark, Lake District, England and Wales.Approx 24 pieces

A fantastic lot for LOVERS of MAPS, HIKING and CYCLING! A substantial collection of 29 One-Inch Tourist Map ordnance survey maps to include Scottish areas such as Loch Tay, Ben Nevis/Glen Coe, St. Andrews and Kirkcaldy published by National Grid Seventh Series published in the 1950s and 60s.Approx 29 pieces

Timmins, Samuel. A History of Warwickshire, London: Elliot Stock, 1889, half-calf. Together with a foling hand-coloured Ordnance Survey map of The Environs of Birmingham, linen-backed, showing current 'railway lines, London: Printed at the Tower of London, 7 May 1831, with remnants of original leather wallet, and two others (4)

Box - Ordnance Survey and Bartholomew's folding maps

Box - Modern Ordnance Survey and other folding maps

A crate containing a collection of old Ordnance Survey and other rolled maps and plans - mainly GB locations

A box containing a collection of old mainly Ordnance Survey rolled maps and plans

A box containing a collection of vintage mainly Ordnance Survey rolled maps including West Country interest, also two posters

A collection of Ordnance Survey maps, mostly Landranger 1:50,000 Series (+/- 70).

12 vintage English & Scottish Ordnance Survey and other maps, to include Bartholomew's. Mostly 1930's.

A box of vintage ordnance survey maps, road and street maps together with parts 1-4 of Vol. XXXVI Norfolk Archaeology.

Large Ordnance Survey map of England and Wales entitled Grimsby & Louth, popular addition 1" map England sheet 40, War revision 1940

Collection of British Medals including WW1 pair of War & Victory Medals to 163525 GNR F.B.Burch Royal Artillery with two WW2 1939-45 War Medals, Defence Medal a Elizabeth II General Service Medal with Malaya clasp to 22946175 Pte E.P.Kelly of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps & a Campaign Service miniature medal with a ribbon bar of Distinguished Flying Cross with rosette and WW2 1939-45 star (ribbons only for the last two)

A scarce and unusual Victoria Cross / Masonic related inter war / WW2 period swagger stick with integrated compass to the pommel.The shaft would appear to be made from Bakelite and has a brass ferrule and pommel, the latter having a hinged lid, which when opened it reveals a small compass.The inside of the lid is engraved with a Masonic symbol, and the top of the lid has the makers mark of Lawrence & Mayo.The circumference of the pommel is engraved G.T.Lyall V.C which relates to Graham Thomas Lyall, who was a British born Canadian officer serving in the 102nd battalion.Lyall won his Victoria Cross in late September 1918, with the citation appearing in the London Gazette in December 1918.It reads as follows:On September 27th, 1918, when the leading company was halted near Boulon Wood by an enemy strong point Lt. G. T. Lyall executed a flank movement with his platoon and captured it together with prisoners and its guns. Later that day his much weakened platoon was held up by machine guns at the southern end of the wood. Lt. Lyall led forward his few remaining men, then rushed the position single-handed, killing the officer in charge, and took it with its machine guns, capturing numerous prisoners. Advancing, he secured his final objective and still more prisoners. On October 1st, near Blecourt, by skilful disposition of the weak company he then commanded, he overcame another strongly held position, seizing numerous guns and many prisoners. In these two days Lt. Lyall captured 3 officers, 182 other ranks, 26 machine guns and 1 field gun, and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. He showed throughout most conspicuous bravery, high powers of command, and skilful leadership.Lyall also served during WW2 in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps where he attained the rank of Lt Col.Given the award date of his V.C it would date from the post WW1 era, but as no rank is given on the engraved pommel it’s impossible to say exactly when in dates from.He died from a heart attack in 1941 while on active service in Egypt.Approximately 69.7cm length.Condition: generally very good.Some light service wear to the shaft and brass mounts.The compass would seem to operate as it should.

Two British WW1 1914-1918 War Medal & Victory Medal pairs to 30660 Pte H.Chadwick of the Welsh Regiment & 033938 Pte A.W.Haycock of the Army Ordnance Corps.

Ordnance survey maps 

19th / 20thC Ordnance Map of Chatham and Surrounding Country by Woolley and Co, printed on linen, 56 x 87cm

Folding Maps. A collection of approximately 45 maps, mostly 19th century, including British county and regional maps, city plans and overseas maps, including examples by or after Cary, Smith, Ordnance Survey, Bacon, Cruchley, Dix and Lizars, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 45)

London & its Environs. A collection of 28 maps of London, late 19th & early 20th century, including Sayer (J. P.). Eleven (only) pictorial maps of London districts, originally published in 'Original Lithographic Prints Comprising the First Twelve up to October 1947, of the Series of Picture Maps of London...,' first published in the Strand Magazine, George Newnes Ltd. circa 1948, eleven colour lithographic pictorial maps of districts within London, each with an illustrated description to the verso, publisher's printed paper wrappers, two duplicates, each approximately 190 x 260 mm, together with Dower (John). The "Landmarks" of London, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1865, uncoloured lithographic map, 445 x 630 mm, with Riley (W. E.). Plan of London Showing Points at which Congestion of Traffic Occurs, Stanford's Geographical Establishment, 6th November 1903, large folding colour lithographic map, 650 x 970 mm, with another 13 regional and county maps similar, including examples by or after Appleton, Clarke, Dower, Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew and Davies, various sizes and conditionQTY: (28)

An early 20th century ' Pharus Map of Central Liverpool '' printed on calico by Philip, Son & Nephew - agents by appointment to the Ordnance Survey

1920s/30s carved hardwood Royal Army Ordnance Corps Officers desk ornament with carved double sided regimental badge on floral carved base 29cm high

A box of Ordnance Survey and other maps

A box of Ordnance Survey maps

FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS AND MAPS, containing over 100 book titles in hardback and paperback formats, subjects include geography and travel (including Wainwright), food and wine, plants and architecture, the large quantity of maps are mostly ordnance survey

THREE BOXES OF BOOKS and one box of maps containing approximately eighty-five miscellaneous titles in hardback and paperback formats, subjects include encyclopaedic works, nature, geography and travel, cookery, sport and motoring, the maps are mostly British Ordnance Survey with exceptions

Ilford Camera, Scotch Brand Labeler, cast iron doorstop in the form of a Terrier, etc, Ordnance survey maps, street atlas:- Two Boxes.

1897 Pattern Infantry Officer's Sword32 1/2 inch, dumbell blade with central fuller.  Traces of etched decoration.  Silvered painted, floral pierced guard with ERVII Kings crown cypher.  Checkered backstrap.  Leather covered grip with twist wire binding ... Masonic style sword.  26 1/4 inch, double edged blade.  White metal crossguard and ferrule.  Turned wooden grip.  Together with Model 1855 Sappers and Miners shortened bayonet.  15 1/4 inch, single edged, pipe back blade.  The forte with Ordnance stamp.  Brass muzzle ring, crossguard and pommel.  Steel, leaf spring securing.  Checkered wooden slab grips.  3 items.

Two Officer Service Dress Capsconsisting khaki crown, body and stiffened peak.  Leather chinstrap secured by darkened General List buttons.  Darkened, KC Indian Army Ordnance Corps badge (slider replaced).  Leatherette and velvet sweatband.  Indian maker's stamp ... Post 1953 example.  Khaki crown, body and stiffened peak.  Brown leather chinstrap.  Brass, QC REME buttons.  Silvered and gilt QC REME badge.  Leather sweatband.  2 items.

58 Items Of Insignia For Iraq 1921-2003display board with good tabulated display of metal badges including brass Staff ... Brass Air Force ... Brass Transport ... Brass Pharmacy ... Brass Ordnance ... Brass Engineers ... Plated Infantry ... Brass Cavalry.  58 items.   Bob Betts' collection.