Pair: Able Seaman F. Bray, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who served in both Nelson and Hawke Battalions of the Royal Naval Division, and was captured and taken prisoner of war on the Western Front on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (T.Z. 7643 F. Bray. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Signaller C. J. Cuddehay, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z.8414 C. J. Cuddehay. Sig. R.N.V.R.) contact marks, polished and worn, therefore good fine Pair: Ordinary Telegrapher F. R. Hobden, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 9051 F. R. Hobden. O. Tel. R.N.V.R.) VM partially officially corrected, very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman H. C. Elliott, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 2610 H. C. Elliott. Ord. R.N.V.R.) edge nick to BWM, otherwise good very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman W. L. Thompson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 10639 W. L. Thompson. Ord. R.N.V.R.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (10) £120-£160 --- Frank Bray, a native of Hebburn New Town, Co. Durham, was born on 24 May 1896 and enrolled into the Tyneside Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 4 October 1915. He was advanced to Able Seaman on 30 June 1917, and to Acting Leading Seaman, on 27 September 1917. He was drafted to the Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in February 1916, landing at Mudros on 28 February 1916. In June 1916 he was posted to the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, rejoining the Nelson Battalion on 16 June 1916. In early 1917 he suffered from severe trench feet and was evacuated to hospital at Etaples. He was posted to 7th Entrenching Battalion in February 1918, and was posted to the Hawke Battalion, in March 1918, but was capture and taken prisoner of war on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive. He was held at Limburg Camp and was repatriated in January 1919. Clarence George Cuddehay was born at Stepney, London, on 31 March 1900 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 8 January 1918, for hostilities only, as an Ordinary Signaller, H.M.S. Victory VI. He was advanced to Signaller on 26 July 1918, and subsequently served in H.M.S. Hannibal, H.M.S. Duke, and H.M.S. Vivid III. He was demobilised on 26 February 1919. Frederick Roberts Hobden was born at Luton, Bedfordshire, on 19 March 1900 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 6 May 1918, for hostilities only, as Ordinary Signaller, H.M.S. Victory VI. He was appointed Ordinary Telegrapher, H.M.S. Gunner, on 30 August 1918, and then sent to H.M.S. Louise. He was demobilised from H.M.S. Pembroke I on 10 February 1919. Herbert Charles Elliott was born at Brislington, Bristol, on 17 December 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 16 July 1918. He served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory VI, H.M.S. Research, H.M.S. Sarepta, and H.M.S. Venerable, and was demobilised in February 1919. William Lawrence Thompson was born at Birmingham on 4 October 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Victory VI, on 16 July 1917. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Patuca, and H.M.S. Victory X, and was demobilised in February 1919.
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Pair: Able Seaman P. Cutler, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who served in the Nelson and Hood Battalions, Royal Naval Division, and was dangerously wounded in October 1918 British War and Victory Medals (R.4033 P. Cutler. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Signaller N. L. Shakespeare, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 11404 N. L. Shakespeare. Sig. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Signaller A. W. G. Sidders, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 6352 A. W. J. [sic] Sidders. Sig. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Telegrapher T. W. Leek, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (M.Z.2260 T. W. Leek. Tel. R.N.V.R.) good very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Percy Cutler was was born on 24 November 1896 and was mobilised from the Army Reserve for service in the Royal Naval Division on 26 June 1917. He served in the Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 October 1917, and then in the Hood Battalion from 31 July 1918. He suffered from trench foot and from frost bite and was dangerously wounded with multiple shell wounds. He was invalided to the U.K. on 16 October 1918; his service record suggests that he may have suffered an amputation. Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare was born at Dudley on 8 February 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve for the duration of hostilities as a Signaller on 22 January 1918. He served in H.M.S. Victory VI, and then in H.M.S. Glatton, and was demobilised from H.M.S. Victory X in March 1919. Archibald William George Sidders was born at Walworth, London, on 4 March 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as an Ordinary Signaller in H.M.S. Victory VI on 19 March 1917. He was advanced Signaller, H.M.S. Vivid III, on 10 August 1917 and was shore demobilised on 13 February 1919. Thomas William Leek was born on 19 July 1898 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as an Ordinary Telegrapher in H.M.S. Victory on 12 October 1916. He was posted to H.M.S. Hannibal,on 18 November 1916, and was advanced Telegrapher on 5 June 1917. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Pembroke I and H.M.S. Victory X, and was demobilised on 27 June 1919.
Four: Private L. R. Stickland, Hampshire Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (677 Pte. L. R. Stickland. Hamps. Yeo.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (577. Pte. L. R. Stickland. Hamps. Yeo.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (204945. Pte. -L. Cpl.- L. R. Stickland. 15/Hamps: R.) mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Leslie R. Stickland attested for the Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) and served with them during the Great War. Transferring to the 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, he was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in October 1919.
Pair: Private A. Gold, 38th (Jewish Legion) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (J-931 Pte. A. Gold. R. Fus.) polished and worn, good fine British War Medal 1914-20 (J-249 Pte. Goldrich R. Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (L-13391 W.O. Cl.2. W. C. Smith. R. Fus.; J-2568 Pte. H. E. Jones. R. Fus.) last lacking original ring suspension, nearly very fine Renamed Medals (2): British War and Victory Medals (2377 Pte. J. Cohen. Royal Fus.) both renamed, nearly very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Abraham Gold attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 38th (Jewish Legion) Battalion during the Great War in Palestine. He is recorded in the British Jewry Book of Honour. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and other research.
Three: Private T. Shaw, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3918 Pte. T. Shaw. Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3918 Pte. T. Shaw. Bedf. R.) very fine Pair: Private R. Whebell, Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2973 Pte. R. Whebell. Midd’x R.) very fine 1914-15 Star (S. Sergt. R. A. W. Bell, M.W.S.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10963 Sjt. R. A. Bell. R. Fus.) very fine (7) £70-£90 --- Thomas Shaw attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 26 July 1915, before later transferring to the Dorsetshire Regiment. Richard Whebell attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with them during the Great War, before later transferring to the 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment. Reginald Alfred Bell attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War, before later transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.
Pair: Second Lieutenant A. W. Marslen, East Surrey Regiment, late Tank Corps and 5th (City of London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A W. Marslen.) very fine Pair: Lieutenant C. H. Pye, Royal Air Force, late 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, who was twice wounded on the Western Front British War and Victory Medals (5852 Pte. C. H. Pye. 15-Lond. R.) very fine Memorial Plaque (Frank Perton) traces of verdigris, otherwise generally very fine (5) £80-£100 --- Ambrose William Marslen, an Accountant from Henley-on-Thames, was born in Balham on 20 September 1893. He attested for the 2nd/5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment on 4 January 1916 and saw service on the Western Front from 6 January 1917, where he injured his knee whilst falling into a trench during a raid, south of Mori, on 12 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, he received a war time commission into the Tank Corps on 16 November 1917, before transferring into the East Surrey Regiment, with whom he was wounded at Cambrai, as a result of the effect of mustard gas on 20 October 1918. Invalided to the Dover convalescent home, he relinquished his commission on account of ill health contracted on active service, on 14 May 1919, retaining the rank of Second Lieutenant. Sold with detailed copy service papers and research and an original black and white photograph of the recipient. Charles Hugh Pye, a Civil Service Clerk, was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 9 March 1891. He attested for the 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment on 10 February 1916, serving on the Western Front from 22 July 1916. He was wounded, with a gunshot wound to his right thigh on 7 October 1916, whilst serving in the Somme sector and further wounded by the effects of mustard gas at Bourlon Wood on 3 December 1917. He was commissioned as an Honorary Lieutenant into the Royal Air Force on 5 July 1918 with whom he served in the U.K. before his discharge on 7 May 1919. Awarded a Silver War Badge, his Great War medals were sent to his address at 15 Homecroft Road, Sydenham, London SE26. Sold with detailed copy service records and copy Medal index Card. Frank Perton, a Trade Painter from Shepherds Bush, London, was born in November 1888 in Battersea, London and attested for Rifle Brigade on 16 January 1906. A frequent offender, he saw pre-war service at Home and in Egypt and returned from India with the 4th Battalion before entering the Western Front theatre on 20 December 1915. He was killed in action on 10 May 1915 in the Hooge area. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. A unique name on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register.
Pair: Private H. Howe, York and Lancaster Regiment British War and Victory Medals (204441 Pte. H. Howe. Y. & L.R.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (23781. Cpl. C. W. Howe. R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (52784 Pte. W. Howe. E. York. R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Henry Howe) in card envelope, edge bruising to GSM, generally very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Charles Henry Hose attested for the Royal Field Artillery, and served with ‘D’ Battery, 242nd Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 March 1915. He was killed in action on 5 June 1917, and is buried in St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Pair: Private F. E. Chapman, 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, late 9th (City of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) London Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Messines on 10 April 1918 and died in captivity on 27 September 1918. British War and Victory Medals (394629 Pte. F. E. Chapman. 9-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Ernest Chapman) extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- Frederick Ernest Chapman was born in Camberwell, London, on 28 February 1899 and attested for the 9th (City of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) London Regiment at Kingston-on-Thames. He transferred to the 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment and was captured by the Germans at Messines on 10 April 1918 during the Spring Offensive. He died in captivity of heart failure at Friedrichsfeld Prisoner of War Camp on 27 September 1918, and is buried at Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with an Aldershot Command Athletic Association Medal, the reverse inscribed ‘Command. Military Efficiency Competitions Sept. 1917. 1st Team’ and additionally engraved ‘Physical Training. 9th Res London Regt.’. The rim engraved ‘Rfm. F. E. Chapman’; and a booklet entitled ‘The War Graves of the British Empire. The Register of the names of those who fell in the Great War and are buried in the Noyan Group of Cemeteries in France.’
Five: Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. H. Horn, Royal Army Service Corps, late Madras Regiment and Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. R. E. Horn, 1-3 Madras R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine (5) £160-£200 --- R. E. H. Horn served with the 1st Battalion Madras Regiment during the Waziristan campaign of 1921-24. After leaving the Indian Army, he saw further service during the Second World War with both 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and the Royal Army Service Corps in North Africa, Italy and Greece, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches, as a Lieutenant-Colonel (London Gazette 23 May 1946). Sold with box of issue for Second World War medals, addressed to the recipient at 55 Harrow Road, Carshalton, Surrey.
Six: Staff Sergeant T. G. Potter, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (5496796 Pte. T. G. Potter. Hamps. R.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (5496796 Pte. T. Potter. Hamps. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (S/5496796 S. Sgt. T. G. Potter. R.A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (5496796 S. Sgt. T. G. Potter. R.E.M.E.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising to first, otherwise good very fine (6) £260-£300 --- Sold with copied medal roll extracts for the two India General Service Medals.
Three: Leading Seaman Lambert Saunders, Royal Navy, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches for services in H.M. Submarine Upholder and died when Upholder was sunk with all hands by an Italian torpedo boat in April 1942; the most successful British submarine in the Second World War, her skipper, Lieutenant-Commander M. D. Wanklyn was decorated with the V.C., D.S.O. and 2 Bars 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue addressed to his mother ‘Mrs R. Hogg, Altrincham, Cheshire’, with named Admiralty enclosure (Lambert Saunders), a cap tally for H.M.S. Adventure, and related 1914-15 Star trio to his step-father (3359 Pte. D. Hogg. D. of Lanc. O.Y.) these with named lids of card boxes of issue, extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 2 September 1941 - War Patrols from January to May 1941; Wanklyn awarded his first D.S.O., one D.S.C., four D.S.M’s and four mentions to other crew members, including Able Seaman Lambert Saunders D/JX 147943. M.I.D. London Gazette 16 December 1941 - Mediterranean War Patrols from May to October 1941; Wanklyn awarded the Victoria Cross, one D.S.C., three D.S.M’s and six mentions to other crew members, including Able Seaman Lambert Saunders D/JX 147943. Leading Seaman Lambert Saunders died on 18 April 1942 when H.M. Submarine Upholder was sunk with all hands by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso. When, on 22 August 1942, the Admiralty announced her loss, the communiqué carried with it an unusual tribute to Wanklyn and his men: "It is seldom proper for Their Lordships to draw distinction between different services rendered in the course of naval duty, but they take this opportunity of singling out those of H.M.S. Upholder, under the command of Lt.Cdr. David Wanklyn, for special mention. She was long employed against enemy communications in the Central Mediterranean, and she became noted for the uniformly high quality of her services in that arduous and dangerous duty. Such was the standard of skill and daring set by Lt.Cdr. Wanklyn and the officers and men under him that they and their ship became an inspiration not only to their own flotilla, but to the Fleet of which it was a part and to Malta, where for so long H.M.S. Upholder was based. The ship and her company are gone, but the example and inspiration remain." In all, Upholder was credited with having sunk 97,000 tons of enemy shipping, in addition to three U-boats and one destroyer.
Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 R. J. Piggott, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these all privately engraved ‘893727 Bdr. R. Piggott. R.A.’; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (893727 S/Sgt. R. J. Piggott. R.E.M.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (893727 W.O. Cl. 2. R. J. Piggott. R.E.M.E.) mounted as originally worn, very fine (6) £60-£80
A Collection 3 Sets of Zeiss Binoculars,comprising of a set marked 'carl Zeiss Jena, D.F. 6x 482168' and engraved to the front plate 'Mrs W B Henderson Manor House Kettlewell Yorks' in a case stamped the same, a set marked 'Carl Zeiss Jena, Telact, 176728, SI M/4420' retailed by Ross with military markings in a case missing the lid, and a set marked 'Carl Zeiss London, 1917, no3 MKII' and marked to the front plate A. F. D. Darlington, R. F. A., in a case (3)
19 Cavalry & Artillery cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. 10th Hussars ... 11th PAO Hussars (Firmin) ... 12th Lancers ... 13th/18th Hussars ... 14th/20th Hussars ... 15th/19th Hussars ... 16th/5th Lancers (anodised) ... 17th/21st Lancers ... 22nd Dragoons ... 23rd Hussars ... 24th Lancers ... 26th Hussars ... 27th Lancers (Firmin) ... R. Tank Regiment. RHA ... RA ... HAC Artillery ... HAC Infantry ... R.Malta Artillery. All complete with fixings. (19 items)
26 Infantry cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. Royal Scots ... Queens ... Buffs ...Kings Own ... R. Northumberland Fus ... Warwickshire ... Royal Fusiliers ... Kings ... R. Norfolk ... Lincoln ... Devon ... Suffolk ... Somerset ... West Yorks .... Beds & Herts ... Leicestershire ... Green Howards ... Lancashire Fusiliers .... Royal Scots Fusilers, ... Cheshire ... RWF. All complete with fixings. (26 items)
20 Infantry cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. Northampton ... Berkshire ... West Kent ... KOYLI ... KSLI ... Middlesex ... KRRC ... Wltshire ... Manchester N. Stafford ... York & Lancs ... DLI ... HLI ... Seaforth ... Gordon ... Cameron ... RUR ... R. Irish Fusilies ... Argyll & Sutherland ... Rifle Brigade. All complete with fixings. (20 items)
20 Guards, Special Forces & Corps cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish & Welsh Guards ... Royal Marines ... RMLI ... Parachute Regiment (silvered) ... SAS (anodised) ... Army Air Corps (slightly mis-struck) ... Reconaissance .. RE ... R. Signals ... RAChD ... RAChD (Jewish)... RASC ... RAMC (collar) ... RAOC ... REME ... RMP ... RAPC. All complete with fixings. (21 items)
23 Corps & Services cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. RAVC ... SASC (anodised) ... GvR crowned cypher (mis-labeled) ... RAEC (Gaunt, London) ... RADC ... Pioneers ... Intelligence ... APTC ... Catering ... General List ... QARANC (Gaunt, London) ... WRAC (Gaunt, London) ... Legal Services ... Mobile Defece (anodised), RMA Sandhurst (silvered) ... Mons (anodised) ... Junior Leaders (anodised) ... R. Military School of Music ... Army Apprentices School (Gaunt, London) ... Q Victorias School, Dunblane ... D of Yorks Military School (anodised) ... Welbeck College (anodised) ... Extra-regimentally Employed List (OSD). All complete with fixings. (23 items)
Honourable Artillery Company Victorian HAC Officer's Albert pattern shako plate circa 1844-55. Rare die-stamped silvered crowned star bearing a gilt flaming grenade with silver VR cypher mounted on the ball, downward stroke of R absent. Heavy service wear; top pearl absent. Horizontal loops with two wire to reverse of crown.
1st Bn Royal Sussex Regiment Long Service Pair of Medals. Awarded to 6390787 Corporal L.M. Ellis Royal Sussex Regiment. Comprising: General Service Medal, clasp Palestene (CPL R. SUSS R), Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVIR) (CPL R SUSS R). Medals loose last medal with pin as worn. Corporal L.M. Ellis is confirmed o the medal roll as serving with the 1st Bn. A pre war regular he was awarded the LS&GC Medal in 1938
Royal Marines GSM, UN, South Atlantic, LSGC Group of Four Medals. Awarded to PO20889P Colour Sergeant B.R. Sherrin Royal Marines, who during the Falklands War was in the initial landings in San Carlos and later believed to have service with the Special Boat Service SBS. Comprising: Campaign Service Medal, clasp Northern Ireland, Sgt RM, UN Cyprus Medal, South Atlantic Medal with Rosette CSGT RM, Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (EIIR), SGT RM. GC Group mounted as originally worn and accompanied by corresponding miniature medal group mounted as worn ... Accompanied by two original photographs, one being the presentation of the RN LS&GC whilst attached to the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Colour Sergeant B R Sherrin joined the Corps on 18 September 1961 and after training with 768 Squad joined the Royal Marines Detachment aboard HMS LONDONDERRY. Aboard he was made responsible for the Detachment Geminis and later became a coxswain of the Ship's Sea Boat. This tour included twelve months in the West Indies at the time of the Cuban crisis. As coxswain he was responsible for putting ashore at many remote British Islands and picking up the many Cuban exiles who had fled their island. Later he flew with the Detachment to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, formerly British Guyana, during a period of civil unrest and general strike. In March 1965 he qualified as an LC3 and immediately following this he joined the Detachment aboard HMS LION. On return to RM POOLE he upgraded to LC2 and a Junior Command Course followed shortly afterwards. CSgt SHERRIN was married in June 1967. He joined HMS INTREPID as an LCVP Coxswain and was promoted to Corporal. The ship sailed to the Far East and during the outbound passage stopped at Aden to assist with the withdrawal. During his tour in the Far East, CSGT SHERRIN who is a New Zealander by birth, was able to transfer to HMS TRIUMPH during Ex CORAL SANDS and revisit his homeland when the ship visited AUCKLAND for two weeks. Returning to RM Poole he successfully completed an LC1 course and assisted as an LC3 Instructor before flying out to Singapore to rejoin HMS INTREPID as an LCU 2nd Coxswain. A year later he attended the Senior Command Course at CTCRM and shortly after this he attended and attained his Private Pilots Licence courtesy of the Army Air Corps at Middle Wallop. In May 1973 CSgt SHERRIN joined 41 Commando in Malta and was made Troop Sgt of 4 Troop, F Company. He then flew twice to Malaya, first to attend a Jungle Survival Course and later he flew out with F Company when the first of the "Curry Trails" began. He attended Gliding Course held in Cyprus and gained a Gliding Licence. In Cyprus shortly afterwards he was involved with F Company in the setting up of a Refugee Camp and the evacuation of the holidaymakers when war occurred with the Turkish invasion. Later he returned to Cyprus for six months as a member of the United Nations Force and was responsible for in addition to three OP's, the numerous Greek villages and Turkish enclaves surrounding the town of POLIS. Back at RM Poole in 1975 he took on LC instructing, had a term as I/C of the RIT Section, then took control of the LCVP Sqn. In the autumn of 1976 he was on the first exchange draft with the RNLMC and based on the island of TEXEL at the Dutch Amphibious Training Camp for 15 months. From HOLLAND he joined 1 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines at Plymouth and served with OP INTERKNIT as I/C of RRC Coxswains. With the Squadron he was employed as Trg SNCO which included trips to Cyprus and Norway for exercises. Returning to RM Poole he was briefly employed as an LCU Coxswain before flying out to Hong Kong to take over as Senior Instructor training Gurkhas as RRC Coxswains. During the six month tour he also assisted with the formation of 3 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines. After a further six months at Poole he was then drafted to HMS HERMES as SNCO LCVP's. In November 1981 he was promoted to CSgt and served a short term at RM Poole before joining HMS INTREPID as an LCU Coxswain for OP CORPORATE. In the Falklands he was at the initial landing in SAN CARLOS and when HMS INTREPID left to return home CSgt SHERRIN remained in Stanley a further six weeks. He was in command of the two LCU's kept there to continue the off loading of the shipping as they arrived. On return to RM Poole he took over as Senior Instructor Landing Craft and was responsible for co-ordinating all training. He was left the Marines in 1984 after 21 years service. He is believed to have at one time served with the SBS, but at this point Bosleys have been unable to confirm this.
Scottish. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Victorian Officer's shoulder belt plate circa 1881-1901. A good scarce example by R & HB Kirkwood, 66 & 68 Thistle St. Edinburgh, the rectangular gilt back plate with a burnished rim and engine-turned ground, upon this in silver St. Andrew's Cross; over the cross in gilt a crown over an oval, THE QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS with central silver crown over a thistle spray, below the Cross a silver Sphinx/Egypt. Reverse retains original hook and stud fixings, and bears Kirkwood thistle logo. Some service wear, traces of gilt only. GC
1945 Indian Army Punjab Fighting Citation Military Medal. A fine fighting citation Military Medal awarded to 15133 HAV MIAN MOHD PUNJAB R. The Military Medal retains original ribbon and pin fitting as worn. The recommendation for the award of the Military Medal was raised on the 16th February 1945. Hav Mian Mohd was in command of the leading Platoon in the assault on Melrose of 29th Jan. During the advance to the F.U.P. across shell and MMG swept paddy and at the F.U.P. itself under heavy fire, Hav Mian Mohd by his coolness and skilful control was responsible for saving his platoon from considerable casualties and for bringing his platoon to the F.U.P. punctually. His leadership of his PL. during the attack was exemplary and his skilful dispositions of his men enabled them to clear the crest of the feature with a minimum of causalities from enemy fire. From the crests he again directed a successful attack on three enemy bunkers which were sweeping the crest with fire, showing complete disregard for his personal safety and ensuring that his men were in the best posn to consolidate the feature. The enemy repeatedly launched savage and determined counter attacks on the posn., during which Hav Mian Mohd continually visited his section posns. directing and controlling their fire with calmness and accuracy. It was largely due to his inspiring example and the excellence of his fire discipline which he maintained that his platoon was successful in repulsing the counter attacks with heavy causalities to the enemy. To add to his difficulty 2 of his 3 bren guns were put out of action by hostile shelling but by organising his remaining fire power effectively his platoon continued to repel and destroy the enemy. The recommendation was raised by Lt. Col S.P.P. Thorat Commanding Officer of the 2/2 Punjab Regiment on the 16th February. Originally recommended for the I.D.S.M. awarded the MM
MGC/ Wiltshire Regt casualty Military Medal MM group of four. Awarded to Private James Longhurst who served in France with the Wiltshire Regiment and later was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry with the 25th Machine Gun Company and died when on service in the last month of the war. Comprising: Military Medal 1807O PTE J. LONGHURST 25/ MGC, 1914/15 Star 10887 PTE J LONGHURST WILTS R, British War Medal, Victory Medal PTE WILTS. Medals loose with a small quantity of research. The announcement of the Military Medal appeared in the London Gazette on the 17th June 1919. Private James Longhurst was born in Stoke Surrey, serving with the Wiltshire Regiment he landed in France on the 19th January 1915. Later transferring to the Machine Gun Corps he was posted to the 25th Company. The date of the London Gazette would indicate the MM was awarded in the last months of the war. Private Longhurst was reported died on the 1st November 1918.
7th Bn South Lancashire Regt 1916 Military Medal MM group of four. Awarded to 13001 A. SJT T.M. BUCKLEY S. LAN R. Comprising: Military Medal (13001 L. CPL T.H. BUCKLEY 7/S. LANC.R)., 1914/15 Star (PTE S LAN R), British War Medal, Victory Medal (A.SJT S LAN R). Medals loose. Sergeant Tom H. Buckley London Gazette entry appeared on the 21st September 1916. He landed in France with the South Lancashire Regiment on the 18th July 1915 and was reported wounded on the 11th December 1916. Research with the group notes the Cheshire Observer 16th December 1916 Corporal T.H. Buckley from Crewe as being wounded. A Mr Ton Harry Buckley is listed in the 1911 Census living in Crewe working on the Railways.
Welsh. 2nd Monmouth Regt Military Cross MC KIA group of four medals. Awarded to Lieutenant William Mandeville Sankey MC who was killed during the German Spring offensive in March 1918. Comprising: Military Cross original ribbon and pin in leather case, 1914/15 Star 2 LIEUT W.M. SANKEY MON R (SMALL STAMPING), British War Medal, Victory Medal LIEUT. Medals loose with a quantity of research. The announcement of the Military Cross appeared in the London Gazette on the 1st January 1917. Lieutenant William Mandeville Sankey MC was born St. Thomas Exmouth and at the outbreak of the war was granted a commission in the Monmouthshire Regiment. Posted to the 1/2nd Bn he landed in France on the 3rd August 1915. On the 1st July 1916 the first day of the Battle of the Somme he was given commanded of the Battalion Bombers and Snipers, He and his men were in the thick of the fighting on this and the following days and it is believed these actions lead to the award of the Military Cross. He is noted as being wounded on two occasions during this period. During the German March Offensive with the 2nd Bn he was mortally wounded on the 22nd March 1918, succumbing to his wounds the following day and buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.
WW1 West Yorkshire Regiment Later Officer Group of Three Medals. Awarded to 537 C SJT R.W. HONOUR W YORK R. Comprising: 1914/15 Star (SJT W. YORK R), British War Medal and Victory Medal. Mounted as originally worn. Lieutenant Reginald W Honour landed in France with the 1/6th West Yorkshire Regiment on the 30th June 1915. He was later discharged for a Commission into the Army Cyclist Corps, then serving with the City of London Yeomanry and then back with the West Yorkshire Regiment.
Middlesex Regiment Boer War WW1 Queens South Africa Mons Star Group of Four Medals Awarded to Private Henry Hunt who served in the Boer War with the Middlesex Regiment Mounted Infantry and landed in France with the 4th Bn Middlesex Regiment on the 12th September 1914 and was wounded on the 19th November 1914. Comprising: Queens South Africa Medal, five clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, (6057 PTE H HUNT MIDDX REGT M.I.) 1914 Mons Star (L-6057 PTE H.H. HUNT 4/MIDDX R), British War Medal, Victory Medal, (PTE MIDDX R). Medals loose. Private Henry Hunt is confirmed as serving with the Boer War with the Middlesex Regiment Mounted Infantry and later the 2nd Bn. He landed in France with the 4th Bn Middlesex Regiment on the 12th September 1914 and was wounded on the 19th November 1914. He was wounded for a second time this being reported on the 2nd May 1918.
A scarce peacetime 1953 Coronation year Air Force Cross Group of Six awarded to Squadron Leader James Leslie Barlow, awarded for skill and courage as a Sea Air Rescue Pilot operating over Newfoundland, whilst attached to the RCAF. During WW2 he flew in France May 1940 as a WOP/AG with 16 Squadron and later in the Far East on bombing operations as a Pilot with 159 SquadronComprising:Medal Group. Air Force Cross (1953), 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Atlantic Clasp (Clasp Tailors Replacement), Burma Star, Pacific Clasp (Clasp Tailors Replacement), Defence Medal, War Medal. Group Mounted as worn.Log Books. Comprising 1x Aircrew, 2xPilot. These cover the period 4th November 1938 (Lysander) to November 1957. The log entries include 18th May 1940 Lysander TAC / R Arrass 1 Henschel Destroyed. 18 December 1941 276 Squadron ASR Supermarine Walrus Rescue Sortie Successful 7 Saved. Between March and November 25 operations flying the four engined Liberator operating from India. An unpublished autobiography covering his life from 6th March 1917 to 29th August 1992.Various training manuals cuttings etc. Recommendation for the Air Force Cross:Squadron Leader Barlow, while on exchange duties with No. 103 Rescue Unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force, carried out several mercy missions and rescues. Most of these were under trying conditions, but Squadron Leader Barlow, by his example and courage, always set the highest standards both as Captain and as a Flight Commander. On one occasion as Captain of a Dakota aircraft he was forced to land on a beach in order to effect a rescue and on another with only one engine functioning and while lost over Labrador, he finally managed to carry out a safe landing. His most hazardous trips were as Captain of a Canso aircraft. He carried out landings in unknown waters in bays and inlets around the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador. The most outstanding was at Saglik Bay where a construction hand was delirious owing to spinal meningitis. Because it was breakup season no commercial concern would attempt the evacuation. While a rescue Lancaster dropped medical supplest sustain the patient Squadron Leader Barlow made a through reconnaissance of the water areas and found that he might just manage to land and take off in the space cleared among the ice flows by the winding tide. This clearing action only lasted for about an hour and the Canso would be damaged or sunk if caught in the ice. After warning the party on the ground to have the patient in a boat and ready to transfer him rapidly as possible Squadron Leader Barlow carried out a water landing. The landing proved that the cleared area was even shorter than it appeared from the air and assistance was necessary to clear the floes on takeoff. Squadron Leader Barlow would have been justified in not risking his crew in order to save one man, yet by his skill and good judgment he was able to safe a life. The skill courage and devotion to duty displayed by Squadron Leader Barlow during his tour of duty as a Sea Air Rescue Pilot in this group are worthy of recognition.A pre war regular he enlisted in 1936, volunteering for aircrew duties he qualified as a WOP/AG and at the outbreak of WW2 was serving with 16 Squadron which operated the Westland Lysander aircraft. He embarked with the Squadron to France serving with the BEF in the army co-operation role but the Squadron was quickly evacuated. In 1942 he was selected for pilot training and trained in Canada returning to the UK and was then posted to India serving with 159 Squadron flying Liberator bombers. At the end of the war he was serving with the A.H.Q/ Malaya as a Staff Officer with the rank of Squadron Leader. Remaining with the RAF after the end of the war and in February 1950 was posted on an exchange with the RCAF. Now flying with 103 Rescue Unit it would be gallantry on various operations that would earn him the AFC. He retired in 1958 his last posting being Castle Archdale Station Commander. He flew as pilot Canso, Dakota, Sunderland, Lancaster, Meteor and Vampire aircraft.SEE 390A FOR SQUADRON LEADER BARLOW'S UNIFORMS
2nd Nottinghamshire Rifle Volunteers Victorian glengarry badge circa 1880-87. Good scarce die-stamped white metal crowned strap inscribed 2nd NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. R. V; Arms of Nottingham to voided centre. Loops. VGC HQ at East Retford. Redesignated 4th (Nottingham) VB Sherwood Foresters in 1887; its HQ moved to Newark in 1890.
16 Cavalry cap badges mounted on shield. Good selection beautifully mounted on varnished wooden shield, each with gold illuminated script below. Life Guards GVIR OSD ... Horse Guards GVIR OSD ... KDG ... Bays (Firmin) ... 3rd Carabiniers ... 4th/7th RDG ... 5th Inniskilling DG ... Royal Dragoons (Gaunt, London)... R. Scots Greys ... 3rd Hussars ... 4th Hussars ... 6th Inniskilling Dragoons ... 7th Hussars ... 8th KR Irish Hussars ... 9th Lancers ... Royal Armoured Corps. All complete with fixings. (16 items)
Utagawa Yoshitsuya 歌川芳艶 (JAPAN, 1822-1866) Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Firefighters A suite of four (4) oban tata-e woodblock prints From the series ‘Flowers of Edo, Excitement at Night’ (Edo no hana yoru no nigiwai与六浅田屋浅尾尾長) Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) 1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 9th month Dimensions (average, each leaf): 37 x 25,5 cm Catalogue raisonné: Waseda db 201-1642 (R), 012-0315 (C), 012-0316 (L); NDL db. Provenance: A large collection of 100+ Japanese woodblock prints, properties from a French collector. Notes : A student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Utagawa Yoshitsuya is also known as Kōko Yoshitsuya (甲胡芳艶) and as Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (一英斎芳艶). He was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and has also produced many advertisements and designs for tattoos. A very rare high quality carving and printing with mica effects on the scintillations in the sky at night. 3. Compare with a related triptych preserved in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) of Boston, USA, under accession number 11.37790. Click HERE to see the related triptych. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
Utagawa Yoshiiku 歌川芳幾 also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku 落合芳幾 (JAPAN, 1833-1904) Kabuki play (Jôruri, final of Part 2) : Mata Meguri Kuruwa no IrodakoIchikawa Ichizô III as a Yakko Kite (Yakko-dako) (R) and Nakamura Tsurusuke IV as Musôbyôe (L), with Musicians 1862 (Bunkyu 2), 2nd month Ōban woodblock horizontal diptych Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) Dimensions (the leaf): 50 x 36,4 cm Provenance: A large collection of 100+ Japanese woodblock prints, properties from a French collector. Notes : 1. Born the son of teahouse proprietor Asakusa Tamichi in 1833, Yoshiiku became a student of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840s. His earliest known work dates to 1852 when he provided the backgrounds to some actor prints by his master. 2. Compare with a related print preserved in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) of Boston, USA, under accession number 11.21592-3. Click HERE to see the related print. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
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