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Lot 165
A 14ct gold pineapple pendant necklace and earring suite. The lot to include a 14ct gold pierced pineapple pendant strung on a curb link chain necklace, marked 14k to spring ring clasp and pendant base. A pair of 14ct gold pierced pineapple pendant earrings with straight posts, sold as found without butterfly back fasteners. Marked 14k to earring verso. Sponsor's mark R&J. Necklace measures 46cm. Pineapple pendant measures 0.8cm x 1.8cm (including bale). Earrings measure 2.1cm x 0.8cm. Total weight 4.0g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.
Lot 67
A hallmarked 9ct gold zircon and diamond cluster ring. The 9ct yellow gold ring set with a central trillion cut zircon surrounded by nine graduating round cut diamonds to tapered shank. Hallmarked for Birmingham, 2017. Size R.5-S. Weighs 2.17g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.
Lot 41
Two hallmarked 9ct rose gold and gem set rings. The two rings to include a 9ct rose gold ring set with a central oval cut garnet flanked to each side by two rows of three round cut topaz to bifurcated shoulders hallmarked for Birmingham, 2017. A hallmarked 9ct rose gold and four prong set oval cut spinel ring, hallmarked for Birmingham, 2016. Rings measure Q and R.5. Weighs 3.5g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.
Lot 192
A hallmarked 9ct gold, opal and amethyst cluster ring. The ring having a central oval opal cabochon surrounded by a halo of round cut amethysts to yellow gold shank. Hallmarked for Birmingham, 1980. Sponsor's mark P&RB. Size R.5. Weighs 3.3g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.
Lot 386
A hallmarked 9ct gold, epidote and spinel crossover ring. The 9ct yellow gold ring having a cushion cut epidote in a crossover mount set with seven round cut spinel to tapering shank. Hallmarked for Birmingham, 2017. Sponsor's mark TGGC. Size R.5-S. Weighs 1.88g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.
Lot 74
AFTER JAMES POLLARD DONCASTER RACES Hand-coloured engraving, 1833 40 x 62cm (15½ x 24¼ in.) TOGETHER WITH a print by Isaac Cullins, the Horse sale; The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds engraved by R. Woodman; The Cheshire Hunt engraved by Cha G. Lewis. Various sizes (4) Provenance: Private Collection, Phillimore Gardens, London
Lot 78
Books: the work of Eric Gill (1882-1940), viz. 'Last Essays' with an introduction by Mary Gill; 'Wood Engraving' by R John Beeham with an introduction and appendix by Eric Gill; 'The Engraved Bookplates of Eric Gill 1908-1940'; and a personalised greetings card with an endorsement and signature by the artist, for Christman 1937
Lot 255
Three: Private R. A. Phipps, 19th (2nd Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, later Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps and Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (6166 Pte. R. A. Phipps. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (6166 Pte. R. A. Phipps. R. Fus.) all fitted with later top brooch bars, extremely fine (3) £70-£90 --- Richard Algernon Phipps was born in Witney, Oxfordshire, in 1895 and was educated at Harrow. He attested for the 19th (2nd Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 25 January 1915, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 November 1915 to 23 March 1916. He was commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps on 5 August 1916, but being found unfit for service as either a Pilot or an Observer was transferred to a commission in the Infantry, and was posted to the Gloucestershire Regiment on 24 March 1917. He was promoted Lieutenant on 5 February 1918, but did not serve overseas with either the Royal Flying Corps or the Gloucestershire Regiment, and consequently his medals are, unusually for a commissioned officer (and an Old Harrovian!), named up to him as a Private in the Royal Fusiliers. He relinquished his commission on 18 December 1920, retaining the rank of Lieutenant. He subsequently enlisted in the Royal Air Force for service during the Second World War. Sold with copied service papers
Lot 220
Family Group: Pair: Private F. Parker, Lincolnshire Regiment Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4389 P’te F. Parker. 1/Lin: R.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (4389 Pte. F. Parker 1st. Linc. R.) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruising to latter, contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Acting Corporal F. Parker, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (1240. Bmbr. F. Parker. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (1240 A. Cpl. F. Parker. R.A.) very fine and better (5) £300-£400
Lot 175
The unique Second War ‘attack on the Tirpitz’ C.G.M. group of four awarded to Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class E. Goddard, helmsman of H.M. Midget Submarine X6, whose skipper Lieutenant Donald Cameron was awarded the Victoria Cross, as too was the skipper of X7, Lieutenant Basil Place; the crew-members from X6 were all taken prisoner and were being interrogated aboard the Tirpitz when their charges exploded underneath the battleship Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (E.R.A. 4th E. Goddard, P/MX 89069) with case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. Edmund Goddard, Chestnuts, Headley, Newbury, Berks’, mounted court-style for display, extremely fine (4) £40,000-£50,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, October 1983. Exhibited: ‘An Exhibition of Important British Gallantry Awards, 1800-1950,’ Sotheby’s, May to June 1992. C.G.M. London Gazette 22 February 1944: ‘For gallantry, skill and daring during the successful attack by His Majesty’s Midget submarines X6 and X7 on the Tirpitz.’ Edmund ‘Eddie’ Goddard was born in 1921 and, after his education at St Edward’s School in Oxford, started as an apprentice tool maker in Coventry. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy but found, instead of travelling the world by sea, he was fire-watching on the roof of the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth. As a result he volunteered for ‘special and hazardous service’, not knowing what that might entail, and found himself on the early X-craft training programme. The attack on the Tirpitz The occupation of Norway in 1940 provided the German Navy with ideal fjord anchorage for its capital ships. Safe in the knowledge that the Royal Navy lacked the strength to be constantly on patrol, the Kriegsmarine was free to menace the North Atlantic trade routes at will. When harboured in the fjords, the German battleships were far from the open sea, out of reach of surface ships and conventional submarines, and well beyond the range of the R.A.F.’s heavy bombers. The Tirpitz, in particular, acted as a major influence over the movements of the British Home Fleet, and consequently a way had to be found to attack her where she spent most of her time - in harbour. The answer to the problem was the four-man Midget Submarine or X-craft. At fifty feet in length the X-craft was small enough to penetrate the fjord defences and yet large enough to carry a four-ton charge and to operate unsupported for several days. In May 1942, six operational X-craft were ordered from Armstrong Vickers, and the call went out to volunteers for ‘special and hazardous service’. Thorough and dangerous training began in the waters around the Isle of Bute in the summer of 1943, and by September 1944 the crews had been brought to ‘concert pitch’. On the 10th, news came that the Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lutzow were all at anchor in the fjords. Using conventional submarines as tugs, the X-craft were towed over 1,000 miles to their starting points before embarking on their individual assigned missions. But, during the eight-day journey to the slipping position, tragedy struck when X9 (Sub-Lieutenant E Kearon) parted her tow in foul weather and disappeared without trace. X8 also ran into difficulties and had to jettison her explosive charges. After exchanging the passage crews for operational crews, X5, X6, X7 and X10 slipped their tows, on time and in the planned positions. Ahead lay a 50-mile journey fraught with danger. X10 (Lieutenant K. R. Hudspeth) was detailed to attack the Scharnhorst but various mechanical failures meant that this attempt had to be abandoned. X6 (Lieutenant D. Cameron), in which E.R.A. Goddard was helmsman, X7 (Lieutenant B. C. G. Place, D.S.C.) and X5 (Lieutenant H. Henty-Creer) were all detailed against the Tirpitz. Acting independently the three X-craft began their journeys to the Tirpitz lying in Kaa Fjord on 20th September. The first obstacle to be negotiated was a minefield and this X6 crossed on the surface. At 1 a.m. when Stjern Sound was entered, Cameron discovered that X6’s periscope was leaking, a defect that was to have serious consequences later on. By noon they had reached the Alter Fjord and that evening they arrived at their predetermined waiting positions close to the entrance to the Kaa Fjord. After ‘a rather disturbed night charging, making good defects and dodging traffic,’ it was found that X6’s port charge was defective, and so Cameron re-set the fuse to fire one hour after release. Shortly after 5 a.m., Cameron was able to make out a small Coaster, heading up the fjord towards the great battleship and leading the way through the open gate of the anti-submarine boom net that enclosed the Tirpitz. Once inside, X6’s periscope proved almost entirely useless, and so the final approach had to be made half blind. At 7.20 a.m., X6 broke surface just 80 yards from the Tirpitz and was sighted. Whilst the German sailors rushed to their battle stations, X6 dived beneath the last line of defence, a 50-foot anti-torpedo net. Passing under the Tirpitz’s keel, X6 hit an obstruction, and Cameron, thinking that they must have struck the net on the far side, decided to check his position. X6 came up under Tirpitz’s port bow and manoeuvred astern, bringing the Midget Submarine to a position abreast “B” turret, where her four-ton amatol charges were released. With a useless periscope there was little possibility of reaching the open sea and so Cameron gave the order to scuttle X6 and give themselves up. Under a hail of small arms fire, Goddard threw open the hatch and, followed by Kendall, Lorimer and Cameron, stepped aboard a German launch into captivity. In an interview many years later for the B.B.C. documentary ‘Target Tirpitz’, Eddie Goddard recalled: ‘We were taken on board Tirpitz’s quarter-deck and told to empty all our pockets, which we did. Then we were taken below, and put in a corridor, and I heard lots of clanging of chains and whatnot, and I thought, oh dear, they’re going to move the ship before our charges go off. Eventually the charges did go off, which shook us a bit; all the lights went off, and a foam extinguisher started to pour forth on my German guard who didn’t like it very much. He grabbed me by the neck, and we went up on deck, and I was very disturbed the ship didn’t appear to be sinking. ‘They lined us up before a group of guards with tommy guns; they were all very hostile and murmured Schweinhund and other things. Then an interpreter came along and asked us how many boats were there and so on, but we just gave them our names and numbers. He got very annoyed and said that if we didn’t play, he’d have to shoot us. He pointed at Lorimer and said to me, if you don’t give me the information, I shall have to shoot your comrade too. Oh, well, I said, you just go ahead and shoot him.’ Meanwhile Place had successfully laid X7’s charges, but his attempt to escape was fraught with misadventure. He tried frantically to get through the net but X7 was still stuck in it when the charges went off at 8.12 a.m. The impact in fact blew her clear of the nets but her compasses and diving guages were out of action, and the boat was difficult to control and broke surface several times, whereupon Tirpitz’s guns opened fire and inflicted damage on her hull and periscope. As X7 sat on the bottom with almost all her high-pressure ai...
Lot 184
The C.I.E. and Gold Kaisar-I-Hind Medal group of four awarded to Sir Richard Amphlett Lamb, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Bombay 1910-15 The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamels, complete with integral gold brooch bar; Kaisar-I-Hind, V.R.,1st class, 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1900, complete with integral gold brooch bar; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Mr. R. A. Lamb Dy. Comr.) nearly extremely fine (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- Richard Amphlett Lamb was born at Poona, India, on 4 April 1858, son of Veterinary Surgeon William Lamb, 3rd Bombay Cavalry. Educated at Highgate Grammar School, he passed the Indian Civil Service examination in 1877 and was posted to Bombay, where he joined the Indian Civil Service in 1879. He served first at assistant collector, magistrate, and later as forest settlement officer, at Kandesh. He was one of the younger civilians selected for service in Upper Burma where he was appointed Deputy Commissioner in 1887. For his share in suppressing the dacoity which so long delayed pacification he was awarded the medal and clasp. After his return to his own Presidency as a collector, it fell to him in 1897 to act as chairman of the Poona Plague Committee soon after the assassination of its first chairman, his civilian colleague, Mr Rand. Later, he made an excellent Commissioner of the Central Division, for he had a thorough grasp of the complicated revenue system, and was both assiduous and sympathetic. He also did good wrk in the Secretariat, where he filled various departmental secretaryships, and in the Commissionership of Customs, Salt, &c. He was appointed a member of the Executive Council of the Government of Bombay, for which Lord Sydenham selected him in 1910. He was awarded the Kaisar-I-Hind medal (1st Class-Gold) in 1900, and appointed C.I.E. in 1901; C.S.I. in 1909, and knighted as K.C.S.I. at the Delhi Coronation Durbar in 1911. Sir Richard married at Colaba, Bombay, on 31 May 1901, Kathleen Maud, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Barry, I.M.S., and had a family of four sons. He died at his residence, Tudor House, Broadway, Worcestershire, on 27 January 1923. Sold with the following original photographs and documents: i. Studio portrait in uniform wearing I.G.S. medal. ii. Studio portrait in uniform wearing C.I.E., K-I-H, and I.G.S., Ahmednagar January 1903 (two versions, standing and seated). iii. Studio portrait seated in uniform wearing C.S.I., C.I.E., K-I-H and I.G.S., dated December 1909. iv. Studio portrait in uniform wearing K.C.S.I., C.I.E., K-I-H, Delhi Durbar 1911 and I.G.S. (two versions, standing and seated). v. Various documents of appointment to the Bombay Civil Service in 1879, together with Birth and Marriage certificates, and five obituary press cuttings. vi. Court cane in ebonised wood with gilt finial engraved with monogram ‘RAL’ vii. A particularly fine album created in commemoration of the 1911 Delhi Durbar, the cover embossed in gilt lettering ‘Coronation Durbar. Delhi. 1911.’ containing numerous invitations for Sir Richard and Lady Lamb to the many and various official celebrations for the Delhi Durbar, including plan of camp of the Governor of Bombay, captioned photographs of the members of same, invitations to the State Entry and Coronation Durbar of the King Emperor, large fold-out panoramic photograph of the Durbar celebration, other invitations to State Garden Party at Delhi Fort on 13 December 1911, and to Investiture held the following day, the occasion on which Lamb was invested with the K.C.S.I. For the recipient’s miniature dress medals, see the following lot (Lot 185).
Lot 272
Pair: Sub-Lieutenant R. H. Pawson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. R. H. Pawson. R.N.V.R.) in named card box of issue, with named Admiralty enclosure, extremely fine (2) £80-£100 --- Robert Henry Pawson was born on 11 November 1886, the son of the Rev. Lewis Pawson, Rector of Kildale, Grosmont, Yorkshire, and was commissioned temporary Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 22 November 1916. He joined the Nelson Battalion on 23 February 1917, and transferred to the Drake Battalion on 7 February 1918. He was killed in action on 25 March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Lot 266
Three: Lieutenant E. W. Grant, Royal Air Force, late 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise’s Kensington Battalion), London Regiment 1914-15 Star (2926. Pte. W. Grant. 13-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. W. Grant. R.A.F.) extremely fine (3) £80-£100 --- Edward William Grant was born on 2 June 1894 and attested for the 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise’s Kensington Battalion), London Regiment, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 March 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps on 25 May 1917, serving with 102 Squadron, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918. He was posted to the Unemployed List on 11 October 1919. Sold with copied service record and medal index card.
Lot 285
Pair: Private W. Cooper, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2691 Pte. W. Cooper. Ches. R.) very fine Pair: Private H. Goostrey, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (48299 Pte. H. Goostrey. Ches. R.) edge bruises to BWM, otherwise very fine Pair: Private J. W. Hastilow, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (77592 Pte. J. W. Hastilow. Ches. R.) contact marks, some staining, nearly very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Walter Cooper attested into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War on 5 October 1914 and served on the Western Front with the 6th Battalion from 30 August 1916. He received a Gun Shot Wound to his left foot on 10 May 1917, another Gun Shot Wound on 25 November 1917, was further wounded from the effects of a gas shell on 28 August 1918 and received a further Gun Shot Wound to his left leg on 29 October 1918. He was demobilised on 17 March 1919
Lot 634
A Trafalgar Period Spanish Navy Pistol, c.1805. A rare surviving example, Miquet lock, maker marked ‘ISAST’ & ‘DVI’. Large ‘R’ stamped in stock behind the lock. Overall length 49cm, barrel 23.5cm. Steel ramrod, & belthook on left side, good working order and condition, and whereas French Trafalgar period Navy pistols do occasionally appear for sale, Spanish arms of any sort from that period are virtually unknown to have survived £800-£1,000 --- This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Lot 333
Three: Private W. Higgins, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War 1914 Star, with clasp (7628 Pte. W. Higgins. R. Dub: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7628 Pte. W. Higgins. R.D. Fus.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- William Higgins attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914, being captured and taken Prisoner of War
Lot 42
Three: Captain R. F. Ayscough Smith, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (Lieut. R. F. A. Smith. R.N. H.M.S. Racer.); Khedive’s Star, undated, unnamed as issued; British War Medal 1914-20 (Commr. R. F. Ayscough. R.N.) mounted as worn in this order, good very fine (3) £500-£700 --- Approximately 121 Gemaizah 1888 clasps awarded to H.M.S. Racer, out of a total of just 194 awards to the entire Royal Navy. Ralph Fearon Ayscough Smith was born in Tinbury, Worcestershire, on 6 May 1861, and was appointed Midshipman on 21 October 1876. He was commissioned Acting Surgeon on 21 October 1880, and joined the Royal Naval College in November of that year. He was promoted Lieutenant on 31 December 1884, and served in H.M.S. Racer from 9 April 1888 to 20 May 1889, being present as part of the Naval Brigade that landed at Suakin and took part in the action at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888 Smith changed his name by deed poll to Ayscough on 30 May 1890, and was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 6 May 1906. He served during the Great War as a Naval Transport Officer at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Blyth (in charge), before reverting back to the Retired List on 7 June 1919. For ‘services rendered during the Great War’ he was promoted to the rank of Captain (Retired), back-dated to 11 November 1918. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
Lot 290
Pair: Private R. F. Housego, 1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment (T.F.), who was killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) on the Western Front, 21 September 1917 British War and Victory Medals (11206 Pte. R. F. Housego. Herts. R.) mounted for display; Memorial Plaque (Robert Frederick Housego) with related cap badges, last with drill-hole at 12 o’clock, generally good very fine (lot) £100-£140 --- Robert Frederick Housego was born in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, and was the son of Mr and Mrs Housego, of Ryder’s Farm, Strethall, Saffron Walden, Essex. He initially served with the Hertfordshire Yeomanry, prior to serving during the Great War with the 1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment (T.F.). Private Housego was killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), 21 September 1917, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied research, and several annotated photographic images of the recipient - including in uniform.
Lot 260
Three: Private J. Hughes, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3767 Pte. J. Hughes. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3767 Pte. J. Hughes. Ches. R.) contact marks, edge bruise and edge digs to BWM otherwise very fine Three: Private J. Plant, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3147 Pte. J. Plant. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3147 Pte. J. Plant. Ches. R.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fine Three: Private H. Steele, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (10314 Pte. H. Steele. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10314 Pte. H. Steele. Ches. R.) extremely fine (9) £100-£140 --- John Plant attested into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served ion the Western Front with the 4th Battalion from 28 August 1915. He was wounded on 4 September 1916 and later discharged on 26 April 1919. Harry Steele attested into Cheshire Regiment on 24 January 1914 and served during the Great War on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion from 18 December 1914. He was gassed on 24 September 1915 and further wounded on 12 September 1916. He was discharged on 18 May 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge.
Lot 520
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (795010 T.S.Mjr. H. R. Stirk. R.F.A.) edge bruise, nearly very fine £70-£100 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 30 May 1919. Henry Reynolds Stirk was born in Bramley, Yorkshire, in 1888, and served during the Great War on the Western Front as Battery Quartermaster Sergeant from 13 April 1915. He was awarded the M.S.M. in the ‘Peace Gazette’ of 1919 for service with the 62nd (West Riding) Divisional Ammunition Column.
Lot 316
Four: Senior Reserve Attendant R. Grindle, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (8824 Pte. R. Grindle. K.R.R.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (M.9810. R. Grindle, Jun. R.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.); British War and Victory Medals (M.9810 R. Grindle. S.R.A. R.N.) mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £200-£240 --- Richard Grindle was born in Dublin on 28 January 1876 and originally attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, serving with them in South Africa during the Boer War. He enlisted in the Royal Navy for the duration of hostilities on 2 August 1914, and served as a Junior Reserve Attendant in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve on the Hospital Ship Garth Castle for the during of the War - a former passenger liner operated by the Union-Castle Line, the Garth Castle could accommodate 250 casualties. He was promoted Senior Reserve Attendant on 1 September 1915 and was shore discharged on 21 June 1919.
Lot 337
Three: Acting Sergeant J. D. Bufford, Army Veterinary Corps 1914 Star (325 Pte. J. D. Bufford. A.V.C.); British War and Victory Medals (R-325 A. Sjt. J. D. Bufford. A.V.C.) very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Approximately 1,355 1914 Stars awarded to the Army Veterinary Corps. John D. Bufford attested for the Army Veterinary Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 August 1914.
Lot 526
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (348065 Bmbr: -A.Cpl.- S. Towhill. 113/Sge. By: R.G.A.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £80-£100 --- M.M. London Gazette 7 October 1918. M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. Sidney R. Towhill was awarded the M.S.M. for devotion to duty in France with the 113th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, and was later decorated with the Military Medal whilst serving with the same unit. Intending to remain with the Colours, he re-attested for the Royal Artillery (T.A.) at Cardiff on 5 July 1921, but was discharged at Dover two years later under 156 (1) T.A. Regulations; his address at this time is recorded as 53 Arcot Street, Penarth.
Lot 517
Pair: Gunner J. Young, Royal Horse Artillery Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (64438 Gnr. J. Young. R.H.A.) mounted court-style for display together with the riband for the Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, very fine and better (2) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- James Young was born in 1868 and enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery on 2 November 1887. Posted to India per S.S. Malabar the following year, he served during the Boer War as Bombardier in “R” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with gratuity in October 1907. Young later served during the Great War with the 589th H.S. Company, Labour Corps, being discharged on 4 February 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge in consequence of sickness. Sold with copied research including Coronation 1911 Medal roll extract.
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Lot 306
Three: Flying Officer R. J. Sexton, D.F.C., Royal Australian Air Force Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘414430 R. J. Sexton’, with named R.A.A.F. Medal Section enclosure, extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 6 June 1944. The official citation states: ‘Pilot Officer Sexton has completed many operational sorties against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude, and devotion to duty.’ Robert John Sexton was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, on 25 February 1922 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at Brisbane on 14 September 1941. He served during the Second World War in an operational role with 101 Squadron from 6 July 1943 to 27 October 1943, and then with 7 Squadron from 28 October 1943 to 31 March 1944, being commissioned Pilot Officer on 22 February 1944, and being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Promoted Flying Officer on 22 August 1944, he was slightly injured in an aircraft accident in England on 9 February 1945. He embarked for Australia on 20 April 1945, and transferred to the Reserve on 4 September 1945. Sold with copied research.
Lot 229
Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. Molyneux, Manchester Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (3598 C.S. Mjr. J. Molyneux. Manch: Regt); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3598 C. S. Mjr: J. Molyneux. Manch: R.) LS&GC officially re-impressed, very fine (2) £80-£100 --- John Molyneux was born in Atherton, Manchester, about May 1871. He attested for service at Ashton Under Lyne on 21 March 1892, declaring prior service with 4th Volunteer Battalion The Manchester Regiment. He was posted from the Depot to 1st Battalion on 26 March 1892. He was promoted Corporal on 21 March 1899, being transferred to the Army Reserve in August 1899, but was recalled to the colours in November the same year, being re-appointed Corporal on 1 July 1900, and promoted to Sergeant on 29 August 1901. He remained in service and was posted to 5th Battalion the Manchester Regiment as Colour Sergeant in October 1909, and Company Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, on 13 June 1916. He served at ‘home’ on the Humber Defences and at Cleethorpes, during the Great War, and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1918. Sold with copied research.
Lot 68
A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Captain R. G. Hayes, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut: R. G. Hayes. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R. G. Hayes.); Defence Medal, mounted court-style for display, good very fine (5) £600-£800 --- M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer commanded his company through an attack on the enemy’s position, and succeeded in establishing a line of shell-holes 200 yards in advance of the front line. He showed great coolness, in spite of heavy casualties caused by the intense fire.’ Reginald Gordon Hayes served in France from 1 December 1915. Sold with gazette entry and Medal Index Card which gives his address as Clydach-on-Tawe, near Swansea.
Lot 482
Victory Medal 1914-19 (8) (19508. Dvr. T. Ames. R.A.; 625212 Gnr. E. R. C. Berneye. H.A.C.-Art.-; 624460 Dvr. W. J. Harper. H.A.C.-Art.-; 626307 Gnr. A. T. Harris. H.A.C.-Art.-; 2/2641 Gnr. W. H. Hill. N.Z.E.F.; 625902 Dvr. L. S. Kiek. H.A.C.-Art-; 625842 Dvr. W. Moffat. H.A.C.-Art.-; R.M.A. 2212 -S- Gr. B. L. G. Peterson.) nearly very fine and better (8) £80-£100
Lot 253
Three: Acting Sergeant J. H. Heath, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (58316. 2-Cpl. J. H. Heath. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (58316 A.Sjt. J. H. Heath. R.E.) very fine Three: Driver T. G. Botley, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (61125. Dvr. T. G. Botley. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (61125 Dvr. T. G. Botley. R.E.) minor patch of staining to obverse of VM, very fine Three: Private F. W. Darke, Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12653 Pte. F. W. Darke. Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12653 Pte. F. W. Darke. Glouc. R.) nearly very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Thomas George Botley was born in 1890 and worked as a horse transport driver in Deptford prior to attesting for the Royal Engineers on 6 February 1915. His Army Service Record notes an operation for ‘hammer toe’ in June 1915 at the 4th (London) General Hospital, followed by service on the Western Front with the Southern Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers.
Lot 258
Three: Private H. Brown, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2948 Pte. H. Brown, Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2948 Pte. H. Brown. Ches. R.) slight verdigris stain on VM, otherwise very fine Three: Lance Corporal J. H. Latham, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2246 L.Cpl. J. H. Latham. Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2246 Pte. J. H. Latham. Ches. R.) very fine Three: Private E. Meek, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals ((3899 Pte. E. Meek. Ches. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ernest Meek), in named box of issue, very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Herbert Brown attested into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served in the Egyptian theatre with the 7th Battalion from 1 August 1915. He was wounded on 30 August 1918. John Harvey Latham attested into Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served in Egypt with the 7th Battalion from 1 August 1915. He was discharged to a commission with the South Wales Borderers and saw further service with the 9th Battalion before transferring into the Royal Garrison Artillery. He does not appear to have served overseas following his commission. Sold with copied Medal Index Card. Ernest Meek attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 19 January 1915 for service during the Great War and served with the 1/6th and 13th Battalions. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 26 February 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge. He saw later service with the Special Constabulary.
Lot 204
Pair: Surgeon-Major R. C. Anderson, 90th Regiment of Foot, later 13th Light Dragoons and Deputy Inspector of Hospitals Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Surgeon, H. C. Anderson. 90th. Foot.) Hunt & Roskell engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (J [sic]. C. Anderson Surgeon 13th Light Dragoons.) contemporary impressed naming, plugged and fitted with a small swivel ring suspension, with a contemporary silver two-prong top riband buckle; together with a matching set of miniature dress medals, housed in a fitted display case, nearly extremely fine (2) £500-£700 --- Robert Carew Anderson was born in 1815 and was commissioned Assistant-Surgeon on 22 May 1840, Posted to the 90th (Perthshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, he was promoted Surgeon on 18 May 1849 and served with them in the Crimea. Transferring to the 13th Light Dragoons in 1857, he was promoted Surgeon-Major on 22 May 1860, and later served as Deputy Inspector of Hospitals. He died in 1885.
Lot 607
A German Second World War Bestowal Document to the Chief Paymaster of the German Occupying Forces in Jersey. An original A5-sized Bestowal Document for the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords, named to Obsezahlmeister d. R. Walter Mispel, Befh. Jersey, and dated 20 April 1944, good condition £400-£500
Lot 469
British War Medal 1914-20 (8) (11545 Cpl. R. Brown. Ches. R.; 37592 Pte. J. Burridge. Ches. R.; 36922 A. Sjt. T. Bullock. Ches. R.; 62790 Pte. S. Garner. Ches. R.; 67767 Pte. H. G. Hall. Ches. R.; 10972 Pte. L. Kenworthy. Ches. R.; 17703 A. W. O. Cl. 2. J. Sproston. Ches. R.; 33464 Pte. W. Wood. Ches. R.) some edge bruises, generally very fine (8) £120-£160
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