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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 238

Three: Private R. J. Scrimgeour, 6th South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Pte. R. J. Scrimgeour 6th Infantry.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. R. J. Scrimgeour. 6th Infantry) contact marks, nearly very fine Pair: Gunner E. Williams, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (106883 Gnr. E. Wiklliams. R.A.) very fine Pair: Private P. Frazer, 5th South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. P. Frazer. 5th S.A.I.) very fine Pair: Private J. B. Badenhorst, Scout Corps British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. B. Badenhorst. Scout Corps) nearly very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Sold with copied service papers for both Robert John Scrimgeour and Peter Frazer.

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Lot 99

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. Chilcott, Wiltshire Regiment, late Devonshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 13 September 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (29764 Pte. G. Chilcott. 1/Wilts: R.); 1914-15 Star (10644 Pte. G. Chilcott. Devon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (10644 Pte. G. Chilcott. Devon. R.); together with a Wiltshire Regiment cap badge, good very fine (4) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 12 April 1918. George Chilcott was born in Crediton, Devon, and attested for the Devonshire Regiment at Exeter. He served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 July 1915, before transferring to the 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, and was awarded the Military Medal. He was killed in action on 13 September 1918 and is buried in Gouzeauicourt New British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

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Lot 226

Three: Corporal E. Smith, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment 1914-15 Star (16350 Pte. E. Smith. Bord. R.); British War and Victory Medals (16350 Cpl. E. Smith. Bord. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Edward Smith was born in 1893 and lived in the small Cumbrian village of Glasson on the course of Hadrian’s Wall, near Drumburgh. One of the ‘original’ members of the Battalion, his name is listed as part of “B” Company in the 11th Battalion Nominal Roll of November 1915. He crossed the Channel to France on 23 November 1915 and was soon preparing camp at Bouzincourt, close to the town of Albert in the Somme Department. The First Day of the Battle of the Somme The experiences and sacrifices of the 11th Battalion, Border Regiment, on 1 July 1916, are described by many historians as typifying the slaughter on the Somme. Detailed to emerge from the front line trenches and advance across No Man's Land in the Leipzig Salient, it wasn't long before carefully aimed enfilade fire from the German-held Nordwerk began to mow down the infantry in scores: ‘At 8am exactly Colonel Machell gave the order from the edge of Authuille Wood to move out. The Lonsdales wished each other good luck and shook hands, then they started their advance, some cheering and singing as if at a football match. They moved in blob formation, little groups of men being slightly to the rear of the one in front and slightly to the flank, this being considered the best formation under shell fire. As soon as the Lonsdales came into the open the deadly enfilade machine gun fire ripped through their ranks. The Germans found their mark; a hail of bullets cut furrows in the earth as the machine gunners found their range. The Lonsdales were being strewn all over the ground.’ Of the 28 officers and 800 men who took part in the attack, 25 officers and 490 men were killed or wounded that day. According to the Lonsdale Battalion Casualty List, "C" Company lost 22 killed and 106 wounded; a few survivors managed to reach the 17th Highlanders who succeeded in capturing the Leipzig Redoubt - perhaps the greatest success for 32nd Division that day - but contemporary accounts later described the majority of the men as being 'cut down like grass'. It would be another three months before the original objective of Mouquet Farm was finally captured on 26 September 1916, with further daily losses of life. Remaining with the 11th Battalion throughout the Great War, Smith was discharged to Army Reserve on 6 April 1919.

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Lot 220

Four: Sergeant B. Gore, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (9745 Pte. B. Gore. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9745 Pte. B. Gore. Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (11505 Sjt. B. Gore. Ches. R.) contact marks, edge bruising, polished and worn, fair to fine (4) £60-£80 --- Bertie Gore was born in 1896 and attested for the Cheshire Regiment on 20 November 1911. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 March 1915. He was twice wounded by gun shot, on 25 May 1915 and 7 November 1917, and was demobilised on 8 July 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B252328.

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Lot 592

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2) (399640 W.O. Cl. 2. E. A. Macallan. 1. K.D.G.; 7869208 Sjt. J. H. Pemberton. R. Tank C.) edge bruising to latter, nearly very fine and better (2) £70-£90

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Lot 730

Royal Malta Artillery Helmet Plates and Cap Badges. A good and scarce selection of Royal Malta Artillery Helmet Plates and Cap Badges including Other Rank’s Victorian Helmet Plates in two different designs in brass and white metal, a multi piece King’s Crown Cap Badge with cannon, brass and white metal with slider, several Queen’s crown examples, an Officer’s pair of gilt Collar Badges with a fused grenade with ‘Malta’ within a scroll, by J R Gaunt London, another Service Dress pair with the same maker’s marks, Other Rank’s versions in pairs, both brass and anodised, a Royal Malta Artillery first pattern Other Rank’s Imperial crown Cap Badge, a scarce first pattern Officer’s King’s crown Service Dress example with blades with maker’s marks ‘Firmin London & Birmingham’, a first pattern Royal Malta Artillery Other Rank’s Cap Badge with a King’s crown on a slider, etc., generally very good condition (lot) £240-£280

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Lot 130

Four: Private A. E. Langdon, Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (280 Sjt. A. E. Langdon. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (280 Sjt. A. E. Langdon. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (280 Pte. A. E. Langdon. 4/Devon: Regt.) polished and worn, the obverses fair to fine, the reverses very fine (4) £240-£280 --- Albert Edward Langdon was born in St Thomas, Exeter in 1878. A Bootmaker by occupation, he enlisted into the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and, on formation of the Territorial Force in April 1908, he re-enlisted into the 4th Territorial Battalion. Awarded the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order No. 7 of January 1909, he was promoted Sergeant and was embodied with the 4th Territorial Battalion on 5 August 1914. Embarking for India the battalion disembarked at Karachi, arriving at Ferozepore on 13 November 1914. Embarking with the India Expeditionary Force ‘D’ Mesopotamia on 23 February 1916, the battalion was employed in defence of the Tigris Line and took part in the successful attack on the Hai Salient on 3 February 1917. Disembodied on demobilisation on 29 April 1919 he was subsequently employed as a civilian Boot Maker at the Depot, Devonshire Regiment, Town Barracks, Exeter. He died at Dawlish, Devon on 23 January 1958, aged 79. Sold with copied research.

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Lot 61

A Second War O.B.E. group of nine awarded to Brigadier G. P. Henderson, Canadian Forces, who played an active role in the planning of Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid, being present in H.M.S. Fernie while it supported the landings, 19 August 1942 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, both Canadian issues in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada, the reverse engraved ‘Col G P Henderson, OBE’; Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of Orange Nassay, Military Division, Commander’s neck badge, with crossed swords, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband, in damaged case of issue, the group mounted court-style for wear in this order; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn in the correct order, good very fine and better (9) £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- O.B.E. London Gazette 22 September 1945. The original Recommendation states: ‘This officer has performed outstanding service as Colonel Executive and Colonel Military Government during the trying period under review, during which the work of Civil Affairs/ Military Government has become extremely active. During this period, the reorganisation of an inexperienced civilian administration in liberated Holland, as well as the preparation for the more detailed supervision and ground work necessary in all branches of Military Government in Germany has required the increase in Civil Affairs/ Military Government staff at Army by nearly three times. The training of these officers in their individual capacity and the organisation of the staff which has worked very smoothly and obtained excellent results is due greatly to the staff experience and organisational abilities of Colonel Henderson. During the whole period he has shown a devotion to duty and loyalty worthy of the highest praise.’ M.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1943. The original Recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson has taken an active interest in the Canadian Militia since 1931. At the beginning of this war he commanded a company on Internal Security duties subsequently holding various staff appointments before proceeding overseas in August 1940 in command of 5 Canadian Infantry Brigade Anti-tank Company. After being Staff Captain of 5 Canadian Infantry Brigade he attended a War Staff Course in Canada and was selected as an instructor for the subsequent course. He returned to Canadian Army Overseas in December 1941 as General Staff Officer II, 2nd Canadian Division, and became General Staff Officer I Intelligence, First Canadian Army upon its formation in April 1942. During the summer he was loaned to 1 Canadian Corps and 2 Canadian Division to assist in the planning and carrying out of the Dieppe operation, after which he continued in the Canadian Planning Staff in London. In January he reassumed his appointment as General Staff Officer 1 Intelligence, First Canadian Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson has demonstrated his ability and outstanding soldierly qualities throughout his service in this war. During his special employment since June 1942 he has contributed importantly to the development of First Canadian Army not only by his part in the planning and execution of the Dieppe operation, but subsequently by his untiring and efficient work as a member of the Canadian Planning Staff. It is for his performance of these two inter-related tasks that he is recommended for the award of the Order of the British Empire 5th Class (M.B.E.)’ Gavin Peterson Henderson was born in Livorno, Italy, on 2 June 1904, where his Scottish family had operated a shipping business. Educated in Italy, Edinburgh, and Switzerland, he emigrated to Canada in the 1920s, joining the Royal Highlanders of Canada (Black Watch) in 1931. After seeing service during the Second World War, predominately on the Staff as described in the recommendations for both his M.B.E. and O.B.E., he subsequently served in the Civil Affairs and Military Government from March 1945. Post-War Henderson was employed on the Staff of Headquarters Military Government Canadian Army. He then served as Commander of the Shleswig-Holstein Provincial Detachment of the Military Government. His responsibilities covered all aspects of administration, railways, posts, telegraphs, industry and trade, public utilities &c., as well as many extraneous matters dealing with Prisoners of War and Displaced Persons. He further served a Chief Control Officer from 19 February 1947 to 4 August 1948. He retired in 1948 and subsequently went to work and live in Kenya. He died at Malindi on 23 September 1979. Sold with the Bestowal Documents for the O.B.E., the M.B.E., and the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau, these all mounted on card; a letter confirming the award of the Commander of Orange Nassau, dated 18 December 1946; letters of recommendation from Lieutenant General Sir E. H. Barker; Air Vice Marshal H. V. Champion de Crespigny; and Major General G. W. R. Templer; various letters and photographs; a place card signed by Field Marshal B. L. Montgomery; and copied research.

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Lot 227

Three: Private A. Marriage, Hampshire Regiment, who was killed in action in Gallipoli on 6 August 1915 1914-15 Star (15351 Pte. A. Marriage. Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (15351 Pte. A. Marriage. Hamps. R.) good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Albert Marriage was born in Southampton and lived at Southsea, Hampshire. Attesting for the Hampshire Regiment at Portsmouth, he served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Gallipoli peninsula from 15 June 1915, and was killed in action on 6 August 1915. The events of this day are detailed in The Great War Diaries, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, Gallipoli 1915-16: At 15.40 on 6th August 1915 the 2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment attacked the Turkish trenches in a diversionary attack intended to draw attention away from the Suvla landings further north. Some 873 officers and men went over the top. By the end of the afternoon, half had become casualties of whom at least 220 were killed.’ Marriage has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

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Lot 634

Libanus Chapel, Blaenclydach, Rhondda, Great War Tribute Medal, 26mm, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, in the form of a fob with attached pocket watch chain T’ bar, the obverse with engraved decoration and gold appliqué centre with coronet above, the reverse engraved ‘Libanus Blaenclydach I Pte. W. R. Thomas 9th Welsh’, polished, very fine, rare £60-£80 --- Walter Rees Thomas served in the Great War as Private No. 44130, in 9th (Service) Battalion the Welsh Regiment. He was discharged in November 1917 with valvular heart disease (V.D.H.), no longer fit for war service.

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Lot 537

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (D/SSX.831685 R. J. Hodgkins. Ord. Smn. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue (K.58131. O. Starck. Sto. 1. H.M.S. Ceres.) light contact marks, good very fine (2) £80-£100

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Lot 488

1914 Star (T-34100 Dvr: W. Lawson. A.S.C.); 1914-15 Star (3) (W.Z. 1433. D. R. Morgan. Sig., R.N.V.R.; 30937 Spr: D. W. P. King. R.E.; 19486 L.Cpl. S. W. Clay. Durh: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (45131 Sjt. C. W. W. Mould. R.E.; 43422 Pnr. J. H. Flick. R.E.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (Po.15093 Pte. T. Sheppard. R.M.L.I.; 693 Gnr. H. Upton. R.A.; 239267 Spr. T. E. Webber. R.E.) verdigris to first, generally nearly very fine and better (9) £140-£180 --- William Lawson attested for the Army Service Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 November 1914.

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Lot 152

Service Medal of the Order of St John (3) (39737 D/Supt. M. E. Hannaford, Plymouth. S.J.A.B. 1948; 4352/H. Cdt. Supt. G. C. Quaintance, Dawlish Div. S.J.A.B. 1955; 19564 Amb/Sis. R. Smith, Plymouth Co-Op Nsg. Dvn. 1939) last in box of issue, good very fine (3) £40-£50

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Lot 195

Three: Corporal W. H. Dobson, Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (M1-8617 L. Cpl. W. H. Dobson. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M1-08617 Cpl. W. H. Dobson. A.S.C.) very fine Three: Private R. Dobson, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 May 1917 British War and Victory Medals (30299 Pte. R. Dobson. Durh. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Dobson) slight edge dig to BWM, otherwise very fine Pair: Private G. Dobson, Border Regiment 1914-15 Star (12191 Pte. G. Dobson. Bord. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (12191 Pte. G. Dobson. Bord. R.) some staining otherwise very fine Pair: Private E. Dobson, North Staffordshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (14405 Pte. E. Dobson. N. Staff. R.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise very fine (10) £120-£160 --- William Henry Dobson, a Lorry Driver from Bermondsey, London, was born in 1887. He attested into the Army Service Corps on 28 October 1914 for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 22 November 1914. Advanced Corporal, he was discharged on 28 March 1919. Robert Dobson attested into the Durham Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with A Company of the 18th Battalion, and was killed in action on 18 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Edward Dobson, from Hanley, Stoke on Trent, attested into the North Staffordshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 8th Battalion from 3 August 1915 and received Gun Shot Wounds to both legs on 20 November 1915, at Poperinghe, Belgium. Subsequently discharged on 24 August 1917, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 131652. George Dobson, from Preston, attested into the Border Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 7th Battalion from 17 July 1915. He was wounded on 16 July 1916 and saw further service with the 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles and was twice further wounded. He was discharged on 26 April 1919.

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Lot 358

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (C.Q.M.S. R. R. Aitkenhead. 1st. S.A.I.; Pte. W. E. Brooke. 1st. S.A.I.; Pte. A. U. Hall. 1st. S.A.I.; Sjt. W. R. Harding 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of all, generally very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Robert Richmond Aitkenhead was born in Glasgow in 1881 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Johannesburg on 13 November 1916, stating 5 years of previous service with the 79th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Embarked at Cape Town for England per Walmer Castle, he was severely wounded in the chest on 26 September 1917. Sent to Richmond Hospital and Eastbourne Convalescent Hospital, he was discharged at Maitland in March 1919. William Edmund Brooke was born in Port Elizabeth in 1894 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 23 August 1915. Initially posted to Egypt, he transferred to the Western Front on 15 April 1916 and received a gunshot wound when going ‘over the top’. The recipient’s service record adds: ‘On 9th April 1917 patient was wounded whilst advancing over no man’s land by machine gun bullets. Was taken to A.D.S. then to C.C.S. then to Etaples. Arm was amputated at Tooting Hosp. on 29th April, 1917.’ Albert Usher Hall was born in London in 1880 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Kimberley on 28 May 1918. Posted to France on 31 October 1918, he was later discharged at Maitland on 11 July 1919. William Ralph Harding was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, around 1896, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Johannesburg on 8 April 1918. Embarked at Cape Town for Tilbury Docks, he arrived in England on 5 June 1918 and served with “E” Company, 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, on the Western Front from 25 August 1918. Awarded 168 hours of detention (reason unknown) two days later, he qualified as a Lewis Gunner on 1 November 1918 and was demobilised at Maitland on 12 November 1919. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.

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Lot 492

1914-15 Star (Ch. Art. Eng. R. J. Figgins. R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (F.40901 A. S. Jones. B.M. R.N.A.S.; John Gibson) nearly extremely fine (3) £70-£90 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Sold with a copy Victoria Cross; a copy striking of the Commonwealth Naval Medal 1653; four copy strikings of various medallions relating to the Capture of Louisbourg and the Capture of Quebec; and a modern interpretation of the Capture of German Town Medallion 1777.

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Lot 518

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (47693 Pte. J. Pool. Suff. R.; 15486 Pte. W. J. Wicks. Suff. R.; 41432 Pte. A. J. Clarke. Essex. R.) traces of adhesive to obverse of last; Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (34630 Pte. A. E. Brown. Norf. R.; 3639 Pte. D. Green. Suff. R.; 5385 Pte. E. W. Liffen. Suff. R.) generally very fine and better (6) £80-£100 --- William James Wicks was born in Hoo, Suffolk, and attested for the Suffolk Regiment at Ipswich. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 13 November 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. David Green attested for the Suffolk Regiment at Ipswich and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 16 August 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 267

Pair: Private E. Bullock, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (37062 Pte. E. Bullock. Ches. R.) some staining, nearly very fine Pair: Private J. S. Chapman, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (35736 Pte. J. S. Chapman. Ches. R.) very fine Pair: Private H. J. Eaglestone, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (41071 Pte. H. J. Eaglestone. Ches. R.) nearly very fine Pair: Private J. Farrington, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (244059 Pte. J. Farrington. Ches. R.) very fine (8) £70-£90 --- James Sydney Chapman attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 31 January 1916 for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 12th Battalion. He was discharged as no longer fit for service on 28 September 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No, B14182. Sold with copied Silver War Badge roll extract.

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Lot 515

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (15656 Cpl. C. James. R. Fus.; 37183 Pte. E. C. Baker. R. Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (G-11814 Pte. F. Powell. The Queen’s R.; 10304 Pte. L. Capon. E. Kent R.; GS-88719 Cpl. A. T. Elmer. R. Fus.; 23485 Pte. G. J. Hazelton. E. Surr. R.; 201343 Pte. J. P. Allen. Midd’x. R.; L-10322 Pte. S. Gayfer. Midd’x R.) generally nearly very fine and better (8) £80-£100

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Lot 514

British War Medal 1914-20 (7) (22888 Pte. B. Morgan. R. Lanc. R.; 4818 A. Cpl. W. Underhill. R. War. R.; 7257 Pte. W. Witheford. W. York. R.; 45135 Pte. B. Ash. Lan. Fus.; 316375 Pte. E. H. Ellis. Ches. R.; 2. Lieut. J. Gledhill.; 7.2276 Pte. J. Gorden. W. Rid. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (10341 Pte. F. H. Harris. E. York. R.; 7260 Pte. H. Pearson. E. York. R.; 32641 Pte. J. E. Boore. S. Lan. R.) minor edge bruising, generally nearly very fine (10) £100-£140 --- John Gledhill was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the West Riding Regiment on 25 June 1918. James Edgar Boore was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, and attested for the South Lancashire Regiment. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

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Lot 1

A Great War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Griffith, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (Lt: & Adjt: G. R. Griffith. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. R. Griffith.); Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., complete with brooch bar, mounted court-style as worn, gilt worn on the first, otherwise nearly very fine (6) £300-£400 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Gronwyn Robert Griffith disembarked in France on 6 November 1914, as Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 4th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, but is entitled to the 1914 Star only.

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Lot 353

Pair: Private R. Mullan, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. R. Mullan. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of both, nearly very fine Pair: Private J. W. Pettit, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. W. Pettit 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of both, very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Richard Mullan was born at Castle Rock, County Kerry, Ireland, around 1880, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Cape Town on 7 June 1917. Embarked at Cape Town for England on 25 June 1917, his service record notes that he received a severe wound to the wrist on 30 March 1918. He was also gassed on the Western Front before returning to South Africa per Cawdor Castle in January 1919. Sold with copied service record. John Pettit was born in the Cape Province on 17 July 1898 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Port Elizabeth on 13 April 1917. Recorded as a Prisoner of War in Germany 24 March 1918, his service record adds that he was detained at Crossen on the east bank of the Oder River and that he was sometime wounded and removed to hospital at Brandenburg. Pettit was later repatriated on 30 December 1918, arriving at the port of Hull per S.S. Frederick VIII. Sold with copied service record.

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Lot 161

Regimental Sports Medal, 39mm, silver, the obverse engraved badge of The Devonshire Regiment over ‘Semper Fidelis’, the reverse engraved ‘Standerton District Football Tournament South Africa 1902 Second Prize Presented to Lce. Cpl. R. Gilbert 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment’, with brooch mounting to reverse, very fine £30-£40 --- Robert Gilbert (believed to be an alias for John William Kerry) enlisted in the Devon Militia at Devonport in September 1900 and attested for short service in the Devonshire Regiment in November 1900. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he served in South Africa from July 1902. Returning with his battalion to Devonport in 1904 he was reported absent without leave and was in Civil Custody in May 1907, subsequently being convicted of theft and discharged the service. Sold with copied research

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Lot 22

Four: Sergeant E. T. Maunton, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, killed in action on 29 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (2909 Sjt. T. Maunton. 2/R.W.Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2909 Sjt. E. T. Maunton. R.W. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (2909 Sjt: E. T. Maunton. R. Welsh Fus.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200 --- Edward Thomas Maunton was born at Warwick and served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, in France from 13 August 1914. He was killed in action on 29 October 1914, aged 42, son of James Maunton and husband of Millie Maunton, of Nelson Street, Hightown, Wrexham. He is buried in Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

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Lot 405

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1885-7, clasps affixed in this order, with top lugs removed (Lieut. Col. H. J. Woodward 2nd. Bn. R. Muns: Fuss.); together with the related miniature award (this with clasps Burma 1885-7 and Burma 1887-9 mounted in this order), edge nicks, good very fine £600-£800 --- Henry Jonathan Woodward was born in Clifton, Gloucestershire on 18 April 1844, one of eight children of Jonathan Henry Woodward of County Cavan, Ireland and Olivia Fanny Cunningham. Commissioned Ensign in the 104th Regiment of Foot on 10 October 1861, he was promoted Lieutenant on 17 November 1863, Captain on 8 February 1872, Major on 26 July 1861, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 25 February 1885. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers (as the 104th Regiment of Foot had been retitled), in India and Burma, and embarked in command of the right half of the Battalion for Rangoon on 28 September 1886. The Regimental History reports that ‘a column under Lieutenant-Colonel Woodward from Welaung, including 36 rifles from the Battalion, attacked and carried at the point of the bayonet a strong position at Myingyan; battalion casualties, 1 killed, 1 wounded.’ Woodward retired on half pay on 22 May 1889 and died at Felixstowe on 24 December 1906. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.

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Lot 44

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (1638 Pte. J. Eastwood, R. Welsh Fus:) last clasp loose on ribbon, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £80-£100 --- Sold with medal roll confirmation.

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Lot 170

Family Group: Three: Private H. B. Brooks, Kimberley Town Guard, late Riquanaland West Constabulary South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (Sergt. R. H. Brooks. Riqualanland W. Constaby.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Kimberley (Pte. R. H. Brooks. Kimb: Town Gd:); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘a’ (Pte. R. H. Brooks), lacking it;s integral top riband bar, edge drilled at 6 o’clock on first and suspension claw reaffixed, otherwise very fine Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (Pte. H. H. Brooks. Kimberley Town Gd:) very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- R. H. Brooks is noted as having served during the Siege of Kimberley as Chief of the Electrical Department, in charge of all Searchlights, Telephones and Dynamite Mines. Sold with copied research.

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Army L.S. & G.C. (4), G.VI.R. (2), 1st issue, Regular Army (1051487 Bdr. J. Donnelly. R.A.); 2nd issue, India (752445 Gnr. R. Sayce. R.A.); E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2) (23497553 L/Bdr. A. J. Cottrell RA.; 22773767 W.O.Cl.2. F. G. Greening. RA.) good very fine and better (4) £80-£100

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Pair: Lance-Corporal C. R. J. Avison, Royal Signals Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (25216417 Sig C R J Avison R Signals) in case of issue; Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue; together with a Signal Officer in Chief (Army) Commendation Medallion, silver, hallmarks for London 2011, the reverse engraved ‘LCpl C Avison 2011’, in Bigbury Mint case, the lid embossed ‘Royal Corps of Signals’, extremely fine (3) £200-£240 --- Sold with a British Army cloth identification patch ‘AV6417 O+’; and three photographic images.

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Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3) (2169 Gnr. V. Bonello. R. Malta A.; 96505 S.Mjr: P. Oakley. R.F.A.; 20436 Q.M.Sjt: Art: Clk: T. Horn. R.G.A.) edge nick to first, generally very fine and better (3) £80-£100

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Defence Medal (2), one a Canadian issue in silver; War Medal 1939-45 (2), one with M.I.D. oak leaf, the other a Canadian issue in silver; Africa Service Medal (13462 P. F. Bosman); India Service Medal; New Zealand War Service Medal; Australia Service Medal (NX67684 R. E. Jones); South Africa Medal for War Service, most lacquered, generally very fine (9) £90-£120 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

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The mounted group of eight miniature dress medals attributed to/ representative of those worn by Wing Commander R. E. Bailey, Royal Australian Air Force Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt; Distinguished Flying Cross, uniface; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn and housed in a contemporary leather case, good very fine (8) £200-£240 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.O. London Gazette 24 September 1943: ‘This officer has completed a large number of sorties, many of them since being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Wing Commander Bailey has displayed outstanding tenacity and has consistently pressed home his attacks with great vigour. He is an inspiring leader, whose great skill, boundless energy and courageous example have contributed in a large measure to the high standard of operational efficiency of the squadron he commands. Wing Commander Bailey has rendered impressive service.’ O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 11 June 1977: ‘For public service.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 18 April 1941. M.I.D. London Gazettes 11 June 1942 and 1 January 1943. Reginald Edward Bailey was born in Kogarah on 15 June 1915 and joined the traffic department at QANTAS as a means of getting accelerated entry as a pilot, subsequently making a number of flights in the original flying boats between Sydney, Java, Singapore, and Calcutta. He served with both the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War, flying more than 60 bombing raids over German-occupied Europe, including three consecutive bombing raids on Hamburg, and for his services was awarded both the Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches. Relinquishing his commission with the rank of Wing Commander, Bailey returned to Australia and joined Trans Australian Airlines as a line Captain. Made manager of flight operations in 1954, he was appointed Assistant General Manager in 1971, and retired as Deputy General Manager in 1977. That same year he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his public services in civil aviation. He died in 2006.

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Family Group: A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier J. M. J. Evans, C.B.E., Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lt. J. M. J. Evans’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: J. M. J. Evans. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. J. M. J. Evans.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, the reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze Palm on riband, mounted as worn; together with the related Great War miniature awards, good very fine Five: Captain R. V. J. Evans, Welsh Guards, who took part in both the vigil over King George VI, and his funeral procession, in February 1952 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, good very fine (12) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘Lieutenant John Meredith Jones Evans, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916. France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 6 November 1918. John Meredith Jones Evans was born in 1894 and commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, on 5 Fevruary 1913; Lieutenant, 20 June 1914. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with the 1st Battalion and landed with them at Zeebrugge on 7 October 1914. As part of the 7th Division, the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers were engaged in very heavy fighting in October, in particular in the advance on Menin and the battle of Langemarck; in the advance the Division lost just under 200 men, half of whom came from the 1st Battalion, and at Langemarck they suffered heavily again: ‘The 1/Welch Fusiliers, occupying the right... had suffered heavily losing 10 officers and 250 other ranks (Official History of the Great War, Military Operations in France and Belgium, refers); as a consequence of both actions the 1st Battalion’s strength by the end of October 1914 had been reduced to 6 officers and 206 men; in 1915 Evans’ battalion were in action again at Festubert, where on the 16th May they led the assault of the 22nd Brigade on the German positions with the 2nd Queen’s: ‘As they were going over the parapet at 3.15am, it was just light enough to see, and whilst they were in No Man’s Land the enemy opened heavy machine-gun and rifle fire. As there was no covering fire to check him, he inflicted severe casualties. The Royal Welch Fusiliers, in spite of Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. P. Gabbett being killed and his Second-in-Command severely wounded reached and rushed the German front trench, and pressed on’ (Ibid); by 7 am the 22nd Brigade had carried their objective, but ‘the 2/Queen’s lost 21 officers and 433 other ranks out of 22 and 773, and the 1/Royal Welch Fusiliers 19 officers and 559 other ranks out of 24 and 806’ (Ibid). Evans was appointed as Adjutant from 24 June to 24 September, 1915, and promoted Captain on 17 December 1915; specially employed with the War Office 31 May 1916 for the remainder of the war; Brevet Major, 3 June 1919; Deputy Assistant Director of the Territorial Army, War Office, from 8 June 1921; re-engaged for the Second World War as Acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 May 1940, and was appointed as an Assistant Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 24 July 1940; appointed Acting Brigadier, Deputy Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 1 January 1943. For his services during the war he was appointed C.B.E. in 1945. Brigadier Evans died on 20 July 1957. Robert Victor John Evans was born in Kensington, London, on 27 December 1921. He was a Cadet at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, prior to joining the Welsh Guards as a Second Lieutenant on 2 August 1941; Lieutenant, 27 June 1944; Temporary Captain, 1 May 1948; appointed Staff Captain, Headquarters Household Brigade, from 1 October 1950; took part in the Funeral Procession of King George VI, 15 February 1952. Sold with various documents and photographs (mostly laminated) including letter from H.M. The Queen thanking the recipient for taking part in the Vigil over the late King in Westminster Hall, 11-15 February 1952; Invitation to the recipient from The Earl Marshal to take part in the procession at the funeral of H.M. King George VI, 15 February 1952, with accompanying envelope; Recipient´s Certified Copy of Attestation, dated 6 February 1941, and two related letters; Nine photographs, including one of H.M. King George VI´s funeral, and one of the recipient in Brussels on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Liberation, 3 September 1984; and Ten Chapters, by Field Marshal Montgomery, containing the thoughts and impressions of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, 1942-45, taken from entries in Monty’s own autograph book.

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Lot 349

Pair: Private C. R. Church, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 24 March 1918 British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (16531 Pte. C. R. Church 1 SAI) these both later issues, glue residue to reverse of both, nearly extremely fine Pair: Private E. E. Larsen, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action on 18 July 1916 British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. E. E. Larsen. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to reverse of both, very fine (4) £140-£180 --- Cecil Redvers Church was born in Cape Town on 29 June 1895 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry on 24 July 1917. Her embarked from Southampton to Rouen on 14 February 1918 and joined “A” Company in the trenches to the north-west of Peronne. Initially reported as missing in action on 24 March 1918, his death was later reported to his father Jacob de V. Church on 3 October 1918; he is buried at Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France. Sold with copied service record and a colour photograph of the recipient’s headstone. Ernest Edward Larsen was born in 1897, the son of Ellen Larsen of 22 Diesel Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 23 August 1915 and witnessed initial service in Egypt from 29 December 1915. Sent to Mustapha suffering from scabies, he was transferred to France on 15 April 1916 and was killed in action a short while later during the battle of the Somme; aged 19 years he is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial. Sold with copied service record and CWGC entries.

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Family Group: Three: Lance-Corporal D. McCarthy, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was taken was taken prisoner of war at Etreux, the scene of his Battalion's epic rearguard action during the retreat from Mons, on 27 August 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7555 L. Cpl. D. Mc.Carthy. R. Muns: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7555 Pte. D. Mc Carthy. R. Mun. Fus.) mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (7449 Pte. T. Mc Carthy. R. Mun. Fus.) edge bruise, very fine Six: C. W. McCarthy, Australian Imperial Forces 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘SX9475 C. W. Mc.Carthy’, mounted court-style for wear, good very fine (10) £800-£1,000 --- Daniel McCarthy attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 10 February 1904 and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914. The battalion moved forward to Mons where it was held in reserve for the fighting on 24 August. During the retreat, the 2nd Munsters occupied the position of honour as rearguard to the 1st Guards Brigade which, in turn, acted as rearguard for the 1st Division commanded by Major General Lomax. On the morning of Thursday 27 August 1914, the Irishmen, supported by two 18-pounders of the 118th Battery R.F.A. and a troop of the 15th Hussars, held the villages of Fesmy and Bergues, together with two important road junctions in that immediate area. Approaching them in an arc from North to East was an entire German Army Corps preceded by masses of cavalry and backed by an impressive array of artillery. Early in the afternoon, having inflicted savage casualties on 12 battalions of the German 2nd Guards' Reserve Division which had attacked Fesmy, the Munsters began to withdraw to the South to the village of Oisy, and on to Etreux. At 5.30pm the battalion was located at a crossroads just east of Oisy. Approaching the village of Oisy, the battalion came under heavy fire from the houses on the northern outskirts, followed by salvoes from eight German field guns positioned south-east of the village. Now, for the first time, the Irishmen began to fall thick and fast and although the one remaining 18-pounder promptly came into action, its ammunition was nearly exhausted. After a series of desperate bayonet attacks, and with the artillerymen all dead and wounded about their gun, the gallant Munsters fell back to an orchard on the west of the road. Despite a further bayonet charge, at odds of fifty to one, which had temporarily held the enemy, the orchard was now ringed by Germans against whom the survivors, lining the four sides of the orchard, made every shot count. Ultimately, due to appalling casualties, lack of ammunition and the overwhelming superiority of enemy numbers, the survivors of the Battalion were compelled to surrender around 9pm. They had been fighting for 12 hours and their senior surviving officer was a Lieutenant but their sacrifice had ensured that Haig’s 1 Corps could continue unharassed on its way. McCarthy was among those taken as prisoners of war and was held as a prisoner of war in Switzerland. Repatriated at the cessation of hostilities, he was discharged on 4 April 1919 and is entitled to a Silver Wound Badge No. B185379. He applied for a clasp to his 1914 Star on 29 March 1923 at which time he was living at 136 Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester. Timothy McCarthy attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers and embarked for France with a reinforcement to the 2nd Battalion on 9 October 1914. Charles Walter McCarthy was born at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, on 5 May 1911, and attested for the Australian Imperial Force in Adelaide on 20 June 1940. He was posted to the 3 reinforcement to the 2/10th Battalion A.I.F. on 5 November 1940 and embarked for Egypt on the S.S. Strathallan on 17 November 1940. He was wounded in action at Tobruk on 22nd May 1941 when a Company fighting patrol was sent into No Man's Land near Tobruk to clear White Knoll and harass enemy tanks was heavily engaged by shell and mortar fire resulting in McCarthy and seven others being wounded and one missing. He was subsequently largely in Australia during which period he was court martialed several times for being AWOL and related charges; he also appears numerous times in the South Australia Police Gazette which lists various offences. He was discharged on 25 May 1945 and died on 29 July 1963. Sold with copied research.

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Six: Sergeant G. Adamson, Cheshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5939 Pte. G. Adamson. 2/Ches: R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5939 Pte. G. Adamson. 2/Ches: R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5939 Pte. G. Adamson. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (5939 Sjt. G. Adamson. Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5939 Sjt: G. Adamson. Ches. R.) edge bruises, contact marks, Great War trio slightly polished, otherwise very fine (6) £260-£300 --- George Adamson was born in 1879 and attested into the Cheshire Regiment in 1898, serving with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War. He saw further service with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 September 1914. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts which confirm that duplicate Boer War medals were issued in 1925.

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Pair: Gunner J. W. Laing, Royal Marine Artillery British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 2504-S- Gr. J. W. Laing.) very fine Pair: Private F. G. Fincham, Suffolk Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (2390 Pte. F. G. Fincham. Suff. Yeo.) very fine Pair: Bombardier C. Byron, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action on 27 March 1917 British War and Victory Medals (22552 Bmbr. C. Byron. R.A.) very fine Pair: Private R. J. Cousens, Royal West Kent Regiment, late Suffolk Regiment and Suffolk Yeomanry, who died of wounds on 5 October 1916 British War and Victory Medals (2633 Pte. R. J. Cousens. Suff. R.) good very fine Pair: Gunner J. K. McLean, New Zealand Expeditionary Force British War and Victory Medals (57735 Gnr. J. K. McLean. N.Z.E.F.) very fine (10) £140-£180 --- John Westfallen Laing was born in Hampstead on 15 May 1890 and attested for the Royal Marine Artillery on 25 April 1917. He served with an Anti-Aircraft Battery at Dunkirk from 10 June 1918, and was demobilised in February 1919. Claude Byron was born in Birmingham and attested for the Royal Artillery at Ipswich. Posted to the Western Front, he died whilst serving with “Y” Company, 7th Divisional Trench Mortars, Royal Field Artillery, and is buried at Ecoivres Military Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais, France. Reginald John Cousens attested for the 3/1st Suffolk Yeomanry and disembarked at Boulogne on 27 August 1916. Transferred to the 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, he died of wounds at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station on 5 October 1916.

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Five: Second Lieutenant A. R. Hawkey, 3rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; together with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, very fine and better Three: Sergeant C. A. Hall, Army Catering Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (4264352 Sjt. C. A. Hall, A.C.C.) good very fine and better Three: Sergeant R. Lumb, Regimental Signals, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; together with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book and Soldier’s Release Book, good very fine (11) £80-£100 --- Alec Raymond Hawkey was born on 27 July 1916 and enlisted for the Royal Artillery at Ealing on 26 April 1939. Appointed Bombardier, he saw initial service as a fire control operator (Class III, Group B). Re-mustered Group D, 1 January 1942, he served with 8th Army in North Africa and was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 3 June 1943. Raymond Lumb was born on 5 October 1923 and enlisted for the Royal Artillery at Bradford on 17 September 1942. Qualifying as Driver 8 December 1942, and Signaller 29 November 1943, he served in France and Germany and later joined the School of Signals at Catterick on 20 February 1945. Discharged in April 1947, he later became a Life Member of the Royal Artillery Association.

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China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860 (Driver Hy. Southey, No. 3 B. 13th. Bde. R. Art.) officially impressed naming, suspension claw re-affixed with excess of solder, nearly very fine £140-£180

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China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Gunr. Wm. Wright, No. 6 B. 12th. Bde. R. Art.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising, suspension claw reaffixed, nearly very fine £180-£220 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

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Lot 261

Pair: Private F. H. Codd, Norfolk Regiment British War and Victory Medals (38581 Pte. F. H. Codd. Norf. R.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine Pair: Private W. H. Kelly, Hertfordshire Regiment, later Suffolk Regiment and Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (9835 Pte. W. H. Kelly. Herts. R.) nearly very fine Pair: Sergeant F. G. Manby, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (T4-160752 Sjt. F. G. Manby. A.S.C.) very fine Pair: Private H. A. Westley, 24th Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6181 Pte. H. A. Westley. 24-Lond. R.) very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Frederick George Manby attested at Luton for the Army Service Corps on 20 November 1915. A groom, he served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 16 January 1916. Henry Albert Westley attested for the 24th Battalion, London Regiment, and served with them during the Great War from 15 June 1916 to 5 September 1916, and later transferred to the Royal Defence Corps.

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Three: Sapper A. R. Webster, Royal Engineers, late Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (34528 Spr. A. R. Webster. R.E.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (6001 Sjt: A. Webster. 2/High’ld B. R.F.A.) very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Alexander R. Webster was awarded the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal on 1 January 1910.

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1914 Star (6257 Gnr: H. E. Rose. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (6) (L-109 Gnr. A. Branton. R.F.A.; 267. Dvr. C. P. Carlson. H.A.C.; 70836. Cpl. -A.Sjt.- J. Holroyd. R.G.A.; M2-100168 Pte. F. J. Marriage, A.S.C.; L-29351 Dvr. A. E. Newsome. R.F.A.; 8469 Pte. P. W. Steward. Suff. R.) the first with damage to lower tip of Star, generally good fine, the remainder nearly very fine and better (7) £140-£180 --- Percy William Steward was born in Bramford, Suffolk, in 1893. Posted to the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, he was killed in action on 13 November 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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British War Medal 1914-20 (10) (26508 Pte. R. Adams. R. Scots.; L-10113 Bmbr. G. Barlow. R.A.; 14232 Pte. H. Fincham. Norf. R.; 2511 Gnr. E. Gempton. R.A.; L-16324 Dvr. T. Holmes. R.A.; L-29835 Gnr. N. E. Homewood. R.A.; L-3687 Bmbr. J. Moore. R.A.; L-24400. Gnr. J. Pickup R.A.; SR-1376 Gnr. E. Shortman. R.A.; 84 Gnr. Awudu Zaria. Nig. R. (Art.)) contact marks and wear to last, otherwise nearly very fine and better (10) £160-£200 --- Norman Ernest Homewood lived at Limehouse, Middlesex, and served on the Western Front with “D” Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 10 October 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Vis-en-Artois Memorial. John Moore enlisted in Bolton and served with the Royal Field Artillery in Egypt from 29 December 1915. Transferred to France, he died of wounds on 4 May 1917 and is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. James Pickup suffered a compound fracture to the left leg in October 1916 whilst serving with 31st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

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Three: Pilot Officer W. R. Stephens, Royal Canadian Air Force, killed in a flying accident whilst piloting a Lysander at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan, 24 January 1944 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (P.O. W. R. Stephens J27462) with identity bracelet in sterling silver, obverse engraved ‘R-166510 W. R. Stephens C. of E.’, and reverse engraved ‘From Dad Dec. 1942’, generally very fine (lot) £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- William Russell Stephens was born in Vernon, British Columbia in March 1922, and was the son of Mr and Mrs L. R. Stephens of Kelowna, British Columbia. Stephens served as a Staff Pilot at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. His aircraft collided with a Bolingbroke aircraft whilst making a turn at the west end of Lake Johnston, carrying out a routine gunnery exercise, 24 January 1944. Pilot Officer Stephens, and crew, were killed as a result of the crash, and he is buried in the Kelownia Memorial Park Cemetery, British Columbia. Sold with copied service papers.

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Lot 355

Pair: Private C. J. O’Shea, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, who died of wounds on 15 April 1918 British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. C. J. O’Shea 1st S.A.I.) glue residue to reverse of both, very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (A/Cpl. E. R. Middleton 1st. S.A.I.; 23612 Pte. E. C. Love. 1st S.A.I.) the BWM to Love a late issue, glue residue to reverse of both, very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Christopher Joseph O’Shea was born in Berkshire, England, in 1878, the brother of Mrs. Kate Williams of River View Terrace, Observatory, Cape Town. Posted to the South African Pioneer Regiment 26 May 1916, he struggled with military discipline and was soon in trouble with the Camp Commandant for breaking out of cantonments and going absent without leave. Detailed to embark from Durban for Kilindini per H.M.T. Professor on 30 June 1916, he missed the departure time and was forced to board the Ingoma on 26 July 1916. Transferred to England in September 1917, O’Shea was sent to the Western Front with the 2nd South African Infantry. Sometime transferring to the 1st Regiment, he received a dangerous wound to the chest on 15 April 1918 and died a short while later. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Edmund Rawstone Middleton, a clergyman, was born in Brindisi in the Orange Free State in 1890, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry on 19 August 1917. Transferred to the 2nd Regiment 19 August 1917, he was discharged at Maitland on 27 May 1919. Edward Clarence Love was born in Cape Province on 25 June 1900, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at East London on 17 September 1918. Posted as an absentee from 11 November 1918, his papers state: ‘discharged on compassionate grounds 17.12.18.’ Sold with copied research for all three recipients.

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Lot 279

Three: Flight Sergeant J. R. Henderson, Royal Air Force, who served as the personal Rigger to Albert Ball during his service with 60 Squadron in the lead-up period to his being awarded the Victoria Cross, and was awarded the R.A.F. Meritorious Service Medal British War and Victory Medals (5582 F. Sgt. J. R. Henderson. R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (5582 Flt. Sjt. J. R. Henderson. R.A.F.) nearly extremely fine (3) £700-£900 --- One of only 854 G.V.R. Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medals awarded. M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France): ‘In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War.’ John Robert Henderson enlisted into the Royal Flying Corps on 21 May 1915, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 May 1916, predominately with 60 Squadron. He served as Albert Ball’s personal Rigger whilst Ball was serving with 60 Squadron: ‘In Albert Ball, [his Commanding Officer] Smith-Barry recognised that rare quality, and accordingly allowed Ball free rein from the beginning, permitting him to fly solo missions, and allowed him to retain his ‘personal’ Nieuport A201, being allotted his own ground crew comprising a fitter, Corporal Walter Bourne, and a rigger, Corporal J. R. Henderson.’ (Albert Ball V.C. by Chaz Bowyer refers). Promoted Corporal on 1 September 1916, and Sergeant on 1 October 1917, he was further advanced Sergeant Mechanic on 1 April 1918, and Chief Mechanic on 1 August 1918. He returned to the Home Establishment on 6 February 1919, and transferred to the Reserve on 9 March 1919. For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Sold with a small silver medal fob, the reverse engraved ‘Sgt. J. R. Henderson 60 Sqdn. R.A.F. Football XI. B.E.F. 1918-9’; and the recipient’s Service Record.

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (4) (7395 Sep. Ghafur Shah, 1-1 Punjab R.; 751 Hav. Said Ahmad, 1-8 Punjab R.; 5627 Hav. Sajawal Khan, 1-8 Punjab R.; Br. Iqbal Khan, 3-11 Sikh R.) edge bruising, generally nearly very fine (4) £80-£100

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Family Group: Three: Private R. C. Seaward, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, late South African Engineer Corps 1914-15 Star (Spr. R. C. Seaward S.A.E.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. R. C. Seaward. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to reverse of all, good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (L/Cpl. A. E. Seaward. 1st. S.A.I.) planchet only, glue residue to reverse, good fine (4) £60-£80 --- Robert Charles Seaward was born in Kimberley in 1888, the husband of Laura Beatrice Seaward of 9 Mountain Road, Woodstock, South Africa. He initially served with the S.A.E.C. in German South West Africa from 17 April 1915 to 3 August 1915, before attesting for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 28 August 1915. Posted to the Western Front, he was admitted to hospital on 27 July 1916 suffering from shell shock. Sent to Frensham Hall suffering from the same condition on 4 January 1917 and Wynberg Hospital on 21 July 1918 and 22 June 1921, he was discharged permanently unfit for further military service. Alfred Edward Seaward was born in Kimberley on 6 December 1885, the elder brother of Robert Charles Seaward. Initially witnessing service with the South African Medical Corps, he attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 2 September 1915. Posted to France 20 April 1916, his service papers record a gunshot wound to the head on 19 July 1916, the recipient being gassed on 21 March 1918, and gunshot wounds to both arms on 18 October 1918. Discharged medically unfit at Maitland, he returned home to his wife Julianna who was then living at 128 Foundry Road, Salt River. Sold with copied service records for both brothers.

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Lot 283

Pair: Private N. Brown, 23rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (5312 Pte. N. Brown. 23 Bn. A.I.F.) extremely fine British War Medal 1914-20 (189 Sgt. S. Fry, 1-36 B.N. Ry. Bn. I.D.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (86763 Sjt. J. O. Edlin. C.F.A.); 1939-45 Star (M13018 K. Abdul); Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (2) (84208 Spr Rashid Ahmed RPE.; 7859472 Sepoy Khushal Khan Baluch R.); Confederation of Canada Centenary Medal 1967, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (8) £80-£100 --- Nemiah Brown was born at Ultima, New South Wales, Australia, and attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Waitchie, Swan Hill, Victoria. He served with the 23rd Infantry Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 1 September 1918. He is buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France. James Oliver Edlin was born in Streatham, London, on 15 November 1892 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He served with the 5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 2 September 1918. He is buried in Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, France. Sold with an unofficial white metal Canadian Boer War tribute medal.

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Lot 530

Victory Medal 1914-19 (8) (504471 Spr. E. Bishop. R.E.; 126769 Spr. A. Davies. R.E.; 267833 Spr. W. Ogden. R.E.; 325997 Spr. B. Pitts. R.E.; 160762 Pnr. C. Pursey. R.E.; 38127 Pte. G. Stockdale. E. York. R.; 11878 Pte. G. Rea. Worc. R.; 242171 Pte. H. Mather. Y. & L. R.) generally nearly very fine and better (8) £80-£100 --- Bernard Pitts was born in Foggathorpe, Yorkshire, and served on the Western Front with the 62nd Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers. He died of wounds on 28 October 1918 and was later awarded a posthumous Military Medal in the London Gazette of 13 May 1919. Howard Mather lived in Morley, Yorkshire, and served with the 5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment from 28 February 1916. He was discharged on 13 May 1919 and issued a silver war badge due to wounds.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 363

Bilingual Victory 1914-19 (4) (Lt. V. H. Artz.; Pte. C. Crous. 1st. S.A.I.; Pte. W. Morrison 1st. S.A.I.; Pte. A. R. Williams. RHOD. 1st. S.A.I. Bgde.) glue residue to the reverse of all, generally very fine (4) £80-£100 --- Victor Herbert Artz was born in East London in 1894 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 26 August 1915. Posted to Egypt and France, he was appointed Temporary Second Lieutenant in the field 3 November 1916 and was later accepted for duty with the Royal Flying Corps as Observer on 17 February 1918. Raised Temporary Lieutenant in the London Gazette of 5 June 1918, he returned home to Johannesburg in March 1919. Christoffal Crous, a farmer, attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Cape Town on 19 August 1915. Posted to the Western Front, he suffered a fractured radius in June 1916 after being kicked by a horse. Evacuated to Tooting Military Hospital and the South African Military Hospital at Richmond Park, he survived the war and was discharged at Maitland in May 1919. William Morrison was born in Liverpool and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 13 December 1915. Posted to the Western Front, he was wounded in action on 20 September 1917 and was later reported as missing in action on 24 March 1918 during the German Spring Offensive. Confirmed as a Prisoner of War, he was repatriated on 4 December 1918 and discharged at Maitland in May 1919. Alan Rodney Williams was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, around 1897, and attested for the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment at Potchefstroom on 9 February 1918. Attached to the 1st South African Infantry, he served in France from 14 August 1918 and was wounded in action on 18 October 1918, suffering a gunshot wound to the thigh. He was subsequently discharged medically unfit at Wynberg on 26 July 1920. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 132

Three: Corporal T. E. Roberts, Devonshire Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5668433 Pte. T. E. Roberts. Devon. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Approximately 32 Palestine clasps awarded to the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, all to other ranks attached to the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Thomas Ernest Roberts was born in Neath, Glamorganshire in 1910. A Builder’s Labourer by occupation he attested at Bath for the Devonshire Regiment on 23 January 1928. Posted initially to the 2nd Battalion he embarked on 25 September 1929 to join the 1st Battalion stationed in Quetta on the North West Frontier, and with the 1st Battalion took part in their march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak, arriving on 25 March 1934. Returning to England he transferred to the Army Reserve on 18 December 1935. Mobilised at Exeter on 7 September 1936 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment for service in Palestine on 11 September 1936. Re-transferred to the Army Reserve on 14 December 1936, he was again mobilised for War service at Exeter on 2 September 1939. Promoted to Corporal he served with various ‘Home Duties’ battalions before being transferred to the Staff at the Officer Cadet Training Unit on the Isle of Man on 19 August 1941. Discharged as permanently unfit on 18 June 1943, he was subsequently employed as a welde. He died at Harlow, Essex on 31 July 1983, aged 72. Sold with copied service records confirming medal entitlement and other research.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 445

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Clerk F. R. Clementz. A.S.C.) suspension slack, nearly very fine £70-£90

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 270

Pair: Corporal R. Gregg, Cheshire Regiment, who was wounded and taken Prisoner of War British War and Victory Medals (28599 Cpl. R. Gregg. Ches. R.) very fine Pair: Private T. E. Jones, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (36480 Pte. T. E. Jones. Ches. R. (edge bruising to second, slightly polished, good fine Pair: Sergeant A. Hobbs, Cheshire Regiment British War Medal 1914-20 (8174 Sjt. A. Hobbs. Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8174 Dmr: A. Hobbs. Ches: R.) very fine Three: Second Lieutenant W. L. Yeomans, Cheshire Regiment Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. W. L. Yeomans.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (William L. Yeomans) very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Richard Gregg, from Douglas, Isle of Mann, was born in 1895. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 6 March 1915 for service during the Great War and served in the Balkans with the 2nd Battalion from 3 January 1916. He was wounded and taken Prisoner of War on 22 April 1918, and was discharged on 25 March 1919. Arthur Hobbs, from Chester, was born in 1880. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment, aged 14, on on 24 July 1894 and served as a Drummer from 1906-14. Awarded his LSGC on 1 April 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front with both the 3rd and 1/6th Battalions and was advanced Sergeant. He was discharged on 23 September 1919. William Leighton Yeomans, from Redditch, Worcestershire, was born in 1899. He was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1/7th Battalion from 22 June 1918. During the Second War he served at Home as a Lieutenant of the Worcester Home Guard.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 23

Three: Private Richard White, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was one of three men killed when struck by lightening during a thunder storm on 19 June 1917 1914 Star, with clasp (9069 Pte. R. White, 2/R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9069 Pte. R. White. R.W. Fus.)nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- Richard White was born in Birmingham and enlisted there into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in March 1906, aged 18. He served in India from January 1908 to March 1914, and with the Expeditionary Force in France from 11 August 1914. He embarked with the 2nd Battalion but was transferred to the 1st Battalion on 31 December 1914, serving with whom he received gunshot wounds to his chest and right hand on 5 May 1917. He was killed on 19 June 1917, when his tent was struck by lightening during a thunder storm at 7 a.m. that morning, killing three men and injuring five others. He was buried, together with the other two, in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Sold with copied attestation papers and other research.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 155

The Royal Humane Society Medal awarded to Mr. R. K. Gilpin, Trinity House Pilot and Coxswain of the R.N.L.I. Lifeboat at Teignmouth Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Richard Kemp Gilpin. 19th September, 1887.) with integral bronze riband buckle, minor edge nick, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 23779: ‘At Noon on 19 September 1887 Stanley Pomeroy aged 9 was bathing near the Pier at Teignmouth. The boy got accidentally into the tidal channel and was carried away. Mr Gilpin with all his clothes on ran down the beach and swam out after the boy he succeeded in reaching him and bringing him into the shore’. Richard Kemp Gilpin was baptised at East Teignmouth Church in 1849, the son of a Teignmouth ship’s pilot. Appointed Trinity House Pilot for Teignmouth in 1876 and Second Coxswain for the R.N.L.I. Teignmouth Lifeboat in 1877, he was further advanced to Superintendent Coxswain of the lifeboat in August 1880. Following his rescue in 1873 he continued in his duel roll as Trinity House Pilot and Coxswain of the local lifeboat until October 1900 when the R.N.L.I. retired him to pension. In March 1908 he again came to the attention of the R.H.S. when he rescued his brother from the harbour at Teignmouth (R.H.S. Case No. 35865), being awarded a Testimonial on Parchment. Retiring to pension from Trinity House in 1921 he died at Teignmouth on 13 June 1927, aged 78. Sold with copied research together with two early postcards depicting a pilot boat bringing a sailing vessel into Teignmouth Harbour and Teignmouth Harbour; and a booklet ‘The History of Teignmouth Lifeboats’ by Jeff Morris, published 2001.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 483

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (TB-175529 Driver Mohd. Afsar, 39 A.T. Coy.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp (2), Iraq (R-5862 A-W.O. Cl. II. A. F. Cheshire R.A.S.C.); Cyprus (22353222 Pte. G. Mansell Worc. R.) suspension on last broken and crudely re-affixed with the clasp facing the reverse, otherwise very fine (3) £80-£100

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 136

Three: Private R. C. Shepherd, Devonshire Regiment Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (5620843 Pte. R. C. Shepherd. Devon.) number partially officially corrected, mounted for wear, good very fine (3) £40-£50 --- Reginald Charles Shepherd was born in Heavitree, Exeter in 1911. A Brewery Employee by occupation, he attested at Exeter for the 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on 2 May 1930 and was embodied for service with the 4th Battalion on 27 August 1939, serving in Gibraltar from May 1940 to April 1943. Having received ‘Injuries Severe’ whilst serving in Gibraltar (details redacted from copy service records) he was returned to UK and medically downgraded before being released to Reserve 7 January 1946. Awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) in April 1946, he died at Heavitree on 9 September 1973, aged 62. Sold with copied service records and other research.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 254

Pair: Gunner A. Rudge, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (218364 Gnr. A. Rudge. R.A.) good very fine Pair: Sapper W. A. Earl, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (290838 Spr. W. A. Earl. R.E.) nearly very fine Pair: Sapper E. A. Meredith, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (388258 Spr. E. A. Meredith. R.E.) nearly very fine Pair: Private A. V. Collison, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (GS-78145 Pte. A. V. Collison. R. Fus.) nearly very fine (8) £100-£140 --- William Absolom Earl lived at 27 Carlisle Street, Sheffield, and attested for the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, on 11 December 1915. Posted to Egypt from 1917, his Army Service Record notes that he contracted malaria and spent time in hospital. Recovered, he was raised skilled shunter in November 1919 and returned home in February 1920. Ernest Albert Meredith was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, in 1888, and served with the Royal Engineers in France from 30 July 1916.

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