6 x Roman Imperial & Provincial AE, comprising: 2 x Domitian (AD 81-96) AE Asses, comprising: (1) (29mm, 11.79g) Rome mint AD 88, obv. laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC around Domitian standing facing left sacrificing from patera over altar, to left lyrist and flutist, S C in exergue (BMCRE 434; RIC 623), darkly toned, Fine or better; and (2) (29mm, 12.98g) Rome mint AD 90, obv. laureate head right, rev. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI around Virtus standing right holding spear and parazonium, (Sear 2817; BMCRE 452; RIC 397), obv. with surfaces deposit, near Fine; Trajan (AD 98-117) AE As (29mm, 12.25g), Rome mint AD 105, obv. laureate bust right, rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI around legionary eagle between two standards, S C across the field, (Sear 3238; BMCRE 946a; RIC 588), some verdigris and corrosion particularly affecting rev. legend, otherwise pleasant green and red patina, VF/AVF; Diva Faustina Sn. (d. AD 141) AE As (28mm, 11.11g), Rome c. AD 147), DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev. AVGVSTA around Ceres enthroned left, (Sear 4647; BMCRE 1577; RIC 1170), near Fine; Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-80) AE As (27mm, 12.84g), Rome AD 161, obv. laureate head right, rev. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XVI around Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus clasping hands, S C across field, COS III in exergue, (BMCRE 1021; RIC 830; cf.Sear 5057), clear legends, dark brown patina, AVF; and Alexandria, Trajan (AD 98-117) AE 34 (34mm, 19.07g), dated year 12 [AD 108-9], obv. laureate bust of Trajan right, rev. the emperor holding sceptre and palm in a qaudriga drawn by four elephants right, Nike standing left on elephants' heads, LIB [year 12] in exergue, (RPC III 4297; cf.BMC 509),weak legends, otherwise green patina with earthen highlights, near Fine
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4 x German and Austrian States, Milled Silver to include: Saxony-Albertine, Thaler 1647CR (44mm, 28.48g), obv. IOHAN GEORG D G DVXSAX IVL CLIV ET MONTIVM, half-length armoured bust right with sword over right shoulder, small imperial orb above, rev. SA ROM IMP ARCHIM ETELECT around ornate Spanish shield of arms with Electorate of Saxony arms in centre, 8 helmets above shield, (KM 425), holed at 9 o’clock, otherwise Fine or better; Stolberg-Stolberg, 2/3 Thaler 1764C (32mm, 13.73g), Friedrich Botho & Karl Ludwig joint issue, obv. FRID BOTHO U CARL LUDW GR Z STOL K R W U H around crowned oval arms, rev. stag standing left in front of a column S at base, C in exergue, (KM 275), holed below shield, digs around crown, GFine; and 2 x Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, comprising: (1) Sigismund III (1753-1771) Thaler 1771FM (40mm, 27.93g), obv. SIGISM A & [P S] A S L N G PRIM, bare head bust right wearing vestments, rev. shield of arms, (KM 429), holed at 12 o’clock, sometime cleaned, otherwise VF; and (2) Hieronymous (1772-1803) 20 Kreuzer 1801M (28mm, 6.54g), obv. HIERONYMVS D G A & P S A S L N G PRIM around bust of Hieronymus right, rev. shield of arms, (KM 460), trace of edge mount at 12 o’clock, GFine or better
A small quantity of LP's and 12" records to include The Kinks (Matrix NN 1096-A2T, initials AAAB scratched near the matrix, multiple scratches) Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones 'Let it Bleed' (Matrix XZAL-9363.P-3W,no initials nearby, multiple scratches and thumb prints, sellotape to sleeve), Led Zeppelin II Matrix R/S Alsdorf K40037-A5 XX (good, no visible scratches with the letter H scratched close to the matrix number), Led Zeppelin III ( owner's name hand written on sleeve in pen, Matrix 2401002 A-5 with 'Do what thou wilt' scratched near the matrix number with initials GK OR GHL?, 3 scratches to side 1) and David Bowie, Blondie and Bruce Springsteen (Matrix CBS-86304-B-S). Location:A1B
Oliver Messel - A silk 1953 Coronation scarf for Jaeger, designed with the centre top having a crown and the initials E R, above a coach and horses, with the four corners representing the British Isles with a red rose and bud for England, acorns and oak leaves for Ireland, thistles for Scotland and shamrock for Ireland, Oliver Messel's signature to the lower right hand corner, all in shades of crimson, bronze, blue green, sage green, grey on a palest eau de nil silk ground, with gold highlights, the edges hand rolled, 87 cm square, manufactured by Cresta Silks Ltd together with a red silk scarf depicting fans with Oriental scenes, having a black hand-rolled edgeOf Interest: The scarf in 1953 has gold tones and the reproduced scarf for the 1977 Silver Jubilee has silver tonesCondition: Good for both scarvesLocation: R2.4
Collection of 5 Signed Benham First Day Covers For National Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Signatures include Hayley Mills, Bill Randle, Fritz Wegner, Pete Murray, R Buckley and one other. All Contain 5 Stamps and 2 Postmarks. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
VINYL LP RECORDS a box of mostly 1980's vinyl LP records with Tourists, The Cars, Ultravox, Simple Minds, UB40, Heaven 17, Gary Numan, Spear of Destiny, Duran Duran, Carmel, The Christians, Level 42, Sting, Simply Red, Japan, The Beloved, Paul Young, Eurythmics, Adam Ant, Squeeze, R. Cajun and the Zydeco Brothers, The Icicle Works, Hipsway etc Condition Report:Available upon request
An outstanding Great War D.S.O. and Second Award Bar group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. Kirkpatrick, East Kent Regiment, who afterwards commanded the Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, and was mortally wounded in March 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (2d. Lieut. H. F. Kirkpatrick 1st Bn. “The Buffs”); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Jubaland, Somaliland 1908-10 (Lieut. H. F. Kirkpatrick, E. Kent: Rgt:) officially engraved naming, second clasp loose on ribbon; 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. F. Kirkpatrick E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. F. Kirkpatrick.) light contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918. D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while in command of his Battalion. The enemy attacked and drove the troops of another division which caused the left flank of his Battalion to become exposed. By his magnificent courage and leadership he succeeded in restoring the situation.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916, 22 May 1917, and 11 December 1917. Harry Fearnley Kirkpatrick was born on 8 January 1876, second son of Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) on 1 April 1895; Lieutenant, 4th May 1896; commissioned from the Militia as 2nd Lieutenant, The Buffs, 15 May 1897; Lieutenant, 9 October 1899; Captain, 15 February 1901; Temporary Major, 1 April 1905; retired as Captain, 5 February 1913. Captain Reserve of Officers, then Major 3rd (Special Service) Battalion, The Buffs, 5 December 1914; Acting Lieutenant-Colonel 1917, commanding a Battalion of the Royal Naval Division. Joining the 1st Buffs on the Punjab Frontier of India in November 1897, he was involved in the attack and capture of The Tanga Pass. Seconded to the East Africa (later King’s African) Rifles, in January 1901, he took part in operations against the Ogaden Somalis in Jubaland, in late 1901 and then in Somaliland against the Dervishes in 1908-10. Retiring in February 1913, he was recalled in November 1914 as a Staff Officer with 3rd Buffs. Seconded to the Royal Naval Division, which came under Army Control in July 1916, he took over command of the Anson Battalion after the Battle of Ancre in December 1916. This period saw the capture of the Hindenburg Line, the Arras and Passchendael offensives, and the capture of Varlet Farm on 26 October 1917, when 50 prisoners were taken. D. Jerrold’s The Royal Naval Division (1927) details his command of 188 Brigade during the Battle of Welsh Ridge in December 1917: “he wisely decided to postpone until dusk counter-attack on the Ridge with his support Bn. (the Anson) which then succeeded”. Harry was awarded the D.S.O. and Bar in 1918, and had thrice been Mentioned in Dispatches. During the Great German Attack in the early hours of 21 March 1918, Kirkpatrick, again in command of the brigade, led the fighting withdrawal and the Defence of Albert. On the 25th the brigade, reduced by casualties to no more than a battalion, halted on the Albert - Bapaume road with its left at Courcelette Mill. K. Tallett (RND magazine No. 8) writes: ‘188 Bde. withdrew to Courcelette amid many rumours of the enemy being behind or to the side of it, in the absence of friendly troops. There was much confusion. There were sporadic fire-fights during the late evening and early night, one of which claimed the life of Lt.-Col. Kirkpatrick, who was badly wounded in the abdomen and died of his wounds.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Kirkpatrick was mortally wounded at Courcelette on 25 March and died of his wounds on 27 March 1918. He is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1.
An Indian Mutiny C.B. pair awarded to Major-General C. J. B. Riddell, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘TD’ over ‘HD’ for Thomas & Henry Davies, a wonderful example of a Georgian badge refurbished by Garrard in the late 1850s for subsequent re-issue, fitted with narrow swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, in its R. & S. Garrard & Co. fitted case of issue; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Lt. Col. & Bt. Col. C. J, B, Riddell, C,B, R. Arty.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, some very minor enamel chips to the first and very light contact marks to the second, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- Charles James Buchanan Riddell was born on 19 November 1817, third son of Sir John Buchanan Riddle, 9th Bart., M.P. for the burghs. of Selkirk, Lanark, &c. He was appointed a gentleman cadet, Royal Artillery, on 7 February 1832; 2nd lieutenant, 19 December 1834; 1st lieutenant, 10 January 1837; 2nd captain, 12 December 1845; captain, 27 May 1850; lieutenant-colonel, 24 September 1855; brevet colonel, 24 September 1858; colonel, 19 May 1865; major-general (retired), 8 August 1865. Major-General Riddell commanded the siege artillery of Outram’s force on the left bank of the Goomtee at the siege and capture of Lucknow in March 1858; also commanded the artillery of Lugard’s column at the affair of Tigree, relief of Azimghur, operations in the jungle, and capture of Jugdespore (Three time mentioned in despatches; brevet of colonel; created C.B.; medal with clasp). Riddell afterwards served in the West Indies, and filled a staff appointment at Woolwich. He married, 11 February 1847, Mary, 2nd daughter of Field-Marshal Sir Dalrymple Ross, G.C.B., and by her had a daughter, Mary Frances, who died on 29 April 1900. Major-General Riddell died at Chudleigh, South Devon, on 25 January 1903, in his 86th year. Sold with a good quantity of original documentation, including Warrant for Companion of the Bath, signed by the Queen and dated 26 July 1858; letter from the Herald’s College transmitting warrant for same and noting ’Badge sent to Lord Clyde for presentation’; nine commission documents, the first five on vellum, reflecting his various steps in rank from December 1834 to August 1865, each with the reigning monarch’s signature; various portrait photographs of Riddell and his family, including two silhouettes created in 1843 and 1845; various news cuttings and obituary notices, notes of services and promotions, etc.
An important Boer War C.B. group of six awarded to Major-General C. D. Cooper, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who commanded the regiment at the Battle of Colenso and was the first man into Ladysmith at the head of the Relieving Force The Most Honourable Order of The Bath (Military) C.B. Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, converted for neck wear, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (Maj. Genl. C. D. Cooper, C.B., R. Dub. Fus.) officially engraved naming; King’s South Africa, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Col. C. D. Cooper. C.B., Staff) officially engraved naming; Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; together with the recipient’s Royal Dublin Fusiliers Regimental Medal, gold, inscribed on the edge (Maj. Gen. C. D. Cooper. C.B.), the suspension dated ‘1662-1911’, with gold riband bar inscribed ‘Colonel 13th March 1910’, and gold top suspension brooch inscribed ‘Old Toughs’, generally good very fine or better (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998. C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901. Charles Duncan Cooper was born on 25 June 1849, the son of Brigadier-General G. L. Cooper, Royal Artillery, who was killed during the Relief of Lucknow. He was educated at Christ College, Finchley, and began his military career at 19 years of age as an Ensign in the 2nd Battalion, 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers). He remained with that regiment, which became the 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881, throughout his career. Cooper served as Adjutant to the 4th Battalion (Dublin City Militia) from 1885 to 1889. When the Boer War broke out in 1899, he was ordered to South Africa in command of the 2nd Battalion. After arriving there, and upon the wounding of the regimental commander, Cooper was breveted a full Colonel and took overall command. The Dublin Fusiliers formed part of General Sir Redvers Buller’s Western Field Force, comprising some 30,000 men, which was pushing its way to Natal to relieve the besieged garrison in the town of Ladysmith. During the advance he took part in the action at Lombard’s Kop, the battle of Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Krantz, Tugela Heights, and Pieter’s Hill. At Colenso the Dublins, led by Cooper, suffered very badly. General Hart, Commanding Officer of the Irish Brigade, of which the Dublins were a part, was of the old school and thought that correct assault tactics meant a repeat of parade ground drill in the face of the enemy. Cooper, however, had witnessed the effect of Boer Mauser fire in previous attacks and knew that to march shoulder to shoulder into battle was tantamount to suicide; especially so inasmuch as at Colenso the Dublins were to advance along a very narrow front against an entrenched enemy. Cooper spread his men out at intervals and ordered them forward. General Hart saw this movement and beckoned Cooper to his side. “Sir, you will close ranks to the proper order!” “General”, Cooper replied, “I fear the consequences, but do it I will!” The Dublins suffered a great many casualties in the attack, and they found themselves trapped in the open throughout the entire day before they could safely extricate themselves. Shortly after the battle of Pieter’s Hill, advance mounted units of Buller’s army made their way into Ladysmith. The siege was over and the Dublin Fusiliers were specially selected to march into Ladysmith at the head of the relieving force, and Colonel Cooper, on horseback, was the first man to enter the town. Cooper was promoted to the rank of local Major-General in March 1900, and given command of the 4th Infantry Brigade which he took through the operations in Natal, including the battle of Laing’s Nek. In July of that year he was appointed General Officer Commanding the Heidelberg sub-district. He was mentioned in Buller’s despatch of 30 March, 1900, ‘a thoroughly good officer who led his regiment thoroughly well’, and again on 9 November, ‘was appointed to command on General Lyttleton’s promotion. An excellent regimental C.O., has proved himself equally valuable in command of a brigade, and shown himself to be a resolute, capable commander.’ He was subsequently appointed a Companion of the Bath in recognition of his services during the Boer War. With the end of hostilities, Cooper was sent home to command 102nd regimental district, Naas, in 1903. In 1905 he was promoted Brigadier-General in command of the North Irish Regimental grouped districts, and retired from the army in 1906 as a Major-General. He was made Colonel of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 13 March 1910, a position he held until his death on 31 July 1922. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient. For the recipient’s related miniature awards see Lot 528; and for a related silver chalice and the recipient’s watch fob see Lots 501 and 502. For the recipient’s son’s Queen’s South Africa Medal see Lot 369.
An outstanding post-War C.M.G., Great War D.S.O. and Second War Bar, Great War M.C. group of fourteen awarded to Colonel Allan ‘Jiggy’ Spowers, Commanding 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, he was awarded both the D.S.O. and M.C. in 1916 whilst serving as a second lieutenant in Mesopotamia with the East Lancashire Regiment, and a Second Award Bar to his D.S.O. in 1945 following his capture in the Western Desert at El Alamein in July 1942 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., undated as issued, with Second Award Bar, the reverse officially dated ‘1945’, silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. Spowers. E. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. A. Spowers.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, these last five all officially impressed ‘VX14840 A. Spowers’; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Sweden, Kingdom, Royal Order of the Vasa, Knight’s breast badge, gold and enamel, medals unmounted, generally good very fine or better (14) £5,000-£7,000 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 2 January 1956: ‘For public services in the State of Victoria.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 22 December 1916: ‘For distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field.’ M.C. London Gazette 24 June 1916; citation published 26 July 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in leading a night attack on the enemy’s position, although twice wounded.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1916; 30 December 1941 (Middle East); 15 December 1942 (Middle East). Allan Spowers (1892-1968), army officer and company director, was born on 9 July 1892 at South Yarra, Melbourne, only son and third of six children of William George Lucas Spowers, a journalist from New Zealand, and his London-born wife Annie Christina, née Westgarth. Ethel Spowers was his elder sister. Allan attended Miss Turner’s school and boarded (from 1905) at Geelong Church of England Grammar School. Nicknamed ‘Jiggie’, he became a prefect and captain of boats. He entered the University of Melbourne (B.A., 1920) in 1912, but interrupted his studies to travel to England where he enlisted in the British Army and was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment on 4 May 1915. Attached to the regiment’s 6th Battalion, Spowers fought at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, in August and in Mesopotamia in the following year. He won the Military Cross (1916) for leading his men in a night-attack during which he was twice wounded. In addition, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (1916) and was mentioned in dispatches. He was promoted lieutenant in April 1917 and demobilised from the army in July 1919. Returning to Melbourne, he worked as a journalist on the Argus and Australasian. At the 1930 Imperial Press Conference in London he represented these newspapers; within a few years he was a director of the company that ran them. On 29 April 1922 at St Mark’s Church of England, Darling Point, Sydney, he had married Rosamond Sandys Lumsdaine, a niece of A. B. (’Banjo’) Paterson. In 1928-33 Spowers served in the militia. He was mobilised as a captain in the 46th Battalion in September 1939 and promoted major in November. Transferring to the Australian Imperial Force in May 1940, he was promoted lieutenant colonel and appointed commander of the 2nd/24th Battalion in July. Six ft 1 in. tall and sparely built, with penetrating grey-blue eyes and a commanding voice, he maintained high standards of conduct, insisted on mental and physical toughness, and disdained pretentiousness. The 2nd/24th arrived in the Middle East in December 1940, withdrew to Tobruk, Libya, in April 1941 and was besieged there until October. In January 1942 the battalion was sent to Syria for intensive training. Spowers was twice mentioned in dispatches for his services. Ordered back to the Western Desert in June in response to the German advance into Egypt, he and his men played a leading role in the battle of Tel el Eisa. Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead described Spowers’s leadership as ‘outstandingly meritorious’ and he was to be awarded a Bar (1945) to his D.S.O. On 12 July 1942 he became a prisoner of war when his jeep was inadvertently driven into enemy territory. Freed in Germany in March 1945 and repatriated in August, Spowers was appointed temporary colonel and director of amenities, Army Headquarters, Melbourne. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 17 July 1946. Although he resigned from the board of the Argus and Australasian Ltd in 1949, he held a number of other directorships and chaired (1951-59) the Victorian division of the Australian Red Cross Society. In 1956 he was appointed C.M.G. and to the Swedish Royal Order of Vasa. He died on 4 May 1968 at Golden Ball, his property at Everton, and was buried in Wangaratta cemetery; his wife, and their daughter and two sons survived him.’ (Australian Dictionary of Biography refers). For the recipient’s miniature dress medals and related objects, see Lot 529.
'He was, indeed, one to be envied - his happy disposition, his peerless ability at our great game, and his glorious death’ The Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Major R. E. Gordon, Royal Field Artillery, the Scottish Rugby Union player capped three times for Scotland in 1913, he scored two tries in his debut against France; he served in Mesopotamia and France and was wounded on 3 separate occasions before being mortally wounded in August 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. R. E. Gordon, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major R. E. Gordon.) these last two with named card box of issue, together with War Office enclosure for the three campaign medals, Registered envelope, and Memorial Plaque (Roland Elphinstone Gordon) with enclosure, card envelope and outer transmission envelope, extremely fine (5) £3,000-£4,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Birthday Honours). Roland Elphinstone Gordon was born at Selangor, Straits Settlements, Malaya, on 22 January 1893, the son of George Dalrymple Gordon, of the Government Irrigation Department, Ceylon, and Georgina Meredith of ‘Alwyns’, Teignmouth, South Devon. He was educated at the King’s School, Canterbury and played for the first XV at right three-quarter between 1909 and 1911, as well as being a member of the five pairs between the same dates. In 1911 he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, coming forty-fifth in the entry exam. While at Woolwich he became captain of the rugby XV and also represented the Royal Artillery and the Army. On 22 January 1913, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. It wasn't long before Scotland saw his worth and he went on to play for them on three occasions. He played brilliantly against France at the Parc des Princes on 1 January 1913 and scored two, contributing greatly towards Scotland’s twenty one-three victory before going on to play against Wales at Inverleith on 1 February 1913, Wales winning this time eight-nil. His final match was against Ireland, again at Inverleith, this time Scotland emerged as victors twenty nine-fourteen. His international career was cut short when he was posted to India in late 1913 attached to 82 Battery Royal Field Artillery (RFA), stationed at Kirki. In November 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, he was posted to Mesopotamia where he was seriously wounded in action during the summer of 1915 and returned home. Not that he was about to let serious wounds stop him playing: while convalescing he not only coached the RA cadets at Exeter but also played for the Cadet XV during the 1916/17 season. Before returning to the front he played one more big game, this time against the previously undefeated Army Service Corps XV at Rectory Field, Blackheath. It was mainly due to his great performance at the centre that the ASC were beaten, his winning try in the last minute of the match proving decisive. He recovered well and returned to the front in 1917, this time to France. He was wounded again in June of that year and again for a third time in May 1918. He was also awarded an MC in the King’s Birthday Honours of June 1918 and was also Mentioned in Despatches [not traced]. In August 1918 he was wounded for a fourth and final time, this time succumbing to his wounds [on 30 August]. Not even this brave heart could stop his inevitable fate. He is buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery (Extension VIII, B. 3), Somme, France. (Into Touch, by Nigel McCrery refers) Sold with his caps for representing the Royal Military Academy, the Royal Artillery 1911-12; the Army 1912-13, and Scotland 1913; together with an embroidered thistle badge and four small Royal Artillery tunic buttons.
A Second War ‘North-West Europe’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant E. R. S. Fifoot, Coldstream Guards, later Bodley’s Librarian, University of Oxford Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1946’ and contemporarily engraved ‘Lieut. E. R. S. Fifoot. Coldstream Guards’, in Royal Mint case of issue with outer card box and named Buckingham Palace enclosure; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn, good very fine and better (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 24 January 1946. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer has been an outstanding patrol and platoon leader ever since joining the Battalion in August 1944. Every time he has had the opportunity to distinguish himself for bravery and devotion to duty he has done so. Outstanding examples occurred during twice during Operation Veritable.
In the battalion attack at Mull south east of Gennep he commanded the right hand forward platoon which had to cross 3000 yards of open country in face of heavy and accurate enemy DF fire and considerable small arms fire from farm houses and concrete ‘Hay Stacks’. Over all this distance this officer’s fine example was of the utmost encouragement and resulted, despite heavy casualties, in complete victory.
Again on 9 March this officer was commanding a forward platoon in the battalion attack on the Wesel bridgehead. His platoon started to suffer casualties before crossing the start line and on reaching that they were met with further heavy small arms and mortar fire.
Despite all this Lieutenant Fifoot led his platoon with conspicuous dash and gallantry. No sooner was the original objective reached than he was ordered to carry out a difficult manoeuvre to the flank to meet a threatened German counter attack. Despite intense and accurate mortar and Nebelwerfer fire he accomplished this manoeuvre with great skill thus neutralising the threat to his company's whole position.
These are but two examples of this young officer’s intrepid conduct as a platoon commander in the offensive operations of the last few months. During the winter defensive fighting he was equally outstanding as a gallant and resourceful patrol leader. His outstanding conduct and devotion to duty have on many occasions been brought to the notice of his superiors.’ Erik Richard Sidney Fifoot was born at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, on 14 June 1925 and was educated at Berkhamsted School and later the University of Oxford. He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1943 and served with them during the Second World War on the Western Front. The award of the Military Cross after a period of sustained service with 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards during Operation Veritable, the allied offensive through the Reichswald Forest onto the Rhine flood plain. During this operation the 5th Battalion served with 32 Brigade in General Horrocks’ 30 Corps. With the end of the war Fifoot left the army to continue his studies at University College London for a Diploma in Librarianship and Archives, beginning work that same year in the library of the University of Leeds, a role he remained in until 1958 by which time he had risen from assistant librarian to sub librarian. Appointed Deputy Librarian at Nottingham University in 1958, he then became Librarian at the University of Edinburgh in 1960, a post he held for nearly twenty years until 1979 when he was appointed Bodley’s Librarian, the Head of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, and was also made a Fellow at Exeter College, Oxford. He retired in 1981 and died in Oxfordshire on 24 June 1992. Sold with an original photograph of the recipient; a Coldstream Guards cap badge; a copy of the order of service for the recipient's funeral; various family photographs; and other ephemera.
An outstanding ‘Epehy, September 1918’ D.C.M. and M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant C. F. West, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, who, when driven back by heavy machine-gun fire, ‘collected five men, followed one of our Tanks closely, and rushed a machine-gun post on the outskirts of the village, killing the team of six men and capturing two machine-guns.’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (G/3147 Sjt. C. F: West. 7/R. Suss: R.) small official correction to unit; Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-3147 Sjt. C. F. West D.C.M. 7/R. Suss: R.) 1914-15 Star (G-3147 Pte C. F. West, R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-3147 Pte C. F. West. R. Suss. R.) mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘For most conspicuous gallantry near Epehy on 18th September, 1918. When the battalion was held up and driven back by severe machine-gun fire, he, on his own initiative, collected five men,, followed one of our Tanks closely, and rushed a machine-gun post on the outskirts of the village, killing the team of six men and capturing two machine-guns. Owing to the heavy fire from other strong points in the village, he was unable to rejoin his company, but held this post for eight hours until the village had been mopped up. He did fine work.’ M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. Charles Frederick West was a native of Arundel, West Sussex, and served in France with the Royal Sussex Regiment from 31 August 1915. In the attack on the village of Epehy on 18 September, 1918, the war Diary records that ‘The Battalion attacked at dawn. Very heavy M.G. fire owing to Epehy not being mopped up by the troops in front. Alpine Corps fought hard for the village. Our casualties about 200 OR.‘ In addition five officers were killed and eight wounded. Sold with copied research including Battalion War Diary for September 1918.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ 1918 D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class II E. S. Ralfs, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, who was badly gassed in France, and was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry at Monchaux on 24 October 1918; he subsequently served with the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish Rebellion Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5756 C.S. Mjr: E. S. Ralfs. 1/Hamps: R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (5756 Corpl: E. Ralfs. Hampshire Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (5756 W.O. Cl.2. E. S. Ralfs. Hamps. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5756 C.S. Mjr: E. S. Ralfe. Hants: R.) suspension claw of QSA re-riveted, contact marks throughout and edge bruising to QSA, nearly very fine and better (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘For marked gallantry, initiative and skilful leadership. At Monchaux on 24 October 1918, he was among the first to reach the river; here, under heavy machine-gun fire, he assisted in the attempt to bridge the river. When this proved unsuccessful, he collected a party, and running down the bank, came across an old bridge wired up. He rushed across, followed by his men, knocked out a machine-gun post, and formed a bridgehead which enabled the remainder of his company to cross. He did fine work.’ Ernest Samuel Ralfs was born in 1877 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment in 1899, serving with them in both the Boer War and with the 1st Battalion in the Great War (not entitled to a Star). He was badly gassed in France, and for his gallantry at Monchaux on 24 October 1918 was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1918, he was discharged in 1920, after 21 years’ service, and subsequently served with the Royal Irish Constabulary in Ireland during the Irish Rebellion with the rank of Sergeant. Re-enlisting in the Hampshire Regiment in 1923, he was appointed Instructor to the Cowes Company, Princess Beatrice’s Isle of Wight Rifles. He died on 10 August 1936. Sold with copied research.
A Great War ‘Givenchy, April 1918’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant-Major Henry Bennett, 1st Battalion, Royal Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8508 C.S. Mjr: H. Bennett. 1/R. Highrs:); British War and Victory Medals (8508 W.O. Cl. 2. H. Bennett. R. Highrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8508 C.S. Mjr. H. Bennett D.C.M. R. Highrs.) mounted as worn, together with three hallmarked silver shooting medals: ‘Scottish Army Rifle Meeting 1904. The Elkington Challenge Shield, Chattie Match, won by 42nd. Lc. Corpl. H. Bennett.’; ‘Minto Cup 1906. Corpl. Bennett 42nd R.H. 04.05.06.’; S.A.R.M. 1912. Sgt. H. Bennett.’, very fine or better (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He took command of a post after his company commander and subaltern had been killed and the garrison, which originally consisted of two platoons, had been reduced to 12 unwounded men. He showed a complete disregard for his own safety and a firm determination to hold the position at all costs, organising an effective machine-gun and Lewis-gun fire on the enemy’s parapet under an intense bombardment.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Givenchy, 18 April 1918.’
A Great War ‘Battle of Cambrai, Masnières’ November 1917 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant P. W. Easter, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20764 Sjt: P. W. Easter. 1/Essex R.); 1914-15 Star (20764 Pte. W. Easter. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (20764 Sjt. P. W. Easter. Essex R.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 4 March 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading his platoon forward when the company was held up by machine-gun fire, turning the flank of the strong point and enabling the company to proceed. Later, he led his platoon across a footbridge under heavy fire, volunteered to establish a post in front of our line, and having done so, successfully commanded it until ordered to bring it back.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Masnieres, 20 November 1917’. The King’s Lynn News & County Press of 16 February 1919, announced: ‘A Bircham Totfts Medallist. Sergt. Percy Easter, Essex Regt., has been awarded the D.C.M. for bravery in leading his men during an attack. He joined the Army in Aug., 1914, and went through the Dardanelles campaign. Then he was sent to Egypt and later to France, where he was made a sergeant. In a charge at Cambrai his captain was killed and his lieutenant wounded, and the sergeant led the men. He was wounded by a bullet, but his tobacco pouch saved his life. After treatment in a base hospital he was sent to a private hospital in the West End of London. He is well again, and is expecting to rejoin his regiment in France.’ Another edition on 23 February 1918, carried a photograph of Sergeant Percy Easter. Percy W. Easter served with the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment, in the Balkans from 9 October 1915. He was discharged to Class “Z” Reserve on 26 April 1919. Sold with copied gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, together with copied press articles and several articles on the Camprai operations of November 1917.
A Great War ‘Vierstraat, February 1915’ D.C.M. and Russian Medal of St George group of eight awarded to Private Joseph French, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (468 Sjt: J. French. 4/Middx: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5605 Pte. J. French. Middlesex Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5605 Pte. J. French. Middlesex Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (G-468 Pte. J. French. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (G.468 Pte. G. French. Midd’x R.); Defence Medal; Russia, Empire, Medal of St George for Bravery, 3rd Class, silver (468 Pte J. Frengh. 4/Midlx. R.) impressed naming, note spelling of surname, mounted as worn on two separate bars, edge bruising and contact marks but generally nearly very fine or better (8) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 1 April 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry, great initiative, and coolness at Vierstraat on 26th February, 1915. A German bomb [minenwerfer] having been thrown into our trenches with consequent great destruction and confusion, Private French at once took charge, had the parapet manned, rapid fire opened on the enemy, wounded collected, and the fire in the dug-out extinguished - all this with the utmost promptitude. Subsequently he gave his attention to dressing the wounds of his comrades.’ Russian Medal of St George, 3rd Class London Gazette 25 August 1915. Joseph French served in France from 22 October 1914, as a Private in the 4th Middlesex Regiment, part of 8th Brigade in the 3rd Division. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, war diary extracts, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant-Major C. E. Stovin, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, late Royal Army Medical Corps, who was afterwards commissioned into the 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7323 C.S. Mjr: C. E. Stovin. 1/R. Ir: Rif:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (11735 Pte. C. E. Stovin, R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (11735 Pte. C. E. Stovin. R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7323 Sjt. C. E. Stovin. 1/R. Ir: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. E. Stovin.) together with related group of six miniature dress medals, both sets mounted as worn, generally good very fine or better (12) £900-£1,200 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917; citation published 13 February 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has performed consistent good work throughout, and has at all times set a splendid example.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915 (Field-Marshal Sir John French’s despatch of 5 April 1915). Charles Ernest Stovin served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in South Africa during the Second Boer War. He served in France as a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Royal Iris Rifles from 6 November 1914, being mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.C.M., before being commissioned into the 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment on 30 July 1917.
A Great War ‘Givenchy, May 1915’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Corporal P. A. Guest, 24th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Queen’s), Territorial Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1155 Pte. P. A. Guest. 24 Lond: Regt.-T.F.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, South Africa 1901, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal (15449 Tpr: P. A. Guest, 75th Coy. 18th Imp: Yeo:) clasps mounted in order listed with unofficial rivets between first two clasps; 1914-15 Star (1155. Pte. P. A. Guest. 24-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (1155 Pte. P. A. Guest. 24-Lond. R.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (6779760 Cpl. P. A. Guest. D.C.M. 24-Lond. R.) medals unmounted, together with silver and enamel regimental award ‘Bayonet Fighting 1913, Class “B”, Lce. Corpl. P. Guest, “A” Co.’, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, therefore good fine or better (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Throughout the attack on an enemy trench he led, with great skill and bravery, a party of men against a machine gun.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Givenchy, 25-26 May 1915.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 (Field-Marshal French’s despatch of 15 October 1915). Percy Albert Guest served in South Africa during the Boer War with the 75th Company (Sharpshooters) 18th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry (Medal with 4 clasps, roll confirms). He served with the 24th London Regiment (T.F.) in France from 16 March 1915. Sold with two photographs of the recipient, one in uniform wearing medals, together with copied research including Battalion War Diary extracts with detailed narrative of the operations at Givenchy, 25-26 May 1915.
A scarce Second War 1942 ‘Channel Air/Sea Rescue’ C.G.M. group of five awarded to Chief Motor Mechanic L. C. T. Adams, Royal Naval Reserve, who took part in a noble, but ultimately doomed, joint Naval and R.A.F. Air/Sea Rescue operation to save the fighter ace Wing Commander ‘Paddy’ Finucane who had been shot down and ditched into the sea south west of Boulogne, 15 July 1942. Four launches, M.L.s 139, 141 and R.A.F. H.S.L.s 138 and 140, set out for the stricken aircraft only to come under concentrated attack from at least 10 F.W. 190 fighter aircraft. Adams’ launch, M.L. 139, was attacked on five separate occasions, suffering casualties to the crew and hits which set the fuel tanks on fire. Adams and one other advanced into this inferno, surrounded by deadly gas, and managed to control the fires enough for the ship to withdraw - ‘That was the last attack, and three damaged boats came safely to harbour with their load of wounded. The courage of their crews under this fierce onslaught showed most eloquently how the human spirit can rise above such grim horror and misfortune and the ugliness of war’ Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (L. C. T. Adams. A/Ch. Mtr. Mech. R.N.) officially impressed naming, minor official correction to ‘RN’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (5) £10,000-£14,000 --- C.G.M. London Gazette 29 September 1942: ‘For gallantry, resolution and seamanship when H.M. Air/Sea Rescue Craft were heavily attacked by enemy aircraft in the Straits of Dover.’ The original recommendation (jointly listed with D/JX. 133162 Able Seaman G. Sandford) for an immediate C.G.M. states: ‘On 15th July 1942, H.M. M.L.139 with three other craft was engaged in rescuing airmen from the sea in the Dover Strait when she was attacked by 12 or more F.W.190s. M.L.139 was hit and a fire was started in the petrol compartment. Adams together with another rating [Sandford] entered the almost inaccessible compartment without breathing apparatus and put out the fire. Their action, knowing that the compartment contained over a thousand gallons of high octane spirit, that a tank was holed and vapour was present with the ship under fire from the enemy showed the greatest courage and devotion. These two men undoubtedly saved the ship by their bravery, resource and initiative.’ Leslie Charles Adams resided in Court Hill, Sanderstead, Surrey. He served with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War, and distinguished himself whilst serving with Motor Launch 139 in an Air/Sea Rescue capacity, 15 July 1942. The incident is related in detail in The Battle of the Narrow Seas, A History of the Light Coastal Forces in the Channel and North Sea, 1939-1945, by Lieutenant Commander P. Scott, M.B.E., D.S.C. & Bar, R.N.V.R.: ‘Air/Sea Rescue is a duty shared between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. The R.A.F. uses H.S.L.s (High Speed Launches) and the Navy uses specially constructed R.M.L.s (Rescue Motor Launches), which are larger and slower. Besides these vessels specially designed for the work many other ships have been required to go to the assistance of airmen in distress, amongst them all kinds of Coastal Force craft. Air/Sea Rescue is an all-weather job, for the airmen are just as likely to crash into the sea when it is rough as when it is smooth; the boats must put forth in foul weather as well as fair, for broken hull frames are of no consequence when there are lives to be saved. The R.M.L.s based on the east coast, for example, have done their unspectacular work magnificently, far out in the North Sea, searching in all weathers for the crews of our own and American aircraft damaged in the air battles over the Continent. With the steady increase in air activity, A.S.R. work increased proportionately... With our ever-increasing control of the skies, the danger of being attacked by enemy aircraft while engaged on A.S.R. work grew steadily less. But in the summer of 1942 it was still a serious menace. For example, on the 15th July in the course of a fighter sweep, Wing Commander “Paddy” Finucane, D.S.O., D.F.C., was shot down into the sea 7 miles south-west of Boulogne. Two H.S.L.s and two M.L.s were directed to attempt the rescue, although it was later discovered that he had not survived the crash. The boats reached the Bullock Bank in mid-Channel at about 1.20 in the afternoon when the first of a series of devastating attacks was carried out on them by ten Focke Wulf 190 fighters. First H.S.L. 140 was hit, suffering casualties of one killed and one wounded. One of the aircraft, however, was seen to be damaged. The remainder made H.S.L. 138 (commanded by F/O. W. E. Walters, R.A.F.) the object of their concentrated attention. Walters was wounded in the first attack on his boat and fell forward into the fo’c’sle; the forward gunner was also wounded, but in spite of that the H.S.L. kept firing until all its ammunition was expended. By that time it was burning from stem to stern. The nursing orderly, Aircraftman W. Morgan, who had been badly wounded in the arm, continued to carry out his duties and attended to the casualties below. Every member of the ship’s company had by now been wounded and the fo’c’sle was full of smoke. The attacks continued and a moment later Morgan was killed. Flying Officer Walters and Aircraftman M. Pring, themselves both wounded in the legs but realising the imminent necessity for abandoning ship, struggled to carry the gunner to the upper deck. When finally they succeeded they collapsed on the deck. Aircraftman Pring was the first to come to, and he pushed the other two over the side and joined them in the water. Having set the H.S.L. on fire the German fighters switched their attack to M.L. 139. Her Commanding Officer - Lt. A. R. S. Hodgson, R.N.V.R., records that they made five runs, in the first of which the fuel tanks were set on fire. The second caused another fire aft and a number of casualties, but in each of these runs one aircraft was damaged and the second time pieces were seen to fall off the target. Each successive attack increased the damage and the casualties. The fires were the most serious menace, however. The methyl-bromide extinguishers had been released in the petrol compartment, but the fire was only partially extinguished and the compartment was filled with the deadly gas. In spite of this, Acting Chief Motor Mechanic L. Adams and Able Seaman G. Sandford, armed with hoses and Pyrenes, entered this most inaccessible compartment without breathing apparatus and put out the fire. They both worked in this confined space well knowing that the tank, with over a thousand gallons of high-octane spirit, had been pierced and that petrol vapour was present which might explode at any time; and in addition the ship was still under fire. In the opinion of the Commanding Officer the ship was saved by the bravery and resource of these two men, who were later awarded the C.G.M. When the Germans flew off and the fires had been brought under control, M.L. 139, with two officers and two ratings wounded, went at once to the assistance of the burning H.S.L., where three survivors were taken from the water. M.L. 141 which had so far escaped attack, although she had been engaging the Germans as they attacked the others, rescued seven more survivors of the H.S.L. from their raft and proceeded to destroy the blazing wreck by depth charges. Twenty minutes later six more F.W. 190s appeared, and although our Spitfires were protecting the other M.L., the enemy managed to carry out one run on 141 from ahead, in the course of which one officer was killed and three ratings we...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal C. E. Falder, Hampshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (11617 A.L. Cpl. C. E. Falder. 11/Hants: R.); 1914-15 Star (11617 Pte. C. E. Falder. Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (11617 Pte. C. E. Falder. Hamps. R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1995. M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917. M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 December 1918. Charles E. Falder attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Highbury, and served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 December 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the 11th Battalion, and a Second Award Bar whilst serving with the 2nd/4th Battalion. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Private W. T. Willis, Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded by gun shot to the head in 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (7184 Pte. W. T. Willis. 2/Hamps: R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7184. Pte. W. T. Willis. 1/Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (7184 Pte. W. T. Willis. Hamps. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (548506 Pte. W. T. Willis. M.M. Hamps. R.) mounted court-style, edge bruise to MM, contact marks, polished, therefore good fine; the LS&GC better (5) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. William T. Willis attested for the Hampshire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 September 1914. He was wounded by gun shot to the head in 1916, but recovering was posted to the 2nd Battalion, with whom he was awarded the Military Medal. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 136 of 1926. Sold with copied research. Note: M.I.D. unconfirmed.
A Second War 1944 North West Europe ‘Nijmegan Bridgehead’ ‘Immediate’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. Reddall, Hampshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5493412 Sjt. W. Reddall, Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style, extremely fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.M. London Gazette 5 April 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘On 8 November 1944 during the fighting in the Nijmegan bridgehead near Bemmel, Sergeant Reddall was Platoon Sergeant of a platoon who were within 150 yards of the enemy. German S.S. men got up into the top floor of a house with a spandau and began to snipe Sergeant Reddall’s Company. Sergeant Reddall crept forward with a Piat and hit the house three times. It was completely burnt out with the Germans inside, and later a patrol found the remains of two burnt-out spandaus in the top room. Sergeant Reddall’s gallantry and offensive spirit were a fine example for the men of his platoon.’
A Second War 1944 ‘North West Europe’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private P. Ellis, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4758405 Pte. P. Ellis. Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Baldwin, July 1969. M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’ The original Recommendation, dated 26 August 1944, states: ‘At St. Peirre la Vieille on 11 August [1944], Private Peter Ellis was acting as Dispatch Rider to the Battalion Command Post. The forward rifle companies were separated from the command post by a ravine which was under continual enemy small arms and heavy mortar fire to the extent that it was impossible to get any track vehicles up to the Companies. Throughout the day Private Ellis acted as Dispatch Rider between the Command Post and these forward troops, and at frequent intervals when Wireless Telegraphy communication failed he was the only link. He also accompanied the Commanding Officer on all his reconnaissances, and whilst doing so showed complete disregard for his own personal safety. Private Ellis’s coolness, bravery, and fine example under fire throughout a long and trying day were outstanding.’ Sold with copied research.
A good Second War 1945 immediate ‘North West Europe’ M.M. awarded to Sherman tank driver Trooper R. P. Janes, 5th Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars), who was permanently engaged with enemy anti-tank fire during the advance from Voordhuizen to Putten, 17 April 1945. Despite his tank being hit, and his hand being mangled by shrapnel, Janes managed to stay the course with his crew loading the 17 pdr gun and manning the wireless set when he could no longer drive. His tank destroyed 2 anti-tank guns, killing or capturing 22 of the enemy Military Medal, G.VI.R. (K 66356 Tpr. R. P. Janes. C.A.C.) mounted on investiture pin, surname officially corrected, good very fine £700-£900 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945, the original recommendation states: ‘On 17 April 1945 during the advance from Voordhuizen to Putten, the tank driven by Trooper Janes was hit by an anti-tank gun and Trooper Janes himself was hit in the right hand by shrapnel. He refused to be evacuated and insisted he could carry on. Being unable to drive because of his badly mangled hand, he elected to change places with the loader-operator and load the rounds into the breech of the seventeen pounder gun with which his tank was equipped. A short time later his squadron ran into a strong anti-tank gun position, and, although in great pain and severely handicapped by his mangled hand, Trooper Janes remained at his post and loaded sixteen rounds until the anti-tank gun position was knocked out. During the next four hours Trooper Janes’ squadron was engaged in numerous actions, and Trooper Janes continued to load and operate the wireless set throughout the entire operation. This soldier’s outstanding courage and ceaseless devotion to duty enabled his tank to stay in action at a time when it was badly needed. His tank destroyed two anti-tank guns, killing or capturing twenty-two of the enemy, and played a major part in the success of the squadron’s actions.’ Raymond Percival Janes served with the 5th Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars during the Second World War.
A rare ‘North West Frontier’ B.E.M. group six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 A. R. Clarke, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, for distinguished service with 11 Squadron at Risalpur, India British Empire Medal, (Military) G.V.R. (No. 315032 Flt. Sergt. Arthur Richard Clarke. R.A.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (315032. Sgt. Mech. A. R. Clarke. R.A.F.) Victory Medal 1914-19 (M.2444 A. R. Clarke. P.O.M. R.N.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (315032. F/Sgt. A. R. Clarke. R.A.F.) number partially officially corrected; Jubilee 1935; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (315032. F/Sgt. A. R. Clarke. R.A.F.) mounted for display on card, solder repair to central post of last, nearly very fine (6) £800-£1,000 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 31 July 1931: ‘For services rendered in connection with the operations on the North West Frontier of India between 23 April 1930 and 12 September 1930.’ The original recommendation states: ‘During period May to September, 1930, at Risalpur, N.W.F.P., this N.C.O. has shown a marked devotion to duty and has set an excellent example to all ranks during a period of intensive work under trying weather conditions.’ 1 of only 38 B.E.M.’ (G.V.R.) awarded to the Royal Air Force, and 1 of 7 awarded for distinguished service on the North West Frontier. Arthur Richard Clarke was born in 1894, and joined the Royal Navy in August 1910. He was lent to the Royal Naval Air Service, 25 October 1912 (his R.A.F. personnel number is from the block allotted to ex Royal Navy personnel who were lent to the R.N.A.S. but not formally enrolled into it, and who subsequently transferred to the R.A.F. upon its formation. The differing numbers and Service on the BWM and VM are unusual). Clarke transferred to the Royal Air Force in April 1918, and became an Aircraft Hand and then Rigger (Aero). He served with 11 Squadron at Risalpur, 1928 - 1931, and advanced to Sergeant Major 2nd Class in October 1931 (awarded L.S. & G.C. August 1928). Clarke advanced to Warrant Officer Class 2 in January 1933, and was discharged in October 1936. He died in July 1956. Sold with copied research.
The rare Second War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Master Engineer C. V. Worgan, Balloon Command, Royal Air Force, for his service as a balloon operator with “Q” Flight, 952 Squadron during 24 round trips as part of the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage - he was subjected to attack from air, land and sea. Worgan was later remustered to Aircrew Duties, and served operationally in the Near East British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (649845 A.C. 1. Cl. Charles V. Worgan. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Near East, Cyprus (M. Eng. C. V. Worgan (649845) R.A.F.) last with unofficial retaining rod between clasps, mounted on card for display, nearly extremely fine (6) £500-£700 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1942, the original recommendation (for the D.S.M. and jointly listed with 7 other members of 952 Squadron Balloon Command - later reduced to 4, with them being awarded the B.E.M.) states: ‘These balloon operators have shown devotion to duty in the face of continuous enemy attacks by fire from the French coast, dive bombing and E-boat attacks, during 24 round trips in the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage in the English Channel between Sheerness and Southampton.’ Charles Vernon Worgan had his B.E.M. presented to him by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace, 19 May 1942. The awarded was a reflection of his service with 952 Squadron, Balloon Command. An indication of their duties is given in A Study in Passive Defence by Flight Lieutenant R. F. Delderfield, which appeared in The Royal Air Force Quarterly: ‘With the opening of the first phase of the enemy’s pre-invasion air onslaught upon Southern England, balloons were seen in a new role. The Luftwaffe preceded its attack upon airfields by an attempt to paralyse Britain’s Channel shipping. On 4th August, 1940, the first Channel convoy protected by towed balloons moved along the coast from Falmouth to Sheerness. From that time onwards, for a period of three years, convoy escort was to prove an important part of Balloon Command’s routine duties. The journey of the first balloon-escorted convoy proved uneventful, but during the return trip the ships were subjected to a violent attack by enemy E-boats by night. The following morning thirty Ju. 87’S, escorted by Me. 109’s, attempted to dive-bomb the convoy, the fighters concentrating on the balloons while the Junkers bombed the vessels. Several balloons were shot down and after the fight R.A.F. operators took over a variety of duties, tending wounded, assisting the seamen and even steering some of the vessels. Work in connection with the protection of ships involved the setting up of shore servicing stations in almost every port round the British coast. “Q” Flight of No. 952 Squadron, which was engaged in convoy work for a considerable period, earned a large number of naval decorations, probably a higher percentage than any small unit of R.A.F. personnel throughout the war. They shared two M.B.E.s, five D.S.M.s, four B.E.M.s and five “Mentions.” Worgan, after a break in Service, remustered to Aircrew Duties, and saw operational service in the Suez in 1956. He was promoted to Master Engineer in August 1956, and retired in 1961. Sold with copied research.
A Second War B.E.M. group of three awarded to Corporal D. A. Shadwell, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (1717024 Cpl. Denis A. Shadwell. R.A.F.V.R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £200-£240 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 12 June 1947. Denis Alfred Shadwell born in Wandsworth in 1923. Sold with an original Royal Air Force Headquarters letter announcing the award of the B.E.M. from Group Captain R. H. Young on behalf of Air Commander-in-Chief R.A.F. Mediterranean/Middle East, addressed to 132 Stockwell Road, London S.W.9.
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, K.C.I.E., a very fine late Victorian Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, comprising neck badge, gold and enamels, the central motto in finely cut gold lettering superimposed on a blue ground, and breast star, silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse fitted with gold pin for wearing, with neck cravat, in its R. & S. Garrard & Co., Haymarket, London, fitted case of issue, this a little scuffed, minor chips to green enamel orb of crown, otherwise extremely fine (2) £4,000-£5,000
Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue, attributed to Second Lieutenant R. S. C. Brough, 1st Lovat’s Scouts, attached 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, extremely fine £400-£500 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 3 October 1919 Second Lieutenant Robert Sibbald Calderwood Brough, 1st Lovat’s Scouts, attached 15th Highland Light Infantry: ‘On 3 October 1918, during the attack on Sequehart, in command of a reserve company, when he saw the attacking troops forced back and the support company advancing, immediately led his company forward and attacked on the left of the support company, clearing the village and beating off the enemy counter-attack. He himself fired a Lewis gun with great effect on the advancing enemy. He showed marked gallantry and initiative.’ Mounted for display with two small photographs, and the citation cutting from the London Gazette.
Family group: Four: Third Class Staff Sergeant W. B. Howes, Army Service Corps South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (T/3177. 3rd C. S. Sergt. W. Howes. A.S. Corps); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (3177, 3rd Cl: S.S. W. Howes, *** Co. C & T. C.)’; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3177. 3rd Cl: S. Sgt. W. Howes. A.S.C.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, reverse impressed ‘3177. W. B. Howes C & T. Corps very fine Three: Sapper W. C. Howes, 128th Field Company, Royal Engineers, who was killed during an accidental explosion, when eight charges went off at a stores depot which backed on to an Advanced Dressing Station, 31 December 1915. A number of casualties were suffered amongst the Sappers, the Field Ambulance Unit, and a nearby works party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (69408 Spr: W. C. Howes. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (69408 Spr. W. C. Howes. R.E.); Memorial Plaque (William Charles Howes) in card envelope of issue, with collar titles, nearly extremely fine (8) £700-£900 --- William Bentley Howes was born in Worcester, and attested for the 20th Foot at Birmingham in December 1870. He transferred to the Commissariat and Transport Corps in October 1872, and served with the corps in South Africa and Egypt. Howes advanced to 3rd class staff sergeant, and was discharged in December 1891. Sold with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, and copied research. William Charles Howes was born in Plumstead, Kent, and resided in Hillingdon, Middlesex. He attested for the Royal Engineers in March 1915. Howes served during the Great War with the 128th Field Company, Royal Engineers on the Western Front from August 1915. Sapper Howes was accidentally killed by the explosion of gun cotton, 31 December 1915, whilst preparing material for the accompaniment to a raid. The circumstances surrounding his death are as follows: ‘Lieut. Ruse, two N.C.O.s and seven Sappers were told off to accompany a raiding party into the German lines. The party was struck off all other duties and trained with the remainder of the troops, told off for the raid, in the duties which would be required of them. The R.E. were required to take over explosives and destroy any machine gun emplacements, mine shafts and as much of the parapet as possible and also to block the two flanks of a certain portion of the enemy’s line. It was decided to make up and take over eight charges of gun cotton of 20lbs each. Three similar charges were fired against a parapet similar to that which it was intended to attack during the training of the detachment. Lieut. Ruse selected one Corporal and three Sappers and specially trained them in making up of the charges. On the afternoon of 31.12.15 the charges were apparently made up by the above party and about 6pm they were working, apparently on the cases containing them in the advanced store of the 128th Field Coy. R.E. where the explosion occurred. Lieut. Ruse, the Corporal and three Sappers were all killed and four Sappers who were loading stores in the yard as well as a number of Infantry and R.A.M.C. who were also in the yard were injured. From the appearance of the locality I am of the opinion that the whole of the eight charges were fired. There is no direct evidence as to what the party was actually doing at the time. Lieut. Ruse was a very efficient officer and had a knowledge of explosives and the handling of them much above the average. He was very cool headed and was not likely to have been nervous or excited.’ (Report of Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Bremner, R.E., C.R.E. 23rd Division refers) The above took place at the brasserie at Chappelle D’Armentiers, where the field company had a stores depot, and the building was shared with the 70th Field Ambulance Advanced Dressing Station. Howes was killed along with Lieutenant E. W. Ruse, Sappers R. Brown, F. Churchill and J. F. Fleming, and 4 others members of 128th Field Company being wounded. A further man was killed and 10 wounded at the Dressing Station, whilst a work party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment also suffered one man killed and 8 wounded. Sapper Howes is buried in the Erquinghem-Lys Chuchyard Extension, France. Sold with three contemporary letters, two of which written on Y.M.C.A. paper, all addressed to recipient’s wife - one from his commanding officer, one from a friend, and another from the mother of another casualty. With copied research. For the Memorial Plaque of Lieutenant Ruse, see Lot 490.
Six: Squadron Sergeant-Major Rough Rider H. Colman, 5th Dragoon Guards, later Lieutenant, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3200 Sq. S. Major. R.R. H. Coleman [sic], 5th. Dragoon Guards.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3200 S. Serjt:- Maj: H. Colman. 5th. Drgn: Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Colman.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sq-S. Mjr. R.R. H. Colman. 5-D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3200 S. Sjt. Mjr. R. Rider H. Coleman [sic]. 5/Dgn. Gds.) heavy contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fine; the rest good very fine and better (8) £600-£800 --- Harry Colman was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1906; and his Meritorious Service Medal per Army Order 49 of 1939. He served as a Lieutenant with the Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 February 1917. Sold with two bronze Royal Naval and Military Tournament prize medals, the reverses engraved ‘1st. S.V.L. Curragh 1912, S.S.M.R.R. Colman 5.D.G.’ and ‘1st. S.V.S. Curragh 1912, S.S.M.R.R. Colman 5.D.G.’
Pair: Lieutenant the Hon. Robert V. Grosvenor, Imperial Yeomanry, later 3rd Baron Ebury Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Lt. The Hon. R. Grosvenor. 21 Co. 2/Impl. Yeo.) engraved naming; Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn with the Jubilee Medal first, light contact marks, very fine (2) £600-£800 --- Robert Victor Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury, was born in Beachampton, Buckinghamshire, on 28 June 1868, the son of Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury, and served initially as a lieutenant with the 13th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps, being awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal in that capacity. He served with the 21st (Cheshire) Company, 2nd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War, the company being commanded by his cousin, Major Lord Arthur Grosvenor, before returning to England on 21 June 1901. He succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Ebury on 13 November 1918, and died without issue at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on 5 November 1921, being succeeded to the barony by his brother. Sold with extensive copied research, including various photographic images of the recipient.
Five: Major H. R. H. Crawford, Hampshire Yeomanry, attached Nigeria Regiment and Gold Coast Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between SA01 and SA02 clasps (11232 Tpr: H. Crawford. 61st. Coy. 17th. Impl: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. H. Crawford. Hamps. Yeo); British War and Victory Medals (Major H. H. Crawford); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1921, with integral top riband bar, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine, the 1914-15 Star extremely rare to unit (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- One of only three 1914-15 Stars awarded to an Officer in the Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry. Hedley Reginald Henry Crawford was born in Dublin in 1880 and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry on 1 February 1900. He served with the 61st (South Irish Horse) Company, 17th Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 4 April 1900 to 18 May 1901, and was discharged on 18 June 1901, after 1 years and 138 days’ service. He re-attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Curragh on 8 February 1902, and, given the presence of the South Africa 1902 clasp on his QSA, saw further service during the Boer War, although this, and the entitlement to the clasp, are unconfirmed. Crawford was commissioned into the Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry, and served during the Great War on attachment first to the Nigeria Regiment, and then with the Gold Coast Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force, in the Cameroons, Nigeria, and East Africa from 22 September 1914. Transferring to the Retied List with the rank of Major, he was awarded his Territorial Decoration in 1923 (London Gazette 9 October 1923). Sold with copied research.
A Second War O.B.E. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant Colonel N. S. Hart, East Kent Regiment, the youngest son of General Sir Reginald Hart, V.C., G.C.B., Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Capt. N. S. Hart. E. Kent. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. N. S. Hart.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Major N. S. Hart. The Buffs); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog (Christian X) 5th class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, minor damage to red enamel on the last, otherwise very fine and better (9) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 1997. O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944. Norman Synnot Hart war born in March 1888 and educated at Hurst Court and Cheltenham College. He joined the Buffs in 1906 and went to South Africa the following year as A.D.C. to his father at Cape Town, until 1911. He served in France with the 1st Battalion and was wounded on 7 June 1915, near Bois Confluent, during the Ypres operations. He returned to France at the end of 1916 but was gassed at Wancourt on 23 April 1917, and invalided home. He returned once again to France, late in 1918, as Acting Brigade Major with the 93rd Infantry Brigade. He served briefly on attachment with the Royal Air Force in Palestine in the mid 1920s, and with his regiment during the operations in Burma 1930-32, following which he returned to the UK as D.A.A.G. to Scottish Command. He was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog Third Class in 1931, and saw service with the Buffs as a Lieutenant-Colonel during the Second World War and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1944. Note: The Order of the Dannebrog insignia in this lot has been added to complete the group, the original insignia awarded to Hart being returnable upon the death of the recipient.
Five: Captain E. O. King, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (190 Pte. E. O. King, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.); Defence Medal; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (380802 S. Mjr. E. O. King. 17/Hamps: R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (Ernest Otto King); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (284 C. Sjt: E. O. King. 5/Hants: Regt.) mounted court-style for display in this order, generally good very fine and better (5) £300-£400 --- Ernest Otto King was born in Southampton on 6 July 1876 and joined the Post Office as a temporary Postman on 30 August 1896, being confirmed as Town Postman on 4 November of that year. He attested for the Hampshire Regiment for the duration of hostilities at Winchester on 24 January 1900, having previously served in the Regiment’s 2nd Volunteer Battalion, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 May 1900 to 17 May 1901. He was one of the Volunteers who received the Freedom of the Borough of Southampton on 10 October 1900, and was discharged on 24 May 1901, resuming his employment as a Postman. King was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 8 of January 1914, whilst serving with the 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, and served with the Hampshire Regiment throughout the Great War, from 4 August 1914 to 14 February 1919. Advanced Warrant Officer Class II in 1915, and Warrant Officer Class I in 1917, for his services at home with the 17th Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 22 February 1919). King joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in November 1920, and as promoted Lieutenant in 1922. Advanced Captain, he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement from the Post Office on his 60th birthday (London Gazette 4 September 1936). Sold with copied research and medal roll extracts.
Six: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) H. Buckingham, Hampshire Regiment, who died of pneumonia in Mesopotamia on 20 December 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4661 Pte. H. Buckingham, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4661 Corpl: H. Buckingham. Hampshire Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut. H. Buckingham. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Q.M. & Lieut. H. Buckingham.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4661 C. Sjt: H. Buckingham. Hants: Regt.) mounted court-style for display, heavy edge bruising and contact marks to the Boer War pair, these therefore good fine; the last four extremely fine (6) £360-£440 --- Henry Buckingham was born in 1875 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment on 12 August 1895. He served nearly 16 years overseas, in Malta, Bermuda, South Africa, Mauritius, and India, and was advanced Colour-Sergeant in December 1905. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 412 of October 1914, and was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) on 4 October 1914. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia from 18 March 1915, and for his services in Mesopotamia was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15 August 1917). He died of pneumonia at Baghdad on 20 December 1917, and is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
Five: Sergeant F. Tuck, Hampshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, top lugs removed (No. 6 Drummer F. Tuck, 2nd. Batt. Hampshire Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (280014 A. C. Sjt. F. Tuck. Hamps. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (122 Sjt. F. Tuck. Hamps. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with two Additional Award Bars (No. 122. Cpl. F. Tuck. 6th. Batt. Hampshire Regt. T.F.) light contact marks, generally good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- Frederick Tuck was born in Portsmouth in 1881 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Fort Gomer on 15 January 1900, having previously served in the Regiment’s 3rd Volunteer Battalion. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 February 1900 to 17 May 1901, and was discharged on 24 May 1901, after 1 year and 130 days’ service. Subsequently joining the Territorial Forces, Tuck was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of January 1909 (although given the fact that the medal in the lot is a George V issue presumably he was not actually issued his medal until some years later), and was awarded a first Additional Award Bar per Army Order 192 of May 1922, and a second Additional Award Bar per Army Order 155 of August 1931. He served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment during the Great War from 11 September 1917, with the rank of Acting Colour Sergeant. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
A scarce Q.S.A. ‘double issue’ group of five awarded to Company Quartermaster Sergeant G. Taylor, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded in action at Spion Kop on 24 January 1900 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith (7352 Cpl. G. Taylor, K.R.R.C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (7352 Serjt: G. Taylor, K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (24133 C. Sjt. G. Taylor. Hamps. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (24133 C.Q.M. Sjt: G. Taylor. 1/Garr: Bn: Hants: R.) edge bruise to BWM and minor official correction to surname on MSM, otherwise nearly extremely fine (5) £400-£500 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’ George Taylor was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, in 1872 and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in Birmingham on 12 April 1892, a cricket bat maker by trade, having previously served with the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment. He was promoted Corporal on 15 November 1894 and appointed Lance-Sergeant on 15 June 1897, before transferring to the Army Reserve on 23 December 1897. He was recalled to the Colours on 9 October 1899, and served with the 3rd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 4 November 1899 to 2 February 1900, being wounded in action at Spion Kop on 24 January 1900. Repatriated home he served again in South Africa with the 4th Battalion from 3 May 1902 to 11 April 1904. He was discharged on the latter date, after 12 years’ service, but re-enlisted in the Hampshire Regiment during the Great War and served as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant with the 19th (Garrison) Battalion on the Western Front, being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Sold with copied medal roll extracts that clearly show the recipient receiving two Queen’s South Africa Medals, one with the 3rd Battalion, and the other with the 4th Battalion; and copied research.
Four: Sergeant A. R. Wild, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Labour Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6887 Sgt. A. Wild. K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6887 Sgt: A. R. Wild. K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (515897 W.O. Cl. 2. A. R. Wild. Labour Corps) mounted as worn with original ribbon bar, together with Queen Victoria’s South Africa 1900 tin, nearly very fine (4) £240-£280
Four: Orderly H. Galloway, St. John Ambulance Brigade, later South Lancashire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, unofficial retaining rod between state and date clasps (1741 Ord: H. Galloway, St. John Amb: Bde:); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (1741. Pte. H. Galloway. Warrington Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (200225 Cpl. H. Galloway. S. Lan. R.) generally very fine and better (4) £600-£800
Pair: Private H. Blinko, East Kent Regiment, who received a rare pair of Sudan medals for services as Clerk to the Brigade Major at Dongola and Suakin Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2613. Pte. H. Blinko. E. Kent R.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (2613 Private H. Blinko 1st Bn. East Kent Regt.) name officially corrected on the second, extremely fine and very rare to the regiment (2) £600-£800 --- Both medals confirmed on the rolls (WO 100/82/26 and WO 100/82/32). The only other recipients of Sudan medals to the East Kent Regiment were Captain (Bimbashi) E. G. T. Bainbridge, attached Egyptian Army, and 2133 Colour-Sergeant Instructor A. R. L. Kelham, on loan to the 10th Sudanese.
Four: Warrant Officer Class I G. W. King, Hampshire Regiment, attached King’s African Rifles, who was wounded on the Western Front in October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8772 Cpl. G. W. King. 1/Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8772 W.O. Cl. 1. G. W. King. Hamps. R.); Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, bronze, mounted court-style, polished, nearly very fine (4) £200-£240 --- Italian Medal for Military Valour, bronze London Gazette 31 August 1917: 8772 Regimental Serjeant-Major George William King (Lance-Serjeant, The Hampshire Regiment), King’s African Rifles. George William King attested for the Hampshire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. He was wounded in the early stages of the War, and is recorded as being in hospital in France on 16 October 1914. He was subsequently seconded to the King’s African Rifles. Sold with copied research.
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